FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/17/ice-operation-midway-blitz-response-illinois-congressional-delegation-letter
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/04/17/after-mather-student-and-mom-detained-by-ice-a-school-and-soccer-community-are-left-reeling
— Rahm Emanuel’s mayoral record ‘disqualifying’ for a possible presidential contender, Johnson says. DD: What in your record do your critics/opponents use to disqualify you? My critics/opponents use the articles that I have linked to in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and the comments that I have made on them since 2000. In addition, they use what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012 and as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that what I have done has caused all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/04/16/mayor-brandon-johnson-rahm-emanuel-presidential-bid-2028
DAILY HERALD
— Fenne reelected College of DuPage board chairwoman
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260417/news/fenne-reelected-college-of-dupage-board-chairwoman/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Legal migration of “wealth” issue of growing importance. DD: If you are a Republican in Illinois, the more money that you have, the more that Illinois Democrats do to drive you out of Illinois.
https://archive.ph/yLqU6#selection-3558.0-3558.3
SHAW LOCAL
— 60 dead people found on Illinois jury panel, triggering constitutional challenge
https://www.shawlocal.com/sauk-valley/2026/04/17/60-dead-people-found-on-illinois-jury-panel-triggering-constitutional-challenge/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot is poison. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/why-the-future-of-marijuana-legalization-remains-22211801.php
WAND TV
— DD: Pot is never safe. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.wqad.com/video/news/is-cannabis-safe-in-pregnancy/526-9edcdee2-2637-433f-997e-8ed54b4c3534
WGLT
— Illinois House Republicans split on bill allowing eligible high schoolers to register to vote
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-04-17/illinois-house-republicans-split-on-bill-allowing-eligible-high-schoolers-to-register-to-vote
HYDE PARK HERALD
— ‘Parent takeover’ greets teen gathering on 53rd Street. DD: How soon will Democrat leaders have their teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.hpherald.com/evening_digest/parent-takeover-greets-teen-gathering-on-53rd-street/article_d0f22d1e-09ab-4b11-8e6d-0391be7acd6b.html
SOUTHSDE PATCH
— Chicago Parents, Mentors, Teens Come Together To Discuss Solutions To Teen Takeovers. My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, which hosted the event, is a nonprofit dedicated to improving outcomes for boys and young men of color. DD: How soon will Democrat leaders have their teens takeover your downtown?
https://patch.com/illinois/southside/chicago-parents-mentors-teens-come-together-discuss-solutions-teen-takeovers
CHICAGO TODAY
— Chicago Pension Buyout Proposal Shifts Debt, Fails to Address Broader Fiscal Woes. DD: Since I was 49 in 1997, to stop me from coming to work, my Democrat GAO superiors have forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $2 million in today’s dollars. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats. GAO audits IRS. They especially do not want Republicans like me to audit IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980, I brought with me almost 9 years of experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988. I also brought with me what I learned earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997. Because they assigned me to audits of federal financial regulators in 1990, I started taking graduate finance courses at IIT in 1992 and earned a master’s degree in Financial Markets and Trading from IIT in 1997. My Democrat GAO flushed all the aforesaid down their toilets when they succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/il/chicago/news/2026/04/15/chicago-pension-buyout-proposal-shifts-debt-fails-to-address-broader-fiscal-woes/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-506/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Chicago Public Schools will stay open May 1
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-public-schools-will-stay-open-may-1/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Insiders vs. Voters: How Illinois Republicans Shut Out Their Own Base
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/04/insiders-vs-voters-how-illinois-republicans-shut-out-their-own-base.html
— Springfield Lawmakers Name Sandwiches While Illinois Families Face Crime, High Taxes
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/04/springfield-lawmakers-name-sandwiches-while-illinois-families-face-crime-high-taxes.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump seeks to rally youth vote for GOP at Turning Point USA event
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/17/trump-seeks-rally-youth-vote-gop-turning-point-usa-event/
— The pope is wrong on Iran. Here’s why.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/17/pope-wrong-iran-heres/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Marriage is what really matters
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4533807/what-really-matters-is-marriage/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Rep. John Larson (D-CT) has introduced 13 articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, House Resolution 1155
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/is-it-time-to-impeach-trump/
AMERICAN THINKER
— DHS Says It Costs $18,000 To Deport An Illegal Alien. It’s criminal that taxpayers must foot that bill, but it’s worth every penny.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/04/dhs_says_it_costs_18_000_to_deport_an_illegal_alien.html
DAILY CITIZEN
— Teachers Unions Celebrate ‘May Day’ – A Communist Workers Holiday
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/what-is-may-day/
FEDERALIST
— Racial Preferences in Economic Benefits: From Widely Accepted to Legally Indefensible. DD: During the almost 30 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government, they were under ever-increasing pressure from Democrat elected officials to hire, to retain, and to promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That ever-increasing rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license. During the 4 years that I served on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee and during the 7 years that I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organizations were under ever-increasing pressure from Democrat and RINO leaders to promote more minorities, females, younger people, and/or veterans.
https://fedsoc.org/fedsoc-review/racial-preferences-in-economic-benefits-from-widely-accepted-to-legally-indefensible
FOX NEWS
— Detroit teen takeover spirals into chaos—gunfire reported as police rush in day after leaders call for calm. DD: How soon will Democrat leaders have their teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/teen-takeover-spirals-into-chaos-gunfire-reported-as-police-rush-in-day-after-leaders-call-for-calm/ar-AA20RBzV
— Washington Post columnist argues Muslims shouldn’t have to assimilate in America. ‘I’m tired of proving I belong in America,’ Shadi Hamid wrote.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/washington-post-columnist-argues-muslims-shouldnt-have-assimilate-america
— Illegal street racing ‘takeover’ explodes as hundreds swarm Atlanta streets and suspects bolt. DD: How soon will Democrat leaders have their teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.aol.com/articles/watch-illegal-street-racing-takeover-184656578.html
NEWSMAX
— As Muslims gain in numbers and influence in the United States, they’ve become more reluctant to assimilate — to become Americanized.
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/mamdani-roosevelt-sharia/2026/04/17/id/1253302/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/sharia-radical-islam-make-the-case-for-muslim-assimilation/ar-AA2193tY
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— Trump holds Turning Point USA rally. DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasing use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-holds-turning-point-usa-rally-amid-growing-tensions-with-the-pope-261613637721
AOL
— DC expands juvenile curfew zones across four neighborhoods. DD: How soon will Democrat leaders have their teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.aol.com/news/dc-mayor-bowser-reinstates-limited-125607730.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasing use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/politics/republicans-trump-pope-midterms.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: To discourage assimilation is to destroy America. All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. They were slow to assimilate. All my grandparents spoke German. Consequently, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, and I had to work my way through college.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/04/08/muslims-religion-republicans-assimilation/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— America Loses Its Will to Work. From the War on Poverty to ‘quiet quitting,’ we’ve stopped appreciating the value of honest labor.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/america-loses-its-will-to-work-85d74fd6
BLOOMBERG
— Mass Migration Has ‘Serious Social Consequences’
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2026-lionel-shriver-weekend-interview/?embedded-checkout=true
BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT
— DD: To “work across the aisle,” RINO leaders destroy conservatives like me and destroy conservative organizations like TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition.
https://about.bgov.com/insights/news/moderate-republicans-struggle-to-hold-the-center-as-fringe-grows/
DARTMOUTH
— Looking at the Future of American Democracy. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly use democracy a) to take more and more and more away from Republicans and b) to give it all to Democrats.
https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2026/04/looking-future-american-democracy
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for those who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I was born way back in 1948. If I had been born later, because I am all of the aforesaid bad demographics, I would not have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree, earn three master’s degrees, earn six job-related professional certifications, and earn a professional license. Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO leaders give more and more and more preference to those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/time-travel-across-borders/202402/why-americans-see-a-gloomy-future-but-others-dont
CATO
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote Islam.
https://www.cato.org/blog/muslim-immigrants-assimilate-even-more-polls-muslims-indicate
DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly fight assimilation.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/27/2365703/community/why-assimilation-fails-in-the-us/
GAO
— Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request. DD: GAO is supposed to fight fraud, waste, and abuse. But since I was 49 in 1997, to stop me from coming to work, my Democrat GAO superiors have forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $2 million in today’s dollars. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats. GAO audits IRS. They especially do not want Republicans like me to audit IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980, I brought with me almost 9 years of experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988. I also brought with me what I learned earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997. Because they assigned me to audits of federal financial regulators in 1990, I started taking graduate finance courses at IIT in 1992 and earned a master’s degree in Financial Markets and Trading from IIT in 1997. My Democrat GAO flushed all the aforesaid down their toilets when they succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-900719
Tag: GOPUSA
April 17, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders hint/imply/imply/shout that Trump inspires threats against the Pope.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/pope-leos-brother-john-prevost-receive-false-bomb-threat-new-lenox-illinois-police-say/18899122/
CBS2
— Chicago parents, mentors, teens come together to discuss solutions to teen takeovers. DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-parents-mentors-teens-come-together-to-discuss-solutions-to-teen-takeovers/
FOX32
— Chicago FOP president calls Mayor Johnson a ‘coward’ over teen takeover response. Chicago FOP President John Catanzara delivers fiery remarks on the growing issue of teen takeovers, sharply criticizing Mayor Brandon Johnson’s response and calling for stronger action. DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-f5oclwr0snegiv2b
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Bailey, lacking big fundraising help, spent just $2.30 per vote to win Illinois GOP governor primary.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/16/illinois-republican-darren-bailey-shoestring-primary-win/
— Pritzker pumped $10 million into Juliana Stratton’s Senate primary win through outside PAC
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/16/jb-pritzker-10-million-stratton-senate/
— The Will County Board voted Thursday to approve a 2,400-acre solar farm near Crete and reversed course on six previously denied solar projects near New Lenox, Wilmington, Shorewood and Channahon.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/16/will-county-solar-farm-votes/
— Salvi: Pritzker should welcome federal tax dollars that would benefit our students
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/17/letters-041726-jb-pritzker-federal-tax-credit-scholarship-program/
(FROM THE LETTER: As a mother of six and grandmother to 12 and a product of public school education, I am deeply troubled by the Chicago Board of Education’s recent decision to urge Gov. JB Pritzker to reject federal funding from the Education Freedom Tax Credit that expands school choice for Illinois families. This reckless decision proves that if President Donald Trump and Republicans are for something, Illinois Democrats are against it, even when it helps our children and empowers our families. This commonsense legislation creates new opportunities for scholarships that help make quality education more affordable. It enables parents to choose the school — public, private, charter or otherwise — that best meets their child’s unique needs. No child should be trapped in a failing school simply because of their ZIP code. Yet, unfortunately, the Board of Education and Mayor Brandon Johnson would rather slam the door shut on these opportunities than allow families real options for their children. Illinois Democrats continue to prioritize political control over our students. They care more about the numbers of students enrolled in failing schools than in educating our students and being held accountable for their schools’ failures to educate them. As chair of the Illinois Republican Party and a proud mom and grandmother who always puts children first, I call on Pritzker to reject this shortsighted resolution and embrace the opportunity to give every Illinois family the educational freedom they deserve. Our kids’ futures are too important to sacrifice for partisan ideology.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Republicans rip 4 blue states for keeping taxes on tips, overtime after Trump reprieve. GOP rips Dem obstruction on ‘making life more affordable’ before midterms.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-rip-4-blue-states-keeping-taxes-tips-overtime-trump-reprieve
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi says that while Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is running for re-election in the nation’s third-largest blue state, he is really positioning himself for a 2028 presidential campaign on the agenda of obstructing Trump. “Last year, President Trump delivered the largest tax cut in American history, putting millions of dollars back in the pockets of Americans; this commonsense legislation is good for Illinois, but wannabe president, JB Pritzker would rather slam the door shut on opportunity and relief, knowing full well that he supported and empowered Joe Biden’s economic disaster,” Salvi told Fox News Digital.
— Burdened by costs of an ICE facility in town, Broadview reckons with a spotlight it never wanted. While communities elsewhere have been shielded from the costs of ICE facilities, the western suburb was stuck with bills for nearly $400,000. The costs continue as Broadview preps its new budget. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/04/17/burdened-by-costs-of-an-ice-facility-in-town-broadview-reckons-with-a-spotlight-it-never-wanted
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasing shout at Black women, and at everyone else, that Republicans who are the following cause all the problems that Black women and everyone else have: conservative, White, male. older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/04/17/black-women-chicago-power-rising-summit-kamala-harris-juliana-stratton-empowerment-voting-elections
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Did SAFE-T Act loophole contribute to DuPage County slaying? Top prosecutor thinks so.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260416/crime/did-safe-t-act-loophole-contribute-to-dupage-county-slaying-top-prosecutor-thinks-so/
— DuPage County forced to pay bill after vendor disables election equipment
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260416/local-politics/dupage-county-forced-to-pay-bill-after-vendor-disables-election-equipment/
— DuPage Democrats reelect party chair
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260416/news/dupage-democrats-reelect-party-chair/
EVANSTON NOW
— Schakowsky to lead July 4 parade. DD: I was the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks between 2005 and 2020. The Democrats, the RINOs, and the Democrat plants who run Wheaton ended that in 2021.
https://evanstonnow.com/schakowsky-to-lead-july-4-parade/
ST. LOUIS TODAY
— Nearly 1 in 4 people seeking abortions out of state chose Illinois.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/article_b1b3b727-165d-41d2-ad8f-76205e5ba128.html
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Illinois Democrat leaders make it ever-increasingly clear that they are going to drive all Republicans out of Illinois starting with those who are conservative, White, male. older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/stratton-urges-democrats-to-offer-bold-solutions-not-the-bare-minimum/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker’s cash surge lifted Stratton. DD: How much cash will Pritzker give each Democrat candidate on the November 3 ballot in your precinct? To vote for Democrats is to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/17/pritzkers-cash-surge-lifted-stratton-00877876
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Republican State Central Committee has elected its new members, including state Reps. Patrick Sheehan and Jason Bunting. Illinois House GOP attorney Zach Emberton defeated Republican insider Tom DeVore. Beth Findley Smith succeeds her former husband, Larry Smith. And incumbents who won reelection are Aaron Del Mar, who’s running as the lieutenant governor candidate, and Debbie Kanarowski, Joan LaSonde and Rhonda Belford. Here’s the full list.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-718/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-505/
— Another loss for Tom DeVore
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/16/another-day-another-loss-for-tom-devore-2/
— Sen. Rezin: ‘There is a broken concept in Springfield that the taxpayers’ money belongs to the government”
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/16/sen-rezin-there-is-a-broken-concept-in-springfield-that-the-taxpayers%e2%80%99-money-belongs-to-the-government/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— GOP State Central Committee Results
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/04/16/gop-state-central-committee-results/
— Bill to Send Kids to Mental Health Providers without Parental Permission Passes Senate
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/04/16/bill-to-send-kids-to-mental-health-providers-without-parental-permission/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Bill advances to prevent local governments from clearing homeless camps. DD: Where do Democrat leaders want to put their homeless camps in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_9ad50af0-4bff-4018-a1ef-1a3d8f7dfb11.html
— Illinois lawmakers grill diversity commission over lack of progress. DD: During the almost 30 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government, they were under ever-increasing pressure from Democrat elected officials to hire, to retain, and to promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That ever-increasing rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license. During the 4 years that I served on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee and during the 7 years that I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organizations were under ever-increasing pressure from Democrat and RINO leaders to promote more minorities, females, younger people, and/or veterans.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_e449012f-e439-47b0-9dfe-14e3ac89c8d5.html
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Hundreds Rally in Springfield for IGOLD 2026 as Gun Owners Push Back on Democrat Policies.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/04/hundreds-rally-in-springfield-for-igold-2026-as-gun-owners-push-back-on-democrat-policies.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— It would be great if conservative organizations in Illinois and Republican organizations in Illinois, including the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, would issue more press releases and include GOPUSA ILLINOIS at diersen@aol.com on their press release lists. Facebook is a Democrat website. Posting something on Facebook is not issuing a press release. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Yes, Muslims should assimilate to belong. DD: All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. They were slow to assimilate. All my grandparents spoke German. Consequently, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, and I had to work my way through college.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4528627/muslims-should-assimilate-to-belong/
NEW YORK POST
— DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for those who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I was born way back in 1948. If I had been born later, because I am all of the aforesaid, I would not have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree, earn three master’s degrees, earn six job-related professional certifications, and earn a professional license.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/16/lifestyle/the-american-dream-still-persists-despite-financial-stress-new-survey-suggests/
— DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Whites and men cannot advance unless they promise more preference for minorities and for females.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/07/opinion/zohran-mamdanis-acs-choice-puts-racial-equity-above-keeping-nyc-kids-safe-and-alive/
— Woke Boston mayor hands out $500 haircut and massage vouchers to queer and trans migrants, refugees
https://nypost.com/2026/04/16/us-news/woke-boston-mayor-hands-out-500-haircut-and-massage-vouchers-to-queer-and-trans-migrants-refugees/
AMAC
— Chicago Democrats Deny Scholarships to Students to Spite Trump
https://amac.us/newsline/politics/chicago-democrats-deny-scholarships-to-students-to-spite-trump/
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— DD: Google ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://www.aei.org/articles/the-real-reason-republicans-should-be-concerned-google-skews-liberal/
CITY JOURNAL
— DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Whites and men cannot advance unless they promise more preference for minorities and for females.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/new-york-city-mamdani-racial-equity-plan
DAILY CALLER
— Leave it to a Muslim to accidentally prove why Muslims don’t belong in America. “I’m tired of proving I belong in America,” reads the headline of a Washington Post opinion piece by Shadi Hamid.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/muslim-makes-perfect-case-for-keeping-muslims-out-of-america/ar-AA20wYo8
DAILY SIGNAL
— Americans Want Mass Deportations, Not Amnesty
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/16/americans-want-mass-deportations-not-amnesty/
FOX NEWS
— DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Whites and men cannot advance unless they promise more preference for minorities and for females.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mamdani-unveils-new-racial-equity-plan-more-equitable-future-prompts-quick-doj-pushback
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nyc-mayor-cites-180k-racial-wealth-gap-justify-taxes-police-cuts
— The Secret Service doesn’t have a recruiting problem, it has a hiring problem — how woke, DEI hiring practices have destroyed the world’s most enigmatic and foremost protective agency.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/i-supervisor-secret-service-has-huge-problems-people-hires
— DD: How successful will foreign countries be using birthright citizenship to destroy America?
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/president-trumps-birthright-citizenship-fight-history-hysteria
HANNITY
— AGE ADVANTAGE: Trump’s Support Among Seniors Historically Strong In Second Term. DD: To get votes from those who are minority, female, and/or younger, the Republican Party ever-increasingly replaces it leaders who are White, male, and/or older with those who are minority, female, and/or younger.
https://hannity.com/media-room/age-advantage-trumps-support-among-seniors-historically-strong-in-second-term-watch/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Shadi Hamid, a Muslim Washington Post columnist, Makes Outlandish Claims About Islam, Assimilation, and America
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/shadi-hamid-makes-outlandish-claims-about-islam-assimilation-and-america
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hamid’s arguments are likely to repel even those who harbored hopes that Muslim immigrants and their descendants would be assimilable. Among the main arguments [was] the following: America no longer has a unifying culture to conserve.)
NATIONAL REVIEW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) encourage minority women have children and b) encourage White women to have abortions. Under the Democrats, the percentage of Americans who are White is ever-increasingly decreasing. Minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats.
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2026/06/birth-rate-citizenship-an-all-american-approach-to-demographic-decline/
PJ MEDIA
— WaPo Columnist Says Muslims Should Not Be Expected to Assimilate, and What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/04/10/wapo-columnist-says-muslims-should-not-be-expected-to-assimilate-and-what-could-possibly-go-wrong-n4951659
FROM CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders hint/imply/imply/shout that Trump inspires threats against the Pope.
https://abcnews.com/US/pope-leos-brothers-home-targeted-false-bomb-threat/story?id=132104698
MSN
— Trump’s support plunges among key voter groups ahead of midterms
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/trump-s-support-plunges-among-key-voter-groups-ahead-of-midterms/gm-GMDB6C633A
— Vance faces sparse crowd and protests at Georgia event
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/vance-faces-sparse-crowd-and-protests-at-georgia-event/gm-GMB5DA31E9
— DD: All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. They were slow to assimilate. All my grandparents spoke German. Consequently, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, and I had to work my way through college.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/assimilation-talk-is-a-dog-whistle-for-white-supremacy/vi-AA20SijB
— DD: Democrat leaders hint/imply/imply/shout that Trump inspires threats against the Pope.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/insight/bomb-threat-at-pope-s-brother-s-home-deepens-trump-feud-fallout/gm-GM550A3B54
NEWSWEEK
— Trump’s approval rating with women grows
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-approval-rating-with-women-grows-poll-finds/ar-AA20mCKO
NPR
— DD: Facebook ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/27/1190383104/new-study-shows-just-how-facebooks-algorithm-shapes-conservative-and-liberal-bub
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Whites and men cannot advance unless they promise more preference for minorities and for females.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/nyregion/mamdani-dei-report.html
— DD: Facebook ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/24/us/politics/facebook-ads-politics.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Facebook ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/26/facebook-algorithm-conservative-liberal-extremes/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How the ABA Spreads DEI in Law Schools. The lawyers’ guild still has a monopoly on accreditation. Why?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/american-bar-association-dei-law-school-accreditation-36e77872
POLITICO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint the Pope as despising Trump if not hating Trump. That will inspire even more hatred against Trump. What is the Pope’s position on those who voted for Trump? What does the Pope want them to do?
https://www.politico.eu/article/pope-leo-says-world-ravaged-tyrants-donald-trump/
GALLUP & THE HILL & MSN
— DD: Because ever-increasingly, everything is stacked against White men, young White men should ever-increasingly focus on earning job-related college degrees, professional certifications, and professional licenses. If I had not earned the aforesaid, I would not have been able to a) buy new cars when I was 23, 25, 29, etc., b) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc., c) get married when I was 29, d) etc.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/708410/rise-young-men-religiosity-realigns-gender-gaps.aspx
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/polls/5835277-religion-gender-gap-millennials/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/number-of-young-men-who-call-religion-very-important-is-skyrocketing/ar-AA213464
PEW RESEARCH
— Multiple indicators show a decline in the health of America’s democracy. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly use democracy a) to take more and more and more away from Republicans and b) to give it all to Democrats.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/04/15/multiple-indicators-show-a-decline-in-the-health-of-americas-democracy-in-2025/
— DD: Facebook ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2024/06/12/how-facebook-users-view-experience-the-platform/
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 70% of Republicans Want All Illegal Aliens Deported
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/70_of_republicans_want_all_illegal_aliens_deported
FORD FOUNDATION
— Ford Foundation Adds $60 Million in New Funding to Strengthen Democracy. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly use democracy a) to take more and more and more away from Republicans and b) to give it all to Democrats.
https://www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-stories/news-and-press/news/ford-foundation-adds-60-million-in-new-funding-to-strengthen-democracy/
HARVARD LAW TODAY
— Citizens need to make this democracy work. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly use democracy a) to take more and more and more away from Republicans and b) to give it all to Democrats.
https://hls.harvard.edu/today/america-at-250-citizens-need-to-make-this-democracy-work/
AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL
— 16 Million Eligible Immigrant Voters Will Decide the Winners and Losers of the 2026 Elections. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring in more immigrants because they vote for Democrats. Immigrants want/need/demand massive government assistance, lack education and/or job skills, have financial, health, and/or other problems, and reject the rule of law. Immigrants are overwhelmingly non-White, liberal/moderate, and non-Protestant. Immigrants overwhelming blame those who are the following for their problems: American, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/immigrant-voters-2026-elections/
CONVERSATION
— DD: Google ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://theconversation.com/google-news-serves-conservatives-and-liberals-similar-results-but-favors-mainstream-media-102389
NIEMAN LAB
— DD: Google ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/08/does-your-google-news-change-based-on-whether-youre-conservative-or-liberal/
ACLU
— DD: How successful will foreign countries be using birthright citizenship to destroy America?
https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/my-child-is-now-a-political-debate-immigrant-families-battle-trumps-birthright-citizenship-threats
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
MEAWW
— Trump leads every 21st century president among seniors, boosting GOP midterm odds. DD: Seniors see how badly anti-Trumps treat seniors.
https://news.meaww.com/cn-ns-enten-says-trump-leads-every-21st-century-president-among-seniors-boosting-gop-midterm-odds
ECONOMIST
— DD: The hatred that you promote against Trump, the more that Trump-haters promote you.
https://www.economist.com/1843/2026/04/17/the-republican-congressman-taking-on-trump
April 15, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— “Parent Takeover” planned in Hyde Park amid expected teen takeover.
WGN9
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO employers will ever-increasingly use AI to hire Democrats and RINOs, that is, to not hire Republicans.
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake County Auditor criticized for not coming into work, tax error
— Froylan Jimenez: Why I choose to teach in CPS on May Day
— Education advocates: Illinois should not scrap indicator that shows whether students can succeed after high school
— Before adding new rules on homelessness, let’s enforce the ones we have
— Chicago video gambling terminal fight continues as aldermen try to jump-start approval. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville receives another ‘best places to live’ in US honor
DAILY HERALD
— Wheaton officials favor stop signs over other traffic calming measures at intersection. DD: I led the successful effort to stop the stop light at Harrison and President in 1981. I handed out 1,000 “Stop the Stop Light” post cards at the intersection that were addressed to the Wheaton City Council. Motorists signed, put a stamp on, and sent in 400 of those post cards to the City Council. Ever since then, those who wanted that traffic signal have done everything that they can to destroy me. I should write a book about that.
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/lgbtq/2026/04/14/same-sex-couple-households-chicago-increase-census-data-shows
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Anti-conservatives ever-increasingly fight Turning Point USA.
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO
— After 20-point Supreme Court loss, Wisconsin Republicans look for who’s to blame. Some conservatives want state Republican Party Chair Brian Schimming fired. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who have blamed me the most for the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I would focus on those who still have lots of clout and who have blamed what I have done as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, and what I did as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007.
DUPAGE COUNTY
— DD: Under the Democrats, soon, everyone in DuPage County will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
WHEATON PATCH & POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, soon, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/amp/33959638/giving-dupage-days-to-kick-off-7th-year
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Don’t call Darren Bailey MAGA. DD: In the March 17 Republican primary, in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton, Dabrowski got 66 votes, Bailey 32, Mendrick 27, and Heidner 11.
(FROM THE ARTICLE: NOT SO MAGA: Darren Bailey, the Republican who once eagerly aligned himself with President Donald Trump and his political movement, is now drawing a more careful distinction: He’s not MAGA — he’s just a Republican. In an interview, the GOP gubernatorial candidate said a MAGA Republican would accept whatever Trump said without question. Bailey says that’s not him. And to back it up, he has doubled down on criticizing Trump’s recent attack on Pope Leo XIV and his posting a meme appearing as Jesus. “It’s divisive. I wish President Trump would simply apologize and acknowledge that he messed up, and I think that would correct a lot,” Bailey told your Playbook host. It’s a notable bit of daylight between Bailey and a figure he once courted aggressively on the campaign trail. It also suggests that some Republicans may be recalibrating their stance as they try to balance Trump’s lasting influence with the realities of appealing to voters in a tough national climate in November. Bailey says he’s “concerned” about how the Trump v. pope exchange could affect the midterms “and Americans” in general, though he also acknowledges it’s too early to know. Besides, he said, “there’s going to be a bunch of drama in the next several months.” He also resisted predicting whether the controversy will impact key Republican constituencies, including Catholics. “I don’t know the political makeup of the church,” he said, before pivoting to campaign mode. Bailey criticized Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker, whom he says is to blame for a state “spiraling out of control” with rising costs and what he sees as mismanagement in Springfield.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-716
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-503
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— John Deere Quietly Choosing Indiana and North Carolina Over Illinois, Springfield Moving to Mandate Homeless Encampments in Suburban Parks. DD: My critics/opponents would love to see a homeless encampment in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct.
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— State Rep. Adam Niemerg, R-Dieterich, is raising concerns about a proposal he says would expand access to in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in Illinois.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_54b71d86-623a-425c-aea3-cc81caf05de4.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Under the Democrats, your demographics are going to ever-increasingly impact your future. Democrats will ever-increasingly a) give more preference to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats and b) destroy those who have demographics that vote for Republicans. Demographics that vote for Democrats include: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and noncitizen. Demographics that vote for Republicans include: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, to get more votes from those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, RINO leaders give them more preference and destroy those who have demographics that vote for Republicans. – Dave Diersen
— What is your Republican Precinct Committeeman doing to get more votes in your precinct for Republican candidates on November 3? I am in the process of hand-delivering a letter to the 140 (39%) voters of the 361 registered Republican voters in my precinct who cast a Republican ballot in the March 17 primary. In that letter, I thanked them for voting. For the contested races, listed the candidates and how many votes each got in the precinct and which candidates won in their political jurisdictions. I listed the candidate in the uncontested races who got the most votes. I urged the voters to consider helping elect the candidates who won the primary to win the November 3 election. – Dave Diersen
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Unrestricted birthright citizenship devalues America. U.S. nationality a privilege, not a right.
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pope Leo attacked Trump first, on several occasions, not the other way around.
NEW YORK POST
— Pope’s stance on Iran war is shocking and ignores Tehran’s evil.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/14/opinion/popes-stance-on-iran-war-is-shocking-and-ignores-tehrans-evil
CHRISTIAN TODAY
— Young men are demoralized. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for those who are American, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give more preference to those who are noncitizen, liberal/moderate, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.christiantoday.com/news/young-men-are-demoralised-not-apathetic-says-report
FOX BUSINESS
— DEI policies cost US economy by promoting unqualified managers. DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
FREE PRESS
— Colleges Will Never Give Up Racial Preferences
https://www.thefp.com/p/will-colleges-ever-give-up-racial
NEWSMAX
— Illegals Pull Back on Filing Taxes as IRS Data Sharing Sparks Fear.
https://www.newsmax.com/us/illegals-taxes-irs/2026/04/14/id/1252935
PATRIOT POST
— Republican Amnesty? The ‘Dignidad’ Act Ignores the Will of the People. A bipartisan bill that seeks to bring dignity to illegal aliens misses what voters are screaming for with regard to immigration enforcement.
WESTERN JOURNAL
— FAA puts DEI in the crosshairs, threatens any airline that doesn’t hire by merit. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always put their meeting their Affirmative Action quotas, goals, and targets ahead of everything. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degree, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump promised tax relief, but polling shows most Americans still think they’re overpaying. DD: Ever since I became an IRS employee when I was 22 years old in 1971, my critics/opponents have wanted me to pay more taxes.
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote LGBTQ and b) destroy traditional marriage and family. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary of the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
NEW YORK TIMES
— After Charlie Kirk’s Death, a Fight for the Youth Vote. A fledgling Democratic group and the far-right white nationalist Nick Fuentes seek to make gains on college campuses that have recently been dominated by Turning Point USA
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/nyregion/pride-flag-stonewall-trump.html
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly focus on getting young people to protest Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/opinion/trump-protest-ai-phones-social-media.html
CONCORD MONITOR
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, when those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time do better than those who are not the aforesaid, it is because those who are the aforesaid benefit from discrimination against those who are not the aforesaid.
WSJ
— Why Pope Leo Is Such a Challenging Opponent for Trump. Pontiff is more popular than the president—and is a methodical political operator.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/trump-pope-leo-catholic-church-41d834ce
— DD: Pot is poison. If I had used pot, I would not have been able to a) earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) earn three job-related master’s degrees, c) earn six job-related professional certifications, or d) earn a job-related professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/should-pot-be-legal-af972838
(FROM A LETTER: Using marijuana diminishes one’s ability to reason clearly and make sound judgments—a core human capacity. From an ethical standpoint, reason isn’t only a biological function, it’s what enables moral discernment, responsibility and self-governance. Many would say our ability to have a conscience is a gift from God. Impairing this faculty through habitual drug use shrinks human dignity and weakens the moral foundation of society. When individuals voluntarily dull their reasoning, they become more susceptible to poor decisions that hurt not only themselves but their families and communities. The data reinforces this concern. According to research from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, marijuana use is associated with impaired memory, attention and learning. Even more concerning, studies show that regular use, especially in younger people, can reduce IQ and long-term cognitive performance. If a substance measurably degrades the very capacity that allows people to think, choose wisely and act responsibly, its widespread legalization raises serious ethical and societal questions. Ultimately, laws exist not only to protect freedom, but to preserve the conditions that make freedom meaningful. Normalizing substances that impair reason risks eroding personal responsibility and moral accountability. If reason is a divine gift, then safeguarding it should be a priority, not something we compromise through legalization.)
POLITICO
— ‘They’re not getting what they voted for’: Jesus meme lays bare GOP frustrations with Trump. The president’s attacks on the first American pope and a deleted Jesus meme are deepening fractures within his MAGA coalition.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/14/trump-jesus-meme-pope-backlash-00872163
THOMPSON REUTERS
— 20 ways employees are motivated by their work. DD: GAO’s mission is to fight government fraud, waste, and abuse. That helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat GAO superiors to get rid of me. IRS’s mission is to administer tax laws. That helped me endure tremendous efforts starting in 1974 by my Democrat GAO superiors to get rid of me. The Post Office’s mission is to deliver mail. That helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat Post Office superiors to get rid of me. My aforesaid superiors wanted to get rid of me because I was not a Democrat, because I avoided the Vietnam War draft, because I was not a minority, female, or younger, because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and because I became an active member ii a class action lawsuit when I was 40 in 1988 that charged them with the aforesaid.
https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/careers/careers-blog/20-ways-employees-are-motivated-by-work
FEDERAL NEWS NEWORK
— Civilian job training program for transitioning service members. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, because of Republican-led budget cuts, they got rid of thousands of their employees, including me. There was no transitioning service. Worse yet, they despised/hated/punished their Republican employees like me because Gingrich and other Republicans cut GAO’s budget dramatically. When they succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, they did everything that they could to a stop me from getting a job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license. I should write about the aforesaid.
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Department of the Air Force and Space Force have limited the amount of time active-duty service members can spend gaining civilian work experience before separating from the military. The Defense Department’s SkillBridge program connects transitioning military personnel with private and public-sector organizations that offer internships and training opportunities to help them prepare for civilian careers. Service members could previously begin the program six months before leaving the service. The updated Air Force policy still allows Airmen and Guardians to participate in SkillBridge during their final 180 days of service, but caps participation time within that 6-month window based on rank.)
MEDIUM
— Investing in Yourself. DD: When I was in high school, no one thought that I was college material. Nevertheless, I took college preparatory courses, got an ACT score of 24, graduated in the upper 20% of my class, worked my way through college, earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, earned three job-related master’s degrees, earned six job-related professional certifications, and earned a job-related professional license. My father’s often decrying his not having a bachelor’s degree put me on track to do the aforesaid.
NTD
— All New York City employees have to take mandatory critical race theory training, which says that America is systematically racist. DD: Ever-increasingly, those who come to America hate Republicans, and especially Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
TPM
— How a Texas City Became the Far Right’s Next Example of the Great Replacement Theory. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats and for RINOs.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/frisco-texas-great-replacement
April 14, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ordinance aims to kick officers with extremist ties out of Chicago Police Department. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who had their operatives and their dupes destroy the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) in 2007 and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012. I served as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012. I would focus on my critics/opponents who still have lots of clout.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/13/cops-extremist-ties-chicago-police-department/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— City Council panel advances ban on cops joining extremist groups. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who had their operatives and their dupes destroy the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) in 2007 and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012. I served as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012. I would focus on my critics/opponents who still have lots of clout.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/extremism-in-the-ranks/2026/04/13/city-council-panel-proposed-ban-cops-membership-proud-boys-extremist-groups
— Dear Abby: Didn’t expect my first job out of college to be this rough. DD: What made your first job out of college rough? For me, it was my boss. He never would have hired me. His superiors hired me assigned me to his store. The job did not really require a college degree. He forced me to pass a 2-week probationary period at a store in Indiana before I could start. In the name of learning the business, he ever-increasingly had me do all kinds of manual labor including cleaning things in the showroom white the store was open. When I gave him my 2-week notice, he rudely, if not violently, fired me. He disapproved of my being a Vietnam War draft avoider, college graduate, Protestant, German American, Crete resident, and my ancestors having been in America since 1844.
https://www.uexpress.com/life/dearabby/2026/04/14
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their criminals.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/04/13/should-illinois-ban-no-knock-warrants-state-lawmakers-debate
WPLN
— Tennessee’s Charlie Kirk Act bans student walkouts, protects conservative speakers.
https://wpln.org/post/tennessees-charlie-kirk-act-bans-student-walkouts-protects-conservative-speakers/
BATAVIA TODAY
— Illinois Committee Criticized for ‘Elitist’ Stance on Gun Ownership Costs. Proposed RIFL Act could add thousands in taxes, pricing out lower-income buyers, opponents say.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/il/batavia/news/2026/04/13/illinois-bill-criticized-for-trying-to-price-the-poor-out-of-gun-ownership/
WAND TV
— IL House Democrats pass bill allowing undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public universities
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/il-house-democrats-pass-bill-allowing-undocumented-immigrants-to-pay-in-state-tuition-at-public/article_68d5a0c3-ea7a-4566-8710-c95302b71cdf.html
WHEATON RECORD
— Online Betting Fuels Rise in Student Gambling. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://thewheatonrecord.com/2026/04/13/online-betting-fuels-rise-in-student-gambling/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— BAILEY BREAKS RANKS: Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey waded into the escalating clash between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV on Monday — offering a glimpse of how conservatives are navigating the moment just months ahead of the midterms. Calling out Trump: “I’m a Christian and I’m an Illinoisan. President Trump mocking a Chicago-born Pope and posting himself as Jesus Christ is wrong,” Bailey wrote on X, later adding, “I’ll always call it like I see it.” Here’s Trump’s Truth Social post and the image he posted (and then deleted). It’s a notable divide: While Trump remains dominant within the GOP, some religious conservatives aren’t so comfortable with his attacks on the pope. In Bailey’s case: The Illinois Republican’s willingness to criticize Trump suggests he may not be seeking — or prioritizing — the president’s endorsement this time, as he works to broaden his coalition to include independents and conservative Democrats in an uphill statewide bid. Bailey’s not alone. Kendall County Circuit Clerk Matthew Prochaska, a Republican, also defended Pope Leo after Trump’s criticism, WSPYNEWS reports. The backlash has extended into conservative religious circles, where some Trump allies have also taken issue with the president’s rhetoric. Bishop Robert Barron, a Chicago native who serves on Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, called on the president to apologize, saying the Truth Social posts were “entirely inappropriate and disrespectful.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/14/mitchell-says-hes-ready-to-govern-00870295
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois property taxes up 27% under Pritzker.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-property-taxes-up-27-under-pritzker/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What is your Republican Precinct Committeeman doing to get more votes in your precinct for Republican candidates on November 3? I am in the process of hand-delivering a letter to the 140 (39%) voters of the 361 registered Republican voters in my precinct who cast a Republican ballot in the March 17 primary. In that letter, I thanked them for voting. For the contested races, listed the candidates and how many votes each got in the precinct and which candidates won in their political jurisdictions. I listed the candidate in the uncontested rases who got the most votes. I urged the voters to consider helping elect the candidates who won the primary to win the November 3 election. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— White House Declares the ‘Era of Amnesty’ in the Immigration Courts ‘Is Over.’ DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://cis.org/Arthur/White-House-Declares-Era-Amnesty-Immigration-Courts-Over
— One bill currently stuck in the House, H.R.4393, the “DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025” has drawn a lot of attention of late, which is confusing until you accept it for what it has become: rage bait for those clamoring for greater enforcement of the immigration laws. This bill was designed to go nowhere, but its filing shows a failure to read the room of voters who brought Donald Trump back to the White House in November 2024.
https://cis.org/Arthur/DIGNIDAD-Dignity-Act-Rage-Bait-Those-Who-Want-More-Enforcement
TEXAS INSIDER
— The Insulting DIGNITY Act. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://texasinsider.org/articles/the-insulting-dignity-act
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Sudden GOP infighting explodes over bipartisan immigration reform bill. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5828030-immigration-reform-gop-divides/
https://thehill.com/video/rep-maria-elvira-salazar-defends-dignity-act-despite-gop-uproar-led-by-rep-brandon-gill/11694446/
AOL
— 15 Dead End Jobs To Avoid at All Costs. DD: According to my critics/opponents all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. My critics/opponents have always used my taking those jobs to paint me as being an unmitigated loser and even worse things. My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://www.aol.com/15-dead-end-jobs-avoid-151000035.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Assembly line worker. . .Fast food worker)
— Apple, Google, Penguin Random House, Ernst & Young, Hilton, Costco, Whole Foods, Starbucks, Nordstrom, and IBM will hire you without a degree. DD: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21 in 1970, Firestone Stores would not have hired me when I was 21 and IRS would not have hired me when I was 22. If had not earned an MBA when I was 27 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, GAO would not have hired me when I was 31.
https://www.aol.com/articles/10-elite-companies-literally-hire-173929428.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/trump-military-transgender-ban-paychecks.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate. As the president threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, even some former allies and advisers are questioning whether he has grown increasingly unbalanced, describing him as “lunatic” and “clearly insane.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/politics/trump-mental-fitness-25th-amendment.html
USA TODAY
— Pope Leo for president? Don’t get any hopes up. It would be almost functionally impossible for Leo to do so because of the church’s Canon law that prohibits clergy from holding public office, not to mention the pope being a foreign head of state and the conflict of dual loyalty,
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/12/pope-leo-president-trump-obama-axelrod/89554875007/
FORTUNE
— Gen Z is rewriting the American Dream, and their parents are funding it—using tuition money for down payments, instead. DD: I had to work my way through college. My father died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969. I would not have been able to buy a new townhome in University Park when I was 24 in 1972 if I had not earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21. If I had not had that degree, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970 and IRS would not have hired me in 1971. Further, if I had not been taking graduate evening business courses in 1972, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972 because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.aol.com/finance/gen-z-rewriting-american-dream-152625419.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The cost of college has never been higher. But for a growing share of young Americans, the return has never felt more uncertain. Faced with rising tuition, stubborn student debt, and a cooling job market, many are questioning whether a four-year degree is worth it at all. Now, their parents are coming to a similar conclusion—and acting on it. Instead of prioritizing tuition, more families are putting their money toward something they see as a better investment: helping their kids achieve homeownership. Seventy-four percent of parents with children at home would consider or have already started financially planning to help their kids buy a home, according to a new report from Northwestern Mutual. Among those parents, 29% say helping their children purchase a home is more important than paying for college tuition. Ashley Russo, a wealth management advisor at Northwestern Mutual, said parents are increasingly redefining what financial success looks like for their children—shifting from degrees to deeds.)
ENTREPRENEUR
— Career success. DD: To have a successful career working for the Democrats who run the federal government, you have to be a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran and to excel at getting rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran. Because I am not any of the aforesaid and because refused to do the aforesaid, I never would have made GS-13 if I had not earned an MBA, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, earned a master’s degree in accounting, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, and became a licensed CPA.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/former-tesla-president-says-reading-is-most-important-habit-for-success
FAST COMPANY
— DD: To hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger, Democrat employers ever-increasingly lower standards. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or younger person who would take the job.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91524191/entry-level-hiring-is-broken-these-companies-are-completely-reimagining-it
AZ BIG MEDIA
— How professional certifications are reshaping modern career development. DD: Because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, the Democrats who ran GAO a) would not have hired in 1980 me if I had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and b) would not have promoted me in 1986 if I had not passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981.
https://azbigmedia.com/business/how-professional-certifications-are-reshaping-modern-career-development/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Professional certifications have become a defining element of modern career development. In an increasingly competitive and skill-driven job market, certifications help individuals demonstrate verified expertise and practical knowledge. They serve as formal proof that a professional meets industry standards and is capable of performing specific roles effectively. As organizations demand higher levels of specialization, certifications play a crucial role in bridging skill gaps and improving workforce quality.
CPA PRACTICE ADVISOR
— Illinois’ Eligibility Requirement for CPA Exam Reduced From 150 Credit Hours to 120. DD: In Diersen v. IRS, to disallow the graduate evening accounting courses that I had deducted, the small claims tax court judge imposed a new rule that accounting courses cannot be deducted until after you are qualified to take the CPA examination.
https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/01/04/illinois-reduces-cpa-exam-eligibility-requirement-from-150/75431/
CONTRARIAN
— DD: My critics/opponents blame those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time for the problems that those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time have.
https://www.contrariannews.org/p/hegseths-enraging-purges-shock-but
MOTHER LODE
— Millions in the US never finished college. DD: I had to work my way through college. The money came from what earned doing yard work 1962-1964, delivering newspapers 1962-1966, washing dishes 1964-1966, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966, delivering mail 1966-1969, and working on an automotive assemble line in 1970. My parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home while I took classes at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969. I graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE in August of 1970.
https://mymotherlode.com/sports/college-sports-general-news/10735932/millions-in-the-us-never-finished-college-with-targeted-help-reenrollments-are-ticking-up.html/amp
April 13, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/pope-leo-xiv-says-he-does-not-fear-president-donald-trump-citing-gospel-pushes-back-feud-iran-war/18878481/
https://abc7chicago.com/videoClip/18878902/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-lambasts-pope-leo-xiv-extending-feud-iran-war-first-american-pontiff/18877162/
— DD: Should political parties have the power to stop candidates from running for offices as members of their party? Candidates can run as Independents. Candidates can form new political parties. Beyond that, should political parties have the power to replace elected officials who got elected as members of their party? Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too many candidates have falsely claimed to be conservative to get elected as Republicans.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/eric-swalwell-endorsements-withdrawn-california-governor-race-sf-chronicle-report-sexual-assault-allegations/18870861/
NBC5
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/pope-leo-xiv-donald-trump-comments-war-in-iran/3921749/
CBS2
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pope-leo-iran-war-mass-deportation-statements-inspire-american-cardinals-60-minutes-transcript/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-pope-leo-weak-on-crime-iran-truth-social/
FOX32
— Bill targets SAFE-T Act release rules
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-7e6p7e98mps18ouz
— The cost of raising children is rising. DD: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors and supervisors often decried the time and money they spent raising their children. As I worked for them between 1966 and 1997, I ever-increasingly had more job-related education, professional certifications, and a professional license than they had. According to them, if my wife and I had children, a) I would not have been able to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, become a licensed CPA in 1981, etc., b) we would not have able to have a new home built in Wheaton in 1984, etc., and c) my wife would not have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree in finance in 1986. They ever-increasingly demonized, denigrated, and condemned us as being disgusting filthy rich DINKs. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/annual-cost-raising-small-child-goes-up-several-states-see-where
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/10/trumps-deportation-blitz-evokes-painful-memories-latin-american-disappearances
— Dillard: A safer CTA includes more police presence
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/04/11/cta-police-chicago-housing-elgin-subminimum-wage-freeze-nicotine-pouches-iran-trump-college-coffee
— DD: To get more votes from Hispanics, Democrat and RINO leaders promote more Spanish.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/04/13/cps-students-are-earning-biliteracy-seals-in-record-numbers-for-many-it-brings-pride-and-job-benefits
— DD: To get more votes from Muslims, Democrat and RINO leaders promote more Islam.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/04/13/sharia-meaning-muslims-similarities-united-states-constitution-salam-al-marayati
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2026/04/12/trumps-deportation-blitz-evokes-painful-memories-latin-american-disappearances
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/pope-leo-pushes-back-on-us-president-trumps-criticism-of-his-peace-message/article_7437951a-afeb-5cf8-af80-2de83b9f6a5a.html
WTHI TV
— Calls, messages show White House attempts to get candidate out of Indiana Senate race. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents and what they did to defeat me when I ran the open Milton Township Republican Organization Treasurer office in 2004. I should write about what they unsuccessfully did to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006. I should write about what they did to end my ICRC Steering Committee membership in 2007. I should write about what they did to end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012. I should write about what they did to end my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021. I should write about what they continue to do a) to stop me from sending out my newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading them.
https://www.wthitv.com/news/calls-messages-show-white-house-attempts-to-get-candidate-out-of-indiana-senate-race/article_9403e4b9-2d7e-4b92-9ca8-f7b564ce7468.html
ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage Official Admits ‘Rookie Mistake’ On Facebook. She promoted her campaign several times on her official Facebook page.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/dupage-official-admits-rookie-mistake-facebook
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/13/pritzker-threads-the-needle-on-wages-00868643
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning Briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-714/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What is your Republican Precinct Committeeman doing to get more votes in your precinct for Republican candidates on November 3? I am in the process of hand-delivering a letter to the 140 (39%) voters of the 361 registered Republican voters in my precinct who cast a Republican ballot in the March 17 primary. In that letter, I thanked them for voting. For the contested races, listed the candidates and how many votes each got in the precinct and which candidates won in their political jurisdictions. I listed the candidate in the uncontested rases who got the most votes. I urged the voters to consider helping elect the candidates who won the primary to win the November 3 election. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— We need to finish the job in Iran
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/4525541/we-need-to-finish-the-job-in-iran/
— Democrats’ two-tiered justice system for illegal immigrants
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/4524117/democrats-two-tiered-justice-system-illegal-immigrants/
NEW YORK POST
— Democrats BRAG about violating the Constitution to ‘save’ democracy
https://nypost.com/2026/04/12/opinion/dems-actually-brag-about-violating-the-constitution-to-save-democracy/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Backdoor Amnesty for Illegal Aliens Is (Still) Political Cyanide. Republicans should have learned this lesson over ten years ago. Yet they’re preparing to die on the amnesty hill yet again.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/04/backdoor_amnesty_for_illegal_aliens_is_still_political_cyanide.html
— White Supremacists and the Trans Genocide. What parents should be asked is whether they want a sane child, or one prone to suicide and mass murder. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/04/white_supremacists_and_the_trans_genocide.html
DAILY CALLER
— DOJ Signals Probe Into Brutal Assault Of Turning Point USA Journalist Filming Anti-ICE Riot
https://ijr.com/doj-signals-probe-into-brutal-assault-of-conservative-journalist-filming-anti-ice-riot/
DAILY SIFNAL
— Bipartisan Amnesty Bill Dead on Arrival
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/12/republicans-indicate-bipartisan-amnesty-bill-dead-on-arrival/amp/
FOX NEWS
— Mamdani unveils new ‘racial equity plan’ for more ‘equitable future’ that prompts quick DOJ pushback. Mamdani touted the plan as an ‘honest account’ of who is being ‘left behind’ in New York City. DD: According to Democrats and according to RINOs, all the problems that minorities and females have are cause by Whites and by males.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mamdani-unveils-new-racial-equity-plan-more-equitable-future-prompts-quick-doj-pushback
TOWNHALL
— The Insulting DIGNITY Act
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2026/04/13/the-insulting-dignity-act-n2674243
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders will always promote Critical Race Theory to get more votes from Blacks.
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2026/04/13/critical-race-theory-on-the-ropes-but-lingering-n2674304
FROM CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/us/politics/trump-attacks-pope-leo.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: America’s New Tax Mantra: ‘The IRS Isn’t Going to Catch Me.’ The battered IRS shed thousands of enforcement employees—and more taxpayers appear eager to cheat. DD: GAO audits IRS. I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and then for the Democrats who ran GAO 198-1997. They wasted my career and forced me to retire. They wasted what I learned earning an MBA in 1976, passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earning a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, earning job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and earning a master’s degree in finance in 1997. They begrudgedly let me work in audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division 1986-1988. They would not have wasted my career and what I leaned if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/irs-staffing-tax-enforcement-1a18e33f
— Did Millennials or Boomers Have It Harder? What the data says about median income, home prices, student debt and more. DD: Since the 1960s, because of Affirmative Action, getting an education, getting jobs, getting promotions, getting married, getting etc. has gotten harder and harder and harder for Americans who are conservative, Republican, White, male, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in in America for a long time. Because I am all of the aforesaid, if I had been born later, I doubt very much that I would have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and a professional license when I was 32. I doubt that the Democrats who run the federal government would have a) hired me when I was 16, 22, and 31, b) promoted me when I was 23, 24, 25, and 38, or c) let me work until I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/millennials-vs-boomers-charts-e6f1971b
— Restaurants Are Finding It Harder Than Ever to Hire Someone to Wash the Dishes. Immigration crackdown and tepid interest among teens make it tough to fill jobs marked by grueling work, low pay and high turnover. DD: Do you know anyone who washed dishes? I washed dishes for the minimum wage for 28 hours a week during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School and for 40 hours a week during the summer in between 1964-1966. 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 ), a poor man’s GTO, in May of 1966. I used that car to get to/from my parents’ home in Crete and a) summer jobs in Flossmoor and Chicago Heights in 1966, b) classes at UIC 1966-1967, and c) my job working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1967. I sold it in 1967 and bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442. I sold it in 1968 and bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/restaurants-are-finding-it-harder-than-ever-to-hire-someone-to-wash-the-dishes-18406c48
FLORIDA TODAY
— DD: To get more votes from minorities and from females, Democrats and RINOs will always give minorities and females preference over Whites and over males. All the many minorities and females who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/opinion/2026/04/12/why-the-rooney-rule-does-not-violate-civil-rights-law/89518704007/
CAL MATTERS
— California Republicans caught between Trump loyalty and winning swing districts. DD: Should political parties have the power to stop candidates from running for offices as members of their party? Candidates can run as Independents. Candidates can form new political parties. Beyond that, should political parties have the power to replace elected officials who got elected as members of their party? Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too many candidates have falsely claimed to be conservative to get elected as Republicans.
https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/04/california-gop-convention-legislature/
NPR
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to shout that you are anti-conservative, anti- Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-married people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5781216
POLITICO
— Republicans break with Trump in California governor’s race. The party declined to endorse his preferred candidate on Sunday, a rare rebuke of the president in the nation’s largest state.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/12/republicans-break-with-trump-in-california-governors-race-00868537
April 12, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
FOX32
— DD: Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push raising taxes on those who make $1 million or more a year. Obviously, few in Illinois make $1 million or more a year and even fewer dream that they might do that.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-millionaire-tax-explainer
DAILY HERALD
— Illinois farmers ease critical labor shortages through the H-2A agricultural visa program. DD: All my employers would have hired non-citizens instead of me if they could have. I never worked on a farm. But I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, and pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. My critics/opponents never had to take such bad jobs and they would never have stooped to take such bad jobs.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260411/agriculture/illinois-farmers-ease-critical-labor-shortages-through-this-agricultural-visa-program/
RIVER BENDER
— DD: How has EEOC impacted you? EEOC had a monumental impact on me when I was 22 in 1971. I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss fired me because I had accepted that job offer. Because I had to have a job, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/republic-services-paying-200000-to-settle-federal-lawsuit-alleging-sex-discrimination-92345.cfm
WSIU
— White House looks to Republican-led states to crack down on illegal immigration
https://www.wsiu.org/2026-04-11/white-house-looks-to-republican-led-states-to-crack-down-on-immigration
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Black Chicagoans Weigh In At City’s 1st Reparations Town Hall: ‘This Didn’t Happen That Long Ago.’ City leaders introduced a five-point agenda for creating a reparations plan at a Thursday town hall as a part of the “Repair Chicago” community engagement series. DD: To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote reparations, that is, they ever-increasingly more hatred against Republicans.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/10/black-chicagoans-weigh-in-at-citys-1st-reparations-town-hall-this-didnt-happen-that-long-ago/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE
— Illinoisans to pay for other’s abortion services under proposed grant program. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_946f6ff5-0f8a-4ccc-80d8-e44df6c32159.html
— Committee’s ‘tone’ criticized for trying to price the poor out of gun ownership. DD: Democrat leaders want to abolish the Second Amendment, that is, they want to disarm Republicans.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_f409d3c7-5abb-46eb-a31e-945736183e40.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What adverse actions were taken against you and why? I was throw off the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024 a) because my critics/opponents remembered that I favor direct election of IRP State Central Committee (SCC) members, b) because I expressed concern that efforts would be made to move the platform to the left, and c) because they wanted to assure that I would lose if I ran for IRP SCC in 2026. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Another day of learning lost
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/daily-comics/chicago-teachers-union-civic-action/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— No asylum for America’s enemies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4524171/no-asylum-for-americas-enemies/
NEW YORK POST
— Prosecutor calls deportations of illegals a ‘perversion of justice’
https://nypost.com/2026/04/11/us-news/virginia-prosecutor-raked-for-calling-deportations-of-illegals-perversion-of-justice/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Illegal alien in Pennsylvania who voted in 2020, 2024 elections is a career criminal
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/04/11/illegal-alien-in-pennsylvania-who-voted-in-2020-2024-elections-is-a-career-criminal-report-1632125/
BLAZE
— The Dignidad Act is a complete betrayal of Republican voters
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-dignidad-act-is-a-complete-betrayal-of-republican-voters
BREITBART
— IBM Forks Over $17 Million to Settle DOJ Lawsuit For ‘Woke’ DEI Practices. DD: My critics/opponents are woke. To be woke is to be anti-conservative, anti- Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-married people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.breitbart.com/social-justice/2026/04/11/ibm-forks-over-17-million-to-settle-doj-lawsuit-for-woke-dei-practices/amp/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— The Left’s Demand for ‘Equity’ in Immigration Enforcement
https://cis.org/Arthur/Lefts-Demand-Equity-Immigration-Enforcement
FEDERALIST
— The Left Threw Columbus Into The Harbor — Now Trump Is Putting Him Back
https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/10/the-left-threw-columbus-into-the-harbor-now-trump-is-putting-him-back/
NEWSMAX
— Democrats See ‘Blue Wave’ Building for US Midterms
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/democrats-election/2026/04/12/id/1252607/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MS NOW
— DD: I should write about RINO and Democrat plant leaders in Illinois who have ever-increasingly pushed conservatives like me out of the party, that is, who have ever-increasingly pushed platform Republicans like me out of the party, that is, who have ever-increasingly pushed Republicans like me out of the party.
https://www.ms.now/top-stories/latest/republican-party-embraces-extremism-tucker-carlson-nick-fuentes-rcna243058
WASHINGTON POST
— Early audition for 2028 hopefuls focuses on civil rights issues. A parade of potential Democratic candidates for president were pushed to address voting rights, affirmative action and other civil rights issues before a largely Black audience at the Rev. Al Sharpton’s four-day conference.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/11/early-audition-2028-hopefuls-focuses-civil-rights-issues/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: To get more votes from women, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give women more preference over men and especially over men who are conservative, Republican, America, White, older, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/opinion/women-workplace-dei-feminism.html
— Online and on the Stump, Democrats Embrace a Four-Letter Word. Democratic politicians are swearing with glee. It is usually aimed at Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/politics/democrats-social-media-profanity-f-word.html
USA TODAY
— Young Republicans more skeptical of Iran war, dividing Trump base. Even within Trump’s GOP base, cracks are showing when it comes to the Iran conflict. Younger Republicans are much less likely to support the war.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/12/republicans-divided-age-support-iran-war-trump/89451934007/
FORBES
— How To Get Hired At Deloitte. DD: Your decisions a) to earn a college degree, b) to select the college to earn it from, and c) to select your major are all extremely important. I regret my not majoring in accounting from the beginning. I did not start taking graduate evening accounting courses until I was 27. I did not take the CPA examination and pass it on my first attempt until I was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31. I did not take the Certified Internal Auditor examination and pass it on my first attempt until I was 32. I did not become a licensed CPA until I was 32. By then, because of my bad demographics, the accounting profession considered me to be too old to have a successful career in accounting.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/terinaallen/2025/06/29/how-to-get-hired-at-deloitte-3-insider-tips-from-the-head-of-talent/
BANKING RATES
— Is Now the Time To Improve Your Work Skills? DD: What did you do to get hired, retained, and promoted? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21. I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48. I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://www.aol.com/articles/now-time-improve-skills-suze-220006581.html
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE
— When Helping is Risky. DD: I should write about those who I have done the most to help, but who have tuned on me. I would focus on those who have blamed me the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7614101/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
FRONTLINE
— Scapegoating. DD: My critics/opponents are scapegoaters. They blame me and they blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should start writing about my critics/opponents.
https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/democracy-majoritarian-rule-politics-india-assam/article70624259.ece
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
— Manipulation in politics. DD: According to my critics/opponents, you are not a journalist if you are conservative, if you do not have a degree in journalism, and if you are not paid for what you do. My critics/opponents have a very low opinion of me, they vehemently disapprove of me, they strongly blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should start writing about my critics/opponents.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/economics-and-philosophy/article/manipulation-in-politics-and-public-policy/1C6109A40D8038276F48987A637BF57E
ECONOMIC TIMES
— What jobseekers should do to get hired. DD: What did you do to get hired, retained, and promoted? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21. I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48. I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/what-jobseekers-should-do-to-get-hired-amid-layoffs/articleshow/119338728.cms
April 11, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Chicago Teachers Union wants May Day off so students, teachers can protest; new CPS CEO says no
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-teachers-union-may-day-school-cps/
— Starting in December, eligible men in the U.S. will be automatically registered for the military draft. Currently, men aged 18 to 26 are required to register through the Selective Service System online or at the DMV. But at the end of 2026 that changes as part of a measure tucked into the annual defense policy bill Congress passed and President Trump signed into law last year. DD: The more likely that you might be drafted, the less likely that you will be hired.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/rep-jonathan-jackson-opposes-automatic-military-draft-registration/
WTTW
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/04/10/president-and-pope-world-s-most-influential-americans-odds-over-iran
— Vote Set on Push to Rid CPD of Officers With Ties to Extremist Groups. DD: I should write about those who promoted the most hatred against TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC). I was the TAPOROOT chairman 2005-2012 and an IRCR officer 2003-2007.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/04/10/vote-set-push-rid-cpd-officers-ties-extremist-groups
WBEZ
— DD: What happened to your mentors? My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor who arranged my transfer to GAO in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/04/10/looking-for-a-mentor-in-chicago-our-illustrated-zine-has-you-covered
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/11/snap-immigrants-illinois-food-assistance/
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats grow bolder on talk about removing Trump from office after his Iran threats
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260409/nation-and-world/democrats-grow-bolder-on-talk-about-removing-trump-from-office-after-his-iran-threats/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— CTU’s May Day stunt puts students in the middle
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/editorials/ccb-ctu-may-day-protest-puts-students-in-middle-20260410/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois farms rely on H-2A visas amid labor shortage
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2026/04/10/illinois-farms-rely-on-h-2a-visas-amid-labor-shortage/89517163007/
HOMETOWN REGISTER
— Pritzker says he supports a strong, free press, but Republican Darren Bailey’s running mate says taxpayer dollars should not be spent on partisan outlets. DD: All the time and money needed to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and to send them out comes from me.
https://www.hometownregister.com/news/state/pritzker-gop-candidate-say-they-support-a-free-press-differ-on-tax-credits/article_8be6cc8d-fea3-51ff-a3c7-fcca14eec213.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GOP candidate for lieutenant governor Aaron Del Mar said it’s important to support the Constitution and a free press, but taxpayer dollars should not support outlets like some in Chicago that only show one side of issues. “A lot of these not-for-profit organizations are taking positions. They are reporting the news, not independently, but with a bit of a shadow depending on what their political beliefs are,” Del Mar told The Center Square.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-501/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly celebrate their invasion, infiltration, infestation, takeover, and ultimate destruction of DuPage County.
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/10/theyre-never-gonna-learn/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Crazed Dems Want the 25th Amendment Invoked
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/04/crazed-democrats-want-the-25th-amendment-invoked/
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— SB 3138: The Mental Health Industry’s Latest Power Grab
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/child-exploitation/sb-3138-the-mental-health-industrys-latest-power-grab/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Federal workforce numbers under Trump at lowest levels since 1960s. DD: In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans who the Democrats who ran GAO hired. While I worked for them 1980-1997, Republicans cut GAO from over 6,000 employees to under 3,000 employees. My Democrat GAO superiors punished me severely for that.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/10/federal-workforce-numbers-trump-lowest-levels-since-1960s/
— In poll of Republicans, Trump trounces friend-turned-foe Tucker Carlson by 61% to 7%
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/10/poll-republicans-trump-trounces-friend-turned-foe-tucker-carlson-61-7/
— ‘I’m going to fight like hell’: Pritzker inches toward 2028 bid
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/9/jb-pritzker-inches-toward-2028-bid-sharptons-nan-event-im-going-fight/
— ICE arrests plunge
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/10/ice-arrests-plunge-pullout-minnesota-criminal-arrests-rise/
— The Supreme Court on Thursday shut down an attempt by Samuel Ronan, a longtime liberal Democrat, to force his way onto the Republican primary ballot for a congressional seat from Ohio. DD: Ever-increasingly, Republican primary candidates hint/imply/argue/shout that they are Democrat Lite.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/9/supreme-court-rejects-longtime-democrat-samuel-ronans-bid-get-gop/
— DD: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 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.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4511081/three-former-fbi-agents-sue-patel-bondi-alleged-unlawful-firing/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats seek to punish voters fleeing their failed policies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4522357/democrats-seek-punish-voters-fleeing-failed-policies/
— ‘Who cares’ about systemic racism when it benefits minorities?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4522146/who-cares-about-systemic-racism-when-it-benefits-minorities/
— DD: According to Democrats and according to RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action and DEI: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4522146/who-cares-about-systemic-racism-when-it-benefits-minorities/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— ‘That Ain’t My Party’: Al Sharpton Says It Would Be ‘Crazy’ for Black People To Celebrate America’s 250th as 2028 Dem Hopefuls Pay Homage to Him. ‘They’re going to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the country July 4, but that’s not our celebration,’ Sharpton said.
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/that-aint-my-party-al-sharpton-says-it-would-be-crazy-for-black-people-to-celebrate-americas-250th-as-2028-dem-hopefuls-pay-homage-to-him/
NEW YORK POST
— Megyn Kelly slams GOP reps backing ‘amnesty’ for illegal immigrants: ‘Betrayal’
https://nypost.com/2026/04/10/media/megyn-kelly-slams-gop-reps-backing-amnesty-for-illegal-immigrants-betrayal/
CHRISTIAN POST
— Planned Parenthood performs record number of abortions. DD: Why are there so many unwanted abortions?
https://www.christianpost.com/news/planned-parenthood-performed-nearly-500k-abortions-services-drop.html
DAILT CALLER
— Trump Admin Calls On Gamers To Become Air Traffic Controllers
https://dailycaller.com/2026/04/10/trump-admin-gamers-air-traffic-controllers-transportation-department-sean-duffy/
DAILY WIRE
— Plan To Let Millions Of Illegals Stay is an egregious betrayal of American interests, on multiple levels.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-republican-sponsored-amnesty-bill-is-so-much-worse-than-i-thought
FOX NEWS
— Sharpton: America’s 250th anniversary is not a ‘celebration’ for Black people
https://www.foxnews.com/media/al-sharpton-says-americas-250th-anniversary-celebration-black-people-calls-crazy.amp
— Chicago suburb locals hope reparations addresses ‘affordability pressures’ as Black population dwindles. Evanston, Illinois, was first city to implement reparations program for Black residents.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-suburb-locals-hope-reparations-program-address-affordability-pressures-black-population-dwindles
— Trump’s birthright citizenship crusade draws backing from cohort of prominent legal scholars. DD: If they wanted to, foreign countries could send in millions of the pregnant citizens to give birth in America.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-birthright-citizenship-crusade-draws-backing-from-cohort-prominent-legal-scholars
NTD
— Critical Race Theory Is Poisonous
https://www.ntd.com/ntdplus/rep-bishop-critical-race-theory-is-poisonous-hopeful-americans-will-rise-up-against-it_624111.html
— DD: My critics/opponents promote Critical Race Theory, that is, they blame Whites for all the problems that Blacks have. Thy especially blame Whites who are conservative, Republican, American, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.ntd.com/ntdplus/professor-stands-up-to-critical-race-theory_582175.html
PJ MEDIA
— White House: ‘Era of Amnesty Is Over’
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/04/10/white-house-era-of-amnesty-is-over-n4951661
REASON
— The GOP Is Becoming Anti-Conservative. DD: All my critics/opponents are anti-conservative to one degree or another. Most commonly, they reject the following planks in the Republican Party platform: personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).
https://reason.com/podcast/2026/03/04/jonah-goldberg-the-gop-is-becoming-anti-conservative/
TOWNHALL
— Chicago Public Schools Have a May Day Fight on Their Hands
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/10/chicago-public-schools-may-day-fight-n2674221
WHITE HOUSE
— Democrats Empower Sick Criminal Illegal Alien Predators to Prey on American Women, Children
https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/04/democrats-empower-sick-criminal-illegal-alien-predators-to-prey-on-american-women-children/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-pope-leo-iran-war-relationship-criticism-8473f1d8b8127a77ef94ba2f4ad378fb
MSN
— Trump labor secretary hit with workplace discrimination complaints. DD: To get rid of their Republican employees who were the following, my Democrat superiors in the federal government created hostile workplaces for them: conservative, White, male, older, married, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/trump-labor-secretary-hit-with-workplace-discrimination-complaints/gm-GM40CAB928
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting young people to blame their problems on Trump. What did you blame your problems on when you were young? I blamed my not getting a better ACT score and GPAs. I blamed my avoiding the Vietnam War draft.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/trump-suffers-record-youth-approval-collapse/gm-GM33A57E67
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting those who are the following to protest: liberal, minority, female, younger, poor, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/nationwide-no-kings-protests-challenge-trump-policies/gm-GMDF280EE1
WASHINGTON POST
— Chicago teachers want no school on May Day, testing the city’s mayor and school leaders. A tangled political fight over whether Chicago’s public schools will hold classes on May Day has unraveled in the nation’s third-largest city.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/10/schools-chicago-union-protests-may-day/a5e1f67c-3519-11f1-b85b-2cd751275c1d_story.html
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders encourage citizens of foreign countries to falsely claim asylum in America. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/11/13/trumps-attack-asylum-is-based-entirely-false-claims/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pope-leo-criticizes-religious-language-used-by-trump-on-the-war-479850a3
FORBES
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/04/10/pope-leo-condemns-iran-war-in-strongest-terms-yet-god-does-not-bless-any-conflict/
BLOOMBERG
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. That is, Democrats ever-increasingly replace those in America who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, and/or Protestant with those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, and/or non-Protestant.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-10/america-s-demographic-stagnation-will-make-it-poorer
— How Coffee Houses Brewed Up Liberalism — and Still Do
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-04-10/liberalism-was-brewed-up-in-coffee-houses-from-the-uk-to-japan
TARGET JOBS
— All the Big 4 firms have made significant changes to their academic entry requirements in recent years, giving hope to students whose applications in previous years would not have got through initial screening. How will these changes affect your chances of getting employed by EY, Deloitte, KPMG or PwC? DD: Your decisions a) to earn a college degree, b) to select the college to earn it from, and c) to select your major are all extremely important. I regret my not majoring in accounting from the beginning. I did not start taking graduate evening accounting courses until I was 27. I did not take the CPA examination and pass it on my first attempt until I was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31. I did not take the Certified Internal Auditor examination and pass it on my first attempt until I was 32. I did not become a licensed CPA until I was 32. By then, because of my bad demographics, the accounting profession considered me to be too old to have a successful career in accounting.
https://targetjobs.co.uk/careers-advice/accountancy-banking-and-finance/big-4s-entry-criteria-and-your-graduate-job-application
MCKINSEY
— DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for men, and especially bleak for men who are conservative, White, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/women-in-the-workplace
WEEK
— DD: Democrats and RINOs reject meritocracy. According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, non-citizen, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://theweek.com/politics/hegseth-pentagon-discrimination-military-promotions
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— F-Bombing Trump Is Not a Smart Campaign Message for Democrats
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/f-bombing-trump-isnt-a-smart-campaign-message-for-democrats.html
PULITZER CENTER
— DD: To promote 1619 is to promote hatred against Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://pulitzercenter.org/blog/chicago-teachers-use-1619-project-analyze-global-news-stories
PEW RESEARCH
— Looking to the Future, Public Sees an America in Decline on Many Fronts. Majorities predict a weaker economy, a growing income divide, a degraded environment and a broken political system. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your future is: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or if you have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Democrat and RINO leaders are ever-increasingly replace those who are the aforesaid with those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, non-citizen, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2019/03/21/public-sees-an-america-in-decline-on-many-fronts/
POLITICO
— Conservatives balk at Trump’s calls to be ‘flexible’ on abortion coverage in health care talks.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/06/conservatives-anti-abortion-trump-health-care-gop-00712565
ATLANTIC
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/pope-leo-iran-war/686757/
NEWS DAY
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/dei-al-sharpton-democrats-diversity-candidates-t03990
NEW POLITICS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting those who are the following to protest: liberal, minority, female, younger, poor, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, and/or noncitizen.
https://newpol.org/demonstrations-and-demographics/
AXIOS
— DD: The more of the following that you are, the more that you should anticipate/expect that you will be forced to retire early: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/10/jobs-ai-older-boomer
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— Former anti-Trump Republican to run for Congress as a Democrat. DD: Sooner or later, all my critics/opponents who claim to be Republican will officially switch parties and proclaim that they have always really been anti-conservative Democrats.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/06/george-conway-run-congress-democrat
April 9, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Protesters who rallied in Federal Plaza are demanding more from Congress. Meanwhile, those with direct ties to Iran say a ceasefire announced Tuesday still does not mean peace for Iran so long as the regime is still in power.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-iran-war-news-iranian-americans-chicago-fear-relatives-safety-says-civilization-will-die/18853593/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/new-sign-solidifies-little-palestine-community-in-bridgeview-illinois/
WGN9
— Students at Kenwood Academy signed their names and pledged to never take part in the teen takeover trend.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/cps-high-school-students-say-no-to-teen-takeovers/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House passes youth voter registration bill and limits new immigration detention centers near homes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/08/illinois-house-passes-youth-voter-registration-bill-and-limits-new-immigration-detention-centers-near-homes/
— ‘Mixed Marriage Project’ charts decades of Black-white marital unions in Chicago
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/08/mixed-marriage-project-chicago/
— Is newly minted CPS CEO Macquline King really resisting CTU’s May 1 day of protest? She should.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/08/editorial-macquline-king-may-day-protest-chicago-teachers-union/
— Lynwood shuts down roller rink to prevent teen takeover
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/08/lynwood-roller-rink-teen-takeover-fear/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinoisans push state leaders for more affordable housing options. DD: HUD made the new townhome that I bought in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) when I was 24 in 1972 affordable. I could not have afforded to buy that townhome if it had cost more. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. The down payment came from what I had earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $89,100. Sadly, that says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/04/03/illinoisans-poll-affordable-housing-crisis-rennt-state-legislature-rich-miller
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their noncitizens.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/08/chicagos-migrants-face-scams-sky-high-rents-and-squalor-in-search-for-housing
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/04/09/snap-food-benefits-refugee-families-supplemental-food-assistance-program-asylum
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their noncitizens.
https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2026/04/09/refugee-families-latest-group-to-face-snap-food-benefit-cutoff-supplemental-food-assistance-program-asylum
DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Evanston’s Black population shrinks as city looks to address housing affordability
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2026/04/09/city/evanstons-black-population-shrinks-as-city-looks-to-address-housing-affordability/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats keep doing better in elections since Trump returned to office
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-04-08/democrats-keep-doing-better-in-elections-since-trump-returned-to-office
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After giving Republicans control of the White House and Congress in the 2024 presidential election, voters have continued to swing their support toward the Democratic Party in races held since then. In Tuesday’s elections, that shift was on display for key races in Wisconsin and Georgia, where results saw a shift of nearly 20 percentage points away from GOP margins in 2024.)
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— In criticism of the war in Iran, some conservatives focus their ire on Trump himself
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2026-04-08/in-criticism-of-the-war-in-iran-some-conservatives-focus-their-ire-on-trump-himself
WEEK
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.25newsnow.com/video/2026/04/08/illinois-pursues-abortion-coverage-people-with-little-or-no-insurance/
CWB CHICAGO
— CPD calls hundreds of murders ‘cleared.’ In most cases, nobody was ever charged.
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/04/cpd-calls-hundreds-of-murders-cleared-in-most-cases-nobody-was-ever-charged.html
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois GOP launches membership program in bid to rebuild fundraising base. The program seeks to convert one-time and infrequent small dollar donors into recurring contributors.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-gop-launches-membership-program-in-bid-to-rebuild-fundraising-base/
DAILY LINE
— Public safety committee to hold hearing on dispersal declaration ordinance aimed at ‘teen takeovers’
https://www.thedailyline.com/chicago-city-council-public-safety-committee-preview-april-2026-dispersal-declaration-ordinance-hearing-alderman-brian-hopkins-teen-takeovers
ILLINOIZE
— So Far, Bailey’s General Election Strategy Looks Familiar
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/baileys-general-election-strategy-looks
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/09/rainbow-push-taps-yusef-jackson-to-lead-in-new-era-00864991
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-499/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
THOMAS DEVORE
— These State Central Committee races will shape the future of the Illinois Republican Party for the next four years, and likely a generation!
https://www.facebook.com/thomas.devore.92/posts/the-future-of-the-ilgop-these-state-central-committee-races-will-shape-the-futur/27257492320505056/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois gun owners plan rally April 15 in wake of Supreme Court order. DD: Anticipate/expect that under the Democrats, Illinois will ever-increasingly take more Second Amendment rights away. Democrats want to abolish the Second Amendment. Democrats want to disarm Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/illinois-gun-owners-plan-rally-in-wake-of-supreme-court-order/ar-AA20i4rb
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— The Chicago Sun-Times Hits Rock Bottom. Neil Steinberg turns a murdered Loyola student into a prop for his immigration sermon — and calls it journalism.
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-sun-times-hits-rock-bottom
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker Calls for Trump’s Removal Over Iran: Hours Later, Ceasefire Deal Undercuts Criticism
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/04/pritzker-calls-for-trumps-removal-over-iran-hours-later-ceasefire-deal-undercuts-criticism.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The following is an initial rough draft of a precinct letter that I am considering hand-delivering to the 140 voters in my precinct who cast Republican ballots in the March 17, 2026 primary: Thank you for casting a Republican ballot in the March 17, 2026 primary. You are one of the 140 (39%) of the 361 registered Republican voters in our precinct who did that. In the contested U.S. Senate race, Don Tracy got 61 votes, Jeannie Evans 39, Pamela Long 11, Cary Capparelli 10, Casey Chlebek 4, and Jimmy Lee Tillman 4. Tracy won statewide. In the contested Governor race, Ted Dabrowski got 66 votes, Darren Bailey 32, James Mendrick 27, and Rick Heidner 11. Bailey won statewide. In the contested Secretary of State race, Diane Harris got 76 votes and Walter Adamczyk 48. Harris won statewide. In the Treasurer race, Max Solomon got 5 write-in votes. He will be on the November 3, 2026 ballot. In the contested Sheriff race, Sean Noonan got 72 votes and Eddie Moore 61. Noonan won countywide. In the contested Judge of the Appellate Court Third Judicial District race, Jason Helland got 71 votes and Mark Senak 47. Helland won districtwide. In the uncontested races, Grant Eckhoff was the high vote getter with 129. The Milton Township Proposition got 187 no votes and 147 yes votes. The proposition lost townshipwide. The November 3, 2026 general election will be here before we know it. Early voting starts on September 24, 2026. My job as your Republican Precinct Committeeman is to maximize the number of votes the Republican primary winners get in the November 3, 2026 general election. Please help me do that. Displaying yard signs for the candidates is one way of doing that. Please consider contacting the candidates’ campaigns and volunteering to help. Please visit https://dupagegop.com/2026-candidates/ and https://miltongop.org/. To keep up with political and government news and commentary of interest to Illinois Republicans from a conservative perspective, please visit my GOPUSA ILLINOIS website at www.gopillinois.com. I put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter every morning, and often in evenings too, and I post a copy of it on that website. Please consider subscribing to my newsletter. Subscriptions are free, they contain no advertising or donation requests, and I share your email address with no one. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— America needs ICE. Agency protects the vulnerable; its would-be dismantlers just pretend to.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/8/america-needs-ice/
NEW YORK POST
— Eligible young men will automatically be registered for US military draft later this year
https://nypost.com/2026/04/08/us-news/eligible-young-men-will-automatically-be-registered-for-us-military-draft-later-this-year/
— NYC’s top private schools gathering for woke DEI-focused ‘diversity symposium’ aimed at kids as young as 4
https://nypost.com/2026/04/08/us-news/nycs-top-private-schools-gathering-for-woke-diversity-symposium-aimed-at-kids-as-young-as-4/
AMERICAN ACTION FORUM
— DD: My critics/opponents were furious when I started earning $19.57/hour in today’s dollars as a part-time postal employee when I was 18 in 1966. They saw that my postal salary enabled me to a) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, b) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and c) graduate debt-free from NIU owning that Charger in 1970. Those who were most furious were Democrat veterans because I had avoided the Vietnam War draft with student deferments 1966-1970, a financial hardship 1970-1971, and a high draft lottery number. They blamed 1-A Republicans like me for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.americanactionforum.org/insight/the-2026-state-minimum-wage-increases-and-their-potential-costs-and-consequences/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— NYC Mayor’s ‘Racial Equity Plan’ Would Direct City Resources to ‘Black and Brown New Yorkers’
https://amgreatness.com/2026/04/08/nyc-mayors-racial-equity-plan-would-direct-city-resources-to-black-and-brown-new-yorkers/
DAILY CALLER
— US Is One Of Few Countries With Birthright Citizenship. DD: To takeover America, anticipate/expect that more and more and more countries will send their pregnant citizens to America to give birth.
https://www.aol.com/articles/jonathan-turley-says-insane-us-140339882.html
FEDERALIST
— Worst Thing GOP Could Do For Midterms Is Embrace Amnesty, So Of Course They’re Doing That
https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/08/worst-thing-gop-could-do-for-midterms-is-embrace-amnesty/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: America is either a nation with defined borders and laws, or it’s not. There is no in-between. You almost have to admire how far some Republicans are willing to go to lose the 2026 midterms — and ultimately, the country. Throughout their recent two-week vacation, several GOP lawmakers have been making the media rounds to tout “bipartisan” legislation they claim will finally solve America’s broken immigration system. There’s just one teensy-weensy important detail that somehow gets brushed aside: The bill would allow millions of illegal aliens to continue living in the United States. Sponsored by Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., and other lawmakers, the so-called DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act permits “certain long-term undocumented immigrants to earn legal status, without amnesty or a path to citizenship” so that foreign nationals who broke U.S. immigration law can have an “opportunity,” according to a Salazar press release. The measure would notably create a “Dignity Program,” which the Florida congresswoman’s office described as a “7-year earned legal status program allowing undocumented immigrants to live and work legally, with renewable status based on good conduct and restitution.” The revived push to pass the bill appears to be part of sponsors’ recently announced “Dignity Tour” to rally support for the measure and get it through Congress. It’s bad enough that the legislation’s sponsors felt compelled to give it a deceptive (and dumb) name like the “DIGNIDAD Act.” But it’s even worse that its promoters like Salazar are trying to gaslight Republican voters into thinking that the measure is anything but one giant amnesty package. America is either a nation with defined borders and laws, or it’s not. There is no in-between. But rather than fulfill their 2024 campaign pledges to ensure the former, it’s clear some Republicans are content with handing out amnesty to foreign lawbreakers like candy on Halloween. Such a proposal isn’t just asinine because it cripples America’s sovereignty and long-term survival as a nation. It’s also incredibly moronic from a political standpoint. Aside from the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that they never effectively sold to voters, Republicans have virtually nothing to show for their congressional majorities. The Senate GOP still hasn’t passed the SAVE America Act, rogue judges continue to go unpunished, many of Trump’s executive orders haven’t been codified into law, and other conservative priorities remain untouched. So, exactly what are voters — including those who identify as Republicans — supposed to vote for this fall? Amnesty? More GOP obstruction of the conservative policies they were promised but are now told aren’t possible with Republican majorities? The Grand Old Party doesn’t have an answer — and it shows. The headwinds Republicans are facing this fall became evident on Tuesday night, when Democrats continued their domination of special and off-year elections since the 2024 contest. In Wisconsin, leftists easily expanded their majority on the state Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Democrats in Georgia significantly overperformed in the special House race to fill the seat left open by former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. The dynamic at play is one that’s existed for decades. While voters punish Democrats for abusing power when they have it, they punish Republicans for never using it to begin with. Shilling for amnesty is not going to give the GOP a fighting chance this fall. And neither is repeatedly stonewalling the policies they campaigned on. Only implementing a conservative agenda that addresses the needs of the electorate will. Should Republicans ignore this reality and decline to act on it, they should prepare to be demolished at the ballot box this November. And by every measure, they’ll have deserved it.)
FOX NEWS
— Residents alarmed after teen violence erupts in Washington, DC neighborhood. Mayor Muriel Bowser compared removing the youth curfew to taking ‘a band aid’ off ‘an active wound.’
https://noticias.foxnews.com/media/residents-alarmed-after-teen-violence-erupts-washington-dc-neighborhood
INSIGHTS & ISSUES
— 5.4 Million People Have Migrated To Pro-Trump Counties Since 2020 As The Great Divorce Continues
https://issuesinsights.com/2026/04/08/exclusive-5-4-million-people-have-migrated-to-pro-trump-counties-since-2020-as-the-great-divorce-continues/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— DD: How bad are your demographics? Ever-increasingly, to get more votes from those who have demographics that vote for Democrats and for RINOs, Democrat and RINO leaders a) promise to give more preference to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats and for RINOs and b) dump those who have demographics that vote for Republicans. Demographics that vote for Democrats include liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Republicans include conservative, White, male, older, married, heterosexual, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-demographics-of-democratic-candidates/
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
— Veteran Unemployment Rates. DD: According to Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, unmarried, LGBTQ, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/latest-numbers
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWSWEEK
— MAGA Erupts as Republican Pushes to Offer Path to Undocumented Migrants. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.newsweek.com/maga-erupts-republican-pushes-legalize-undocumented-migrants-11801468
MS NOW
— DD: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect and reelect Democrats and b) to advance the Democrat Party platform.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-news-media-cpb-public-broadcasting-rcna223500
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Iran War against all Republicans, and especially against Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/us/politics/trump-war-goals.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Iran War against all Republicans, and especially against Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/04/08/trump-iran-war-strait-hormuz/
USA TODAY
— DD: The more of the following that you are, the more that you should anticipate/expect that you will be forced to retire early: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, heterosexual, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/04/04/retirement-age-in-america-social-security-medicare/89439716007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Where the GOP’s Future Is on the Ballot. Four upcoming races will be early signals of how the 2028 free-for-all could play out.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/where-the-gops-future-is-on-the-ballot-d7d149ff
— Trump Team Explores Punishment for NATO Countries That Didn’t Support Iran War
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/trump-weighs-punishing-certain-nato-countries-over-lack-of-iran-war-support-a2361995
NATIONAL NEWS DESK
— Teen ‘takeovers’ spark chaos in US cities, fueling debate over response
https://thenationaldesk.com/top-videos/teen-takeovers-spark-chaos-in-us-cities-fueling-debate-over-response-washington-dc-jeanine-pirro-chicago-hyde-park-crime-theft
BOSTON TODAY
— NYC Mayor Mamdani Proposes Tax Hikes on Wealthy Whites to Fund ‘Black and Brown’ Political Machine. Mamdani claims higher taxes are needed to address ‘decades of neglect and discrimination’ against minority communities.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/ma/boston/news/2026/04/09/nyc-mayor-mamdani-proposes-tax-hikes-on-wealthy-whites-to-fund-black-and-brown-political-machine/
HENRY COUNTY ENTERPRISE
— DD: Did the American Dream motivate you? It certainly motivated me. To achieve the American Dream, 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 28, and a job-related professional license when I was 32. But if I was young today, would I have that motivation? I doubt it very much because of my bad demographics. Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone is under ever-increasing pressure to give more preference to those who do not share my demographics: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://henrycountyenterprise.com/american-dream-remains-out-of-reach-for-many-professor-says/
WTOP
— DD: Democrats run the federal government. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. Federal employees who are Republican and who are the following have no Civil Service protections: conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Because I am all of the aforesaid, I would not have survived working for the federal government for almost 30 years and my ending salary would not have been $154,682/year in today’s dollars if I had not a) earned three job-related master’s degrees, b) earned six job-related professional certifications, and c) earned a job-related professional license.
https://wtop.com/government/2026/03/how-the-schedule-policy-career-plan-could-reshape-federal-agencies/
VATICAN NEWS
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-04/pope-leo-peace-appeals-easter-holy-week-darkness-conflict.html
PEOPLE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://people.com/bettina-anderson-wants-traditional-marriage-don-trump-jr-exclusive-11944649
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: I got better test scores because I followed conservative principles. But according to my critics/opponents, I got better test scores because I benefitted from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/admissions/traditional-age/2026/04/09/new-study-shows-broad-approval-test-optional-policies
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Performance prioritized over seniority. DD: When I started working for the Democrats who ran IRS when was 22 in 1971, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I brought with me almost 3 years of full-time federal seniority that I had earning working part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969. When I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were even more furious when I brought with me that almost 3 years of federal seniority and almost 9 more years of federal seniority that I had earning working for IRS 1971-1980. I had 25 years of federal seniority when I was 45 in 1993. I lost 34 months of federal seniority September of 1969 – June of 1971 because my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign. The aforesaid federal seniority gave me lots of vacation days much sooner. It enabled me to get a preferred corner office at GAO in 1990. It gave me the “option” of taking a $25,000 buyout and early retirement when I was 45 in 1994. Of course, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious about the aforesaid. According to them, federal jobs were only for Democrats, and especially for Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/03/performance-seniority-proposed-rif-rule-osc/412095/
POLITICO
— ‘We lose the midterms’: Republicans worry Iran might have already cost them Congress
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/republicans-fear-iran-will-cost-them-the-midterms-ceasefire-or-not-00864697
POLITICO & NPR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Iran War against all Republicans, and especially against Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/us-not-won-iran-war-00864337
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/08/nx-s1-5771492/iran-war-goals-unmet-ceasefire-strait-hormuz-trump
ATLANTIC
— DD: Because those who have demographics that vote for Democrats get lower test scores than those who have demographics that vote for Republicans, Democrat leaders want those who have demographics that vote for Democrats to always get preference.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/pete-hegseth-military-diversity/686734/
COMMUNIST PARTY USA
— May Day: Take to the streets for workers’ power. DD: How soon will the Democrat Party officially change its name to the Socialist Party?
https://cpusa.org/article/may-day-take-to-the-streets-for-workers-power/
April 8, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Illinois Democrats decry Trump’s threats to Iran, call for 25th Amendment, impeachment and bipartisan cooperation
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-democrats-trump-iran-25th-amendment-impeachment/
— Stretch of Bridgeview designated as Little Palestine
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/bridgeview-little-palestine-sign-unveiling/
— Palestinian students say they’ve faced discrimination at DePaul University
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/palestinian-students-say-theyve-faced-discrimination-at-depaul-university/
FOX32
— Illinois leaders blast Trump, float 25th Amendment after Iran warning: ‘pure evil.’ Several Illinois politicians are responding to Trump’s threat by calling for his removal from office under the 25th Amendment or urging Congress to reconvene to halt potential military action.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-sjef0mu7is1lg8za
— Chicago saw 27% turnout for 2026 primary election, beating 2022 mark
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-2026-primary-election-turnout
— DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/stolen-teddy-bear-returned-after-teen-takeover-chicago-loop.amp
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-39otv0zhaowlahh6
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/07/clergy-ministry-broadview-ice-facility/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker wants 25th Amendment invoked to remove Trump from office over Iran threats. Pritzker joined more than 50 House Democrats — and an unlikely alliance of conservatives calling for the president’s removal, including former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, former MAGA ally and conservative radio host Alex Jones, conservative commentator Candace Owens.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2026/04/07/jb-pritzker-donald-trump-iran-war-power-plants-bridges-threat-25th-amendment
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PHOTO OF PRITZKER: Pritzker, Illinois Dems say Trump’s Iran threat crosses a line, call for his removal
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260407/nation-and-world-politics/pritzker-illinois-dems-say-trumps-iran-threat-crosses-a-line-call-for-his-removal/
— Wheaton eyes ban on sale of delta-8 THC, ‘gas station heroin’ and other products. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260407/news/wheaton-eyes-ban-on-sale-of-delta-8-thc-gas-station-heroin-and-other-products/
— Arlington Heights couple pleads not guilty to vandalizing Republican headquarters
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260407/crime/arlington-heights-couple-pleads-not-guilty-to-vandalizing-republican-headquarters/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pritzker calls for Trump’s removal as Iran tensions escalate
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-pritzker-calls-for-25th-amendment-on-trump-20260407/
— Abortion coverage mandates under federal fire in Illinois
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/ccb-abortion-coverage-trump-pritzker-04072026/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois farmers ease critical labor shortages through this agricultural visa program. The H-2A visa has become a lifeline for farmers who can’t find enough domestic workers. DD: All my employers would have hired non-citizens instead of me if they could have. I never worked on a farm. But I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, and pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. My critics/opponents never had to take such bad jobs and they would never have stooped to take such bad jobs.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-farmers-ease-critical-labor-shortages-through-this-agricultural-visa-program/
CHALKBEAT CHICAGO
— Chicago weighs resolution to condemn Trump’s private school tax credits. DD: My parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. My critic/opponents have always outrageously/disgustingly/falsely/unethically used that to demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents, and therefore me, as being filthy rich. But they have always known full-well that my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars, that he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, that he died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969, and that I had to work my way through college. But they have always known full-well that I did yard work 1962-1964, that I delivered newspapers 1962-1966, that I washed dishes 1964-1966, that I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, that I delivered mail 1966-1969, that I worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, that I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, and that I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972.
https://cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/chicago-weighs-resolution-to-condemn-trump-s-private-school-tax-credits
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker calls for removing Trump
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/08/pritzker-urges-cabinet-to-restrain-trump-00863083
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-498/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Downtown Chicago’s office vacancy rate has risen to a record high for the 15th consecutive quarter. DD: I worked in downtown Chicago offices in 1971 and then 1973-1997.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_8332f01f-078f-41b9-907f-f1e08f26b021.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Lawmakers Target Children’s Attitudes & “Mental Health”
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/child-exploitation/illinois-lawmakers-target-childrens-attitudes-mental-health/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois must rein in spending
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-must-rein-in-spending/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you do, who discourages you from doing it, and why? To discourage/stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out, my critics/opponents ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that my promoting conservative principles and the Republican Party platform is hopeless, and that therefore, it is a waste of my time, a waste of my effort, and a waste of my money. They stress the adverse actions that they have had their operatives and their dupes take against me including a) throwing me off the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, d) ending my service as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, e) ending my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, f) ending my service as an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member in 2007, g) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) defeating my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004, and i) getting a registered Republican voter in my precinct to run against me for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Why have adverse actions been taken against you? Many big adverse actions have been taken against me a) because I fight against race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination, b) because I fight against the promotion of dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, and diminishment of Second Amendment rights, c) because I have filed complaints, grievances, arbitration demands, and lawsuits, and d) because I refuse to be manipulated/dominated by my critics/opponents, I refuse to glorify and praise them, I refuse to pander to them, I refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, I refused to cover up their wrong doing, and I refuse to give them money. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Teen mob descends on Chicago’s Hyde Park, damages cars as ‘takeover’ trend spreads across U.S. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/7/teen-mob-descends-chicagos-hyde-park-damages-cars-takeover-trend/
— Britain’s gun control led to ‘Islamist abyss’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/7/james-woods-says-britains-gun-control-led-islamist-abyss/
— California’s $20 fast-food minimum wage brought higher prices, fewer hours. DD: I did not start earning $20/hour in today’s dollars until I was 18 in 1966 and I had earned a high school diploma and I had passed the postal employment test.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/7/study-californias-20-fast-food-minimum-wage-brought-higher-prices/
BREITBART
— Chicago: Teen Mob Damages Cars, Terrorizes Neighbors. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2026/04/07/watch-chicago-teen-mob-damages-cars-terrorizes-neighbors-as-parents-let-them-run-rampant/amp/
— 14 Shot During Weekend in Democrat-Controlled Chicago
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/04/07/14-shot-during-weekend-democrat-controlled-chicago/amp/
— Gun Control Is Not a Suitable Substitute for Freedom
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/04/07/hawkins-gun-control-is-not-suitable-substitute-freedom/
— Trump’s Migration Rules Force Wage Gains in Meatpacking
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/04/07/trumps-migration-rules-force-wage-gains-in-meatpacking/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— China Dominates the World’s Critical Minerals Production
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/07/how-china-dominates-the-worlds-critical-minerals-production/
FOX NEWS
— Video shows teens take over Chicago streets as mayor warns of ‘trends’ that can turn ‘deadly.’ Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson referred to the takeovers as ‘teen trends’ and called them ‘unsafe.’
https://www.foxnews.com/us/video-shows-teens-take-over-chicago-streets-mayor-warns-trends-turn-deadly
— Violent mob of juveniles swarms D.C. streets, attacks officers in wild ‘teen takeover’ caught on video. Authorities had established five juvenile curfew zones and hosted evening events for teens ahead of the weekend brawls. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/violent-mob-juveniles-swarms-streets-attacks-officers-wild-teen-takeover-caught-video
HOT AIR
— The War in Iran Is Safer for Americans Than a Month on the Streets in Chicago
https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/04/07/the-war-in-iran-is-safer-for-americans-than-a-month-in-chicago-and-other-city-stories-n3813648
NEW AMERICAN
— Rhode Island lawmakers are considering a bill that would turbocharge the state’s draconian gun control from banning the future sale of certain firearms — so-called assault weapons — to criminalizing possession itself. This would mark a major escalation, turning many otherwise law-abiding gun owners into potential felons. DD: How soon will Pritzker do this in Illinois?
https://thenewamerican.com/us/rhode-island-moves-toward-gun-confiscation/
PJ MEDIA
— Chelsea Handler Attacks Traditional Marriage, Claims It Turns Women Into ‘Property’
https://pjmedia.com/michaelcantrell/2026/04/07/chelsea-handler-attacks-traditional-marriage-claims-it-turns-women-into-property-n4951555
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Comedian — a term I use loosely in this instance — and far-left activist Chelsea Handler took the opportunity to share her thoughts about marriage, which, by the way, nobody really wanted to know. She called it “outdated” and a “really silly idea,” adding that she puts “freedom” above all else. The 51-year-old then slammed the institution, saying, “You’re kind of, like, property a little bit.” Never mind that God created marriage as a sacramental representation of His relationship to His Church and established it as the bedrock of every civilized society since mankind began. No, Handler finds it too limiting on freedom, which really translates to not allowing her to drop her panties for anyone, anytime. She has built something of a reputation for being, shall we say, “loose” with her sexuality.)
WHITE HOUSE
— Trump Administration Celebrates Successes for America’s Workers. DD: All my employers would have hired those who were the following instead of me if they could have: Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, and/or were noncitizens. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors would have promoted those who were the aforesaid instead of me if they could have. My taking graduate evening business courses helped me get promoted by IRS in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My earning an MBA, my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, my earning a master’s degree in accounting, my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, and my becoming a licensed CPA helped me get promoted by GAO in 1986.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2025/08/trump-administration-celebrates-successes-for-americas-workers/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump Organization to use E-Verify for worker status checks. DD: All my employers would have hired non-citizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.aol.com/trump-organization-e-verify-worker-status-checks-124710478–finance.html
MSN
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-scathing-14-word-rant-at-supreme-court-over-birthright-citizenship-challenge/ar-AA20ewTA
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/justices-question-administration-s-quirky-arguments-in-birthright-citizenship-case/ar-AA1ZUJ4f
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/trump-makes-abrupt-decision-during-cecillia-wangs-birthright-citizenship-argument/ar-AA1ZV6Jb
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/crackpot-secretly-behind-trump-s-birthright-citizenship-plot-exposed/ar-AA1ZQmW6
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/as-american-as-apple-pie-democratic-lawmaker-on-birthright-citizenship/vi-AA209PjN?ocid=ob-fb-frbe-84
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pope-marks-first-easter-under-cloud-of-mideast-war/ar-AA20aSYH
— American dream over? What may happen to Indians on H-1B visas if US birthright citizenship ends. DD: All my employers would have hired non-citizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/india/american-dream-over-what-may-happen-to-indians-on-h-1b-visas-if-us-birthright-citizenship-ends/ar-AA201aUb
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The historic oral arguments in the case of Trump vs Barbara have sent a wave of anxiety through the international community, particularly among the hundreds of thousands of Indian professionals currently residing in the United States on H-1B visas. For decades, the “American Dream” for Indian tech workers has included a silent guarantee: even if their own path to a Green Card takes twenty years, any child born on US soil would be an American citizen from day one. However, with President Donald Trump personally overseeing the legal challenge to the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause in April 2026, that guarantee is now under direct threat. If birthright citizenship ends, the legal and personal landscape for H-1B families will undergo a seismic shift, transforming “anchor babies” into a generation of “stateless” or “foreign” dependents.)
— If a man has these 6 habits, he’s likely a low-value partner. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/love-sex/if-a-man-has-these-6-habits-he-s-likely-a-low-value-partner/ss-AA1V3O1H
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. Under the Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer Americans are “marriage material.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/chelsea-handler-says-she-doesn-t-care-about-marriage-calls-it-outdated/ar-AA20ijqa
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DD: For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/trumps-higher-education-crackdown-visa-revocations-dei-bans-lawsuits-and-funding-cuts
CBS NEWS
— Few Republicans condemn Trump’s Iran threat as Democrats call for his removal
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/congress-iran-trump-threats-25th-amendment/
— Detroit business concerned about recent downtown teen takeover, wants parents held accountable. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/detroit-businesses-concerned-downtown-teen-takeover/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/world/middleeast/pope-leo-xiv-trump-iran-threats.html
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders promote mail-in voting.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/politics/trump-mail-voting-elections-fact-check.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in destroying traditional marriage and family.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/style/marriage-decline-delay.html
WASHINGTON POST
— D.C.’s teen takeovers have become a political lightning rod. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/04/07/dc-youth-arrests-teen-takeover/
— DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-federal-civil-service/2020/10/23/02fbf05c-1549-11eb-ba42-ec6a580836ed_story.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Farmworkers Day, formerly known as Cesar Chavez Day. DD: I never worked on a farm. But I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, and pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. My critics/opponents never had to take such bad jobs and they would never have stooped to take such bad jobs.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/la-county-farmworkers-day-highlights-demanding-labor-and-workers-who-do-it/ar-AA1ZLJyL
FOX BALTIMORE
— A Maryland bill would allow the state to sue private schools over claims of discrimination, including based on gender identity. DD: My parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. My critic/opponents have always outrageously/disgustingly/falsely/unethically used that to demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents, and therefore me, as being filthy rich. But they have always known full-well that my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars, that he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, that he died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969, and that I had to work my way through college. But they have always known full-well that I did yard work 1962-1964, that I delivered newspapers 1962-1966, that I washed dishes 1964-1966, that I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, that I delivered mail 1966-1969, that I worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, that I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, and that I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972.
https://foxbaltimore.com/spotlight-on-maryland/gallery/discrimination-maryland-bill-would-allow-state-lawsuits-against-private-schools
WVNS TV
— Free self-defense class coming to YMCA of Southern West Virginia. DD: You cannot legally claim self-defense if you actively start or physically escalate the conflict and you cannot meet verbal threats, insults, or aggressive posturing with physical violence and you cannot use a deadly weapon against an unarmed, non-lethal threat without facing serious criminal charges according to Men’s Gear.
https://www.wvnstv.com/news/local-news/free-self-defense-class-coming-to-ymca-of-southern-west-virginia/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why More People Are Dropping Out of the Job Market. DD: In 1997, when I was 49, when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire, they made it impossible for me to get a job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/why-more-people-are-dropping-out-of-the-job-market-6e9f4eb4
BLOOMBERG LAW
— Trump Floats Scrapping Seniority Shield for Federal Layoffs. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I brought with me almost 3 years of federal seniority that I had earning working part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were even more furious when I brought with me that postal seniority and almost 9 years of federal seniority that I had earning working for IRS 1971-1980. I had 25 years of federal seniority when I was 45 in 1993. I lost 34 months of federal seniority September of 1969 – June of 1971 because my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/trump-proposes-scrapping-seniority-shield-for-federal-layoffs
FED SMITH
— No College Degree, Not A Problem: Major Overhaul in Federal Hiring. DD: Federal hiring ever-increasingly a) dumps meritocracy and b) replaces objectivity with subjectivity. Because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job, a) the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me if I had not earned a high school diploma and passed the postal employment test, b) the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me if I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination, and c) the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me if I had not earned an MBA and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/04/07/no-college-degree-no-problem-feder. al-hiring-overhaul/
POLITICO
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/07/pope-leo-condemns-trumps-latest-threats-against-iran-00862464
CONVERSATION
— DD: The mainstream news media is beyond overwhelmingly anti-conservative, anti- Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-married people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who ancestors have been in America for a long time. The mainstream news media ever-increasingly promotes dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. That is, the mainstream news media ever-increasingly serves as a mouthpiece for the Democrat Party.
https://theconversation.com/does-nonpartisan-journalism-have-a-future-70384
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
MIRROR
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship.
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-supreme-court-1770359
WEEKLY TIMES & SKY NEWS
— Charlie Kirk was the leader of the fight against woke ideology. But now, since his death, we’re back to square one. DD: Because I was not woke, that is, because I did not blame others for my problems, I was able to earn 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.
https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/national/back-to-square-one-charlie-kirk-was-the-leader-of-the-fight-against-wokeness/video/dbc8db5266d1e301da0ab45d4f43980a
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofYNyl4n2R8
April 7, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chocolate-shops-bear-mascot-stolen-during-teen-takeover-recovered-by-chicago-police/3919143/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/chicago-police-recover-chocolate-shops-mascot-stolen-during-takeover/3919177/
CBS2
— DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-police-help-recover-teddy-bear-stolen-during-teen-takeover/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-police-helicopter-teddy-bear-downtown-teen-takeover/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/07/chicago-us-attorney-boutros-operation-midway-blitz/
— Springfield defends us all against Mayor Brandon Johnson’s worst ideas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/07/editorial-head-tax-brandon-johnson-springfield-anthony-deluca-curtis-tarver/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Supreme Court declines challenge to Illinois law restricting guns on public transit. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-supreme-court-illinois-concealed-carry-20260406/
DECATUR DAILY
— Pope Leo’s flawed war doctrine. DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.decaturdaily.com/opinion/columnists/cal-thomas-pope-leo-s-flawed-war-doctrine/article_9e9cb82f-09f1-4587-a8a6-dd5099d44444.html
WIFR & KWQC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.wifr.com/video/2026/04/07/illinois-pursues-abortion-coverage-people-with-little-or-no-insurance/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbrNEqFoZkY
POLITICO Illinois
— Back to the grindstone in Springfield
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/07/back-to-the-grindstone-in-springfield-00861207
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-710/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Vallas: Chicago Mayor’s “Reparations” Rhetoric Masks His Policy Failures
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-mayor-reparations-rhetoric-masks-policy-failures
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois House speaker’s son to attend private school. DD: My parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. My critic/opponents have always outrageously/disgustingly/falsely/unethically used that to demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents, and therefore me, as being filthy rich. They have always known full-well that my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars, that he almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, that he died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969, and that I had to work my way through college. They have always known full-well that I did yard work 1962-1964, that I delivered newspapers 1962-1966, that I washed dishes 1964-1966, that I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, that I delivered mail 1966-1969, that I worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, that I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, and that I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_6b5d5db7-919d-4590-b10c-68f3afa7e571.html
— Illinois gun owners plan rally in wake of Supreme Court order. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_7fa1b719-3d12-4788-b26c-ebf320114239.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Anchor babies hit surge status, totaling 9 percent of U.S. births. DD: How many millions in America are anchor babies?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/2/anchor-babies-hit-surge-status-totaling-9-percent-us-births/
AMAC
— Supreme Court Must Abort Birthright Citizenship. DD: QUESTION: Who wants birthright citizenship? ANSWER: Leaders of foreign countries who want to takeover America. If the communists who run China decide to, they could sent many millions of their pregnant citizens into America to give birth. Further, more and more and more who are the following want citizenship because Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give them more preference: those who want/need/demand government assistance, lack education and/or job skills, have health, financial, and/or other problems and/or are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American. How many millions in America are anchor babies?
https://amac.us/newsline/politics/supreme-court-must-abort-birthright-citizenship/
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Birthright Citizenship and the Making of Citizens. DD: QUESTION: Who wants birthright citizenship? ANSWER: Leaders of foreign countries who want to takeover America. If the communists who run China decide to, they could sent many millions of their pregnant citizens into America to give birth. Further, more and more and more who are the following want citizenship because Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give them more preference: those who want/need/demand government assistance, lack education and/or job skills, have health, financial, and/or other problems and/or are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American. How many millions in America are anchor babies?
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/birthright-citizenship-and-the-making-of-citizens/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— GOP looks at overturning case allowing undocumented children in US public schools. DD: What percent of the students in your school district are illegals?
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/03/31/gop-looks-at-overturning-case-allowing-undocumented-children-in-us-public-schools-1630266/
BLAZE
— Bondi’s epic failures. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government got rid of my Democrat superiors and supervisors who failed to get rid of me and my coworkers who shared my demographics. Of course, they rapidly got rid of a) the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) the GAO manager who arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and promote me in 1986.
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-liz-wheeler-show/liz-wheeler-exposes-pam-bondi-list-failures-trump-fires-her
BREITBART
— Britain Disarmed its People and Now Nears ‘Islamist Abyss.’ DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/04/06/james-woods-britain-disarmed-its-people-now-its-standing-on-the-edge-of-the-islamist-abyss/amp/
— ICE Has Arrested 20,000 Illegal Aliens in D.C. Region
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/04/06/report-ice-has-arrested-20000-illegal-aliens-d-c-region/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to decide whether individuals can carry firearms on public transportation. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/06/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-challenge-to-illinois-public-transport-gun-ban/amp/
FOX NEWS
— Obama Center takes heat as critics cry foul over ID rules for free entry — while Dems blast voter ID laws. Illinois residents must show valid ID for free Tuesday admission ahead of the center’s June 19 opening.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/obama-center-heat-critics-cry-foul-over-id-rules-free-entry-while-dems-blast-voter-id-laws
— Supreme Court’s showdown on birthright citizenship decision could reshape America. DD: QUESTION: Who wants birthright citizenship? ANSWER: Leaders of foreign countries who want to takeover America. If the communists who run China decide to, they could sent many millions of their pregnant citizens into America to give birth. Further, more and more and more who are the following want citizenship because Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give them more preference: those who want/need/demand government assistance, lack education and/or job skills, have health, financial, and/or other problems and/or are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American. How many millions in America are anchor babies?
https://www.aol.com/articles/supreme-courts-showdown-birthright-citizenship-090043186.html
MEN’S GEAR
— A Modern Guide to Self-Defense and Understanding Your Legal Boundaries
https://mensgear.net/a-modern-guide-to-self-defense/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You cannot legally claim self-defense if you actively start or physically escalate the conflict. You cannot meet verbal threats, insults, or aggressive posturing with physical violence. You cannot use a deadly weapon against an unarmed, non-lethal threat without facing serious criminal charges.
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump rips Supreme Court over birthright citizenship. DD: QUESTION: Who wants birthright citizenship? ANSWER: Leaders of foreign countries who want to takeover America. If the communists who run China decide to, they could sent many millions of their pregnant citizens into America to give birth. Further, more and more and more who are the following want citizenship because Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give them more preference: those who want/need/demand government assistance, lack education and/or job skills, have health, financial, and/or other problems and/or are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American. How many millions in America are anchor babies?
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5818557-birthright-citizenship-trump-sc/
ROLL CALL
— DD: My critics/opponents paint themselves as being woke. To paint yourself as being woke is to be anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://rollcall.com/2026/04/06/for-these-republicans-the-war-on-woke-starts-at-home/
CBS NEWS
— Nationwide “teen takeover” trend causes concern for law enforcement. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/video/nationwide-teen-takeover-trend-causes-concern-for-law-enforcement/
https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/atlanta-mayor-calls-for-safe-hangouts-and-parents-to-help-as-teen-takeovers-rise-across-the-city/
MSN
— Nationwide teen takeover trend causes concern for law enforcement. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nationwide-teen-takeover-trend-causes-concern-for-law-enforcement/vi-AA20i7QG
— Pope Leo rebukes ‘fake news’ in veiled swipe at Trump. DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/pope-leo-rebukes-fake-news-in-veiled-swipe-at-trump/gm-GM25BBE8F9
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused history
https://apnews.com/article/news-industry-buyouts-ap-newspapers-dd790effc6a385514b3323560161ea4f
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The news organization is becoming more focused on visual journalism and developing new revenue sources, particularly through companies investing in artificial intelligence, to cope with the economic collapse of many legacy news outlets. Once the lion’s share of AP’s revenue, big newspaper companies now account for 10% of its income.)
NEWSWEEK
— Pope Leo Rebukes Signature Donald Trump Phrase. DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.newsweek.com/pope-leo-rebukes-signature-donald-trump-phrase-11788078
NEW YORK TIMES
— Pope Leo Calls for Peace and Warns of a World Indifferent to Violence. DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/world/europe/pope-leo-easter.html
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) shout at non-Whites that Republicans cause all the problems that non-Whites have and b) give non-Whites more preference over Whites.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/nyregion/mamdani-moves-to-link-affordability-agenda-with-racial-equity.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats are turning Republicans’ arguments against them in midterm races. Republicans won in 2024 by promising to cut the cost of living, but high gas prices are frustrating voters and providing a potent line of attack ahead of this year’s elections.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/07/democrats-gas-prices-election-2026/
BOSTON HERALD
— DD: RINO leaders purge conservatives. I should write about past and present RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) who have purged the most conservatives from the aforesaid organizations. Of course, I would start with those who purged me. I am no longer the MTRO webmaster. I am no longer an ICRC Steering Committee member. I am no longer the TAPROOT chairman. I am no longer the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks. I was thrown off the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee.
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/04/02/battenfeld-president-trump-and-maga-purging-rinos-from-party/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pope Leo XIV Goes to War. The pontiff wrongly suggests that pacifism is the sole acceptable moral position. DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/pope-leo-xiv-goes-to-war-2a4970be
— The Constitution Could Let Noncitizens Vote. States could loosen their rules, and an amendment is the only way to prevent it. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-constitution-could-let-noncitizens-vote-bee06b3f
— The Farm Labor Shortfall Bites. U.S. workers applied for only 182 of 415,000 jobs advertised last year. DD: I never worked on a farm. But I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, and pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. My critics/opponents never had to take such bad jobs and they would never have stooped to take such bad jobs.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/farm-labor-trump-administration-h-2a-visas-immigrants-d028e121
FORBES
— Can Trump End Birthright Citizenship? Supreme Court To Weigh In. DD: QUESTION: Who wants birthright citizenship? ANSWER: Leaders of foreign countries who want to takeover America. If the communists who run China decide to, they could sent many millions of their pregnant citizens into America to give birth. Further, more and more and more who are the following want citizenship because Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give them more preference: those who want/need/demand government assistance, lack education and/or job skills, have health, financial, and/or other problems and/or are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American. How many millions in America are anchor babies?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2026/04/06/can-trump-end-birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-to-weigh-in/
AMERICAN BANKER
— DD: Do not anticipate/expect to be hired by Goldman Sacks a) unless you are a Democrat, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, your ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and/or you are noncitizen and/or b) unless you promise to help Gorman Sacks get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, and/or are citizens of America.
https://www.americanbanker.com/news/goldman-sachs-defends-its-diversity-work-against-anti-dei-claims
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 55% Want Penalties on Companies That Hire Illegals. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/55_want_penalties_on_companies_that_hire_illegals
COLUMBIA MAGAZINE
— Is Objectivity in Journalism Even Possible? DD: According to my critics/opponents, you are not a journalist if you are conservative, if you do not have a degree in journalism, and if you are not paid for what you do. My critics/opponents have a very low opinion of me, they vehemently disapprove of me, they strongly blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should start writing about my critics/opponents.
https://magazine.columbia.edu/article/objectivity-journalism-even-possible
MOVIE GUIDE
— High dating standards. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.movieguide.org/news-articles/sadie-robertson-and-christian-huff-talk-high-dating-standards.html
POLITICO
— IRS staffing shortage collides with GOP’s tax cut campaign pitch. DD: In 1974, when I was a newly promoted 25-year-old GS-11 (currently $83,482/year) IRS Revenue Officer, I was responsible for IRS answering all the calls that came into IRS’s new Centiphone automated answering system in downtown Chicago. I supervised the operation’s entire staff which included 90 IRS Revenue Agent trainees. Because of my job performance, the IRS manager who had given me that developmental assignment and who had promoted me in 1972 and 1973, promoted me to GS-12 (currently $100,059/year) in 1974. That made my Democrat IRS superiors furious. According to them, that Centiphone assignment should have been given to a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. They soon got rid of the IRS manager that promoted me. They disallowed my travel vouchers. They disallowed my education deductions. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt. They made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. That directly resulted in my transferring to GAO.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/06/irs-falls-short-of-filing-season-staffing-00860634
— Donald Trump’s intervention in the California governor’s race caught much of the state’s political establishment by surprise.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/06/before-trump-backed-hilton-loomer-was-already-at-work-00861205
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I don’t know what to make of it. I thought we were heading to two Republicans in the final two,” said John Cox, a Republican who made the 2018 runoff against Gov. Gavin Newsom largely on the strength of Trump’s endorsement.)
DAILY KOS
— DD: QUESTION: Who wants birthright citizenship? ANSWER: Leaders of foreign countries who want to takeover America. If the communists who run China decide to, they could sent many millions of their pregnant citizens into America to give birth. Further, more and more and more who are the following want citizenship because Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give them more preference: those who want/need/demand government assistance, lack education and/or job skills, have health, financial, and/or other problems and/or are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American. How many millions in America are anchor babies?
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/4/6/2376575/-14th-Amendment-attacks-are-about-White-birthright-citizenship-in-Trump-s-electoral-autocracy
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDEPENDENT
— Trump Truth Store closes as owner blames low sales on Iran war: ‘Dead as a doornail.’ Proprietor shutters Illinois business as demand for MAGA merchandise dwindles.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-store-closure-iran-war-b2952946.html
FREE PRESS
— Colleges Will Never Give Up Racial Preferences
https://www.thefp.com/p/will-colleges-ever-give-up-racial
ECONOMIC TIMES
— I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. DD: To discourage/stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out, my critics/opponents ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that my promoting conservative principles and that my promoting the Republican Party platform is hopeless, and that therefore, it is a waste of my time, a waste of my effort, and a waste of my money. They stress the adverse actions that they have had their operative and their dupes take against me including a) throwing me off the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, d) ending my service as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, e) ending my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, f) ending my service as an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member in 2007, g) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) defeating my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004, and i) getting a registered Republican voter in my precinct to run against me for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000.
https://m.economictimes.com/us/news/tuesday-motivation-by-angela-davis-i-am-no-longer-accepting-the-things-i-cannot-change-i-am-changing-the-things-i-iconic-voice-for-civil-rights-social-justice-and-prison-abolition/amp_articleshow/130073947.cms
DAILY MAIL
— Pope rejects claims God justifies war. DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/pope-rejects-claims-god-justifies-war-in-palm-sunday-mass-as-us-prepares-for-iran-ground-invasion/ar-AA1ZF9jx
— Naperville, a stunning suburb named America’s best place to live 2025, is overrun by hundreds of feral teens. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.msn.com/en-my/news/other/stunning-suburb-named-america-s-best-place-to-live-2025-is-overrun-by-hundreds-of-feral-teens/ar-AA1ZQVKF
— Horrified tourists visiting Chicago confronted by nightmarish Mad Max scene unfolding outside window of their Hampton Inn hotel room. DD: Sooner or later, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15709507/chicago-teen-mad-max-scene-hotel-loop-cars.html