FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/19/immigrant-medicaid-access/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/19/trump-wall-street-journal-epstein-lawsuit/
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, sooner or later, we will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/20/in-the-wake-of-snap-cuts-feeding-hungry-illinoisans-falls-more-than-ever-on-food-pantries/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders eve-increasingly use Pope Leo to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/20/lgbtq-inclusion-chicago-catholics/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Vandals target immigration organizations in Little Village
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/07/19/vandals-target-immigration-organizations-in-little-village
DAILY HERALD
— Republican state Sen. Don DeWitte of St. Charles will not seek reelection to the 33rd District seat in 2026.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250719/news/state-sen-dewitte-wont-seek-reelection/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Companies warn Illinois will be ‘toxic tort’ capital if bill is signed, but lawyers call it ‘fundamental fairness’ All my critics/opponents side with all the defendants in all the lawsuits I filed. I should write about that.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250719/illinois-state-politics/companies-warn-illinois-will-be-toxic-tort-capital-if-bill-is-signed-but-lawyers-call-it-fundame/
— Economic mobility top priority of Krishnamoorthi’s Senate campaign. Sadly, my father, my grandfather, and my great grandfather are examples of downward mobility. In 1902, my great grandfather had 1285 Main Street built in Crete (4,030 sq. ft. https://www.redfin.com/IL/Crete/1285-Main-St-60417/home/23199035 ). In 1926, my grandfather had 1286 Wood Street built in Crete (1793 sq. ft. https://www.redfin.com/IL/Crete/1286-Wood-St-60417/home/23199039 ). My father never had a home built. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250719/news/economic-mobility-top-priority-of-krishnamoorthis-senate-campaign/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250718/news/rep-underwood-demands-answers-over-reckless-ice-activity-in-joliet/
NBC5
— Several Chicago suburbs ranked among safest places to live in the US. Naperville is ranked 19th.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/several-chicago-suburbs-ranked-among-safest-places-to-live-in-the-us/3793464/
FOX32
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1677376
— Democrat leaders decry EPA employees losing jobs because of Republican budget cuts. Virtually no one decried 3,000+ GAO employees losing their jobs because of Republican budget cuts 1980-1997 while I worked for the agency.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/epa-research-development-office-layoffs-scientists-fired
SOUTHERN
— MAGA supporters rally around Trump following WSJ article. According to my critics/opponents, I am a MAGA supporter. But I am a conservative. I am a platform Republican. Many MAGA supporters would disagree that I am a MAGA supporter.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/07/19/we-are-so-back-maga-supporters-rally-around-trump-following-wsj-article/
CHICAGO DEFENDER
— I did not even try to get a student loan. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class. I washed dishes during my junior and senior years and the summer in between. I could not run because I had a bone disease. My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness. Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. But because I worked my way through college, I was able to buy a new townhome in University Park when I was 24 in 1972.
https://chicagocrusader.com/unsettling-accounts-illinois-confronting-growing-student-loan/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With $49,000 in student loan debt, Josue Villalpando figured becoming a homeowner was a long way off. “The thought of purchasing a home was definitely floating around, however I never actually looked into it knowing that I had such a big burden with my student loans,” he said. A recent graduate of the University of Illinois Chicago, Villalpando, 29, took out private loans to pay for college. Unlike federal student loans, private loans typically have higher interest rates and fewer forgiveness programs, making them harder for borrowers to pay off. Then, his fiancé came across the SmartBuy program – an initiative set up by the state to help incentivize residents to purchase a home while paying off their student loan debt, one of the leading factors delaying homeownership among young adults. SmartBuy pays up to $40,000 in student loans and contributes up to $5,000 towards a down payment or closing costs at the time of purchase.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Wise Up New York: Don’t Be a Chumbolone Town Like Chicago
https://johnkassnews.com/wise-up-chicago-dont-be-a-chumbolone/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who do Democrat plants ( https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Democrat+plant%22 ) work against the hardest? The more planks in the Republican Party platform that Republicans promote, the harder that Democrat plants work against those Republicans. They work extremely hard against me because I promote all the planks in the Republican Party platform, and especially its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I should write about those Democrat plants who have worked the hardest against me since 2000. I would focus on those who had their operatives and their dupes a) end my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee in 2024 and b) end my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do you say to Democrat plant candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who fail/refuse to promote planks in the Republican Party platform? They most commonly fail/refuse to promote the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Because I promote those planks, Democrat plants work against me. I should write about Democrat plants. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Do you fill a void? I do. With my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, I fill a tremendous Republican communication void in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. Far too many Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders fail/refuse to defend/promote the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I defend/promote those planks. – Dave Diersen
http://wwwigopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden DOJ sought ‘federal hook’ to treat protesting parents as ‘domestic terrorists.’ For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. Because of that, my great great grandfather, my great grandfather, my grandfather, and my father all were Republicans who sent all their children to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/3476377/biden-doj-protesting-parents-as-domestic-terrorists/
— Conservative legal gains against LGBT agenda spur pride activism.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/3475547/conservative-legal-gains-against-lgbt-agenda-spur-pride-activism/
— Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against journalist Bob Woodward over ‘Trump tapes’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3476531/judge-dismisses-trump-lawsuit-against-journalist-bob-woodward/
BREITBART
— Biden AG and White House Conspired to Chill Local Parents’ School Board Protests
https://www.breitbart.com/law-and-order/2025/07/19/documents-biden-ag-white-house-conspired-chill-local-parents-school-board-protests/
DAILY CALLER
— Huckabee Reportedly Threatens Israel Over Treatment Of Christians
https://www.aol.com/huckabee-reportedly-penned-letter-lambasting-162816314.html
FOX NEWS
— Trump is the one world leader trying to pull the West away from the abyss
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6375861200112
— ICE arrests illegal immigrant accused of decapitating Illinois woman after judge set him free. ICE agents tracked down and arrested Mexican national after Illinois court released him despite gruesome crime accusations.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/ice-arrests-illegal-immigrant-accused-decapitating-illinois-woman-after-judge-set-him-free
PJ MEDIA
— Woke Educators Protect Illegals Instead of Improving Curricula for Americans. If my teachers had promoted wokeism instead of reading, writing, and arithmetic, I would not have been able to get an ACT score of 24 or graduate in the upper 20% of my class.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/07/19/woke-educators-protect-illegals-instead-of-improving-curricula-for-americans-n4941899
POST MILLENNIAL
— 150,000 criminal illegal immigrants arrested so far during Trump’s second term
https://thepostmillennial.com/150000-criminal-illegal-immigrants-arrested-so-far-during-trumps-second-term-wh
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— She left her federal job because of Trump. Now she’s running for office to fight his policies. Needless-to-say, the many adverse actions that my Democrat supervisors in the federal government took against me because I fought their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination motivates me to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/19/politics/democrats-federal-employees-midterms
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/19/politics/epstein-trump-ties-analysis
REUTERS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more government spending to protect everyone from Republicans.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-funding-cut-stalls-water-projects-increasing-risks-millions-2025-07-19/
UPI
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/07/19/lgbtq-suicide-lifeline-service/3471752970492/
MSN
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/donald-told-me-trump-s-biographer-spills-new-details-on-deeper-epstein-relationship/ar-AA1IUIjh
— Top Trump Official Says Americans on Medicaid Should Replace Deported Farm Workers
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/top-trump-official-says-americans-on-medicaid-should-replace-deported-farm-workers/ar-AA1IczWA
ABC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/makeup-artist-us-deportees-el-salvador-venezuela-congressman-123884627
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-calls-epstein-files-released-troublemakers/story?id=123890604
CBS NEWS
— I oppose illegal immigration. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got. If not that, my wages would have been lower. My critics/opponents cannot say that. Their parents had lots of money.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-immigration-crackdown-labor-shortages-california-construction-industry-builder-says/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-lawsuit-wall-street-journal-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter/
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Inspectors General Are Worried Doing Job Could Get Them Fired. I often worked with Inspector General employees while I worked for GAO for almost 18 years and while I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter for 13 years.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/politics/inspectors-general-trump.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the Trump Administration, Watchdogs Are Watching Their Backs. The president has fired or demoted over 20 inspectors general since he took office. Employees say they are demoralized and reluctant to pursue investigations that could prompt political blowback.)
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/us/politics/inside-trump-epstein-friendship.html (FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/politics/timeline-trump-epstein.html
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/17/us/trump-news-updates
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/16/us/trump-news
— The more planks in the Republican Party platform that my Democrat plant critics/opponents reject, the harder that they work against me. Most commonly, they reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I should write about my Democrat plant critics/opponents who have worked the hardest against me since 2000. I would focus on those who had their operatives and their dupes a) end my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee in 2024 and b) end my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/18/us/politics/trump-gop-platform-convention.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/opinion/america-safety-net.html
— Democrat leaders use public media to destroy Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/opinion/pbs-npr-cuts-funding.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/opinion/immigrants-ice-deportation.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/us/politics/immigration-senior-caregivers.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/20/trump-epstein-economy-immigration-approval/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/18/trump-lawsuit-wall-street-journal-murdoch-epstein/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/20/trump-epstein-files-political-fallout-risks/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-07-20/trump-jeffrey-epstein-sex-power-government-conspiracy
USA TODAY
— Democrat plants promote division within the Republican Party. They stress that Trump rejects some conservative principles. But Democrat plants promote those principles.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/07/18/trump-epstein-iran-republican-party-conservatives/84538150007/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/07/20/trump-epstein-files-evidence-election/85275266007/
BABYLON BEE
— Newsom Founds Underground Railroad To Help Mexican Kids Travel To Work The Marijuana Farms. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint their illegals as being runaway slaves.
https://babylonbee.com/news/newsom-founds-underground-railroad-to-help-mexican-kids-travel-to-work-the-marijuana-farms
LA PROGESSIVE & CHATTANOUGA TIMES FREE PRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans. How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting hatred against Republicans in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.laprogressive.com/racism/exclusionism
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/jul/19/opinion-the-rights-war-against-the-truth-of-our/
PBS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/transgender-military-members-fight-to-continue-serving-despite-trumps-ban
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-is-publicly-known-about-trumps-yearslong-relationship-with-jeffrey-epstein
NPR
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/19/nx-s1-5473430/trump-calls-release-jeffrey-epstein-grand-jury-testimony
POLITICO
— Republicans’ food aid cuts will hit grocers in many towns that backed Trump. According to my critics/opponents, because I have always voted for Republican candidates, Democrats and RINOs have every right to screw me.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/19/trump-snap-food-cuts-rural-grocers-megabill-00463048
TRUTHOUT
— Trump Administration Will Shut Down 7 Major HUD Discrimination Cases. My critics/opponents have always used my buying a new townhome in University Park in 1972 against me. They a) stress that University Park was created by HUD and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that because I bought, a minority and/or female could not.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-administration-will-shut-down-7-major-housing-discrimination-cases/
LIBERTY NATION
— DEI Goes Incognito in Academia
https://www.libertynation.com/dei-goes-incognito-in-academia/
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— The Importance of Early Career Planning. I would not have become a postal employee when I was 18 years old in 1966 if my high school friend had not invited me to take the postal employment examination with him earlier that year. I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was young, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/career-advice/carpe-careers/2025/07/14/importance-early-career-planning-opinion
GOOGLE AI & PEW RESEARCH
— The influence of parents on children’s political party affiliation & Most U.S. parents pass along their religion and politics to their children. For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. Because of that, my great great grandfather, my great grandfather, my grandfather, and my father all were Republicans who sent all their children to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete.
https://www.google.com/search?q=parents+children+political+party
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/05/10/most-us-parents-pass-along-their-religion-and-politics-to-their-children/
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July 17, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/shane-gillis-trump-epstein-files-2025-espys-monologue/3791309/
WGN9
— Duckworth ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfs0XMqGg3E
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that if businesses owned by minorities, women, people with disabilities, and veterans do not get contracts, it is because of discrimination.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/17/opinion-illinois-contract-procurement-job-creation-minorities/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois leaders blast State Farm as it hikes home insurance rates
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/07/16/illinois-leaders-attack-state-farm-as-it-hikes-home-insurance-rates
DAILY HERALD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad, including bad weather.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250716/nation-and-world-politics/noaa-was-developing-tool-to-help-communities-prepare-for-extreme-rainfall-trump-officials-stopped-i/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250716/nation-and-world-politics/trump-slams-his-own-supporters-who-are-angered-over-how-his-team-has-handled-the-epstein-case/
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2025/07/16/rush-medical-center-halts-gender-affirming-care-for-new-patients-under-18
WGLT
— Democrat leaders had no problem when inflation raged under Biden.
https://www.wglt.org/2025-07-16/inflation-picks-up-in-june-as-trumps-tariffs-start-to-impact-prices
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-tries-to-blame-others-as-tensions-rise-around-handling-of-epstein-case/
FOX ILLINOIS
— GOP lawmaker pushes for policy fix to border crisis
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/gop-pushes-for-policy-fix-to-border-crisis-non-governmental-organizations-faith-illegal-immigration-biden-administration-grants-work-facilitate-republicans
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During a fiery House Homeland Security Committee hearing Wednesday, Republicans accused non-governmental organizations– many of which were faith-based groups– of incentivizing illegal immigration during the Biden administration by providing services or support to migrants, even though many of the same Republicans voted to fund grants that helped facilitate their work. During the hearing titled “An Inside Job: How NGOs Facilitated the Biden Border Crisis,” Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., accused many of the NGOs of acting as a “launching pad for mass illegal immigration.” “FEMA provided grants to numerous NGOs, many of whom were operating at the southwest border,” Guest said. “These groups spent billions of taxpayers’ dollars.”)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/07/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-553/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Richard Porter Visits McHenry County Executive Committee Meeting
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/07/17/richard-porter-visits-mchenry-county-executive-committee-meeting/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREITBART
— Trump Signs Law Classifying Fentanyl-Related Substances as Schedule I Drugs
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/16/trump-signs-law-classifying-fentanyl-related-substances-schedule-one-drugs/
DAILY WIRE
— Congresswoman Mary Miller Says Pornography Is ‘A Rot In Our Culture’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/congresswoman-mary-miller-says-pornography-is-a-rot-in-our-culture
FEDERALIST
— Leftist Bureaucrats In Charge Of Government-Run Media Refuse Peaceful Transition Of Power
https://thefederalist.com/2025/07/16/leftist-bureaucrats-in-charge-of-government-run-media-refuse-peaceful-transition-of-power/
FOX NEWS
— Illinois’ population is aging ‘faster’ than the rest of the country. Under Pritzker, if you are young, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your future is in Illinois: conservative, Republican, White, male, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.aol.com/news/illinois-population-aging-faster-rest-000045392.html
NEWSMAX
— Majority of Deportees Pose a Threat
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/tom-homan-immigration-ice/2025/07/16/id/1219012/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.newsmax.com/us/lgbtq-crisis-lifeline-hotline/2025/07/16/id/1218983/
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Trump Administration Deports ‘Uniquely Barbaric’ Migrants to Little-Known Nation
https://www.westernjournal.com/trump-administration-deports-uniquely-barbaric-migrants-little-known-nation/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump administration is considering possible changes to its immigration enforcement policy as it relates to farm and hospitality workers. Ever-increasingly, Americans fail/refuse to take the bad jobs that I took. My critics/opponents cannot say that. Their parents had lots of money. They bought them cars, paid for their college expenses, and got them good jobs.
https://thehill.com/immigration/5405518-homan-hints-trump-farm-worker-policy-is-coming/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/5402940-lgbtq-lifeline-988-hotline-closure-the-trevor-project-suicide-mental-health-trump-cuts/
CNN
— The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/17/politics/trump-powell-epstein-poll-numbers-analysis
MSNBC
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSAwo11A3Z4
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2025-07-17/nationwide-protests-planned-against-trumps-immigration-crackdown-and-health-care-cuts
NBC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUmdFmAmHoM
— Trump holds signing ceremony for the HALT Fentanyl Act
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/watch-live-trump-holds-signing-ceremony-for-the-halt-fentanyl-act-243343941517
NEW YORK TIMES
— The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/donald-trump-approval-rating-polls.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-files-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/us/politics/republicans-congress-trump-epstein.html
— My critics/opponents have had their operatives and their dupes take many big adverse actions against me. I should write about my critics/opponents. They falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/politics/university-virginia-president-trump-dei-jefferson-council.html
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/business/trump-dei-race-gender-mental-health.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/us/politics/trump-political-enemies-evil.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/opinion/immigration-trump-ice-raids.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/16/trump-epstein-obama-biden-comey-democrats-conspiracies/5a3b8b6a-6293-11f0-bf70-56d8888ebb94_story.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/17/hud-section-8-vouchers-congress-budget-cuts/e153b408-62c3-11f0-bf70-56d8888ebb94_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/17/hud-section-8-vouchers-trump-budget-cuts/bcd06c34-62c3-11f0-bf70-56d8888ebb94_story.html
— For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/07/16/trump-dei-george-mason-university/
USA TODAY
— According to Democrat and RINO leaders, there is no such thing as “illegal.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2025/07/16/why-trump-immigration-policies-are-unconstitutional-illegal-immigrants-opinion/84640831007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/17/mike-pence-donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-files/85251255007/
— The Trump administration is telling organizations working to prevent teen pregnancy that they must stop teaching content that doesn’t align with the administration’s views on transgender people and parental rights or they’ll risk losing their federal funding.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/15/lgbtq-teen-pregnancy-program-trump/85190050007/
WCBM
— Here’s the House Republican Who Wants Amnesty for Illegals. My critics/opponents reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform.
https://wcbm.com/national-headline/heres-the-house-republican-who-wants-amnesty-for-illegals/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Can Anything Save the Democrats? As 2026 approaches, they’re disliked, divided and devoid of effective leaders.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/can-anything-save-the-democrats-election-voters-midterms-2026-3bfb36fe
— Mamdani and the Left’s Alliance With Radical Islam. He won’t impose Shariah on New York, but his views give plenty of reason for legitimate concern.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/mamdani-and-the-lefts-alliance-with-radical-islam-new-york-mayor-658b68ad
— Dividing Doctors by Race. A new report shows racial preferences continue at medical schools. Ever-increasingly, everyone in healthcare is a citizen of a foreign country, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or has ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/medical-schools-racial-preferences-do-no-harm-report-62470941
FORTUNE
— High income taxpayers in California and New York set for a SALT windfall in 2026. My critics opponents were furious a) that I paid less federal income tax 1972-1977 because I itemized and b) that my wife and I paid less federal income tax 1978-2017 because we itemized. I should write about that.
https://fortune.com/2025/07/16/salt-cap-california-new-york-trump-tax-bill/
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— IRS is building a vast system to share millions of taxpayers’ data with ICE. Illegals use phony Social Security numbers.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/07/irs-building-vast-system-share-millions-taxpayers-data-ice/406739/
PHYS
— According to my critics/opponents, a) they owe all their successes to meritocracy and b) I owe all my successes to my benefitting from discrimination against those who share their demographics. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-scholar-meritocracy-schools-redefine-purpose.html
July 16, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Trump lashes out at Republicans over Jeffrey Epstein file demands
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trump-lashes-out-at-republicans-over-jeffrey-epstein-file-demands/3790673/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— A second chance for school choice in Illinois. My patents had far less money because they paid to send me and my brother to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. Ironically, the public grade school was across the street from our home. My father almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/16/school-choice-illinois-pritzker-ecca/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight Trump budget cuts
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/07/16/china-illinois-soybean-production-research-trumps-usaid-cuts-dick-durbin
SOUTHERN
— Churches, now allowed to endorse candidates, could transform campaign finances. The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-religious.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/07/16/churches-now-allowed-to-endorse-candidates-could-transform-campaign-finances/
RIVER BENDER
— Duckworth Stresses Urgent Need to Modernize Our Air Traffic Control Systems. I worked for GAO on an audit of FAA Air Traffic Control Systems in the early 1980s.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-stresses-urgent-need-to-modernize-our-air-traffic-control-systems-at-summit-84378.cfm?
ILLINOIS TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/arts-culture/teaching-antiracism-is-a-practice-of-freedom-20449933
RUSS STEWART
— TRUMP’S SUCCESS INFURTIATES DEMOCRATS, LEFTISTS WITH TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME
http://www.russstewart.com/russ-analysis.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/07/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-346/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— School choice is one of those 80/20 issues Illinois leaders are out-of-step on. My patents had far less money because they sent me and my brother to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. Ironically, the public grade school was across the street from our home. My father almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. I had to work my way through college.
https://wirepoints.org/school-choice-is-one-of-those-80-20-issues-illinois-leaders-are-out-of-step-on-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats repeat their despicable history of encouraging defiance of federal laws
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/16/democrats-repeat-despicable-history-encouraging-defiance-federal-laws/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Effort to end freebies for illegal immigrants gets a big thumbs up
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/3473245/effort-to-end-freebies-for-illegal-immigrants-gets-a-big-thumbs-up/
— Secret Service compliant with nearly half of congressional reform requests. If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3470826/secret-service-reforms-congressional-requests-butler-anniversary/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3471194/women-dont-need-men-to-have-children-birth-rate-marriage/
NEW YORK POST
— New GAO Butler shooting report exposes the Secret Service’s shocking culture of incompetence. All my coworkers who my Democrat GAO superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, who had less education than I had, who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, and/or younger.
https://nypost.com/2025/07/16/opinion/butler-shooting-details-expose-the-secret-services-shocking-culture-of-incompetence/
BREITBART
— Trump Cuts Biden’s Parole Scheme by 100%
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/16/trump-cuts-bidens-parole-scheme-by-100-percent-as-zero-migrants-freed-into-us-last-month/
— Trump: ‘Jeffrey Epstein Hoax’ Is Left’s Latest Media Scam to Distract from My Success
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/16/trump-jeffrey-epstein-hoax-is-lefts-latest-media-scam-to-distract-from-my-success/
— General Motors Announces Plan to Expand Production of Gas-Powered Vehicles
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/15/general-motors-announces-plan-to-expand-production-of-gas-powered-vehicles-in-michigan/
— Promises Made, Promises Kept: Egg Prices Fell 19.8% in June, Down 61% Since February
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/16/promises-made-promises-kept-egg-prices-fell-19-8-in-june-down-61-since-february/
DAILY CALLER
— Here’s All The Nauseatingly Sexual Books The Left Wants Military Kids Reading
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/16/books-banned-dod-schools-sexual-topics-leftist-platitudes-military-kids/
FOX NEWS
— Trump’s controversial plan to fire federal workers finds favor with Supreme Court. Trump’s executive order for federal workforce reduction advances as Supreme Court permits mass layoffs at Education Department despite legal challenges.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-controversial-plan-fire-federal-workers-finds-favor-supreme-court
TOWNHALL
— Bills Introduced Requiring Sanctuary Cities to Repay Feds for Sending in Troops
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeremyfrankel/2025/07/16/bills-introduced-requiring-sanctuary-cities-to-repay-feds-for-sending-in-troops-n2660470
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Trump calls Epstein controversy a “Hoax” and “bulls***,” denouncing “weaklings” in GOP
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-jeffrey-epstein-hoax-republicans/
WASHINGTON POST
— The White House’s plan to downsize the federal government, in charts
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2025/white-house-budget-federal-government/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Some Republicans Push to Protect Unauthorized Immigrants. Lawmakers say agricultural industry will be devastated if workers are deported. My critics/opponents reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got. My critics/opponents cannot say that because their parents had lots of money.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/immigration-law-agriculture-deportations-6d090129
FORBES
— Returning To A Past Where Only The Privileged Are Protected. According to my critics/opponents, I have always been privileged. But I had to work my way through college. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents had the most money.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNSE83dgpcI
WTOP
— Montgomery Co. steps up to help laid-off federal workers. No help was given to GAO employees like me who lost their jobs because of Gingrich budget cuts.
https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2025/07/montgomery-county-steps-up-to-help-laid-off-federal-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In response, the county council voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a bill that will give displaced federal workers preferential treatment for county job openings. Only qualified veterans and people with disabilities will receive higher priority.)
PENN STATE
— Internships open up a multitude of options for hard-working student. I had to work my way through college. My critics/opponents have always used that against me. They stress a) that I did not get any scholarships, b) that my ACT score was only 24, c) that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, and d) that I did not get any internships. In my defense, I stress that instead of studying, I worked far too many hours washing dishes and delivering mail.
https://www.psu.edu/news/bellisario-college-communications/story/internships-open-multitude-options-hard-working-student
SI LIVE
— These 19 companies will help pay for your college degree. I had to work my way through college. My critics/opponents have always used that against me. They stress a) that I did not get any scholarships, b) that my ACT score was only 24, c) that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, and d) that I did not get any internships. In my defense, I stress that instead of studying, I worked far too many hours washing dishes and delivering mail.
https://www.silive.com/business/2025/07/these-19-companies-will-help-pay-for-your-college-degree-report-says.html
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— State Dept layoffs necessary for ‘higher quality’ workforce, deputy secretary tells lawmakers. My Black subordinate who my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with was a Democrat who a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had one professional certification while I had six, and d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/07/state-dept-layoffs-necessary-for-higher-quality-workforce-deputy-secretary-tells-lawmakers/
ECONOMIST
— Having rich parents trumps hard work. Because my parents had enough money to send me to Missouri Lutheran Synod grade schools, my critics/opponents have always demonized them and me as being filthy rich. But my father never made more than $50,000 a year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2025/05/01/why-having-rich-parents-may-trump-hard-work
CONVERSATION
— Why it’s important to get a good job. According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I got were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents had the most money.
https://theconversation.com/why-its-important-young-unemployed-australians-get-a-good-job-instead-of-just-any-job-260817
July 15, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— 20 Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration on Monday for withholding more than $6 billion in federal funds for several education programs nationwide. Many low-income families will lose access to after-school programs if the money isn’t released soon. What did you do while you were in high school? During my freshman and sophomore years, I did yard work. During all 4 years, I delivered newspapers. During my junior and senior years, I washed dishes.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/boys-girls-club-programs-threatened-trump-grant-freeze-serve-thousands-families/17116784/
— Family raises questions about death of father found unresponsive at Naperville’s Centennial Beach. The family of 27-year-old Streamwood man Manuel Jose Rosales Yajure believes the lifeguards didn’t do enough.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/manuel-jose-rosales-yajure-identified-streamwood-man-died-found-centennial-beach-naperville-police-department/17117110/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW-mqsxAuUw
NBC5
— These Republicans could challenge Gov. JB Pritzker’s reelection bid. The first day petitions can be submitted for the March primary will arrive early next month.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/these-republicans-could-challenge-gov-jb-pritzkers-reelection-bid/3789070/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/video-republican-field-takes-shape-to-oppose-pritzker-reelection-bid/3789117/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So far, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick and businessman Joe Severino have announced they intend to run for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, but they could be joined by several others, including Rep. Darin LaHood, who is weighing options between a bid for the governor’s mansion or the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Dick Durbin. His team told NBC Chicago Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern that he is still weighing his options ahead of the Aug. 5 start of the petition season. Aaron Del Mar, former lieutenant governor candidate and the chairman of the Cook County Republican Party, is also weighing a potential run, and he says he sees a path forward for any candidate seeking to deny Pritzker a third term in office. “There is a strong donor base, but you just need to talk to them and convince them that this state is worth investing in,” he said. “There are some concerns about running against the richest elected official in the United States. Illinois is worth saving, and worth investing in, and somebody needs to put Illinois first, and our campaign will display that same motto in action.” Ted Dabrowski, president of the media outlet Wirepoints, which focuses on economic and government issues in Illinois, is also considering a run, reaching out to donors as part of that effort, according to Ahern’s reporting.)
— Who has the advantage in the race for Dick Durbin’s Senate seat? Three Democrats are vying for the seat, while the Republican primary remains largely up in the air. One could compare and contrast the Illinois Republican U.S. Senate 2004 primary ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois ) with the 2026 primary. All five announced candidates (John Cox, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andrew McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) walked in Wheaton’s 2003 Independence Day parade and then attended a picnic in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct. My critics/opponents were not only furious that Ryan won the primary instead of their candidate McKenna, they blamed me for McKenna’s defeat. I was not only the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, I was also an officer of the Illinois Center Right Coalition and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois. Neither organization endorsed McKenna. Ryan withdrew after he won the primary and then the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee replaced him with Alan Keyes who lost to Obama.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/who-has-the-advantage-in-the-race-for-dick-durbins-senate-seat/3789209/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the other side of the aisle, several names have been floated on the Republican side to run for Durbin’s Senate seat. Insiders said Richard Porter is considering a bid. Porter’s largely been behind the scenes, working as a suburban attorney and former Republican national committeeman. He also worked for former President George W Bush’s administration as a domestic policy adviser to the president and counselor to former Vice President Dan Quayle. U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood is also eyeing the Senate race, but he would have to give up his congressional seat to do so. He has also been rumored to be eyeing a run for Illinois governor, but will make his decision in coming weeks. The last Illinois Republican to serve in the Senate was Mark Kirk. He lost re-election to Duckworth in 2016.)
— Democrats put aside previous misgivings to hit Trump over Jeffrey Epstein files
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/democrats-trump-administration-jeffrey-epstein-files/3788972/
— Democrat leaders promote Rosie O’Donnell
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/video-rosie-odonnell-reacts-donald-trump-threat-potentially-revoke-citizenship/3789125/
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://news.wttw.com/2025/07/14/chicago-officials-call-identification-requirements-ice-agents-we-are-asking
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State Farm defends hefty 27.2% hike in Illinois homeowners insurance rates
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/14/state-farm-defends-illinois-homeowners-rate-increase/
— Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees. GAO works for Congress. Gingrich should have reformed GAO instead of gutting it. If he had reformed GAO, I might still be working for GAO. In any event, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to a) force me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, b) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delay my promotions and never promote me beyond GS-13, d) keep me off audits of IRS except for 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and e) force me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/14/trump-lay-off-education-employees/
— A city where every teen can find work — that should be the goal. I took the following jobs when I was a teen, but how many teens would take those jobs today? I did yard work. I delivered newspapers. I wash dishes. I cleaning golf shoes. I chipping slag. I pumping gasoline. I delivering mail. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/15/chicago-teen-summer-jobs/
— Wheaton 7-bedroom mansion with Tudor facade and 7 gables: $2M
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/15/wheaton-seven-gables-home/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This 1897 Wheaton property built by architect Jarvis Hunt is called the House of Seven Gables and was commissioned as a wedding gift by Chicago steel magnate Jay Morse. Later known as the Loretto Convent, the mansion has a Tudor facade, hand-carved woodwork and seven distinctive gables. In 2017, the entire 10,000-square-foot, 730-ton structure was relocated 500 feet and placed on a new foundation. The house now has modern infrastructure, all-new mechanicals, including zoned central heating and air conditioning, and public utilities. In the Loretto subdivision, the home has seven bedrooms, six full bathrooms, one half-bath and a newly built, attached three-car garage. There is also an unfinished lower level with 10-foot ceilings.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker orders state agencies to assess potential effects of more Trump tariffs. Officials told to figure out which industries are most vulnerable to trade disruptions.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2025/07/14/trump-tariffs-jb-pritzker-illinois-executive-order
DAILY HERALD
— Citing safety risks for election officials, McHenry County clerk seeking 35% pay hike
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250713/local-politics/citing-safety-risks-for-election-officials-mchenry-county-clerk-seeking-35-pay-hike/
— State Department firings say much about administration’s ‘reforms.’ If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE. The Democrats who ran GAO used Gingrich budget cuts to get rid of the agency’s Republican employees like me.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250715/syndicated-columnists/state-department-firings-say-much-about-administrations-reforms/
— Why the races to succeed Krishnamoorthi, Schakowsky in Congress are packed
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250715/local-politics/why-the-races-to-succeed-krishnamoorthi-schakowsky-in-congress-are-packed/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for problems that disabled people have.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/chicago-disability-inclusion-accessibility
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/cook-county-forest-preserves-prioritize-accessible-amenities-opinion
— Pritzker signs executive order to analyze tariff impact on Illinois
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/pritzker-orders-agencies-analyze-tariff-impact-illinois
WGN RADIO
— Is MAGA bigger than Trump?
https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/thechicagoway/chicago-way-w-john-kass-is-maga-bigger-than-trump/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/06/26/jb-pritzker-governor-of-illinois-running-for-third-term-state-visits-tour-june-26-2025-stops/84367606007/
SHAW LOCAL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/07/14/good-trouble-lives-on-protests-in-northern-illinois-locations-times-what-you-need-to-know/
RIVER BENDER
— Duckworth Advances IVF Coverage for Military Families. If I ran for an office, my opponents would have Duckworth stress that I avoided the Vietnam War draft and that my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-secures-several-key-priorities-in-committeepassed-ndaa-to-expand-ivf-coverage-strengthen-oversight-of-domestic-military-deployments-boost-84307.cfm
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker signs executive order responding to impact of tariffs on Illinois
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2025/07/14/pritzker-signs-executive-order-responding-to-impact-of-tariffs-on-illinois/85199351007/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees. The Democrats who ran GAO used Gingrich budget cuts to get rid of more than 3,000 GAO employees including me, but they spread it out. Virtually all those who they got rid of were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.news-gazette.com/supreme-court-allows-trump-to-lay-off-nearly-1-400-education-department-employees/article_41642fbf-3c9e-5b23-b0a7-4e125be1d826.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Republicans renew a bid to remove noncitizens from the census tally. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-07-15/republicans-renew-a-bid-to-remove-noncitizens-from-the-census-tally-behind-voting-maps
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/07/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-551/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/07/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-344/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Ibendahl: Time to Think about Getting Involved in Politics Diersen: If you might be interested in becoming a Republican Precinct Committeeman in DuPage County, and especially in Milton Township and Wheaton, please contact me. I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman in Wheaton since 1999.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/07/15/time-to-think-about-getting-involved-in-politics/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— DOJ urges federal agencies to operate ‘exclusively in English’ as much as possible. To be eligible to vote in America, you must be an American citizen. To become a naturalized American citizen, you must be proficient in English.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/14/doj-urges-federal-agencies-operate-exclusively-english-much-possible/
— Biden autopen scandal ignites firestorm over cover-up of president’s mental fitness
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/14/biden-aide-signed-autopen-pardons-thousands/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— IL construction workers highest paid in U.S. as new home building lags. My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid. In today’s dollars, the federal government paid me $19.37/hour when I was 18, $55,850/year when I was 22, $68,315/year when I was 23, $82,655/year when I was 24, $99,069/year when I was 25, $112,280/year when I was 29, $117,807/year when I was 38, and $153.151/year when I was 49. In my defense, a) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3470573/illinois-construction-workers-highest-paid-new-home-building-lags/
AMAC
— Trump Cracks Down on Colleges Giving Tuition Breaks to Illegal Aliens
https://amac.us/newsline/society/trump-cracks-down-on-colleges-giving-tuition-breaks-to-illegal-aliens/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Facts to ponder while most of the media peddles Democrat talking points
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/07/facts_to_ponder_while_most_of_the_media_pedals_democrat_talking_points_to_destroy_trump_and_republicans_and_to_elect_democrats.html
— Is it wrong to arrest ‘non-criminal’ illegals? According to Democrat and RINO leaders, no one is illegal.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/07/is_it_wrong_to_arrest_non_criminal_illegals.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— MSNBC talking head says illegals could have ‘lawful’ right to use violence against ICE
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/07/14/msnbc-talking-head-says-illegals-could-have-lawful-right-to-use-violence-against-ice-1567671/
BLAZE
— Sanctuary cities fail — but Karen Bass keeps pushing the lie
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/sanctuary-cities-fail-but-karen-bass-keeps-pushing-the-lie
BREITBART
— Omar Fateh: Rep. Boebert Opposing Free College for Illegal Aliens Is ‘White Supremacy’ — So Is Policing
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/14/omar-fateh-boebert-opposing-free-college-illegals-white-supremacy/
DAILY CALLER
— Detained Weed Farm Illegals Dems Rushed To Defend Actually Have Heinous Rap Sheets
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/14/detained-california-weed-farm-illegals-heinous-rap-sheets-democrats/
— Lefty Groups Biden Showered In Taxpayer Cash Coaching Illegals To Evade ICE
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/14/lefty-groups-biden-taxpayer-cash-coaching-illegals-ice/
DAILY WIRE
— Nearly 400 Illegals Arrested In Raid On California Pot Farm. Federal agents also “rescued at least 14 migrant children from what looks like exploitation, forced child labor, and potentially human trafficking…”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/nearly-400-illegals-arrested-in-raid-on-california-pot-farm-dhs-says
— Plane Hijacker, Child Predators, Murderers: ICE Nabs More Than 1,300 Illegals In Houston. Those arrested include a child sex predator who has been removed from the United States four different times.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/plane-hijacker-child-predators-murderers-ice-nabs-more-than-1300-illegals-in-houston
HOT AIR
— Left Wing Failures Breed More Violence Before MidTerms
https://hotair.com/headlines/2025/07/13/left-wing-failures-breed-more-violence-before-midterms-n3804749
MRC TV
— CNN Falsely Claims Illegals in Alligator Alcatraz Have ‘No Criminal Charges’
https://mrctv.org/videos/cnn-falsely-claims-illegals-alligator-alcatraz-have-no-criminal-charges
NEWSMAX
— Most Back Trump on Immigration
https://www.newsmax.com/us/poll-trump-immigration/2025/07/14/id/1218725/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— Trump’s team launches group to unseat GOP Rep. Thomas Massie. Have you been unseated? My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes unseat me as a) a member of the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, d) an Illinois Center Right Coalition officer in 2007, e) a GAO employee in 1997, and f) a postal employee in 1969. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.aol.com/trumps-team-launches-group-unseat-235301803.html
NEWSWEEK
— Los Angeles To Give Cash Assistance To Immigrants Impacted By Trump Raids
https://www.newsweek.com/los-angeles-cash-assistance-immigation-ice-raids-2098642
— Democrat leaders promote protests against Trump on July 17
https://www.newsweek.com/map-list-cities-anti-trump-protests-july-17-2096597
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/health/south-africa-aids-hiv-trump-funding-cuts.html?searchResultPosition=1
WASHINGTON POST
— Supreme Court allows deep layoffs at Education Department. GAO works for Congress. Gingrich should have reformed GAO instead of gutting it. If he had reformed GAO, I might still be working for GAO. In any event, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to a) force me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, b) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delay my promotions and never promote me beyond GS-13, d) keep me off audits of IRS except for 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and e) force me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/14/supreme-court-education-department-/
— Trump wants to dismantle the Education Department. What would that mean? Instead of reforming GAO, Gingrich gutted GAO. I should write about that.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/07/15/education-department-dismantled-trump-explained/
USA TODAY
— Reasons why you’re not getting promoted. Democrats run the federal government. My Democrat superiors delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13 not only because I refused to become a Democrat, but because I ever-increasingly complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/06/30/5-mistakes-preventing-promotion/84376177007/
— Should I take a buyout. My Democrat GAO superiors always wanted to get rid of me and my coworkers who shared my demographics. In 1993, when I was 45 years old, they “offered” those like me who had 25 or more years of federal service a $25,000 buyout if we retired early. They succeeded in forcing me to retire 4 years later just before their “offer” expired. I would not have been eligible for regular retirement for another 6 years. Beyond the tremendous negative financial impact of being forced to retire early, it gives your critics/opponents something very big to use against you. They will hint/imply/argue/shout that the real reason why you were forced to retire early is that you are a bad person. Further, the more qualifications that you have, the more that they will hint/imply/argue/shout that the real reason why you were forced to retire early is that you are a bad person. When my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire, I had three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/06/28/jobs-buyout-layoffs-recession-economy-tips/84383588007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You’ve been offered a buyout. Your employer wants to pay you to quit. It’s a big chunk of change. Should you accept? Companies offer buyouts to thin the ranks, spending money in the short term to save money in the long run. Employers often leverage buyouts to avoid layoffs. And that thought, alone, should give you pause. The Trump administration offered buyouts to the entire federal workforce this year, aiming to reduce it by as much as 10%. Roughly 75,000 workers accepted.)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Now Trump Says Forget Jeffrey Epstein. He urges MAGA to give up a conspiracy tale that he and his allies promoted.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/now-trump-says-forget-jeffrey-epstein-9ca7d378
— Is Your Salary Too High for Today’s Job Market? My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid. In today’s dollars, the federal government paid me $19.37/hour when I was 18, $55,850/year when I was 22, $68,315/year when I was 23, $82,655/year when I was 24, $99,069/year when I was 25, $112,280/year when I was 29, $117,807/year when I was 38, and $153.151/year when I was 49. In my defense, a) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/your-money-matters/is-your-salary-too-high-for-todays-job-market/84ae9a22-052e-43de-98ff-e859592134f8
— Democrat and RINO leaders illegally ever-increasingly illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to bring their children illegally into America illegally and to illegally keep them in America illegally.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-immigration-reform-gallup-polling-border-ice-deportations-c69218cf
— Family Reunions Become Harder to Keep. My family reunions were big during the 1950s and early 1960s on my father’s side in Crete and on my mother’s side in Grant Park.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/what-it-takes-to-keep-those-family-reunions-picnics-and-funfetti-cupcakes-going-f083fb7f
WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/14/america-is-now-a-police-state/
NEWSBREAK
— Trump Store in Huntley Illinois Closes After Eviction Battle
https://www.newsbreak.com/century-homes-america-322339187/4107185611986-trump-store-in-huntley-illinois-closes-after-eviction-battle
NATION
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) paint Democrats as having been the Union Army in the Civil War and b) paint Republicans as having been the Confederate Army in the Civil War. Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-confederacy-slavery-racism/
TAMMY DUCKWORTH
— Duckworth is a Democrat minority female veteran U.S. Senator. She demands answers regarding State Department layoffs. GAO works for Congress. If Duckworth had been a U.S. Senator during the 1980s and 1990s, would she have demanded answers regarding Gingrich’s gutting of GAO? My Democrat GAO superiors used Gingrich budget cuts to get rid of the agency’s Republican employees like me who were not minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases/duckworth-booker-sfrc-colleagues-demand-answers-regarding-state-department-layoffs
FED SMITH
— What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Means for Federal Employees. Federal employees dodged a bullet on proposed benefits cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill, but there are other important tax changes to be aware of.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2025/07/10/what-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-means-for-federal-employees/
July 12, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump tours Texas flood sites and defends officials amid mounting questions about response. If there had been more warnings, how many of the victims would have ignored those warnings?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/11/trump-texas-floods/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/07/11/judge-orders-trump-administration-to-halt-indiscriminate-immigration-stops-arrests-in-california
NBC5
— Layoffs begin at State Department. I should write GAO losing half its employees between 1980 and 1997 because of Gingrich budget cuts. GAO is less than a shell of what it once was. If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE and I might still be a GAO employee. In any event, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to a) force me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, b) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, d) delay my promotions and never promote me beyond GS-13, and e) force me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-administration-texas-floodstariffs-july-11-2025-live-updates/3787249/
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration and dependency on government
https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/07/11/head-start-will-be-cut-off-for-immigrants-without-legal-status-trump-administration-says
— Seniors’ growing demand for food deliveries
https://www.wbez.org/wbez-newsletter/2025/07/11/the-rundown-seniors-growing-demand-for-food-deliveries
FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/protesters-clash-with-border-patrol-agents-in-southern-california-marijuana-farm-raid-smoke-canisters-immigrants-criminal-search-warrant-governor-gavin-newsom-department-of-homeland-security-customs-and-border-protection-ventura-county-trump-admin
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do your critics/opponents want you to do? My critics/opponents want me to stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want me to stop me from promoting conservative principles, more specifically, they want to stop me from promoting the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity planks in the Republican Party platform. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly shout at minorities, at females, and at younger people that Republicans discriminate against them, and that because of that, they need Affirmative Action and DEI to survive in America, let alone advance in America. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents demand? All my critics/opponents demand blind loyalty to them. They destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What is your position on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination? All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and/or b) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What is your position on getting rid of federal employees? I should write GAO losing half its employees between 1980 and 1997 because of Gingrich budget cuts. GAO is less than a shell of what it once was. If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE and I might still be a GAO employee. In any event, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to a) force me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, b) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, d) delay my promotions and never promote me beyond GS-13, and e) force me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly push more LGBTQ on everyone in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your school district, in your precinct, in your church, and in your family. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What is your approval rating? Based on how the following treat me and how they treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, their approval rating of me and of GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters is very low if not extremely low: a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. The aforesaid blame me and they blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. Who/what do you blame for losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To be woke is to be anti-American, anti-American military, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-married people, anti-non-poor-people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. My critic/opponents are woke. I should write about them. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trump admin rescinds nomination of Navy admiral after learning of drag shows on USS Ronald Reagan. Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly push more LGBTQ on everyone in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your school district, in your precinct, in your church, and in your family.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/07/11/trump-admin-rescinds-nomination-of-navy-admiral-after-learning-of-drag-shows-on-uss-ronald-reagan-1567205/
— ‘Anti-DEI’ index fund launches to advance meritocracy in the workplace. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and/or b) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/07/11/first-of-its-kind-anti-dei-index-fund-launches-to-advance-meritocracy-in-the-workplace-1567209/
BLAZE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly encourage citizens of foreign countries to give birth in America.
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/sara-gonzales-unfiltered/democrats-find-loophole-that-could-continue-birthright-citizenship-for-illegal-aliens
BREITBART
— Chicago Man Rescues Baby Abandoned in Summer Heat After Carjacking
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2025/07/11/chicago-man-rescues-baby-abandoned-in-summer-heat-after-carjacking/
— ‘No Evidence’ Biden Was Aware of Who Was Using the Autopen
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/07/12/comer-no-evidence-biden-was-aware-of-who-was-using-the-autopen/
— American Economic Optimism Rises to Highest Levels in Years
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/07/11/breitbart-business-digest-american-economic-optimism-rises-to-highest-levels-in-years/
— L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Promises Cash for Illegals Amid ICE Enforcement
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/11/l-a-mayor-karen-bass-promises-cash-illegals-amid-ice-enforcement/
— Trump Tariffs Deliver Surprise Budget Surplus
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/07/11/june-budget-surplus/
FOX NEWS
— ‘That Ends Now,’ Vows Trump WH on Benefits for Illegals
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-politics-newsletter-that-ends-now-vows-trump-wh-benefits-illegals
— LA Mayor Bass provides cash payments to illegals, issues order to thwart immigration enforcement. White House slams move as ‘pathetic’ stunt while immigration operations continue targeting criminal illegal immigrants.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/la-mayor-bass-provides-cash-payments-illegals-issues-order-thwart-immigration-enforcement
JUDICIAL WATCH
— Epstein Scandal Update. Far too many who are involved in politics have huge uncontrollable sexual appetites.
https://www.judicialwatch.org/epstein-scandal-update/
NEWSMAX
— Trump WH Seeking Countries to Take Deportees
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/tom-homan-deportees-south-sudan/2025/07/11/id/1218497/
— LA Mayor Bass Now Offering Cash Cards to Illegals
https://www.newsmax.com/us/los-angeles-karen-bass-immigration/2025/07/11/id/1218496/
ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Colleges continue battling Trump over DEI
https://www.oann.com/video/oan-contribution/colleges-continue-battling-trump-over-dei/
TOWNHALL
— Trump’s Tariffs Deliver: U.S. Posts $27 Billion Budget Surplus
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/07/11/budget-surplus-n2660257
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSNBC
— Epstein flap sets off MAGA earthquake in Trump’s DOJ. Far too many who are involved in politics have huge uncontrollable sexual appetites.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YZIIGxgrdY
MSN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more LGBTQ on children. How successful have Democrat leaders been pushing LGBTQ on children in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-stands-up-to-trump-refuses-to-kick-trans-kids-out-of-school-sports/ar-AA1IcK4v
NEW YORK TIMES
–The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down. What is your approval rating? Based on how the following treat me and how they treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, their approval rating of me and of GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters is very low if not extremely low: a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. The aforesaid blame me and they blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. Who/what do you blame for losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000?
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/donald-trump-approval-rating-polls.html
— Missouri Governor Signs Bill Rolling Back Voter-Approved $15/hour Minimum Wage. My critics/opponents were furious when I was 18 years old in 1966 and started earning $19.37/hour in today’s dollars working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office. In today’s dollars, my salary was $20.02/hour 1967/1968 and $20.67/hour 1968/1969. The money that I earned enabled me to a) pay my UIC and NIU expenses, b) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, c) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and d) graduate debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning that Charger.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/us/missouri-minimum-wage-leave.html
— How Health Care Remade the U.S. Economy. For years, the United States labor market has been undergoing a structural transformation. As jobs in manufacturing have receded, slowly but steadily, the health care industry has more than replaced them. The change has been particularly visible over the past year, during which health care has been responsible for about a third of all employment growth, while other categories, like retail and manufacturing, have stayed essentially flat.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/07/03/business/economy/healthcare-jobs.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise illegals and b) promote more hatred against Republicans. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/11/california-immigration-stops-arrests/af630ae4-5ec1-11f0-a293-d4cc0ca28e5a_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/11/immigration-poll-gallup-trump-deportations/
USA TODAY
— Mamdani’s rise in NYC could open the door for an AOC presidential run
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/07/12/new-york-mayor-race-mamdani-aoc-election/84538314007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad, including bad weather. What do your critics/opponents blame you for? My critics/opponents blame me for losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. I should write about that.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2025/07/10/trump-heat-wave-temperatures-worker-protections/84450141007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn E-Verify, that is, they ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/e-verify-work-authorization-10582819
— Trump Isn’t Rebuilding the U.S. Military. His 2026 budget, like Biden’s, is an after-inflation cut in defense.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-isnt-rebuilding-the-u-s-military-national-security-defense-spending-266b41e6
REASON
— The Kash Patel Loyalty Test. All my critics/opponents demand blind loyalty to them. They destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on the aforesaid who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://reason.com/2025/07/11/the-kash-patel-loyalty-test/
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— What is your opinion of those on the Epstein list? Far too many who are involved in politics have huge uncontrollable sexual appetites.
https://www.creators.com/read/wayne-allyn-root/07/25/trump-gives-us-the-best-first-6-months-of-any-president-in-history-but-epstein-announcement-threatens-it-all-maga-is-hanging-in-the-balance-here-is-what-must-be-done
INDEPENDENT
— Trump branded a reporter “evil” after he was asked if warnings could have prevented a high death toll in the Texas floods. If there had been more warnings, how many of the victims would have ignored those warnings?
https://www.aol.com/trump-calls-reporter-evil-asking-081523772.html
— Amazon is purging its employees who are citizens of foreign countries who had their legal status revoked under Trump. Instead of me, if they could have, all my employers would have hired citizens of foreign countries instead of me. Citizens of foreign countries work for less money and are easier to exploit.
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/other/jeff-bezos-amazon-is-purging-workers-who-had-status-revoked-under-trump-report/ar-AA1Irrtq
— My critics/opponents are woke. To be woke is to be anti-American, anti-American military, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-married people, anti-non-poor-people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have had their operative and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.the-independent.com/bulletin/news/democrats-poll-trump-midterm-elections-b2787673.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders crow about their success in getting Blacks to hate not only Trump, but to hate all Republicans.
https://www.aol.com/more-70-black-voters-disapprove-205101322.html
July 11, 2025 Evening Edition
NRCC
— “Defund ICE, Fund Illegals” – The New Democrat Motto
https://www.nrcc.org/2025/07/11/defund-ice-fund-illegals-the-new-democrat-motto/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Additional security at Glen Ellyn pool following ‘unruly’ teen take over
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/11/glen-ellyn-teen-takeover-pool-police-chicago-naperville/
— State Farm lowers the homeowners insurance boom on Illinoisans. The good neighbor people are about to vacuum hundreds more out of your wallet if you own a home they insure.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/11/editorial-state-farm-homeowners-insurance-premiums/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/11/oak-park-gender-affirming-care/
— What vacations did you take when you were young? My critics/opponents have always used against me my having taken vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, etc. They stress that my peers were dying in Vietnam.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/11/gen-z-micro-vacation-pto-retirement/
— Will County Board member Julie Berkowicz, a Naperville Republican, has announced plans to run in the 2026 primary for the state senate seat representing District 21, which covers portions of Will and DuPage counties.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/11/berkowicz-will-board-naperville-senate-ellman/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration and dependency on government
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2025/07/11/head-start-will-be-cut-off-for-immigrants-without-legal-status-trump-administration-says
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2025/07/11/illinois-head-start-trump-immigrants-ban-aclu-child-care
DAILY HERALD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250711/local-politics/immigrants-can-learn-about-their-rights-at-wheeling-library/
— Inmate death prompts changes at DuPage County jail
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250711/news/inmate-death-prompts-changes-at-dupage-county-jail/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries, b) flood America with them, and c) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Americans who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250711/nation-and-world-politics/how-us-views-of-immigration-have-changed-since-trump-took-office-according-to-gallup-polling/
ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ventura-county-california-immigration-raids-jaime-garcia-life-support-injury-during-camarillo-raid-family-says/17071639/
— What the next election cycle means for Illinois Democrats as several Congressional seats open up
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2026-midterm-elections-what-election-cycle-means-illinois-democratic-party-several-congressional-open/17073610/
CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-area-food-pantries-federal-snap-cuts/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/protesters-clash-with-agents-at-ice-raid-on-southern-california-cannabis-farm/
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://news.wttw.com/2025/07/11/how-trump-s-immigration-crackdown-could-impact-illinois-farming-industry
WGLT
— State Farm says Pritzker’s rate hike claims are ‘factually incorrect’ political rhetoric
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-07-11/state-farm-says-pritzkers-rate-hike-claims-are-factually-incorrect-political-rhetoric
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Undocumented minors found amid raid of California cannabis farm
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/undocumented-minors-found-amid-raid-of-california-cannabis-farm-dhs-says/amp/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/snap-cuts-illinois-vulnerable-residents/
SOUTHERN & WAND TV
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://thesouthern.com/life-entertainment/health/illinois-hospitals-fear-massive-cuts-under-trump-domestic-policy-law/article_9bcfc289-d382-5624-8896-2216e6a5eed6.html
https://www.wandtv.com/news/federal-budget-cuts-will-hurt-local-hospitals/article_cd797a81-8df2-4481-9cc8-bcf594e4af22.html
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Illinois State Police graduates largest cadet class in 25 years. The first 6 months that I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer in 1971 was classroom training in the Loop. According to Google AI: key areas of Revenue Officer training include: “Tax Law and Procedures: This is fundamental, encompassing various aspects of tax law, regulations, and IRS procedures applicable to individuals and businesses. Business Law: Revenue officers may need to understand business law principles to navigate legal and financial situations encountered during their work. Investigative Techniques: They are trained in investigative methods to uncover discrepancies, errors, or potential fraud in tax filings. Collections Procedures: A significant part of the role involves working with taxpayers to discuss payment options and resolve delinquent tax accounts, according to ZipRecruiter. Training covers various collection strategies and techniques. Negotiation and Communication: Since they interact with taxpayers to discuss sensitive financial matters, revenue officers must possess strong negotiation and communication skills, says ZipRecruiter. Training often focuses on developing these interpersonal abilities. Ongoing Development: Revenue officers are expected to engage in continuous learning to stay abreast of changes in tax laws and regulations, industry trends, and best practices. In essence, IRS revenue officer training prepares individuals to effectively apply tax law, investigate tax-related issues, negotiate with taxpayers, and collect delinquent taxes in a professional and ethical manner.” In today’s dollars, my salary was $55,850/year.
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-state-police-graduates-largest-cadet-class-in-25-years
IPM NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://ipmnewsroom.org/champaign-urbana-residents-unite-for-be-the-light-protest/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/07/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-343/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Time to end federal union bosses’ monopoly over the government workforce. I was a union member while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/10/time-end-federal-union-bosses-monopoly-government-workforce/
— Radical left campaigns and failed education system fuel generational divide over patriotism. Teaching American pride matters more than ever in divided times.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/10/radical-left-campaigns-failed-education-system-fuel-generational/
— Left-wing activists exploit Texas flood tragedy to push a political agenda
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/10/editorial-left-wing-activists-exploit-texas-flood-tragedy-push/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Left’s obsession with illegal immigration gets weirder
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3468882/left-obsession-illegal-immigration-raids-weird/
— Where did all the male role models go?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3465832/where-did-male-role-models-go/
NEW YORK POST
— James Carville blasts Democrats for continuing to alienate men with ‘future is female’ talk
https://nypost.com/2025/07/10/media/carville-pans-democrats-for-continuing-to-alienate-men-with-future-is-female-talk/
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Zohran Mamdani Reveals the Absurdity of Affirmative Action
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/zohran-mamdani-reveals-the-absurdity-of-affirmative-action/
BREITBART
— ICE Arrests 30,000 Illegals in June — the Most in at Least Half a Decade
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/11/report-ice-arrests-over-30k-illegals-june-most-at-least-half-decade/
EPOCH TIMES
— Tariff Windfall Drives Surprise $27 Billion US Budget Surplus in June. A record-high tariff haul in June fueled a rare budget surplus—and set the stage for even bigger collections ahead.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/tariff-windfall-drives-surprise-27-billion-us-budget-surplus-in-june-588624
FOX NEWS
— LA Mayor Bass provides cash payments to illegals, issues order to thwart immigration enforcement. White House slams move as ‘pathetic’ stunt while immigration operations continue targeting criminal illegal immigrants.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/la-mayor-bass-provides-cash-payments-illegals-issues-order-thwart-immigration-enforcement
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
PEW RESEARCH
— Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/07/11/with-trump-back-in-office-people-in-mexico-view-the-us-much-more-negatively/
July 11, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Pritzker hammers State Farm, calls for legislative action after rate hike
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/pritzker-hammers-state-farm-seeks-legislative-action-after-rate-hike/3787077/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/10/vickroy-medicaid-column-cuts-poor-vulnerable/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders decry the problems that DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek is causing them. Who will the Republican candidate be to run for that office next year?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/11/illinois-attorney-general-investigation-of-dupage-county-clerk-a-concern-for-countys-democratic-growth/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— The mainstream news media exists to promote more hatred against Trump
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/07/10/donald-trump-pirate-dictators-media-free-press-lawsuits-threats-s-e-cupp
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH TWO PICTURES: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250710/nation-and-world-politics/we-cant-fill-the-gap-food-banks-say-they-cant-overcome-federal-cuts/
— Conservatives are asking Trump for another big tax cut. My critics/opponents have always wanted me to pay more taxes. They stress that I avoided the Vietnam War draft. They stress that I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years including almost 9 years for IRS. They stress that my wife and I gave up trying to have children. They stress that my wife had good jobs. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250710/article/conservatives-are-asking-trump-for-another-big-tax-cut/
WBEZ & SHAW LOCAL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2025/07/11/meals-on-wheels-senior-citizens-illinois-trump-tax-bill-medicaid-snap
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/07/10/illinois-hospitals-fear-massive-cuts-under-trump-domestic-policy-law/
RIVER BENDER
— Public broadcasting exists a) to promote the Democrat Party platform, b) to elect and reelect Democrats, and c) to defeat Republicans.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/durbin-speaks-against-president-trumps-efforts-to-strip-public-broadcasting-of-federal-funding-84221.cfm
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/trumps-spending-bill-makes-devastating-cuts-across-k12-higher-education-84219.cfm
WGLT
— Pritzker attacks State Farm over 27% homeowners insurance rate increase
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-07-10/pritzker-attacks-state-farm-over-27-homeowners-insurance-rate-increase
DAILY HERALD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250710/nation-and-world-politics/we-cant-fill-the-gap-food-banks-say-they-cant-overcome-federal-cuts/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Tax-by-mile bill stalls in Illinois.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2025/07/11/illinois-lawmakers-eye-tax-by-mile-measure-but-stalls-again/84437815007/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government. How successful have Democrat and RINO leaders been promoting dependency on government in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? I should write about their success in DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, and my precinct.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/snap-cuts-illinois-vulnerable-residents/
WREX & EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— How dependent on Medicaid is your hospital?
https://www.wrex.com/news/illinois-news/illinois-hospitals-fear-massive-cuts-under-trump-domestic-policy-law/article_4380b0b4-678c-43c1-8741-bcb4f3a76730.html
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/illinois-hospitals-fear-massive-cuts-under-trump-domestic-policy-law/article_501e8d04-e4ca-4b9d-89ab-5716dade49d8.html
WAND TV
— Trump says Canada’s role in US fentanyl crisis justifies 35% tariffs on Canadian goods
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/the-latest-trump-says-canada-s-role-in-us-fentanyl-crisis-justifies-35-tariffs-on/article_0beabbee-52e9-563b-a1a8-3bf3ef87ac5b.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/07/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-549/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker’s ambition is to carry the far-left flag across the entire nation
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzkers-ambition-is-to-carry-the-far-left-flag-across-the-entire-nation-wirepoints-on-with-jeff-daly-of-wzus-decatur-radio/
— Illinoisans pay top dollar again for just 50 new jobs promised by Pure Lithium
https://wirepoints.org/illinoisans-pay-top-dollar-again-for-just-50-new-jobs-promised-by-pure-lithium-wirepoints-quickpoint/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders want to limit the sale of hemp because it cuts into their sale of pot
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_96353aab-8aff-4524-b7f5-5d9978933896.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Noem deserves praise for ending left-wing indoctrination program at DHS
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3467693/noem-praise-ending-indoctrination-program-dhs/
BREITBART
— Netanyahu: TikTok Promotes ‘the Worst anti-American and anti-Israeli Propaganda’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/07/10/netanyahu-tiktok-promotes-the-worst-anti-american-and-anti-israeli-propaganda/amp/
— White House: $40 Billion in Benefit Programs Protected from Illegals Under Trump EO
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/07/10/white-house-40-billion-in-benefit-programs-protected-from-illegals-under-trump-eo/
— Trump’s Education Department Ends Free Tuition for Illegal Immigrants
https://www.breitbart.com/pre-viral/2025/07/10/trumps-education-dept-ends-free-tuition-for-illegal-immigrants/
FEDERALIST
— Pentagon Pulls Promotion Of Admiral Who Allowed Drag Shows After Federalist Inquiry
https://thefederalist.com/2025/07/10/pentagon-pulls-promotion-of-admiral-who-allowed-drag-shows-after-federalist-inquiry/
FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— After Four Years of Open Borders, Top Security Officials Warn that Terrorist Sleeper Cells Could Be Awakening
https://www.fairus.org/after-four-years-open-borders-top-security-officials-warn-terrorist-sleeper-cells-could-be
NEWSMAX
— Trump’s Legislative Agenda Targets Socialist Machine
https://www.newsmax.com/revjimharden/medicine-trump-democrats/2025/07/10/id/1218315/
— Trump Praised by Native Group for Defending Redskins Name
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/donald-trump-naga-redskins/2025/07/10/id/1218347/
— USDA Drops Race, Sex Rules in Farm Programs
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/usda-farmer-race/2025/07/10/id/1218260/
PJ MEDIA
— Those ‘Hard-Working, Law-Abiding’ Illegals Who Steal Identities of Americans and Ruin Their Lives
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2025/07/10/those-hard-working-law-abiding-illegals-who-steal-the-identities-of-americans-and-ruin-their-lives-n4941615
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Black Lives Matter Organization Spends Juneteenth Demanding White People ‘Pay Reparations.’ According to Democrat and RINO leaders, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you should pay: American, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/black-lives-matter-organization-spends-juneteenth-demanding-white-people-pay-reparations/ar-AA1H7Caa
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Trump has a very inconsistent view of job qualifications. What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. For the Post Office job, I had passed the postal employment examination and earned a high school diploma in 1966. For the IRS job, I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970. For the GAO job, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year, earned an MBA in 1976, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/politics/trumps-warped-view-of-job-qualifications-what-matters
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump administration opens investigation into Minnesota’s affirmative action policy. All my potential employers and all my employers were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat and RINO leaders to hire, to retain, and to promote young minorities and young females. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless a) my 1970 job-related bachelor’s degree, b) my 1976, 1980, and 1997 job-related master’s degrees, c) my 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 job-related professional certifications, and d) my 1981 job-related professional license. All my minority and/or female coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. All my White and/or male coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats were less qualified than I was and promoted Affirmative Action and DEI big time, that is, they promoted race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and/or national origin discrimination big time.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-opens-investigation-minnesota-222024940.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump administration said Thursday that it has opened an investigation into whether a Minnesota state agency’s newly updated affirmative action policy violates civil rights laws. The Minnesota Department of Human Services’ policy requires supervisors to provide a “hiring justification when seeking to hire a non-underrepresented candidate.” Supervisors who don’t comply can be disciplined, even fired. The Department of Justice said in a statement that the policy “seems to be part of a broader effort by the state to engage in race- and sex-based employment practices in its ‘affirmative action’ objectives.”
NEWSWEEK
— What Happened to Democrats’ Patriotism? Democrats are ever-increasingly anti-American, anti-American military, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-married people, anti-non-poor-people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.newsweek.com/what-happened-democrats-patriotism-opinion-2096032
NBC NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders decry Trump’s success in deporting their illegals
https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/us-immigration-tracker-follow-arrests-detentions-border-crossings-rcna189148
CBS NEWS
— State Department to start layoffs in coming days, cutting U.S. staff by 15%. I should write about Gingrich’s success in gutting GAO. I like to think that I was collateral damage. But was I? If I was collateral damage, Gingrich would have come to my defense.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/state-department-trump-administration-start-layoffs-in-coming-days/
— For Democrats, education exists to create good little Democrats.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-administration-warns-harvard-may-risk-losing-accreditation/
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: F.B.I. Is Using Polygraphs to Test Officials’ Loyalty. All my Democrat superiors in the federal government were extremely loyal to the Democrat Party platform, that is, they promoted the following big time: race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/us/politics/fbi-polygraph-kash-patel.html
— The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/donald-trump-approval-rating-polls.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/us/trump-science-nih-grants-dei-cuts.html
USA TODAY
— Teens face hiring chill as they hunt for summer jobs. My critics/opponents have made it very clear that they would never have stooped to take the summer jobs that I did. I did yard work during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964. I delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1966.
I washed dishes during the summer of 1965. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966. I delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/07/01/teens-cooling-summer-job-market/84375300007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government and illegal immigration
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/07/10/medicaid-cuts-trump-farms-migrant-deportation/84519946007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat and RINO leaders decry that Trump says that illegals can’t access Head Start and other programs. Ever since I was 5 years old in 1953, because my parents sent me to kindergarten at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete, my critics/opponents have used that to paint my parents as having been filthy rich and that I have always been tremendously advantaged. They have always ignored/dismissed/belittled the fact that I had to work my way through college. They stress that I did not get any scholarships like they did.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-administration-says-immigrants-in-country-illegally-cant-access-head-start-other-programs-653709cd
BLOOMBERG
— Democrat leaders say markets embolden Trump on tariffs, stoking fear he’ll go too far
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-11/markets-embolden-trump-on-tariffs-stoking-fear-he-ll-go-too-far
HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL & WASHINGTON CENTER FOR EQUITABLE GROWTH & CONVERSATION
— As more and more and more Americans fail/refuse to take the bad jobs that I took, should more work permits be issued for those jobs? I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. My critics/opponents have made it very clear that they would never have stooped to take the bad jobs that I took.
https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-research/policy-topics/social-policy/are-bad-jobs-dead-ends-or-steppingstones-better-things
https://equitablegrowth.org/americas-job-quality-crisis-and-how-to-revive-workers-pay-dignity-job-advancement-and-economic-well-being/
https://theconversation.com/not-all-insecure-work-has-to-be-a-bad-job-research-shows-job-design-can-make-a-big-difference-257642
DEMOCRACY DOCKET
— DOJ Jumps Into Another Anti-Voting Lawsuit
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/doj-jumps-into-another-anti-voting-lawsuit/
AXIOS
— MAGA on “amnesty watch” as Trump weighs migrant worker protections. As more and more and more Americans fail/refuse to take the bad jobs that I took, should more work permits be issued for those jobs? I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. My critics/opponents have made it very clear that they would never have stooped to take the bad jobs that I took.
https://www.axios.com/2025/07/10/trump-amnesty-illegal-immigration-workers
INSIDE EDUCATION
— For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. Minorities and females are more likely to become Democrats.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/admissions/traditional-age/2025/07/11/rates-admitted-students-who-are-black-hispanic-have
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Homan issues defiant warning to Anti-ICE protesters who show up at his home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MqaIlnDJ1k
GUARDIAN
— When a university degree won’t get you a decent job or home. What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job related professional license. My critics/opponents use the aforesaid against me. They stress that I never earned more than $153,151/year in today’s dollars and that I was forced to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/may/15/when-a-university-degree-wont-get-you-a-decent-job-or-home
July 10, 2025 Evening Edition
WHITE HOUSE
— Taxpayer-Funded Benefits Are for American Citizens — Not Illegals
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/07/taxpayer-funded-benefits-are-for-american-citizens-not-illegals/
— Democrats Inspire Vicious, Escalating Attacks on ICE
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/07/democrats-inspire-vicious-escalating-attacks-on-ice/
— ICE Remains Undeterred in Getting Dangerous Criminal Illegals Off Our Streets
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/07/ice-remains-undeterred-in-getting-dangerous-criminal-illegals-off-our-streets/
— President Donald J. Trump Ensures Accountability and Prioritizes Public Safety in Federal Hiring. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. I would not have become a postal employee when I was 18 years old in 1966 if my high school friend had not invited me to take the postal employment examination with him earlier that year. I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/07/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-ensures-accountability-and-prioritizes-public-safety-in-federal-hiring/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://abc7chicago.com/post/federal-food-assistance-snap-changes-threaten-benefits-thousands-illinois-thanks-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-act/17056084/
NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/suburban-food-banks-bracing-for-impact-of-federal-snap-funding-cuts/3786886/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/10/wisconsin-illinois-abortions/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Office demand freefall resumes as downtown vacancy reaches a new record high
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/chicago-downtown-office-vacancy-reaches-new-record-high
RIVER BENDER
— If Duckworth wanted to, what would she use against you? Against me, she would use a) my avoiding the Vietnam War draft, b) my and my wife giving up trying to have children without trying IVF, c) my opposing race and gender based preference giving, d) my only making GS-13 (Major in the military), e) my being forced to retire early, f) my supporting Roskam, g) her success in throwing me out of her press conference in 2006, h) the many big adverse actions that Republican leaders have had their operatives and their dupes take against me, i) the lawsuits that I have filed, j) etc.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-grills-trumps-singapore-ambassador-nominee-this-is-not-a-glamour-postingyou-need-to-shape-up-and-do-your-homework-84217.cfm
CITIES 92.9
— Illinois public media could lose millions in federal tax funds
https://www.cities929.com/2025/07/10/watch-illinois-public-media-could-lose-millions-in-federal-tax-funds/
CHICAGO READER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ
https://chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movie-feature/shea-coulee-drag-queen-ironheart-marvel/
CAPITOL HILL ILLINOIS
— How dependent on Medicaid is your hospital?
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-hospitals-fear-massive-cuts-under-trump-domestic-policy-law/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/07/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-342/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago pension debt climbs to $36B, up 13% in five years
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_21e2f65b-f2ee-4669-ba36-87d0582394ee.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order, certifies class action
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/10/judge-blocks-trumps-birthright-citizenship-order-certifies-class/
BREITBART
— DNC Chair on Mamdani Not Condemning Intifada Slogan: We’re a Big Tent
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/07/09/dnc-chair-on-mamdani-not-condemning-intifada-slogan-were-a-big-tent/
DAILY CALLER
— Dems Unveil Anti-ICE Face Mask Bill Immediately After Coordinated Attack Against Agents
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/09/dems-push-mask-bills-amid-ice-attacks/
— Trump Admin’s Latest Move Expected To Save Americans Millions Doled Out To Illegals
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/10/hhs-boots-illegals-from-taxpayer-programs/
DAILY WIRE
— Trump’s Dept Of Education Shuts Door On Free Tuition For Illegals
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trumps-dept-of-education-shuts-door-on-free-tuition-for-illegals
EPOCH TIMES
— Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order After Supreme Court Ruling
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/federal-judge-issues-new-nationwide-block-targeting-trumps-birthright-citizenship-order-5885598
NEWSMAX
— Illegals Barred From Head Start, Other Programs
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/immigrants-federal-programs-hhs/2025/07/10/id/1218337/
TOWNHALL
— HHS Bans Illegals From Getting Benefits
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeremyfrankel/2025/07/10/hhs-bans-illegals-from-getting-benefits-n2660194
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— According to my critics/opponents, I was able to do the following only because I benefitted tremendously from tremendous discrimination against minorities and against females: a) earn three master’s degrees, b) earn six professional certifications, and c) earn a professional license. I should write about my Democrat IRS and GAO minority and female coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-is-dei-practice-trump-is-trying-dismantle-2025-01-30/
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— B-Schools for High-Paying Finance, Accounting Jobs. Alumni of these schools working in the finance and accounting industry often earn six-figure salaries. I should have majored in accounting at UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970. I did not start taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul until 1976. I did not take and pass the CPA examination on my first attempt until 1979. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until 1980. I did not take and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt until 1981. I did not become a licensed CAP until 1981. But by then, the accounting profession saw me as being far too old to have a successful career in accounting. On top of that, the accounting profession was under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote young minorities and young women.
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/slideshows/mba-programs-that-lead-to-high-paying-finance-and-accounting-jobs
BOSTON COLLEGE
— For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/10/opinion/trump-harvard-accreditation-risk/
WCBM
— HHS Bans Illegals From Getting Benefits
https://wcbm.com/national-headline/hhs-bans-illegals-from-getting-benefits/
WIBQ
— Duckworth helps introduce bill on ICE identification. Many, most, if not virtually everyone looks down on/despises/hates federal employees. I know that because I was one for almost 30 years and because I have been a retired federal employee for almost 28 years. I should write about that. I would not have become a postal employee when I was 18 years old in 1966 if my high school friend had not invited me to take the postal employment examination with him earlier that year. I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://wibqam.com/2025/07/10/illinois-senator-helps-introduce-bill-on-ice-identification/
FORBES
— Democrat and RINO leaders oppose meritocracy because it hinders their giving preference to minorities and to females. My Democrat IRS superiors were furious when I earned an MBA in 1976 and when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 because my Democrat minority and female coworkers who they wanted to promote over me had not done anything like what I did.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/katymcfee/2024/03/21/the-dangerous-myth-of-meritocracy-and-how-it-hurts-women/
MEDIAITE
— If Duckworth wanted to, what would she use against you? Against me, she would use a) my avoiding the Vietnam War draft, b) my and my wife giving up trying to have children without trying IVF, c) my opposing race and gender based preference giving, d) my only making GS-13 (Major in the military), e) my being forced to retire early, f) my supporting Roskam, g) her success in throwing me out of her press conference in 2006, h) the many big adverse actions that Republican leaders have had their operatives and their dupes take against me, i) the lawsuits that I have filed, j) etc.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/tammy-duckworth-torches-unqualified-singapore-ambassador-nominee-do-some-homework/
ECONOMIST
— Anti-Americans ever-increasingly fight harder to destroy America
https://www.economist.com/briefing/2025/07/10/the-global-asylum-system-is-falling-apart
July 10, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-puerto-rican-museum-staff-says-homeland-security-surveyed-area-ahead-barrio-arts-fest-humboldt-park/17036923/
NBC5
— Video captures scene that closed suburban pool over Fourth of July weekend. In the footage, a large crowd can be seen surrounding the Glen Ellyn Park District’s Sunset Pool Saturday, with officials estimating between 200 and 300 people entering the facility.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/video-captures-scene-that-closed-suburban-pool-over-fourth-of-july-weekend/3785826/
FOX32
— Chicago sues Trump admin over crackdown on sanctuary cities
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-sues-trump-admin-immigration
— Chicago Teachers Union demands action: ‘Trump-proof’ Illinois schools now!. At a press conference Wednesday, the Chicago Teachers Union urged Pritzker and state lawmakers to protect school funding from federal cuts and invest in equitable, fully staffed public education.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1671740
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/07/09/planned-parenthood-illinois-braces-medicaid-cuts-closures-are-not-table
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/09/federal-officers-puerto-rican-museum/
— Chicago’s City Council must protect the inspector general from political influence. GAO audits IRS. The Democrats who run GAO and IRS do not want Republicans to audit IRS. I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years and then for Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years. They succeed in keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997. I had worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year. I had earned an MBA in 1976. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I had become a licensed CPA in 1981. I had earned four more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I had earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997. They forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/10/opinion-deborah-witzburg-chicago-protect-inspector-generals/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, etc.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/09/audit-finds-state-agency-fell-short-on-social-equity-initiatives-outlined-in-gov-jb-pritzkers-landmark-climate-bill/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/dhs-visit-humboldt-park-museum-sparks-fears-ice-raids
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more preference giving.
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2025/07/09/chicagos-summer-jobs-program-sees-another-year-of-growth-following-pandemic-era-dip
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Who are the highest paid earners for Springfield School District 186? Here’s the list. Who are the highest paid in your school district?
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/education/2025/07/10/here-are-the-highest-salaries-at-springfield-public-schools/84496218007/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER & JOURNAL COURIER
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government handouts. What percent of those in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precent are dependent on government handouts?
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2025/07/09/cuts-to-medicaid-could-lead-to-9-illinois-hospitals-closing/84497471007/
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/illinois-snap-benefit-cuts-20763139.php
STATELINE
— AS ILLINOIS EVER-INCREASINGLY CRASHES AND BURNS UNDER PRITZKER: Free summer meals available in 13 Illinois counties for kids in need. Anticipate/expect that under Pritzker, the number of kids in need in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct will ever-increasingly increase.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/food-bank-offers-free-meals-summer/
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
— Democrats run Illinois. They ever-increasing blame Republicans for problems that minorities have and that everyone has.
https://dph.illinois.gov/resource-center/communications/this-is-public-health/s2/e4.html
BULWORK
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-chicago-churches-on-the-frontline-trump-mass-deportation-immigration
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/07/10/its-a-sanctuary-showdown-00446223
— Republican Congresswoman Mary Miller posted her views about people who speak other languages: “In America, we speak ENGLISH — and that goes for truck drivers, construction workers, factory employees, store clerks, delivery drivers, warehouse crews, and everyone in between,” she posted on X.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/07/10/its-a-sanctuary-showdown-00446223
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/07/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-548/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/07/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-341/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Between 2022 and 2024, Rivian filed over 2,000 H-1B and 400 green card applications while receiving significant Illinois state incentives. A researcher says this raises concerns about replacing American workers and the use of taxpayer dollars.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_445481b5-6577-4ff8-890a-9a5e99b26c91.html
— IL may boost abortion funding if federal support is cut
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_0aeec326-ce8b-428d-9d85-9e1673dcb9a5.html
https://www.aol.com/news/il-may-boost-abortion-funding-214800814.html
— Homan says ‘good luck’ as Johnson vows Chicago won’t work with ICE
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_393f2eb4-93cc-43ed-bc37-2131766bb370.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— 99% of Biden’s illegal immigrant ‘parolees’ still in U.S.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/9/going-nowhere-case-study-finds-99-bidens-illegal-immigrant-parolees/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Minnesota says government agencies must ‘justify’ hiring white men. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 when I was 31, IRS in 1971 when I was 22, and the Post Office in 1966 when I was 18 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. Because they have dramatically lowered hiring standards to hire Democrats, minorities, females, and veterans, they not hire me today if I was 31, 22, or 18.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3466825/tim-walz-minnesota-hiring-justification-government-agencies/
AMAC
— Democrats Smear ICE Facility As “Concentration Camp” to Defend Open Borders
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/democrats-smear-ice-facility-as-concentration-camp-to-defend-open-borders/
BARRETT MEDIA
— AM 560 The Answer Host Dan Proft Addresses Exit of Amy Jacobson: ‘It’s a Business Decision and a Difficult One’
https://barrettmedia.com/2025/07/09/am-560-the-answer-host-dan-proft-addresses-exit-of-amy-jacobson-its-a-bussiness-decision-and-a-difficult-one/
BREITBART
— Sanctuary States Released More than 25K Criminal Illegals Without Alerting ICE
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/07/09/study-sanctuary-states-released-more-than-25k-criminal-illegals-without-alerting-ice/
DAILY WIRE
— Trump Department Of Homeland Security Slams Journos For Defending Illegal Immigrant Pedophiles
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-department-of-homeland-security-slams-journos-for-defending-illegal-immigrant-pedophiles
FOX BUSINESS
— Retirement gold rush: 32,000 Illinoisans rake in $100K+ in state pensions while state runs huge deficit. The revelation comes as Illinois’ government pension debt nears a record $145 billion. My Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is only $66,780/year. But my critics/opponents continue to viciously condemn it as being far too generous. In my defense, I stress that I paid 7% of my federal salary into the CSRS and while I worked for the federal government and 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.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/retirement-gold-rush-32000-illinoisans-rake-100k-pensions-while-state-runs-huge-deficit
FOX NEWS
— Mamdani scores key union endorsement
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-politics-newsletter-mamdani-scores-key-union-endorsement
— Blue city resident vows to keep pro-Trump political displays on home despite second shooting attack. Second politically motivated attack in 2 years fails to intimidate homeowner.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/blue-city-resident-vows-keep-pro-trump-political-displays-home-despite-second-shooting-attack
— Trump’s immigration crackdown prompts California bishop to excuse Catholics from Sunday mass. San Bernardino diocese issues rare dispensation from Sunday mass obligation as administration steps up border security.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/trumps-immigration-crackdown-prompts-california-bishop-excuse-catholics-sunday-mass
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Eight Discriminatory Scholarships. My critics/opponents have always looked down on me for my not having gotten any scholarships.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/07/eight-discriminatory-scholarships-including-daca-undocumented-only-at-western-michigan-u-challenged-by-equal-protection-project/
NEWSMAX
— Charlie Kirk breaks down Trump admin’s dispute with MAGA on Epstein files
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3aEG6be-xw
— High Court Likely Ends Bogus Asylum Claims
https://www.newsmax.com/stevelevy/supreme-court-immigration-asylum/2025/07/09/id/1218196/
PJ MEDIA
— Legal Immigrants Say No Amnesty for Illegals
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/07/09/legal-immigrants-say-no-amnesty-for-illegals-n4941573
— The Loony Left Would Be Protesting Something Even if Kamala Had Won
https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2025/07/10/the-morning-briefing-the-loony-left-would-be-protesting-something-even-if-kamala-had-won-n4941600
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrat and RINO leaders exist to promote more hatred against trump.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/opinion-trump-s-treatment-of-immigrants-is-harmful-immoral-un-american/ar-AA1I3QDj
NEWSWEEK
— Trump Slams Democrat-Sponsored Bill To Make ICE Agents Show Faces, IDs. Many, most, if not virtually everyone looks down on/despises/hates federal employees. I know that because I was one for almost 30 years and because I have been a federal retiree for almost 28 years. I should write about that. I would not have become a postal employee when I was 18 years old in 1966 if my high school friend had not invited me to take the postal employment examination with him earlier that year. I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-immigration-ice-green-card-visas-trump-live-updates-2096582
CBS NEWS
— Supreme Court clears way for Trump to move forward with mass layoffs of federal workers
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-mass-layoffs-federal-workers/
— Secret Service suspended 6 personnel without pay or benefits after Trump assassination attempt. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. But they stress that they have a) forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me a pension since then, currently $66,780/year and b) forced the federal government to pay 72% of my and my wife’s health insurance since then.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-assassination-attempt-butler-secret-service-suspension/
NBC NEWS
— Sen. Josh Hawley says he’ll make sure Medicaid cuts in Trump bill he voted for ‘never take effect’ What has kept you off Medicaid? For me, it has been my taking bad jobs, most importantly, my taking federal jobs.
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/sen-josh-hawley-says-he-ll-make-sure-medicaid-cuts-in-trump-bill-he-voted-for-never-take-effect-242959941575
NEW YORK TIMES
— Ever-increasingly, I have trouble understanding those who answer toll-free calls.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/us/politics/trump-liberia-president-english.html
— The more that Trump promotes meritocracy, that is, the more that Trump kills Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI, the more prosperous and safe that America will be. My Democrat superiors in the federal government used AA and DEI to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/us/politics/trump-tariffs-taxes-economy.html
WASHINGTON POST
— California awaits disaster relief as GOP offers full support of Texas. California has always viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/09/texas-flooding-trump-politics-disaster-relief/
— Trump ends interest subsidy for Biden’s student loan repayment plan. Nearly 7.7 million people enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education plan, which has been tied up in the courts, will see interest start to accrue on their loans Aug. 1. Did you get a student loan? I did not. If I had, my GPA would have been much higher because instead of studying, I spend far too many hours washing dishes and delivering mail to pay for my college expenses. My critic/opponents would stress that I could have worked less hours and drove junkers to/from school and work instead of a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 1967-1968, and a 1969 Dodge Charger SE 1968-1971.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/07/09/trump-ends-interest-subsidy-bidens-student-loan-repayment-plan/
— Federal workers fear Trump will fire them after court ruling: ‘We are toast.’ Next steps aren’t clear, but the White House says it plans to resume mass government layoffs. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, because of Gingrich budget cuts, I was ever-increasingly toast. The following helped me survive: a) I had earned an MBA in 1976, b) I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) I became a licensed CPA in 1981, f) I earned four more professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and g) I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/07/09/trump-mass-firings-federal-workers-supreme-court/
— The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down. Previously, it existed to drive Biden’s approval rating up.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/09/trump-approval-polls/84526896007/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: With new power, Trump will move immediately to lay off federal workers. Arguably, Gingrich’s greatest achievement was gutting GAO. If he had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, I might still be a GAO employee. For sure, my Democrat GAO superiors could/would not have been able to a) force me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, b) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, d) delay my promotions and never promote me beyond GS-13, and e) force me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/09/trump-wins-broad-authority-to-lay-off-federal-workers-without-congress/84520149007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump has seized the authority to lay off federal workers and reorganize the federal government in a way that critics say no president has been able to do in more than 100 years. The power, which the Supreme Court gave temporarily in a July 8 order, puts at risk thousands of federal jobs across the country at agencies that collect taxes, provide health care to veterans, and help administer retirement benefits. Labor unions say the cuts fly in the face of established law and decades of tradition, but a senior White House official told USA the layoffs are legal, and the administration intends to immediately reduce the size of government. While the court did not rule on the underlying question of Trump’s ability to enact widespread job cuts, the justices said they were likely to affirm that power.)
PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— Number of national Black conventions not inviting Trump grows
https://www.phillytrib.com/news/across_america/number-of-national-black-conventions-not-inviting-trump-grows/article_150bbd12-7e84-46f0-a842-db635ad530ea.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-mass-deportations-workforce-immigrants-economic-growth-brooke-rollins-f1e1999d?mod=opinion_lead_pos1
— We’ll All Pay for New York’s Mamdani Folly. The state will lose wealthy taxpayers, and the federal government will have to cough up more aid.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/well-all-pay-for-new-yorks-mamdani-folly-16eeebde?mod=opinion_lead_pos5
POLITICO
— Supreme Court disabuses federal workers who thought their jobs were safe. Civil servants told POLITICO they’re anxious and exhausted, but holding out hope their lawyers can still save their jobs. When I was 49 years old In 1997, I thought that my GAO job was safe, but I WAS WRONG. I erroneously thought that my job was safe because of Civil Service protections and because I had earned three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. But I caved in and took my Democrat GAO superiors’ forced early retirement “offer.” After I did that, I erroneously hoped that Bush, Hastert, Fitzgerald, and Hyde would come to my defense, but they did not.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/09/federal-workers-supreme-court-doge-musk-layoffs-00445234
FEDERAL NEWS NEWORK
— Updated ‘PLUM’ book offers deeper look at Trump administration officials working governmentwide. The latest PLUM book contains 9,151 entries with space for each official’s name, agency, title and pay rate, although some data is still missing or outdated. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. Many, most, and at times, virtually all of them were minorities, females, and/or veterans.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2025/07/updated-plum-book-offers-deeper-look-at-trump-administration-officials-working-governmentwide/
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN
— All those who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, and/or younger than me and/or b) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://now.org/media-center/press-release/observing-black-womens-equal-pay-day/
ED SOURCE
— California Bill to provide descendants of slavery preference in college admissions moves forward. What about meritocracy? What about those whose are descendants of slavery but whose parents are wealthy? What about those whose ancestors died fighting slavery?
https://edsource.org/2025/bill-to-provide-descendants-of-slavery-preference-in-college-admissions-moves-forward/736146
MEDIUM
— People aren’t leaving bad jobs because the risk of no job is worse. Because of negative federal employee stereotypes, the longer that you are a federal employee, the more difficult/impossible that it is to get a job in the private sector. I became a federal employee when I was 18 years old in 1966. Private sector employers look down on federal employees. Private sectors employers were not interested in me a) when I earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, b) when I earned an MBA in 1976, c) when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) when I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, e) when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, f) when I became a licensed CPA in 1981, g) when I earned four more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and h) when I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997. Because of Affirmative Action and DEI, my not being a minority, female, younger, or veteran made things even worse. I should write about that.
https://medium.com/@404jmnf/is-the-job-market-really-this-bad-yes-d970904b5df5
GUARDIAN
— Trump to cut 2,145 NASA employees. Cuts further the push to slash federal government through early retirement, buyouts and deferred resignations. Gingrich cut 3,000 GAO jobs, half of the agency’s employees. My Democrat GAO superiors punished me viciously for that. They a) forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, d) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and e) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/09/nasa-workforce-cuts
INDEPENDENT
— Trump bill gives ICE $45 billion for detaining immigrants – more than it received in the last 15 years combined.
https://www.aol.com/trump-bill-gives-ice-45-172334060.html
— To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promise to use more Affirmative Action and DEI to give them more preference over Whites.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-black-voter-approval-rating-b2785963.html
July 9, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump suggests taking over New York City and Washington DC
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-suggests-taking-new-york-city-washington/17022336/
— Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce
https://abc7chicago.com/post/supreme-court-clears-trumps-plans-downsize-federal-workforce/17022051/
NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/illinois-officials-blast-medicaid-snap-cuts-in-trump-led-megabill/3785101/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/what-trumps-tax-law-could-mean-youngest-americans/3785278/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/student-loan-cancellation-program-trump-retribution-tool/3784547/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/video-illinois-democrats-express-concerns-about-cuts-to-snap-benefits/3785248/
FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1670996
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoFEXTwAjZ0
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://news.wttw.com/2025/07/08/july-8-2025-full-show
https://news.wttw.com/2025/07/08/brandon-johnson-condemns-cuts-imposed-trump-s-tax-spending-bill-unholy
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH THREE PHOTOS: Special prosecutor appointed to investigate DuPage clerk’s bidding practices
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250708/news/special-prosecutor-appointed-to-investigate-dupage-clerks-bidding-practices/
— Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250708/nation-and-world-politics/supreme-court-clears-the-way-for-trumps-plans-to-downsize-the-federal-workforce/
— Large teen gathering at Glen Ellyn pool leads to misdemeanor arrest
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250708/news/large-teen-gathering-at-glen-ellyn-pool-leads-to-misdemeanor-arrest/
SOUTHERN
— Trump suggests taking over New York City and Washington DC
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/07/08/trump-suggests-taking-over-new-york-city-and-washington/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— How dependent on federal spending is your hospital?
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2025/07/09/cuts-to-medicaid-could-lead-to-9-illinois-hospitals-closing/84497471007/
SUBURBAN LIFE
— Disruption at Sunset Pool in Glen Ellyn may lead to reevaluation of training, safety policies
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2025/07/08/disruption-at-sunset-pool-in-glen-ellyn-may-lead-to-reevaluation-of-training-policies/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-07-08/what-health-care-cuts-in-trumps-budget-law-will-mean-for-americans
https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2025-07-09/federal-food-assistance-changes-threaten-benefits-for-thousands-of-illinoisans
PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2025-07-09/immigration/il-school-districts-serving-immigrants-work-to-stay-low-key/a97580-1
GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— ‘We Share Your Frustration:’ Park District Reacts To Teen Takeover In Glen Ellyn. The Glen Ellyn Park District shared a statement after an incident in which hundreds of teens stormed Sunset Pool. How prepared is your park district for Democrat teen takeovers?
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/we-share-your-frustration-park-district-reacts-teen-takeover-glen-ellyn
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— To boost their popularity, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/august-2025/can-tangling-with-trump-boost-the-mayors-popularity/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/08/360000-illinois-residents-to-lose-food-assistance-due-to-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-pritzker-says/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Richard Porter eyeing Durbin’s seat
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/07/09/richard-porter-eyeing-durbins-seat-00443440
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Richard Porter, a battle-hardened Republican Party loyalist, is considering a bid for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, who’s retiring. Porter sees an opening for himself and the Illinois Republican Party by blending establishment savvy with MAGA fealty. His background: Porter, 65, is a seasoned attorney from Chicago’s northern suburbs and a former Republican National Committeeman who has worn many hats over the years. He was a senior domestic policy adviser to President George W. Bush and counselor to Vice President Dan Quayle. More recently he’s been an unofficial adviser within the Illinois Republican Party. Porter’s resume screams old guard, but he now sings support for President Donald Trump and his policies — a pivot from the early years of Trump’s first administration. Walking a tightrope: “I represent the old and new party,” Porter told your Playbook host, adding he’s still in the “testing the waters phase” of running for Senate. It’s a narrow but not impossible lane, he says. With Durbin out and three prominent Democrats already elbowing one another in a looming primary brawl, Porter sees a crack in the Democratic firewall that has defined Illinois politics for so many years. “This is an open seat,” Porter said. “Democrats will have to compete in a primary so there’s a good chance for division coming out of that.” Porter expects economic renewal under Trump, and he brushed aside Democrats’ concerns that hundreds of thousands of people will lose health care under Trump’s just-signed megabill. “If you look at actual provisions, they aren’t unreasonable — there are work requirements,” Porter said. “Real world impact will be minimal.” Perhaps. But … that won’t stop Democrats from branding it as catastrophic to voters. Porter is confident that any “unintended bad consequence” from the budget reconciliation bill can be corrected before the 2026 midterms. Porter’s view: “There’s a risk if Democrats cry wolf, wolf, wolf for 12 months and there’s no wolf.” He’s also been poring over 2024 election results and sees Trump’s showing in Illinois as a positive sign that Republicans could find success in 2026 in the state where Democrats control all the statewide seats. Add a possible chaotic Democratic primary and a volatile national climate, and anything is possible. The challenge for any statewide Republican candidate, Porter says, is getting old guard and new right Republicans to march in lock step. The other challenge is getting the state’s most prominent Republican donor — businessman Richard Uihlein — on your side. SIDE NOTE: Porter would face a primary. Air Force veteran John Goodman, political commentator Pamela Denise Long and businessman Douglas Bennett and others have filed as Republican candidates, too.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/07/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-547/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/07/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-340/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Republicans decry Democrats’ ‘fear mongering’ over ‘big bill.’ Chicago mayor: ‘Big bill’ is ‘unholy.’
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_da1443d2-78b9-4190-9bc6-0143cc62de04.html
— Trump slams wind, solar; Pritzker predicts ‘big bill’ increases energy costs
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_56934533-ae58-4264-ae5b-1aa496c600d0.html
WIREPOINTS
— More dependency on Medicaid is not the answer. The answer is a booming economy where people can pay their own way.
https://wirepoints.org/more-dependency-on-medicaid-is-not-the-answer-the-answer-is-a-booming-economy-where-people-can-pay-their-own-way-wirepoints-on-wttws-chicago-tonight/
— Pritzker is Johnson is Mamdani
https://wirepoints.org/j-b-pritzker-is-brandon-johnson-is-zoran-mamdani-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that no one can survive in America, let alone succeed in America, without massive Democrat-provided government assistance. It is called socialism, if not communism. I had Republican teachers in grade school and in high school. Because of that, my not getting scholarships or student loans did not stop me from getting a college degree. I worked my way through college. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How have federal spending cuts impacted you? My Democrat GAO superiors used Gingrich-led budget cuts to waste my career and to get rid of me. They used those cuts a) to force me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980, b) to delay my promotions and to never promote me beyond GS-13, c) to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and d) to force me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. They would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What is your position on bad jobs? From what I see, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Americans ever-increasingly fail/refuse to take bad jobs. I took bad jobs. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents paint themselves as being? My Republican critics/opponents ever-increasingly paint themselves as being moderates, centrists, RINOs, anti-conservatives, anti-Republicans, if not Democrat plants. I should write my Republican critics/opponents. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— ‘They threw Christine into the water;’ Chicago ‘flash mob’ takes over Glen Ellyn’s Sunset Pool, assaults manager. Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Glen Ellyn today, your municipality tomorrow.
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/673828974-they-threw-christine-into-the-waterl-chicago-flash-mob-takes-over-glen-ellyn-s-sunset-pool-assaults-manager
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A “flash mob” of some 200 Chicago residents swarmed Glen Ellyn’s Sunset village pool on Saturday afternoon, forcing their way past the entrance and assaulting the pool manager. A video posted on Instagram shows a crowd pushing manager Christine Giunta-Mayer into the lap pool, which had been surrounded by the mob. Sources tell DuPage Policy Journal that the mob arrived around 4:30 p.m. Glen Ellyn Police arrived soon after and closed the pool. A Sat. afternoon Facebook post by Patrick Sandusky reported the pool as “now closed.” “The Sunset Pool has been overwhelmed by out of town kids,” he wrote. “Fireworks fired into pool. It’s a tik tok meet up / take over according to police I just spoke to.” “Kids pushed (past) the gates. Lot of drinking and weed in the parking lot. 100s and 100s of kids. No joke. Pushed manager into the pool,” Sandusky wrote. The Sunset Pool’s non-resident admission rate is $15 for individuals 18-59. On Sunday, Sunset Pool visitors were required to have a physical pool pass issued by the park district, sources tell DuPage Policy Journal. Weed, Miller Lite, and “on the rocks cosmos” Glen Ellyn teens present described a chaotic scene. The flash mob brought in coolers with alcohol and speakers to play music. “They were drinking and smoking weed and swearing a lot,” a Glen Ellyn teen present at the pool at the time told DuPage Policy Journal. “Someone threw a lit cigar into the pool.” “I saw Miller Lite bottles and girls drinking on-the-rocks cosmos,” the teen said. “They were taking people’s stuff and moving it from their pool chairs.” The flash mob was originally planned for Naperville. “We bringing (sic) 31st Beach to the burbs” read a Facebook advertisement promoting the event, scheduled for Naperville’s Centennial Beach, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. “31st Beach” is a reference to 31st Street Beach on Chicago’s South Side. Giunta-Mayer is also head coach of the Glenbard West Hilltoppers Boys’ Volleyball team.)
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Mayor Johnson: Chicago ‘Police Dept. Will Not Ever Cooperate with ICE’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/07/mayor-johnson-chicago-police-dept-will-not-ever-cooperate-with-ice.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump says he’s ‘testing’ the idea of a federal takeover of D.C.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/8/trump-says-hes-testing-idea-federal-takeover-dc/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Brandon Johnson promises Chicago police ‘will not ever cooperate with ICE’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3465665/brandon-johnson-ice-promises-chicago-police-will-not-ever-cooperate/
— US veterans stand by Afghans in immigration court
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/3465521/us-veterans-stand-by-afghan-refugees-immigration-court/
NEW YORK POST
— Chicago mayor vows city police ‘will not ever cooperate with ICE’
https://nypost.com/2025/07/09/us-news/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-vows-city-wont-cooperate-with-trump-ice/
— Mamdani’s college application debacle is just one more example of privileged kids acting oppressed
https://nypost.com/2025/07/08/us-news/zohran-mamdani-is-just-another-privileged-progressive-hypocrite/
WASHINGTON POST
— To study in the U.S. under Trump, international students scrub their accounts. What percent want to be in America for the wrong reasons?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/09/international-students-visas-trump-social-media-online-vetting/
BREITBART
— Newsom Claims Illegal Migrants Needed for Rebuilding
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/08/gavin-newsom-attacks-ric-grenell-for-audacity-to-criticize-fire-recovery-claims-illegal-migrants-needed-for-rebuilding/
DAILY CALLER
— ‘Would Crater In Minutes’: Sean Spicer Warns Amnesty ‘Would Destroy MAGA’
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/08/sean-spicer-warns-amnesty-would-destroy-maga/
— Boston Mayor Opens City Hall Doors To Chinese Communist Party Members
https://dailycaller.com/2025/07/09/exclusive-michelle-wu-boston-city-hall-ccp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Supreme Court Allows Trump’s ‘Transformation of the Federal Bureaucracy’ to Proceed
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/07/08/breaking-supreme-court-allows-trumps-transformation-of-the-federal-bureaucracy-to-proceed/
EPOCH TIMES
— Supreme Court Clears Way for Mass Federal Layoffs
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/supreme-court-clears-way-for-federal-layoffs-5883594
FEDERALIST
— Trump Promises ‘No Amnesty’ For Illegal Alien Agricultural Workers
https://thefederalist.com/2025/07/08/trump-promises-no-amnesty-for-illegal-alien-agricultural-workers/
FOX NEWS
— Race-obsessed leadership in Chicago is destroying children’s futures
https://www.aol.com/race-obsessed-leadership-americas-third-140031620.html
— Trump praises Florida after county approves renaming roadway after him: ‘Wonderful honor.’ Will Democrat leaders rename the Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway, that is, I-88 in DuPage County?
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-praises-florida-county-approves-renaming-roadway-after-him-wonderful-honor
https://www.aol.com/news/trump-praises-florida-county-approves-051813581.html
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Continue Large-Scale Federal Layoffs
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/supreme-court-allows-trump-administration-to-continue-large-scale-federal-layoffs/
NEWSMAX
— Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump’s Plans to Downsize Federal Workforce
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/supreme-court-trump-mass-firings/2025/07/08/id/1218061/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/07/08/trump_were_going_to_give_the_farmers_the_people_they_need_but_were_not_talking_amnesty.html
TOWNHALL
— Homan Offers Blistering Warning to Muslim Socialist NYC Mayoral Candidate: ‘Get Out of the Way’
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/07/07/tom-homan-offers-blistering-warning-to-muslim-socialist-nyc-mayoral-candidate-n2660003
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with plans to downsize the federal workforce
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-7-8-2025
UPI
— Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with federal job cuts
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/07/08/Supreme-Court-federal-job-cuts/8801752013130/
REUTERS
— Supreme Court clears way for Trump to pursue mass federal layoffs
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-supreme-court-lifts-order-that-blocked-trumps-mass-federal-layoffs-2025-07-08/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Supreme Court Clears Way for Mass Firings at Federal Agencies
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/us/politics/supreme-court-federal-workers-layoffs.html
— Trump Got the Green Light to Fire Federal Workers. Now, They Wait. My Democrat GAO superiors used Gingrich-led budget cuts to waste my career and to get rid of me. They used those cuts a) to force me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980, b) to delay my promotions and to never promote me beyond GS-13, c) to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and d) to force me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. They would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/us/politics/trump-federal-workers-firings.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Supreme Court allows Trump to launch mass layoff and restructuring plans
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/08/supreme-court-trump-mass-layoffs-federal-workers/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Supreme Court Says the President Can Fire People. If you read the filings in Diersen v. GAO ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ), you will conclude that the courts ruled that employees can be fired for opposing Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, for opposing race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and/or national origin discrimination.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/supreme-court-trump-v-afge-executive-order-layoffs-ketanji-brown-jackson-bda51ed8
REASON
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://reason.com/2025/07/08/trump-reiterates-his-promise-to-protect-farm-and-hospitality-workers-from-pretty-vicious-deportation/
FED SMITH
— Supreme Court Greenlights Trump Administration’s Federal Workforce Cuts
https://www.fedsmith.com/2025/07/08/supreme-court-greenlights-trump-administrations-federal-workforce-cuts/
FED SCOOP
— Supreme Court allows federal workforce reductions to move forward
https://fedscoop.com/supreme-court-allows-federal-workforce-reductions-proceed/
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Federal workforce likely to shrink further under extended hiring freeze
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2025/07/federal-workforce-likely-to-shrink-further-under-extended-hiring-freeze/