FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Early voting expands in Chicago, Cook County for Illinois Primary. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-primary-elections-2026-early-voting-expands-chicago-cook-county/18666942/
— Republican candidates for Illinois governor James Mendrick, Darren Bailey
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-election-primary-republican-governor-candidates-darren-bailey-james-mendrick-talk-abc7-before-midterms-2026/18658956/
— Trump says there will ‘likely’ be more US casualties amid operation. Iranian officials have vowed to hit back against the U.S. and Israel.
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/iran-live-updates-trump-says-major-combat-operations-have-begun/18660347/
— At least 10 killed in Pakistan as protesters try to storm US Consulate over Khamenei’s death
https://abc7chicago.com/post/karachi-deadly-protest-least-10-killed-pakistan-demonstrators-try-storm-us-consulate-khameneis-death/18664582/
— Oil prices rise sharply in market trading after attacks in Middle East disrupt global energy supply
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-israel-attack-iran-oil-prices-rise-sharply-market-trading-attacks-middle-east-disrupt-global-energy-supply/18665641/
NBC5
— Illinois primary election early voting set to expand this week. New early voting sites will open in all 50 Chicago wards this week, along with numerous suburban locations. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/illinois-primary-election-early-voting-set-to-expand-this-week/3901636/
CBS2
— Early voting begins at locations all across Chicago, suburban Cook County. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/early-voting-begins-across-chicago-suburban-cook-county/
FOX32
— Republicans join Democrats in effort to block Trump’s military authority over Iran
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/republicans-join-democrats-block-trumps-military-authority-over-iran
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Air strikes, death of Ayatollah Khamenei, celebrated by many in Chicago Iranian community
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/01/iran-strikes-chicago-reaction-ayatollah-khamenei/
— Video gambling terminals spell bad news for Chicago. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/02/opinion-video-gambling-terminals-chicago/
— Public servants are under attack. Here’s why their work matters. DD: What is your attitude toward federal employees? I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. In my defense, I would not have become a postal employee when I was 18 in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to join him in taking the postal employment examination with him. I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if my Firestone Store boss had not fired me for accepting a job offer from Oldsmobile, an offer that Oldsmobile withdrew saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Because government employees are so widely despised if not hated, once you become a government employee, it is almost impossible to get a job in the private sector. Because federal employees are so widely despised if not hated, once you become a federal employee, it is almost impossible to get a job working for state, county, township, or municipal governments.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/02/opinion-illinois-public-servants-matter/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Across the nation, public servants carry a burden that few in the private sector ever shoulder: a persistent (and loudly expressed) perception that they do not work hard, they are overpaid, they are lost in the swamp of bureaucracy, or worse, that they simply do not care. These assumptions were amplified on the national stage last year when the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) took an axe to the federal workforce. Rather than collaborate with tenured employees who had firsthand insight on what processes needed to be reworked, DOGE told thousands of workers that their civic efforts were worthless and the country would be better off without them. In doing so, it continued a politically convenient narrative that has since had a chilling effect on state-level jobs and devastating impacts on real people. For instance, just hours after 2,400 Veterans Affairs jobs were dissolved, health care appointments for Illinois veterans were cancelled due to staffing shortages. We should all be concerned that the only efficiency DOGE delivered was deeper mistrust and disregard for those who keep our most fundamental systems running.)
— Chicago sees exodus of immigration judges during Trump’s second term
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/02/chicago-immigration-judges/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— War is much easier to enter than to exit. President Donald Trump begins a war with Iran without congressional approval, public debate or a clear path out.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/01/president-donald-trump-iran-strikes-israel-war
— More early voting sites open Monday in Chicago, suburbs. The 50 ward early voting sites in Chicago open as will 55 sites in suburban Cook County. Additional early voting sites also open in the collar counties. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/03/01/early-voting-chicago-suburbs
DAILY HERALD
— Democratic comptroller candidates make push for why they’re voters’ best option. DD: If you had run for the comptroller office, which of your qualifications would you have stressed? I would have stressed a) that I worked 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) that before that, I worked 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) that I became a CPA and a certified internal auditor, fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, d) that I became a licensed CPA, e) that I earned master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, and f) that I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter for 13 years.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260301/illinois-state-politics/democratic-comptroller-candidates-make-push-for-why-theyre-voters-best-option/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Time for electric vehicle owners to pony up? Legislation to hike EV fees has a pay-per-mile option. DD: Do you own a EV? I own a 2025 Dodge Charger Daytona R/T EV. How many miles did you dive your EV last year? I drove mine only 42 mile. I paid $100 more for an EV license plate sticker. The car weighs almost 6,000 pounds. If the car had been available with a Hemi, I would have opted for that.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260301/transportation/time-for-electric-vehicle-owners-to-pony-up-legislation-to-hike-ev-fees-has-a-pay-per-mile-option/
WGN RADIO
— The difference in average net worth across the country is vast, depending on where you live. It’s so vast that the median net worth in the U.S. can range from anywhere between $62,000 to nearly $700,000, based solely on which state you call home. DD: Illinois is 19th at $209,500.
https://wgnradio.com/news/curious-what-the-net-worth-of-residents-in-your-state-might-be-a-new-report-has-the-answer/
DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— A guide to early voting before Evanston’s March 17 primary election. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2026/03/01/city/a-guide-to-early-voting-before-evanstons-march-17-primary-election/
BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Reviving the American dream. DD: The American Dream motivated me to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, job-related professional certifications when I was 30 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and a job-related professional license when I was 32. But if I was those ages today, I doubt that I could find the motivation. Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the future is bleaker and bleaker and bleaker for those who share my demographics.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/belleville-news-democrat-sunday/20260301/281616721852123
WAND TV
— US, Israel pound targets in Iran as Trump signals openness to talk to new leadership. The U.S. and Israel are pounding targets across Iran, dropping massive bombs on the country’s ballistic missile facilities and wiping out warships as part of an intensifying military campaign that accompanied the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/us-israel-pound-targets-in-iran-as-trump-signals-openness-to-talk-to-new-leadership/article_266406e0-3045-5877-8af2-ac586d123e4e.html
WCIA
— Champaign Co. issues warning about lines due to lack of election judges
https://www.wcia.com/news/champaign-county/champaign-co-issues-warning-about-lines-due-to-lack-of-election-judges/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump says more US service member deaths ‘likely’ in Iran conflict after 3 killed, 5 injured
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-says-more-us-service-members-will-likely-die-in-iran-conflict-after-3-killed-5-injured/
NORTHERN STAR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://northernstar.info/133879/opinion/opinion-stop-treating-lgbtq-like-a-porn-category/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— How war could reshape the primaries
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/02/how-war-could-reshape-the-primary-00806681
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/02/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-689/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What discourages you from helping elect candidates win elections? For me, since 2000, it has been far too many Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who have blamed their defeats a) on me, b) on what I have done as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, and c) on what I did as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, and the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019. Most commonly, they hint/imply/argue/shout that I painted them as being more conservative than they wanted to be painted, and that caused them to lose. According to them, I am far too conservative, and because of that, the more that I do to help them, the more votes that they will not get. Most commonly, they blame articles that I linked to in my newsletters that they do not like. Because Democrat and RINO leaders have ever-increasingly painted me so negatively, Republican candidates ever-increasingly make it clear that they do not want my help to get elected. Sadly, some Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have taken averse actions against me to get more votes. Comments? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Transgenderism: An attack on reality. For the left, facts are meaningless.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/1/transgenderism-attack-reality/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— NEA’s hyper-fixation on race shows fight against ‘woke’ indoctrination is not over
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4473612/nea-hyper-fixation-on-race-woke-indoctrination/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— ‘Unnecessary War of Choice’? Absolutely Not. Democratic talking point, not reality.
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/unnecessary-war-of-choice-absolutely
NEW YORK POST
— Why the left’s serial insanities keep becoming the law of the land
https://nypost.com/2026/03/01/opinion/why-the-lefts-serial-insanities-keep-becoming-the-law-of-the-land/
— The end of college racial quotas is already making America more just. DD: UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992 because they could not find a qualitied minority or female to admit.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/07/opinion/the-end-of-college-racial-quotas-is-already-making-america-more-just/
FOX NEWS
— Three U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles were shot down in a friendly fire incident over Kuwait late Sunday during active combat operations tied to Operation Epic Fury, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said. The aircraft were mistakenly engaged by Kuwaiti air defenses amid a complex battle environment that included attacks from Iranian aircraft, ballistic missiles and drones. All six aircrew members safely ejected, were quickly recovered, and are reported to be in stable condition.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/3-us-warplanes-shot-down-kuwaiti-air-defenses-pilots-bail-out-friendly-fire-incident-centcom-says?lid=ehvfygq6rbvz
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Students Want School to Spend $25K on Reparations Commission. DD: The more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats say you benefitted from slavery, and therefore, the more reparations that you should pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/03/u-illinois-urbana-champaign-students-want-school-to-spend-25k-on-reparations-commission/
POST BULLETIN
— No room for divided allegiance. DD: From what I see, more and more and more of those who come to America remain strongly aligned either for or against the countries they came from. Further, more and more and more want to turn America into their motherland.
https://www.postbulletin.com/news/let-no-room-for-divided-allegiance
WESTERN JOURNAL
— DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980, they always had strict race and gender quotas to meet for promotions to GS-13. Because of that, they never promoted me to GS-13 even though I had earned an MBA in 1976 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, they always had strict race and gender quotas to meet for promotions to GS-14. They never promoted me to GS-14 and they would not have promoted me to GS-13 in 1986 if I had not a) earned an MBA in 1976, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and became a licensed CPA in 1981. They would never have promoted me to GS-13 if the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 had not gotten back into power and assigned me to audits of IRS in 1986 and promoted me in 1986. Because he did that, my Democrat GAO superiors forced him to retire in 1987. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, they would have promoted me to GS-14, then GS-15, and then Senior Executive Service before I was 40 in 1988.
https://www.westernjournal.com/affirmative-action-quotas-question-female-minority-pilots-caused-half-pilot-error-crashes/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson admitted coordinating with other sanctuary city leaders to resist federal immigration enforcement. DD: Constructively, sanctuary states, that is, Democrat states, have declared war on America and have seceded from the United States.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/chicago-mayor-plots-anti-ice-strategy-with-peers/gm-70CE8E00F8
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasing fill their schools with their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/nyregion/immigration-agents-college-campus-columbia.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s attack on Iran risks alienating war-weary supporters
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/01/trump-iran-gop-coalition-divide/
USA TODAY
— Trump faces MAGA backlash on Iran. Trump campaigned as a staunch critic of previous U.S. wars in the Middle East, and some in his MAGA coalition aren’t happy about the Iran operation. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, many of my superiors and supervisors were veterans, and at times, most, if not virtually all of them were veterans. They did not blame Republicans for starting the Vietnam War, but they certainly blamed Republicans like me for America losing the Vietnam War. They especially blamed Republicans like me who were 1-A and avoided the Vietnam War draft with deferments. I should write about the many big adverse actions that they took against me. At the Post Office, they disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and forced me to resign in 1969. At IRS, they disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and never promoted me beyond GS-12. At GAO, they forced me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/01/trump-iran-maga-backlash-tucker-mtg/88935179007/
— Experts question Trump administration claims of Iran nuclear threat
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2026/03/01/trump-administration-faces-questions-over-iran-nuclear-threat-claims/88936194007/
— Unemployed Americans struggle to find next job. DD: Have you been unemployed, and if so, how long and why?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/03/01/unemployed-struggling-to-find-work/88903339007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A New Lost Generation: Why Gen Z Is Unprepared for the Workplace. Young employees often don’t have the skills they need to navigate organizations. Leaders should first understand the problem, and then how to fill the gaps. DD: The first 6 months that I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer in 1971 was classroom training. I worked 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. GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31. The Democrats who ran GAO wasted my knowledge of IRS. The succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/gen-z-worker-skills-294463f6
(FROM GOOGLE AI: IRS Revenue Officer training is a comprehensive, multi-year program focusing on tax law, civil investigative techniques, and collection procedures. Training includes in-person classroom instruction and on-the-job training (OJT) for navigating delinquent tax cases. As of 2025, training is primarily delivered through the Integrated Talent Management (ITM) system. Key aspects of the training program include: Curriculum Focus: Training covers the Internal Revenue Code, financial analysis, and investigative techniques for field work. Delivery Methods: Uses a combination of classroom training, web-based distance learning, and extensive on-the-job training. Initial Training: New hires undergo rigorous, often two-year, initial training to prepare for face-to-face interactions with taxpayers and representatives. System Access: Training is managed via the ITM system, with some specialized academies still under development as of April 2025. Career Path: Training supports the ability to handle complex tax collection cases, with opportunities for advancement. Newly hired revenue officers are typically trained to work in the field, analyzing financial information and enforcing tax compliance.)
FED WEEK
— OPM Guidance Addresses How Veterans’ Preference Applies in RIFs. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under hiring and/or promotion freezes because of Gingrich budget cuts. Many, if not most, and at times, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were males were veterans. Because GAO officially exempted GAO employees who were veterans from any adverse impact of Gingrich budget cuts, because I was a Republican, because I was not a veteran, and especially because I avoided the Vietnam War draft with deferments, my Democrat GAO superiors made me pay the price big time. They ultimately forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs/opm-guidance-addresses-how-veterans-preference-applies-in-rifs/
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
— Veterans’ Hiring Preference Goes Far Beyond Landing a Federal Job. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, the agency was almost always under hiring and/or promotion freezes because of Republican Gingrich budget cuts. Many, if not most, and at times, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were males were veterans. Because GAO officially exempted GAO employees who were veterans from any adverse impact of Gingrich budget cuts, because I was a Republican, because I was not a veteran, and especially because I avoided the Vietnam War draft with deferments, my Democrat GAO superiors made me pay the price big time. They ultimately forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.moaa.org/content/publications-and-media/news-articles/2025-news-articles/transition-and-career/veterans-hiring-preference-goes-far-beyond-landing-a-federal-job/
OPM
— DD: The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me if I had not passed the postal employment examination. The Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me if I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me if I had not passed the CPA examination. They would not have hired me because I was not a Democrat, female, younger, or veteran.
https://www.opm.gov/chcoc/latest-memos/ending-use-of-administrative-careers-with-america-assessments.pdf
PBS
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders legally and illegally flood America with citizens of foreign countries.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/trump-said-hes-pro-legal-immigration-his-policies-say-otherwise
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February 21, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Chicago volunteers hold 11th annual Sleepout for Homelessness. DD: The Democrat Party platform promotes homelessness.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-volunteers-hold-11th-annual-sleepout-for-homelessness/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ted Dabrowski
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/candidate-questionnaires/ted-dabrowski-carrie-mendoza-illinois-governor-primary
— DD: Robin Kelly, U.S. Congresswoman and candidate for U.S. Senate, is a member of the Illinois Democrat Party State Central Committee (SCC). Seventeen members of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) SCC, one from each congressional district, govern the IRP. What congressional district do you live in? Who represents you on the IRP SCC? Are they/can they run again? If they are not running again, who is? What do you know about them? What are their qualifications? Application information is at: https://illinois.gop/2026-state-central-committee-application/ Beyond tragically, the application form does not ask applicants to list what they have done a) to defend and advance the Republican Party platform or b) help elect Republican candidates. If I would run for IRP SCC for the 3rd Congressional District, which I am not, I would stress a) that I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC) since 1999, b) that I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, c) that I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, d) that I served as an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) officer 2003-2007, e) that I served on the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee and promoted direct election of IRP SCC members in 2008, f) that I have attended as a delegate all the IRP State Conventions since 2000, g) that I served as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, h) that I served as a director of the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter 2001-2004, i) etc. Application requires a letter of recommendation from an elected Republican official who resides in Illinois. My critics/opponents in the IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and MTRO would stress the many big adverse actions they have their operative and their dupes take against me since 2000 including a) baring me from attending their DCRCC fundraiser on February 27 as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor unless I paid $75, b) throwing me off their IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, c) ending my role as the Republican Party fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, d) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, e) ending my TAPROOT chairmanship in 2012, f) ending my service as the MTRO webmaster in 2010 and 2004, g) ending my ICRC Steering Committee membership in 2007, h) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, i) defeating my bid to serve as MTRO treasure in 2004, j) having someone run against me for RPC in 2000. My critics/opponents would also stress the many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. They would stress not only that I am not a veteran but that I avoided the Vietnam War draft. My “Republican” critics/opponents have a lot in common with my Democrat superiors in the federal government. My critics/opponents reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform. My critics/opponents blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They especially blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. Although not recently, I have attended many IRP SCC meetings since 2000. I promote direct election of IRP SCC members. My critics/opponents vehemently oppose that. My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes 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.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/candidate-questionnaires/robin-kelly-illinois-primary-united-states-senate
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: 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
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Democrat Leaders Praise Supreme Court Decision On Tariffs
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
WRMJ
— Local State Sen. Anderson Pushes To Outlaw Abortion, Loses Republican Leadership Spots. DD: Because I support the Hyde Amendment, my critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being an extremist. I should 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.
https://wrmj.com/local-state-sen-anderson-pushes-to-outlaw-abortion-loses-republican-leadership-spots/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A local Illinois lawmaker pushing to end abortions in the state has stepped down from Illinois Senate GOP leadership. State Senator Neil Anderson (R-Andalusia) filed a bill that would define preborn children at any stage of biological development as people. The measure also says that anyone who has an abortion could be charged with murder. Anderson also filed a bill to reinstate the death penalty for first-degree murder. Illinois Senate Republican leader John Curran says the bill has no support. “I don’t support his proposal; no other Republican legislator supports his proposal, House or Senate,” said Curran. “It’s an extreme proposal. I do not view it as a pro-life proposal; I view it as an anti-woman proposal about punishment.” As a result of both proposals, Anderson was forced to resign from Senate Republican leadership.)
FOX ILLINOIS
— Supreme Court ruling offers little relief for Republicans divided on Trump’s tariffs. Some Republicans seemed relieved at the news that the Supreme Court had struck down President Donald Trump’s global tariff regime.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/supreme-court-ruling-offers-little-relief-for-republicans-divided-on-trumps-tariffs/article_99e67e6f-b323-52bc-82b6-b80abb115784.html
JOURNAL & TOPICS
— DD: Are/were you a member of any underperforming group? My critics/opponents have always attributed my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against underperforming groups. They ignore/dismiss/belittle the fact a) that neither of my parents attended college, b) that my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, c) that he never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars, d) that he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, e) that he died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21, f) that my mother never attended high school, and g) that I had to work my way through college.
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/dist-62-schools-all-rated-commendable-as-district-sheds-underperforming-labels/
(ACCORDING TO GOOGLE AI: Commonly Identified Underperforming Demographic Groups: Race/Ethnicity: Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Native American, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander communities are frequently cited as underperforming due to systemic, historical disadvantages. Socioeconomic Status: Students from low-income households or families with lower education levels (first-generation). Language Proficiency: English Language Learners (ELL) or multilingual learners. Disability: Students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) or other disabilities.)
Location: Residents in rural areas or specific high-poverty area
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 FAMILY ACTION
— Pritzker’s Budget Address: The Rhetoric and the Reality
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/02/pritzkers-budget-address-the-rhetoric-and-the-reality/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— IVF: 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://nypost.com/2026/01/30/us-news/florida-couple-sues-fertility-clinic-after-alleged-embryo-mix-up-results-in-birth-of-non-caucasian-child-not-biologically-theirs/
BREITBART
— HUD Sec’y Turner Announces Crackdown on Illegal Aliens in Public Housing. DD: How many illegals do Democrat leaders have in public housing in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/02/20/exclusive-hud-secy-turner-announces-crackdown-on-illegal-aliens-in-public-housing/
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
— DHS Proposes Rule to Prioritize Americans’ Safety by Strengthening Screening of Asylum Seekers
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/02/20/dhs-proposes-rule-prioritize-americans-safety-strengthening-screening-asylum
FOX BUSINESS
— Transportation secretary orders sweeping CDL test changes in trucking crackdown: ‘English only’ DD: I doubt that I could ever had gotten a CDL or a truck driving job because my eyesight could never be corrected to 20/20 and I have partial red/green color blindness.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/transportation-secretary-orders-sweeping-cdl-test-changes-in-trucking-crackdown-english-only
— Is corporate America breaking up with DEI, or just taking its relationship underground?
https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/corporate-america-happy-abandon-dei-practices
FOX NEWS
— Trump admin slams Dems’ ‘call 911 on ICE’ push as reckless, links policy to riots and violent arrests
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-admin-slams-dems-call-100018688.html
— Washington Post joins other news outlets in laying off race-based journalists. 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.aol.com/articles/washington-post-joins-other-news-120017755.html
TOWNHALL
— In Record Time, Voters Are Regretting Electing Socialist Mamdani. DD: Of course, I take as a badge of honor that my critics/opponents had not been able to get anyone to run against me for Republican Precinct Committeeman since 2000.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/02/20/voters-revolt-against-mamdanis-tax-plan-n2671635
— DC Water CEO: ‘We Had Too Many White Men in Charge’
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/02/20/based-on-these-remarks-no-wonder-why-dc-water-is-a-total-trainwreck-n2671547
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Trump administration unveils plans to dramatically restrict work permits for asylum-seekers. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I did.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/asylum-seeker-work-permits-trump-administration-restrictions/
NBC NEWS
— IVF: 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.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/couple-alleges-ivf-clinic-mixed-embryos-continue-court-battle-find-chi-rcna259738
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/us/texas-ban-lgbtq-clubs.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to stop voter fraud, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote voter fraud.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/us/politics/republicans-vote-fraud-id-midterms.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump administration plan could restrict work permits for asylum seekers for years. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I did.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-02-20/trump-administration-plan-could-indefinity-restrict-work-permits-for-asylum-seekers
KXAN
— Texas’ most populous counties see higher numbers of early voters. DD: 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.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/texas-most-populous-counties-see-001131314.html
KDH NEWS
— Nearly 5,000 Bell County early voters cast ballots in first two days. DD: 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.
https://kdhnews.com/news/region/nearly-5-000-bell-county-early-voters-cast-ballots-in-first-two-days/article_e7e44375-c3ea-5259-a022-bc8e8ec8c6b7.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Data Crusader Trying to Save Illinois. Ted Dabrowski knows how the state got off track, but he’s the underdog in the GOP primary for governor.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-data-crusader-trying-to-save-illinois-30426ef7
— Trump Demeans Himself as He Attacks the Supreme Court
He calls the Justices who ruled against him ‘very unpatriotic’ and ‘fools.’
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-supreme-court-tariffs-ieepa-john-roberts-brett-kavanaugh-90daf559
— 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.wsj.com/business/dei-rules-that-changed-corporate-boards-are-vanishing-cab9ec12
BLOOMBERG LAW
— DHS Plans to Restrict Work Authorization for Asylum. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I did.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/dhs-plans-to-restrict-work-authorization-for-asylum-seekers
PRINCTON
— What Counts as Relevant Work Experience? DD: GAO audits IRS. I worked 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. After I transferred from IRS to GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS for my first 6 years. But then, the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS for 3 years and to promote me to GS-13, currently $118,984-$154,684year. But then, my Democrat GAO superiors forced him to retire and pulled out all the stops to get rid of me. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female. or veteran.
https://spia.princeton.edu/blogs/what-counts-relevant-work-experience-0
INDEED
— Education vs. Experience: What Do Employers Value More? DD: My Democrat superiors always ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed my education and work experience. They ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed what I learned earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. They ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed what I learned working 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. They ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed what I learned working 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. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female. or veteran.
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/experience-vs-education
HUFFINGTON POST
— F-Bomb After F-Bomb Dumped On Donald Trump In U.S. Senate Hopeful’s Campaign Ad. Juliana Stratton’s supporters — including a couple of high-profile names — let rip on the president in the video.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/juliana-stratton-campaign-ad-donald-trump_n_69981445e4b041f92b400e3b/amp
FROM OTHER SOURCES
EXP REALITY: DD: FOR SALE IN MY WHEATON PRECINCT:
— 1519 Foothill Drive – $1,799,000
https://leeernst.exprealty.com/details.php?mls=103&mlsid=12516679
— 1021 Greenwood Drive – $1,685,000
https://leeernst.exprealty.com/property/103-12488277-1021-greenwood-drive-wheaton-IL-60189
February 18, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In State of the State address, Gov. JB Pritzker pitches affordability and Illinois resilience to Trump
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/18/pritzker-illinois-2026-state-of-the-state/
— League of Women Voters of Central Kane County urges early mail-in voting amid USPS changes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/18/league-of-women-voters-of-central-kane-county-urges-early-mail-in-voting-amid-usps-changes/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Arrigo Park’s Columbus statue to be replaced by one of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini. A statue of Cabrini, the first American saint, will stand upon a pedestal left vacant since 2020, when the city removed the park’s Christopher Columbus statue.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/02/18/arrigo-parks-columbus-statue-saint-frances-xavier-cabrini
DAILY HERALD
— Three of the four Republicans running for Illinois’ 11th Congressional District seat have expressed doubts that Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 presidential election.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260218/us-congress-politics/gop-congressional-candidates-express-doubts-about-bidens-2020-white-house-win/
— GOP candidates in 6th Congressional District differ on immigration; one says close borders to all
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260218/us-congress-politics/gop-candidates-in-6th-congressional-district-differ-on-immigration-one-says-close-borders-to-all/\\
— Woman’s hospitalization following Bailey campaign launch stirs questions within GOP
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260218/illinois-state-politics/womans-hospitalization-following-bailey-campaign-launch-stirs-questions-within-gop/
ABC7
— Pritzker proposes $56B budget with minimal new spending, tax on social media companies. State faces challenging financial future amid federal funding cuts and new mandates.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-deliver-budget-address-springfield/18615380/
NBC5
— Pritzker: Trump ‘illegally confiscating’ federal money from Illinois
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/pritzker-trump-illegally-confiscating-federal-money-from-illinois/3895916/
FOX32
— Illinois given 30 days to fix CDL violations or risk $128M in funding
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-klu0fo3j5euq3c92
— US Senate candidates spar over $25 minimum wage. DD: I did not start earning $25/hour in today’s dollars until after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. My critics/opponents have always painted me as being overpaid.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-g35txz1b449jg0cu
— Illinois bill would lower legal blood alcohol limit for drivers
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-bill-lower-legal-blood-alcohol-limit-drivers
— Bill would guarantee paid sick leave for all US workers if passed. DD: I had paid sick leave all during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is higher because I got credit for my many unused sick days like I had worked them. My critics/opponents have always been furious about that. According to those on the right, the benefit was too generous. According to those on the left, federal jobs and their benefits should only be given to Democrats.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/guaranteed-paid-sick-leave-bill-healthy-families-act-bernie-sanders
WGN RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly treat Pat Brady like he is still the chairman of the Illinois Republican Party.
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/pat-brady-jb-pritzkers-budget-address/
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rick Heidner touts Trump ties in bid to unseat Pritzker
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/government-politics/article_643b216f-62e7-4082-8718-187d90b12eb8.html
STATELINE
— Pritzker criticizes ICE raids; Republicans say governor encourages illegal immigration
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/pritzker-criticizes-ice-raids-republicans-say-governor-encourages-illegal-immigration/
25 NEWS NOW
— Democrats praise Pritzker’s ‘roadmap,’ Republicans call budget ‘empty promises’ in partisan split
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/02/18/democrats-praise-pritzkers-roadmap-republicans-call-budget-empty-promises-partisan-split/
CWB CHICAGO
— 14-year-old boy shot as teen gathering turns violent in the Loop
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/02/14-year-old-boy-shot-as-teen-gathering-turns-violent-in-the-loop.html
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Democrats offer muted praise of Pritzker’s speech, Republicans dismiss ‘campaign’ rhetoric. Reactions largely fell along partisan lines, though there were some mixed feelings all around.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/democrats-offer-muted-praise-of-pritzkers-speech-republicans-dismiss-campaign-rhetoric/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-470/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois’ increased revenue because of federal economy, not state lawmakers
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-increased-revenue-because-of-federal-economy-not-state-lawmakers/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— In your opinion, is it fair to stress the political positions that candidates’ spouses have? I have seen many cases in which once candidates are elected, they push their spouses’ political positions.
http://www.gopillinois.com
(GOOGLE AI: Spouses of political candidates often serve as influential, strategic partners who shape campaign narratives, engage voters, and expand outreach. While many spouses share aligned political views, they are not monoliths; they can hold independent opinions or, in some cases, bring diverse perspectives that create internal or public conflict.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump celebrates Black History Month at the White House. 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.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/18/trump-celebrates-black-history-month-white-house/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump endorsement tracker: Here’s who the president has picked in GOP midterm election primaries. DD: There are six U.S. Senate candidates in Illinois.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/4460164/trump-endorsement-tracker-gop-2026-election-primaries/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois will hold a Senate race this election cycle, though the field mainly consists of Democratic candidates. Trump has not endorsed the lone Republican, Don Tracy. Trump has endorsed Reps. Mike Bost, Mary Miller, and Darin LaHood for reelection. The three incumbents represent Illinois’ three Republican voting districts, which are primarily south of Chicago.)
— The canonization of Jesse Jackson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/4462248/the-canonization-of-jesse-jackson/
— Jesse Jackson was not controversial, or liberal, according to the obituaries
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4460851/jesse-jackson-death-obituary-nbc-controversial/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Teachers Are Fomenting Anti-ICE Hysteria. Alleged ICE activity at schools is being used as a pretext to indoctrinate children.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/02/17/teachers-are-fomenting-anti-ice-hysteria/
BREITBART
— Illinois Illegally Issued One-in-Five Trucker Licenses to Non-Residents
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/02/18/report-illinois-illegally-issued-one-in-five-trucker-licenses-to-non-residents/
DAILY CALLER
— Professors Furious Over Being Told Not To Indoctrinate Students
https://dailycaller.com/2026/02/18/professors-furious-told-not-to-indoctrinate-students-out-of-control/
EPOCH TIMES
— More Than 550 Commercial Driving Schools to Close After Checks
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/more-than-550-commercial-driving-schools-to-close-after-checks-transportation-department-5987313
FEDERALIST
— While Democrats’ Anti-ICE Fury Escalates, Americans Show They Want Immigration Laws Enforced
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/18/while-democrats-anti-ice-fury-escalates-americans-show-they-want-immigration-laws-enforced/
— Affluent White Female Liberals Are Living In A Made-Up World
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/18/affluent-white-female-liberals-are-living-in-a-made-up-world/
FOX NEWS
— Duffy gives Illinois 30-day ultimatum after audit finds 1 in 5 noncitizen truck licenses issued illegally. Transportation secretary gives Pritzker 30-day ultimatum after audit finds drivers from El Salvador to Ukraine received improper commercial licenses.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/duffy-gives-illinois-30-day-ultimatum-after-audit-finds-1-5-noncitizen-truck-licenses-issued-illegally
NEW YORK POST
— Education Department scraps Biden-era race-based rules for doctoral degree grants
https://nypost.com/2026/02/18/us-news/education-department-scraps-biden-era-race-based-rules-for-doctoral-degree-grants/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ROLL CALL
— Vance pledges anti-abortion policies after White House deemed soft. DD: I should write about those abortion advocates who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000 because I oppose abortion. 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.
https://rollcall.com/2026/01/23/vance-pledges-anti-abortion-policies-after-white-house-deemed-soft/
MOTLEY FOOL
— What causes unemployment? DD: QUESTION: Why have I been unemployed since I was 49 in 1997? ANSWER: The many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. QUESTION: Why did they take those adverse actions against me? ANSWER: Because I opposed their political affiliation discrimination, their reverse discrimination, and their age discrimination. I became an active participant in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation when I was 40 in 1988.
https://www.fool.com/terms/u/unemployment/
OKLAHOMAN
— Schools discipline over 100 students for anti-ICE walkout. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their high school students to promote more hatred against Republicans. Have Democrat leaders already or will they promise high school students free rides in Ivy League universities if they walkout?
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/18/over-100-mustang-public-schools-students-given-in-school-suspension-for-anti-ice-walkout/88738114007/
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Lawmakers eyeing changes to federal benefits, hiring, pay. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years, who ran IRS for almost 9 years, and who ran the Post Office for almost 3 years. You had to commit to promoting Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI big time to get promoted to GS-14 at GAO, to GS-13 at IRS, and to GS-5 at the Post Office. To promote AA and DEI is to promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2026/02/lawmakers-eyeing-changes-to-federal-benefits-hiring-pay/
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
— How to Judge a Candidate. DD: If you ran for a government office, which of your qualifications would you stress. I would stress a) that I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, b) that before that, I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, c) that I became a CPA and a certified internal auditor (CIA), fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, d) that I passed the CPA and CIA examinations on my first attempt, e) that I became a licensed CPA, and f) that I earned master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.lwv.org/blog/how-judge-candidate
February 17, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Lewis University moves some classes online after school says ICE to work out of same building. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/lewis-university-moves-classes-online-learning-school-says-ice-work-same-oak-brook-il-building/18608542/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/jb-pritzker-ofelia-torres-death-cancer-father-deportation-fight/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Bailey rebukes national GOP for post mocking Pritzker’s weight
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/16/gop-pritzker-cartoon-bailey-illinois/
— Girl Scouts in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa moving cookie sales online in response to ICE actions. From now until March 29, Girl Scouts River Valleys’ cookie program will go digital. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/16/girl-scouts-moving-cookie-sales-online-in-response-to-ice-actions/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOL:D: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. What will Democrat leaders do next to push more pot?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/16/cannabis-sales-illinois/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly analogized Trump with Joseph McCarthy.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/17/opinion-donald-trump-joseph-mccarthy/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reduce/end penalties for breaking the law.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/02/17/formerly-incarcerated-celebrate-passage-of-illinois-clean-slate-act
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use high school students to promote more hatred against Republicans. How soon, if not already, will Democrat leaders promise high school students free rides at Ivy League universities if they walkout? 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. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a part-time IIT student 1992-1997, my Democrat GAO superiors would have forced me to retire 4 years earlier, in 1993 instead of 1997. If I had been active in Republican politics, I doubt that UIC would have admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992. Democrats
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260216/news/we-see-the-injustice-suburban-students-pledge-walkouts-will-continue-no-matter-the-consequences/
— 14th District GOP candidates say curbing government spending, overreach are top issues
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260216/us-congress-politics/14th-district-gop-candidates-say-curbing-government-spending-overreach-are-top-issues/
— 8th Congressional District GOP hopefuls debate U.S. immigration policies
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260216/us-congress-politics/8th-congressional-district-gop-hopefuls-debate-u-s-immigration-policies/
WAND TV
— Urbana city leaders rejected a federal grant Monday night. Urbana City Council members said it is because the FEMA money has strings attached under the Trump administration. They stated that taking the money would require Urbana to follow all Department of Homeland Security rules and comply with federal action, like recent ICE raids nationwide. Urbana’s legal counsel said the city likely would not be on the hook for paying the money back. However, council members added they don’t trust the current administration and are hoping to protect residents. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois/urbana-city-council-rejects-federal-grant-over-dhs-ties/article_c0f55a33-5c85-4785-bf35-6c4c1757b68a.html
CLARION LEDGER
— Federal judge orders DHS to allow Ash Wednesday service for ICE detainees. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use religious leaders a) to glorify and praise their illegals and b) to fight their deportation. When my lawsuit against GAO was transferred from Washington DC to Chicago in 2000, it was initially assigned to Gettleman. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2026/02/16/federal-judge-orders-trump-administration-dhs-must-allow-ash-wednesday-services-for-ice-detainees/88701099007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to let detainees have access to church services for Ash Wednesday. “The court finds that the government has substantially burdened plaintiffs’ exercise of religion,” U.S. District Judge Robert W. Gettleman said in his order. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security must “allow plaintiffs to access the Broadview, Illinois, facility on Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026, to offer ashes and Communion for those who desire it.”)
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The Rev. Jesse Jackson has died
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinoisplaybook
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-680/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. RINOs reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Far too many RINOs use the Republican Party’s “BIG TENT” policy a) to become Republican Precinct Committeemen, b) to become leaders in Republican organizations, c) to run for government offices as Republicans, and d) to get elected as Republicans. The Democrat Party does not have a “BIG TENT” policy. Its precinct committeemen, party leaders, candidates, and elected officials aggressively defend and advance all the planks in the Democrat Party platform, especially its dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, pro-vice, gun control, and Affirmative Action and DEI planks, that is, its race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination planks. If the Republican Party does not stop RINOs from destroying the Republican Party, the Republican Party will soon be defunct. Soon, all of America will be like Illinois. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What has your Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC) done so far to increase the number of Republican ballots cast in your precinct in the March 17, 2026 primary? Notwithstanding ever-increasing Democrat-promoted hatred against RPCs, yesterday, I finished hand-delivering envelopes to 400 residences in my precinct using 800 mailing labels for those residences that have at least one Republican (R) or Independent (NA) voter. The envelopes had my return address label, a copy of the unmarked sample ballot, a Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Voter Guide, and campaign literature from all the candidates on the Republican ballot in my precinct who had provided their literature to MTRO (Tracy, Mendrick, Dabrowski, Drew, and Moore). I had to explain to some voters why they were NA. 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. He shouted at me in a very threatening tone that he had thrown my envelope in the 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 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 his 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 label on 400 envelopes, putting them into walk order, stuffing them, 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. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopoillinois.com
— What were doing 25 years ago? In 2001, I successfully led a group that overcame Rev. Jesse Jackson’s opposition and got Comcast to start carrying Fox News Channel in Wheaton and in other western suburbs. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(FROM GOOGLE AI: Rev. Jesse Jackson and his organization, the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, have had a long, complex, and often criticized relationship with major telecommunications companies, including Comcast and AT&T. Over the past two decades, Jackson has frequently endorsed mergers involving these companies and lobbied against net neutrality regulations, often coinciding with donations from these corporations to his non-profit organizations. Key aspects of this relationship include: Corporate Funding & Support: AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon have been major financial contributors to Jackson’s Citizenship Education Fund. For instance, in 1999, AT&T donated $425,000 to the fund shortly after Jackson withdrew his opposition to the AT&T/TCI Cable merger.)
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Three GOP Members of Congress (that is, All of Them) Support Don Tracy for U.S. Senate Nomination
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/17/three-gop-members-of-congress-that-is-all-of-them-support-don-tracy-for-u-s-senate-nomnation/
— 9th District GOP Candidate Got Hawaiian Record Wiped Clean
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/02/16/9th-district-gop-candidate-gets/
JOHN KASS
— To Be Optimistic or Not to Be. DD: I tried to be optimistic while I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, but as they ever-increasingly took more and bigger adverse actions against me, it became ever-increasingly difficult. I have tried to be optimistic while I have served as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, but as Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party leaders have ever-increasingly taken more and bigger adverse actions against me, it is becoming ever-increasingly difficult.
https://johnkassnews.com/to-be-optimistic-or-not-to-be/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats’ ICE opposition shutdown echoes ‘defund the police’ 2.0. Left’s unreasonable demands would make officers’ jobs impossible.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/16/democrats-ice-opposition-shutdown-echoes-defund-police-20/
NEW YORK POST
— Biden’s ‘quiet amnesty’ for nearly 1 million illegal immigrants
https://nypost.com/2026/02/16/opinion/bidens-quiet-amnesty-for-nearly-1-million-illegal-immigrants/
— Woke Portland pizza restaurant hits diners with anti-ICE propaganda and bizarrely declares ‘food is political’
https://nypost.com/2026/02/17/us-news/woke-pizza-restaurant-hits-diners-with-anti-ice-propaganda-and-bizarrely-declares-food-is-political/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— DOJ Reveals that 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
— 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
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. RINOs reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Far too many RINOs use the Republican Party’s “BIG TENT” policy a) to become Republican Precinct Committeemen, b) to become leaders in Republican organizations, c) to run for government offices as Republicans, and d) to get elected as Republicans. The Democrat Party does not have a “BIG TENT” policy. Its precinct committeemen, party leaders, candidates, and elected officials aggressively defend and advance all the planks in the Democrat Party platform, especially its dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, pro-vice, gun control, and Affirmative Action and DEI planks, that is, its race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination planks. If the Republican Party does not stop RINOs from destroying the Republican Party, the Republican Party will soon be defunct. Soon, all of America will be like Illinois.
https://www.creators.com/read/daily-editorials/02/26/rinos-meet-the-depublicans-5df4a
FOX NEWS
— West Chicago teacher breaks silence after losing job over 2-word Facebook post supporting ICE: ‘Devastating.’ The teacher’s supporters started a GoFundMe, calling him a “beloved” educator
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-area-teacher-breaks-silence-after-losing-job-over-2-word-facebook-post-supporting-ice
— Illinois district where faculty celebrated Charlie Kirk’s death exposed over racial ‘segregation’ plan. Oswego District 308 divided middle school students by racial background without parental notification as part of equity training sessions.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/illinois-district-where-faculty-celebrated-charlie-kirks-death-exposed-over-racial-segregation-plan
FOX NEWS RADIO
— Who Is Allowing Illegals To Get Trucking Licenses?
https://radio.foxnews.com/2026/02/16/who-is-allowing-illegals-to-get-trucking-licenses-ft-shannon-everett-rep-wesley-hunt/
PJ MEDIA
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/02/16/is-nancy-pelosi-steering-democrats-toward-a-civil-war-in-2028-n4949566
— The Trump Administration Officially Kills DEI at the FAA. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly used Affirmative Action to lower 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://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/02/16/the-trump-administration-officially-kills-dei-at-the-faa-n4949555
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— How Uncle Sam helps illegal aliens take jobs, homes, and benefits. DD: All of my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. If my employers had hired noncitizens instead of me, I would not have been able a) to buy a 6-year-old car when I was 16, b) to buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., c) to pay for tuition and books to earn college degrees when I was 21, 27, 31, and 48, d) to buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc., or d) to get married when I was 29. My critics/opponents cannot say anything like that because they had wealth parents who bought the cars, who paid for their college expenses, who got them jobs, etc. My father died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. Neither he nor my mother attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. My mother never attended high school.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5737890-the-itin-how-uncle-sam-helps-illegal-aliens-take-jobs-homes-and-benefits/
REUTERS
— Goldman Sachs plans to drop DEI from board-candidate criteria. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years, for IRS for almost 9 years, and for the Post Office for almost 3 years. You had to promote Affirmative Action big time to get promoted to GS-14 at GAO, GS-13 at IRS, and GS-5 at the Post Office.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/goldman-sachs-plans-drop-diversity-factors-board-candidate-criteria-wsj-reports-2026-02-17/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats’ Debate: ‘Abolish ICE,’ or ‘Abolish Trump’s ICE’? An upcoming Senate primary contest in Illinois, which is likely to pick the state’s next senator, has centered on Democrats’ future approach to federal immigration policy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/us/politics/democrats-illinois-senate-ice-trump.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/02/16/affordability-politics-cost-living-prices/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reject federal law. That caused the Civil War.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/14/states-different-approaches-immigration-enforcement/88597879007/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Olympics to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2026/02/17/team-usa-lgbtq-athletes-2026-winter-olympics-representation/88690898007/
— FAA orders merit-based pilot hiring as Trump DEI crackdown continues. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly used Affirmative Action to lower 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.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2026/02/16/faa-merit-based-pilot-hiring-order/88700875007/
DUKE TODAY
— When Wages Are Not Enough for Retirement Savings. DD: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government a) wasted my career, b) took many big adverse actions against me, and c) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They flushed down their toilets 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. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://today.duke.edu/2026/02/when-wages-are-not-enough-retirement-savings
POLITICO
— Democrats’ struggles could be partly because they’re just too old, says Obama. “There is an element of, at some point, you age out,” the former president said. DD: According to my Democrat IRS superiors, I aged out to be a GS-13 when I was 25 in 1974.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/15/obama-democrats-problems-too-old-00782719?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Indians face racist backlash in US amid success
https://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-lucknow/20260217/282218017248218
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A wave of hostility targeting people of Indian origin in the United States is causing concern as public meetings, political campaigns and online platforms see a surge in openly racist rhetoric directed at Indians. The backlash was on display at a recent City Council meeting in Frisco, a fast-growing suburb north of Dallas in Texas where about one-third of residents are of Asian heritage, The New York Times reported. During nearly two hours of public comments, several speakers described what they called an “Indian takeover” of their city.)
INDEPENDENT ONLINE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://iol.co.za/lifestyle/love-sex/relationships/2026-02-16-the-sheconomy-surge-why-45-of-women-will-be-single-and-thriving-by-2030/
February 9, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— US Olympians speaking up about politics at home face online backlash – including from Trump
https://abc7chicago.com/post/winter-olympics-2026-hunter-hess-chris-lillis-amber-glen-get-backlash-politics-speak-donald-trump-posts-truth-social/18568048/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— US Olympians speaking up about politics at home face online backlash – including from Trump
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/08/us-olympians-politics-at-home/
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/07/cascos-y-placas-falsas-reportes-sobre-tcticas-del-ice-aumentan-el-miedo-en-minnesota/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/02/09/donald-trump-propaganda-deed-video-violence-renee-macklin-good-alex-pretti-janette-defelice
https://chicago.suntimes.com/public-safety/2026/02/06/how-can-chicagos-top-prosecutor-hold-ice-accountable
— Chicago Tribune owner Alden wants to acquire publisher of northwest suburban Daily Herald. In a full-page ad in Sunday’s Tribune, Alden Global Capital said it could pay 30% more than others for employee-owned Paddock Publications and offer employees better terms. Crystal Lake-based Shaw Media could be another bidder.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/2026/02/08/chicago-tribune-alden-global-paddock-daily-herald-shaw-media-newspapers
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— US Olympians speaking up about politics at home face online backlash – including from Trump
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/us-olympians-speaking-up-about-politics-at-home-face-online-backlash-including-from-trump/article_4aa8a33a-6fe1-5993-afe0-58386766e6c5.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/appeals-court-affirms-trump-policy-of-jailing-immigrants-without-bond/article_26a5affa-996d-53ce-afdd-f3b14ee16077.html
SHAW LOCAL
— 2026 Election Questionnaire: Don Tracy, United States Senate
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/02/08/2026-election-questionnaire-don-tracy-united-states-senate/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump administration lauds plastic surgeons’ statement on trans surgery for minors
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-02-08/trump-administration-lauds-plastic-surgeons-statement-on-trans-surgery-for-minors
— DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-02-07/what-does-it-mean-when-the-president-calls-to-nationalize-the-voting
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning roundup
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— In your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your school district, and in your precinct, how successful have Democrat leaders been blaming Republicans for all problems that those who are the following have: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-married, non-rich, non-citizen, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time? Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Articles DD: Hopefully, Breakthrough Ideas will start posing its outstanding newsletters on its website. All my 10,000+ GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2016 are posted at www.gopillinois.com . Since 2004, my newsletters have included links to 534,000+ articles. I have sent out my newsletters since 2000.
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Thank our schools and churches for the Minneapolis madness. They’ve taught and preached divisive, apologist swill for decades.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/8/thank-schools-churches-minneapolis-madness/
— DOJ reaches legal settlement declaring Biden’s border ‘parole’ to be unlawful. Deal would prevent future use of ‘parole’ for immigrants caught at the border, then released.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/8/doj-reaches-legal-settlement-declaring-bidens-border-parole-unlawful/
— No Noem or no deal: Democrats vow to oppose any funding bill if Noem remains in charge. DD: Democrats run the federal government. GAO works for Congress. When I was 49 years old in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors talked and acted like Democrat politicians would fire them if they did not force me to retire. I should write about a) Democrat Durbin and Braun who were the U.S. Senators in 1997 and b) Democrat Rush, Jackson, Gutierrez, Blagojevich, Davis, and Yates who were U.S. Congressmen who represented Chicago in 1997. Hyde was my Congressman. My Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with my Democrat Black Chicagoan subordinate a) who had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had one professional certification while I had six, and d) had no professional license like the one I had. Federal employees who are Republican have no Civil Service protections and especially those who are White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time like me.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/8/no-noem-no-deal-remains-charge-dhs-democrats-vow-oppose-funding-bill/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats reject woke rebrand in favor of message to ‘fight’ for progressive ideals
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4448272/democrats-reject-anti-woke-rebrand-favor-message-fight-progressive-ideals/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump slams Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show: ‘An affront to the Greatness of America.’ DD: My critics/opponents watched Bad Bunny. My supporters watched the Turning Point USA show.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/08/us-news/trump-slams-bad-bunnys-super-bowl-halftime-show/
— Trump slams ‘loser’ Olympian Hunter Hess over ‘mixed emotions’ representing US.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/08/sports/trump-slams-loser-olympian-hunter-hess-over-mixed-emotions-representing-us/
— Democrat leaders may go too far for their illegals
https://nypost.com/2026/02/08/opinion/dems-may-go-too-far-for-illegals-the-eus-digital-service-despots-and-other-commentary/
— Democrats’ ICE hysteria hides their deepest midterm fears
https://nypost.com/2026/02/08/opinion/democrats-ice-hysteria-hides-their-deepest-midterm-fears/
— California’s K-12 schools have been put on notice that indoctrinating children in extremist left wing ideology will lead to federal funding cuts.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/08/us-news/california-public-schools-indoctrinating-kids-with-leftist-ideology-could-lose-funding/
— Med schools’ racial preferences degrade all doctors
https://nypost.com/2026/02/08/opinion/the-death-of-dei-med-schools-racial-preferences-degrade-all-doctors/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The second American Civil War. We have been in a state of civil war for years; all it has lacked is a formal declaration. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/the_second_american_civil_war.html
— So You Wanna Be a Democrat? As a public service, then, let me educate potential Democrats on what will be necessary for them to fit in with their fellow donkeys. DD: To vote for Democrats is to be anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-non-poor people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/02/so_you_wanna_be_a_democrat.html
— What would America have looked like had Trump not won? Spain. Right now. The terrifying specter of what’s happening to Spain should tell everyone that, as Obama once said, “elections have consequences.”
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/what_would_america_have_looked_like_had_trump_not_won_spain_right_now.html
— Peaceful Protesters, or Fifth Column Insurrectionists? A sobering analysis of Chinese ties to progressive politicians.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/02/peaceful_protesters_or_fifth_column_insurrectionists.html
— Disrupting church isn’t journalism. There is no right to protest on private property, nor to be present there, journalist or not. DD: How successful have Democrats been taking over your church?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/disrupting_church_isn_t_journalism.html
— Interpreting the leftist noise about illegal alien deportations. One of the most important things we must understand is that, while there’s always a kernel of truth in leftist narratives, the direction is invariably toward indoctrination.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/interpreting_the_leftist_noise_about_illegal_alien_deportations.html
— New York in a Mamdani state of mind. New York’s mayor calls for looking to Islam for guidance as New York’s trash and snow pile high.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/new_york_in_a_mamdani_state_of_mind.html
— Keep the monkey and Hitler out of our politics. Politics in a civil society works when people focus on issues, not name-calling.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/keep_the_monkey_and_hitler_out_of_our_politics.html
BLAZE
— Mamdani cites the Quran and quotes Muhammed while announcing order to protect illegal aliens from ICE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/mamdani-cites-the-quran-and-quotes-muhammed-while-announcing-order-to-protect-illegal-aliens-from-ice
BREITBART
— Turning Point USA’s All-American Halftime Show Wins the Super Bowl. DD: My critics/opponents watched Bad Bunny. My supporters watched the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/02/08/charlie-spikes-the-ball-turning-point-usas-all-american-halftime-show-wins-the-super-bowl/
— Sports fans lament the left-wing political activism in this year’s NFL Super Bowl LX Sunday game, and especially from its halftime show star Bad Bunny, who has a long history of leftist activism. DD: My critics/opponents watched Bad Bunny. My supporters watched the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/02/08/from-backing-blm-and-kamala-to-bashing-ice-super-bowl-60-star-bad-bunnys-history-of-left-wing-activist-fk-trump/amp/
CENTER SQUARE
— Majority prefer Trump’s immigration policies over Biden’s. DD: How successful was Biden filling your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct with his illegals?
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_11e240e1-37bc-40fe-ab3e-94b290a1785d.html
CITY JOURNAL
— Want to Reduce Poverty? Teach the “Success Sequence.” Any serious attempt to tackle the problem must address not just economics but culture. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/poverty-success-sequence-school-employment-marriage
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Success Sequence. Social scientists have long observed a simple, three-step behavioral pattern that dramatically lowers the risk of poverty: graduate from high school, secure full-time employment, and marry before having children. This pattern, known as the success sequence, is not a guarantee of success. But the numbers are striking. Ninety-seven percent of Americans who follow all three steps avoid poverty by age 30. Encouragingly, this idea enjoys broad support; a majority of both Democratic and Republican parents believe the success sequence should be taught in public schools. Cultural Norms and Elite Messaging. The success sequence is widely followed by affluent professionals—but rarely endorsed publicly. Many elites fear that endorsing these norms will seem moralizing or judgmental. But their silence sends mixed signals. When those at the top quietly follow a set of rules while refusing to articulate them, it creates confusion—especially for young people without strong role models, who rely more heavily on cultural cues to guide their decisions. Family Structure and Stability. In 1960, nearly all American children, regardless of income, lived with their married biological parents. Among high-income families today, that figure remains above 80 percent today. But for families in the bottom income quintile, the number has dropped to just 30 percent. This divergence matters. Research consistently shows that marriage boosts upward mobility, even when controlling for education and income. For example, a child born to a married mother with only a high school diploma is three times more likely to graduate from college than a child born to an unmarried mother with the same level of education. The Importance of School Discipline. Academic success also depends on order in the classroom. Even the best teachers struggle in environments filled with disruption. Recent efforts to reform school discipline, especially those aimed at reducing racial disparities in suspensions, have often had unintended consequences. In many districts, disorder has increased, teachers have left the profession, and student achievement has declined. Students cannot learn when chaos reigns. Schools must have the authority to enforce clear behavioral standards to create environments where learning can happen. A Cultural Foundation for Upward Mobility. Policymakers often look for quick, measurable solutions to complex problems. But the most powerful interventions work over the long term. If we want to confront poverty in a meaningful way, we must reinforce the social and cultural foundations that support stability: strong families, clear norms, disciplined schools, and a culture that values responsibility. These ideas are not novel—but they are neglected. The roots of poverty are not just economic; they are cultural, too. Any serious attempt to reduce poverty must be willing to address both aspects of the problem.)
COLLEGE FIX
— A University of Minnesota education professor ran an “ICE drill” in class which included having selected students “shield” peers who might be targeted by the agency. DD: Schools in Minnesota today, schools in your school district tomorrow, if not already.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/umn-professor-allegedly-conducted-ice-drill-in-class-had-students-shield-targeted-peers-report/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Conservative Media at a Crossroads
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/02/08/conservative-media-at-a-crossroads-daily-signals-rob-bluey-on-press-freedom-trust-and-future-of-journalism/
— Pollsters Don’t Ask If Anti-ICE Activists Have ‘Gone Too Far’
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/02/08/pollsters-dont-ask-if-anti-ice-activists-have-gone-too-far/amp/
FEDERALIST
— It’s Time For Trump To Win The West’s Civil War. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/06/its-time-for-trump-to-win-the-wests-civil-war/
FOX NEWS
— Turning Point USA’s patriotic Super Bowl alternative earns praise as millions tune in over Bad Bunny. DD: My critics/opponents watched Bad Bunny. My supporters watched the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/turning-point-usas-patriotic-super-bowl-alternative-earns-praise-millions-tune-over-bad-bunny.amp
— American Olympian taking social media breather over ‘hate’ after Trump criticism.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/american-olympian-taking-social-media-breather-over-hate-after-trump-criticism
— Mamdani expands sanctuary laws, defends alleged cop-attacker.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388973301112
— Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show ignites Trump’s fury, divides viewers. Many viewers were frustrated that almost none of the show was in English. DD: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders will force everyone to speak, read, and write Spanish.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/bad-bunnys-super-bowl-halftime-show-ignites-trumps-fury-divides-viewers?lid=gxbe53lgujd2
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Non-Whites Can “Take Over This Country.” DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly unite those who are the following to destroy America: non-White, non-citizen, non-Republican, liberal/moderate, female, younger, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/02/resurfaced-remarks-show-texas-lawmaker-pushing-racial-power-politics/
NUMBERS USA
— The Worst of the ICE Reform Demands
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/the-worst-of-the-ice-reform-demands/
POST MILLENNIAL
— DHS demands California honor ICE detainers for illegal immigrant criminals
https://thepostmillennial.com/dhs-demands-california-honor-ice-detainers-for-illegal-immigrant-criminals
TOWNHALL
— No Sanctuary in the Sanctuary. DD: Illinois is a lot like Minnesota.
https://townhall.com/columnists/jerrynewcombe/2026/02/08/no-sanctuary-in-the-sanctuary-n2670689
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Minnesota is a Sanctuary State, meaning that illegal aliens can flaunt our immigration laws, even though every nation has to have borders to remain a nation. But as we all know, there was no sanctuary for those in the sanctuary of Cities Church in St. Paul a couple of weeks ago. Just last week, Don Lemon—a former CNN anchor who was present during the sanctuary riot—was re-arrested for his role in the chaos that erupted when belligerent protesters commandeered a Sunday morning worship service. Lemon claims he was just acting as an impartial journalist at the scene. Fox News reports, “Lemon, who was released without bail Friday, says he was acting as a journalist, while prosecutors allege he coordinated with activists who disrupted services at Cities Church.” Lemon went on to quote Jesus in his defense (“The truth shall set you free.”)
— Foreign-Born Ohio Lawmaker Pushes ‘Sensitive Locations’ Bill to Limit ICE Enforcement
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2026/02/08/foreign-born-ohio-lawmaker-pushes-sensitive-locations-bill-to-limit-ice-enforcement-n2670936
— Texas Democrat Goes Viral After Pitting Whites Against Minorities
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/02/08/texas-democrat-goes-viral-after-pitting-whites-against-minorities-n2670938
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Affirmative Action Quotas in Question as Female, Minority Pilots Caused Half of Pilot-Error Crashes. DD: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government, they had to meet race and/or gender quotas, goals, and targets to promote their employees who were minority and/or female, that is, they had to discriminate against their employees who were White and/or male. They especially discriminated against their employees who were White and/or male and who were Republican, older, non-veteran, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. To meet their quotas, goals, and targets, they ever-increasingly lowered standards. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.
https://www.westernjournal.com/affirmative-action-quotas-question-female-minority-pilots-caused-half-pilot-error-crashes/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— Millions of Super Bowl fans tune into Turning Point USA’s halftime show instead of Bad Bunny. DD: My critics/opponents watched Bad Bunny. My supporters watched the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/tv/millions-of-super-bowl-fans-tune-into-turning-point-usa-s-halftime-show-instead-of-bad-bunny/ar-AA1VWHCy
YAHOO
— Turning Point USA’s alternative Super Bowl halftime show draws millions. What happened. DD: My critics/opponents watched Bad Bunny. My supporters watched the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/turning-point-usas-alternative-super-022229919.html
AOL
— Kid Rock’s Alternative Super Bowl Show By Turning Point USA Sparks Backlash Online. DD: My critics/opponents watched Bad Bunny. My supporters watched the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.aol.com/articles/kid-rock-alternative-super-bowl-064438036.html
YAHOO
— Donald Trump called Bad Bunny ‘terrible,’ but still watched it over Erika Kirk’s Turning Point show. DD: My critics/opponents watched Bad Bunny. My supporters watched the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/donald-trump-called-bad-bunny-080000264.html
CBS NEWS
— Trump lashes out at Team USA athlete for sharing thoughts on political situation at home.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-lashes-out-hunter-hess-milano-cortina-winter-games/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Turning Point USA’s All-American Halftime Show draws 6.1M concurrent viewers on YouTube. DD: My critics/opponents watched Bad Bunny. My supporters watched the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7031946/2026/02/08/turning-point-usa-halftime-show-pete-hegseth/
— DD: I have been the Illinois reporter for GOPUSA since 2000. Democrat leaders stand up for reporter Georgia Fort. According to Google AI, she is “a Twin Cities-based independent, three-time Emmy-winning journalist and founder of BLCK Press, focusing on racial justice, policing, and community stories. She previously worked for WTVM, KBJR, and covered the George Floyd murder trial.” Republican and conservative leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton have rarely stood up for me. In fact, many of them have taken many big adverse actions against me since 2000.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/opinion/minnesota-protest-arrested-press-journalism.html
— Demanding Support for Trump, Justice Dept. Struggles to Recruit Prosecutors. Some offices are so decimated that the Justice Department has sent in military lawyers. More recently, officials asked for volunteers from other offices who can quickly deploy to places in desperate need. 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://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/politics/doj-prosecutors-recruiting-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders say “Trump Finds A Rare Need To Pull Back.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/politics/trump-social-post-reaction.html
USA TODAY
— Trump vows ‘softer touch’ but forges ahead with ‘mass deportation.’ Immigrant advocates point to the billions of dollars in funding to beef up ICE detention and put thousands more agents on the street.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/07/trump-softer-touch-ice-mass-deportation/88497160007/
— They had enough money to retire. Then the cost of living went up. DD: My retirement and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal retirement wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/02/05/why-older-adults-unretire/88483469007/
NEW YORK TODAY
— NYC Mayor Signs Order to Protect Immigrants from ICE Enforcement. Mamdani’s executive order aims to uphold sanctuary city laws and limit information-sharing with federal immigration authorities. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasing use their illegals to destroy America.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/ny/new-york/news/2026/02/07/nyc-mayor-signs-order-to-protect-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement/
KGW
— Did you miss Turning Point’s ‘All American Halftime Show’? Here’s how to rewatch it. DD: My critics/opponents watched Bad Bunny. My supporters watched the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.kgw.com/article/sports/nfl/superbowl/how-rewatch-turning-point-all-american-halftime-show/507-0a908db4-3408-4245-8cc9-a19ced3d0f10
KLEW
— More than 5 million people watch TPUSA halftime show live on YouTube. DD: My critics/opponents watched Bad Bunny. My supporters watched the Turning Point USA show.
https://klewtv.com/news/nation-world/watch-tpusa-halftime-show?teaserSource=trending
WCNC
— Trump slams Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show. DD: My critics/opponents watched Bad Bunny. My supporters watched the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.wcnc.com/article/sports/nfl/superbowl/trump-critiques-bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show/507-5cd226dd-020f-415f-a23f-c161e63d7fdf
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Elderly Lawmakers Won’t Step Aside, Prompting New Debate Over Age Limits. Calls are increasing for mandatory retirement ages for politicians, with Rahm Emanuel proposing 75 for federal officeholders. DD: How old are you? I am 77. I have been fighting age discrimination since I was 25 in 1974 when my Democrat IRS superiors used up-or-out to deem me to be too old to be promoted to GS-13. I finally succeeded in getting promoted to GS-13 by GAO when I was 38 in 1986 after a) I earned an MBA when I was 27, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, c) transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31, d) earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, e) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, and f) became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I never would have made GS-13 if the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer a) had not gotten back into power when I was 37, b) had not assigned to audits of IRS when I was 37, c) had not promoted me to GS-13 when I was 38. Because he did that, my Democrat GAO superiors forced him to retire when I was 39.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/politician-age-limits-debate-ef33b504
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An aging political class in Washington is prompting fresh calls for forcing older officeholders to step aside in favor of younger faces. Working well past retirement age is an area of rare bipartisan agreement in Washington. President Trump will turn 80 this year, and Joe Biden left office at age 82, both breaking Ronald Reagan-era records for age in office. In Congress, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa) is 92 years old, while Rep. Maxine Waters (D., Calif.) is 87. It isn’t unusual for members to die on the job, as three did in 2025 alone. Rahm Emanuel, a 66-year-old Democrat and Washington veteran, recently called for a mandatory retirement age of 75 for presidents, cabinet officials, members of Congress and federal judges. The former congressman, White House chief of staff and Chicago mayor said that should also apply to him, should he ever return to a major Washington job. “Washington needs a good power washing,” Emanuel, who is exploring a possible 2028 presidential bid, said in an interview. Trump is showing signs of aging in public and private, The Wall Street Journal has reported. He has struggled to keep his eyes open during several televised events, and some people close to him have said he at times strains to hear. (Trump denied having a hearing problem and said he closes his eyes for relaxation.) Biden’s age-related collapse in 2024 damaged the Democratic Party in ways it is still working to repair.)
— Why Unemployment is Rising Among Young College Grads. Their skills, experience and ability to function are increasingly out of step with employers’ needs. DD: To waste my career and to get rid of me, my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors ever-increasingly outrageously, disgustingly, and unethically hinted/implied/argued/shouted that what I learned earning a) a job related bachelor’s degree, b) three job-related master’s degrees, c) six job-related professional certifications, and d) a job-related professional license a) was not related to my job duties, b) did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) was acquired by me to get a job in the private sector, d) qualified me for a new trade or business, and/or e) was a distraction. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female. and/or veteran.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-unemployment-is-rising-among-young-college-grads-42d037da
— Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? It turns out the way to become wealthy is to refrain from living as if you’re rich. DD: Ever since my wife and I got married in 1978, we tried to live on just one of our salaries. My salary ended abruptly in 1997, but my pension is 44% of what it was..
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-554fa8ee
— Brazil Criminalizes Transgender Dissent. A feminist could go to prison for asserting that a male can’t become a female.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/brazil-criminalizes-transgender-dissent-69ae7917
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How a $30 Billion Welfare Program Became a ‘Slush Fund’ for States. Republicans and Democrats alike decry the lack of oversight for America’s famous antipoverty experiment. ‘Fraud by design.’
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-a-30-billion-welfare-program-became-a-slush-fund-for-states-c39b8311
LA PROGRESSIVE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all problems that not only minorities have, but for all problems that those who are female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-married, non-rich, non-citizen, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.laprogressive.com/economic-equality/why-the-racial-wealth-gap-funds-white-supremacy
VANITY FAIR
— Democrat leaders say “As Bad Bunny Slayed the Super Bowl, Turning Point USA Staged Its Own Weird Little Event. The counterprogramming to the half time show was predictably xenophobic, but (perhaps) surprisingly low-quality and poorly attended.” DD: My critics/opponents watched Bad Bunny. My supporters watched the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/turning-point-usa-all-american-halftime-show-review
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— N.C. State Fires LGBTQ Pride Employee in Undercover Video. DD: When I was 49 in 1997, if I had recorded what my Democrat GAO superiors told me they would do to me if I did take their early retirement “offer,” I would have won Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf They said they would a) assign me to work for my subordinates, that is, that they would constructively demote me and/or b) throw me out of their group that audited federal financial regulators. I had worked in that group for 8 years. Because they had assigned to that group in 1990, I had taken 14 graduate evening finance courses at IIT starting in 1992 and I had earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. In addition, I had become a certified fraud examiner in 1990, government financial manager in 1994, financial services auditor in 1996, and forensic accountant in 1997. Previously, I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and became a licensed CPA in 1981. They made it clear they would ever-increasingly give me bad job assignments, assign me to supervise their most problematic employees, give me unfair performance expectations, give me unfair performance appraisals, and always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2026/02/09/nc-state-fires-secretly-recorded-lgbtq-pride-employee
SALON
— DD: Democrats fought for slavery in the Civil War. Today’s Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint today’s Republicans as being yesterday’s Democrats, that is, they ever-increasingly hint/imply that Republicans were the Confederates in the Civil War and that Democrats were the Union Army in the Civil War. Yesterday’s Democrats fought for slavery. Today’s Democrats fight for Affirmative Action and for DEI, that is, they fight for race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.salon.com/2026/02/08/magas-war-on-woke-has-a-long-history-like-400-years/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Laura Loomer threatens ICE raid on Bad Bunny Super Bowl performance over foreign flags; ‘nothing American about this.’ Loomer threatened that somebody should ‘call in an ICE raid’ during the Bad Bunny Super Bowl performance. DD: My critics/opponents watched Bad Bunny. My supporters watched the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/laura-loomer-threatens-ice-raid-on-bad-bunny-super-bowl-performance-over-foreign-flags-nothing-american-about-this-101770602486657.html
EWTN NEWS
— Professor calls student ‘fascist bastard,’ stops speech in favor of traditional marriage. A lawsuit has been filed against officials of the Los Angeles Community College District after a professor censored and threatened to expel a student for his speech about marriage and his Christian faith in a public speaking class. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/professor-calls-student-fascist-bastard-stops-speech-in-favor-of-traditional-marriage
INDEPENDENT
— Trump slams ‘absolutely terrible’ Bad Bunny halftime show: ‘Slap in the face to our country.’ Rant comes as Turning Point USA’s ‘All-American’ Super Bowl halftime show garnered just four million viewers. DD: My critics/opponents watched Bad Bunny. My supporters watched the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-bad-bunny-halftime-show-response-b2916397.html
— Trump silent on Kid Rock’s MAGA alternative despite Democrats’ taunts. MAGA-friendly Super Bowl alternative to Bad Bunny featured Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert and more.
https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/turning-point-halftime-show-kid-rock-b2916233.html
— Alternative Super Bowl halftime show features Charlie Kirk tribute. DD: My critics/opponents watched Bad Bunny. My supporters watched the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/culture/super-bowl-turning-point-charlie-kirk-b2916458.html
U.S. SUN
— Erika Kirk breaks silence on Turning Point USA Super Bowl halftime show after failing to show at event honoring Charlie. The late Charlie Kirk’s wife took to social media after the show honoring the Turning Point USA founder. DD: My critics/opponents watched Bad Bunny. My supporters watched the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.the-sun.com/sport/15911091/erika-kirk-super-bowl-turning-point/
— Turning Point USA confirms last-minute BAN on streaming its rival Super Bowl halftime show on X. DD: My critics/opponents watched Bad Bunny. My supporters watched the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.the-sun.com/sport/15910201/turning-point-super-bowl-all-american-halftime-show/
— Turning Point USA legend Charlie Kirk sends gutwrenching messages from beyond the grave at rival halftime show. DD: My critics/opponents watched Bad Bunny. My supporters watched the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.the-sun.com/sport/15910692/charlie-kirk-sends-messages-beyond-grave-rival-halftime-show/
— Nearly 5 MILLION tune in to Turning Point USA’s Super Bowl rival halftime show as fans switch off Bad Bunny. DD: My critics/opponents watched Bad Bunny. My supporters watched the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.the-sun.com/sport/15910450/turning-point-usa-halftime-show-bad-bunny/
February 7, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville North students hold walkout to protest ICE actions. DD: Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, Democrat leaders will get most if not virtually all of the students in your school district to walkout to protest enforcement of federal immigration laws. Anticipate/expect that the students who walkout will overwhelmingly be illegals, females, and minorities. Of course, their walking out will be on their records for the rest of their lives. Anticipate/expect that Democrat colleges and Democrat employers will give preference to those students who walked out over those who did not. For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. Democrats exist to destroy Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/naperville-north-walkout-protest-ice-students/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Naperville School District 203’s officials said the consequences of the students leaving school comes down to their individual situations. Attendance and any follow-up actions are addressed on a case-by-case basis according to guidelines in the student handbook. “While we support our students’ right to peaceful expression, our primary priority remains maintaining a safe and orderly learning environment for all,” a district statement said. “Students are expected to adhere to the policies and attendance guidelines outlined in the NNHS Student Handbook.”)
— Democratic Senate contenders clash over PAC money, ICE abolition in heated Illinois primary debate
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/illinois-senate-radio-debate-0206/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Students at Senn High School stage schoolwide anti-ICE walkout. DD: Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, Democrat leaders will get most if not virtually all of the students in your school district to walkout to protest enforcement of federal immigration laws. Anticipate/expect that the students who walkout will overwhelmingly be illegals, females, and minorities. Of course, their walking out will be on their records for the rest of their lives. Anticipate/expect that Democrat colleges and Democrat employers will give preference to those students who walked out over those who did not. For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. Democrats exist to destroy Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/06/immigration-education-senn-high-students-walkout
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: GOOGLE AI: Trump gives ammunition to his enemies. SEE: https://www.google.com/search?q=trump+gives+%22ammunition%22+to+his+enemies DD: Ever-increasingly, Trump’s enemies use that ammunition to promote more hatred not only against Trump, but also against those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid, and in addition, I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and a Republican Precinct Committeeman. I will get a measure of that hatred when I hand-deliver sample ballots, candidate literature, and a Milton Township Republican Organization flyer to 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or Not Affiliated voter.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2026/02/06/donald-trump-racist-video-barack-michelle-obama-depiction-primates
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/07/maga-trump-base-polls-republicans-conservatives-mona-charen
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260206/submitted-content/northern-illinois-food-bank-sets-dates-for-signature-2026-events/
ABC7
— Chicago-area teacher resigns after ‘Go ICE’ social media post draws outrage. DD: Will anyone come to the teacher’s defense? Will anyone argue that his punishment was too severe? The message of all this is that Democrats can and will destroy you if you a) oppose their flooding America with their illegals and/or b) oppose their fighting their deportation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gary-elementary-school-teachers-go-ice-post-social-media-draws-outrage-west-chicago-district-33-community/18556009/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2oEgFlos3I
— Judge blocks Trump’s $10B child care funding freeze that targeted blue states, including Illinois. DD: Under the Democrats, dependency on government ever-increasingly increases.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/judge-blocks-president-donald-trumps-10b-child-care-funding-freeze-targeted-blue-states-including-illinois/18556490/
NBC5
— Suburban teacher resigns after backlash over social media post supporting ICE. The West Chicago Elementary School District 33 board announced Thursday during a school board meeting that it had accepted the voluntary resignation of a Gary Elementary School teacher. DD: Will anyone come to the teacher’s defense? Will anyone argue that his punishment was too severe? The message of all this is that Democrats can and will destroy you if you a) oppose their flooding America with their illegals and/or b) oppose their fighting their deportation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/suburban-teacher-resigns-after-backlash-over-social-media-post-supporting-ice/3888112/
WGN9
— Illinois lawmakers take to social media to denounce Trump’s now-deleted racist social media post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYftPwSiiWg
STATELINE
— Illinois proposes over $470 annual fee for electric vehicle owners
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-proposes-over-470-annual-fee-for-electric-vehicle-owners/
ADVANTAGE NEWS
— DD: Democrats want to stop deportation of their illegals. But failing that, they want to obstruct, cripple, disable, hinder, impede, hamstring, and undermine ICE.
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/duckworth-continues-call-for-ice-reforms/article_76091623-e43e-43e4-9cf6-dfb38d262e02.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How successful have Democrat leaders been using students to promote more hatred against Republicans in your county, township, municipality, and school district? Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, Democrat leaders will get most if not virtually all of the students in your school district to walkout to protest enforcement of federal immigration laws. Anticipate/expect that the students who walkout will overwhelmingly be illegals, females, and minorities. Of course, their walking out will be on their records for the rest of their lives. Anticipate/expect that Democrat colleges and employers will give preference to those students who walked out over those who did not. For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. Democrats exist to destroy Republicans. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting students to walkout over ICE. The more walkouts, the more proof that for Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. How many students have Democrats gotten to walkout in your school district so far? 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 an 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. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What gives you freedom to speak freely? For me, it includes my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, my retirement savings, and my not having any dependents. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What is your Republican Precinct Committeeman going to do to encourage registered Republican and Not Affiliated voters in your precinct to cast Republican ballots in the March 17, 2026 primary? I am going to hand-deliver an envelope to each of the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or Not Affiliated voter. I have affixed 800 mailing labels and my return address labels on those envelopes, sorted them into five batches, and put them in walk order. I will stuff those envelopes with the sample ballot for my precinct as soon as it is available, campaign literature that Republican candidates have provided the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), and a MTRO flyer. The Republican candidates in contested races in my precinct are a) Chlebek, Tracy, Capparelli, Long, Tillman, and Evans for U.S. Senate, b) Dabrowski, Mendrick, Baley, and Heidner for Governor, c) Adamczyk and Harris for Secretary of State, d) Moore and Noonan for DuPage County Sheriff, and e) Helland and Senak for Appellate Court Judge. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— E Pluribus Plures
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/e-pluribus-plures/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The United States is in the process of unmaking itself. We are not being invaded or facing financial collapse. What’s happening is far more insidious. Before our eyes, a deliberate, systematic severance from reality—both the reality God created and the reality our Founders created in principle 250 years ago—is underway. The “City on a Hill” is not being assaulted from the outside so much as dismantled from the inside, stone by stone, founding principle by founding principle. For most of our history, America was not unified by blood, location, or tribe, but by a shared creed and a common identity. E pluribus unum, out of many, one, has been our motto. The many were real—different regions, cultures, denominations, ethnicities—but they were expected to be woven into a single fabric, bound by the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and a widely shared moral vocabulary that took both virtue and vice seriously. Today, that unity is dissolving. The “we” is being replaced by a proliferation of identities—race, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, victim class—each competing for recognition, privilege, and power.)
— Equal Protection for Our Preborn Neighbors
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/equal-protection-for-our-preborn-neighbors/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Gen Z — The first generation officially dubbed dumber than the last
https://nypost.com/2026/02/07/us-news/gen-z-the-first-generation-officially-dubbed-dumber-than-the-last/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “They’re the first generation in modern history to score lower on standardized academic tests than the one before it,” Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, 43, told The Post. “And to make matters worse, most of these young people are overconfident about how smart they are. The smarter people think they are, the dumber they actually are. . .Horvath, who studied reams of data from standardized academic tests, told Congress that Z’s struggles stem from the fact that they’re the first generation to grow up with constant screen time. And it’s no substitute for real learning.)
BREITBART
— Associated Press Complains That Winter Olympics Teams Are ‘Overwhelmingly White’
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/02/06/associated-press-complains-that-winter-olympics-teams-are-overwhelmingly-white/
— DD: My critics/opponents will watch Bad Bunny, not the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/02/06/poll-majority-of-florida-republicans-will-not-watch-bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show/amp/
FOX NEWS
— Noem rips Dems for using families as ‘political weapons’ as DHS funding fight threatens life beyond ICE. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly use Democrats who are the following as political weapons: minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are noncitizens.
https://www.aol.com/articles/noem-rips-dems-using-families-183048567.html
— Republicans warn Democrats’ ICE reform push is cover to defund border enforcement. DD: Democrats want to stop deportation of their illegals. But failing that, they want to obstruct, cripple, disable, hinder, impede, hamstring, and undermine ICE.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-warn-democrats-ice-reform-push-cover-defund-border-enforcement
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Appeals Court Greenlights Trump Anti-DEI Executive Orders
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/02/appeals-court-greenlights-trump-anti-dei-executive-orders/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Nationalizing Elections Is a Very Bad Idea, as It Was When Democrats Tried It. DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/nationalizing-elections-is-a-very-bad-idea-as-it-was-when-democrats-tried-it/
TOWNHALL
— This Is What Republicans Are Saying About Democrats’ List of Demands for Reforming ICE
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2026/02/06/republicans-say-no-to-democrats-ice-reform-demands-n2670809
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Helping Americans break free from government dependency. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government. Ever-increasingly, everyone believes that without massive government assistance from Democrats, they cannot succeed in America. What government assistance have you gotten? According to my critics/opponents, if the Democrat Post Office had not employed me 1966-1969, if the Democrat IRS had not employed me 1971-1980, and if the Democrat GAO had not employed me 1980-1997, I would not have been able to a) buy new cars in 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc., b) pay expenses to earn a bachelor’s degree in 1970 and master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) buy real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984, etc., d) pay for review courses to pass the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations in 1979 and 1981, e) get married in 1978, f) etc. According to my critics/opponents, the federal jobs that I got should have given to Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/5673996-benefits-cliff-poverty-trap/
CBS NEWS
— Who qualifies for the IRS Fresh Start program? DD: While I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, I made many ability to pay decisions. Delinquent taxpayers almost always ask for payment agreements.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-qualifies-for-the-irs-fresh-start-program/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Each year, millions of Americans fail to file or pay their federal taxes by the deadline, a decision that can lead to serious — and expensive — penalties. The IRS assesses billions of dollars in penalties to those who fail to comply with federal tax filing, reporting and payment requirements, and in some cases, the outcomes can also include criminal investigations. As a result, you may feel overwhelmed at the idea of dealing with your delinquent tax debt, especially if you’ve allowed the issue to compound over time. But while taking care of old tax debt can be tough, the good news is that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) offers programs designed to help taxpayers manage their obligations and get back on track financially. Among these initiatives, the Fresh Start program can be particularly valuable for those struggling with tax debt. Launched in 2011 and expanded several times since then, the goal of the Fresh Start program is to make it easier for taxpayers to settle their tax debts and avoid tax liens by offering various payment plan options. . .The Fresh Start program’s eligibility requirements vary depending on the specific payment solution you’re seeking and eligibility primarily depends on your income level, tax debt amount and ability to pay. . .The right tax relief service can negotiate installment terms, like longer payment periods or lower monthly payments than standard IRS agreements, based on your specific financial situation and ability to pay.)
WASHINGTON POST
— Feds can’t withhold social service funds from 5 Democratic states amid fraud claims, judge rules. DD: Under the Democrats, dependency on government ever-increasingly increases.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2026/02/06/social-service-funds-trump-democratic-states/70aaa534-03b5-11f1-ad9f-6f689ec6b060_story.html
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly use Democrats who are the following as political weapons: minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are noncitizens.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/02/05/prayer-breakfast-jesse-jackson-son-trump-minneapolis-ice-victims/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get religious leaders to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/podcasts/100000010686811/father-james-martin-lgbtq-catholics.html
SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN
— Hundreds of Santa Fe students hold walkout over ICE. DD: Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, Democrat leaders will get most if not virtually all of the students in your school district to walkout to protest enforcement of federal immigration laws. Anticipate/expect that the students who walkout will overwhelmingly be illegals, females, and minorities. Of course, their walking out will be on their records for the rest of their lives. Anticipate/expect that Democrat colleges and Democrat employers will give preference to those students who walked out over those who did not. For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. Democrats exist to destroy Republicans.
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/we-need-to-speak-up-hundreds-of-santa-fe-students-hold-walkout-over-ice/article_1947da8b-98ff-43cb-81c1-fe7b676b976b.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat leaders fight E-Verify because illegals vote for Democrats. RINO leaders fight E-Verify because RINOs want cheap labor. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.,
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/florida-jobs-employment-immigration-e-verify-ron-desantis-5a9abb89
— More college kids than ever claim to have disabilities. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors assigned me to supervise all their employees who were disabled and/or had performance problems. They all were Democrats who were minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/elite-colleges-universities-disabilities-accommodations-95864f4b
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Thirty-eight percent of Stanford University undergrads identify as disabled—that’s according to records from Stanford’s own Office of Accessible Education. Based on student surveys and internal records, Harvard and Brown put the number at upward of 20 percent. It’s 34 percent at Amherst. When I read about how a broadened definition of disability, which includes everything from dyslexia to anxiety to ADHD, allows some students to get certain perks—a single room in the dorm or permission to bring a dog to college—I am sympathetic.)
FORBES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their illegals to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/02/06/trump-approval-rating-remains-historically-low-amid-negative-immigration-polling/
QUIVER QUANTITIVE
— Senator Tammy Duckworth introduces S. 3687: Inspectors General Independence Act. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, I frequently worked with Chicago office Inspector General (IG) employees. While I served on the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Chicago Chapter (CC) Executive Committee (EC) 1983-1996, virtually all my fellow AGA CC EC members were Democrat IG office employees. Absolutely none of them came to my defense when my Democrat GAO superiors took many big adverse actions against me and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.quiverquant.com/news/New+Bill%3A+Senator+Tammy+Duckworth+introduces+S.+3687%3A+Inspectors+General+Independence+Act
POLITICO
— Appeals court backs Trump’s mass detention policy. The ruling from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals contradicts thousands of lower-court rulings.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/trump-mass-detention-5th-circuit-00770361
GOOGLE AI
— Trump gives ammunition to his enemies. DD: Ever-increasingly, Trump’s enemies use that ammunition to promote more hatred against not only against Trump, but also against those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid, and in addition, I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and a Republican Precinct Committeeman. I will get a measure of that hatred when I hand-deliver sample ballots, candidate literature, and a Milton Township Republican Organization flyer to 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or Not Affiliated voter.
https://www.google.com/search?q=trump+gives+%22ammunition%22+to+his+enemies
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Mamdani reaffirms NYC’s sanctuary city status, slams ICE
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/world-news/ice-is-a-manifestation-of-abuse-of-power-mamdani-reaffirms-nycs-sanctuary-city-status-slams-ice/amp_podcast/128019902.cms
February 5, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump says Good, Pretti killings ‘should not have happened’
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/minneapolis-ice-shooting-live-updates-county-medical-examiner-lists-alex-prettis-death-homicide/18528885/
— Education Secretary Linda McMahon visits Chicago private school to promote US history
https://abc7chicago.com/post/education-secretary-linda-mcmahon-visits-chicago-hope-academy-west-side-promote-history-us-approaches-250th-birthday/18549631/
NBC5
— 6 Illinois schools make list of ‘World’s Top Universities’ — and one ranked 5th. In total, 500 global institutions were ranked, with The University of Chicago landing high on the list at No. 5. DD: I attended 151st ranked University of Illinois Chicago 1966-1968 and 1971. I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from 266th ranked Institute of Technology in 1997.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/worlds-top-unversities-full-list-illinois-chicago-schools-universities/3886976/
— Chicago residents wary as Trump promises ‘softer touch’ on immigration. DD: Any hint of a “softer touch” reopens the floodgates.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/chicago-residents-wary-as-trump-promises-softer-touch-on-immigration/3886854/
CBS2
— Early voting begins for some Illinois counties; DuPage County delayed to next week
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/early-voting-begins-some-illinois-counties/
WGN9
— Celebrating 100 years of Black History Month. DD: My Black Democrat GAO subordinate who my Democrat GAO superiors 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://wgntv.com/news/black-history-month/celebrating-100-years-of-black-history-month/#/questions/5294859
FOX32
— President Trump’s proposal to nationalize elections faces major constitutional hurdles. DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-mt88gazxykqugksv
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/04/teen-brothers-why-they-became-ice-watchers-chicago-minneapolis
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trial set for May in ‘Broadview Six’ conspiracy case against Operation Midway Blitz protesters
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/trial-set-broadview-six/
— Government lawyer yanked from immigration detail in Minnesota after telling judge ‘this job sucks’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/justice-department-lawyer-removed/
— Marimar Martínez plans to attend Trump’s State of the Union speech
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/marimar-martinez-plans-to-attend-trumps-state-of-the-union-speech-lawyer-says/
— Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats’ ICE demands
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/homeland-security-shutdown/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Marimar Martinez, shot 5 times by Border Patrol in Chicago, plans to attend Trump’s State of the Union. Her attorney disclosed her plans in a fiery court filing, in which he also accused Chicago’s U.S. Attorney’s office of being “active enablers of an out-of-control client.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/05/marimar-martinez-shot-5-times-by-border-patrol-in-chicago-plans-to-attend-trumps-state-of-the-union
— Federal prosecutors fear tainted jury pool if public sees evidence in Broadview Six conspiracy case. DD: By denying me my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial, the judges and justices made it clear that they believed that no jury would rule in my favor. My demographics were terrible: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, Crete resident 1948-1972, and Wheaton resident since 1978.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/02/05/federal-prosecutors-fear-tainted-jury-pool-if-public-sees-evidence-in-broadview-six-conspiracy-case
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheri Mecklenburg predicted last week it could take three days for prosecutors to lay out their case against the Broadview conspiracy defendants. Mecklenburg wrote in a recent court filing that the feds are “concerned that unrestricted dissemination [of evidence] could taint the jury pool. Given the current climate, it will be very difficult to pick an unbiased jury.” In court Thursday, the prosecutor also said that “flooding the public way with all of this material is going to have jurors who form an opinion before they even get here.” Similar concerns were raised by U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow in the murder-for-hire trial of Espinoza Martinez. She predicted jury selection could be “pretty dicey” given how recently Bovino and his agents had been in Chicago. But attorneys managed to pick a dozen jurors and two alternates, out of a pool of 45 people, in less than a day.
— State Senate Republicans introduce bills addressing Illinois’ rise in domestic violence deaths. The lawmakers have proposed separate bills that would work to make it harder for individuals accused of domestic violence to be released pre-trial, and would increase penalties for domestic abusers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-senate/2026/02/05/state-senate-republicans-legislative-package-domestic-violence
DAILY HERALD
— Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats’ ICE demands
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260205/nation-and-world-politics/homeland-security-shutdown-grows-more-likely-as-republicans-rebuff-democrats-ice-demands/
— Most GOP candidates for 9th Congressional seat oppose Trump’s suggestion to nationalize elections. DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260205/us-congress-politics/most-gop-candidates-for-9th-congressional-seat-oppose-trumps-suggestion-to-nationalize-elections/
— DD: Democrat leaders push pot in Libertyville
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260205/marijuana/recreational-cannabis-dispensary-proposed-for-former-bakers-square-in-libertyville/
— League of Women Voters of Palatine Area introduces VOTE411.org, sets candidate forums. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260204/us-congress-politics/league-of-women-voters-of-palatine-area-introduces-vote411-org-sets-candidate-forums/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Perennial candidate Jim Oberweis is running again — but not in Illinois
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/jim-oberweis-running-office-again-not-illinois
WCIA
— U of I Title VI Office investigating Illini Republicans’ controversial social media post
https://www.wcia.com/news/champaign-county/u-of-i-title-vi-office-investigating-illini-republicans-controversial-social-media-post/
CHICAGO REPORTER
— DD: Democrat leaders push minorities to be pot pushers.
https://www.chicagoreporter.com/what-illinois-got-wrong-about-legal-weed/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-463/
(FROM THE POSTING: Five days ago, Illini Republicans posted on Instagram that they “stand with ICE” while sharing a graphic image celebrating violence, prompting condemnation from elected officials, school leadership, and students across Illinois. Democratic Party of Illinois Chair Lisa Hernandez demanded that the Illinois Republican Party and every Republican candidate in our state denounce the post. ILGOP leadership has refused. Party Chair Kathy Salvi, House Republican Leader Tony McCombie, Senate Republican Leader John Curran, gubernatorial front-runner Darren Bailey, and Senate GOP front-runner Don Tracy have all refused to condemn the post. By refusing to speak out, they’re sending a clear message that ILGOP leaders are willing to excuse rhetoric that celebrates violence against American citizens and puts students on college campuses at risk. With primary day just six weeks away, Illinois voters deserve answers. Will Republican leadership condemn this post and reject political violence, or will they continue to stay silent?)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago’s $41 billion financial hole exposes city’s pension crisis
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_e0a0c880-752f-40b3-9855-571716b4445f.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Family Institute Voter Guide. 2026 Illinois Primary.
https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IFI-VG-Primary-2026-16-pages-web-Jan-26.pdf
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— According to my critics/opponents, it is never too late to start a career in accounting. SEE: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22never+too+late%22+start+career+accounting I disagree. You really need to major in accounting from the beginning, but I did not until I was 27 when I started taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. But by then, the accounting profession had no interest in me a) because it viewed me as being too old and b) because my demographics were terrible. The profession was under tremendous pressure to advance minorities and females. Why didn’t I major in accounting from the beginning? I erroneously believed that because I was not strong in math, I could never pass the CPA examination. But I belatedly learned that accountants do not use the types of math that I was not strong in. — Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Justice Department is investigating Baltimore’s health department for segregating employees by race during taxpayer-funded training sessions. The city paid consultants $50,000 between 2022-2024 for “Undoing Racism Workshop” with separate “White caucus” and “people of color caucus” groups. Officials spent over $2,000 on food and paid $150 per White caucus meeting through at least June 2025. Assistant Attorney General calls the practice “discriminatory, illegal, and un-American.”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/5/justice-department-probes-taxpayer-funded-racial-equity-training/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The legal case for and against nationalizing elections. DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4446735/legal-case-for-against-nationalizing-elections/
— Trump renews push to nationalize elections and floats possibility of fraud in midterm elections. DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4447075/trump-renews-push-nationalize-elections-fraud-midterm-elections/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Over 1,000 UCLA protesters participate in two anti-ICE walkouts in a week. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting students to walkout over ICE. The more walkouts, the more proof that for Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. How many students have Democrats gotten to walkout in your school district so far?
https://www.campusreform.org/article/1000-ucla-protesters-participate-two-anti-ice-walkouts-week/29367
DAILY CALLER
— Trump Says Immigration Enforcement Could Use ‘Softer Touch’ DD: Any hint of a “softer touch” reopens the floodgates.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/02/04/trump-immigration-enforcement-softer-touch/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Freedom Caucus Creates New PAC for 2026 Elections
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/02/04/freedom-caucus-fund-merges-conservative-pac-efforts-streamline-support-house-candidates-2026/amp/
FOX NEWS
— Sweeping bill to crush sanctuary cities, protect ICE agents unveiled in Senate. Sen Eric Schmitt’s Protect America Act would punish sanctuary cities, boost agent protections after anti-ICE protests.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sweeping-bill-crush-sanctuary-cities-protect-ice-agents-unveiled-senate
— Trump PIVOTS on ICE raids: ‘SOFTER TOUCH’ DD: Any hint of a “softer touch” reopens the floodgates.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388812491112
— Noem deploys to both borders, says ICE won’t be deterred by sanctuary officials who ‘want to create conflict’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/noem-deploys-both-borders-says-ice-wont-deterred-sanctuary-officials-want-create-conflict
HILLSDALE COLLEGIAN
— Can American journalism be saved?
https://hillsdalecollegian.com/2026/02/can-american-journalism-be-saved/
HOT AIR
— Illegals Driving Semis Kill Again
https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/02/05/illegals-driving-semis-kill-again-n3811591
LEGAL NEWSLINE
— Palatine teacher fired over anti-BLM posts turns to SCOTUS.
https://www.legalnewsline.com/cook-county-record/palatine-teacher-fired-over-anti-blm-posts-turns-to-scotus/article_6bb7d3a5-95a9-4225-87f7-04a04aeb6895.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A former Palatine High School teacher who was fired for posting anti-Black Lives Matter content to her personal Facebook page has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to tell lower courts they were wrong to allow the suburban school district for which she worked to toss her lawsuit because the district’s interest in mollifying angry students and community members outweighed the teacher’s First Amendment right to speak. And the effort by plaintiff Jeanne Hedgepeth to revive her lawsuit against District 211 has gained some hefty legal support from an attorney widely regarded as one of the most influential and successful lawyers to argue before the Supreme Court in the past quarter century.)
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The latest Census Bureau population estimates are in. Halfway through the 2020s, they show a tectonic shift in America’s population, a decided preference among Americans to vote with their feet for red-state over blue-state governance, and the dramatic demographic effects of replacing Joe Biden’s border policies with those of Donald Trump.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/02/americans-vote-with-their-feet-for-red-states/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump tries ‘softer’ tact on immigration. DD: Any hint of a “softer touch” reopens the floodgates.
https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/5723972-trump-immigration-strategy-shift/
— Trump moving toward Christopher Columbus statue installation on White House grounds. DD: How strongly anti-Italian are the Democrats in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5724408-trump-christopher-columbus-white-house/
— Trump finalizes rule making it easier to fire 50,000 federal workers. DD: If you read the filings in Diersen v. GAO, ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ), you will see how easy it was for my Democrat GAO superiors to fire me, that is, to force me to retire. Their being able to force me to retire notwithstanding my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license speaks volumes.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5724661-trump-administration-rule-firing-federal-workers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump administration on Thursday finalized a rule that gives it the power to more easily fire an estimated 50,000 federal workers who focus on policy, striking many civil service safeguards while also gutting their whistleblower protections. The rule, dubbed Schedule Policy/Career, converts a wide swath of federal workers into a status similar to that of political appointees who can be fired at will. Federal worker unions have staunchly opposed the switch, casting it as a way for President Trump to politicize a workforce tapped for its expertise to neutrally carry out their role across administrations. The administration has been clear that the goal of the rule is to more easily fire workers it argues are hindering Trump policies — a nod to the president’s claims of a “Deep State” within the federal government trying to undermine him. “This is not about people’s views or ideas. This is about whether they are refusing to actually affect their duties on behalf of the American people consistent with the objectives of this administration,” said Scott Kupor, director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which promulgated the rule. “The only impact Policy/Career has is if their disagreement leads them to then try to actively thwart or undermine the execution of those priorities, then that [is] behavior that we want to declare to people is not acceptable.” The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) on Thursday said the rule would open the door to political patronage. “This rule is a direct assault on a professional, nonpartisan, merit-based civil service and the government services the American people rely on every day,” Everett Kelley, the group’s president, said in a release. “When people see turmoil and controversy in Washington, they don’t ask for more politics in government, they ask for competence and professionalism. OPM is doing the opposite. They’re rebranding career public servants as ‘policy’ employees, silencing whistleblowers, and replacing competent professionals with political flunkies without any neutral, independent protections against politicization and arbitrary abuse of power.” The new rule would also make significant changes to how these federal workers could report waste, fraud, or abuse, barring them from going to another independent agency — the Office of Special Counsel — with their whistleblower complaint. Instead, Schedule Policy/Career employees would be required to make their complaint of wrongdoing within their agency. Kupor said those complaints will now be reviewed by the general counsel at the agency — a role filled by a political appointee — who will then ask someone not involved to investigate the complaint. “We are filling the gap by requiring that agencies create processes at their agencies to investigate these, including by somebody who wasn’t immediately involved in the action, which is really the best we can do,” Kupor said. The AFGE and other organizations previously sued to block the policy as it was being developed, and while litigation was paused as rulemaking progressed, it is expected to resume shortly. “This is a deliberate attempt to do through regulation what the law does not allow—strip public servants of their rights and make it easier to fire them for political reasons and harm the American people through doing so,” said Skye Perryman, president of Democracy Forward, which is leading the suit. “We have successfully fought this kind of power grab before, and we will fight this again. We will return to court to stop this unlawful rule and will use every legal tool available to hold this administration accountable to the people.” Trump tried a similar move at the end of his first term in office, then calling it Schedule F, and also faced trouble in court. Former President Biden then also promulgated a rule that would block federal workers from being moved into a new classification without their consent, something Trump is undoing with the latest rule. The U.S. has since the 1800s relied on a merit-based hiring system designed to end a spoils system where jobs were doled out based on political loyalty. While the president can hire or nominate political appointees for a number of high-ranking roles, those positions are just a fraction of the federal workforce, which is otherwise required to carry out their nonpartisan work regardless of who is in office. “For decades, our nonpartisan civil service has set us apart from other countries and enabled us to have stability and continuity no matter who is in the White House. The Trump Administration’s move to reclassify federal employees to make it easier to fire them for political reasons will hurt these workers and their families, threaten our national security, and make it harder for Americans to access the services they need,” Virginia’s two Democratic senators, Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, said in a statement. “If we want to continue to lead the world, then we must have a federal workforce based on merit, not politics. We will continue to do everything we can to protect these dedicated public servants, many of whom live in Virginia.” But an OPM official speaking with reporters slammed public servants, arguing that the earlier leaking of the rule demonstrates that federal employees are working against the administration. “We have a boatload of empirical data that supports the idea that there is misconduct and policy resistance among the career civil servants,” the official said. “We have numerous examples of that — career civil servants in policy-making roles. Just in the formulation of this rule, we had this rule — a confidential draft of it — was leaked to the media, so we know that that happens. We are inundated every day in the federal government, unfortunately, with misconduct and poor performance by civil servants. It’s a crisis.”)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: For Democrats, government exists a) to hire, retain, and promote Democrats and b) take opportunities, money, and everything else away from Republicans and to give it to Democrats.
https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-conservatives-trump-heritage-857eb794e505f1c6710eb03fd5b58981
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/opinion/trump-elections-nationalizing-voting-citizens.html
CBS NEWS
— Frustrations from judge, prosecutor in Minnesota boil over amid Trump’s ICE surge: “Not above the law”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/frustrations-from-judge-prosecutor-minnesota-boil-over-amid-trump-ice-surge/
— Trump says his administration could use “softer touch” on immigration enforcement. DD: Any hint of a “softer touch” reopens the floodgates.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaxZ9eQsfiE
— Students across North Texas walk out over ICE as state threatens consequences for districts. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting students to walkout over ICE. The more walkouts, the more proof that for Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. How many students have Democrats gotten to walkout in your school district so far?
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/north-texas-student-walkouts-ice-protests-tea-warnings/
NEW YORK SUN
— Texas Threatens To Investigate Teachers, School Districts That Allow Anti-ICE Walkout Protests. That state is warning that school districts could lose their funding if they encourage or ‘facilitate’ walkout protests. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting students to walkout over ICE. The more walkouts, the more proof that for Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. How many students have Democrats gotten to walkout in your school district so far?
https://www.nysun.com/article/texas-threatens-to-investigate-teachers-school-districts-that-allow-anti-ice-walkout-protests
MONTANA RIGHT NOW
— Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk and Governor Gianforte will announce a new statewide partnership to bring TPUSA Club America chapters to Montana high schools. DD: Who heads Turning Point USA in Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?
https://www.montanarightnow.com/montana/gov-gianforte-turning-point-usa-aim-for-conservative-groups-chapters-in-every-high-school/article_1ab1d938-4710-46c3-aa0d-c04fc236fda6.html
INDY STAR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting students to walkout over ICE. The more walkouts, the more proof that for Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. How many students have Democrats gotten to walkout in your school district so far?
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2026/02/05/organizing-ice-walkouts-meet-indianapolis-students-risking-writeups/88365956007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Bad Bunny.
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/music/bad-bunny-halftime-learning-spanish-tiktok-6b2f41ed?mod=djemwhatsnews
BROOKINGS
— DD: Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO leaders replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/states-of-change-2019/
January 24, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/23/chicago-minnesota-protest-ice-border-patrol-funding-bill
SHAW LOCAL
— DuPagePads meets ‘unprecedented’ need for shelter from cold with overnight warming center
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2026/01/23/dupagepads-meets-unprecedented-need-for-shelter-from-cold-with-overnight-warming-center/
— What $1 million or less gets you in DuPage / Cook County, Jan. 12 to 18
https://www.shawlocal.com/real-estate/2026/01/23/what-1-million-or-less-gets-you-in-dupage-cook-county-jan-12-to-18/
— Glen Ellyn: Single-family home built in 1938 goes for $1 million
https://www.shawlocal.com/real-estate/2026/01/23/glen-ellyn-single-family-home-built-in-1938-goes-for-1-million/
SOUTHERN
— Vance addresses criticism that Trump admin has not done enough to move anti-abortion rights agenda forward
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/01/23/vance-addresses-criticism-that-trump-admin-has-not-done-enough-to-move-anti-abortion-rights-agenda-forward/
FOX ILLINOIS
— ‘Horrific smear’: ICE did not arrest 5-year-old or use child as ‘bait,’ McLaughlin says
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/horrific-smear-ice-did-not-arrest-5-year-old-or-use-child-as-bait-mclaughlin-says-minneapolis-minnesota-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-raid-illegal-immigration-governor-tim-walz-mayor-jacob-frey-investigation-probe
WCIA
— Issues with federal government loom large in Illinois over 2026 session. DD: How soon will the Democrats who run Illinois officially declare war against the federal government, that is, against America?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhxz25OqcOU
WSIU
— Lawmakers discuss potential changes to the SAFE-T Act
https://www.wsiu.org/state-of-illinois/2026-01-23/state-week-lawmakers-discuss-potential-changes-to-the-safe-t-act
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If you had an opportunity to stress something to Trump, what would you stress? Among many things, I would stress political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination in the federal government. I would stress that 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. I would stress that because I have always been a Republican, my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. I would stress that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign when I was 20 years old in 1969. I would stress that I earned a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21 years old in 1970. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer starting salary was $56,409/year (GS-7) in 1971. It was $68,999/year (GS-9) in 1972. It was $83,482/year (GS-11) in 1973. It was $100,059/year (GS-12) in 1974. The IRS manager who promoted me those three times was impressed by my taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola. None of my coworkers were doing anything like that. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious. According to them, those promotions should have been given to my coworkers were Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me. They disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976. They disallowed my education deductions in 1978. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They ever-increasingly made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. GAO audits IRS. Because of the aforesaid adverse actions, I took a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 ($113,402/year) to GS-9 Step 10 ($89,703/year), to transfer to GAO in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious. According to them, I should have had to take a $72,701/year (64%) pay cut to transfer, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-4 Step 1 ($40,701/year). They succeeded in delaying my promotion to GS-13 ($118,984/year) until 1986. They never would have promoted me to GS-13 if I had not a) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and c) became a licensed CPA in 1981. They forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. The aforesaid is political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Predatory Gambling in Illinois Continues to Expand
https://illinoisfamily.org/gambling/predatory-gambling-in-illinois-continues-to-expand/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— ‘An Acceptance of Violence Against Civilians’: Campus Activists Spread Official Hamas and Hezbollah Propaganda Materials
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/campus-activists-are-spreading-hamas-terror-propaganda-adl-study/
NEW YORK POST
— Woke colleges are still wasting young American minds. DD: I escaped liberal indoctrination while I earned a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees my majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/23/opinion/the-fight-to-purge-wokeness-at-colleges-is-far-from-over/
— Trump’s border czar Tom Homan rips new Dem Virginia Gov. Spanberger over order ending ICE cooperation
https://nypost.com/2026/01/23/us-news/trumps-border-czar-tom-homan-vows-to-work-around-virginia-gov-spanbergers-executive-order-ending-ice-cooperation/
— NYC campus activists peddling propaganda directly from Hamas encouraging violence against Jews
https://nypost.com/2026/01/20/us-news/nyc-campus-activists-peddle-propaganda-directly-from-hamas-terrifying-report/
— Despite Trump’s efforts, airline DEI programs are still risking people’s lives
https://nypost.com/2026/01/23/opinion/despite-trumps-efforts-airline-dei-programs-are-still-risking-peoples-lives/
BLAZE
— This is what happens when a state elects a ‘moderate’ Democrat
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/this-is-what-happens-when-a-state-elects-a-moderate-democrat
BREITBART
— Bad Bunny to Wear Dress in Super Bowl Halftime Show Dedicated to ‘Queer Icons’
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/01/23/report-bad-bunny-to-wear-dress-in-super-bowl-halftime-show-dedicated-to-queer-icons/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— They Threatened ICE Online—Then X and Google Got Involved
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/23/hiding-behind-a-screen-wont-protect-you-big-tech-helped-identify-ice-threat-suspects/
DAILY WIRE
— JD Vance DEBUNKS Lie That ICE Arrested 5-Year-Old
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mks-ep-1897
1819 NEWS
— Trump endorses Tommy Tuberville for governor in 2026. DD: Which Republican primary candidate on the ballot in your precinct a) are seeking Trump’s endorsement and b) have gotten Trump’s endorsement?
https://1819news.com/news/item/trump-endorses-tommy-tuberville-for-governor-in-2026
EPOCH TIMES
— Why Greenland Is Vital for US to Counter China and Russia. The Russian presence in the Arctic now includes six army bases, 10 radar stations, 14 airfields, and 16 deep-water ports.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/why-greenland-is-vital-for-us-to-counter-china-and-russia-5971427
FOX NEWS
— Trump reportedly touring the country weekly ahead of midterms
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388148904112
— Mamdani clarifies NYC won’t check immigration status for universal childcare enrollees. Mayor proclaims New York City a sanctuary city, and ICE agents wouldn’t be allowed into a school without a judicial warrant.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mamdani-clarifies-nyc-wont-check-immigration-status-universal-childcare-enrollees
OPM
— The problem of employee ratings inflation in the federal government is well known – about 60% of employees are rated “outstanding’ or “exceptional” and only 0.3% are rated below satisfactory. DD: My Democrat Post Office superiors used the subjectivity in their employee rating system to justify their forcing me to resign when I was 20 in 1969. My Democrat IRS superiors used the subjectivity in their employee rating system to justify their not promoting me to GS-13. My Democrat GAO superiors used my IRS employee ratings to force me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors used the subjectivity in their employee rating system a) to justify their delaying my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13, b) to justify their never promoting me beyond GS-13, c) to justify their always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and d) to force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran.
https://www.opm.gov/news/secrets-of-opm/bad-management/
PJ MEDIA
— Michelle Obama’s Racism Is No Surprise, Considering Her Husband’s Record
https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/01/23/michelle-obamas-racism-is-no-surprise-considering-her-husbands-record-n4948672
YELLOWHAMMER NEWS
— Trump drops another blockbuster 2026 endorsement. DD: Which Republican primary candidate on the ballot in your precinct a) are seeking Trump’s endorsement and b) have gotten Trump’s endorsement?
https://yellowhammernews.com/president-trump-drops-another-blockbuster-2026-endorsement-urging-algop-chair-john-wahl-to-run-for-lt-governor/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— Minneapolis streets filled with protesters. DD: How soon will the Democrats who run Minnesota officially declare war against the federal government, that is, against America?
https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/minneapolis-ice-shooting-live-updates-doj-investigating-apparent/?id=129340693
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that GAO rightly exists to harm/stop Republican elected officials. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats. When I was 31 in 1980, I was one of the last Republicans who the Democrats who ran GAO hired.
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/the-one-person-who-can-stop-trump-has-two-months-left-to-do-it/ar-AA1PhX9W
MERCURY NEWS
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/01/24/opinion-dei-is-a-path-to-meritocracy-not-an-alternative/amp/
NEW YORK TIMES
— ICE Agent Charged With Misdemeanor Following Scuffle With an Activist. The police in Brookfield filed a battery charge against a federal agent, who was off duty when he scuffled with an immigrant rights activist. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/ice-agent-charged-illinois.html
— Thousands March Through Manhattan to Protest ICE Crackdowns Across U.S. The detention this week of a 5-year-old boy in Minnesota animated protesters in New York City, who faced freezing temperatures. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/nyregion/nyc-ice-protest-union-square.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government and charity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/nyregion/refettorio-harlem-nyc-free-food.html
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/opinion/trump-minneapolis-ice.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with China and Russia against Trump, that is, against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/business/davos-trump-xi-china.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.aol.com/news/trump-drops-court-fight-enact-181048063.html
SACRAMENTO BEE
— Lessons from the Vietnam War on resisting authoritarianism at home. DD: What are the similarities and differences between Vietnam in the past and Venezuela today?
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article314251069.html
CAPE GAZETTE
— Retired Fed? The IRS May Be Looking For You! DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years. To get rid of me because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, they outrageously, disgustingly, and unethically disallowed my education deductions. They disallowed my graduate evening business and accounting courses that I had taken at Loyola and DePaul. They did that notwithstanding the fact a) that my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take such courses and b) that I had stated that in my Loyola and DePaul applications. They outrageously, disgustingly, and unethically argued a) that the courses did not relate to my job duties, b) that the courses did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) that I took the courses to get a job in the private sector, and d) that the courses qualified me for a new trade or business. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.capegazette.com/affiliate-post/retired-fed-irs-may-be-looking-you/297935
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the past few months the IRS has reinvigorated a tax enforcement program aimed at Federal employees and retirees who they claim are not in full compliance with their tax obligations. This program, the Federal Employee/Retiree Delinquency Initiative (FERDI) is an IRS enforcement program targeting unpaid taxes and unfiled returns among federal employees and retirees. Established decades ago, but ramped up recently, it uses payroll and pension data to identify employees and retirees who may have unresolved tax issues. As part of this initiative, the IRS has sent out more than a half million letters known as LT36 Notices, stating that the employee or retiree receiving the letter is, per their records, noncompliant with federal tax laws and must act quickly. These LT36 Notices urge federal workers and retirees to review their IRS account, file any outstanding returns, pay owed taxes, or arrange a payment plan. Failure to respond in a timely manner may lead to aggressive collection actions, including wage garnishments, pension levies, and Social Security benefit seizures. The IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service urges any federal employee or retiree who receives an LT36 notice to respond quickly before the IRS takes further action that could affect paychecks, pensions, and other benefits. And they further advise that you seek assistance from a tax professional or the Taxpayer Advocate Service to help you respond to this serious Notice.)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Will Virginia Go the Way of Illinois? The plaintiff bar poses the first big test for new Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger. DD: To get elected, Biden falsely painted himself as being a moderate.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/virginia-tort-law-class-actions-abigail-spanberger-legislature-20ce4fa1
— Elon Musk Is Diving Back Into U.S. Politics. Billionaire has mended rift with Trump and he is giving millions to Republicans again.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/elon-musk-2026-midterms-1890c056
— The Democrats Have an ‘Abolish ICE’ Conundrum. As progressives push to disband the agency, centrists are warning Democrats risk similar blowback to the ‘defund the police’ movement
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/democrat-respone-abolish-ice-bc51a946
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
— DD: Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO leaders destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://nysba.org/scaling-back-dei-has-chilling-effect-on-lgbtq-attorneys/
AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Childcare subsidies. DD: When were you young and how much money did your parents have when you were young? I was young back in the good old days during the 1940s and 1950s. My critics/opponents have always painted my parents as having been filthy rich because my mother stayed home and raised me and my brother and because they sent us to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools kindergarten through eighth grade. But neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He 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. I had to work my way through college.
https://prospect.org/2026/01/23/trump-child-care-nick-shirley-minnesota-development-fund/
BANKING RATES
— 3 College Majors With Declining Starting Salaries. DD: I earned a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21 years old in 1970. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer starting salary was $56,409/year (GS-7) in 1971. It was $68,999/year (GS-9) in 1972. It was $83,482/year (GS-11) in 1973. It was $100,059/year (GS-12) in 1974. The IRS manager who promoted me those three times was impressed by my taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola. None of my coworkers were doing anything like that. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious. According to them, those promotions should have been given to my coworkers were Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me. They disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976. They disallowed my education deductions in 1978. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They ever-increasingly made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. GAO audits IRS. Because of the aforesaid adverse actions, I took a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 ($113,402/year) to GS-9 Step 10 ($89,703/year), to transfer to GAO in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious. According to them, I should have had to take a $72,701/year (64%) pay cut to transfer, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-4 Step 1 ($40,701/year). They succeeded in delaying my promotion to GS-13 ($118,984/year) until 1986. They never would have promoted me to GS-13 if I had not a) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and c) became a licensed CPA in 1981. They forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. The aforesaid is political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.aol.com/3-college-majors-declining-starting-130232761.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some College Majors Have Rising Salaries. There’s also been an increase in projected starting salaries for college graduates in the following fields. . .Business. . .2025 salary projection: $65,276. . .As broad as this degree is, options for those starting out include marketing manager, financial controller and financial planning analyst. But as with many of these job titles, more than a bachelor’s degree may be required.)
ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that if/when they regain control of the White House, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House, they will get rid of Republicans once and for all starting with Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. To vote for Democrats is to get rid of Republicans once and for all starting with Republicans who share Trump’s demographics. Republicans should be ever-increasingly doing more for their self-defense.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/01/social-media-trump-administration-dhs/685659/
DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/23/2365007/-Doing-Right-by-Black-People-Is-Not-Reverse-Racism
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Bruce Willis: You can’t undo the past, but you can certainly not repeat it. DD: Democrats run the federal government. They do not want to employ Republicans. In 1969, the Democrats who ran the Post Office forced me to resign. So why did I become an IRS employee in 1971? I had to have a job. My Firestone Store boss had rudely fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, an offer that Oldsmobile withdrew saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. I had to have a job. I was helping support my mother and brother. IRS offered me a job because I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination (FSEE) and earned a bachelor’s degree in business in 1970. I never applied to work for IRS. I had taken the FSEE as a backup.
https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/quote-of-the-day-by-die-hard-actor-bruce-willis-you-cant-undo-the-past-but-you-can-certainly-not-repeat-it/amp_articleshow/127368717.cms
FROM OTHER SOURCES
EXP REALTY
— FOR SALE: PROPOSED NEW CONSTRUCTION: 1519 Foothill Drive, Wheaton – $1,799,000 DD: This lot is in my precinct. The realtor, Lee Ernst, represented me in an Iron Gate Motor Condo sale and purchase last year.
https://leeernst.exprealty.com/details.php?mls=103&mlsid=12516679
— FOR SALE: PROPOSED NEW CONSTRUCTION: 1021 Greenwood Drive, Wheaton – $1,685,000 DD: This lot is in my precinct. The realtor, Lee Ernst, represented me in an Iron Gate Motor Condo sale and purchase last year.
https://leeernst.exprealty.com/details.php?mls=103&mlsid=12488277
January 22, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago organization says thousands more homeless in 2024 than city data show. DD: The Democrat Party platform destroys traditional marriage and family, that is, it promotes homelessness.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-coalition-end-homelessness-says-thousands-more-were-homes-2024-city-data-show/18445257/
— Chicago paid $26.5M in overtime to employees who may not have been eligible. DD: Have you worked overtime? I worked all the overtime hours that I could while I worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. That helped me pay for my UIC and NIU expenses and to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967 and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968. I graduated from NIU debt-free owning that Charger in 1970.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDbTnWxL9Ic
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can a) to flood America with their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/22/opinion-ice-immigration-pope-cardinals/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that if you vote for Democrats, childcare will be free.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/22/opinion-universal-child-care-chicago-affordability/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mentoring. DD: What happened to those who helped you? My Democrat IRS superiors forced the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 to transfer to Dallas in 1975. My Democrat GAO superiors forced the GAO manager who arranged my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986 to retire in 1987.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/sponsored-content/2026/01/21/sponsored-mercy-home-one-on-one-mentoring-program
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260121/submitted-content/support-over-stigma-mobilizes-community-for-mlk-day-of-service/
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Duckworth ever-increasingly fights against everything that Trump says and does.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-reiterates-call-for-joint-investigation-into-ice-violence-in-chicago-and-minneapolis—90062.cfm
SAUK VALLEY
— Bailey talks faith, family, future at Sterling campaign stop
https://www.shawlocal.com/sauk-valley/news/government/2026/01/22/bailey-talks-faith-family-future-at-sterling-campaign-stop/
STARVED ROCK MEDIA
— Bailey/Del Mar ticket visit Princeton Wednesday
https://www.starvedrock.media/wlpo/bailey-del-mar-ticket-visit-princeton-wednesday/article_7e7f4db4-6026-45b4-ab49-750ee8730fcb.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrats take a road trip through Trump country to hear what MAGA voters say about his second term.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-21/a-road-trip-through-trump-country-to-hear-what-maga-voters-say-about-his-second-term
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-22/some-voters-who-backed-trump-say-ice-is-going-too-far
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with America’s enemies against Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-22/trumps-provocative-rhetoric-about-greenland-threatens-long-standing-world-order
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-22/trump-vs-u-s-allies-how-will-this-end
WQAD
— Tony McCombie: Affordability cannot exist without government oversight. DD: While I worked for IRS in 1971, my superiors had me make phone calls for 2 weeks as part of Nixon’s “Wage & Price Freeze” program.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK93H-Lu8Dg
WCIA
— New laptops given to people in need in Central Illinois. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO in the 1990s, my Democrat superiors blamed Republican lawmakers for their not having enough money to give my coworkers and subordinates computers. They were furious when I used my own money to buy a computer system for me to use in my office. They were even more furious when I used my own money to buy an upgraded system. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my doing that a) gave me an unfair advantage and b) proved that I was grossly overpaid.
https://www.wcia.com/news/champaign-county/new-laptops-given-to-people-in-need-in-central-illinois/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Illinois House Dems torch Trump. Illinois House Democrats used the chamber floor to advance a slate of resolutions aimed at the Trump administration and its policies, including immigration enforcement. In a series of party-line votes, the Democratic-led House approved measures condemning what House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s team described as “illegal and corrupt actions undone by the Trump administration,” while Republicans uniformly opposed the effort. . .U.S. Senate race: GOP candidate Don Tracy is out with a list of endorsements, including from top Springfield Republicans.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/22/illinois-house-torches-trump-00740688
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rick Heidner Campaign for Republican Nomination for Governor Surfaces in the Mailbox
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/21/rick-heidner-campaign-for-republican-nomination-for-governor-surfaces-in-the-mailbox/
— McHenry County GOPAC is the largest Political Action Committee in McHenry County.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/22/mchenry-county-gopac-biggest-kahuna-in-county/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Organizer of GoFundMe for ‘agitating the Nazis’ involved in anti-ICE uprising at Minneapolis church. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly flood their churches with their illegals.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4427561/organizer-of-gofundme-for-agitating-the-nazis-involved-in-anti-ice-uprising-at-minneapolis-church/
— Memo authorizes ICE officers sweeping power to forcibly enter homes. DD: I was an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. While I seized taxpayers’ homes, I never had to forcibly enter their homes while they were there. According to Google AI: IRS Revenue Officers are specialized, field-based personnel who handle high-priority, complex, and delinquent tax cases, exercising broad, legally authorized enforcement powers to secure payments. These officers possess greater discretion and authority compared to automated systems, allowing them to take direct, in-person action. Core Collection Powers Levies and Seizures: They can place levies on bank accounts, investment funds, and wages, and have the authority to seize property to satisfy tax debts. Summons Authority: Under IRC 7602(a), they may issue a summons to the taxpayer or third parties (banks, employers, etc.) to produce books, papers, or testimony, a power upheld by the Supreme Court. Liens: They can file a Notice of Federal Tax Lien, which acts as a public claim against a taxpayer’s property. Direct Interaction: They can visit a taxpayer’s home or place of business to demand payment or investigate financial situations. Employment Tax Enforcement: They are specifically assigned to cases involving unpaid payroll tax deposits.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/4428622/memo-ice-officers-power-forcibly-enter-homes/
BREITBART
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly flood their churches with their illegals.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/01/21/jeffries-on-shutdown-over-ice-well-demand-changes-including-making-churches-off-limits/
— Immigration Agents Sweep Across Maine with Local Police Help
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/21/immigration-agents-sweep-across-maine-with-local-police-help-despite-dem-govs-orders-to-stop/amp/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— NYT Tries to Measure Trump II ‘Deportations’
https://cis.org/Arthur/NYT-Tries-Measure-Trump-II-Deportations
— Home Op-ed A 1996 law prevented migrants from getting welfare — it’s been ignored for 30 years. A 1996 law prevented migrants from getting welfare — it’s been ignored for 30 years.
https://cis.org/Oped/1996-law-prevented-migrants-getting-welfare-its-been-ignored-30-years
— Undoing Clinton’s Sabotage of Restrictions on Immigrant Welfare Use. Here’s what President Trump can do.
https://cis.org/Report/Undoing-Clintons-Sabotage-Restrictions-Immigrant-Welfare-Use
DAILY SIGNAL
— Last year, the median age of the first-time homebuyer in America hit 40 years old. In the 1980s, the average age of the first-time homebuyer in America was just 28. DD: Back in the good old days, I was able to buy a new townhome when I was 24 years old in 1972. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/21/how-the-american-dream-of-homeownership-became-unaffordable/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Maryland Legislators Seek to Handcuff Law Enforcement Officers
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local/maryland-legislators-consider-handcuffing-law-enforcement-officers
NEW AMERICAN
— The REAL Reason the Dems and Media Hate ICE. They’ve illegally imported enough people over the decades to steal a multitude of seats and elections.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/hidden-agenda-this-is-the-real-reason-the-dems-and-media-hate-ice/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Helping Americans break free from government dependency. DD: The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more dependency on government and charity.
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/5673996-benefits-cliff-poverty-trap/
NBC NEWS
— Democratic lawmaker to introduce bill to cripple DHS’ ability to detain immigrants. Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., is proposing the legislation as a number of Democratic candidates become increasingly vocal in their calls to rein in or eliminate ICE.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democratic-lawmaker-bill-crippling-dhs-detain-immigrants-rcna254998
CNN
— ICE Agents Have Power To Enter Homes Without Judge’s Warrant
https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/laura-coates-live/episodes/93bcce1c-b5a4-11f0-a02e-0ff607258b89
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/21/politics/video/ice-memo-officers-have-power-to-enter-homes-without-judges-warrant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FcRWztkWj4
CNBC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation. DD: While I worked for IRS in 1971, my superiors had me make phone calls for 2 weeks as part of Nixon’s “Wage & Price Freeze” program. What has helped you deal with inflation? For me, it has been COLAs, step increases, and promotions. I have gotten federal wage, Civil Service Retirement System pension, and/or Social Security COLAs almost every year since 1966. I got step increases in 1967, 1968, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983-1985, and 1987-1996. I got promotions in 1972 (GS-9), 1973 (GS-11), 1974 (GS-12), 1981 (GS-11), 1982 (GS-12), and 1986 (GS-13).
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/21/trump-inflation-defeated.html
MSN
— The 20 best conservative places to live in America. DD: Wheaton being conservative and Republican was a big reason why my wife and I a) bought a home in Wheaton in 1978 and b) had one built in Wheaton in 1984. But as more and more and more liberals, moderates, and Democrats have moved into Wheaton to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that conservatives and Republicans created in Wheaton, Wheaton is less and less and less prosperous and safe, in relative terms, if not absolute terms. Since 1984, my precinct has gone from being majority Republican to majority Democrat.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/the-20-best-conservative-places-to-live-in-america-according-to-data/ss-AA1UGf1d
NEW YORK TIMES
— Illinois U.S. Senate Election 2026: Latest Polls
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/illinois-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly turn minorities against Whites and turn women against men.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/opinion/republicans-ice-white-women.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/opinion/heritage-foundation-women.html
— DD: With my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, I aggregate government and political news and commentary of interest to Illinois Republicans. I am conservative. I am Republican. I am independent. All the time and money to put the newsletters together and to send them out comes from me, from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, from my Social Security, and from my retirement savings.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/business/media/mediaite-media-newsletter.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with America’s enemies against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/opinion/trump-europe-greenland.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that if you do not promote LGBTQ, they will destroy you.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/opinion/heated-rivalry-gay-prejudice.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Supreme Court Seems Poised to Reject Trump’s Attempt to Immediately Fire a Fed Governor. During arguments, key justices appeared concerned that the president’s efforts to oust Lisa Cook could imperil the central bank’s independence. DD: In Diersen v. GAO, the courts approved my Democrat superior’s forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-fed-cook.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois faces federal defunding for state law requiring abortion referrals
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/01/21/illinois-abortion-referral-law-hhs-violation/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders run the mainstream news media. They ever-increasingly succeed in getting those who are liberal/moderate, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or noncitizen to protest against those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, heterosexual, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or American.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/20/protests-ice-america-250/88180390007/
— The average 50-something American is now worth $1.4 million. DD: My net worth is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/01/19/average-net-worth-1-million-50-year-olds/88202093007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rove: Is Trump Trying to Lose the Midterms? He spent much of his first year back in office undermining his political interests.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/is-trump-trying-to-lose-the-midterms-dde04b81
— Amazon Launching Its Largest-Ever Store in Orland Park
https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/amazon-launching-its-largest-ever-store-c94920d8
— Democrats’ Nonprofit Problem. A vast, monied network of activist groups keeps the public inflamed.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democrats-nonprofit-problem-dad76d2c
MONEY
— Education Department Delays Garnishing Pay From Student Loan Borrowers in Default. DD: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? The money to pay for my bachelor’s degree in 1970 and for my master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997 came from what I earned a) doing yard work 1962-1964, b) delivering newspapers 1962-1966, c) washing dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaning golf shoes and chipping slag in 1966, e) pumping gasoline in 1966, 1971, and 1972, f) delivering mail 1966-1969, g) working on an automobile assembly line in 1970, h) selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances in 1971 and 1972, i) collecting delinquent taxes for IRS 1971-1980, and j) auditing federal agencies for GAO 1980-1997.
https://money.com/student-loan-garnishment-delay/
FEDERAL NEW NETWORK
— DD: Democrats run the federal government. For them, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. 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. The Democrats who ran IRS in 1972, 1973, and 1974 would not have promoted me if I had not been taking graduate evening business courses, something that virtually none of my coworkers had done. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1986 would not have promoted me if I had not a) earned an MBA in 1976, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and e) became a licensed CPA in 1981, things that virtually none of my coworkers had done.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2026/01/opm-details-expectations-for-the-rule-of-many-in-federal-hiring/
POLITICO
— Rahm Emanuel calls for mandatory retirement age of 75 for public officials. DD: While I worked for the federal government, the retirement age was 55 a) if you were a Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and b) if you had not made Senior Executive Service, currently $197,200/year. In 1993, when I was 45 years old, to get rid of their employees sooner who were the aforesaid, my Democrat GAO superiors “offered” those who had 25 or more years of federal service like I had a $25,000 buyout if they took and early retirement. I have been fighting age discrimination since I was 25 in 1973. My Democrat IRS superiors used “up-or-out” to waste my career and get rid of me. According to them, because they had not promoted me to GS-13 by the time I was 25, I was forever too old to be promoted to GS-13. Of course, they applied that rule only to Republicans like me. They forced the IRS manager to transfer to Dallas who had promoted me to GS-9 in 1972, GS-11 in 1973, and GS-12 in 1974. They disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974 and my education deductions in 1978. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. Because of the aforesaid, I transferred to GAO in 1980. The Democrats who ran GAO finally did promote me to GS-13 when I was 38 in 1986. But that was not until after I had earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, and I had been assigned to audits of IRS in 1986. I never would have made GS-13 at GAO if the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer not gotten back into power in 1985. They forced him to retire in 1987.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/21/rahm-emanuel-calls-for-mandatory-retirement-age-for-public-officials-including-him-00739398
C-SPAN
— Health Insurance CEOs Testify on Health Care Affordability. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that if you vote for Democrats, you will get free healthcare. The federal government paying for 72% of my healthcare insurance premiums since 1966 and for my wife since 1978 helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.c-span.org/event/house-committee/health-insurance-ceos-testify-on-health-care-affordability/439735
PBS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation. While I worked for IRS in 1971, my superiors had me make phone calls for 2 weeks as part of Nixon’s “Wage & Price Freeze” program. What has helped you deal with inflation.? For me, it has been COLAs, step increases, and promotions. I have gotten federal wage, Civil Service Retirement System pension, and/or Social Security COLAs almost every year since 1966. I got step increases in 1967, 1968, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983-1985, and 1987-1996. I got promotions in 1972 (GS-9), 1973 (GS-11), 1974 (GS-12), 1981 (GS-11), 1982 (GS-12), and 1986 (GS-13).
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-the-affordability-crisis-has-evolved-since-trumps-return
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Google launches free practice tests for SAT exam in Gemini. DD: What was your ACT score? My critics/opponents have always stressed that my ACT score was only 24. My score would have been higher if I had studied instead of spending 28 hours a week during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966 and 40 hours a week during the summer of 1965 washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/news/google-launches-free-practice-tests-for-sat-exam-in-gemini-101769050099631-amp.html
January 21, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DHS increasing self-deportation stipend from $1,000 to $2,600. DD: How many will come to America illegally to get a stipend to go back home?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/dhs-increasing-deportation-stipend-1000-2600/18444117/
NBC5
— Here’s who’s running for governor of Illinois in the 2026 election
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/heres-whos-running-for-governor-of-illinois-in-the-2026-election/3879200/
— ICE officers authorized to enter homes without a judge’s warrant ICE memo says. The memo authorizes ICE officers to use force to enter a residence based solely on a more narrow administrative warrant to arrest someone with a final order of removal.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/ice-officers-enter-homes-without-warrant-memo/3879382/
CBS2
— U.S. Rep. for Illinois Robin Kelly has introduced an amendment to the defense funding bill to prevent President Trump from taking over Greenland.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-rep-robin-kelly-amendment-prevent-trump-greenland-takeover/
— Bremen High School students in Midlothian launch closet to help students in need. DD: Back in the good old days, back in the 1950s and 1960s, extremely few of my grade school and high school classmates were in need. Virtually all of them, if not all of them, were products of traditional marriages.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/bremen-high-school-midlothian-closet-students-in-need/
FOX32
— Chicago’s homeless population far higher than official count
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/report-chicago-homeless-population-far-higher-than-official-count
CHICAGO TRIBUNE & CHICAGO SUN-TIMES & WTTW
— Immigration Officers Assert Sweeping Power to Enter Homes Without a Judge’s Warrant. DD: I was an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. According to Google AI: IRS Revenue Officers are specialized, field-based personnel who handle high-priority, complex, and delinquent tax cases, exercising broad, legally authorized enforcement powers to secure payments. These officers possess greater discretion and authority compared to automated systems, allowing them to take direct, in-person action. Core Collection Powers Levies and Seizures: They can place levies on bank accounts, investment funds, and wages, and have the authority to seize property to satisfy tax debts. Summons Authority: Under IRC 7602(a), they may issue a summons to the taxpayer or third parties (banks, employers, etc.) to produce books, papers, or testimony, a power upheld by the Supreme Court. Liens: They can file a Notice of Federal Tax Lien, which acts as a public claim against a taxpayer’s property. Direct Interaction: They can visit a taxpayer’s home or place of business to demand payment or investigate financial situations. Employment Tax Enforcement: They are specifically assigned to cases involving unpaid payroll tax deposits.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/immigration-officers-entering-homes-warrant/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/21/immigration-customs-enforcement-warrant-memo
https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/21/immigration-officers-assert-sweeping-power-enter-homes-without-judge-s-warrant-memo-says
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly flood their day care centers and their churches with their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/minnesota-st-paul-cities-church-renee-good-protesters/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Judge denies former Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau’s attempt to dismiss order regarding his political blog
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/judge-denies-orland-park-mayor-keith-pekau/
— Chicago paid $26.5M in OT to ineligible employees
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/chicago-26-5-million-overtime-ineligible-employees/
— New Melissa Conyears-Ervin ad in Illinois’ 7th District race highlights federal campaign spending loophole
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/melissa-conyears-ervin-loophole-federal-campaign-spending/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— More than 58,000 Chicagoans were homeless in 2024. DD: The Democrat Party platform destroys traditional marriage and family, that is, it promotes homelessness.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2026/01/21/more-than-58-000-chicagoans-experienced-homelessness-new-report-says
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/01/21/new-snap-work-requirements-cook-county-warn-health-consequences-cut-off-congress-donald-trump-food-stamps
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/01/21/congress-must-pass-older-americans-act-reauthorization-meals-services-caregivers-michael-pessman
DAILY HERALD
— What’s the holdup?: Six months in, county is still waiting for an attorney’ general’s ruling with widespread implications
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260121/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-whats-the-holdup-six-months-in-county-is-still-waiting-for-an-attorney-ge/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County Board members had good reason to grumble last week as they reflected on a sluggish response from the state attorney general’s office to an appeal regarding the county clerk’s refusal to abide by county purchase and accounting policies. The county’s hit on the legal bills in this yearslong standoff has reached nearly $280,000 and counting, the county already has a judge’s ruling in its favor and the Attorney General’s Office has been doing whatever it is doing in its investigation since last July — without yet even having interviewed the central figure in the case, DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek.)
— Davis, Rice try to differentiate themselves at debate in 8th Congressional District GOP primary
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260121/us-congress-politics/davis-rice-try-to-differentiate-themselves-at-debate-in-8th-congressional-district-gop-primary/
JOURNAL COURIER
— GOP governor hopefuls in unison against sanctuary policies, state spending
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/governor-candidates-sanctuary-policies-state-21307412.php
SOUTHERAN
— DHS increasing self-deportation stipend from $1,000 to $2,600
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/01/21/dhs-increasing-self-deportation-stipend-from-1000-to-2600/
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— GOP: You won’t find ‘affordability’ in Dem-run Illinois. McCombie: IL spends big bucks on illegal immigrants while inflation is down 70 percent under Trump.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-gop-you-wont-find-affordability-in-dem-run-illinois/
DAILY ILLINI
— Champaign protesters rally against Trump administration
https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/champaign-urbana/2026/01/21/champaign-protestors-trump-administration/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-452/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Chicago parents expect Chicago Public Schools educators to teach reading, writing, and critical thinking skills — not to use classrooms as staging grounds for foreign and domestic political activism.
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/cant-spell-sign-dont-wave-chicago-schools
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Jeanne Ives Condemned the Irvin Playbook, Now She’s Using It In The Dabrowski Campaign
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/01/jeanne-ives-condemned-the-irvin-playbook-now-shes-using-it-in-the-dabrowski-campaign.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Weaponized Compassion: How Federal Food Programs Undermine Culture
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/weaponized-compassion-how-federal-food-programs-undermine-culture/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump calls for ‘immediate’ talks to acquire Greenland. Says Denmark couldn’t defend it in WWII, and can’t protect it now.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/21/trump-calls-immediate-talks-acquire-greenland/
— Vance to visit Minneapolis as tensions rise over ICE operations
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/21/jd-vance-visit-minneapolis-tensions-rise-ice-operations/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— New York Times Hiring a Reporter To Cover US Jews. Expert understanding of Judaism required. DD: What do you have an expert understanding of? I have an expert understanding of how the leaders of the following treat conservatives: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/new-york-times-hiring-a-reporter
NEW YORK POST
— House committee finds Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress after skipping Epstein depositions
https://nypost.com/2026/01/21/us-news/house-committee-finds-bill-and-hillary-clinton-in-contempt-of-congress-after-skipping-epstein-depositions/
BREITBART
— Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Tries to Stop Sheriffs from Turning Criminal Illegal Aliens Over to ICE Agents
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/21/minnesota-ag-keith-ellison-tries-to-stop-sheriffs-from-turning-criminal-illegal-aliens-over-to-ice-agents/
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Right About Arctic Security
https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/trump-right-about-arctic-security-natos-rutte-says-5974139
JUDICIAL WATCH
— Americans Pay Over a Billion Dollars a Year to Subsidize Illegal Aliens’ College Education. DD: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? The money to pay for my bachelor’s degree in 1970 and for my master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997 came from what I earned a) doing yard work 1962-1964, b) delivering newspapers 1962-1966, c) washing dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaning golf shoes and chipping slag in 1966, e) pumping gasoline in 1966, 1971, and 1972, f) delivering mail 1966-1969, g) working on an automobile assembly line in 1970, h) selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances in 1971 and 1972, i) collecting delinquent taxes for IRS 1971-1980, and j) auditing federal agencies for GAO 1980-1997.
https://www.judicialwatch.org/subsidize-illegal-aliens-education/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MOTLEY FOOL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation. While I worked for IRS in 1971, my superiors had me make phone calls for 2 weeks as part of Nixon’s “Wage & Price Freeze” program. What has helped you deal with inflation.? For me, it has been COLAs, step increases, and promotions. I have gotten federal wage, Civil Service Retirement System pension, and/or Social Security COLAs almost every year since 1966. I got step increases in 1967, 1968, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 and 1987-1996. I got promotions in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1986.
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2026/01/18/im-not-counting-on-social-security-colas-to-carry/
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— New Duckworth Senate bill would bar administration officials from serving as an inspector general. Most IGs confirmed since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term have experience working in his administration. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, I often worked with the Chicago offices of inspector generals. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats.
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/01/new-senate-bill-would-bar-administration-officials-serving-inspector-general/410829/?oref=ge-author-river
NPR
— How ICE grew to be the highest-funded U.S. law enforcement agency
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/21/nx-s1-5674887/ice-budget-funding-congress-trump