Attacking federal facilities is an act of war. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DHS requests military deployment to Illinois to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel and facilities.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-today-illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-speak-monday-border-patrol-federal-agents-detain-people-downtown/17902579/
— 4 protesters charged after clash at Broadview ICE facility
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-today-protesters-expected-return-broadview-facility-weekend-clashes/17902425/
— YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle Trump lawsuit
https://abc7chicago.com/post/youtube-pay-245-million-settle-president-donald-trump-lawsuit/17906003/
NBC5
— DHS requests 100 military personnel be sent to Illinois for ICE protection.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/dhs-requests-100-military-personnel-be-sent-to-illinois-for-ice-protection-pritzker-says-ice-pritzker-trump/3831059/
CBS2
— Trump administration seeking to deploy 100 troops to protect ICE in Illinois
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/gov-pritzker-address-deployment-federal-agents-chicago/
WTTW
— Trump administration intends to deploy 100 “military troops” to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/09/29/broadview-police-investigating-report-ice-agent-firing-chemical-munition-reporter-least
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Feds seeking to deploy military to Illinois to protect ICE agents
YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle Pres. Trump lawsuit
— Five people facing federal charges stemming from Broadview immigration protests
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/29/four-charged-broadview-immigration-protests/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump administration asks for 100 ‘military troops’ to deploy in Illinois to protect ICE.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/29/pritzker-dhs-will-deploy-100-military-troops-to-illinois-citing-need-to-protect-ice-officers
— Judge detains man caught with gun outside ICE facility: ‘Who brings a loaded firearm to an ICE protest?’
The feds have used the arrest of Ray Collins and Jocelyne Robledo to argue that ICE agents have been endangered by the ongoing protests.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/29/feds-charge-four-following-ice-protests-in-broadview-including-2-carrying-guns-with-lawful-permits
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats announce plan to fill state House 42 vacancy
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250929/local-politics/democrats-announce-plan-to-fill-state-house-42-vacancy/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DHS aims to deploy 100 military troops to guard ICE operations here.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/pritzker-says-dhs-requested-troops-deployed-illinois
— Medicaid cuts will deepen a growing strain on ERs treating gunshots. DD: The Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more poverty and more crime.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/medicaid-cuts-deepen-strain-ers-treating-gunshots-study
WBBM
— GOP gubernatorial candidate Ted Dabrowski criticizes Pritzker while backing federal operations in Chicago
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/dabrowski-criticizes-pritzker-while-backing-feds-in-chicago
https://www.audacy.com/wxrt/news/local/dabrowski-criticizes-pritzker-while-backing-feds-in-chicago
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican gubernatorial candidate Ted Dabrowski is voicing support for federal immigration enforcement in Chicago, while taking aim at Governor JB Pritzker’s handling of the issue. At a press conference in DuPage County, where he also picked up endorsements from former DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan, former state Rep. Jeanne Ives, and former state Rep. Tom Morrison, Dabrowski was asked about armed federal agents patrolling downtown as part of the Department of Homeland Security’s “Operation Midway Blitz.” Dabrowski said he believes state leaders should work with federal authorities instead of opposing them. “I really wish the governor would cooperate with the federal authorities so that we don’t have to have federal authorities running around chasing people,” Dabrowski said. “By not cooperating with the federal authorities, we’re creating more of a mess.” He also accused Pritzker of inflaming tensions around the federal presence. “I think the governor’s words have been fomenting violence and fomenting these agitators to get even more fired up. I wish Governor Pritz would come out and say, stop, we do not want violence. We will not attack our federal authorities. They’re doing their work,” Dabrowski said. The Wilmette Republican tied his criticism to his campaign pledge to repeal Illinois’ sanctuary state law, arguing the state should prioritize residents over what he called “billions of welcoming dollars” for new arrivals. Dabrowski, president of the conservative policy group Wirepoints, entered the 2026 GOP primary earlier this month as the early fundraising leader. He faces a likely challenge from former state Sen. Darren Bailey, the GOP’s 2022 nominee, along with DuPage County Sheriff Jim Mendrick and Lake Forest resident Joe Severino.)
WBEZ
— Trump administration asks for 100 ‘military troops’ to deploy in Illinois to protect ICE
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/09/29/gov-pritzker-dhs-100-national-guard-troops-illinois-ice-agents
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Ever-increasingly, according to Democrat leaders, everything that Trump does in harmful.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/southern-illinois-democratic-county-chairs-association-convene-to-address-harmful-impacts-of-trump-administration-on-rural-communities-86682.cfm
CHICAGO CRUSADER
— Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Kirk.
https://chicagocrusader.com/a-requiem-for-free-speech/
CITIES 92.9
— Former state lawmakers endorse, donors support GOP candidate Dabrowski
https://www.cities929.com/2025/09/29/watch-former-state-lawmakers-endorse-donors-support-gop-candidate-dabrowski/
WSPY
— Hundreds remember Charlie Kirk at Yorkville memorial
https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/hundreds-remember-charlie-kirk-at-yorkville-memorial/article_1f8c2509-ae55-4046-8e81-eec4671ecaca.html
WAND TV
— Pritzker says that the Trump administration is arresting people ‘simply for the way they look’
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/pritzker-furious-trump-administration-is-arresting-people-simply-for-the-way-they-look/article_a0ac44f4-b679-4fad-8ddb-bfa4248161fd.html
— YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle lawsuit over Trump’s account suspension after Jan. 6 attack. Google’s YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump over his 2021 account suspension following the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/googles-youtube-to-pay-24-5-million-to-settle-2021-lawsuit-by-donald-trump-over/article_5fa75a98-ac54-5b95-ac53-12c76b035254.html
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Homeland Security Wants 100 Troops To Help Protect ICE Agents In Illinois.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/29/feds-want-to-send-in-troops-to-protect-ice-agents-in-illinois-pritzker-says/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-392/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals.
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/29/what-the-state-ag-could-do-about-recalcitrant-sheriffs-if-he-was-so-inclined/
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/29/ice-coverage-roundup/
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-600/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
TED DABROWSKI
— Business donor base supporting Dabrowski campaign
https://mailchi.mp/tedforillinois/tedannouncement-293?e=8d00c38215
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Former state lawmakers endorse, donors support GOP candidate Dabrowski. DD: Even though I did not get a media advisory, I attended this event.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_b482fae5-201c-45e1-8c50-5908933dce3c.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While Gov. J.B. Pritzker remains unchallenged in the 2026 Democratic Party primary, Republican candidates for governor are lining up support. Former state Reps. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, and Tom Morrison, R-Palatine, announced their endorsements of former Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski on Monday. Ives supported former state Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, in 2022 but said there is a better option in 2026. “No one knows the issues better than Ted, and subsequently, nobody is better positioned to attract independent suburban voters on the merits of who can do better for Illinois families,” Ives said. Morrison said Dabrowski is the candidate who can win. “For the past 15 years I’ve known Ted, and whether I was in office or out, I’ve been so grateful for his insights and understanding and how to get Illinois on the new and better path that we’re capable of and that we deserve if we get the right leadership,” Morrison said. Ives, Morrison and former DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan endorsed Dabrowski at a press conference in Wheaton. Dabrowski also announced several six-figure donors to his campaign. Uline CEO Richard Uihlein and Madison Dearborn co-founder James Perry donated $250,000 each to Ted for Illinois. Investor Noel Moore gave $125,000 and five others gave $100,000 each. The Republican nominee will likely face a significant financial disadvantage against incumbent Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Ives said she believes Dabrowski can win his first attempt at public office, even though Pritzker is a billionaire with the political infrastructure and backing of the Democratic Party of Illinois, which was built by former Illinois House Speaker and DPI Chairman Michael Madigan. “Madigan’s headed to prison. We know it’s a David vs. Goliath fight, but we’re already meeting with people around the state that have had it with Governor Pritzker,” Ives said, pointing out that “David won!” In 2018, Ives challenged incumbent Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner in the Republican primary and lost. Bailey launched his second gubernatorial run last week after falling to Pritzker in the 2022 general election. Concerned Parents of Illinois founder Kristina McCloy said she is supporting Bailey and his running mate, Cook County Republican chairman Aaron Del Mar. “If you are tired of watching Illinois sink under radical ideologies and leadership, then this is your team. Darren Bailey and Aaron Del Mar are the fighters that Illinois family needs,” McCloy said. DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick and Lake Forest businessman Joe Severino are also seeking the GOP nomination. Mendrick is endorsed by sheriffs in Iroquois, Jefferson and Macon counties as well as by Carol Stream Mayor Frank Saverino. Mendrick’s running mate is U.S. Army veteran Robert Renteria.)
MCHENRY CPOUNTY BLOG
— Uihlein and Other Large Donors Backing Ted Dabrowski for Governor over Darin Bailey
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/29/uihlein-and-other-large-donors-backing-ted-dabrowski-for-governor-over-darin-bailey/
— McHenry County Board Member Carl Kamienski Absolutely Against Reinstating the Ten Million in Real Estate Taxes Eliminated by Shifting Mental Health Financing to Sales Tax
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/29/mchenry-county-board-member-carl-kamienski-absolutely-against-reinstating-the-ten-million-in-real-estate-taxes-eliminated-by-shifting-mental-health-financing-to-sales-tax/
— One-Word Descriptions of Illinois and Other States
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/28/one-word-descriptions-of-illinois-and-other-states/
— Honoring Charlie Kirk in Fox River Grove
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/28/honoring-charlie-kirk-in-fox-river-grove/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— My critics/opponents ever-increasingly do not want me to promote their events, to attend their events, and to report on their events. Ever-increasingly they have their operatives and their dupes try to stop me from speaking with anyone at their events. Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all of their problems, for all of my problems, for all of your problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. Should I start writing about my critics/opponents and their operatives and their dupes? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DD: Illinois Review blasts Proft, Ives, Dabrowski, Bailey, and Keyes
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/09/uihleins-250k-bet-on-dabrowski-follows-costly-losses-that-ushered-in-pritzker-era.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHJINGTON TIMES
— NYC Mayor Adams’ exit from race puts sharper focus on Democrats’ Mamdani conundrum
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/29/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-exit-race-puts-sharper-focus-democrats-mamdani/
AMERICAN NEWS WIRE
— Federal troops arrive in downtown Chicago as racist mayor rages
https://americanwirenews.com/federal-troops-arrive-in-downtown-chicago-as-racist-mayor-rages/
BREITBART
— Border Patrol Flexes with Show of Force in Chicago, Facing Protests & Democrat Rhetoric Fomenting Violence Against ICE
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/09/29/border-patrol-flexes-with-show-of-force-in-chicago-facing-protests-democrat-rhetoric-fomenting-violence-against-ice/amp/
— ICE Names 30 Politicians on ‘Unhinged Crusade’ to Protect Illegal Aliens, Including Govs Walz, Pritzker, Newsom
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/09/29/ice-names-30-politicians-on-unhinged-crusade-to-protect-illegal-aliens-including-govs-walz-pritzker-newsom/
— Trump’s Administration Invests $625 Million in U.S. Coal Industry
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/29/president-trumps-administration-invests-625-million-in-critical-u-s-coal-industry/amp/
FOX NEWS
— Rep. Omar said Charlie Kirk’ has no legacy to honor, accuses him of spouting White supremacy
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6380309752112
— Zohran Mamdani commits to more than $100M for immigrant legal defense services
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6380258017112
— Chicago anti-ICE agitator faces federal charges after threatening to ‘kill’ agent. Paul Ivery allegedly participated in protests outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Ill., over the weekend.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-anti-ice-agitator-faces-federal-charges-after-threatening-kill-agent
NEWSMAX
— Dem Sens Blast Hegseth Over ‘Risky’ Meet With Top Brass
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/pete-hegseth-tammy-duckworth-maziehirono/2025/09/29/id/1228349/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote their illegals.
https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/miami-suburbs-once-vibrant-housing-scene-is-hit-by-exodus-of-migrants-0a2064bf
POLITICO
— Pritzker blasts plan for National Guard deployment to Chicago. Illinois officials condemn “militarized force” as unconstitutional and politically motivated.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/29/jackbooted-thugs-pritzker-blasts-plan-for-national-guard-deployment-00585709
DAILY KOS
— DD: The hate-filled Trump-hating Pritzker ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/29/2346096/-JB-Pritzker-isn-t-mincing-words-on-Trump-s-Chicago-invasion
Tag: federal
September 29, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CAPITOL FAX
— MEDIA ADVISORY: Former State Reps Ives and Morrison, and Former DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan to Endorse Dabrowski for Governor. DD: I did not receive this media advisory. I learned of it from Capitol Fax this morning.
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/29/selected-press-releases-live-updates-302/
(FROM THE MEDIA ADVISORY: Wilmette, IL – Former State Representative Jeanne Ives will endorse Ted Dabrowski for Governor at her office in Wheaton. Ives, who endorsed Darren Bailey in 2022, will detail her work with Dabrowski for the last 13 years and why she trusts Ted to lead Illinois. Joining Ives in endorsing Dabrowski will be former State Representative Tom Morrison. Both Ives and Morrison, who served together in the Illinois House of Representatives, worked to bring about commonsense fiscal policy to Illinois. In that work, Dabrowski provided important research on pensions, property taxes and education. Bob Grogan, former DuPage County Auditor, will join Ives and Morrison in endorsing Dabrowski. Grogan was a statewide Republican candidate for treasurer and currently provides expertise to local governments on financial controls and audits. WHO: Jeanne Ives, Tom Morrison, Bob Grogan, and Ted Dabrowski WHAT: Press Conference: Key Endorsements of Ted Dabrowski for Governor WHERE: Breakthrough Ideas, 703 Warrenville Rd., Wheaton, IL 60189 Streamed live on Facebook.com/TedForIllinois/
WHEN: Monday, September 29, 2025 11:00 AM (CT)
ABC7
— 4 dead, 12 hurt in Chicago weekend shootings
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-sept-26-to-29/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTIRE: DD: Anticipate/expect that anti-conservatives will ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Kirk.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/29/charlie-kirk-teachers-social-media/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat and RINO colleges and employers prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/29/new-h-1b-visa-fee-could-upend-foreign-worker-program-for-local-businesses-universities/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly unite women and minorities against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/29/column-immigration-reform-escobar-salazar-statesmanship-shaw/
— The CTA has become a rolling symbol of abdication. Riders don’t feel safe.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/29/opinion-chicago-crime-cta-federal-intervention/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/09/29/youth-survey-better-chicago-immigration-mental-health-absenteeism-safe-spaces-beth-swanson
— DD: Did you get any scholarships? I did not. My critics/opponents have always used that against me.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2025/09/29/hope-chicago-college-scholarships-2-600-cps-graduates-four-high-schools-one-more-class-chicago-public-schools
DAILY HERALD
— Faith & Blue comes to Montgomery church Oct. 3
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250929/submitted-content/faith-blue-comes-to-montgomery-church-oct-3/
NORTHWEST HERALD
— Peaceful response to Charlie Kirk’s murder a stark contrast
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2025/09/28/letter-peaceful-response-to-charlie-kirks-murder-a-stark-contrast/
(FROM THE LETTER: Charlie was a frequent visitor to McHenry County. Many locals, including myself, were honored to have met and spoken with him. McHenry County’s own Gary Rabine is said to have been instrumental in helping him launch Turning Point USA.)
25 NEWS NOW
— DD: Pritzker and Duckworth ever-increasingly protect their illegals.
https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/09/29/pritzker-duckworth-denounce-feds-show-force-chicago-area-mass-deportation/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Michigan police ID shooter who killed 4, wounded 8 after opening fire at Mormon church
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/28/multiple-victims-shot-mormon-church-michigan-shooter-police-say/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Cop Killer Assata Shakur Eulogized
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/cop-killer-assata-shakur-eulogized
NEW YORK POST
— Charlie Kirk’s murder unmasks the myth of the dangerous evangelical. Leftists have ominously warned for a decade one group of people represent a unique threat to the American experiment: conservative evangelicals.
https://nypost.com/2025/09/28/opinion/charlie-kirks-murder-unmasks-the-myth-of-the-dangerous-evangelical/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Federal troops arrive in downtown Chicago as racist mayor rages
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/09/29/federal-troops-arrive-in-downtown-chicago-as-racist-mayor-rages-1588607/
BREITBART
— In Comments on Buttigieg, Kamala Reveals Contempt for America
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/28/pollak-in-comments-on-buttigieg-kamala-reveals-contempt-for-america/amp/
FOX NEWS
— DHS releases images of firearms taken from Chicago anti-ICE protesters. Federal authorities investigate apparent explosive device found near detention facility.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/dhs-releases-images-firearms-taken-from-chicago-anti-ice-protesters
— NY Times’ Nikole Hannah-Jones calls public mourning for Charlie Kirk ‘unsettling.’ The 1619 Project author accused some Democrats and centrists of honoring Kirk’s ‘extremist’ views. DD: My critics/opponents have always painted me as being an extremist.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/ny-times-nikole-hannah-jones-calls-public-mourning-charlie-kirk-unsettling
— What will be Tyler Robinson’s defense strategy? Experts weigh in on accused Charlie Kirk assassin. Tyler Robinson’s new lawyer must navigate mountain of evidence and potential death penalty charges.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/what-will-be-tyler-robinsons-defense-strategy-experts-weigh-accused-charlie-kirk-assassin
ICE
— Working for ICE DD: Would ICE want to hire me? SEE: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/833846200 I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year. I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year. I became a Certified Public Accountant, Internal Auditor, Fraud Examiner, Government Financial Manager, Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant. I earned master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.ice.gov/careers
TOWNHALL
— DEI-Run University of Arizona Acting Like the Mob Toward Professor Who Objected to Discrimination DD: I objected to political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination in the federal government. I have always objected to race and gender based preference giving.
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2025/09/29/dei-run-university-of-arizona-acting-like-the-mob-towards-professor-who-objected-to-the-discrimination-n2664099
— Are the Rulers of Dearborn ‘American’?
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2025/09/29/are-the-rulers-of-dearborn-american-n2664092
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A video of an Islamic march featuring thousands of black and hijab-clad Muslims chanting “Allah” and a bunch of gibberish through the streets of Dearborn, Michigan that looks like it could have been filmed in any random Middle Eastern Muslim country went viral and drew outrage on X last week. The account that posted it included a call for Tom Homan’s ICE to deal with the problem by going in and deporting illegals. It’s a justifiable sentiment, but good luck with that. Shockingly, almost 60,000 of the approximately 105,000 residents of Dearborn are of Middle Eastern or North African ancestry. Almost all of those are Arab American Muslims. The problem for the poster, and for anyone else who thinks deporting illegals is the solution to what ails us, is that almost all of them are lawful citizens of the United States, a product of Arab immigration that began almost 100 ago and intensified by waves of refugee resettlements from decades of Middle Eastern conflicts caused in no small part, ironically, by American intervention overseas. Given the numbers, it should be no surprise to find the city run by Muslims. As conservative commentator Matt Walsh pointed out in another viral post: “The mayor of Dearborn, Michigan is Abdullah Hammoud. The guy running against him in the mayoral race is Nagi Almudhegi. The mayor’s chief of staff is Zaineb A. Hussein. The police chief is Issa Shahin. He oversees the commander of the patrol division, Madou Bazzi. The public health director is Ali Abazeed. Don’t forget city council members Kamal Alsawafy and Mustapha Hammoud.” If you are one of the tens of thousands of non-Muslim residents left in the city, you will still be greeted at 6 am in the morning and four other times throughout the day by the Muslim call to prayer broadcast on loudspeaker. For now at least you can complain, like this lady did, but the Muslim-run city council will tell you to pound sand. If you don’t like that a street was renamed after a Hezbollah terrorist, you will not only be told to pound sand, you will be called an Islamaphobe and told you aren’t welcome in the city you grew up in. Yes, technically the rulers of Dearborn are ‘American.’ They and most of their co-religionist voters have the citizenship and naturalization papers saying so, and thus are just as much a citizen of this country as you or me. But is this what the founders envisioned for the country they birthed through blood almost 250 years ago? If Thomas Jefferson could have looked into the future and seen Arabic flags and Islamic chants and hijab-clad women marching through an American street, would he have set things up differently? Trying to normalize a situation ordinary people rightly are disgusted by, ‘Republican’ pollster Frank Luntz embarrassingly quoted part of a letter penned by George Washington as proof that the founders wanted Muslims to, according to Luntz, “find welcome in America.” “If they are good workmen, they may be of Asia, Africa, or Europe,” Washington wrote. “They may be Mohammedans, Jews, or Christians of any sect, or they may be Atheists.” Luntz’s contention was easily ripped to shreds by anyone who bothered to post the entire letter, which was simply correspondence from Washington to a friend in Baltimore asking him to facilitate the purchase of some skilled labor that was purportedly on a ship headed there. Indeed, the idea that our founders – the ones who in 1790 when immigration policy was first discussed limited naturalization to only “free white persons” of “good moral character” who had lived in America for at least two years – would applaud the streets of Dearborn being overrun with chanting Muslims carrying Arabic flags is laughable on its face. On the contrary, if the dead could move they would be turning over in their graves. Still, the founders did recognize the need for immigration, and since 1790 there has been plenty of it. Interestingly, the massive waves from Europe that happened in the 1840s and the 1880s-1920s were opposed by nativists who argued that the Irish, the Germans, the Poles, and the Italians were going to ruin the country. In hindsight, it wasn’t really much of a concern though, because those people had enough in common with the original Anglo-Saxon stock to completely assimilate in a generation or two at most, which is exactly what happened. (We fought against Germany in two world wars, but have you heard anyone complain about ‘those damned Germans’ lately?) Leftists like to cite opposition to these European waves as evidence that conservatives are stupid to oppose the current non-white immigration from Third World hellholes we’re experiencing today, but, as Dearborn has proven, it’s apples and oranges. Extrapolate that over the next few decades at the immigration rate Democrats would have us endure and you’ll get hundreds if not thousands of places just like Dearborn, Michigan or Minneapolis, Minnesota, where Somalis have their own country within a country. The Great Replacement Theory isn’t just a theory, it’s a fact. Leftists hate white people and want them to become a minority in every place they are currently a majority. You may think race doesn’t or shouldn’t matter at all, but they certainly think it does. Now, I’m not in any way arguing for a white nationalist state or the removal or persecution of legal minorities. America should always include minority populations who assimilate, love this country, and want to contribute to its success. However, there is something to be said for an immigration policy, one similar to the one that helped America prosper right up to 1965, that keeps whites from becoming a minority in the country their ancestors founded. An immigration and naturalization policy that allowed Dearborn, Michigan to become what it is now is inherently flawed and should be scrapped and reworked from the ground up. The future of Western Civilization, the vehicle that gave the world most of the progress, freedom, and standard of living it enjoys today, absolutely depends on it.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/5523866-affirmative-action-supreme-court-ruling/
YAHOO
— Trump Signs Directive Targeting Domestic Terrorism After Charlie Kirk Assassination
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-signs-directive-targeting-domestic-210041353.html
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use “right-wing” and “conservative” as pejoratives.
https://www.aol.com/news/charlie-kirk-wing-activist-just-204245372.html
— Thinking about college? DD: My father often decried his not having a college degree. When I was 15 years old in 1964, even though I was not viewed as being college material, I set my sights on earning a bachelor’s degree in business from UIC. I took a job washing dishes in Chicago Heights and saved all the money that I could to buy a new car to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC. I took college preparatory courses at Crete-Monee High School, got an ACT score of 24, and graduated in the upper 20% of my class. UIC accepted me in 1966. I worked part-time during the school years and full-time during the summers for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. I transferred to NIU in 1969 and graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in business and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1970.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/thinking-college-heres-attend-upcoming-084020683.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— At Least 4 Dead in Attack on Michigan Church. The police said they believed the attacker opened fire on the congregation and intentionally set fire to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints building near Flint. The shooter died after exchanging fire with police officers, officials said.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/28/us/grand-blanc-shooting-church-michigan
— Greene, Straying From Trump, Reflects an Emerging MAGA Split. The right-wing Republican congresswoman from Georgia has grown disillusioned with her own party and with President Trump, and increasingly willing to say so. DD: Democrats and RINOs use “right-wing” and “conservative” as pejoratives.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/us/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-maga-split.html
— DD: Anticipate/expect that anti-conservatives will ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Kirk.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/us/charlie-kirk-free-speech.html
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/business/india-h1b-visa-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: With Scant Information, Federal Workers Brace for Possible Shutdown. After a tumultuous year of staffing cuts, government employees now face the prospect of going without pay — or facing even more layoffs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/us/politics/federal-government-shutdown-trump.html
— What Was Lost: Former Federal Workers on the Cost of the Cuts. In interviews, two dozen former federal workers from across the country shared what they left behind and what they face next. DD: When my Democrat GAO superiors used Gingrich budget cuts to force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, they flushed down their toilets a) my almost 18 years of experience working for GAO, b) my almost 9 years of experience working for IRS, c) what I learned earning master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, d) what I leaned becoming a certified public accountant, internal auditor, fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic account, and e) becoming a licensed CPA.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/09/27/us/federal-workers-trump-layoffs.html
USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders ask “Will Charlie Kirk’s assassination fuel a conservative wave?” and say “Watch this election. This year’s Virginia governor’s race will test whether outrage over Charlie Kirk’s death will galvanize Gen-Z conservatives to vote.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/27/charlie-kirk-virginia-election-gop-youth/86351269007/
DISPATCH
— Men, Give Colleges a Chance. DD: My father often decried his not having a college degree. When I was 15 years old in 1964, even though I was not viewed as being college material, I set my sights on earning a bachelor’s degree in business from UIC. I took a job washing dishes in Chicago Heights and saved all the money that I could to buy a new car to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC. I took college preparatory courses at Crete-Monee High School, got an ACT score of 24, and graduated in the upper 20% of my class. UIC accepted me in 1966. I worked part-time during the school years and full-time during the summers for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. I transferred to NIU in 1969 and graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in business and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1970.
https://thedispatch.com/article/men-give-colleges-a-chance/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Charlie Kirk, Free Speech and the Right. Republicans target a foolish professor in a South Dakota case. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government targeted me for my opposition to their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS 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.wsj.com/opinion/charlie-kirk-free-speech-and-the-right-2b60b73c
— The Justice Department sues over a program that attempts to recruit ‘teachers of color.’ DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/grow-your-own-means-discriminate-by-race-f7f4bb3b
MONDAQ
— Despite Laws Intended To Prevent It, Age Discrimination Abounds In 2025. Despite the establishment of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) in 1967, today, almost three-quarters (74 percent) of older Americans think their age could be a barrier to getting a job. DD: Democrats and RINOs use age discrimination to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/employee-rights-labour-relations/1683766/despite-laws-intended-to-prevent-it-age-discrimination-abounds-in-2025
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters ever-increasing promote more hatred against Kirk because he promoted equal opportunity, that is, because he opposed race and gender based preference giving.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/free-speech/2025/09/29/kirk-hero-civil-discourse-or-fount-division
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2025/09/29/defense-distasteful-faculty-speech-opinion
— Democrats leaders use minority and female college affinity programs to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/diversity/race-ethnicity/2025/09/29/students-alumni-rally-keep-cut-affinity-programs-alive
NEW YORKER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly work harder to infiltrate, infest, conquer, and destroy religion. How successful have Democrat leaders been in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-politics-of-faith-after-charlie-kirk
DAILY KOS
— DD: Virtually all government employees are Democrats or RINOs. In 1966, I was one of the last Republicans who the Post Office hired. In 1971, I was one of the last Republicans who IRS hired. In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans who GAO hired.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/28/2345622/-Republican-push-for-tips-on-Charlie-Kirk-posts-drives-firings-of-public-workers
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— Oklahoma to establish Turning Point USA chapter at every school in the state in wake of Charlie Kirk shooting. DD: Who is leading the effort to establish a Turning Point USA chapter in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15143383/Oklahoma-Turning-Point-USA-Charlie-Kirk.html
SKY NEWS
— Charlie Kirk’s movement is growing in the wake of his assassination – as is the chasm in US politics
https://news.sky.com/story/charlie-kirks-movement-is-growing-in-the-wake-of-his-assassination-as-is-the-chasm-in-us-politics-13438530
WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Socialists say that “ICE agents brutalize protesters, retaliate against Broadview, Illinois.”
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/09/29/ctoc-s29.html
September 28, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Federal agents detain multiple people in downtown Chicago. Broadview police are investigating an alleged attack on TV news reporter near an ICE facility.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-today-federal-immigration-agents-border-patrol-boat-seen-downtown-live/17899424/
— At least 10 shot, 2 fatally, at Michigan church set on fire by the gunman. Police said the shooting erupted during a packed service.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/mormon-church-shooting-multiple-people-shot-michigan-shooter-is-down-grand-blanc-police-say/17898631/
NBC5
— Armed Border Patrol agents patrol downtown Chicago, drawing mayoral criticism. The administration has pledged to send more federal assets to cities amid protests against ICE enforcement operations.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/armed-border-patrol-agents-patrol-downtown-chicago-drawing-mayoral-criticism/3830594/
CBS2
— Criminal investigation launched after feds fire pepper ball at CBS Chicago reporter’s truck
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/feds-fire-pepper-ball-at-cbs-chicago-reporters-truck/
FOX32
— Northwestern University students barred from enrolling after refusing antisemitism training
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/northwestern-antisemitism-training-students
WTTW
— Armed Federal Agents in Tactical Gear Patrol Downtown Chicago as Immigration Crackdown Escalates
https://news.wttw.com/2025/09/28/armed-federal-agents-tactical-gear-patrol-downtown-chicago-immigration-crackdown
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In show of force, dozens of armed federal immigration agents patrol downtown Chicago
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/28/immigration-agents-patrol-downtown/
— How we captured this photo of protesters trying to block a vehicle exiting an ICE facility in Broadview. Plus 21 photos from this week in news.
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago; top border official says arrests based on ‘how they look.’ The immigration agents were spotted making arrests in downtown Chicago and River North neighborhood early Sunday.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/28/ice-agents-spotted-downtown-on-michigan-avenue-along-chicago-river
— How we captured this photo of protesters trying to block a vehicle exiting an ICE facility in Broadview. Plus 21 photos from this week in news.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/photography/2025/09/28/broadview-ice-how-we-captured-photo-protesters-trying-block-vehicle-exiting
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Ives to endorse Dabrowski at her headquarters Monday, September 29, at 11:00 AM
http://www.gopillinois.com
MARK GLENNON
— Separate protesters from Broadview ICE facility NOW — before somebody is killed. A ticking bomb that Illinois’s political establishment is content to see explode.
https://markglennon.substack.com/p/separate-protesters-from-broadview
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats shout fascist while behaving like Brownshirts. Ugly accusations are getting people killed.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/28/democrats-shout-fascist-behaving-like-brownshirts/
DAILY SIGNAL
— ICE Attempts to Poach Sanctuary City Police With Recruitment Ads DD: GAO audits IRS. My Democrat IRS superiors wanted to get rid of me. They acted like they wanted GAO to poach me. They assigned me respond to GAO audits of IRS.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/28/ice-attempts-poach-sanctuary-city-police-recruitment-ads/
HOT AIR
— Lawsuit Accuses NYC of Creating Hostile Work Environment Through Anti-White DEI Training. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. I should write about the anti-Republican training they required their employees to take.
https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2025/09/27/lawsuit-filed-by-nyc-educator-accused-of-white-fragility-headed-to-trial-n3807269
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Vance: “Preposterous” That Dems Want To Shut Down Government To Give Healthcare To Illegal Aliens
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/09/28/vance_preposterous_that_dems_want_to_shut_down_the_government_to_give_hundreds_of_billions_for_healthcare_for_illegal_aliens.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— 10% of women significantly outearn their husbands, up from 3% in the early 1970s. DD: Since my wife and I got married in 1978, my critics/opponents have decried her income.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-women-high-earners-0c930c2b
— DD: Generally, the less successful that you are, the more open that you are to socialism.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/socialists-zohran-mamdani-2008-financial-crisis-f98e54fa
— Lifespans are getting longer, and so are many workers’ careers. DD: I should write about the negatives of being forced to retire early. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/retirement-after-75-finances-life-b21410b9
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Almost 9% of Americans 75 and older were working or looking for work last year, up from 6% two decades earlier, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And the share between 65 and 74 rose to 27% in 2024, versus 22% in 2004. The government estimates those percentages will rise more along with the aging population. There are plenty of reasons people delay retirement until later in life. Some have financial worries. Many are highly educated professionals and business owners who enjoy what they do too much to stop entirely, said Nicole Maestas, an economist and professor of healthcare policy at Harvard Medical School. Many who work longer are self-employed and might have greater control over their work hours. Others never found the right time to leave. The financial benefits of delaying retirement can be significant. A person who continues to earn some income, even on a part-time basis, is likely to withdraw less from their savings, preserving more for later in life or heirs. People who work longer may also be able to delay Social Security, which increases its payouts by up to 8% for every year they refrain from collecting a check between ages 62 and 70.)
GOOGLE AI
— Blaming others DD: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who have lost elections. I would focus on leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on conservative leaders. I would focus on religious leaders. I would focus on those who I have sued and their attorneys.
https://www.google.com/search?q=blaming+problems+on+others
(FROM THE POSTING: Blaming others is a defense mechanism used to avoid self-responsibility, protect self-esteem, and manage guilt or shame by deflecting personal accountability onto others. This unhealthy coping strategy, also known as deflection, prevents personal growth and creates unhealthy relationship dynamics, leading to a cycle of personal challenges. To overcome blaming, it’s important to understand its root causes, practice self-reflection, and learn to take healthy responsibility for one’s actions and emotions. )
September 28, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Democrat leaders decry that “Pepper bullets, tear gas deployed during protest outside Broadview immigration facility.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/broadview-ice-protests-saturday/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/28/ice-arrests-chicago-enforcement-operation-midway-blitz-mental-health-immigrants
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/28/ice-arrests-chicago-immigration-mental-health-venezuela-anxieties
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leader ever-increasingly get faith leaders to promote more hatred against ICE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/28/ice-immigration-chicago-broadview-faith-leaders/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/28/letters-092825-ice-operations-immigration/
— DD: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/28/opinion-jewish-high-holy-days-christian-nationalism/
— DD: According to Democrats and according to RINOs, if those who are White and/or male do better at something than those who are minority and/or female, it is because Whites and/or males discriminate against those who are minority and/or female.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/28/opinion-affirmative-action-dei-admissions-colorblind/
— With mostly powerless voters, Illinois democracy hangs by an elongated thread. Gerrymandering is pernicious. Fair maps are essential.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/28/editorial-gerrymandering-fair-maps-elections-illinois-democracy/
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn ICE and b) glorify and praise their illegals.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250927/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-feds-must-be-transparent-about-ice-operations-in-chicago-suburbs/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Intense and intentional training is helping Democratic women gain state lawmaking seats
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/politics/article/intense-and-intentional-training-is-helping-21071484.php
KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Charlie Kirk memorial in Yorkville
https://www.shawlocal.com/kendall-county-now/2025/09/27/a-revival-born-charlie-kirk-memorial-in-yorkville-darren-bailey-campaigns-for-governor/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With antisniper security on rooftops in downtown Yorkville for the Sept. 27 Charlie Kirk memorial, one speaker remarked it’s sad this is the current state of American political discourse. Organized by Kendall Action, a conservative fundraising PAC, the event was part sermon, “a revival born in Charlie Kirk’s name,” part rally, with Darren Bailey campaigning as a Republican candidate for governor. A unifying message shared by the crowd was that the Sept. 10 killing of Kirk by a sniper’s bullet took something personal away from each of them, something that touches their faith. “When we exchange ideas as a society, we win,” State Rep. Jed Davis, R-Newark, said to the crowd. “When you start to silence that opportunity, that God-given right the founders of this nation wrote into the Constitution, that we have the right to free speech, the right to have free and open dialogue, when that is silenced, the people lose.” Kicking off his election tour, Bailey, a former Republican state senator, called Kirk’s killing a tragic loss of “a great American treasure.” He brought up Abraham Lincoln’s prescient warning. “He warned that if we as America falter and lose our freedom, it won’t happen from outside our borders, but it will happen from within,” Bailey said during the rally. “We’ve got a governor who’s using all of this as rhetoric against us to make life more unsafe for us.” In an interview, Bailey was asked what can be done to tone down political violence. “We need to focus on the people that we’re electing, because we have to bring unity to this nation,” Bailey said. “We look for a stronger and different candidate to take that position, a leader who’s bold and courageous and desires unity instead of division.”)
QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— A look inside Quad-Cities voting precincts and how both sides of the river become more red
https://qconline.com/news/local/government-politics/collection_a5ee88db-8430-58d0-b4e1-74ce6e025243.html
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— White House names nearly 30 elected officials as alleged ICE agitators. DD: Pritzker is 3rd on the list, Ramirez is 7th.
https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/unhinged-crusade-white-house-releases-list-of-nearly-30-alleged-ice-agitators-president-donald-trump-republicans-democrats-walz-newsom-pritzker-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-dallas-texas-shooting
— Illinois SmartBuy program helps 533 new homeowners erase $16 million in student loans. DD: If I had gotten a student loan, my GPA would have been much higher and I would have gotten much better paying jobs. I spent far too many hours washing dishes and delivering mail instead of studying.
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-smartbuy-program-helps-533-new-homeowners-erase-16-million-in-student-loans
LOCAL 12
— DuPage County GOP Chairman Kevin Coyne slammed after criticizing political stunt at punk festival
https://local12.com/news/nation-world/riot-fest-gwar-dupage-county-gop-chairman-kevin-coyne-slammed-as-dork-a-loser-after-criticizing-political-stunt-at-punk-festival-doge-cincinnati-department-government-efficiency-parody-account-controversy-absurdist-spectacle-art-music-american-culture
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A GOP chairman was slammed as a “dork *** loser” after he criticized a gruesome political stunt that occurred at “Riot Fest” in Chicago. DuPage County, Illinois GOP Chairman Kevin Coyne went viral on Monday after criticizing a gruesome political stunt at “Riot Fest” in a now-deleted post to X. Riot Fest ’25 occurred on September 19 through September 21 at Douglass Park in the City of Chicago. According to The New York Post, during a performance by GWAR, a metal band that was first formed back in 1984, band members performed a mock beheading of Elon Musk, as well as a mock killing of President Donald J. Trump. While the band is known for its grotesque stunts, several social media users voiced criticism due to the political environment in the United States following the assassination of conversative activist Charlie Kirk. “That’s not edgy, it’s grotesque and reckless and normalizes violence against a real person. This is not okay. Riot Fest and GWAR crossed a major line,” a social media user wrote, per The Post. Screenshots of the now-deleted post appear to show that Coyne, who was in attendance at Riot Fest, wrote the following in reaction to GWAR’s stunt: “Riot Fest, it’s always so …. Interesting. Could’ve done without all the politics from the stage but it was fun nonetheless. Apparently we can’t even go to concerts now without the political divide being tossed in our faces. We’ll still go back but it was obnoxious.” The screenshot appears to show that Coyne’s post was seen more than 2.5 million times before being deleted. The message is followed by an @ to an apparent parody Riot Fest account, which boasts more than 95,000 followers. The Riot Fest parody account responded to Coyne’s criticism, writing the following, according to a screenshot: “Shut the (expletive) up you dork (expletive) loser. Seriously some of the softest dumbest people on the internet.” After being accused of “normalizing violence,” a GWAR representative issued the following statement to the publication: “Normalizing violence? Humans don’t need GWAR for that. There is nothing normal about the Looney Toon violence acted out on a GWAR stage. GWAR is absurdist spectacle. GWAR is to violence what the New York Post is to journalism. Ridiculous.” The Anonymous X account also chimed in on the discussion, writing the following: ““(Expletive) Elon Musk. Call the manager you (expletive) loser. It’s like you never heard of GWAR before you (expletive) p–y,” Riot Fest is a three-day festival that was first held in 2005, and is one of the largest independently-owned music festivals in the United States.)
POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— Public Safety Open House welcomed hundreds of families
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2025/09/27/another-public-safety-open-house-welcomed-hundreds-of-families/153504
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Deep State Littlefinger James Comey With No Place to Hide
https://johnkassnews.com/deep-state-littlefinger-james-comey-has-no-place-to-hide/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Comments on Bailey Gubernatorial Campaign Rollout
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/27/comments-on-bailey-gubernatorial-campaign-rollout/
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Protesters removed by police after disrupting Charlie Kirk prayer rally in Wheaton. DD: When will the Daily Herald report on this event?
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/675484139-protesters-removed-by-police-after-disrupting-charlie-kirk-prayer-rally-in-wheaton
https://x.com/DuPageCountyGOP/status/1972019256188641431
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Police removed a small group of protesters Sunday night who disrupted a prayer rally in Wheaton honoring the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The event drew about 1,500 attendees and was organized by local church leaders and Decision Point USA. The prayer rally took place under the French Market Pavilion in downtown Wheaton. Organizers said the event was held to pray for revival in the city, schools, churches, and the nation. “In this moment of grief and urgency, we believe God is our only hope,” a flyer from Decision Point USA said. “Together, we will lift our voices and ask Him to raise up courageous leaders, heal our land and pour out His Spirit on the next generation.” The meeting was organized by leaders from four churches in the Wheaton area who said they believe this time is an opportunity for community revival. The rally, structured around Christian worship and calls for unity, was briefly disrupted when several protesters, some masked and carrying signs, began shouting during a moment of prayer. “Bruha started by the few but noisy and disrespectful protestors during the prayer at the Wheaton Charlie Kirk Memorial tonight,” user Babette Holder said in a Facebook post. Wheaton police responded and escorted the protesters from the area. The rally continued as planned, ending with hymns “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” and “In Christ Alone.” Photos from the event showed protesters holding signs with messages such as “Honoring Charlie Kirk = Honoring Racism, Bigotry, Misogyny” and “I do not support what happened to Charlie but Charlie supported what happened to Charlie.” One protester wore a shirt with “Palestine” printed on it, while another’s shirt displayed a profanity directed at President Donald Trump and his supporters. . .According to reports, the protesters were allegedly affiliated with Mutual Aid Dawning (MAD), a Glen Ellyn-based group formed during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in Chicago. Those protests involved widespread property damage and arrests. MAD’s website describes the group as “intergenerational, largely non-religious and queer with sexualities and genders across the spectrum.” The group identifies with anti-capitalist and anti-colonial ideologies. The website includes political education materials referencing historical figures, including Mao Zedong. Critics have noted Mao’s legacy includes responsibility for millions of deaths and ongoing repression in China. MAD describes the suburban communities where it organizes as “highly resourced yet highly unengaged,” and states its goal is to challenge perceived complicity in systems of oppression. Though the protesters were few in number, their presence drew concern among attendees and organizers, who said the disruption highlighted a broader cultural and political divide. Breakthrough Ideas, an organization led by former state representative Jeanne Ives, responded to the event by calling for “more speech, not less,” and said Kirk’s vision based on constitutional and biblical principles must be defended publicly. “They’re hoping (Kirk’s) murder isn’t a real Turning Point in America,” the group said in a newsletter. “They hope people don’t start to evaluate the culture and realize that the Left has been feeding children, young adults, and even boomers progressive nonsense that debases society and breaks the social and constitutional contract that citizens in a free society should have with each other.”)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— GOP lawmaker calls for investigation after son’s high school celebrates ‘Bisexual Plus Awareness Week.’ DD: How successful have Democrats been making the students in your school district sexually active LGBTQers?
https://nypost.com/2025/09/27/us-news/iowa-rep-ashley-hinson-calls-for-department-of-education-to-investigate-iowa-high-school-after-it-celebrates-bisexual-plus-awareness-week/
— DD: Democrats and RINOs oppose meritocracy
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/companies-hiring-less-diverse-executives-amid-anti-dei-pushback/ar-AA1x4QNl
AMERICAN THINKER
— Kirk’s assassin’s gun doesn’t have a serial number.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/09/kirk_s_assassin_s_gun_doesn_t_have_a_serial_number_oh_no.html
BREITBART
— Taxpayers Could End Up Footing the Bill for Obama Presidential Library
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/27/report-taxpayers-could-end-up-footing-bill-obama-presidential-library/amp/
— Leftist Chicago Teachers Union Honors Cop Killer Assata Shakur
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2025/09/27/leftist-chicago-teachers-union-honors-convicted-cop-killer-assata-shakur-as-revolutionary-fighter/amp/
CHRISTIAN POST
— The NAACP promotes racial lies and propaganda
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/the-naacp-promotes-racial-lies-and-propaganda-as-usual.html
FOX NEWS
— Utah receiving $1M in taxpayer dollars to ensure alleged Kirk assassin has qualified defense team
https://www.aol.com/news/utah-receiving-1m-taxpayer-dollars-011311177.html
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6380203997112
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ice-tactics-inflame-tensions-new-york-chicago-other-cities-2025-09-26/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrats decry Trump indicting Comey. While my Democrat IRS superiors never indicted me, they a) disallowed my travel vouchers when I was 25 years old in 1974 and b) disallowed my education deductions when I was 29 years old in 1978. The aforesaid adverse actions were not only career limiting, they were career ending. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. They took the aforesaid adverse actions against me because I had complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-comey-justice-department-james-schiff-309c573c2d9d16839afabb3af56ef2f8
NBC NEWS
— Trump orders troop deployments to protect ICE facilities
https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/trump-orders-troop-deployments-to-protect-ice-facilities-248517701618
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters use their assignation of Kirk to promote more hatred against conservatives.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/opinion/charlie-kirk-republican-reaction.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/opinion/charlie-kirk-democrats-religion.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/magazine/charlie-kirk-rhetoric.html
— DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974 and b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/opinion/comey-indictment-justice-department.html
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless, that is, my 1970 NIU degree is worthless, my 1976 Loyola degree is worthless, my 1980 DePaul degree is worthless, and my 1997 IIT degree is worthless.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/opinion/college-admissions-seniors-stats.html
— Why Obamacare Bills May Double Next Year. Extensive subsidies that reduce premium costs for millions are set to expire, unless Congress extends them. DD: Since I was 18 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents have been furious that because I was a federal employee, the federal government has paid 72% of my health care premiums. Since I was 29 years old in 1978, my critics/opponents have been even more furious that because I was a federal employee, the federal government has paid 72% of my wife’s health care premiums.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/health/obamacare-cost-aca-health-insurance.html
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrats and RINOs support/promote Kirk critics.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/27/teachers-fired-charlie-kirk-lawsuits/86343546007/
PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE
— Young Republican voters in Pittsburgh area ‘galvanized’ after Charlie Kirk’s death
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-local/2025/09/28/charlie-kirk-college-students-gop-republican/stories/202509280079
NPR
— DD: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you promote, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you an extremist.
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/27/nx-s1-5553395/whats-changed-about-reporting-on-extremism-in-america
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DD: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters use their assignation of Kirk to promote more hatred against conservatives.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/william-f-buckley-charlie-kirk-and-the-free-speech-right.html
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
SKY NEWS
— Charlie Kirk’s movement is growing in the wake of his assassination – as is the chasm in US politics
https://news.sky.com/story/charlie-kirks-movement-is-growing-in-the-wake-of-his-assassination-as-is-the-chasm-in-us-politics-13438530
OTHER SOURCES
MONEY TALKS NEWS
— 3 Ways Forced Retirement Makes Life Worse. Those pushed into retirement prematurely find the transition considerably more difficult.
https://www.moneytalksnews.com/slideshows/3-ways-forced-retirement-makes-life-worse/
LEE ERNST
— FOR SALE AT IRON GATE MOTOR CONDOS: 2244 Ferry Road # J103, Naperville – $650,000
https://leeernst.exprealty.com/holp/listing/103/12467615
September 27, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— ICE tells Broadview officials agents will launch enforcement throughout suburb
https://abc7chicago.com/post/broadview-ice-protest-chicago-immigration-operation-midway-blitz-expected-standoff-between-agents-demonstrators/17892592/
— Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold restrictions he wants to impose on birthright citizenship
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-birthright-citizenship-news-president-asks-supreme-court-justices-uphold-restrictions-he-wants-impose/17893001/
CBS2
— Democrat leaders expect their Protesters to return to Broadview immigration facility
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/broadview-ice-protests-saturday/
— Street vendors in Chicago face growing anxiety after ICE arrests
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/street-vendors-in-chicago-face-growing-anxiety-after-ice-arrests/
FOX32
— ICE to launch ‘enforcement action’ in Broadview amid outcry over feds’ response to protests
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/broadview-ice-enforcement-saturday.amp
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders condemn ICE presence in Broadview
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/27/broadview-village-leaders-condemn-ice-presence-in-suburb-and-threats-of-greater-enforcement-actions/
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in getting Blacks to hate Republicans. I should write about the successes and failures that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had getting my many Democrat Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to hate me.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/27/chicago-national-guard-threat-black-community/
— Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold restrictions he wants to impose on birthright citizenship
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/27/trump-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-order/
— Sara Jane Moore, who tried to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975, dies at 95
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/26/sara-jane-moore-obit/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ICE ‘launching enforcement action’ after Broadview mayor urges agents to end ‘siege’ on protesters, village officials say. Village officials said Saturday that federal agents warned the Broadview Police Department there would be “a sh– show” in Broadview in response to Mayor Katrina Thompson’s comments that ICE is “making war on my community.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/27/ice-broadview-action-mayor-katrina-thompson-immigration
— Democrat leaders charge ICE with making unlawful arrests during Operation Midway Blitz
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/27/ice-made-unlawful-arrests-during-operation-midway-blitz-new-court-filing-alleges
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/09/27/trump-immigration-ice-lgbtq-racism-news-chicago-natalie-moore
DAILY HERALD
— Democratic Party isolation is getting worse
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250927/syndicated-columnists/democratic-party-isolation-is-getting-worse/
SOUTHERN
— Democrat and RINO employers prefer foreign employees over American employees.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/09/27/trumps-h1-b-changes-raise-concerns-about-us-tech-economys-future-ability-to-recruit-specialty-talent/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump takes birthright citizenship case back to Supreme Court
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/27/trump-takes-birthright-citizenship-case-back-justices/
— Trump rages about claim that FBI undercover agents were in Jan. 6 crowd. “It was just revealed that the FBI had secretly placed, against all Rules, Regulations, Protocols, and Standards, 274 FBI Agents into the Crowd just prior to, and during, the January 6th Hoax,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social Saturday.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/27/trump-rages-claim-fbi-agitators-insurrectionists-jan-6-crowd/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— What do women gain by hating men? I should write about the successes and failures that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had getting my many Democrat female superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to hate me.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3827007/future-is-female-feminism-texas-women-only-commune/
— You either believe in free speech, or you don’t. My critics/opponents oppose/reject free speech. They destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents who are still in the mix, who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me, and the planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject and why. Equal opportunity is the plank that they most commonly reject. They want more and more and more preference for those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, citizens of foreign countries, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3826256/believe-in-free-speech-fcc-jimmy-kimmel/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump rages at bombshell report alleging FBI had 274 plainclothes agents in crowd during Capitol riot
https://nypost.com/2025/09/27/us-news/trump-rages-at-bombshell-report-alleging-fbi-had-274-plainclothes-agents-in-crowd-during-capitol-riot/
— Kamala Harris believes she’s still a leader in the Democratic Party — but even longtime backers are ready to move on.
https://nypost.com/2025/09/27/us-news/kamala-harris-believe-shes-still-a-leader-in-the-democratic-party-report/
— Charlie Kirk honored by Steak ‘n Shake after viral tribute
https://nypost.com/2025/09/27/business/charlie-kirk-honored-by-steak-n-shake-after-viral-tribute/
— Anti-ICE protesters led by paid activists march across NYC in latest push against immigration enforcement
https://nypost.com/2025/09/27/us-news/brooklyn-anti-ice-protest-draws-200/
— Comey indictment is the beginning of holding corrupt officials accountable
https://nypost.com/2025/09/26/opinion/comey-indictment-is-the-beginning-of-holding-corrupt-officials-accountable/
BREITBART
— Wikipedia Editors Propose Deleting Page on Charlie Kirk Memorial Service, Add Nazi Comparisons
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2025/09/27/wikipedia-editors-propose-deleting-page-on-charlie-kirk-memorial-service-add-nazi-comparisons/
— Why Gavin Newsom Continues Incendiary Rhetoric After Charlie Kirk Assassination
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/27/pollak-why-gavin-newsom-continues-incendiary-rhetoric-after-charlie-kirk-assassination/
COLLEGE FIX
— The most shocking faculty reactions to Charlie Kirk’s assassination
https://www.thecollegefix.com/the-most-shocking-faculty-reactions-to-charlie-kirks-assassination/
CHRISTIAN POST
— Marco Rubio tells visa holders praising Charlie Kirk’s murder: ‘You’re not welcome in this country’
https://www.christianpost.com/news/marco-rubio-says-us-will-deport-visa-holders-praising-charlie-kirk-murder.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— Hillary Clinton Suggests Conservative Christian White Men Are ‘Doing Such Damage’ to America
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/27/hillary-clinton-suggests-conservative-christian-white-men-doing-such-damage-america/
FEDERATION FOR AMEREICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Armed Leftists Attack ICE Facility Near Chicago
https://rairfoundation.com/armed-leftists-attack-ice-facility-near-chicago-shoot/
— What DNC Chair Ken Martin Didn’t Say about the Dallas Attack is More Significant than What He Did Say
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2025/09/27/dnc-chair-ken-martin-comments-dallas-ice-attack
FOX NEWS
— Chicago Teachers Union honors Black militant convicted cop-killer after death in Cuba, drawing backlash. Assata Shakur was convicted of killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster during a 1973 shootout.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-teachers-union-honors-black-militant-convicted-cop-killer-after-death-cuba-drawing-backlash.amp
— ‘Political awakening’ of young voters is benefitting conservatives post-Kirk assassination
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6380198038112
— College students outraged by ‘fascist’ posters after Kirk’s murder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtDYDuwnjDU
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Birthright Citizenship Faces Extinction, Trump Asks SCOTUS to Uphold Undoing 125 Year Exception for Illegals.
https://www.westernjournal.com/birthright-citizenship-faces-extinction-trump-asks-scotus-uphold-undoing-125-year-exception-illegals/
— We Now Know Why That Charlie Kirk Tribute Never Aired: Death Threats from the Leftists Who Murdered Him
https://www.westernjournal.com/now-know-charlie-kirk-tribute-never-aired-death-threats-leftists-murdered/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
POLITICO
— The impending retirement that could rock Capitol Hill. The director of the Government Accountability office will step down in a few short months, leaving a void atop the agency that has found the White House guilty of violating congressional spending law. DIERSEN: GAO falsely claims to be nonpartisan. The Democrats who run GAO hate Republicans. Anyone who reads the filings in Diersen v. GAO ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ) would see that. Because I am a Republican, the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 used the subjectivity in their job assignment and performance appraisal systems, up-or-out, Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination, and Gingrich budget cuts to waste my career and to force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They rudely flushed down their toilets what I had learned a) working for GAO for almost 18 years and for IRS for almost 9 years before that, b) earning three job-related master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), c) earning six job-related professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and d) becoming a licensed CPA.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/17/gao-trump-impoundment-spending-00569967
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than three dozen lawmakers are already planning to leave Congress next year. But there’s another impending legislative branch retirement that could have major implications in Washington. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, who heads the Government Accountability Office, hits the end of his 15-year term in late December and will be forced to vacate the post that occupies an increasingly crucial — and politically charged — oversight role. The comptroller general is uniquely empowered to call out the president for breaking the law by withholding federal cash, and Dodaro has done so repeatedly over the past eight months — putting himself at the center of a largely partisan fight over President Donald Trump’s funding moves that has exacerbated tensions between the White House and Capitol Hill. Now Trump gets to nominate Dodaro’s replacement, and key lawmakers are only just starting to take stock of a paradox: A president who continually tests the bounds of Congress’ spending powers gets to pick the legislative branch’s chief watchdog. “It sets up a very bad situation,” Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii, the next Senate Democratic whip and a senior appropriator, said in an interview. “Among the things to be alarmed about, this is a new one.” The stakes are high: Whoever ends up running GAO once Dodaro’s term ends will be able to bolster, or undermine, Congress’ defenses against Trump in the separation-of-powers battle the president is stoking by terminating, freezing and reallocating hundreds of billions of dollars Congress previously approved. “When one party controls the Senate, the House and the White House, there’s a tendency to rally around the president and to do what the president wants,” said David Walker, Dodaro’s predecessor and the only living former GAO director. “But somebody’s got to be able to be the independent referee, and to try to do what they think is in the interest of the institution, the Congress and the country. And that’s what the comptroller general is.” All of this is taking place as Trump administration officials and some congressional Republicans have been trying to downsize and discredit the watchdog. That has included publicly questioning the GAO’s authority and accusing the agency of siding with Democrats in its multiple determinations that the White House unlawfully flouted Congress’ “power of the purse.” White House budget director Russ Vought said this month that GAO is “a quasi-legislative independent entity … something that shouldn’t exist. There have been other slights, too. In the Senate, the GAO told Republicans they could not skirt the filibuster in voting to override California’s pollution standards; Republicans did so anyway. In the House, GOP lawmakers endorsed cutting the agency’s roughly $800 million budget in half for the upcoming fiscal year. And Elon Musk, prior to leaving the Trump administration, attempted to send in a Department of Government Efficiency team to assess the GAO for mass staff reductions. Meanwhile, the legislative branch writ large has become more broadly vulnerable to the White House’s whims, seen most starkly in Trump’s abrupt firing of the librarian of Congress and the registrar of copyrights. It’s not yet clear what the Dodaro succession plan will look like; a White House spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. A 10-member panel of lawmakers is supposed to recommend at least three replacement candidates for Trump to consider. By law, that group is composed of the top leaders in each chamber, the chairs and ranking members of the key House and Senate oversight committees and the Senate president pro tempore. However, most congressional leaders have yet to start hunting for qualified contenders, and furthermore seem largely unaware they have any role to play in filling the slot. “I don’t even know the process,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said in a brief interview. “It’s been a while. This hasn’t happened on my watch.” Two of the would-be commission members had kind words for Dodaro, including Sen. Rand Paul, chair of the Senate Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee. “I’ve always appreciated him, and I think he’s a straight shooter,” the Kentucky Republican said in an interview. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the panel’s ranking member, said he “would want somebody like Gene, who has been a really solid member.” On the House side, Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said in an interview he’s looking for the next GAO director to be “an aggressive person that looks for waste, fraud and abuse.” Comer added, “We want someone that communicates regularly with Congress, so we can kind of have an idea of what they’re doing.” But Trump could instead ask Republican senators to confirm a new watchdog of his own choosing — or forgo making a nomination altogether. It would leave a leadership vacuum at the top of the agency that not only monitors whether Congress’ spending directives are followed but is also empowered to examine the effectiveness of federal agencies on behalf of lawmakers. Further raising the stakes in confirming a new director, lawsuits are pending around the country challenging Trump’s withholding of congressionally approved funding, and a federal appeals court ruled this summer that only the GAO director can sue the administration for violating the decades-old impoundment law — not the groups that were set to receive the funding. Dodaro has so far chosen not to sue the Trump administration for withholding funding. But when he steps down, he’ll be able to pick an acting GAO director who also would have the power to file a lawsuit if they so choose. Still, said Molly Reynolds, head of governance studies at the Brookings Institution, “if you get a comptroller general in place who is Trump-friendly, that is going to foreclose that option” of GAO suing the administration. An acting director also wouldn’t be “in a position to make major transformational changes,” warned Walker, the former GAO director. When Walker resigned in 2008, he appointed Dodaro acting director, a title that stuck for more than two years because Congress and the president weren’t quick to work through the nomination process. Before that, it also took two years to formally install Walker in the post in 1998. Walker is now urging congressional leaders to recommend candidates who are willing to challenge executive branch officials regardless of who is president, as he did during his own tenure. A political independent who “leans Republican” and was confirmed by a GOP-led Senate, Walker sued the Republican vice president, Dick Cheney, for failure to provide GAO access to records. He is also agitating for lawmakers to quickly start the search for potential replacements: “There’s no reason that they shouldn’t be planning now so that they can end up trying to make a timely decision.”)
September 27, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WLS
— Protester detained near Broadview ICE facility was carrying gun. Is today’s Broadview yesterday’s Fort Sumter? Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/protest-expected-broadview-ice-facility-101906073.html
ABC7
— Protester detained near Broadview ICE facility was carrying gun. Is today’s Broadview yesterday’s Fort Sumter?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guTOrzIWcXM
— Agents chase after protesters, smoke and pepper bullets deployed outside Broadview ICE facility. Is today’s Broadview yesterday’s Fort Sumter?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byews1aX7XI
NBC5
— Clashes erupt as protests continue outside suburban ICE processing facility. Is today’s Broadview yesterday’s Fort Sumter?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/clashes-erupt-as-protests-continue-outside-suburban-ice-processing-facility/3830191/
CBS2
— Tensions, clashes continue in Broadview between protesters and ICE agents. Is today’s Broadview yesterday’s Fort Sumter?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/tensions-clashes-continue-in-broadview-between-protesters-and-ice-agents/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/protesters-return-to-broadview-ice-facility-on-friday/ar-AA1NlNOV
FOX32
— Protest activity continues at Broadview ICE processing facility. Is today’s Broadview yesterday’s Fort Sumter?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1714839
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/protest-activity-continues-broadview-ice-020625005.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/09/26/trump-america-founding-fathers-authoritarianism-hatred-ignorance-mona-charen
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/09/26/corecivic-ice-immigration-customes-enforcement-donald-trump-broadview-corrections-corporation-america
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Maternity care gaps widen as more Chicago-area hospitals cut obstetrics. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote mote abortion.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/more-chicago-area-hospitals-cutting-delivery-services
SOUTHERN
— Deadly shooting at Dallas ICE facility follows trend of sniper-type incidents
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/09/26/deadly-shooting-at-dallas-ice-facility-follows-trend-of-sniper-type-incidents-experts/
EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— The Intelligencer interviews U.S. Senate candidate Don Tracy. GAO works for Congress. I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year. Previously, I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year.
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/watch-full-interview-il-republican-don-tracy-21069640.php
WQAD
— FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious that I attended Bob Dole’s rally in Wheaton in 1996. They forced me to retire in 1997.
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/nation-world/fbi-fires-agents-photographed-kneeling-during-2020-racial-justice-protest/507-8c00af5e-22d1-4298-a123-63c9556927fd
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
LAKE & MCHENRY COUNTY SCANNER
— Democrat running for election in congressional district covering Lake, McHenry counties mocks Charlie Kirk after assassination
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2025/09/26/democrat-running-for-election-in-congressional-district-covering-lake-mchenry-counties-mocks-charlie-kirk-after-assassination/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Charlie Kirk’s South Korean campaign. He understood the new government’s threat to Christianity.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/26/charlie-kirks-south-korean-campaign/
NEW YORK POST
— Head of Iowa school district arrested for avoiding deportation, found with handgun after chase.
https://nypost.com/2025/09/26/us-news/des-moines-public-schools-superintendent-ian-roberts-detained-by-ice-iowa-school-board-confirms/
— Erika Kirk Talks Late Husband’s Legacy on Rare ‘The Charlie Kirk Show’ Appearance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5QcwjGZEcQ
AMERICAN REFORMER
— Charlie Kirk, Christian Nationalist
https://americanreformer.org/2025/09/charlie-kirk-christian-nationalist/
BREITBART
— Charlie Kirk Saw It Coming: Former FBI Director Comey Now Faces Federal Trial
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/26/charlie-kirk-saw-coming-former-fbi-director-comey-faces-federal-trial/
— Wikipedia Editors Spread Lies About Charlie Kirk Following Assassination
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2025/09/26/wikipedia-editors-spread-lies-about-charlie-kirk-following-assassination/
CHRISTIANITY TODAY
— How successful have Democrat and RINO leaders been getting Blacks and the leaders of the churches in your county, township, municipality, and school district to promote hatred against Kirk?
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/09/black-clergy-and-christians-grapple-with-charlie-kirks-legacy/
COLLEGE FIX
— Leftists’ latest complaint: Charlie Kirk didn’t debate the right way
https://www.thecollegefix.com/leftists-latest-complaint-charlie-kirk-didnt-debate-the-right-way/
DAILY CALLER
— Charlie Kirk’s Widow Reveals Plans For The Future Of TPUSA, His Radio Show
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/26/charlie-kirks-widow-reveals-plans-for-the-future-of-tpusa-his-radio-show/
— Professor Removed For Calling Charlie Kirk ‘Nazi’ Reinstated By Court. Anticipate/expect that the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats and RINOs will call you a Nazi: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if you have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. To call someone a Nazi in America today is like calling someone a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/26/professor-removed-for-calling-charlie-kirk-nazi-reinstated-by-court/
— Transgender Democrat Drops Out Of Race After Trying To Fundraise Off Hating Charlie Kirk
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/26/transgender-democrat-laura-benjamin-wisconsin-charlie-kirk/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Council President Daring to Honor Charlie Kirk Leads to Walkouts. Your attitude toward Kirk shows your attitude toward conservatives.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/26/council-president-daring-to-honor-charlie-kirk-leads-to-walkouts/
— Megyn Kelly and Glenn Youngkin Honor Charlie Kirk’s Legacy at Virginia Tech
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/26/megyn-kelly-glenn-youngkin-honor-charlie-kirks-legacy-virginia-tech/
FOX NEWS
— Charlie Kirk’s faith was ‘catching fire’ on college campuses
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6380170341112
— Georgia businessman’s billboard honoring Charlie Kirk sparks nationwide response. Wayne Robinson, a Georgia businessman and Steak ‘n Shake franchisee in Rome, created a viral billboard tribute to slain activist Charlie Kirk.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6380118124112
— Charlie Kirk’s accused assassin stares down death penalty case with limited defense options. Will Robinson argue that he did what Democrat and RINO leaders wanted him to do?
https://www.aol.com/articles/charlie-kirks-accused-assassin-stares-203223970.html
— Iowa school superintendent arrested by ICE, facing prior weapons charges, found with loaded handgun. Ian Andre Roberts was living illegally in U.S. after his student visa expired.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/iowa-school-superintendent-arrested-ice-facing-prior-weapons-charges-allegedly-found-loaded-handgun
HOMELAND SECURITY
— Days After the Dallas Terrorist Attack on ICE, Rioters Gather Outside an ICE Broadview, IL Facility and Chant “Arrest ICE, Shoot ICE.” Is today’s Broadview yesterday’s Fort Sumter?
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/09/26/days-after-dallas-terrorist-attack-ice-rioters-gather-outside-ice-broadview-il
NEWSMAX
— Trans Dem Candidate Exits House Race After Smearing Kirk
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/laura-benjamin-derrick-van-orden-charlie-kirk/2025/09/26/id/1228032/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) three job-related master’s degrees, c) six job-related professional certifications, and d) a job-related professional license.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5522812-freedom-of-speech-in-education-brought-to-forefront-after-kirk-assassination/amp/
— Kinzinger: Comey indictment all about Trump intimidation. To intimidate me, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $23,472/year pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS. To intimidate me, my Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my travel vouchers. To intimidate me, my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign and disallowed my sick leave requests. Of course, my critics/opponents have no problem with the aforesaid.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5524685-comey-indictment-kinzinger-trump-strategy/amp/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Workers commenting on Kirk’s death learn the limits of free speech in and out of their jobs. The Democrats who run the federal government get rid of federal employees who oppose their race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-workplace-speech-firing-29717a8612ccedebabc7cba29e7ef627
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Online Threats of Violence Lead to Arrests After Charlie Kirk’s Killing
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/minnesota/articles/2025-09-26/online-threats-of-violence-lead-to-arrests-after-charlie-kirks-killing
REUTERS
— Is today’s Broadview yesterday’s Fort Sumter?
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ice-tactics-inflame-tensions-new-york-chicago-other-cities-2025-09-26/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly analogize Trump to George Wallace.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/us/politics/political-violence-kirk-trump.html
— Are you a White male conservative whose ancestors been in America for a long time? If yes, anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly do more to get rid of you.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/us/hegseth-wounded-knee.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly side with Comey against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/us/politics/trump-retribution-comey-indictment.html
USA TODAY
— ICE fires anti-crowd projectiles at Chicagoans aiming to shut down Trump’s Midway Blitz. Anti-immigration enforcement protesters have been gathering outside the local U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at nearly all hours in an effort to have the facility shut down. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/26/chicago-resists-trumps-midway-blitz-ice-fires-projectiles/86376942007/
KANSAS CITY STAR
— Conservatives Announce Tour in Honor of Charlie Kirk
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-kansas-city-star-1592484/4259272116323-conservatives-announce-tour-in-honor-of-charlie-kirk
— Washington Post Reporter Says She Was Fired Over Kirk Post. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious that I attended Bob Dole’s rally in Wheaton in 1996. They forced me to retire in 1997.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-kansas-city-star-1592484/4259250579479-wapo-reporter-says-she-was-fired-over-kirk-post
DESERET NEWS
— Erika Kirk vows to continue Charlie Kirk’s legacy
https://www.deseret.com/the-west/2025/09/26/erika-kirk-appearance-on-the-charlie-kirk-show-friday/
MIAMI NEW TIMES
— Black People Are Taught to Hate White People
https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/broward-teacher-black-people-are-taught-to-hate-white-people-40490418/
MKFM
— Charlie Kirk’s movement is growing in the wake of his assassination – as is the chasm in US politics. https://www.mkfm.com/news/videos/charlie-kirks-movement-is-growing-in-the-wake-of-his-assassination-as-is-the-chasm-in-us-politics/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— America Is Losing Its Ability to Deter China. Beijing is relentlessly building its military as its leaders issue ominous threats against Taiwan.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/america-is-losing-its-ability-to-deter-china-2f1105cc?mod=opinion_lead_pos8
JD SUPRA
— EEOC to Close All Pending Disparate Impact Investigations by September 30, 2025. According to Democrats and according to RINOs, if those who are White and/or male do better at something than those who are minority and/or female, it is because Whites and/or males discriminate against those who are minority and/or female.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/eeoc-to-close-all-pending-disparate-8881352/
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER
— Anti-conservative religious leaders, that is, anti-Republican religious leaders, despise/hate Kirk. According to them, Jesus was a liberal Democrat who promotes the Democrat Party platform, that is, that Jesus promotes dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, prostitution, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.ncregister.com/news/revival-at-charlie-kirk-s-memorial
PACER
— Charlie Kirk’s death sparks free speech in workplace debate. The Democrats who run the federal government get rid of federal employees who oppose their race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.thepacer.net/charlie-kirks-death-sparks-free-speech-in-workplace-debate/
TMZ
— Advocated For The Death Penalty Before Being Killed
https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/26/charlie-kirk-death-penalty-thoughts/
OK MAGAZINE
— Why Charlie Kirk Assassin’s Lover Lance Twiggs Was Kicked Out of His Strict Mormon Household Before Age 18
https://okmagazine.com/p/charlie-kirk-assassin-lover-lance-twiggs-kicked-out-mormon-home/
PEOPLE
— Megyn Kelly Goes Viral for Tense Argument with College Student About Trump and Charlie Kirk’s Death. “Trump has every right to loathe his enemies,” Kelly said when a Virginia Tech student accused the president of heightening political tensions. I should write about my critics/opponents who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately. I would focus on those on those who ended my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee and ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks.
https://people.com/megyn-kelly-goes-viral-argument-with-virginia-tech-student-11819599
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Erika Kirk announces release of unseen Charlie Kirk speeches and interviews; promises “a lot of content”
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/erika-kirk-announces-release-of-unseen-charlie-kirk-speeches-and-interviews-promises-a-lot-of-content-for-fans/amp_articleshow/124176129.cms
NTD
— TPUSA Expands to Carry on Charlie Kirk’s Legacy
https://www.ntd.com/what-the-people-say-tpusa-expands-to-carry-on-charlie-kirks-legacy_1093143.html
TIMES OF INDIA
— Is today’s Broadview yesterday’s Fort Sumter? Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BalhWxJNH54
September 26, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Smoke, pepper bullets deployed on protesters in clashes outside Broadview ICE facility
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-operation-midway-blitz-protest-expected-broadview-facility-friday-sw-side-tamale-vendor-held/17885390/
CBS2
— Fundraiser held for tamale vendor Laura Murillo detained by ICE in Back of the Yards
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/fundraiser-tamale-vendor-laura-murillo-ice-chicago/
WGN9
— Protestors clash with agents outside Broadview ICE processing facility amid ongoing demonstrations
https://wgntv.com/news/operation-midway-blitz/protestors-clash-with-agents-outside-broadview-ice-processing-facility-amid-ongoing-demonstrations/
WTTW
— Trump’s Transportation Department Pulls Trail and Bike Grants Deemed ‘Hostile’ to Cars
https://news.wttw.com/2025/09/26/trump-s-transportation-department-pulls-trail-and-bike-grants-deemed-hostile-cars
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Feds fire baton rounds, more tear gas at ICE protesters in Broadview
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/26/ice-baton-rounds-tear-gas-chicago/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Broadview mayor says ICE is ‘making war on my community’ after latest protest at immigration facility. Federal officers again fired rubber pellets and chemical irritants into a crowd of protesters gathered Friday outside the fenced-off compound.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/26/protest-heats-up-again-outside-broadview-ice-facililty
— Illinois Dems press Chicago ICE director for Broadview facility oversight, details on deportation operations. Members of the Illinois delegation were scheduled to meet with an ICE Chicago field office director on Friday but were told the meeting had to be rescheduled to a later date.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/26/illinois-dems-press-chicago-ice-director-for-broadview-oversight-details-on-chicago-deportation-operations
— City Council leader wants to raise maximum age for starting police officer to 55. Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th) argued there are plenty of jobs, particularly in policing, that could be performed by rookies in their 50s. Police and fire union leaders branded the proposal “crazy.” My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, that is, so far, they have forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $1.9 million in today’s dollars to stop me from working.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2025/09/26/chicago-police-maximum-age-entry-level-officer-proposal-gilbert-villegas
— Bid to atone for slavery’s sins ignites racially charged City Council clash. A resolution offering an apology to Black Chicagoans for the scourge of slavery passes overwhelmingly but sparks outrage when four Council members vote against the symbolic move.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/09/26/chicago-trump-slavery-apology-alderpeople-lamont-robinson-nick-sposato-city-council
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Four alderpersons voted against a resolution offering Black Chicagoans an apology for America’s enslavement of their ancestors, producing a racially charged clash within the City Council and a final roll call that one supporter called “appalling.” Alds. Raymond Lopez (15th), Nick Sposato (38th), Anthony Napolitano (41st) and James Gardiner (45th) sparked outrage from some of their colleagues for refusing to endorse the resolution, which ultimately passed. The measure sponsored by Ald. Lamont Robinson (4th) issued a formal apology from the City Council “to the Black citizens of Chicago for the historical injustices of slavery, segregation, systemic racism, and the policies that have perpetuated racial inequality.” It overwhelmingly passed 43-4 but not without fireworks at a marathon City Council meeting Thursday. “Shame on you!,” Robinson shouted after Lopez, Sposato, and Napolitano announced they would vote against the resolution. “You have to be able to share with your constituents, your Black constituents — in all damn 50 wards — why you would say no to this resolution. Shame on you!” Robinson said. While the City Council is no stranger to racially charged debates on how to address the city’s long, continued history of segregation and inequity, the “no” votes against the symbolic resolution came as a shock to some of the Council’s most level-headed members. “I was hoping this would be a unanimous one — of all the things we can unanimously support,” said Ald. Maria Hadden (49th), who is Black. “This is a surprising, shocking, appalling piece.” The debate played out against a national backdrop of the Trump administration’s crusade against diversity goals in government and businesses and its efforts to sanitize how Americans look back on the evils of slavery. This month, President Donald Trump ordered the National Park Service to remove from a Georgia historic site an iconic 1863 photograph titled “The Scourged Back” of a formerly enslaved man bearing the scars of past whippings on his back. Gardiner, a Northwest Side alderperson, didn’t explain his no vote. In a brief comment, Napolitano said he voted no because there has been “just as much harm done” to this city “over the last couple of years” as in the past. Sposato, a supporter of Trump, said he would not take responsibility for sins of the past. “There’s a lot of blame to go around, but certainly not the city of Chicago, certainly not my family,” Sposato said. “I apologize to absolutely nobody. I want my name off there. I do not want to be associated with this.” Lopez, a Southwest Side alderperson, said he wouldn’t endorse the resolution because Chicago’s “own economy was not slave driven.” Lopez noted that the city became a haven for freed men and women escaping southern slavery. Half a million people came to Chicago as part of the Great Migration. Lopez said the City Council should focus instead on how to correct current-day injustices “as opposed to constantly looking backwards.” “If we want to talk about the injustices to the Black community, I want to talk about where we have failed. We don’t have to look that far back,” Lopez said. Hadden acknowledged Lopez’s point that the city “didn’t directly deal in enslaved people,” but she rebutted that “the money that built this city and controlled the power did.” She further argued that Lopez and Sposato’s arguments against the resolution were “emblematic of some of the worst behavior that we’re seeing coming out of DC.” “Those who would accuse us of going backwards by recognizing fact and truth, I challenge that sentiment. We’re not the ones going backwards,” Hadden said. “Recognition and apology is part of repair… which are necessary to moving forward.” The resolution notes that slavery thrived in the Midwest after French explorers introduced it to the region in the mid-1700s. Even after Illinois was deemed a “free” state in 1818, state laws in place through the Civil War “subjected free Black residents to oppressive restrictions, including the denial of voting rights.” It goes on to state that following slavery’s abolition in 1865, Black Chicagoans continued to face racial discrimination through redlining, segregation, housing discrimination and other systemic inequities “which persist today.” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson last year issued a formal apology from the city as a whole to Black Chicagoans through an executive order when he created a task force to study possible economic reparations for Black residents. Evanston, the city’s neighbor to the north, approved the country’s first reparations program for Black residents years ago.)
DAILY HERALD
— ‘It’s a black hole’: Broadview ICE facility sparks complaints of inhumane conditions
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250926/nation-and-world/broadview-ice-facility-sparks-complaints-of-inhumane-conditions/
— As Illinois congressional delegation seeks answers, ICE cancels meeting
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250926/news/as-illinois-congressional-delegation-seeks-answers-ice-cancels-meeting/
— Bailey jumps into the governor’s race for a second time with Palatine’s Del Mar
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250925/illinois-state-politics/bailey-jumps-into-the-governors-race-for-a-second-time-with-palatines-del-mar/
WGLT
— During B-N stop, conservative governor candidate Ted Dabrowski vows to fight for economic change in Illinois
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-09-26/during-b-n-stop-conservative-governor-candidate-ted-dabrowski-vows-to-fight-for-economic-change-in-illinois
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-391/
— Wirepoints’ deficit spending continued as assets were further depleted ahead of staff exodus
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/26/wirepoints-deficit-spending-continued-as-assets-were-further-depleted-ahead-of-staff-exodus/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— How Erika Kirk is transforming America after husband Charlie’s assassination
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/26/erika-kirk-transforming-america-husband-charlies-assassination/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— House Republicans move to end mail delivery of abortion pill
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3825635/house-republican-bill-end-mail-delivery-abortion-pill-mifepristone/
— After Dallas ICE shooting Democrats want to ban all guns
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3826529/dallas-ice-shooting-democrats-gun-control-hunting-rifles/
— The married-with-children party vs. the single-and-childless party
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3820260/married-with-children-vs-single-and-childless/
BREITBART
— Illinois: Rioters Chant ‘Kill ICE! Shoot ICE!’ at Migrant Detention Center
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/26/sanctuary-state-illinois-rioters-chant-kill-ice-shoot-ice-outside-detention-center-holding-criminal-illegal-aliens/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— ICE Continues Arrests of ‘Criminal Illegal Aliens’ Following Dallas Shooting
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/26/exclusive-ice-continues-arrests-criminal-illegal-aliens-following-dallas-shooting/
FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— ICE is Increasingly Taking the “Sanctuary” out of Sanctuary Jurisdictions
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2025/09/26/ice-increasingly-taking-sanctuary-out-sanctuary-jurisdictions
FOX NEWS
— Chicago anti-ICE protesters block vehicles, get hit with tear gas and pepper balls
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-anti-ice-protesters-block-vehicles-get-hit-tear-gas-pepper-balls
— Protestors face off with Illinois ICE agents
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6380155512112
— Protest turns violent outside Illinois ICE facility
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6380153714112
NEW AMERICAN
— The 1619 Project: Mostly Marxist Myth
https://thenewamerican.com/opinion/book-reviews/the-1619-project-mostly-marxist-myth/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Supreme Court lets Trump withhold $4 billion in foreign aid approved by Congress
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-trump-foreign-aid-funding/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hegseth to Push ‘Warrior Ethos’ in Meeting of Top Generals
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/hegseth-to-push-warrior-ethos-in-meeting-of-top-generals-9cfd7fb4?mod=djemwhatsnews
— Trump Pledges That Others Will Be Indicted After Comey
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/trump-doj-indictments-fbi-james-comey-49910fd3
NEW YORK SUN
— Judge To Hear Arguments in Lawsuit Over ‘Racist Reparations’ Program in Evanston
https://www.nysun.com/article/judge-to-hear-arguments-in-lawsuit-over-racist-reparations-program-in-evanston-illinois
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Masked protesters clash with ICE, attack vehicles at Broadview facility in Illinois
https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DNIRE0ndzvm8
September 26, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called President Trump out for politicizing government departments after the indictment of former FBI director James Comey Thursday. My Democrat superiors in the federal government took many/big adverse actions against me because I was a Republican.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mayor-johnson-said-he-wants-to-call-trump-a-name-after-comey-indictment/3829726/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— US Border Patrol boats dock along Chicago Harbor Lock as part of immigration blitz
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/25/ice-us-border-patrol-lake-michigan/
— Chicago archbishop’s decision to honor Dick Durbin stirs Catholic abortion debate. To vote for Democrats is to promote abortion. To what extent have Democrats taken over the churches in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/25/chicago-archbishop-dick-durbin/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rooftop agents fire apparent tear gas, pepper balls at protesters outside Broadview ICE facility. An ICE agent on the roof of the facility, 1930 Beach St., has begun firing apparent chemical agents about 7:50 a.m. and several protesters surround an SUV.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/26/protest-heats-up-again-outside-broadview-ice-facililty
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lead sponsor calls off vote to legalize video gambling in Chicago. My critics/opponents will never forgive me for my stopping video gambling and the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicago-video-gambling-vote-called
FOX ILLINOIS
— Camaro driver on ‘weed gummies’ rear-ends cruiser because he doesn’t like cops: police
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/camaro-driver-on-weed-gummies-allegedly-slammed-into-cruiser-because-he-didnt-like-cops-crime-criminal-acts-dangerous-driving-behavior-substance-alcohol-cincinnati-american-muscle-car-involved-accidents-body-cam-footage-county-jail-felony-charges
WLKY
— Tucker Carlson replacing Charlie Kirk at Indiana University event
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sLY79Cp_4U
NEWS NATION
— Democrat leaders promote more protests at ICE processing center in Broadview
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/broadview-illinois-ice-protest-updates/
WHEATON PATCH
— Man Spray Painted Trump Insult On Carol Stream Police Station. The man is also accused of spray painting “profane graffiti” on Chrissy’s Gaming Bar & Grill and 7-Eleven.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/man-accused-spray-painting-f-k-donald-dump-carol-stream-police-station
DUPAGE COUNTY
— Man Charged with Hate Crime for Allegedly Spray-Painting Profane Graffiti on Police Station and Nearby Businesses
https://www.dupagecounty.gov/state_s_attorney/man_charged_with_hate_crime_for_allegedly_spray-painting_1540.php
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-599/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Trump suggests Somali president ‘take back’ Rep. Ilhan Omar after she trashed Charlie Kirk’s legacy. What percent of those who come to America do so for bad reasons?
https://nypost.com/2025/09/25/us-news/trump-suggests-somali-president-take-back-rep-ilhan-omar-after-she-trashed-charlie-kirks-legacy/
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-suggests-somali-president-back-025439201.html
— Leftist gun club tied to violence recruiting on Georgetown campus echoes Charlie Kirk killing: ‘Hey fascist! Catch!’
https://nypost.com/2025/09/25/us-news/leftist-gun-club-tied-to-violence-recruiting-on-georgetown-campus-echoes-kirk-killing-hey-fascist-catch/
BREITBART
— Border Patrol Deploys Marine Units to Chicago River for Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2025/09/25/exclusive-border-patrol-deploys-marine-units-to-chicago-river-for-trumps-operation-midway-blitz/amp/
— Trump orders crackdown on ‘left wing terrorism’
https://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-orders-crackdown-on-left-wing-terrorism-in-escalation-of-a-campaign-against-political-rivals/amp/
CHRISTIAN POST
— MLB player defends missing game to attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial service; says they connected on ‘faith’
https://www.christianpost.com/news/mlb-player-defends-missing-game-to-attend-charlie-kirks-memorial.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Left’s Hatred Runs Deep, Even in Congress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaQYDvoxF2c
DAILY TORCH
— More Americans Say They are Conservative Than Any Other Group As America Reaches A Turning Point And Nearly Two-thirds Reject Liberalism. All my critics/opponents are anti-conservative if not conservative-haters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/us/kirk-critics-fired-free-speech.html
DAILY WIRE
— Charlie Kirk’s Death Sparked a Student Uprising
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/charlie-kirk-s-death-sparked-a-student-uprising
FEDERALIST
— Axios, NYT Blame Republicans For Noticing Leftist Motives Of ‘Anti-ICE’ Shooter
https://thefederalist.com/2025/09/25/axios-nyt-blame-republicans-for-noticing-leftist-motives-of-anti-ice-shooter/
FOX NEWS
— There’s been a ‘decided shift’ to faith on college campuses since Kirk’s death. Anticipate/expect that more and more and more hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters will claim to be religious. I should write about hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who claim to be religious and who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6380129849112
— Left-wing campus culture on ‘full display’ in Georgetown flyers mocking Charlie Kirk assassination
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6380118044112
— Georgetown takes action after campus organization mocks Charlie Kirk’s death
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6380106386112
JUDICIAL WATCH
— Hearing is scheduled for Friday, September 26, 2025, in the class action civil rights lawsuit filed against Evanston on behalf of six individuals over the city’s reparations program. To what extent do your critics/opponents hold you responsible for the problems that Blacks have?
https://www.judicialwatch.org/videos/federal-court-hearing-in-judicial-watch-class-action-lawsuit-against-reparations-set-for-friday/
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Meet the Criminals Anti-ICE Protesters Are Trying to Protect. To vote for Democrats is to promote crime, poverty, and illegal immigration.
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/ice-illegal-aliens-sanctuary-city-leaders-dhs
NEWS BUSTERS
— ‘Weird, Egregious’: Mets Announcer Rips Cubs Rookie for Attending Charlie Kirk Memorial
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/steve-malzberg/2025/09/25/weird-egregious-mets-announcer-rips-cubs-rookie-attending
— Late-Night Shows Have a History of Violent Talk About Republicans. Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/steve-malzberg/2025/09/24/late-night-shows-have-history-violent-talk-about-republicans
NEWSMAX
— Attorney for Kirk Suspect Once Top Public Defender. Will she argue the Kirk brought it on himself? Will she argue that conservatives caused Kirk’s assignation?
https://www.newsmax.com/us/kathryn-nester-tyler-robinson-charlie-kirk/2025/09/25/id/1227938/
POST MILLENNIAL
— Here are all the Democrat, left-wing media lies about Charlie Kirk debunked by those who knew him best. “Charlie believed in meritocracy. Let the best man or woman win.” My critics/opponents reject meritocracy. They want only those who share their demographics to win.
https://thepostmillennial.com/here-are-all-the-democrat-left-wing-media-lies-about-charlie-kirk-debunked-by-those-who-knew-him-best
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— James Comey indicted on federal obstruction, perjury charges. My Democrat superiors in the federal government never indicted me, but a) my Democrat Post Office superiors disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and forced me to resign in 1069, b) my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and never promoted me beyond GS-12, and c) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5521599-james-comey-fbi-director-indicted-trump-investigation/
— Republicans seek documents from social media platforms after Kirk assassination
https://www.aol.com/articles/republicans-seek-documents-social-media-160327821.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Attack on Dallas ICE Was ‘Very Definition of Terrorism,’ Prosecutor Says. Federal officials said the gunman intended to shoot immigration agents, calling it a “tragic irony” that three detainees were struck, one fatally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/us/politics/dallas-ice-shooting.html
— Hate-filled Kirk-hating Kirk-haters hate conservatives.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/us/kirk-critics-fired-free-speech.html
— Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters decry that “Trump’s Cultural Push Begins With Universities.”
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010414443/trumps-cultural-push-begins-with-universities.html
— There Are More Robots Working in China Than the Rest of the World Combined. What do you say to those Americans who have done the most to empower China? In WWIII, which countries will side with China against America?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/business/china-factory-robots.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: What Declines in Reading and Math Mean for the U.S. Work Force. U.S. employers and colleges are contending with more young people who are behind academically. For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/us/what-declines-in-reading-and-math-mean-for-the-us-work-force.html
USA TODAY
— Hawaii trips are pricey. My IRS coworker and I could afford trips to Hawaii, Mexico, Jamaica, and the Bahamas 1973-1976 because we were National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) members and we therefore could take advantage of NTEU vacation packages.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2025/09/21/cheap-hawaii-vacation-expert-tips/85960335007/
— Trump White House prepares for mass layoffs in looming government shutdown. My Democrat GAO superiors used Gingrich budget cuts to get rid of GAO’s employees like me who they had not promoted to GS-15, currently $163,749-$195,200/year and who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. I was all of the aforesaid plus they had only promoted me to GS-13 even though I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years, I had thee job-related master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), I had six job-related professional certifications (accounting, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and I had a job-related professional license (CPA).
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/25/trump-prepares-layoffs-government-shutdown/86341998007/
DALLAS MORNING NEWS
— How Charlie Kirk’s shooting exposed America’s divide. Your reaction to the Kirk assassination shows your attitude toward conservatives.
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2025/09/24/how-charlie-kirks-shooting-exposed-americas-divide/
WCAX
— In lieu of Kirk debate, Dartmouth students to host dinner, vigil
https://www.wcax.com/video/2025/09/25/lieu-kirk-debate-dartmouth-students-host-dinner-vigil/
NEW YORK DAILY SUN
— Judge To Hear Arguments in Lawsuit Over “Racist Reparations’ Program in Evanston
https://www.nysun.com/article/judge-to-hear-arguments-in-lawsuit-over-racist-reparations-program-in-evanston-illinois
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Charlie Kirk and the New Christian GOP. Religious conservatives were part of the Reagan coalition but are far more central to the party now. What do religious conservatives think of you? My critics/opponents shout at religious conservatives that I am not a member of a church, that I do not attend church services, and that I do not give money to a church. In my defense, I proudly stress that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. I should write about those religious leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have had their operative and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/charlie-kirk-and-the-new-christian-gop-f9d866b0
— The ‘Anti-ICE’ Shooting in Dallas. Evidence emerges that Joshua Jahn was targeting ICE agents.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ice-shooting-dallas-joshua-jahn-f680753f?mod=opinion_lead_pos2
— For Democrats, the federal government exists to employ Democrats. Because I was not a Democrat, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates in the federal government did everything that they could to get rid of me. They would have gotten rid of me much sooner if I had not a) earned a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees, b) earned six job-related professional certifications, and c) earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-young-people-learn-to-be-unhappy-c1747edf
— Democrat and RINO employers despise Americans, if not hate Americans.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-h-1b-visa-fees-legal-immigration-jobs-0d9c4194
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/h1b-visa-grassley-durbin-letter-tech-firms-8fe931e9?mod=Searchresults&pos=1&page=1
— In Diersen v. GAO, the federal courts ruled that federal employees can be fired a) for opposing Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, for opposing race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and/or national origin discrimination and/or b) for being conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or having ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/supreme-court-humphreys-executor-ftc-rebecca-kelly-slaughter-independent-agencies-donald-trump-a7d8ce1d
FORTUNE
— Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters use Kirk to discourage conservatives from getting college degrees. My hate-filled conservative-hating critics/opponents are furious about what my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license enabled me to do.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/charlie-kirk-had-a-message-for-the-over-2-million-unemployed-gen-z-neet-men-you-don-t-need-college-to-make-your-dreams-happen/ar-AA1N5ohA
ATLANTIC
— For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/09/oklahoma-public-education-ryan-walters-teachers/684342/
ENTERTAINMENT
— Megyn Kelly gets into heated exchange over Charlie Kirk’s killing during Turning Point USA campus event
https://ew.com/megyn-kelly-heated-exchange-charlie-kirk-killing-11817941
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
MEAWW
— Texas man arrested over threat to run truck into Charlie Kirk vigil
https://news.meaww.com/texas-man-arrested-over-threat-to-run-truck-into-charlie-kirk-vigil
SKY NEWS
— Social media ‘accentuates extremism’ as evidenced by Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Facebook is a Democrat website.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f58PVjx41L8
September 25, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in turning Black pastors against Kirk because he opposed race based preference giving.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/black-pastors-charlie-kirk-martyr-racism-political-violence/3828896/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Broadview ICE facility becomes backdrop for candidates to signal immigration stance and raise campaign funds. According to Google AI: ” In a 2004 political advertisement, former Illinois politician and dairy company owner Jim Oberweis flew over Soldier Field in a helicopter to illustrate his position on immigration. During his 2004 U.S. Senate campaign, Oberweis claimed that 10,000 undocumented immigrants entered the country daily—enough to fill Soldier Field weekly.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/25/broadview-ice-political-candidates/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois, 20 other states win suit on disaster relief funding held up by Trump over ‘sanctuary’ laws
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/24/illinois-wins-suit-on-disaster-relief-funding-held-by-dhs-over-sanctuary-laws
DAILY HERALD
— When is the Daily Herald going to report on the September 21 Kirk event in Wheaton?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250924/submitted-content/wheaton-church-to-host-pet-blessing-oct-5/
— The mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrat candidates and b) to defeat Republican candidates.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250925/columns/a-link-between-trust-skepticism-that-can-combat-fake-news-2/
WGLT
— Trump announces hike to visa category used by Indians — and chaos ensues
https://www.wglt.org/2025-09-24/trump-announces-hike-to-visa-category-used-by-indians-and-chaos-ensues
FOX ST. LOUIS
— Illinois Republicans admit impeachment effort of Pritzker likely to go nowhere. I filed Diersen v. GAO ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ) in 1998 knowing full-well that the courts were anti-Republican. I filed the lawsuit to get my evidence into the court record. Anyone who reads my filings in the lawsuit will conclude that I should have won.
https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/illinois-republicans-admit-impeachment-effort-of-pritzker-likely-to-go-nowhere/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/business/press-releases/accesswire/1077474/congress-trying-to-limit-marijuana-rescheduling-but-dea-can-still-act-now/
CHALK BEAT
— Chicago Public Schools loses millions in magnet school money amid dispute over diversity efforts with Trump administration
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/09/24/cps-loses-magnet-school-money-over-dispute-with-trump-administration-over-dei-initiatives/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for everything that is bad including bad weather
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/09/25/mayor-counters-trumps-climate-denial-00579939
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-598/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MARK GLENNON
— Will Pritzker Again Spend Millions to Get His Easiest-to-Beat Republican, Darren Bailey, Nominated?
https://markglennon.substack.com/p/will-pritzker-again-spend-millions
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Dems Plan Anti-Bailey Demonstration
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/24/dems-plan-anti-bailey-demonstration/
— Looking at the Kane County Treasurer’s Race
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/25/looking-at-the-kane-county-treasurers-race/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Gov. Glenn Youngkin donating $100,000 to Turning Point to start chapters in Virginia. Who is leading the effort to start Turning Point chapters in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPhzJmmA6M4
— Vance blames Left for Dallas ICE shooting and tells inciters to ‘go straight to hell’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3821981/jd-vance-blames-left-ice-shooting-dallas/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— The United States Has Spent $110 Billion on AIDS Prevention. Less Than Half of the Money Went to Medical Supplies and Health Workers.
https://freebeacon.com/america/the-united-states-has-spent-110-billion-on-aids-prevention-less-than-half-of-the-money-went-to-medical-supplies-and-health-workers-a-state-department-audit-found/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump blames ‘Radical Left Democrats’ rhetoric for Dallas ICE shooting: ‘This is despicable’
https://nypost.com/2025/09/24/us-news/trump-blames-radical-left-democrats-rhetoric-for-dallas-ice-shooting/
— Charlie Kirk shooter’s trans lover was gifted straight A student — before a family argument upended his life
https://nypost.com/2025/09/25/us-news/alleged-charlie-kirk-shooter-tyler-robinsons-trans-lover-lance-twiggs-was-gifted-straight-a-student/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Anti-ICE protester murders two illegal aliens in Dallas
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/09/anti_ice_protester_murders_two_illegal_aliens_in_dallas.html
BREITBART
— 8 Times Democrats Demonized ICE Agents for Enforcing Federal Immigration Law
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/24/8-times-democrats-demonized-ice-agents-for-enforcing-federal-immigration-law/
— The assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk hasn’t slowed his conservative youth movement — rather, it has energized it.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/right-wing-us-movement-continues-campus-tour-without-founder-kirk/
— Turning Point USA on the Cusp of ‘Having a TPUSA or Club America Chapter in Every HS and College Campus in America.’ Who is leading the effort to start Turning Point chapters in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/24/andrew-kolvet-turning-point-usa-on-the-cusp-of-having-a-tpusa-or-club-america-chapter-in-every-hs-and-college-campus-in-america/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote illegal drugs
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/09/24/hillary-clinton-trump-bombing-alleged-drug-boats-could-end-up-in-international-court-of-justice/
— Americans Greatly Distrust Democrats’ Mass Migration Agenda. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Immigrants are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/24/reuters-poll-americans-greatly-distrust-democrats-mass-migration-agenda/
COLLEGE FIX
— Conservative ‘Fearless Debate’ group removed from Tennessee HBCU amid student uproar
https://www.thecollegefix.com/conservative-fearless-debate-group-removed-from-tennessee-hbcu-amid-student-uproar/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Signs of a ‘Total Systems Collapse’ Are Everywhere—Are You Paying Attention?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nljL65VEXnc
FEDERALIST
— We Can’t Let Leftist Freaks Hijack History To Smear Charlie Kirk
https://thefederalist.com/2025/09/24/we-cant-let-leftist-freaks-hijack-history-to-smear-charlie-kirk/
— Club Flyer Cheering Kirk’s Murder Found At Georgetown University
https://thefederalist.com/2025/09/24/report-club-flyer-celebrating-charlie-kirks-assassination-found-at-georgetown-university-campus/
— The Left Accuses The Right Of Hate To Avoid Debate And Silence Opposition
https://thefederalist.com/2025/09/24/the-left-accuses-the-right-of-hate-to-avoid-debate-and-silence-opposition/
FOX BUSINESS
— Oklahoma planning to put TPUSA chapters in every high school. Who is leading the effort to start Turning Point chapters in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfDrhlcToCQ
FOX NEWS
— Cubs’ Matt Shaw has epic game after Mets announcers criticize him for attending Charlie Kirk memorial. Shaw was 3-for-4 with a home run.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/cubs-matt-shaw-has-epic-game-after-mets-announcers-criticize-him-attending-charlie-kirk-memorial
— Joy Reid says Vance got into Yale as ‘Appalachian White’ diversity pick
https://www.foxnews.com/media/jd-vance-mocks-joy-reid-meme-after-former-msnbc-hosts-affirmative-action-attack
— Oklahoma state superintendent pledges a Turning Point USA chapter for every high school. Who is leading the effort to start Turning Point chapters in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.foxnews.com/media/oklahoma-state-superintendent-pledges-turning-point-usa-chapter-every-high-school
— Pastors across US report rise in church attendance after Charlie Kirk’s death
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6380085966112
PJ MEDIA
— War Department Axes Woke Feminist Military Committee
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/09/24/war-dept-axes-woke-military-committee-on-women-n4944067
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Oklahoma Department of Education Announces Partnership with Turning Point USA. Who is leading the effort to start Turning Point chapters in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.westernjournal.com/oklahoma-department-education-announces-partnership-turning-point-usa/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Texas A&M controversy puts state at the center of fight over LGBTQ teachings
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5519865-texas-am-lgbtq-teaching-trump-abbott/
ABC NEWS
— For a generation of Black conservatives, Charlie Kirk built more than politics — he built community
https://abcnews.go.com/US/generation-black-conservatives-charlie-kirk-built-politics-built/story?id=125765387
NEWSWEEK
— London Mayor Calls Donald Trump Racist
https://www.newsweek.com/sadiq-khan-donald-trump-racist-10481147
— Kimmel Unleashes on Trump After Trump Decries Kimmel’s Return
https://www.newsweek.com/jimmy-kimmel-unleashes-on-donald-trump-after-president-decries-his-return-10692048
NEW YORK TIMES
— The mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrat candidates and b) to defeat Republican candidates.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/technology/brendan-carr-fcc-kimmel.html
USA TODAY
— My critics/opponents oppose/reject free speech. They destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents who are still in the mix, who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me, and the planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject and why. Equal opportunity is the plank that they most commonly reject. They want more and more and more preference for those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, citizens of foreign countries, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/09/24/free-speech-republican-democrats-cancel-culture/86253202007/
DETROIT NEWS
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in turning Black pastors against Kirk because he opposed race based preference giving.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/22/black-christians-confront-charlie-kirks-religious-legacy/86292660007/
TAMPA FREE PRESS
— Charlie Kirk Explains Why War On Masculinity Drives Men Out Of Society
https://www.aol.com/news/charlie-kirk-explains-why-war-014910991.html
NEWS NATION
— Turning Point USA resumes Charlie Kirk’s college campus tour. Who is leading the effort to start Turning Point chapters in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/turning-point-usa-resumes-charlie-kirks-college-campus-tour/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Is Gen Z Unemployable? Hiring managers prize achievement, learning and work. Today’s youth value pleasure and individuality. What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. I did the aforesaid even though my ACT score was only 24 and I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. One could argue that because I did the aforesaid, anyone could do the aforesaid. But according to my critics/opponents, I did the aforesaid because I benefitted from discrimination against minorities, females, younger people, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/is-gen-z-unemployable-288d2ec9?mod=opinion_lead_pos5
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Wall Street Is Poaching Bankers in a Red-Hot Job Market. Wall Street had no interest in me when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 even though I had a) worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for the previous 8 years at the GS-13 Step 4-10 Levels, currently $108,978-$153,151/year, b) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT that year, c) became a Certified Forensic Accountant that year and a Certified Financial Services Auditor a year before, a Certified Government Financial Manager 3 years before, and a Certified Fraud Examiner 7 years before, c) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt 16 years before and the CPA examination on my first attempt 18 years before, d) earned a master’s degree in accounting 17 years before, e) earned an MBA 21 years before, and f) worked on audits of IRS for 3 years and worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year. Wall Street would have offered me a job in 1997 if I had been a citizen of a foreign country, Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran.
https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/banking-jobs-morgan-stanley-citigroup-2487fb23
BARRON’S
— The assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk hasn’t slowed his conservative youth movement — rather, it has energized it.
https://www.barrons.com/news/right-wing-us-movement-continues-campus-tour-without-founder-kirk-4651d006
VOX
— Is wealth inequality leading to a class war? In the past four decades, the gap between rich and poor has grown significantly. It’s a dangerous trend. What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. I did the aforesaid even though my ACT score was only 24 and I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. One could argue that because I did the aforesaid, anyone could do the aforesaid. But according to my critics/opponents, I did the aforesaid because I benefitted from discrimination against minorities, females, younger people, veterans, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.vox.com/explain-it-to-me/403126/wealth-inequality-class-warfare-billionaires
BLACK WALL STREET TIMES
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in turning Black students against Kirk because he opposed race based preference giving.
https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2025/09/24/charlie-kirk-supporters-target-hbcu-promptly-removed-from-campus/
ATLANTIC
— For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/09/oklahoma-public-education-ryan-walters-teachers/684342/
MS. MAGAZINE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate illegals with Black slaves
https://msmagazine.com/2025/07/16/ice-raids-california-black-people-women-activists-politics-trump-white-supremacy/
September 24, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat leaders oppose fence around Broadview ICE facility
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-operation-midway-blitz-fence-around-broadview-facility-raises-concerns-residents-fire-department/17876429/
NBC5
— GOP candidates for governor call for repeal of Illinois TRUST Act
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/gop-candidates-for-governor-call-for-repeal-of-illinois-trust-act/3829038/
CBS2
— Democrat officials demand DHS take down fence surrounding ICE facility
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/broadview-officials-demand-dhstake-down-fence-ice-facility/
WGN9
— Dabrowski criticizes Pritzker during presser outside Broadview ICE facility
https://wgntv.com/western-suburbs/candidate-for-il-governor-ted-dabrowski-criticizes-pritzker-during-presser-outside-broadview-ice-facility/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Hispanic culture
https://wgntv.com/hispanic-heritage-month/lane-tech-students-explore-hispanic-culture-with-pinata-crafting/#/questions/5662210
FOX32
— Dabrowski pushes to end sanctuary status
2 more bishops call on Cardinal Cupich to cancel award for pro-abortion senator
— ‘ANTI-ICE’ written on bullets found at scene of Dallas ICE shooting
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/anti-ice-engravings-shells-casings-found-scene-dallas-ice
— Chicago residents demand action on alleged prostitution surge near Midway
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-residents-demand-action-prostitution-surge-near-midway
— Trump replaces Biden portrait with autopen in Presidential Walk of Fame
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-biden-portrait-autopen
— Trump administration rehires federal employees laid off by DOGE. Maybe I will get rehired. Would I get backpay? Would it be $2.4 million ($4.3 million GAO salary not received since 1997 minus $1.9 million Civil Service Retirement System pension received in today’s dollars)?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-administration-rehires-federal-employees-doge
— Charlie Kirk could be placed on US currency under new House GOP proposal
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/charlie-kirk-coin-house-proposal
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly oppose gentrification
https://news.wttw.com/2025/09/24/key-city-panel-oks-plan-designed-stop-gentrification-sparked-obama-presidential-center
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders demand ICE take down new fencing around detention center
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/24/broadview-ice-fence-detention/
— Artists claim anti-Trump display at Chicago library was ‘censored’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/24/artists-anti-trump-display-chicago-library-censored/
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in getting Black pastors to hate Kirk. I should write about the successes and failures that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had getting my many Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to hate me.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/24/charlie-kirk-black-pastors/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders order removal of fencing erected outside ICE facility in Broadview
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/23/fence-blocks-access-to-broadview-ice-facility
DAILY HERALD
— Democratic congressional candidate Bethany Johnson mocked Charlie Kirk after assassination
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250924/nation-and-world-politics/democratic-congressional-candidate-mocked-charlie-kirk-after-assassination/
— Oath Keepers founder, Jan. 6 planner Stewart Rhodes speaks at Elgin church after 3 other venues cancel amid outcry
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250924/nation-and-world-politics/oath-keepers-founder-jan-6-planner-speaks-at-elgin-church-after-3-other-venues-cancel-amid-outcry/
— ‘I will not apologize’: District 300 school board president defiant amid backlash over social media Kirk post
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250924/news/i-will-not-apologize-district-300-school-board-president-defiant-amid-backlash-over-social-media/
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/09/24/chicago-immigration-president-donald-trump-dhs-ice
STATELINE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-democrats-demand-end-to-dangerous-ice-operations-in-chicago/
— Illinois House Minority Leader: Pritzker’s budget executive order is way to raise taxes
https://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-house-minority-leader-pritzkers-budget-executive-order-is-way-to-raise-taxes/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-389/
— Dabrowski holds press conference outside ICE facility, says Pritzker should ‘hand over criminals in handcuffs from local and state police directly to federal authorities’
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/24/dabrowski-holds-press-conference-outside-ice-facility-says-pritzker-should-hand-over-criminals-in-handcuffs-from-local-and-state-police-directly-to-federal-authorities/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise Hispanics
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/24/the-crackdown-is-bad-for-business-and-bad-for-state-and-local-revenues/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Dabrowski says repealing the TRUST Act to end the state’s sanctuary status is his top legislative priority.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_c5857634-21b3-45dd-9f1f-1a4cc07dc4ab.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— America’s guest-worker H-1B visas sought in some unexpected fields like journalism. Trump’s crackdown targets ‘H-1B mills’ and other abuses.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/24/americas-guest-worker-h-1b-visas-sought-unexpected-fields-like/
— Former General Services Administration employees receive reinstatement offers. Maybe I will get a reinstatement offer from the next Comptroller General. Would it include backpay? Would it be $2.4 million ($4.3 million GAO salary not received since 1997 minus $1.9 million Civil Service Retirement System pension received in today’s dollars)?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/24/former-general-services-administration-employees-receive/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GSA wasn’t the only agency targeted by DOGE. According to the Partnership for Public Service, there have been over 200,000 federal workforce reductions. The departments of Defense, Treasury and Agriculture have seen the largest reductions, while other agencies were shuttered nearly completely. Other agencies that have brought back employees include the Internal Revenue Service, Labor Department, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Park Service.)
— Democrats in off-year races strive to put boogeyman Trump on the ballot
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/24/democrats-year-races-strive-put-boogeyman-trump-ballot/
— Hate speech does not exist in law, only in the minds of bureaucrats. How landmark rulings set the standard that government may not punish offensive words.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/24/hate-speech-exist-law-minds-bureaucrats/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats’ rhetoric endangers ICE officers
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3821714/democratic-rhetoric-endangers-ice-officers/
— Democratic Party isolation is getting worse
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3822995/democratic-party-isolation-is-getting-worse-political-violence/
— Left-wing donors push for woke education agenda as scores hit all time low
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3821791/left-wing-donors-push-for-woke-education-agenda/
— Voters don’t trust Democrats to run a lemonade stand
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3822559/voters-dont-trust-democrats-to-run-a-lemonade-stand/
NEW YORK POST
— Dallas sniper had anti-ICE messages written on ammo; 1 dead, 2 wounded
https://nypost.com/2025/09/24/us-news/dallas-sniper-had-anti-ice-messages-written-on-ammo-fbi/
— Excellence over wokeness: New rankings reveal the REAL top medical schools
https://nypost.com/2025/09/24/opinion/excellence-over-wokeness-new-rankings-reveal-the-real-top-medical-schools/
— Vance tears into Democrats, calls out Gavin Newsom after Dallas ICE shooting: ‘You can go straight to hell’
https://nypost.com/2025/09/24/us-news/vance-tears-into-democrats-calls-out-gavin-newsom-after-dallas-ice-shooting/
— Democrat ‘Nazi’ rhetoric about ICE has inspired tragic violence
https://nypost.com/2025/09/24/opinion/democrat-nazi-rhetoric-about-ice-has-inspired-tragic-violence/
— Google gives fresh proof the Biden admin was a censorship machine
https://nypost.com/2025/09/24/opinion/google-gives-fresh-proof-biden-admin-was-a-censorship-machine/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The lesbian sorority gets a crack at governing America
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/09/the_lesbian_sorority_gets_a_crack_at_governing_america.html
CATHOLIC VOTE
— 2 more bishops call on Cardinal Cupich to cancel award for pro-abortion senator Durbin
https://catholicvote.org/2-more-bishops-call-on-cardinal-cupich-cancel-award-pro-abortion-senator/
LIFE NEWS
— Catholic Bishop Blasts Award for Dick Durbin: “Goes Against Catholic Moral Principles”
https://www.lifenews.com/2025/09/23/catholic-bishop-blasts-award-for-dick-durbin-goes-against-catholic-moral-principles/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Employers want immigrants because employers want cheap labor.
https://finance-commerce.com/2025/09/americans-poll-legal-immigration-benefits/
CBS NEWS
— Judge won’t reinstate 8 Inspector Generals (IG) fired by Trump. While worked for GAO 1980-1997, I often worked with IG employees. While served on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996, I often worked with IG employees.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-government-watchdogs-inspector-generals-fired-by-trump/
POLITICO
— White House to agencies: Prepare mass firing plans for the shutdown. In memo, the Trump administration says the Reduction in Force plans would go beyond standard shutdown furloughs. Democrats run federal agencies. They use Republican budget cuts first to get rid of their employees who are Republican and then their employees who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/24/white-house-firings-shutdown-00579909
FROM OTHER SOURCES
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