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FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Groups work on alternative options for young people to avoid ‘teen takeovers’ in Chicago. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-community-groups-work-alternative-options-young-people-avoid-teen-takeovers/19195189/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQqO5VeVgJc

NBC5
— Worries expressed over teen takeovers turning violent. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/worries-expressed-over-teen-takeovers-turning-violent/3942177/

CBS2
— Chicago police, community groups mobilize to stop teen takeovers. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/teen-takeovers-rainbow-beach-university-of-chicago-hyde-park/

WGN9
— Johnson’s message to Chicago youth regarding ‘teen takeovers’: ‘Do not attend’ DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/johnsons-message-to-chicago-youth-regarding-teen-takeovers-do-not-attend/

FOX32
— Father Pfleger weighs in on teen takeovers, violence and Chicago’s summer safety concerns. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-b0ngnqlx85nm7yf4
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-cannabis-businesses-push-regulatory-changes-legislative-session-winds-down
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-fa78rtf5bv0f2y4o

WTTW
— DD: Brandon Johnson and the Pope team up to destroy Trump. To destroy Trump is to destroy those who voted for Trump.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/29/mayor-brandon-johnson-sees-pope-leo-xiv-key-ally-social-justice-migration-after-vatican

WGN RADIO
— Alderman Yancy’s plan to tackle teen takeovers.  DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://wgnradio.com/bob-sirott/alderman-yancys-plan-to-tackle-teen-takeovers/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: For Democrats, democracy exists to take opportunities, money, and everything else away from Republicans and to give it all to Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/28/democracy-race-civil-rights-social-justice-equality-redistricting-marc-morial

DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Buffalo Grove.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260528/news/rinse-and-repeat-buffalo-grove-pride-parade-heading-into-its-eighth-year/

TELEGRAPH HERALD
— Police request charges against 20 juveniles in fights at Crete-Monee High School.
https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/iowa-illinois-wisconsin/article_067a3727-6a34-4b4f-82cf-f61dd9a5ddc8.html

IOWA CAPITOL DISPATCH
— Trump endorses U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra for Iowa governor. DD: Which Republican candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot in your precinct a) are seeking Trump’s endorsement and b) have been endorsed by Trump?
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/05/29/president-donald-trump-endorses-u-s-rep-randy-feenstra-for-iowa-governor/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/red-white-and-trump-how-americas-250th-is-drawing-controversy/

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton-Area Events To Show LGBTQ+ Support During Pride Month. See how you can celebrate queer love in and around Wheaton for Pride Month 2026. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/amp/34203967/wheaton-area-events-to-show-lgbtq-support-during-pride-month
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rainbow flags, live music, family activities and community booths will return to Wheaton this June as part of a Pride Month season unfolding against a backdrop of sharp political debate across the country. Dancing Queen will play ABBA tribute music at Ross Ferraro Town Center for the Carol Stream Pride Concert on June 18. Access to the venue and food trucks begins at 6 p.m. and the concert starts at 7 p.m. On June 12, the Downers Grove Public Library will host a pride party for students grades six through 12. Billed as a “celebration of queer joy,” the event features food and music, along with arts and crafts. EQuality Downers Grove will host DG PrideFest on June 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fishel Park, 935 Maple Ave. The festivities include food trucks, a tie-dye station, live music and a parade for residents and their pets. The Church of Lombard UCC will host the 5th Annual Lombard Pride Fest on June 7 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors can grab snacks from food trucks, dance to live music and browse goods from local vendors. Therapy dogs, games and prizes are also planned for the festival.)

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MORNING ANSWER
— Bob Grogan, the new chairman of the Illinois Republican Party and former DuPage County auditor, joined Dan Proft to discuss what he plans to do differently, how he thinks about the party’s chronic problems in the state, and what realistic goals look like with a statewide election six months away.
https://www.facebook.com/votebobgrogan/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. What do you hope that the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) will do differently under Grogan? I hope that it will dump its Democrat Lite approach and instead promote the Republican Party platform, and especially its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Of course, I certainly hope that the IRP will encourage everyone to read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do you have in common with Illinois Republican Party (IRP) chairman Bob Grogan? Grogan and I are both long-time DuPage County residents, Republican Precinct Committeemen, CPAs, Certified Fraud Examiners, and members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and Illinois CPA Society. Grogan was my IRP State Central Committee member 2018-2022. I worked hard to elect and to reelect Grogan as DuPage County Auditor. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Have you wanted to run for a government office? Since I was 49 years old in 1997, my DuPage County critics/opponents have falsely hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I wanted to run for DuPage County Auditor. To discourage me from considering doing that, they have taken many big adverse actions against me. I should write about my DuPage County critics/opponents and the many big adverse actions that they have taken against me. Of course, they ignore/dismiss/belittle/badmouth what did to elect and to reelect Jim Rasins and Bob Grogan as DuPage County Auditors. My critics/opponents base their false accusations against me on my being highly qualified for the office. I became a licensed CPA. I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I earned professional certifications in fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years as a Revenue Officer, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year and I worked for GAO for almost 18 years as an Analyst, the last 11 years of at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year. I have master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance. I first visited the DuPage County Auditor’s office in 1986 when I became the Membership Director for the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Chicago Chapter (CC). I remember recruiting Rasins to speak at an AGA CC event.

http://www.gopillinois.com
— When those who have demographics that vote for Republicans do better at something than those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders blame that on discrimination against those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Overwhelmingly, a) those who earned master’s degrees in business (1976), accounting (1980), and finance (1997) with me were White males, b) those who passed the CPA examination (1979) and Certified Internal Auditor (1981) examination on our first attempt with me were White males, c) those who became certified fraud examiners (1990), government financial managers (1994), financial services auditors (1996), and forensic accountants (1997) with me were White males, and d) those who became licensed CPAs (1981) with me were White males. My critics/opponents have always used the aforesaid to turn minorities and females against me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Equality Illinois and the Network Behind It
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/equality-illinois-and-the-network-behind-it/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Chicago’s Teen Takeovers Didn’t Happen Overnight. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/05/chicagos-teen-takeovers-didnt-happen-overnight.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Postal service reveals plan to enforce Trump’s citizenship voting order
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/29/postal-service-reveals-plan-enforce-trumps-citizenship-voting-order/

BREITBART
— FCC Details Disney’s History of Alleged Discrimination Based on Race, Gender, Other Protected Classes.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/29/fcc-details-disneys-history-of-alleged-discrimination-based-on-race-gender-other-protected-classes/amp/

DAILY CITIZEN
— Cities Beg for Parents to Stop Violent ‘Teen Takeovers.’ DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/cities-beg-parents-to-stop-violent-teen-takeovers/

DAILY WIRE
— Another Red State Is Counter-Programming Pride Month, Focusing On Family Instead. “Here in Arkansas, June is Fidelity Month: fidelity to family, fidelity to country, fidelity to God.”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/another-red-state-is-counter-programming-pride-month-focusing-on-family-instead

FOX NEWS
— Illinois GOP Chairman Bob Grogan says city official casting ballot for her dead mother raises broader concerns. Grogan called on Waukegan, Illinois alderman, Sylvia Sims Bolton, to resign after she turned herself in Wednesday for violating voting laws.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6396957989112
— Chicago Mayor Johnson hopes to enlist pope in reparations fight after he apologized for ‘scourge of slavery.’ Pope Leo XIV recently apologized for the Vatican’s historical role in legitimizing the ‘scourge of slavery.’  DD: Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-mayor-johnson-wants-enlist-highest-profile-religious-leader-pope-reparations-fight
— DD: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007. My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes destroy TAPROOT in 2012 and ICRC in 2007. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.aol.com/articles/splc-faces-blowback-hate-map-173113000.html

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Invisible Men: How Guaranteed Income Programs for New Moms Diminish Dads. Guaranteed income programs are marketed as efforts to strengthen families, yet they often discount the institution of marriage and the importance of fathers.
https://www.heritage.org/marriage-and-family/event/invisible-men-how-guaranteed-income-programs-new-moms-diminish-dads

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Are Soft on Crime, but Hard on Law-Abiding Citizens
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/05/29/fri-am-vip-va-law-enforcement-gun-owners-v-illegals-n2676847

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

MSN
— Teen summer hiring projected to hit lowest level in nearly 80 years. DD: I did yard work in 1962, 1963, and 1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. According to my critics/opponents, the aforesaid proves that I have always been an unmitigated loser.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/teen-summer-hiring-projected-to-hit-lowest-level-in-nearly-80-years/ar-AA24h6ju
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight to keep the U.S. military woke that is, against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents are either woke and/or are operatives or dupes for those who are woke.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pete-hegseth-left-isolated-at-pentagon-as-he-continues-firing-spree-to-weed-out-wokeness/ar-AA22jE1c

CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders take new approach to Democrat teen takeovers, create safe space for teens to gather. DD: When you were a teen, did you “gather?” I did not. I did yard work in 1962, 1963, and 1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. According to my critics/opponents, the aforesaid proves that I have always been an unmitigated loser.
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/pontiac-leaders-take-new-approach-to-teen-takeovers/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Poll: 43% are dissatisfied with both the Republican (R) and Democrat (D) parties. 30% are satisfied with R and dissatisfied with D. 23% are satisfied with D and dissatisfied with R. 4% are satisfied with both R and D. DD: What differentiates the Illinois Democrat Party (IRP) and the Illinois Republican Party (IDP) the most? The IDP aggressively promotes its platform. The IRP does not promote its platform.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/polls/dissatisfied-voters.html
— Up-or-out. DD: Ever-increasingly, starting when I was 25 years old in 1974, my Democrat superiors in the federal government used my age against me. They used “up-or-out” to get rid of me because they had not promoted me to GS-13 by the time was 25. I finally made GS-13 at GAO when I was 38. But I would not have been able to do that if I had not a) earned an MBA when I was 27, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32, and e) if the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer from IRS had not finally gotten back into power and promoted me when I was 38.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/americas/actually-democracy-dies-in-hr.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  The data showed that the official’s offhand comment had been right. For the most part, the Argentine military operated under a meritocratic “up or out” system. Officers who underperformed early would fall behind their peers, and eventually be forced into retirement. But Battalion 601 offered a detour around that meritocracy: Low performers could transfer into the secret police, spend a few years earning promotions there and then return to the regular army, often leapfrogging over peers who had stayed with the regular forces. Men who took the detour ended up with longer careers, higher salaries and better pensions than similar individuals who stayed in the mainstream military units. The worse an officer’s academic record had been at the military academy, the more likely he was to join Battalion 601. And once inside, the lowest performers were assigned to the most brutal units, carrying out the day-to-day tasks of torture and murder, work that was so morally repugnant that it carried a serious risk of both social stigma and psychological trauma. But that meant that the career rewards for doing it were the most valuable. A stint as a monster could rehabilitate the most disastrous underperformer.  The playbook for a leader to create a loyal security service, they said, is to set up or repurpose an institution that can become a “second ladder” for career promotions, resource it generously and ensure that the barriers to getting hired there are low, signaling that it offers career opportunities to those who cannot find them elsewhere. (Cutting other government jobs or squeezing budgets can create a larger pool of potential recruits.) The leadership then signals impunity for people on that second ladder, to assure them that they won’t face consequences for wrongdoing.)
— Jury selection. DD: Could you get a fair trial? One could argue that I could not get a fair trial in Cook County and that was why I was denied my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial in Diersen v. GAO. I lacked “jury appeal’ because of my bad demographics. I was , Republican, White, male, old, getting a $68,640/year federal pension in today’s dollars, my wife had a good-paying job, the federal government was paying 72% of our health insurance, we had no debts, we had no dependents, we lived in a home we had built in Wheaton in 1984, we owned cars, I am Protestant, I am 100% German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844, I had been a Crete resident 1948-1972, etc. One could argue that because of the aforesaid, no jury would ever rule in my favor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/opinion/supreme-court-jury-discrimination.html
— Iran, Gas Prices, the Ballroom: Trump Professes Indifference Over Fallout. President Trump has increasingly adopted a posture of nonchalance when pushed on the political consequences of his actions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/us/politics/trump-iran-economy-ballroom-midterms.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to stop illegal drugs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/world/americas/us-boat-strikes-cocaine-trump-south-america.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump: Pope endangers Catholics by opposing Iran war
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-accuses-pope-leo-of-endangering-catholics-by-opposing-iran-war/ar-AA22rgpb
— What to Know About Trump’s $1.8 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund.’ President’s allies and supporters stand to receive payouts based on claims they were mistreated by the government. DD: Should I apply? My Democrat U.S. Senators and my Democrat U.S. Representatives weaponized my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors against me. They had my superiors waste my career and take many big adverse actions against me. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and d) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors a) never promoted me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors a) forced me to resign in 1969 and b) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My critics/opponents have always stressed that in Diersen v. GAO, not only Bush’s DOJ sided with my Democrat GAO superiors against me, but that no Republican federal elected officials in Illinois came to my defense, that is, they sided with my Democrat GAO superiors against me. To side with my Democrat GAO superiors, is to promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, to promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/what-to-know-about-trumps-1-8-billion-anti-weaponization-fund-d8ceb872

FORTUNE
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://fortune.com/2026/05/28/eeoc-chair-andrea-lucas-demographic-data-eeoc/

DAILY NEWS RECORD
— “Liberty And Justice For All” DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, there is less and less and less justice for 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. Court decisions ever-increasingly show that. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://www.dnronline.com/opinion/open_forum/what-does-liberty-and-justice-for-all-mean/article_5abc6258-18ad-5b8d-9257-fe6a0a4e6147.html

IRS
— Apply for a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic grant to serve taxpayers in your community. DD: My father died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969. He never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. Consequently, I had to work my way through college. My father had brittle type 1 diabetes from childhood. His doctors advised him to not seek a college degree because the stress would further harm his health.
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/apply-for-a-low-income-taxpayer-clinic-grant-to-serve-taxpayers-in-your-community

NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS
— State of Homelessness: 2025 Edition. DD: The Democrat Party platform promotes homelessness a) because it destroys personal responsibility, b) because it promotes dependency on government and charity, c) because it destroys traditional marriage and family, and d) because it promotes vices.
https://endhomelessness.org/state-of-homelessness/

CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
— DD: When those who have demographics that vote for Republicans do better at something than those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders blame that on discrimination against those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/occupational-segregation-in-america/

DAILY BEAST
— DD: Brandon Johnson and the Pope team up to destroy Trump. To destroy Trump is to destroy those who voted for Trump.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-shades-trump-with-gift-to-pope-leo/

POLITICO
— Judge launches inquiry into Trump-IRS settlement that led to ‘anti-weaponization’ fund. DD: Democrat judges ever-increasingly stop everything Trump does.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/29/trump-irs-settlement-anti-weaponization-fund-00943459

PEW RESEARCH
— DD: When those who have demographics that vote for Republicans do better at something than those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders blame that on discrimination against those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2021/04/01/stem-jobs-see-uneven-progress-in-increasing-gender-racial-and-ethnic-diversity/

JD SUPRA
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/employer-protections-for-voluntary-6235739/

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

ECONOMIC TIMES
— “America is next if we don’t wake up”: Trump ally says New York conquered by mainstream Muslims under ‘Jihadi Mamdani’
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/america-is-next-if-we-don-t-wake-up-trump-ally-says-new-york-conquered-by-mainstream-muslims-under-jihadi-mamdani-shares-video/ar-AA24fxsK

GUARDIAN & INDEPENDENT
— DD: Brandon Johnson and the Pope team up to destroy Trump. To destroy Trump is to destroy those who voted for Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/29/chicago-mayor-pope-leo
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pope-leo-chicago-mayor-ice-raids-vatican-meeting-b2986213.html

IRISH STAR
— Ex-GOP congressman declares party a ‘cult’ as Trump’s cabinet meeting compared to ‘hostage video.’  Former Illinois Republican congressman Joe Walsh described the GOP as a ‘cult’ after Donald Trump’s Cabinet heaped praise on the president during a televised meeting.
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/ex-gop-congressman-declares-party-37222402

FROM OTHER SOURCES

AUTO GUIDE
— Top 10 Defunct Auto Brands. DD: The list includes Pontiac and Oldsmobile. I owned a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967 and a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 1967-1968.
https://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2016/01/top-10-defunct-auto-brands.html