FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/border-patrol-ice-chicago-marimar-martinez-expected-testify-2nd-day-illinois-accountability-commission/18988841/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/team-exposes-scandal-uic-drug-test-lab-marijuana-dui-cases-questions-grow-holding-labs-accountable/18991617/
NBC5
— Cook County State’s Attorney decries electronic monitoring system as broken. The announcement comes as the man who killed one Chicago police officer and severely injured another makes another court appearance.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/does-not-work-cook-county-states-attorney-decries-electronic-monitoring-system-as-broken/3929191/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-imimgration-car-chase-tear-gas-shooting-operation-midway-blitz/
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/marimar-martinez-shooting-new-evidence
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/28/illinois-accountability-day-2/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/28/illinois-families-separated-by-trump-immigrant-visa-ban
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/04/28/illinois-accountability-commission-pritzker-federal-immigration-agents-ice-midway-blitz
— Having access to a lawyer is the foundation of justice. DD: I should write about the lawyers who represented a) me in the lawsuits I filed and b) the defendants in the lawsuits I filed.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/04/29/lawyer-milorad-dodik-genocide-judson-bosnian-serbs-cellphones-cps-pay
— CPS projected to end school year with $45M deficit as budget challenges persist. District leaders had expected the budget deficit for the next school year would be $529 million, but officials recently predicted it could be much higher.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/04/28/cps-deficit-budget-challenges
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders downplay their success in promoting hatred against Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-04-28/with-no-radical-footprint-what-drove-suspect-to-try-and-assassinate-trump
OAK PARK
— Chicagoan Boulton elected 7th District GOP State Central Committeeman. Alienated some on GOP right for Trump criticism.
https://www.oakpark.com/2026/04/28/boulton-7th-district-gop-state-central-committeeman/
CWB CHICAGO
— Judge pointed to SAFE-T Act, freed suspected cop killer on ankle monitor ‘over the state’s rigorous objection’
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/04/judge-pointed-to-safe-t-act-freed-suspected-cop-killer-on-ankle-monitor-over-the-states-rigorous-objection.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Dems split on Israel boycott law
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/29/dems-split-on-israel-boycott-law-00897658
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-726/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-513/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: What attracts citizens of foreign countries to America? ANSWER: First and foremost, it is the tremendous preference that Democrat and RINO leader give them over citizens of America. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Congressional progressives introduce $25 federal minimum wage plan. DD: I did not start earning $27/hour in today’s dollars until I was 22 in 1971 and had earned a bachelor’s degree in management.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_c2590dcd-be1b-40db-ba35-89fa602f813d.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Pritzker’s 57 tax and fee hikes cost Illinoisans $77 billion
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzkers-57-tax-and-fee-hikes-cost-illinoisans-77-billion/
— Proposed amendment does nothing to curb gerrymandering in Illinois
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/proposed-amendment-does-nothing-to-curb-gerrymandering-in-illinois/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Third Assassination Attempt on Trump Sparks Outrage as Pritzker, Democrats Blamed for Dangerous Rhetoric
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/04/third-assassination-attempt-on-trump-sparks-outrage-as-pritzker-democrats-blamed-for-dangerous-rhetoric.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Blue Cities Dole Out Homeless Services Based on Race and Sexual Identity
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/exclusive-blue-cities-dole-out-homeless
NEW YORK POST
— Woke NYC commission outsources its own job to study slavery reparations. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have. I should write about the successes and the failures that my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors had in getting my many Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to hate me.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/28/us-news/woke-nyc-commission-outsources-its-own-job-to-study-reparations/
BREITBART
— Pritzker Defends Nazi Reference to Trump Admin. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly promote more hatred against German Americans, and especially against German Americans who share Trump’s other demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/04/28/pritzker-defends-nazi-reference-to-trump-admin-much-of-what-i-said-has-been-proven-to-be-true/
— GAO to investigate release of Epstein files. DD: Democrats run GAO. Enough said.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/gao-to-investigate-release-of-epstein-files/
DAILY SIGNAL
— California is an Incubator for Leftist Violence
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/28/california-incubator-radical-leftists-cole-allen/
— Squad Pushes $25 Minimum Wage in the Name of ‘Racial Justice.’ DD: I did not start earning $27/hour in today’s dollars until I was 22 in 1971 and had earned a bachelor’s degree in management.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/28/squad-pushes-25-minimum-wage-in-the-name-of-racial-justice/
DAILY WIRE
— There’s A Reason Why The Left Keeps Trying To Kill Republicans. It’s because they despise our very existence.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/theres-a-reason-why-the-left-keeps-trying-to-kill-republicans
FOX NEWS
— Ramirez and Rep. Analilia Mejia, D-N.J., on Tuesday, introduced the Living Wage for All Act — a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $25-per-hour, with coalition of 100+ organizations. NAACP, American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association join the push at US Capitol. DD: I did not start earning $27/hour in today’s dollars until I was 22 in 1971 and had earned a bachelor’s degree in management.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/sanders-aoc-backed-progressive-debuts-federal-25-minimum-wage-bill-coalition-100-organizations.amp
— Blue state poured thousands of dollars into study on reparations as effort launches. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have. I should write about the successes and the failures that my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors had in getting my many Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to hate me.
https://www.aol.com/news/blue-state-poured-thousands-dollars-111149830.html
JUDICIAL WATCH
— States Keep Offering Illegal Aliens Discounted Tuition Despite DOJ Lawsuits, Mandates. DD: UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, Roosevelt in 1980, and IIT in 1992, but they would have admitted noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.judicialwatch.org/states-keep-offering-illegal-aliens-discounted-tuition-despite-doj-lawsuits-mandates/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Illinois Supreme Court Accused of Double Standard in Judge’s Removal Over Pro-Trump Comments. DD: Ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders will destroy you if you do not promote more hatred against Trump.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/04/illinois-supreme-court-accused-of-double-standard-in-judges-removal-over-pro-trump-comments/
NUMBERS USA
— ICE Is Cracking Down on Illegal Hiring — Congress Must Finish the Job with Mandatory E-Verify
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/ice-is-cracking-down-on-illegal-hiring-congress-must-finish-the-job-with-mandatory-e-verify/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— King Charles gives historic speech in Washington
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/video/king-charles-gives-historic-speech-in-washington/
NBC NEWS
— GAO to review DOJ’s handling of the Epstein files. The probe by GAO is the second into whether the department is complying with the Epstein Files Transparency Act. DD: Democrats run GAO. Enough said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/government-watchdog-review-dojs-handling-epstein-files-rcna342513
AOL
— DD: To get more and more and more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at non-Whites that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that non-Whites have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/psychology-racism-174457319.html
MS NOW
— DD: Pritzker ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump. Ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders will destroy you if you do not promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgZwpmjXqQs
MSN
— Bovino says there are 100 million illegals in US and ‘they all need to go’
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/make-it-hard-for-them-to-live-procreate-greg-bovino-says-there-are-100-million-illegals-in-us-and-they-all-need-to-go/ar-AA21p41d
— 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?ocid=ob-tw-enus-1508523114409
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasing a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/supreme-court-tps-immigration-haiti-syria.html
— Full Guest List for Trump’s State Dinner With Charles and Camilla. Six members of the Supreme Court were invited to the dinner, alongside top administration officials, billionaires and Republican lawmakers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/politics/state-dinner-guest-list.html
— Democrats Pitch ‘New Affordability,’ Looking to Widen Midterm Appeal. Progressives who expect their party to take control of Congress are putting forth a slate of bills aimed at helping lower costs for Americans, financed by tax increases on the wealthy. DD: What has helped you afford things? For me it has been the money that I earned I doing yard work 1962-1964, delivering newspapers 1962-1966, washing dishes 1964-1966, cleaning golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivering mail 1966-1969, working on an automotive assembly line in 1970, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumping more gasoline 1971-1972, collecting delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980, and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/politics/democrats-affordability-midterms.html
— Trump Tests the Limits of His Most Faithful Supporters. The president’s rhetoric on religion, along with hard-line immigration policies and the U.S. war in Iran, has splintered a coalition of Christian voters who returned him to the White House.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/politics/trump-christian-evangelical-faith.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/opinion/catholic-church-trump.html
— Republicans Brace for Brutal Midterms as Trump’s Popularity Slips. The elections are still six months off, and some within the G.O.P. say there is still time to right the ship.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/politics/republicans-midterms-trump-popularity-decline.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/opinion/iran-cost-united-states-iraq-ukraine.html
— DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats. 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, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/us/politics/eeoc-trump-discrimination-cases.html
WASHINGTON POST
— GAO agrees to review Justice Department’s handling of Epstein files. The review by the Government Accountability Office, an independent agency that is part of the legislative branch, will look into how the department released the files. DD: Democrats run GAO. Enough said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/28/epstein-files-gao/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Government Accountability Office plans to examine the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein after a bipartisan group of senators raised concerns that the department violated the law. The Justice Department has released millions of pages of documents related to the late convicted sex offender since President Donald Trump signed a law in November requiring the department to make the records public with narrow restrictions. But Democrats and some Republicans in Congress questioned whether the Justice Department released all the required files and have criticized officials for not redacting some victims’ names and for redacting the names of some Epstein associates. Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico) and Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) last month asked the GAO — an independent agency that is part of the legislative branch — to look into how the department reviewed the files “and the resulting failure of the Department to follow the law, respond to Congress and protect victims.” Merkley said Tuesday that the GAO has agreed to do so. “This independent investigation is an important step in holding this Administration accountable for siding with the rich and powerful to help cover up the abuse of our most vulnerable,” Merkley said in a statement. “I’ll keep fighting to use all the tools at my disposal to deliver justice for Epstein’s victims and transparency for the American people.” The GAO is the second agency to agree to examine the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files and compliance with the law. The Justice Department inspector general’s office said last week that it would audit how the department identified, redacted and released the Epstein records after Merkley, Murkowski, Durbin and other senators asked the inspector general to do so. The GAO told Merkley in a letter that it will coordinate with the inspector general’s office to ensure that the two agencies do not duplicate each other’s efforts. Epstein, a well-connected financier who pleaded guilty in 2008 to charges of soliciting prostitution and died in federal custody while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges in 2019, faced multiple investigations during his lifetime over his relationships with young women. His longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell, was convicted on sex trafficking charges and is serving a 20-year prison sentence in Texas. Since Epstein’s death, which was later ruled a suicide, conspiracy theorists have speculated without evidence that federal officials have worked to protect powerful friends who may have participated in his crimes. The Epstein files consumed months of Trump’s presidency, with Attorney General Pam Bondi testifying twice on Capitol Hill about the release of the files before Trump ousted her this month. At a news conference in January, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department identified about 6 million documents related to Epstein but withheld roughly half of them because they were deemed to fall under exceptions in the law or to be duplicates of files it had already released. “I can assure that we complied with the statute, we complied with the [law], and we did not protect President Trump,” Blanche said. “We didn’t protect or not protect anybody,” he added, dismissing the ongoing debate as “a thirst for information that I do not think will be satisfied by the review of these documents.” Trump had a long-standing friendship with Epstein, and the two had a falling out in the mid-2000s. Trump has not been accused of participating in Epstein’s criminal conduct. Blanche, now the acting attorney general, has signaled a desire to move on from the Epstein case. “To the extent that the Epstein files was a part of the past year of this Justice Department, it should not be a part of anything going forward,” Blanche said on Fox News after Bondi’s ouster.)
USA TODAY
— Trump’s would-be assassin echoed Democrats’ dangerous rhetoric. What kind of political climate produces this level of hatred? What makes someone attempt an assassination in a room full of journalists?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/04/27/trump-cole-allen-manifesto-political-violence/89811825007/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Fuentes to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20260429/281625311905245
STATELINE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more Islam.
https://stateline.org/2026/04/28/gop-candidates-revive-anti-islam-attacks-as-midterms-approach/
BUZZ FEED
— DD: To get more and more and more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at non-Whites that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that non-Whites have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/leylamohammed/people-of-color-uncomfortable-things-white-people
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/people-color-sharing-things-white-120104785.html
REASON
— DD: Everything is zero-sum. All the promotions that I did not get were given by my Democrat superiors to Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who had less work experience than I had, had less education that I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/04/28/the-political-influence-of-zero-sum-thinking/
FEDERAL NEWS WEEK
— Federal job applicants can’t skip ‘loyalty question’ that OPM says is optional, court filings claim. DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats. 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, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2026/04/federal-job-applicants-cant-skip-loyalty-question-that-opm-says-is-optional-court-filings-claim/
EDUCATION WEEK
— DD: For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. If my parents had not sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools, I never would have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-some-claim-ed-schools-are-woke-are-they/2026/04
WONKETTE
— DD: My Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors crowed about their success in meeting their Affirmative Action (AA) quotas, goals, and targets, that is, they crowed about their success in used AA to not hire Republicans, to not retain Republicans, and to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.wonkette.com/p/trump-eeoc-scrambling-to-find-actual
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all the problems that everyone has. and especially for all the problems that Black women have.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/29/stress-racism-black-women-more-likely-die-childbirth-study-suggests
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-guardian/20260429/281818585432508
Tag: illegal
April 28, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Slain Chicago police officer would still be alive but for our broken system of enforcing arrest warrants
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/28/editorial-john-bartholomew-chicago-police-alphanso-talley-warrants-shooting/
— DD: Anticipate/expect that this summer, Democrat teens will takeover your downtown.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/28/opinion-chicago-teen-takeovers/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/28/illinois-families-separated-by-trump-immigrant-visa-ban
DAILY HERALD
— After mayor’s remarks, Geneva rethinking its support for chamber of commerce fests. DD: In 2021, to cut the number of Republican candidate entries in Wheaton Independence Day parades, Democrat and RINO Wheaton leaders ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for those parades.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260426/local-politics/after-mayors-remarks-geneva-rethinking-its-support-for-chamber-of-commerce-fests/
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/border-patrol-ice-chicago-illinois-accountability-commission-reveal-results-operation-midway-blitz-investigation/18976454/
NBC5
— SAFE-T Act questioned after Chicago police officer fatally shot at hospital. The suspect in the shooting was out on electronic monitoring at the time of the attack, though there was an active warrant for his arrest, according to NBC 5 Investigates.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/officials-question-safe-t-act-after-chicago-police-officer-fatally-shot-at-hospital/3928605/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/mother-says-trump-immigration-campaign-featured-daughter-without-her-approval/3928691/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/pritzker-backed-commission-accuses-trump-administration-of-federal-misconduct/amp/
WBEZ
— DD: The less death penalty, the more murders.
https://www.wbez.org/2026/04/27/dead-man-walking-nun-brings-message-of-hope-and-activism-to-depaul-university
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— ABA settles lawsuit claiming minority scholarship fund was discriminatory
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/ccb-aba-lawsuit-settlement-dei-scholarship-20260427/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Florida’s redistricting fight puts Ron DeSantis back in the Republican spotlight.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/politics/article/florida-s-redistricting-fight-puts-ron-desantis-22229451.php
WCIA
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wcia.com/news/champaign-county/champaign-co-dispensary-reacts-to-trump-admin-reclassifying-medical-marijuana/
EVANSTON NOW
— Guaranteed income plan expanded
https://evanstonnow.com/guaranteed-income-plan-expanded/
LEGAL NEWSLINE
— Constitutional tests await IL Dems’ race-based district plan
https://www.legalnewsline.com/cook-county-record/constitutional-tests-await-il-dems-race-based-district-plan/article_c4b1ec83-efc9-47cf-8eec-f35736f554be.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/28/illinois-hearings-revisit-ice-chaos-00894461
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-725/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County GOP Sees New Treasurer
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/04/27/mchenry-county-gop-sees-new-treasurer/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly put their noncitizens who are minority, female, and/or younger ahead of Republicans who are White, male, and/or older. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Noncitizens are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Suspected WHCD gunman Cole Allen came from picture-perfect family of achievers — with church-leader dad at helm.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/27/us-news/suspected-whcd-gunman-cole-allen-came-picture-perfect-family/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Allen — a 31-year-old engineering graduate from prestigious Cal Tech — has three siblings with even more impressive resumes and lived with his parents in a neatly kempt home in Torrance, Calif. His kin are reportedly shocked and alarmed by his extremist, anti-Trump rhetoric, which surfaced after he allegedly tried to attack President Trump and other senior administration officials at the ritzy DC gala Saturday. His sister Avriana, 27, recounted his “radical” statements to federal investigators, while his brother called police about a chilling manifesto he allegedly sent the day he tried to storm past White House security with knives and guns. Allen’s brother, Gabriel, studied engineering at the elite Webb Institute in Glen Cove on Long Island, where his projects included designing Navy vessels, according to materials from the school’s website. His graduation page said he was bound for the maritime engineering firm Thayer Mayan. Gabriel married in 2025, and he and his wife may have a baby on the way this year, according to a gift registry with their names created exactly one week before the attack. Avriana, one of Cole’s two sisters, studied journalism and statistics at the prestigious Northwestern University. She worked as a reporter for CalMatters, where she helped build their 2021 recall election guide. She later joined the Pew Research Center as a junior engineer. The baby of the family, Stephanie, 23, studied physics at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, Calif., reports said. She later joined the National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford University, where she researched dark matter and energy-based cancer treatment. Cole’s father Thomas Allen has been a leader at their local Grace United Reformed Church, according to public records. The church declined to speak to reporters after Saturday’s violence and took down its leadership page. The suspect — a self-styled “friendly federal assassin,” according to his alleged manifesto — stayed close to home. He was employed by C2 Education, a tutor and test prep company, and named “Teacher of the Month” in December 2024, according to social-media posts. He graduated from the California Institute of Technology with an engineering degree in 2017 and earned a master’s in computer science before dabbling in video-game design and released his own game on Steam in 2018. One of Cole’s students, Max Harris, a high-school senior, told the New York Times that he never felt anything amiss. “He seemed like a completely average guy. … Like, I never would have expected anything like this from a guy like him,” Harris said of Cole. But simmering beneath the surface of this seemingly well-adjusted math whiz was violent vitriol for the president and his administration, prosecutors claim. “I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes,” Cole’s alleged manifesto reads, an apparent reference to Trump. It includes a thank-you to “my family, both personal and church,” along with a theological defense of the assassination attempt to people who might tell him to “turn the other cheek.” The manifesto ends with: “Stay in school, kids.”)
— KKK informants to the SPLC de-hooded: One-legged Imperial Wizard ‘true believer’ and cleaning lady, who show no signs of reform
https://nypost.com/2026/04/27/us-news/kkk-informants-to-the-splc-de-hooded-one-legged-true-believer-and-cleaning-lady-who-show-no-signs-of-reform/
— SPLC’s high-profile donors like Clooney, Soros stay mum after nonprofit indicted over alleged $3M hate group informant scheme
https://www.aol.com/news/splc-high-profile-donors-clooney-033407448.html
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Has There Been a ‘Minneapolis Effect’ on Immigration Enforcement? ICE ‘interior arrests’ decrease 21.7 percent between December and March.
https://cis.org/Arthur/Has-There-Been-Minneapolis-Effect-Immigration-Enforcement
COLLEGE FIX
— Dozens of law schools still require DEI to graduate
https://www.thecollegefix.com/dozens-of-law-schools-still-require-dei-to-graduate-watchdog-group-finds/
— Arizona honors colleges push DEI, anti-capitalist, anti-Israel agendas
https://www.thecollegefix.com/arizona-honors-colleges-push-dei-anti-capitalist-anti-israel-agendas-report/
DAILY SIGNAL
— $10.5 Million in Medicaid Given to Illegal Aliens in Mississippi, State Auditor Says
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/27/10-5-million-in-medicaid-given-to-illegals-in-mississippi/
DAILY WIRE
— SPLC Does Not Define Hate Groups — Corporate America Shouldn’t Act Like It Does. DD: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted 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. I should write about my critics/opponents who had their operatives and their dupes destroy TAPROOT and ICRC.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-splc-does-not-define-hate-groups-corporate-america-shouldnt-act-like-it-does
FOX NEWS
— Mamdani education plan undermines merit
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6393804686112
— Radical activist groups circle wagons around Southern Poverty Law Center amid federal charges
https://www.aol.com/news/radical-activist-groups-circle-wagons-104218164.html
— Mamdani’s education plan’s ‘lack of merit’ could fundamentally change student outcomes. DD: According to my critics/opponents, I was able to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license not because of merit, but because I benefitted from discrimination against those who were minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, and I had to work my way through college.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mamdanis-education-plans-lack-merit-could-fundamentally-change-student-outcomes-gop-leader-warns
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mamdani has proposed phasing out the city’s gifted and talented programs for younger students over inequity concerns, a move critics argue could limit academic opportunities for high performers from low-income families. “That’s my biggest concern,” Forte told Fox News Digital. “The lack of merit and the lack of competitiveness…is going to lead to test scores declining and the quality of our education declining significantly.”)
WESTERN JOURNAL
— After Karoline Leavitt Calls Out Dems for Their Vile Anti-Trump Rhetoric, GOP Brings the Receipts. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most. I would start with past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) major Republican donors, e) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders. I would focus on the many big adverse actions that the aforesaid have had their operatives and their dupes take against me since 2000.
https://www.westernjournal.com/karoline-leavitt-calls-dems-vile-anti-trump-rhetoric-gop-brings-receipts/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Leavitt also quoted Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who said, “Never before in my life have I called for mass protest disruptions. These Republicans cannot know a moment of peace.” Last fall, Pritzker took several minutes of a podcast to liken actions taken by Trump and his administration to Nazi Germany. “I think [Trump] needs to prove otherwise, because at the moment, he’s following precisely a kind of playbook that we’ve seen throughout history,” the governor said. “I also built a Holocaust museum with Holocaust survivors.” “I’m not suggesting we’re heading toward a Holocaust,” Pritzker hedged, but then continued, “I am suggesting, though, that authoritarianism, which they easily recognize the early stages of, is coming upon this country and that people are beginning to wake up and recognize it.” After podcast host Nicolle Wallace commended him for making the comparison, the governor dialed it back even further. “I do want to separate myself from the idea that I’m calling him Hitler. … I haven’t suggested that Donald Trump is Hitler,” Pritzker said. “I don’t think any Democrat has,” Wallace then responded, but that’s a false statement.)
— Leftist SPLC ‘secretly funneled’ over $3 million to members of white supremacist and extremist groups. DD: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were extremist groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I should write about my critics/opponents who had their operatives and their dupes destroy TAPROOT and ICRC.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/bombshell-indictment-leftist-splc-secretly-funneled-over-3-million-to-members-of-white-supremacist-and-extremist-groups/ar-AA21tdFt
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
AOL
— Fox News turns on Donald Trump in shock move as network reveals his awful approval ratings. DD: What percent of the following approve of what I do as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) major Republican donors, e) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders? My critics/opponents stress the many big adverse actions that the aforesaid have taken against me since 2000.
https://www.aol.com/entertainment/fox-news-turns-donald-trump-094600703.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump. Were it not for America’s military actions, there would be no Christianity, no Catholicism, and no Pope.
https://www.aol.com/archbishop-praises-popes-anti-war-111930827.html
https://www.aol.com/articles/famed-conclave-actor-praises-pope-211418228.html
THE HILL
— White House blames WHCA shooting on Democratic rhetoric.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5851255-democrats-rhetoric-trump-violence-whca-dinner/amp/
CNN
— White House blames press dinner shooting on systemic demonization of Trump by Democrats
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/27/politics/video/leavitt-whcd-rhetoric-digvid
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders and their mainstream news media ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://apnews.com/video/leavitt-blames-democrats-for-promoting-rhetoric-that-fueled-cult-of-hatred-against-trump-a1e26a72f91e4deda172f8f546fda468
MSN
— Cole Allen’s LinkedIn gives glance into his background
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/alleged-whcd-gunman-cole-allens-linkedin-gives-glance-into-his-background/ar-AA21LLOJ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad. Since 2000, my critics/opponents have ever-increasingly blamed defeats suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct a) on me, b) on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, c) on what I did as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, d) on what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, and e) on what I did as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007. Most commonly, they hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I painted candidates on ballots in my precinct as being more conservative than they wanted to be, and that caused them to lose and/or b) that I promoted candidates who were unelectable because they were too conservative.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/77-percent-blame-trump-for-gas-prices-survey/ar-AA21IvLh
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/trump-faces-steep-approval-collapse/gm-GM1E49E466
NEW YORK TIMES
— Canada’s New Route to Citizenship Has Thousands of Americans Lining Up to Apply. DD: You can be loyal to only one country at a time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/world/canada/canadian-citizenship-by-descent-applications-americans-us.html
— Raising children. DD: My wife and I got married in 1978 when I was 29 and she was 27. We lived on one of our paychecks in anticipation of our having children. But we gave up trying to have children because we both had major fertility problems. My Democrat GAO superiors used that and our not adopting or becoming foster parents against me big time. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I lied about our efforts to have children. All my Democrat GAO superiors had children. They all complained about their paychecks and the time and money they spent raising their children. Their spouses had little or no income. According to them, if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able a) to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt, b) to earn a master’s degree in accounting, c) to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, or d) to become a licensed CPA.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/business/children-rising-costs.html
USA TODAY
— Average cost of raising a child rises to $303,418. DD: My wife and I got married in 1978 when I was 29 and she was 27. We lived on one of our paychecks in anticipation of our having children. But we gave up trying to have children because we both had major fertility problems. My Democrat GAO superiors used that and our not adopting or becoming foster parents against me big time. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I lied about our efforts to have children. All my Democrat GAO superiors had children. They all complained about their paychecks and the time and money they spent raising their children. Their spouses had little or no income. According to them, if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able a) to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt, b) to earn a master’s degree in accounting, c) to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, or d) to become a licensed CPA.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/04/22/cost-raising-child-by-state/89708045007/
SPECTRUM NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump. Were it not for America’s military actions, there would be no Christianity, no Catholicism, and no Pope.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2026/04/27/pope-leo-donald-trump-religion-
FORBES
— Career Coaches. DD: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, career-wise, what would have done differently? I would have majored in accounting from the beginning. I did not because I wrongly believed that I could not pass the CPA examination. But I passed it on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. But by then, it was too late. The accounting profession saw me as being too old. Further, the accounting profession was under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote young minorities and young females, and I was none of the aforesaid. My doing the following did not help. I earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I became a certified fraud examiner when I was 41, government financial manager when I was 45, financial services auditor when I was 47, and forensic accountant when I was 48.
https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbescoachescouncil/2026/04/27/why-job-seekers-shouldnt-skip-the-fundamentals/
TIME
— Pritzker May Be Running for More Than Governor
https://time.com/article/2026/04/28/jb-pritzker-trump-presidency-2028/
WEEK
— Cole Allen shared social media posts saying Trump staged previous assassination attempt. Allen’s social media showed that he shared posts comparing Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler and encouraged gun purchases.
https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2026/04/28/white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-suspect-cole-allen-shared-posts-saying-trump-staged-his-previous-assassination-attempt.html
KTRH
— Newsom Spent $1 Billion To Import 400,000 Extra Illegal Aliens
https://ktrh.iheart.com/featured/houston-texas-news/content/2026-04-23-report-newsom-spent-1-billion-to-import-400000-extra-illegal-aliens/
FED WEEK
— Consolidating Job Classification a First Step in Larger Effort. DD: I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically used my IRS job classification to force me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer. They ignored/dismissed/belittled a) the fact that much of what I did as an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years was similar to what I would do as a GAO Analyst, b) the fact that GAO audits IRS, c) I had earned an MBA in 1976, d) I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and e) I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting.
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/consolidating-job-classification-a-first-step-in-larger-effort-says-opm/
ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump. Were it not for America’s military actions, there would be no Christianity, no Catholicism, and no Pope.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/pope-leo-trump-iran/686964/
RAW STORY
— ‘Unsettling’: New details emerge about suspected would-be WHCD shooter
https://www.rawstory.com/cole-allen-unsettling-new-detail/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
WION NEWS
— ‘Friendly Federal Assassin’ Allen was carrying THESE weapons when he tried to assassinate Trump at WHCD
https://www.wionews.com/photos/-friendly-federal-assassin-allen-was-carrying-these-weapons-when-he-tried-to-assassinate-trump-at-whcd-1777354027890
(FROM THE ARTICLE: a 12-gauge pump-action Mossberg shotgun and a .38 semiautomatic pistol, along with “at least three knives and all kinds of paraphernalia.”)
AL JAZEERA
— DD: Democrat leaders and their mainstream news media ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/27/leavitt-blames-democrats-for-cult-of-hatred-against-trump
— DD: Democrat leaders and the rest of America’s enemies ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/27/iran-very-skilful-as-us-humiliated-says-german-chancellor
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/27/have-us-iran-talks-failed-why-no-deal-yet-doesnt-mean-diplomacy-is-dead
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/27/iran-war-whats-happening-on-day-59-amid-diplomatic-push-to-end-conflict
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/27/who-holds-the-cards-in-iran-us-talks
April 24, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— CPS parents deliver legal letter over May Day agreement as Chicago Board of Education meets
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-board-education-meet-thursday-cps-parents-voice-may-day-concerns/18949132/
— DD: You can be loyal to only one country at a time.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/millions-americans-may-now-considered-canadian-new-law/18959387/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders use Trump’s reclassification to push more pot.
https://wgntv.com/news/some-medical-marijuana-to-be-reclassified-will-that-make-cannabis-legal-nationwide/
FOX32
— Bailey courts Chicago voters, addresses policy divides in governor’s race
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-gemsgrkkex0mhew0
— DD: You can be loyal to only one country at a time.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/new-law-makes-canadian-citizenship-easier-americans
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy Trump.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/money/reuters-americans-blame-trump-rising-gas-prices
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/24/trump-asylum-ban-ruled-illegal/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders use SPLC to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/04/24/southern-poverty-law-center-indictment-justice-hate-civil-rights-trump-marc-morial
— Some Chicagoans aren’t paying federal taxes in protest of Trump policies. President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran, his administration’s deportation efforts and U.S. support of Israel’s attacks in Gaza have turned the tax season’s familiar 1040 into a new form of civil disobedience. DD: I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $118,984-$126,917/year.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/04/24/tax-protest-civil-disobedience-tax-avoidance-trump-israel-iran-gaza
— DD: Democrat leaders use Trump’s reclassification to push more pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/04/23/psychedelics-ibogaine-medicinal-use-ptsd-trump-executive-order-jacob-sullum
DAIL HERALD
— DD: Under the Democrats, soon, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260424/business/illinois-launches-online-resources-for-households-on-federal-food-assistance/
WGLT
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy Trump.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-04-24/trumps-week-of-battles-and-losses
25 NEWS NOW
— Illinois House passes redistricting amendment, Central Illinois lawmakers react
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/04/24/illinois-house-passes-redistricting-amendment-central-illinois-lawmakers-react/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders use Trump’s reclassification to push more pot.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-will-trumps-reclassifying-of-medical-marijuana-have-any-impact-on-criminal-justice-reform/
NORTHER PUBLIC RADIO
— DD: Democrat leader ever-increasingly use veterans to push more pot.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2026-04-24/why-veterans-want-looser-research-restrictions-on-psychedelics-and-marijuana
CHICAGO READER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://chicagoreader.com/news/cps-teachers-social-justice-dei-education/
UIC
— DD: Democrat leaders use Trump’s reclassification to push more pot.
https://today.uic.edu/research-participants-wanted-for-study-on-adults-age-60-or-older-and-cannabis-use/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-511/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— The manufactured boogeyman of White supremacy. Leftist group found and funded Biden’s race-based agenda.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/23/manufactured-boogeyman-white-supremacy/
— Texas law cracking down on illegal immigrant ‘invasion’ prevails in court challenge.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/24/texas-law-cracking-illegal-immigrant-invasion-prevails-court/
— Feds bust network that smuggled migrants from Iran into U.S.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/24/feds-bust-network-smuggled-migrants-iran-us/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Congress Has Established That People Here Illegally Are Not Residents
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/04/congress_has_established_that_people_here_illegally_are_not_residents.html
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— The Case for Denaturalization. How to make citizenship great again.
https://cis.org/Krikorian/Excerpt-Case-Denaturalization
DAILY WIRE
— Hospital System That Laid Off 1,000 Staff Gave $1.3 Million To ‘Anti-Racist’ Theatre Group
https://www.dailywire.com/news/hospital-system-that-laid-off-1000-staff-gave-1-3-million-to-anti-racist-theatre-group
FOX NEWS
— California gubernatorial candidates say police checking truck drivers’ English during highway stops is racist
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6393751139112
NEWSMAX
— RINOs undermining Trump
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/rinos-undermining-trump-lets-check-our-egos-at-the-door/ar-AA1ZKTTD
PJ MEDIA
— Does the Mayor of Chicago Really Need a 150-Member, $30 Million Security Detail?
https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/04/24/does-the-mayor-of-chicago-really-need-a-150-member-30-million-security-detail-n4952152
RED STATE
— Et Tu, Illinois? Prairie State Moves to Rewrite Redistricting As All Eyes Are on Virginia.
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/04/23/et-tu-illinois-prairie-state-moves-to-rewrite-redistricting-as-all-eyes-are-on-virginia-n2201597
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— DD: My Civil Service Retirement System pension and retirement savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/5-reasons-you-might-be-forced-to-unretire-in-2026-even-with-savings/ar-AA21ttQ2
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Nearly 1 in 3 American retirees (31%) have considered going back to work either part- or full-time as a means to earn or save more money during retirement. That’s likely in response to a decrease in their standard of living, which a vast majority say they’ve had to adjust due to their retirement income.)
— The cost of raising a child has surged 28% in just 3 years — and it’s not slowing down. DD: My wife and I got married in 1978 when I was 29 and she was 27. We lived on one of our paychecks in anticipation of our having children. But we gave up trying to have children because we both had major fertility problems. My Democrat GAO superiors used that and our not adopting or becoming foster parents against me big time. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I lied about our efforts to have children. All my Democrat GAO superiors had children. They all complained about their paychecks and the time and money they spent raising their children. Their spouses had little or no income. According to them, if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able a) to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt, b) to earn a master’s degree in accounting, c) to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, or d) to become a licensed CPA.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/the-cost-of-raising-a-child-has-surged-28-in-just-3-years-and-it-s-not-slowing-down-new-report-finds/ar-AA20VuYP
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/us/politics/appeals-court-trump-asylum-claims.html
— Microsoft Targets About 7% of Its U.S. Workers With Buyout Offer. DD: During the last 8 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO, they had my supervisors do everything that they could to get rid of me. They were furious when I refused to take their $25,000 buyout and early retirement “offer” when I was 45 in 1993. The buyout expired in 1994. They succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” just before it expired on September 30, 1997. They had my supervisors make it clear that if I did not take their early retirement “offer,” they would make the next 6 years until I would be eligible for regular retirement a living hell for me. They made it clear that they would constructively, if not literally, demote me and that they would give me adverse transfers, bad job assignments, unfair performance expectations, and unfair performance evaluations. I continue to ask myself what would have happened if I had not succumbed to their threats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/business/microsoft-layoffs-artificial-intelligence.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Appeals court clears way for U.S. to reopen border for asylum seekers. A federal appeals court found Trump’s declaration of an “invasion” at the U.S.-Mexico border was illegal, effectively reopening the U.S. to migrants seeking asylum. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/04/24/court-border-asylum-trump/
BLOOMBERG
— It’s harder to hide from a bad job market in grad school. DD: When I started my senior year at NIU when I was 21 in 1969, my plan was to get an MBA at NIU. But that all changed when my father died suddenly. My mother had never attended high school, she had never worked outside the home, and my brother was having problems. So I accepted the only job offer that I got, applied for a financial hardship draft deferment, moved in with them in Crete, and helped support them. Because of all that, I did not earn an MBA until I was 27 in 1976. By then, it was too late.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/it-s-harder-to-hide-from-a-bad-job-market-in-grad-school/ar-AA21gsUu
FORTUNE
— With entry-level jobs vanishing, Gen Z grads are ditching corporate America. DD: When I graduated from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21 in 1970, I applied to many fortune 500 firms. Only Firestone Stores offered me a job, and it was for a job that really did not require a college degree. In the name of “training,” my boss used me like I was a car mechanic trainee. All the firms that I applied to were under tremendous pressure from EEOC to hire minorities, females, and veterans. I was not a minority, female, or veteran. To make matters worse, potential employers saw me as being Vietnam War draft bait. They did not believe that my financial hardship draft deferment application would be approved. Beyond that, my GPA was not that great because to work my way through college, I had spent far too many hours delivering mail instead of studying.
https://fortune.com/2026/04/24/gen-z-entrepreneurship-gig-work-freelance-entry-level-jobs-corporate-america/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Appeals court says Trump’s asylum ban at the border is illegal, agreeing with lower court. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-04-24/appeals-court-says-trumps-asylum-ban-at-border-is-illegal-agreeing-with-lower-court
CITY LIMITS
— Federal Proposal Would Make It Nearly Impossible for Immigrants Seeking Asylum to Work Legally. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://citylimits.org/federal-proposal-would-make-it-nearly-impossible-for-immigrants-seeking-asylum-to-work-legally-advocates-say/
FROM FOREIGN SOURSES
WORLD TRIBUNE
— Newsom spent $1B in taxpayer funds to import illegals as activist ‘pawns.’ DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://worldtribune.com/report-californias-newsom-spent-1b-in-taxpayer-funds-to-import-illegals-as-activist-pawns/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom spent $1 billion in taxpayer funds to import 400,000 illegal aliens from poor countries to essentially serve as activists for the state’s Democrat political machine and elite-dominated economy,)
April 24, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Democrats push redistricting ‘reform’ that maintains their own power
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/24/gerrymandering-redistricting-chris-welch-virginia-political-maps/
— DD: 2.2 million Illinois residents with a criminal record.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/24/opinion-clean-slate-illinois-employers/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois marijuana firms will get a massive tax break from Trump administration’s historic weed shift. DD: Pot is poison, In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. All my critics/opponents have used pot, are using it, want to use it, want to make money selling it, want the tax revenue from its sale, want votes from those who use it, and/or want to use it to destroy America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/marijuana/2026/04/23/marijuana-cannabis-trump-blanche-chicago-illinois-verano-cresco
WGN9
— CPS parents demand clarity on May Day agreement.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/cps-parents-demand-clarity-on-may-day-agreement/
STATELINE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.mystateline.com/hill-politics/fetterman-iran-must-be-so-excited-by-the-american-media-and-the-democratic-party/
— Bailey visits Rockford, criticizes state policies
https://www.mystateline.com/news/republican-nominee-darren-bailey-visits-rockford-criticizes-state-policies/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug might only be the first step for Trump. President Donald Trump’s decision to reclassify state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug is a boon for the industry. DD: Pot is poison, In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. All my critics/opponents have used pot, are using it, want to use it, want to make money selling it, want the tax revenue from its sale, want votes from those who use it, and/or want to use it to destroy America.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/reclassifying-marijuana-as-a-less-dangerous-drug-might-only-be-the-first-step-for-trump/article_fc2ab65f-dacf-57af-9f59-1c004875746e.html
CITY THAT WORKS
— Chicago doubles down on unaffordable housing. In 2025, new affordable units in Chicago will cost *at least* $679K a pop to build.
https://citythatworks.substack.com/p/chicago-doubles-down-on-unaffordable
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/24/bears-bill-and-the-senate-red-zone-00890120
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-723/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-510/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Vallas: Chicago Media Fuel Anti-Police Hysteria
https://johnkassnews.com/chicago-media-fuel-anti-police-hysteria/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois’ number of high school grads to plunge 32%. Lawmakers still want more college money.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-number-of-high-school-grads-to-plunge-32-lawmakers-still-want-more-college-money/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illegal immigrants and temporary visitors give birth to 9% of U.S. babies
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/23/illegal-immigrants-temporary-visitors-give-birth-9-us-babies/
— Most service workers now have college degrees. DD: When I graduated from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21 in 1970, I applied to many fortune 500 firms. Only Firestone Stores offered me a job, and it was for a job that really did not require a college degree. In the name of “training,” my boss used me like I was a car mechanic trainee. All the firms that I applied to were under tremendous pressure from EEOC to hire minorities, females, and veterans. I was not a minority, female, or veteran. To make matters worse, potential employers saw me as being Vietnam War draft bait. They did not believe that my financial hardship draft deferment application would be approved. Beyond that, my GPA was not that great because to work my way through college, I had spent far too many hours delivering mail instead of studying.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/5/report-finds-service-workers-college-degrees/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— When politics becomes your identity, disagreement becomes war
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4539020/politics-becomes-identity-disagreement-becomes-war/
— ‘White supremacy’ was a leftist scam
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4540823/white-supremacy-leftist-scam/
NEW YORK POST
— How NYC’s elite high schools discriminate — on mayor’s orders
https://nypost.com/2026/04/24/opinion/how-nycs-elite-high-schools-discriminate-on-mayors-orders/
AMERICAN THINKER
— California Democrats stick up for illegal alien truck drivers who can’t drive and speak no English. God help California if one of these Democrats gets elected governor.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/04/california_democrats_stick_up_for_illegal_alien_truck_drivers_who_can_t_drive_and_speak_no_english.html
FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Workplace Raids Are Coming—and They’re Essential. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.fairus.org/opinion/workplace-raids-are-coming-and-theyre-essential
FOX NEWS
— Harvard students revolt over new grading policy they call ‘racist.’ Freshman started the Change.org petition urging Harvard to reject the proposed policy. DD: 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. My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. I had to work my way through college.
https://noticias.foxnews.com/media/harvard-students-revolt-new-grading-policy-call-racist
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “This petition calls on Harvard to reject the proposed grading policy, arguing that it is not merely flawed but racially harmful in effect,” a petition on Change.org started by Angelina Agostini, a freshman at Harvard College, reads. “We center racism as a core concern, contending that although the policy is framed as neutral ‘differentiation,’ it functions as a system of ranking and sorting that mirrors and reinforces existing racial and socioeconomic hierarchies,” the petition reads. “Because first-generation, low-income (FGLI) students and students of color are disproportionately affected by structural inequities long before arriving on campus, the policy would compound those disadvantages rather than correct them.”)
— New HUD rules will stop sheltering illegals in public housing.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/new-hud-rules-stop-sheltering-illegals-public-housing-heres-really-benefits
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Elite Schools Insist It’s About “Belonging”—Critics Say It’s Discrimination All Over Again
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/elite-schools-insist-its-about-belonging-critics-say-its-discrimination-all
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— DOT Pulls $73M From New York Over Failure to Revoke Thousands of Questionable CDLs
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/04/dot-pulls-73m-from-new-york-over-failure-to-revoke-thousands-of-questionable-cdls/amp/
NEW AMERICAN
— Spain Legalizes Half a Million Illegal Aliens. Is Europe Committing Suicide?
https://thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/spain-legalizes-half-a-million-illegal-aliens-is-europe-committing-suicide/
TOWNHALL
— A Lot of Arrested DACA Recipients Have Criminal Records
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/23/daca-criminals-n2674938
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrats hold 6-point advantage in battleground districts
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5845751-democrats-battleground-districts-poll/
ABC NEWS
— 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://abcnews.com/Politics/woke-conservatives/story?id=93051138
CBS NEWS & CONVERSATION
— For millions, low-wage work really is a dead end. DD: A big reason a) why I took only one graduate evening business course at a time while I worked for IRS 1972-1976 and b) why I took only one graduate evening accounting course at a time while I worked for IRS 1976-1980 and for GAO in 1980 and c) why I took only one graduate evening finance course at a time while I worked for GAO 1992-1997 was the cost of tuition and books.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/low-wage-work-really-is-a-dead-end-for-millions/
https://theconversation.com/for-some-workers-low-paying-jobs-might-be-more-of-a-dead-end-than-a-stepping-stone-202031
AOL
— Federal charges filed against man who returned to U.S. after deportation, convicted in 2023 Palatine shooting. DD: Anticipate/expect that because of strong Democrat and RINO support, many, most, virtually all, if all deportees will return. Democrats want illegals because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.aol.com/news/federal-charge-filed-against-man-203043362.html
NEWSWEEK
— Pope Leo Speaks Out Against Cardinal Ordering Blessings for Gay Couples
https://www.newsweek.com/pope-leo-speaks-out-against-cardinal-ordering-blessings-for-gay-couples-11871244
REUTERS
— DD: Those who promote illegal immigration should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
https://www.reuters.com/world/pope-leo-decries-migrants-being-treated-worse-than-house-pets-2026-04-23/
https://wtvbam.com/2026/04/23/pope-leo-decries-migrants-being-treated-worse-than-house-pets/
— Pot firms rally after US reclassifies marijuana as less dangerous drug. DD: Pot is poison, In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. All my critics/opponents have used pot, are using it, want to use it, want to make money selling it, want the tax revenue from its sale, want votes from those who use it, and/or want to use it to destroy America.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/pot-firms-rally-after-us-reclassifies-marijuana-less-dangerous-drug-2026-04-23/
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/entertainment-celebrity/10-celebrities-who-opened-up-about-love-beyond-traditional-marriage/ss-AA1VKOdd
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
NEW YORK TIMES
— 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.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/opinion/dei-discriminatory-former-leaders.html
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010840629/they-championed-dei-now-theyre-divided.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more wokeness and wokeism. To promote wokeness and wokeism is to promote more hatred against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents promote wokeness and wokeism.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/04/23/stars-stripes-ombudsman-fired-pentagon/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Jury awards $2.25 million to Riverside County sergeant forced to resign after reporting harassment. DD: During the last 8 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO, had my supervisors do everything that they could to get rid of me. They were furious when I refused to take their $25,000 buyout and early retirement “offer” when I was 45 in 1993. The buyout expired in 1994. They succeeded in getting me to take their early retirement “offer” that expired on September 30, 1997. They had my supervisors make it clear that if I did not take their early retirement “offer,” they would make the next 6 years until I would be eligible for regular retirement a living hell for me. They made it clear that they would constructively, if not literally, demote me. That they would give me adverse transfers, bad job assignments, unfair performance expectations, and unfair performance evaluations. I continue to ask myself what would have happened if I had not succumbed to their threats.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-22/riverside-county-sheriffs-department-jury-verdict-former-deputy
WSJ
— 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.wsj.com/opinion/u-s-law-schools-have-diverse-takes-on-dei-2ea9674c
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-04-23-2026/card/get-a-whiff-of-these-pot-stocks-YF60HEwBnlv5wuWRbAE7
— KPMG Cutting 10% of U.S. Audit Partners After Voluntary-Retirement Push Falls Short. DD: In 1993, the Democrats who ran GAO “offered” a $25,000 buyout and early retirement to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.wsj.com/cfo-journal/kpmg-cutting-10-of-u-s-audit-partners-after-voluntary-retirement-push-falls-short-5fd0d005
FORTUNE
— 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://fortune.com/2026/04/23/ron-desantis-dei-white-males-disfavored-group/
FORBES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestv/2026/04/23/tammy-duckworth-invites-trump-to-congress-to-justify-presidents-war-of-choice-in-iran/
MARKETPLACE
— Bracing for baby. Serious financial decisions to-be parents should be thinking about. DD: My wife and I got married in 1978 when I was 29 and she was 27. We lived on one of our paychecks in anticipation of our having children. But we gave up trying to have children because we both had major fertility problems. My Democrat GAO superiors used that and our not adopting or becoming foster parents against me big time. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I lied about our efforts to have children. All my Democrat GAO superiors had children. They all complained about their paychecks and the time and money they spent raising their children. Their spouses had little or no income. According to them, if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able a) to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt, b) to earn a master’s degree in accounting, c) to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, or d) to become a licensed CPA.
https://www.marketplace.org/story/2012/03/02/bracing-baby
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— DD: As Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family, there will be more and more and more teen takeovers.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/readers/2026/04/23/bayshore-mall-teen-takeover/89705046007/
MINN POST
— DD: As Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family, there will be more and more and more homeless.
https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2026/04/still-homeless-i-was-a-teen-with-a-job/
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— Planning for the mental and physical health effects of involuntary retirement. More than half of employees retire earlier than planned. Those who retire involuntarily report more health, mental health, and financial problems. DD: I should write about being forced to retire early.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-life-of-the-american-male/202601/forced-to-retire
TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: During the last 8 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO, my supervisor and her supervisor were Jewish females. The Democrats who ran GAO had them do everything that they could to get rid of me. They were furious when I refused to take their $25,000 buyout and early retirement “offer” when I was 45 in 1993. The buyout expired in 1994. They succeeded in getting my Jewish female supervisor and her superior to force me to take their early retirement “offer” that expired on September 30, 1997. They had my Jewish female supervisor and her superior make it clear that if I did not take their early retirement “offer,” they would make the next 6 years until I would be eligible for regular retirement a living hell for me. They made it clear that they would constructively, if not literally, demote me. That they would give me adverse transfers, bad job assignments, unfair performance expectations, and unfair performance evaluations. I continue to ask myself what would have happened if I had not succumbed to their threats.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/opportunity-not-enough-female-leadership-says-nancy-yip
RAW STORY
— DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.rawstory.com/hegseth-military-strategy-loyalty/
ROLLING STONE
— DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-wants-to-make-it-harder-for-veterans-to-work-in-government/ar-AA21jXXG
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
AL JAZEERA
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/23/pope-decries-migrants-and-refugees-being-treated-worse-than-house-pets
GUARDIAN
— KPMG Slashes 10% of US Audit Partners. DD: Anticipate that all those slashed will be White, male, and/or older.
https://slguardian.org/kpmg-slashes-10-of-us-audit-partners-in-major-workforce-shake-up/
— Many young people are trapped in low-paid work. Could postgrad study be the way out? DD: If I had not been taking graduate evening business courses, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not earned an MBA in 1976 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and became a licensed CPA in 1981, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have promoted me in 1986.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/sep/04/have-you-missed-your-chance-postgraduate-degree
April 23, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The millionaire’s tax will tempt many Illinoisans. Here’s why it is a terrible idea as written.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/23/editorial-the-millionaires-tax-will-tempt-many-illinoisans-heres-why-it-is-a-terrible-idea-as-written/
— Proposed millionaire tax is an effort to keep up with the blue state Joneses.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/23/opinion-millionaire-tax-illinois-population-loss/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/22/marimar-martinez-chicago-border-patrol-agent-shooting-testimony-homeland-security-congressional-committee
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/22/ice-broadview-kat-abughazaleh-trump-crime-chicago
DAILY HERALD
— BEYOND OUTRGAGEOUS, BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift. DD: Pot is poison, In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. All my critics/opponents have used pot, are using it, want to use it, want to make money selling it, want the tax revenue from its sale, want votes from those who use it, and/or want to use it to destroy America.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260423/marijuana/trump-reclassifies-state-licensed-medical-marijuana-as-a-less-dangerous-drug-in-a-historic-shift/
— Naperville’s India Day festival to leave city after reduced financial support. DD: In 2021, to cut the number of Republican candidate entries in Wheaton Independence Day parades, Democrat and RINO Wheaton leaders ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for those parades.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260422/news/napervilles-india-day-festival-to-leave-city-after-reduced-financial-support/
WHEATON PATCH
— Sale Of THC-Derived Products, Psychoactive Substances Outlawed In Wheaton. The city council approved the regulations at its April 20 meeting. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/sale-thc-derived-products-psychoactive-substances-outlawed-wheaton
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Midway Blitz Is Over, But ICE Is Still Quietly Targeting Chicago Immigrants — Especially At Court
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/22/midway-blitz-is-over-but-ice-is-still-quietly-targeting-chicago-immigrants-especially-at-court/
LEGAL NEWSLINE
— ‘Plaintiffs’ lawyer paradise:’ IL lawsuit-friendly courts jack up costs
https://www.legalnewsline.com/cook-county-record/plaintiffs-lawyer-paradise-il-lawsuit-friendly-courts-jack-up-costs-report-says/article_f84db5f8-0a89-4d54-8f0e-a440288076b7.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Del Mar brings fighter’s edge to GOP ticket
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/23/del-mar-brings-fighters-edge-to-gop-ticket-00888061
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-722/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pritzker Grab of Local Zoning Control Explained, Criticized
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/04/23/pritzker-grab-of-local-zoning-control-explained-critized/
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Draft Law in Springfield Would Make Homeless Encampments Impossible to Eliminate in Chicago Parks
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/draft-law-springfield-homeless-encampments-chicago-parks
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Illinois Democrats Push Redistricting. Again.
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/04/illinois-democrats-push-redistricting-again/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DD: Without the Electoral College, no Republican will ever be elected again.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/4537529/national-popular-vote-conservatives/
NEW YORK POST
— How Gavin Newsom subsidized migrant invasion with California taxpayers’ cash
https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/opinion/how-gavin-newsom-subsidized-the-migrant-invasion/
— Southern Poverty Law Center weaponized hate — and hurt the innocent
https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/opinion/how-southern-poverty-law-centers-smears-hurt-blameless-targets/
BLAZE
— Uncle Sam wants YOU — to obey immigration laws
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/uncle-sam-wants-you-to-obey-immigration-laws
DAILY WIRE
— The Smear Machine: How The Southern Poverty Law Center Rebranded Conservatives As Haters
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-smear-machine-how-the-southern-poverty-law-center-rebranded-conservatives-as-haters
— Don’t Fall For This Hot MAGA Influencer. The 22-year-old med student bragged about making money off “super dumb” conservative men. DD: My critics/opponents say that no one can tell me what to do. I take that as a badge of honor.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/indian-scammer-might-be-behind-your-favorite-hot-maga-influencer
FREE PRESS
— The SPLC Has Spread Hate. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who falsely claim to be conservative to give themselves standing to destroy conservatives.
https://www.thefp.com/p/the-splc-has-spread-hate-is-it-guilty
FOX NEWS
— Chicago alderman says police are ‘handcuffed’ from stopping teen takeovers under Mayor Brandon Johnson. Johnson avoided the term ‘takeover,’ instead warning residents of a possible ‘teen trend’ on social media.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-alderman-says-police-handcuffed-stopping-teen-takeovers-mayor-brandon-johnson
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Liberals Would Rather See Trump Fail Than America Succeed
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/liberals-would-rather-see-trump-fail-america-succeed
TOWNHALL
— What Do Immigrants Owe Us?
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/04/23/what-do-immigrants-owe-us-n2674773
— Gavin Newsom Funded an NGO That Brings HIV-Positive ‘Migrants’ to America
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/22/gavin-newsom-hiv-ngo-n2674904
— Hegseth: This Isn’t a Purge. It’s Long Overdue Accountability.
https://townhall.com/columnists/dr-chase-spears/2026/04/23/this-isnt-a-purge-its-long-overdue-accountability-n2674922
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump bashes Supreme Court’s ‘Republican’ justices, says they’ve ‘gone weak, stupid, and bad’
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5843013-trump-supreme-court-conservative-justices/
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/proud-lgbtq-celebs-share-empowering-advice/story?id=63920287
NBC NEWS
— A year after DOGE, former federal employees are still looking for work. Thirteen federal workers who were laid off during the DOGE cuts told NBC News they struggled to find work, had to move or took major pay cuts after their agencies were gutted. DD: Overwhelmingly, federal employees and federal retirees are despised if not hated. I should write about that.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/year-doge-former-federal-employees-still-unemployed-looking-jobs-rcna265911
CNBC
— The racial wage gap starts as early as 16 for Black workers—and results in ‘a lifetime of consequences,’ DD: In today’s dollars, my ending GAO salary was $74/hour in 1997. To get that, I had a) worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years and for the Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years, b) earned three job-related master’s degrees, c) earned six job-related professional certifications, and d) earned a job-related professional license. All my minority coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/15/racial-wage-gap-starts-as-early-as-16-heres-why.html
MSN
— 15 female-dominated careers that pay at least $75 per hour. DD: In today’s dollars, my ending GAO salary was $74/hour in 1997. To get that, I had a) worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years and for the Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years, b) earned three job-related master’s degrees, c) earned six job-related professional certifications, and d) earned a job-related professional license. All my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/15-female-dominated-careers-that-pay-at-least-75-per-hour/ss-AA21sGNm
— DD: Federal employees who are the following do not have Civil Service protections: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/perfect-test-case-against-trump-doj-will-affect-legal-rights-of-all-federal-employees/ar-AA1Qn8v1
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they 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
NEW YORK TIMES
— Hollywood Has Stigmatized Whiteness
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010775488/he-thinks-hollywood-has-stigmatized-whiteness.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DeSantis signs Florida law banning local DEI funding, says white men are ‘disfavored.’ DeSantis claims diversity, equity, and inclusion programs discriminate against white men. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those who are the following are ever-increasingly disfavored: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2026/04/22/florida-dei-desantis-race/9ad6f788-3e8c-11f1-bb46-ed564688d953_story.html
NEW YORK SUN
— A New Push To Grant Amnesty for Illegals Emerges in Congress Under Misleading Guise of ‘Dignity.’ Heading into the midterms, the last thing the GOP should be doing is alienating its core voters on immigration.
https://www.nysun.com/article/a-new-push-to-grant-amnesty-for-illegals-emerges-in-congress-under-misleading-guise-of-dignity
CITY JOURNAL
— How Gavin Newsom Subsidized the Migrant Invasion. The California governor has spent nearly $1 billion on nonprofits that want, among other things, to dismantle the border, “abolish ICE,” and help immigrants “living with HIV.”
https://www.city-journal.org/article/california-gavin-newsom-illegal-immigrants-ice
STATELINE
— Asylum-seekers could lose right to work under proposed Trump administration rules. DD: All my employers would hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://stateline.org/2026/04/23/asylum-seekers-could-lose-right-to-work-under-proposed-trump-administration-rules/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/21/grindr-set-to-host-inaugural-white-house-correspondents-dinner-party/89719638007/
— DD: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: To get more votes from women, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give women more preference over men.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/04/15/trump-dei-crackdown-targets-women-networking/89426934007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Democrats Unify Against Israel. The number of senators backing an arms embargo against the Jewish state has doubled in two years.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-democrats-unify-against-israel-7a916769?mod=opinion_lead_pos5
CENTER FOR RETIREMENT RESEARCH
— Lowering Pay for Federal Jobs Is Bad for Workers – and Bad for America. Going forward, the government will have to pay more – not less – to be competitive. DD: 23% of federal employees have master’s degrees while only 11% of private sector employees do. 10% of federal employees have professional degrees while only 4% of private sector employees do.
https://crr.bc.edu/lowering-pay-for-federal-jobs-is-bad-for-workers-and-bad-for-america/
FED WEEK
— ‘Rescheduling’ of Marijuana Could Have Federal Workplace Implications. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. All my critics/opponents have used pot, are using it, want to use it, want to make money selling it, want the tax revenue from its sale, want votes from those who use it, and/or want to use it to destroy America.
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/rescheduling-of-marijuana-could-have-federal-workplace-implications/
— How Federal Employees Can Retire Early. DD: My Civil Service Retirement System pension and my retirement savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.fedweek.com/retirement-financial-planning/how-federal-retirees-can-retire-early/
FED SMITH
— The Hidden Costs of Retirement: A New Series for Federal Employees. Federal retirement planning extends well beyond healthcare. DD: My Civil Service Retirement System pension and my retirement savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/04/22/hidden-costs-of-retirement-series-for-federal-employees/
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Treasury secretary: IRS hit a ‘home run’ on challenging filing season, but still needs staffing and budget cuts. 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 its 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 in 1976 and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. That directly resulted in my transferring to GAO.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/budget/2026/04/treasury-secretary-irs-hit-a-home-run-on-challenging-filing-season-but-still-needs-staffing-and-budget-cuts/
ATLANTIC
— The Virginia Gerrymander Disenfranchises Republicans
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/virginia-congress-midterms-trump/686895/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDEPENDENT
— Medical student from India behind AI conservative influencer says ‘super dumb’ MAGA crowd was easy to fool. DD: My critics/opponents say that no one can tell me what to do. I take that as a badge of honor.
https://www.aol.co.uk/news/medical-student-india-created-ai-185742618.html
TIMES OF INDIA
— An India-based medical student reportedly built and operated a popular AI-generated Instagram influencer that amassed millions of followers by posting patriotic, political and lifestyle content aimed at conservative audiences in the United States. DD: My critics/opponents say that no one can tell me what to do. I take that as a badge of honor.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/ai-generated-maga-influencer-indian-student-behind-hot-girl-profile-with-millions-of-followers/ar-AA21r0hw
April 22, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Democrats trying to get ‘millionaire tax’ and redistricting amendment questions on fall ballot
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/22/illinois-millionaire-tax-redistricting-amendment-questions/
DAILY HERALD
— Illinois House approves redistricting amendment, fearing federal Voting Rights Act will be eliminated
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260422/illinois-state-politics/illinois-house-approves-redistricting-amendment-fearing-federal-voting-rights-act-will-be-eliminate/
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their millionaires tax.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-millionaires-tax-proposal-seeks-fund-education-provide-relief-3-surcharge-people-earning-1-million/18945058/
— Video shows car explosion amid takeover on Chicago’s South Side
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-car-takeover-fire-explodes-76th-street-ashland-avenue-saturday-april-18-gresham/18932977/
WBEZ
— How has the Black Chicago accent retained its Southern roots?
https://www.wbez.org/curious-city/2026/04/22/how-has-the-black-chicago-accent-retained-its-southern-roots
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Five years later, Black caucus says SAFE-T Act working just fine
https://archive.ph/a7W6E#selection-3554.0-3554.3
Q985
— Illinois Marijuana Arrests Rise After Legalization
https://q985online.com/ixp/721/p/illinois-marijuana-arrests-rise/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-509/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois millionaire’s tax moves closer to November ballot
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1252da07-7b75-43d8-8af0-edd51c6eb765.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— IRS: Illinois led nation in rate of income loss in 2023
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/irs-illinois-led-nation-in-rate-of-income-loss-in-2023/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. My critics/opponents succeeded in having their operatives and their dupes end my chairmanship and destroy TAPROOT in 2012. My critics/opponents have always blamed me for all the problems that TAPROOT had.
http://www.gopillinois.com
(FROM GOOGLE AI: The Taproot Republicans of Illinois is a DuPage County-based political organization that focuses on public policy and supporting Republican candidates. Historically, it has been active in hosting events such as candidate forums and annual brunches to engage with policymakers. The group prioritizes public policy and policymakers over purely partisan campaign activities. It primarily operates within DuPage County, often hosting meetings in areas like Downers Grove or Willowbrook. The organization has historically honored prominent Illinois Republicans, such as the late U.S. Congressman Henry J. Hyde, who received awards from the group for his defense of the Constitution. While the group has held recurring events like an “annual brunch” as recently as 2024, it maintains a relatively low digital profile compared to larger state-level political committees.)
— I served on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee (SC) 2003-2007. My critics/opponents succeeded in having their operatives and their dupes end my ICRC SC membership and destroy ICRC in 2007. My critics/opponents have always blamed me for all the problems that ICRC had.
http://www.gopillinois.com
(FROM GOOGLE AI: The Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) is a political organization that aims to unify various conservative and center-right factions within Illinois. It often serves as a networking and coordinating body for Republican candidates, activists, and affiliated organizations to promote conservative principles in the state. ICRC frequently provides endorsements for local and statewide candidates who align with their platform. For instance, current 2026 Republican Secretary of State nominee Diane Harris has previously served as the chair of the coalition. The group hosts annual conventions and forums to bring together conservative leaders and discuss policy priorities for Illinois. It operates as a hub for precinct committeepersons and grassroots organizers to share campaign information and coordinate social platform outreach. The coalition generally adheres to traditional center-right and conservative viewpoints, including: Fiscal Conservatism: Prioritizing balanced budgets and reducing government waste. Economic Liberty: Promoting free enterprise and private property rights. Social Values: Supporting Judeo-Christian frameworks and traditional family structures. Governance: Advocating for election integrity, secure borders, and limited government scope. ICRC remains active in the 2026 election cycle, with former and current members participating in primary races to challenge incumbent Democratic officials.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— More Democrats, fewer Republicans, to address college graduates as anti-Trump tensions grow
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/20/democrats-fewer-republicans-address-college-graduates-anti-trump/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— CPAC Is Dead. CPAC 2026 underscored a movement conference in decline, marked by thin crowds, internal contradictions, and a widening gap between its rhetoric and its base.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/04/22/cpac-is-dead/
BREITBART
— Newsom Spent $1 Billion to Import 400,000 Extra Illegal Migrants
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/04/22/report-gov-newsom-spent-1-billion-to-import-400000-extra-illegal-migrants/
FOX NEWS
— America must choose between faith, order and a culture of lawlessness. Rooftop Revelations: Victor Glover’s biblical call to be neighbors and a young father’s brutal death in Chicago represent two competing visions for America’
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/america-must-choose-faith-order-culture-lawlessness
— The truth behind the gender wage gap myth isn’t what you’ve been told. AAUW and Department of Labor research find most of the commonly cited disparity is explained by individual worker choices.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/truth-behind-gender-wage-gap-myth-isnt-youve-told
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— The Rise of a Dangerous Anti-American Ideology
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/04/intersectionality-the-rise-of-a-dangerous-anti-american-ideology/
TOWNHALL
— Anti-ICE Protesters Are Stalking Federal Employees in Minneapolis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/22/whipple-federal-building-employee-stalked-by-protesters-n2674881
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— White men are disfavored.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/desantis-signs-florida-law-banning-local-dei-22220777.php
CBS NEWS
— Senate defeats Democrats’ 5th attempt to limit Trump’s war powers in Iran
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-trump-war-powers-iran/
USA TODAY
— Democrats put unions over families. DD: Are/were you a union member? I was a union member 1966-1969 while I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office. I was a union member 1971-1980 while I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS. I should write about my critics/opponents who have used that against me the most. I would focus on those who have shouted the loudest that federal employees are overpaid because of federal unions, and that therefore, I was overpaid. In today’s dollars, my Post Office salary increased from $19.57/hour to $20.87/hour and my IRS salary increased from $56,409/year to $113,402/year. In my defense, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, I earned an MBA in 1976, and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/04/22/democrats-trump-tax-credit-scholarship-program/89713286007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— It’s Not Just People Moving to Texas. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker authors a signature policy disaster.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/its-not-just-people-moving-to-texas-653ba966
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Are federal workers grossly overpaid or underpaid? DD: Are/were you a union member? I was a union member 1966-1969 while I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office. I was a union member 1971-1980 while I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS. I should write about my critics/opponents who have used that against me the most. I would focus on those who have shouted the loudest that federal employees are overpaid because of federal unions, and that therefore, I was overpaid. In today’s dollars, my Post Office salary increased from $19.57/hour to $20.87/hour and my IRS salary increased from $56,409/year to $113,402/year. In my defense, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, I earned an MBA in 1976, and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-report/2019/07/are-federal-workers-grossly-overpaid-or-underpaid/
April 22, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Local labor leaders call for economic blackout on May Day. DD: Are/were you a union member? I was a union member 1966-1969 while I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office. I was a union member 1971-1980 while I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS. I should write about my critics/opponents who have used that against me the most. I would focus on those who have shouted the loudest that federal employees are overpaid because of federal unions, and that therefore, I was overpaid. In today’s dollars, my Post Office salary increased from $19.57/hour to $20.87/hour and my IRS salary increased from $56,409/year to $113,402/year. In my defense, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, I earned an MBA in 1976, and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/local-labor-leaders-call-for-economic-blackout-on-may-day/vi-AA20rAPn
— Cannabis linked to slower cognitive development in teens. Researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that teenagers who use cannabis show slower thinking and memory skills as they get older. DD: I have never used pot and I never will. If I had used pot, I would not have been able to a) earn an ACT score of 24 and graduate in the upper 20% of my class, b) earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, c) earn three job-related master’s degrees, d) earn six job-related professional certifications, and e) earn a job-related professional license.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/cannabis-linked-to-slower-cognitive-development-in-teens-health-watch/
— DD: Those who vote against Trump want more a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, e) abortion, f) mass/illegal immigration, g) vice, h) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or i) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and/or national origin discrimination. Those who vote against Trump are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-those who have more money than they have, anti-married people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/columbia-college-hosts-documentary-screening-for-alumnus-made-why-trump-two-americas/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Jerseyville protest group draws honks at weekly anti-Trump rallies
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/jerseyville-protests-standing-together-anti-war-22216748.php
WAND TV
— IL Freedom Caucus airs grievances about Democrats blocking their bills
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/il-freedom-caucus-airs-grievances-about-democrats-blocking-their-bills/article_c7cc6521-0a40-477b-b436-2dddca51a7a6.html
CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION
— Time to Plan Your Civic Day of Action on May 1st
https://www.ctulocal1.org/posts/time-to-plan-your-civic-day-of-action-on-may-1st/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Bob Fioretti, the Republican candidate for Illinois attorney general, has been endorsed by Retired Chief of Riverside Police Tom Weitzel. Weitzel is a 37-year veteran of law enforcement who praised Fioretti’s “decades of legal experience, a proven commitment to justice, and a willingness to challenge the political establishment when it fails the people of Illinois.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/22/back-at-work-under-a-cloud-00885862
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What differentiates Democrat candidates, elected officials, and party leaders from RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders? Democrat candidates, elected officials, and party leaders aggressively defend and advance the Democrat Party platform. RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders do not defend and advance the Republican Party platform. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What does Google AI say about you and what you do? Google AI says the following about me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: “GOPUSA ILLINOIS is a long-standing, conservative political news aggregator and daily newsletter focused on Illinois government and Republican politics. The newsletter is curated and edited by David Diersen, who has managed the publication for over two decades. It primarily consists of “Daily Clips”—a comprehensive collection of links and excerpts from various news outlets (local, state, and national) that impact Illinois Republicans. Updates are typically delivered twice daily. You can read the latest editions directly at www.gopillinois.com . Editor David Diersen frequently posts notifications when new newsletters are live on his Facebook profile. To subscribe or manage existing email updates, users can find contact and administrative links at the bottom of the email versions or through the main GOPUSA Contact Page.” – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What impact did the grade school(s) that your parents sent you to have on you? 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. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and e) job-related professional license. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois Republicans say Dems’ redistricting amendment would create more corrupt maps
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_e297d104-1d6f-4c11-b617-7dcfbdb3284e.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois income growth lags U.S. under Pritzker
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-income-growth-lags-u-s-under-pritzker/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Election Fraud Allegations Emerge in Illinois GOP Insider-Run Elections. DD: Since 2000, I have fought for direct election of Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) members. Since 2000, those who oppose direct election of IRP SCC members have done everything that they could to destroy me.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/04/election-fraud-allegations-emerge-in-illinois-gop-insider-run-elections.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMERICAN THINKER
— The Ingredients that Make Up a Democrat
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/04/the_ingredients_that_make_up_a_democrat.html
CENTER SQUARE
— National Education Association has given nearly two million dollars in donations since 2020 to an organization that trains for May Day school “walk-in” protests, as well as demands agendas such as “tax the rich” and the removal of ICE.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/report-teacher-s-union-gives-nearly-2m-to-org-that-trains-for-may-day-protests/ar-AA20lY4E
DAILY SIGNAL
— The SPLC Was Paying the Ku Klux Klan, DOJ Indictment Claims
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/21/splc-paid-ku-klux-klan-doj-indictment-claims/
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
— DD: I should write about those who did the most to destroy TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and the Illinois Center Right Coalition.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1437146/dl
(FROM THE LAWSUIT: The Southern Poverty Law Center’s (“SPLC”) stated mission included the dismantling of white supremacy and confronting hate across the country. However, unbeknownst to donors, some of their donated money was being used to fund the leaders and organizers of racist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan, the Aryan Nation, and the National Alliance.)
FOX NEWS
— Cubs’ co-owner pushes back on woke backlash Matt Shaw received for attending Charlie Kirk’s memorial. Ricketts told Dan Dakich that Shaw and Kirk were close friends who met in Arizona outside of politics or baseball.
https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/cubs-co-owner-pushes-back-woke-backlash-matt-shaw-received-attending-charlie-kirks-memorial
JONATHAN TURLEY
— Chicago to Subsidize May Day Protests By Teachers
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/04/21/civic-action-requires-more-than-textbooks-chicago-to-subsidizes-may-day-protests/amp/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Liberals and moderates fight Turning Point USA
https://apnews.com/article/turning-point-clubs-high-schools-charlie-kirk-6ff5b410b6c5272e2203b6adac4a198c
USA TODAY
— Work experience predicts whether a college graduate lands a job out of school. Working during college more than doubles graduates’ odds of landing a job (81% vs 40%). DD: Yes, but your employers and the type of work experience matters the most. I worked for the Park Forest Post Office while I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU in 1969. That work experience did not impress potential employers when I graduated from NIU in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in management. For some, if not many, if not most, if not virtually all of my potential employers, it worked against me. Virtually all employers view federal employees negatively. Because of that, I took and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination as a backup before I graduated.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2026/04/21/work-strongest-predictor-post-graduation-employment/89699839007/
CPA PRACTICE ADVISOR
— Illinois CPA Society Names 2026 Award Recipients. DD: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979 and I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32 in 1981. To discredit me, my critics/opponents have always not only ignored/dismissed/belittled the aforesaid, but they have stressed that my scores could have been better.
https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/04/21/illinois-cpa-society-names-2026-award-recipients/182002/
CHILD TRENDS
— Lessons for Engaging Youth in After-School Programs. DD: I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969, I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970.
https://www.childtrends.org/publications/5-lessons-engaging-youth-participants-education-program
April 21, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Under the Democrats, everyone in America will soon be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://abc7chicago.com/story/illinois-snap-benefits-150k-households-may-lose-federal-food-assistance-beginning-1/18928211/
FOX32
— As marijuana use widens, vets are treating more pets for cannabis poisoning
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/marijuana-pets-cannabis-poisoning
WGN9
— Darren Bailey’s running mate Aaron Del Mar on campaign’s Chicago reach out, possible Trump endorsement
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/wgn-the-point-politics-chicago-illinois/darren-baileys-running-mate-aaron-del-mar-on-campaigns-chicago-reach-out-possible-trump-endorsement/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFOvIIg3tAo
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/04/20/how-the-war-in-iran-is-affecting-chicago-colleges-from-canceled-research-to-uncertain-post-grad-plans
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Some Chicago Public Schools parents push back against May Day agreement
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/20/cps-parents-push-against-may-day/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight school vouchers. For Democrat leaders, public schools exist to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/21/opinion-federal-tax-credit-scholarship-program-school-vouchers-illinois/
DAILY HERALD
— Probe of DuPage clerk’s bidding practices ends without charges
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260420/news/probe-of-dupage-clerks-bidding-practices-ends-without-charges/
— Bailey campaign unfazed by $14 million funding gap with Pritzker
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260420/illinois-state-politics/bailey-campaign-unfazed-by-14-million-funding-gap-with-pritzker/
— College of DuPage generates $1.3 billion annual economic impact, supporting nearly 15,000 jobs
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260420/submitted-content/college-of-dupage-generates-1-3-billion-annual-economic-impact-supporting-nearly-15000-jobs/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: ‘Telling a much bigger story:’ Renovated McCormick House reveals more about legendary newspaper publisher
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260420/news/telling-a-much-bigger-story-renovated-mccormick-house-reveals-more-about-legendary-newspaper-publ/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Naperville weighs funding options for India Day. DD: Starting in 2005, I served as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks. Democrat and RINOs\ leaders ended that in 2021.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260420/festivals-and-fairs/very-important-to-this-town-naperville-weighs-funding-options-for-india-day/
— Geneva businesses come together to organize Swedish Days parade. DD: Starting in 2005, I served as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks. Democrat and RINO leaders ended that in 2021.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260420/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-saving-a-summer-tradition-geneva-businesses-come-together-to-organize-swedish/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260420/nation-and-world-politics/judge-tosses-lawsuit-over-trumps-push-to-deploy-national-guard-to-chicago/
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wbez.org/say-more-with-mary-dixon-patrick-smith/2026/04/20/chicago-weed-culture-six-years-on-from-legalization
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/04/20/what-is-trumps-approval-rating-in-illinois-see-latest-april-polls-pope-leo/89699070007/
CHAMBANA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://chambanatoday.com/news/298892-pritzker-administration-awards-31-8-million-in-cannabis-equity-loans/
DEPAULIA
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ and pot.
https://depauliaonline.com/83867/ladepaulia/chicagos-first-lgbtq-dispensary-plans-to-expand-after-celebrating-two-year-anniversary/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Hernandez reelected chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/hernandez-reelected-chair-of-the-democratic-party-of-illinois/
ILLINOIS PATCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/pritzker-announces-nearly-32m-cannabis-loans-4-20
ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage Official Wears Government Name Pin To Democratic Fundraiser
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/dupage-official-wears-government-name-pin-democratic-fundraiser
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Ken Griffin isn’t in Illinois anymore to write a $54 million check opposing a proposed tax increase on millionaires as he did in 2020. But don’t mistake his absence for a lack of opposition.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/21/bracing-for-a-tax-fight-deja-vu-00882276
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-507/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Vallas: Reparations? Let’s Start with the Chicago Teachers Union.
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/reparations-chicago-teachers-union
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: What should potential federal employees be advised of? ANSWER: Federal employees who are the following do not have Civil Service protections: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid. Potential federal employees should read all the filings in Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf When Democrats get back into power, they will reverse everything that Trump has done. If I had Civil Service protections, my Democrat Post Office superiors would not have been able to disallow my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and to force me to resign in 1969. If I had Civil Service protections, my Democrat IRS superiors would not have been able to disallow my travel vouchers in 1974, to disallow my education deductions in 1978, and to stop me from being promoted to GS-13. If I had Civil Service protections, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able a) to force me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) to delay my promotions and to stop me from being promoted to GS-14, c) to keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, d) to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and e) to force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois income growth lags U.S. under Pritzker
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-income-growth-lags-u-s-under-pritzker/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Disastrous Dignity act will transform U.S. into nationwide sanctuary system for illegals. Humanitarian campuses and deportation limits encourage more border crossings and long-term migration.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/20/disastrous-dignity-act-transform-us-nationwide-sanctuary-system/
— Illegal immigrants becoming ‘more evasive’ as they try to defeat Trump’s tougher border
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/20/illegal-immigrants-becoming-evasive-try-defeat-trumps-tougher-border/
NEW YORK POST
— Israel set to host Middle East’s largest pride festival. DD: To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/20/world-news/israel-set-to-host-middle-easts-largest-pride-festival/
— Over 250 journalists demand reporters ‘forcefully’ protest Trump at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
https://nypost.com/2026/04/20/us-news/over-250-journalists-demand-reporters-forcefully-protest-trump-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A group of over 250 journalists implored members of the Beltway press corps to “forcefully demonstrate opposition” to President Trump at the ritzy White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday. Trump, 79, is set to attend the swanky dinner for the first time in his presidency. But the group of 250 reporters is demanding that the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) ensure he doesn’t feel welcome. “We believe the White House Correspondents Association should take stronger action by issuing — from the podium — a forceful defense of freedom of the press and condemnation of those who threaten that freedom, followed by a standing toast to the First Amendment,” the letter to members of the WHCA said. “Speak forcefully, in front of the man who seeks to undermine our country’s long tradition of an independent, strong, and free press.” The WHCA, which represents the White House press corps, is organizing the annual dinner and has clashed with Trump repeatedly over the past year. Early last year, the White House press team began meddling in the pool rotation, in which outlets take turns getting special access to the president to share their notes and footage with everyone else. Historically, the WHCA has set the pool rotation. Notably, the White House has left the WHCA in charge of determining outlet seat locations in the press briefing room. Prominent veteran journalists such as former CBS News anchor Dan Rather, infamous for erroneous reporting on President George W. Bush’s military service, and former ABC News anchor Sam Donaldson signed the missive. Groups such as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Coalition for Women in Journalism, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Freedom of the Press Foundation, and more signed it as well. The letter aired a litany of grievances against Trump, such as his defamation suits against various outlets, alleged favoritism toward conservative media, and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr’s offensive tactics. Another complaint was Trump’s decision to pardon Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol rioters, which the letter claims sends a “message that attacks on the press will be forgiven.” They also noted in the letter that many journalists attending the ritzy dinner on Saturday intend to wear lapel pins or pocket handkerchiefs emblazoned with the words of the First Amendment as a more low-key protest. The call for protests comes amid polling pegging trust in the media at all-time lows, particularly among Republican voters. Last year, Gallup found that only 28% of the public has a great or fair amount of trust in mass media. Last year, the WHCA was pressured to cancel comedian Amber Ruffin, whom it tapped to headline the feted dinner after she publicly called the Trump administration a “bunch of murderers,” and complained about being asked to tone down her material. This year, the WHCA has tapped mentalist Oz Pearlman as the night’s main entertainment instead of a traditional comedian. The last time Trump attended a White House Correspondents’ Dinner was 2011, when then-President Barack Obama mercilessly roasted him for peddling conspiracy theories about Obama’s birth certificate. “Because the Press was extraordinarily bad to me, FAKE NEWS ALL, right from the beginning of my First Term, I boycotted the event, and never went as Honoree,” Trump explained on Truth Social last month. “However, I look forward to being with everyone this year. Hopefully, it will be something very Special.” The Post contacted the WHCA for comment. The White House referred The Post to Trump’s Truth Social post last month when asked for comment about the letter.)
BLAZE
— How Republicans have failed to defund sanctuary cities for a generation
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/how-republicans-have-failed-to-defund-sanctuary-cities-for-a-generation
BREITBART
— Supreme Court to hear Catholic schools bid to reject gay parents’ kids.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/supreme-court-to-hear-catholic-schools-bid-to-reject-gay-parents-kids/amp/
— Democrats Don’t Care About Collateral Damage of Illegal Immigration
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/20/exclusive-rep-mike-collins-democrats-like-jon-ossoff-dont-care-about-collateral-damage-of-illegal-immigration/amp/
— Nearly 1/3 Registered Voters Say All Illegal Immigrants Should Be Deported
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/20/poll-nearly-one-third-registered-voters-illegal-immigrants-deported/amp/
— Rising Republican Opposition to Legal Mass Migration
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/04/20/poll-show-gop-opposition-to-legal-migration/amp/
CHRISTIAN POST
— Taxpayers funding illegal immigrants’ sex-change surgeries, cross-sex hormones in California
https://www.christianpost.com/news/california-pays-for-illegal-aliens-sex-change-surgeries-report.html
DAILY CALLER
— Universities Hide Their Illegal DEI Agenda
https://dailycaller.com/2026/04/20/im-a-georgetown-student-heres-how-my-university-hides-its-illegal-dei-agenda/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Can Colorado Exclude Catholics From ‘Universal’ Preschool Program? Supreme Court Weighs In
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/20/supreme-court-takes-up-case-catholics-excluded-universal-preschool-program-over-lgbtq-stance/
FREE PRESS
— Colleges Will Never Give Up Racial Preferences
https://www.thefp.com/p/will-colleges-ever-give-up-racial
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Elite Schools Insist It’s About “Belonging”—Critics Say It’s Discrimination All Over Again
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/elite-schools-insist-its-about-belonging-critics-say-its-discrimination-all
NRA-ILA
— Running Out of Targets: New York Bills Go After Air, Pellet and BB Guns. DD: On their road to abolishing the Second Amendment, anticipate/expect that Democrats, RINOs, and Democrat plants will ever-increasingly diminish Second Amendment rights.
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20260420/running-out-of-targets-new-york-bills-go-after-air-pellet-and-bb-guns
POST MILLENNIAL
— Chicago Teachers Union gives students May 1 off for ‘Day of Civic Action’ and leftist indoctrination. DD: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, Chicago school students will ever-increasingly hate those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://thepostmillennial.com/chicago-teachers-union-gives-students-may-1-off-for-day-of-civic-action-and-leftist-indoctrination
TOWNHALL
— Brandon Johnson Plays the Race Card Over Restaurant Worker Wages. DD: I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I was the only White male that ever had that job, all the others were minorities and/or females.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/20/brandon-johnson-restaurants-slavery-reparations-n2674746
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame those who have demographics that vote for Republicans for the problems that those who have demographics that vote for Democrats have.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5668530-trump-blames-others-failures/
— Even in red Idaho, woke media propaganda is alive and well
https://thehill.com/opinion/5836233-conservative-idaho-gender-identity-laws/
MSN
— Baptist College stirs controversy in approving LGBTQ+ event to counter Turning Point USA rally
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/baptist-college-stirs-controversy-in-approving-lgbtq-event-to-counter-turning-point-usa-rally/ar-AA20NP8O
— American taxpayers forced to fund sex changes and breast implants for illegal migrants
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/american-taxpayers-forced-to-fund-sex-changes-and-breast-implants-for-illegal-migrants/ar-AA214Non
NEW YORK TIMES
— Students deciding this week whether to attend graduate school in the fall are navigating the end of a 20-year era of student loan policy. DD: I paid for the tuition and books for the 16 courses for my 1976 Loyola MBA with money I earned working for IRS 1972-1976. I paid for the tuition and books for the 12 courses for my 1980 DePaul master’s degree in accounting with money I earned working for IRS 1976-1980 and for GAO in 1980. I paid for the tuition and books for the 14 courses for my 1997 IIT master’s degree in financial markets and trading with money I earned working for GAO 1992-1997.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/upshot/student-debt-graduate-school.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly a) promote their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/04/19/trump-states-laws-immigration-business/
— DD: As I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, I ever-increasingly learned that federal employees who are the following do not have Civil Service protections: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/14/justice-department-firings-face-act-blanche/9bc88dfe-381b-11f1-90c4-9772c7fabc03_story.html
USA TODAY
— DD: Should political parties have the power to stop candidates from running as members of their party? Candidates can always run as Independents or form their own political party.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/04/01/podium-guy-adam-johnson-jan-6-running-for-office/89401432007/
— LGBTQ+ vs religious rights: Supreme Court takes big case on preschools. The Catholic Church wants to participate in Colorado’s tuition-free preschool program without admitting students from LGBTQ+ families.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/20/supreme-court-lgbtq-catholic-preschools-colorado/89436798007/
NORTH SHORE LEADER
— DD: Democrat elected officials defend and advance the Democrat Party platform. RINO and Democrat plant elected officials do not defend or advance the Republican Party platform.
https://www.thenorthshoreleader.com/single-post/op-ed-school-board-candidates-should-run-under-a-party-label
WFMD
— Nonprofit network takes hundreds of millions in federal funds while pushing ‘wokeness’
https://www.wfmd.com/2026/04/21/nonprofit-network-takes-hundreds-of-millions-in-federal-funds-while-pushing-wokeness-advocacy-group-warns/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Dershowitz: Why I’m Becoming a Republican. I first registered as a Democrat in 1959. The party’s hostility to Israel is too much.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/alan-dershowitz-why-im-becoming-a-republican-86c19b66
FORBES
— DD: To hire, retain, and promote more young minorities and more young females, Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly replace objective criteria with subjective criteria. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2025/03/12/objective-hiring-pitfalls-to-avoid/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelletravis/2025/02/11/how-to-reduce-hiring-bias-against-women-study-finds-key-role-for-hr/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2024/05/12/5-strategies-to-hire-more-diverse-talent/
HR DAILY ADVISOR
— DD: To hire, retain, and promote more young minorities and more young females, Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly replace objective criteria with subjective criteria. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.
https://hrdailyadvisor.hci.org/2022/02/15/the-pervasiveness-of-subjective-hiring/
MONEY
— DD: To hire, retain, and promote more young minorities and more young females, Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly replace objective criteria with subjective criteria. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.
https://money.com/how-to-reduce-bias-in-hiring-process/
BLOOMBERG LAW
— DD: As I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, I ever-increasingly learned that federal employees who are the following do not have Civil Service protections: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/civil-service-board-punting-on-complaints-citing-conflicts
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK & FED WEEK
— DD: As I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, I ever-increasingly learned that federal employees who are the following do not have Civil Service protections: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce-rightsgovernance/2026/04/senate-democrats-warn-of-serious-consequences-from-decision-upholding-doj-firings/
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/court-urged-to-reverse-mspb-decision-limiting-employee-appeal-rights/
POLITICO
— Mamdani and his wife made less than $145,000 last year. DD: In today’s dollars, I my GAO salary was $154,682/year in 1997. My critics/opponents have used that to hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I was grossly overpaid and/or b) that I was an abject failure.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/16/mamdani-and-his-wife-made-less-than-145-000-last-year-tax-filings-show-00877729
CALO NEWS
— DD: Unless the current trend is reversed, no one in America will be able to get an education, get a job, or do anything else unless they speak, read, and write Spanish.
https://www.calonews.com/featured-topics/health/more-people-in-healthcare-are-learning-spanish-the-demand-is-still-higher/article_91583ca6-ab08-4d62-869c-3ec8e0ad314b.html
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
HR NEWS & PEOPLE MATTERS
— DD: To hire, retain, and promote more young minorities and more young females, Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly replace objective criteria with subjective criteria. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.
https://hrnews.co.uk/6-ways-to-reduce-bias-in-skills-based-hiring-2025-guide/
https://sea.peoplemattersglobal.com/article/employee-engagement/can-you-fire-an-employee-over-culture-fit-issues-42625
April 19, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools have agreed to use May Day for a “day of civic action” for students and teachers. DD: To promote “civic action” is to promote the Democrat Party platform, that is, to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-teachers-union-cps-may-day/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/more-than-half-of-americans-say-trump-immigration-agenda-too-aggressive-survey/
— DD: Under the Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer people become productive members of society.
https://wgntv.com/news/1-in-3-us-households-struggle-to-pay-energy-bills-but-the-reality-is-likely-even-worse/
FOX32
— Teens charged after overnight crime wave hits multiple Chicago neighborhoods. DD: Under the Democrats, anticipate/expect that Democrat teens will ever-increasingly commit more crime.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/teens-charged-after-overnight-crime-wave-hits-multiple-chicago-neighborhoods-police
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Bailey seeks distance from Trump, but MAGA shadow looms. DD: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans. Ever-increasingly pro-Democrat editorials are falsely presented as being news articles.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/19/darren-bailey-illinois-governor-race-maga-distance/
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Under the Democrats, soon, everyone in DuPage County will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260417/news/giving-dupage-days-fundraiser-returns-to-help-nonprofits/
— Long-term care spending. Just as early retirement can cause a spending shock at the front end of retirement, long-term care costs can prompt a spending shock later in life. A 2025 report authored by Spencer Look and Jack VanDerhei of the Morningstar Center for Retirement & Policy Studies found that 43% of baby boomers will incur long-term care costs, with the average cost of that care $242,373. The likelihood of needing care correlates with longevity: While just 24% of men and 27% of women who die at age 75 will require long-term care, 52% of men and 60% of women who die at age 95 will require long-term care. Incurring sizable long-term care costs can have catastrophic effects for a financial plan.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260418/finance/how-spending-shocks-affect-retirement-planning/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/more-than-half-of-americans-say-trump-immigration-agenda-too-aggressive-survey/
WGLT
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-04-18/tensions-between-president-trump-and-pope-leo-put-american-catholics-in-awkward-spot
WQAD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.wqad.com/video/news/nation-world/pope-leo-addresses-criticism-from-president-trump/526-3b71fc3a-3d3c-4d44-b469-6d2cc25111c9
WISCONSIN WATCH
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs because they 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://wisconsinwatch.org/2026/01/skilled-but-uncertain-immigrant-workers-and-employers-navigate-hiring-hurdles-under-trump/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois lawmakers seek to eliminate state diversity commission
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_c0142076-cc4c-44f0-9801-44b42370861e.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Muslim Lobby Day in Illinois
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/04/muslim-lobby-day-in-illinois/
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— HB 4855 and SEL: Doubling Down on Education Evil
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/hb4855-and-sel-doubling-down-on-education-evil/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Diligently applying SEL has these effects on students: They learn that more racism, not less, is the answer to our social ills. They don’t learn to be good citizens. Rather, they’re encouraged to be social activists, tearing down our culture and society. They learn to disregard their parents’ advice, trusting the school instead.)
— When Speech Is Silenced: The Case for Ethics Reform in Talk Therapy
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/child-exploitation/when-speech-is-silenced-the-case-for-ethics-reform-in-talk-therapy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On March 31, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court of the United States ruled 8-1 in Chiles v. Salazar that Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy counseling, as applied to licensed professional talk therapy, violated the First Amendment. )
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— ‘Anchor babies’ reach nearly 10% of all US births. DD: Anticipate/expect that ever-increasing, a) Democrat and RINO leaders will encourage pregnant citizens of foreign countries to come to America to give birth and b) foreign countries will send their pregnant citizens to America to give birth.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/us-news/anchor-babies-reach-nearly-10-of-all-us-births-new-data/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pew Research Center revealed that 320,000 of the 3.6 million babies born in the US that year were anchor babies who would not qualify for birthright citizenship if President Trump’s executive order is upheld by the Supreme Court. “Under the current erroneous birthright citizenship interpretation, these children automatically become citizens and unlock food stamps, welfare, specialized schooling for English education, and eventually college aid,” Brandy Perez Carbaugh of the Heritage Foundation told The Post. Of those 320,000, the center said 245,000 were born to parents who were illegal immigrants. Another 15,000 babies were born to mothers who had temporary legal status, while the fathers were not citizens or lawful permanent residents. The remaining 60,000 were born to illegal alien mothers while the child’s father was a citizen or lawful permanent resident. The massive number of US anchor baby births in 2023 is the highest total since 2010, when 325,000 babies were born to illegal immigrant parents, according to Pew data. The number of anchor baby births in the US has increased for three consecutive years. Immigration hawks warn illegal aliens will continue to abuse the generous laws in the Land of the Free while legal US citizens foot the bill. “High volumes of illegal and temporary aliens are having children in the US because they are exploiting the decades-old erroneous interpretation that such children are US citizens,” said Carbaugh. “Emergency Medicaid loopholes allow illegal aliens to qualify for free labor, delivery, and often prenatal care in some states, so taxpayers pay for these ‘anchor babies,’” said the expert. “This has brought alien parents both a claimed shield against deportation and financial benefits through the eligible child. Americans cover the cost as they struggle to provide for their own families,” she said. The Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments April 1 in Trump v. Barbara, a landmark challenge to the president’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, which has been a right enshrined in the 14th Amendment since 1868.)
CITY JOURNAL
— Why We Should Be Skeptical About High Graduation Rates. When state exams and standardized test scores show declining student proficiency, there’s no reason to celebrate.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/graduation-rates-student-proficiency-test-scores
DAILY SIGNAL
— Pilot Ousted for Urging Merit-Based Military. DD: For Democrats, government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/18/musk-promotes-story-of-pilot-ousted-for-urging-merit-based-military/
FOX NEWS
— Democrats split on Israel funding as support for military aid slips. Fox News political analyst Reince Priebus explains the growing opposition to U.S. funding for Israel by Democrats. DD: Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be anti-Jewish.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6393320738112
— Chicago mayor links restaurant industry to ‘slavery’ as tipped wage fight intensifies. Johnson said he is ‘boldly declaring that we need reparations in this city, and that’s why I’m funding it.’ DD: I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I was the only White male that ever had that job, all the others were minorities and/or females.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-mayor-links-restaurant-industry-slavery-tipped-wage-fight-intensifies
TOWNHALL
— DEI Over Duty: How the Secret Service Put Identity Politics Above Operational Competence. 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.
https://townhall.com/columnists/jay-rogers/2026/04/19/dei-over-duty-how-the-secret-service-put-identity-politics-above-operational-competence-n2674609
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Young adults struggle to break into housing market as Congress seeks solution. DD: When I was 24 in 1972, 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/ ) 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 $85,100. That says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://thehill.com/business/personal-finance/5836866-young-adults-struggle-housing-market/
NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Turning Point Was Charlie Kirk’: Why This Student Group Moved On. Students at the University of Arkansas disagreed with Turning Point’s direction, pointing to challenges ahead for the conservative group. (DD: I should write about what Democrat and RINO leaders had their operatives and their dupes do to destroy TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012 and Illinois Center Right Coalition in 2007.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/politics/turning-point-university-arkansas-disbands.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The conservative split over the war in Iran has only amplified the question of what Mr. Kirk would want Turning Point to be in this moment. At the University of Arkansas, the question began to consume the chapter’s leadership. In recent interviews, some chapter members sketched out some of the group’s grievances. Ava Lacey, a student from Mississippi who sits on the executive board, said the chapter wanted to be more political than its nonprofit status allowed. Members were also bothered by Turning Point’s alliance with the Arkansas governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, which they thought hindered insurgent candidates interested in shaking up the state’s Republican establishment.)
— How Many Americans Are Marriage Material? 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.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/opinion/marriage-kearney.html
— Texas Restaurants Are Forcing a Reckoning Over Immigrant Labor. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I was the only White male that ever had that job, all the others were minorities and/or females.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/texas-restaurants-immigration-work-permits.html
WASHINGTON POST
— States eulogize Charlie Kirk with new laws promoting religion and free speech
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/18/charlie-kirk-laws-free-speech/f4ea06a8-3ae9-11f1-90c4-9772c7fabc03_story.html
MSN
— DD: How much success have Democrat leaders had destroying traditional marriage and family in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? Under the Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer men are marriage material.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
— Chicago Mayor Blames Gun Problem on Red States
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/chicago-mayor-blames-gun-problem-on-red-states/ss-AA1Mczv7
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
— Social isolation. DD: Because of ever-increasing success by Democrat and RINO leaders to rid of those who are the following, those who are the following should anticipate/expect that they will be ever-increasingly isolated: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/social-isolation-loneliness-older-people-pose-health-risks
LEE NEWS
— Millions in the US never finished college. DD: What helped you earn a bachelor’s degree? For me, it was a) my working for the Park Forest Post Office part-time during the first 3 years and full time during the summers in between and b) my parents providing me with room and board in Crete during my first 2 years, weekends during my 3rd year, and the summers in between.
https://news.lee.net/news/nation-world/education/millions-in-the-us-never-finished-college-with-targeted-help-reenrollments-are-ticking-up/article_0724cd8f-0a4d-43cb-b5d4-a066c69ba078.html
BLACK CHRONICLES
— The Chicago Teachers Union says Chicago Public Schools leaders have agreed to transform the school day on May 1 to one focused on civic engagement, student voice and standing up to the White House. DD: To promote “civic engagement” is to promote the Democrat Party platform, that is, to get rid of Republicans.
https://blackchronicle.com/midwest/illinois/illinois-quick-hits-teachers-union-says-cps-to-bus-students-to-rally/
MONEY TALKS
— Half of middle-aged Americans are forced to retire early. That has devastating financial consequences. DD: In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $154,682. I was forced to retire when I was 49 in 1997. Because of that, my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and my retirement saving are dramatically less. My CSRS pension ($68,640) is less than what my IRS salary was in when I was 23 in 1972 in today’s dollars ($69,999).
https://www.moneytalksnews.com/heres-why-half-of-middle-aged-americans-are-forced-to-retire-early/
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— More than half of employees retire earlier than planned. Mental and physical health effects of being forced to retire. DD: I was forced to retire when I was 49 in 1997. If you are forced to retire early, for the rest of your life, your critics/opponents will use that to destroy you. I know that from personal experience. Your critics/opponents will hint/imply/argue/shout that you were an extremely bad person and even worse things, and that is why you were forced to retire early. Further, the more qualified that you were for the job that you had, the more that your critics/opponents will hint/imply/argue/shout that proves that you are an extremely bad person and even worse things. My critics/opponents stress that when I was forced to retire early, I had three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sex-life-of-the-american-male/202601/forced-to-retire
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump Is Nudging Alito and Thomas Toward Retirement. DD: Because of Gingrich-led budget cuts, to get rid of their employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1993 “offered” their employees who had 25 or more years of federal service a $25,000 buyout and early retirement. I was 45 years old in 1993 and I was eligible because I had 25 years of federal service. My Democrat GAO superiors falsely led me to believe that they were going to let me work until I was 55 in 2003 and eligible for regular retirement. But in September of 1997, just before their “offer” expired, they succeeded in forcing me to retire.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-is-nudging-alito-and-thomas-toward-retirement.html
ATLANTIC
— America’s ‘Marriage Material’ Shortage. 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.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/america-marriage-decline/681518/
April 18, 2026
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