FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Hundreds of high school students in Cook County cast their first ballots. DD: Democrats a) run education in Illinois and b) shout at high school students that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/hundreds-of-high-school-students-in-cook-county-cast-their-first-ballots/3900753/
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicagos-first-luxury-gay-hotel-is-coming-northalsted-heres-what-we-know
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Video gambling machine legalization in Chicago clears hurdle. DD: I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton in 2019.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/video-gambling-machine-legalization-clears-hurdle-chicago/
DAILY HERALD
— Harris for Republican secretary of state nomination
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260227/opinion/harris-for-republican-secretary-of-state-nomination/
— Suburban officials oppose Pritzker’s plan to reduce local control over residential zoning. DD: Democrat leaders always want to put low income public housing in Republican areas. Democrat leaders have always wanted to put low income public housing at the north end of my precinct.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260226/real-estate/its-just-a-bad-idea-suburban-officials-oppose-pritzkers-plan-to-reduce-local-control-over-zonin/
— Republican congressional candidate Jim Marter supports President Donald Trump’s oft-repeated claim that a “deep state” network of people and organizations is manipulating the U.S. government — and he claims Trump’s executive orders have helped lessen its influence. Marter’s rival for the GOP nomination in the 14th District, Somonauk resident Gary Vician, dismissed the conspiracy-laden concept. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. For them, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260226/us-congress-politics/gop-candidate-shares-trump-concerns-of-a-deep-state-rival-rejects-concept/
— Why it’s becoming so expensive to buy a car in America. DD: How much money have you spent on cars? Maybe I spent too much. But cars were cheaper back then. I bought used cars in 1964, 1971, and 2011. I bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, 1989, etc. I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260221/business/real-sticker-shock-why-its-becoming-so-expensive-to-buy-a-car-in-america/
WBEZ
— 2026 Republican Primary Forum for the U.S. Senate in Illinois
https://www.wbez.org/wbez-news/2026/02/27/2026-republican-primary-forum-us-senate-illinois
WGLT & NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— GOP Senate candidates make case for conservative replacement for Durbin. DD: Conservatives are dramatically underrepresented in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in Wheaton Warrenville School District 200.
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-02-26/gop-senate-candidates-make-case-for-conservative-replacement-for-durbin
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/2026-02-26/gop-senate-candidates-make-case-for-conservative-replacement-for-durbin
WAND TV
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot in Danville. I led the successful effort to stop the sale of pot in Wheaton in 2019.
https://www.wandtv.com/seeing-green-first-cannabis-lounge-in-danville-hosts-grand-opening/video_c3f7c1ad-e58c-59db-931e-f01f05d150ae.html
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— Call for Nominations: Celebrate Career Excellence. DD: Very few federal employees have excellent careers. Federal employees who are Republican, White, male. and/or non-veteran are gotten rid of if they do not make GS-13 ($118,984) by age 25, GS-14 ($140,604) by age 30, GS-15 ($165,386) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($197,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines. The Democrats who run the federal government use “up-or-out” to promote their Democrat employees who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. My federal career is a case example.
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2026/02/call-for-nominations-celebrate-career-excellence-attend-ceremony/
ELMHURST PATCH
— Elmhurst Republican Backs Democratic County Hopeful. The candidate has the experience to manage the county’s budget, the Republican said. DD: Do not anticipate/expect that any Democrat will back a Republican candidate unless that candidate is RINO or a Democrat plant.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-republican-backs-democratic-county-hopeful
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois legislators introduce bills to regulate pricing based on personal data. DD: Of course, Democrat and RINO sellers want Republicans to pay more, and especially Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-legislators-introduce-bills-to-regulate-pricing-based-on-personal-data/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Politics pauses for Jackson
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/02/27/politics-takes-a-pause-for-jackson-00803341
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/27/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-688/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-476/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If America dramatically increased the number of work permits and the number that could immigrate legally, how many citizens of foreign countries would apply? Once you are in America legally, and especially once you become a citizen of America, you lose the tremendous protections and benefits that Democrats and RINOs give illegals. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— The more Democrat primary ballots that are cast than Republican primary ballots are cast, the more that Democrat leaders will predict that Democrat candidates will win November 3. What has your Republican Precinct Committeeman done so far to increase the number of Republican primary ballots cast in your precinct? I have hand-delivered to the 400 residences in my precinct that have one or more registered Republican or NA voter a DuPage County GOP envelope that contained a copy of the sample ballot, a Voter Guide from the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), and campaign literature from the five Republican candidates on our ballot who provided their literature to the MTRO. I split the 400 envelopes into 5 batches. Delivering each batch took about 3 hours or about 15 hours altogether. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Donald Trump’s cuts to federal workforce a real conservative win. DD: Democrats run the federal government. They use Republican budget cuts first to get rid of any remaining Republican employees and then to get rid of employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/26/donald-trumps-cuts-federal-workforce-real-conservative-win/
— Democrats cannot stand America. Their inability to put country before party.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/26/democrats-stand-america/
— Noncitizen voting threatens election integrity and national security.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/26/noncitizen-voting-threatens-election-integrity-national-security/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— California to Spend $35 Million to Prevent the Deportation of Illegal Aliens
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local/california-spend-35-million-prevent-deportation-illegal-aliens
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
— Merit, Accountability, and Performance at State: Evaluating Promotion and Placement. DD: If Republicans had held such hearings on GAO since I starting working for GAO in 1980, they would have found a) that Democrats ran GAO, b) that virtually all GAO employees were Democrats, c) that virtually all their employees who they promoted were Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, and d) that virtually all their employees who they promoted were Democrats who had less work experience, who had less education, who had no or fewer professional certifications, and/or who had no professional licenses or fewer than their Republican coworkers had. Another words, Republicans would have found that the Democrats who ran GAO grossly discriminated against their Republican employees, and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. I would have been a case example. If Gingrich had held such hearings and had reformed GAO instead of gutting GAO, my entire life since 1980 would have been dramatically better.
https://democrats-foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearings?ContentRecord_id=BCA168B9-5972-42AD-B29A-E88053CA637C
PJ MEDIA
— How Much Was the Government LYING About the Illegal Immigrant Crime Wave? DD: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally demonstrates gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.
https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2026/02/26/how-much-was-the-government-lying-about-the-illegal-immigrant-crime-wave-n4949983
TOWNHALL
— The Judicial Coup Continues As Yet Another Judge Tries to Stop Trump’s Deportation Policy
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2026/02/26/judge-strikes-down-trumps-third-country-deportation-policy-n2671905
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
FOX NEW YORK
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/lgbtq-gay-pride-flag-stonewall-nyc-trump-schumer
NEW YORK TIMES
— New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000. DD: My critics/opponents are furious that the federal government pays $21,000/year (72%) of my and my wife’s $30,000/year healthcare insurance premiums because I am a federal retiree. They started being furious when I became a postal employee when I was 18 in 1966. They got more furious when I got married when I was 29 in 1978. My critics/opponents would never stoop to take a federal job and/or they are not qualified for federal jobs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/health/obamacare-health-insurance-rollbacks.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/26/trump-immigration-democrats-sotu-midterms/
USA TODAY
— Personal Responsibility. DD: My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981. I took it upon myself to earn money a) to pay for my college expenses, b) to buy cars, c) to buy real estate, d) etc. I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes and chipped slag in 1966. I pumped gasoline in 1966, 1971, and 1972. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I collected delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. My critics/opponents would never stoop to take the aforesaid jobs.
https://www.usatoday.com/press-release/story/26789/chuck-thompson-announces-release-of-new-book-exploring-manifestation-and-personal-responsibility-2/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers. More citizens are replanting overseas, drawn by a quality of life made easily affordable by the U.S.’s enviable salaries. “I wasn’t expecting to be surrounded by this many Americans.”
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/americans-leaving-the-us-migration-a5795bfa
WMUR
— High School student maintains 4.0 GPA while playing three sports. DD: What harmed your GPA? For me, it was my spending far too many hours doing the following while took courses instead of studying: a) doing yard work 1962-1964, b) delivering newspapers 1962-1966, c) washing dishes 1964-1966, d) pumping gasoline in 1966, 1971, and 1972, e) delivering mail 1966-1969, f) working on an automotive assembly line in 1970, g) selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances in 1971, h) collecting delinquent federal taxes 1972-1980, and i) auditing federal agencies in 1980 and 1992-1997.
https://www.wmur.com/article/plymouth-high-school-student-maintains-40-gpa-while-playing-three-sports/70440282
SACRAMENT BEE
— CPA vs MBA: Salaries, Career Paths & More. DD: I did not earn an MBA until I was 27. I did not take and pass the CPA examination on my first attempt until I was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31. I did not take and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and become a licensed CPA until I was 32. By then, it was too late because I was a White male. Employers were under ever-increasing tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote young minorities and young females.
https://www.sacbee.com/careers-education/cpa-vs-mba/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: CPA vs MBA: Why Not Have Both? You can, but it depends on what you want to do. Are you interested in management opportunities or consulting? If so, you can save a lot of time and money and just get your MBA. But if you enjoy working with numbers and want to get paid well for it, you should become a CPA and seek employment at one of the Big 4 Accounting Firms. However, there are unique career growth opportunities for a CPA who earned an MBA, including upper management positions. The inverse is also true: a finance-focused MBA interested in corporate finance or taxation could get a lot of mileage out of a CPA education.)
WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DD: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally demonstrates gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/02/26/england-respects-the-rule-of-law-why-dont-we/
SWOON
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. Traditional marriage helped me a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, d) become a licensed CPA in 1981, e) etc. Traditional marriage helped my wife and I a) buy a home in Wheaton in 1978, b) buy two new cars in 1978, c) afford my taking a $23,699/year pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, d) etc. Traditional marriage helped my wife earn a bachelor’s degree in finance in 1986.
https://www.swooon.com/1261285/chris-harrison-new-dating-show-traditional-marriage-reaction/
CRIMSON WHITE
— Affordability concerns hit students. DD: Back in the good old days, my working all the hours that I could for the Park Forest Post office 1966-1969 at $19.57-$20.87/hour in today’s dollars enabled me to pay for my UIC and NIU expenses, buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and graduate debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning that Charger. But my GPA suffered.
https://thecrimsonwhite.com/127201/news/affordability-concerns-hit-students/
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Prepare Now, Succeed Later. It’s never too early to start career planning. DD: I should have majored in accounting. But I did not take and pass the CPA examination on my first attempt until I was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31. I did not take and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and become a licensed CPA until I was 32. By then, it was too late because I was a White male. Employers were under ever-increasing tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote young minorities and young females.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/career-advice/carpe-careers/2025/07/14/importance-early-career-planning-opinion
HR DRIVE
— EEOC warns Fortune 500 to ‘reject identity politics.’ DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/eeoc-warns-fortune-500-to-reject-identity-politics/813317/
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February 26, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Ever-increasingly, according to Democrat leaders, you should vote for those Democrat candidates who promise to use government to give to those who share your demographics the most preference. Democrat candidates ever-increasingly promise to give those who are the following more preference: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are noncitizen. Further, ever-increasingly, according to Democrat leaders, you should want more of the following and you should vote for those Democrat candidates who promise to give you more of the following: government assistance, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/opinion-jb-pritzker-budget-black-hispanic-illinoisans/
— A little-known program allows CTA and Metra to suspend riders. Most of them are Black.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/26/cta-metra-suspensions/
DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Moore for DuPage County sheriff in Republican primary
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260226/endorsements/endorsement-moore-for-dupage-county-sheriff-in-republican-primary/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois GOP candidates debate Trump, taxes, Bears stadium
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/state/2026/02/26/three-illinois-gop-governor-candidates-debate-trump-taxes-and-more/88863293007/
SOUTHERN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/02/25/trump-didnt-mention-them-but-renee-good-and-alex-pretti-loomed-over-state-of-the-union-address/
JOURNAL COURIER
— GOP lieutenant governor candidates speak unity as their other halves get testy. DD: While I was the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in December of 2009, the organization hosted a Republican Lieutenant Governor candidate forum at which all six spoke: Jason Plummer, Matt Murphy, Don Tracy, Brad Cole, Dennis Cook, and Randy White.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/illinois-lt-gov-candidates-jacksonville-unified-21940686.php
CITIES 92.9
— Illinois racial wealth gap among largest in country. DD: Democrats run Illinois, but they nevertheless blame Republicans for the gap. Since the 1960s, Democrats have used Affirmative Action and DEI to give tremendous preference to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, that is, those who are: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.cities929.com/2026/02/25/illinois-racial-wealth-gap-among-largest-in-country/
ILLINOIZE
— Rep. Harry Benton (D-Plainfield) Removed from House Democratic Caucus. DD: What have your critics/opponents removed you from? My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes remove me from a) my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) my Republican Precinct Committeeman position for half my precinct in 2015, d) my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, e) my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster in 2010 and 2004, and f) my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2007. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/rep-harry-benton-removed-caucus
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Giannoulias banks $9M amid mayoral buzz
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/02/26/giannoulias-banks-9m-mayoral-buzz-00799906
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-687/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Blue City Spending Drives ‘Unaffordability,’ Not Relief
https://wirepoints.org/blue-city-spending-drives-unaffordability-not-relief-wirepoints-mark-glennon-on-chicagos-morning-answer-am560/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are the following that Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Trump blasts Dems who refused to stand for protecting Americans over ‘illegal aliens’ at State of the Union: ‘You should be ashamed’
https://nypost.com/2026/02/25/us-news/trump-blasts-democrats-who-refused-to-stand-for-protecting-americans-over-illegal-aliens-at-state-of-the-union-2026/
CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois abortion bill sparks division between Republicans, pro-life advocates. DD: I support the Hyde Amendment. According to my critics/opponents on the left, I am too strong on abortion. According to my critics/opponents on the right, I am too weak on abortion.
https://www.aol.com/articles/illinois-abortion-bill-sparks-division-140000741.html
DAILY CALLER
— DD: Democrats and RINOs destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/02/25/human-rights-coalition-lgbtq-dei-corporate-equality-index/
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
— Vatican issues sweeping defense of traditional marriage. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-issues-sweeping-defense-traditional-marriage-pushing-back-polygamy
NEW AMERICAN
— Mamdani, Ocasio-Cortez Advertise Free Child Care for Illegals. DD: My mother stayed home and raised me and my brother. Her earning potential was very limited because she never attended high school. My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. Consequently, I had to work my way through college.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/mamdani-ocasio-cortez-advertise-free-child-care-for-illegals/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrats smell blood in the water. They ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and shout at voters that if they do not like what Trump has said and/or done, they should vote for all the Democrats on the ballot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/us/politics/trump-elections-midterms.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly encourage pregnant citizens of foreign countries to give birth in America. They see these children as being future Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/opinion/birthright-citizenship.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans stare down epic voter enthusiasm gap ahead of 2026 midterms. The 14-percentage-point advantage is the Democrats’ largest in decades. DD: Democrats smell blood in the water. They ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and shout at voters that if they do not like what Trump has said and/or done, they should vote for all the Democrats on the ballot.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/25/poll-democrats-trump-republicans-midterms/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/02/26/trump-lawsuit-affirmative-action/88291520007/
FLORIDA POLITICS
— House approves annual day of remembrance for fallen conservative icon Charlie Kirk
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/782009-house-approves-annual-day-of-remembrance-for-fallen-conservative-icon-charlie-kirk/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders fight against the War on Drugs.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-economics-of-illegal-drugs-ae89f0fa
— Vance, Newsom and Tales of Want. They romanticize a hard-knocks past that they don’t want anyone else to live. DD: My critics/opponents have always falsely painted my parents as being filthy rich. Ever since May of 1966 when I was 17 years old and bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint ( https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf ), my critics/opponents have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as having filthy rich parents. But I bought that car with money I earned washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights for 28 hours a week during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School and 40 hours a week during the summer in between. I had to work my way through college. I bought that car, a poor man’s GTO, to commute to/from classes at UIC and my parents’ home in Crete.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/vance-newsom-and-tales-of-want-6d16b298
FAST COMPANY
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91498722/trump-said-he-ended-dei-in-america-heres-why-hes-wrong
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
SKY NEWS
— ‘Protecting criminal illegals’: Trump exposes Democrats’ shameful immigration stance
https://www.skynews.com.au/opinion/rita-panahi/protecting-criminal-illegals-trump-exposes-democrats-shameful-immigration-stance/video/fc5009912460887376180e71424a7eb2
HANS INDIA
— The role of opportunity and preparation in student outcomes. DD: What do your critics/opponents attribute your successes to? My critics/opponents attribute my successes to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. They ignore/dismiss/belittle the fact that neither of my parents attended college, that my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, that my mother never attended high school, and that I had to work my way through college. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parent had lots of money. I would focus on those whose parents had the most money.
https://www.thehansindia.com/hans/young-hans/the-role-of-opportunity-and-preparation-in-student-outcomes-1051969
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At some point in school, we are introduced to a simple equation: effort equals success. It is presented as both encouragement and caution. If you work hard enough, you will rise. If you struggle, perhaps more effort is needed. The formula feels orderly and reassuring. It suggests that outcomes are earned and that the system is fair.)
FROM OTHER SOURCES
BIG NEWS NETWORK
— Balancing Security and Responsibility: The Debate Around Civilian Self-Defense Tools
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/278889383/balancing-security-and-responsibility-the-debate-around-civilian-self-defense-tools
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Public safety concerns continue to shape daily decisions for many households. News cycles highlight break-ins, delayed emergency response times, and rising anxiety about personal security. For some civilians, the question is no longer whether safety planning matters, but how far personal responsibility should extend. . .Effective safety planning often includes: Home security systems, Environmental awareness. Emergency response plans, Defensive tools as a last resort)
BANKING RATES
— 6 Remote Jobs for Stay-at-Home Moms With a $2,000 a Month Paycheck. DD: My mother stayed home and raised me and my brother. Her earning potential was very limited because she never attended high school. My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. Consequently, I had to work my way through college.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/6-remote-jobs-stay-home-110704035.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Customer Service Representative-Median wage: $20.59 per hour. . .Invoice/Billing Specialist- Median wage: $22.66 per hour. . .Verification Specialist- Median wage: $23.81 per hour. . .Administrative Assistant- Median wage: $22.82 per hour. . .Inside Sales Representative- Median wage: $57.69 per hour including base salary and commission. . .Account Executive-Median wage: $61.54 per hour including base salary and commission)
February 25, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Inflation. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/state-union-2026-virginia-gov-abigail-spanberger-hit-affordability-democrats-response/18645449/
NBC5
— Underwood leaves chamber during State of the Union address
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/illinois-rep-lauren-underwood-leaves-chamber-during-state-of-the-union-address/3899741/
— Illinois Democrats, Republicans respond to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union. Several Illinois Democrats blasted the president’s remarks, while Republicans offered praise.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/president-trump/illinois-democrats-republicans-respond-to-president-donald-trumps-state-of-the-union/3899814/
— State of the Union. DD: Dozens of Democrats boycott Trump’s State of the Union
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/empty-seats-throughout-chamber-as-dozens-skip-trumps-state-of-the-union/3899683/
CBS2
— Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks at “State of the Swamp,” countering Trump’s State of the Union
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/mayor-brandon-johnson-state-of-the-swamp/
FOX32
— Illinois GOP governor candidates debate Bears, Trump, SAFE-T Act
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-i22byl9y1im0m3iu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsNHE9Dqiq4
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Tariffs. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for all problems.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/24/editorial-tariffs-donald-trump-supreme-court-neil-gorsuch/
— Parades. DD: In 2021, my critics/opponents succeeded in having their operatives and their dupes end my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, a role that I had since 2005.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/24/highland-park-parade-shooting-memorial/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH TWO PHOTOS: CPA and assessor seek Republican nod for Will County treasurer. DD: Have you wanted to run for a government office? Since I was 49 years old in 1997, my DuPage County critics/opponents have falsely hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I wanted to run for DuPage County Treasurer. To discourage me from considering doing that, they have taken many big adverse actions against me. I should write about my DuPage County critics/opponents and the many big adverse actions that they have had their operatives and their dupes take against me. Of course, they ignore/dismiss/belittle/badmouth what did to elect and to reelect Gwen Henry since 2006. I hand-delivered her campaign literature in my precinct in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022. My critics/opponents base their false accusations against me on my being highly qualified for the office. I became a licensed CPA. I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I earned professional certifications in fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years as a Revenue Officer, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,069-$113,402/year and for GAO for almost 18 years as an Analyst, the last 11 years of at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,807-$154,682/year. I have master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/24/cpa-village-manager-republican-will-county-treasurer/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Trump declares ‘golden age’ of America as six Illinois Democrats boycott his address — Underwood walks out. The president tried to reclaim his immigration messaging by focusing on border security first — rather than unpopular immigration enforcement campaigns in Democratic cities.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2026/02/24/president-donald-trump-state-of-the-union-speech-illinois-democrats-boycott
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/24/jaime-coria-jr-state-of-the-union-guest
— Pritzker announces $100 million redevelopment of Pullman’s Hotel Florence. The nearly 145-year-old building will become a boutique hotel, with new restaurants and a music venue nearby. DD: In 1973, when I was a 24-year-old IRS Revenue Officer, I collected delinquent taxes in that hotel.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2026/02/24/gov-jb-pritzker-100-million-redevelopment-pullman-hotel-florence
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/02/25/save-act-republicans-requiring-proof-citizenship-vote-no-basis-constitution-john-martin
DAILY HERALD
— James T. “Jim” Marter: 2026 candidate for 14th Congressional District
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260225/us-congress-politics/james-t-jim-marter-2026-candidate-for-14th-congressional-district/
WBEZ
— American Flag. DD: I have flown an American flag off my front porch 24-hours-a-day every day since September 11, 2001.
https://www.wbez.org/arts/2026/02/23/black-artists-express-complicated-relationship-with-u-s-flag-in-show-honoring-nations-250th-anniversary
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane County GOP Lincoln Dinner sends out clarion call for votes
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2026/02/24/kane-county-gop-lincoln-dinner-sends-out-clarion-call-for-votes/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Pritzker says Trump spewed lies during his State of the Union
https://www.nprillinois.org/news/2026-02-25/illinois-governor-says-president-trump-spewed-lies-during-his-state-of-the-union-first-listen
https://gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzkers-statement-on-president-trumps-state-of-the-union-address
— DD: Democrat leaders crow about how they used signs, silence, and skipping to protest Trump’s State of the Union
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-02-25/signs-silence-and-skipping-how-democrats-protested-trumps-state-of-the-union
WAND TV
— IL bill could allow counties to have more vote centers on Election Day
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/il-bill-could-allow-counties-to-have-more-vote-centers-on-election-day/article_1dea567a-4500-495d-b3f1-fe348dbf3dbc.html
25 NEWS NOW
— LaHood applauds Trump’s ‘vision of strength’
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/02/25/lahood-applauds-trumps-vision-strength-while-sorensen-claims-president-failed-address-real-challenges/
WGLT
— Amnesty. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-02-24/immigrants-in-mclean-county-seeking-legal-pathway-face-a-different-kind-of-fear
CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION
— Chicago Teachers Union Expresses Solidarity with State Sen. Mike Simmons After Neighbors Responded to His Outreach By Calling Police
https://www.ctulocal1.org/posts/sen-simmons-canvass-police/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Two Americas, one long night
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/02/25/two-americas-one-long-night-00797494
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-474/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CHIEF TOM WEITZEL (ret.)
— When Criminal Histories Stop Mattering, Public Safety Suffers. Violent offenders don’t magically become safe—yet our policies act as if they do.
https://chieftomweitzelret.substack.com/p/when-criminal-histories-stop-mattering
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Kane County Democrats Trouncing Republicans in Vote by Mail Application. Democrats 14,362, Republicans 6,430 DD: In your county, how many have voted so far? How many have cast Republican, Democrat, and NA ballots?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/25/kane-county-democrats-trouncing-republicans-in-vote-by-mail-application/
— Tourism Abortion in Illinois
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/24/tourism-abortion-in-illinois/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Omar shouted at Trump ‘You killed Americans.” What have Democrats shouted at you lately? I am happy to report that only one Democrat voter in my precinct, albeit an aggressive, nasty, wealthy, and prominent realtor with a common name, shouted threats at me while I hand-delivered envelopes recently to residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one NA voter without knocking on any doors. He shouted at me in a very threatening tone that he had thrown my envelope in his trash, that I should not deliver anything there anymore, that he knew who I was, that he knew where I lived, and that if I ever did deliver anything there again, he would come to my home and dump it on my driveway. While I did not realize who he was until after the incident, he had known who I was for many years. He had been a registered D in my precinct very near my home years ago. I now know that after he sold that home, he bought a very expensive and prominent home in the new part of my precinct. I delivered to his new home only because there was a registered NA in his home. To avoid future threats like this from Ds, I will identify those homes in my precinct that have NAs and not deliver to those homes that also have Ds but no Rs, something I did not take the time to do this time. There are limits on the time that I can spend. I spend 10+ hours a day 7 days a week putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out. I spent many hours putting 800 mailing labels and 400 return address labels on 400 envelopes, putting them into walk order, stuffing them with a sample ballot, a Milton Township Republican Organization flyer, and five candidate campaign literature pieces, dividing them into 5 batches, and hand-delivering them. I used 400 DuPage County Republican Central Committee envelopes and I used my photocopier, paper, and ink to copy the sample ballot 400 times 2-sided back-to-back. If I spent 6 minutes getting each envelope ready, that would be 40 hours. I spent about 15 hours hand-delivering the envelopes, or about 3 hours per batch.
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— When Leadership Excuses Lawlessness – Minneapolis and the Cost of Anti-ICE Rhetoric
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/02/opinion-when-leadership-excuses-lawlessness-minneapolis-and-the-cost-of-anti-ice-rhetoric.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats abandoned America for illegal aliens
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/24/democrats-abandoned-america-illegal-aliens/
— Parade of victims: Democrats invite Epstein survivors, deportation targets as foils to Trump speech
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/24/parade-victims-democrats-invite-epstein-survivors-deportation-targets/
— Republicans unveil bill to block illegal immigrants from becoming armed police
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/25/republicans-unveil-bill-block-illegal-immigrants-becoming-gun-toting/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump shames Democrats for refusing to stand on call to put Americans over illegal immigrants
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/4470743/trump-shames-democrats-protect-americans-illegal-immigrants/
— State of the Union: Trump urges passage of Delilah’s Law to keep illegal immigrant truck drivers off US roads. DD: What stopped you from becoming a truck driver? For me, it was my vision not being correctable to 20/20 and my partial red/green color blindness. Because my father had brittle type 1 diabetes from childhood, a) he was discouraged from getting a college degree because of the stress that getting one causes and b) he was steered into low-stress office work.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4470446/state-of-the-union-trump-passage-delilah-law-illegal-immigrant-truck-drivers/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Why Democrats fight so hard for their illegals
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/why_democrats_fight_so_hard_for_their_illegals_comments.html
BREITBART
— Democrats Refuse When Asked to Stand Up for American Citizens over Illegal Aliens
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/24/watch-democrats-refuse-to-stand-when-asked-to-stand-up-for-american-citizens/
— Democrats Showed ‘Searing Disdain’ by Refusing to Stand for Americans
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/02/24/jd-vance-stephen-miller-slam-democrats-refusal-to-stand-for-citizens/
— Omar Melts Down When Trump Calls for Protecting Americans over Illegal Aliens
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/24/ilhan-omar-melts-down-trump-calls-protecting-americans-not-illegal-aliens/
— Tax the rich. DD: According to my critics/opponents, my wife and I can and should pay way more taxes a) because we never had dependents, b) because we have no debts, c) because we have substantial retirement savings, d) because we inherited some money, e) because they believe that the federal government grossly overpaid me, f) because they believe that my $68,640/year Civil Service Retirement System pension is much too generous, g) because they believe that my $18,711.60/year Social Security is much too generous, h) because the federal government pays $21,000/year (72%) of our $30,000/year healthcare insurance premiums because I am a federal retiree, and i) because I avoided the Vietnam War draft. According to my critics/opponents, those who share our demographics and can pay more taxes should pay more taxes. According to them, we have what we have because we benefitted tremendously from discrimination against those who do not share our demographics. Comments?
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/02/24/millionaire-marvel-star-mark-ruffalo-demands-new-york-gov-kathy-hochul-tax-the-rich/
— Many in Mexican Government, Military, Police Not Happy El Mencho Dead
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/02/24/clark-many-in-mexican-government-military-police-not-happy-el-mencho-dead/
— Gov. Abigail Spanberger Calls Illegal Aliens ‘Aspiring Americans’ in Democrat SOTU Response. DD: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally demonstrates gross disrespect not only for the rule of law, but for that country. Far far far too many come to America illegally and/or stay in America illegally a) to take advantage of the tremendous welfare that Democrats and RINOs give them, b) to turn America into their motherland, c) to get everyone in America to speak, read, and write their language, d) to convert everyone in America to their religion, e) to turn America into a socialist country, then a communist country, and then a dictatorship, and/or f) to destroy America.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/24/gov-abigail-spanberger-calls-illegal-aliens-aspiring-americans-democrat-sotu-response/
— Trump Honors 6-Year-Old Dalilah Coleman, Left with Life-Altering Injuries by Illegal Alien Truck Driver
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/24/trump-honors-6-year-old-dalilah-coleman-left-with-life-altering-injuries-by-illegal-alien-truck-driver/
DAILY CALLER
— Largest Maryland School District’s ‘Anti-Racism’ Teaching Starts In Kindergarten. DD: My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools K-8 put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/02/24/major-school-district-anti-racism-teaching-start-kindergarten/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Democrats Sit in Protest After Trump Demands Americans Be Placed Over Illegal Aliens
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/02/24/dems-sit-in-protest-after-trump-demands-americans-be-placed-over-illegals/
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Hails ‘Turnaround for the Ages’ in State of the Union. The president delivered a record-long address, highlighting policy achievements and presenting his first year in office as a golden age.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-at-state-of-the-union-a-turnaround-for-the-ages-5990227
FEDERALIST
— Democrats Refuse En Masse To Say The Government Should Protect Americans, Not Illegals
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/24/dems-refuse-en-masse-to-say-the-government-should-protect-americans-not-illegals/
FOX NEWS
— Democrats tap ICE detainees, illegal immigrants, and those arrested for obstructing federal immigration enforcement as guests for Trump’s speech.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-tap-ice-detainees-suspected-illegal-immigrants-guests-trumps-speech-dhs
NEWSMAX
— Democrats side with criminal illegals, not Americans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBa1Nuxj0Us
— Trump Touts Immigration, Border Security Efforts in SOTU
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/donald-trump-immigration-state-of-the-union/2026/02/25/id/1247343/
TOWNHALL
— Illegals. DD: How dependent on their illegals have Democrat and RINOs made Illinois, your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/02/24/tony-evers-wi-will-implode-without-illegals-n2671792
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Chaos Breaks Out at SOTU After Trump Asks Everyone in Favor of Putting US Citizens Before Illegals to Rise
https://www.westernjournal.com/breaking-video-chaos-breaks-sotu-trump-asks-everyone-favor-putting-us-citizens-illegals-rise/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan — were two of the only people on the other side of the aisle who didn’t remain “still.” Instead, they were shouting “you’re killing Americans,” presumably in response to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement clashes in Minneapolis. Megyn Kelly noted that GOP Rep. “Joe Wilson was admonished for simply yelling ‘you lie’ in 2009,” when Barack Obama was president. “Will Omar face similar discipline?” she wondered on X. Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green, whose quixotic attempts at impeaching President Trump have made him a national name, was censured last year for standing during Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress. He was ejected from the State of the Union again this year. Despite several efforts, including attempts to hold her accountable for anti-Semitic remarks and unseemly comments about the death of Charlie Kirk, Omar has never been officially censured.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— Illegals. DD: Democrat leaders have their Omar shout at Trump
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts/rep-ilhan-omar-shouts-at-trump-during-his-address-258245701832
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/video/news/national-international/rep-ilhan-omar-shouts-rebuttal-at-trump-over-sanctuary-cities/6468887/
WASHINGTON POST
— Second Civil War. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they will never stop a) flooding America with their illegals and b) fighting their deportation. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army along with needy Democrat minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. Wealthy Democrat minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time are leaders of the Democrat Army.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/25/trump-state-union-analysis/
USA TODAY
— Democrats keep misreading the room by moving left. Big mistake. It’s a problem for Democrats that a majority of the general electorate views the party as ideologically too far to the left.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/02/23/democrat-voters-midterms-socialist-policies/88757864007/
— Promoting Hatred. DD: Democrat leaders have their Omar shout at Trump ‘You killed Americans.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/24/ilhan-omar-trump-state-of-the-union/88853414007/
— Personal Responsibility. DD: My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. That put me on track to earn 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.usatoday.com/press-release/story/26789/chuck-thompson-announces-release-of-new-book-exploring-manifestation-and-personal-responsibility-2/
REGISTER GUARD
— Personal Responsibility. DD: My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job related master’s degrees, six job-related master’s degrees, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.registerguard.com/press-release/story/31527/tony-tenaglier-addresses-modern-work-and-meaning-in-new-book/
KILLEEN DAILY NEWS
— El Paso Police launch video contest for youth to promote alcohol-free lifestyle. DD: I have never been a drinker. From the beginning, some, many, most, virtually all, and at times, all of those above me were drinkers, if not big drinkers, if not alcoholics. If I had been a drinker, I would not have gotten an ACT score of 24, graduated in the upper 20% of my high school class, earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, earned three job related master’s degrees. earned six job related professional certifications, and earned a job-related professional license. I should write about my critics/opponents who drink/drank the most and who took the most/biggest adverse actions against me. Drinkers favor drinkers and disfavor non-drinkers.
https://kdhnews.com/news/texas/el-paso-police-launch-video-contest-for-youth-to-promote-alcohol-free-lifestyle/article_2c5433d7-c144-5a0d-972a-24928f92290b.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘A Slumless America’ Review: Helping the Other Half Live. The progressive-era settlement movement led well-off Americans to move in alongside immigrants and help them get their start. DD: During their first 10 years in America 1844-1854, my ancestors on my father’s side worked in a brick factory in Chicago. They saved all the money they could so that they could homestead a 240-acre farm in southeast Crete-Township in 1854 which is what they did.
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/a-slumless-america-review-helping-the-other-half-live-6a9e45ff
FORTUNE
— DD: Costco continues to make it clear that it does not want employees or customers who are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.aol.com/articles/costco-defied-trump-dei-directive-130000707.html
BLOOMBERG LAW
— American Bar Association in Settlement Talks With Anti-DEI Group. DD: Did you consider becoming a lawyer? I did when I was 23 years old in 1971. My IRS Revenue Officer employee manual encouraged me to take graduate evening courses in business, accounting, and/or law. I chose business and accounting because tuition and books for law courses would not be deductible, because I was conservative, and because I was not a minority or female. Law school professors are overwhelmingly liberal.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/american-bar-association-in-settlement-talks-with-anti-dei-group
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This comes after the alliance sued the ABA in April 2025. The alliance alleged the professional organization’s Legal Opportunity Scholarship violates civil rights law by using “whiteness as a proxy for advantage and minority status as a proxy for disadvantage.”)
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— The Racialization of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s 960 SAT Score. Rebukes of his remarks were swift and strong, especially on the conservative news channels and social media—and had an especially racial aspect. DD: My critics/opponents look down on those who a) got lower ACT/SAT scores than they did, b) had lower GPAs than they did, c) did not get scholarships like they did, d) did not get degrees form Ivy League universities like they did, e) got lower scores on professional certification examinations than they did. f) earned less money than they did, g) did not run for a government office(s) like they did, h) do not share their race, gender, age group, religion, and/or national origin, i) etc.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/resident-scholar/2026/02/25/racialization-calif-gov-gavin-newsoms-960-sat-score
PBS
— Promoting Hatred. DD: Democrat leaders have their Omar shout at Trump ‘You killed Americans.”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-you-killed-americans-lawmaker-says-as-trump-asks-congress-to-stand-for-protecting-citizens
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are the following that Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, veteran, LGBTQ, non-married, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.epi.org/blog/weve-been-here-before-and-we-know-what-comes-next-white-supremacy-has-always-been-used-to-usher-in-massive-economic-inequality/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
SKY NEWS
— Democrats walk straight into Trump’s ‘obvious trap’ at State of the Union address
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fozQXJvf5aE
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Filmmaker Ami Horowitz mocks the Democratic Party for walking straight into US President Donald Trump’s “obvious trap” during his State of the Union address. “That’s kind of the core of the problem of the Democratic Party … they’re standing up for illegals, they’re literally having people protect criminal illegals,” Mr. Horowitz told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “He [Donald Trump] brought it back to his strength and said, look, we are here to close the borders … and the Democrats just could not do it, they had to have an own goal and sit on their hands with that most obvious statement. “It was an obvious trap; they still walked into it because, like I said, it’s kind of the ethos of the Democratic Party.”)
DAILY MAIL
— Trump explodes at Democrats for refusing to stand for Americans over ‘illegal aliens’… as the Squad goes berserk and dozens walk out in protest during longest State of the Union in HISTORY
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15588813/Trump-Democrats-protest-longest-State-Union.html
MEAWW
— Trump: American Government’s First Duty Is Protecting Citizens, Not Illegal Aliens
https://news.meaww.com/video/trump-american-governments-first-duty-is-protecting-citizens-not-illegal-aliens
— Trump honors little Dalilah Coleman, 7, who was crippled by illegal alien driving 18-wheeler truck. She sat in the audience with her father, Marcus, as Trump hailed her resilience and blasted lax border policies that put dangerous drivers on American roads.
https://news.meaww.com/trump-honors-little-dalilah-coleman-7-who-was-crippled-by-illegal-alien-driving-18-wheeler-truck
— Trump boasts about ending DEI, cutting ‘job-killing’ regulations in State of the Union. President Donald Trump said ending DEI restores merit, boosts jobs, cuts regulations and lifted 2.4 million Americans off food stamps
https://news.meaww.com/trump-boasts-about-ending-dei-cutting-job-killing-regulations-in-state-of-the-union
February 23, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— How to watch Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address and what to know. The address will be Trump’s first State of the Union during his second term.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2026-state-union-how-watch-pres-donald-trumps-address-what-know/18640790/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: ABC News will air the State of the Union live at 9 p.m. EST, ABC News Live will stream special coverage starting at 7 p.m. EST and ABC News Digital will have a live blog with up-to-the-minute updates, key takeaways of the address and analysis.)
— DD: Democrat leaders say how Trump will use his State of the Union address to sell skeptical midterm voters on his plans
https://abc7chicago.com/post/how-trump-will-use-state-union-address-sell-skeptical-midterm-voters-plans/18638547/
NBC5
— When is President Trump’s State of the Union address? Time, how to watch and more. Planning to watch Tuesday’s State of the Union? Here’s the scheduled time, details on planned boycotts and more.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/president-trump/when-is-president-trumps-state-of-the-union-address-time-how-to-watch-and-more/3898899/
— Illinois lawmakers plan to boycott Trump’s State of the Union address
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/illinois-lawmakers-plan-to-boycott-trumps-state-of-the-union-address/3898881/
CBS2
— Casten, Ramirez, Schakowsky boycotting Trump’s State of the Union address
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/sean-casten-delia-ramirez-jan-schakowsky-state-of-the-union-boycott-president-donald-trump/
— Why some Democratic congresswomen will wear white to Trump’s State of the Union
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-state-of-the-union-democrats-wearing-white/
— U.S. women’s hockey team declines State of the Union invitation
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-womens-hockey-team-declines-state-of-the-union-invitation/
— “Abolish ICE” among six winners of Chicago snow plow naming contest
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/abolish-ice-wins-snow-plow-naming-contest/
— ICE whistleblower warns new recruits are receiving “defective” training. DD: In 1971, the first 6 months that I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer was classroom training. IRS provided me with lots of training while I worked for it 1971-1980. GAO provided me with lots of classroom training while I worked for it 1980-1997.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-whistleblower-new-recruits-receiving-defective-training/
FOX32
— Chicago-area members of Congress to boycott Trump’s State of the Union speech
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-members-of-congress-boycott-trump-speech
WTTW
— DD: Responses to an Illinois Education Association survey indicate that the majority of respondents are anti-Trump and anti-those who share his demographics. Trump is American, Republican, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/23/illinois-residents-oppose-ice-activity-schools-support-pay-raises-educators-new-teachers
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Responses to an Illinois Education Association survey indicate that the majority of respondents are anti-Trump and anti-those who share his demographics. Trump is American, Republican, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/23/poll-shows-illinoisans-oppose-ice-near-schools/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Durbin to bring original Dreamer to Trump’s State of the Union speech, as several Illinois Dems boycott it. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, along with U.S. Reps. Mike Quigley, Sean Casten, Delia Ramirez, Jan Schakowsky and Eric Sorensen, say they won’t attend the annual address, with Duckworth calling it “another campaign rally full of lies.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2026/02/23/dick-durbin-original-dreamer-guest-president-donald-trumps-state-of-the-union-speech-illinois-democrats-boycott
— Familiar foes line up in Republican primary for chance against Gov. JB Pritzker. Darren Bailey is eyeing a second round with Pritzker, while Ted Dabrowski, Rick Heidner and James Mendrick each have their own history with the Democratic governor.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/02/23/illinois-republican-primary-governor-candidates-preview-bailey-dabrowski-heidner-mendrick
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s largest employers 2026: Government tops list. DD: I worked for GAO in Chicago 1980-1997, for IRS in Chicago, Joliet, and Harvey 1971-1980, and for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/data-center/chicagos-largest-employers-2026-government-tops-list
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois congressman Eric Sorensen says he will skip Trump’s State of Union address
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/23/eric-sorensen-of-illinois-says-he-will-skip-trump-state-of-the-union/88829828007/
CHICAGO READER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicagoreader.com/?mc_cid=93c2310c71&mc_eid=c968c7978e
COD COURIER
— DD: Democrat leaders promote Bad Bunny
https://codcourier.org/bad-bunnys-super-bowl-halftime-show-sparks-pride-and-conversation-on-campus/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-473/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Bailey Points to Illinois Truck Driver Licensing Scandal
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/21/bailey-points-to-illinois-truck-driver-licensing-scandal/
— Keicher’s Pitch for Nuclear Energy
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/22/17194/
— Where Company Headquarters Are Moving From and To
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/22/where-company-headquarters-are-moving-from-and-to/
— Illinois Municipal League Attacks Pritzker’s Push to Put Housing Under State Control
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/22/illinois-municipal-league-attacks-pritzkers-push-to-put-housing-under-state-control/
— Feds to Penalize Illinois for Bad Management
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/22/feds-to-penalize-illinois-for-bad-management/
— Questionnaires from Two GOP U.S. Senate Candidates: R. Cary Capparelli and Don Tracy
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/22/questionnaires-from-two-gop-u-s-senate-candidates-r-cary-capparelli-and-don-tracy/
— Juliana Stratton’s F-Bomb-Laden TV Commercial Not Mentioned in USA Today’s Article on Coarse Political Language
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=17233&action=edit
— Ness Relates Supreme Court Decision to Illinois Constituents
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/23/17298/
— Senate Democratic Party Newsletter Says Budget Will Have Bi-Partisan Conservations
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/23/senate-democratic-party-newsletter-says-budget-will-have-bi-partisan-conservations/
— Sosnowski introduces Bill to Base Assessed Valuation on Original Purchase Price
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/23/sosnowski-introduces-bill-to-base-assessed-valuation-on-original-purchase-price/
— 9th District Democrat Mike Simmons Goes After Laura Fine
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/23/9th-district-democrat-mike-simmons-goes-after-laura-fine/
— In 9th District Leading Candidate Daniel Biss Attacked by Super PAC Supporting Laura Fine
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/23/in-9th-district-leading-candidate-daniel-biss-attacked-by-super-pac-supporting-laura-fine/
— Stratton Hit with Negative TV Ad by Raja
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/23/stratton-hit-with-negative-tv-ad-by-raja/
— Bill Foster Invites McHenry County College Board Chair Suzanne Hoban to State of the Union Speech
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/23/bill-foster-invites-mchenry-county-college-board-chair-suzanne-hoban-to-state-of-the-union-speech/
— Pritzker Has Fun with Trump over U.S. Supreme Court Tariff Decision
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/23/pritzker-has-fun-with-trump-over-u-s-supreme-court-tariff-decision/
— DeVore v. Mendrick
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/23/devore-v-mendrick/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— ICE whistleblower testifies about ‘secretive orders,’ curtailed officer training program. DD: In 1971, the first 6 months that I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer was classroom training. IRS provided me with lots of training while I worked for it 1971-1980. GAO provided me with lots of classroom training while I worked for it 1980-1997.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/23/ryan-schwank-ice-whistleblower-testifies-secretive-orders-cuts/
— Trump seeks reset on economy in State of the Union address
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/23/trump-seeks-reset-economy-state-union-address/
NEW YORK POST
— Dozens of Dems plan to skip Trump’s State of the Union as party can’t decide on rival programming
https://nypost.com/2026/02/23/us-news/dozens-of-dems-plan-to-skip-president-trumps-state-of-the-union-as-party-splits-on-how-to-protest/
CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois ranks near bottom in social mobility. DD: Notwithstanding that, back in the good old days, while neither of my parents attended college, while my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and while my mother never attended high school, I was able to work my way through college and earn three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.
https://www.aol.com/news/illinois-ranks-near-bottom-social-160000632.html
DAILY WIRE
— Trump Torches ‘Sick’ Democrats Who Ignore Americans Murdered By Illegal Immigrants. “There’s something wrong with them.”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-torches-sick-democrats-who-ignore-americans-murdered-by-illegal-immigrants
FEDERALIST
— Woke School ‘Segregated’ Middle Schoolers By Race Without Parents’ Knowledge. DD: Democrats used to promote integration. Now they promote segregation to consolidate minority power. How soon will they segregate LGBTQers?
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/23/report-woke-school-segregated-middle-schoolers-by-race-without-parents-knowledge/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWSWEEK
— Democrats Introduce F*** ICE Act. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly put citizens of foreign countries ahead of citizens of America.
https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-introduce-f-ice-act-11566450
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders have always used Black History Month against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2026/02/23/black-history-month-dei-crt-education-america/88742245007/
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— DD: Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, national origin discrimination, and even worse things. Democrats and RINOs use AA and DEI to destroy Republicans who are White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://hbr.org/2026/02/the-upside-of-opening-up-dei-programs-to-everyone
GAO
— Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act: Actions Needed to Ensure People with Disabilities Can Access DOL Job Programs. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their disabled employees.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107473
ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly call Republicans Nazis. To call someone a Nazi in America today is like calling someone a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s. For their self-defense, Republicans should buy more and more and more firearms and ammunition. America declared war on Nazis in the 1940s. Democrats have declared war on Republicans today.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/04/republican-party-nazi-problem/686055/
February 23, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— What candidates said to us when the cameras were off. DD: All the jobs that I had were bad jobs that my peers would never stoop to take. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. Employers want cheap labor. Noncitizens are easier to exploit.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/23/bowlby-davis-schakowsky-davis-march-primary-candidates-illinois/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Heidner, who describes himself as an admirer of President Donald Trump, told us he supports creating a pathway to citizenship for hardworking immigrants who entered the country illegally.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/23/operation-midway-blitz-immigrant-detainees/
— DD: Democrat leaders promote Never Trump Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/22/never-trump-republicans-warnings/
— Pritzker’s cautious budget won’t rock Illinois’ boat, but at least doesn’t make things worse
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/23/editorial-budget-pritzker-state-springfield-taxes-spending/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Super PACs benefitting cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence and Israel are actively working to influence Illinois congressional races — and candidates in four already competitive and crowded districts aren’t happy.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/02/23/super-pac-influence-congressional-primary-races-illinois
— Illinois’ budget blues were around long before Trump’s cuts
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/22/pritzker-budget-address-tax-reform-fiscal-general-fund-trump-ralph-martire
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Never Trump Republicans are still issuing dire warnings. Is anyone listening?
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/never-trump-republicans-are-still-issuing-dire-warnings-is-anyone-listening/article_33b9dd78-ef66-5fe0-9076-d9aee03768f3.html
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— AUGUST 16, 2012 FLASHBACK: Bernard Schoenburg: A bunch of political info — daily DD: Since 2012, to get me to stop sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and to stop everyone from reading them, my critics/opponents a) ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, b) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, c) ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, d) ended my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee in 2024, and e) forced me to pay $75 to attend the February 27 DuPage County Republican Central Committee fundraiser in role as the Illinois reporter for GOPUSA.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2012/08/16/bernard-schoenburg-bunch-political-info/41733104007/
DAILY HORTHWESTERN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have and b) make Blacks hate Republicans. I should write about the successes and failures that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had making my many Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hate me.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2026/02/23/ae/the-second-citys-hysterical-revue-black-and-highly-flavored-is-the-perfect-addition-to-black-history-month/
ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Republican Heidner wants to bring his business acumen to governor’s office. DD: What acumen do you have? My critics/opponents have always ignored/dismissed/belittled/demonized/denigrated/condemned what I learned a) working as an Analyst for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, b) working as a Revenue Officer for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, c) earning master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, d) becoming a certified public accountant, internal auditor, fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, and e) becoming a licensed CPA.
https://www.stlpr.org/podcast/politically-speaking/2026-02-23/illinois-republican-heidner-business-acumen-governors-office
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phaRU8bTerM
NPR ILLINOIS
— Only a fraction of House seats are competitive. (Gerrymandering) is driving that lower. What is the likelihood that Republican candidates will win on November 3 in Illinois, in your congressional district, and in your county?
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-02-22/only-a-fraction-of-house-seats-are-competitive-redistricting-is-driving-that-lower
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders demonize, denigrate, and condemn what Trump is going to say in his State of the Union address.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/how-trump-will-use-his-state-of-the-union-address-to-sell-skeptical-midterm-voters/article_352dbc27-fc7d-56d0-8d33-b038148566c2.html
WRMI
— Bailey Opposes State Sen. Anderson’s Push To Ban Abortions In Illinois, Calls Bill “Too Far”
https://wrmj.com/bailey-opposes-state-sen-andersons-push-to-ban-abortions-in-illinois-calls-bill-too-far/
ADVANTAGE NEWS
— Illinois advocates urge senate action on SAVE Act
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/illinois-advocates-urge-senate-action-on-save-act/article_df3c4118-47c7-4f11-afaf-2eb69a3589cb.html
HINSDALE PATCH
— DD: What do your critics/opponents use against you? Anti-conservative advocates discredit conservative advocates. Since the 1970s, to discredit me and to discredit my advocacy of traditional marriage and family, my critics/opponents have stressed that my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents. They have always known full-well that both of us have major fertility problems and that our doctors advised against our trying IVF. Nevertheless, they have always stressed that my wife’s health insurance covered IVF. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am boldfaced hypocrite and a boldfaced liar about my wanting to have children. They have had great success turning religious leaders against me. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if we had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination, let alone pass it on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination, let alone pass it on my first attempt in 1981, d) become a licensed CPA in 1981, e) buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, f) etc. and that we would not have been able to have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, etc. They have viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned us as being disgusting selfish filthy rich DINKs. They could not have done that if we had children.
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/hinsdale-based-conservative-group-denounced-meeting
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/as-illinois-increasingly-becomes-destination-for-abortion-access-a-new-public-private-partnership-emerges/
JUST THE NEWS
— Giannoulias got more than $300K from trucking industry while his agency gave illegal licenses
https://justthenews.com/government/local/illinois-official-got-300k-donations-trucking-industry-while-agency-issued-illegal
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker to Trump: You owe us
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/02/23/pritzker-to-trump-you-owe-us-00792663
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois diversity leaders dodge questions as they slip farther from goals
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_83dd7093-803f-422b-9ebc-40d70c60fe80.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Juliana Stratton’s F-Bomb-Laden TV Commercial Not Mentioned in USA Today’s Article on Coarse Political Language
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/23/juliana-strattons-f-bomb-laden-tv-commercial-not-mentioned-in-usa-todays-article-on-coarse-political-language/
— Questionnaires from Two GOP U.S. Senate Candidates: R. Cary Capparelli and Don Tracy
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/22/questionnaires-from-two-gop-u-s-senate-candidates-r-cary-capparelli-and-don-tracy/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you say to individuals and to organizations that I promote, but who do not promote me or promote my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters? What do you say to individuals and organizations that I promote, but who discourage me from sending out my newsletters and discourage everyone from reading my newsletters? What do you say to those who read my newsletters for opposition research, that is, to get information to use against me? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— A city board in northwestern Virginia voted Tuesday to remove the Pledge of Allegiance as the opener for its meetings.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/22/democrats-foreigners-turned-voters-scam-lets-purusue-crony-socialism/
BLAZE
— Praise rolls in for high school suspending hundreds of students over anti-ICE walkout: ‘Adults are taking charge’
https://www.theblaze.com/news/praise-rolls-in-for-high-school-suspending-hundreds-of-students-over-anti-ice-walkout-adults-are-taking-charge
BREITBART
— New York High School Teacher Ousted After Helping Students Launch Turning Point USA Chapter
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2026/02/22/new-york-high-school-teacher-ousted-after-helping-students-launch-turning-point-usa-chapter/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Biden Granted ‘Quiet Amnesty’ to Nearly a Million Aliens. Cases that have been ‘temporarily paused’ for more than three decades.
https://cis.org/Arthur/DOJ-Reveals-Biden-Granted-Quiet-Amnesty-Nearly-Million-Aliens
FOX NEWS
— Illinois city’s reparations plan is misguided, divisive and likely unconstitutional. This year, Evanston, Illinois, will send $25,000 payments to 44 Black residents and descendants of Black residents who lived in the city between 1919 and 1969
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/illinois-citys-reparations-plan-misguided-divisive-likely-unconstitutional
PJ MEDIA
— Illinois CDL Scandal Demands Answers
https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/02/22/the-chicago-way-never-dies-illinois-cdl-scandal-demands-answers-n4949816
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Former Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), who has entered the California gubernatorial race, took a stand against the Trump administration on Saturday, carrying a large sign that read “F— Trump” on stage at the state Democratic convention.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5750207-katie-porter-trump-protest/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Justice Department sues Harvard for data as it investigates how race factors into admissions. DD: All my coworkers in the federal government who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran.
https://www.aol.com/articles/justice-department-sues-harvard-data-171943257.html
AOL
— Why have student test scores been declining for a decade in America? DD: I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor tests on my first attempt. Only about 20% of those who take those tests can say that. Further, I passed all the tests needed to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees. Further, I passed the postal employment test and the Federal Service Entrance Examination. According to critics/opponents, I was able to do the aforesaid because the tests a) favored those who shared my demographics (White, male, Protestant, German American) and b) discriminated against those who did not share my demographics (minority, female, non-Protestant, and non-German American). In my defense, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, and I had to work my way through college.
https://www.aol.com/articles/why-student-test-scores-declining-160000798.html
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— 5 Ways to Pay for Community College. DD: I had to work my way through college. That enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU owning a 20-month-old 1969 Dodge Charger SE in August of 1970. But my GPA suffered.
https://www.usnews.com/education/community-colleges/articles/ways-to-pay-for-community-college
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Grants. . .Scholarships. . .Promise Programs. . .Part-Time or Full-Time Employment. . .Federal Loans)
NEW YORK TIMES
— A Fractured ‘Never Trump’ Movement Eyes an Uncertain Future. Divisions over what and who should come next were evident as G.O.P. critics of the president, weakened in their party, gathered at a summit near Washington.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/us/politics/anti-trump-republicans-divisions-2028-president.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have and b) make Blacks hate Republicans. I should write about the successes and failures that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had making my many Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hate me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/us/politics/trump-black-people-history.html
USA TODAY
— DD: What do you do? I use my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and my Republican Precinct Committeeman position to promote conservative principles. More specifically, I promote the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Previously, I also used my roles as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, and an Illinois Center Right Coalition officer to do that. But my critics/opponents ended those roles in 2021, 2012, and 2007 respectively. My critics/opponents reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the aforesaid planks. I should name and write about my critics/opponents who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to coverup their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/05/11/trump-republican-party-maga-conservative/83481933007/
— New workplace benefit aids first-time home buyers. DD: Back in the good old days, I was able to earn enough money to a) pay for my undergraduate and graduate college expenses, b) buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., and c) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/real-estate/2026/02/15/employee-benefit-helps-workers-buy-homes/88412353007/
CLARK UNIVERSITY
— DD: What do your critics/opponents blame you for? My critics/opponents blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I should name and write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who are/were a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. I would focus on the aforesaid who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000.
https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/from-personal-responsibility-to-systemic-failure-the-blame-divide-in-american-politics/
MINNESOTA DAILY
— DD: Are/were you overpaid? According to my critics/opponents, I have always been grossly overpaid. In today’s dollars, a) the Post Office paid me $19.57/hour when I was 18 in 1966, b) IRS paid me $56,409/year when I was 22, $68,999/year when I was 23, $83,482/year when I was 24, $100,059/year when I was 25, and $113,402/year when I was 29, and c) GAO paid me $89,703/year when I was 31, $118,984/year when I was 38, and $154,682/year when I was 49. In today’s dollars, the Civil Service Retirement System has paid me $68,640/year since I was 49. I my defense, a) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) I earned job-relate 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://mndaily.com/uncategorized/eric-kaler-overpaid/12/07/2010/snoadmin/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Cuban-American Republican Pushing Back on Trump’s Deportations. DD: Democrat leaders are ever-increasingly succeeding in uniting those who are the following against Republicans: minority, female, younger, non-rich, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/maria-elvira-salazar-florida-immigration-65ab4c21
— FRONT PAGE: Why Hold Your Straight-A Student Back a Year? To Get a Better Endorsement Deal. More boys repeat eighth grade in a ‘holdback’ year to grow ahead of recruitment for college NIL packages potentially worth millions. DD: Tragically, erroneously, my brother was forced to repeat first grade. He never recovered. Starting when I was in seventh grade, my hereditary bone disease stopped me from running for the rest of my life.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/sports-holdback-reclass-nil-endorsements-84804dbf
FORTUNE
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly argue/shout that America is dependent on noncitizen labor and should be dependent on noncitizen labor. All the jobs that I had were bad jobs that my peers would never stoop to take. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. Employers want cheap labor. Noncitizens are easier to exploit.
https://fortune.com/2026/02/22/trump-immigration-crackdown-biden-border-policies-economic-growth-labor-market/
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— DD: When employers say that they are an “equal opportunity” employer, what they are really saying is that those who are the following need not apply: American, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Employers want to hire those who are noncitizen, Democrat, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://hbr.org/2013/06/is-your-firm-really-an-equal-o
FED WEEK
— Rules Finalized on College Graduate Hiring Authority. DD: Because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me if I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earned a bachelor’s degree in business in 1970. Because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me if I had not earned an MBA in 1976 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/rules-finalized-on-college-graduate-hiring-authority/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
MERCURY & DAILY MAIL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote LGBTQ and b) destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-mercury-south-africa/20260223/281758455759500
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/how-cancelled-bachelor-star-chris-harrison-spent-years-in-showbiz-exile-amid-racism-row/ar-AA1W5a5v
ECONOMIC TIMES
— DD: What do your critics/opponents attribute your successes to? According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes to a) my avoiding the Vietnam War draft, b) my benefitting from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics, c) my being grossly overpaid by the federal government, and d) my and my wife not having children.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/us/news/monday-motivation-your-life-does-not-get-better-by-chance-it-gets-better-by-by-american-author-jim-rohn/articleshow/128696471.cms
February 20, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Letter from Pritzker campaign, Chicago-area company in SCOTUS tariffs case demand refunds. Pritzker says Trump stole $8.6 billion from Illinois families; Vernon Hills toy company was plaintiff in lawsuit.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/pritzker-campaign-letter-demands-86-billion-refund-illinois-families-scotus-strikes-down-trumps-sweeping-tariffs/18626044/
— House Speaker Mike Johnson denies request for Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in honor in US Capitol. Funeral services to be held at Rainbow PUSH in Chicago in March.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/rev-jesse-jackson-funeral-house-speaker-mike-johnson-denies-request-civil-rights-icon-lie-honor-us-capitol/18626155/
— DD: Democrat leaders demand FBI investigation into man’s September 12 ICE shooting death in Franklin Park.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-ice-protest-locals-seek-fbi-investigation-shooting-silverio-villegas-gonzalez-franklin-park-illinois/18626069/
— All truckers and bus drivers will be required to take commercial driver’s license tests in English
https://abc7chicago.com/post/truckers-bus-drivers-will-required-take-commercial-license-tests-english/18625801/
CBS2
— Illinois homeowners have highest property tax rate in country
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLCARLEctb0
WGN9
— Suburban toy company wins legal battle against Trump Administration’s tariffs
https://wgntv.com/news/north-suburbs/vernon-hills-toy-company-tariffs/
— Trump calls Supreme Court justices who ruled against tariffs ‘disloyal’
https://wgntv.com/news/trump-calls-supreme-court-justices-who-ruled-against-tariffs-disloyal/
FOX32
— U.S. Supreme Court sides with Illinois toy company in tariff case
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/u-s-supreme-court-sides-illinois-toy-company-tariff-case
WTTW
— The University of Chicago is among dozens of universities and colleges that have reached agreements with the U.S. Department of Education to terminate their partnerships with a nonprofit that helps students from underrepresented groups get degrees in business. The Republican administration says school diversity programs often exclude White and Asian American students.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/20/uchicago-dozens-other-colleges-cut-ties-nonprofit-after-trump-administration
WBEZ
— Chicago’s Newberry Library gets $4 million to help tribal nations revitalize Indigenous languages. The research library received a Mellon Foundation grant to expand access to its vast Indigenous collections, including materials related to 300 languages. DD: My ancestors continuing to speak German held them back. All my grandparents spoke German. Consequently, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.
https://www.wbez.org/museums/2026/02/20/chicagos-newberry-library-gets-4-million-to-help-tribal-nations-revitalize-indigenous-languages
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, ruling in favor of Vernon Hills toymaker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/20/supreme-court-strikes-down-trump-tariffs/
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/20/president-trump-campaigning-georgia/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker demands $8.6 billion for Illinois residents after Supreme Court strikes Trump tariffs. Pritzker, a longtime and frequent critic of Donald Trump, also called out the president during his State of the State address earlier this week.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2026/02/20/pritzker-illinois-refund-trump-tariffs-supreme-court-ruling
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/20/ofelia-giselle-torres-hidalgo-funeral-cancer-battle-immigration
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their Supreme Court victory.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260220/nation-and-world-politics/trumps-made-tariffs-central-to-his-presidency-chaos-may-come-next/
RIVER BENDER
— President Trump Says He will Sign A 10-Percent Global Tariff Order
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/illinois-leaders-praise-supreme-court-decision-on-tariffs-president-trump-says-he-will-sign-a-10percent-global-tariff-order-90976.cfm
— U.S. Military Leaders Agree with Duckworth: Expanding TRICARE Coverage of IVF Would Benefit Servicemembers and Strengthen Military. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors viciously used against me my and my wife’s giving up trying to have children without trying IVF. They not only stressed that IVF was covered by my wife’s insurance, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I lied about our trying to have children. They ignored/dismissed/belittled our big fertility problems and our doctor’s advising us against it. They all decried the time and money they spent raising their children. They all decried their spouses having little or no income. According to them, if we had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination, let alone pass it on my first attempt, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination, let alone pass it on my first attempt, d) become a licensed CPA, e) have a home built in Wheaton, f) buy collector cars, g) etc. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned us as being disgusting selfish filthy rich DINKs. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/us-military-leaders-agree-with-duckworth-expanding-tricare-coverage-of-ivf-would-benefit-servicemembers-and-strengthen-military-90741.cfm
STATELINE
— Pritzker: Trump owes Illinois families $2K per household after Supreme Court tariff ruling
https://www.mystateline.com/news/pritzker-trump-owes-illinois-families-2k-per-household-after-supreme-court-tariff-ruling/
WAND TV
— What happens next after the Supreme Court slapped down Trump’s tariffs. There’s little that Donald Trump has cherished more in his second term than tariffs, a symbol of his imperious approach to the presidency.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/what-happens-next-after-the-supreme-court-slapped-down-trumps-tariffs/article_65c75d50-4187-56fe-bdbf-63e40180df3e.html
WGLT
— 7 key things to know about Trump’s tariffs after the Supreme Court decision
https://www.wglt.org/2026-02-20/7-key-things-to-know-about-trumps-tariffs-after-the-supreme-court-decision
CHICAGO READER
— Illinois officials decry proposed cuts to HIV care. President Donald Trump wants to strip hundreds of millions in public health funding from four states led by Democratic leaders—including $8 million from Illinois. DD: Democrat leaders ever increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicagoreader.com/news/trump-illinois-hiv-public-health-funding/
CAPITOL FAX
— Bailey only GOP gov candidate to denounce Sen. Anderson’s abortion bill; Heidner calls to end infighting; US Senate candidate Don Tracy, Cardinal Cupich oppose penalties
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/20/bailey-only-gop-gov-candidate-to-denounce-sen-andersons-abortion-bill-heidner-calls-to-end-infighting-us-senate-candidate-don-tracy-cardinal-cupich-oppose-penalties/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-472/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The DuPage County Election Division should highlight early voting data on its website. That data should include how many votes have been cast the day before, the week before, and cumulatively broken out by the number of Republican, Democrat, and NA ballots that were cast. Further, voters should be able to see the aforesaid data for their township and their precinct. Voters should be able to see and analyze trends. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— 2026 State Central Committee Application
https://illinois.gop/2026-state-central-committee-application/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois job openings drop by 100,000 since September with 302,000 unemployed
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-job-openings-drop-by-100000-since-september-with-302000-unemployed/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Stratton Gets Widespread Publicity with F-ck Trump Ad, See It Here
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/20/stratton-gets-widespread-publicity-with-f-ck-trump-ad-see-it-here/
— Citizen Action Urges Write-in: Max Solomon for State Treasurer on Republican Ticket
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/17/citizen-action-urges-write-in-max-solomon-for-state-treasurer-on-republican-ticket/
— Attack on Durbin’s Credit Card Bill
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/20/attack-on-durbins-credit-card-bill/
— Jeff Schwartz Makes Facebook Pitch for McHenry County Board
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/20/jeff-schwartz-makes-facebook-pitch-for-mchenry-county-board/
— Grafton Township GOP Endorsed Jeff Schwartz Over Incumbent Brian Sager
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/17/grafton-township-gop-endorsed-jeff-schwartz-over-incumbent-brian-sager/
— Republican U.S. Senate Hopeful Jeannie Evans Sends Mail
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/19/republican-u-s-senate-hopeful-jeannie-evans-sends-mail/
— Pritzker’s Budget Speech
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/19/pritzkers-budget-speech/
— Comptroller Susana Mendoza Breaks with Governor on Opting Into Big Beautiful Bill’s Scholarship Program
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/19/comptroller-susana-mendoza-breaks-with-governor-on-opting-into-big-beautiful-bills-scholarship-program/
— Threat of Federal Funding Cut for Ignoring Mandate for Motorcycle Helmets Did Not Succeed
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/19/threat-of-federal-funding-cut-for-ignoring-mandate-for-motorcycle-helmets-did-not-succeed/
— Pritzker Calls for More State Zoning Power
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/19/pritzker-calls-for-more-state-zoning-power/
— Daily Herald Endorses State Senator Laura Fine for 9th District Congressional Democratic Party Nominee
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/19/daily-herald-endorses-state-senator-laura-fine-for-9th-district-congressional-nominee/
— Democratic Party Establishment Backing Biss in 9th
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/14/democratic-party-establishment-backing-biss/
— Poll Still Shows Biss Running First
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/14/poll-still-shows-biss-running-first/
— Daily Herald Refuses To Endorse in the 9th District GOP Contest
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/17/daily-herald-refuses-to-endorse-in-the-9th-district-gop-contest/
— 9th District GOP Candidate Got Hawaiian Record Wiped Clean
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/16/9th-district-gop-candidate-gets/
— Jacqueline Garretson Uses Facebook and Yard Signs in Her Attempt to Win Precinct Committeeperson Race Against Jeanne Caifano
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/19/jacqueline-garretson-uses-facebook-and-yard-signs-in-her-attempt-to-win-precinct-committeeperson-race-against-jeanne-caifano/
— Reick’s Idea of Stripping DCFS of Day Care Licensing Makes Governor’s Speech
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/18/reicks-idea-of-stripping-dcfs-of-day-care-licensing-makes-governors-speech/
— A Conservative Reflects on the ICE Shootings
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/18/a-conservative-reflects-on-the-ice-shootings/
— McLaughlin Fundraiser March 16th
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/18/mclaughlin-fundraiser-march-16th/
— Dabrowski Has New Ad, See It Here
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/17/dabrowski-has-new-ad/
— McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio Replies to Ruth Scifo, Head of the Democratic Party
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/16/mchenry-county-clerk-joe-tirio-replies-to-ruth-scifo-head-of-the-democratic-party/
— A Rant about the McHenry County Conservation District’s Neglect of Taxpayers Living within the Crystal Lake Grade School District’s Boundaries
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/16/a-rant-about-the-mchenry-county-conservation-districts-neglect-of-taxpayers-living-within-the-crystal-lake-grade-school-districts-boundaries/
— Grafton Township GOP Endorses Mike Pierce for Congress
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/16/grafton-township-gop-endorses-mike-pierce-for-congress/
— Appellate Court Orders Teodora Brawn Back on the Ballot in 11th District GOP Race for Congress
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/13/appellate-court-orders-teodora-brawn-back-on-the-ballot-in-11th-district-gop-race-for-congress/
— Tribune Endorses Elburn Mayor Jeff Walter in GOP 11th Congressional District Race
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/11/tribune-endorses-elburn-mayor-jeff-walter-in-gop-11th-congressional-district-race/
— More Evidence That the Chicago Tribune Just Doesn’t Like Republicans
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/14/more-evidence-that-the-chicago-tribune-jjust-doesnt-like-repblicans/
— Sue Ness Makes Endorsements
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/12/sue-ness-makes-endorsements/
— Schakowsky Announced Pork: $4 Million Out of $12.5 Million for McHenry County
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/11/schakowsky-announced-pork-4-million-out-of-12-5-million-for-mchenry-county/
— Echoes of Martin Luther King Holiday Being Introduced as a “Commemorative” Holiday
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/11/echoes-of-martin-luther-king-holiday/
— Appellate Court Confirms Severino Won’t Be on the GOP Gubernatorial Ballot
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=17190&action=edit
— Democratic Party Candidate for State Comptroller Holly Kim Holding Free Lunar New Year Celebration in Algonquin Saturday
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/20/democratic-party-candidate-for-state-comptroller-holly-kim-holding-free-lunar-new-year-celebration-in-algonquin-saturday/
— U.S. Senate GOP Hopeful Don Tracy Hits Democratic Party Hopefuls for Voting Against Bill That Cut Taxes on Tips and Overtime or Opposed the Legislation
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/20/u-s-senate-gop-hopeful-don-tracy-hits-democratic-party-hopefuls-for-voting-against-bill-that-cut-taxes-on-tips-and-overtime-or-opposed-the-legislation/
— Fear That New Mental Health Sales Tax Would Not Equal Old Real Estate Tax Take Unfounded
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/20/fear-that-new-mental-health-sales-tax-would-not-equal-old-real-estate-tax-take-unfounded/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— DHS wants to block asylum-seekers from working, cutting incentives to illegal immigration. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/20/dhs-wants-block-asylum-seekers-working-cutting-incentives-illegal/
— Despite government blowing $100 billion, Americans reject mass transit. DD: I used mass transit in 1971 and then 1973-1997.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/20/editorial-despite-government-blowing-100-billion-americans-reject/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Detroit police officers suspended for contacting Border Patrol during traffic stops
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/4465066/detroit-police-officers-suspended-contacting-border-patrol-traffic-stops/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump has lost the tariff battle but not the tariff war
https://nypost.com/2026/02/20/opinion/supremes-ruling-could-actually-be-a-win-for-trumps-tariff-program/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Illinois Dems slammed for intellectually lazy ‘F**k Trump’ campaign ad
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/02/20/youre-an-embarrassment-illinois-dems-slammed-for-intellectually-lazy-fk-trump-campaign-ad-1623354/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Supreme Court Strikes Down Tariffs Core to Trump Economic Agenda
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/02/20/breaking-supreme-court-strikes-down-tariffs-core-to-trump-economic-agenda/
DAILY WIRE
— Trump Seeks Tougher Work Permit Rules For Illegals With Asylum Claims. “We are proposing an overhaul of the asylum system.” DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-seeks-tougher-work-permit-rules-for-illegals-with-asylum-claims
FOX NEWS
— Some Republicans privately celebrate as Supreme Court blocks Trump policy
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tariffs-suck-some-republicans-privately-celebrate-supreme-court-blocks-trump-policy.amp
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Pritzker tells Trump to ‘cut the check’ after tariffs ruling
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5748630-pritzker-demands-trump-tariff-refunds/
— DD: The US needs a strong conservative press
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/5746288-black-press-fight-white-supremacy/
NBC NEWS
— Trump to impose new tariffs after ‘deeply disappointing’ Supreme Court decision. The Supreme Court’s decision does not affect all of Trump’s tariffs but invalidates those implemented using a 1977 law called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/live-blog/-trump-tariffs-ruling-supreme-court-live-updates-rcna252655
NEWSWEEK
— Work Permits Could Change for Half a Million People. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.newsweek.com/asylum-work-permits-changes-trump-administration-11557927
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pritzker Sends Trump an Invoice for $8.6 Billion in Tariff Refunds
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-us-gdp-report-02-20-26/card/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-sends-trump-an-invoice-for-8-6-billion-in-tariff-refunds-VphDZG8Ibo7rLjQBwu9s
February 19, 2026 Evening Edition
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Tudor Dixon, former Michigan gubernatorial candidate, will keynote the DuPage County Republican Central Committee annual Lincoln Day fundraiser on February 27. Event sponsors are: HYDE SPONSOR: Rick Heidner For Illinois Governor, LINCOLN SPONSOR: AM560 TheAnswer, PATRIOT SPONSOR: El Gerson for Ted Dabrowski for IL Governor, John Curran, IL Senate Republican Leader, James Zay, DuPage County Board Member 5, Seth Lewis, State Senator 24th District, Jennifer Davis, Candidate for Congress IL-08, Gary Grasso, Candidate for DuPage County Board Chairman, Patricia Kladis-Schiappa, Candidate for DuPage County Clerk, AMERICA SPONSOR: Bob Berlin, DuPage County State’s Attorney, Don Tracy, Candidate for US Senate, Jeff Walter, Candidate for Congress IL-11, Sean Noonan Candidate for DuPage County Sheriff, Kari Galassi, DuPage County Board Member 3, Jeff Castle Milton Township Republican Chairman & DuPage County GOP Secretary, Josh McBroom Financial Group, DUPAGE SPONSOR: Hon. S. Louis Rathje, Hon. Kirk Dillard, Former State Rep. & DuPage County GOP Chairman, DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick, Candidate for IL Governor, Amber Quirk, Regional Superintendent of Schools, Dan Ugaste, State Rep. 65, Greg Boltz, Downers Grove Township Assessor, Krishna & Meghna Bansal, Bryan Drew, Candidate for IL Comptroller, Niki Conforti, Candidate for Congress IL-06, Julie Berkowicz, Candidate for State Senate 21, Laura Hois, Candidate for State Rep. 81, Robert “Rusty” Stevens, Candidate for State Rep. 46, Ajay Gupta, Candidate for State Rep. 41, Eddie Moore, Candidate for DuPage County Sheriff, Carl Schultz, Candidate for DuPage County Forest Preserve President, Daniel Lomeli, Candidate for DuPage County Board 5, Theresa McClear, Candidate for DuPage County Board 2, Mark Senak, Candidate for Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court, Roger Claar, Former Bolingbrook Mayor, Bill Eagan, CPA, Steve Milltello, TABLE SPONSORS: Kevin Coyne, DuPage County GOP Chairman, Gwen Henry, DuPage County Treasurer, Carol Davis, Illinois Conservative Union, Michael Flynn, IL SCC-03 Deputy, Michael Pierce, Candidate for Congress IL-11, Bloomingdale Township Republicans, Downers Grove Township Republicans, Milton Township Republicans, Naperville Township Republicans, Wayne Township Republicans, York Township Republicans, Jennifer Sanalitro, State Rep. 48, Nicole LaHa, State Rep. 82 – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
DAILY HERALD
— School shooting survivor and gun control advocate David Hogg will be the keynote speaker at the Democratic Party of DuPage County’s annual gala on Sunday. Other scheduled speakers include U.S. Senate candidates Juliana Stratton, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Robin Kelly and Kevin Ryan, as well as other candidates in the March 17 primary election.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260219/us-congress-politics/school-shooting-survivor-to-speak-at-dupage-democratic-event-sunday/
— Krishnamoorthi among nation’s top U.S. Senate fundraisers
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260219/us-congress-politics/krishnamoorthi-among-top-u-s-senate-fundraisers-with-weeks-until-primary/
— Cook County’s top prosecutor lays out road map for charging federal agents
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260219/crime/cook-countys-top-prosecutor-lays-out-road-map-for-charging-federal-agents-2/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Cook County top prosecutor circulates policy outlining process for charging federal immigration agents
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/19/law-enforcement-charging-protocol-immigration/
ABC7
— DD: Democrats fought to keep slavery. Republicans fought to end it. Today’s Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for slavery. My critics/opponents have always stressed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In their defense, I have always stressed that they always lived in northeast Illinois and that they always voted Republican.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/slavery-displays-are-being-restored-presidents-house-site-philadelphias-independence-mall/18620820/
NPR ILLINOIS
— HUD rule could push families with undocumented immigrants out of their homes. DD: How many illegals are Democrats harboring in their homes in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-02-19/hud-rule-could-push-families-with-undocumented-immigrants-out-of-their-homes
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their foreign students.
https://www.nprillinois.org/equity-justice/2026-02-19/international-college-students-have-to-balance-education-with-political-realities
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/7559/505255094
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— The 50 Most Powerful Chicagoans. DD: Uihlein is No. 2, Fuentes is No. 7, Tom Ricketts is No. 24, James Perry Jr. is No. 28
https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/march-2026/the-50-most-powerful-chicagoans/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-471/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JEFF CASTLE
— VIDEO: Important Information regarding the Milton Twp Highway Dept Tax Increase
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1433273224862229
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Both Republican candidates for Illinois Secretary of State are Republican Precinct Committeemen (RPC). I might not have been elected RPC in 2000 if Peter Roskam and Randy Hultgren had not endorsed me in writing. Anti-conservative DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton “Republican” leaders had recruited a woman who had never been active in Republican politics to run against me even though I was officially serving as the precinct’s appointed RPC and I had served as the precinct’s Assistant RPC before that. I should write about the aforesaid “Republican” leaders who have taken and continue to take the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— New DHS policy allows for refugees to be rearrested after a year in U.S.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/19/new-dhs-policy-allows-refugees-rearrested-year-us/
— Trump cracks down on illegal immigrants getting housing assistance
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/19/trump-cracks-illegal-immigrants-getting-housing-assistance/
— DOGE defeat: Congress has rejected most of Trump’s spending cuts
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/19/doge-defeat-congress-rejected-trumps-spending-cuts/
— The District’s DEI hiring obsession led to largest wastewater spill in U.S. history. DC Water focused more on race, gender and sex than sewer maintenance.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/19/districts-dei-hiring-obsession-led-largest-wastewater-spill-us/
— Young Americans deserve real history, not political indoctrination. Declining national pride reflects failures in education, civic teaching and historical truth.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/19/young-americans-deserve-real-history-political-indoctrination/
— Was climate change the greatest financial scandal in history? Many people got very rich, with no measurable public benefit.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/19/climate-change-greatest-financial-scandal-history/
— It’s time to take a stand against ‘woke AI’ before it compromises our reality
https://nypost.com/2026/02/18/opinion/miranda-devine-its-time-to-take-a-stand-against-woke-ai-before-it-compromises-our-reality/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrat Juliana Stratton gets direct in Illinois Senate ad: ‘F*** Trump’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/4464034/democrat-juliana-stratton-illinois-senate-trump-ad/
BREITBART
— Democrats Lambasted for Ignoring Christian Ash Wednesday to Highlight Islamic, Chinese Tradition
https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2026/02/19/heathens-democrat-party-lambasted-for-ignoring-christianitys-ash-wednesday-to-highlight-islamic-and-chinese-traditions/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Democrats to Boycott State of the Union With Progressive Activists
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/02/19/12-democrats-announce-boycott-of-trump-state-of-the-union/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Pritzker ever-increasingly blames Trump for inflation.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5746275-pritzker-attacks-trump-policies/
NBC NEWS
— Illinois Democrat tries to bleep her way through a tough Senate primary with a new expletive-laden anti-Trump ad. Senate candidate Juliana Stratton’s new ad full of F-bombs is the latest move in a contest that has centered on the president.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/illinois-democrat-juliana-stratton-senate-primary-trump-ad-rcna259761
OKLAHOMAN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout a) that Jesus loves illegals and b) that therefore, Jesus despises/hates/condemns Americans who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/religion/2026/02/19/citing-biblical-principles-oklahoma-clergy-call-for-immigration-reform/88741635007/
February 19, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
FOX ILLINOIS
— IL Republicans react to 2027 budget proposal
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/local/il-republicans-react-to-2027-budget-proposal/article_ef18b4cc-5b19-430f-bcad-f3fe3891c587.html
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders equate their illegals with a) their runaway slaves, b) their interned people of Japanese descent during WWII, c) their etc. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/19/opinion-federal-immigration-enforcement-ice-japanese-internment-wwii/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use faith leaders to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/18/broadview-ice-facility-ash-wednesday-communion
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County Historical Museum has a full exhibit & event schedule planned for 2026. DD: I have lived in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978. I should write about why they have gone from red to blue.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260218/submitted-content/dupage-county-historical-museum-has-a-full-exhibit-event-schedule-planned-for-2026/
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push all drugs that make you high.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/investigations/2026/02/19/what-i-learned-buying-legal-weed-in-milwaukee/87836336007/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders want zoning changes a) that favor those who have demographics that vote for Democrats and b) that harm those who have demographics that vote for Republicans.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/pritzker-to-propose-statewide-zoning-laws-to-spur-homebuilding-limit-local-control/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker on love and budget limits
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/02/19/pritzker-on-love-limits-and-lost-billions-00787856
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning Edition
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-682/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jacqueline Garretson Uses Facebook and Yard Signs in Her Attempt to Win Precinct Committeeperson Race Against Jeanne Caifano. This is the most intense campaign for Precinct Committeeperson I have seen. (DD: I might not have been elected Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC) in 2000 if Peter Roskam and Randy Hultgren had not endorsed me in writing. Anti-conservative DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton “Republican” leaders had recruited a woman who had never been active in Republican politics to run against me even though I was officially serving as the precinct’s appointed RPC and had served as the precinct’s Assistant RPC before that. I should write about the aforesaid “Republican” leaders who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/19/jacqueline-garretson-uses-facebook-and-yard-signs-in-her-attempt-to-win-precinct-committeeperson-race-against-jeanne-caifano/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Neither candidate has been an elected Precinct Committeeperson, but Jacqueline Garretson was appointed to the post. Jeanne Caifano is challenging he. Garretson posted this message on Facebook: Jacqueline Garretson for McHenry 13 A precinct committeeperson’s role is rooted in participation, consistency, and leading by example. Voting records show my opponent has had limited participation in primary elections. That matters — because this position is centered on turning out Republican voters and encouraging engagement in the very elections that shape our party. If we want stronger turnout, we need leadership that actively participates, understands the process, and shows up every cycle. This job takes time, dedication, and energy — knocking doors, making calls, organizing volunteers, and building relationships across the precinct. I’ve done that work both locally and across the county, and I’m committed to continuing it. Experience matters. Participation matters. Showing up matters. Vote March 17th for Jacqueline Garretson, your incumbent Precinct Committeeperson for McHenry Township 13.)
— Freedom Caucus Reacts to Pritzker Speech
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/18/freedom-caucus-reacts-to-pritzker-speech/
RAY HANANIA
— When elected officials hate on Trump, they’re doing it to cover their own faults.
https://hanania.substack.com/p/when-elected-officials-hate-on-trump
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I have requested the DuPage County Election Division (DCEC) to provide me with early voting data. It would be great if the DCEC would provide me with the number of early votes cast daily, weekly, and cumulatively in DuPage County broken out by a) type of ballot (R,D,NA), b) township, and c) precinct. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— The Illinois Republican Party (IRP) has declared Illinois Republican Senator Neil Anderson’s position on abortion to be “extreme” and has therefore forced him to resign from his leadership position in the party. One could analogize Anderson with me. Since 2000, IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), TAPOOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) leaders have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my positions on personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, vices, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) are “extreme” and therefore taken many big adverse actions against me. I should identify the aforesaid leaders and write about them. Better yet, I should demand that they put in writing exactly what I said and/or did in defense/advocacy or the aforesaid planks in the Republican Party platform that was “extreme.” I would start with the aforesaid leaders who had their operatives and their dupes a) bar me from attending their DCRCC fundraiser on February 27 as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor unless I paid $75, b) throw me off their IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, c) end my role as the Republican Party fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, d) gerrymander my precinct in 2015, e) end my TAPROOT chairmanship in 2012, f) end my service as the MTRO webmaster in 2010 and 2004, g) end my ICRC Steering Committee membership in 2007, h) almost get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, i) defeat my bid to serve as MTRO treasure in 2004, j) had someone run against me for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000, k) etc. I would focus on the aforesaid leaders who reject the aforesaid planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus the aforesaid leaders who have done the most since 2000 a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading them. I would focus on the aforesaid leaders who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to coverup their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-republican-senator-pushes-to-outlaw-abortion-loses-leadership-spots/
— What discourages you from helping elect Republican candidates? For me, it includes my knowing that far too many of them will blame me and will blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their defeats. For me, it includes my knowing that far too many of them reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform. For me, it includes my knowing that for too many of them have big skeletons in their closets that will bring them down and bring their supporters down. For me, it includes my knowing that far too many of them lack adequate/appropriate work experience, education, and/or other qualifications. I should write about all the Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— It’s time to take a stand against ‘woke AI’ before it compromises our reality
https://nypost.com/2026/02/18/opinion/miranda-devine-its-time-to-take-a-stand-against-woke-ai-before-it-compromises-our-reality/
— Michelle Obama says affirmative action no different than student athlete admissions. DD: Athletic admissions are based on athletic ability. Affirmative Action admissions are based on race and gender.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/18/media/michelle-obama-says-affirmative-action-no-different-than-a. thlete-admissions/
FOX NEWS
— Nashville teacher threatened with termination for refusing to read LGBTQ book to first graders. School officials issued a ‘final warning’ letter to Eric Rivera, accusing him of failing to teach the curriculum ‘with fidelity.’ DD: My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on the right track.
https://noticias.foxnews.com/media/nashville-teacher-allegedly-threatened-termination-refusing-read-lgbtq-book-first-graders
— Former Prince Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-arrested-suspicion-misconduct-public-office
NEWSMAX
— DD: 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. Since then, to hire Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, they have lowered standards. If I had not earned a high school diploma and passed the postal employment test, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me. If I had not earned a job-related bachelor’s degree and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination, the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me. If I had not earned a job-related master’s degree and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/georgementz/trump-economy-personal/2026/02/18/id/1246600/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump Ended Degree-Based Discrimination in Public Service. One of the most significant workforce reforms was the removal of mandatory college degree requirements for many federal government positions. This executive action expanded access to high-quality government careers for skilled Americans who gained expertise through experience, military service, apprenticeships, or vocational training. It restored merit-based hiring and opened opportunity to millions previously excluded by credentialism rather than competence. [v] [vi] These presidential innovations allow for a student with actual skills, experience, and a college certificate to get a federal job over a person with an irrelevant degree from a fancy university. See Executive Order 13932 by President Trump which is celebrated by working families and unions to keep citizens in good jobs.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— Trump administration expands ICE authority to detain refugees
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-expands-ice-authority-detain-refugees-2026-02-19/
— Trump basks in Black History Month praise, dodging racism claims. DD: My Black Democrat GAO subordinate who my Democrat GAO superiors rudely replaced me with led the office’s Black History Month events. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-basks-black-history-month-praise-dodging-racism-claims-2026-02-19/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. Noncitizens work for less money and are easier to exploit.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/mass-deportations-sabotage-the-economy-fedffa8b
BLOOMBERG
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-cost-of-living/
NATIONAL TODAY
— War Department Cuts Civilian Workforce by 10% in 2025. DD: Hegseth should know that virtually all federal employees who hold leadership positions are Democrats. Hegseth should know that they will use any budget cuts to get rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/dc/washington/news/2026/02/19/war-department-cuts-civilian-workforce-by-10-in-2025/
NPR
— NPR’s Michel Martin asks professor Dorothy Roberts about her new memoir, “The Mixed Marriage Project,” about her father’s quest to challenge white supremacy by studying interracial couples in Chicago. DD: While I worked for the Democrat who ran IRS for almost 9 years and for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years, many of my superiors and supervisors were in mixed marriages.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/19/nx-s1-5619744/in-mixed-marriage-project-a-woman-explores-her-dads-study-of-interracial-couples
INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS
— Become a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). DD: When I was 32 years old in 1981, I became a CIA by passing all four parts of the examination on my first attempt. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious. None of my coworkers who my Democrat GAO superiors wanted to promote over me had taken the examination, let alone passed it, let alone passed it on their first attempt. So they ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the examination.
https://www.theiia.org/en/certifications/cia/
(FROM THE POSTING: Since 1974, there has only been one internal audit designation that has garnered global recognition, career advancement, and professional credibility – the Certified Internal Auditor® (CIA®) certification. Join more than 200,000 CIAs from 170 countries who have achieved this highly respected global certification. Your path to CIA is tailored to your experience — choose from traditional, accelerated or student pathways.)
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Federal employees’ options for appealing adverse actions headed for an overhaul. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government took many big adverse actions against me. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS when I was 31 in 1980, 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. My Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers when I was 25, b) disallowed my education deductions when I was 29, and c) never promoted me beyond GS-12. My Democrat Post Office superiors disallowed my sick leave requests when I was 19 and 20 and forced me to resign when I was 20. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-report/2026/02/federal-employees-options-for-appealing-adverse-actions-headed-for-an-overhaul/
HR DRIVE
— DD: All my Democrat superiors always did everything that they could to create a hostile work environment for me. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/what-is-a-hostile-work-environment/715048/
— Companies tend to hire based on vibes, not skills. DD: 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. Since then, to hire Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, they have lowered standards. If I had not earned a high school diploma and passed the postal employment test, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me. If I had not earned a job-related bachelor’s degree and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination, the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me. If I had not earned a job-related master’s degree and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/companies-tend-to-hire-based-on-vibes-not-skills/746596/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— DD: Democrat leaders say that America is dependent on foreign countries and should remain so.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/19/trump-science-funding-cuts
February 16, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— DHS shutdown under way after funding expires without a deal in Congress. The latest shutdown is affecting agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Transportation Security Administration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/dhs-shutdown-under-way-after-funding-expires-without-a-deal-in-congress/
— Early voting to resume in DuPage County on Monday after delays, ballot issues
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/early-voting-dupage-county/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Tony McCombie for Illinois 89th House District Republican primary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/16/editorial-tony-mccombie-illinois-89th-house-district-republican-primary/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/14/ofelia-giselle-torres-hidalgo-dies-immigration-ice-cancer
DAILY HERALD
— Daily Herald endorsement: Darren Bailey in GOP gubernatorial primary
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250215/endorsements/daily-herald-endorsement-darren-bailey-in-gop-gubernatorial-primary/
— GOP Senate candidates offer contrasting solutions to rising costs and economic challenges
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260215/us-congress-politics/gop-senate-candidates-offer-contrasting-solutions-to-rising-costs-and-economic-challenges/
WGN RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://wgnradio.com/news/teen-who-fought-for-fathers-release-from-ice-custody-dies-from-rare-cancer-family/
HERALD REVIEW
— Protesters chant, sing outside Broadview ICE facility, plan recurring Saturday demonstrations. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://herald-review.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_644348c9-e61d-5431-9f4e-5abe8196ca5f.html
EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Election Extra: Profiles of Republican U.S. Senate candidates
https://evanstonroundtable.com/newsletter-archive/election-extra-profiles-of-republican-u-s-senate-candidates/
— City of Evanston to host Reparations Repair Expo Feb. 21. DD: Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are reparations. DD: Who wants you to pay reparations and why, that is, who wants you to pay the price of AA and DEI and why? My critics/opponents have always used against me the fact that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In their defense, I have always stressed that they always lived in northeast Illinois. My critics/opponents have also always used against me the fact that a) my ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a 240-acre farm in southeast Crete township in 1854 and b) my ancestors on my mother’s side became owners of a 180-acre farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border after they sharecropped it. According to my critics/opponents, the longer that your ancestors have been in America and the more of the following that you are, the more that you have benefitted from slavery and therefore the more reparations you should pay, that is, the more that you should pay the price of AA and DEI: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/02/09/city-of-evanston-to-host-reparations-repair-expo-feb-21/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/world/article/she-was-denied-a-legal-abortion-and-sent-to-21356021.php
NPR ILLINOIS
— Immigration enforcement will remain largely uninterrupted by the government shutdown
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-02-15/immigration-enforcement-will-remain-largely-uninterrupted-by-the-government-shutdown
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use “democracy” to take more and more and more freedoms, opportunities, and money away from Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-02-16/concerns-over-autocracy-in-the-u-s-continue-to-grow
CHICAGO TODAY
— GOP Faces Backlash Over Fat-Shaming Illinois Governor. Some Republicans criticize the party’s body-shaming post targeting Democratic Governor JB Pritzker.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/il/chicago/news/2026/02/16/gop-faces-backlash-over-fat-shaming-illinois-governor/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Max Solomon: GOP Write-In Candidate for Treasurer
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/02/max-solomon-gop-write-in-candidate-for-illinois-treasurer/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The inevitable, unbearable politicization of the Olympics
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4457856/inevitable-unbearable-politicization-olympics/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump should insist on E-Verify. The easy way to determine who is in this country illegally.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/15/trump-insist-e-verify/
— Hispanic groups warn Trump’s ICE surge could ‘nullify’ GOP’s Texas congressional goals. DD: Democrat leaders want Hispanics to first think of themselves as being Hispanics before thinking of themselves as being anything else including being citizens of America.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/13/hispanic-groups-warn-trumps-ice-surge-could-nullify-gops-texas/
NEW YORK POST
— ICE offering six-figure salaries and $50K signing bonuses as it ramps up hiring to fuel deportations. DD: I did not earn $100,000/year in today’s dollars until 1974 after I had a) earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, b) worked for IRS for 3 years, and c) taken 10 graduate evening business courses at Loyola.
https://www.aol.com/ice-offering-six-figure-salaries-225718060.html
AMERICAN THINKER
— The persecution of Christians in the Islamic Middle East. Western governments feel too much colonial guilt to do anything about this.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/the_persecution_of_christians_in_the_islamic_middle_east.html
— France to send out letters to young women urging them to have babies before it’s too late. DD: My wife and I did not get married until I was 29 and she was 27. We erroneously believed that we would not have fertility problems, but both of us had major fertility problems. To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied/shouted that I lied about our major fertility problems. They stressed that we did not try IVF even though my wife’s health insurance covered it. They stressed that we did not adopt or become foster parents. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned us as being disgusting filthy rich DINKs. They decried the tremendous amount of time and money that they spent raising their children. They decried that their spouses had little or no income. They crowed that they got married when they were young. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, f) get promoted in 1986, g) etc. According to them, if we had children, we would not have been able a) go on four vacations a year after my wife’s business trips to luxury resorts across America 1978-1992, b) to have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, c) to buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, d) etc. They would not have used our not having children against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/france_to_send_out_letters_to_young_women_urging_them_to_have_babies_before_it_s_too_late.html
— Real scientists have known the truth about global warming for decades. DD: Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad including bad weather.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/real_scientists_have_known_the_truth_about_global_warming_for_decades.html
— Ahead of midterms, Obama and Hillary suddenly embrace the Trump agenda. Anybody dumb enough to believe them? The talking points are going out.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/ahead_of_midterms_obama_and_hillary_suddenly_embrace_the_trump_agenda.html
BREITBART
— Nearly Seven in Ten Spaniards Oppose Socialist Government’s Illegal Migrant Amnesty Scheme
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/02/15/nearly-seven-in-ten-spaniards-oppose-socialist-governments-illegal-migrant-amnesty-scheme/
— Wisconsin Republican Party Headquarters Vandalized
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/15/photo-wisconsin-republican-party-headquarters-targeted-in-despicable-act-of-vandalism/amp/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Dissecting CBS News’ Claim that ‘Less than 14%’ of Trump II ICE Arrestees Are ‘Violent Criminals’
https://cis.org/Arthur/Dissecting-CBS-News-Claim-Less-14-Trump-II-ICE-Arrestees-Are-Violent-Criminals
COLLEGE FIX
— Free speech group defends U. Illinois College Republicans amid uproar over ICE post
https://www.thecollegefix.com/free-speech-group-defends-u-illinois-college-republicans-amid-uproar-over-ice-post/
— University of Florida to stop ‘gender-affirming care’ for students
https://www.thecollegefix.com/university-of-florida-to-stop-gender-affirming-care-for-students/
FOX NEWS
— ICE ramps up deportation push by boosting capacity to 92,600 beds with $38.3B expansion.
https://www.aol.com/news/ice-ramps-deportation-push-boosting-194632362.html
— Schools that let students leave class to protest ICE have failing academic records. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting walkouts in your school district? How soon, if not already, will they promise students free rides at Ivy League universities if they walkout?
https://www.aol.com/news/schools-let-students-leave-class-230023642.html
INSTITUTE FOR FAMLY STUDIES
— Why Young People Are Delaying Marriage. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors used my not getting married until I was 29 against me. They stressed that I avoided the Vietnam War draft. They stressed a) that I bought new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, and 29, b) that I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and a job-related master’s degree when I was 27, c) that I was earning $100,059/year in today’s dollars when I was 25, and d) that I bought real estate when I was 24, 25, and 27.
https://ifstudies.org/in-the-news/one-reason-why-young-people-are-delaying-marriage-and-what-you-can-do-about-it
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Minnesota Insurgency Needs to Be Addressed. DD: What about the Illinois insurgency?
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/02/minnesota-insurgency-needs-to-be-addressed/
— Gavin Newsom Compares ICE Agents to Nazi ‘Secret Police’
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/02/gavin-newsom-compares-ice-agents-to-nazi-secret-police/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Throws In the Towel on Minneapolis Surge
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/02/trump-throws-in-towel-on-minneapolis-surge/
NEWSMAX
— DHS Funding Fight Should Protect ICE
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/tom-homan-ice-dhs-funding/2026/02/15/id/1246219/
POST MILLENNIAL
— US airlines must certify use of merit-based hiring for pilots. DD: 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. Since then, to hire Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, they have lowered standards.
https://thepostmillennial.com/us-airlines-must-certify-use-of-merit-based-hiring-for-pilots-faa-says
TOWNHALL
— How Soft Persecution and Socialist Indoctrination Are Erasing America’s Soul
https://townhall.com/columnists/virginia-prodan/2026/02/15/how-soft-persecution-and-socialist-indoctrination-are-erasing-americas-soul-n2671224
— This New Rule Will Finally End the Illegal Immigrant Truck Driver Crisis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/02/15/this-new-rule-will-finally-end-the-illegal-immigrant-truck-driver-crisis-n2671346
— Polling Data Confirms the Left’s Disastrous Position on Trump’s Deportation Agenda
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/chloe-trapanotto/2026/02/15/polling-data-confirms-the-lefts-three-word-answer-on-ice-operations-its-devestating-n2671339
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Duckworth says to Vance: “Forrest Gump ran toward danger in Vietnam. Your boss ran to his podiatrist crying bone spurs,” Duckworth wrote in a post on the social platform X, referring to President Trump’s medical draft deferments that excused him from serving in the Vietnam War. DD: My avoiding the Vietnam War draft has had a tremendous negative impact on me. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many, most, virtually all, and at times, all of my superiors and supervisors were Democrat veterans who blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. They especially blamed Republicans like me who are White, male, and 1-A. They were furious that while my peers were dying in Vietnam, I earned college degrees, bought new cars, bought real estate, and went on vacations. Democrat veterans either orchestrated or carried out all the many adverse actions that the federal government took against me.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5711910-duckworth-responds-to-vance/
AOL
— Straw polls reveal frontrunners. DD: What would have sold more tickets for the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) February 27 fundraiser? Many more tickets would have been sold if the event included a straw poll. If I had been asked, I would have conducted one for the contested statewide and countywide races (U.S. Senate, Illinois Governor, Illinois Secretary of State, DuPage Sheriff, and 3rd District Appellate Court) like I did for the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) in the past. DuPage County straw polls have had big impacts on races. Jack Ryan’s winning MTRO’s 2003 Oktoberfest fundraiser U.S. Senate straw poll helped him win the 2004 Illinois U.S. Senate primary. 600 attended the fundraiser and 400 voted in the straw poll. The fundraiser’s profit was $20,000+, that is, it was $35,000+ in today’s dollars.
https://www.aol.com/news/dfl-sees-historic-minnesota-caucus-175835864.html
MSN
— Here’s how much more singles need to save for retirement to enjoy the same lifestyle as couples. DD: Since I got married when I was 29 years old in 1978, my critics/opponents have been furious, and especially my critics/opponents who are not married, whose spouses have little or no income, and/or who have children. When we got married, my wife had saved $20,000 ($102,000 in today’s dollars). She had a good job with the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. We used her savings to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton ( https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/1017-E-Harrison-Ave-60187/home/18135528 ). For the next 14 years, we went on vacations 4 times a year following her business trips to luxury golf resorts across America. Her income helped us have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton ( https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/915-Cove-Ct-60189/home/18126600 ) in 1984. My being married to her helped me a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, f) get promoted in 1986, g) buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, h) etc.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/heres-how-much-more-singles-need-to-save-for-retirement-to-enjoy-the-same-lifestyle-as-couples/ar-AA1WcUR2
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting walkouts in your school district? How soon, if not already, will they promise students free rides at Ivy League universities if they walkout?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/us/student-protests-walkouts-ice-texas.html
MY NEWS LA
— City of West Covina and its former Fire Department captain have reached a settlement in his lawsuit that alleged he was forced to resign in 2022. DD: Should I refile Diersen v. GAO? Just kidding. But a lot has changed since 1998. Back then, it was legal to use Affirmative Action to get rid Republicans who White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/city-of-west-covina-settles-with-former-fire-captain/ar-AA1Wf7tk
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— For College Applicants, Pressure to Make Summers Count Has Gotten Even Worse. Teens scramble to specialize their summer pursuits early—to convey a ‘story’ to college admissions officers. DD: What did you do during the summer between your junior and senior years in high school? I washed dishes for the minimum wage for 40 hours a week in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights. What did you do during the summer between your senior year in high school and your freshman year in college? I cleaned golf shoes in Flossmoor and chipped slag and pumped gasoline in Chicago Heights.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/college-admissions-summer-resume-activities-high-school-d2bfe312
— Gen Z, Locked Out of Home Buying, Puts Its Money in the Market. The share of young people transferring funds to investment accounts has climbed steeply over a decade. DD: Back in the good old days, that is, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ). The down payment came from the money I earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. That money I earned also enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and to pay for four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/gen-z-investments-home-ownership-ec0bbe98
— The Ultrawealthy Are Doubling Down on Home Security
https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-homes/the-ultrawealthy-are-doubling-down-on-home-security-181c69bc
FORBES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Bad Bunny to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2026/02/15/bad-bunny-owns-90-of-the-top-10-on-multiple-billboard-charts/
MARKET WATCH
— Here’s the only group in New York City having children at a rate high enough to maintain the population
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-the-only-group-in-new-york-city-having-children-at-a-rate-high-enough-to-maintain-the-population-2815d103
GALLUP
— LGBTQ+ Identification Holds at 9% in U.S. DD: My critics/opponents ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/702206/lgbtq-identification-holds.aspx
LIST WIRE
— DD: Illinois Democrat leaders crow about their success in driving Trump’s approval rating down to 33% in Illinois.
https://thelistwire.usatoday.com/story/life/2026/02/15/trump-approval-rating-united-states-february-2026/88694047007/
WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting walkouts in your school district? How soon, if not already, will they promise students free rides at Ivy League universities if they walkout?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/us/student-protests-walkouts-ice-texas.html
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DECCAN HERALD
— Caste is by birth. Conversion or marriage doesn’t change it. DD: What caste were you born into? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never made more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school. Because that dramatically lowered her earning potential, she stayed home and raised me and my brother.
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/caste-is-by-birth-conversion-or-marriage-doesnt-change-it-says-allahabad-hc-3897439
February 14, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-agents-detain-5-men-work-du-quoin-sawmill-1-first-reported-mass-immigration-actions-far-south-il/18597868/
NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders have their students walk out from class to protest Trump policies
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-and-suburban-students-walk-out-from-class-to-protest-trump-policies/3892757/
CBS2
— Partial government shutdown underway
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/partial-government-shutdown-underway/
FOX32
— Illinois GOP governor primary debate: Submit your questions for candidates
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-governor-gop-primary-debate-2026
— The typical American worker has just $955 saved for retirement. DD: I started earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension when I was 18 in 1966. My critics/opponents have always been furious about that. They got more furious when my Democrat GAO superiors “offered” me early retirement when I was 45 in 1993 and that I took it when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/typical-american-worker-just-955-saved-retirement-study
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting high school students to walk out. Walkout students know that their walking out will forever be on their records and that their walking out will help them get accepted by Democrat colleges and help them get hired by Democrat employers. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a Crete-Monee High School student 1962-1966, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a UIC student 1966-1968 and 1971 and/or a NIU student 1969-1970, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a part-time Loyola student 1972-1976, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a part-time DePaul student 1976-1980, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980 or promoted me in 1986.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/13/chicago-students-school-walkout/
— Trump administration cuts more than $100 million in Illinois transportation dollars
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/13/trump-administration-transportation-grant-cuts/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting high school students to walk out. Walkout students know that their walking out will forever be on their records and that their walking out will help them get accepted by Democrat colleges and help them get hired by Democrat employers. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a Crete-Monee High School student 1962-1966, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a UIC student 1966-1968 and 1971 and/or a NIU student 1969-1970, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a part-time Loyola student 1972-1976, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a part-time DePaul student 1976-1980, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980 or promoted me in 1986.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/13/immigration-ice-trump-administration-protest-students-walkouts
— Illinois after-school programs in limbo as lawsuits challenge Trump administration cuts. DD: When you were in high school, what did you do after class and/or Saturdays? I did yard work in Crete during my freshman and sophomore years. I delivered newspapers in Crete during all 4 years. I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/02/13/illinois-after-school-programs-parent-services-trump-administration-cuts-grants
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/02/13/grocery-prices-chicago-climbed-inflation-trump-cpi-food
— DD: What limited your sports activities in grade school, high school, and college? For me it was my inability to run because I had an inherited bone disease. Also, my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20 and I had partial red/green color blindness.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/books/2026/02/13/heated-rivalry-book-tv-steamy-sports-romance-chicago-authors-independent-bookstores
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH FOUR PHOTOS: GOP candidate wins appeal and slot on 11th Congressional District ballots; DuPage halts early voting as result
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260213/us-congress-politics/gop-candidate-wins-appeal-and-slot-on-11th-congressional-district-ballots/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Daley, LaHood put ‘fair maps’ campaign on hold
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/daley-lahood-suspend-fair-maps-illinois-campaign
SOUTHERN
— State races gain visibility as early voting continues
https://thesouthern.com/news/state-races-gain-visibility-as-early-voting-continues/article_dc6a781d-3e39-5587-b6b5-883f280cb87e.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) use their teachers to fight their deportation.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/teachers-describe-immigration-enforcements-impact-on-classrooms-in-challenge-of-trump-policy/article_3b326ae8-2d0f-5bc9-8401-97cfd3e3066c.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-468/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WEST SUBURBAN FOUNDATION FOR DISABLED VETERANS
— Gary Sinise & The Lt. Dan Band are returning for another unforgettable ROCKIN’ FOR OUR VETS concert at Cantigny July 11!
https://www.wsfdv.org/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois election-integrity advocates are pushing the U.S. Senate to agree with a recent House move and pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility America Act. They say it will strengthen federal election safeguards by requiring proof of citizenship and improving voter-roll maintenance.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1d69088b-9e85-4041-9e71-b194dc64dc2c.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Needless-to-say, you define yourself by who you take adverse actions against. I should write about my critics/opponents who have had their operatives and their dupes take adverse actions against me including a) barring me from attending in my role as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor the DuPage County Republican Central Committee Lincoln Day Dinner on February 27, b) ending my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, c) ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, d) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, e) almost getting the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006 and ending my membership on its Steering Committee in 2007, and f) firing me as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster in 2004 and 2010 and rejecting my bid to serve as its treasurer in 2004. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Who wants you to pay reparations and why, that is, who wants you to pay the price of Affirmative Action and DEI and why? My critics/opponents have always used against me the fact that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In their defense, I have always stressed that they always lived in northeast Illinois. My critics/opponents have also always used against me the fact that a) my ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a 240-acre farm in southeast Crete township in 1854 and b) my ancestors on my mother’s side became owners of a 180-acre farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border after they sharecropped it. According to my critics/opponents, the longer that your ancestors have been in America and the more of the following that you are, the more that you have benefitted from slavery and therefore the more reparations you should pay, that is, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action and DEI: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What career setbacks have you suffered? My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign when I was 20 years old in 1969. My Democrat Firestone Store boss fired me when I was 22. My Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers when I was 25, b) disallowed my education deductions when I was 29, and c) never promoted me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS when I was 31, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and d) forced me to retire when I was 49. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. What political setbacks have you suffered? The Milton Township Republican Organization fired me as its webmaster in 2004 and 2010 and rejected my bid to serve as its treasurer in 2004, b) the Illinois Center Right Coalition almost censured me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006 and ended my membership on its Steering Committee in 2007, c) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois ended my chairmanship in 2012, d) Wheaton ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for its Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, e) the Illinois Republican Party ended my membership on its State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, f) the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) has barred me from attending in my role as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor the DCRCC Lincoln Day Dinner on February 27, g) etc. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a RINO, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents do? My critics/opponents use their operatives and their dupes to destroy people 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. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do you predict that your critics/opponents will eventually do? I predict that my “Republican” critics/opponents will eventually switch parties and announce that they always really were Democrats. I wonder how many of them will officially take credit for their having their operatives and their dupes a) bar me from attending in my role as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor the DuPage County Republican Central Committee Lincoln Day Dinner on February 27, b) end my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, c) end my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, d) end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, e) almost get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006 and end my membership on its Steering Committee in 2007, and f) fire me as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster in 2004 and 2010 and reject my bid to serve as its treasurer in 2004. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Roadmap to stop looming $21B in deficits
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/press-releases/illinois-policy-institute-roadmap-to-stop-looming-21b-in-deficits/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Judge rules ICE can’t make warrantless arrests at some churches. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly fill their churches with their illegals.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/13/judge-rules-ice-cant-make-warrantless-arrests-churches/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Duffy cracks down on trucking carriers and ‘sham school’ linked to Indiana crash caused by illegal immigrant.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/4458233/duffy-trucking-carriers-sham-indiana-illegal-immigrant/
NEW YORK POST
— Floodgates closed: 4 out of 5 asylum seekers now booted by judges as Trump restores borders
https://nypost.com/2026/02/14/us-news/eight-of-10-asylum-seekers-now-booted-by-judges-as-trump-restores-borders/
— Transportation chief Sean Duffy mandates merit-based hiring of US airline pilots. DD: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government, they lowered their hiring, retention, and promotion standards to hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/13/us-news/transportation-secretary-sean-duffy-orders-merit-based-airline-pilot-hiring/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Abraham Lincoln: There Is No Inherited White Guilt for the Sin of Slavery. On his birthday, Abraham Lincoln still rebukes inherited guilt, reminding Americans that moral responsibility and dignity rest with individuals, not races. DD: My critics/opponents have always used against me the fact that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In their defense, I have always stressed that they always lived in northeast Illinois. My critics/opponents have also always used against me the fact that a) my ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a 240-acre farm in southeast Crete township in 1854 and b) my ancestors on my mother’s side became owners of a 180-acre farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border after they sharecropped it. According to my critics/opponents, the longer that your ancestors have been in America and the more of the following that you are, the more that you have benefitted from slavery and the more reparations that you should pay, that is, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action and DEI: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/02/14/abraham-lincoln-there-is-no-inherited-white-guilt-for-the-sin-of-slavery/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The real solution to America’s fertility woes. It’s not Stanford’s suggestion that more parents work from home. It’s not Trump’s pay-to-birth government checks, either. It’s this. DD: Do you know anyone with fertility problems who could have tried IVF but did not? My Democrat GAO superiors knew full-well that my wife’s healthcare insurance covered IVF, but that we nevertheless gave up trying to have children without trying IVF. They knew full-well, but ignored/dismissed/belittled, the fact that our doctors had advised against us trying it. They knew full-well that I had big problems with my sperm and that my wife had big problems with her eggs. They knew full-well that we did not adopt or become foster parents. They viciously used the aforesaid to demonize, denigrate, and condemn us being selfish filthy rich DINKS. They constantly complained about the tremendous amount of time and money that they spent raising their children and decried their spouses having little or no income. According to them, if we had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, f) get promoted in 1986, g) etc. According to them, if we had children, we would not have been able to a) buy a home in Wheaton and two new cars in 1978, b) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, c) go on four vacations a year after my wife’s business trips to luxury resorts across America 1978-1992, d) buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, e) etc. They would not have used our not having children against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/the_real_solution_to_america_s_fertility_woes.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This isn’t a rant against avocado toast or elaborate lattes. Rather, look at the most expensive line items in childrearing: daycare, education, food. These are all solvable, but parents have to plan their lives around solving them. Daycare is free if parents raise their own babies. I say “parents” and not just “mothers” on purpose. Dads who like having children and prioritize supporting their postpartum wives are a necessary part of the equation. Educating children at home is radically cheaper than private school tuition. Sure, there’s public school, but I assume most parents would prefer that their kids can read. As a bonus, homeschooling is one of the best ways to embrace the vocation as parent. Feeding kids is a challenge, especially as they grow. But there are many hacks for this, from wholesaler memberships to bulk-buying meat from a local farm to raising kids not to be picky eaters. Smart meal prep is a skill that must be learned. And RFK Jr. is on to something: Even if it’s nominally more expensive, natural food more effectively fills stomachs, so you buy less of it. It also promotes health and thus lowers doctor bills.)
BLAZE
— Democrats condemn SAVE Act even though most of their constituents support it
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/sara-gonzales-unfiltered/racist-misogynistic-trash-democrats-condemn-save-act
— Noem urges swift passage of SAVE Act to prevent illegal aliens from disenfranchising American voters
https://www.theblaze.com/news/noem-urges-swift-passage-of-save-act-to-prevent-illegal-aliens-from-disenfranchising-american-voters
BREITBART
— Record Number of Illegal Aliens Self-Deporting U.S. Under Trump
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/13/report-record-number-of-illegal-aliens-self-deporting-u-s-under-trump/
— Americans Should Compensate Minnesota Companies that Hired Illegal Migrants. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/02/13/tim-walz-americans-should-compensate-companies-that-hired-illegal-migrants/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Fifth Circuit Greenlights Mandatory Detention for All Illegal Entrants. Ignore the thousands of habeas claims — this issue is bound for SCOTUS.
https://cis.org/Arthur/Fifth-Circuit-Greenlights-Mandatory-Detention-All-Illegal-Entrants
DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump, Beware—These ‘Unforced Errors’ Could Hand Democrats a Midterm Win
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/02/13/trump-beware-these-unforced-errors-could-hand-democrats-a-midterm-win/
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Says He Will Sign Orders to Require Voter ID for Midterms. Republican Sen. Susan Collins became the latest to support the SAVE Act.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-says-he-will-require-voter-id-for-midterms-5985515
NEW AMERICAN
— DD: From what I see, virtually all illegals want/need/demand massive government assistance, lack education and/or job skills, and/or have health and/or other problems.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/report-most-immigrants-get-some-form-of-welfare-61-percent-of-illegal-aliens-do/
— Happily Handicapped Nation: Almost 4 in 10 Stanford Students Claim “Disability.” DD: What percent of the students in your school district are disabled? While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their disabled employees.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/education/happily-handicapped-nation-almost-4-in-10-stanford-students-claim-disability/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— In the Midwest, Anti-ICE Democrats Are Failing America
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/02/13/in_the_midwest_anti-ice_democrats_are_failing_america_153835.html
TOWNHALL
— The Illinois SAFE-T Act Set Violent Illegal Immigrant Loose. Thankfully ICE Has Arrested Him.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/02/13/chicago-migrant-safe-t-act-ankle-monitor-n2671271
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Texans must prove legal status to register vehicles after new DMV rule
https://thehill.com/homenews/5738300-texans-must-prove-legal-status-to-register-vehicles-after-new-dmv-rule/
— DHS funding lapses as Democrats demand ICE reforms
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5738280-dhs-funding-shutdown-democrats-ice/
REUTERS
— FAA: US airlines must certify use of merit-based hiring for pilots. DD: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government, they lowered their hiring, retention, and promotion standards to hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/us-airlines-must-certify-use-merit-based-hiring-pilots-faa-says-2026-02-13/
CBS NEWS
— Trump vows to require voter ID in midterms “whether approved by Congress or not”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-vows-to-require-voter-id-in-midterms-whether-approved-by-congress-or-not/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Flexibility and Rising Costs Are Keeping Mothers at Work. Labor force participation for women with small children continues to float above prepandemic levels, thanks to flexible work setups — and rising costs. DD: One reason why my mother stayed home and raised my brother and I was her limited earning potential because she never attended high school.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/business/economy/mothers-labor-force-participation.html
— DD: Democrat leaders use what Trump said about elections against him.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/opinion/trump-cancel-elections-voting.html
— ‘Tax the Rich’ Rally Is Expected to Draw a Big Crowd. DD: According to my critics/opponents, my wife and I can and should pay way more taxes a) because we never had dependents, b) because we have no debts, c) because we have substantial retirement savings, d) because we inherited some money, e) because they believe that the federal government grossly overpaid me, f) because they believe that my $68,640/year Civil Service Retirement System pension is much too generous, g) because they believe that my $18,711.60/year Social Security is much too generous, h) because the federal government pays $21,000/year (72%) of our $30,000/year healthcare insurance premiums because I am a federal retiree, and i) because I avoided the Vietnam War draft. According to my critics/opponents, those who share our demographics and can pay more taxes should pay more taxes. According to them, we have what we have because we benefitted tremendously from discrimination against those who do not share our demographics. Comments?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/nyregion/mamdani-tax-rich-rally-dsa.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. They all knew that to keep their jobs and to get promoted, they had to not only be Democrats, but they had to help get rid of Republican employees. It is called political affiliation discrimination.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/13/trump-rally-gop-fort-bragg/
NBC BOSTON & MSN & BUZZFEED & BOSTON GLOBE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Olympics to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcboston.com/uncovering-the-news/lgbtq-olympians-2/3897270/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/texas-olympic-figure-skater-received-threats-for-lgbtq-advocacy/ar-AA1VWxoR
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nhl/team-usa-figure-skater-amber-glenn-speaks-up-for-lgbtq-community-amid-trump-administration/ar-AA1VVRAv
https://www.buzzfeed.com/spenceralthouse/hottest-male-olympic-athletes-team-usa-2026
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/13/opinion/olympics-patriotism-athletes/
ORLANDO SENTINEL
— Scholarships unlock opportunities for college hopefuls. DD: Did you get any scholarships? I did not. My critics/opponents have always used that against me. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class. I had to work my way through college. I spent far too many hours washing dishes and delivering mail instead of studying. That harmed my GPA and my job search.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/02/14/commentary-scholarships-unlock-opportunities-for-college-hopefuls/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— America Fell Out of Love With the Sedan. Detroit Wants to Bring It Back. With drivers looking for more affordable options, U.S. automakers are having second thoughts about abandoning the mass-market sedan. DD: My wife and I have always preferred sedans for daily driving. That is a big reason why we bought a used 2018 Chevrolet Cruze LT ( https://www.edmunds.com/chevrolet/cruze/2018/st-401717636/features-specs/ ) and a new 2021 Chevrolet Malibu Premier ( https://www.edmunds.com/chevrolet/malibu/2021/st-401861363/features-specs/ )
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/sedans-cars-trucks-detroit-afb034ee
SIRM
— Transforming Career Setbacks Into Career Success. DD: What career setbacks have you suffered? My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign when I was 20 years old in 1969. My Democrat Firestone Store boss fired me when I was 22. My Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers when I was 25, b) disallowed my education deductions when I was 29, and c) never promoted me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS when I was 31, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and d) forced me to retire when I was 49. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. What political setbacks have you suffered? The Milton Township Republican Organization fired me as its webmaster in 2004 and 2010 and rejected my bid to serve as its treasurer in 2004, b) the Illinois Center Right Coalition almost censured me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006 and ended my membership on its Steering Committee in 2007, c) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois ended my chairmanship in 2012, d) Wheaton ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for its Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, e) the Illinois Republican Party ended my membership on its State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, f) the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) has barred me from attending in my role as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor the DCRCC Lincoln Day Dinner on February 27, g) etc. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a RINO, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/hr-quarterly/transforming-career-setbacks-into-career-success
POLITICO
— ICE says federal agents appear to have lied about confrontation that led to shooting. Officers claimed they were attacked, prompting one to open fire.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/13/ice-minneapolis-shooting-assault-00780839
ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) paint today’s Republicans as having been the Confederates in the Civil War and b) paint today’s Democrats as having been the Union Army in the Civil War.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/slavery-matt-walsh-1619-project/685982/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
UNION OF CATHOLIC ASIAN NEWS
— Conversion, marriage do not alter caste status, rules Indian court. DD: What caste were you born into? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never made more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school. Because that dramatically lowered her earning potential, she stayed home and raised me and my brother.
https://www.ucanews.com/news/conversion-marriage-do-not-alter-caste-status-rules-indian-court/111904
SUN
— Luxury car drivers are blasted by neighbors for adding ‘obnoxious’ eyesore to their homes – it’s part of annoying trend. One homeowner’s dream garage is another’s backyard nightmare. DD: I have owned 2 or more cars since I was 23 in 1971. I owned 3 cars for 6 months when I was 25. I have owned 3 or more cars since I was 29. I have owned 4 or more cars since I was 41. Storing those cars in garages has always been a problem. Because of car storage limitations, regret that I sold my 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS in 2005, my 1968 Dodge Charger R/T in 2005, my 2016 Ford Mustang in 2023, etc. Currently, my wife and I store 4 cars in our 3-car garage home and 5 cars in our Iron Gate Motor Condo in Naperville. Were it not for inheritances, we would not own so many cars or the condo.
https://www.the-sun.com/motors/13720067/luxury-car-drivers-neighbors-garage-eyesore-row/