FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Republican politician, friend of Charlie Kirk, Aaron Del Mar speaks after Kirk fatally shot
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/top-videos-home/republican-politician-friend-of-charlie-kirk-aaron-del-mar-speaks-after-kirk-fatally-shot/3822434/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/10/president-trump-seemingly-pumps-brakes-on-national-guard-chicago/
DAILY HERALD
— ‘Senseless violence’: Charlie Kirk remembered by suburban leaders
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250910/crime/senseless-violence-former-wheeling-high-athlete-remembered-by-suburban-leaders/
— Sept. 11 observances across the suburbs. I organized Wheaton’s 2004 and 2005 9/11 observances. I should write about those Wheaton officials who boycotted those events. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me since then.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250908/lifestyle/sept-11-observances-across-the-suburbs-3/
SOUTHERN
— Outpouring of grief from Trump, Vance other leaders after Charlie Kirk fatal shooting
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/09/10/outpouring-of-grief-from-trump-vance-other-leaders-after-charlie-kirk-fatal-shooting/
MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— Illinois lawmakers react to deadly shooting of conservative activist, native son, Charlie Kirk
https://muddyrivernews.com/politics/illinois-lawmakers-react-to-deadly-shooting-of-conservative-activist-native-son-charlie-kirk/20250910173836/
WAND TV
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/pritzker-calls-out-homan-ice-for-racial-profiling-in-chicago-as-operation-midway-blitz-moves/article_59aab2a8-870e-42d7-8226-ccc8cedc10f0.html
ADVANTAGE NEWS
— State rep John Cabello, R-Machesney Park, says IL GOP will be outspent ’20 to 1′ in 2026 elections
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/state-rep-says-il-gop-will-be-outspent-20-to-1-in-2026-elections/article_5d470e41-a38b-4406-8ca9-380c25d8d80d.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Friends worried about Charlie Kirk’s safety
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/09/11/friends-worried-about-charlie-kirks-safety-00557077
(FROM THE ARTICLE: THE ASSASSINATION of Charlie Kirk — the Wheeling native who rose from Illinois politics to become one of Donald Trump’s closest conservative allies — is reverberating through the state’s political circles, with friends saying they had feared for his well-being. “Those of us who love and care about Charlie have been worried about his safety,” Illinois businessman Gary Rabine said in a text statement. Rabine was an early backer of Turning Point USA, which Kirk cofounded in 2012 to bring conservative ideas to college campuses. “I have watched him over the past 13 years become the greatest leader behind positive change in our college universities and our country,” said Rabine, who ran for governor in 2022. “Terrible tragedy,” said former Gov. Bruce Rauner, another early donor to Turning Point noting Kirk was part of his 2014 rise to Springfield. Rauner described the young activist as “bright, talented and charismatic.” What we know: Kirk, 31, was killed by a single gunshot during a speaking event at Utah Valley University in the conservative town of Orem, about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City. No one is yet in custody, according to The Associated Press. He leaves behind a wife and two young children. Congressman Darin LaHood, a Republican, called the murder “a heinous act of political violence that has become too common in our country. Charlie did not deserve to die because of his ideological views.” Though they rarely saw eye to eye, Gov. JB Pritzker condemned the shooting and drew a wider lesson. “We’ve seen other political violence occur in other states, and it’s got to stop. There are people who are fomenting it in this country,” Pritzker told reporters upon first hearing of the shooting. He pointed to Trump’s pardons of Jan. 6 protesters as having “tripped a new era of political violence.” Trump himself broke the news, posting on Truth Social: “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!” Later, Trump signaled his anger, blaming the media and “radical left” in a video address from the Oval Office. Kirk got to know Trump while handling social media during his 2016 presidential. From there, he built a national profile as a sharp-tongued defender of the president and his MAGA movement — and a fixture on the conservative speaking circuit. But it was Illinois where Kirk got his political start. He worked on Rauner’s 2014 campaign for governor. In his book, Kirk wrote that he and Turning Point members “barnstormed the state and mobilized students in every county to help Bruce defeat the Chicago political machine.” Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi issued a statement saying, “Charlie’s work for Republicans in Illinois and across the country was invaluable.” And the Illinois Freedom Caucus echoed that, adding, “We are devastated and horrified by the news.”)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker Blames Trump for Charlie Kirk Assassination
https://markglennon.substack.com/p/pritzker-blames-trump-for-charlie
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Charlie Kirk was a conservative activist. I am a conservative activist. Ever-increasingly, there are fewer and fewer and fewer conservative activists in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I am one of the few remaining conservative activists in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party. Will kirk’s assignation accelerate that trend? Will conservative-haters be emboldened to do more? They have had their operatives and their dupes a) dramatically cut Republican participation in Wheaton Independence Day parades, b) destroy TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, c) destroy the Illinois Center Right Coalition, d) etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters call Kirk “right-ring.” My critics/opponents call me ‘right-wing.” The more conservative principles that you promote, the more planks in the Republican Party platform that you promote, a) the more that Democrats and RINOs call you “right-wing,” b) the more that they blame you for Republican defeats, c) the more that they hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things, and c) the more/bigger adverse actions that they take against you. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinoius.com
— Democrats and RINOs hate conservatives. Charlie Kirk was conservative. I am conservative. The more conservative that you are, the more that Democrats and RINOs promote more hatred against you, and therefore, the more prepared that you should be for the adverse actions that Democrats and RINOs will take against you. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Charlie Kirk assassination blamed on growing left-wing violence
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/10/control-charlie-kirk-assassination-blamed-growing-left-wing-violence/
NEW YORK POST
— Charlie Kirk assassin picked spot that could allow him to get ‘miles and miles away’ in just minutes
https://nypost.com/2025/09/11/us-news/charlie-kirk-assassin-picked-spot-that-could-allow-him-to-get-miles-and-miles-away-in-minutes-retired-fbi-agent/
— Mourners hold vigils across US after Charlie Kirk’s assassination
https://nypost.com/2025/09/10/us-news/charlie-kirk-shot-at-utah-valley-university-live-updates/
— Melania Trump mourns for Charlie Kirk’s children in heart-wrenching post after his assassination
https://nypost.com/2025/09/10/us-news/melania-trump-mourns-for-charlie-kirks-children-in-heart-wrenching-post-after-his-assassination/
— MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd fired over Charlie Kirk comments after assassination
https://nypost.com/2025/09/11/us-news/msnbc-analyst-matthew-dowd-fired-over-charlie-kirk-comments-after-assassination/
— Ghoulish Dems, liberals are blaming Trump, Charlie Kirk for his own assassination — as MSNBC analyst is fired over comments. My critics/opponents blame me for all my problems. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most biggest adverse actions against me.
https://nypost.com/2025/09/10/us-news/ghoulish-dems-liberals-are-blaming-charlie-kirk-for-his-own-assassination/
BREITBART
— Pritzker Blames Trump After Charlie Kirk Assassinated: ‘President’s Rhetoric Often Foments’ Violence. Pritzker ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump and against those who share Trump’s demographics.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/10/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-blamed-trump-after-charlie-kirk-shot-presidents-rhetoric-often-foments-violence/
CATHOLIC HERALD
— Charlie Kirk dies at 31: the conservative who shaped a generation
https://thecatholicherald.com/article/charlie-kirk-dies-at-31-the-conservative-who-shaped-a-generation
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Vows to Find Those Involved in Killing of Charlie Kirk. ‘My administration will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity and to other political violence,’ the president said.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-vows-to-find-those-involved-in-killing-of-charlie-kirk-5913285
FOX NEWS
— Vance pens heartfelt tribute to Charlie Kirk after assassination: ‘You ran a good race, my friend’ Turning Point USA founder introduced Vance to Trump campaign team and advocated for VP nomination.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jd-vance-pens-heartfelt-tribute-charlie-kirk-assassination-you-ran-good-race-my-friend
— Charlie Kirk rose to become conservative powerhouse, transformative campus figure
https://www.foxnews.com/media/charlie-kirk-rising-star-conservative-movement-ahead-horrific-utah-valley-university-shooting
— Trump releases video statement on Charlie Kirk assassination. “This is a dark moment for America,” President Donald Trump declared after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at a college event in Utah.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6379075859112
— Vigils held across US after assassination of Charlie Kirk: ‘We must heal.’ ‘Charlie Kirk’s local Catholic community gathers to pray the Rosary for the Eternal Rest of his soul,’ Catholics for Catholics said on social media.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vigils-held-across-us-after-assassination-charlie-kirk-we-must-heal
— Pritzker critic in Congress introduces bill to crackdown on sanctuary states ‘gambling with America. ‘Sanctuary states like Illinois are gambling with American lives by handing out driver’s licenses and CDLs to illegal aliens,’ said Rep Mary Miller, R-Ill.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/exclusive-pritzker-critic-congress-introduces-bill-crackdown-sanctuary-states-gambling-america
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— The Left Wastes No Time Expressing Vile, Cruel Reactions After Charlie Kirk Shooting
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/09/the-left-wastes-no-time-expressing-vile-cruel-reactions-after-charlie-kirk-shooting/
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Pritzker Blames Trump for Rise in ‘Political Violence’ Following Charlie Kirk’s Death. Pritzker ever-increasingly makes it clear that he will get rid of you if you do not share his hatred against Trump. Pritzker has the power to destroy whoever and whatever he wants to in Illinois.
https://www.westernjournal.com/jb-pritzker-blames-trump-rise-political-violence-following-charlie-kirks-death/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Political violence fears surge after Charlie Kirk killing
https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/5497758-assassination-charlie-kirk-shock/
NBC NEWS
— Trump remembers Charlie Kirk in social media video
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/president-trump-remembers-charlie-kirk-in-social-media-video-247332933706
— Charlie Kirk assassination prompts outcry over political violence
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/live-updates-shooting-charlie-kirk-event-utah-rcna230437
— Several vigils held across the U.S. in honor of Charlie Kirk
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/several-vigils-held-across-the-u-s-in-honor-of-charlie-kirk-247339589968
CNN
— Kirk assassination is a national tragedy in a polarized America
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/politics/charlie-kirk-assassination-utah-political-violence-analysis
— Charlie Kirk’s Last Speech on Transgender Shooter Before Assassination | Conservative Activist Shot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s6IeKwJh1o
REUTERS
— Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters call conservatives “right-wing.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/right-wing-activist-charlie-kirk-dead-31-played-key-role-trumps-2024-victory-2025-09-10/
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/reactions-fatal-shooting-us-right-wing-activist-charlie-kirk-2025-09-10/
— Days before death, Charlie Kirk debuted his conservative message in Asia
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/days-before-death-charlie-kirk-debuted-his-conservative-message-asia-2025-09-11/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Graphic video of Kirk shooting was everywhere online, showing how media gatekeeper role has changed
https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-video-graphic-online-social-media-6cfd4dfde356b960aeea69c01ea3ec34
NEW YORK TIMES
— Hopes for a Fast Capture of Kirk’s Shooter Fade
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/charlie-kirk-shooting-manhunt-fbi.html
— Maps, Video and Photos: Where and When Charlie Kirk Was Fatally Shot
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/charlie-kirk-shooting-timeline-map.html
— Trump Says ‘Radical Left’ Rhetoric Contributed to Charlie Kirk’s Death. President Trump promised to find those responsible for political violence, as well as the “organizations that fund it and support it.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/politics/trump-charlie-kirk-address.html
— Charlie Kirk Assassination Raises Fear of Surging Political Violence. Initial expressions of grief and shock were overtaken by open calls for reckoning and vengeance, as some proclaimed the country was on the brink of civil war.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/charlie-kirk-political-violence.html
— At the White House, Trump’s Grief and Shock Turn to Rage Over Charlie Kirk. President Trump asked for updates and met with advisers in the Oval Office before recording a four-minute video in which he blamed rhetoric from the “radical left” for the killing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/politics/trump-reaction-charlie-kirk.html
— Where Charlie Kirk Stood on Key Political Issues. Here are some of the right-wing activist’s stances on gun control, climate change and other issues.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/charlie-kirk-views-guns-gender-climate.html
— What Has the Trump Administration Gotten From Law Firms and Universities? Trump has used the full force of the federal government to push for transactional agreements. If people like Trump had been president when I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors would not have been able to take the adverse actions against me that they did.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/09/06/us/trump-deals-law-firms-universities-concessions.html
— Anger Mounts in Korea as Release of Workers Detained in Georgia Is Delayed. It is unclear when the South Korean detainees will be repatriated. They were previously scheduled to depart the United States on Wednesday. What percent of things “made in America” were made my citizens of foreign countries in America?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/world/asia/georgia-immigration-raid-hyundai-workers-south-korea.html
— What percent of employers in America are dependent on illegal labor?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/business/economy/jobs-immigration-deportations-hiring.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Vance to visit Charlie Kirk’s family, canceling 9/11 memorial trip. The vice president and the conservative activist, who was killed Wednesday, had a friendship that went back eight years.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/11/vance-kirk-utah-new-york/
— In Trump’s White House, Charlie Kirk’s killing is deeply personal. The conservative founder of Turning Point USA animated a generation of young activists and was on a first-name basis with most of the West Wing.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/10/charlie-kirk-trump-white-house/
USA TODAY
— ‘Martyr for truth.’ Trump vows vengeance against ‘radical Left’ for Charlie Kirk killing. Trump, saying he was ‘filled with grief and anger,’ vowed in a taped address to ‘find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity.’
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/10/trump-vows-vengeance-against-radical-left-for-charlie-kirk-slaying/86085895007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Kids? Marriage? Young adults are delaying these key milestones. Back in the good old days, I bought new cars when I was 17 in 1966, 19, 20, 23 (1972 Corvette), 25, 29, etc. I earned a bachelor’s degree when I was 21. I started working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights when I was 21 and for IRS in Chicago and then Harvey when I was 22. I bought a new town home in University Park when I was 24. I bought condos in downtown Chicago when I was 25 and 27. I earned an MBA when I was 27 and a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31. My wife and I got married and bought a home in Wheaton when I was 29. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32. My wife and I tried to have children, but we gave up. We had a home built in Wheaton when I was 35. According to my critics/opponents, I could not have done the aforesaid if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/02/young-adults-not-reaching-key-milestones/85835777007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 1975, about 45% of young adults ages 25 to 34 had moved out of their parents’ home, were working, had married and had had children. Fifty years later, less than 25% of adults that age had done the same.)
NEWS24
— Charlie Kirk a ‘casualty of war’, will spur action from MAGA, says Steve Bannon
https://www.news24.com/world/charlie-kirk-a-casualty-of-war-will-spur-action-from-maga-says-steve-bannon-20250911-0421
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The assassination of Charlie Kirk. The MAGA movement leader was known for inviting debate with opponents.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/charlie-kirk-murder-utah-turning-point-usa-ed29b982
FORTUNE
— Charlie Kirk went from a college dropout to building a $92 million-a-year political movement with a direct line to President Trump by 31
https://fortune.com/2025/09/11/charlie-kirk-college-dropout-to-building-turning-point-usa-trump/
POLITICO
— The Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 gave all the managers who they sent to run their Chicago office lists of employees to get rid of. Of course, I was on all those lists. The more of the following that employees were, the higher up that they were on those lists: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/10/fbi-fired-leaders-lawsuit-donald-trump-00555825
NPR
— Pritzker ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump and against those who share Trump’s demographics.
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/10/nx-s1-5533120/pritzker-trump-chicago-troops
TIME
— ‘This Is War’: Trump and Others on Right Call for Crackdown on Left After Charlie Kirk’s Murder
https://time.com/7316315/republicans-far-right-reacts-charlie-kirk-death-blame-left-crackdown/
ATLANTIC
— Charlie Kirk Was Trump’s Envoy to a New Generation. The conservative activist was one of the most influential unelected people in America.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/09/charlie-kirk-shooting/684173/
DAILY MAIL
— Left-wing social media ideologues celebrate the death of Charlie Kirk and say he ‘deserved’ to be shot
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15086259/Disgusting-comments-left-wing-lunatics-Charlie-Kirk.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Left-wing social media fanatics have celebrated influencer Charlie Kirk’s murder – with some comparing him to Adolf Hitler and even suggesting he ‘deserved’ his fate. Kirk, the chief executive and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot dead at an event at a Utah college yesterday. The killing of Donald Trump’s ally is the latest example of political violence in the US spanning a range of political ideologies and affecting both major political parties. But left-leaning ideologues made light of it, with one writing: ‘I’m not saying Charlie Kirk deserved to be shot, but I think enablers to pedophiles should be shot, too.’ Some TikTokers also reacted casually to Kirk’s death, with one mock crying while a dramatic song played, with the caption: ‘Charlie Kirk got s**t? Awwww.’ Another liberal posted: ‘Hitler giving Charlie Kirk a tour in hell’, adding a GIF from a TV show. Another called Kirk ‘a f***ing Nazi. And you know what kind of Nazi is the best Nazi? A dead one. Thank God that s***stain of a person is no longer in this world’. Others mocked Kirk’s steadfast commitment to open debate and exchange of ideas: ‘Why didn’t Charlie Kirk just debate the bullet? he would have easily deflected.’ Many unearthed clips of Mr. Kirk defending incidents of gun violence as ‘unfortunately’ worth maintaining the 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution.)
TIMES OF INDIA
— “Make call centers American again”: Conservatives turn visa and outsourcing debates into a fight against Indian talent
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/make-call-centers-american-again-conservatives-turn-visa-and-outsourcing-debates-into-a-fight-against-indian-talent/ar-AA1M1bGA
WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Socialists ever-increasingly promote more hatred against America
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/09/11/ucdo-s11.html
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September 10, 2025 Evening Edition
WHITE HOUSE
— HONORING THE MEMORY OF CHARLIE KIRK PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the memory of Charlie Kirk, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, September 14, 2025. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations. – DONALD J. TRUMP
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/honoring-the-memory-of-charlie-kirk
ILLINOIS GOP
— Statement From ILGOP On Charlie Kirk: Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk today, ILGOP Chair Kathy Salvi released the following statement: “Our hearts are broken over the tragic death of Charlie Kirk. Charlie’s work for Republicans in Illinois and across the country was invaluable. Charlie gave an important and unique voice to young people across the country and engaged in thoughtful, open, and honest dialogue that our country desperately needs. “Political violence has no place in this country and we continue to pray for Charlie’s family.”
DUPAGE GOP
— Statement on Charlie Kirk Assassination: We are horrified by Charlie Kirk’s murder. Kirk has been a remarkable talent and role model for millions of young people across America. The enormous impact Charlie Kirk has made on our country cannot be understated. His tremendous impact will be lasting. The hate and intolerance that led to Charlie’s shooting needs to end. It’s incredible that we’ve reached a point in America that you have to consider one’s personal safety before entering into politics. Intimidation, bullying, and threats – whether overt or veiled – need to end. You do not truly have a free society if people are left afraid to openly express themselves. We cannot thank Charlie enough for his great work and devotion to our country. He was a true patriot. God bless Charlie Kirk and his family during this terrible time.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Charlie Kirk dies after shot while visiting Utah university. A suspect is currently at large.
— Trump, Vance and other lawmakers react to shooting of Charlie Kirk
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-vance-other-lawmakers-react-shooting-charlie-kirk/17787583
— Charlie Kirk’s influence, reach helped propel Donald Trump into office
NBC5
— Who was Charlie Kirk? Activist’s political roots started in suburban Chicago. Kirk, 31, was born in the northwest suburb of Arlington Heights and grew up in nearby Prospect Heights.
WGN9
— Illinois leaders respond to shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk
— Who was Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist fatally shot at Utah Valley University?
— Shouting breaks out in House after silent prayer for Charlie Kirk
https://wgntv.com/news/shouting-breaks-out-in-house-after-silent-prayer-for-charlie-kirk
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Shouting broke out on the House floor after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) held a moment of prayer for conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot on Wednesday afternoon. After the moment of silence, Johnson recognized Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.). “I believe that silent prayers get silent results,” Boebert said. “Is there someone who could lead us in a moment of prayer out loud for Charlie and his family —” Groans and a shout of “no” broke out as Boebert continued, “and the victims in Colorado,” in an apparent reference to a Wednesday shooting at a high school in Colorado.)
FOX32
— Video shows moment Charlie Kirk shot during university event
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/video-shows-moment-charlie-kirk-shot-during-university-event
— Charlie Kirk shooting: Conservative activist had ties to Chicago’s suburbs. Charlie Kirk, the conservative political activist who was shot and killed in Utah, was a native of Chicago’s northwest suburbs.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1705552
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Conservative activist Charlie Kirk of suburban Chicago fatally shot in act of ‘political assassination’ at Utah college
— Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk was a key figure in building support for Republicans among young people
— ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ blasted release of jail inmates, but holding them in Illinois takes a court order. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Charlie Kirk, conservative activist, suburban native and Trump ally, dead after being shot at event in Utah. Kirk was a close ally of President Donald Trump and the founder of Turning Point USA, a conservative nonprofit organization that focuses on high schools and colleges. He spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee last year.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/09/10/charlie-kirk-shooting-utah-trump-turning-point
— Who was Charlie Kirk? Kirk, a Wheeling High School graduate, rose from leading a youth-oriented conservative group to becoming a major far-right figure close to President Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/10/who-is-charlie-kirk-arlington-heights-wheeling
DAILY HERALD
— ‘We represent the entire state:’ Del Mar joins Bailey on GOP governor’s ticket
WGN RADIO
— Who was Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist fatally shot at Utah Valley University?
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Charlie Kirk killed in shooting at Utah campus event
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Trump administration cuts grants for minority-serving colleges, declaring them unconstitutional
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/politics/article/trump-administration-cuts-grants-for-21041702.php
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
IPM NEWSROOM
— International student enrollment increases at University of Illinois despite Trump policies. How many American students were not admitted because international students were admitted?
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-379
— Del Mar called Bailey “a horrible politician” last month . . .DeVore running for state central committee; Congresswoman Mary Miller has endorsed him.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Can Ted Dabrowski Heal Pritzker’s Illinois Wasteland?
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Trump, the Insurrection Act, and Chicago’s Illusion of Sanctuary
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— House Democrats rail at GOP in chamber after request for prayer for Charlie Kirk and family
— Trump orders flags lowered for Charlie Kirk after deadly shooting
— Charlie Kirk, 31, was a conservative icon whose movement will grow stronger, allies say
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Violence against campus conservatives has reaches new heights
— Charlie Kirk was murdered for winning the war of public persuasion
— Yes, violent schizophrenics should be ‘locked up’
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— RIP, Charlie Kirk, American Patriot and Friend of Israel. The 31-year-old father of two was murdered at a Utah college on the first stop of a campus tour.
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/rip-charlie-kirk-american-patriot
NEW YORK POST
— How influential activist and loving dad of 2, Charlie Kirk founded Turning Point USA and helped Trump win election
https://nypost.com/2025/09/10/us-news/charlie-kirk-shot-dead-at-uvu-event
— Who is Erika Frantzve, Charlie Kirk’s wife and former Miss Arizona?
https://nypost.com/us-news/who-is-erika-frantzve
— Charlie Kirk fatally shot at Utah Valley University during his American Comeback Tour
BREITBART
— Legendary Conservative Organizer Charlie Kirk Assassinated
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/10/report-charlie-kirk-shot-dead
DAILY SIGNAL
— Speaker Johnson Holds Moment of Silence on House Floor for ‘Dear Friend Charlie Kirk’
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Chicago Mayor Doubles Down on Sanctuary Status as Immigration Crackdown Nears
FOX NEWS
— Democrat crime policies crippling cities even in Red states as crackdown intensifies, White House warns. Karoline Leavitt says 19 of 20 high-crime US cities are run by Democrats.
HOMELAND SECURITY
— Pedophiles, Abusers, Rapists, and Other Violent Thugs Arrested in Operation Midway Blitz
PJ MEDIA
— The Texas A&M LGBTQ Scandal Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When the trans folks arrived in Austin earlier this year to protest an incoming legislature that was bent on keeping men out of women’s sports and predators in skirts out of girls’ bathrooms, they held signs that read, “It was never about the bathrooms.” Now, those chickens have come home to roost. Their fight was never about freedom to pee next to the gender of your choice, but to indoctrinate the masses who would then forfeit enough power to make a difference. We see this struggle over and over in capitols across the United States. Sometimes the evidence is obvious, with drag queens reading stories of a misgendered crayon that finds its true identity with the help of a friend. (Grooming, anyone?) Sometimes, though, the devil is in the tangled web of university course catalogue details. This is where I have spent a few hours this week, combing through the files most academic advisors wouldn’t expect anyone to actually read if they’re not a current student. Both President Trump and Gov. Ab
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
C-SPAN
— Utah Gov. Cox on Charlie Kirk: “This is a political assassination.”
CNN
— ‘Person of interest’ in custody following Charlie Kirk’s shooting death, Utah governor says
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/charlie-kirk-shot-utah-09-10-25
NEWSWEEK
— Charlie Kirk Shooting ‘Person of Interest’ in Custody
https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-republican-shot-utah-valley-live-updates-2127895
ABC NEWS
— Utah Valley University senior describes scene of Charlie Kirk’s shooting. Utah Valley University senior Sarah Tewell says Charlie Kirk was “doing God’s work” before he was shot and killed during a campus event.
— Charlie Kirk’s influence, reach helped propel Donald Trump into office. Trump attended many of Kirk’s Turning Point events aimed at younger voters.
NBC NEWS
— Charlie Kirk shooting witnesses describe lax security measures at event
NEW YORK TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters call the assassinated Charlie Kirk a “Right-Wing Activist.” My critics/opponents call me far worse things than that.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/10/us/charlie-kirk-shot-utah
WASHINGTON POST
— Newsom says Trump has a ‘relentless, unhinged’ obsession with the state
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democrat leaders blame Whites for the problems that non-Whites have. To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Whites.
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Conservative political activist and author Charlie Kirk has died, President Trump said. Kirk was shot Wednesday while on stage speaking at an event at Utah Valley University, law enforcement officials said. He was going back and forth with a student about mass shootings involving transgender people when he was shot, according to videos of the attack. The Justice Department is investigating the shooting, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said, calling it a “senseless act of violence.” No suspect is in custody at this time, authorities say.
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/charlie-kirk-shot
— Former FBI Leaders Accuse Kash Patel of Carrying Out Political Purge.
POLITICO
— Conservative organizer Charlie Kirk killed in Utah campus shooting
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/10/charlie-kirk-tpusa-shot-00555826
TIMES OF INDIA
— Shot fired from a building 200 yards away? No clarity on shooter after Charlie Kirk dies from bullet injury
September 10, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat leaders have their protesters block downtown traffic after 3 arrested in Lawndale as part of operation Midway Blitz. ICE officers enforce federal immigration laws. As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, I enforced federal tax laws.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/midway-blitz-ice-operation-crackdown-begins-chicago-local-leaders-push-back-president-donald-trump/17777872/
— Democrat leaders track surge in immigration enforcement operations
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/chicago-federal-intervention-latest-president-trumps-immigration-enforcement-possible-national-guard-deployment-live-updates/17758521/
NBC5
— Chicago Democrat leaders react to Trump’s ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ immigration enforcement
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/chicago-leaders-react-to-trumps-operation-midway-blitz-immigration-enforcement/3822016/
— Democrat leaders have their protesters descend on Michigan Avenue to protest against Trump’s ‘Operation Midway Blitz’
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/protest-against-trumps-operation-midway-blitz-descends-on-michigan-avenue/3821867/
CBS2
— Democrat leaders have their protestors march, rally in downtown Chicago against Trump’s immigration crackdown
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/protestors-march-rally-trump-administrations-immigration-crackdown/
— Democrat leader update Operation Midway Blitz immigration operations underway in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/trump-operation-midway-blitz-immigration-operations-live-updates/
WGN9
— Democrat leaders have their protesters rally against ICE and Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz. ICE officers enforce federal immigration laws. As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, I enforced federal tax laws.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mnCtELiBrg
— Here’s how ICE agents operate at courthouses, inside jails. ICE officers enforce federal immigration laws. As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, I enforced federal tax laws.
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/video-heres-how-ice-agents-operate-at-courthouses-jails/
FOX32
— Democrat leaders have their protesters rally in downtown Chicago against immigration crackdown
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/live-protesters-rally-downtown-chicago-against-immigration-crackdown
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://news.wttw.com/2025/09/09/trump-taking-us-down-dark-road-says-uchicago-political-violence-expert
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— To discredit Bailey, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly stress that he lost to Pritzker in 2022. What do your critics/opponents stress about you to discredit you? Mine stress the adverse actions that they had they operatives and their dupes take against me, most recently, a) ending my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee and b) ending my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/republican-darren-bailey-lost-governor-014700885.html
— Democrat leaders in Evanston brace for immigration ‘blitz,’ DHS helicopter reportedly circles lakefront
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/09/evanston-braces-for-immigration-blitz/
— Court rules Lisa Cook can remain a Fed governor for now while fighting Trump’s attempt to fire her “for cause.” The judges and justices in Diersen v. GAO ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ) gave the Democrats who run the federal government the power to force their employees to retire, that is, the power to fire their employees, if they fight their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and/or national origin discrimination like I did. Of course, my Democrat GAO. IRS, and Post Office superiors hinted/implied that they wasted my career, took adverse actions against me, and forced me to retire “for cause.” My Democrat GAO superiors a) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, and d) forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/09/lisa-cook-fed-governor/
— Democrat leaders say immigration enforcement subdued Tuesday as local officials brace for Trump’s ‘Operation Midway Blitz’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/09/chicago-immigration-operation-midway-blitz/
— Chicago Public Schools enrollment is at its lowest level in memory. Past time to start the discussion on school consolidation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/10/editorial-chicago-public-schools-enrollment-closures-consolidation/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— To discredit Bailey, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly stress that he lost to Pritzker in 2022. What do your critics/opponents stress about you to discredit you? Mine stress the adverse actions that they had they operatives and their dupes take against me, most recently, a) ending my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee and b) ending my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2025/09/09/darren-bailey-running-for-governor-again-jb-pritzker-aaron-del-mar
— Democrat leaders decry that ICE operations ramp up in Chicago ahead of Mexican Independence Day. ICE officers enforce federal immigration laws. As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, I enforced federal tax laws.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/live/09/09/2025/chicago-ice-raids-arrests-immigration-trump
— Pritzker’s implementation of the Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more poverty and crime in Illinois.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/09/food-insecurity-affordability-grocery-rent-prices
DAILY HERALD
— Bailey expected to make second run for governor, picks Palatine’s Del Mar as running mate
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250909/illinois-state-politics/bailey-expected-to-make-second-run-for-governor-picks-palatines-del-mar-as-running-mate/
— Illinois among blue states to keep public health dollars while red states lose out
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250909/health-care/illinois-among-blue-states-to-keep-public-health-dollars-while-red-states-lose-out/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Pritzker’s implementation of the Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more poverty and crime in Illinois.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250909/news/we-need-500000-and-we-need-it-now-pads-of-elgin-facing-dire-budget-crisis-as-winter-approaches/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250909/submitted-content/dupage-crop-hunger-walks-unite-to-fight-food-insecurity-at-home-and-abroad/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump backs away from Chicago troop deployment threat
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/trump-shifts-stance-chicago-troop-deployment-threat
— These are the 15 richest people who call Illinois home
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/economy/who-are-richest-people-illinois-ranking-billionaires
— Cadillac dealer asks almost $8.5 million for estate with garages for 28 cars
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/cadillac-naperville-ceo-lists-yorkville-estate-85m
— Democrat leaders a) say that Hispanics are spending less and b) blame Republicans for that.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/retail/hispanic-consumers-spend-less-over-inflation-immigration-fears
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders tell students to do during increased federal immigration enforcement. They tell students to avoid unnecessary risks and to contact university police if federal agents approach them. ICE officers enforce federal immigration laws. As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, I enforced federal tax laws. While I was working inside IRS’s 63rd & Halsted office in 1973, my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/09/09/what-local-colleges-are-telling-students-to-do-during-increased-federal-immigration-enforcement
OAK PARK
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.oakpark.com/2025/09/09/trumps-military-occupation-and-oak-park/
SHAW LOCAL
— Pritzker’s implementation of the Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more poverty and crime in Illinois.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/09/10/food-pantries-expect-increase-in-demand-when-snap-cuts-take-effect/
— NIU freshman enrollment up, second-largest incoming class since 2014. NIU touts opportunities for first-generation college students with high GPAs. I was able to afford transferring from UIC to NIU when I was 20 in 1969 because of my Park Forest Post Office job and because my parents had provided me with room and board.
https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2025/09/09/niu-freshman-enrollment-up-second-largest-incoming-class-since-2014-officials-say/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Career Confidence in Crisis. Gen Zers Lack Critical Mentorship My IRS career crashed when my Democrat IRS superiors forced the manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 to transfer to Texas. My GAO career crashed when my Democrat GAO superiors forced the manager to retire in 1987 who had arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/business/press-releases/cision/20250909PH68825/career-confidence-in-crisis-new-report-from-big-brothers-big-sisters-shows-gen-zers-lack-critical-mentorship/
ELMHURST PATCH
— Felony Charges Tied To Elmhurst Politician’s Petition. A Republican official Lawrence Moretti forged signatures on an Elmhurst candidate’s petition, prosecutors said.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/felony-charges-tied-elmhurst-politicians-petition
BLN NEWS
— Socialism doesn’t produce liberation, it enslaves. No Nazis were ever going to march in Bloomington. PSL has no idea what Fascism is, they have been taught it is the extreme right wing. It isn’t. Ending capitalism means freedom disappears with it. Education needs a reset button! Socialism has never worked anywhere, ISU evidently isn’t teaching that class. These kids are brainwashed to believe a totalitarian government will hand them whatever they need. Is anyone at ISU teaching a class studying what is happening in Argentina? Do any of these kids even know about Javier Milei and his bloodless revolution to restore freedom? His drastic policies are working.
https://blnnews.com/2025/09/10/the-isu-kids-who-think-they-defeated-the-pretend-nazis/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/10/immigrants-are-welcome-here-hundreds-crowd-downtown-streets-to-protest-trump-ice/
— The Democrat Party platform promotes homelessness
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/09/as-north-park-homeless-encampment-cleared-residents-say-they-have-nowhere-to-go/
DUCKWORTH
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote student loans. If I had gotten a student loan instead of working my way through college, my GPA would have been higher. That would have helped me get a better paying job when I graduated debt-free in 1970. I did not get a job that required a bachelor’s degree until 1971 and it paid only $55,850/year in today’s dollars. But my salary increased to $68,315/year, $82,655/year, and $99,069/year in today’s dollars when I got promoted in 1972, 1973, and 1974. That enabled me to a) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) pay for graduate evening courses starting in 1972, c) buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, d) buy condos in downtown Chicago in 1974 and 1976, and e) get married and buy a home in Wheaton and buy two new cars in 1978.
https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases/duckworth-joins-welch-colleagues-in-reintroducing-bill-to-bolster-snap-benefits-for-student-loan-borrowers
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
— The Democrat Party and its platform ever-increasingly promote more poverty and more crime. The more planks in the Democrat Party platform that you adopt for yourself, the sooner that you will be homeless or even worse things.
https://apnorc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/UChicago-Harris-AP-NORC-Poll-Report-Final.pdf
CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals. ICE officers enforce federal immigration laws. As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, I enforced federal tax laws.
https://www.ctulocal1.org/posts/ctu-increases-support-for-students-and-families-in-response-to-new-ice-activity-in-neighborhoods-near-schools-in-chicago/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/09/10/trumps-upside-world-jars-chicago-00554984
CAPITOL FAX
– Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-587/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-378/
— Dabrowski said Bailey should’ve toned down gun stuff, Bailey fires back
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/09/dabrowski-said-bailey-shouldve-toned-down-gun-stuff-bailey-fires-back/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— No wonder there is fear of a population crisis — young men and women are wildly out of sync on family values. What made you “marriage material?” When I got married when I was 29 years old in 1978, a) I was earning $108,978/year in today’s dollars working for IRS, b) I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul, d) I owned a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building, e) I owned and rented out a town home in University Park, and f) I owned a 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air.
https://nypost.com/2025/09/09/opinion/no-wonder-there-is-fear-of-a-population-crisis-young-men-and-women-are-wildly-out-of-sync/
BIZ PC REVIEW
— Hyundai plant raid was a part of something much worse. Pooler today, your municipality tomorrow?
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/09/09/hyundai-plant-raid-was-a-part-of-something-much-worse-1583446/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A story published by the Wall Street Journal on Sunday revealed how the illegals were, in fact, part of a quickly growing community of South Koreans who’ve been taking over the Georgia suburb of Pooler. “The population shot up 22% between just 2020 and 2024, according to census estimates, to around 31,000,” the Journal noted. “Demographic data lags behind, but community leaders estimate half of that growth has come from Koreans. “Suddenly, the single Korean restaurant in town had to compete with around half a dozen others. The newly opened Costco, locals said, started carrying Kimchi, dried seaweed, and mandu dumplings. New homes sprang up by the dozens, and Korean families moved into planned neighborhoods with streets named Blue Moon Crossing and Harvest Hill,” the Journal’s reporting continued. Here’s the key: “Many of the newcomers worked at the factory.” As in the same factory where hundreds of Korean immigrants were found to have immigration violations last Friday, to the point that most of them were outright illegal aliens. Days later, on Sunday, the South Korean government announced it’d be repatriating most of the factory workers. Not every South Korean in the community is an illegal alien. The Journal noted that the legal ones were not happy with the illegal workers for bringing undue scrutiny on them. “We were doing great until that incident happened,” citizen Robin Kim said. “Now, there’s a risk that people will make assumptions or generalize unfairly.” . . . Zeigler told the Journal that 65 union members were hired by the factory for some brief work and then let go several months ago, only to be permanently replaced by the South Koreans. “We went out there and did a great job, no fatalities, no injuries, and then we just got replaced by the undocumented workers,” he said. “It was a kick in the knee.” Tori Branum, who’s reportedly running in a Republican primary for a Georgia congressional seat, questions the $5.5 billion manufacturing deal with Hyundai that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed in 2022. The deal purported to give Hyundai $2 million in tax breaks in exchange for an economic boost to Georgia’s Savannah region. “We gave tax cuts for jobs for Georgians that never happened,” she said. Critics say all this points to a system that is being unfairly used to benefit foreigners at the expense of American citizens. “Americans are being taxed to subsidize foreigners from all over the world moving directly into their own neighborhoods to compete for jobs with their children and grandchildren,” one critic tweeted. “Our ancestors fought a revolution over less.” “Americans have just been subsidizing a new foreign-born enclave in a red state, led by a foreign corporation and American politicians,” another critic accurately pointed out.)
BREITBART
— South Korea Complains that Its Citizens Have Not Been Spared from U.S. ICE Raids. ICE officers enforce federal immigration laws. As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, I enforced federal tax laws.
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2025/09/09/south-korea-complains-that-its-citizens-have-not-been-spared-from-u-s-ice-raids/
— 66% of Illegals Arrested by ICE Have Criminal Records. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals. ICE officers enforce federal immigration laws. As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, I enforced federal tax laws.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/09/analysis-66-of-illegals-arrested-by-ice-have-criminal-records/
— Red States Begin Crackdown on Crime in Their Own Blue Cities
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2025/09/09/red-states-begin-crackdown-crime-their-own-blue-cities/
— Hispanic Democrats Compare SCOTUS Permitting ICE Raids to Segregation. ICE officers enforce federal immigration laws. As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, I enforced federal tax laws.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/09/hispanic-democrats-compare-ice-raids-to-racial-segregation/
CENTER SQUARE
— U.S. students’ reading and math scores at historic lows. Democrat teachers ever-increasingly focus on cranking out good little Democrats. If my parents had not sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools, I would not have been able to get an ACT score of 24, graduate in the upper 20% of my class, get accepted by UIC, etc.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_e8562d46-175f-483b-b2a5-1e74a842bf32.html
DAILY CALLER
— Mayor Daniel Biss of Evanston Tells CNN Just How Far He’s Gone To Interfere With ICE. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army. ICE officers enforce federal immigration laws. As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, I enforced federal tax laws.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/09/blue-city-mayor-tells-cnn-just-how-far-hes-gone-to-interfere-with-ice/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— China: How America’s Biggest Adversary is Weaponizing the U.S. immigration System
https://www.fairus.org/issue/china-weaponizing-us-immigration-system
FOX NEWS
— ICE agents break car window to arrest resisting illegal immigrant in exclusive Fox News ride-along in Chicago. ICE officers enforce federal immigration laws. As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, I enforced federal tax laws.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/ice-agents-break-car-window-arrest-resisting-illegal-immigrant-exclusive-fox-news-ride-along
— Federal agents forced to retreat on slashed tires after immigration raid confrontation in sanctuary city. More than 100 demonstrators surround ICE vehicles as roofers refuse to come down from rooftop. ICE officers enforce immigration laws. As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, I enforced federal tax laws. While I was working inside IRS’s 63rd & Halsted office in 1973, my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/federal-agents-forced-retreat-slashed-tires-immigration-raid-confrontation-sanctuary-city
NEWSMAX
— Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Tuesday that she is assigning up to 40 National Guard troops to assist ICE agents in the state. ICE officers enforce federal immigration laws. As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, I enforced federal tax laws.
https://www.newsmax.com/us/sarah-huckabee-sanders-arkansas-ice/2025/09/09/id/1225723/
— Pritzker: Trump Using ICE to Wage ‘War’ on Chicago. ICE officers enforce federal immigration laws. As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, I enforced federal tax laws.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/jb-pritzker-donald-trump-ice/2025/09/09/id/1225763/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— The Disparate Impact Scam. According to Democrat and RINO leaders, if Whites and men do better than minorities and females, it is because Whites and males benefitted from discrimination against minorities and females. From the beginning, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that. From the beginning, they have used that to ever-increasingly give more preference to minorities and females. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. They all 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.realclearpolitics.com/2025/09/09/the_disparate_impact_scam_653098.html
TOWNHALL
— An Illegal Immigrant Killed His Young Daughter – Now He’s Got a Message for Gov. Pritzker. ICE officers enforce federal immigration laws. As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, I enforced federal tax laws.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2025/09/09/chicago-dad-blasts-jb-pritzker-for-opposing-ice-n2662979
YELLOW HAMMER NEWS
— Will Democrats and the media ever stop defending criminals, illegals, and narco-terrorists?
https://yellowhammernews.com/will-democrats-and-the-media-ever-stop-defending-criminals-illegals-and-narco-terrorists/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat leaders have their protesters chant ‘free DC, free Palestine’ as Trump arrives for dinner at restaurant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2uIV8NP-7M
NEWSWEEK
— What are your demographics? How are you profiled? Democrat leaders ever-increasingly negatively profile those who are the following: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.newsweek.com/spanish-los-angeles-profiled-ice-2126854
— ICE Agents Have Tires Slashed in New York Protest. ICE officers enforce federal immigration laws. As an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, I enforced federal tax laws. While I was working inside IRS’s 63rd & Halsted office in 1973, my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen.
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-raid-new-york-rochester-2127451
NBC NEWS
— Democrat leaders have their protestors disrupt Trump’s rare outing to a D.C. restaurant
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/protesters-disrupt-trump-dc-restaurant-joes-seafood-code-pink-rcna230245
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders have their protesters call out Trump as he dines out in Washington
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/us/politics/trump-dc-joes-seafood-protesters.html
— Who Are Chicago’s Immigrants? Almost 40 percent of immigrants living in Chicago are from Mexico. More than 800,000 of the city’s 2.7 million residents identify as Hispanic or Latino. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in flooding Chicago with Hispanics.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/us/chicago-immigrant-population-trump-ice.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly defend Lisa Cook. My critics/opponents a) stress the adverse actions that they had their operatives and their dupes take against me and b) stress those who could have come to my defense, but did not. They especially stress Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who I did the most to help elect and to help reelect.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/09/09/lisa-cook-mortgage-homes/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— What are your demographics? How are you profiled? Democrat leaders ever-increasingly negatively profile those who are the following: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-09-09/critics-fault-supreme-court-for-allowing-immigration-stops-that-consider-race-ethnicity
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-09/supreme-court-decision-racial-profiling-immigration
MIAMI TIMES
— What are your demographics? How are you profiled? Democrat leaders ever-increasingly negatively profile those who are the following: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.miamitimesonline.com/news/world_national/us-supreme-court-oks-racial-profiling-in-los-angeles-immigration-enforcement/article_1641aae6-17ef-4a31-9ca7-843b2646aad5.html
USA TODAY
— According to Democrat and RINO leaders, if Whites and men do better than minorities and females, it is because Whites and males benefitted from discrimination against minorities and females. From the beginning, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that. From the beginning, they have used that to ever-increasingly give more preference to minorities and females. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. They all 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.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/06/hegseth-woke-army-nfl-style-officer-program/85972491007/
FORBES
— Democrat and RINO leaders use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans
https://www.forbes.com/sites/committeeof200/2025/09/09/why-we-should-maintain-diversity-without-the-dei-label/
CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
— Democrat and RINO leaders use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans
https://www.chronicle.com/article/trumps-new-attack-on-admissions-will-fail
POLITICO
— Judge blocks Trump’s bid to fire Lisa Cook from Federal Reserve board. Federal law gives Trump the power to fire members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors “for cause,” which typically means serious misconduct or malfeasance on the job. The judges and justices in Diersen v. GAO ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ) gave the Democrats who run the federal government the power to force their employees to retire, that is, the power to fire their employees, if they fight their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and/or national origin discrimination like I did. Of course, my Democrat GAO. IRS, and Post Office superiors hinted/implied that they wasted my career, took adverse actions against me, and forced me to retire “for cause.” My Democrat GAO superiors a) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, and d) forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/09/lisa-cook-federal-reserve-board-ruling-00554912
CREATORS SYNDICATE & WASHINTON MONTHLY
— What are your demographics? How are you profiled? Democrat leaders ever-increasingly negatively profile those who are the following: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.creators.com/read/Ruben-Navarrette/09/25/scotus-green-lights-racial-profiling-of-latinos-in-immigration-raids
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/10/supreme-court-blocks-relief-from-racial-profiling/
HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders have their protesters call Trump Hitler of our time
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-activist-protests-dc-code-pink_n_68c0ec31e4b0f2df4e04dc76
DAILY BEAST
— Democrat leaders have their protesters call Trump Hitler at DC restaurant
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-79-dines-at-dc-restaurant-for-first-time-ever/
INDEPENDENT
— Democrat leaders have their protesters crash Trump’s cabinet dinner at DC restaurant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI9J20VpQP0
TIMES OF INDIA & HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Democrat leaders have their protesters call Trump Hitler of our time
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hitler-of-our-time-donald-trump-faces-protests-while-dining-at-washington-restaurant-watch/articleshow/123797651.cms
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/trump-confronted-by-pro-palestine-slogans-at-joe-s-seafood-stares-down-protesters-after-being-called-hitler-watch-101757466923903.html
September 8, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago federal intervention: Tracking surge in immigration enforcement operations
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/chicago-federal-intervention-latest-president-trumps-immigration-enforcement-possible-national-guard-deployment-live-updates/17758521/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-rally-today-faith-leaders-daley-plaza-ice-surge-trump-sending-federal-agents-area/17770221/
— ‘Midway Blitz’ honors victim killed by an illegal DUI driver in Illinois
https://abc7chicago.com/post/are-katie-abraham-chloe-polzin-dhs-immigration-operation-midway-blitz-chicago-honors-women-killed-urbana-dui-crash/17772393/
NBC5
— ‘Operation Midway Blitz’: Homeland Security, ICE warn of new operation in Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/operation-midway-blitz-homeland-security-ice-warn-of-new-operation-in-chicago/3821080/
CBS2
— Chicago mayor says city “received no notice” ahead of Homeland Security’s “Operation Midway Blitz” announcement
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/operation-midway-blitz-chicago-ice-operations-immigration-crackdown/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ice-crackdown-chicago-operation-midway-blitz-activists-respond/
FOX32
— Evanston alerts residents to possible ICE activity as Trump admin ramps up enforcement
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/evanston-ice-trump
WGN9
— ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ honors memory of suburban woman killed in crash
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/operation-midway-blitz-honors-memory-of-suburban-woman-killed-in-crash/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump administration announces immigration surge to begin in Chicago
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/08/president-donald-trumps-administration-announces-immigration-surge-to-begin-in-chicago/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/08/chicago-social-media-campaign-trump/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/08/great-lakes-naval-ice-protest/
— Obama center construction tab reaches $615M as opening nears
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/08/obama-center-construction-615-million-opening-nears/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders say what to know about the potential National Guard deployment to Chicago
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/chicago-national-guard-ice-trump-faq
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/08/trump-chicago-crime-pritzker-national-guard-ice-truth-social
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/08/how-chicago-doctors-are-encouraging-telehealth-during-the-expected-ice-surge
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2025/09/08/operation-midway-blitz-katie-abraham-illinois-dhs-kristi-noem-donald-trump
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/09/08/trumps-anti-immigration-ice-national-guard-latino-owned-businesses-amy-yee
— Justice Department’s civil rights boss takes on Illinois’ assault weapons ban
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2025/09/08/justice-department-civil-rights-chief-donald-trump-assault-weapons-ban-illinois-jb-pritzker
DAILY HERALD
— Conforti clarifies comment about immigrants’ rights
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250908/us-congress-politics/republican-candidate-clarifies-comment-about-immigrants-rights/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Naperville
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250908/submitted-content/naper-pride-fest-returns-for-fourth-year-with-live-music-and-food/
WGN RADIO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://wgnradio.com/news/national/ap-new-chicago-immigration-campaign-prompts-confusion-as-city-braces-for-federal-intervention/
— Illinois voters have a clear choice for their future
https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/thechicagoway/chicago-way-w-john-kass-illinois-voters-have-a-clear-choice-for-their-future/
WBEZ
— Trump launches long-promised Chicago deportation campaign, dubbed ‘Operation Midway Blitz’
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/09/08/trump-chicago-crime-pritzker-national-guard-ice-truth-social
https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/09/08/what-parents-should-know-about-sending-kids-to-school-as-feds-scale-up-immigration-enforcement
STATELINE
— A new, temporary security fence erected around the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Friday has drawn attention amid reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are deploying soon to the Chicago area.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/ice-rockford-courthouse-security-fence/
CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Republican State Central Committeeperson Jeanne Ives, who lives in Wheaton: THESE PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR MINDS! First, Wheaton is not a hotspot for illegals to reside. Even though we are the home of World Relief, that organization brings in bona fide refugees who have been vetted. Yes, Wheaton has several progressive Christian organizations that have bought into the “No one is Illegal” mantra, but there is not a lot of low-income housing or jobs available in the city. Second, Wheaton is one of the safest cities in Illinois precisely because our laws are enforced. These ingrates don’t appreciate that they are literally demanding that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement not enforce our national laws. It’s either that, or they think ICE is wrongly enforcing the laws. Which is it, organizers? And what exactly does “Harm to One is Harm to All” mean? Maybe the organizers should ask if the harm – murder of Katie Abraham and her friend Chloe Polzin – by an illegal alien in Champaign means harm to all. Why aren’t they focused on that? Or the harm illegals do by just simply flaunting our laws and expecting us to pick up the tab for everything. This particular rally in Wheaton, though, is just trying to get the Democrats riled up in the suburbs for political gain. They are looking to piggyback on all the attention Chicago is receiving about the threat of heightened ICE enforcement and possibly the National Guard coming to patrol the streets of the City. Ms. Ives is widely rumored to be on the short-list of potential running mates for Republican gubernatorial candidate Ted Dabrowski.
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/08/two-takes-on-wheaton/
— Darren Bailey has decided to announce for governor
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/08/source-darren-bailey-has-decided-to-annouce-for-governor/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-377/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— GOP AG candidate Joe Cervantez: IL’s triplex of Democrat statewide offices ‘fails the people’
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_54b3bb73-3eb8-4ebd-bc7e-4ce0cab5bc30.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— ICE Announces Illinois “Operation Midway Blitz”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/08/ice-announces-illinois-operation-midway-blirz/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Vallas: Chicago needs federal intervention, but not National Guard
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-chicago-needs-federal-intervention-but-not-national-guard/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s gunboat diplomacy. Administration obliterates a small boat suspected of carrying drugs on the high seas.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/8/editorial-trumps-gunboat-diplomacy/
— IDs should be a nationwide voting requirement. Trump’s promised executive order will help restore election integrity.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/8/ids-nationwide-voting-requirement/
— Hyundai immigration raid shows perils of foreign investment on U.S. soil. American workers fired in favor of South Korean illegals.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/8/hyundai-immigration-raid-shows-perils-foreign-investment-us-soil/
AMERUICAN THINKER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/09/all_americans_are_rightly_disturbed.html
— So much for the myth that illegal aliens only take jobs Americans don’t want
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/09/so_much_for_the_myth_that_illegal_aliens_only_take_jobs_americans_don_t_want.html
BREITBART
— Rep. Mary Miller calls for end of pride month and replace it with Celebration of Family Month
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/09/08/exclusive-rep-mary-miller-calls-for-end-of-pride-mont-replace-with-celebration-of-family/
FEDERALIST
— Deporting Illegal Immigrants Is Not Enough
https://thefederalist.com/2025/09/08/deporting-illegal-immigrants-is-not-enough/
NEWSMAX
— Homan: Zero Tolerance for Protesters Who Commit Violence Against ICE
https://www.newsmax.com/us/tom-homan-ice-protesters/2025/09/08/id/1225525/
TOWNHALL
— Trump Administration Just Launched ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ to Catch Illegal Immigrants in Chicago
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2025/09/08/trump-administration-launches-operation-midway-blitz-targeting-illegal-immigrants-in-chicago-n2662921
September 6, 2025
Obviously, to take back the House and Senate in 2026 and to take back the White House in 2028, the Democrat Party and its mainstream news media have decided a) to move even further to the left, b) to destroy Trump, and c) to destroy everyone who voted for Trump.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/increased-immigration-enforcement-could-begin-in-chicago-this-weekend-what-to-know/3820293/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/05/protests-broadview-ice-facility-actions-may-last-six-weeks/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Have you filed lawsuits? I have. I should write about them. All my critics/opponents side with the defendants in all those lawsuits.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/09/05/senate-bill-328-toxic-businesses-republicans-sangamon-county-rich-miller
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/trump-raids-threaten-chicago-restaurants-tourism
ILLINOIS PUBLIC MEDIA
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/new-hotline-aims-to-support-lgbtq-illinoisans
WHEATON PATCH
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time that all their problems are caused by Republicans who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/calendar/event/20250927/c9483e98-82eb-4bf2-8094-87145fc60c3e/introduction-to-systemic-racism-workshop
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Trump, Miller Blast Pritzker as Chicago Violence Spirals
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/09/trump-miller-blast-pritzker-as-chicago-violence-spirals/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— OMB Director Russell Vought says GAO ‘shouldn’t exist’ because of its partisanship. If Gingrich had reformed GAO during the 1980s and 1990s instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE. Democrats run GAO and IRS. They do not want Republicans to audit IRS. The way GAO treated me proves its partisanship. GAO forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. GAO always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. GAO delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. GAO kept me off audits of IRS for all by 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for it. GAO forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors flushed down their toilets what I had 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) becoming a licensed CPA, d) becoming a certified fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, and e) working for IRS for almost 9 years. GAO would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and citizens of foreign countries are more talented than Whites, males, older people, heterosexuals, Protestants, German Americans, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and citizens of America. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time that all their problems are caused by Republicans who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How disadvantaged/marginalized/oppressed are you? According to my critics/opponents, the more of the following that you are, the more disadvantaged/marginalized/oppressed that you are: minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestor who have not been in America for a long time. That is, the more of the aforesaid that you are, the more that Whites, males, older people, heterosexuals, Protestants, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time disadvantage you, marginalize you, and oppress you. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. I qualified myself for the Post Office job by passing the postal employment test and by earning a high school diploma. I qualified myself for the IRS job by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination and by earning a bachelor’s degree in business. I qualified myself for the GAO job by earning an MBA, by passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, by almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting, and by working for IRS for almost 9 years. To hire, retain, and promote more Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, and veterans, the Democrats who run the federal government have ever-increasingly lowered hiring, retention, and promotion requirements. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. The aforesaid is political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What are your biggest career mistakes? My biggest career mistake was not majoring in accounting at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU in 1969-1970. I erroneously thought I could never pass the CPA examination. But I did pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 after I had a) worked for IRS since 1971, b) taken graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul since 1976, and c) then the Becker CPA review course. I went on a) to earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980 and b) to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and to become a licensed CPA in 1981. But by then, my employer, GAO, and the accounting profession considered me to be too old to have a successful career in accounting. GAO and the accounting profession would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Illegals are Democrat Party constituents
https://nypost.com/2025/09/05/us-news/yassamin-ansari-lashes-out-at-critics-after-calling-illegal-immigrants-her-constituents-i-dont-give-a-sh/
— GAO: Only 400 EV-charging ports built under $7.5B US infrastructure program
https://www.aol.com/only-400-ev-charging-ports-170308885.html
DAILY CALLER
— Biden Declared EV Battery Plant Would Be Win For American Workers. Illegals Just Got Caught Building It. What percent of what you buy is made by citizens of foreign countries?
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/05/biden-declared-ev-battery-plant-would-be-win-for-american-workers-illegals-just-got-caught-building-it/
DAILY CITIZEN
— Hegseth Fires Director of ‘Transgender Healthcare.’ How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/secretary-of-war-pete-hegseth-fires-director-of-transgender-healthcare/
FOX BUSINESS
— Pritzker puts illegals over citizens as Chicago spirals into crime chaos
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6378506344112
FOX NEWS
— Pritzker says he lives ‘rent-free’ in Trump’s head, defends Chicago’s crime statistics
https://www.foxnews.com/media/j-b-pritzker-says-he-lives-rent-free-trumps-head-defends-chicagos-crime-statistics
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym4B2Nqp4IY
— Pope Leo says family based on ‘union between a man and a woman,’ defends dignity of unborn
https://www.foxnews.com/world/pope-leo-says-family-based-union-between-man-woman-defends-dignity-unborn
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— U.S. Has a Culture of Dependency
https://www.heritage.org/poverty-and-inequality/commentary/why-the-us-has-culture-dependency
— Biden Boosted the Need for Food Stamps—And Calls That a “Success”
https://www.heritage.org/welfare/commentary/biden-boosted-the-need-food-stamps-and-calls-success
— The Future of the Subsidy State: What the Heritage Index of Dependency Shows
https://www.heritage.org/report/the-future-the-subsidy-state-what-the-heritage-index-dependency-shows
REASON
— Americans Grow Increasingly Dependent on Government Payments. Many citizens of the land of the free are hooked on government checks.
https://reason.com/2024/10/04/americans-grow-increasingly-dependent-on-government-payments/
U.S. HOUSE WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE
— More Americans Dependent on Welfare Checks, at the Expense of Work
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/2025/01/08/new-report-shows-more-americans-dependent-on-welfare-checks-at-the-expense-of-work/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Russell Vought says Government Accountability Office ‘shouldn’t exist.’ If Gingrich had reformed GAO during the 1980s and 1990s instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE. Democrats run GAO and IRS. They do not want Republicans to audit IRS. The way GAO treated me proves its partisanship. GAO forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. GAO always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. GAO delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. GAO kept me off audits of IRS for all by 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for it. GAO forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors flushed down their toilets what I had 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) becoming a licensed CPA, d) becoming a certified fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, and e) working for IRS for almost 9 years. GAO would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran.
https://www.aol.com/russ-vought-says-government-accountability-024659336.html
https://www.aol.com/russ-vought-says-government-accountability-024659336.html
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/omb-director-says-government-accountability-office-shouldn-t-exist/ar-AA1LO9nu?ocid=md12qg
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, said Wednesday that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) should not exist. “We’re not big fans of GAO. They are a quasi-legislative independent entity and something that shouldn’t exist,” Vought said while addressing attendees at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington, D.C., as multiple news outlets reported. President Trump’s administration and some Republicans have long accused the GAO, which was created in 1921, of partisanship. . .The GAO is led by a comptroller general, who is appointed by the president and can be removed by Congress. Gene Dodaro is the current head of the GAO, serving in the role since late 2010. The terms are limited to 15 years. Dodaro said that “clearly Russell Vought does not value transparency and accountability.”)
NBC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/illinois-democrats-preemptively-combating-chicago-crackdown-trump-rcna228593
CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Mamdani
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/politics/video/zohran-mamdani-trump-eric-adams-newsnight-vrtc
REUTERS
— How disadvantaged/marginalized/oppressed are you? According to my critics/opponents, the more of the following that you are, the more disadvantaged/marginalized/oppressed that you are: minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestor who have not been in America for a long time. That is, the more of the aforesaid that you are, the more that Whites, males, older people, heterosexuals, Protestants, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time disadvantage you, marginalize you, and oppress you.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/exam-administrator-college-board-scraps-tool-identifying-disadvantaged-students-2025-09-05/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly destroy America to destroy Trump.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-economy-jobs-promises-inflation-time-employment-e0ca5354f6cd426d25f353e1a54d1fb5
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/us/trump-immigration-chicago.html
— The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/donald-trump-approval-rating-polls.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly turn leaders of foreign countries against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/us/politics/trump-diplomacy-rivals.html
— Trump Says U.S. Military Has ‘Never Fought to Win’ Since World War II. I should write about my Democrat superiors in the federal government who blamed Republicans the most for America losing the Vietnam War. They stressed a) that I avoided the Vietnam War draft with student deferments and a financial hardship draft deferment, b) that I was conservative, and c) that I was Republican. I would focus on my Democrat superiors who were veteran, White, male, and/or older and who took the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/us/politics/trump-military-wars.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2025/09/06/chicago-mexican-independence-day-immigration/4c1faf36-8ad7-11f0-895c-97bd39cbdc59_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/09/05/hyundai-trump-immigration-raid-south-korea/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven-trump/2025/09/05/what-to-know-about-donald-trump/
— How our democracy has made dependency a right
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/opinions/george-will-is-the-individual-obsolete/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats and RINOs are overwhelmingly anti-car. They are especially anti-America nameplate car and anti-muscle car.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/cars/americas-love-affair-with-the-car-has-soured-over-money-4b73670f
— Should You Switch to an EV? If the 2025 Dodge Charger had been available with a Hemi, I would have bought that.
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/buy-electric-vehicle-or-gas-6241e65c
— ‘The Highest Exam’ Review: China’s Big Test. Students who sit for college-entrance exams in China have reached the culmination of years of preparation. The outcome can have far-reaching effects. My biggest career mistake was not majoring in accounting at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU in 1969-1970. I erroneously thought I could never pass the CPA examination. But I did pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 after I had a) worked for IRS since 1971, b) taken graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul since 1976, and c) then the Becker CPA review course. I went on a) to earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980 and b) to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and to become a licensed CPA in 1981. But by then, my employer, GAO, and the accounting profession considered me to be too old to have a successful career in accounting. GAO and the accounting profession would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/the-highest-exam-review-chinas-big-test-629571ae
FORBES
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and citizens of foreign countries are more talented than Whites, males, older people, heterosexuals, Protestants, German Americans, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and citizens of America.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelletravis/2025/09/03/employees-widely-support-dei-revealing-talent-risk-from-dei-retreat/
UNIVERSITY HERALD
— Rising Costs Put Illinois Higher Education Out of Reach for Many Families. Tuition, Fees at Illinois Public Universities Rise 66% Since 2009. When I was young, if college costs were as high as they are now, I would not have been able to work my way through college and graduate debt-free owning a 2-year-old car.
https://www.universityherald.com/articles/79757/20250904/rising-costs-put-illinois-higher-education-out-reach-many-families.htm
NEWSDAY
— While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, their quotas, goals, and targets for hiring, retaining, and promoting LGBTQers were unofficial.
https://www.newsday.com/business/transgender-trump-federal-workers-government-gender-lgbtq-e50052
FEDERAL NEWS NEWORK
— The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. I qualified myself for the Post Office job by passing the postal employment test and by earning a high school diploma. I qualified myself for the IRS job by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination and by earning a bachelor’s degree in business. I qualified myself for the GAO job by earning an MBA, by passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, by almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting, and by working for IRS for almost 9 years. To hire, retain, and promote more Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, and veterans, the Democrats who run the federal government have ever-increasingly lowered hiring, retention, and promotion requirements. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. The aforesaid is political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2025/09/after-testing-to-join-foreign-service-candidates-must-retake-version-approved-by-trump-administration/
AXIOS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.axios.com/2025/09/05/trump-hyundai-georgia-raid
— Democrats and RINO leaders use racial proxies to get rid of White Republicans.
https://www.axios.com/2025/09/05/college-board-sat-trump-affirmative-action
ECONOMIC TIMES
— If they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me. Citizens of foreign countries work for less money and are future Democrats.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/latest-updates/trump-administration-plans-stricter-reforms-for-h-1b-visas-keeping-cap-exempt-category-in-focus/articleshow/123731303.cms
GUARDIAN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote India.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/06/modi-trump-india-new-world-order
September 5, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://abc7chicago.com/post/national-guard-chicago-illinois-communities-brace-expanded-ice-operations-protests-weekend/17746708/
— 475 people taken into ICE custody at Hyundai plant in Georgia
https://abc7chicago.com/post/least-450-people-taken-ice-custody-hyundai-plant-georgia/17748072/
— Chicago restaurateurs team up with Pope Leo XIV to open restaurant at former papal retreat
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-restaurateurs-phil-stefani-chef-art-smith-team-pope-leo-xiv-open-borgo-laudato-si-castel-gandolfo/17749619/
NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/what-we-know-about-suburban-ice-facility-possible-enforcement-in-chicago-area/3820011/
CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/dick-durbin-tammy-duckworth-naval-station-great-lakesice-agents/
— Smash-and-grab robbers break Gold Coast Rolex store windows with axes, snatch watches
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/smash-and-grab-robbery-chicago-gold-coast-rolex-store-police-chase/
WGN9
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois-senators-oppose-ice-use-of-chicago-area-naval-station-for-immigration-enforcement/
FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-protest-planned-amid-possible-surge-in-ice-operations
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/canceled-mexican-independence-day-festivals-parades-chicago-suburbs
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1703145
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6378544521112
WTTW
— Trump Administration Investigates Medicaid Spending on Immigrants in Democratic States
https://news.wttw.com/2025/09/05/trump-administration-investigates-medicaid-spending-immigrants-democratic-states
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://news.wttw.com/2025/09/05/cps-says-schools-remain-best-and-safest-place-student-learning-amid-fears-ice-strike
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/05/trump-administration-medicaid-spending-on-immigrants-democratic-states/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/05/north-chicago-ice-conference/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/05/security-fencing-chicago-federal-court/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/05/bronzeville-shootings-outreach-response/
— Pentagon-funded research at colleges has aided the Chinese military
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/05/pentagon-funded-research-colleges-chinese-military/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/05/durbin-duckworth-locked-out-from-meeting-with-dhs-officials-about-trumps-immigration-enforcement-plan
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/05/mexican-independence-day-parade-little-village-immigration-ice-threat
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2025/09/05/cps-says-no-to-virtual-learning-as-ice-immigration-enforcement-ramps-up
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/09/05/national-guard-deployment-trump-chicago-taxpayers-analysis
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/05/ice-broadview-immigration-detention-center-enforcement-trump
DAILY HERALD
— Carol Stream entrepreneur Robert Vrankovich running to succeed retiring Grant in Illinois House
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250905/news/carol-stream-entrepreneur-running-to-succeed-retiring-grant-in-state-house/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250905/nation-and-world-politics/you-are-not-alone-suburban-communities-try-to-reassure-residents-ahead-of-threatened-immigration/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250905/news/trumps-national-guard-threats-upend-mexican-parade-plans-in-waukegan-chicago/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/community-health-fortifies-clinic-ahead-ice-surge
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/illinois-senators-press-dhs-over-chicago-raid-secrecy
WGN RADIO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/newsclick/the-john-williams-newsclick-are-you-more-likely-to-visit-chicago-if-there-was-added-security/#/questions
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2025/09/05/national-guard-deployment-washington-dc-chicago-donald-trump
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/09/05/volunteers-on-ice-patrol-in-chicagos-pilsen-neighborhood-looking-for-agents
WAND TV
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois/trumps-promised-immigration-crackdown-in-chicago-could-last-about-six-weeks-suburban-official-says/article_e786967d-21f7-5c4d-a89c-cf6ef8e3ec93.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump sends fighter jets to Puerto Rico as Caribbean tensions boil. The U.S. is increasing its military footprint in the Caribbean, moving F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico after a series of confrontations with Venezuela and escalating strikes against drug cartels.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-sends-fighter-jets-to-puerto-rico-as-caribbean-tensions-boil-venezuela-drug-cartels-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-secretary-state-marco-rubio-marine-vessel
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-376/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Giannoulias orders Forest Park and Motorola Solutions to disable data-sharing capabilities with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_cc4b9639-94e6-4241-9d6c-26be352d0abc.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Can your family get federal school choice grants? Likely, if Pritzker OKs. My parents had less money because they sent my brother and me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools during the 1950s and 1960s.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/can-your-family-get-federal-school-choice-grants-likely-if-pritzker-oks/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump issuing 200th executive order, setting unprecedented pace in modern history
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/5/trump-issuing-200th-executive-order-setting-unprecedented-pace-modern/
— Traditional marriage advocates sharpen message as Supreme Court eyes challenge to same-sex marriage
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/5/traditional-marriage-advocates-sharpen-message-supreme-court-eyes/
— More public servants lose the ability to hold America hostage
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/5/editorial-public-servants-lose-ability-hold-america-hostage/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Trump is uprooting the mechanisms Democrats deployed to enhance their political power with taxpayer funds. In a recent presidential memorandum, the president asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the misuse of federal grants for political purposes. A sophisticated inquiry is required because non-governmental organizations often employ complex structures that launder through subgrantees the ultimate destination of Uncle Sam’s cash. With public sector unions, however, the politicization is overt.)
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Socialist Brandon Johnson can’t even fail properly
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine-your-land/3792168/chicago-brandon-johnson-cannot-fail-properly/
— Trump will not back down from deportation efforts despite ‘radical’ set backs
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3795412/trump-will-not-back-down-from-deportation-efforts-despite-radical-set-backs/
— Let’s be honest: Donald Trump is old. How old are you? I will soon be 77. What do you stress to defend your health? I stress my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/3793301/lets-be-honest-donald-trump-is-old/
FEDERALIST
— Federal And State Law Enforcers Must Tackle Deadly Abortion Drug Cartel
https://thefederalist.com/2025/09/05/federal-and-state-law-enforcers-must-tackle-deadly-abortion-drug-cartel/
DAILY WIRE
— The Democrat Party exists to promote wokeness/wokeism, that is, to promote Affirmative Action and DEI, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. That is, to get rid of Americans who are conservative, Republican, White, male. older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/it-will-never-die-democrats-unleash-a-new-brand-of-woke
PJ MEDIA
— Illinois Democrats want their state to cut off contact with other states because they believe the crime problem would be so much better if only those pesky red states would stop sending guns to their beautiful lands.
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2025/09/05/illinois-dems-want-trump-to-do-something-about-the-borderwith-indiana-n4943370
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Trump to issue executive order to allow punishments for countries wrongfully detaining Americans
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-wrongful-detention-state-sponsors-order/
NEW YORK TIMES
— South Koreans Swept Up in Immigration Raid at Hyundai E.V. Plant in Georgia. They were among nearly 500 workers apprehended at a construction site for a South Korean battery maker, officials said. The episode prompted diplomatic concern in Seoul.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/us/georgia-battery-plant-hyundai-lg-ice-raid.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hundreds Arrested in Immigration Raid at Hyundai Site in Georgia. South Korea protests after more than 300 Korean company workers are detained.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/u-s-arrests-hundreds-in-raid-at-hyundai-plant-construction-site-in-georgia-4e150feb
— Putin Says Russia Will Strike Any Western Troops in Ukraine. Which countries will side with Russia in WWIII?
https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/putin-says-russia-will-strike-any-western-troops-in-ukraine-52cde525
September 5, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing protect criminals and illegals.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/national-guard-chicago-illinois-communities-brace-expanded-ice-operations-protests-weekend/17746708/
NBC5
— Texas National Guard not being deployed to Chicago, Abbott says. The statement contradicts Pritzker’s comments that the state’s National Guard was being sent to the city. Democrat leaders ever-increasing protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/texas-national-guard-not-being-deployed-to-chicago-abbott-says/3819689/
CBS2
— Krishnamoorthi files legislation seeking to block Trump from sending National Guard to Chicago. Democrat leaders ever-increasing protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/raja-krishnamoorthi-legislation-block-president-trump-national-guard-troops-chicago/
WGN RADIO
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly treat Pat Brady as being the spokesperson for all Illinois Republicans.
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/pat-brady-theres-a-lot-of-unanswered-questions-about-sending-the-national-guard/
FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lake-county-ice-agents-illinois
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/05/ice-masks-chicago-trump-immigration/
— In WWIII, which countries will side with China against America?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/05/column-us-china-india-russia-donald-trump-shackelford/
— ‘The Paper’ review: Trying (and failing) to recapture the magic of ‘The Office’ What offices did you work in? I worked in GAO’s Loop office 1980-1997, IRS’s Loop, Joliet, 63rd & Halsted, and Harvey offices 1971-1980, Firestone Stores’ Chicago Heights office 1970-1972, and Post Office’s Park Forest office 1966-1969. I should write about that. I would focus on what my Democrat superiors and supervisors did to waste my career and get rid of me. I would focus on the adverse action that they took against me. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/04/the-paper-review-peacock/
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— It’s time to repeal the TRUST Act once and for all. When the Illinois General Assembly passed the TRUST Act in 2017, the goal was clear: to make Illinois a more “welcoming” state for illegal immigrants.
https://www.rrstar.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2025/09/05/its-time-to-repeal-the-trust-act-once-and-for-all-opinion/85976234007/
KSDK
— Giannoulias wants lower car insurance rates for Democrats who are minority, female, have less money than others, in America illegally, etc.
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/illinois-secretary-of-state-seeks-to-revamp-car-insurance-rates-by-eliminating-zip-code-age-credit-score-factors/63-3e24cdde-70e5-44ca-afe1-9959bd143104
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/09/05/johnson-pokes-at-trump-and-timid-dems-00545963
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-584/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Donald Trump, Jr., Attends Fundraiser in Barrington Hills
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/05/donald-trump-jr-attends-fundraiser-in-barrington-hills/
— League of Women Voters Mobilizes to Fight ICE
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/04/league-of-women-voters-mobilizes-to-fight-ice/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who do your critics/opponents protect? My critics/opponents protect a) liberals and moderates from conservatives, b) Democrats and RINOs from Republicans, c) minorities from Whites, d) women from men, e) younger people from older people, f) LGBTQers from heterosexuals, g) those who have less money from those who have more money, h) veterans from non-veterans, i) non-Protestants from Protestants, j) non-German Americans from German Americans, and/or k) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long from those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. That is, my critics/opponents are Democrats and RINOs. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Hegseth praises Army for dumping leadership promotion program that was DEI-driven. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and/or b) who 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.bizpacreview.com/2025/09/04/hegseth-praises-army-for-dumping-leadership-promotion-program-that-was-basically-dei-driven-1582426/
BREITBART
— Hundreds of Migrants Self-Deporting from Chicago
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/09/04/report-hundreds-of-migrants-self-deporting-from-chicago/
COLLEGE FIX
— Harms of gay parenting
https://www.thecollegefix.com/scholar-vindicated-again-for-study-showing-harms-of-gay-parenting/
FOX NEWS
— Tech titans go from opposing Trump to having dinner with him. Tech titans want cheap foreign labor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Knq3TWhfp0
— Trump admin urges Supreme Court to allow president to fire Federal Trade Commission member. GAO works for Congress. My Democrat GAO superiors overtly acted like they had authority, permission, if not direction from Congress to waste my career, to take adverse actions against me, and to get rid of me. They forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. They delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They forced me to take a $23,472 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-administration-urges-supreme-court-allow-president-fire-federal-trade-commission-member
NEWSMAX
— Chicago Offers Support to Illegals Before ICE Sweep
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/chicago-initiatives-illegal-immigrants/2025/09/04/id/1225163/
HOT AIR
— Illinois Democrat leaders blame Indiana for Illinois problems.
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2025/09/04/illinois-open-borders-dems-want-border-wall-built-to-contain-indiana-n3806449
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Opening the borders was like setting “a match to the country”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/09/opening-the-borders-was-like-setting-a-match-to-the-country/
PJ MEDIA
— Cruz Roasts Pritzker: A ‘Racist Bigot’ Shielding Traffickers
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/09/04/cruz-roasts-pritzker-a-racist-bigot-shielding-traffickers-n4943325
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Mexico against America.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mexicos-president-increasingly-backed-wall-managing-trump-relationship-125273869
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing protect criminals and illegals.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/chaotic-showdown-guatemalan-children-exposes-fault-lines-trumps-125273990
CNN
— Trump DOJ is looking at ways to ban transgender Americans from owning guns
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/politics/transgender-firearms-justice-department-second-amendment
NEWSWEEK
— Trump Inviting Gates to White House Sparks MAGA Fury
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-inviting-bill-gates-white-house-dinner-sparks-maga-fury-2124905
NEW YORK TIMES
— When you were in high school, were you a high-achiever? Were you college material? My critics/opponents have always stressed that I was not. They stress that my ACT score was only 24, that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class, and that I washed dishes during my junior and senior years and the summer in between. They stress that I could not run because I had a bone disease, that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and that I had partial red/green color blindness. No one thought that I would a) earn a bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) earn master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) earn professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) earn a professional license when I was 32.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/us/college-board-diversity-landscape.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly destroy America’s economy to destroy Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/09/05/jobs-economy-unemployment-trump-firing/a84b7b66-8a0d-11f0-895c-97bd39cbdc59_story.html
NEW YORK SUN
— Success of Trump’s Agenda Hinges on Whether Unelected Leftist Judges Can Be Stopped From Hijacking the Constitution. As the president’s second term unfolds, many of the Democrats’ cherished totems are either comatose or in their death throes. All the judges and justices in Diersen v. GAO promoted Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promoted race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. That is why they ruled in GAO’s favor.
https://www.nysun.com/article/success-of-trumps-agenda-hinges-on-whether-unelected-leftist-judges-can-be-stopped-from-hijacking-the-constitution
USA TODAY
— Hegseth shuts down NFL-style ‘crown jewel’ of Army’s merit-based talent programs. The NFL Combine-style programs for evaluating prospective Army commanders started during President Donald Trump’s first term. Starting when I was 25 years old in 1974, because my Democrat IRS superiors had not promoted me to GS-13, currently $117,807/year, they used up-or-out to get rid of me. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. I finally did make GS-13 when I was 38 in 1986, but I would not have if I had not a) earned an MBA in 1976, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) transferred to GAO and earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, and d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. I should write about that.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/04/hegseth-kills-army-nfl-style-officer-program/85954364007/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2025/09/05/pete-hegseth-axes-armys-nfl-style-command-assessment-program/85987005007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: CAP was a trial for officers seeking to command battalions and brigades, demanding roles that make or break an officer’s career. The cancellation comes as part of a Pentagon review of officer personnel processes ranging from evaluations to promotions and command selection, among other career milestones. . .Participants would complete a physical fitness test, have their body fat measured, undergo a psychological evaluation, receive leadership evaluations from former peers and subordinates, and complete verbal and written communication assessments. An interview panel would anonymously judge the candidate’s communication skills based on their performance in an interview setting. Officers deemed “ready” by the panel would then be ranked for command opportunities based on their CAP performance and a review of their personnel file. . .The program was designed to spot potentially overlooked talent while also preventing toxic and abusive leaders from assuming positions of power.)
RICHMOND FREE PRESS
— Faith leaders march on Wall Street to denounce anti-DEI campaign
https://richmondfreepress.com/news/2025/sep/04/faith-leaders-march-on-wall-street-to-denounce-anti-dei-campaign/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Tech CEOs Take Turns Praising Trump at White House Dinner. Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Sam Altman salute president’s leadership on innovation as industry seeks his favor. To curry favor with my bigger critics/opponents, my smaller critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes take adverse actions against me. In 2024, they removed me from the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. In 2021, they ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-tech-ceo-rose-garden-dinner-1fee2de3
— DOJ Opens Criminal Investigation Into Fed’s Cook, Issues Subpoenas. The probe centers on whether Cook submitted fraudulent information on mortgage applications. In 1974, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors “investigated” my travel vouchers and then disallowed them. In 1978, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors “investigated” my education deductions and then disallowed them. In 1968 and 1969, to get rid of me, my Democrat Post Office superiors “investigated” my sick leave requests and then disallowed them. I should write about the aforesaid.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/lisa-cook-justice-department-probe-e7e801a6
— ZIP Code Is Destiny? Turns Out That’s Bunk. The neighborhood where a child grows up matters much less to his success than what his parents do. What did your parents do? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars and almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/zip-code-is-destiny-turns-out-thats-bunk-a17fd9d9
ALJAZEERA
— America’s enemies use cocaine to destroy America
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/4/is-venezuela-the-big-cocaine-menace-trump-claims-it-to-be
GOOGLE AI
— Career setbacks. What career setbacks have you suffered? Mine include a) my Democrat Post Office superiors forcing me to resign when I was 20 years old in 1969 by falsely claiming that I was not available to work enough part-time hours, b) my not being able to get a job that required a college degree after I graduated from NIU in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in business because potential employers saw me as being draft bait, c) my Democrat Firestone Store boss rudely firing me in 1971 because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, a job offer that Oldsmobile withdrew because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint, d) my Democrat IRS superiors using up-or-out to get rid of me after 1974 because they had not promoted me to GS-13, currently $117,807/year, by the time I was 25, e) my Democrat IRS superiors forcing the manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 to transfer to Texas,. f) my Democrat GAO superiors forcing to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, g) my Democrat GAO superiors delaying my promotions back to GS-12, h) the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer not being able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me to GS-13 until 1986. i) my Democrat GAO superiors forcing that manager to retire in 1987, j) my Democrat GAO superiors throwing me off audits of IRS in early 1989, k) my Democrat GAO superiors always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and l) my Democrat GAO superiors forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22career+sebacks%22
September 4, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/nbc-5-investigates-expedited-removals-nearly-double-in-illinois-under-trump/3819763/
CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-crime-data-trump-national-guard/
FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-warns-first-stop-federal-troops-chicago-courtroom
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/09/04/under-threat-ice-strikes-el-grito-canceled-and-communities-prepare-mexican-independence
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/04/dc-lawsuit-national-guard/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/03/pritzker-federal-deployment-0903/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/04/immigration-chicago-ice-trump/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/04/gov-pritzker-chicago-peaceful-protest-federal-immigration-actions/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/chicago-sanctuary-laws-immigrants-immigration
https://chicago.suntimes.com/things-to-do/2025/09/04/chicago-downtown-weekend-events-ice-national-guard
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/03/illinois-ag-kwame-raoul-no-bond-immigration-detention-policy
— Durbin and Duckworth ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2025/09/04/dick-durbin-tammy-duckworth-letter-trump-national-guard-deployment-chicago
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/09/04/donald-trumps-target-americans-revenge-maga-s-e-cupp
DAILY HERALD
— America’s hyperpoliticized teachers unions
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250904/syndicated-columnists/americas-hyperpoliticized-teachers-unions/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/el-grito-chicago-postponed-amid-ice-raid-concerns
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/pritzker-vows-swift-court-action-if-trump-deploys-troops
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/trump-immigration-policies-will-hit-all-communities-opinion
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/chicago-latino-businesses-hurt-immigration-policies
— On list of safest and wealthiest suburbs, Illinois outdoes any other state
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/chicago-suburbs-dominate-safest-wealthiest-towns-list
WLS AM
— List of Gubernatorial Candidates Grows
https://www.wlsam.com/2025/09/04/list-of-gubernatorial-candidates-grows/
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.wbez.org/things-to-do/2025/09/04/chicago-downtown-weekend-events-ice-national-guard
QUAD CITIES BUSINESS
— WIU recognized as affordable among Illinois universities. I could afford to transfer from UIC to NIU in 1969 because I had saved enough money working for the Park Forest Post Office part-time during the school years and full-time during the summers 1966-1969.
https://quadcitiesbusiness.com/wiu-recognized-as-affordable-among-illinois-universities/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with foreign countries against America.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/world/ap-mexicos-president-increasingly-backed-against-a-wall-in-managing-trump-relationship/
DURBIN
— Durbin and Duckworth ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-duckworth-join-warren-to-lead-investigation-into-trump-administrations-betrayal-of-immigrant-service-members-veterans-and-military-families
CASTEN
— Casten ever-increasingly protects criminals and illegals.
https://casten.house.gov/media/press-releases/casten-statement-on-trumps-plan-to-deploy-troops-to-chicago
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/04/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-375/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_58aa9ee4-5092-4d4f-bf0b-bdeec16d9a0f.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— To Cover Up Education Disaster, Illinois Fudges “Proficiency” Standards
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/to-cover-up-education-disaster-illinois-fudges-proficiency-standards/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— DOJ weighs banning transgender people from owning firearms
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/4/doj-weighs-banning-transgender-people-owning-firearms/
BREITBART
— Antisemitism on Campus Has Roots in Wokeness
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/04/pollak-judge-wrong-burroughs-refuses-to-see-the-origins-of-harvard-antisemitism-in-wokeness/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— How wealthy was the town that you grew up in? To paint me as being privileged, my critics/opponents have always falsely painted Crete as having been very wealthy when I lived there 1948-1972.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/us/college-board-diversity-landscape.html
SIU
— To get more votes from women, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly give women more preference.
https://news.siu.edu/2025/09/090425-siu-honors-2025-women-of-action.php
September 3, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WIH BIG PICTURE: Pritzker braces Chicagoans for federal incursion as Trump says ‘we’re going in’ but won’t say when. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/02/president-trump-reiterates-guard-chicago-threat-timing-unclear/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/
— TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/03/retired-police-sell-marijuana-alderman-blocks-dispensary/
— My Democrat superiors in the federal government had my Jewish superiors and supervisors take adverse actions against me. I should write about that.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/03/holocaust-museum-satellite-location-renovation-genocide/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump says feds are ‘going in’ to Chicago, Pritzker adds Texas troops may be en route. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2025/09/02/donald-trump-national-guard-deployment-chicago-jb-pritzker-brandon-johnson-crime
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/03/chicago-sees-its-fewest-summer-murders-since-1965
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/02/veterans-speak-out-against-proposed-deployment-of-national-guard-in-chicago
— Prioritize funding after-school programs. What did you do after-school, Saturdays, and summers while you were in high school? I did yard work while I was a freshman and sophomore, I delivered newspapers all 4 years, and I washed dishes while I was a junior and senior.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/09/03/funding-after-school-programs-trump-lakesia-collins
— Protect workers toiling in the heat. When did you toil in the heat the most? For me it was when I delivered mail for the Park Forest Post Office during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/09/03/protect-workers-deadly-heat-summer-city-council-maria-hadden-michael-rodriguez
NBC5
— Texas border patrol chief expected to lead increased immigration efforts in Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/texas-border-patrol-chief-expected-to-lead-increased-immigration-enforcement-in-chicago/3818712/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/03/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-582/
(FROM THE BRIEFING: Republican Robert Vrankovich. Is running for the district now held by retiring Republican Rep. Amy Grant…Robert Vrankovich, husband, father, successful entrepreneur, and longtime community leader, today announced his campaign for State Representative in the 47th Legislative District. “Illinois is my home, and I will help reverse the course Springfield has set,” Vrankovich said. “It’s time to cut taxes and costs, make our communities safer, and turn Illinois into a business-friendly state where families can thrive.” “Representative Amy Grant has always represented the interests of our community. I am grateful for her years of dedicated service and look forward to continuing to protect the quality of life and shared values that make our neighborhoods such a great place to live and raise a family.” A proven entrepreneur, Vrankovich was the genesis of a start-up propane company 25 years ago, starting with zero customers and building it into a national operation generating more than $110 million annually. Having grown his business from the ground up, he knows firsthand how harmful policies from Springfield can stifle growth, drive up costs, and make life unaffordable for working families. “Springfield is making life unaffordable for families across Illinois,” Vrankovich explained. “The endless taxes and runaway spending are driving families and businesses out of our state. We should be making it easier to start and grow a business in Illinois, but instead, they’ve created one of the most hostile environments for job creators in the country. I’m running to change that.”)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Chicago Democrats From America’s Murder Capital Refuse Trump’s Help on Crime
https://johnkassnews.com/democrats-from-americas-murder-capital-refuse-trumps-help-on-crime/
HOUSE REPUBLICANS
— House Republican licensing reforms aim to get Illinois working. I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980. My becoming a licensed CPA and my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32 and my earning a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31 frustrated my Democrat GAO superiors’ efforts to get rid of me.
https://www.thecaucusblog.com/2025/09/house-republican-licensing-reforms-aim.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— In WWIII, which countries will side with Russia and China against America?
https://nypost.com/2025/09/03/us-news/trump-accuses-putin-kim-jong-un-and-xi-jinping-of-conspiring-against-us-as-they-meet-at-military-parade-in-china/
BLAZE
— Congress must kill DEI before it kills our military readiness
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/congress-must-kill-dei-before-it-kills-our-military-readiness
BREITBART
— Tim Walz Appears to Fantasize About President Trump’s Demise
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/02/watch-tim-walz-appears-fantasize-about-president-trumps-demise-there-will-be-news-sometime/amp/
CHRONICLES
— Woke Ideology Has Always Benefited Elites, Not Victims. My critics/opponents have always wokeness/wokeism, that is, they have always promoted discrimination against those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://chroniclesmagazine.org/reviews/woke-ideology-has-always-benefited-elites-not-victims/
COLLEGE FIX
— Ed Dept cuts child care grants to dozen universities over ‘racial justice’ curriculum. To promote racial justice is to promote more hatred against Whites who are conservative, Republican, male, older, Protestant, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/ed-dept-cuts-child-care-grants-to-dozen-universities-over-racial-justice-curriculum/
DAILY CALLER
— The ‘America First’ Solution For Farmers and Hotels. Illegals take bad jobs. My critics/opponents never had to take bad jobs. But I did. I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970. If there had been as many illegals back then as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/02/america-first-solution-farm-workers-hotels-restaurants-h2b-h2a-visa-trump/
— Tim Walz Appears To Tell Supporters All Is Not Lost Because Trump Will Die Soon
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/02/tim-walz-trump-death-rumors/
DAILY WIRE
— Chicago Mayor Calls On Organized Labor To ‘Defend’ City From Trump. Under Mayor Brandon Johnson, Chicago experienced 572 homicides in 2024. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-mayor-calls-on-organized-labor-to-defend-city-from-trump
FOX NEWS
— Trump responds to critics with counterpunches across politics and ongoing culture wars. President targets Democratic governors, media figures and calls for charges against George Soros.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/why-trump-fights-everyone-and-he-going-too-far
— In WWIII, which countries will side with Russia and China against America?
https://www.foxnews.com/world/trump-claims-putin-xi-kim-conspiring-against-us-after-military-parade-china
— Chicago residents beg for more help as crime wreaks ‘havoc.’ How has Chicago crime impacted you? While I worked for IRS in Chicago, my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in 1971 and my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen in 1973. Both thefts had a big negative impact on me.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-residents-beg-more-help-crime-wreaks-havoc-more-top-headlines
NEWS BUSTERS
— Democrat leaders say Black women are among the hardest hit by Trump cuts. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. They all 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 I had.
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2025/09/02/ny-times-front-beyond-parody-black-women-are-among-hardest-hit
PJ MEDIA
— Back to Activism: Teachers’ Union Boycotts Target Over DEI
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/09/02/back-to-activism-teachers-union-boycotts-target-over-dei-n4943253
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/us/national-guard-chicago-trump-push-wwk
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/02/politics/appeals-court-ruling-trump-alien-enemies-act-deportations-unlawful
— In WWIII, which countries will side with China against America?
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/china-military-parade-xi-jinping-09-03-25-intl-hnk
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/politics/trump-china-xi-putin-kim-modi-analysis
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://apnews.com/article/trump-chicago-baltimore-law-enforcement-6d7c80258f17c3d679358467531f7e9d
NBC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly attack Trump’s health
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-rebuffs-health-speculation-golf-hand-bruise-biden-clinton-rcna228542
NEW YORK TIMES
— Mass Migration and Liberalism’s Fall
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/opinion/immigration-liberal-europe-merkel.html
WASHINGTON POST
— According to Democrat leaders, they can retaliate against Republicans, but Republicans leaders cannot retaliate against Democrats. My Democrat superiors in the federal government retaliated against me big time because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/02/fema-employees-leave-whistleblower-legal-complaint/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly attack Trump’s health
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/03/trump-health-media-coverage/b8889dd6-887a-11f0-895c-97bd39cbdc59_story.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/02/trump-administration-use-national-guard-la-violated-law-judge-rules/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect illegals
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/01/aggressive-immigration-enforcement-burnout-ice-agents/85859330007/
FORBES
— Careers and chance: How much control do you really have? If Oldsmobile had not agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint when I was 22 years old in 1971, my entire life would have been different. Because of that agreement, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted. Because I had accepted that offer, my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me. Because of that, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://www.forbesindia.com/article/insead/careers-and-chance-how-much-control-do-you-really-have/81963/1
AFGE
— I was a union member for almost 12 years. My critics/opponents have always used that against me. Most commonly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that because I was a union member, I was grossly overpaid. During that time, my salary increased from $19.37/hour to $112,280/year in today’s dollars. But during that time, I earned a job-related a) bachelor’s degree, b) master’s degree, and c) professional certification.
https://www.afge.org/article/trump-strips-more-federal-workers-of-their-negotiated-rights
https://www.afge.org/article/public-opposition-growing-in-response-to-trumps-attacks-on-our-public-institutions-labor-rights-and-personal-freedoms
ATLANTIC
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their judges to scold Trump
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/09/trump-national-guard-law-california/684084/
HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly attack Trump’s health
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marc-siegel-trump-health_n_68b7afb5e4b0e9fcc5f3235d
TIMES OF INDIA
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/international/trumps-terrified-ugly-clash-in-u-s-house-over-presidents-name-in-epstein-files-dems-explode/videoshow/123672340.cms
September 2, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat and RINO leaders want Pritzker to win in 2026. Failing that, they want an anti-Trump Republican candidate to win who is Democrat plant, Democrat Lite, RINO, if not anti-conservative, if not anti-Republican who rejects the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and/or other if not all of the planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/02/illinois-republicans-governor-ilgop-2028/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/02/outdoor-cannabis-cultivation-illinois/
ABC7
— Chicago-area residents celebrate Labor Day 2025 with parades. I have always been big on parades. I attended Bob Doles’ rally after he walked in Wheaton’s Independence Day Parade in 1996. SEE: https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/05/us/for-dole-upbeat-crowd-on-a-spirited-day.html At the 2000 Illinois Republican Party State Convention in Springfield, I encouraged George Ryan to encourage Bush/Cheney to walk in Wheaton’s 2000 Independence Day Parade. But my attending the Bush/Cheney rally before Naperville’s 2000 Labor Day Parade and my walking in that parade really got me going. SEE: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/09/05/no-ordinary-fling-in-naperville/ I ever-increasingly encouraged Republican candidates to walk in Wheaton Independence Day Parades. I served as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day Parades from 2005 until my critics/opponents ended that in 2021.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/labor-day-events-2025-chicago-area-residents-wrap-holiday-weekend-parades-festivals/17714451/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The marching bands got their work done early in Naperville, with the annual Labor Day parade. Thousands lined the course, watching the many community organizations marching by.)
NBC5
— At least 54 people shot, 7 fatally, during Labor Day weekend in Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/at-least-54-people-shot-7-fatally-during-labor-day-weekend-in-chicago/3818070/
FOX32
— Deadly weekend: Eight killed, 48 wounded over Labor Day weekend in Chicago, prompting Trump to threaten National Guard deployment. Chicago Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/labor-day-violence-chicago-prompts-trump-national-guard-warning
NORTHWEST HERALD
— More than 600 people attend Labor Day protest in McHenry. ‘Workers Over Billionaires’ one of many across Illinois, country.
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2025/09/01/more-than-600-people-attend-labor-day-protest-in-mchenry/
DAILY LINE
— Illinois Republicans light on candidates for statewide races in 2026 midterm
https://www.thedailyline.com/illinois-republicans-light-candidates-statewide-races-2026-midterm
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/02/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-581/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Tax Eaters in Search of Another Mass Transit Bailout
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/02/tax-eaters-in-search-of-another-mass-transit-bailout/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Nationwide Labor Day protests denounce billionaires in Trump’s orbit. Organizers are aiming to remind the country of Labor Day’s origins and emphasize workers’ rights. My critics/opponents look down on if not despise workers. I was a worker 1964-1997.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/09/01/nationwide-labor-day-protests-denounce-billionaires-trumps-orbit/
BREITBART
— Illinois Lt. Gov.: Trump Wants to Do ‘Aggressive Attack’ Here to ‘Provoke’ Reaction So They Can Federalize Troops
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/09/01/il-lt-gov-trump-wants-to-do-aggressive-attack-here-to-provoke-reaction-so-they-can-federalize-troops/
— Texas Trucking’s Silent Threat: Non-English Speaking Drivers Surge as Crashes Mount Nationwide
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2025/09/01/texas-truckings-silent-threat-non-english-speaking-drivers-surge-as-crashes-mount-nationwide/
— Chicago Alderman: Trump’s Trying to Use ‘Violence’ Here
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/09/01/chicago-alderman-trumps-trying-to-use-violence-here/
— Chicago Alderman on Shootings in City: Trump ‘Exacerbated’ Inner City Violence
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/09/01/chicago-alderman-on-shootings-in-city-trump-exacerbated-inner-city-violence/
— Trump’s policies spark protests in multiple US cities on Labor Day
https://www.breitbart.com/news/president-donald-trumps-policies-spark-protests-in-multiple-us-cities-on-labor-day/
— Trump Administration Suspends U.S. Visas for Palestinian Passport Holders
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2025/09/01/trump-administration-suspends-u-s-visas-for-palestinian-passport-holders/
COLLEGE FIX
— FBI probes slew of nationwide false campus shooter reports tied to online group
https://www.thecollegefix.com/fbi-probes-slew-of-nationwide-false-campus-shooter-reports-tied-to-online-group/
EPOCH TIMES
— Why Can’t Teens Get Jobs? While I was a Crete-Monee High School student 1962-1966, UIC student 1966-1968, and NIU student 1969-1970, few of my classmates had jobs. But I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970. My critics/opponents have always used my taking the aforesaid jobs against me. They make it clear that they would never had stooped to take the aforesaid jobs. They hint/imply/argue/shout that my taking the aforesaid jobs proves that I am a loser. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents had the most money.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/why-cant-teens-get-jobs-5897482
FOX NEWS
— Judge halts Trump admin’s effort to deport Guatemalan children
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6378087284112
NEWSMAX
— Trump: Bring Back Insane Asylums, House Mentally Ill
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mentally-ill-insane-asylums-donald-trump/2025/09/01/id/1224673/
— Insurrection Act Gives Trump Power to Deploy Guard. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Criminals and illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-deploytroops-insurrectionact/2025/09/01/id/1224681/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5480608-may-day-strong-labor-protest/
NBC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2efnUi0f3A
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/chicagoans-want-help-tackling-crime-but-with-different-approach-than-trump-s-crackdown-246363205702
CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/01/politics/video/the-lead-juliana-stratton-chicago-national-guard-president-trump-tapper
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/02/politics/trump-national-guard-epstein-russia-ukraine-china-senate-analysis
https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/the-arena-with-kasie-hunt/episodes/34cb4784-6cdf-11f0-995b-5fc5837b209c
REUTERS
— China’s Xi convenes ‘Axis of Upheaval’ in Beijing, sidelining Trump. In WWIII, which countries will side with China against America?
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/chinas-xi-convenes-axis-upheaval-beijing-sidelining-trump-2025-09-02/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://apnews.com/video/anti-trump-protests-held-in-chicago-e2fb17c619a64478bab5d0c63cf913cf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxCxn5BVBY0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-1vsob2slg
NEW YORK TIMES
— Labor Day Protests Denounce Trump While Supporting Workers. The demonstrations were part of the continuing effort by Trump opponents to try to pressure his administration, even if many events were modest in size. My critics/opponents look down on if not despise workers. I was a worker 1964-1997.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/us/trump-labor-day-protests.html
— Young and Old Are Facing Off for Jobs. For White male non-veterans, it is up-or-out. For White male non-veteran federal employees, they are out if they do not make GS-13 ($117,807/year) by age 25, GS-14 ($139,211/year) by age 30, GS-15 ($163,749/year) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($195,200/year)by age 40. Extremely few White male non-veteran federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.
https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/21/business/21age.html
— Fine-Tune Your Feed and Get News You Can Use. My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading the newsletters. Failing that, they want me to stop including links in the newsletters to articles that promote planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject. Most commonly, they reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/technology/personaltech/apple-google-news-customize.html
— A Guide to Repaying Your Student Loans. If you had to work your way through college like me, what if you had gotten a student loan? If I had gotten a student loan my GPA would have been higher. Instead of studying, I spent far too many hours washing dishes, delivering mail, working for IRS, and working for GAO.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/student-loan-repayment-options.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Nationwide Labor Day protests denounce billionaires in Trump’s orbit. Organizers are aiming to remind the country of Labor Day’s origins and emphasize workers’ rights. My critics/opponents look down on if not despise workers. I was a worker 1964-1997.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/09/01/nationwide-labor-day-protests-denounce-billionaires-trumps-orbit/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Hidden cost of EV ownership: high insurance premiums
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-08-28/insurance-premiums-hike-up-the-price-of-evs
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rahm Emanuel: We Have Met the Enemy and He Isn’t Us. Can Americans stop fighting each other long enough to appreciate the threat from China?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/we-have-met-the-enemy-and-he-isnt-us-b3faa55c
— Remember the Children of Annunciation. Don’t let yourself grow numb. School shootings are a horror we can’t accept.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/remember-the-children-of-annunciation-add5b127?mod=opinion_lead_pos8
— You Can’t Work Your Way Through College Anymore. I would not have been able to work my way through college and graduate debt-free in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE a) if my parents had not provided me with room and board 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester in 1969, and the summer of 1969 and b) if I had not worked for the Post Office part-time during the school years and full-time during the summers 1966-1969.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-cant-work-your-way-through-college-anymore-1521239612
FORBES
— OK Boomers, About That Working-Through-College Thing. I would not have been able to work my way through college and graduate debt-free in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE a) if my parents had not provided me with room and board 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester in 1969, and the summer of 1969 and b) if I had not worked for the Post Office part-time during the school years and full-time during the summers 1966-1969.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickwwatson/2019/12/09/ok-boomers-about-that-working-through-college-thing/
— Many Small Businesses Are Finding It Harder To Hire Workers. My big employers included GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, Post Office, and SS Kresge.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/edwardsegal/2021/10/28/many-small-businesses-are-finding-it-harder-to-hire-workers-new-poll/
WALLET HUB
— 50% of people don’t think it’s realistic for the average American to expect to retire comfortably. Starting when I was 18 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents have envied my earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension and the federal government paying 72% of my health insurance and paying 72% of my wife’s health insurance since 1978. Their envy worsened when I became eligible for early retirement and a $25,000 buyout when I was 45 in 1993. Their envy worsened more when I took early retirement when I was 49 in 1997. In my defense, I stress that I worked for the Post Office for almost 3 years, I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, and that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those a) who have made it clear that they would never stoop to take a federal job and/or b) who lacked qualifications for federal jobs.
https://wallethub.com/blog/retirement-savings-survey/133047
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Retirement doubt. 50% of people don’t think it’s realistic for the average American to expect to retire comfortably. Americans worry about retirement. Nearly 2 in 5 people feel anxious when thinking about retirement. Many people lack a plan. More than 1 in 4 Americans don’t have a retirement plan. Many people may never retire. 43% of people say they expect to work until they die. Debt takes precedence. Most Americans (53%) think paying off debt is more important than making retirement contributions. Dependency risk. More than 1 in 4 Americans are counting on family members to support them financially when they retire.)
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Not College Material. I was not viewed as being college material. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class. I washed dishes during my junior and senior years and the summer in between. I could not run because I had a bone disease. My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness.
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/just-visiting/not-college-material
KEEN ON AMERICA
— Wealthy Families Game the College Admission Process. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college.
https://keenon.substack.com/p/the-hypocrisy-of-trumps-war-on-universities
AMERICA MAGAZINE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2025/09/01/pope-leo-meets-with-father-james-martin-seen-as-a-sign-of-support-for-ministry-with-l-g-b-t-q-catholics/
HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders attack Trump’s health
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-health-questions-garrett-graff_n_68b65715e4b0cd019d229af8