FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Melissa Conyears-Ervin: Chicago will not help fund Donald Trump’s terror
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/17/opinion-chicago-treasurer-boycott-us-treasury-securities/
— Gen Z can’t afford Chicago’s affordable housing mandate. DD: What did you do to afford things before you were 28 years old? Back in the good old days, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and a job-related master’s degree when I was 27. I took bad jobs that my peers would never stoop to take. That enabled me a) to buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, and 25, b) to graduate debt-free from college owning a 20-month old car, and c) to buy real estate when I was 24, 25, and 27.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/17/opinion-chicago-gen-z-affordable-housing/
— Thornton Township District 205 giving teachers $5,000 bonuses for good attendance. DD: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, I used dramatically fewer sick days than my coworkers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/17/thornton-township-district-205-teacher-bonuses/
DAILY LINE
— Democratic primary for Illinois Comptroller, Republican primary for governor proving to be most competitive statewide races
https://www.thedailyline.com/forms/shares/new?page_id=37974
WHEATON RECORD
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://thewheatonrecord.com/2025/11/16/the-voices-shouting-no-kings/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker pumps $25.5M into 2026 bid
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/11/17/pritzker-pumps-25-5m-into-2026-bid-00654117
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: Americans for Prosperity is out with its Prairie State Policy Champions recognizing state lawmakers who advocate for “reining in” government spending. The honorees, all Republicans, are: House Leader Tony McCombie, Senate Leader John Curran, state Reps. Norine Hammond, Blaine Wilhour, Adam Niemerg and Dan Swanson, state Sens. Chapin Rose and Andrew Chesney, and House Republican spokesperson on education Amy Elik.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/11/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-633/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Fake Bailey Campaign Postcard Could Trigger a Felony Carrying up to 20 Years in Federal Prison
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/11/weaponizing-the-u-s-mail-fake-bailey-campaign-postcard-could-trigger-a-felony-carrying-up-to-20-years-in-federal-prison.html
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/11/a-2022-postcard-becomes-the-center-of-a-political-hoax-targeting-the-bailey-campaign.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump seeks primary challenges against Indiana state lawmakers who defy redistricting demands. DD: In 2000, my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) critics/opponents succeeded in getting a registered Republican voter in my precinct to challenge me for Republican Precinct Committeeman, but not since then. But they have succeeded in stopping me from becoming a MTRO committee chairman or officer since then. They rudely fired me as MTRO webmaster in 2004 and 2010. They gerrymandered my precinct in 2015. They ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021. They threw me off the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024. My MTRO critics/opponents ever-increasingly blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters a) for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000 and b) for all of MTRO’s other problems. I should write about my MTRO critics/opponents.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/16/trump-seeks-primary-challenges-indiana-state-lawmakers-defy/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GOP must hold its ground on enhanced subsidies — now more than ever. DD: My critics/opponents ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn the 72% health insurance subsidy a) that I got when I was federal employee, b) that my wife got when she was a federal employee, c) that I will always get as a federal retiree, and d) that my wife has gotten since we got married in 1978 and will always get.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/3888607/gop-hold-ground-on-enhanced-subsidies/
NEW YORK POST
— Portland’s socialist disaster should be a wake-up call for Mamdani, NYC voters
https://www.aol.com/articles/portland-socialist-disaster-wake-call-120000780.html
— Socialist Mamdani called for abolition of private property. DD: Being able to own cars and real estate has always motived me. I bought my first car when I was 16 and news cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc. I bought real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, etc.
https://www.aol.com/socialist-zohran-mamdani-called-abolition-222326729.html
— Vile antisemitic graffiti scrawled on Mexico’s top court during protests against country’s first Jewish president
https://nypost.com/2025/11/16/world-news/antisemitic-graffiti-scrawled-on-mexicos-top-court-during-protests-against-countrys-first-jewish-president/
— Champagne Socialist Mamdani slammed for hogging $2,300 apartment despite wealthy parents. DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. I should write about the advantages that gave them. My critics/opponents have always used my having to work my way through college against me.
https://www.aol.com/cuomo-bashes-rich-person-zohran-125945960.html
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUE
— Democrats are galloping to the left. DD: Ever-increasingly, because of Democrat victories, just about everyone around me is moving to the left. What does that say about them?
https://www.aei.org/articles/why-the-democrats-can-move-to-the-left/
BREITBART
— MTG: Trump Calling Me a Traitor Puts ‘My Life in Danger’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/11/16/mtg-trump-calling-me-a-traitor-puts-my-life-in-danger/amp/
DAILY CALLER
— AOC Screams At Top Of Her Lungs, Panders To As Many Minority Groups As Possible In 38 Seconds. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been uniting those who are the following in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct against Republicans: liber/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time?
https://www.aol.com/articles/aoc-screams-top-her-lungs-152613565.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— Midterms Shaping Up to Be a War Over Delivering Affordability for Gen Z. DD: What did you do to afford things before you were 28 years old? Back in the good old days, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and a job-related master’s degree when I was 27. I took bad jobs that my peers would never stoop to take. That enabled me a) to buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, and 25, b) to graduate debt-free from college owning a 20-month old car, and c) to buy real estate when I was 24, 25, and 27.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/16/midterms-shaping-up-to-be-a-war-over-delivering-affordability-for-gen-z/
DAILY WIRE
— Rooting Out Fraud: Trump Admin To Make Food Stamp Recipients Reapply For Benefits
https://www.dailywire.com/news/rooting-out-fraud-trump-admin-to-make-food-stamp-recipients-reapply-for-benefits
EPOCH TIMES
— Socialism Preferred by One-Third of Churchgoers. DD: Democrats are ever-increasingly taking over and destroying religion.
https://prescottenews.com/2025/11/17/new-study-finds-socialism-preferred-by-one-third-of-churchgoers-the-epoch-times/
FOX NEWS
— Socialist wave reaches West Coast as Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass gets a Mamdani-like challenger
https://www.foxnews.com/media/socialist-wave-reaches-west-coast-los-angeles-mayor-karen-bass-gets-mamdani-like-challenger
— Trump calls on House Republicans to vote to release Epstein files: ‘We have nothing to hide.’ President calls controversy a ‘Democrat hoax perpetrated by radical left lunatics’ in Truth Social post. DD: Ever-increasingly, because of Democrat victories, just about everyone around me is moving to the left. What does that say about them?
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-calls-house-republicans-vote-release-epstein-files-we-have-nothing-hide
NEWSMAX
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Still Supports Trump. DD: I have always supported the Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, including those who blame me for their defeats and/or who have taken big adverse actions against me. I should write about that.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/epstein-files-marjorietaylorgreene/2025/11/16/id/1234766/
POST MILLENNIAL
— Trump urges house Republicans to ‘vote to release the Epstein files’
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-president-trump-urges-house-republicans-to-vote-to-release-the-epstein-files
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— From CRT to Campus Protest: The Making of a Mamdani Voter. DD: How many Mamdani voters are there in Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, your school district, and your precinct?
https://www.aol.com/articles/crt-campus-protest-making-mamdani-115612569.html
— The Rise of City Leftists: Mamdani, Wilson and the Democrats. DD: Ever-increasingly, because of Democrat victories, just about everyone around me is moving to the left. What does that say about them?
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/11/17/the_rise_of_city_leftists_mamdani_wilson_and_the_democrats.amp.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump on H-1B visas: US lacks enough ‘talented people.’ DD: Are you talented? According to my critics/opponents, I am not. They stress that my ACT score was only 24, that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class, that I got no scholarships, that while I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees, my GPAs were not that great, and that while I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) examinations on my first attempt, my scores could have been better. They stress that I did not earn my master’s degrees until I was 27, 31, and 48, that I did not take the CPA examination until I was 30 and the CIA examination until I was 32, and that while I became a licensed CPA, it was not until I was 32. But more than the aforesaid, they stress the many big adverse actions a) that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me and b) that my Republican superiors in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois took against me.
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-h-1b-visas-us-135445060.html
ABC NEWS
— How Hegseth’s newly proposed military fitness standards compare to existing tests. DD: I was 1-A for the Vietnam War draft. My critics/opponents have always used against me big time my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. Did you try to enlist? I did not. But if I had, would my not being able to run because I had a bone disease, my eyesight not being correctable to 20/20, and my partial red/green color blindness have disqualified me? What if I had stressed the aforesaid when I got my physical examination for the Vietnam War draft when I was 18 in 1966?
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/hegseths-newly-proposed-military-fitness-standards-compare-existing/story?id=126110550
AOL
— US inflation rate climbs to 3% in September; highest this year
https://www.aol.com/finance/us-inflation-rate-climbs-3-124724769.html
— How Does the 2.8% COLA for 2026 Compare Historically? DD: My critics/opponents continue to be furious a) that I got COLAs while I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 and b) that I have gotten COLAs as federal retiree since 1997. My critics/opponents a) would never stoop to take a federal job or b) failed/refused to qualify themselves for federal jobs. I qualified myself for my Post Office job by passing the postal employment examination and earning a high school diploma. I qualified myself for my IRS job by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earning a bachelor’s degree in business. I qualified myself for my GAO job by earning an MBA and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt.
https://www.aol.com/finance/does-social-securitys-2-8-084400236.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— In Israel, Adams Raises Doubts About Safety of Jews in New York. Mayor Eric Adams painted an alarming picture of his city under his successor, Mamdani, saying, “If I were a Jewish New Yorker, I’d be concerned about my children.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/nyregion/eric-adams-israel-safety-mamdani.html
— Trump, in Reversal, Urges House to Approve Releasing Epstein Files
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/16/us/trump-news
WASHINGTON POST
— In shift, Trump says House should vote to release Epstein files
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/16/house-epstein-discharge-petition-trump/
— Seattle’s coming socialist experiment
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/11/16/seattle-socialist-mayor-katie-wilson-mamdani/
KQED
— DD: As Enforcement Intensifies, Churches Become Sanctuaries for illegals. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD condemns the concepts of countries, borders, and laws. How much success are Democrat leaders having in your church?
https://www.kqed.org/news/12063793/as-enforcement-intensifies-churches-become-sanctuaries-for-immigrants-seeking-peace
KTRH
— Mamdani Win Shows Legal Immigration Is As Harmful As Illegal Immigration
https://ktrh.iheart.com/featured/houston-texas-news/content/2025-11-14-mamdani-win-shows-legal-immigration-is-as-harmful-as-illegal-immigration/
FORTUNE
— Meta is hiring entry-level roles that pay up to $290,000 a year and require little prior experience. DD: What entry-level jobs did you have? I had three. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU when I was 21 years old in 1970. My first entry-level job was a Retail Sales Manager for a Firestone Store. My salary was about $50,000/year in today’s dollars for a 44-hour workweek. In 1971, my second entry-level job was a GS-7 IRS Revenue Officer. The salary was $55,850/year in today’s dollars. To get that job, I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination. My taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola helped me get promoted to GS-9 ($68,315/year) in 1972, to GS-11 ($82,655/year) in 1973, and to GS-12 ($99,069/year) in 1974. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. In 1980, my third entry-level job was a GS-9 Step 10 GAO Analyst, The salary was $88,808/year in today’s dollars. To get that job, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980.
https://fortune.com/2025/10/17/meta-hiring-200k-dollars-six-figure-entry-level-software-engineer-jobs-gen-z-careers-tech-industry-dwindling-opportunities/
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
— Hiring Trends: Skills, Credentials and Potential. DD: Meeting and exceeding Affirmative Action and DEI quotas, goals, and targets was always my employers’ top priority. 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. As they came to realize that I was not going to become a Democrat, they ever-increasingly wasted my career and they succeed in forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They ever-increasingly wasted my work experience and what I had 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.
https://patimes.org/hr-hiring-trends-skills-credentials-and-potential/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Recruiting and retaining a well-qualified workforce is a critical concern for public administrators. To provide effective, efficient and responsive services, employees must be carefully selected for their roles. There is a long-standing debate about whether hiring should focus on their skills developed through experience, formal credentials or their potential. The Society for Human Resource Management has reported that employers practicing skills-based hiring increased from 56% in 2022 to 81% in 2024. While the short-term trend is clear, public administrators should be cognizant of both the strengths and weaknesses of each approach.)
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— OPM seeks fast-track removal of federal employees for ‘suitability’ reasons in proposed rule. DD: According to Democrats, to be suitable for a federal job, you must be a Democrat who is minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2025/06/opm-seeks-fast-track-removal-of-federal-employees-for-suitability-reasons-in-proposed-rule/
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Why Are IQ Scores Suddenly Falling?
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/american-adult-lower-iq-scores-cognitive-decline-technology-flynn-effect.html
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
SPECTATOR
— Far left is the new face of the Democratic Party. DD: Ever-increasingly, because of Democrat victories, just about everyone around me is moving to the left. What does that say about them?
https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/11/far-left-is-the-new-face-of-the-democratic-party/
INDEPENDENT
— Fox News host Jesse Watters blames single women for Mamdani’s socialist takeover in New York. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly discourage traditional marriage and family. Affirmative Action and DEI discourage traditional marriage and family.
https://www.aol.com/news/fox-news-host-jesse-watters-015034229.html
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Mamdani slammed after raising $1 million for transition
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/new-york-city-mayor-elect-zohran-mamdani-slammed-after-raising-1-million-for-transition-affordability-is-expensive-101763315207921.html
INDIA TODAY
— Why buying health insurance should be your first move in personal finance. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, the federal government paid 72% of my health insurance premiums. That helped me endure my Democrat superiors’ tremendous efforts to get rid of me. My critics/opponents ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn the 72% health insurance subsidy a) that I got when I was federal employee, b) that my wife got when she was a federal employee 1968-1970, c) that I will always get as a federal retiree, and d) that my wife has gotten since we got married in 1978 and will always get.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/health/other/why-buying-health-insurance-should-be-your-first-move-in-personal-finance/ar-AA1QzayW
Tag: GOPUSA
November 16, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Staffer held at knifepoint at state Senate leader’s Oak Park office. Scott Loeffler, 35, allegedly pulled a knife on an employee in state Sen. Don Harmon’s office and stole her phone. He was charged with armed robbery and ordered detained Sunday.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-suburbs/2025/11/16/staffer-held-knifepoint-don-harmon-oak-park-office
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use religious leaders to protect their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/11/16/clergy-arrests-broadview-ice
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Palatine ever-increasingly blasts ICE.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251116/news/palatine-leaders-hope-to-rebuild-trust-in-wake-of-immigration-arrests/
ABC7
— DHS leaves command center at Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/post/department-homeland-security-leaves-midway-blitz-command-center-naval-station-great-lakes-north-chicago-city-officials/18162361/
— Many House Republicans will back bill to release Epstein files
https://abc7chicago.com/post/house-republicans-will-back-bill-blow-open-epstein-files-effort-leaders-say-pres-trump-calls-clinton-investigation/18162601/
CBS2
— Border Patrol commander has left Chicago, but some communities remain on edge
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/border-patrol-chief-left-chicago-communities-remain-on-edge/
— Staffer robbed at knifepoint at Illinois Sen. Don Harmon’s Oak Park office; suspect charged
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/staffer-robbed-at-knifepoint-at-don-harmons-oak-park-office-suspect-charged/
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/immigration-crackdown-chicago
— 2 out of 5 younger women want to leave US for good
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/2-out-5-younger-women-want-leave-us-good-poll-finds
HERALD REVIEW
— Illinois residents face high health insurance prices, with Obamacare subsidies still in limbo after shutdown
https://herald-review.com/news/state-regional/business/health-care/article_4b261e0b-75c3-5e3f-a1bd-0aa5509730af.html
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE & WSIU & WAND TV
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/trumps-republican-party-insists-theres-no-affordability-crisis-and-dismisses-election-losses/article_f77d0898-0fd2-58d9-ba45-0b3d3362defe.html
https://www.wsiu.org/2025-11-15/white-house-pivots-to-affordability-as-president-trump-confronts-voter-discontent
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/trumps-republican-party-insists-theres-no-affordability-crisis-and-dismisses-election-losses/article_bb2918e2-14ad-58da-939f-c3e9662f7666.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Malefactor Deathmatch: Socialists vs. Groypers
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2025/11/13/malefactor-deathmatch-socialists-vs-groypers
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump seeks primary challenges against Indiana state lawmakers who defy redistricting demands
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/16/trump-seeks-primary-challenges-indiana-state-lawmakers-defy/
— House Speaker Mike Johnson insists President Trump has ‘clean hands’ in Epstein case
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/16/mike-johnson-house-speaker-insists-president-trump-clean-hands/
— Right-wing antisemitism betrays conservatism. Antithetical to the Judeo-Christian ethic. DD: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my Chicago office GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were antisemitic. They were furious when I volunteered to work for a GS-15, currently $163,749-$195,200/year, Jewish manager in 1990. They were intimidated/envious of her having an MBA from the University of Chicago and passing the CPA examination on her first attempt.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/16/right-wing-antisemitism-betrays-conservatism/
— California yanks illegal immigrants’ trucker’s licenses; Newsom says migrant status not a factor
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/16/california-yanks-illegal-immigrants-truckers-licenses-newsom-says/
— Where’s the violence? Look to the left. Conservatives aren’t assassinating the opposition.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/16/wheres-violence-look-left/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The woke war on standards is destroying higher education
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/3887586/woke-war-on-standards-destroying-higher-education/
— Trump debuts new ‘Marjorie Taylor Brown’ nickname for MTG after pair fall out. DD: I should write about those who have dumped me. I would focus on Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who I have done the most to help elect and to help reelect. I would focus on those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their defeats.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3888374/trump-debuts-new-marjorie-taylor-brown-nickname-for-mtg-after-pair-fall-out/
— Epstein’s resentment toward Trump
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/3888590/jeffrey-epstein-resentment-toward-donald-trump/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump fumes at ‘politically correct’ Indiana state GOP pols over stalled redistricting push
https://nypost.com/2025/11/16/us-news/trump-fumes-at-indiana-state-gop-pols-over-redistricting-push/
— Bigwig on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team railed against Jews
https://nypost.com/2025/11/16/us-news/bigwig-on-zohran-mamdanis-transition-team-railed-against-jews-questioned-gay-rights/
AMERICAN THINKER
— How many illegal aliens are in our country?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/11/wait_a_minute_how_many_illegal_aliens_are_in_our_country_again.html
BREITBART
— Companies Abusing H-1B Program to Save Labor Costs
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/11/15/schweizer-companies-abusing-h-1b-program-to-save-labor-costs/
CENTER SQUARE
— DD: Democrats and RINOs slam Vance’s call for less legal immigration. If there had been as many immigrants when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealth parents who bought them cars, paid for their college education, and got them jobs.
https://www.aol.com/articles/advocates-slam-vances-call-less-165900388.html
DAILY CALLER
— ‘Just Doesn’t Work And Has Never Worked’: Bill Maher Slams Democrats’ Shift Towards Socialism
https://dailycaller.com/2025/11/16/bill-maher-socialism-destroy-democrats-real-time-mamdani-dsa/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Mamdani Is a Warning for Western Civilization
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/16/mamdani-is-a-warning-for-western-civilization/
— Midterms Shaping Up to Be a War Over Delivering Affordability for Gen Z
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/16/midterms-shaping-up-to-be-a-war-over-delivering-affordability-for-gen-z/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Bill Maher Rips Democratic Socialism, Warns Dems They’re Going Too Far Left
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/11/bill-maher-rips-democratic-socialism-warns-dems-theyre-going-too-far-left/
NEWSMAX
— Trump Withdraws Support for MTG’s Reelection
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mtg-marjorie-taylor-greene-donald-trump/2025/11/16/id/1234774/
— Trump’s Healthcare Plan Lowers Premiums, Costs
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/bill-cassidy-trump-healthcare/2025/11/16/id/1234767/
PJ MEDIA
— Charlotte Grocery Store Offers Illegals Free Delivery to Avoid ICE
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/11/16/charlotte-grocery-store-offers-illegals-free-delivery-to-avoid-ice-n4946053
TOWNHALL
— Trump Threatens To Replace RINO Indiana Republicans Who Won’t Redistrict
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2025/11/16/trump-threatens-to-replace-rino-indiana-republicans-who-wont-redistrict-n2666525
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: How soon will the Democratic Party officially name itself the Socialist Party?
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5606186-socialism-gaining-popularity-affordability/
— Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) claimed Sunday that President Trump is “losing his MAGA base” over files related to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as controversy surrounding the disgraced financier heats up.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5608012-khanna-trump-epstein-files/
— Greene says Trump administration ‘infuriating people’ by ‘gaslighting’ them on affordability
https://www.aol.com/articles/greene-says-trump-administration-infuriating-191429637.html
CNN
— Trump feuds with Marjorie Taylor Greene as House vote on releasing Epstein files looms
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-administration-epstein-files-11-16-25
REUTERS
— US House speaker says ‘nothing to hide’ in Epstein files
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-speaker-says-nothing-hide-epstein-files-2025-11-16/
AOL
— While on NYC’s slowest bus, Mamdani says he’d as mayor bike, ride public transit to work
https://www.aol.com/articles/while-nyc-slowest-bus-mamdani-234400932.html
NBC NEWS
— Epstein vote a Democratic attempt to make Trump a ‘lame duck’
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/sen-barrasso-says-epstein-vote-a-democratic-attempt-to-make-trump-a-lame-duck-full-interview-252146245958
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat Leaders Say Pope Leo Doesn’t Want to Be the Anti-Trump. But He Is.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/opinion/trump-pope-leo-maga-christianity.html
— Marjorie Taylor Greene Extends an Olive Branch to Trump. The Georgia Republican, long a loyal Trump ally, had come under attack by the president after showing independence, notably on the government’s investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/us/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-trump-epstein-files.html
— Epstein Emails Reveal a Lost New York
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/style/epstein-emails-reveal-a-lost-new-york.html
WASHINGTON POST
— GOP-led Epstein probe in House creates political friendly fire for Trump. The Republican side of the committee investigating Epstein has kept pushing out troves of emails and documents, and Trump’s name keeps coming up.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/16/epstein-emails-republicans-trump/
— Despite Trump’s ire, House gaining support on Epstein files vote. Lawmakers pushing for the release of more files are planning a news conference at the Capitol on Tuesday alongside victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/16/house-epstein-discharge-petition-trump/
— GOP plans to replace Obamacare have failed. Here’s what lawmakers propose now.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/16/gop-healthcare-plans-trump/
USA TODAY
— What Epstein’s emails reveal about the rich and famous who sought his advice. Financial and political intel? Sure. But there was so much more that Bold Face Names sought from the disgraced sex offender and former Trump friend.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/15/jeffrey-epsteins-emails-advice-to-rich-and-famous/87274450007/
DALLAS EXPRESS
— Trump Plans To Bring Foreign Experts To Train American Workers. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://dallasexpress.com/national/treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-says-trump-plans-to-bring-foreign-experts-to-train-american-workers/
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE
— Catholic leaders across U.S. issue ‘special message’ condemning Trump’s deportations. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get religious leaders to do their bidding.
https://www.silive.com/nation/2025/11/catholic-leaders-across-us-issue-special-message-condemning-trumps-deportations.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Affordability Agenda
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/journal-editorial-report/wsj-opinion-trump-affordability-agenda/4BBBC550-1217-497D-AAB8-62CD32E5B7C1
— White House Hunts for Ways to Lower the Cost of Living. Aside from reducing tariffs, Trump has a limited ability to bring down prices. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/trump-cost-of-living-prices-8e08798d
— He’s Called ‘Little Trump,’ and His Tactics Are Rankling White House Top Brass. Bill Pulte, head of the agency overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has been making big waves from his low-profile post. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who have lots of clout, who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, and who have worked harder against me than me than against any Democrat. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/bill-pulte-profile-d000c844
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pulte, who heads the Federal Housing Finance Agency, told the president he had identified leakers who were undermining the administration. He was carrying a “Ghostbusters”-style poster that featured pictures of administration officials and outside allies, outlined by red circles with lines through their faces, according to officials familiar with the meeting. For many in the West Wing, it was classic Pulte: an attention-grabbing move to burrow into President Trump’s good graces by attacking the president’s perceived enemies. . .Pulte has routinely made waves from that low-profile post, digging up opposition research on the president’s foes, ousting legal and ethics watchdogs who investigated the FHFA director’s conduct, and lashing out at companies in the housing world.)
— Trump Withdraws Support for Once Staunch Backer Marjorie Taylor Greene. The Georgia Republican has recently criticized the administration on several issues including affordability. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-withdraws-support-for-once-staunch-backer-marjorie-taylor-greene-89798ddf
FORTUNE
— The exact amount of money ($619,178/year) you need to earn to be among New York’s ultra-wealthy club has been revealed—and it’s 7x the average wage ($84,578/year).
https://www.aol.com/finance/exact-amount-money-earn-among-161519963.html
PBS
— As Enforcement Intensifies, Churches Become Sanctuaries for Immigrants. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get religious leaders to do their bidding.
https://www.kqed.org/news/12063793/as-enforcement-intensifies-churches-become-sanctuaries-for-immigrants-seeking-peace
AXIOS
— These cities have the highest entry-level wage growth. DD: What entry-level jobs did you have? I had three. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU when I was 21 years old in 1970. My first entry-level job was a Retail Sales Manager for a Firestone Store. My salary was about $50,000/year in today’s dollars for a 44-hour workweek. In 1971, my second entry-level job was a GS-7 IRS Revenue Officer. The salary was $55,850/year in today’s dollars. To get that job, I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination. My taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola helped me get promoted to GS-9 ($68,315/year) in 1972, to GS-11 ($82,655/year) in 1973, and to GS-12 ($99,069/year) in 1974. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. In 1980, my third entry-level job was a GS-9 Step 10 GAO Analyst, The salary was $88,808/year in today’s dollars. To get that job, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980.
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/16/entry-level-wage-growth-cities
RAW STORY
— Trump rages at GOP ‘friend’ for not following his orders. DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and paise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of clout and had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-friend-gop-power-grab/
COMMON DREAMS
— Mamdani Backers Rally to ‘Tax the Rich’ as Transition Raises $1 Million in 10 Days From 12,000 Donors
https://www.commondreams.org/news/mamdani-tax-the-rich
SALON
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get religious leaders to do their bidding.
https://www.salon.com/2025/11/16/faith-under-attack-more-clergy-arrested-at-ice-facility-protest/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDEPENDENT
— The Trump Organization looked to bring in nearly 200 foreign workers on visas this year to staff its golf clubs and businesses — the highest total to date, according to figures from the Department of Labor. This year, the company sought to hire 184 foreign workers for temporary positions at the family’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and a winery in Virginia through H-2A and H-2B visas, Forbes first reported. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.aol.com/news/trump-organization-asked-foreign-visas-151152895.html
GUARDIAN
— The banality of evil: how Epstein’s powerful friends normalized him
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/16/jeffrey-epstein-powerful-friends
November 14, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— 21 arrested outside Broadview ICE detention center as protesters clash with police; 4 officers hurt
https://abc7chicago.com/post/village-broadview-il-protest-several-detained-outside-ice-facility-protesters-push-designated-area-live/18154986/
— Trump calls for DOJ probe into other Epstein ties, including Clinton
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-calls-doj-probe-other-epstein-ties-including-clinton/18155350/
CBS2
— 21 arrested, 4 officers injured as protesters, police clash outside Broadview ICE facility during faith vigil Friday
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/broadview-ice-facility-protesters-clash-police/
— Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino leaves Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/border-patrol-commander-gregory-bovino-leaves-chicago/
— DD: Democrats do not want any of their illegals to be deported, and especially those who do not have criminal records.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-area-ice-arrests-600-criminal-histories-high-public-safety-risk/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/jeffrey-epstein-trump-emails-texts-inner-circle/
WGN9
— 4 law enforcement officers injured, 21 protestors arrested during clash outside Broadview ICE facility
https://wgntv.com/news/operation-midway-blitz/at-least-10-detained-amid-protests-outside-broadview-ice-facility/
FOX32
— Syverson blasts Pritzker’s immigration and healthcare policies
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1741155
— More Americans living paycheck to paycheck. DD: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. To pay for the aforesaid, I took bad jobs that my peers would not stoop to take. I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1971-1972. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. According to my critics/opponents, I was grossly overpaid for those jobs and my pension and retirement benefits are much too generous.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/more-americans-living-paycheck-paycheck-data-bank-america
WBEZ
— Tear gas, car crashes, chokeholds: Risky tactics have driven Trump’s Chicago deportation ‘blitz.’ Law enforcement experts say federal agents have displayed a lack of training and restraint. “They’re out of control,” ex-police Supt. Garry McCarthy says.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/11/14/ice-bovino-border-patrol-homeland-security-chicago-police-department
WGN RADIO
— USDA head says ‘everyone’ on SNAP will now have to reapply
https://wgnradio.com/news/usda-head-says-everyone-on-snap-will-now-have-to-reapply/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 21 arrested, police officers injured at protest outside ICE processing center in Broadview
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/broadview-protest-arrests/
— Illinois Democratic Senate hopefuls target Trump’s immigration policies at labor forum
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/us-senate-race-illinois-union-forum/
— Chicago police release redacted video of ICE Brighton Park shooting
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/chicago-police-release-redacted-video-of-ice-brighton-park-shooting/
— Durbin says controversial shutdown vote could highlight partisan divisions on health care. DD: The federal government paying 72% of my health insurance helped me endure my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors’ tremendous efforts to get rid of me.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/dick-durbin-shutdown-vote-highlight-health-care/
— DD: Democrats do not want any of their illegals to be deported, and especially those who do not have criminal records.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/only-2-5-on-list-of-614-operation-midway-blitz-arrestees-had-criminal-histories-doj-records-show/
— Spas, suites, safaris and shopping: Who wouldn’t want to work at CPS? CPS’s travel tab reads like a vacation brochure — Hawaii, Vegas, Egypt — all on the taxpayer’s dime. The district must freeze the perks and enforce accountability.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/cps-chicago-public-schools-travel-abuse-oig-inspector-general-expenses/
— On dangerous synthetic hemp, Washington comes to Illinois’ rescue.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/12/editorial-hemp-congress-federal-shutdown-brandon-johnson-pritzker/
— Activists rally outside Morton Grove board meeting, calling for ICE-free rules in town.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/indivisible-wants-ice-free-zone-witko-says-no/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cops, protesters injured and 21 arrested after scuffles erupt during Broadview ICE facility protest. Yelling and shoving broke out an hour after the protest began Friday against immigration “abductions” in the Chicago area.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2025/11/14/scuffles-erupt-during-broadview-protest-several-arrested
— Tear gas, car crashes, chokeholds: Risky tactics have driven Trump’s Chicago deportation ‘blitz.’ Law enforcement experts say federal agents have displayed a lack of training and restraint. “They’re out of control,” ex-police Supt. Garry McCarthy says.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/11/14/ice-bovino-border-patrol-homeland-security-chicago-police-department
— World Diabetes Day. DD: My ever-increasingly doing more to help elect Republican candidates contributed to my coming down with type 2 diabetes, if not caused it. I have ever-increasingly spent more time putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out instead of paying attention to my health.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2025/11/14/ald-emma-mitts-tough-love-message-healthy-eating-world-diabetes-day
DAILY HERALD
— Protesters arrested after clashing with police outside Chicago-area immigration facility
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251114/chicago/protesters-arrested-after-clashing-with-police-outside-chicago-area-immigration-facility/
— ‘We need to act now’: DuPage County to shift funds to help food pantries amid SNAP crisis. DD: Under DuPage County Democrats, soon, everyone in DuPage County will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251113/news/we-need-to-act-now-dupage-county-to-shift-funds-to-help-food-pantries-amid-snap-crisis/
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— DD: Democrats push pot in Elburn
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2025/11/14/cannabis-dispensary-coming-to-elburn/
NPR ILLINOIS
— She criticized President Trump during the shutdown. Now she’s been put on leave. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors forced 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.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-11-14/she-criticized-president-trump-during-the-shutdown-now-shes-been-put-on-leave
WCIA
— DD: Democrats want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.wcia.com/news/champaign-county/new-gun-legislation-looking-to-make-a-difference-in-illinois/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly push intoxicating hemp
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/14/federal-bill-banning-intoxicating-hemp-a-death-sentence-for-many-chicago-businesses/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/11/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roudnup/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Dog Sex Arrests in Huntley
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/14/dog-sex-arrests-in-huntley/
— U.S. Attorney Reports on Approach to Violent Crime
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/14/u-s-attorney-reports-on-approach-to-violent-crime/
— Fox River Grove Apartment Building Being Demolished Near Train Station May Be Reason for the Rat in Town
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/14/fox-river-grove-apartment-building-being-demolished-near-train-station-may-be-reason-for-the-rat-in-town/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Anti-Trump bluster hides Illinois vulnerability to federal control
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/anti-trump-bluster-hides-illinois-vulnerability-to-federal-control/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bondi taps acting U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to probe Democrats’ ties to Epstein
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/14/bondi-taps-acting-us-attorney-jay-clayton-probe-democrats-ties/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats are less likely to be friends with Republicans
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/3887330/republicans-more-likely-than-democrats-close-friends-other-party-poll/
— Failing cities turn to failed socialism
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3887542/failing-cities-turn-failed-socialism/
NEW YORK POST
— Border Patrol gets shot at, rammed with cars and hit with bricks in Chicago: ‘Violence here is off the charts’
https://nypost.com/2025/11/14/us-news/border-patrol-chief-greg-bovino-says-chicago-violence-is-off-the-charts/
— College kids’ math skills worse than ever — blame our pass-the-buck public schools
https://nypost.com/2025/11/13/opinion/college-kids-math-skills-worse-than-ever-blame-pass-the-buck-schools/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Mamdani, Pied Piper of the Big Apple
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/11/zohran_mamdani_pied_piper_of_the_big_apple.html
BRIETBART
— Vance: Young Americans Can’t Afford Homes Because Joe Biden Flooded the Country with Millions of Illegal Aliens
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/14/jd-vance-young-americans-cant-afford-homes-because-joe-biden-flooded-the-country-with-millions-of-illegal-aliens/
TOWNHALL
— Chaos Breaks Out in Broadview After Anti-ICE Protesters Clash With Police
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2025/11/14/chaos-breaks-out-in-this-city-after-anti-ice-protesters-clash-with-police-n2666478
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
AOL
— Nearly Two Dozen Arrested As Faith Leaders Protest Outside Chicago-Area ICE Facility
https://www.aol.com/articles/nearly-two-dozen-arrested-faith-003502397.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/us/trump-deportations-families.html
AMERICA MAGAZINE
— DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, dependency on government and charity ever-increasingly increases.
https://www.americamagazine.org/weekly-dispatch/2025/11/14/the-government-shutdown-has-ended-but-americas-hunger-crisis-continues/
HR DRIVE
— Front-line workers are more difficult to find, train and retain. Employers’ previous assumptions about how easily workers can be hired or replaced have become increasingly unreliable. 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.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/front-line-workers-more-difficult-to-find-train-and-retain/805408/
November 14, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders created the shutdown and used the shutdown to harm Trump.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gov-jb-pritzker-believes-government-shutdown-will-help-democrats-2026-midterm-elections-republicans-disagree/18152720/
NBC5
— ISIS terror plot exposed against 2024 Chicago Pride Parade
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/nbc-5-exclusive-isis-terror-plot-exposed-against-2024-chicago-pride-parade/3851338/
WTTW
— Chicago Will Remain a Sanctuary City, Despite Donald Trump’s Threats, Mayor Brandon Johnson Says. DD: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be someone who obstructs justice.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/11/12/chicago-will-remain-sanctuary-city-despite-trump-s-threats-mayor-brandon-johnson-says
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin boycotting US Treasuries is a foolish political stunt funded by Chicago taxpayers. Boycotting Treasuries? You don’t hurt Trump. You hurt the US.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/editorial-treasurer-melissa-conyears-ervin-treasury-bonds-boycott-trump/
— Attorneys visit ‘black box’ ICE processing center in Broadview
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/broadview-judge-site-visit/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals,
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/chicago-youth-operation-midway-blitz-ice/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/11/14/trump-maga-no-kings-protests-2026-elections-ice-democrats-republicans-mona-charen
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DuPage County clerk’s request for more money denied; board member suggests censure
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251113/news/dupage-county-clerks-request-for-more-money-denied-board-member-suggests-censure/
— The penny’s demise brings nostalgia and a call for patience. DD: While I was a Crete-Monee High School student 1964-1966, I worked for 125 pennies an hour washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights part-time during the school year and full-time during the summer in between. With the money I earned, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint ( https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf ) in May of 1966 that I used to get to/from my parents’ home in Crete and summer jobs during the summer of 1966 and then classes at UIC and my Park Forest Post Office job that started in November of 1966. I used that car to deliver mail.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251114/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-our-two-cents-the-pennys-demise-brings-nostalgia-and-a-call-for-patience/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Illinois Dems push back at DHS. DD: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/11/14/illinois-dems-push-back-at-dhs-00651650
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Pritzker’s Angry Violent Left Kills Any Hope of Immigration Compromise
https://johnkassnews.com/hard-jacobin-left-kills-hope-of-immigration-compromise/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County Democratic Party Precinct Committee Candidates Vastly Outnumber Republican’s, 89-67, WITH JACQUELINE GARRETSON REBUTTAL DD: Who has filed to be your Republican Precinct Committeeman?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/14/mchenry-county-democratic-party-precinct-committee-candidates-vastly-outnumber-republicans-90-67/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: What have Democrat leaders told their Democrat candidates to promote to get elected? ANSWER: More hatred against Trump, more socialism, more dependency on government and charity, more LGBTQ, more abortion, more mass/illegal immigration, more booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and more Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, more race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. QUESTION: What have RINO leaders told their RINO candidates to promote? ANSWER: The aforesaid, but not so strongly, that is, to be Democrat Lite. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders fail/refuse to promote the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform. RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders ever-increasingly function as though they are Democrat plants. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Starbucks union launches strike in over 40 cities. DD: I was a NTEU member while I worked for IRS 1971-1980. During that time, my salary increased from $55,850/year to $112,280/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, during that time, I earned an MBA, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, and I earned a master’s degree in accounting.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/business/3886358/red-cup-day-rebellion-starbucks-union-strike-over-40-cities/
NEW YORK POST
— Obama accused of destroying national landmark to build brutalist monument — to himself
https://nypost.com/2025/11/12/us-news/barack-obama-accused-of-destroying-national-landmark-to-build-monument-to-himself/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Disparate Impact Is on the Ropes. DD: According to my critics/opponents, those who are not the following, standardized tests, and everything else discriminate against those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are the aforesaid.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/11/disparate_impact_is_on_the_ropes.html
BLAZE
— Leftist county is helping illegal aliens fight deportation — and Texas taxpayers are left holding the bag
https://www.theblaze.com/news/leftist-county-is-apparently-helping-illegal-aliens-fight-deportation-and-texas-taxpayers-are-left-holding-the-bag
BREITBART
— Leftist Group in California Putting Up Anti-ICE Signs: ‘ICE Stole Someone Here’
https://www.breitbart.com/pre-viral/2025/11/13/leftist-group-in-california-putting-up-anti-ice-signs-ice-stole-someone-here/amp/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— H-1B: End It, Don’t Mend It. Its harmful effects are a feature, not a bug. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://cis.org/Miano/H1B-End-It-Dont-Mend-It
FOX NEWS
— Vance faults Dems for previously rejecting ‘exact deal’ that reopened the government: ‘All for nothing’ The VP argued the far left is willing to ‘burn down’ America to get to Trump
https://www.foxnews.com/media/vance-faults-dems-previously-rejecting-exact-deal-reopened-government-all-nothing
— Immigrant math teacher says he was branded ‘traitor’ to people of color for questioning woke lessons. Chinese immigrant educator draws parallels between Mao’s Cultural Revolution, modern social justice activism in US schools in new memoir.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/immigrant-math-teacher-says-he-branded-traitor-people-color-questioning-woke-lessons
— Arkansas public university offers course in ‘queer childhoods’ taught by fairy tale scholar. University of Central Arkansas instructor specializes in children’s literature and fairy tale performance studies.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/arkansas-public-university-offers-course-queer-childhoods-taught-fairy-tale-scholar.amp
— University of Chicago faculty unions demand school end ‘inaction’ against ICE raids. University professors demanded the school offer more protections against immigration enforcement.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/university-chicago-faculty-unions-demand-school-end-inaction-against-ice-raids
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Inflated Federal Pay: How Americans Are Overtaxed to Overpay the Civil Service. DD: I was a federal employee for almost 30 rears. During the shutdown, Democrat leaders glorified and praised their federal employees. But otherwise, federal employees have been demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being overpaid and as having benefits that are much too generous. But I never earned more than $153,151/year in today’s dollars even though had three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. When I had only one job-related master’s degree and only one job-related professional certification, my salary was only $88,808/year in today’s dollars.
https://www.heritage.org/jobs-and-labor/report/inflated-federal-pay-how-americans-are-overtaxed-overpay-the-civil-service
NEWS BUSTERS
— Fox News Highlights Anti-ICE Attack in Chicago and Illegal Alien Gunman
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2025/11/13/fox-news-highlights-anti-ice-attack-chicago-and-illegal-alien
TOWNHALL
— Confronting Anti-Ellis Island immigration
https://townhall.com/columnists/victordavishanson/2025/11/13/confronting-anti-ellis-island-immigration-n2666440
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Between 1892 and 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants arrived at the now-iconic Ellis Island to enter the U.S. — or nearly 200,000 legal entries per year. All were registered, documented, and given rudimentary health exams. They arrived as rich and poor, white and non-white, and, without exception, legally. With the gradual decline of such great influxes, Ellis Island finally ceased operating roughly 71 years ago. Yet Ellis Island’s successful tenure offers a sharp contrast to the failures of our recent open-border catastrophes. Americans will never know how many immigrants swarmed the southern border between 2021 and 2025, when former President Joe Biden and his impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas destroyed federal immigration law as we once knew it. By design, they allowed between 10 and 12 million foreign nationals to make a mockery of federal immigration laws by swarming the southern border. Many crossers grew violent at any sign of even meek efforts by ICE officers to enforce the law. Border Patrol officers were often mocked, threatened, and assaulted by arriving illegal aliens. Officers were unsure as to what was worse: the occasional violence from illegal immigrants or retaliation from the Biden administration if they sought to enforce federal law and block illegal entrants. So the Biden administration pulled off the near impossible. In a mere four years, it had invited in almost as many illegal immigrants as had entered through Ellis Island legally over seven decades. But unlike past immigrants, we now witness organized violence against ICE officials. We see Orwellian scenes of mobs burning the American flag — the flag of the country they demand to stay in — while waving the flags of the countries they have no desire or intention of returning to. In sum, three generations ago, a smaller, poorer, but wiser America properly solved its immigration problem at Ellis Island — welcoming in immigrants orderly and legally with health and background screenings. In contrast, during the Biden years, we, in our arrogance and affluence, engaged in a great experiment — or rather misadventure. Never in our history has the U.S. been home to roughly 53 million foreign-born residents. Never have immigrants comprised nearly 16 percent of the population. Never has California had 27% of its residents not born in the U.S. Never have we allowed in up to 10,000 aliens a day, with little concern for whether they carried fentanyl, had criminal records, were sick, were unvaccinated, were traffickers, or belonged to violent gangs. Worse still, the Biden administration made zero effort to acculturate, integrate, and assimilate this massive influx. In fact, they did the very opposite of Ellis Island’s protocols, which fostered pro-American values, melting-pot integration, and respect for American history and culture. Once upon a time, new arrivals were all expected to become Americans — or why else had they come? Now, the moment an illegal alien has entered the U.S., he likely senses that his ethnicity or race will be essential to his identity. In the minds of the ruling DEI commissariat, claiming a tribal identity offers an easy pathway to generous housing, food, healthcare, legal, and educational entitlements. So, under Biden’s immigration non-policy, almost all illegal immigrants were immediately categorized as victims in the Marxist binary ledger that now divides America into the oppressed vs. the oppressors. If one devised a plan to damage America, he could not have done better than further dividing us by tribal chauvinism, overwhelming our fragile social services so essential to struggling Americans, and fueling the already dangerous neo-Confederate state and local nullifications of federal law and the growth of “sanctuary cities.” Daily, we witness performance-art mayors and governors boasting of how they “resist” federal law enforcement. These modern rebels pose as if they are our own era’s versions of mini-Confederate states. They now brag of states’ rights as they dare the federal government to protect its own property and enforce federal laws within their parochial jurisdictions. Why did Biden — or whoever was making policy in his place — destroy the border? What was his utterly mad intent? To alter the nation’s demography by importing future Democratic constituents dependent on state largesse? To bow to the demands of his DEI base? To mindlessly do the opposite of the prior Trump administration, which had closed the border and returned to legal-only immigration? Virtue signaling while waving illegal aliens across an open border is easy. But trying to close the border and return millions who entered unlawfully to their homelands is nearly impossible. It is surreal that those who claimed moral superiority while systemically destroying federal law now condemn as immoral those striving to restore it.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: RINO leaders want cheap labor. They ever-increasingly make it clear that they not only have an extremely low opinion of Americans, they despise/hate Americans. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://thehill.com/opinion/robbys-radar/5604244-trump-defends-h1b-visa/
— Democrats pivot to affordability. DD: What did you do to be able to afford things? I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1971-1972. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. According to my critics/opponents, I was grossly overpaid for those jobs and my pension and retirement benefits are much too generous.
https://thehill.com/newsletters/health-care/5605092-democrats-pivot-affordability/
ABC NEWS
— Mamdani calls Democratic governors for advice on issues, dealing with Trump
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mamdani-calls-democratic-governors-advice-issues-dealing-trump/story?id=127494745
NBC NEWS
— As health insurance bills rise, Republicans are still seeking an Obamacare alternative. Premiums for millions of Americans in red and blue states are expected to more than double on average next year unless Congress finds a solution. DD: My critics/opponents ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn the 72% health insurance subsidy a) that I got when I was federal employee 1966-1997, b) that my wife got when she was a federal employee 1968-1970, c) that I will always get as a federal retiree, and d) that my wife has gotten since we got married in 1978 and will always get. My critics/opponents either a) would never stoop to take a federal job and/or b) failed/refused to qualify themselves for federal jobs.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/health-insurance-bills-rise-republicans-seeking-obamcare-alternative-rcna243332
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey-epstein-trump-emails-texts-inner-circle/
CNN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/politics/donald-trump-epstein-political-danger
NEWSWEEK
— Marjorie Taylor Greene Floats Bill to End H-1B Visas. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-floats-bill-to-end-h-1b-visas-11045491
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trumps-h-1b-visa-headache-11039249
REUTERS
— US hires 50,000 federal workers under Trump, boosting immigration roles. DD: When I was 18 years old, the Post Office hired me in November of 1966 because it got a budget increase to deal with 1966 Christmas rush.
https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/us-hires-50000-federal-workers-under-trump-boosting-immigration-roles-2025-11-14/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-hires-50-000-federal-033635127.html
AOL
— Federal Jobs That Pay $90K. DD: I was a federal employee for almost 30 rears. During the shutdown, Democrat leaders glorified and praised their federal employees. But otherwise, federal employees have been demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being overpaid and as having benefits that are much too generous. But I never earned more than $153,151/year in today’s dollars even though had three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. When I had only one job-related master’s degree and only one job-related professional certification, my salary was only $88,808/year in today’s dollars.
https://www.aol.com/articles/13-government-jobs-pay-90k-133500982.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Seattle Elects a Left-Wing Mayor With a Light Résumé but Mamdani Appeal. Katie Wilson, who narrowly defeated the incumbent, Bruce Harrell, emerged from the city’s left-wing activist class and brings with her little experience in governing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/us/politics/seattle-mayor.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/arts/television/late-night-trump-epstein-emails.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: The I.R.S. Tried to Stop This Tax Dodge. Scott Bessent Used It Anyway. Like many on Wall Street, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent used a limited partnership to avoid Medicare taxes. Unlike the others, he’s now overseeing the I.R.S. DD: Since 1972, my critics/opponents have been furious that I paid less federal income tax because I itemized. They have been especially furious that I deducted my education expenses, mortgage interest, and real estate taxes. I deducted tuition and books for graduate evening a) business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, b) accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, and c) finance courses at IIT 1992-1997. According to my critics/opponents, I was always grossly overpaid, my employee benefits were much too generous, my federal pension is much too generous, and my federal retirement benefits are much too generous.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/politics/scott-bessent-irs-loophole.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/11/13/trump-epstein-statue-busboys-poets/
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/13/s-e-cupp-donald-trumps-epstein-mess-keeps-getting-worse/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/12/jeffrey-epstein-donald-trump-emails/87230452007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/11/14/trump-epstein-emails-democrats-release/87246541007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Seattle Elects Mamdani West. Mayor-elect Katie Wilson is soft on crime but tough on businesses.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/seattle-katie-wilson-mayor-democratic-socialists-of-america-zohran-mamdani-new-york-9284589f
— The Epstein Follies Return. First order of business after the shutdown: Emails from the grave!
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/jeffrey-epstein-emails-ghislaine-maxwell-donald-trump-congress-1d45dbd3?mod=opinion_lead_pos1
CFO
— Serious issues in the CPA pipeline. DD: The accounting profession ever-increasingly considered me to be too old to have a successful career in accounting. I did not start taking graduate evening accounting courses until I was 27. I did not take the CPA examination and pass on my first attempt until was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31. I did not take the Certified Internal Auditor examination and pass it on my first attempt until I was 32. I did not became a licensed CPA until I was 32.
https://www.cfo.com/news/new-aicpa-data-signals-serious-issues-in-the-cpa-pipeline-150-hour-requirement-audit-big-four-pe-/804085/
NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— 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://natlawreview.com/article/state-employment-law-some-states-have-broader-anti-discrimination-protections
MIT SLOAN
— Meritocracy. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were furious when I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license because the aforesaid frustrated their efforts to waste my career and to get rid of me. Therefore, they hinted/implied that I had serious performance problems, that I was a very bad person, and even worse things. They hinted/implied that the aforesaid justified the many adverse actions that they took against me including their a) forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, b) delaying my promotions and never promoting me beyond GS-13, c) always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, d) keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, e) forcing me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, f) disallowing my education deductions, g) disallowing my travel vouchers, h) forcing me to resign as a postal employee, and i) disallowing my sick leave requests.
https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/to-reform-meritocracy-put-character-at-the-center/
ASSOCIATED PRESS & CBS NEWS & NEW YORK TIMES & WAMU & BARRON’S & NBC WASHINGTON
— DD: I was a federal employee for almost 30 rears. During the shutdown, Democrat leaders glorified and praised their federal employees. But otherwise, federal employees have been demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being overpaid and as having benefits that are much too generous. But I never earned more than $153,151/year in today’s dollars even though had three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. When I had only one job-related master’s degree and only one job-related professional certification, my salary was only $88,808/year in today’s dollars.
https://apnews.com/article/government-shutdown-federal-workers-health-care-b05ab519c57743ae2da10424f8fb50b6
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/11/federal-workers-question-whether-the-longest-government-shutdown-was-worth-their-sacrifice/
https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/one-of-the-most-trying-times-atlanta-federal-workers-await-back-pay-after-42-day-shutdown/
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/us/politics/shutdown-federal-workers-aftermath.html
https://wamu.org/story/25/11/13/dc-government-shutdown-feeding-federal-workers/
https://www.barrons.com/news/hope-it-won-t-happen-again-us-federal-workers-return-post-shutdown-4cddc58c
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/government-shutdown/opm-says-federal-agencies-are-open-thursday-as-shutdown-ends/4015562/
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS INSTITUTE & FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— DD: I was a federal employee for almost 30 rears. During the shutdown, Democrat leaders glorified and praised their federal employees. But otherwise, federal employees have been demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being overpaid and as having benefits that are much too generous. But I never earned more than $153,151/year in today’s dollars even though had three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. When I had only one job-related master’s degree and only one job-related professional certification, my salary was only $88,808/year in today’s dollars.
https://gai.georgetown.edu/how-we-think-about-federal-employees-and-the-federal-government-and-why-its-important/
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/pay/2024/11/federal-pay-rates-are-falling-nearly-25-short-of-the-private-sector/
UNIVERSITY BUSINESS
— DEI hiring, recruiting was surging through 2024. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that you future is: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://universitybusiness.com/dei-hiring-recruiting-was-surging-through-2024-can-it-last/
CATO & CAP
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.cato.org/news-releases/expert-available-h-1b-visa-policy-trumps-defense-skilled-foreign-workers
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administrations-hostility-to-legal-immigration-harms-americas-global-leadership-in-innovation/
REASON
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://reason.com/2025/11/13/democrats-are-beating-trump-on-affordability-will-he-keep-pretending-otherwise/
ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2025/11/jeffrey-epstein-trump-emails/684926/
NEW YORKER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/the-epstein-scandal-is-now-a-chronic-disease-of-the-trump-presidency
AXIOS
— These fired federal workers are starting new roles opposing the Trump administration. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. My critics/opponents not only have no problem with that, they applaud that. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/13/trump-federal-workforce-lawsuits
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Epstein against Trump.
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/13/trump-epstein-files-fiasco
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
SKY NEWS
— Illinois Speaker of the House called out for ‘bizarre comparison’ of immigrants to black slaves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVvT3LXR1P4
INDIA NEWS NETWORK
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.indianewsnetwork.com/en/trump-shift-h-1b-visas-highlights-america-skills-shortage-20251114
November 11, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Veterans rally, march through downtown Chicago protesting Trump, immigration enforcement. DD: My Democrat superiors who were veterans blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-protest-veterans-day-2025-served-rally-march-downtown-protesting-ice-border-patrol/18144662/
— Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end
https://abc7chicago.com/post/supreme-court-is-expected-say-full-snap-food-payments-can-resume/18142463/
— Fights break out, multiple people arrested as Turning Point USA event sparks protest at UC Berkeley. DD: If I had been involved in Republican politics, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me, the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me, and the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/turning-point-usa-fights-break-multiple-people-arrested-event-sparks-protest-uc-berkeley-california/18143024/
CBS2
— Trump calls for more troops in Chicago, cites vacant stores on “Miracle Mile” DD: I walked the Miracle Mile to/from my IRS job in the Loop, graduate evening business classes at Loyola, and my Outer Drive East studio condo 1974-1976.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/president-trump-troops-chicago-miracle-mile/
— Vigil held in Chicago’s Little Village amid word of looming departure of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/vigil-held-chicago-little-village-gregory-bovino/
— Visual investigation shows use-of-force violations against protesters
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/former-federal-agent-ice-use-of-force-against-protesters/
— Flight cancellations continue to pile up under FAA order in government shutdown
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/canceled-flights-us-airlines-faa-order/
FOX32
— Chicago alder confronts Gov. JB Pritzker in Little Village over corporate tax
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/gov-pritzker-little-village-vets-day
— Trump’s 50-year mortgage proposal: What would it mean for homebuyers? DD: My priority 1972-1978, and then my and my wife’s priority after 1978 was to pay off mortgage debt ASAP.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trumps-50-year-mortgage-proposal-what-would-mean-homebuyers
WBEZ
— At Veterans Day rally, vets are critical of Trump administration immigration enforcement. Veterans gather at the Vietnam War Memorial, where speakers decry ICE arrests, cuts to veterans benefits and extrajudicial attacks on Venezuelan boats. “The attacks are to divide and conquer working people.” DD: My Democrat superiors who were veterans blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2025/11/11/veterans-day-rally-chicago-ice
— U.S. Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino, fellow agents to soon leave Chicago but could be back four-fold in March. Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin insists “we aren’t leaving Chicago,” but the feds’ immigration campaign is expected to begin winding down. But one DHS source said 1,000 agents could return in the spring, up from 250 now.
https://www.wbez.org/public-safety/2025/11/11/u-s-border-patrol-boss-greg-bovino-agents-expected-leave-chicago-soon
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Supreme Court weighing Mississippi mail-in ballot case that could have major impact on Illinois voting laws. DD: Far too many Republican candidates have lost elections because of ballots counted after election day.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/11/supreme-court-mail-in-voting-illinois/
— ‘This is a Veterans Day like no other’: Hundreds gather to honor veterans, march against Trump administration
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/11/veterans-day-march-against-trump/
— Alderman yells at Gov. JB Pritzker over opposition to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s head tax plan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/11/alderman-gov-jb-pritzker-opposition-mayor-brandon-johnsons-head-tax/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— At Veterans Day rally, vets are critical of Trump administration immigration enforcement. Veterans gather at the Vietnam War Memorial, where speakers decry ICE arrests, cuts to veterans benefits and extrajudicial attacks on Venezuelan boats. “The attacks are to divide and conquer working people.” DD: My Democrat superiors who were veterans blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2025/11/11/veterans-day-rally-chicago-ice
— U.S. Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino, fellow agents to soon leave Chicago but could be back four-fold in March. Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin insists “we aren’t leaving Chicago,” but the feds’ immigration campaign is expected to begin winding down. But one DHS source said 1,000 agents could return in the spring, up from 250 now.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/public-safety/2025/11/11/u-s-border-patrol-boss-greg-bovino-fellow-agents-expected-to-soon-leave-chicago
— Durbin faces backlash for joining GOP in measure to end government shutdown
https://chicago.suntimes.com/us-senate/2025/11/10/sen-dick-durbin-compromise-measure-federal-government-shutdown-end-democrats-backlash
— ‘Days of Rage’ evokes protests of 1960s and resonates today in a big way. Steven Levenson’s play satirizes the grandiosity of Vietnam era rebellion, but the need to “do something” reverberates in the Trump 2.0 era. DD: My Democrat superiors who were veterans blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/11/11/days-of-rage-steven-levenson-play-1960s-donald-trump-no-kings
DAILY HERALD
— Taxes, sanctuary status and electability key issues in GOP gubernatorial joust. DD: If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and if I was still on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, the organizations would still be hosting candidate debates.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251111/illinois-state-politics/taxes-sanctuary-status-and-electability-key-issues-in-gop-gubernatorial-joust/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Buoyed by a raucous Kane County crowd, Republican candidates in the Illinois gubernatorial primary race debated taxes, crime and electability Monday. The governor hopefuls at the Kane County Republican Organization forum in West Dundee comprised Ted Dabrowski and James Mendrick. Also speaking was lieutenant governor candidate Aaron Del Mar, representing his running mate Darren Bailey. Asked what the single most important change they’d make if elected, Mendrick honed in on a campaign theme. “The sanctuary state — that is my No. 1 change,” said Mendrick, who is DuPage County sheriff. “For years, (President) Biden’s open borders policy let people in relentlessly. We have a secondary population being laid on a primary population; there is no way we can afford this.” Del Mar, the Cook County Republican Party Chair, advocated for lowering property taxes and ending cronyism in state government. “We need to get all the patronage jobs out of here,” the Palatine resident said. Dabrowski, a Wilmette resident and former president of media/research company Wirepoints, said the GOP needs more “principled leadership” and criticized Republican lawmakers who voted for tax and gas hikes. “We will never be able to have a proper Republican brand if we’re not consistent,” he said. Talking points. Dabrowski told the suburban audience the biggest thing they have to think about is who can beat Pritzker in 2026. “I supported Darren Bailey last time strongly. But we know in the end, they fell short, largely up here,” he said. Bailey unsuccessfully ran against Pritzker in 2022. Del Mar ran as lieutenant governor on a ticket with Gary Rabine. “Experience matters,” Del Mar said, referring to Bailey’s time as a state lawmaker and local elected official. “Darren has prayed and he’s thought about all the things he did wonderfully (in 2022). But then he went and studied all the things he did wrong.” Meanwhile, Mendrick emphasized “we need to go back to the definition of a minor, which means under 18 years of age and make it illegal to discuss sex with kids. And that means (no) porn in libraries and schools.” “We need to come back to American principles. We need to bring back God and the nuclear family.” Reducing crime. Asked about crime and safety, Del Mar criticized the Illinois TRUST Act, which prohibits law enforcement agencies from assisting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, with some exceptions. “Every time we have a felon that we find out is illegal, after they get arrested and they do their time and they get released, we can’t notify federal law enforcement to take them away,” Del Mar said. Mendrick suggested “let’s start with respecting and treating our law enforcement like the heroes they are.” He also noted his longtime opposition to the state’s SAFE-T Act, which ended cash bail. “How about all felonies stay in jail?” Mendrick said. “How about multiple repeat offenders for misdemeanors stay in jail — you don’t need to worry about money now, that solves it really easily.” Dabrowski called Illinois’ sanctuary state stance “extreme.” “In Florida, if they find a bad guy, an illegal immigrant bad guy, do you know what they do? The local authorities take the guy, put him in handcuffs, and hand him right over to the federal authorities. Problem solved. No chaos. Just done,” he said. Economic concerns Candidates also dug into Illinois’ economy and pension debt. “Property taxes are the biggest complaint everywhere I go,” Dabrowski said. He touted his abilities to make DOGE-like cuts, and singled out the high salaries for school superintendents. “We need to move to 401(k)s for all new government workers,” he added. Mendrick supported giving municipalities a greater share of the state’s Local Government Distributive Fund and advocated for a mobile 401(k) pension system. “If you quit or go somewhere else, you can take your pension with you,” he said. “That may be attractive enough to replace the existing pension system.” Del Mar countered that many firefighters, police officers and downstate teachers are Republicans. “Telling them you’re going to take their pensions away is not a good way of getting them to vote for you,” he said. “We need to look at ways to grow Illinois. We want to expand and grow the economy and lessen the burden of debt and taxes,” Del Mar added. The other Republicans in the race are Broadview resident Gregg Moore; video gambling business owner Rick Heidner of Barrington Hills; Joseph Severino of Lake Forest; and Max Solomon of Hazel Crest.)
— ‘It reminds us why we fight’: Bailey presses on after loss of son, grandkids in crash
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251111/illinois-state-politics/it-reminds-us-why-we-fight-bailey-presses-on-after-loss-of-son-grandkids-in-crash/
— Lawsuit: Downers Grove Park District’s free-speech zone illegal
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251111/news/lawsuit-downers-grove-park-districts-free-speech-zone-illegal/
— New Trump directive could deny more visas based on applicants’ health and finances
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251111/nation-and-world-politics/new-trump-directive-could-deny-more-visas-based-on-applicants-health-and-finances/
RIVER BENDER
— Don Tracy: Democrats’ Attack on Durbin’s Vote to End Shutdown Proves They Answer to Extremists, Not Illinoisans
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/don-tracy-democrats-attack-on-durbins-vote-to-end-shutdown-proves-they-answer-to-extremists-not-illinoisans-88123.cfm
— Duckworth Renews Push to Help Protect Servicemembers and Veterans from Deportation
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-renews-push-to-help-protect-servicemembers-and-veterans-from-deportation-88120.cfm
WQAD
— Durbin defends shutdown deal; Illinois Democrats push back over lost leverage and higher health costs
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-politics/durbin-defends-shutdown-deal-illinois-democrats-push-back-over-lost-leverage-and-higher-health-costs/63-920a829f-4b07-4a0b-bcf3-d3a976d1b259
ELMHURST PATCH
— Elmhurst Official Confronts Conservative At ICE Protest
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-official-confronts-conservative-ice-protest
BLOCK CLIUB CHICAGO
— Officials Gather In Little Village For Show Of ‘Strength’ After Border Chief’s Threat To Return To Area
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/11/officials-gather-in-little-village-for-show-of-strength-after-border-chiefs-threat-to-return-to-neighborhood/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Biss Releases Poll Showing Him Firmly in First Place
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/11/biss-releases-poll-showing-him-firmly-in-first-place/
— Tracy Checks GOP Primary Opponents’ Petitions, Finds Some Deficient, Declines To Challenge Them
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/11/tracy-checks-gop-primary-opponents-petitions-finds-some-deficient-declines-to-challenge-them/
— Two Attacks on Petitions of Only Male Running to Replace DeWitte
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/11/two-attacks-on-petitions-of-only-male-running-to-replace-dewitte/
— Petitions for Two Republicans Challenging Foster for Congress Challenged
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/11/petitions-for-two-republicans-challenging-foster-for-congress-challenged/
— Bailey Posts Video Saying He Is Staying in the Race for Governor
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/11/bailey-posts-video-saying-he-is-staying-in-the-race-for-governor/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Fix immigration policy to rid the U.S. of enemies
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/11/fix-immigration-policy-rid-us-enemies/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— From ‘leverage’ to lies, Democrats were always responsible for shutdown suffering
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3882362/democrats-leverage-government-shutdown-political-agenda/
— Days after his election, Mamdani is already asking ‘the people’ for money. DD: My critics/opponents are furious that I have the money, time, ability, experience, and motivation needed to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and send them out free of charge, with no advertising, and with no donation requests.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3882258/zohran-mamdani-already-asking-people-for-money/
COLLEGE FIX
— University of Illinois to rename DEI office but says mission will be the same
https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-illinois-to-rename-dei-office-but-says-mission-will-be-the-same/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Justice Department says it’s investigating “violent riots” at UC Berkeley Turning Point USA event. DD: If I had been involved in Republican politics, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me, the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me, and the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-investigating-violent-riots-uc-berkeley-turning-point-usa-event/
— The voters Mamdani added to the Democratic coalition in New York
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-analysis-the-voters-mamdani-added-to-the-democratic-coalition-in-new-york/
November 11, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump admin. asks court to pause Chicago-area use of force injunction while it considers appeal. 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 $99,069-$112,280//year. Duckworth would object to the extensive powers that I had to enforce federal tax laws.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-admin-asks-appeals-court-pause-chicago-area-federal-immigration-agents-use-force-injunction-considers-appeal/18139928/
CBS2
— Hanover Park police officer arrested by ICE released on $2,500 immigration bond
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/hanover-park-police-officer-arrested-by-ice-released-on-2500-immigration-bond/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Federal workforce cuts are failing America’s veterans. DD: I should write about those who have punished me the most for my avoiding the Vietnam War draft. I would focus on my Democrat superiors who were veterans. I would focus on those who blamed Republicans the most for America losing the war.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/federal-workforce-cuts-are-failing-americas-veterans-opinion
EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Former Republican candidate challenges Abughazaleh’s petitions for Congress. Objection claims voters’ signatures have incorrect or out of district addresses, were collected by underage circulators. DD: I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I used to always collect 30 petition signatures from registered Republican voters in my precinct for all the candidates who wanted to be on Republican primary ballots in my precinct. That took a lot of time and lots of effort. But I stopped doing that because ever-increasingly, Republican candidates om ballots in my precinct who lost elections blamed me for their loses. They blame what I have done as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. They blame what I did as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007. They blame what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. They blame what I did as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/10/kat-abughazaleh-paperwork-objection/
WIFR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wifr.com/2025/11/11/rockford-budget-keeping-property-taxes-flat-with-cannabis-revenue-clears-first-hurdle
ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage Official’s Wearing Of Pin Draws Complaint. The member, whose district includes Elmhurst, has been silent on the issue.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/dupage-officials-wearing-pin-draws-complaint
DUCKWORTH
— DD: What does Duckworth think of you? She had one of her thugs throw me out of her press conference with Michael J. Fox in Wheaton in 2006. Of course, she vehemently disapproves of a) my avoiding the Vietnam War draft and b) my fighting race and gender based preference giving, that is, my fighting patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases/duckworth-renews-push-to-help-protect-servicemembers-and-veterans-from-deportation-ahead-of-veterans-day-and-amid-trumps-continued-attacks-against-our-heroes
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Will Durbin endorsement lose luster?
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/11/11/will-durbin-endorsement-lose-luster-00646192
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
TED DABROWSKI
— Unaffordable Illinois. DD: I have lived in Illinois since 1948. What has helped you afford things in Illinois? For me, it was my following conservative principles. For me, it was my taking bad jobs that my peers would not take. For me, it was my working my way through college. For me, me it was my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://mailchi.mp/e5da8c70c1b8/unaffordable-illinois?e=0db6d48fb8
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illegal Illinois Immigrants Making Homeland Security’s National Press Release
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/10/illegal-immigrants-making-homeland-securitys-national-press-release/
— The Crystal Lake Park Board Debate on Rejoining the Intergovernmental Agreement with Crystal Lake and Lakewood
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/10/the-crystal-lake-park-board-debate-on-rejoining-the-intergovernmental-agreement-with-crystal-lake-and-lakewood/
— DeWitte possible successor Cody Holt faces objection
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/10/dewitte-possible-successor-cody-holt-faces-objection/
— Ness Endorses Biss
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/10/ness-endorses-biss/
— Illinois Democrats About to Enlarge Death Tourism Appeal
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/11/illinois-democrats-about-to-enlarge-death-tourism-appeal/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Paxton sues ‘radical activist organization’ for registering illegal immigrants to vote in Texas
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3881604/paxton-sues-activist-organization-registering-illegal-immigrants-vote-texas/
NEW YORK POST
— GOP senators fume that lawmakers got paid throughout record-breaking shutdown: ‘Pure hypocrisy’
https://nypost.com/2025/11/10/us-news/gop-senators-fume-that-lawmakers-got-paid-during-shutdown/
— Rudy Giuliani offers brutal 6-word ‘advice’ to Zohran Mamdani after NYC mayoral win
https://nypost.com/2025/11/10/us-news/rudy-giuliani-offers-brutal-6-word-advice-to-zohran-mamdani-after-nyc-mayoral-win/
AMERICA FIRST LEGAL
— Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Poured Over $30 Million Into Unlawful DEI Initiatives, Anti-Police Projects In One Year
https://aflegal.org/press-release/documents-show-bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation-poured-over-30-million-into-unlawful-dei-initiatives-anti-police-projects-in-one-year/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The socialist elephant is in the room — and it’s getting bigger. DD: My critics/opponents have no problem with socialism if not promote it.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/11/the_socialist_elephant_is_in_the_room_and_it_s_getting_bigger.html
CHRISTIAN POST
— Why Mamdani won and New York will pay a terrible price
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/why-zohran-mamdani-won-and-new-york-will-pay-a-terrible-price.html
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Mamdani Wants Big Government to Solve Government’s Failures. DD: To promote Mamdani is to destroy personal responsibility. My parents and my teachers promoted personal responsibility. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.creators.com/read/victor-joecks/11/25/mamdani-wants-big-government-to-solve-governments-failures
DAILY SIGNAL
— Military Violates Trump’s DEI Executive Order
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/10/us-army-air-force-marines-sponsored-school-counselor-association-supports-dei/
— No Illegals Getting Government-Funded Health Care, Sen. Warren? ‘Go to Any Emergency Room in California’
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/11/victor-davis-hanson-no-illegals-getting-government-funded-health-care-senator-warren-go-to-any-emergency-room-in-california/
— Mamdani Era: The Democrat Party Is Changing Rapidly
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/11/mamdani-era-the-democrat-party-is-changing-rapidly/
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Suspect in Chicago Border Patrol Drive-by Shooting Is Now in Custody
https://www.westernjournal.com/breaking-suspect-chicago-border-patrol-drive-shooting-now-custody-new-details-emerging/
— Realtors Say They’re Already Seeing the ‘Mamdani Effect’ in Action: ‘It’s Not Good’
https://www.westernjournal.com/realtors-say-already-seeing-mamdani-effect-action-not-good/
WHITE HOUSE
— Follow the Law. DD: In Diersen v. GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors told the court that they followed law when they forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 and when they previously a) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and d) forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/02/trump-administration-follow-the-law/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
YAHOO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote insurrection.
https://www.aol.com/news/insurrection-act-why-trump-says-200759314.html
MSNBC
— The obscure federal employees footing the bill during the shutdown. DD: Federal employees have always been viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being grossly overpaid and that their benefits are far too generous. I should write about that.
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/obscure-federal-employees-footing-bill-shutdown-rcna242563
ABC NEWS
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad. I should write about the biggest hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton. I focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2015.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/americans-increasingly-concerned-government-shutdown-blame-republicans-trump/story?id=127019678
NBC NEWS
— Trump dismisses financial concerns of air traffic controllers working without pay for more than 40 days. The president, whose staff explored ways to skirt a law requiring backpay for federal workers after the shutdown ends, insisted “they all knew the money is coming.” DD: Federal employees have always been viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being grossly overpaid and that their benefits are far too generous. I should write about that.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-dismisses-financial-concerns-air-traffic-controllers-shutdown-rcna243131
NEW YORK TIMES
— The Demographic Trends That Shaped Mamdani’s Win. Moderate Black voters and young progressives favored Mamdani for mayor, while Andrew Cuomo won many wealthy New Yorkers and those who voted for Donald Trump. DD: What are the demographics of those who are moving into Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, your school district, and your precinct? As those who have demographics that vote for Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase. I should write about Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Warrenville School district 200, and my precinct. Limousine liberal Democrats move in first, but when they move on, everything crashes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/us/mamdani-nyc-voters-election-demographics.html
— DD: To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/us/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-reactions.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation and for everything else that is bad.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/11/04/trump-inflation-prices-poll/
USA TODAY
— Trump orders all air traffic controllers back to work after shutdown deal. Trump scolded controllers who were absent when they weren’t paid during the shutdown. But he proposed $10,000 bonuses for those who kept showing up as essential personnel. DD: Federal employees have always been viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being grossly overpaid and that their benefits are far too generous. I should write about that.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/10/trump-orders-air-traffic-controllers-to-work/87195200007/
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation and for everything else that is bad.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/11/10/walmart-thanksgiving-dinner-2025-trump-affordability/87145361007/
— Teens who use weed before 15 are more likely to seek medical care. Researchers found that about 20% of nearly 1,600 surveyed young adults consumed marijuana before the age of 15. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. To push pot is to push destruction. I led the successful effort in 2019 to stop the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/10/31/teen-marijuana-weed-use-medical-care-study/86985412007/
— DD: How soon will the Democrat Party officially rename itself the Socialist Party?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/11/10/trump-mamdani-populism-republicans-socialism-democrats/87118244007/
BOSTON HERALD
— Mamdani has the left giddy
https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/11/11/tim-graham-zohran-mamdani-has-the-left-giddy/
WNYC
— How Democratic Socialism Won in New York City
https://www.wnyc.org/story/how-democratic-socialism-won-in-new-york-city/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Bidding War for New York Refugees. DD: Anticipate/expect that far too many New York refugees will continue to vote for Democrats.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/new-york-city-zohran-mamdani-taxes-business-bill-lee-tennessee-83d6374d?mod=opinion_lead_pos2
— Higher Ed Needs Receivership, Not Reform. DD: My earning four college degrees did not turn me into a Democrat. The degrees were in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/higher-ed-needs-receivership-not-reform-6f527dbb
— The Thunderbird of His Dad’s Dreams Is From Yesterday’s ‘Tomorrowland’ DD: My father did not buy a new car until he was 45 years old in 1967. It was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevrolet with a 6-cylinder engine and no air conditioning. That was his choice. But his providing me with room and board enabled me to earn enough money buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint when I was 17 in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 when I was 19 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE when I was 20 in 1968.
https://www.wsj.com/lifesthyle/cars/the-thunderbird-of-his-dads-dreams-is-from-yesterdays-tomorrowland-1376c63a
— It’s Getting Harder to Figure Out Whether You Live in a Flood Zone or Not. DD: The storm water drainage plan that the Wheaton City Council approved for my subdivision was grossly inadequate.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/lood-zone-risk-maps-15da3709
BLOOMBERG
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy America.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-11-11/supreme-court-s-silence-on-gay-marriage-speaks-volumes?embedded-checkout=true
FORBES
— Gold Funds See Record Inflows As Socialism Comes To New York
https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2025/11/10/gold-funds-see-record-inflows-as-socialism-comes-to-new-york/
FORTUNE
— New York City business leaders are split on whether to relocate their firms to avoid Mamdani’s policies
https://fortune.com/2025/11/11/new-york-city-business-leaders-relocate-zohran-mamdani-socialist-mayor/
ANDREW B. HALL
— How Divisive Primaries Hurt Parties. DD: I should write about the most divisive Republican primaries on ballots in my precinct since 2000. I would focus on those in which the candidates punished me the most for including links in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that they did not like. I would focus on those candidate who lost elections and who then blamed me the most for their defeats.
https://www.andrewbenjaminhall.com/Fouirnaies_Hall_Divisive_Primaries.pdf
WESLEYAN ARGUS
— DD: What put you on track to earn a college degree? For me, more than anything else, it was my father’s decrying that he did not have a college degree.
https://wesleyanargus.com/2025/11/11/make-america-skilled-again-in-a-new-campaign-the-department-of-labor-makes-it-clear-theyre-aiming-at-white-america/
EDGE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story/160016
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GREAT BRITAIN NEWS
— New York will become like Mumbai under Mamdani
https://www.gbnews.com/politics/us/zohran-mamdani-new-york-city-mumbai
SKY NEWS
— ‘Mamdani migration’: Wealthy New Yorkers plan their escape after Zohran’s victory
https://www.skynews.com.au/opinion/mamdani-migration-wealthy-new-yorkers-plan-their-escape-after-zohrans-victory/video/7fc19d2fe2ce7740569365e00dc15693
— ‘Clear migration of businesses’: Millionaires ‘flee’ NYC following Mamdani’s election victory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXoHyuPwzEg
— Mamdani’s ‘radical’ rhetoric and views on Israel lead to New York City’s ‘exodus’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKgSEweIcdI
INDIA TODAY
— NYC’s youngest mayor taps septuagenarian expert to deliver on socialist promises
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/us-news/story/new-york-mayor-elect-zohran-mamdani-budget-policy-veteran-dean-fuleihan-elle-bisgaard-church-deliver-socialist-promises-2817475-2025-11-11
OUTLOOK INDIA
— Mamdani Redraws The Power Map Of New York. With a senior all-women team to help him transition into the role of mayor of NYC, Mamdani has hit the ground running from day one.
https://www.outlookindia.com/international/mamdani-redraws-the-power-map-of-new-york
HINDU
— Why socialist Zohran Mamdani won in New York the capital of capitalism
https://www.thehindu.com/data/why-zohran-mamdanis-socialist-stance-won-in-the-worlds-financial-capital/article70262629.ece
— Chinese officials ordered LGBT dating apps to be pulled from stores. DD: China understands that to promote LGBTQ in a country is to destroy that country.
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/chinese-officials-ordered-lgbt-dating-apps-to-be-pulled-from-stores-says-apple/article70265846.ece/amp/
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— ‘I can tell you in English’: Zohran Mamdani avoids speaking Hindi in viral street interview
https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/us/i-can-tell-you-in-english-zohran-mamdani-avoids-speaking-hindi-in-viral-street-interview-101762828034997.html
DAILY MAIL
— Millennial socialist who still lives off parents’ money is set to become next Seattle mayor.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15277339/Seattle-Mayor-Election-Katie-Wilson.html
JERUSALEM POST
— Immigrant New Yorkers beloved by Mamdani all feel warmth for their homes. Why can’t Jews? NYC was built on “cultural pluralism,” but the author feels new political rhetoric ignores the unique history of Jewish New Yorkers, especially their profound, hard-won connection to Israel.
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-873437
TIMES
— Too old to hire? DD: The Democrats who run the federal government waste the careers of and they get rid of their employees a) who they do not promote to GS-13 ($117,807/year) by age 25 and b) who are Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadline. I finally made GS-13 when I was 38, but that was not until after I earned an MBA when I was 27, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, and became a licensed CPA when I was 32. The following delayed my promotion to GS-13: Affirmative Action, DEI, and up-or-out, that is, race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/companies/article/over-50s-facing-job-hunt-agony-g7xtlnw26
November 10, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump administration asks SCOTUS to affirm lawfulness of National Guard deployment to Illinois
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-admin-asks-supreme-court-affirm-lawfulness-national-guard-deployment-illinois-says-ice-agents-cant-do-work-alone/18140240/
— Supreme Court will decide whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a Trump target
https://abc7.com/post/supreme-court-will-decide-states-can-count-late-arriving-mail-ballots-trump-target/18137746/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for flight cancellations.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-flights-canceled-today-more-600-ohare-midway-airports-amid-snow-government-shutdown/18139725/
NBC5
— DD: What do you say to those who want Bailey to withdraw?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/darren-bailey-staying-in-governors-race-after-tragic-helicopter-crash/3849817/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/on-anniversary-of-kristallnacht-holocaust-survivor-says-she-sees-similarities-to-today/3849892/
— While Trump threatens controllers, U.S. flight cancellations will drag on even after shutdown ends. Some air traffic controllers, unpaid for nearly a month, have stopped showing up, which may cause delays even after the shutdown ends. DD: Air traffic controllers are essential federal employees. I was a demonized, denigrated, and condemned nonessential federal employee.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-us-flight-cancellations-after-shutdown-ends/3849746/
CBS2
— Undocumented Mexican immigrant in custody for firing shots at Border Patrol in Little Village
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/arrest-shots-fired-border-patrol-chicago-little-village-dhs/
WGN9
— DD: What do you say to those who want Bailey to withdraw?
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/darren-bailey-to-remain-in-race-for-illinois-governor/
— DD: All the many women who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/why-wont-most-working-women-see-equal-pay-before-they-retire/
FOX32
— DD: What do you say to those who want Bailey to withdraw?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/bailey-stays-in-il-gov-race
WTTW
— While Trump Threatens Controllers, US Flight Cancellations Will Drag on Even After Shutdown Ends. DD: Air traffic controllers are essential federal employees. I was a demonized, denigrated, and condemned nonessential federal employee.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/11/10/while-trump-threatens-controllers-us-flight-cancellations-will-drag-even-after-shutdown
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump administration appeals injunction restricting use of force in Operation Midway Blitz
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/trump-administration-appeals-injunction-restricting-use-of-force-in-operation-midway-blitz/
— Little Village double fatal shooting by jewelry store follows Saturday morning of clashes with immigration agents
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/little-village-double-murder-by-jewelry-store-follows-saturday-morning-of-clashes-with-immigration-agents/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago rapper Adamn Killa tells cops to ‘arrest me, daddy.’ Getting arrested won’t stop him. Adam Kelly, who goes by the stage name Adamn Killa, was handcuffed and briefly held in a squad car after interrupting a traffic stop for one of his social media videos. After he was released, he went right back to making more videos.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/11/10/chicago-rapper-adamn-killa-tells-cops-to-arrest-me-daddy-getting-arrested-wont-stop-him
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/11/10/deportation-immigration-mexico-indiana-parents-fathers-ice-vanessa-lopez
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump tells Supreme Court he followed law in calling Guard to Chicago. DD: In Diersen v. GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors told the court that they followed law when they forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 and when they previously a) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and d) forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/trump-says-guard-deployment-chicago-was-lawful
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Duckworth defends federal employees. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. If I was still a federal employee, she certainly would not defend me. She would replace me a Democrat who was minority, female, younger, disabled, and/or veteran. Air traffic controllers are essential federal employees. I was a demonized, denigrated, and condemned nonessential federal employee.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-reacts-to-trump-threatening-hardworking-air-traffic-controllers–encouraging-them-to-quit—88088.cfm?
https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases/duckworth-reacts-to-trump-threatening-hardworking-air-traffic-controllers-and-encouraging-them-to-quit
— Duckworth Calls For Probe Of Fed Officer’s Use Of Force In Chicago. DD: I enforced federal tax laws for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year. If Duckworth had been a U.S. Senator back then, would she have called for a probe of what I did? To satisfy federal tax debt, I filed federal tax liens. I issued levies to seize assets, including funds in bank accounts, wages, and accounts receivable. I seized and sold business and personal property including real estate and vehicles. She would have objected to enforcement actions that I took against Democrats who were minority, female, younger, disabled, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-calls-for-probe-of-fed-agents-use-of-force-in-chicago-88075.cfm?
STATELINE
— Ogle County Republicans vote to donate $1.5K to local food pantries
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/ogle-county-republicans-vote-to-donate-1-5k-to-local-food-pantries/
CITIES 92.9
— IL comptroller candidates focus on transparency, timely reporting
https://www.cities929.com/2025/11/10/il-comptroller-candidates-focus-on-transparency-timely-reporting/
NORTHERN STAR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly force everyone to be against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://northernstar.info/129978/opinion/opinion-not-all-left-people-are-good-and-not-all-right-are-bad/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/11/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-421/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Illinois State Sen. Terri Bryant, who serves as Assistant Republican Leader in the Illinois Senate, is facing mounting criticism after publicly calling her own constituents “idiots” on Facebook.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/11/state-sen-terri-bryant-calls-voters-idiots-on-facebook-as-gop-leader-earns-100k-as-part-time-legislator.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Supreme Court won’t consider challenge to overturn same-sex marriage ruling
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/10/supreme-court-wont-consider-challenge-overturn-sex-marriage-ruling/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democratic socialists quietly capture city councils across America
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3880175/democratic-socialists-capture-city-councils-across-usa/
— Venezuela in Manhattan? Mamdani’s vision will be a nightmare
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/3879657/mamdanis-venezuala-new-york-city-vision-nightmare/
NEW YORK POST
— Mamdani’s win isn’t just New York’s loss — it’s a wake-up call for America
https://nypost.com/2025/11/10/opinion/zohran-mamdanis-win-isnt-just-new-yorks-loss-its-a-wake-up-call-for-america/
BLAZE
— The scariest thing about Zohran Mamdani isn’t his socialism
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/rufo-lomez/the-scariest-thing-about-zohran-mamdani-isnt-his-socialism
— Border Patrol agents dodge bullets and bricks from leftist rioters
https://www.theblaze.com/news/border-patrol-agents-dodge-bullets-and-bricks-from-leftist-rioters-in-sanctuary-city-dhs
BREITBART
— Actress Ellen Barkin Can’t See Any Difference Between ICE and Nazis. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly call Republicans Nazis, and especially Republicans who share Trump’s demographics. Trump is conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/11/10/nolte-ellen-barkin-cant-see-any-difference-between-ice-and-nazis/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Mamdani’s Far-Left Playbook Will Be Replicated Across the Country
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/10/mamdanis-far-left-playbook-will-replicated-across-country/
— Trump Pardons Dozens of MAGA Allies Accused of Attempting to Overturn 2020 Election
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/10/trump-pardons-dozens-of-maga-allies-accused-of-attempting-to-overturn-2020-election/
DAILY WIRE
— ‘Beyond The Pale’: JB Pritzker Could Soon Make Illinois A Hub For ‘Suicide Tourism’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/beyond-the-pale-jb-pritzker-could-soon-make-illinois-a-hub-for-suicide-tourism
FEDERALIST
— Mamdani’s Vast Support Among The College-Educated Tells Us All We Need to Know About Higher Ed
https://thefederalist.com/2025/11/10/mamdanis-vast-support-among-the-college-educated-tells-us-all-we-need-to-know-about-higher-ed/
NEWSMAX
— Socialists’ Anti-Israel ‘Demands’ to Mamdani
https://www.newsmax.com/us/memo-democratic-socialists-mamdani/2025/11/10/id/1233929/
— Michele Bachmann Resigns From Heritage Foundation
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/heritage-foundation-michele-bachman-kevin-roberts/2025/11/09/id/1233836/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— In Evanston, whistles and watchful eyes are holding ICE accountable. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5595387-evanston-handbook-immigration-response/
CBS NEWS
— Johnson urges House members to return “right now” as air delays threaten potential shutdown vote
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-air-delays-cancellations-house-vote-mike-johnson/
NEWSWEEK
— DD: What have Democrat leaders used to fight deportation of their illegals in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.newsweek.com/girl-scouts-food-drive-ice-agents-chicago-illinois-11020583
YAHOO
— Trump is bringing back the Presidential Fitness Test.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/article/trump-is-bringing-back-the-presidential-fitness-test-we-challenged-a-33-year-old-to-pass-it-130021569.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: New York Times reporter Reid J. Epstein writes that “Age is the issue that Democrats can’t shut down” and that “As eight Democratic-aligned senators with an average age of about 70 voted with Republicans to end the 40-day government shutdown without the health care concessions Democrats had demanded, the party again convulsed with two questions that have long racked its members: How old is too old and how vigorously should they fight Republicans? DD: I am 77 years old. The Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party have long considered me to be too old. In my defense, I stress that my age has not stopped me from putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://www.nytimes.com/
CRAIN’S NEW YORK BUSINESS
— DD: What are the demographics of those selling and buying New York real estate?
https://www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/luxury-residential-sales-streak-continues-after-zohran-mamdani-win
FAST COMPANY
— DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government focused on making their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-German American, and/or who had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time hate their Republican employees who were White, male, older, non-veteran, German American, and/or who had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91438475/did-women-ruin-the-workplace-maybe-for-the-boys-club
JD SUPRA
— Immediate and Drastic Changes in the DOT’s DBE Program: No More Race- and Sex-Based Presumptions
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/immediate-and-drastic-changes-in-the-6468578/
PEOPLE’S WORLD
— How Harlem Communists paved the way for Mamdani
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/how-harlem-communists-paved-the-way-for-mamdani/
November 9, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— What’s the point of Illinois Republicans? We asked them. DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Illinois Republican Party platform is conservative.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/illinois-gop-republicans-illinois-statehouse/
— Students say New Trier pausing their volunteerism with immigrants due to ICE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/04/students-new-trier-halting-volunteerism-immigrants/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. I led the successful effort to stop the sale of pot in Wheaton in 2019.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/chicago-history-november-9/
DAILY HERALD
— ‘No hire’ job market leaves unemployed in limbo as threats to economy multiply. DD: What frustrated your job search? For me, in 1970, it was potential employers viewing me as being draft bait. I was 1-A. They did not believe that my financial hardship draft deferment application would be approved. So I took the only job offer that I got. It was for a job that did really require a college degree working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. Early in 1971, Oldsmobile offered me a job and I accepted it. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Because my Firestone Store boss fired me because I had accepted that offer, and because I needed a job because I was helping support my mother and brother, I accepted a job offer from IRS. I had wanted a career in the automotive industry.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251108/business/no-hire-job-market-leaves-unemployed-in-limbo-as-threats-to-economy-multiply/
CBS2
— SNAP recipients in Chicago turn to food giveaways. DD: Soon, everyone in Chicago will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/snap-recipients-in-chicago-turn-to-food-giveaways/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/snap-recipients-chicago-food-giveaways/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly push more pot and more hemp.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/business/press-releases/accesswire/1099166/watch-the-marijuana-federal-action-not-the-speak-president-trumps-cannabis-decision-soon/
FOX ILLINOIS
— ICE receives more than 200,000 job applications. DD: What if I had become an ICE employee? When I was 22 years old in 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Because my Firestone Store boss fired me because I had accepted that offer and because I needed a job because I was helping support my mother and brother, I accepted a job offer from IRS. IRS offered me a job because I had a bachelor’s degree in business and I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination. I had wanted a career in the automotive industry. What if the only federal job offer that I had gotten was from ICE?
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/ice-receives-more-than-200000-job-applications-noem-says-department-of-homeland-security-dhs-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-death-threats-violence
ADVANTAGE NEWS
— IL public schools show low academic proficiency, higher taxpayer funding
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/report-il-public-schools-show-low-academic-proficiency-higher-taxpayer-funding/article_f84f2ae9-8074-4355-866c-ac185e324b63.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Reflections on the Democrat Embrace of Mamdani
https://johnkassnews.com/reflections-on-the-democrat-embrace-of-mamdani-and-the-jacobin-reign-of-terror/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: How did you prepare the big news of the week? There was much news. But let’s narrow it down to a few. The Jacobin leftist Zohran Mamdani’s political victory over the ashes of what had been the Democrat Party, propelled by the Angry White Women vote. The Angry White Women Leftists, often referred to as AWFLS, have appetite and a well developed sense of entitlement. Though they and their male partners are well educated in obscure subjects, they don’t have real financially marketable skills. They know DEI bureaucracy and DEI slogans, but they can’t fix a leaky toilet or repair an electric socket. They can’t earn an honest dollar so they reach for politics to take what they want. My friend the astute writer Michael Ledwith is also fascinated by these AWFLS, who provide anger, backbone and the necessary cruelty to what we are now experiencing as American Communism. They are what we call Karens. He sent me this passage from George Orwell’s “1984.” “It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies and nosers-out of unorthodoxy.” It explains a lot, Ledwith said. And I think of AOC and her posse of AWFLS, searching for heretics, sharpening her knife, and I hope she doesn’t find them. Because they don’t have the money to live in New York at the standard they expect to live, they demand that Zohran give them “free stuff” and call it “affordability.” They feel betrayed by the establishment because they can no longer pay for what they desire. They want to live large as befits what they think is their station. And he’s promised to use other people’s money until that’s gone and the roof caves in, as it always does. And the other big news (to me, at least) are the revelations that Democrat Deep State prosecutorial zealot Jack Smith–the javert of the new left–had hoped to prosecute “the entire Republican political apparatus” for the crime of being conservative. How did we get here? As always the dried bones of political failure have lined this road over the decades: The failure of the political establishment is the foundation of the Mamdani rise. And what did the Democrat establishment offer in New York? A tired cynical Cuomo known for feeding grandmothers in nursing homes to the pandemic, and slapping fannies and otherwise sexually harassing young women. Democrats were as exhausted as he was. And they offered a charismatic figure in Mamdani, and if he orders them to the killing fields at some future date, he wasn’t a tired Democrat hack like Cuomo. The leftist Democrats who bowed to the radical communists like Mandami enjoy talking of diversity up until the moment they hang you for speaking your mind. I’m conservative. I really don’t think a trip to prison would change my mind about the leftists who have destroyed my hometown of Chicago and have now ruined New York. You might have watched panel discussion shows—those panels of experts and witty pundits with perfect teeth–selected to reflect your politics like so many of those bobble head dogs that people place in their cars. It is amusing to watch them cast about for consensus if one hasn’t yet been formed. But bobble heads—even pretty ones—don’t quite get you there. So how did I prepare for Mamdani, especially as Democrats worried about the angry left and the political guillotine of the leftists express no desire to end their shut-down of the federal government? Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said that Democrat fear of their own won’t allow them to reopen the government. “Because they’re afraid of facing the guillotine of the radical left. And who are the radical left? They are the people who would prefer to use taxpayer dollars to pay for health care for illegal immigrants than to pay for the men and women who keep us safe.” Guillotine, fear of the unleashed mob? I looked for my old copy of Edmund Burke’s “Reflections on the Revolution in France” It’s old. It’s affordable in paperback. It was written by a conservative. And I like it. But it has one serious drawback: It is a book. A book on paper, and this, by definition, takes effort to digest. It is not like sitting with the bobbleheads. But it does involve the Reign of Terror propelled by the Jacobin revolutionary Maximilien Robespierre. France spilled its own blood from September 1793 and into July 1794. In the Reign of Terror, some 17,000 French citizens were executed at the guillotine. Another 10,000 died in prison without trial. Among them were thousands of executed priests caught up in the Jacobin De-Christianization of France, as churches were shuttered and winemakers, shopkeepers, supporters of the king and queen were executed. Everyone and anyone could be suspected, and sent to the guillotine to the jeers of the filthy mob. It wasn’t Portland or Chicago, it was Paris. Family members accused each other as not being supportive enough of the revolution, terrified they would themselves be accused. And they were killed. And the guillotine kept falling again and again and again. For those who are afraid of reading, I leave this short video, narrated by a man with an English accent. Why? There’s nothing like an English accent to perpetuate a sense of historical authority. Fittingly, it even claimed Robespierre. Who reminds us of Robespierre today? I think of the Jacobin Democrats Adam Schiff, John Brennan of the CIA, or perhaps the imperious James Comey who destroyed the credibility of the FBI. You can see how frightened they are. Brennan is snarling the way a frightened dog snarls at the approach of a predator. At any event, the executions in France continued until finally, Napoleon became dictator of all of France and personally controlled the media and told the newspapers what to print. Now it’s New York Mayor Elect Zorhan Mamdani’s turn to play the Jacobin with his billionaire friends. His voters don’t read history. They have “feelings.” They are sentimental, emotional and thus easily manipulated, demanding “free stuff” and this leads to disaster. Soros has his meat puppet. He doesn’t need the clumsy barbarian in Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson. He’s already got Chicago, and much of the media. It’s not only Chicago and New York. The left is ascendant, full of confidence and oh so violent. The Democrat embrace of the assassination culture continued after the assassination of Christian activist Charlie Kirk. They marched in lock step in support of their candidate in Virginia who fantasized about murdering his opponents and killing the opponent’s children. It was Virginia Democrats who revenged themselves on Republican delegate Carrie Coyner, the Virginia Republican who revealed violent texts sent to her by Jay Jones. He expresses fantasies of murdering children and now is the chief law enforcement officer of the commonwealth that produced George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Senior Virginia Democrats like Sen. Tim Kaine supported and embraced Jay Jones. The media, which has for decades protected leftist outrage, did its job. So how did we get here? As always, the establishment failed, and legitimate concerns about cost of living were ignored. And the Bolsheviks offered a charismatic leader with plenty of charm. And now they bathe in their feelings, and think about the great future ahead of them, as they reach for power over the rest of us. And you’re surprised that I would compare today’s American Democrats to the murderous Jacobins of 18th Century France? I don’t take guillotines to protests in American cities, but they do. In Chicago, New York, Portland, Los Angeles, every place where the Democrats feel strong. The rest of us? We pray for their reign of terror to end.)
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Mamdani got elected by shouting at those who are liberal/moderate, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time that they are oppressed by those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To get elected, Mamdani focused on affordability. What has helped you afford things? Mamdani attended Bowdoin College in Maine where he cofounded his college’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Africana Studies when he was 23. He got married when he was 34. To qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, 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. Because I worked, a) I could afford to buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., b) I could afford to pay for my aforesaid degrees, c) I could afford to buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc., and d) I could afford to get married when I was 29. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How did you meet your wife? Mamdani met his wife on Hinge ( https://hinge.co/ ). I met my wife at a Presbyterian singles group meeting in Chicago in 1977. She is Catholic. I am Missouri Synod Lutheran. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— ICE officers enforce federal immigration laws. I enforced federal tax laws as 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 $99,069-$112,280/year. Key powers of IRS Revenue Officers include a) issuing levies to legally seize assets, including funds in bank accounts, wages, retirement funds, and accounts receivable and b) seizing and selling personal and business property to satisfy the tax debt. I did all of the aforesaid and I was not required to have a judicial warrant to do it. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What if I had become an ICE employee? When I was 22 years old in 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Because my Firestone Store boss fired me because I had accepted that offer and because I needed a job because I was helping support my mother and brother, I accepted a job offer from IRS. IRS offered me a job because I had a bachelor’s degree in business and I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination. I had wanted a career in the automotive industry. What if the only federal job offer that I had gotten was from ICE? – Dave Diersen
— Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who are blindly loyal to the Democrat Party platform. I was one of the last Republicans who the Democrats who ran the Post Office hired in 1966, who IRS hired in 1971, and who GAO hired in 1980. As it became more clear to them that I would never become a Democrat, they took ever-increasing more and bigger adverse actions against me. I should write about that. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents say about your ancestors? In defense of my ancestors, they all immigrated legally from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s. They always lived in northeast Illinois. On my father’s side, they worked in a brick factory in Chicago 1844-1854 and then homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township. On my mother’s side, they sharecropped a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Ever-increasingly, Americans abandon conservative principles a) because Democrat and RINO leaders attack them and b) because Republican and RINO leaders fail/refuse to defend/advance them. I should write about that. Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois no longer exist because of the aforesaid. I served on the ICRC Steering Committee 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Mamdani won an election, not a revolution. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly shout that Mamdani’s election ends conservatism, ends Republicanism, ends Christianity, ends Trump, ends etc.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/3879333/mamdani-won-election-not-revolution/
— Chicago downtown office space vacancy rate jumps to record high levels. DD: I worked in downtown Chicago in 1971 and then 1973-1997. I lived in downtown Chicago part-time 1974-1976 and then full-time 1976-1978. I took undergraduate classes in downtown Chicago 1966-1968 and then graduate evening classes in downtown Chicago 1971-1981 and 1992-1997.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3880329/chicago-downtown-office-space-vacancy-rate-jumps-record-high/
NEW YORK POST
— Mayor-elect Mamdani reeks of Lenin
https://nypost.com/2025/11/08/business/the-fiscal-budget-remaining-intact-remains-on-the-communist-leninist-policies-of-mayor-elect-mamdani/
— Stefanik says her gubernatorial bid is ‘existential battle’ to save ‘Western Civilization’ from socialism
https://nypost.com/2025/11/08/us-news/q-amp-a-stefanik-says-her-2026-gubernatorial-bid-to-unseat-hochul-is-an-existential-battle-to-save-ny-western-civilization-from-socialism/
— Mamdani-backing Hochul insists she doesn’t ‘support’ DSA, fends off relentless criticism over NYC mayor-elect endorsement
https://nypost.com/2025/11/08/us-news/mamdani-backing-hochul-i-dont-support-the-democratic-socialists-of-america/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Zohran Mamdani and the Ghost of Eugene Debs
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/11/zohran_mamdani_and_the_ghost_of_eugene_debs.html
BREITART
— Democrats Attacking Federal Law Enforcement Have Become the New Confederacy
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/08/exclusive-rep-brad-knott-democrats-attacking-federal-law-enforcement-have-become-the-new-confederacy/amp/
COLLEGE FIX
— Newsom says colleges should give preference to slave descendants. DD: In defense of my ancestors, they all immigrated legally from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s. They always lived in northeast Illinois. On my father’s side, they worked in a brick factory in Chicago 1844-1854 and then homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township. On my mother’s side, they sharecropped a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/newsom-says-colleges-should-give-preference-to-slave-descendants/
DAILY SIGNAL
— America Fought a Civil War So Trump Could Enforce Federal Law
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/07/america-fought-a-civil-war-so-trump-could-enforce-federal-law/
FOX NEWS
— Rep Stefanik predicts antisemitism will ‘skyrocket’ following Mamdani mayoral win
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6384858936112
HOMELAND SECURITY
— ICE Receives More than 200,000 Applications to Join ICE Law Enforcement. DD: I enforced federal tax laws as 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 $99,069-$112,280/year. Key powers of IRS Revenue Officers include a) issuing levies to legally seize assets, including funds in bank accounts, wages, retirement funds, and accounts receivable and b) seizing and selling personal and business property to satisfy the tax debt. I did all of the aforesaid and I was not required to have a judicial warrant to do it.
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/11/07/ice-receives-more-200000-applications-join-ice-law-enforcement-help-remove-worst
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Indiana Democrat Leaders Protest Immigration Law That Orders Police to Report Illegal Aliens
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/indiana-democrat-leaders-protest-immigration-law-that-orders-police-to-report-illegal-aliens
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Gavin Newsom’s Divisive Racial Pandering
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/11/04/gavin_newsoms_divisive_racial_pandering_153485.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— DD: Mamdani got elected by shouting at those who are liberal/moderate, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time that they are oppressed by those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/how-zohran-mamdani-struck-chord-new-york-city-voters/
CNN
— Can Democrats sell socialism to America? DD: My critics/opponents have no problem with socialism if not promote socialism.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/can-democrats-sell-socialism-to-america/vi-AA1Q3CBB?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— States are pushing for more scrutiny of antisemitism in schools. DD: Democrats run schools in America.
https://wtop.com/education/2025/11/states-are-pushing-for-more-scrutiny-of-antisemitism-in-schools/
AOL
— Musk warns Mamdani policies and ‘low’ universal income would trigger ‘catastrophic decline’ in US living standards
https://www.aol.com/finance/elon-musk-warns-mamdani-policies-115500436.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Gay Russians Find a Haven on the Other Side of the World. Argentina has emerged as a surprisingly prominent destination for L.G.B.T.Q. Russians escaping President Vladimir V. Putin’s escalating anti-gay repression. DD: LGBTQers ever-increasingly dominate America. They ever-increasingly get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/world/americas/argentina-lgbtq-russia-putin-escape.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Taking inspiration from Mamdani, democratic socialists look to expand their power in L.A.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-08/mamdani-democratic-socialists-los-angeles
USA TODAY
— DD: To get elected, Mamdani focused on affordability. What has helped you afford things? Mamdani attended Bowdoin College in Maine where he cofounded his college’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Africana Studies when he was 23. He got married when he was 34. To qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, 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. Because I worked, I could a) afford to buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., b) afford to pay for my aforesaid degrees, c) afford to buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc., and I could afford to get married when I was 29.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/07/how-zohran-mamdani-won-nyc-mayor/86580734007/
FORTUNE
— If you proletarianize young people, don’t be surprised they end up communist
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/billionaire-peter-thiel-warns-proletarianize-235603611.html
BANKRATE
— How old do you have to be to buy a house? DD: Back in the good old days, back in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome when I was 24. The down payment came from what I had earned a) working for IRS for 15 months and b) working part-time for a Firestone Store for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. In addition, during that time, I bought a new 1972 Corvette and paid for three graduate evening courses at Loyola.
https://www.bankrate.com/real-estate/what-age-to-buy-a-house/
FED WEEK
— Is Job Application Question is Loyalty Test? Unions Seek Ruling. DD: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats who are blindly loyal to the Democrat Party platform. I was one of the last Republicans who the Democrats who ran the Post Office hired in 1966, who IRS hired in 1971, and who GAO hired in 1980. As it became more clear to them that I would never become a Democrat, they took ever-increasing more and bigger adverse actions against me. I should write about that.
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/suit-filed-over-federal-job-applicant-loyalty-question-on-trump-policies/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A coalition of federal employee unions and other organizations has filed a suit against the new essay question used in hiring asking applicants to identify several Trump administration executive orders that “are significant to you and explain how you would help implement them if hired.” “For more than a century, the civil service in the United States has been nonpartisan and not focused on political loyalty. Yet, the Trump-Vance administration is now directing the inclusion of an open-ended essay question that asks potential civil servants about their political agreement with the Trump-Vance administration’s political agenda,” said the AFGE union, one of the sponsors of the suit. “Plaintiffs allege that OPM has violated the First Amendment rights of applicants by conditioning employment on particular political viewpoints, compelling applicants to praise President Trump’s orders and policies, chilling the protected speech of other applicants who fear retaliation, and enabling and facilitating viewpoint discrimination,” it said. That question was part of a wide-ranging set of hiring policy changes—some of them routine–announced in June that among other things placed an emphasis on selecting candidates in both external and internal hiring who meet the administration’s definition of “patriotic.” In addition to the question regarding Trump executive orders, it included essay questions about what inspired the candidate to apply for the job, how they would make the government more efficient and effective, and how a strong work ethic has contributed to their career success. Unions and some Democrats on Capitol Hill immediately decried the questions—particularly the one on executive orders—as a loyalty test to Trump. OPM in later guidance said that the “must not be used to impose an ideological litmus test on candidates” although they are to be considered by hiring managers and other agency officials involved in a hiring decision. More recent guidance from OPM and OMB stresses the political makeup of “strategic hiring committees” that agencies are to establish under a later executive order with authority to approve the creation or filling of jobs. Those committees are to “ensure that agency hiring is consistent with the national interest, agency needs, and administration priorities,” it said.)
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
TIMES OF INDIA
— Mamdani: Win of global socialism’s new face has lessons for India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/mamdani-win-of-global-socialisms-new-face-has-lessons-for-india/
HINDU
— There is no non-Hindu in India, as everyone is a descendant of same ancestors. DD: In defense of my ancestors, they all immigrated legally from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s. They always lived in northeast Illinois. On my father’s side, they worked in a brick factory in Chicago 1844-1854 and then homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township. On my mother’s side, they sharecropped a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/there-is-no-ahindu-in-india-as-everyone-is-a-descendant-of-same-ancestors-mohan-bhagwat/article70257438.ece
DAILY MAIL
— Divided Dems fear rise of New York’s socialist mayor will split voters across America and play into Trump’s hands
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15261793/divided-democrats-zohran-mamdani-trump-new-york.html
OUTLOOK
— Mamdani’s Victory Signals Youth-Led Progressive Shift In New York Politics
https://www.outlookindia.com/international/zohran-mamdanis-victory-signals-youth-led-progressive-shift-in-new-york-politics
JERUSALEM POST
— Jewish New York died on November 4. The election of Mamdani has extinguished the long-time flavor of New York as a distinctly culturally Jewish city.
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-873139
FROM OTHER SOURCES
GOOGLE AI
— Abandon conservative principles. DD: Ever-increasingly, Americans abandon conservative principles a) because Democrat and RINO leaders attack them and b) because Republican and RINO leaders fail/refuse to defend/advance them. I should write about that. Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois no longer exist because of the aforesaid. I served on the ICRC Steering Committee 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22abandon+conservative+principles%22
November 4, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Witnesses testify to alleged unsanitary, squalid conditions inside Broadview ICE facility. Judge Robert Gettleman compared conditions at Broadview to those of a concentration camp, saying, ‘One is reminded of Auschwitz.’ DD: 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://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-news-lawsuit-filed-aclu-illinois-conditions-inside-broadview-facility-court-tuesday/18111176/
— Food banks see surge in demand; Trump says SNAP benefits won’t be given until after shutdown
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-says-no-snap-benefits-will-go-shutdown-ends-food-banks-pantries-see-surge-demand/18113085/
— Dolton food pantry sees surge in visitors, could run out of groceries Wednesday
https://abc7chicago.com/post/dolton-illinois-feed-deed-market-food-pantry-could-run-groceries-wednesday-government-shutdown-impacts-snap-benefits/18113727/
CBS2
— Border Patrol commander Bovino defends tactics in Chicago immigration crackdown as Trump cheers
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/border-patrol-commander-gregory-bovino-defends-migration-crackdown-tactics/
WGN9
— 2026 election to reshape Illinois congressional delegation
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/illinois-political-landscape-2026/
FOX32
— Aurora joins growing list of cities barring feds from using public property
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1735338
— Live election results in key 2025 races
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/live-election-results-key-2025-races
WTTW
— Broadview ICE Facility Lacks Beds, Showers, Adequate Food as Federal Judge Indicates Temporary Restraining Order Likely
https://news.wttw.com/2025/11/03/federal-judge-hear-evidence-after-claims-inhumane-and-unlawful-conditions-broadview-ice
— Border Patrol Official Behind Chicago Immigration Crackdown Defends Tactics as Trump Cheers
https://news.wttw.com/2025/11/04/border-patrol-official-behind-chicago-immigration-crackdown-defends-tactics-trump-cheers
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘It has really become a prison’: Broadview detainees detail dirty, overcrowded facility in court
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/04/broadview-lawsuit-hearing/
— Testimony from Bovino, body-cam footage among evidence expected in hearing over use of force by immigration agents
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/04/immigration-blitz-evidence-expected-in-hearing/
— Pritzker should veto ‘right to die’ bill passed in the veto session
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/04/euthanasia-medically-assisted-suicide-right-to-die-illinois-death/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Plaintiffs’ lawyers: Bovino views protesters as ‘violent rioters,’ tells officers to ‘go hard’ against them. The allegation came in a late-night court filing Monday as attorneys representing media organizations seek to restrict the feds’ use of force during Chicago-area deportation campaign.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/public-safety/2025/11/04/plaintiffs-lawyers-bovino-views-protesters-as-violent-rioters-tells-officers-to-go-hard-against-them
— Pritzker says what the Sun-Times can’t
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/11/04/jb-pritzker-donald-trump-obscenity-cursing
DAILY HERALD
— 22 — yes, 22 — candidates running for Durbin’s Senate seat; 7 seek GOP governor nomination
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251104/illinois-state-politics/22-yes-22-candidates-running-for-durbins-senate-seat-7-seek-gop-governor-nomination/
— Bolingbrook blocks release of body camera video of ICE agents claiming they were battered
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251104/crime/bolingbrook-blocks-release-of-body-camera-video-of-ice-agents-claiming-they-were-battered/
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against ICE, that is, against Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251104/local-politics/how-are-you-protecting-us-palatine-residents-share-concerns-about-ice-with-council/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251104/local/wheeling-prohibits-agents-from-using-village-property-to-prepare-for-immigration-enforcement-activit/
— Illinois treasurer faces no GOP challenger as 2026 primary ballots take shape
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251104/news/illinois-treasurer-faces-no-gop-challenger-as-2026-primary-ballots-take-shape/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois treasurer faces no GOP challenger as 2026 primary ballots take shape
https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2025-11-04/illinois-treasurer-faces-no-gop-challenger-as-2026-primary-ballots-take-shape
ILLINOIS PUBLIC MEDIA
— Republican Senate Candidate Don Tracy on Israel, ICE, and the future of MAGA and the GOP
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/u.s-senate-hopeful-don-tracy-on-israel-immigration-and-getting-support-from-gop-independent-voters
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/11/04/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-417/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Vallas: The Great Displacement
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicagos-great-displacement
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County Democratic Party Precinct Committee Candidates Vastly Outnumber Republican’s, 90-67
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/04/mchenry-county-democratic-party-precinct-committee-candidates-vastly-outnumber-republicans-90-67/
— Does the McHenry County Republican Party Have a Death Wish?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/10/24/does-the-mchenry-county-republican-party-have-a-death-wish/
— Two Illinois Illegal Aliens Make Homeland Security’s Worse of the Worst” List
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/04/two-illinois-illegal-aliens-make-homeland-securitys-worse-of-the-worst-list/
— The Role of Pot in Automobile Deaths at Over 40%
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/04/the-role-of-pot-in-automobile-deaths-at-over-40/
— Algonquin GOP Chairman Calls for Taxpayers to Urge County Board Members Not to Increase Their Real Estate Tax Levy
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/04/algonquin-gop-chairman-calls-for-taxpayers-to-urge-county-board-members-not-to-increase-their-real-estate-tax-levy/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Dabrowski Campaign Sends Southern Illinois Media Advisory During Bailey Family Burial
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/11/tone-deaf-dabrowski-campaign-sends-media-advisory-during-bailey-family-burial.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Israel to give Charlie Kirk the Pillars of Jerusalem award
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3873619/israel-give-charlie-kirk-pillars-of-jerusalem-award/
NEW YORK POST
— Conspiracy kook Tucker Carlson is no conservative and no friend to Charlie Kirk and JD Vance
https://nypost.com/2025/11/03/opinion/conspiracy-kook-tucker-carlson-is-no-patriot-no-conservative-and-no-friend-to-charlie-kirk-and-jd-vance/
— The reasons behind Gen Z’s love of Luigi Mangione should scare everyone who cares about the future of America
https://nypost.com/2025/11/04/opinion/whats-really-fueling-gen-zs-love-of-luigi-mangione/
AMERICAN THINKER
— A Deep Philosophical Analysis of Fuentes and Mamdani
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/11/a_deep_philosophical_analysis_of_fuentes_and_mamdani.html
BREITBART
— Half of Migrant Households Get Welfare Via US-Born Children
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/11/04/report-half-migrant-households-get-welfare-via-us-born-children/amp/
— Democrat-Run California to Spend Billions on Illegals’ Healthcare While Undercutting Police
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2025/11/04/report-democrat-run-california-to-spend-billions-on-illegals-healthcare-while-undercutting-police/
DAILY CALLER
— California Will Spend 28x More On Healthcare For Illegals Than State Law Enforcement
https://dailycaller.com/2025/11/04/california-will-spend-28x-more-health-benefits-for-illegals-than-state-law-enforcement/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
== Without Borders, There Is No Nation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d__p6SDBQZk
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— Dick Cheney became a vocal critic of Donald Trump after Jan. 6. He joined daughter Liz Cheney in criticizing Trump as “threat” to the country.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dick-cheney-vocal-critic-donald-trump-after-jan/story?id=127168273
CBS NEWS
— Election Day 2025 live updates
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/election-day-2025-voting-results/
NEWSWEEK
— What Dick Cheney Said About Donald Trump
https://www.newsweek.com/what-dick-cheney-said-about-donald-trump-10988139
— Who Did Biden Blame for Election Defeat? DD: What do you say to Republican candidates who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their defeats?
https://www.newsweek.com/biden-blame-election-defeat-pelosi-obama-trump-2037976
ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTANTS
— 75 years of Excellence in Serving the Public and Building the Government Accountability Profession DD: I have been an AGA member since 1979. I served on the AGA Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996. AGA never came to my defense when my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors took adverse actions against me.
https://www.flipsnack.com/FCAA7CF569B/aga-journal-of-government-financial-management-fall-2025/full-view.html
— The CGFM is Over 30 and There Is Much to Celebrate! DD: I became a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994.
https://www.flipsnack.com/FCAA7CF569B/aga-journal-of-government-financial-management-fall-2025/full-view.html
— David Walker: Transforming the Federal Government DD: Walker headed GAO 1998-2008.
https://www.flipsnack.com/FCAA7CF569B/aga-journal-of-government-financial-management-fall-2025/full-view.html
— How AGA Membership Has Helped My Career DD: I have been an AGA member since 1979. I served on the AGA Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996. AGA never came to my defense when my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors took adverse actions against me.
https://www.flipsnack.com/FCAA7CF569B/aga-journal-of-government-financial-management-fall-2025/full-view.html
WIRED
— The GOP Civil War Over Nick Fuentes Has Just Begun. Tucker Carlson’s friendly interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes has led to a major reckoning.
https://www.wired.com/story/gop-civil-war-over-nick-fuentes-antisemitism/
November 4, 2025
WHITE HOUSE
— Criminal Aliens Receiving Medicaid
https://www.whitehouse.gov/criminals/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Video gambling mogul Rick Heidner joins Republican primary for governor. Packed fields for Chicago area congressional races were also shaping up, though ballot challenges will cull the list over the next few weeks. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2025/11/03/rick-heidner-illinois-candidate-filing-governor
— Illinois sues over rule change in forgiving federal public service student loans. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly break federal laws. While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, I never broke any federal law. I fully complied with federal laws that required me to give preference to my subordinates who were minority, female, and/or veteran. But that was not enough for my Democrat superiors.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2025/11/03/ag-raoul-21-other-attorneys-general-sue-trump-admin-over-public-service-loan-forgiveness-rule-change
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. Education Department issued a new rule Friday threatening to deem employers, including state governments, as having “substantial illegal purpose,” and revoking them from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. According to the lawsuit, the Trump administration is going after its usual targets in organizations that “support for immigrants, gender affirming care, DEI initiatives, and political protest.” The loan forgiveness program would wipe out student loans for anyone working an eligible job in public service after they had made 120 monthly loan payments at said job, which would take 10 years. . .Per the new rule, organizations whose employees show a “pattern” of being cited for trespassing, disorderly conduct, public nuisance, vandalism or obstruction of highways — charges often associated with protest and civil disobedience — could have their loan forgiveness status revoked, though “pattern” isn’t defined in the rule change, according to the suit. Employers who provide gender-affirming care to minors also run the risk of being yanked from the loan forgiveness program under the new rule, which cites previous Trump executive orders targeting trans health care.)
— Broadview village board meeting cut short as anti-ICE protesters confront mayor. Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson abruptly ended Monday’s village board meeting, clearing out protesters who criticized her handling of daily protests at an ICE processing facility.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/11/03/broadview-village-board-immigration-protesters
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/melrose-park-immigration-injury/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote illegal drugs.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/04/column-donald-trump-venezeula-war-depetris/
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage countywide races get more crowded
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251103/news/dupage-countywide-races-get-more-crowded/
— FRONT PAGE WITH TWO PHOTOS: DuPage County Board primaries are mostly on the Democratic side
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251103/news/dupage-county-board-primaries-are-mostly-on-the-democratic-side/
— Kane County’s primary races set for March
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251103/news/kane-countys-primary-races-set-for-march/
CITIZEN PORTAL
— Kane County Treasurer Chris Lauzen proposes resolution backing DuPage County Treasurer Gwen Henry for IMRF trustee; colleague raises procedure concerns
https://citizenportal.ai/articles/6016865/Kane-County/Illinois/Treasurer-proposes-resolution-backing-Gwen-Henry-for-IMRF-trustee-colleague-raises-procedure-concerns
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kane County Treasurer Chris Lauzen presented a proposed resolution on Aug. 27 asking the committee to petition on behalf of DuPage County Treasurer Gwen Henry as a candidate for an open executive trustee seat on the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) board. Lauzen described Henry as a long‑serving DuPage County treasurer with experience in municipal finance and trustee studies; he said having a county friend on IMRF’s board could be beneficial given IMRF’s much larger asset base and influence on actuarial assumptions. “It’s always good to have friends at the table,” Lauzen said during his remarks. Procedural objection: A committee member raised a procedural concern, saying nominations of this type are typically presented first to the county chair for vetting. The chair of the committee acknowledged the concern, accepted responsibility for placing the item on the agenda without prior consultation and apologized to the committee chair. The item was referred to the committee process for potential future consideration. Why it matters: IMRF sets actuarial assumptions and policies that affect employer pension contributions across local governments in Illinois. Committee members noted that board representation and relationships can influence policy conversations important to employers and taxpayers. Next steps: Treasurer Lauzen indicated he offered the draft resolution for committee consideration but the committee did not take final action at the Aug. 27 meeting pending adherence to internal vetting protocol. Committee members emphasized they expect nominations and requests of this nature to be coordinated with the county chair going forward.)
WHEATON RECORD
— ICE Out
https://thewheatonrecord.com/2025/11/03/ice-out/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Republicans file no candidate against Treasurer Frerichs – ‘First time in at least 90 years’ that a statewide candidate runs unopposed
https://capitolfax.com/2025/11/03/republicans-file-no-candidate-against-treasurer-frerichs-%e2%80%98first-time-in-at-least-90-years%e2%80%99-that-a-statewide-candidate-runs-unopposed/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What does GROK (https://grok.com ) say about you? GROK erroneously states that I ran for a Milton Township Trustee position and that I am active on X. I ran for the open Milton Township Republican Organization Treasurer position in 2004. It would be great if GROK would acknowledge Bernard Schoenburg’s August 16, 2012 article on me at https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2012/08/16/bernard-schoenburg-bunch-political-info/41733104007/ . It would be great if GROK would acknowledge that I base my positions on what I have learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years — Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation against GAO, Chicago Car Exchange, and others; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Lakewood Audit Reveals RedTail Golf Course Not Paying Its Own Way
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/03/13718/
— SNAP (Food Stamps) Used by Six Percent in McHenry County–Lowest in the State
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/03/snap-food-stamps-used-by-six-percent-in-mchenry-county-lowest-in-the-state/
— Which Is the Real Kat? Fishnet or Pigtails?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/03/which-is-the-real-kat/
— Winthrop Harbor Man Arrested for Threatening President’s Life
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/03/winthop-harbor-man-arrested-for-threatening-presidents-life/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Bailey’s Own State Senator, Jason Plummer, Skips Family Memorial as Thousands Mourn
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/11/baileys-own-state-senator-jason-plummer-skips-family-memorial-as-thousands-mourn.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents of U.S. history, dies at 84
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/4/former-vice-president-dick-cheney-dies-84/
— Drugs as a weapon: Legal case for boat strikes hinges on idea of cartels attacking U.S. citizens. DD: America’s enemies use drugs to destroy America.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/3/drugs-weapon-legal-case-boat-strikes-hinges-idea-cartels-attacking-us/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Latinx’ leader who served as Oregon policy advisor was illegal immigrant convicted of sex crimes
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3873531/latinx-leader-oregon-policy-advisor-illegal-immigrant-convicted-of-sex-crimes/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump Should Not Capitulate to the Democrats’ Shutdown
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/11/trump_should_not_capitulate_to_the_democrats_shutdown.html
BLAZE
— Deportations top 2 million under Trump. A majority have ‘self-deported.’
https://www.theblaze.com/news/deportations-top-2-million-under-trump-and-most-aren-t-by-force
BREITBART
— Agriculture Sec. Brooke Rollins Reveals Thousands of Food Stamp Fraud Cases, over 100 Arrests
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2025/11/03/agriculture-sec-rollins-reveals-thousands-of-food-stamp-fraud-cases-over-100-arrests/amp/
— Minneapolis Mayoral Candidate Plans to Alert Illegal Aliens Ahead of ICE Raids
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/03/minneapolis-mayoral-candidate-plans-alert-illegal-aliens-ice-raids/amp/
— Pelosi: Trump Is a ‘Vile Creature, He’s the ‘Worst Thing on the Face of the Earth’ DD: To have Pelosi against you is a tremendous honor. I should write about those who are against me. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/11/03/pelosi-trump-is-a-vile-creature-hes-the-worst-thing-on-the-face-of-the-earth/
— Trump Streamlines Voter Verification, Ensuring Only U.S. Citizens Are Voting
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/03/trumps-uscis-streamlines-process-for-states-to-verify-only-us-citizens-are-voting/amp/
— 47% of Immigrant Households with Young Children Get Food Stamps
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/03/analysis-47-of-immigrant-households-with-young-children-get-food-stamps/
— 120 Illegal Aliens Arrested on Houston Streets in One Day
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2025/11/03/video-120-illegal-aliens-arrested-on-houston-streets-in-one-day/amp/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Med students at Wisconsin college forced into DEI ‘Race Matters’ training. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the future for Whites is ever-increasingly bleak.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/report-finds-med-students-at-wisconsin-college-forced-into-dei-race-matters-training/28892
— George Washington University student leaders demand DEI protections, ICE ban
https://www.campusreform.org/article/george-washington-university-student-leaders-demand-dei-protections-ice-ban/28888
— Chicago university teaches future therapists about kink, fetishes, ‘people with penises.’ Adler University in Chicago offers a sex therapy certificate program open to both enrolled students and the general public, featuring a course on ‘Sexual Attitude Reassessment.’
https://www.campusreform.org/article/chicago-university-teaches-future-therapists-kink-fetishes-people-penises/28893
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— AOC poised to be Democrats’ Trump. DD: What about Duckworth?
https://www.creators.com/read/victor-joecks/11/25/aoc-poised-to-be-democrats-trump
DAILY CALLER
— Ed Dept To End Loan Forgiveness For Orgs Who Want To Trans Kids, Aid Illegals
https://www.aol.com/news/ed-dept-end-loan-forgiveness-141139916.html
DAILY WIRE
— If Mamdani Wins, New Yorkers May Need to Learn Arabic
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mks-ep-1848
FEDERALIST
— The Voting Rights Act Needs To Be Aligned With A Constitutional Definition Of Equality
https://thefederalist.com/2025/11/03/the-voting-rights-act-needs-to-be-aligned-with-a-constitutional-definition-of-equality/
— Illegal Aliens Milk SNAP For Taxpayer-Funded Free Food
https://thefederalist.com/2025/11/03/illegal-aliens-milk-snap-for-taxpayer-funded-free-food/
FOX NEWS
— Trent Schneider, 57, of Winthrop Harbor, threatens Trump execution in profanity-laced videos, faces federal charges. Schneider posted violent Instagram content as his home neared foreclosure.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/illinois-man-allegedly-threatens-trump-execution-profanity-laced-videos-faces-federal-charges
— Pro-Trump legal group launches toolkit to help parents challenge ‘woke’ lessons in schools. America First Legal unveils ‘opt-out’ template letter for parents in response to a SCOTUS ruling. DD: My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pro-trump-legal-group-launches-toolkit-help-parents-challenge-woke-lessons-schools
MRC TV
— Fox Highlights Problem of Illegal Aliens Causing Deaths Thru DUI
https://www.mrctv.org/videos/fox-highlights-problem-illegal-aliens-causing-deaths-thru-dui
MILITARY
— How to Become an Army Officer. DD: Charlie Kirk was nominated for West Point but not accepted. Needless-to-say, I would not have been nominated for West Point let alone accepted. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my 1966 Crete-Monee High School class. I could not run because I had a bone disease. My eyesight could be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness. I had not demonstrated leadership potential. I washed dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights during junior and senior years and the summer in between. Since 1966, my critics/opponents have used the aforesaid against me.
https://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/join-army-officer.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If you’ve ever thought about leading in the U.S. Army, there’s more than one way to get there. Whether you’re about to finish high school, already in college, or working in a professional field, the Army may have an officer path for you to serve and grow as a leader. You can earn a commission in the U.S. Army through one of four programs: the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), Officer Candidate School (OCS) or direct appointment. Most programs require a high school diploma at minimum, though some require a college degree. Applicants must meet age, physical and medical standards, and be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.)
NEWSMAX
— Trump: ‘Highly Unlikely’ to Fund NYC If Mamdani Wins Mayor’s Race
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/donald-trump-fund-zohran-mamdani/2025/11/03/id/1233065/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— From CRT to Campus Protest: The Making of a Mamdani Voter
https://www.aol.com/articles/crt-campus-protest-making-mamdani-115612569.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Pelosi: Trump is ‘worst thing on the face of the earth’ DD: To have Pelosi against you is a tremendous honor. I should write about those who are against me. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5587423-pelosi-trump-is-worst-thing-on-the-face-of-the-earth/amp/
— Hegseth championed diversity in Harvard masters policy brief. DD: My critics/opponents have always championed diversity, that is, they have always called for more preference to be given to those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.aol.com/articles/hegseth-championed-diversity-harvard-masters-170733371.html
(FROM THE ARTILE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously championed diversity in a 2013 policy brief for Havard’s Kennedy School before knocking it as a crutch for minorities during his current stint in the Trump administration. As a master’s student, Hegseth produced a 47-page brief that advocated for the creation of a multicultural STEM school in Minnesota, according to reports. “Ensuring low-income and minority children have the same opportunities as more affluent majority students is an essential goal and worth pursuing with vigor and substantial investment,” Hegseth wrote almost 12 years ago, according to The Boston Globe, which reviewed the brief. “Our country and state must strive for equal opportunity for all, regardless of race, class, geography, or gender,” he added. The detailed proposal heavily included comments from Democrats, including the late Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, whom he referenced as a “political champion,” as reported by The Harvard Crimson.)
— The damaging effects of shifting from equal opportunity to ‘equal outcomes.’ DD: My critics/opponents promote equal outcomes.
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/529262-the-damaging-effects-of-shifting-from-equal-opportunity-to-equal-outcomes/
CNN
— Dick Cheney, influential Republican vice president to George W. Bush, dies
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/politics/dick-cheney-death-obit
ABC NEWS
— Trent Schneider, 57, of Winthrop Harbor, threatens Trump execution in profanity-laced videos, faces federal charges. Schneider posted violent Instagram content as his home neared foreclosure.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-charged-allegedly-threatening-kill-president-trump-social/story?id=127150131
NEW YORK TIMES
— Are Wealth Taxes the Best Way to Tax the Ultra Rich? DD: Should everyone in government, politics, and the news media be required to disclose where their money came from? My money came from what I earned doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automotive assembly line, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pumping more gasoline, collecting delinquent federal taxes, and auditing federal agencies, and more recently, my Civil Service Retirement System pension, Social Security, and inheritances.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/business/economy/wealth-tax-france.html
NEWS BREAK
— Greenwich, the leafy suburb where wealthy New Yorkers are fleeing to escape ‘woke’ Mamdani’s socialist dystopia. DD: Ever-increasingly, Democrat Chicagoans have come to DuPage County to escape Democrat poverty and crime. But they continue to vote for Democrats, that is, they bring poverty and crime to DuPage County.
https://www.newsbreak.com/daily-mail-560402/4329374919268-the-leafy-suburb-where-wealthy-new-yorkers-are-fleeing-to-escape-woke-mamdani-s-socialist-dystopia
DAILY TEXAN
— The reality of joining the military to pay for college. DD: Charlie Kirk was nominated for West Point but not accepted. Needless-to-say, I would not have been nominated for West Point let alone accepted. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my 1966 Crete-Monee High School class. I could not run because I had a bone disease. My eyesight could be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness. I had not demonstrated leadership potential. I washed dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights during junior and senior years and the summer in between. Since 1966, my critics/opponents have used the aforesaid against me.
https://thedailytexan.com/2024/10/17/the-reality-of-joining-the-military-to-pay-for-college/
STATE
— How big of a raise can you expect in 2026? DD: While I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I always got COLAs and step increases in the years after I was promoted. Further, I got promotions in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1986. My critics/opponents have been furious about that since 1966. In today’s dollars, my salary increased from $19.37/hour to $153,151/year. In my defense, during that time, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.thestate.com/news/business/article312757465.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Socialism Wins in New York. DD: My critics/opponents promote socialism
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-socialism-wins-in-new-york-66193c43
— Wall Street Intensifies Scrutiny of Fraud. DD: Because of bad demographics, Wall Street had no interest in me even though a) I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997, b) I passed on my first attempt the CPA examination in 1979 and Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981 and became a licensed CPA in 1981, c) earned master’s degrees in business in 1976, accounting in 1980, and financial markets and trading in 1997, d) worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year, and e) worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153151/year.
https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/wall-street-intensifies-scrutiny-of-fraud-after-spate-of-loan-losses-0397bc55
— Layoffs Aren’t Shaking Gen Z’s Commitment to Work-Life Balance. Recent layoffs have reinforced beliefs among some younger professionals that loyalty to a company won’t be returned. DD: What did you do for job security and to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/layoffs-arent-shaking-gen-zs-commitment-to-work-life-balance-e24949a1
HR DRIVE
— Public employees must suffer adverse action, not just ‘grumblings,’ to show free speech violations, court says. Though the plaintiff alleged the University of Texas at Austin chilled his speech and retaliated against him, he was not fired or demoted, according to the decision. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government took many big adverse actions against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, and forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/public-employees-adverse-action-grumblings-free-speech/804555/
EDUCATION NEXT
— Are American High School Students Enlistment-Ready? DD: Charlie Kirk was nominated for West Point but not accepted. Needless-to-say, I would not have been nominated for West Point let alone accepted. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my 1966 Crete-Monee High School class. I could not run because I had a bone disease. My eyesight could be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness. I had not demonstrated leadership potential. I washed dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights during junior and senior years and the summer in between. Since 1966, my critics/opponents have used the aforesaid against me.
https://www.educationnext.org/are-american-high-school-students-enlistment-ready-military-service/
JOURNAL OF BLACKS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
— Recent Declines in Black First-Year Enrollment at Highly Selective Colleges and Universities. DD: I did not apply to selective colleges and universities because my ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my 1966 Crete-Monee High School class. I could not run because I had a bone disease. My eyesight could be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness. I had not demonstrated leadership potential. I washed dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights during junior and senior years and the summer in between. Since 1966, my critics/opponents have used the aforesaid against me.
https://jbhe.com/2025/11/recent-declines-in-black-first-year-enrollment-at-highly-selective-colleges-and-universities/
POLITICO
— Former Vice President Dick Cheney dead at 84
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/04/vice-president-dick-cheney-obit-033422
— Education Department sued over controversial loan forgiveness rule. Critics of the rule say the department is trying to exclude organizations that work with LGBTQ individuals, immigrants and transgender children from the program. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly break federal laws. While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, I never broke any federal law. I fully complied with federal laws that required me to give preference to my subordinates who were minority, female, and/or veteran. But that was not enough for my Democrat superiors.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/03/education-department-sued-over-controversial-loan-forgiveness-rule-00633707
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The rule amends what employers will qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which allows civil service and nonprofit workers to have their student loans canceled after they’ve made 120 qualifying monthly payments. It states that employers that have “substantial illegal purpose” will not be eligible for the program. This includes supporting terrorism and trafficking children to emancipate them from their parents, among other things.)
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— CBS News is spending $10,000 a day on bodyguards for anti-woke new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/media/article-15253759/cbs-news-bari-weiss-security-detail.html