FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7 & FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family. My benefitting from traditional marriage and family enabled me to earn a) a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, b) six professional certifications, and c) a professional license.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2026-lgbtq-sports-hall-fame-inductees-announced-center-halsted-lakeview-chicago/18440051/
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/billie-jean-king-jason-collins-among-those-honored-lgbtq-sports-hall-fame-2026
NBC5
— Students at a Wheaton Warrenville South walked out of class on Tuesday as part of a nationwide protest over immigration enforcement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6D1KMkQpdY
— Illinois leaders evaluate first year of President Trump’s second term. Among what President Trump highlighted as his first-year accomplishments was the recent arrests in Minnesota during immigration enforcement.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/president-trump/illinois-leaders-evaluate-first-year-of-president-trumps-second-term/3878954/
CBS2
— Naperville City Council votes against proposed data center plan
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/naperville-city-council-to-vote-on-controversial-data-center/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Daily Herald, longtime suburban Chicago newspaper, notifies state of potential sale
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/daily-herald-suburban-newspaper-potential-sale/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a Jan. 6 letter to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Paddock Publications said it was notifying the state and its employees 120 days before the potential sale, a requirement of a new law to support the dwindling number of local news outlets across Illinois. Executives at Paddock Publications did not respond to a request for comment, and the name of the prospective buyer was not disclosed in the filing. Founded in 1872 as the Cook County Herald, the suburban Chicago newspaper has grown into the third largest daily print publication in Illinois, with a current circulation of 52,410, according to its website. Owned by the Paddock family for more than a century, the newspaper was converted to an employee stock ownership plan in 2018. . .The legislation cites the declining number of local newspapers and reporters across the state and the need to combat misinformation and provide trusted news sources as the impetus for the required advance sale disclosure. Local newspapers have been in steep decline during the new millennium as digital competition eats away the legacy print model, creating an increasing number of “news deserts” with no local news outlets. The number of newspapers in the U.S. has declined by nearly 3,500 over the past 20 years, while the industry has lost more than three-quarters of its jobs, according to the 2025 State of Local News report by Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism. Illinois has lost nearly 48% of its local newspapers since 2005, the ninth largest decline in the U.S., according to the study. Meanwhile, more than 200 newspapers changed hands across the U.S. last year, according to the study. Fewer than 15% of daily newspapers remain independently owned, as large chains increasingly dominate the media landscape, the Medill report found.)
— DD: I escaped liberal indoctrination while I earned a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees my majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/opinion-college-liberal-higher-education-free-speech/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting young people a) to promote illegal immigration and b) to fight deportation of illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/21/chicagoans-send-whistles-ice-immigration
— Slightly smaller share of Chicago families choosing CPS for their children. While a dip in births is still a big factor in the district’s sliding enrollment, CPS served nearly 5% less of the city’s school-age children in 2023 than it did in 2018. DD: My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license. Because my parents did that, my critics/opponents have always painted them as having been filthy rich. But my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. 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.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/01/20/chicago-public-schools-enrollment-cps-birth-rates-private-school-kids-first
DAILY HERALD
— ‘365 days of chaos’: Illinois Democrats reflect on Trump’s year
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260120/illinois-state-politics/365-days-of-chaos-illinois-democrats-reflect-on-trumps-year/
DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— ‘An uphill climb’: Four Republicans make their case in Illinois’ heavily Democratic 9th Congressional District
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2026/01/21/city/an-uphill-climb-four-republicans-make-their-case-in-illinois-heavily-democratic-9th-congressional-district/
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Reince Priebus, ex-White House chief of staff, has new job at Fox News
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/20/reince-priebus-former-wisconsin-gop-leader-new-job-at-fox-news/88268019007/
SHAW LOCAL
— 3 GOP governor candidates to visit Bradley. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-journal/2026/01/20/3-gop-governor-candidate-to-visit-bradley/
WCIA
— Republican lawmakers push for new changes to controversial SAFE-T Act
https://www.wcia.com/illinois-capitol-news/republican-lawmakers-push-for-new-changes-to-controversial-safe-t-act/
WICB
— Why Young Americans Are Abandoning Party Labels. Gen Z and millennials are identifying as independents at historic levels. DD: If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a Crete-Monee High School student 1962-1966, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a UIC student 1966-1968 and/or a NIU student 1969-1970, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a Loyola student 1972-1976 and/or a DePaul student 1976-1980, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980.
https://wibc.com/852988/why-young-americans-are-abandoning-party-labels/
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Trump speaks at length with reporters before heading off to Davos
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2026-01-20/trump-speaks-at-length-with-reporters-before-heading-off-to-davos
IPM NEWS
— Protesters in Champaign join a national walkout on the anniversary of Trump’s inauguration
https://ipmnewsroom.org/protesters-in-champaign-join-a-national-walkout-on-the-anniversary-of-trumps-inauguration/
AXIOS CHICAGO
— Illinois primary push reignites Pritzker 2028 speculation
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/01/20/illinois-primary-early-pritzker-2028-democrat-president-trump
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Chicago mayor’s race: wink, wink
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/21/chicago-mayors-race-wink-wink-00738602
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-663/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— GOP governor candidates forum highlights from Monday evening’s Illinois State Rifle Association Republican gubernatorial candidates forum at GAT Guns in East Dundee. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_ff0c56b1-9612-42ea-8785-da2c9b9129e9.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County Republican Party Has Less Than $17,000
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/21/mchenry-county-republican-party-has-less-than-17000/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How successful have Democrat leaders been in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct turning those who are liberal/moderate, non-Republican, non-American, non-White, female, younger, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America a long time AGAINST those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America a long time? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Waste watch: Illinois grants $4M to private theaters
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/waste-watch-illinois-grants-4m-to-private-theaters/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Trump touts ‘worst of the worst’ criminal migrants captured in Minnesota thanks to ‘patriot’ ICE agents
https://nypost.com/2026/01/20/us-news/worst-of-the-worst-criminal-migrants-arrested-in-minnesota-trump/
— DOJ says it will ‘pursue charges’ against Don Lemon, anti-ICE protesters for St. Paul church invasion
https://nypost.com/2026/01/20/us-news/doj-hints-at-charges-against-don-lemon-for-st-paul-church-invasion/
— Woke Brooklyn College course lectures students about ‘weaponizing whiteness,’ requires BuzzFeed privilege quiz
https://nypost.com/2026/01/20/us-news/woke-brooklyn-college-course-lectures-students-about-weaponizing-whiteness-requires-buzzfeed-privilege-quiz/
DAILY SIGNAL
— In Trump’s First Year He’s Delivering on His Signature Promise
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/20/in-trumps-first-year-hes-delivering-on-his-signature-promise/amp/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Remittances Continue to Grow at America’s Expense. DD: All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. They never sent one penny back there. My grandfather on my father’s side fought Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://www.fairus.org/issue/remittances-us-loses-more-than-200-billion-dollars
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. loses at least $200 billion per year from our economy in remittances. This number is likely even higher now as the last reliable, bilateral data were published in 2021. At least 134 countries received remittances from the U.S. in 2021, with amounts ranging from a few thousand dollars to tens of billions of dollars. In 2021, the top five recipient countries of remittances from the U.S. were: Mexico ($52.6 billion), India ($15.8 billion), Guatemala ($14.7 billion), the Philippines ($12.8 billion), and China ($12.7 billion). Some of these totals have grown significantly even since 2021. U.S. remittances account for around 20 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of multiple countries in Central America, including Honduras and El Salvador. Billions of dollars sent in remittances to Mexico are potentially linked to cartels. Some of these funds are in the form of cryptocurrency, making them even harder to trace than conventional funds.)
FOX NEWS
— Trump says criminal illegal aliens ‘make Hells Angels look like the sweetest people on Earth.’ President credits tougher border enforcement for what he calls ‘reverse migration’ during White House briefing.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-criminal-illegal-aliens-make-hells-angels-look-like-sweetest-people-earth
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388005886112
— Trump urges DHS, ICE to publicize arrests, says crackdown is ‘saving many innocent lives.’ Trump’s Truth Social post comes after anti-ICE agitators stormed a St Paul church chanting ‘Justice for Renee Good.’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-urges-dhs-ice-publicize-arrests-says-crackdown-saving-many-innocent-lives
— The media sees what it wants to see
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388021894112
— Reince Priebus criticizes Virginia governor’s immigration policy
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388017661112
NEWSMAX
— Minnesota Blocks Arrests of 1,360 Criminal Illegals
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ice-minnesota-arrests/2026/01/20/id/1242904/
PJ MEDIA
— ICE Arrests 3,000 Illegal Alien Criminals in Minneapolis
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/01/20/ice-arrests-3000-illegal-alien-criminals-in-minneapolis-n4948516
— Woman Explains How She Helps Illegal Aliens Bribe Ohio Judges
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/01/20/shocking-video-indicates-illegal-aliens-bribed-ohio-judges-n4948517
POST MILLENNIAL
— Ohio woman bribes immigration judges to help illegal aliens get papers
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-ohio-woman-bribes-immigration-judges-to-help-illegal-aliens-get-papers-report
TOWNHALL
— The GOP Is Restoring the American Dream of Homeownership. DD: University Park was created by HUD. Ever since a bought a new townhome in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) when I was 24 years old in 1972, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my buying that townhome improperly/unethically stopped a Black and/or a female from buying that townhome.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/chloe-trapanotto/2026/01/13/the-gop-is-restoring-the-american-dream-of-homeownership-n2669398
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ROLL CALL
— Trump continues to play kingmaker in Republican primaries. DD: Which candidates in contested Republican primary races on the ballot in your precinct a) have sought Trump’s endorsement and/or b) have gotten Trump’s endorsement?
https://rollcall.com/2026/01/20/republican-primary-elections-trump-endorsement/
THE HILL
— GOP fears Trump’s foray into nation-building in Venezuela
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5673712-republican-backlash-trump-venezuela/
— DD: Democrat leaders say “Nothing but mourning for the anniversary of Trump 2.0.” DD: Who has demonized, denigrated, and condemned you as being a failure and for what? My critics/opponent had their operatives and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012 as being an unmitigated failure. They demonized, denigrated, and condemned the speakers who I recruited for TAPROOT events. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that anyone could have recruited higher profile speakers that would have resulted in more people attending TAPROOT events. I should list the more than 100 who spoke at the 78 TAPROOT events while I was its chairman 2005-2012. The list includes many Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders. My critics/opponents stressed those candidates who lost elections. They blamed TAPROOT for those losses.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5696234-trump-second-term-failures/
— GOP rebels showcase party shift on labor issues. DD: I was a union member for almost 12 years. My critics/opponents despise/hate unions and union members.
https://thehill.com/newsletters/the-movement/5693623-labor-unions-gop-populism/amp/
NBC NEWS
— Trump expresses frustration and says his team has made ‘some mistakes’ after one year in office. DD: According to your critics/opponents, what were your biggest political mistakes? According to my critics/opponents, my biggest political mistake was backing Pat O’Malley instead of Jim Ryan in the 2002 Illinois Republican gubernatorial primary. To this day, my critics/opponents blame me for Ryan losing to Blagojevich.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-frustration-team-mistakes-one-year-office-rcna255059
NEWSWEEK
— Who Is William Kelly? Anti-ICE Minnesota Church Protester Speaks Out.
https://www.newsweek.com/william-kelly-activist-anti-ice-church-protest-speaks-out-11388874USA TODAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— IRS head announces a shake-up on the eve of the 2026 tax season
https://apnews.com/article/treasury-irs-tax-season-fd379f43d501d064cdad046eb32fb9f6
YAHOO NEWS
— DD: To be woke is to be against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America a long time.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/does-mean-woke-term-used-093518146.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family. My benefitting from traditional marriage and family enabled me to earn a) a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, b) six professional certifications, and c) a professional license.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6987614/2026/01/20/bill-kennedy-lgbtq-sports-hof-collins-welts-roberts-2/
USA TODAY
— Trump tackles affordability … by channeling Democrats?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/01/21/trump-credit-card-interest-rates-housing-prices-economy/88213924007/
WAAY TV
— Trump starts briefing by showing mugshots of ‘criminal illegal aliens’
https://www.waaytv.com/video/donald-trump-starts-briefing-by-showing-mugshots-of-criminal-illegal-aliens/video_792a7095-9759-5904-9817-c0db55db3c9e.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: The rest of the world, with some exceptions, ever-increasingly acts like it wants to run by China and Russia.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-to-destroy-trumps-presidency-018b1353
BARRON’S
— White House Affordability Strategy Comes Even as Trump Derides Issue as ‘Fake’
https://www.barrons.com/livecoverage/trump-davos-speech-affordability-housing-greenland/card/white-house-affordability-strategy-comes-even-as-trump-derides-issue-as-fake–FVg3bfOy5NFB4ko9cQYK
CROWELL & MORING
— Federal Government Challenges Minnesota Law Requiring Affirmative Action in State Government. DD: Since the 1960s, my critics/opponents have used Affirmative Action to get rid of me.
https://www.crowell.com/en/insights/client-alerts/federal-government-challenges-minnesota-law-requiring-affirmative-action-in-state-government
LAWFARE
— The Merit System Protection Board’s Independence Is Dead, DD: Of course, the MSPB sided with my Democrat GAO superiors against me.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-merit-system-protection-board-s-independence-is-dead
NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Illegal DEI? Understanding Compliance, Risk, and the Real Focus of Enforcement. DD: In Diersen v. GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors argued that they followed laws that required them to a give preference to their employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, that is, that they followed laws that required them to discriminate against their employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://natlawreview.com/article/illegal-dei-understanding-compliance-risk-and-real-focus-enforcement
CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation. While I worked for IRS in 1971, my superiors had me make phone calls for 2 weeks as part of Nixon’s “Wage & Price Freeze” program. What has helped you deal with inflation.? For me, it has been COLAs, step increases, and promotions. I have gotten federal wage, Civil Service Retirement System pension, and/or Social Security COLAs almost every year since 1966. I got step increases in 1967, 1968, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 and 1987-1996. I got promotions in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1986.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/a-year-in-review-how-the-trump-administrations-economic-policies-made-life-less-affordable-for-americans/
404 MEDIA
— Feds Create Drone No Fly Zone That Would Stop People Filming ICE
https://www.404media.co/feds-create-drone-no-fly-zone-that-would-stop-people-filming-ice/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— Yale College has purged every Republican supporter from its faculty. DD: I should write about how my Democrat superiors in the federal government purged their employees who were Republican. I should write about how RINO leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois, DuPage County, and Milton Township purged their members who were conservative.
https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/yale-college-has-purged-every-republican-supporter-from-its-faculty-disturbing-new-analysis-shows/ar-AA1UnFom
AL JAZEERA
— Trump undermined antiwar vows in first year. Will Democrats seize on this? Party leaders vow to hammer Trump on affordability in months ahead, with Venezuela, Greenland their latest cudgels.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/20/trump-undermined-antiwar-vows-in-first-year-will-democrats-seize-on-this
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January 20, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump’s record set to be major talking point in Illinois gubernatorial race
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2026-midterms-ahead-primary-election-illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-republican-hopeful-darren-bailey-field-trump-talk/18439825/
WGN9
— Trump touts accomplishments in first year, Illinois critics point to failures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV4ga81sj-M
FOX32
— Trump says he’ll cut funding to ‘sanctuary’ states like Illinois
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAwa7oDJH8M
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican hopeful Ted Dabrowski defends TV ad likening Gov. JB Pritzker to communist Poland, Ecuador turmoil
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/ted-dabrowski-defends-tv-ad-pritzker-communist/
— Gov. JB Pritzker, Attorney General Kwame Raoul look back on first year of Trump 2.0
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/pritzker-raoul-trump-one-year/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— One year and 51 lawsuits later, Illinois Democrats lament ‘chaos’ of second Trump administration. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said he’s “optimistic” heading into Year Two of sweeping legal fights with the White House.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2026/01/20/trump-one-year-kwame-raoul-illinois-lawsuits-jb-pritzker
25 NEWS NOW
— Illinois lawmakers’ 2026 theme: affordability. Democrats seeking to capitalize on Trump-driven chaos during election year session.
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/01/20/illinois-lawmakers-2026-theme-affordability/
WSIU
— Darren Bailey/Aaron Del Mar launch ‘Take Back Illinois’ Bus Tour
https://www.wsiu.org/politics-elections/2026-01-20/darren-bailey-aaron-del-mar-launch-take-back-illinois-bus-tour
ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage Candidates To Take Questions In Elmhurst. County Board, clerk, sheriff and forest preserve hopefuls are expected to attend the local League of Women Voters forum.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/dupage-candidates-take-questions-elmhurst
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-451/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNT BLOG
— Senator Darby Hills on Human Trafficking Panel
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/20/senator-darby-hills-on-human-trafficking-panel/
— Dems Have $50,000 in the Bank
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/19/dems-have-50000-in-the-bank/
— Democratic Party $50,000 Not the Only Available Money
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/20/democratic-party-50000-not-the-only-available/
— McLaughlin Critiques Dems’ Energy Law
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/19/mclaughlin-critiques-dems-energy-law/
— Democrat Rolls Out Tax Sale Solution
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/19/democrat-rolls-out-tax-sale-solution/
— Illinois Budget Has Risen Five Times Our Economic Growth
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/19/illinois-budget-has-risen-five-times-our-economic-growth/
— Governor Jim Edgar’s Pension Timebomb
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/19/governor-jim-edgars-pension-bomb/
— Ted Dabrowski’s First and Second TV Ad During Bear’s Games
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/18/ted-dabrowskis-second-tv-ad-during-bears-game/
— Mandatory Mental Health Screening in Schools (Passed in Illinois) Found to Make No Difference
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/18/mandatory-mental-health-screening-in-schools-passed-in-illinois-found-to-make-no-difference/
— Kat TV Ad
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/17/kat-tv-ad/
— UPDATE: Referendums on School Choice Scholarships on One-Third of Illinois Counties’ Ballots WITH MAP
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/17/referendums-on-school-choice-scholarships-on-one-third-of-illinois-counties-ballots/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What is your position on equal opportunity? As time goes on, it is ever-increasingly clear that my critics/opponents have always and continue to reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform, that is, they have always and continue to promote Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI, that is, they have always and continue to promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. That ever-increasingly explains why they have had their operatives and their dupes take so many big adverse actions against me. They have personally benefitted from AA and DEI and/or want to personally benefit from AA and DEI and/or have used AA and DEI to curry favor with minorities and/or females and/or want to use AA and DEI to curry favor with minorities and females. They applaud my Democrat superiors in the federal government for their wasting my career and their forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 because I opposed their 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
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump settles scores in epic review of year in office
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/20/trump-settles-scores-epic-review-year-office/
— 100,000 illegal immigrants have taken DHS’ self-deportation bonus. DHS official says ‘foreign interference’ is fueling anti-ICE protests.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/20/100000-illegal-immigants-taken-dhs-self-deportation-bonus/
— Newly sworn-in Gov. Spanberger turns Virginia into a sanctuary state
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/19/editorial-newly-sworn-gov-spanberger-turns-virginia-sanctuary-state/
— China owns America. From your food to your alma mater, the CCP is omnipresent.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/20/china-owns-america/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Minnesota and the battle to cripple ICE
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-memo/4425299/minnesota-battle-cripple-immigration-customs-enforcement/
NEW YORK POST
— Mamdani calls to abolish ICE
https://nypost.com/2026/01/20/us-news/zohran-mamdani-calls-to-abolish-ice-in-gushing-interview-on-the-view/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Compassion Cannot Be The Basis Of Immigration Policy
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/compassion_cannot_be_the_basis_of_immigration_policy.html
FEDERALIST
— Because Libraries Push Racism And Queer Extremism, They Deserve Their Massive Federal Funding Cuts
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/20/because-libraries-push-racism-and-queer-extremism-they-deserve-their-massive-federal-funding-cuts/
FOX NEWS
— Chicago kids are dying while Mayor Johnson fights Trump, ICE and reality. Rooftop Revelations: Surrendering our values to elite agendas leaves nothing for the rest of us. Only folks like Mayor Johnson benefit. Our kids deserve leaders who fight for them
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/chicago-kids-dying-while-mayor-johnson-fights-trump-ice-reality.amp
STEVE SCALISE
— Scalise Highlights Democrats’ Radical Agenda, Trump’s Record of Delivering for American People
https://scalise.house.gov/press-releases/scalise-highlights-democrats-radical-agenda-trumps-record-of-delivering-for-american-people
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Trump touts first-year accomplishments in lengthy White House briefing
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/trump-white-house-press-briefing-davos-greenland/
— Republican senators demand end to visa program they say encourages Chinese “birth tourism”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-birth-tourism-visa-waiver-program-republican-senators/
VILLAGES NEWS
— Illegals are criminals because they are here illegally
https://www.villages-news.com/2026/01/20/illegals-are-criminals-because-they-are-here-illegally/
GAO
— Financial Audit: IRS’s FY 2025 Financial Statements
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107977
(FROM THE REPORT: The Internal Revenue Service collects taxes to fund federal programs and services. In FY25, IRS collected more than $5.3 trillion in taxes and paid out about $639 billion in tax refunds, credits, and other payments. We audit and issue opinions annually on IRS’s financial statements and on related internal controls (e.g., processes to reasonably assure that transactions are properly authorized and recorded). In FY25, we found the statements were reliable and that controls over financial reporting were effective—although some controls over unpaid assessments could be improved.)
NEW YORKER
— DD: How successful have Democrats been taking over your church?
https://www.newyorker.com/news/fault-lines/can-american-churches-lead-a-protest-movement-under-trump
January 20, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for all the problems that Blacks have. My Democrat superiors in the federal government always blamed Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have. They wasted my career, forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, and gave my Black subordinate my job and my preferred corner office. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-organizations-celebrate-martin-luther-king-jrs-legacy-events-area-morgan-park-high-dusable-museum/18431515/
NBC5
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-leaders-criticize-trump-admin-ice-during-mlk-events/3878342/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In freezing conditions, hundreds gather downtown to protest ICE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/19/mlk-day-protest-ice/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: They voted for Trump. But one year into his second term, they have grave concerns.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/they-voted-for-trump-one-year-presidency-grave-concerns/
— The number of Americans who feel politically homeless is rising. DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. As the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization dump more and more and more planks in that platform, I feel more and more and more politically homeless.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/gallup-realclearpolling-independents-politics-partisan-polarized-midterms/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/19/protesters-martin-luther-king-jr-day
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Video gambling establishments see alarming spike in burglaries, $2.7 million stolen in 2025. At least 473 burglaries were reported in Illinois last year at businesses offering video gambling — compared to 358 in 2024, when $1.9 million was stolen. Many incidents involve crews of masked bandits smashing through front doors and windows, wielding sledgehammers and other tools. In the first two weeks of January, there were 40 cases. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/01/20/video-gambling-establishments-spike-burglaries-illinois-gaming-board-chicago-suburbs
DAILY HERALD
— Where do GOP candidates sit with fundraising as Pritzker war chest grows?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260119/illinois-state-politics/where-do-gop-candidates-sit-with-fundraising-as-pritzker-war-chest-grows/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With just eight weeks until the March 17 primary, campaign finance records show two Republican gubernatorial newcomers with more cash on hand than the party’s 2022 standard-bearer. Meanwhile, Gov. JB Pritzker continues to lead the pack with $23.3 million in the bank as of Dec. 31. The Chicago Democrat also gave $25.5 million to his campaign last quarter, according to Illinois State Board of Elections filings. Former state Sen. Darren Bailey of Xenia, who won the 2022 GOP primary but lost to Pritzker in the general election, raised $151,371 between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, spent $139,400, and ended the year with about $35,000 in the bank. Fellow Republican hopefuls Ted Dabrowski of Wilmette and Rick Heidner of Barrington Hills each reported more than $1 million in funds as of Dec. 31.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation to consolidate ever-increasing minority power.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260119/news/somebody-had-to-do-it-civil-rights-pioneer-speaks-about-desegregating-school/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: A ‘data center next to homes?’ near Naperville and Warrenville roads. Naperville council weighs Karis development.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260119/news/a-data-center-next-to-homes-naperville-council-weighs-karis-development/
— Nervous Europe working to end reliance on American security. DD: In WWIII, which countries will side with Russia and China against America? The countries that believe that Russia and China will win will side with Russia and China.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260119/nation-and-world-politics/nervous-europe-working-to-end-reliance-on-american-security/
WFIW
— ILLINOIS GOP GOVERNOR CANDIDATES PUSH UNITY, TARGET PRITZKER AND “SANCTUARY” POLICIES. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.wfiwradio.com/2026/01/20/illinois-gop-governor-candidates-push-unity-target-pritzker-and-sanctuary-policies/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Four Republican candidates for Illinois governor—Darren Bailey, Ted Dabrowski, Rick Heidner and DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick—shared a stage for the first time at a central Illinois forum last Thursday in Tazwell County, largely avoiding attacks and urging party unity ahead of early voting and the March 18 primary.
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump supporters share confusion and anger over the president’s focus on Greenland
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-20/trump-supporters-share-confusion-and-anger-over-the-presidents-focus-on-greenland
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Dem Senate primary turns fierce, fast
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/20/dem-senate-primary-turns-fierce-fast-00736135
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-662/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— GOP hopefuls seek support, blast Pritzker at IL gubernatorial candidate forum. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.wfiwra
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_14f1b42c-0ea2-4954-8bdd-25bd4e2f4d71.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What will your Republican Precinct Committeeman do to turn out the vote for the March 17, 2026 Republican primary in your precinct? I have a) obtained a PDF file from the DuPage County Election Division of the mailing labels for the 800 Republican and Not Affiliated voters in my precinct, b) printed out those mailing labels, c) affixed those labels on 400 GOP envelopes provided by the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), d) affixed my return address labels on those envelopes, e) sorted those envelopes into five batches, and f) put those envelopes in walk-order. As soon as the sample ballot is available, I will print it out 400 times and stuff the envelopes with those sample ballots along with campaign literature that Republican candidates provide me through the MTRO and a MTRO-provided flyer. I will then hand-deliver those envelopes one batch at a time. I hope that we are going to have a mild winter. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrat-run states want to monitor automobile mileage to reduce car use, raise revenue.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/12/democrat-run-states-want-monitor-automobile-mileage-reduce-car-use/
NEW YORK POST
— Kristi Noem announces more than 10K arrests of illegal migrants in Minnesota, rips Walz, Frey for ‘protecting criminals’
https://nypost.com/2026/01/19/us-news/kristi-noem-announces-more-than-10k-arrests-of-illegal-migrants-in-minnesota-rips-walz-frey-for-protecting-criminals/
— How many racists does Mayor Mamdani mean to hire?
https://nypost.com/2026/01/19/opinion/how-many-racists-does-mayor-mamdani-mean-to-hire/
BREITBART
— Trump Confronts Hollywood’s Cultural Cartel
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/01/19/exclusive-corey-lewandowski-trump-confronts-hollywoods-cultural-cartel/amp/
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, the following have never existed: race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to my critics/opponents, all the problem that liberals/moderates, Democrats, RINOs, Libertarians, minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and citizens of foreign countries have are caused by conservatives, Republicans, Whites, males, older people, Protestants, German Americans, and citizens of America.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/01/19/hostin-trump-admins-opposition-to-dei-based-on-white-male-grievance/amp/
CENTER SQUARE
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_97f19b90-cc41-44ad-8c83-3a0b4ec73692.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— Who’s Responsible for Demonizing ICE So Much That Agitators Invaded a Church Service?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/19/thanks-lefts-extreme-rhetoric-anti-ice-agitators-now-invading-church-services/
DAILY WIRE
— Vast Majority Of Illegals Arrested By ICE Have Criminal Records. “This statistic doesn’t account for those wanted for violent crimes in their home country or another country.”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/vast-majority-of-illegals-arrested-by-ice-have-criminal-records
FOX NEWS
— Noem hammers Walz, Frey for ignoring 1,360 ICE detainers for criminal illegal aliens. DHS says federal agents arrested over 10,000 illegal aliens in Minneapolis in recent months.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/noem-hammers-walz-frey-ignoring-1360-ice-detainers-criminal-illegal-aliens
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Harvard Student Exposes ‘Systematic’ Liberal Bias Among Faculty Members. DD: I escaped liberal indoctrination while I earned a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees my majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/01/harvard-student-exposes-systematic-liberal-bias-among-faculty-members/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/5693222-trump-attacks-civil-rights-legacy/
CBS NEWS
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/democratic-leaders-speak-out-against-trump-ice-at-annual-rainbow-push-mlk-breakfast/
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/how-martin-luther-king-jr-day-has-changed-under-the-trump-administration/
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/white-house-announces-mlk-day-proclamation-after-facing-backlash-11383692
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/us/politics/trump-mlk-day-proclamation.html
— DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat and RINO candidates promise to use government to give them more preference: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/opinion/democrats-racial-politics.html
— Prominent Architecture Firm Is Accused of Illegally Ousting Employees. A federal labor regulator says the firm, Snohetta, laid off eight employees in retaliation for trying to unionize. DD: My critics/opponents hate unions and hate past, present, and future union members. I was a union member for almost 12 years.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/business/snohetta-nlrb-complaint.html
WASHINGTON POST
— -DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/19/mlk-trump-march-parade/
USA TODAY
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/19/donald-trump-doesnt-acknowledge-martin-luther-king-jr-day/88252240007/
— DD: For federal employees, their salaries always have been and will forever be public record.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2026/01/13/should-you-inflate-current-salary-job-interview/88157386007/
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat and RINO candidates ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/01/19/vance-trump-mlk-white-people-apologize/88203684007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Trump’s first year back: How Americans see the president’s actions. Love him or hate him, President Donald Trump has had a profound impact on the lives of many Americans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/18/a-year-into-trump-second-term-america/88037566007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: In WWIII, which countries will side with Russia and China against America? The countries that believe that Russia and China will win will side with Russia and China.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-greenland-war-of-2026-europe-trump-tariff-e27b8b98
JD SUPRA
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, the following have never existed: race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to my critics/opponents, all the problem that liberals/moderates, Democrats, RINOs, Libertarians, minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and citizens of foreign countries have are caused by conservatives, Republicans, Whites, males, older people, Protestants, German Americans, and citizens of America.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/u-s-supreme-court-denies-certiorari-in-8677028/
— HUD moves to eliminate disparate impact rules under Fair Housing Act. DD: University Park was created by HUD. Ever since a bought a new townhome in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) when I was 24 years old in 1972, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my buying that townhome improperly/unethically stopped a Black from buying that townhome.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/hud-moves-to-eliminate-disparate-impact-7410495/
NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE
— DD: Everything is a zero-sum game. What is given to members of one group of people because of their demographics is not given to members of another group of people because of their demographics. What is given to people because they are Democrat, liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time is not given to people because they are Republican, conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. All the promotions that I did not get were given to my coworkers because they were Democrat, liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. They all had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://nul.org/news/trump-says-dei-civil-rights-policies-hurt-white-people-do-they
AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://prospect.org/2026/01/19/king-trump-day/
AXIOS
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/19/mlk-day-martin-luther-king-trump
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/19/mlk-day-celebrations
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/19/dr-martin-luther-king
LEGAL AFFAIR
— Merit Is Not a Guarantee: Promotion Can Be Deferred When Disciplinary Appeal Is Pending. DD: In 1974, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers. They used that disallowance to stop me from being promoted to GS-13. I fought that disallowance. I won. But I did not win until 1977. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-180010.11-0 By then, they had destroyed my IRS career. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.
https://thelegalaffair.com/news/merit-is-not-a-guarantee-promotion-can-be-deferred-when-disciplinary-appeal-is-pending-rules-calcutta-high-court/
January 19, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago Cardinal Cupich issues rare moral warning as tensions rise over Greenland
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-cardinal-blase-cupich-other-catholic-leaders-issue-rare-moral-warning-tensions-rise-greenland/18433455/
NBC5
— The U.S. political climate spurs efforts to reclaim the MLK holiday. The political climate for some is more fraught with tensions than festive with reflection on the slain Black American civil rights icon’s legacy. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their runaway slaves with their illegals.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/us-political-climate-spurs-efforts-reclaim-mlk-holiday/3878257/
CBS2
— Democratic leaders speak out against Trump, ICE at annual Rainbow PUSH MLK Breakfast
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/democratic-leaders-speak-out-against-trump-ice-at-annual-rainbow-push-mlk-breakfast/
FOX32
— Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich joins clerics denouncing Trump admin’s foreign policy
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cupich-denounces-trump-foreign-policy
— DD: Under the Democrats, soon, everyone will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-area-students-pack-meals-fight-hunger
— DD: Duckworth ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-yoioixfebmxpslyf
WBEZ
— Chicago leaders invoke MLK’s teachings against Trump’s immigration policies. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their runaway slaves with their illegals.
https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/2026/01/19/chicago-mlk-day-trump-immigration-policies
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Mayor Johnson ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/19/brandon-johnson-don-lemon-trump-mlk-breakfast/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago leaders invoke MLK’s teachings against Trump’s immigration policies. Political and community leaders honored the civil rights icon at a breakfast held by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition on MLK Day. They reminded audience members to keep his teachings in mind when fighting the Trump administration’s agenda, specifically its immigration policies and aggressive deportation tactics. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their runaway slaves with their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/19/chicago-mlk-day-trump-immigration-policies
DAILY HERALD
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, the following have never existed: race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to my critics/opponents, all the problem that liberals/moderates, Democrats, RINOs, Libertarians, minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and citizens of foreign countries have are caused by conservatives, Republicans, Whites, males, older people, Protestants, German Americans, and citizens of America.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260119/nation-and-world/the-current-us-political-climate-is-spurring-a-reclaim-and-rallying-on-the-mlk-holiday/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260119/submitted-content/elmhurst-area-aauw-offers-scholarships-for-women/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the year since Donald Trump’s second inauguration fell on King Day, the Republican president has gone scorched earth against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and targeted mostly Black-led cities for federal law enforcement operations, among other policies that many King admirers have criticized.)
RIVER BENDER
— Duckworth Introduces Bill to Maintain Integrity of Independent Government Watchdogs. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, I often worked with the Chicago offices of inspector generals. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-introduces-bill-to-maintain-integrity-of-independent-government-watchdogs—89993.cfm?
WQAD
— Few fireworks as Illinois GOP governor hopefuls share stage for first time. The four Republican candidates trained their fire on Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois’ immigration policies.
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-politics/illinois-gop-governor-forum-capitol-news/526-708a02de-1382-4d33-a067-b4b56f018234
ISTHMUS
— College Republicans of Wisconsin receives $1 million in Uihlein money. DD: If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a Crete-Monee High School student 1962-1966, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a UIC student 1966-1968 and a NIU student 1969-1970, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a Loyola student 1972-1976 and a DePaul student 1976-1980, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980.
https://isthmus.com/news/news/college-republicans-of-wisconsin-receives-1-million-in-uihlein-money/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Fueled by pills, the rate of abortions nationwide keeps rising after Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/19/fueled-pills-number-abortions-nationwide-keep-rising-supreme-courts/
— Republican state AGs use MLK holiday to dismantle affirmative action, DEI policies
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/19/republican-state-ags-use-mlk-holiday-dismantle-affirmative-action-dei/
— Trump calls for Rep. Ilhan Omar to be jailed or deported, says she is linked to fraud in Minnesota
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/19/trump-calls-rep-ilhan-omar-jailed-deported-says-linked-fraud/
— DD: I have never been a drinker. Virtually all my Democrat superiors in the federal government who took adverse actions against me and who were White, male, older, and/or veteran were big drinkers.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/19/new-alcohol-guidelines-reject-fearmongering/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democratic mobs are the ones bringing fascism to Minneapolis’s streets
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4424360/democratic-mobs-are-bringing-fascism-minneapolis-streets/
— Greenland fantasy is hurting Republicans and harming America
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4423721/greenland-fantasy-hurting-republicans-harming-america/
— Why we must support the Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4421885/why-support-preserving-a-sharia-free-america-act/
— HUD terminates Biden-era DEI deal that ‘forced racial preferencing’ in home appraisal industry
https://nypost.com/2026/01/19/us-news/hud-terminates-biden-era-dei-deal-that-forced-racial-preferencing-in-home-appraisal-industry/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Morning Greatness: ‘Sanctuary City’ Radicals Invade Minneapolis Church
https://amgreatness.com/2026/01/19/morning-greatness-sanctuary-city-radicals-invade-minneapolis-church/
— Liberalism vs. Progressivism: Thoughts on MLK Day. The left still invokes MLK’s name, but having traded liberalism’s moral law for progressivism’s power worship, it now repudiates the very legacy it claims to honor.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/01/19/liberalism-vs-progressivism-thoughts-on-mlk-day/
AMERICAN THINKER
— As history has shown, communists go for the churches first. History repeats itself…again, and again, and again. DD: How strongly have Democrats taken over your church?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/as_history_has_shown_communists_go_for_the_churches_first.html
— Tools for Winning Your Primary – and Winning Your Election. DD: I will be hand-delivering campaign literature that I receive from Republican candidates to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or Independent voter.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/tools_for_winning_your_primary_and_winning_your_election.html
BLAZE
— ‘Total RINO’: Trump vows to oust Indiana Republican leader over redistricting betrayal. DD: My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes oust me as a) the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster in 2004 and 2010, b) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2007, c) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, d) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, and e) an Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee member in 2024. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/total-rino-trump-vows-to-oust-indiana-republican-leader-over-redistricting-betrayal
— Minnesota nurses’ union calls on members to join ‘economic blackout’ to protest ICE raids
https://www.theblaze.com/news/minnesota-nurse-anti-ice-protest
BREITBART
— Ten Shot, Five Fatally, During Weekend in Democrat-Run Chicago
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/01/19/ten-shot-five-fatally-during-weekend-in-democrat-run-chicago/
— GOP Probes How Dems Use Illegals and Refugees to Rig Elections
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/19/nolte-gop-probes-how-democrats-use-illegals-and-refugees-to-rig-elections/amp/
DAILY CALLER
— Democrats Take Over State, Immediately Move To Soften Crime Laws
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/19/democrats-virginia-abigail-spanberger-crime-theft-robbery-parole/
— Erika Kirk Demands Speedy Trial, Alleges ‘Undue Delay’ In Case Involving Her Husband’s Alleged Assassin
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/19/erika-kirk-speedy-trial-tyler-robinson/
DAILY WIRE
— Women Are More Likely To Support Political Assassinations
https://www.dailywire.com/news/women-are-more-likely-to-support-political-assassinations-poll-shows
FEDERALIST
— Like Don Lemon, Our Entire Corporate Press Is Literally Just Doing Far-Left Activism
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/like-don-lemon-our-entire-corporate-press-is-literally-just-doing-far-left-activism/
— Trump’s Do-Nothing Minnesota Response Is A Weak Embarrassment
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/trumps-do-nothing-minnesota-response-is-a-weak-embarrassment/
— Only Government Force Can Stop Democrats From Plunging America Into Darkness
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/only-government-force-can-stop-democrats-from-plunging-america-into-darkness/
— The Propaganda Press Keeps Trying To Turn Radical Anti-ICE Agitators Into Victims
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/the-propaganda-press-keeps-trying-to-turn-radical-anti-ice-agitators-into-victims/
— Trump Has A Real Insurrection On His Hands In Minnesota
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/trump-has-a-real-insurrection-on-his-hands-in-minnesota/
— ‘ICE Watch’ Activists Aren’t ‘Legal Observers,’ They’re Criminal Obstructors
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/ice-watch-activists-arent-legal-observers-theyre-criminal-obstructors/
— Why Leftist White Women Are Leading Domestic Terrorism In Minnesota
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/why-leftist-white-women-are-leading-domestic-terrorism-in-minnesota/
— Democrat Witness Lies About The Abortion Pill’s Dangerous Side Effects
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/democrat-witness-lies-about-the-abortion-pills-dangerous-side-effects/
FOX NEWS
— House Republicans call Minnesota fraud probe ‘tip of the iceberg’ as more blue states face scrutiny. Republicans say states like New York and California should be next.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-call-minnesota-fraud-probe-tip-iceberg-more-blue-states-face-scrutiny
NATIONAL REVIEW
— It’s Time to Ditch ‘Disparate Impact Theory’ — and Biden’s Weaponization of Civil Rights Law
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/01/its-time-to-ditch-disparate-impact-theory-and-bidens-weaponization-of-civil-rights-law/
— Thousands Flock to ICE Watch Training as Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Encourages Residents to Track Agents
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/thousands-flock-to-ice-watch-training-as-minnesota-governor-tim-walz-encourages-residents-to-track-agents/
NEWS BUSTERS
— CBS’s ‘60 Minutes’ Airs Predictably Partisan, Pro-Mob Story on ICE in Minneapolis
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2026/01/19/cbss-60-minutes-airs-predictably-partisan-pro-mob-story-ice
TOWNHALL
— Illinois’ Answer to Career Criminals: Seal Their Records
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/01/19/clean-slate-act-n2669702
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ, that is, about their success in destroying traditional marriage and family. How successful have Democrat leaders been doing that in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://abcnews.go.com/US/makes-lgbtq-community-growing-population/story?id=110435387
CBS NEWS
— DOJ is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apparently serves as a pastor.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-probing-protesters-group-that-disrupted-services-at-church-with-ice-pastor/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Independent Voters Are Not Necessarily Moderate. DD: In Illinois, to vote in a primary election is to declare your political affiliation for 2 years.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/opinion/party-affiliation-independents-midterms.html
— DD: My critics/opponents have their operative and their dupes scour my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to get information to use to discredit me. Previously they had their operatives and their dupes attend TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition events to get information to use to discredit me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/us/politics/kash-patel-grassley-payback.html
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/01/19/mlk-jr-minneapolis-george-floyd-renee-good/88202503007/WFIN
WFIN
— House Republicans call Minnesota fraud probe ‘tip of the iceberg’ as more blue states face scrutiny
https://wfin.com/fox-political-news/house-republicans-call-minnesota-fraud-probe-tip-of-the-iceberg-as-more-blue-states-face-scrutiny/
PBS
— How key groups of Americans voted in 2024. DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat and RINO candidates promise to use government to give them more preference: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/interactive-how-key-groups-of-americans-voted-in-2024-according-to-ap-votecast
DEFENSE, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY NEWS
— Musk’s politics cost Tesla millions of US car sales. DD: Because I failed/refused to become a Democrat, my Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers, b) disallowed my education deductions, and c) failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-12. Because I failed/refused to become a Democrat, my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10 to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980, b) delayed my promotions back to GS-12 Step 5, c) did not promote me to GS-13 until I was 38 years old in 1986, d) failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-13, e) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and f) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors took the aforesaid adverse actions against me even though a) I earned an MBA in 1976, b) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) I became a licensed CPA in 1981, f) I earned four more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and g) I earned a specialized master’s degree in finance in 1997.
https://news.ssbcrack.com/elon-musks-politics-cost-tesla-millions-of-us-car-sales-yale-study/
January 19, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— At least 4 people killed, 3 injured in weekend shootings in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-january-16-19-2026/
FOX32
— Pritzker’s $25M to his own campaign dwarfs GOP rivals’ cash totals. Ted Dabrowski and Rick Heidner led the GOP field with a little over $1M in the bank, each.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-25m-2026-campaign
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their runaway slaves with their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/01/18/martin-luther-king-day-immigration-status-law-pretext-ice
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at minorities and at females that their employers discriminate against them because they are minorities and/or females. All the many minorities and females who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/01/19/illinois-equal-pay-public-schools-absenteeism-donald-trump-ice-protests-greenland
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260118/transportation/skys-the-limit-black-pilots-group-looks-at-successes-challenges-50-years-after-chicago-founding/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260118/news/leaders-honor-legacy-of-dr-king-at-56th-annual-remembrance-dinner-in-palatine/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government. According to Democrat leaders, you cannot succeed in America without massive government assistance and especially if you are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260118/news/kane-county-aims-to-train-2000-people-in-mental-health-first-aid/
OUR QUAD CITIES
— Illinois GOP U.S. Senate candidate Pamela Denise Long is a DEI consultant who’s far from a “woke” Republican
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/illinois-gop-u-s-senate-candidate-long-is-a-dei-consultant-whos-far-from-a-woke-republican/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Photos show anti-ICE crowd chase off pro-ICE demonstrators from Minneapolis streets. DD: How many anti-ICE activists are Democrat leaders mustering to fight ICE in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/politics/article/photos-show-anti-ice-crowd-chase-off-pro-ice-21300994.php
WAND TV
— ’60 Minutes’ airs report on Trump deportations that was suddenly pulled a month ago. “60 Minutes” says it will air a report Sunday on Trump administration deportations, a version of which was abruptly pulled from its broadcast a month ago.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/60-minutes-airs-report-on-trump-deportations-that-was-suddenly-pulled-a-month-ago/article_5443580d-83e0-5f4b-a83f-784642ce82c3.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— New GOP-introduced bill sets to denaturalize fraudsters and terrorists
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/new-gop-introduced-bill-sets-to-denaturalize-fraudsters-and-terrorists
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that if you vote for Democrats, you will get free healthcare. DD: The federal government paying for 72% of my healthcare insurance premiums since 1966 and for my wife since 1978 helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-18/martin-luther-king-jr-had-a-dream-about-health-care
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Ives investigates tax dollars for NGOs; Republicans say Pritzker raising energy prices
https://www.aol.com/articles/watch-ives-investigates-tax-dollars-152600992.html
WIREPOINTS
— Scam NGOs: Illinois’ ‘Constellation Problem’
https://wirepoints.org/scam-ngos-illinois-constellation-problem-wirepoints/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Liberal media side with Democrats to turn Renee Good into next George Floyd. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been turning Renee Good into George Floyd in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/18/liberal-media-side-democrats-turn-renee-good-next-george-floyd/
— The battle of Minneapolis and the war for America
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/18/battle-minneapolis-war-america/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Americans identify as independents at record high as younger generations spurn party labels. DD: I will be hand-delivering sample ballots and campaign literature to all the residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or Independent voter.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/4414627/americans-identify-independent-record-high-younger-generations-spurn-party-labels/
— The Heritage Foundation still leads the conservative movement. DD: Who leads the conservative movement in Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4421947/heritage-foundation-still-leads-conservative-movement/
NEW YORK POST
— NYC socialists mustering army of 4,000 anti-ICE activists to bring Minnesota tactics to Big Apple. DD: How many anti-ICE activists are Democrat leaders mustering to fight ICE in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://nypost.com/2026/01/18/us-news/nyc-socialists-mustering-army-of-4000-anti-ice-activists-to-bring-minnesota-tactics-to-big-apple/
BREITBART
— Anti-ICE protesters invaded a church in Minnesota on Sunday, accusing the pastor of being an ICE agent.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/18/watch-sanctuary-city-radicals-invade-church-sanctuary/
— U Visas: Another Path to Citizenship Mired in Fraud and Abuse
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/18/u-visas-another-path-to-citizenship-illegal-migrants-have-mired-in-fraud-and-abuse-report-says/amp/
CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE
— This Week In Waste. DD: Lots of government waste occurred during the last week of September of 1997. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old. They flushed down their toilets what I had leaned a) working for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, b) working for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, c) becoming a Certified Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979, d) becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, and e) earning master’s degrees in finance in 1997, accounting in 1980, and business in 1976. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female and/or veteran. They would not have done that if I had not been an active member in a class action lawsuit against them since 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.cagw.org/this-week-in-waste-january-16-2026/
DAILY WIRE
— Florida Identifies Dozens Of Programs That Illegally Mandate Racial Preferences. DD: I was born in 1948. Since the 1960s, everyone above me has been under ever-increasing tremendous pressure to give more preference to those who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-citizen, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Because I am none of the aforesaid, if I had been born later than I was, I would not have gotten the jobs that I got, and therefore, I would not have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/florida-identifies-dozens-of-progams-that-illegally-mandate-racial-preferences
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Says He Will Sue JPMorgan Chase Over Debanking. The bank responded by saying that it does not debank individuals over political beliefs. DD: What does JPMorgan Chase think of you?
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-says-hes-suing-jpmorgan-chase-over-debanking-5972779
FEDERALIST
— Child Abusers Top ICE’s Latest List Of ‘Worst Of The Worst’ Illegal Aliens. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint their illegals as being GOD-LIKE.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/16/exclusive-child-abusers-top-ices-latest-list-of-worst-of-the-worst-illegal-aliens/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Abigail Spanberger’s First Act Is to End Virginia’s Cooperation With ICE. DD: To vote for Democrats is to not only vote for illegals, but to vote for the destruction of America.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/01/abigail-spanbergers-first-act-is-to-end-virginias-cooperation-with-ice/amp/
— California Higher Ed Hispanic Only “Puente Project” Challenged by Equal Protection Project. “The Puente Project’s actual purpose is to benefit Hispanic/Latinx students to the exclusion of non-Hispanic/Latinx students.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/01/california-higher-ed-hispanic-only-puente-project-challenged-by-equal-protection-project/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Counter protesters chase off conservative influencer Jake Lang during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
https://www.cbs17.com/news/national-news/counter-protesters-chase-off-conservative-influencer-jake-lang-during-minneapolis-immigration-crackdown/
— DD: Have you been fired? My Democrat GAO superiors fired me, that is, forced me to retire, when I was 49 years old in 1997. I should write about that.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/inside-firings-shaken-trump-justice-050519243.html
CBS NEWS
— Trump administration’s claims of reverse discrimination upend DOJ Civil Rights Division. DD: To give preference to minorities and females is to discriminate against Whites and males.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/justice-department-reverse-discrimination-civil-rights-division/
— Microsoft giving workers unlimited time off. DD: While worked for Firestone Stores in 1971, for IRS 1972-1980, and for GAO 1980-1981 and 1992-1997, I spend many evenings taking graduate evening classes and some Saturday classes in business, accounting, internal auditing, and finance at UIC, Loyola, DePaul, Becker CPA Review, Roosevelt, Institute of Internal Auditors, and IIT.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/microsoft-giving-workers-unlimited-time-off/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/us/dhs-cities-bush-sept-11.html
— National Anger Spills Into Target Stores, Again. Videos of immigration officers dragging an employee out of a store near Minneapolis, the retailer’s hometown, set off renewed political debate after years of boycotts. DD: How soon will Target officially ban customers who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time to attract more customers who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, Libertarian, noncitizen, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/business/target-immigration-minneapolis.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) encourage students to take out loans and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that if they vote for Democrats, they will never have pay those loans back.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/your-money/tax-refunds-student-loans-default.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Renee Good to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/opinion/renee-good-civil-rights-constitution.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use “democracy” to get rid of Republicans once and for all starting with Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/opinion/mlk-voting-rights-act.html
— FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Cuba against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/world/americas/cuba-venezuela-oil-power-blackouts.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write about the success that Democrat and RINO leaders have had in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Warrenville School District 200.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-01-18/meritocracy-diversity-equity-inclusion
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pentagon Places 1,500 Soldiers on Alert for Possible Minnesota Deployment. Move comes as Trump has threatened to invoke Insurrection Act in response to widespread protests.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/pentagon-places-1-500-soldiers-on-alert-for-possible-minnesota-deployment-officials-say-d4f8f22f
— Even MBAs From Top Business Schools Are Struggling to Get Hired. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 if I had not been taking graduate evening business courses. My Democrat GAO superiors would not have hired me in 1980 if I had not earned an MBA in 1976.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/even-mbas-from-top-business-schools-are-struggling-to-get-hired-11f4a167
— Big Government Won’t Help President Trump on Affordability. A concerted push for Mamdani Republicanism makes neither economic nor political sense. DD: To afford more things, you need to earn more money. What did you do to afford more things? I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, 1971, and 1972. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970. To qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree (1970). I earned three job-related master’s degrees (1976, 1980, and 1997). I earned six job-related professional certifications (1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997). I earned a job-related professional license (1981).
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/big-government-wont-help-president-trump-on-affordability-df39198f
— White-Collar Workers Shouldn’t Dismiss a Blue-Collar Career Change. It’s time for those struggling with a midcareer slump to consider another path. DD: Who do you know who took a pay cut and why? I took a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980 because my Democrat IRS superiors had made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13, currently $118,984/year.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/white-collar-workers-shouldnt-dismiss-a-blue-collar-career-change-32dfa69e
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders have always used Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/01/12/dei-civil-rights-trump-white-people/88147329007/
FORBES
— DD: Democrats and RINOs have always used Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2026/01/18/how-to-pivot-your-dei-strategy-when-the-playbook-changes/
NEXT 25
— Marriage hit new lows: 4 key reasons emerging. Marriage rates continue dropping to historic lows as economic pressures, changing values and new relationship models reshape American life. 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 in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance in 1986.
https://rollingout.com/2026/01/18/marriage-hit-low-accelerating-reasons/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Economic pressures have fundamentally altered when and whether people can afford marriage. . .2. Educational and career opportunities for women have transformed relationship dynamics and priorities. . .3. Changing social attitudes have removed the stigma once attached to remaining unmarried or having children outside marriage. . .4. The rise of alternative relationship structures provides options that previous generations lacked. . .5. Heightened expectations for marital satisfaction mean people will only marry if they find truly exceptional partnerships. . .This marriage decline carries significant consequences for society. Married couples tend to accumulate more wealth through combined incomes and shared expenses. Children raised in stable two-parent households generally experience better outcomes across education, health and economic measures. Communities with higher marriage rates often demonstrate greater social cohesion.)
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Federal Hiring. DD: Democrats run the federal government. For them, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. The Democrats who ran IRS in 1972, 1973, and 1974 would not have promoted me if I had not been taking graduate evening business courses, something that virtually none of my coworkers had done. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1986 would not have promoted me if I had not a) earned an MBA in 1976, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and e) became a licensed CPA in 1981, things that virtually none of my coworkers had done.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2023/12/heading-into-2024-opm-fundamentally-rethinking-federal-hiring/
SILCON CANALS
— 8 value differences between lower middle class and upper class people. DD: What class were you born into? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college.
https://siliconcanals.com/r-bt-8-value-differences-between-lower-middle-class-and-upper-class-people-that-neither-side-realizes-exist/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Security versus optionality. . .2. The purpose of education. . .3. Networking versus merit. . .4. Money talk and financial transparency. . .5. Time versus money trade-offs. . .6. The meaning of ambition. . .7. Community versus independence. . .8. Risk and entrepreneurship. . .These differences aren’t about intelligence or character. They’re rational responses to different circumstances, transmitted across generations in ways we barely notice. The real tragedy isn’t that these differences exist. It’s that we don’t know they exist. We judge each other’s choices without understanding the values behind them. We talk past each other, each side thinking the other is being deliberately obtuse. Class gets ignored too often as a way of understanding what’s happening in our society. We’re comfortable talking about cultural differences between countries but squeamish about acknowledging them between classes in our own nation. Maybe if we recognized these value differences, we could have more honest conversations about inequality, opportunity, and what success really means. At minimum, we might stop assuming everyone who makes different choices is either stupid or selfish. They might just be optimizing for a different world than the one you know.)
ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders want to replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Those demographics are want/need/demand massive government assistance, lack education and job skills, have health problems, minority, female, younger, and non-Protestant.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/trump-legal-immigration/685649/
DAILY KOS
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, the following have never existed: race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to my critics/opponents, all the problem that liberals/moderates, Democrats, RINOs, Libertarians, minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and citizens of foreign countries have are caused by conservatives, Republicans, Whites, males, older people, Protestants, German Americans, and citizens of America.
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2026/1/18/2364157/-The-World-According-to-Trump
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
WION
— US to deploy 1,500 troops to Minnesota protest site if situation escalates
https://www.wionews.com/world/us-to-deploy-1-500-troops-to-minnesota-protest-site-if-situation-escalates-reports-1768729884941/amp
DAILY MAIL
— Yale University did not have a single professor donate to a Republican candidate in 2025 as ideological diversity on Ivy League campuses remains under scrutiny. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, very few of my coworkers and subordinates were Republicans and virtually none of my superiors and supervisors were Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/yale-college-has-purged-every-republican-supporter-from-its-faculty-disturbing-new-analysis-shows/ar-AA1UnPGD
TIMES OF INDIA
— Change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you have power over. DD: When I was in high school, it was my decision to earn a college degree. That was overwhelmingly driven by my father often decrying his not having a college degree. No one saw me as being college material. Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was only the first of ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class. But my decision to earn a college degree motivated me to take job washing dishes for the minimum wage during my junior and senior years and the summer in between a) to have money to pay for my UIC expenses and b) buy a new car to commute to/from my parent’s home in Crete and classes at UIC.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/harnessing-personal-power-inspiring-insights-by-steve-maraboli/articleshow/126588738.cms
January 18, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Large crowds return to Broadview ICE facility, protesting against immigration enforcement operations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj7rt2x9oS0
NBC5
— Protesters brave bitter cold for mass demonstration at Broadview ICE facility
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTFAI6DJhkk
WGN9
— Demonstrators brave cold in Broadview to protest ICE actions
https://wgntv.com/news/operation-midway-blitz/no-kings-protest-broadview-ice-shooting-minneapolis/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8tqIYrzNiU
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn ICE.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/18/column-ice-immigrants-minnesota-native-americans-page/
— An expressway that went nowhere. Massive citizen revolt spelled doom for Richard J. Daley’s Crosstown Expressway dream. DD: During the early 1980s, I worked for GAO of a year on an audit of how the money from the withdrawal of the Crosstown Expressway was being spent. Rostenkowski killed the audit. No audit report was issued.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/15/vintage-tribune-crosstown-expressway-richard-j-daley/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/17/naperville-student-shat-empower-food-english/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly unite those who are the following against those who are not the following: liberal/moderate, non-Republican, non-citizen, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/01/18/martin-luther-king-mission-uniting-poor-across-racial-lines-remains-unfinished-ben-jealous
DAILY HERALD
— Paprocki: Illinois needs spending restraint to help businesses thrive in 2026
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260117/business/illinois-needs-spending-restraint-to-help-businesses-thrive-in-2026/
SOUTHERN
— DD: Democrat leaders want to impeach Trump.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/01/17/democrats-grapple-with-rising-clamor-for-trump-impeachment-ahead-of-midterms/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Escalating tensions in Minnesota
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-17/escalating-tensions-in-minnesota
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— In Illinois, women earn about 91-93 cents for every dollar earned by their male counterparts, while Black and Hispanic workers each earn 6-10% less than comparable white workers. DD: I am a White male Republican. While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and GAO 1980-1997, virtually all my coworkers were Democrats. All those who my Democrat superiors promoted over me and who were minority and/or female a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976 when I was 27, 1980, and 1997. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-wage-inequities-improve-slightly-persist-despite-transparency-efforts-report/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Vallas: The Radical Left’s Moral Inversion: From Class Politics to Identity Dogma Is a Trojan Horse with Dangerous Consequences
https://johnkassnews.com/the-radical-lefts-moral-inversion-from-class-politics-to-identity-dogma-is-a-trojan-horse-with-dangerous-consequences/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMERICAN THINKER
— Pritzker signs bill to allow criminals to hide their records. Pritzker puts criminals, not the public, first.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/in_illinois_gov_pritzger_signs_bill_to_make_it_easier_for_criminals_to_hide_their_records.html
BREITBART
— Chuck Schumer Says Democrats Will Restore Most of’ DOGE Cuts. DD: Republicans gutted GAO, but Democrats have never restored GAO. GAO is just a shell of what it once was.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/17/chuck-schumer-says-democrats-will-reverse-most-of-doge-cuts/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Here’s Why There Are More ICE Raids in Blue States. DD: How many illegals have Democrats brought into Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, your school district, and your precinct?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/17/heres-why-there-are-more-ice-raids-in-blue-states/
FOX NEWS
— Trump has authority to send troops to Minneapolis to stop attacks on ICE. Trump’s power to invoke the Insurrection Act is manifest, but the wisdom of doing so may not be.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/gregg-jarrett-trump-has-authority-send-troops-minneapolis-stop-attacks-ice.amp
NEW AMERICAN
— Immigrant Congressman With Trouble Speaking English Introduces Bill to Abolish ICE
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/immigrant-congressman-with-trouble-speaking-english-introduces-bill-to-abolish-ice/
NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Hits Mamdani for Slighting Blacks in His New Mayoral Regime
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2026/01/17/new-york-times-hits-mamdani-slighting-blacks-his-new-mayoral-regime
PJ MEDIA
— Will Minnesota Lose a Congressional Seat After Illegal Alien Deportations? DD: How many illegals have Democrats brought into Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, your school district, and your precinct?
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/01/17/will-minnesota-lose-a-congressional-seat-after-illegal-alien-deportations-n4948410
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Is there really an ‘affordability’ crisis? So why do people feel like so many things are unaffordable? It’s not because of the things they need to afford. It’s the things they want to afford. DD: When I was a Crete-Monee High School student 1962-1966, I ‘wanted’ to buy before I graduated a new car that I would use to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete to classes at UIC. I succeeded in doing that. In May of 1966 I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint ( https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf ). But to do that, and to pay for my UIC expenses, instead of studying, I worked 28 hours a week during my junior and senior years and 40 hours a week during the summer of 1965 washing dishes in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights. Obviously, that Pontiac was a ‘want’ and not a need. What if I had not had that ‘want?’ My spending all those hours washing dishes instead of studying harmed my ACT score and GPA, but UIC accepted me anyway. Then, I ‘wanted’ a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldsmobile_442 ); I sold the Pontiac and bought one in December of 1967. Then, I ‘wanted’ a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE ( https://www.americansteelclassiccars.com/vehicles/186/1969-dodge-charger-se ); I sold the Oldsmobile and bought one in December of 1968. But to buy the aforesaid new cars and to pay for my UIC and NIU expenses, instead of studying, I worked as many part-time hours that I could during the 1966-1969 school years and full-time during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969 delivering mail for the Park Forest Post Office. Obviously, that Oldsmobile and that Dodge were ‘wants’ and not needs. Not studying harmed my GPA. Nevertheless, I graduated debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning that Dodge. What if I had not had the aforesaid new car ‘wants?’
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/5691609-wages-inflation-debate/
CNN
— Walz mobilizes state National Guard amid ongoing protests
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/17/us/ice-shooting-minneapolis-protests-renee-good-hnk
ABC NEWS
— Israel to honor Charlie Kirk with award for fighting antisemitism
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/israel-honor-charlie-kirk-award-fighting-antisemitism-129233134
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation. But Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-inflation-cbs-news-poll/
— CBS News poll finds more Americans say ICE being too tough; Republicans feel protesters have gone too far
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-trump-greenland-trump-poll/
NEWSWEEK
— ICE To Be Abolished Under New Proposed Bill, DHS Responds. DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there be no need for DOGE. If Gingrich had reformed GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able a) to force me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, b) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, c) delay my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, d) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and e) force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They flushed down their toilets what I learned earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job related professional license. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female and/or veteran.
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-abolished-new-bill-dhs-responds-11376322
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The bill states that since “President Donald Trump and Secretary Kristi Noem have taken office, ICE has been weaponized to inflict terror and hysteria amongst American immigrant and non-immigrant communities. ICE has been deployed to major cities [to] aggressive enforcement policies that have brought fear to Americans. It is clear that ICE is not an organization bound by the rule of law, is past the point of reform, and must be abolished.”)
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party’s top priority is regaining control of the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010647503/will-2026-be-the-year-voters-pull-the-emergency-brake.html
— DD: The more anti-American a state is, the more that Democrat leaders promote that state.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/magazine/minnesota-liberalism-trump-ice.html
— DD: Of course, according to my critics/opponents, all the adverse actions that they had their operatives and dupes take against me were justified. I should write about the aforesaid.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/opinion/editorials/trump-second-term-vengence.html
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/opinion/donald-trump-conservatism-nationalism.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in making those who do not share Trump’s demographics hate him.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/opinion/republicans-ice-white-women.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/us/politics/white-women-conservatives.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DD: The more anti-American a state is, the more that Democrat leaders promote that state.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-01-17/in-twin-cities-immigration-crackdown-has-made-chaos-new-normal
USA TODAY
— Media did Biden’s bidding. Now they freak out over Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/01/29/trump-news-media-bias-biden/77968482007/
CARDINAL NEWS
— Spanberger rescinds Youngkin immigration enforcement order, issues orders on affordability.
https://cardinalnews.org/2026/01/17/spanberger-rescinds-youngkin-immigration-enforcement-order-issues-orders-on-affordability/
BANKRATE
— Homeownership: Dream vs. Reality. DD: Back in the good old days, I was able to buy a new townhome when I was 24 years old in 1972.
https://www.bankrate.com/mortgages/realities-of-homeownership/
GAO
— Reflections from Gene L. Dodaro, the 8th Comptroller General of the United States and Head of GAO. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980, b) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 (1986-1988) of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, c) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, 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 in 1997. They flushed down their toilets what I had learned earning a job-related bachelor’s degree (management), three job-related master’s degrees business, accounting, and finance), six job-related professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and a job related professional license (CPA). They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female and/or veteran.
https://www.gao.gov/blog/guest-spotlight-reflections-gene-l-dodaro-8th-comptroller-general-united-states-and-head-gao
USA JOBS
— Federal Internships. DD: Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats. GAO audits IRS. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors outrageously and disgustingly succeeded in forcing me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars (a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10) to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 year old in 1980. But they really wanted me to take a $72,701/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars (a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-4 Step 1) to transfer, that is, to transfer as an intern. By doing the aforesaid, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors flushed down their toilets and rendered worthless what I had learned a) working 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, b) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting, and d) earning an MBA in 1976. The aforesaid monumentally damaged my GAO career. Nevertheless, GAO finally let me work on audits of IRS in 1986-1988, promoted me to GS-13 in 1986, and let me work until I was 49 years old in 1997. But that was not until after I had a) earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980 and a master’s degree in finance in 1997, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981, c) earned a professional certification in fraud examination in 1990, government financial management in 1994, financial services auditing in 1996, and forensic accounting in 1997. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female and/or veteran.
https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/Results?k=internships
LGBTQ NATION
— Landmark commission unanimously approves church’s rainbow steps: “This is religious expression.” The church is responding after a nearby Pride crosswalk was forcibly removed. DD: How strongly have Democrats taken over your church?
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/landmark-commission-unanimously-approves-churchs-rainbow-steps-this-is-religious-expression/
FROM OTHER SOURSES
REMAX
— FOR SALE: 1219 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $625,000 DD: This home is in my precinct.
https://ronlewis.remax.com/holp/listing/103/12467706?key=apurp5tiZWKjrqqgXmRnnKmq
January 17, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Large crowds return to Broadview ICE facility, protesting against immigration enforcement operations
https://abc7chicago.com/post/broadview-ice-protest-today-expected-draw-thousands-renee-good-shooting-minneapolis-minnesota/18421001/
NBC5
— Protesters stage demonstration against federal agents outside Broadview ICE facility. Among the speakers was a young woman from Miami who told NBC Chicago her father was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in October.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/protesters-stage-demonstration-against-federal-agents-outside-broadview-ice-facility/3877638/
CBS2
— “No Kings” protest held near Broadview ICE facility on Saturday
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/no-kings-protest-broadview-ice-facility-saturday/
FOX32
— Greenland latest: Trump charging tariff to 8 European countries
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/greenland-trump-control-us-tariff-european-countries-oppose
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hundreds return to Broadview to denounce federal agents’ killings in Minneapolis, Chicago area
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/17/hundreds-return-to-broadview-to-denounce-federal-agents-killings-in-minneapolis-chicago-area/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hundreds brave freezing temps at protest outside Broadview ICE facility. Protesters called for an end to immigration enforcement actions that have sparked protests nationwide, including over the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/17/broadview-protest-ice-renee-good
— Illinois Democrats join growing calls to ‘Abolish ICE’ Once a dicey political proposition, an increasing number of established Democrats are calling for a dissolution of the federal Immigration and Customs and Enforcement agency.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/17/abolish-ice-movement-illinois-democrats-delia-ramirez-juliana-stratton-patty-garcia
FOX ILLINOIS
— Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) criticizes Trump’s ICE tactics, compares them to Nazi raids and slave patrols
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/crockett-criticizes-trumps-ice-tactics-compares-them-to-nazi-raids-and-slave-patrols-ice-renee-good-trump-administration
NEW CHANNEL 20
— House Republicans launch investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar’s finances
https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/house-republicans-launch-investigation-into-rep-ilhan-omars-finances-wealth-money-probe-report-minnesota-fraud-somali-community-ethics-house-oversight-committee-gop-republicans-democrats-politicians
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats bent on destruction pivot from ‘defund police’ to ‘defund ICE’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/16/democrats-bent-destruction-pivot-defund-police-defund-ice/
DAILY CALLER
— Biden-Appointed Judge Limits ICE Tactics To Avoid ‘Retaliating’ Against Minnesota Protestors
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/17/joe-biden-appointed-federal-judge-limits-immigration-customs-enforcement-tactics-avoid-retaliating-minnesota-protestors/
EPOCH TIMES
— $4 Billion in Healthcare Fraud in California
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbn0sONnd_E
PJ MEDIA
— This Is How the Minneapolis Sanctuary City Policy Is Getting People Shot
https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/01/17/this-is-how-minneapolis-sanctuary-city-policy-is-getting-people-shot-n4948417
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Since the Civil War, to get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/5693043-trump-reversing-mlk-legacy/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Help Wanted at the Obama Presidential Center. Here are some jobs the center should offer to provide a more complete picture of the Obama administration’s record.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/help-wanted-at-the-obama-presidential-center-6bbbe42c
FORBES
— Career success. DD: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, what could you have done, but you did not do, to avoid career setbacks? I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. I could have enlisted, but I did not. I could have become a Democrat, but I did not. I could have given even more preference to my subordinates because they were Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, but I did not. I could have not complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, but I did. I could have not become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation when I was 40 in 1988, but I did. Consequently, my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. Further, I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I could have become a RINO, but I did not. I could nave not become the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, but I did. I could have supported in Republican primaries only those candidates who my Republican leaders endorsed, but I did not. I could have not served as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, but I did. I could have not served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, but I did. I could have not served as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2021, but I did. Consequently, I have never been asked to serve as an officer of the Milton Township Republican Organization.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinecastrillon/2025/03/06/why-career-success-depends-on-embracing-failure/
BUSINESS INSIDER
— DD: AFL-CIO sides with illegals against Americans.
https://www.businessinsider.com/afl-cio-ice-raids-minnesota-day-truth-freedom-homeland-security-2026-1
POLITICO
— ‘Hands off Greenland’ protests sweep Denmark as Trump escalates takeover threat. DD: Of course, when Putin invades Denmark, Denmark expects Trump to drive Putin out. In WWIII, will Denmark side with Russia or America?
https://www.politico.eu/article/hands-off-greenland-protests-sweep-denmark-donald-trump-escalates-takeover-threat/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
TIMES OF INDIA
— Minneapolis IN FLAMES: Anti-ICE Protests Directly Challenge Trump’s Federal Power | Streets On Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3ls1COOuxM
January 17, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Thousands expected at anti-ICE protest near Broadview facility
https://abc7chicago.com/post/broadview-ice-protest-today-expected-draw-thousands-renee-good-shooting-minneapolis-minnesota/18421001/
CBS2
— “No Kings” protest planned near Broadview ICE facility on Saturday
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/no-kings-protest-broadview-ice-facility-saturday/
— Judge rules federal agents can’t arrest or use pepper spray on peaceful protesters in Minneapolis
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/judge-rules-federal-agents-cant-arrest-or-use-pepper-spray-on-peaceful-protesters-in-minneapolis/
FOX32
— Large ‘No Kings’ protest planned near Chicago-area ICE facility
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/broadview-no-kings-protest-1-17
— Walz, Frey to be investigated for allegedly impeding law enforcement
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/walz-frey-be-investigated-allegedly-impeding-law-enforcement-report
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy the Republican Party and to destroy Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/01/17/ice-laws-renee-macklin-good-minnesota-trump-mona-charen
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— ICE hiring ban bill reignites SAFE-T Act fight at Illinois Capitol
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_73963b26-4744-49eb-91b1-920c75dde2d2.html
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Illinois Taxpayers Stuck With $175 Million Bill for Obama Center After Pledge of “No Public Money”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/01/illinois-taxpayers-stuck-with-175-million-bill-for-obama-center-after-pledge-of-no-public-money.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Judge rules in favor of anti-ICE protesters; says they can legally shadow DHS vehicles
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/17/judge-rules-favor-anti-ice-protesters-says-legally-shadow-dhs/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump admin slams LA Mayor Karen Bass after she called for ICE to leave the city: ‘Doing the bidding of criminal illegal aliens’
https://nypost.com/2026/01/16/us-news/trump-admin-slams-la-mayor-after-she-called-for-ice-to-leave-the-city/
— Thousands pack lefty activist group Monarca’s anti-ICE training — where they’re urged to annoy agents ‘like a mosquito’ DD: The first 6 months that I worked for IRS in 1971 was in Revenue Officer training.
https://www.aol.com/articles/minnesota-lefty-activist-group-monarca-221013106.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Sitting Minnesota Dem live-posts locations and operations of ICE officers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/01/16/sitting-minnesota-dem-live-posts-locations-and-operations-of-ice-officers-1616418/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Is a ‘Civil War’ Brewing in Minnesota over Immigration? Either get smart or stop lying, because the mullahs are watching. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://cis.org/Arthur/Civil-War-Brewing-Minnesota-over-Immigration
EPOCH TIMES
— Minnesota Fraud Coverup Reaches ‘Highest Levels’ of State Government. The Trump administration said it would freeze child care funds in Minnesota unless officials there provide more data about the programs.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/dr-oz-says-minnesota-fraud-coverup-reaches-highest-levels-of-state-government-5972064
FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Illegal Aliens Defy Removal Orders, Challenge Mandatory Fines
https://www.fairus.org/press-release/illegal-aliens-defy-removal-orders-challenge-mandatory-fines
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Texas Gave Over $1 Billion in Medical Care to Illegals in Less Than One Year
https://www.westernjournal.com/government-report-shows-red-state-gave-1-billion-medical-care-illegals-less-one-year/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Ocasio-Cortez ramps up fight with Vance amid 2028 speculation
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5692659-ocasio-cortez-presidential-bid/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump administration delays plan to withhold wages for student loan borrowers in default. DD: If you had gotten a student loan, how would your life been different? My ACT score and my Crete-Monee High School, UIC, and NIU GPAs would have been higher because I would have studied instead of washing dishes and delivering mail.
https://www.kfyrtv.com/2026/01/17/trump-administration-delays-plan-withhold-wages-student-loan-borrowers-default/
AOL
— Average Net Worth of 55-Year-Old Americans. DD: Ever since I was 20 years old in 1969, my net worth has always been much lower because of the many adverse actions that my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors took against me, and especially their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. According to Democrats, federal jobs are for Democrats, and especially for Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://www.aol.com/articles/heres-average-net-worth-55-163800431.html
NBC NEWS
— Duckworth introduces legislation that would put restraints on current and former political appointees to be nominated as inspectors general. The Inspector General’s Independence Act would bar Trump and future presidents from nominating political appointees who have served or are serving in their administration from serving as an inspector general. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, I often worked with the Chicago offices of inspector generals. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democratic-senators-bill-prevent-political-appointees-serving-ig/story?id=129247009
NEW YORK TIMES
— Judge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters. A federal judge ordered agents not to retaliate against people “engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity” in the state and not to stop drivers who are not “forcibly obstructing” officers. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/us/minnesota-ice-immigration-agents-protests.html
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy the Republican Party and to destroy Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/opinion/ice-shooting-trump-republicans-polling.html
— The Judge in the Maduro Case Is 92. All Eyes Will Be on His Stamina. Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein was seen drifting in and out of sleep in court last year. The case of Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, will test his endurance. DD: While I worked for the federal government, the retirement age was 55 a) if you were a Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and b) if you had not made Senior Executive Service, currently $197,200/year. In 1993, when I was 45 years old, to get rid of their employees sooner who were the aforesaid, my Democrat GAO superiors “offered” those who had 25 or more years of federal service like I had a $25,000 buyout if they took and early retirement. I have been fighting age discrimination since I was 25 in 1973. My Democrat IRS superiors used “up-or-out” to waste my career and get rid of me. According to them, because they had not promoted me to GS-13 by the time I was 25, I was forever too old to be promoted to GS-13. Of course, they applied that rule only to Republicans like me. They forced the IRS manager to transfer to Dallas who had promoted me to GS-9 in 1972, GS-11 in 1973, and GS-12 in 1974. They disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974 and my education deductions in 1978. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. Because of the aforesaid, I transferred to GAO in 1980. The Democrats who ran GAO finally did promote me to GS-13 when I was 38 in 1986. But that was not until after I had earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, and I had been assigned to audits of IRS in 1986. I never would have made GS-13 at GAO if the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer not gotten back into power in 1985. They forced him to retire in 1987.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/nyregion/judge-alvin-hellerstein-maduro.html
WBUR
— DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative.
https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2024/07/19/trump-vance-republican-party-platform-presidency
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: I have never been a drinker. Virtually all my Democrat superiors in the federal government who took adverse actions against me and who were White, male, older, and/or veteran were big drinkers.
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/food-cooking/in-defense-of-drinking-alone-1871fad4
— The Retirement Crisis No One Warns You About: Mattering. Many of us plan for our future wealth and health. Few prepare for an equally essential aspect of retirement: how to continue to feel seen and valued. DD: If you are not retired, what will you do when you are retired? If you are retired, what are you doing? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. Since 1999, I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman. Since 2000, I have sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I served as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010. I served as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. I served as an Illinois Center Right Coalition officer 2003-2007. I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. I served as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2021. While I continue on as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, my critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes end all my other aforesaid roles. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/the-retirement-crisis-no-one-warns-you-about-mattering-380873b2
LAWFARE
— Fear-Based Governance. DD: Because I have always been a Republican, my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors always wanted to get rid of me. They used their adverse actions against me, one of their extremely few Republican employees, to promote fear in my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates. My Democrat Post Office superiors disallowed my sick leave requests and forced me to resign. My Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers and education deductions and never promoted me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They flushed down their toilets what I had learned earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job related professional license. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female and/or veteran.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/america-s-history-of-fear-based-governance
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
— DD: Democrats run the federal government. Potential federal employees should know that federal employees who are Republican have no Civil Service protections. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://ourpublicservice.org/blog/pendleton-act-anniversary-president-james-garfield-civil-service-act/
JASON CROW
— DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists a) to hire, retain, and promote Democrats and b) to get rid of Republicans.
https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-introduces-legislation-to-safeguard-against-political-harassment
POLITICO
— Judge limits ICE’s crowd control tactics following Minneapolis shooting. The judge’s order prevents federal agents from arresting peaceful protesters. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/16/ice-minneapolis-arrests-judge-protests-00735416
GOOGLE AI
— DD: Under the Democrats, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your destiny is: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22your+demographics+are+your+destiny
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— MAGA civil war deepens as Tucker Carlson meets with Trump in the Oval Office while teasing conservative rivals… as ADL says he should have ‘no place in the White House’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15472249/tucker-carlson-donald-trump-white-house-adl.html
January 16, 2026 Evening Edition
WHITE HOUSE
— Minnesota’s “Sanctuary” Defiance Has Consequences
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2026/01/minnesotas-sanctuary-defiance-has-consequences/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Republican governor hopefuls target JB Pritzker as Rick Heidner apologizes for past Democratic donations
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/16/gop-governor-candidate-forum-washington-ill/
— Upstart Illinois Republican governor candidate Rick Heidner spent nearly $250,000 to get name on ballot
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/16/illinois-gop-gov-candidate-rick-heidner-spent-nearly-250000-to-get-his-name-on-the-primary-ballot/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/upstart-illinois-republican-governor-candidate-224400024.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote crime and criminals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/16/jb-pritzker-clean-slate-act/
— Justice Department investigating whether Minnesota’s Tim Walz and Jacob Frey impeded immigration enforcement
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/16/justice-department-investigating-minnesota-walz-frey-immigration/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kamala Harris tells Chicago audience to ‘bear down’ and resist Trump agenda. Speaking at the annual Martin Luther King Interfaith Breakfast, the 2024 Democratic nominee for president said the country should follow Dr. King’s belief that “to love your country is to fight for your country.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/01/16/kamala-harris-mlk-breakfast-chicago
— Federal judge who challenged Bovino will supervise state’s new case against Trump’s deportation blitz. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis will continue to play a key role as local officials battle the Trump administration at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in 2026. Federal officials have warned that “Operation Midway Blitz” is not over, and U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino recently posted “we’re gonna be here for years” on social media.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/15/federal-judge-sara-ellis-challenged-bovino-supervise-states-new-case-against-operation-midway-blitz
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage board members press for answers about county clerk investigation
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260116/local-politics/dupage-county-board-members-press-for-answers-about-county-clerk-investigation/
— Upcoming debates set for 8th Congressional District primaries. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate debates.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260116/us-congress-politics/upcoming-debates-set-for-8th-congressional-district-primaries/
CBS2
— ICE’s detainee population reaches new record high of 73,000, as crackdown widens
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ices-detainee-population-record-high-of-73000/
— Public employees owe Chicago $23.5 million in debt for parking tickets, water bills, other fees
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-city-employees-debt-unpaid-fines-fees-tickets/
FOX32
— Trump’s supporters offer mixed reviews of president in latest poll
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trumps-supporters-mixed-reviews-president-latest-poll
RIVER BENDER
— Duckworth Pushes To Slash ICE Funding
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-pushes-to-slash-ice-funding-and-block-gop-cuts-to-lead-removal-programs-89913.cfm
FOX ILLINOIS
— Noem urges Americans to carry proof of citizenship as ICE raids intensify
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/noem-urges-americans-to-carry-proof-of-citizenship-as-ice-raids-intensify-dhs-minneapolis-minnesota-portland-oregon-shootings-renee-nicole-good-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-federal-agents-officers-illegal-migrants
CITIES 92.9
— A newly introduced bill that would bar former Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from working in state and local law enforcement in Illinois is sparking intense debate, with supporters calling it a necessary accountability measure and critics warning it could worsen police shortages and undermine public safety. DD: Potential federal employees should know that federal employees are despised/hated and that the longer that you are a federal employee, the more impossible it is to get a job outside the federal government.
https://www.cities929.com/2026/01/16/ice-hiring-ban-bill-reignites-safe-t-act-fight-at-illinois-capitol/
CHICAGO READER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://chicagoreader.com/music/concert-preview/ground-control-touring-abortion-access-benefit/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-450/
— Dem Party and state Dem leaders ask to move 2028 Illinois primary to an earlier date
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/16/dem-party-and-state-dem-leaders-ask-to-move-2028-illinois-primary-to-an-earlier-date/
— Heidner makes unusual admission, Bailey says he no longer favors 401K plans for government retirees
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/16/heidner-makes-unusual-admission-bailey-says-he-no-longer-favors-401k-plans-for-government-retirees/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— GOP gubernatorial forum set for Monday. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_61b61d32-e5f1-4cd9-ae73-bf4256b3cfd9.html
WIREPOINTS
— Video of Illinois Republican candidates for Illinois governor debate. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate debates.
https://wirepoints.org/video-of-illinois-republican-candidates-for-illinois-governor-debate/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— MAGA is not Republican. And that’s a problem for the congressional GOP.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/15/maga-republican/
— Plunging birth rates threaten to change the makeup of U.S. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) destroy the traditional marriage and family and b) promote abortion.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/16/editorial-plunging-birth-rates-threaten-change-makeup-us/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats — the party of lawbreaking
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine/magazine-letter-from-the-editor/4420818/democrats-party-of-lawbreaking-ice-minnesota/
BREITBART
— Trump and the Department of Homeland Security are trying to start a civil war for “white supremacy,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom told reporters as Democrats escalate their rhetoric to prevent the enforcement of federal law in Democrat-controlled Minnesota. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2026/01/16/gov-newsom-donald-trump-wants-civil-war-for-white-supremacy/amp/
FOX NEWS
— Democrats push anti-ICE bills nationwide after deadly Minneapolis shooting
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-push-anti-ice-bills-nationwide-after-deadly-minneapolis-shooting.print
REASON
— The Waning of Racial Preferences at American Law Schools, 2021-2025.
https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/16/the-waning-of-racial-preferences-at-american-law-schools-2021-2025-by-my-ucla-colleague-rick-sander/
TOWNHALL
— Fraud and the ‘Fundamental Transformation’ of America
https://townhall.com/columnists/laurahollis/2026/01/16/fraud-and-the-fundamental-transformation-of-america-n2669590
— New York’s Mamdani Doubles Down on Race-Based Government Policy
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/01/16/mamdani-racial-equity-n2669591
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/politics/trump-economy-first-year-cnn-poll
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hated against White Americans.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-us-government-seems-to-have-a-clear-message-for-white-nationalists/ar-AA1UgVLT%3Fcvid%3D6969e171b48c4ef38c5ca788a77f0ccc
MSN
— Bosses are firing people in their 40s. DD: While I worked for the federal government, retirement age was 55 if you were a Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and if you had not made Senior Executive Service, currently $197,200/year. In 1993, to get rid of their employees sooner who were the aforesaid, my Democrat GAO superiors “offered” those who had 25 or more years of federal service like me a $25,000 buyout and early retirement. I had 25 years of federal service and I was 45 years old. The buyout expired in 1994 and the early retirement in 1997. I survived until I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/bosses-are-firing-people-in-their-40s-left-and-right-and-honestly-we-get-it/ar-AA1U83Sy
NEW YORK TIMES
— Illinois Governor Election 2026: Latest Polls
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/illinois-governor-election-polls-2026.html
PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— DD: To promote diversity is 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.phillytrib.com/news/college-racial-diversity-drops-again-as-trump-ramps-up-scrutiny/article_8dd837a0-1611-4119-828a-569201285586.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Threatens to Hit Countries That Oppose His Greenland Takeover With Tariffs. The president said the U.S. needs to take control of the territory to protect U.S. national security.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-tariffs-greenland-23394b83?st=Vw3ugM&mod=djemwhatsnews
FOIRBES
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/01/15/trumps-approval-rating-largely-unchanged-in-first-year-but-immigration-ratings-have-plummeted/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for the high cost of healthcare.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/omerawan/2026/01/16/president-trump-unveils-new-great-healthcare-plan-here-are-the-unanswered-questions-and-uncertainties/
FORTUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Venezuela and its citizens.
https://fortune.com/2026/01/16/how-many-venezuelan-immigrants-in-united-states-america/
NPR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for the high cost of healthcare.
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/15/nx-s1-5678654/trump-great-healthcare-plan-video-announcement-aca-premiums
POLITICO
— Push for greater ICE training grows on some Republicans. DD: The first 6 months that I worked for IRS in 1971 was in Revenue Officer training.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/15/ice-training-republicans-shootings-00732583
INSIDE RADIO
— Salem Media Chicago Extends Dan Proft Through 2027.
https://www.insideradio.com/free/salem-media-chicago-extends-dan-proft-through-2027/article_93cb9338-b2bb-41ce-bdf3-361b80529d63.html
ROLLING STONE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have Demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/how-kamala-harris-lost-2024-catalist-1235344875/
SPLC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. How successful have Democrat leaders been doing that in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/hate-crimes-explained/
NEWS ONE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. How successful have Democrat leaders been doing that in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://newsone.com/6774313/trump-undermined-civil-rights-ahead-of-mlk-day/
DAILY KOS
— Blacklist ICE agents from future government work. DD: Potential federal employees should know that federal employees are despised/hated and that the longer that you are a federal employee, the more impossible it is to get a job outside the federal government.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/15/2363464/-Great-idea-Blacklist-ICE-agents-from-future-government-work
January 16, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— What the fraud in Minnesota can teach Illinois
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/16/opinion-fraud-minnesota-illinois-audit/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more vice.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/01/15/marijuana-recreational-drugs-gun-ownership-second-amendment-jacob-sullum
CBS2
— University of Illinois approves tuition increase for incoming freshmen, including at UIC and Urbana-Champaign. DD: I was able to work my way through college, but my critics/opponents stress that college costs were much lower back then.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/university-of-illinois-tuition-increase-uic-urbana-champaign/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Downtown office vacancy ended 2025 at another record high
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/downtown-office-vacancy-ended-2025-another-record-high
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane County GOP Treasurer Chris Lauzen’s son running in Delaware – as a Democrat
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2026/01/15/kane-county-gop-treasurer-chris-lauzens-son-running-in-delaware-as-a-democrat/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Labor, voting rights groups intervene in Illinois voter data lawsuit
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2026/01/15/labor-voting-rights-groups-intervene-in-illinois-voter-data-lawsuit/88177670007/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly focus on driving Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-what-americans-think-about-trumps-first-year-back-in-office-according-to-ap-norc-polling/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for the cost of healthcare.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-15/trump-health-care-plan-doesnt-help-people-facing-skyrocketing-aca-premiums
WGLT
— GOP candidates for Governor blast sanctuary cities and SAFE-T act in Central Illinois forum. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-01-16/gop-candidates-for-governor-blast-sanctuary-cities-and-safe-t-act-in-central-illinois-forum
WMBD
— Republican candidates for governor debate at Five Points Washington. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate debates.
https://wmbdradio.com/2026/01/15/republican-candidates-for-governor-debate-at-five-points-washington/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders use Chad Hampton of Victoria and his mother Cheryl Hampton of Streator to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/16/drawing-a-legal-line-on-hate-00733123
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-449/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— For Democrats, the federal government exists a) to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran and b) to take opportunities and money away from Republicans and to give those opportunities and that money to Democrats. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— I should write about operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately. They hint/imply/argue/shout that they carry water for the elephant, that is, they work for the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Organization. SEE: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22carry+water+for+the+elephant%22+republican – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Imagine Not Having to Wait 14 Days After the Election to Find Out Who Wins
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/15/imagine-not-having-to-wait-14-days-after-the-election-to-find-out-who-wins/
— Referendums on School Choice Scholarships on One-Third of Illinois Counties’ Ballots
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/16/referendums-on-school-choice-scholarships-on-one-third-of-illinois-counties-ballots/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Fiscal Conservative Ted Dabrowski Spent $181K on Consultants While $75K Went to Dan Proft’s Florida Firm
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/01/fiscal-conservative-ted-dabrowski-spent-181k-on-consultants-while-75k-went-to-dan-profts-florida-firm.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— The real reason health care and education costs are soaring
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/15/real-reason-health-care-education-costs-soaring/
— Americans seize the socialism: Most say it’s government’s job to give healthcare. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that under socialism, healthcare is free.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/15/americans-seize-socialism-say-governments-job-give-health-care/
NEW YORK POST
— Pentagon to ‘refocus’ military newspaper Stars and Stripes away from ‘woke distractions’
https://nypost.com/2026/01/15/us-news/pentagon-to-refocus-military-newspaper-stars-and-stripes-away-from-woke-distractions/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Why (Traditional) Marriage Matters. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/why-traditional-marriage-matters/
EPOCH TIMES
— Venezuela’s Machado Gifts Trump Her Nobel Peace Prize Medal. Opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the peace prize in December 2025 for her fight for democracy.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trumps-view-on-venezuelan-opposition-leader-machado-remains-unchanged-white-house-5971661
FEDERALIST
— Resisting Law Enforcement Is Violence And This Administration’s Job Is To Stop It At All Costs
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/15/resisting-law-enforcement-is-violence-and-this-administrations-job-is-to-stop-it-at-all-costs/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— States Respond to Increased Assaults Against ICE Officers with Legislation to Put Agents in Greater Danger
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local/states-endanger-ice-officers-mask-prohibition
— FAIR Highlights Disastrous Consequences of Anti-ICE Rhetoric in Minneapolis
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/executive/fair-highlights-disastrous-consequences-anti-ice-rhetoric-minneapolis
FOX NEWS
— Three Venezuelan illegals arrested after ICE officer ‘ambushed and attacked’ during traffic stop. DHS secretary calls Minneapolis incident ‘attempted murder of federal law enforcement.’
https://www.foxnews.com/us/three-venezuelan-illegals-arrested-ice-officer-ambushed-attacked-traffic-stop-noem.amp
— ICE takes down illegal alien who allegedly rammed law enforcement vehicles, nearly running over officer. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin blamed pro-sanctuary politicians she said ‘have encouraged illegal aliens to evade arrest.’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/watch-ice-takes-down-illegal-alien-who-rammed-law-enforcement-vehicles-nearly-running-over-officer
— Pentagon vows to reform military newspaper Stars and Stripes, remove ‘woke distractions’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/pentagon-vows-reform-military-newspaper-stars-stripes-remove-woke-distractions.print
LEGAL INSURECTION
— Walz Urges Minnesotans to Protect Illegals, Film ICE ‘Atrocities,’ ‘Resist’ in Deranged Speech
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/01/walz-urges-minnesotans-to-protect-illegals-film-ice-atrocities-resist-in-deranged-speech/
NEW AMERICAN
— Minneapolis Riots Heat Up; Illegals Involved in Beating of ICE Agent Are Biden “Migrants” Released at Border
https://thenewamerican.com/us/crime/minneapolis-riots-heat-up-illegals-involved-in-beating-of-ice-agent-are-biden-migrants-released-at-border/
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Minneapolis Rioters Break Into Federal Agent’s Vehicle, Steal Weapon and Ammunition
https://www.westernjournal.com/stunning-footage-minneapolis-rioters-break-federal-agents-vehicle-steal-weapon-ammunition/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote insurrection.
https://apnews.com/video/trumps-insurrection-act-threat-stands-out-against-the-laws-long-history-ae22f8e0ca7446c8ad81a3f5e6b112ed
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote insurrection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4_fGiPWVOA
CNN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote insurrection.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/minneapolis-ice-shooting-protests-01-15-26
CNBC
— Over 800,000 student loan borrowers remain in backlog for forgiveness, affordable repayment plans. DD: I was able to work my way through college, but my critics/opponents stress that college costs were much lower back then.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/student-loan-forgiveness-repayment-plan-backlog.html
REUTERS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote insurrection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbNS4RQzM6w
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote insurrection.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/what-is-the-insurrection-act-and-what-happens-if-president-trump-invokes-it/vi-AA1UjxDH
— West Point Orders All Minority Cadet Clubs Disbanded Immediately in DEI Crackdown
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/west-point-orders-all-minority-cadet-clubs-disbanded-immediately-in-dei-crackdown-report/ar-AA1yt5ZU
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote insurrection.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/live-updates/minnesota-ice-shooting-protests-trump-insurrection-act/
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: According to Democrat leaders, their illegals do not vote.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/us/politics/noncitizen-voters-save-tool.html
— DD: The more hatred that promote against Trump, the more that the Democrat news media promotes you.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/us/politics/minneapolis-mayor-jacob-frey-ice.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump launches ‘Great Healthcare Plan.’ DD: The federal government paying for 72% of my healthcare insurance premiums since 1966 and for my wife since 1978 helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/15/trump-healthcare-plan-aca/
— DD: For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2026/01/15/university-trump-lee-bollinger-review/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote insurrection.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/01/16/ice-minneapolis-trump-insurrection-act-minnesota/88197983007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2026/01/15/what-is-the-insurrection-act-timeline-trump-ice-shooting-minneapolis/88197593007/
WAPT
— Defense Department says military newspaper Stars and Stripes must eliminate ‘woke distractions’
https://www.wapt.com/article/stars-and-stripes-eliminate-woke-distractions/70013027
BLOOMBERG
— George Floyd Lawyer to Represent Renée Good Family. DD: How much success have Democrat leaders had in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct turning Renee Good into George Floyd?
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/wake-up-call-george-floyd-lawyer-to-represent-renee-good-family
FORBES
— These 8 Sweeping Student Loan Forgiveness Changes Happen In 2026. DD: I was able to work my way through college, but my critics/opponents stress that college costs were much lower back then.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2026/01/15/these-8-sweeping-student-loan-forgiveness-changes-happen-in-2026/
FORTUNE
— Renee Good and George Floyd: 2 Minneapolis killings, 2 grieving families, one law firm. DD: How much success have Democrat leaders had in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct turning Renee Good into George Floyd?
https://fortune.com/2026/01/15/family-of-renee-good-hires-george-floyd-lawyer-minnesota-shooting-ice/
CAREERS IN GOVERNMENT
— DD: For Democrats, government exists a) to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran and b) to take opportunities and money away from Republicans and to give those opportunities and that money to Democrats.
https://www.careersingovernment.com/
GOVERNING
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote insurrection.
https://www.governing.com/policy/trump-threatens-to-invoke-insurrection-act-over-minnesota-ice-protests
FED SMITH
— Thrift Savings Plan Millionaires Hit New Record—Nearly 195,000 and Counting. DD: I would be a TSP millionaire if my Democrat GAO superiors had not wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/01/13/tsp-millionaires-new-record-number/
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— The Faculty Merit Act Is Meritless. A proposal to mandate publication of SAT and other standardized test scores for all faculty and faculty job applicants is statistically unsound. DD: Since 1966, my critics/opponents have stressed that my ACT score was only 24 and that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2026/01/15/faculty-merit-act-meritless-opinion
PEOPLE
— Renee Good’s Family Hires Law Firm That Previously Helped George Floyd’s Family Secure $27 Million Settlement. Romanucci & Blandin said it would launch a civil investigation into the shooting of Good by an ICE agent. DD: How much success have Democrat leaders had in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct turning Renee Good into George Floyd?
https://people.com/renee-good-s-family-hires-law-firm-that-once-represented-george-floyd-s-family-11886246
HUFFINGTON POST
— Federal Workers Ask Judge To Block Trump’s ‘Loyalty’ Question On Job Applications. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they wasted the careers of and got rid of their employees who were not blindly loyal to the Democrat Party platform and especially loyal to the platform’s Affirmative Action plank.
https://www.aol.com/articles/federal-workers-ask-judge-block-215616534.html
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
— The Political Gap in Americans’ News Sources. DD: GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters bring attention to Illinois government and political news and commentary that Democrat and RINO leaders do not want anyone to read.
https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2025/06/10/the-political-gap-in-americans-news-sources/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
WORKPLACE INSIGHT
— Major surge in people working past retirement age … matched by rise in age discrimination claims. DD: While I worked for the federal government, retirement age was 55 if you were a Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and if you had not made Senior Executive Service, currently $197,200/year. In 1993, to get rid of their employees sooner who were the aforesaid, my Democrat GAO superiors “offered” those who had 25 or more years of federal service like me a $25,000 buyout and early retirement. I had 25 years of federal service and I was 45 years old.
https://workplaceinsight.net/major-surge-in-people-working-past-retirement-age-matched-by-rise-in-age-discrimination-claims/