FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WGN9
— Bailey addresses supporters
https://wgntv.com/video/darren-bailey-addresses-supporters/11617116/
— Chicago vets denounce Iran war, urge current service members to resist. DD: Many, most, virtually all, and at times all of my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government were Democrat veterans who blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. They especially blamed me because I was a Republican, I was 1-A for the draft, and I had avoided the draft with four student deferments and a financial hardship deferment. Further, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was an unmitigated disgusting coward because I probably would not have been sent into combat because I could not run because I had a bone disease, because my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and because I had partial red/green color blindness. They took many big adverse actions against me.
https://wgntv.com/military/chicago-vets-denounce-iran-war-urge-current-service-members-to-resist/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Planned Parenthood of Illinois agrees to pay $500K over allegations of discrimination against white employees
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/19/planned-parenthood-illinois-eeoc-discrimination/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— FCC attempt to alter broadcast news is unconstitutional. Brendan Carr aims to reshape TV programming by requiring that broadcasters serve “the public interest” as he defines it, which evidently precludes news coverage that annoys the president. DD: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. Failing that, they want to pressure/threaten me into a) including links in my newsletters only to article that they approve of and b) stop me from including my comments in the newsletters. They blame me and they blame my newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates in ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/19/fcc-brendan-carr-tv-news-journalism-unconstitutional-trump-jacob-sullum
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage clerk’s election loss won’t end legal fight with county board
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260319/news/dupage-clerks-election-loss-wont-end-legal-fight-with-county-board/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite losing her reelection bid, DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek says she will continue with an appeal challenging recent court rulings in her ongoing feud with the county board. The Glen Ellyn Democrat has been locked in a yearslong battle with the board over how she runs the county clerk’s office and how bills get paid. That fight ended up in court and was a key factor in why the two-term incumbent found herself facing a challenger in the Democratic primary election. On Tuesday, DuPage County Board member Paula Deacon Garcia defeated Kaczmarek to become the Democratic nominee for county clerk. In November, she will face Republican Patricia Kladis-Schiappa, an attorney from Burr Ridge. Deacon Garcia and Kladis-Schiappa both say they would end the legal battle with the county board if they are elected. However, Kaczmarek will continue to serve as county clerk until the end of November. In the meantime, she says she intends to pursue an appeal she filed earlier this year. “The need for clear legal standards to govern the relationship between different elected offices is of much greater and wider consequence than the results of any individual election,” Kaczmarek said in a statement. Noting that a DuPage judge sided with the county in two recent rulings, a spokesman for the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office said the office will “continue to vigorously defend the county in this matter.” Kaczmarek has argued that multiple opinions issued by the Illinois attorney general’s office have supported the contention that elected officials have internal control over their office. In addition, Kaczmarek claims the county has tried to require her office to make unnecessary budget transfers in order for bills to be paid. County board members counter that they don’t want to tell Kaczmarek what to do. However, they say the county can require its elected officials and department heads to follow basic accounting procedures and state laws on bidding. Still, Kaczmarek insists that the county board and the state’s attorney’s office “continue to mislead the public regarding the fact that they are simply ignoring” everything that the attorney general’s office has advised. “There must be independence of county officers from county board interference,” Kaczmarek said. “Nothing has changed regarding the need for higher courts to clarify whether every attorney general’s opinion on these issues for decades has simply been wrong. The rest of the state is operating under different rules than DuPage County.” The county board filed a lawsuit in 2024 seeking a judge’s order to compel Kaczmarek into compliance with county accounting procedures for bill payments. At the time, Kaczmarek would not fill out the requested paperwork for budget transfers to get bills paid, arguing that it wasn’t necessary because there was enough money in her budget to cover the expenses. Last August, a judge ruled in the county’s favor and compelled Kaczmarek to follow the county’s accounting procedures. Then in December, the same judge ruled against Kaczmarek’s request for summary judgment, where she argued contracts with two election-related vendors were exempt from bidding rules because they fell under professional services. In January, Kaczmarek’s attorney filed the notice of appeal challenging both rulings. On Wednesday, Kaczmarek’s attorney, Ken Florey, said legal briefs from both sides should be filed in the coming months. He was hopeful a ruling could be issued before the November election. DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek released the following statement Wednesday after her election loss: “The DuPage County Board and State’s Attorney continue to mislead the public regarding the fact that they are simply ignoring everything the Attorney General’s Office has advised for over 40 years. There must be independence of county officers from county board interference. Nothing has changed regarding the need for higher courts to clarify whether every Attorney General’s opinion on these issues for decades has simply been wrong. The rest of the state is operating under different rules than DuPage County. The need for clear legal standards to govern the relationship between different elected offices is of much greater and wider consequence than the results of any individual election.”)
— What Americans are giving up to afford ACA health insurance. DD: Ever since I became a federal employee when I was 18 in 1966, my critics/opponents have been increasingly furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance premiums. Since I got married when I was 29 in 1978, they have been increasingly furious that the federal government has also paid 72% of my and my wife’s health insurance premiums. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those a) who never qualified themselves to become a federal employee, b) who would never stoop to take a federal job, and/or c) who despise/hate federal employees.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260319/nation-and-world/what-americans-are-giving-up-to-afford-aca-health-insurance-according-to-a-new-poll/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lately, Priscilla Brown has had to choose between properly managing her Type 2 diabetes and affording other necessities, like gas in her car. Some days, she takes half or a third of her prescribed insulin dose — just to stretch it out longer. “Sometimes I don’t even take my medicine,” said the 48-year-old truck dispatcher in Orlando, Florida. “It’s so much with insurance, it’s crazy.” About 8 in 10 Americans, like Brown, who re-enrolled in Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage say their health care costs are higher this year, including about half who say their costs are “a lot” higher, according to a new survey from the health care research nonprofit KFF. A main reason for increased costs was the Dec. 31 expiration of enhanced tax credits that had offset premiums for most enrollees. For Brown and others, those spiking costs are having real impacts on daily life. Of the 1,117 Americans surveyed who had ACA marketplace coverage in 2025, including those who dropped coverage or changed plans, about 55% said they’re planning to deal with health care costs by cutting spending on food and other basic household needs.)
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Planned Parenthood of Illinois settles EEOC case alleging discrimination against white employees
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/ccb-planned-parenthood-eeoc-dei-discrimination-03192026/
WJBC
— Proposed bill would require Illinois high schools to offer voter registration. DD: Democrats use high schools to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.wjbc.com/2026/03/19/proposed-bill-would-require-illinois-high-schools-to-offer-voter-registration/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-490/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Illinois Republicans Face Permanent Super Minority as Voter Turnout Collapses in 2026 Primary
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/03/illinois-republicans-face-permanent-super-minority-as-voter-turnout-collapses-in-2026-primary.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The headline number is stark: only about 33 percent of Illinois Republicans’ own modeled voter base showed up to vote. According to voter data, just 561,000 Republicans cast ballots in the primary. Campaign voter models estimate there are approximately 1.69 million Republican-leaning voters in Illinois. That means two out of every three Republican voters stayed home. By comparison, Republicans turned out about 47 percent of their base in 2022 – marking a 14-point drop in enthusiasm in just four years. Meanwhile, Democrats moved in the opposite direction.)
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Vehicle Emission Testing Available in Johnsburg on Saturday, March 21st and How Crystal Lake Got a Testing Station
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/19/vehicle-emission-testing-available-in-johnsburg-on-saturday-march-21st/
— With 100% of Precincts in McHenry County Board District 7 & 8, Challengers Jeff Schwartz and Marty Mohr Defeat Brian Sager & Larry Smith
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/with-100-of-precincts-in-mchenry-county-board-district-7-8-challengers-jeff-schwartz-and-marty-mohr-defeat-brian-sager-larry-smith/
— Misleading Headlines on Schwartz/Mohr Victories
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/19/misleading-headlines/
— UPDATE: Election Judge Dies in McCullom Lake, COUNTY CLERK JOE TIRIO’S STATEMENT
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/18/election-judge-dies-in-mccullum-lake/
— 56% Approve Referendum Seeking Opinion on Illinois’ Participation in Federal Scholarship Program
— https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/18/56-approve-referendum-seeking-opinion-on-illinois-participation-in-federal-scholarship-program/
— Biss Issues Victory Email
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/18/biss-issues-victory-email/
— Don Tracy on His GOP Senate Victory, Goes After Democratic Party Opponent Juliana Stratton
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/18/don-tracy-on-his-gop-senate-victory-goes-after-democratic-party-opponent-juliana-stratton/
— In the Two Hot GOP Committeeperson Contests Early & Absentee Ballots Show Interesting Results
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/in-the-two-hot-gop-committeeperson-contests-early-absentee-ballots-show-interesting-results/
— Contested McHenry Township GOP Precinct Committeeperson Results
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/contested-mchenry-township-gop-precinct-committeeperson-contest-results/
— Laura Fine Did Not Win the Democratic Party Nomination for Congress, But She Is Leading Daniel Biss for State Central Committeeperson, at Least in McHenry County
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/laura-fine-did-not-win-the-democratic-party-nomination-for-congress-but-she-is-leading-daniel-biss-for-state-central-committeeperson-at-least-in-mchenry-county/
— Hebron Township Citizens Vote Down Road Money
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/hebron-township-citizens-vote-down-road-money/
— Raja Wins McHenry County in Early & Absentee Votes, While Stratton Wins the State
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/raja-wins-mchenry-county-in-early-absentee-votes-while-stratton-wins-the-state/
— The $66.50 Ballot
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/the-66-50-ballot/
— Mohr Innovates in Campaign for County Board
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/mohr-innovates-in-campain-for-county-board/
— Biss Gets Taken to the Woodshed after Former Student Tells of Uncomfortable Situation
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/biss-gets-taken-to-the-woodshed-after-former-student/
— Real Reason To Have Voted Early
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/a-real-reason-to-have-voted-early/
— Democrats Vastly Outnumber Republicans in Early and Mail In Ballots
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/democrats-vastly-outnumber-republicans-in-early-and-mail-in-ballots/
— Another Example of Excessive State Regulation
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/16/another-example-of-excessive-state-regulation/
— McHenry County Animal Cruelty Case Makes Kankakee-Area Newspaper
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/15/mchenry-county-animal-cruelty-case-makes-kankakee-area-newspaper/
— An Election Cartoon
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/15/an-election-cartoon/
— Paul Harvey Talking about 2026 in 1965
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/15/paul-harvey-talking-about-2026-in-1965/
— Critique of GOP Gubernatorial Candidates’ Nights
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/15/critique-of-gubernatorial-candidates-nights/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders asked to leave restaurant because it made people ‘uncomfortable’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/19/sarah-huckabee-sanders-asked-leave-croissanterie-made-people/
— Trump faces internal sabotage as Iran war exposes disloyalty. Kent resignation, Gabbard questions and intelligence leaks raise alarms.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/19/trump-faces-internal-sabotage-iran-war-exposes-disloyalty/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Congress should reject Pentagon’s $200 billion Iran war request
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/4497964/congress-reject-pentagon-iran-war-request/
BREITBART
— Illinois Democrat Pushes Serial Number Requirement for Handgun Ammunition
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/03/19/illinois-democrat-pushes-serial-number-requirement-for-handgun-ammunition/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Sanctuaries Are a Public Safety Disaster. Sanctuary policies strain taxpayers and shield illegal immigrants with criminal records.
https://cis.org/Oped/Sanctuaries-Are-Public-Safety-Disaster
DAILY SIGNAL
— Biden CIA Warned About ‘Traditional Motherhood’ and ‘Homemaking’ as White Extremist Tactics. DD: How successful have Democrats been destroying traditional marriage and family in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/19/biden-cia-warned-traditional-motherhood-homemaking-white-extremist-tactics/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Sanctuary States Consider Bills to Hold ICE Officers Liable for Simply Doing Their Jobs
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local/sanctuary-states-consider-bills-hold-ice-officers-liable
MINDING THE CAMPUS
— American Graduates Need Not Apply. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, those who are the following need not apply: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German America, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://mindingthecampus.org/2025/12/29/american-graduates-need-not-apply/
NEWSMAX
— Democrats Want to Make It Easy to Cheat at Polls
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/ron-johnson-election-integrity-donald-trump/2026/03/18/id/1249998/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Pritzker knocks AIPAC after pro-Israel group spent big in Illinois races
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5791548-jb-pritzker-aipac-illinois-races/
CBS NEWS
— In voting process, photo ID gets wide support, Republicans more likely to believe there’s fraud. DD: Illegals have false IDs.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/voting-process-photo-id-opinion-poll/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker and Stratton
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/18/us/illinois-election-primary-midterms
Tag: illegal
March 18, 2026
Illinois Democrats ever-increasingly elect candidates who are further and further and further off the cliff to the left.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 2026 Illinois primary day election results
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/17/illinois-primary-day-election-results/
— Noonan tops Moore by nearly double the vote in DuPage sheriff primary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/17/dupage-county-sheriff-primary-results-republican/
DAILY HERALD
— Harris beats Adamczyk in GOP primary race for secretary of state
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260317/illinois-state-politics/early-returns-show-adamczyk-leading-harris-in-republican-secretary-of-state-primary/
— GOP voters back Noonan over Moore in DuPage sheriff’s primary
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260317/local-politics/noonan-comfortably-leading-moore-in-dupage-sheriffs-primary/
— Newcomers win Democratic nod for DuPage County Board seats
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260317/local-politics/newcomers-win-democratic-nod-for-dupage-county-board-seats/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: District 4 Wheaton Democrat Paula McGowen is poised to take on incumbent Grant Eckhoff, the second-longest serving Republican on the board, this fall. McGowen, a Milton Township trustee who also sits on the DuPage regional school board, had 9,996 votes, while her opponent, Syed Hussain, had 7,905 votes.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DuPage Democrats pick Deacon Garcia for county clerk. With all precincts reporting, unofficial vote totals showed Deacon Garcia with 54,761 votes and Kaczmarek with 42,670 votes.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260317/local-politics/dupage-democrats-pick-deacon-garcia-for-county-clerk/
CBS2
— Results for 2026 Illinois primary elections
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/illinois-midterm-primary-election-results-2026/
— Illinois approves plan to lower proficiency scores for standardized tests
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-approves-plan-lower-proficiency-scores-standardized-tests/
WGN9
— Pritzker, Bailey set for Illinois governor showdown in November
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/pritzker-bailey-set-for-illinois-governor-showdown-in-november/
MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— Stratton defeats Krishnamoorthi, now faces Tracy in November for U.S. Senate seat
https://muddyrivernews.com/politics/stratton-defeats-krishnamoorthi-now-faces-tracy-in-november/20260318065419/
JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Bailey wins west-central Illinois vote
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/darren-bailey-face-jb-pritzker-november-22079473.php
EDWARSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— Illinois Senate race set as Stratton, Tracy win primaries
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/illinois-senate-race-stratton-tracy-primary-result-22082841.php
TELEGRAPH HERALD
— Former Illinois Republican Party chairman Don Tracy wins GOP primary for US Senate seat
https://www.telegraphherald.com/ap/national/article_ecb0e744-7d46-5982-b60d-f254a5280cdf.html
STATELINE
— Illinois Senate battle set: Stratton vs. Tracy in 2026 showdown
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-senate-battle-set-stratton-vs-tracy-in-2026-showdown/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Diane Harris wins Republican Illinois Secretary of State Primary
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/election/diane-harris-wins-republican-illinois-secretary-of-state-primary/article_a0ca61f4-3766-5863-b86b-e411a7a662ca.html
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Darren Bailey wins Republican Illinois Governor Primary
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/elections/darren-bailey-wins-republican-illinois-governor-primary/article_778d4a16-6461-4fed-8007-ff6b544c99b0.html
WAND TV
— Stratton set for November General Election matchup against Tracy
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois/juliana-stratton-set-for-november-general-election-matchup-against-don-tracy/article_cb48e3ca-a8b0-491c-b446-739e728001b8.html
— Pritzker vs. Bailey Round 2: 2026 race is on
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/pritzker-vs-bailey-round-2-2026-race-is-on/article_8bb4ddff-5d68-4762-8d18-c517736e16a6.html
WREX
— Stratton vs. Tracy in Illinois U.S. Senate race, Bailey/Pritzker rematch for governor
https://www.wrex.com/news/election/stratton-vs-tracy-in-illinois-u-s-senate-race-bailey-pritzker-rematch-for-governor/article_5fba04c3-ada6-4070-b181-57006863c487.html
WIFR TV
— Stratton, Tracy to go head-to-head for Durbin’s Senate seat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36aIe9ONkNY
WMBD
— Illinois governor’s race will be a rematch in 2026
https://wmbdradio.com/2026/03/17/illinois-governors-race-will-be-a-rematch-in-2026/
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— Tracy: Elect me, and make Illinois a ‘two-party state’ again
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-tracy-elect-me-and-make-illinois-a-two-party-state-again/
— It’s Bailey v. Pritzker again
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-its-bailey-v-pritzker-again/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Stratton defeats Krishnamoorthi with help from Chicago, downstate voters. Former Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy set to face Stratton in November.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/stratton-defeats-krishnamoorthi-with-help-from-chicago-downstate-voters/
DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— Election Results DD: About 105,000 voted for a Democrat U.S. Senate candidate while only about 46,000 voted for a Republican U.S. Senate candidate. About 100,000 voted for Pritzker while only about 47,000 voted for a Republican gubernatorial candidate. According to the DCED website, 331 (30.48%) of the 1,086 registered voters in my Milton 59 precinct voted. I got 120 votes. I anxiously await posting of how many Republican and Democrat ballots were cast in my precinct and how many votes each candidate got in my precinct. I anxiously await a listing of those voters who cast Republican ballots. I want to hand-deliver a precinct letter to them that thanks them for voting and gives them election results.
https://www.dupageresults.gov/IL/DuPage/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Stratton victory boosts Pritzker clout
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/18/stratton-victory-boosts-pritzker-clout-00833636
CAPITOL FAX
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The outcome of Mark Senak v. Jason Helland for Illinois Third District Appellate Court will be posted at:
https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_intermediate_appellate_court_elections,_2026 – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Stratton vs. Tracy to replace Durbin
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_2fa9ee45-aacb-4dae-896f-cc39b3b30f5f.html
— Illinois voters to see Pritzker, Bailey rematch in November
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_4c72a31a-1fba-4769-90f9-cea9d806b9d7.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW AMERICAN
— American Women Are Struggling — With Rampant Sexual Confusion
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/american-women-are-struggling-with-rampant-sexual-confusion-exhibit-a/
PJ MEDIA
— Hollywood’s Climate Virtue Signaling Ends Where Personal Responsibility Begins
https://pjmedia.com/michaelcantrell/2026/03/17/hollywoods-climate-virtue-signaling-ends-where-personal-responsibility-begins-n4950752
SPEAKER JOHNSON
— Democrats Refuse to Reopen DHS for the American People Until They Can Reopen American Borders for Illegal Aliens
https://mikejohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2856
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— Stratton scores ‘major victory’ in Illinois Democratic primary
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/18/politics/video/juliana-stratton-won-democratic-primary-illinois-david-chalian-hnk-vrtc-digvid
NEW YORK TIMES
— Stratton Wins
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/elections/illinois-primary-elections-takeaways.html
— How Many Americans Are Marriage Material? DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/opinion/marriage-kearney.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It used to be that an overwhelming majority of Americans married, and an overwhelming majority of American children were raised within two-parent families. Over the past six decades this has changed. Now, roughly 40 percent of children are born outside of wedlock and about a quarter live in single-parent homes. The share of Americans who are married has fallen significantly since 1960, with a further decline portended by the marriage rates of the younger generations.)
— Florida University Bars Student G.O.P. Group. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who had their operatives and their dupes destroy the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) in 2007 and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012. They ever-increasingly blamed ICRC and TAPROOT for Republican defeats. They ever-increasingly blamed conservative principles and the conservative planks in the Republican Party platform for Republican defeats. I served as an ICRC officer 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/politics/university-of-florida-republicans-antisemitism.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Stratton wins Illinois Senate primary in victory for Pritzker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/17/illinois-senate-house-pritzker-stratton/
FORBES
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/insider/2026/03/17/continued-considerations-for-corporations-on-the-dei-battlefield/
POLITICO
— King of Illinois: Pritzker swings Senate race as he targets Trump. Juliana Stratton’s victory in a heated Senate primary vindicates the governor’s political operation heading into 2028.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/18/pritzker-kingmaker-illinois-senate-stratton-00833545
— Stratton wins Illinois primary, giving Dems another Black female senator. Stratton won with the help of outside spending — much of it from Pritzker.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/17/juliana-stratton-wins-illinois-senate-democrat-primary-00833523
March 17, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Results for Election Day 2026
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/live-updates-chicago-area-voting-candidates-results-illinois-primary-election-day-2026-march-17/18721592/
— Darren Bailey apparent frontrunner in Republican primary for governor
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-primary-election-day-2026-darren-bailey-frontrunner-republican-governor-challenge-jb-pritzker/18726459/
NBC5
— Illinois Governor Primary Results 2026
https://www.nbcchicago.com/illinois-election-2026/2026-illinois-primary-election-results-governor/3909440/
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/illinois-governor-results
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/national
CBS2
— Illinois primary elections 2026 live updates
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/illinois-midterm-primary-election-results-2026/
WGN9
— Tracking Illinois primary election day results
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/live-blog-tracking-illinois-primary-election-day-results/
FOX32
— Illinois State Senate Primary Election Results 2026
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-state-senate-primary-election-results
— Illinois Governor Primary Election Results 2026
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-governor-2026-primary-results
— Illinois County Office Primary Election Results 2026
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/county-2026-primary-election-results
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 2026 Illinois primary day election results
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/17/illinois-primary-day-election-results/
— 2026 primary day election results: Governor
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/17/2026-primary-day-election-results-governor/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Election Day For 2026 Illinois Primary: Live Updates
https://chicago.suntimes.com/live/election-day-illinois-primaries-2026-results-analysis
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— As polls head toward closing time, precincts report low turnout
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-congressional-races-roundup-20260317/
WGLT
— Many say they use cannabis for their mental health, but there’s no evidence it helps. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-03-17/many-say-they-use-cannabis-for-their-mental-health-but-theres-no-evidence-it-helps
WSIL TV
— Hope Chicago builds Southern Illinois partnerships to expand debt-free college opportunities. DD: Back in the good-old-days, that is back in 1970, I was able to work my way through college and to graduate debt-free owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. But it harmed my GPA.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/education/hope-chicago-builds-southern-illinois-partnerships-to-expand-debt-free-college-opportunities/article_d08af079-dbf8-439f-b4de-4998bcfcf4bd.html
DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION DIVISION
— Election Results
https://www.dupageresults.gov/IL/DuPage/
CAPITOL FAX
— Late-afternoon precinct reports
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/17/late-afternoon-precinct-reports-and-some-news-updates/
(FROM THE REPORT: DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek…As of 2:00 p.m. on Mar. 17, 2026, 115,069 voters out of 636,822 registered voters have voted in DuPage County for a turnout of 18.07% percent. 41,212 voters took advantage of in-person Early Voting. 35,966 out of 73,822 requested Vote-By-Mail ballots have been received and verified as of this afternoon. 37,891 voters have voted in-person on Election Day as of 2:00 p.m. In 2014, the final midterm primary turnout was 19.19%. In 2018, the final midterm primary turnout was 24.88%. In 2022, the final midterm primary turnout was 22.79%. “Election Day voting by hour has been trending higher all day than comparable past elections. With five hours left to vote and more Vote-by-Mail ballots to be delivered, DuPage County is on pace for its highest midterm turnout in recent memory. I encourage DuPage County voters to take advantage of the opportunity to vote at any polling place throughout the county before 7:00 p.m. this evening,” said County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek.)
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-488/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Democrats Vastly Outnumber Republicans in Early and Mail In Ballots
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/democrats-vastly-outnumber-republicans-in-early-and-mail-in-ballots/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— As Trump closes the border, unauthorized migrants surge at U.S. airports
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/17/trump-closes-border-unauthorized-migrants-surge-us-airports/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Illegal aliens voting in U.S. elections are a growing epidemic that spans whole country
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/03/17/illegal-aliens-voting-in-u-s-elections-is-a-growing-epidemic-that-spans-whole-country-1627728/
NEWS BUSTERS
— Hollywood’s Anti-ICE Obsession: Illegals Portrayed as Innocent Victims
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/dawn-slusher/2026/03/16/hollywoods-anti-ice-obsession-illegals-portrayed-innocent
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Illinois gubernatorial GOP primary
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5776875-live-results-illinois-gubernatorial-gop-primary/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Illinois Governor Primary Election Results
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/us/elections/results-illinois-governor-primary.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois U.S. Senate primary election results 2026
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/results/2026/03/17/illinois-senate-primary-election-results/
— Illinois governor primary election results 2026
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/results/2026/03/17/illinois-governor-primary-election-results/
USA TODAY
— What Election Day in Illinois could forecast in America in 2026
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/03/17/illinois-election-results-america/89198335007/
NEW YORKER
— Illinois Primary Map: Live Election Results
https://www.newyorker.com/news/election-2026/illinois-primary-map-live-election-results
March 17, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Can anyone beat Darren Bailey in the Republican primary for Illinois governor? The campaign trail reaches a head Tuesday for Darren Bailey, Ted Dabrowski, Rick Heidner and James Mendrick for a shot against Gov. JB Pritzker in the general election.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/03/17/governor-illinois-republican-race-primary-results
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their ever-increasing domination of Illinois.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/17/editorial-dont-cry-for-me-in-november-primary-election-day-is-what-matters-most-in-this-state/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/17/opinion-iran-war-donald-trump-china/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/17/column-iran-war-donald-trump-oil-strait-of-hormuz-depetris/
CBS2
— Cook County and Chicago set records for early voting turnout in 2026 Illinois primary elections. DD: How many have voted so far in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-early-voting-turnout-2026-illinois-primary-election/
ABC7
— Family of Rev. Jackson clarifies endorsement confusion in hotly contested Senate race
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-election-2026-family-rev-jesse-jackson-retracts-endorsement-juliana-stratton-polls-show-close-senate-race/18722230/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders always fight efforts to stop voter fraud.
https://www.nprillinois.org/news/2026-03-16/u-s-senator-dick-durbin-says-the-save-act-will-diminish-the-number-of-people-who-can-vote-first-listen
ASBURY PARK PRESS
— Immigration a central issue in Illinois primary
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/asbury-park-press/20260317/281625311818131
WHEATON RECORD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ in Wheaton.
https://thewheatonrecord.com/2026/03/16/two-wheaton-college-lectures-offer-different-perspectives-on-gender-identity/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— The DuPage County clerk is warning federal immigration agents not to appear at polling places during Tuesday’s primary election, saying such activity could violate federal law and intimidate voters.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_4635f98c-2181-4360-b837-18042b1e610a.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I anticipate/expect that fewer Democrats will crossover today because there is less need to because of the ever-increasing total Democrat domination of Illinois. How soon will 100% of all elected offices in Illinois be held by Democrats? With no elected Republicans to blame for Illinois’ ever-increasing problems, who will Democrat leaders blame? They will ever-increasingly blame those still in Illinois who share Trump’s demographics: heterosexual, married, non-poor, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will elect some RINOs to give Democrat elected officials some cover. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— In Illinois, it is public record that you voted in primaries and which party you cast a ballot for. As Democrat domination of Illinois becomes ever-increasingly absolute, anticipate/expect that because of fear of retaliation from Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer Republican primary ballots will be cast. I have cast Republican primary ballots since I was 18 in 1966. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. They ever-increasingly used my being a Republican against me. They also knew that I was a draft avoider, Protestant, German American, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, I lived in Crete 1948-1972, and I lived in Wheaton since 1978 and they ever-increasingly used that against me. Federal employees who have the aforesaid demographics have no Civil Service protections. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrats and RINOs believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats and RINOs promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Those who have demographics that vote for Democrats ever-increasingly dump those who have demographics that vote for Republicans. Minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America a long time ever-increasingly dump those who are White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To what extent should voters assume a) that candidates who promote pot use pot themselves, b) that candidates who promote gambling are gamblers themselves, c) that candidates who promote LGBTQ are LGBTQers themselves, d) that candidates who promote mass/illegal immigration benefit from mass/illegal immigration themselves, and e) that candidates who promote Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI benefit from AA and DEI themselves? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat leader have decided that they cannot win without their illegals, so therefore, they will never stop a) glorifying and praising their illegals and b) fighting their deportation. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat leaders run a protection racket. They ever-increasingly claim to protect those who vote for Democrats from those who vote for Republicans. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly made it clear that to keep your job, you not only had to be a Democrat, you had to be a minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. As I got older, they ever-increasingly wasted what I had learned earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and job-related professional license. As I got older, they took ever-increasingly bigger adverse actions to get rid of me culminating in their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BILLY GRAHMEVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION
— First Grade Christian Teacher Secures Right to Opt-Out of Reading LGBTQ Books
https://billygraham.org/decision-magazine/articles/first-grade-christian-teacher-secures-right-to-opt-out-of-reading-lgbtq-books
FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
— Foreigners are snapping up US homes and stealing the American dream out from under families
https://thefga.org/op-eds/foreigners-are-snapping-up-us-homes-and-stealing-the-american-dream-out-from-under-families/
PJ MEDIA
— Dems Aren’t Even Hiding Their Election Shenanigans Now
https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2026/03/16/the-morning-briefing-dems-arent-even-hiding-their-election-shenanigans-now-n4950678
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Jackson family says staff member led to erroneous Stratton endorsement
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5786706-jesse-jackson-juliana-stratton-no-endorsement/
— Divides on display in Illinois Democratic primaries
https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/5787236-illinois-democrats-primary-battle/
NBC NEWS
— Illinois primary puts Democratic divides on display up and down the ballot. A hard-fought Senate race, several raucous open House primaries and Gov. JB Pritzker’s bid to extend his control over Illinois politics are all at stake Tuesday.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/illinois-primary-election-senate-ballot-pritzker-durbin-what-watch-rcna263527
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— As Trump pushes deportations, immigration data becomes harder to find
https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-data-numbers-deportations-000a289890193c94474f19b877eb37d1
MS NOW
— DD: Democrat judges and justices ever-increasingly defend and advance the Democrat Party platform. I should write about the judges and justices in Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://www.ms.now/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/judges-political-affiliation-president-appointment-deadline-newsletter-rcna214086
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/parenting/nobody-wants-a-traditional-marriage-anymore-17-uncomfortable-truths-couples-need-to-face/ss-AA1XKTA2
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
— Poverty in New York City Inched Higher in 2024 for Third Year in a Row. DD: Under the Democrats, poverty and crime ever-increasingly increase.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/nyregion/poverty-new-york-city-report.html
— We Have Reached End-Stage Polarization. DD: Should I write about my critics/opponents who have had the most success promoting hatred against me?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/opinion/trump-talarico-maga-religious-political-division.html
— Trump’s Efforts to Target Rivals Stall as Judges Cut Short Investigations. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who have had the most success getting their operatives and their dupes to take adverse actions against me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/politics/trump-justice-department-investigations.html
USA TODAY
— Democrats joust over ICE, Trump donors in Illinois Senate primary. An aggressive style, including calls to abolish ICE, has helped Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton surge in the polls, which have recently swung between her and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/03/17/democrats-ice-trump-donors-illinois-senate-primary/89001554007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— California’s Never-Ending Race Preferences. Again activists attempt to gut the Golden State’s ban on affirmative action.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/californias-never-ending-race-preferences-0e7b74a2
FORBES
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adiaharveywingfield/2026/03/16/what-comes-after-dei-a-different-future-for-race-work-and-policy/
WEEK
— DD: Those who have demographics that vote for Democrats ever-increasingly dump those who have demographics that vote for Republicans. Minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America a long time ever-increasingly dump those who are White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America a long time.
https://theweek.com/politics/instant-opinion-travel-politics-religion-middle-east
NATIONAL TODAY
— California Activists Renew Push for Racial Preferences. Effort to gut state’s ban on affirmative action faces uphill battle after Supreme Court ruling.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/ca/san-diego/news/2026/03/16/california-activists-renew-push-for-racial-preferences/
COLLEGE RECRUITER
— Pros and cons of working for the federal government under the Trump Administration. DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly made it clear that to keep your job, you not only had to be a Democrat, you had to be a minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. As I got older, they ever-increasingly wasted what I had learned earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and job-related professional license. As I got older, they took ever-increasingly bigger adverse actions against me to get rid of me culminating in their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2026/03/16/pros-and-cons-of-working-for-the-federal-government-under-the-trump-administration
PENN STATE
— DD: Democrats and RINOs believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats and RINOs promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/political-affiliation-may-help-drive-and-shape-persons-morals
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
— DD: Your political affiliation is public information. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. From the beginning, when I was 18 in 1966, they knew that I was a Republican and they used that against me. They also knew that I was a draft avoider, Protestant, German American, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, I lived in Crete 1948-1972, and I lived in Wheaton since 1978 and they ever-increasingly used that against me.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/political-affiliation-influences-our-fear-of-data-collection/
SECURITY MANAGEMENT
— Political Affiliation Bias Heightens Workplace Tensions. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. They ever-increasingly made it clear that they wanted to get rid of me because I was a Republican who was conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time. Federal employees who have the aforesaid demographics have no Civil Service protections.
https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/latest-news/online-exclusives/2022/how-political-affiliation-bias-heightens-workplace-tensions/
SIRM
— Can Workers Be Fired for Their Political Affiliation and Activity? DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly made it clear that to keep your job, you not only had to be a Democrat, you had to be a minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. As I got older, they ever-increasingly wasted what I had learned earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and job-related professional license. As I got older, they took ever-increasingly bigger adverse actions against me to get rid of me culminating in their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/employment-law-compliance/fired-political-affiliation-activity
HARVARD GAZETTE
— DD: What is your first recollection of seeing a Black? For me, it was in the 1950s when I saw young Blacks throwing stones at the grade school bus that I was in as it left the Museum of Science and Industry.
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/06/study-explores-link-between-diverse-upbringing-and-later-political-affiliation/
PEW RESEARCH
— DD: For Democrats, democracy exists to take away opportunities, money, and everything else from Republicans and to give it to Democrats. That is, democracy exists to take away opportunities, money, and everything else from those who are White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time and to give it to those who are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/03/08/negative-views-of-democracy-more-widespread-in-countries-with-low-political-affiliation/
GOVERNING
— DD: I anticipate/expect that fewer Democrats will crossover today because there is less need to because of the ever-increasing total Democrat domination of Illinois. How soon will 100% of all elected offices in Illinois be held by Democrats? With no elected Republicans to blame for Illinois’ ever-increasing problems, who will Democrat leaders blame? They will ever-increasingly blame those still in Illinois who share Trump’s demographics: heterosexual, married, non-poor, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will elect some RINOs to give Democrat elected officials some cover.
https://www.governing.com/politics/why-states-should-think-again-before-closing-primaries
NPR
— DD: In Illinois, it is public record that you voted in primaries and which party you cast a ballot for. As Democrat domination of Illinois becomes ever-increasingly absolute, anticipate/expect that because of fear of retaliation from Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer Republican primary ballots will be cast. I have cast Republican primary ballots since I was 18 in 1966. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. They ever-increasingly used my being a Republican against me.
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/04/nx-s1-5129679/can-someone-find-out-whom-you-voted-for-explained
POLITICO
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat jurors decide against Republicans. That is why I was denied my 7th Amendment rights to a jury trial in Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf The jury pool in Chicagoland is overwhelmingly Democrat. Further, my demographics are terrible. In addition to being Republican, I am conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. Because of the aforesaid, no jury would decide in my favor.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/10/trump-lawyer-e-jean-carroll-jurors-00096308
March 16, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Top Border Patrol official Greg Bovino, criticized for conduct in Chicago, plans to retire. DD: Based on my personal experience, if you retire one minute sooner than you want to, your critics/opponents will forever use that to hint/imply/argue/shout that you were forced to retire because you are a very bad person and even worse things.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/top-border-patrol-official-gregory-bovino-criticized-conduct-chicago-retiring-sources/18721992/
NBC5
— The 2026 primary could reshape Illinois politics ‘for decades to come’
https://www.nbcchicago.com/illinois-election-2026/the-2026-primary-could-reshape-illinois-politics-for-decades-to-come/3908835/
— Why the nation will be locked into Illinois’ primary election Tuesday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/illinois-election-2026/why-the-nation-will-be-locked-into-illinois-primary-election-tuesday/3908811/
— Controversy sparks over endorsements in Senate race ahead of Illinois primary. DD: Ever since Hultgren and Roskam endorsed me for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at them that I have caused all their problems. Ever since I endorsed Pat O/Malley in 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary, my critics/opponents have blamed me for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since then.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/local/controversy-sparks-over-endorsements-in-senate-race-ahead-of-illinois-primary/3908653/
WTTW
— Sub-Zero Wind Chills Expected as Polls Open Tuesday. Will Voters Brave the Cold?
https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/16/sub-zero-wind-chills-expected-polls-open-tuesday-will-voters-brave-cold
— How Local Poll Watching Groups Are Preparing for the Primary Election Amid Concerns Over Federal Immigration Actions. DD: It is public record if you cast a Republican or a Democrat ballot. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly discourage voters from casting a Republican ballot.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/16/how-local-poll-watching-groups-are-preparing-primary-election-amid-concerns-over-federal
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Federal and state laws prohibit any type of intimidation of voters during elections.)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Federal judge halts Trump administration’s health care funding cuts to Illinois, for now
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/16/trump-health-care-funding-cuts-judge/
— Naperville D203 to cut teachers in effort to close budget gap. DD: Because of Gingrich budget cuts during the 1980s and 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO cut many Analysts, including me, who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/13/naperville-d203-teachers-cuts-retirements-deficit/
— Cold weather to greet Illinois voters Tuesday as primary features open US Senate, crowded House races
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/16/cold-weather-to-greet-illinois-voters-tuesday-as-primary-features-open-us-senate-crowded-house-races/
— Indiana Gov. Mike Braun lends state backing to Turning Point USA as it builds school chapters
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/16/braun-lends-state-backing-to-turning-point-usa-as-it-builds-school-chapters/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Jesse Jackson family disputes posthumous Juliana Stratton endorsement in Senate primary
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/03/16/jesse-jackson-family-disputes-posthumous-juliana-stratton-endorsement-us-senate-primary
— Pritzker taunts Bovino amid reports of Border Patrol chief’s retirement: ‘No one is above the law.’ DD: Based on my personal experience, if you retire one minute sooner than you want to, your critics/opponents will forever use that to hint/imply/argue/shout that you were forced to retire because you are a very bad person and even worse things.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/03/16/chicago-bovino-trump-pritzker-ice-border-patrol-midway-blitz
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/03/16/operation-midway-blitz-immigration-campaign-chicago-suburban-democratic-voters-poll
https://mcusercontent.com/5d5e50872dd1af3b8172cf48b/files/b29fe2d7-da45-fadc-4f84-24721cb9044a/Hands_Off_Chicago_Survey_Memo_031026_final_1.pdf
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/03/16/chicago-broadview-six-kat-abughazaleh-midway-blitz-trump-ice
— DD: For Democrats, education exists not only to crank out good little Democrats, but to crank out good little Democrat protesters.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/03/16/mayor-johnson-ctu-may-day-no-school-request-school-funding-push
— DD: What percent of Republican primary ballots are cast by Democrats so that Democrat plants and RINOs win general elections?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/03/16/illinois-broken-primary-election-system-alaska-model-ranked-choice-voting-top-four-todd-connor
DAILY HERALD
— College essay expert to help students stand out in competitive admissions process. DD: I clearly stated in my 1972 Loyola application and my 1976 DePaul application a) that my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take graduate business and accounting courses and b) that was the reason why I wanted to take the courses. But to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors, who had written off as being too old to be promoted to GS-13, outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically disallowed my tax deductions for the courses and outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically argued in tax court a) that the courses did not relate to my job duties, b) that the courses did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) that I took the courses to get a job in the private sector, and d) that I took the courses to qualify myself for a new trade or business. They would not have done that a) if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran and b) if I had not complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260316/submitted-content/college-essay-expert-to-help-students-stand-out-in-competitive-admissions-process/
WGN RADIO
— DD: For Democrats, education exists not only to crank out good little Democrats, but to crank out good little Democrat protesters.
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/should-cps-close-schools-so-students-can-take-part-in-a-civic-day-of-action/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-487/
— Jackson endorsement mess takes a turn for the worse on Stratton
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/16/jackson-endorsement-mess-takes-a-turn-for-the-worse-on-stratton/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— To what extent should voters assume a) that candidates who promote pot use pot themselves, b) that candidates who promote gambling are gamblers themselves, c) that candidates who promote LGBTQ are LGBTQers themselves, d) that candidates who promote mass/illegal immigration benefit from mass/illegal immigration themselves, and e) that candidates who promote Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI benefit from AA and DEI themselves? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Iran’s AI disinformation campaign
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4493369/iran-artificial-intelligence-disinformation-campaign/
NEW YORK POST
— Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino set to retire after he was ousted from Minneapolis. DD: Based on my personal experience, if you retire one minute sooner than you want to, your critics/opponents will forever use that to hint/imply/argue/shout that you were forced to retire because you are a very bad person and even worse things.
https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/us-news/border-patrol-chief-greg-bovino-set-to-retire-after-he-was-ousted-from-minneapolis-over-anti-ice-backlash/
— Illegal immigrants from Africa, India and China are voting in US elections — here’s how they’re doing it
https://nypost.com/2026/03/16/us-news/illegal-immigrants-from-africa-india-and-china-are-voting-in-us-elections-heres-how-theyre-doing-it/
BREITBART
— Hollywood Celebrities Protest Trump, ICE, and Israel on Oscars Red Carpet
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/03/16/video-hollywood-celebrities-protest-trump-ice-and-israel-on-oscars-red-carpet/
NEWSMAX
— Republicans Agree Gov Candidate Must Be Able to Beat Pritzker
https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/jb-pritzker-illinois-darren-bailey/2026/03/16/id/1249609/
— Will Anti-Trump Dem Win Illinois Senate Primary?
https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/illinois-senate-primary/2026/03/16/id/1249612/
— Trump Blames ‘Crazed Democrats’ for Unpaid TSA Agents
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-democrats-tsaagents/2026/03/16/id/1249646/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— Illinois Senate primary tests Democrats’ anti-ICE message
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/illinois-senate-primary-tests-democrats-anti-ice-message-rcna262997
NEWSWEEK
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Whites for the problems that non-Whites have.
https://www.newsweek.com/gene-wu-texas-democrat-white-11487908
— DD: Democrat leaders run a protection racket. They claim to protect those who vote for Democrats from those who vote for Republicans.
https://www.newsweek.com/don-ald-turns-presidency-protection-racket-opinion-2026180
YAHOO
— Feds keep marijuana tests for workers despite Trump reclassification order. DD: Democrats want everyone to be stoners.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/feds-keep-marijuana-tests-workers-160800133.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Illinois Primary Shows Rising Political Influence of Indian Americans. On Tuesday, Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi is looking to take a major step toward becoming only the second Indian American elected to the Senate.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/politics/illinois-krishnamoorthi-indian-americans-elections.html
— Inside the Democratic Infighting in Illinois
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/politics/illinois-democrat-primary-brandon-herrera-mamdani.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— On Iran, Is Only Bad News Fit to Print? Media partisanship has been worse than ever in this war. DD: My critics/opponents continue to be furious that I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write about those who have complained about my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who blame my newsletters the most for defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I would focus on those who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/on-iran-is-only-bad-news-fit-to-print-1ac66649
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— To Stay Relevant, Professional Associations Must Rebrand. DD: Are/were you a member of professional associations? What if the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) made candidate recommendations and I had ran for a government office? While I worked for IRS, for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,069-$113,402/year, I earned an MBA and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. While I worked for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, earned master’s degrees in accounting, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, I became a licensed CPA, I became a certified fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, and I earned a master’s degree in finance. What if the ICPAS had come to my defense when my Democrat IRS superiors refused to promote me to GS-13? What if the ICPAS had come to my defense when my when my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO, b) delayed my promotions and refused to promote me to GS-14, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, d) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and e) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old? While I worked for GAO, I served on ICPAS’s membership committee for 9 years and I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Midwest Chapter for 13 years. What if ICPAS, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and AGA had come to my defense when my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors took the aforesaid adverse actions against me? ICPAS, IIA, and AGA would have come to my defense if I had been a Democrat, a minority, younger, or a veteran.
https://hbr.org/2016/01/to-stay-relevant-professional-associations-must-rebrand
POLITICO
— Jesse Jackson’s family withdraws posthumous endorsement in Illinois Senate primary. Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton had touted an endorsement from Jackson, who died in February.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/16/jesse-jackson-illinois-senate-primary-endorsement-00830235
March 16, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout that if you want illegal immigration, vote for Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/03/16/operation-midway-blitz-immigration-campaign-chicago-suburban-democratic-voters-poll
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/15/war-iran-trump-analysis/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/16/trump-iran-war-israel-tomahawk-hormuz/
— Heads up, Georgia voters. One Tiffany Henyard will be on some of your November ballots. DD: Political parties should have the power to stop candidates from running for offices as members of their party. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Candidates can run as Independents.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/16/tiffany-henyard-dolton-thornton-township-georgia-fulton-county/
NBC5
— How to research the Illinois judges on your ballot for the 2026 primary election. Several local professional associations of attorneys release recommendations for judicial candidates ahead of elections. DD: Are/were you a member of professional associations? What if the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) made such recommendations and I had ran for a government office? While I worked for IRS, for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,069-$113,402/year, I earned an MBA and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. While I worked for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, earned master’s degrees in accounting, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, I became a licensed CPA, I became a certified fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, and I earned a master’s degree in finance. What if the ICPAS had come to my defense when my Democrat IRS superiors refused to promote me to GS-13? What if the ICPAS had come to my defense when my when my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO, b) delayed my promotions and refused to promote me to GS-14, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, d) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and e) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old? While I worked for GAO, I served on ICPAS’s membership committee for 9 years and I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Midwest Chapter for 13 years. What if ICPAS, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and AGA had come to my defense when my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors took the aforesaid adverse actions against me? ICPAS, IIA, and AGA would have come to my defense if I had been a Democrat, a minority, younger, or a veteran.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/illinois-election-2026/how-to-research-the-illinois-judges-on-your-ballot-for-the-2026-primary-election-2/3908316/
WCIA
— FCC chair threatens networks’ licenses after Trump complains about Iran coverage. DD: My critics/opponents continue to be furious that I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write about those who have complained about my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who blame my newsletters the most for defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I would focus on those who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.wcia.com/news/fcc-chair-threatens-networks-licenses-after-trump-complains-about-iran-coverage/
WHEATON PATCH
— Guide For Voters In Wheaton For 2026 Primary Election
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/guide-voters-wheaton-2026-primary-election
POLITICO
— When endorsements raise questions
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/16/when-endorsements-raise-questions-00829476
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-699/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Party That Forgot Its Base: How the GOP Has Failed White America. Republicans cheered “colorblind” meritocracy—but in practice, affirmative action shifted opportunity from white voters to Asians, leaving the party’s base unprotected. DD: Many, most, if not virtually all Republican leaders reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform. They all dumped me.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/03/16/the-party-that-forgot-its-base-how-the-gop-has-failed-white-america-part-1/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Is Lesbianism Ruining America’s Future? How is the unprecedented growth of lesbianism contributing to America’s demographic demise, and what can be done? DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/03/is_lesbianism_ruining_america_s_future.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Today, most of those self-identifying as LGBTQ are young women. The growth has been dramatic. In the US, some thirty percent of Gen Z women (age 18-27) are self-identifying as LGBTQ, etc.—mainly lesbian and—compared to around 1-2% for women in the World War 2 generation. This means that almost a third of traditionally marital-age women are likely disinterested in traditional marriage. This is a significant factor in why almost half of Americans are unmarried. As a result of the decline in marriages, the American replacement rate continues its slide south of the 2.1 children per couple needed for replacement. It is now hovering at 1.6. If one argues that lesbian couples can also raise children, the data show that, when looking at children with two parents, 99.5% of those parents are heterosexual. However, of the children in homosexual households, 3/4 of those households are headed by lesbians. The effect of this unprecedented lesbian phenomenon is producing societal and demographic challenges that do not bode well for the US as the beacon of hope, strength, and the protector of Western traditional family values. Many will claim that: 1) there is no choice or free will with sexual identity and identity is fixed for life, and 2) pursuing a long-term lesbian relationship can be an equivalent substitute for traditional marriage, so the long-term societal impacts are not a worry. Are they correct? Is there free will? Is there a biological, chemical, DNA, or physical test for people to self-diagnose their sexual orientation? There is not. It follows then that it is a non-measurable trait, such as is the case with anger or other temperament issues.)
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Sanctuary Cities: The Cost of Undermining Law and Order.
https://cis.org/Testimony/Sanctuary-Cities-Cost-Undermining-Law-and-Order
DAILY CALLER
— Democrats And Their Border And ID Attack On Democracy
https://dailycaller.com/2026/03/15/opinion-democrats-and-their-border-and-id-attack-on-democracy/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— The Marxist Wing of the Democratic Party
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/03/16/the_marxist_wing_of_the_democratic_party.html
TOWNHALL
— Texas Ends Professional Licensure for Non-Citizens
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/03/16/tx-citizenship-for-licenses-hairdressers-etc-n2672883
— We have been told for years that there is no need for stricter identification requirements in American elections. The Left has claimed that our elections are secured, and that the Right has simply lied about the issue, or they want to put up restrictions on women or minorities voting by instituting measures to prove citizens and identity before casting a ballot. When put on the record, it seems that those on the Left are finally telling the truth about the matter: illegals are easily able to vote in American elections.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/03/15/minnesota-elections-n2672870
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— The post-boomer GOP is coming — 2028 will define it. DD: RINO leaders are ever-increasingly move the GOP further to the left. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the faster that you are pushed out: conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5782988-republican-party-generational-shift/amp/
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders are ever-increasingly moving further to the left.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5548505-left-leaning-electoral-success/
ABC NEWS
— In Illinois’ Democratic primaries, generational change and heavy spending take center stage
https://abcnews.com/Politics/illinois-democratic-primaries-generational-change-heavy-spending-center/story?id=131049815
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/parenting/nobody-wants-a-traditional-marriage-anymore-17-uncomfortable-truths-couples-need-to-face/ss-AA1XKTA2
— DD: What do you promote? Because I promote personal responsibility, my critics/opponents hold me responsible for my problems, for their problems, for your problems, and for everyone’s problems. I should write about that. I would focus on my critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who blame my newsletters the most for defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I would focus on those who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/i-m-sick-and-tired-of-hearing-my-grandkids-whine-about-how-the-system-isn-t-fair-whatever-happened-to-taking-personal-responsibility/ss-AA1XEFuS
NEW YORK TIMES
— Why a House Candidate in Illinois Is Attacking an Ad Praising Her. In a Democratic primary, accusations are flying that allies of a hardline pro-Israel group are trying to divide progressives, exploiting a broader rift in the party.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/us/politics/illinois-democrats-ad-israel-congress-aipac.html
— Why the Kids Won’t Farm. DD: All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. They all were farmers. My mother was born on a farm. My grandmother on my father’s side was born on a farm.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/opinion/who-will-farm-america.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Chicago careens toward insolvency
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/03/14/chicago-pensions-bonds-downgrade-default-elections/
— Trump’s cancellation of licenses for immigrant truckers takes effect
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/16/trump-immigrants-trucks/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Terrorists Are Now Often Made in the USA. Last week’s attackers in Michigan and Virginia were naturalized citizens, possibly radicalized here.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/terrorists-are-now-often-made-in-the-usa-160df209
— Teenagers Have Easy Access to Cannabis. Science Says It’s Bad for Them. New research shows even infrequent marijuana use during adolescence is linked to increased risk of mental-health disorders and poor performance in school.
https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/marijuana-use-teenage-impact-b463ec2f
BEST COLLEGES
— 40 Companies That Pay for College With Tuition Reimbursement. DD: How much of your tuition was reimbursed? None of my employers reimbursed my tuition except for token amounts by GAO. I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. I spent lots of my money to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. Worse yet, even though my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take graduate business and accounting courses, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my tuition deductions outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically arguing that the courses a) did not relate to my job duties, b) did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were taken by me to qualify me for a new trade or business. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/companies-with-tuition-reimbursement/
GOOD MEN PROJECT
— Are America’s Top Colleges Letting in More Students From Low-Income Backgrounds? DD: Which colleges let you in and why? In 1966, UIC let me in because I had an ACT score of 24 and I had graduated in the upper 20% of my class. In 1969, NIU let me in because of my UIC record. In 1972, Loyola let me in because of my NIU record and my GMAT score. In 1976, DePaul let me in because of the aforesaid. In 1992, IIT let me in because of the aforesaid.
https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/are-americas-top-colleges-letting-in-more-students-from-low-income-backgrounds/
FED WEEK
— What to Know About the New Executive Core Qualifications. DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly made it clear that to keep your job, you not only had to be a Democrat, you had to be a minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. As I got older, they ever-increasingly wasted what I had learned earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and job-related professional license. As I got older, they took ever-increasingly bigger adverse actions to get rid of me culminating in their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.fedweek.com/careers/what-to-know-about-the-new-executive-core-qualifications/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ONREC
— The New Talent Equation: Why Traditional Hiring Models Are Breaking Down in 2026. DD: What jobs did you apply for why did you get hired? GAO audits IRS. When I applied to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980, I stressed that I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. I stressed that my knowledge of IRS would help GAO’s audits of IRS. I stressed that I had earned an MBA in 1976, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, the Democrats who ran GAO did not want me to transfer because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. To stop me from transferring, they offered me a transfer only if I accepted a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10. They anticipated/expected that I would not suffer that pay cut to transfer, but I did, and they were furious. They immediately did everything that they could to get rid of me. They gave me bad job assignments, unfair performance expectations, unfair performance appraisals. They delayed my promotions back to GS-12. Of course, they kept me off audits of IRS. To counter that, I completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and I became a licensed CPA in 1981. Finally, in 1986, the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer got back into power and assigned me to audits of IRS and promoted me to GS-13. But in 1987, because he had done that, they forced him to retire. In 1989, to get rid of me, they threw me off audits of IRS for the rest of my GAO career. They gave me a very bad job assignment, very unfair performance expectations, and a very unfair performance appraisal. They ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance and made it clear that they would always do that. They would have taken even stronger adverse actions against me if my Congressman Henry Hyde had not come to my defense. Because they wanted to get rid of me, they were furious when I became a certified fraud examiner in 1990, government financial manager in 1994, financial services auditor in 1996, and forensic accountant in 1997 and when I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997. They succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.onrec.com/news/news-archive/the-new-talent-equation-why-traditional-hiring-models-are-breaking-down-in-2026
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For decades, many organizations relied on a familiar hiring formula: post a job description, review CVs, shortlist candidates based on degrees and experience, and hire locally. Today, that model is increasingly ineffective. . .Skills are replacing qualifications
One of the most important changes in recruitment is the shift toward skills-based hiring. Historically, employers often used academic qualifications or previous job titles as the primary filters when selecting candidates. In 2026, that approach is rapidly losing relevance. Instead, organizations are increasingly prioritizing demonstrable skills and capabilities. Industry research suggests that the vast majority of employers now view skills as a more reliable indicator of job performance than formal qualifications.)
March 15, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— These are 8 races to watch in the 2026 Illinois primary election
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/these-are-8-races-to-watch-in-the-2026-illinois-primary-election-2/3908065/
EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— DD: Democrat ever-increasingly push more vice. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/03/15/here-in-evanston-marijuana-vs-hemp/
LAST WARD
— What happened to Chicago’s Irish machine?
https://www.thelastward.org/p/what-happened-to-chicagos-irish-machine
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Illinois State Bar Association evaluates candidates and makes recommendations. What if the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) did that and I had ran for a government office? While I worked for IRS, for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,069-$113,402/year, I earned an MBA and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. While I worked for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, earned master’s degrees in accounting, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, I became a licensed CPA, I became a certified fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, and I earned a master’s degree in finance. What if the ICPAS had came to my defense when my Democrat IRS superiors refused to promote me to GS-13? What if the ICPAS had came to my defense when my when my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO, b) delayed my promotions and refused to promote me to GS-14, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, d) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and e) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old? While I worked for GAO, I served on ICPAS’s membership committee for 9 years and I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Midwest Chapter for 13 years. What if ICPAS, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and AGA had came to my defense when my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors took the aforesaid adverse actions against me? ICPAS, IIA, and AGA would have came to my defense if I had been a Democrat, a minority, younger, or a veteran.
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What does it mean to follow conservative principles? it means holding yourself personally responsible to make the most of your potential, to be a contributing member of society, to take care of your health, to avoid vices, to follow the rule of law, to get an education, to get jobs, to qualify yourself for better paying jobs, to live within your means, to get married and have children, to keep your marriage vows, to be financially prepared for retirement, to promote conservative principles, etc.
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Before the Unity Breakfast, Grassroots Tell IL GOP: Unite Behind the Governor Nominee and Fund the Fight. DD: I hope that all the Republican candidates in contested primary races will attend the Illinois Republican Party Unity Breakfast on Wednesday, March 18, at 11:00 AM, at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Naperville.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/03/before-the-unity-breakfast-grassroots-tell-il-gop-unite-behind-the-governor-nominee-and-fund-the-fight.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Hollywood trades faith, family and heroism for violence, sex and despair. Today’s movies should be excoriated not celebrated.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/15/hollywood-trades-faith-family-heroism-violence-sex-despair/
NEW YORK POST
— Obama Presidential Center wants 100 unpaid volunteers — while CEO Valerie Jarrett makes $740K
https://nypost.com/2026/03/14/us-news/obama-presidential-center-wants-100-unpaid-volunteers-as-valerie-jarrett-makes-740k/
— The far-left media sympathizes with extremists who come to the US to cause chaos
https://nypost.com/2026/03/14/opinion/the-far-left-media-sympathizes-with-extremists-who-come-to-the-us-to-cause-chaos/
FOX NEWS
— Mamdani defends wife when confronted on work with anti-Israel author, decries rhetoric. DD: Voters should assume that a candidate’s spouse has a tremendous impact on the candidate. Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, if the candidate’s spouse wants the following, if elected, the candidate will provide the following: dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://noticias.foxnews.com/media/mamdani-defends-wife-when-confronted-work-anti-israel-author-decries-rhetoric
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— 2 former federal workers turned their firings into a movement to help hundreds of others
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2-former-federal-workers-turned-their-firings-into-movement-to-help-hundreds-of-others/
WFMD
— New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani defended his wife, Rama Duwaji, on Friday during a press conference when confronted about her work with an author who called the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, “spectacular,” and described Jewish Israelis as “rootless, soulless ghouls.” DD: Voters should assume that a candidate’s spouse has a tremendous impact on the candidate. Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, if the candidate’s spouse wants the following, if elected, the candidate will provide the following: dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.wfmd.com/2026/03/15/mamdani-defends-wife-when-confronted-on-work-with-anti-israel-author-decries-rhetoric/
BUZZ FEED
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly have their operatives and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn Erika Kirk and young White men.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/erika-kirk-facing-backlash-her-152325616.html
SAVING ADVICE
— Why Nearly 40% of U.S. Homeowners Are Mortgage‑Free — And Boomers Lead the Way
https://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2026/03/15/10725793_why-nearly-40-of-u-s-homeowners-are-mortgage-free-and-boomers-lead-the-way.html
PUBLIC INTEREST NETWORK
— Telling your personal story for a cause. How to use your personal experiences to connect and inspire action. DD: Obviously, I use my personal story to promote the conservative principles in the Republican Party platform. If I had not followed conservative principles, I would not have been able to a) work my way through college, b) earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license, c) buy a 6-year-old car when I was 16 and new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc. d) buy a new townhome when I was 24, condos when I was 25 and 27, a home when I was 29, and have one built when I was 35, d) get married when I was 29, e) earn a Civil Service Retirement System pension, f) etc.
https://publicinterestnetwork.org/resources/telling-your-personal-story-for-a-cause/
March 15, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— What to know for Tuesday’s primary election
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/15/daywatch-special-edition-what-to-know-for-tuesdays-primary-election/
ABC7
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare because the Democrat Party platform discourages/destroys traditional marriage and family and personal responsibility. Under the Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer Americans are becoming productive members of society.
https://abc7chicago.com/videoClip/18714014/
FOX32
— Chicago Teachers Union calls for school shutdown on May Day to protest Trump. DD: To send your child to a Chicago public school is to make your child hate not only Trump, but to hate all those who voted for him.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-teachers-union-school-shutdown-may-day-protest-trump
FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/two-weeks-into-war-with-iran-trump-has-been-knocked-back-on-his-political-heels/article_b59d2a98-3a3f-58a8-a215-ff64c2fba0d5.html
WCIA
— Illinois Secretary of State’s Office accepting applications for annual summer job program. DD: What summer jobs did you have? I did yard work and delivered newspapers in 1962, 1963, and 1964. I washed dishes in 1965. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail in 1967, 1968, and 1969. While the aforesaid jobs provided me with Social Security credits starting in 1964, Civil Service Retirement System credits starting 1966, and money to buy cars and to pay for my college expenses, they did not provide me with valuable work experience. In today’s dollars, my Post Office job paid $19.57-$20.87/hour.
https://www.wcia.com/news/illinois-news/illinois-secretary-of-states-office-accepting-applications-for-annual-summer-job-program/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Positions are available at Secretary of State facilities in Chicago, the surrounding suburbs, Springfield and locations throughout downstate Illinois. High school students earn $17 per hour, while college and trade school students earn $18 per hour. Graduate and law school students in select contractual positions earn $25 per hour.)
EVANSTON NOW
— Four protesters charged with conspiracy to impede federal officers, including one congressional candidate on Tuesday’s Democratic primary ballot, are asking a federal judge to order the White House to turn over communications that may have played a role in bringing forth charges last October. DD: I should write about my Democrat superiors in the federal government who took adverse actions against me. I would focus on my Democrat GAO superiors who a) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, d) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and e) forced me to take $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980. I would focus on my Democrat IRS superiors who a) never promoted me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. I would focus on my Democrat Post Office superiors who a) forced me to resign in 1969 and b) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. They would not have taken any of the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. Federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or nonveteran do not have Civil Service protections.
https://evanstonnow.com/ice-protesters-want-info-on-trump-admin-influence/
NAPERVILLE PATCH
— LTC (Ret) Michael Pierce: SAFE-T Act harming Illinois citizens while Bill Foster stays silent. Pierce urges repeal of SAFE-T Act.
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/amp/33795965/ltc-ret-michael-pierce-safe-t-act-harming-illinois-citizens-while-bill-foster-stays-silent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiMaVWlTzoU
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How interested in the March 17 primary are the voters in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? Do they know which offices are on the ballots in their precinct and who the candidates are? Which contested races are they most interested in and why? What do they know about the candidates in the contested races? What criteria do they use to pick candidates? How much weight do they give to endorsements and fundraising success? Have they voted already? Will they vote? Have they/will they cast a Republican or Democrat ballot and why? Do they know that casting a partisan ballot affiliates them with that party for 2 years? How successful have Democrat leaders been shouting that if you do not like what Trump has said or done, you should cast a Democrat ballot, and if not that, you should do not vote at all? I am very interested in the election results in my precinct. I spent many hours a) putting 800 mailing labels for the Republican and NA voters in my precinct and 400 return address labels on 400 DuPage County GOP envelopes, b) putting them into walk order, c) stuffing them with an unmarked sample ballot, a Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Voter Guide, and campaign literature the five Republican candidates who provided MTRO with their literature, d) dividing them into 5 batches, and e) hand-delivering them. I used my photocopier, paper, and ink to copy the unmarked sample ballot 400 times 2-sided back-to-back. If I spent 6 minutes getting each envelope ready, that would be 40 hours. I spent about 15 hours hand-delivering the envelopes, or about 3 hours per batch. Only one registered hard-D voter in my precinct threatened me for what I did. – Dave Diersen
— Under Pritzker, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, all the candidates on ballots in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district will be Democrats or RINOs. Anticipate/expect that if elected, sooner or later, they will promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Voters should assume that a candidate’s spouse and a candidate’s running mate have a tremendous impact on the candidate. Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, if the spouse or running mate wants dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination, if elected, the candidate will provide the aforesaid. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout a) that noncitizens have the “right” to come into America and to stay in America if they want to, b) that if you need/want/demand housing, food, clothing, medical care, education, transportation, etc., America must provide you with the aforesaid free, c) that no one really needs to make the most of their potential or become a contributing member of society, and d) that if you are minority, female, and/or younger, America must give you preference over those who are White, male, and/or older. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— When, from where, and why did your ancestors immigrate? I will never forget the diversity event that my Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors held at which we were all forced to publicly disclose when, from where, and why your ancestors immigrated. Of course, I disclosed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany and that they immigrated to escape problems where they lived. Virtually all of my Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. Virtually none in the office was conservative and Republican like me. Virtually all of them had parents, grandparents, etc. who had been killed by the Germans in WWI and/or WWII. I stressed that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI and that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. From what I see, more and more and more of those who come to America do so a) because they want to take advantage of the tremendous benefits that Democrat and RINO leaders give them, b) because they want to turn America into their motherland, and/or c) because they want to convert everyone in America to their religion. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Mayor Mamdani creates LGBTQIA office, names dude in dress as head
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/03/14/mayor-mamdani-creates-lgbtqia-office-names-dude-in-dress-as-head-1627316/
DAILY CALLER
— Mamdani Asked About Wife Liking Social Media Posts That Celebrate Oct. 7 Attack. DD: Voters should assume that a candidate’s spouse and a candidate’s running mate have a tremendous impact on the candidate. Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, if the spouse or running mate wants dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination, if elected, the candidate will provide the aforesaid.
https://www.aol.com/articles/zohran-mamdani-asked-wife-apparently-203514576.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump snarls GOP’s midterm message
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5783575-trump-midterm-message-affordability-iran-reconciliation/
REUTERS
— Vietnam votes as Communist Party fields nearly 93% of parliamentary candidates. DD: Under Pritzker, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, all the candidates on ballots in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district will be Democrats or RINOs. Anticipate/expect that if elected, sooner or later, they will promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/communist-party-fields-nearly-93-candidates-vietnam-holds-parliament-elections-2026-03-15/
— The Florida Federation of College Republicans disbanded its University of Florida chapter and asked the school to remove it as a student organization due to alleged misconduct that includes antisemitism.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/republicans-close-university-of-florida-chapter-over-alleged-antisemitism/ar-AA1YCXXI
AOL
— What salary is needed to afford a house in Chicago in 2026? DD: In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year when I was 24 in 1972. That enabled me to buy a new townhome in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ). My critics/opponents were furious about that. They were even more furious than when I bought a new 1972 Corvette in 1971. In my defense, the down payment for the townhome 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 and half of the money for the Corvette came from an insurance settlement, the rest was a loan. According to my critics/opponents, I would not have been able to buy that Corvette or that townhome a) if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft and b) if I had not been grossly overpaid by IRS. In my defense, I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 and I completed a graduate evening business course at UIC in 1971 and four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $87,100.
https://www.aol.com/articles/salary-afford-house-chicago-2026-191831571.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Housing affordability: Chicago: Income needed to afford a home: $81,624, Median household income: $98,878, Share of income required to afford monthly housing payments: 24.8%, Share of listings affordable for median earners: 65.5%)
MSN
— 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?ocid=iehp_%25#image=2
USA TODAY
— No Kings Protest planned March 28, 2026
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/no-kings-protest-march-28-164302445.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump targets housing affordability in new executive orders. DD: My critics/opponents were furious when I bought a new townhome when I was 24 in 1972. They were even more furious than when I bought a new 1972 Corvette in 1971. In my defense, the down payment for the townhome 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 and half of the money for the Corvette came from an insurance settlement, the rest was a loan. According to my critics/opponents, I would not have been able to buy that Corvette or that townhome a) if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft and b) if I had not been grossly overpaid by IRS. In 1972, my IRS Revenue Officer salary increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 and I completed a graduate evening business course at UIC in 1971 and four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/trump-targets-housing-affordability-in-new-executive-orders/ar-AA1YzwCf
KPBS
— Professor sees echoes of Vietnam, Iraq in Iran war rhetoric. DD: Many, most, virtually all, and at times all of my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government were Democrat veterans who blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. They especially blamed me because I was a Republican, 1-A for the draft, and had avoided the draft with four student deferments and a financial hardship deferment. Further, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was an unmitigated disgusting coward because I probably would not have been sent into combat because I could not run because I had a bone disease, because my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and because I had partial red/green color blindness.
https://www.kpbs.org/news/military/2026/03/10/san-diego-state-professor-sees-echoes-of-vietnam-iraq-in-iran-war-rhetoric
GOOD NEW PROJECT
— Personal Growth Today: Responsibility and Better Choices 2026 Personal growth in 2026 means owning choices: lead with emotional control, reduce decision fatigue, and build habits that stay steady under pressure.
https://goodmenproject.com/everyday-life-2/personal-growth-today-responsibility-and-better-choices-2026/
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.epi.org/blog/a-more-diverse-workforce-isnt-dei-motivated-discrimination-its-just-demographic-change-how-trump-is-weaponizing-the-eeoc-against-the-workers-it-was-built-to-protect/
COLLEGE RECRUITER
— Skills-based hiring: How employers should explain it to degree holders. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that what I learned earning the following a) was not job-related, b) did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) was done by me to get a job in the private sector, and/or d) was done by me to qualify myself for a new trade or business: a) a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, b) an MBA in 1976, c) a CPA certificate in 1979, d) a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, e) a Certified Internal Auditor certificate in 1981, f) a CPA license in 1981, g) a Certified Fraud Examiner certificate in 1990, h) a Certified Government Financial Manager certificate in 1994, i) a Certified Financial Services Auditor certificate in 1996, j) a Forensic Accountant certificate in 1997, and k) a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.collegerecruiter.com/blog/2026/03/14/skills-based-hiring-how-employers-should-explain-it-to-degree-holders
INC.
— DD: Have you ever worked a second job? While I was an IRS employee, I pumping gasoline part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights for 18 months 1971-1972. The money I earned helped me a) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) buy a new townhome in University Park in 1972, and c) pay for four graduate business evening courses at Loyola in 1972. During that time, my IRS salary increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year in today’s dollars.
https://www.inc.com/chris-morris/5-fastest-growing-side-hustles-in-2026/91313118
MIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTE
— Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States. DD: When, from where, and why did your ancestors immigrate? All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. They immigrated to escape problems where they lived. From what I see, more and more and more of those who come to America do so a) because they want to take advantage of the tremendous benefits that Democrat and RINO leaders give them, b) because they want to turn America into their motherland, and/or c) because they want to convert everyone in America to their religion.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states
POLITICO
— Trump administration highlighted ‘mass deportations’ for months. Not anymore.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/14/deportations-have-a-different-look-after-minneapolis-white-house-changes-rhetoric-on-immigration-00828758
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
AL JAZEERA
— Vietnam holds general election, 93% candidates from ruling Communist Party. Vietnamese elect members of parliament from a list of candidates almost exclusively fielded by the governing party. DD: Under Pritzker, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, all the candidates on ballots in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district will be Democrats or RINOs. Anticipate/expect that if elected, sooner or later, they will promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/15/vietnam-holds-general-election-93-candidates-from-ruling-communist-party
EURASIA REVIEW
— Whose ‘Stolen’ Land Is It, Anyway? DD: If I had ran for a government office, my critics/opponents would attributed everything that I have to my benefitting from my ancestors on my father’s side homesteading a 240-acres in southeast Crete Township in 1854. They sold that land and bought 10-acres just north of downtown Crete in 1864. My grandfather had 1286 Wood Street built on that land in 1926. I lived in that home 1954-1972. I recently inherited that home and sold it.
https://www.eurasiareview.com/09032026-whose-stolen-land-is-it-anyway-oped/
INDEPENDENT
— ICE slashed its training hours for recruits during hiring blitz to fulfill Trump’s deportation demands. DD: The first 6 months that I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer in 1971 was classroom training. While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, the agencies provided me with lots of classroom training. But the Democrats who ran IRS and GAO wasted what I learned form that training as well as what I learned a) earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and f) earning a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.aol.com/articles/ice-slashed-training-hours-recruits-174424228.html
March 12, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for everything that is bad including bad weather.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/11/hail-tornadoes-kankakee-illinois-climate-change/
— Orland Township Republican committeeperson race sows intraparty division
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/12/orland-republican-committeeperson-division/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Selma against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/12/opinion-primary-2026-voter-turnout-selma-bloody-sunday/
— Cities and towns have just cause to complain about how Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget treats them
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/editorial-cities-towns-just-cause-100000531.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Embattled former Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard running for post in Georgia as a Republican. DD: Political parties should have the power to stop candidates from running for offices as members of their party. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/03/11/tiffany-henyard-running-county-commissioner-georgia-dolton
— DD: What percent of students in Chicago schools are in America illegally?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/03/12/cps-should-work-to-prevent-future-attendance-drops-due-to-immigration-enforcement-community-groups-say
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/12/iran-war-israel-oil-regime-nuclear-program-trump-hegseth-s-e-cupp
WGN9
— Illinois offers $15K down payment aid to first-time buyers. DD: Back in the good old days, that is, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ). The down payment came from the money I 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. That money I earned also enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and to pay for four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972. In 1972, my IRS salary increased from $56,409/year to $68,999year in today’s dollars. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $87,100.
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/illinois-offers-15k-down-payment-aid-to-first-time-buyers/
WAND TV
— IL bill could require dealerships provide vehicle history reports for used cars
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/il-bill-could-require-dealerships-provide-vehicle-history-reports-for-used-cars/article_229c15e4-12ee-4c9c-ac8f-dcee141aa1f4.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats must cheat to win
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-03-11/trump-says-democrats-must-cheat-to-win-what-do-his-supporters-think
KBSI
— DD: IDOT promotes race and gender based preference giving.
https://www.kbsi23.com/news/idot-encourages-female-and-minority-owned-businesses-to-attend-business-conference/
IPM NEWS
— Here’s where Illinois Republicans running for U.S. Senate stand on three key issues
https://ipmnewsroom.org/heres-where-illinois-republicans-running-for-u-s-senate-stand-on-three-key-issues/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-abortion-clinics-gain-renewed-support-despite-republican-pro-life-pushback/
ILLINOIZE
— GOP War of Words Spices Up Final Days of Gubernatorial Primary
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/gop-war-words-spices-primary
INDIVISIBLE
— DD: Democrat leaders to host another No Kings protest in DuPage County March 28
https://indivisible.org/events/wheaton-roosevelt-road-resistance-no-kings-iii-naperville-rd/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Super PAC spending: ‘Completely nuts’
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/12/super-pac-spending-absolutely-nuts-00824670
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-697/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What does it mean to vote for Democrat candidates? It means that you want more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, that is, destruction of traditional marriage and family, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vice, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. The aforesaid promote poverty and crime. It means that you blame all problems on Trump and on those who share his demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male. older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— On March 3, 2026 DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek issued a news release titled “ICE Go Away, Do Not Even Try. You Will Fail!” SEE: https://www.dupagecounty.gov/county_clerk/ice_go_away__do_not_even_try__you_will_fail__1655.php What is the status? What exactly will happen if someone dials 630-407-5634? Kaczmarek demonizes, denigrates, and condemns ICE, military, and federal agents. But to do that is demonize, denigrate, and condemn not only Trump, but to demonize, denigrate, and condemn all Republicans. In the interest of full disclosure, I am a registered Republican voter, I am an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman, I am the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, and my wife is an election judge. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(FROM THE NEWS RELEASE: Today my office has a message for the voters of DuPage County and for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, better known as ICE, and that message is that ICE will not be allowed to interfere with DuPage County elections in any way. It is a federal crime for the military or federal agents to interfere in elections or intimidate voters. It is a crime, punishable by up to five years in prison, to deploy federal “troops or armed men” to any location where voting is taking place or elections are being held…” Those crimes will not be tolerated in DuPage County. Not on my watch. ICE, go away. Do not even try. You will fail. To ICE and the masterminds who employ you, IT IS A MYTH that non-citizens vote on Election Day. The very LAST place an undocumented person wants to be on Election Day is anywhere near a polling place. If caught voting, it would mean deportation. So do not attempt to use that pretense to intimidate registered citizens and rob them of their constitutional right to vote. I repeat: ICE, go away. Do not even try. You will fail. The electoral process in DuPage County is uniquely and inherently protected against ICE thugs. We were the first county in Illinois to implement VOTE ANYWHERE on Election Day. Voters may choose to vote at any polling place. That means ICE cannot target specific polling places to prevent those voters from having access to the polls, because if any ICE presence is reported, voters can simply go to any other of the 248 polling places throughout the county to cast their vote. Starting today, my office is announcing a dedicated phone line for the community to report any potential ICE deployments at any Election Day polling places or Early Voting locations. Our office will alert volunteer rapid responders on the streets, contact election judges instantly with our poll pads, and use social media to get the word out to the people of DuPage County. In addition, any incidents of interference or intimidation by ICE or other federal agents will be fully documented and reported to all appropriate legal authorities. That dedicated phone number is (630-407-5634). Again, any sightings of ICE, military, or federal agents at any DuPage County polling place should be immediately reported to (630-407-5634). Whether you choose to vote safely on Election Day, at Early Voting sites or by mail- above all, VOTE. ICE’s isolation tactics will not work when we’re all in this together. Citizens of DuPage County, do not be afraid to vote or think it doesn’t matter. If ever there was a time to exercise your precious right to vote, it is now – the most critical election year of all. The DuPage County Clerk’s office has your back.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Crypto cash floods Illinois Senate race as super PACs escalate attacks
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/congressional/4488833/crypto-pacs-illinois-senate-primary-dick-durbin-replacement/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Even With Iran, Trump Still Has His Coalition. The president is spending down his political capital, but the account isn’t empty yet.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/even-with-iran-trump-still-has-his-coalition/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Valerie Jarrett, other Obama pals earned EYE-POPPING amount working for his foundation
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/03/11/valerie-jarrett-other-obama-pals-earned-eye-popping-amount-working-for-his-foundation-1626760/
FOX NEWS
— Illinois guaranteed income advocates push for permanent statewide cash handout program. State’s largest county already established a permanent basic income program.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/illinois-guaranteed-income-advocates-push-permanent-statewide-cash-handout-program
— Illegal immigrant’s two decades of unlawful votes expose the real ‘threat’ to democracy
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illegal-immigrants-two-decades-unlawful-votes-expose-real-threat-democracy-experts
— Valerie Jarrett earned $740K as Obama insiders filled top roles during $850M presidential center build. Longtime Obama confidante’s salary exceeds leaders at Bush, Carter, Reagan and Clinton foundations.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/valerie-jarrett-earned-740k-as-obama-insiders-filled-top-roles-during-850m-presidential-center-build
PJ MEDIA
— The Obama Foundation Is Even More Corrupt Than You Thought
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/03/11/the-obama-foundation-is-even-more-corrupt-than-you-thought-n4950512
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
AOL
— Fewer low-income students are going to college. DD: Did you have to work your way through college? I did. My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. To pay for my undergraduate expenses, I a) did yard work 1962-1964, b) delivered newspapers 1962-1966, c) washed dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, e) delivered mail 1966-1969, and f) worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. To pay for my graduate expenses, I a) sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, b)pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, c) collected delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980, and d) audited federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://www.aol.com/articles/fewer-low-income-students-going-005158002.html
MSN
— Democratic states take action to protect polling places amid federal distrust. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reject federal law.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/democratic-states-take-action-to-protect-polling-places-amid-federal-distrust/ar-AA1YqNPm
NEW YORK TIMES
— A Third of Americans Have Cut Spending or Borrowed Money for Health Care. As medical costs rise, more than 80 million people have made sacrifices like skipping meals and driving less. DD: Because the federal government pays 72% of health insurance for its employees and retirees, that is an ever-increasing reason to become a federal employee and a federal retiree.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/health/health-costs-cutting-back.html
— DD: More and more and more of those who come to America do so a) because want to take advantage of the tremendous benefits that Democrat and RINO leaders give them, b) because they want to turn America into their motherland, and/or c) because they want to convert everyone to their religion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/opinion/mamdani-popularity.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/opinion/trump-war-iran-oil-prices.html
USA TODAY
— America’s top doctor should be a licensed one. DD: I became a licensed CPA when I was a 32-year-old GAO Analyst in 1981. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious. None of my Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me were licensed CPAs. They had not taken the CPA examination, passed it, and/or passed it on their first attempt like I did.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/03/12/trump-surgeon-general-nominee-casey-means-unqualified/88961719007/
WBUR
— Almost half of Americans support National Guard monitoring polling places. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reject federal law.
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/03/11/polling-place-security
WRAL
— Federal distrust prompts some Democratic states to protect polling places, election records. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reject federal law.
https://www.wral.com/news/ap/9782b-federal-distrust-prompts-some-democratic-states-to-protect-polling-places-election-records/
STATEN ISLAND LIVE
— NYC civil service exam. DD: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me if I had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. The Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me if I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me if I had not passed the postal employment examination in 1966.
https://www.silive.com/business/2026/03/nyc-civil-service-exam-these-applications-are-open-in-march.html
FORBES
— When It Comes To Inequality, Equity Is Not Equality Of Outcome. DD: According to my critics/opponents, if Whites and/or males do better at something than minorities and/or females, it is because Whites and/or males discriminated against minorities and/or females.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2025/03/23/when-it-comes-to-inequality-equity-is-not-quality-of-outcome/
BARRION’S
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly side with the UN against America.
https://www.barrons.com/news/trump-s-racist-hate-speech-fuelling-rights-abuses-un-watchdog-f25e57cf
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— Meet the Americans withholding their federal income tax to protest against Trump. Some US taxpayers are refusing to pay the federal government amid ICE surges, the war with Iran and more. DD: As an IRS Revenue Officer, I collected delinquent taxes in Chicagoland 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. As a GAO Analyst, I worked on audits of IRS 1986-1988 at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $118,984-$$126,917/year.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/11/trump-income-tax-protest
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I’m not paying my federal income taxes this year,” Rachel Cohen declared in a recent Instagram video that received more than 140,000 likes. The 31-year-old lawyer in Chicago plans to put the $8,800 she owes the federal government in a high-yield savings account instead. She doesn’t want to fund wars in Iran and Gaza or immigration agents detaining her neighbors, she said.)
SKY NEWS
— Mamdani believes the problem is always white supremacy. DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat candidates, elected officials, and party leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Whites. How much success have Democrat candidates, elected officials, and party leaders had promoting more hatred against Whites in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9AaPu4qSYs
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Yale to offer free tuition to families with incomes under $200,000. DD: My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/news/yale-to-offer-free-tuition-to-families-with-incomes-under-200-000/ar-AA1V8t1a
March 11, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— GOP candidates for Illinois governor identify biggest voter issues ahead of election.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/illinois-election-2026/gop-candidates-for-illinois-governor-identify-biggest-voter-issues-ahead-of-election/3906076/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: To get more votes from women, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at women that Republicans cause all the problems that women have, and especially Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/11/opinion-glen-ellyn-international-womens-day-protest-anger/
— Return of military conscription. DD: My avoiding the Vietnam War draft with four student deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971 was my biggest mistake. My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government who were veterans blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War and they especially blamed 1-A Republicans like me. All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, some, many, most, and at times, virtually all of my superiors and supervisors were Democrat veterans. What if I had tried to enlist? I could not run because I had a bone disease. My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/11/editorial-karoline-leavitt-maria-bartiromo-draft-iran-war-trump/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— VA drops appeal in Supreme Court case, giving another 1.2 million vets extra education benefits. DD: My critics/opponent stress that Republican leaders sided with GAO in Diersen v. GAO. That is, they sided with Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they sided with race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/03/11/veterans-affairs-montgomery-post911-gibill-rudisill-supreme-court-appeal-army-vet
DAILY HERALD
— Medical debt. DD: What did you do to avoid medial debt. I always assured that I had health insurance. The federal government paying 72% of my health insurance premiums 1966-1969 and since 1971 and paying 72% of my wife’s health care premiums since 1978 helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260311/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-a-gratifying-display-still-planned-increases-for-medical-debt-relief-show-qu/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— MARCH 27, 2023 FLASHBACK: Declaring that generations of “failed politicians” have “failed to invest” in Chicago’s people, mayoral hopeful Brandon Johnson vowed to set a new course that would boost funding for mental health, housing, job training and other social services programs, “primarily (by) asking wealthy corporations to pay their fair share.” DD: What would your critics/opponents say you failed at? My critics/opponents would say I failed at a) being a Post Office, Firestone Store, IRS, and GAO employee, b) Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee member, c) holder of master’s degrees in business, accounting and finance, c) CPA, Certified Internal Auditor, licensed CPA, and certified fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, d) FINRA arbitrator, e) conservative activist, Republican Precinct Committeeman, GOPUSA Illinois Editor, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, Pat O’Malley for governor Milton Township primary campaign coordinator, Illinois Center Right Coalition officer, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, Illinois Republican Party State Convention committee member, e) filer of grievances, arbitration demands, and lawsuits, f) etc. I should write about my critics/opponents, the criteria that they use to deem me a failure, and the adverse actions that they have taken against me and why.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/mayoral-candidate-brandon-johnson-discusses-social-services-plans/
RIVER BENDER & SHAW LOCAL & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat elected officials exist to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/attorney-general-raoul-reminds-illinois-voters-of-rights-91485.cfm?
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/03/07/northern-illinois-clerks-say-ice-agents-will-not-be-allowed-at-polling-places-during-march-primary/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/dnc-sues-trump-administration-for-any-plans-to-deploy-federal-agents-at-polling-sites/amp/
LANSING JOURNAL
— Free voters guide from Illinois Family Institute
https://thelansingjournal.org/
ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois primary voters should send mail-in ballots by 5 p.m. Tuesday
https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2026-03-10/illinois-voters-mail-ballots-tuesday
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-abortion-clinics-gain-renewed-support-despite-republican-pro-life-pushback/
IPM NEWS
— Several polling places in Champaign County will be closed on Election Day next Tuesday, March 17 due to a shortage of election judges.
https://ipmnewsroom.org/multiple-polling-places-in-champaign-county-will-be-closed-for-primary-election-day/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— POSTMARK PANIC: Democratic and Republican leaders across the state are intensifying their get-out-the-vote efforts in the final stretch before Tuesday’s primaries, warning that changes to postal service procedures could jeopardize some mail-in ballots. Getting the word out: They are holding press conferences, sending out broadcasts and warning that turnout could be dampened. The push reflects growing anxiety about a recent change in how the U.S. Postal Service applies postmarks — now stamping the date when mail is processed at a sorting facility rather than when it’s dropped in a mailbox. Officials worry ballots mailed close to Election Day get postmarked after the deadline and therefore won’t be counted even if mailed on time. Under attack: Illinois Democratic Party Chair Lisa Hernandez called the change part of a “targeted attack” on voting rights by the Trump administration and urged voters “act now” to return their ballots. Red alert: The Illinois Republican Party, meanwhile, has sent out a red “Vote By Mail Alert” urging voters to “go to the Post Office counter and request a manual postmark.” Of particular concern in rural Illinois, where voters “rely on mail-in voting and don’t live near a polling place,” said Democratic Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski, who represents a swath of central and southern Illinois in Congress. Complicating rights: Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul warned that last-minute mailing could make voting more complicated for residents who already face barriers to participating in elections. “Changes like this risk making voting confusing for people who already face barriers to participating in elections,” Raoul said in a statement. DD: How many have voted so far in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? How many Democrat, Republican, and NA ballots have been cast so far? Who does not want the aforesaid information to be reported and why?
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/03/11/a-pac-that-promised-support-delivered-little-00822470
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-696/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— The Illinois Clean Slate Act: Politics Over Victims, Law, and Public Safety — And It’s Unconstitutional
https://johnkassnews.com/the-illinois-clean-slate-act-politics-over-victims-law-and-public-safety-and-its-unconstitutional/
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— GOP Voters Demand Answers from Bailey Campaign
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/gop-voters-demand-answers-from-bailey-campaign
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State Paying Kaplan for Test Preparation Courses. DD: What government help did you get to pass tests? I got no government help to help me pass the ACT in 1966, postal employment test in 1966, Federal Service Entrance Examination and GMAT in 1970, CPA examination in 1979, or Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981. According to my critics/opponents I passed the aforesaid because I benefitted from discrimination against those who had less money than I had and/or did not share my demographics, that is, those who are libera/moderate, non-Republican, minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or non-citizen. 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.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/09/state-paying-kaplan-for-test-preparation-courses/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 60% of participants identify as students of color, and low-income students are accessing preparation courses at five times their pre-program rate.)
— Sheriff Receiving $195,000 State Grant to Buy Body Cameras. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump. They ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that to punish Trump, you should punish your Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC). Should RPCs wear body cameras when they go door-to-door distributing Republican election materials in their precincts? Because of an encounter I had recently with a registered Democrat voter (RDV) in my precinct, I am changing what I do. What have RDVs shouted at you lately? I am happy to report that only one RDV in my precinct shouted threats at me while I hand-delivered envelopes recently to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican voter (RRV) or one registered NA voter (RNAV) without knocking on any doors. But he is an aggressive, nasty, wealthy, and prominent realtor with a common name in a $1.1 million home. He shouted at me in a very threatening tone that he had thrown my envelope in his trash, that I should not deliver anything there anymore, that he knew who I was, that he knew where I lived, and that if I ever delivered anything there again, he would come to my home and dump it on my driveway. While I did not realize who he was until after the incident, he had known who I was for many years. He had been a RDV in my precinct very near my home years ago. I now know that after he sold that home, he bought the aforesaid home. I delivered to his home only because there was a RNAV in his home. To avoid future threats from RDVs like him, I will identify those homes in my precinct that have RNAVs but not deliver to those homes that also have RDVs but no RRVs, something I did not take the time to do this time. There are limits on the time that I can spend. I spend 10+ hours a day 7 days a week putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out. I spent many hours putting 800 mailing labels and 400 return address labels on 400 envelopes, putting them into walk order, stuffing them with an unmarked sample ballot, a Milton Township Republican Organization Voter Guide, and five candidate campaign literature pieces, dividing them into 5 batches, and hand-delivering them. I used 400 DuPage County Republican Central Committee envelopes and I used my photocopier, paper, and ink to copy the unmarked sample ballot 400 times 2-sided back-to-back. If I spent 6 minutes getting each envelope ready, that would be 40 hours. I spent about 15 hours hand-delivering the envelopes, or about 3 hours per batch. Should I write about an extremely powerful RRV in my precinct who also told me that she threw my precinct letter in her trash?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/05/sheriff-receiving-195000-state-grant-to-buy-body-cameras/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do your critics/opponents hold you accountable for, that is, what do they blame you for? First and foremost, my critics/opponents blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They will blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that candidates in contested primary races on the ballot in my precinct will suffer on March 17. Previously, they also blamed me for what I did as a) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, b) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, c) the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, d) an Illinois Center Right Coalition officer 2003-2007, and e) the Milton Township coordinator for Pat O’Malley’s gubernatorial primary campaign in 2002. Needless-to-say, the aforesaid discourages me from attending religious, conservative, and Republican meetings and events. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Why don’t Republican candidates want me to help elect them? According to my critics/opponents, the more that I do to help elect candidates, the fewer votes that they will get. My critics/opponents stress the success that they have had getting their operatives and their dupes to take adverse actions against me including a) ending my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) ending my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, d) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, e) ending my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, f) ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, g) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters on 2006, h) ending my bid to serve as the MTRO treasurer in 2004, i) etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois’ population loss could make congressional gerrymandering harder in 2030
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-population-loss-could-make-congressional-gerrymandering-harder-in-2030/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Grassroots Conservatives Call for Boycott After AM 560 Weaponizes Platform Against Conservative Darren Bailey. DD: It is legitimate to criticize Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders when the reject planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/03/grassroots-conservatives-call-for-boycott-after-am-560-weaponizes-platform-against-conservative-darren-bailey.html
— Before the Unity Breakfast, Grassroots Tell IL GOP: Unite Behind the Governor Nominee and Fund the Fight
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/03/before-the-unity-breakfast-grassroots-tell-il-gop-unite-behind-the-governor-nominee-and-fund-the-fight.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans challenge birthright citizenship for babies of illegal immigrants
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/10/dramatic-departure-republicans-challenge-birthright-citizenship/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ICE arrests ‘criminal illegal alien’ for voter fraud in Philadelphia
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4487691/ice-arrests-criminal-illegal-alien-for-voter-fraud-in-philadelphia/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— National Security Threats Linked to the Biden
https://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/National-Security-Threats-Linked-BidenEra-Border-Crisis
DAILY CALLER
— University Officials Attack ‘The Whites’ While Illegally Continuing DEI
https://dailycaller.com/2026/03/10/exclusive-university-officials-attack-the-whites-while-illegally-continuing-dei-complaints-allege/
— Rooting Out DEI Allowed FBI Agents To Actually Do Their Jobs. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, they ever-increasingly put Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI ahead of everything else. They ever-increasingly used AA and DEI 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. I am all of the aforesaid. They would have gotten rid of me much sooner if I had not a) earned an MBA in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, and a master’s degree in finance in 1997, b) passed on my first attempt the CPA examination in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor Examination in 1981, c) became a licensed CPA in 1981, and d) earned job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/rooting-out-dei-allowed-fbi-agents-to-actually-do-their-jobs-report-shows/ar-AA1Rvf7H
DAILY SIGNAL
— Illegal Truckers Repeatedly Put Public at Risk
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/10/national-crisis-banks-says-illegal-truckers-repeatedly-put-public-at-risk/amp/
— Could SCOTUS Rule to Hold Those Who Hire Illegal Immigrant Truck Drivers Accountable? DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/10/could-scotus-rule-to-hold-those-who-hire-illegal-immigrant-truck-drivers-accountable/
REPUBLICAN JOBS
— Immediate Republican Job Opportunities. DD: According to my critics/opponents, the more that I do to help elect a candidates, the fewer votes that they will get. My critics/opponents stress the success that they have had getting their operatives and their dupes to take adverse actions against me including a) ending my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) ending my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, d) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, e) ending my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, f) ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, g) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters on 2006, h) ending my bid to serve as the MTRO treasurer in 2004, i) etc.
https://www.republicanjobs.gop/opportunities/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly use Iran to promote more hatred against Republicans. I should write about how my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used Vietnam to promote more hatred against their Republican employees.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5777560-rogan-trump-iran-war/
CNN
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly use Iran to promote more hatred against Republicans. I should write about how my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used Vietnam to promote more hatred against their Republican employees.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/11/europe/russia-putin-trump-iran-war-opportunity-intl
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly use Iran to promote more hatred against Republicans. I should write about how my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used Vietnam to promote more hatred against their Republican employees.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/us/politics/how-trump-miscalculated-iran-response.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/us/politics/trump-iran-war-how-long-timeline.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/us/politics/trump-civilian-deaths-iran-war.html
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/02/20/republicans-marriage-birth-rate-tax-incentives/88722641007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly use Iran to promote more hatred against Republicans. I should write about how my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used Vietnam to promote more hatred against their Republican employees.
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-the-iran-war-is-nearly-won-but-israel-has-other-ideas-9b7eb3fb
BLACK WALL STREET TIMES
— Jasmine Crockett’s Loss and the Cost of Being a Black Woman in American Politics. DD: What do your critics/opponents hold you accountable for, that is, what do they blame you for? First and foremost, my critics/opponents blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They will blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that candidates in contested primary races on the ballot in my precinct will suffer on March 17. Previously, they also blamed me for what I did as a) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, b) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, c) the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, d) an Illinois Center Right Coalition officer 2003-2007, and e) the Milton Township coordinator for Pat O’Malley’s gubernatorial primary campaign in 2002.
https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2026/03/09/jasmine-crocketts-loss-and-the-cost-of-being-a-black-woman-in-american-politics/
CPA JOURNAL
— Broadening the Pipeline in a Changing Environment. DD: Choosing the right college major is extremely important. I should have majored in accounting from the beginning, but I did not until I was 27 in 1976 when I started taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. But by then, the accounting profession had no interest in me a) because it viewed me as being too old and b) because my demographics were terrible. The profession was under tremendous pressure to advance minorities and females. Why didn’t I major in accounting from the beginning? I erroneously believed that because I was not strong in math, I could never pass the CPA examination. But I belatedly came to realize that accountants do not use the types of math that I was not strong in.
https://www.cpajournal.com/2026/03/10/broadening-the-pipeline-in-a-changing-environment/
STATELINE
— More industries want Trump’s help hiring immigrant labor after farms get a break. Restaurants, construction and landscaping businesses have lost the most workers. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://stateline.org/2025/12/03/more-industries-want-trumps-help-hiring-immigrant-labor-after-farms-get-a-break/
CELINE GOUNDER
— A Lesson in Civil Service. DD: 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. The decision in Diersen v. GAO ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/PrecinctLetter3-17-2.pdf ) proves that.
https://www.celinegounder.com/p/when-budget-cuts-meet-civil-service
AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL
— Guide to Hiring Noncitizens on Temporary Visas. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/guide-to-hiring-noncitizens-on-temporary-visas/
ATLANTIC
— Trump Advisers Stopped Musk From Hiring a Noncitizen at DOGE. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/elon-musk-doge-green-card-trump/681575/
NEW YORKER
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly use Iran to promote more hatred against Republicans. I should write about how my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used Vietnam to promote more hatred against their Republican employees.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-lawlessness-of-trumps-war-in-iran
CONVERSATION
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly use Iran to promote more hatred against Republicans. I should write about how my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used Vietnam to promote more hatred against their Republican employees.
https://theconversation.com/trumps-war-against-iran-is-uniquely-unpopular-among-us-military-actions-of-the-past-century-277586
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly use Iran to promote more hatred against Republicans. I should write about how my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government used Vietnam to promote more hatred against their Republican employees.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/11/donald-trump-war-iran-ego-trip-economic-damage