FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Charlie Kirk’s family signals intent to sue, alleging ‘stunning failures’ led to on-campus assassination.
https://abc7chicago.com/story/charlie-kirks-family-signals-intent-sue-alleging-stunning-failures-led-campus-assassination/19838903/
WGN9
— Over 400 arrested during targeted immigration enforcement operation in Indiana.
https://wgntv.com/news/indiana/over-400-arrested-during-targeted-immigration-enforcement-operation-in-indiana-ice/
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/09/16/broadview-six-continue-push-inquiry-poisoned-prosecution
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 5 public universities in Illinois use controversial Flock cameras to surveil campus. The list includes the state’s two largest public campuses, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Illinois Chicago. Altogether, the five universities have spent nearly half a million dollars on AI-powered surveillance services from Flock.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/09/17/five-public-universities-in-illinois-use-controversial-flock-cameras-to-surveil-campus
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As towns, cities and colleges in Illinois and across the country cut ties with Flock Safety, a comprehensive review of contracts by WBEZ found that five of the state’s 12 public universities still work with the controversial surveillance technology company. That includes the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the largest campus in the state, and the University of Illinois Chicago, which is in the process of renewing its contract. Southern Illinois University Carbondale even employs a Flock surveillance drone that costs more than $40,000 a year. These schools, in addition to Western Illinois University and the University of Illinois Springfield, have spent more than $450,000 on Flock’s services since 2021, records show.)
DAILY HERALD
— Legislative panel weighs in on children’s mental health, data centers and state vs. local control.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260916/news/legislative-panel-weighs-in-on-childrens-mental-health-data-centers-and-state-vs-local-control/
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Organizer responds to concerns about Illinois gubernatorial candidate at Morton event.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/local/2026/09/16/illinois-gubernatorial-candidate-creates-stir-with-planned-appearance-in-morton-il/91791365007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Republican candidate for Illinois governor, Darren Bailey, plans to attend the Morton Pumpkin Pancake Breakfast. The Morton Chamber of Commerce clarified that Mr. Bailey was not invited and is attending as a member of the public. Organizers stated they do not use the family-friendly festival as a platform for political candidates. Community members expressed concern after social media posts circulated about the candidate’s planned attendance.)
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Stratton, Tracy weigh in on Trump, healthcare and more.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/09/17/u-s-senate-candidates-don-tracy-julianna-stratton-weigh-in-on-trump-midterm-election-in-november/91583048007/
SHAW LOCAL
— Northern Illinois prosecutors agree on 6 offenses they want added to pretrial detention list.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/09/17/northern-illinois-prosecutors-agree-on-6-offenses-they-want-added-to-pretrial-detention-list/
— DD: Democrats use “democracy” to take money and everything else away from Republicans and to give it to Democrats.
https://www.shawlocal.com/opinion/2026/09/16/froma-harrop-women-in-politics-show-greater-commitment-to-democracy/
NORTHERN STAR
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at non-Whites that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that non-Whites have.
https://northernstar.info/138012/opinion/how-young-is-too-young-for-a-child-to-feel-the-effects-of-racism/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-09-17/pediatricians-raise-the-alarm-on-the-effect-of-trumps-immigration-crackdown-on-kids
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— Illinois, Chicago sue to block Trump plan to restrict green cards to legal Medicaid, SNAP users. Administration’s new rule, halted by courts during first term, set to take effect Friday.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-illinois-chicago-sue-to-block-trump-plan-to-restrict-green-cards-to-legal-medicaid-snap-users/
ILLINOIS TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/collaborating-with-ice/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/09/17/casten-wants-dems-to-have-a-plan-01081425
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-596/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER- RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— According to Google AI, “Journalists are not legally required by the government to publicly disclose their personal income sources or amounts, as they are private citizens rather than elected public officials. Instead, financial disclosure in journalism is governed by newsroom internal policies, professional ethics codes, and capital transparency standards designed to prevent conflicts of interest.” All the money I spend to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together, to send them out, and to post them on www.gopillinois.com comes from my $68,640/year Civil Service Retirement System pension, my $18,712/year Social Security, and my retirement savings. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— The State Department lists 94 groups as foreign terrorist organizations — we should ask: What more must we do to ensure that 9/11 never happens again?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/16/cannot-miss-warning-signs-another-911/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Independent voters increasingly identify as Democrats. DD: Nevertheless, I am still going to hand-deliver Republican candidate campaign literature to the residences in my precinct that have at least one independent voter to the extent that candidates and/or the Milton Township Republican Organization provide me with it. I still need either 400 or 200 pieces of literature from Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Floretti, Solomon, Harris, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Henry, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/4715260/voters-increasingly-democrat-poll/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Of the respondents in the Q2 survey who considered themselves neither a Republican nor a Democrat, 49% said they lean toward the Democratic Party, compared with 39% who prefer the Republican Party. That split has increased by four percentage points in favor of Democrats since the first quarter of 2025, when President Donald Trump returned to the White House for his second term.)
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Abdul El-Sayed’s Imam Scrubs Videos of Sermons Lauding Hamas Leader.
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/abdul-el-sayeds-imam-scrubs-videos
NEW YORK POST
— Mamdani hires ‘gay communist’ who railed about abolishing police for $185K adviser role.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/16/us-news/mamdani-hires-185k-adviser-who-edited-pinko-magazine-and-railed-about-abolishing-police/
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
— On Constitution Day, here are the ways the DSA agenda undermines America’s founding. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://americansforprosperity.org/blog/socialism-vs-the-constitution-where-they-conflict-on-freedom/
BREITBART
— Radical anti-American activist group pushes National Muslim Voter Registration Day on Friday, September 18. In addition to registering voters, its goal is to build a mass movement of diverse U.S. Muslims and allies ready to “fight for a future free from Islamophobia and white supremacy.” DD: There are tremendous conflicts between Islam and all other religions. Radical anti-American Muslim activists are ever-increasing recruiting those who are minority, female, younger, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are noncitizens.
https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2026/09/16/linda-sarsour-s-radical-anti-american-activist-group-pushes-national-muslim-voter-registration-day/
— Mexico Deploys 1,800 Troops to Cartel-Controlled State Amid Raging Violence.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2026/09/16/mexico-deploys-1800-troops-to-cartel-controlled-state-amid-raging-violence/
— Kamala Harris to Stump in Michigan with Socialist Abdul El-Sayed. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/16/kamala-harris-to-stump-in-michigan-with-socialist-abdul-el-sayed/
CATO
— How Socialism Destroyed Venezuela in 16 Charts. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.cato.org/blog/how-socialism-destroyed-venezuela-16-charts
DAILY SIGNAL
— Federal Union Suing Trump Endorses AOC, Tlaib, Omar, Talarico, 100+ Democrats. DD: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/09/16/federal-union-suing-trump-endorses-aoc-tlaib-omar-talarico-100-democrats/
FEDERALIST
— Democrats Admit They Want To Bring Third-Worlders To America To Put Them On Welfare.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/16/democrats-admit-they-want-to-bring-third-worlders-to-america-to-put-them-on-welfare/
FOX BUSINESS
— Over half of likely voters reject socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6405136896112
FOX NEWS
— 20 states sue to block Trump admin rule that would make it harder for immigrants to obtain visas, green cards.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/20-states-sue-block-trump-admin-rule-harder-immigrants-obtain-visas-green-cards
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Pre-Employment Marijuana Tests Are Falling Away as Positive Test Results Increase — What Employers Need to Do Now. DD: Anticipate/expect that because of Democrats, RINOs, Libertarians, and other anti-conservatives and their legalization of pot, a) more and more and more of those you have to deal with will be more and more and more impaired if not stoned and b) they will cause more and more and more accidents and other negatives. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://natlawreview.com/article/will-work-weed-pre-employment-marijuana-tests-are-falling-away-positive-test
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Journal cites Fisher Phillips partner Todd Logsdon and the firm’s 2024 survey of roughly 1,000 employers; about half don’t test for cannabis pre-hire at all, largely because it shrinks the applicant pool. Of those that do test, 44% reported recruiting difficulties tied to it, and nearly a quarter were considering loosening their policy. Named examples of companies that have already dropped pre-hire marijuana testing, per the article, include Citigroup and “many” Wall Street peers, AutoNation, Home Depot (for most positions), and Amazon (for most applicants, since 2021).)
NEW AMERICAN
— Many Young Democratic Women Hate Men. DD: To get more votes from voters who are the following, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly shout at them that Republicans oppress them: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/many-young-democratic-women-hate-men-not-all-the-reasons-why-are-obvious/
NEWSMAX
— Democrats Want Socialism, the Rest of Us Don’t. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.newsmax.com/morris/primaries-quinnepiac-senate/2026/09/16/id/1269657/
— Democrats Put Illegal Aliens Ahead of Americans.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/lauren-bis-donald-trump-immigration/2026/09/16/id/1269691/
PATRIOT POST
— Has Socialism Ruined Canada? DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://patriotpost.us/videos/1001068-has-socialism-ruined-canada
POST MILLENNIAL
— Portland socialist city councilor Mitch Green advocated for ‘rioting and looting,’ expressed ‘pure hatred’ for police. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://thepostmillennial.com/portland-socialist-city-councilor-mitch-green-advocated-for-rioting-and-looting-expressed-pure-hatred-for-police-unearthed-tweets
WESTERN JOURNAL
— ‘Socialist’ Florida Dem Gov Nominee Makes $300k a Year, But Won’t Pay Taxes or Student Loans Back.
https://www.westernjournal.com/socialist-florida-dem-gov-nominee-makes-300k-year-wont-pay-taxes-student-loans-back/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— DD: To get more votes from voters who are the following, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly shout at them that Republicans oppress them: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-criticizes-smithsonians-focus-oppression-2026-09-12/
ABC NEWS
— Trump administration has cut or frozen $177 billion in grants across every state.
https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/trump-administration-cut-frozen-177-billion-grants-state-136488616
CBS NEWS
— GAO: Trump administration paid $9.5 billion in paid leave for federal employees in 2025, due to DOGE-era buyout program. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. Since then, so far, in today’s dollars, the Civil Service Retirement System has paid me $2 million.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doge-deferred-resignation-program-administrative-leave-cost-2025/
— U.S. slaps South Africa with new sanctions due to alleged discrimination against White people.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-south-africa-new-sanctions-discrimination-white-people/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/opinion/immmigration-green-card-trump.html
USA TODAY & GALLUP & FORBES
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to destroy Republicans. Because of that, the more of the following that you are, the more bleak that your future is: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/09/17/corporate-dei-retreat-surprising-bipartisan-pushback/91767177007/
https://news.gallup.com/poll/714011/americans-business-benefits-diverse-workforces.aspx
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adiaharveywingfield/2026/09/16/what-happens-to-companies-that-maintain-dei-turns-out-not-much/
INDY100
— DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Democrat plants and RINOs use the Republican Party’s “Big Tent” policy to destroy the Republican Party. They are having great success in driving conservatives, that is, Republicans, out of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.
https://www.indy100.com/politics/vance-republican-party-michigan-big-tent
FLORIDA’S VOICE
— Rick Scott launches ‘Rescuing America’ project, warns socialism will kill the American Dream.
https://flvoicenews.com/scott-launches-rescuing-america-project-warns-socialism-will-kill-the-american-dream/
WGME & 29 NEWS & WKYT & ABC7 AMARILLO & NBC MIAMI
— DD: What did you do to afford things? I took jobs that my peers would not stoop to take. I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license.
https://wgme.com/news/local/wednesday-sit-down-families-stuck-in-affordability-crisis
https://www.29news.com/video/2026/09/17/charlottesville-housing-panel-addresses-affordability-displacement/
https://www.wkyt.com/2026/09/17/lexington-mayoral-council-candidates-address-housing-affordability-forum/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrtg5oMmypg
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/education-on-6/nbc6-teacher-survey-affordability/3860377/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— India’s Affirmative-Action Lesson for America. Quotas hold the country back, even as China’s meritocracy fuels its economic advancement. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, ever-increasingly, their meeting their Affirmative Action quotas was their top priority. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional licenses, and my job-related professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/indias-affirmative-action-lesson-for-america-26f2dbaf
— DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would have been no need for DOGE. My Democrat GAO superiors used Gingrich’s budget cuts to waste my career at to force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/doge-works-lets-keep-it-going-d5356363
— Rove: Why I’m Voting for a Texas Democrat. DD: It is one thing to not vote for a Republican candidate. It is much more to vote for a Democrat candidate. I have always voted only for Republican candidates. I should write about those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who I have voted for and who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me before, during, and after elections.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-im-voting-for-a-texas-democrat-4c835d2d
— Americans Are Getting Richer.* The Census Bureau says median incomes rose in 2025, though many had to work more hours.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/americans-household-income-2025-census-bureau-2e2a9e36
FORBES
— Employee Retention. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government did everything they could to get rid of me because I refused to become a Democrat. My Democrat Post Office superiors a) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and b) forced me to resign in 1969. My Democrat IRS superiors a) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, b) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, c) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and d) made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, b) delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13 and made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-14, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, d) got rid of the GAO manager in 1987 who had arranged my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me to GS-13 in 1986, 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 in 1997. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, they would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/employee-retention-strategies/
FAST COMPANY
— DD: What did you do to advance your career? I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90282863/how-to-accomplish-your-biggest-career-goals-this-year
VOX
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at voters that if you do not like what Trump says and/or does, vote for all the Democrats on your ballot. What does Trump say about that?
https://www.vox.com/politics/499701/midterms-actually-electability-question-donald-trump-republicans
BROOKINGS
— DD: Democrat candidates, elected officials, and party leaders aggressively promote the liberal Democrat Party platform. Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders do not aggressively promote the conservative Republican Party platform.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/electability-over-ideology-takeaways-from-the-2026-primaries/
PEW RESEARCH
— DD: To get more votes from voters who are the following, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly shout at them that Republicans discriminate against them: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/05/20/views-of-how-much-discrimination-racial-and-ethnic-groups-in-the-u-s-face/
Tag: illegals
September 16, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WGN9
— A kiss renews questions about why IL has so many townships?
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/a-kiss-renews-questions-about-why-il-has-so-many-townships/
WTTW
— Former CPD Supt. Larry Snelling Starts Collecting $190K Annual Police Pension. DD: I got in line for a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension when I was 18 in 1966. While I worked part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969, I got both Social Security credits and full-time CSRS credits. My critics/opponents have always been furious about that. Further, they are furious that since I was 49 in 1997, I have gotten a CSRS pension, currently $68,640/year. So far, in today’s dollars, CSRS has paid me $2 million dollars. Further, they are furious that last year, my Social Security increased from $3,000/year to $19,000/year.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/09/14/former-cpd-supt-larry-snelling-starts-collecting-190k-annual-police-pension-records-show
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/16/deerfield-public-school-district-109/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Google’s Thompson Center debut delayed to 2028.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/real-estate/commercial/ccb-google-thompson-center-opening-delayed-20260916/
MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— Pritzker campaign seems to pay more attention to Trump endorsement than Bailey.
https://muddyrivernews.com/politics/pritzker-campaign-seems-to-pay-more-attention-to-trump-endorsement-than-bailey/20260915213302/
SOUTHWEST REGIONAL PUBLISHING
— Illinois Democrats raise $1 million at Navy Pier rally.
https://southwestregionalpublishing.com/2026/09/15/illinois-democrats-raise-1-million-at-navy-pier-rally/
WHEATON PATCH
— Man Set Fire To His Aunt And Uncle’s House In Wheaton. Nahom T. Abraha, 40, is being held at DuPage County Jail in connection with the Sept. 13 arson.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/man-set-fire-his-aunt-uncles-house-wheaton-police
BUR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge Mayor Returns Indicted Restaurateur’s Campaign Donations. The mayor said he did not know about the contributions before Patch’s inquiry. He also returned the businessman’s donations in 2018.
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/amp/34838127/burr-ridge-mayor-returns-indicted-restaurateurs-campaign-donations
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— On the official (Democrat) campaign trail.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/09/16/on-the-official-campaign-trail-01078576
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-808/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Florida restricts welfare benefits for ‘nonessential’ purchases. Items banned include vapes, tattoos, and spa services. DD: While I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, I took many financial statements from delinquent taxpayers who claimed an inability to pay.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/aug/25/florida-restricts-welfare-benefits-nonessential-purchases/
— University of Maryland replaces DEI language with ‘belonging and community.’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/15/university-maryland-replaces-dei-language-belonging-community/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— What Karl Marx got right about politics.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/4727637/what-karl-marx-got-right-about-politics-socialism-capitalism/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Mamdani Taps ‘Gay Communist’ for Senior Government Role: New Adviser Called for ‘Abolition of Police’ and ‘Undoing Capitalism,’ Condemned Gandhi as ‘Anti-Black Misogynist.’
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/exclusive-mamdani-taps-gay-communist-for-senior-government-role-new-adviser-called-for-abolition-of-police-and-undoing-capitalism-condemned-gan/
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
— What is socialism? Socialism is an economic system in which much of the economy is publicly owned or controlled rather than privately owned.
https://americansforprosperity.org/blog/what-is-socialism-what-people-get-wrong/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Democrat Party and Its Supporters Are a Hive. Coordination emerges not primarily from explicit instruction but from shared ideological programming, financial incentives, and institutional culture.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/09/16/the-democrat-party-and-its-supporters-are-a-hive-part-one/
BREITBART
— Chicago’s Dem. Mayor Johnson Says Illegals Are an ‘Essential Part of Who We Are.’ DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/15/chicagos-dem-mayor-johnson-says-illegals-are-an-essential-part-of-who-we-are/
— House Hearing on Voter Fraud. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/15/watch-live-house-hearing-on-voter-fraud/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Most MD programs still maintain DEI initiatives.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/report-finds-md-programs-still-maintain-dei-initiatives/30560
DAILY CALLER
— Conservative Leaders Call GOP-Led Amnesty Bill ‘Betrayal’ To Voters.
https://www.aol.com/articles/conservative-leaders-call-gop-led-184237000.html
DAILY WIRE
— Household Debt Is Getting Out Of Hand. Here’s Why It’s At An All-Time High. The bill for all of this excessive, wasteful spending is eventually going to come due.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/household-debt-is-getting-out-of-hand-heres-why-its-at-an-all-time-high
FOX NEWS
— Charlie Kirk’s family alleges Utah Valley University knew of rooftop security risk before his assassination. The notice alleges campus police had no written security plan and only six officers for 3,000 spectators.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/charlie-kirk-family-alleges-uvu-knew-rooftop-security-risk-before-assassination-legal-filing
— Smithsonian move reignites ‘woke,’ ‘Marxist’ criticism as Latino museum avoids congressional approval. Mike Gonzalez’s report argues the museum’s inaugural exhibition reflected anti-Western ideology and Marxist messaging.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/smithsonian-move-reignites-woke-marxist-criticism-latino-museum-avoids-congressional-approval
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— Half of Voters Dislike Socialism Amid Progressive Wins.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/us/politics/democratic-socialism-poll.html
— DD: Democrat leaders have always used and abused Jews. My Democrat superiors in the federal government successfully forced my many anti-conservative anti-Republican Democrat Jewish superiors and supervisors to take many big adverse actions against me. They stressed that I was conservative, Republican, Protestant, German American, a Crete resident 1948-1972, and a Wheaton resident since 1978. My Jewish Post Office superiors a) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and b) forced me to resign in 1969. My Jewish IRS superiors a) forced the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 to transfer to Dallas, b) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, c) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and d) made it clear that they would never promote me again. My Jewish GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23.699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer to GAO in 1980, b) delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13, c) made it clear that would never promote me to GS-14, d) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, 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 in 1997.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/opinion/trump-antisemitism-israel-civil-rights.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Why Republicans struggle to prove the danger of socialism. When the GOP embraces big government, it’s harder to champion free markets.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/09/15/gop-socialism-lite-risks-midterms-without-free-market-contrast/
NBC DALLAS FORT WORTH
— Mortgage rates climb above 7%. DD: Mortgage rates were 17% when I took out a mortgage to buy a new townhome in University Park in 1972. They were 11% when I took out a mortgage to buy a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974. They were 9% when I took out a mortgage to buy a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago in 1976. They were 9% when my wife and I took out a mortgage to buy a home in Wheaton in 1978. They were 14% when my wife and I took out a mortgage to have a home built in Wheaton 1984.
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/mortgage-rates-north-texas-homebuyers/4077739/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— This English Village Is Threatening to Quit the U.K. Over Planned Asylum Camp. Piddington, population 350, is up in arms over a proposal to house 1,250 asylum seekers at a former military site.
https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/this-english-village-is-threatening-to-quit-the-u-k-over-planned-asylum-camp-cd0d7610
— Pensions Were on the Brink of Extinction. Now Companies Are Bringing Them Back. Some companies are turning to the lost benefit to recruit employees or settle negotiations with labor unions. DD: I got in line for a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension when I was 18 in 1966. While I worked part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969, I got both Social Security credits and full-time CSRS credits. My critics/opponents have always been furious about that. Further, they are furious that since I was 49 in 1997, I have gotten a CSRS pension, currently $68,640/year. Further, they are furious that last year, my Social Security increased from $3,000/year to $19,000/year. So far, in today’s dollars, CSRS has paid me $2 million dollars.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/pensions-were-on-the-brink-of-extinction-now-companies-are-bringing-them-back-81b009dc
— DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and/or b) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. None of my coworkers came close to doing what I did. I earned three job-related master’s degrees, I earned six job-related professional certifications, and I earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/gender-pay-gap-return-to-office-002bb828
TIME
— Relevant work experience. DD: To force me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors not only ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, they outrageously/disgustingly/falsely/unethically ignored/dismissed/belittled the fact that GAO audits IRS and treated my almost 9 years of experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, as being not only not job related, but worthless. They knew full-well that much of what I did for IRS was very similar to what I would do be doing for GAO. They would not have forced me to take the aforesaid pay cut if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. They would have offered me a promotion to GS-13 to transfer, currently $118,984/year.
https://time.com/partner-content/charter/why-college-isn-t-enough-anymore/
KERA NEWS
— Karl Rove said he’ll break 30 years of only supporting Republicans to vote against ‘bigot’ Bo French. DD: I have always not only voted for the Republican candidates on general election ballots in my precinct, but also promoted them. That includes not only candidates who blame me for their defeats, but candidates who have taken big adverse actions against me.
https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2026-09-15/karl-rove-said-hell-break-30-years-of-only-supporting-republicans-to-vote-against-bigot-bo-french
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Karl Rove, former adviser to President George W. Bush and longtime Texas GOP political consultant, said he will vote for Jon Rosenthal, a Houston Democrat running to serve the Texas Railroad Commission, after Republican Bo French posted racist comments on Sunday about South Asian students at the University of Texas at Austin. Rove made the comments at a members-only lunch event at the Headliners Club in Austin, where he called French a “bigot,” according to three attendees to whom The Texas Tribune has granted anonymity to discuss the conversation. Rove said he has only ever voted for one Democratic candidate, Texas Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock, who was up for reelection in 1994.)
AMERICAN BAZAAR
— Mamdani leads lawsuit challenging Trump’s new ‘public charge’ rule to deny green cards, visas. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to because they had wealthy parents. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/09/15/mamdani-leads-lawsuit-challenging-trumps-new-public-charge-rule-to-deny-green-cards-visas-488186/
FINDLAW
— Lawsuit Seeks to Block Trump Rule Linking Green Cards to Public Benefits. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to because they had wealthy parents. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/courtside/lawsuit-seeks-to-block-trump-rule-linking-green-cards-to-public-benefits/
HR DIVE
— DD: DEI-motivated hirings and promotions cost Accenture $25M in DOJ settlement. DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and/or b) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. None of my coworkers came close to doing what I did. I earned three job-related master’s degrees, I earned six job-related professional certifications, and I earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/alleged-dei-motivated-hirings-promotions-cost-accenture-25m-in-doj-settlement/830448/
FINANCIAL POST
— Should you accept your employer’s invitation to resign rather than be fired? DD: My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign when I was 20 in 1969 falsely saying that I was not going to be available to work enough part-time hours. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 saying they would demote me, give me adverse transfers, give me unfair performance expectations, and give me unfair performance appraisals if I did not retire. If I had not taken their early retirement “offer,” I would not have been eligible to take regular retirement until I was 55 in 2003.
https://financialpost.com/fp-work/accept-employers-invitation-to-resign-or-be-fired
SCOTUS BLOG
— Court prevents Trump from firing Fed governor. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied that they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 “for cause.” SEE: Diersen v. GAO at https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf Previously, they had a) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted me to GS-14, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and d) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS when I was 31 in 1980.
https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/court-prevents-trump-from-firing-fed-governor/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts contended that, if the Trump administration were correct, it “would in effect transform the Federal Reserve’s for-cause protection into at-will employment—an interpretive leap out of step with the statute Congress enacted and our Nation’s tradition of central banking protected from political interference.”
NPR
— DD: Democrats use “democracy” to take everything away from Republicans and to give it to Democrats.
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/15/nx-s1-5969741/state-of-u-s-democracy-reaches-new-low-report-finds
CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
— DD: My Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors ever-increasing gave more preference to my Democrat coworkers who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. All my coworkers who they promoted over me were Democrats who were the aforesaid and had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. None of my coworkers came close to doing what I did. I earned three job-related master’s degrees, I earned six job-related professional certifications, and I earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/amid-rising-costs-the-gender-wage-gap-deepens-affordability-challenges-for-women/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIST
— In the coming years the “silent” and “baby boomer” generations in America—people born between the 1920s and 1960s—will pass $110 trillion in wealth to their children. DD: My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. Of course, my critics/opponents are furious that I inherited money when my mother, aunt, and brother passed away recently.
https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2026/09/16/dont-fear-the-inheritocracy
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— New Green Card rule takes effect Sept 18: What changes for Indian applicants under the new public charge guidance? Starting September 18, Indian nationals applying for US green cards will face expanded public-charge assessments. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to because they had wealthy parents. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/nri/new-green-card-rule-takes-effect-sept-18-what-changes-for-indian-applicants-under-the-new-public-charge-guidance-101789543441057.html
TIMES OF ISRAEL
— Despite anti-Israel turmoil, 67% of US Jews plan to vote Democrat in midterms. DD: All my many Jewish superiors in the federal government were Democrats, that is, they all were anti-Republican, that is, they all were anti-conservative, that is, they all were anti-Israel.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/despite-anti-israel-turmoil-67-of-us-jews-plan-to-vote-democrat-in-midterms-poll/
September 15, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Pritzker praises Supreme Court for rejecting Trump’s mail-in ballot restrictions ahead of midterms. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2026-election-news-us-supreme-court-ruling-blocks-donald-trump-mail-ballot-restrictions-ahead-midterm-elections/19836160/
— Air Force secretary acknowledges the US has weapons in space. Troy Meink’s statement is seen as a clear warning to China and Russia.
https://abc7chicago.com/story/air-force-secretary-acknowledges-us-has-weapons-space/19834965/
WGN9
— Illinois and Chicago among those suing over ‘public charge’ green card restrictions.
https://wgntv.com/politics-3/illinois-among-states-suing-over-green-card-restrictions/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://wgntv.com/news/operation-midway-blitz/the-harm-continues-gov-pritzker-reacts-to-impact-of-operation-midway-blitz-one-year-later/
FOX32
— Rep. Thomas Massie moves to impeach Pete Hegseth over Iran war.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/rep-thomas-massie-moves-impeach-pete-hegseth-over-iran-war
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Democrats cheer Supreme Court mail-in voting order while President Trump lashes out at justices. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/15/supreme-court-mail-in-ballot/
— Will Iran become a two-front war?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/15/column-iran-problem-worse-houthis-depetris/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Larry Snelling now getting a $190,000 yearly pension after retiring as Chicago’s top cop. Fred Waller is serving as acting police superintendent for a second time amid a nationwide search for Snelling’s permanent replacement. Between his pension and city salary, Waller was making $374,695.32 a year as of late June.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/police-reform/2026/09/15/larry-snelling-fred-waller-police-superintendent-chicago
DAILY HERALD
— Illinois Democrats cheer Supreme Court mail-in voting order while President Trump lashes out at justices. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260915/news/illinois-democrats-cheer-supreme-court-mail-in-voting-order-while-president-trump-lashes-out-at-just/
— The League of Women Voters of Roselle-Bloomingdale Area has canceled its Sept. 20 candidate event for the Illinois Senate District 24 and Illinois House District 48 races.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260915/submitted-content/league-of-women-voters-cancels-sept-20-candidate-event-for-two-state-legislative-races/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois, Chicago sue to block Trump plan to restrict green cards to legal Medicaid, SNAP users. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to because they had wealthy parents. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2026-09-15/illinois-chicago-sue-to-block-trump-plan-to-restrict-green-cards-to-legal-medicaid-snap-users
BUR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge’s decision to eliminate its property tax is a campaign ad that can write itself. The village’s mayor, Gary Grasso, is running as a Republican for DuPage County Board chairperson against Democrat Deb Conroy of Elmhurst.
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-mayor-campaign-ad-writes-itself
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-595/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— State, local officials reflect on Midway Blitz, response to ICE ‘occupation.’
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_beeff635-d7ef-41af-b655-abe84c0c17c7.html
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Chicago Private Schools Discriminated for Years to Further DEI and Now the IRS Wants Its Money Back.
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-private-schools-discriminated-for-years-to-further-dei-and-now-the-irs-wants-its-money-back
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Latin School of Chicago, Francis Parker, Shipley, and thousands of other National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) members could lose their non-profit status. The trade association that writes the DEI playbook for Latin, Parker, Shipley, and hundreds of other private schools just told its members, in writing, that they are probably breaking the law, and that the schools, not NAIS, are the ones facing liability.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Iran hit hundreds of buildings, dozens of aircraft as war drains U.S. munitions.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/15/iran-hit-hundreds-buildings-dozens-aircraft-mideast-war-drains-us/
— Republican Massie moves to impeach Hegseth.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/15/thomas-massie-moves-impeach-pete-hegseth/
— Trump’s federal worker buyouts cost $6.7 billion. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old 29 years ago. In today’s dollars, the Civil Service Retirement System has paid me $2 million dollars.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/15/donald-trumps-federal-worker-buyouts-cost-67-billion/
— George W. Bush still gets Islam wrong after 9/11. The 25th anniversary revives a debate over jihad, terrorism and what schools should teach.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/15/george-w-bush-still-gets-islam-wrong-911/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the eve of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, former President George W. Bush reiterated what he said less than a week after those attacks. “I also made it clear that Islam was a religion of peace, not a religion of war, and that [the 9/11 terrorists] subverted their religion. He could not be more wrong. One need only review the Quran and the history of Islam to come to the opposite conclusion. As “Reliance of the Traveler,” the most-relied-on book of Shariah says, “Jihad means to wage war against non-Muslims.” It is the obligation of the entire Muslim community, the ummah. “Reliance” goes on to quote the Quran, saying, “Fighting is prescribed for you (Quran 2:216),” “Slay them wherever you find them (Quran 4:89) and “The caliph makes war on Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians,” (“Reliance,” 09.8) and “Fight those who do not believe in Allah or the Last Day and who forbid not what Allah and His messenger have forbidden.” (Quran 9:29) To understand Islamic history, one needs to absorb not only that but also much more of the Quran. Islam originated in the seventh century of the Christian era in the divine visions of the Prophet Muhammad, which formed the Quran. Islam has never spread peacefully. For most of its history, Islam has inspired its adherents to invent solutions to the sometimes conflicting demands of warfare, imperial politics and missionary zeal. Within its first few centuries, Islamic armies had taken over most of the Mediterranean countries and Northern Africa. Muslim armies spread their religion through southern France, Persia, India and almost as far as China. They conquered with great speed and effectiveness, supplanting Christianity and Judaism along the way. This continued until Charles “The Hammer” Martel defeated Islamic forces at the Battle of Tours in 732. Charlemagne, who effectively succeeded Martel, became king of the Franks. His leadership was so effective in resisting Islamic incursions that he became known as the father of Europe. Islam remained relatively quiet until the 20th century, when enormous wealth, derived from oil, was brought to the Islamic states. Now, Islamic states threaten Christian nations not with armies, but with immigration. Last year, in its National Security Strategy, the Trump administration predicted “civilizational erasure” and economic decline for Europe.)
— America’s enemies are winning the anti-Israel PR war. Surreptitiously investing huge sums to influence U.S. public opinion.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/15/americas-enemies-winning-anti-israel-pr-war/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Blue cities sue Trump administration to keep immigrants on welfare.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/4727285/blue-cities-sue-trump-administration-immigrants-welfare/
— The right kind of immigrants.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4727769/right-kind-of-immigrants-bo-french-texas/
— Stop defending ‘democracy’ — it’s the republic we’re losing. DD: Democrats use “democracy” to take everything away from Republicans and to give it to Democrats.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4726082/stop-defending-democracy-restore-republic/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trump v. Rove: POTUS lashes out at ‘stone cold loser’ over report he’s going to vote for Democrat.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/09/15/trump-v-rove-potus-lashes-out-at-stone-cold-loser-over-report-hes-going-to-vote-for-dem-1658997/
CAMPUS REFORM
— The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) School of Law allows students to use federal work-study funding for jobs with Planned Parenthood of Illinois, an abortion provider that operates clinics across the state.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/uic-law-approves-abortion-provider-planned-parenthood-federal-work-study-jobs/30583
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— President Trump blasted Republican strategist Karl Rove on Monday, calling former President George W. Bush’s White House adviser “so bad for the Republican Party.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6090127-donald-trump-karl-rove-criticism-republican-party-midterms/
— The Movement: Friction among conservative media grows as Trump’s approval falls.
https://thehill.com/newsletters/the-movement/6089349-conservative-media-trump-criticism/
CBS NEWS
— New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacks.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-photos-damage-u-s-kuwait-saudi-arabia-iran-drone-missile-attacks/
— Trump administration will comply with mail ballot ruling by Supreme Court, Blanche says. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-mail-ballot-ruling-supreme-court-blanche/
— FBI director insists new hiring standards on prostitution and bestiality were only meant to assist sexual assault victims. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly lowered standards to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional licenses, and my job-related professional license.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kash-patel-fbi-hiring-standards-bestiality-prostitution/
— American households earned a record median income of $87,460 last year, according to new Census Bureau data. The catch? That figure is only slightly above the previous peak set in 2019. Adjusting for inflation, that means the typical household has gained little economic ground in six years marked by pandemic upheaval and surging consumer prices. In 2019, households had a median income of $85,320, a level that wasn’t surpassed until 2025, the Census said on Tuesday. DD: In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $83,482/year when I was 24 in 1973 and it was $100,059/year in 1974.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/census-income-data-pandemic-levels/
WASHINGTON POST
— Why Republicans struggle to prove the danger of socialism. When the GOP embraces big government, it’s harder to champion free markets.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/09/15/gop-socialism-lite-risks-midterms-without-free-market-contrast/
BLOOMBERG
— Will an MBA pay off for you? My taking evening MBA courses helped me get promoted by IRS in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My earning an MBA in 1976 helped me get hired by GAO in 1980.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/mba-return-on-investment/
NARFE
— Rep. Vindman and Rep. Subramanyam Introduce Federal Worker Protection Act to Bolster Whistleblower Protections. DD: I was a federal whistleblower. I ever-increasingly blew the whistle on my Democrat IRS superiors’ political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and retaliation. Because of that, to get rid of me, they ever-increasingly took more and bigger adverse actions against me.
https://www.narfe.org/blog/2026/09/15/rep-vindman-and-rep-subramanyam-introduce-federal-worker-protection-act-to-bolster-whistleblower-protections/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The bill would limit and condition the use of nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) by federal agencies to prevent the chilling of whistleblowing, reinforcing existing protections under the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989. It would require that any covered NDA prominently include a disclosure specifying that the employee retains the right to make protected disclosures to enumerated entities including the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), any Inspector General, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Congress and its committees or cleared staff, the Merit Systems Protection Board, federal courts, and any legally designated channel and that the NDA may not be enforced to penalize protected disclosures. Should employees be disciplined for violating their NDAs through whistleblowing, they will have the right to sue their agency.)
September 15, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— President Trump’s surprise endorsement of GOP candidate Bailey reshapes Illinois governor’s race.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-surprise-endorsement-republican-candidate-darren-bailey-reshapes-illinois-governors-race/19831920/
— Just days after a task force was launched to stop video gaming burglaries, a burglary crew used sledgehammers to get away with cash in Frankfort. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/video-burglars-use-sledgehammers-gaming-machines-chill-house-restaurant-frankfort/19830282/
— IL among states suing to stop Trump rule that would make it harder for some to get green cards. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to because they had wealthy parents. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-visa-news-illinois-21-other-states-sue-stop-trump-rule-would-make-harder-immigrants-get-green-cards/19830911/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/alligator-alcatraz-detainees-were-confined-small-metal-enclosures-ig-report/19830694/
https://abc7chicago.com/story/ice-deports-service-members-families-pentagon-turns-immigrant-communities-fill-military-ranks/19830730/
NBC5
— Trump endorses Darren Bailey, calls him ‘very good candidate.’
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/president-trump-endorses-darren-bailey-calls-him-very-good-candidate/3988748/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/wgn-the-point-politics-chicago-illinois/governor-jb-pritzker-reflects-on-operation-midway-blitz-communities-are-not-back-to-normal/amp/
FOX32
— President Trump endorses Darren Bailey in Illinois governor’s race.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-0u4t35j5kbf05ulq
WBEZ
— DD: Under the Democrats, soon, everyone will be a) receiving welfare and/or b) handing out welfare.
https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2026/09/14/new-report-finds-35-of-chicago-households-dont-have-sufficient-food
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Trump backs Darren Bailey for Illinois governor as GOP candidate has sought to distance himself from president.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/14/donald-trump-endorses-darren-bailey/
— Illinois and Chicago sue Trump over looming rule making it harder for immigrants to get green cards. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to because they had wealthy parents. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/14/green-card-restrictions/
— Mayor Brandon Johnson kicks off a reelection campaign with a speech full of bile.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/15/editorial-mayor-brandon-johnson-reelection-campaign-speech-division/
— Former federal prosecutor to take over as Illinois’ acting legislative ethics watchdog Oct. 1.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/14/former-federal-prosecutor-to-take-over-as-illinois-acting-legislative-ethics-watchdog-oct-1/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump endorses Darren Bailey in Illinois governor race — ‘Pritzker’s a disaster.’ Bailey — who’s in a tight spot as he appeals to moderate suburban voters — said he appreciated Trump’s nod, “but that’s not what this race is about.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/09/14/trump-endorses-bailey-pritzker-illinois-governor-race
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— President Trump endorses Darren Bailey as next Illinois governor.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2026/09/14/president-trump-endorses-darren-bailey-as-next-illinois-governor/91759317007/
STATELINE
— Can Darren Bailey actually beat JB Pritzker? What Illinois governor race polls say about his chances.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/can-darren-bailey-actually-beat-jb-pritzker-what-illinois-governor-race-polls-say-about-his-chances/
— Trump endorses Bailey to unseat Pritzker.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/trump-endorses-bailey-illinois-governor/
— More than half of students chronically absent at 8 Rockford schools.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/rockford-public-schools-absenteeism-report/
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to promote abortion.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/pills-are-keeping-abortion-accessible-even-where-its-banned-a-court-is-considering-restrictions/article_d14276c2-87c1-5e99-aa62-10bc63e6298f.html
DECATUR RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.decaturradio.com/2026/09/14/state-issues-more-medical-cannabis-licenses/
CRYSTALL LAKE PATCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://patch.com/illinois/crystallake/mchenry-countys-first-cannabis-dispensary-drive-thru-coming-woodstock
CHALKBEAT CHICAGO
— After delay, Chicago mayor’s office opens applications for the school board’s noncitizen advisory panel. DD: What percent of students are noncitizens?
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/09/14/mayors-office-opens-applications-for-noncitizen-advisory-board/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Trump: ‘I’m all for Bailey’
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/09/15/trump-im-all-for-bailey-01076202
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Trump: ‘I’ve already endorsed him. I’m all for Bailey.’
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/14/trump-%E2%80%98i%E2%80%99ve-already-endorsed-him-i%E2%80%99m-all-for-bailey%E2%80%99/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-594/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Juliana Stratton is hiding from Illinois voters. That tells you everything.
https://wirepoints.org/juliana-stratton-is-hiding-from-illinois-voters-that-tells-you-everything-wirepoints/
JOHN KASS
— Mayor Brandon Johnson and the 40 flies.
https://johnkassnews.com/chicago-way-w-john-kass-mayor-brandon-johnson-and-the-40-flies/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Pritzker’s record: Illinois wages grow 0% in 7 years.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-wage-growth-pritzker/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s $5,000 checks turn politics into shameless vote buying.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/14/trumps-5000-checks-turn-politics-shameless-vote-buying/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— ‘Socialists’ Are NOT Communists, New York Times Insists. Calling Trump a fascist is totally allowed, though.
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/socialists-are-not-communists-new
NEW YORK POST
— Memo to Vance & GOP: You’ll never outspend the left — so stop trying.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/14/opinion/memo-to-vance-gop-youll-never-outspend-the-left-so-stop-trying/
— Stop using race in admissions — and leave wokeness behind.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/14/opinion/stop-using-race-in-admissions-and-leave-wokeness-behind/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Immigration Has Made Europe a Crime-Ridden Mess. And America isn’t far behind.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/immigration-has-made-europe-a-crime-ridden-dump/
BLAZE
— Trump offers Americans $5,000 if Republicans win both chambers: ‘Socialism is cool when our side does it.’
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/pat-gray-unleashed/trump-offers-5k-if-republicans-win-both-chambers
CAMPUS REFORM
— Gen Z Socialism Support Grows as Midterms Approach. DD: What did you do when you were young? I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivering mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981. I bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, and 1978. I bought real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, and 1984. I got married in 1978.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQHck7RKdZo
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— No Americans Need Apply. Mr. Attorney General: Tear down this wall separating American citizens from American jobs. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to because they had wealthy parents. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://cis.org/Fishman/No-Americans-Need-Apply
COLLEGE FIX
— Loyola Chicago may cut 71 programs. Officials cite federal funding changes, enrollment declines.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/loyola-chicago-may-cut-71-programs/
— Nearly 40 universities maintain neo-segregated housing despite HUD demand to end practice.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/nearly-40-universities-maintain-neo-segregated-housing-despite-hud-demand-to-end-practice/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump’s mail-in ballot rules to go into effect Monday, upholding a federal judge’s preliminary injunction blocking them.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/09/14/breaking-supreme-court-rules-on-trump-mail-in-ballot-rules/
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/09/14/judge-blocks-usps-mail-ballot-rule/
— Mamdani Sounds Alarm as Cities Sue Trump Administration Over Immigrant Welfare Benefits.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/09/14/mamdani-immigrant-welfare-benefits/
FOX NEWS
— DSA-backed candidates are winning primaries and their vision for America is very different.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dsa-backed-candidates-winning-primaries-vision-america-different
— Moderates driven out of Democratic Party amid increasingly socialist streak. DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. What percent of the Republican leaders in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district are conservative?
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6405041736112
HEARTLANDER NEWS
— Communism is on the ballot this November.
https://heartlandernews.com/republicans-strategy-to-combat-the-radical-left-agenda/
— DSA takeover of the Democrat Party is nearly complete.
https://heartlandernews.com/data-shows-the-dsa-takeover-of-the-democrat-party-is-nearly-complete/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Every College to Maintain a ‘Diversity Council.’
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/09/san-diego-state-requires-every-college-to-maintain-a-diversity-council/amp/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— ‘Socialist’ Childcare?
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/socialist-childcare/
— Against the Stay-at-Home-Mom Subsidy.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/against-the-stay-at-home-mom-subsidy/
— AI-Assisted Hiring Is Here; So Are the Litigation Risks. DD: Democrat and RINO employers will use AI a) to not hire those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time and b) to get rid of their employees who are the aforesaid.
https://natlawreview.com/article/ai-assisted-hiring-here-so-are-litigation-risks
NEWSMAX
— GOP Warned: Don’t Ignore ‘Affordability Crisis.’ DD: What did you do to afford things? I took jobs that my peers would not stoop to take. I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.newsmax.com/platinum/socialists-affordability-crisis-republicans/2026/09/11/id/1269159/
— NY Democrats, Socialists Tout Their ‘Virtues’ to Deceive.
https://www.newsmax.com/george-j-marlin/elsayed-gordillo-schumer/2026/09/14/id/1269332/
— Socialist Revolution Behind Kirk Statue Vandalism.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/posobiec-charlie-kirk-vandalism/2026/09/14/id/1269379/
PJ MEDIA
— Trump Admin Invokes Law to Boot Welfare-Reliant Foreigners. Mamdani Is Furious.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/09/14/trump-admin-invokes-act-to-boot-welfare-reliant-foreigners-mamdani-is-furious-n4957227
POWERLINE
— The Democrats: A Socialist Party.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/09/the-democrats-a-socialist-party.php
REAL CLEAR MARKETS
— No One Is Falling for Trump’s “Dividend” Check Gimmick.
https://www.realclearmarkets.com/2026/09/14/no_one_is_falling_for_trumps_dividend_check_gimmick_1205792.html
TOWNHALL
— The Supreme Court Just Ruled Against Election Security.
https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/09/14/the-supreme-court-just-ruled-against-election-security-n2682955
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC DC & NBC SAN DIEGO & NBC NEW YORK
— How is American affordability impacting your life? Take this survey. DD: To deal with inflation, my wife and I spend more of our retirement savings.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/consumer/how-is-american-affordability-impacting-your-life-take-this-survey/4154045/
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/nbc-7-responds-2/how-is-american-affordability-impacting-your-life-take-this-survey/4072223/
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/how-is-american-affordability-impacting-your-life-take-this-survey/6547408/
CNBC
— New college graduates overestimate starting salaries by nearly $24,000. DD: I earned a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU when I was 21 in 1970. In today’s dollars, my starting IRS salary was $56,409 in 1971. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $103,395 when I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $89,703 when I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $150,715 when I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/04/college-grads-overestimate-starting-salaries.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Today’s undergraduate college seniors expect to make about $80,000 one year after graduation. . .Yet, the average starting salary for recent graduates is $56,153, a difference of nearly $24,000. The disconnect between perception and reality only worsens over time. Students anticipate that a decade into their careers they will make $144,889 on average. That’s well over the average midcareer salary of $95,521.)
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Are You Rich? How the Wealthy Are Defined.
https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/family-finance/articles/are-you-rich-how-the-wealthy-are-defined
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Each year, Charles Schwab’s Modern Wealth Survey asks Americans how much money it takes to be considered wealthy. In the 2025 survey of 2,000 adults ages 21 to 75, respondents said a net worth of $2.3 million defines wealth. They also said $839,000 represents financial comfort. These figures are subjective. The Federal Reserve’s 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances shows a median U.S. household net worth of about $192,900. That means many households fall well below perceived “wealthy” levels while still building financial stability.)
NEW YORK TIMES
— States and Cities Sue Over Trump’s Policy to Restrict Green Cards. The policy would give immigration officers wide authority to deny green cards to people using public benefits. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to because they had wealthy parents. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/politics/green-cards-immigration-lawsuit.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers will use AI a) to not hire those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time and b) to get rid of their employees who are the aforesaid.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/01/ai-work-regulations-california/
INDEPENDENT VOTER NEWS
— Orange County, Birthplace of the Reagan Revolution, May Be About to Elect a Socialist.
https://ivn.us/orange-county-birthplace-of-the-reagan-revolution-could-elect-a-democratic-socialist/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Accenture to Pay $25 Million to Resolve DOJ Discrimination Claims. DOJ says Accenture took race or sex into account when making hiring decisions to achieve progress toward non-public workforce composition goals. DD: My Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors ever-increasing gave more preference to my Democrat coworkers who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. All my coworkers who they promoted over me were Democrats who were the aforesaid and had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. None of my coworkers came close to doing what I did. I earned three job-related master’s degrees, I earned six job-related professional certifications, and I earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/business/accenture-to-pay-25-million-to-resolve-doj-discrimination-claims-0dfcd657
— The Frustrations Behind Socialism’s Appeal. Young people are discouraged by high costs for housing and education and the burden of entitlement programs. DD: When you were young, what discouraged you? For me, it was my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors’ ever-increasing political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. Nevertheless, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and my job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-frustrations-behind-socialisms-appeal-3f8835e4
FORTUNE
— The American Dream isn’t what you think it is.
https://fortune.com/2026/09/15/american-dream-wealth-everywhere-millionaire-book-wealth-inequality-tax-policy/
— 40 is the new 50: Millennial jobseekers are giving their resumes a facelift by hiding years of experience to land jobs. DD: Democrat and RINO employers will use AI a) to not hire those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time and b) to get rid of their employees who are the aforesaid.
https://fortune.com/article/millennial-jobseekers-hiding-age-resume-labor-market/
FORBES
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers will use AI a) to not hire those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time and b) to get rid of their employees who are the aforesaid.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelletravis/2026/03/31/how-inclusive-ai-design-can-combat-hiring-bias-and-reduce-legal-risk/
MORNING MONEY
— Vance shares Usha Vance’s candid refusal to attend the Dallas convention, using her response to champion traditional families.
https://www.morninghoney.com/p/jd-vance-uses-usha-vances-hell-no-response-to-push-his-family-values-agenda
MONEYWISE
— Being a millionaire isn’t enough to join America’s top 10% — here’s the net worth it actually takes to be in the top.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/articles/being-millionaire-isn-t-enough-164500172.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average household net worth is $1,063,700, meaning you’re wealthier than the average American if you’re worth more. This number is considerably higher than the median because averages can be skewed upward by the enormous fortunes held by the country’s wealthiest households. To break into the top 10%, though, you’ll need a net worth of roughly $2 million, according to the SCF. That means only about 1 in 10 American households clears that threshold.)
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
— Jamie Dimon Says The American Dream Is Slipping Away.
https://www.fa-mag.com/news/jamie-dimon-says-the-american-dream-is-slipping-away-88459.html
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Judge bars Trump administration’s ‘loyalty’ question on federal job applications. DD: Democrats run the federal government. To be hired, retained, and/or promoted, you have to be a Democrat. For Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2026/09/judge-bars-trump-administrations-loyalty-question-on-federal-job-applications/
PBS
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/some-democrats-recalibrating-approach-to-transgender-issues
GOOD MEN PROJECT
— Congress created the EEOC to enforce civil rights laws in workplaces. Under Trump, the agency will stop collecting data on gender, race and ethnicity used to identify systemic injustices for 60 years. DD: I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted because Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/does-your-employer-discriminate-its-about-to-get-harder-to-find-out/
FROM OTHER SOURCES
GMAC
— These MBA schools produced the highest-earning graduates in the FT Global MBA Ranking 2026. DD: The list includes: Harvard- $259,874, Wharton- $246,813, MIT- $245,991, University of Chicago- $231,939, Berkeley- $220,903, and Kellogg- $219,821.
https://www.gmac.com/resources/learners/business-programs/explore-programs/20-business-schools-highest-mba-salaries
EDUCATION CONNECTION
— 36 Companies That Pay For College. DD: I worked for Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. My entire life would have been different if they had reimbursed my tuition expenses. Except for some small token amounts, they did not reimburse the money I spent to earn my job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, my job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, my job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and my job-related professional license in 1981. Many big private sector employers including UPS, FedEx, Fidelity, and JP Morgan Chase, reimburse such expenses. Further, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education expenses in 1978. They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically argued that the courses I took a) did not relate to my job duties, b) did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) qualified me for a new trade or business. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the fact that my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take the courses. They ignored/dismissed my Loyola and DePaul applications, job descriptions, and course descriptions.
https://www.educationconnection.com/financial-aid/companies-that-pay-for-college/
September 14, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— House Speaker Mike Johnson says President Donald Trump’s $5,000 ‘dividend’ needs congressional approval.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/13/johnson-trumps-5000-dividend-congrssional-approval/
— Decision on Aurora recall referendum expected Monday.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260913/local-politics/decision-on-aurora-recall-referendum-expected-monday/
— Illinois farmers are farming the government for cash.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/14/farm-bill-china-farmers-illinois-soybeans/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Under the Democrats, poverty ever-increasingly increases in Chicago.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/09/14/new-report-finds-35-of-chicago-households-dont-have-sufficient-food
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/arts-and-culture/2026/09/13/mexican-independence-day-parade-operation-midway-blitz-year-later
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump returns home to drum up voter support for GOP candidates ahead of midterms.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-09-14/trump-returns-home-to-drum-up-voter-support-for-gop-candidates-ahead-of-midterms
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/republicans-fearing-voter-anger-about-costs-clash-over-economic-strategy/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Johnson’s reelection bet: the left
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Radical IL Dems Running For Office and Don’t Ignore The Lessons of 9/11.
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2026/09/13/radical-il-dems-running-for-office-and-dont-ignore-the-lessons-of-9-11
— Socialism 2026 Conference Worse Than Expected.
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2026/09/10/socialism-2026-conference-worse-than-expected
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Trump’s $5,000 checks an ‘idea’ Congress will consider.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/13/house-speaker-mike-johnson-calls-trumps-5000-checks-idea-congress/
— Most colleges ignored the Declaration’s 250th anniversary. Higher education missed a chance to examine the nation’s founding principles.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/13/colleges-ignored-declarations-250th-anniversary/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Happy Constitution Day: The states retain responsibilities, not just rights. DD: Under the Democrats, more and more and more Democrat states are moving toward secession.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4719179/constitution-day-please-check-your-assignment/
NEW YORK POST
— Charlie Kirk statue vandalized outside TPUSA’s Phoenix HQ days after it was unveiled.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/13/us-news/new-charlie-kirk-statue-vandalized-outside-tpusas-phoenix-hq/
— Hollywood’s crusade against Jews and Israel is unconscionable.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/13/opinion/hollywoods-bias-against-jews-and-israel-is-unconscionable/
— Left’s push to delay deporting illegal-migrant criminals imposes huge costs on taxpayers.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/14/opinion/lefts-push-to-delay-deporting-illegal-migrant-criminals-imposes-huge-costs-on-taxpayers/
1819 NEWS
— Americans have got to wake up. The leftist takeover of Democrat Party must rouse voters.
https://1819news.com/news/item/the-american-people-have-got-to-wake-up-strong-argues-leftist-takeover-of-democrat-party-must-rouse-voters
AMERICAN THINKER
— Increasingly obvious: Islam is incompatible with Western Civilization. Democrats are embracing Islam’s incompatibility with civilization.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/09/increasingly-obvious-islam-is-incompatible-with-western-civilization/
— Shall we be a socialist paradise like France? Let’s take a look at what France is actually like.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/09/shall-we-be-a-socialist-paradise-like-france/
BREITBART
— Brandon Johnson Will Seek Second Term as Mayor of Homicide-Plagued Chicago.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/13/brandon-johnson-will-seek-another-term-as-mayor-of-homicide-plagued-chicago/amp/
COLLEGE FIX
— Universities are embedding DEI concepts into AI programs.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/universities-are-embedding-dei-concepts-into-ai-programs-watchdog-warns/
COLLEGE VOICE
— Why I Started a Turning Point USA Chapter. DD: What are the Turning Point USA chapters in Illinois?
https://thecollegevoice.org/2026/03/26/why-i-started-a-turning-point-usa-chapter/
DAILY WIRE
— Charlie Kirk Statue Defaced With Red Paint After Unveiling. The eight-foot bronze statue was unveiled just three days earlier to mark the anniversary of Kirk’s assassination.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/charlie-kirk-statue-defaced-with-red-paint-after-unveiling
FEDERALIST
— Schools, Corporate Media Rewrite Islamic Terrorists Out Of 9/11.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/12/schools-corporate-media-rewrite-islamic-terrorists-out-of-9-11/
FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
— Government dependency. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government. According to them, you cannot succeed in America without massive government assistance. According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my working for the federal government. But my federal employers did not reimburse the money I spent to earn my job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. Many big private sector employers reimburse such expenses. If I had not earned the aforesaid degrees, certifications, and license, the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me or promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me or promoted me in 1986. I would not have become a postal employee in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to join him in taking the postal employment test. Further, I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted because Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://thefga.org/blog/if-work-is-punitive-what-is-a-lifetime-of-government-dependency/
FOX BUSINESS
— Millennials may believe in socialism but they BENEFIT from capitalism.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/am-uc35on54
FOX NEWS
— Democrat leaders punish Democrats who put working Americans ahead of party loyalty. DD: RINOs leaders punish Republicans who promote planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject. Most commonly, RINO leaders reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/democrats-punish-members-put-working-americans-ahead-party-loyalty
— Trump DEMANDS Smithsonian replace ‘WOKE’ exhibits.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6405008476112
— DSA-backed candidates are winning primaries and their vision for America is very different
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dsa-backed-candidates-winning-primaries-vision-america-different
— There is no ‘moderate socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6405017175112
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Vandals Deface Charlie Kirk Memorial, Cross Out Jesus.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/09/vandals-deface-charlie-kirk-memorial-cross-out-jesus/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Why the U.S. Has a Culture of Dependency. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government. According to them, you cannot succeed in America without massive government assistance. According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my working for the federal government. But my federal employers did not reimburse the money I spent to earn my job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. Many big private sector employers reimburse such expenses. If I had not earned the aforesaid degrees, certifications, and license, the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me or promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me or promoted me in 1986. I would not have become a postal employee in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to join him in taking the postal employment test. Further, I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted because Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://www.heritage.org/poverty-and-inequality/commentary/why-the-us-has-culture-dependency
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Pushing Back Against DEI Capture of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/09/pushing-back-against-dei-capture-of-mandatory-continuing-legal-education/amp/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The March of School Choice. DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2026/10/the-march-of-school-choice/
— Personal Responsibility in Modern American Life. DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://natlawreview.com/press-releases/why-shit-matters-challenges-readers-rethink-responsibility-modern-american
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At 72, Jim Crupi draws on a lifetime of experiences that inform the perspectives explored throughout the book. He credits a strong family upbringing, a 50-year marriage, two successful children, and a career spanning more than 40 years in aviation as important foundations for his observations about responsibility and character.)
— Trump’s Reckless $5,000 ‘Dividend.’
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/09/trumps-reckless-5000-dividend/
PJ MEDIA
— What Happens When We Elect People to Congress Who Hate America. DD: Under the Democrats, more and more and more Democrat states are moving toward secession.
https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/09/13/what-happens-when-we-elect-people-who-hate-america-to-congress-this-n4957200
— The American Left Is Irredeemable. DD: The American Left is ever-increasingly anti-American.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/09/13/is-the-american-left-irredeemable-n4957198
REAL CLEAR MARKETS
— Socialists Are Sapping U.S. Cities: Money Is Running Out.
https://www.realclearmarkets.com/2026/09/14/socialists_are_sapping_us_cities_money_is_running_out_1205673.html
REASON
— Americans Grow Increasingly Dependent on Government Payments. Many citizens of the land of the free are hooked on government checks. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government. According to them, you cannot succeed in America without massive government assistance. According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my working for the federal government. But my federal employers did not reimburse the money I spent to earn my job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. Many big private sector employers reimburse such expenses. If I had not earned the aforesaid degrees, certifications, and license, the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me or promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me or promoted me in 1986. I would not have become a postal employee in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to join him in taking the postal employment test. Further, I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted because Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://reason.com/2024/10/04/americans-grow-increasingly-dependent-on-government-payments/
TOWNHALL
— Charlie Kirk Statue Vandalized Days After Unveiling at TPUSA HQ.
https://townhall.com/news/scott-mcclallen/2026/09/13/charlie-kirk-statue-vandalized-days-after-unveiling-at-tpusa-hq-n2682903
— America Has Not Learned the Right Lessons From Charlie Kirk’s Murder.
https://townhall.com/columnists/joshhammer/2026/09/11/america-has-not-learned-the-right-lessons-from-charlie-kirks-murder-n2682802
— Why People Prefer Socialism to Capitalism. DD: To get ahead under socialism, all you have to do is be a socialist. To get ahead under Democrats, all you have to do is be a Democrat. To get ahead under RINOs, all you have to do is be a RINO. To get ahead under Affirmative Action and DEI, all you have to be is a minority or a female.
https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2026/09/14/why-people-prefer-socialism-to-capitalism-n2682900
U.S. HOUSE
— More Americans Dependent on Welfare Checks, at the Expense of Work. DD: To avoid welfare, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. I took bad jobs that my peers would never stoop to take. I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivering mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I would not have become a postal employee in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to join him in taking the postal employment test. Further, I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted because Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://waysandmeans.house.gov/2025/01/08/new-report-shows-more-americans-dependent-on-welfare-checks-at-the-expense-of-work/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/us/politics/trump-democrats-communism-midterms.html
USA TODAY
— DD:: Democrat leaders blast Trump and the GOP convention.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/09/11/trump-republican-midterm-convention-pledge-allegiance-takeaways/91656650007/
SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE
— Trump, MAGA saved America. Don’t let socialism ruin it.
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/opinion/letters/2026/09/14/trump-maga-socialists-left/91754827007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Yes, Children Really Are Getting Dumber. Covid shutdowns, grade inflation and now AI are degrading the quality of American education.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/yes-children-really-are-getting-dumber-fa4cb20c
— The Road to a Universal Basic Income. An expanded child tax credit is the first step. The bidding is underway.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-road-to-a-universal-basic-income-ee06f422
— Andrew M. Cuomo: Antisemitism Surges 25 Years After 9/11.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/antisemitism-surges-25-years-after-9-11-2327f95c
FORBES
— ‘I Like The Candidate From Illinois’: Trump Praises GOP Candidate For IL Governor Darren Bailey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QnJGu0Q09o
FORTUNE
— Amazon workers on food stamps have tripled despite its record revenue—and it’s just the latest evidence of the new economy of shrinking labor shares. DD: In Illinois, you qualify for food stamps if you earn less than $25,824/year or $12.42/hour. In today’s dollars, I worked for $12.74/hour washing dishes 1964-1966.
https://fortune.com/2026/09/13/amazon-workers-food-stamps-tripled-record-revenue-labor-share/
— Life Lessons Learned From Saving for Retirement. DD: My wife and I always made saving for our retirement a top priority.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/wsj-readers-share-the-life-lessons-learned-from-saving-for-retirement-494cf093
FORBES
— Mike Johnson Blasts ‘Marxist Socialist Left,’ Urges Americans To Vote For GOP in Midterms.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIsTK4KZBpE
NPR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote reparations in Evanston.
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/14/nx-s1-5869793/evanston-illinois-reparations-trump-administration
YALE DAILY NEWS
— First campus Turning Point USA event nods to Charlie Kirk’s legacy. On the one-year anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Yale’s chapter of Turning Point USA hosted its first public event with Nick Shirley, a conservative influencer, who highlighted the importance of independent journalism.
https://yaledailynews.com/articles/first-campus-turning-point-usa-event-nods-to-charlie-kirk-s-legacy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Yale’s chapter of Turning Point USA invited Nick Shirley, an independent journalist and conservative influencer, on Thursday, the one-year anniversary of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Turning Point USA was founded in 2012 by Kirk and his mentor, Bill Montgomery, to advocate for conservative principles on high school and college campuses across the United States. Kirk was killed in a shooting last September at a speaking event at a university in Utah, and Turning Point USA’s Yale chapter was founded this spring. During the off-the-record event, Shirley detailed his investigations into fraud and emphasized the importance of independent journalism, which he predicted would become increasingly popular in the future, according to audience members. . .Turning Point USA has over 800 college chapters, according to its website.)
— The class of 2030, by the numbers. DD: 11.7% are bisexual, 8.9% are gay/lesbian, 3.4% are queer, 3.2% are questioning/curious, 1.2% are asexual, .6% are pansexual, 56.8% are not very religious or spiritual, 19.5% are agnostic, 15% are Protestant, 13.3% are Catholic, 8.9% are Jewish, 52% speak more than one language, 54.1% receive financial aid, 10% took out loans, 20.9% receive full financial aid, 94% receive partial financial support from their parents, 4% are working their way through college, 17% of their parents have at least a bachelor’s degree, 23.8% a doctoral degree, and 42.8 a master’s or professional degree, and of those who submitted their ACT score, only .6% had a score of 24 or lower.
https://yaledailynews.com/articles/the-class-of-2030-by-the-numbers
LIVING WAGE
— Calculator. DD: The living wage for a single person with no dependents in Will County is $55,952/year. In today’s dollars, when I was 22 in 1971 and living with and helping support my mother and brother in Crete, my IRS salary was $56,409/year. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU in 1970. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary increased to $68,999/year when I got promoted in 1972. That enabled me to buy a new townhome in University Park in 1972. Previously, with my full-time Firestone Store salary 1970-1971 and then part-time salary 1971-1972, I was able to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and to pay for tuition and books for graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972.
https://livingwage.mit.edu/counties/17043
FROM OTHER SOURCES
BEST COLLEGES
— 40 Companies That Pay for College With Tuition Reimbursement. DD: I worked for Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. My entire life would have been different if they had reimbursed my tuition expenses. Except for some small token amounts, they did not reimburse the money I spent to earn my job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, my job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, my job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and my job-related professional license in 1981. Many big private sector employers including UPS, FedEx, Fidelity, and JP Morgan Chase, reimburse such expenses. Further, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education expenses in 1978. They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically argued that the courses I took a) did not relate to my job duties, b) did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) qualified me for a new trade or business. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the fact that my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take the courses. They ignored/dismissed my job descriptions and the Loyola and DePaul course descriptions.
https://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/companies-with-tuition-reimbursement/
September 13, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Charlie Kirk supporters host vigil in hometown of Arlington Heights year after his killing.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/12/supporters-united-at-vigil-charlie-kirks-death/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/13/chicago-operation-midway-blitz-anniversary-city-on-guard/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/12/silverio-villegas-gonzalez-killing-anniversary/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/13/operation-midway-blitz-joaquin-brito/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/11/operation-midway-blitz/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/11/naper-pride-fest-naperville-canceled/
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that if you disapprove of something Trump has said and/or done, you should vote for all the Democrats on your ballot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/13/opinion-democrats-message-for-midterms-taxes/
— DD: For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/12/chicago-teens-peace-warriors-restorative-justice/
— A prevalent pattern in Gen Z: moving home after graduation. There are a myriad reasons. Most commonly, it makes financial sense to pay discounted or no rent in today’s economy. It’s a decision nearly 60% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 are making — or are forced to make — to live with their parents. DD: I lived with and helped support my mother and brother in Crete for 25 months after I graduated from college. My father had died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in October of 1969. He was earning only $75,000/year in today’s dollars. My mother had never attended high school, she had never worked outside the home, and my brother was having problems. I graduated from NIU in August of 1970 and I got a job working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights that month. I applied for and I got a financial hardship draft deferment. In 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome in University Park. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ . But it had only 1,000 square feet. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it and the down payment would have been about $36,000. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had just increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. The down payment came from what I had earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $92,300. That says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/12/young-adults-move-home-post-college/
— As Chicago Bears eye Indiana move, Arlington Heights extends lobbyist contract to lure team there.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/12/chicago-bears-indiana-arlington-heights-lobbyist-contract/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lobbyist Matt Murphy — a former Republican state senator from Palatine — and firm principal Ryan McLaughlin were in the hallways of the Illinois state Capitol on Arlington Heights’ behalf in the waning days and hours of the spring legislative session.)
— Tracking COVID cash. Illinois, Chicago, Cook County got $11B in pandemic aid but there were gaps in oversight and transparency.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/13/illinois-pandemic-aid/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/09/11/ice-shooting-silverio-villegas-gonzalez-chicago-franklin-park
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/09/12/northwest-side-residents-demand-answers-amid-reports-of-ice-agents-staging-at-cpds-17th-district
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OD FOLD: Supporters united in Arlington Heights at vigil and remembrance on anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s death.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260912/news/supporters-united-at-vigil-and-remembrance-on-anniversary-of-charlie-kirks-death/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Even as Bears eye Indiana move, Arlington Heights extends lobbyist contract to lure team to suburbs.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260912/news/even-as-bears-eye-indiana-move-arlington-heights-extends-lobbyist-contract-to-lure-team-to-suburbs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lobbyist Matt Murphy — a former Republican state senator from Palatine — and firm principal Ryan McLaughlin were in the hallways of the Illinois state Capitol on Arlington Heights’ behalf in the waning days and hours of the spring legislative session.)
— FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260912/news/right-thing-to-do-or-feel-good-pr-suburbs-split-on-whether-ice-bans-on-municipal-property-actua/
EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— City honors Afghan refugee, former interpreter for U.S. military.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/09/12/city-honors-afghan-refugee-former-interpreter-for-u-s-military/
LAKE MCHENRY SCANNER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/09/12/cannabis-dispensary-in-woodstock-among-first-to-open-drive-thru-service-after-state-law-change-city-council-approval/
ILLINOIS VALLEY
— Darren Bailey to visit Sandwich Fair. Republican gubernatorial candidate set to appear on Sunday, Sept. 13.
https://www.shawlocal.com/illinois-valley/2026/09/12/darren-bailey-to-visit-sandwich-fair/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What arguments would socialists use to sell you on socialism? They would argue to me that under socialism, I would be much better off today than I am. They would stress that even though I earned three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional licenses, and a job-related professional license, I never made more than $154,682/year in today’s dollars and that my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $68,640/year. I would respond that if I had been a Democrat, the Democrats who ran the federal government would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service, currently $197,200/year, long before I was 40 in 1988 and let me work at least until I was eligible for regular retirement when I was 55 in 2003 even though I am not a minority, female, or veteran. All you need to do to advance under socialism is to be a socialist. All you need to do to advance under Democrats is to be a Democrat. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Judge boots Trump ‘loyalty’ question from civil service job applications. DD: Democrats run the federal government. They demand loyalty to the Democrat Party platform. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat who was minority, female, younger, or veteran and who would take the job. They got rid of me because I refused to become a Democrat.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/12/judge-boots-trump-loyalty-question-civil-service-job-applications/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The socialist takeover. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4717752/democratic-socialist-takeover-agenda/
— Fairfax County schools’ guidance on teaching 9/11 is ‘woke.’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/entertainment/4724823/joe-concha-fairfax-county-school-9-11-woke/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said Fairfax County Public Schools are more worried about people being “offended” than teaching what’s “factual and true” about 9/11. “If you take the whole ‘we can’t say Islam’ thing out of this, well, that’s central to this entire history lesson,” Concha said on Fox News’s Hannity on Friday.)
— Mamdani is importing Biden’s economic nightmare. It’ll cost you $664 a year.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4719965/mamdani-nyc-delivery-protection-act-cost-jobs-biden/
NEW YORK POST
– ‘Ungendered’ activist claims GLP-1s are ‘fascist’ and ‘genocide fat people’ in unhinged moment during DSA conference. DD: I take Ozempic to fight type 2 diabetes.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/12/us-news/unhinged-activist-claims-glp-1s-are-fascist-and-genocide-fat-people/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The extremist claimed the drugs, like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro — which were developed to treat diabetes are credited with lowering the risk of death from heart attack or stroke by 20% in high-risk patients — exist “to sustain a social order in which fat people are monitored, restricted, guilted, stolen from and punished.”)
NEW YORK SUN
— America’s Jobs Surge Is Good News for Trump’s Crackdown on Illegal Immigration. It’s no longer so easy for companies to abandon Americans by hiring foreign labor instead. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to because they had wealthy parents. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.nysun.com/article/americas-jobs-surge-is-good-news-for-trumps-crackdown-on-illegal-immigration
BREITBART
— Hollywood Power Players Mute Their Support for Democrats as Socialists Surge in Party. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/09/12/report-hollywood-power-players-mute-their-support-for-democrats-as-socialists-surge-in-party/
— Far-Left Authors Declare War on ‘Fascist’ Ozempic and Other GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs. DD: I take Ozempic to fight type 2 diabetes.
https://www.breitbart.com/social-justice/2026/09/12/video-far-left-authors-declare-war-fascist-ozempic-other-glp-1-weight-loss-drugs/amp/
CATO
— Redistributing Wealth Means Redistributing Power to the State.
https://www.cato.org/blog/when-government-redistributes-wealth-it-redistributes-power
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Since 9/11, the Number of Immigrants from the Muslim World Has Grown by 1.8 Million. Population doubling largely reflects legal immigration.
https://cis.org/Camarota/911-Number-Immigrants-Muslim-World-Has-Grown-18-Million
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks approaches, some may wonder if increased vetting or possible distrust of Muslims in the United States caused fewer people from the Islamic world to immigrate here. An analysis of Census Bureau data shows that the immigrant population (also called the foreign-born) from predominantly Muslim countries has more than doubled since 2001.1 Not all immigrants from these countries are Muslims. (The Census Bureau does not ask about religion.) Nevertheless, the data indicate that the U.S. did not fundamentally change immigration policy after September 11th, nor does the desire of many people in the Muslim world to settle here seem to have changed much. As a result, the number of immigrants from these countries has soared. Key Findings: The number of immigrants — including naturalized citizens, legal permanent residents, long-term temporary visitors, and illegal immigrants — from the Muslim world increased from 1.7 million in 2001 to 3.4 million in 2024. This represents the net increase — new arrivals minus emigration and natural mortality. Immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries increased by 103 percent from 2001 to 2024. This is much faster than the growth in the overall foreign-born population (58 percent) and is nearly seven times faster than for the overall U.S.-born population. The decision to admit large numbers of people from Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal caused the population of Afghan immigrants to nearly double from 2020 to 2024, but Afghans accounted for only a quarter of the total increase from the Islamic world over this time period. Prior research indicates that 10 to 20 percent of immigrants from majority-Muslim countries may be illegal immigrants — lower than the 25 to 30 percent share for the overall foreign-born. The rapid increase in immigrants from the Islamic world overwhelmingly reflects legal immigration policies. Many top immigrant-sending countries in the Muslim world have hostile relations with the United States or struggle with powerful terrorist movements. From 2001 to 2024, the immigrant population increased by 202,000 (476 percent) for Afghanistan, 201,000 (93 percent) for Pakistan, 119,000 (41 percent) for Iran, 65,000 (109 percent) for Syria, 66,000 (416 percent) for Yemen, and 45,000 (87 percent) for Somalia. In addition to immigrants from majority-Muslim countries, there are 1.9 million U.S.-born individuals with parent(s) from such countries. The total number of immigrants from the Muslim world plus their U.S.-born offspring was 5.4 million in 2024, compared to 2.5 million in 2001 — a 118 percent increase. Assuming that recent trends continue, the number of immigrants from majority-Muslim countries and their U.S.-born offspring will nearly double to 10.4 million by 2050.)
DAILY SIGNAL
— Only Half of Traditional Republicans Are Excited to Vote. DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that if you disapprove of something Trump has said and/or done, you should vote for all the Democrats on your ballot.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/09/12/republicans-vote-midterm-election/
DAILY WIRE
— 9/11 Lesson Plan Used By Schools Nationwide Omits Bin Laden, Al-Qaeda, And Islam.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/9-11-lesson-plan-used-by-schools-nationwide-omits-bin-laden-al-qaeda-and-islam
— The 2026 Socialism Conference Reveals The Dangers Of The Marxist Mindset. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-2026-socialism-conference-reveals-the-dangers-of-the-marxist-mindset
FOX NEWS
— The Democratic Socialist of America are communists. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404992292112
— DD: Because Democrat leaders say that Americans are being crushed by affordability, a growing trend of mayors push cash handouts as the answer. What did you do to afford things? I took jobs that my peers would not stoop to take. I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/americans-crushed-affordability-organization-claims-cash-handouts-answer
NATIONAL POST
— Diversity quotas reduce excellence. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, ever-increasingly, their meeting their Affirmative Action quotas was their top priority. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional licenses, and my job-related professional license.
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/christopher-dummitt-racism-accusations-cant-stifle-the-truth-about-diversity
TOWNHALL
— What Is Patriotism?
https://townhall.com/columnists/jackkerwick/2026/09/13/what-is-patriotism-n2682888
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— President Trump’s childhood home in Queens sells for nearly $2 million. DD: What is the status of your childhood home? I lived with my parents in an apartment above my grandfather’s hardware store in Crete 1948-1953 ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/214492231934655/posts/5573842849332873/ ). It was torn down in 1966. I then lived with my parents and brother in 1286 Wood Street in Crete 1953-1972 ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1286-Wood-St-Crete-IL-60417/5461313_zpid/ ), a home that my grandparents had built in 1926. I have since inherited it and sold it.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-childhood-home-queens-sells/
NEW YORK TIMES
— For Influencers, Convention Access Was Easy. Selling the Message Was More Complicated. Online media stars eager to promote President Trump and Republicans worked to find a message that would resonate with an audience that is struggling with an affordability crisis. DD: According to my critics/opponents, “You can’t tell Diersen what to do.” Of course, I take that as a badge of honor. According to my critics/opponents, I never was a journalist, I am not a journalist, and I never will be a journalist a) because I do not have a degree in journalism, b) because no one has paid me for what I have done as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, c) because all the money needed for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and for my www.gopillinois.com website comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement savings, d) because either my newsletters nor my website are paywalled or contain any advertising or donation requests, e) because I do not claim to be nonpartisan, f) because I fully disclose that I am conservative Republican, and g) because I fully disclose that I have been an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman since 2000. My critics/opponents ignore/dismiss/belittle/badmouth the fact a) that I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years 1980-1997, b) that what GAO Analysts do is very similar to what journalists do, and c) that during my last 11 years at GAO, my salary increased from $118,984/year to $154,682/year in today’s dollars.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/us/politics/trump-republican-convention-influencers-message.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 100 influencers were invited to the midterm convention by members of the Republican National Committee, a committee spokeswoman said. They were given some of the best seats in the arena and special “creator” credentials that granted them access to a list of Republican Party leaders eager to sit for interviews. They recorded content from a special platform directly across from the stage where the president spoke. They partied after hours at an event hosted by TikTok, where they snacked on miniature cheesecakes and an assortment of cake balls. “We got great treatment in 2024,” said Xaviaer DuRousseau, who boasts well over a million followers across Instagram and TikTok, referring to the Republican National Convention two years ago. “But this is even better.” The difficult task facing these dozens of conservative influencers was figuring out how to boost the Republican Party, when the image of prosperity projected from the stage was different from the reality of surging costs.)
USA TODAY
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2026/09/12/democrats-dsa-midterm-elections-socialism-capitalism/91676903007/
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that if you disapprove of something Trump has said and/or done, you should vote for all the Democrats on your ballot.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/09/13/trump-republican-convention-embarrassment-midterms/91695089007/
DETROIT FREE PRESS
— New car prices soared to the highest level yet this year. DD: Back in the good old days, in 1966, I was able to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint with money I earned washing dishes for the minimum wage for 15 months part-time and 3 months full-time. In 1967, I was able to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 with money I earned cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, and delivering mail for 12 months part-time and 6 months full-time. In 1968, I was able to buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE with money I had earned delivering mail for 9 months part-time and 3 months full-time. In 1971, I was able to buy a new 1972 Corvette with money I earned delivering mail for 5 months part-time and 3 months full-time, working for a Firestone Store for 7 months full-time and 8 months part-time, and working for IRS for 4 months full-time.
https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2026/09/12/average-new-car-prices-soar-above-50000-for-the-first-time-this-year/91716076007/
LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— The Democratic chicken or the socialist egg? DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/victor-davis-hanson/victor-davis-hanson-the-democratic-chicken-or-the-socialist-egg-3885713/
KSL
— Vance pushes restoration of nuclear family, traditional marriage in convention speech.
https://www.ksl.com/article/news/politics/vance-pushes-restoration-of-nuclear-family-traditional-marriage-in-convention-speech/51622697
C-SPAN
— Vivek Ramaswamy Says Sanctuary Cities “Spit in The Face of The Rule of Law.”
https://www.c-span.org/clip/campaign-2026/vivek-ramaswamy-says-sanctuary-cities-spit-in-the-face-of-the-rule-of-law/5206165
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Meet the Factions Driving the Democratic Socialists of America. From cocktail-party pragmatists to Constitution-abolishing ‘theory bros,’ these groups are steering America’s largest socialist organization in its breakout year. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/meet-the-factions-driving-the-democratic-socialists-of-america-0c5e74f0
GEN ZER
— Gen Z’s skills seem to be on the decline. DD: What did you do to acquire, maintain, and improve your job skills? I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license.
https://thegenzer.substack.com/p/gen-zs-skills-seem-to-be-on-the-declinebut
POYNTER
— Want to get promoted? Make sure you understand what your bosses want. My superiors in the federal government wanted me to become a Democrat. Because I refused, they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/how-to-get-promoted-at-work/
PHYS
— Luck or merit? Not all inequality is equally acceptable. DD: Where does your income come from. My income comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, Social Security, and retirement savings. Where did the money come from for what you own? For me, it came from what I earned doing yard work 1962-1964, delivering newspapers 1962-1966, washing dishes 1964-1966, cleaning golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivering mail 1966-1969, working on an automotive assembly line in 1970, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumping more gasoline 1971-1972, collecting delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980, and audit federal agencies 1980-1997. More recently, it has come from inheritances.
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-luck-merit-inequality-equally.html
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— The Marxist-Socialist-Islamist alliance smiling. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEa3n0wmTNo
September 11, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago-area ceremonies mark 25 years since 9/11 attacks.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/remembering-911-chicago-area-ceremonies-mark-25-years-attacks-september-11-2001/19818873/
— 9/11 ceremony live updates: Families gather at WTC, Pentagon, Shanksville to mark 25 years.
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/911-25th-anniversary-ceremony-updates-families-gather-world-trade-center-pentagon-shanksville-pennsylvania/19811366/
— Illinois Democrats, Republicans using high-profile events to draw contrasts between parties.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-democrats-republicans-using-high-profile-events-like-navy-pier-gala-texas-convention-draw-contrasts-between-parties/19817799/
NBC5
— Mexican Independence Day festivities expected to draw crowds, close streets in Chicago.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mexican-independence-day-festivities-expected-to-draw-crowds-shut-down-streets-in-chicago/3987917/
— Nearly 2,000 volunteers filled Chicago’s Union Station Friday for an annual day of service, helping turn day of grief into a day to do good. The September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance started as a grassroots effort in 2002. It became federal law in 2009.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/heart-work-thousands-of-volunteers-take-part-in-day-of-service-on-9-11-anniversary/3987919/
WGN9
— Wheaton holds 9/11 memorial to honor local victims, heroes.
https://wgntv.com/western-suburbs/wheaton-holds-9-11-memorial-to-honor-local-victims-heroes/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton held a memorial Friday to honor residents who perished during and after the Sept. 11 attacks. The names of former Wheaton residents killed in the World Trade Center and United Airlines Flight 93 were read aloud. “We honor and remember Susan Sauer, Mark Schurmeier, Todd Beamer,” said David Iglesias. Todd Beamer led a group of flight attendants and passengers in an attempt to take control of United Airlines Flight 93’s cockpit from four hijackers. Believed to be headed toward Washington D.C, the plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. “Our fire department does honor Todd Beamer with some of his last words on Flight 93 with one of our station mottos of, ‘Let’s roll,’” Wheaton Fire Department Chief Robert Brill said. After the attacks, five Wheaton residents in the armed forces made the ultimate sacrifice. “United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Nicholas Larson, United States Army Captain Kevin Landeck, United States Army Staff Sergeant Robert Miller, United States Marine Corps Lance Corporal Kevin Oratowski and United States Army Specialist Samuel Watts,” Mayor Phillip Suess read. Wheaton’s police chief says that of the roughly 70 officers on the force today, many were not even alive 25 years ago. He says only four of them were serving on 9/11/2001.)
— Chicago volunteers aim to pack 200,000 meals to mark 9/11 anniversary.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-volunteers-aim-to-pack-200000-meals-to-mark-9-11-anniversary/amp/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/chicago-volunteers-aim-pack-200-185847379.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Friday’s event will benefit families right here in the city. The meals will head to the Greater Chicago Food Depository to help Chicagoans facing hunger. Organizers emphasized that unity and service are among the best ways to honor the heroes and victims of 9/11.)
WBEZ
— Chicago Fire Department commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Firefighters and dignitaries gathered Friday morning at Navy Pier on the anniversary of the attacks. Some attendees went to New York City in 2001 to help firefighters there search through the rubble of the World Trade Center towers.
https://www.wbez.org/public-safety/2026/09/11/chicago-fire-department-commemorates-25th-anniversary-sept-11-terrorist-attacks
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As 9/11 recedes in memory, we must cling to that which remains.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/11/editorial-as-9-11-recedes-in-memory-we-must-cling-to-that-which-remains/
— We must teach young generations about why Sept. 11 matters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/11/opinion-september-11-lessons-next-generation/
— Dozens gather in Lemont to remember Charlie Kirk, visit first Turning Point USA office.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/11/lemont-remember-charie-kirk-turning-point/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois alerts more than 700,000 people they will or could lose public health insurance. The state has mailed letters to thousands of Medicaid enrollees with low incomes or a disability. They could lose coverage as soon as Oct. 1 due to legislation that President Donald Trump signed into law last year.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/09/11/illinois-alerts-more-than-700-000-they-will-or-could-lose-medicaid-public-health-insurance
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/09/11/ice-shooting-silverio-villegas-gonzalez-chicago-franklin-park
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-593/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Remembering who attacked us on 9/11 and why. We must teach history — and vigilance.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/10/remembering-who-attacked-us-911/
— Mexican-flag protester interrupts J.D. Vance’s speech at Republican midterm convention.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/10/flag-wielding-protester-interrupts-jd-vances-speech-republican/
— Why Charlie Kirk is the hero America needed.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/11/charlie-kirk-hero-america-needed/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— After 9/11, we protected Muslims. After Oct. 7, elite colleges betrayed Jews.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4718009/ivy-league-antisemitism-double-standard-911-oct-7/
NEW YORK POST
— The post-9/11 Global War on Terrorism won — by keeping our homeland safe.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/11/opinion/the-post-9-11-global-war-on-terrorism-won-by-keeping-our-homeland-safe/
PATRIOT POST
— How Democrats Remember 9/11.
https://patriotpost.us/videos/1000923-how-democrats-remember-9-11
TOWNHALL
— A Reporter Went Undercover at the Chicago Socialists Conference. Here’s What He Saw.
https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/11/inside-the-chicago-socialists-conference-n2682831
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WASHINGTON POST
— This issue is splitting the Catholic Church. Bishops and laity are drifting apart over immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/09/11/catholic-church-needs-more-nuanced-approach-migration/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Mamdani attends 9/11 memorial, meets former Mayor Giuliani, VP Vance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkbTnYFTkzI
— ‘We’ll fully ban Sharia law in Texas…’: Gov. Greg Abbott delivers fiery message from RNC stage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX8rnc4U7gI
MEAWW
— On 9/11, Trump’s DHS chief makes grim prediction about America’s next attack. Homeland Security Secretary Mullin warned another attack was a matter of ‘when’, citing sanctuary cities as a homeland security risk.
https://news.meaww.com/on-9-11-trumps-dhs-chief-makes-grim-prediction-about-americas-next-attack
September 10, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Northwest suburbs hope to capitalize on Presidents Cup visitors, international stage
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicagos-northwest-suburbs-hope-capitalize-presidents-cup-golf-competition-visitors-medinah-country-club/19812042/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Today in History: Charlie Kirk killed.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/10/today-in-history-charlie-kirk-killed/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois service members killed in combat after 9/11 memorialized ahead of terror attack anniversary. Hand-drawn portraits of more than 300 Illinoisans killed overseas during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are now temporarily on display in the lobby of the Daley Center ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois/2026/09/09/illinois-service-members-killed-in-combat-memorial-9-11-terror-attack-anniversary
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers? When you were a teen, what did you do when you were not in school? I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/moment-of-youth/2026/09/10/teen-beach-gathering-conflict
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How we compiled Crain’s Best Places to Work 2026. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, it was the best place to work for those who were liberal/moderate, Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and the worst place to work for those who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/recognitions/best-places-to-work/ccb-how-crains-best-places-to-work-2026-were-chosen-20260909/
WGN RADIO
— How much are the top Illinois pensioners receiving?
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/how-much-are-the-top-illinois-pensioners-receiving/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Senior Director of Fiscal and Economic Analysis at the Illinois Policy Institute Bryce Hill joins the Lisa Dent Show to discuss how last year, the top fifty of Illinois’ state pensioners each averaged about $437,000. Together, they discuss the factors that could lead to such an unsustainable system and what measures need to be made to change it.)
STATELINE
— Northern Illinois University welcomes third-largest freshman class in a decade.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/northern-illinois-university-welcomes-third-largest-freshman-class-in-a-decade/
WAND TV
— Decatur’s 9/11 Memorial serves as tribute, but many remain unaware it exists.
https://www.wandtv.com/2026/09/09/decaturs-911-memorial-serves-tribute-many-remain-unaware-it-exists/
WCBU
— Rep. LaHood says mail-in voting will not be disrupted; Trump should work on affordability.
https://www.wcbu.org/local-news/2026-09-08/rep-lahood-says-mail-in-voting-will-not-be-disrupted-trump-should-work-on-affordability
NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TV
— DuPage County Sheriff’s Office honors 9/11 victims with memorial wall.
https://www.nctv17.org/news/dupage-county-sheriffs-office-honors-9-11-victims-with-memorial-wall/amp/
NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Naper Pride Will Not Take Place This September: Organizers. This year’s Naper Pride event had been scheduled for Sept. 12.
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/naper-pride-will-not-take-place-september
WEST CHICAGO
— Mexican Independence Day Festival Street Closures – September 13.
https://westchicago.org/annual/mexican-independence-day-festival-street-closures-2026/
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/09/a-year-after-operation-midway-blitz-chicagoans-are-still-picking-up-the-pieces/
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/08/city-officials-promise-safe-mexican-independence-day-celebrations-this-weekend-1-year-after-midway-blitz/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Underwood.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/09/10/underwood-ready-for-the-next-rung-01070068
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: TAKEAWAY FROM TEXAS: IN DALLAS: We caught up with Jennifer Davis, the Republican nominee for the 8th Congressional District, about her take on the Republican convention – the first one she’s ever attended. Davis is impressed: “It’s an electric place,” she said, marveling at the size and choreography of an event that was pulled together quickly but has brought together a wide swath of Republican elected officials, candidates, donors and strategists from across the country. Along with 80 Illinois Republicans at the event, she spotted all the big national names, including Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Whip Tom Emmer and Majority Leader Steve Scalise. “They all put their pants on the same way,” she chuckled at their approachability. Asked about the possibility that Republicans could lose control of the House, she argued that the midterm convention helps strengthen the party: “Bringing people together always helps advance a cause. The more people rally around the mission, the stronger the effort becomes.” As for the buzz around President Donald Trump’s role in the midterms, Davis largely sidestepped that. She said she’s focused less on national personalities and more on her own race back home. “I can’t wait to get back and door-knock,” she said. . . Republican Don Tracy is putting up billboards in Chicago and surrounding communities. The message will be variations of “Socialism Destroys Lives. Vote Don Tracy for U.S. Senate.”)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-804/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— One year later, Charlie Kirk’s voice still carries.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/9/one-year-later-charlie-kirks-voice-still-carries/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pritzker says anyone showing up in support of Trump’s midterm convention is ‘probably going to be disqualified’ from running in 2028.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/4718794/pritzker-midterm-gop-convention-disqualified-2028/
— I thought free speech could save America. Charlie Kirk’s murder proved me wrong.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4715290/charlie-kirk-murder-one-year-anniversary-free-speech-political-violence/
NEW YORK POST
— My friend Charlie Kirk, the ‘indispensable man’ — killed for seeking truth.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/10/opinion/my-friend-charlie-kirk-the-indispensable-man-killed-for-seeking-truth/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It feels like just yesterday that America lost Charlie Kirk. I remember every detail vividly. Charlie and I were in daily contact that week as he prepared for his next national campus speaking tour. I was part of an intimate Zoom meeting he had organized the night prior to its first stop, at Utah Valley University. Less than 24 hours later, it was the site of his murder. Everything about the assassination was astonishing: The unconscionable security failure from the campus police and Charlie’s detail, the fact he was killed while modeling robust and respectful debate, the utterly depraved nature of the act and the apparent transgender-related motive of the accused killer.)
AMAC
— Four Big Ways Democrats Prioritize Illegal Aliens Over American Citizens.
https://amac.us/newsline/four-big-ways-democrats-prioritize-illegal-aliens-over-american-citizens
BREITBART
— Pritzker: Trump Likely to Send ICE Agents ‘Carrying Automatic Weapons’ to Polling Places.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/09/09/pritzker-trump-likely-to-send-ice-agents-carrying-automatic-weapons-to-polling-places/amp/
— Rubio Again Steps Aside for Vance in 2028, Says He Has No Plans to Run.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/09/rubio-again-steps-aside-for-vance-in-2028-says-he-has-no-plans-to-run/
COLLEGE FIX
— Not all UVU students agree on Charlie Kirk memorial (but most do!)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/not-all-uvu-students-agree-on-charlie-kirk-memorial-but-most-do/
FEDERALIST
— Racial Preferences in Economic Benefits: From Widely Accepted to Legally Indefensible.
https://fedsoc.org/fedsoc-review/racial-preferences-in-economic-benefits-from-widely-accepted-to-legally-indefensible
FOX NEWS
— Democratic student group to protest Charlie Kirk memorial at campus where he was killed.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/democratic-student-group-protest-charlie-kirk-memorial-campus-where-he-was-killed
— I spent eight years beside Charlie Kirk. Here’s what the world never understood.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/andrew-kolvet-spent-eight-years-beside-charlie-kirk-heres-what-world-never-understood
— In the year since we lost Charlie Kirk, the media has done its best to act its worst.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/year-since-lost-charlie-kirk-media-done-best-act-worst
— Charlie Kirk’s top debate moments and speeches.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404849508112
— Charlie Kirk’s 10 most powerful moments from college campuses to the Republican National Convention.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/charlie-kirks-10-most-powerful-moments-college-campuses-republican-national-convention
— Portland tattoo artist advertises $50 ‘Kirkiversary’ neck tattoos on anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s death. https://www.foxnews.com/media/portland-tattoo-artist-advertises-50-kirkiversary-neck-tattoos-anniversary-charlie-kirks-death.
— Debate grows over proposal funding married, stay-at-home parents.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404831792112
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Efforts to diversify the workforce have reached critical mass. Women accounted for 98 percent of new jobs added in August and now boast the largest gap in employment over men in history, outnumbering men by 432,000 jobs, according to new Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The employment gap has been trending smaller and smaller for decades, accelerating around the turn of the century with the cultural push toward equal representation of the genders in the workplace. And since Trump began his presidency, virtually all net job gains have gone to women.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/no-mission-creep-for-womens-employment/
PJ MEDIA
— Universities Are Still Obsessed With DEI. Trump Needs to Cut Them Off Entirely.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/09/09/universities-are-still-dei-obsessed-trump-needs-to-cut-them-off-entirely-n4957043
REASON
— Urging SCOTUS To Reject AR-15 Bans, the Trump Administration Explains Why They Are Unconstitutional. The case hinges on the distinction between “unusual” weapons and arms in common use for lawful purposes.
https://reason.com/2026/09/09/urging-scotus-to-reject-ar-15-bans-the-trump-administration-explains-why-they-are-unconstitutional/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— GOP midterm convention lives up to its ‘Trump-a-Palooza’ hype.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6080104-trump-gop-midterm-convention-dallas/amp/
ROLL CALL
— Day One of the Republican midterm convention.
https://rollcall.com/2026/09/10/roll-call-on-the-road-day-one-of-the-republican-midterm-convention/
— Republicans make ‘crazed’ Democrats the focus of their first midterm convention.
https://rollcall.com/2026/09/10/republican-midterm-convention-trump-crazed-democrats/
NEWSWEEK
— Who Could Be the Next Charlie Kirk?
https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-conservative-media-alex-clark-brett-cooper-riley-gaines-isabel-brown-amala-ekpunobi-12421024
— Erika Kirk’s Year of Grief—Timeline, Photos After Taking the Lead of TPUSA.
https://www.newsweek.com/erika-kirks-year-of-grief-timeline-photos-after-taking-the-lead-of-tpusa-12422643
— A Year Later, Charlie Kirk’s Death Has Fractured MAGA.
https://www.newsweek.com/year-later-charlie-kirks-death-fractured-maga-12423526
ABC NEWS
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will forever use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://abcnews.com/US/wont-erased-academics-defend-black-studies-amid-program/story?id=136117339
CBS NEWS
— Pritzker calls GOP midterm convention “a clown show” at Democrats’ Texas event.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pritzker-republicans-midterm-convention-clown-show-trump/
NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Pretend That I Am Running’: 7 Takeaways From the G.O.P. Midterm Convention.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/politics/trump-republican-convention-speech-takeaways.html
— Trump Floats $5,000 Checks to Americans if Republicans Win Midterms.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09/09/us/rnc-trump-midterm-convention-updates
— Memorial on Anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s Killing Splits a Utah Campus.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/charlie-kirk-assassination-anniversary.html
— Can the 9/11 Museum Tell Its Story for Another 25 Years?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/arts/design/sept-11-museum-memorial-finances.html
— DD: To be woke is to be anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. To be woke is to reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/magazine/woke-antiwoke-outrage-future.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump makes case for Iran war, promises $5,000 payouts if GOP wins midterms.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/09/09/oil-price-spike-iran-attacks-intrudes-gops-midterm-convention/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blast Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/09/10/trump-midterm-convention-strategy-republicans/91578267007/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Islam.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/09/06/sept-11-muslim-americans-and-a-new-backlash/91560611007/
WSJ
— The Long Shadow of 9/11, Told Through the WSJ Archive.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/sept-11-terrorist-attacks-anniversary-coverage-6339aa0b
— Key Moments From the First Night of the GOP Midterm Convention.
https://www.wsj.com/video/key-moments-from-the-first-night-of-the-gop-midterm-convention/653C9858-B504-4187-AD0B-5A61CAB366F2
BLOOMBERG
— Trump’s $5,000 Payout Promise Underscores GOP Midterm Peril.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-10/trump-urges-voters-to-let-him-finish-the-job-at-gop-convention
NEWS NATION
— Pritzker: Democrats have the ideas people really want to vote for. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, pot and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/latest-video/democrats-have-the-ideas-people-really-want-to-vote-for-gov-jb-pritzker-newsnation-live/
LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
— To win the AI race, America must restore meritocracy and standardized testing.
https://www.dailynews.com/2026/09/09/to-win-the-ai-race-america-must-restore-meritocracy-and-standardized-testing/
STAR TELEGRAM
— What does a jury of your peers really mean? DD: Can you get a fair trial? Who are your peers? What is your jury appeal? My peers include people in northeast Illinois who are past/present federal employees, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I was denied my 7th Amendment rights to jury trials because too few in the jury pool are the aforesaid. Too many in the jury pool are anti-federal employees, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article316108727.html
MILITARY
— NDAA Provision Would Require Written Notification from Hegseth to Officers Withheld Promotions or Fired. NDAA language “would require timely written notification within seven days” so officers aren’t blindsided, as put forward by Sen. Tammy Duckworth. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors falsely led me to believe that they were going to let me work until I was eligible for regular retirement when I was 55 in 2003.
https://www.military.com/exclusive-senators-ndaa-provision-would-require-written-notification-hegseth-officers-promoted-fired
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will forever use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/diversity-inclusion/turns-out-keeping-dei-didnt-cost-companies-a-thing/589239
PHYS
— DD: On what are your successes attributed to? My critics/opponents attribute my successes to my benefitting from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics, that is, those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, noncitizen, etc.
https://phys.org/news/2026-09-luck-merit-inequality-equally.html
NPR
— A year after Charlie Kirk was killed, young conservatives navigate a divided movement.
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/10/nx-s1-5928517/charlie-kirk-death-anniversary-turning-point
— 1 year later, young conservatives still grapple with Charlie Kirk’s death.
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/10/nx-s1-5945761/1-year-later-young-conservatives-still-grapple-with-charlie-kirks-death
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Did 9/11 Really Change Everything?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/magazine/did-9-11-really-change-everything.html
NEW YORKER
— Is the Democratic Party Still Too Woke? DD: To be woke is to be anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. To be woke is to reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/is-the-democratic-party-still-too-woke
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— Calls for Marco Rubio rattle Republican convention as JD Vance attempts to seize MAGA crown.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16119413/Calls-Marco-Rubio-rattle-Republican-convention-JD-Vance-attempts-seize-MAGA-crown.html
GUARDIAN
— Grief, fury, conspiracy: inside Turning Point USA after Charlie Kirk’s killing.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/09/turning-point-usa-charlie-kirk-killing-one-year-later
NEWS24
— Charlie Kirk was ‘someone who actually truly believed’ in the USA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiR9m2Z-vgc
— Charlie Kirk is most missed as the ‘indispensable’ figure for the MAGA movement.
https://www.news24.com.au/politics/us-politics/charlie-kirk-is-most-missed-as-the-indispensable-figure-for-the-maga-movement/video/1e62885f30eaa3fcc85ffcde847034df
— Entirely possible Charlie Kirk could have been a future president.
https://www.news24.com.au/politics/us-politics/entirely-possible-charlie-kirk-could-have-been-a-future-president/video/c70bd3644fa7ecd5689221e0c396d792
— Charlie Kirk was ‘one of the most important conservative figures’ in the USA.
https://www.news24.com.au/politics/us-politics/charlie-kirk-was-one-of-the-most-important-conservative-figures-in-the-usa/video/6199b0fb6350ea9e50d6e5946c7b4cb8
September 9, 2026 Evening Edition
GOP
— Night 1 of the 2026 Republican Convention.
https://www.youtube.com/live/mEGhDftKRJo
NBC NEWS
— President Trump delivers remarks at the Republican midterm convention.
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/president-trump-delivers-remarks-at-the-republican-midterm-convention-269584453987
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Pritzker, Bailey take competing messages to Dallas GOP midterm convention.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/il-gov-jb-pritzker-candidate-darren-bailey-take-competing-messages-republican-2026-midterm-convention-trump-prominent/19811890/
— Fetterman makes surprise video appearance at GOP midterm convention.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/democratic-pa-sen-john-fetterman-makes-surprise-video-appearance-gop-midterm-convention/19812643/
— A field of 2,977 flags, one for every first responder and civilian killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, is on display in Oak Brook as families, volunteers and visitors gather to remember the victims and their stories.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/911-news-healing-fields-memorial-made-thousands-american-flags-seeks-humanize-attacks-twin-towers-pentagon/19812691/
— 25 years later, 9/11 victims hope newly uncovered records will help illuminate Saudis’ alleged role. Victims’ families are pressing President Trump to declassify more materials.
https://abc7chicago.com/story/25-years-later-911-victims-hope-newly-uncovered-records-will-help-illuminate-saudis-alleged-role/19811041/
NBC5
— Pritzker, Bailey trade barbs over governor’s trip to Texas for midterm RNC.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/pritzker-bailey-trade-barbs-over-governors-trip-to-texas-for-midterm-rnc/3986758/
FOX32
— Making the grade: Hinsdale South students score perfect 36s on the ACT. DD: What harmed your ACT score? For me, it was my spending far too many hours washing dishes for the minimum wage instead of studying.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/making-the-grade-hinsdale-south-students-score-perfect-36s-on-the-act
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republicans slam Democrats, declare devotion to Trump and get a boost from unlikely source during midterm convention.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/09/republicans-dallas-midterm-convention/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/09/08/chicago-trans-community-discrimination-steinberg
DAILY HERALD
— ‘Charlie inspired them’: Supporters still grieving Kirk a year after shooting.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260909/news/charlie-inspired-them-supporters-still-grieving-kirk-a-year-after-shooting/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Bally’s blinks on $4 million threat in Chicago gambling fight. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more gambling, pot, and other vices. In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-ballys-brandon-johnson-video-gambling-20260909/
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— NIU fall 2026 enrollment down 1.7% from last year; 17% over past decade.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2026-09-09/niu-fall-2026-enrollment-down-1-7-from-last-year-17-over-past-decade
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
— The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign continued a trend of enrollment milestones with a record-breaking class for the fall 2026 semester, marking the third consecutive year the university has tallied its largest-ever first-year class.
https://news.illinois.edu/illinois-welcomes-its-largest-freshman-class-ever-in-another-record-enrollment-year/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— These 61 organizations will receive $3.5M in Illinois local food grants. State program will serve 35 counties in effort to keep food local.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/these-61-organizations-will-receive-3-5m-in-illinois-local-food-grants/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-591/
— Pritzker joins Texas Democrats, deflects questions about 2028 presidential race.
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/09/pritzker-joins-texas-democrats-deflects-questions-about-2028-presidential-race/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker in Texas, calls out Trump ‘dementia.’
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_55dd8fb0-da81-46ae-a1e5-486675a6a52b.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Report from the Man That the Duck Tape Guy Attacked on American Flight 618
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/09/report-from-the-man-that-the-duck-tape-man-attacked-on-american-flight-618/
— Brother of Rosemont Village President and State Rep. Brad Stephens Steps Down from Jr. College Board Chairmanship after Harvard Felony Arrest
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/06/brother-of-rosemont-village-president-and-state-rep-brad-stephens-steps-down-from-jr-college-board-chairmanship-after-felony-arrest/
— Pritzker Not Even Included in Presidential Poll by Harvard CAPS Harrris
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/06/pritzker-not-even-included-in-presidential-poll-by-harvard-caps-harrris/
— Background on Pritzker Family Money
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/06/background-on-pritzker-family-money/
— Daniel Biss Coming to McHenry County Part of His Congressional District to Campaign with County Board Candidate Dee Darling
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/09/daniel-biss-coming-to-mchenry-county-part-of-his-congressional-district-to-campaign-with-county-board-candidate-dee-darling/
— Corbett Proposes Revamped Legislative Ethics Commission
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/09/corbett-proposes-revamped-legislative-ethics-commission/
— Wirepoints Founder Questions State Treasurer Michael Freichs’ Low Yield & Special Interest Investment Policy
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/09/wirepoints-founder-questions-state-treasurer-michael-freichs-low-yield-special-interest-investment-policy/
— Lakewood to Assume Public Works Projects in Union Through an Intergovernmental Agreement
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/09/09/lakewood-to-assume-public-works-projects-in-union-through-an-intergovernmental-agreement/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Fetterman flashes bipartisan chops with surprise video message at GOP convention.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/9/john-fetterman-flashes-bipartisan-chops-surprise-video-message-gop/
— A year after Charlie Kirk assassination, Utah Valley University shuts down campus for memorial.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/9/year-charlie-kirk-assassination-utah-valley-university-shuts-campus/
— One year later, Charlie Kirk’s voice still carries. He taught an entire generation that America is worth fighting for.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/9/one-year-later-charlie-kirks-voice-still-carries/
— America backslides on Sept. 11’s hard lessons about IDs, intel agencies and ports of entry.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/9/america-backslides-sept-11s-hard-lessons-ids-intel-agencies-ports/
— Never forget 9/11 means fighting the ideological war. America cannot defeat terrorism while refusing to confront the beliefs behind it.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/8/never-forget-911-means-fighting-ideological-war/
NEW YORK POST
— On a day to never forget, too many have overlooked what happened on 9/11.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/09/opinion/on-a-day-to-never-forget-too-many-have-overlooked-what-happened-on-9-11/
— UC Berkeley Law intentionally discriminated against white, Asian applicants.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/09/us-news/uc-berkeley-law-intentionally-discriminated-against-white-asian-applicants-doj/
BREITBART
— Trump Administration Seeks to Exclude Illegal Aliens, Foreign Visitors from 2030 Census.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/09/trump-administration-seeks-to-exclude-illegal-aliens-foreign-visitors-from-2030-census/
— Pritzker Claims Democrats Have Ideas People Really Want to Vote For. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, pot and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/09/09/illinois-tds-gov-jb-pritzker-claims-democrats-have-ideas-people-really-want-vote/
FOX NEWS
— Potential Dem presidential contender crashes GOP convention, tries to snatch spotlight from Trump. Pritzker charges Trump and GOP trying to ‘rig’ midterm elections.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/potential-dem-presidential-contender-crashes-trumpalooza-tries-snatch-spotlight-trump
NEWSMAX
— Trump Admin Seeks to Exclude Illegals From Census.
https://www.newsmax.com/us/trump-admin-census-immigrants/2026/09/09/id/1268869/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Pritzker: Vance is Trump’s ‘chief bootlicker.’
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6080162-pritzker-calls-vance-bootlicker/
CBS NEWS
— Fetterman appears at RNC midterm convention in surprise video.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fetterman-video-rnc-republican-gop-midterm-convention-video-trump-steel-mccormick/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-immigration-policies-immigrant-children-health/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Fetterman Addresses GOP Convention in Stunning Move.
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/vance-trump-midterm-elections-2026-rnc
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— Trump gets hero’s welcome by rowdy MAGA partiers as he kicks off first-ever GOP midterm convention… with several glaring absences.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16118547/Trump-gets-heros-welcome-rowdy-MAGA-partiers-kicks-GOP-midterm-convention-glaring-absences.html
September 9, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/09/opinion-operation-midway-blitz-illinois-law-applies-federal-agents/
DAILY HERALD
— Republicans gather in Dallas for two-day midterm convention billed as a ‘Trump-a-Palooza.’
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260909/nation-and-world-politics/republicans-gather-in-dallas-for-two-day-midterm-convention-billed-as-a-trump-a-palooza/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An additional 2,000 tickets were distributed by the House GOP’s campaign arm, largely to donors and others to attend the convention. Other tickets were allocated to state parties to distribute as they saw fit.)
— DD: To defeat Republicans, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260909/syndicated-columnists/some-things-to-consider-about-using-the-s-word-of-politics/
EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— 12 Evanston students are National Merit Scholarship semifinalists this year. DD: Did you get any scholarships? I did not. My critics/opponents have always used that against me. They stress that my ACT scores was only 24. They stress that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/09/09/evanston-national-merit-scholarship-semifinalists/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: It would be great if the Illinois Republican Party would issue press releases and include diersen@aol.com on their press release list.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/09/09/pritzkers-one-two-punch-01068302
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: While Gov. JB Pritzker is protesting outside of the American Airlines Center in Dallas, his Republican rival, gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey and running mate Aaron Del Mar will be on the inside. They’ll be joined by Congressman Mike Bost, 8th District congressional candidate Jennifer Davis, attorney general candidate Bob Fioretti, comptroller candidate Bryan Drew, Illinois GOP Chair Bob Grogan and Illinois’ RNC National Committeepeople Rhonda Belford and Dean White. Also in Dallas: Ted Dabrowski, who was defeated by Bailey in the primary. The convention runs today and Thursday and is designed to showcase President Donald Trump and the Republican ticket ahead of the November elections. Missing from the crowd: U.S. Senate nominee Don Tracy, who told me he’ll be staying in Illinois to campaign.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing.
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-803/
(FROM THE POSTING: Democratic Party of Illinois | Darren Bailey Heading to Texas to Cozy Up to Donald Trump: This week, as Donald Trump and his MAGA entourage descend on Texas, Darren Bailey and his running mate announced they’ll be joining them. In response, Democratic Party of Illinois spokeswoman Gwen Pepin released the following statement: “Darren Bailey is once again proving that he’s in the pocket of Donald Trump and his MAGA agenda. Instead of standing up to Trump – whose tariffs and war in Iran have driven up costs, who sent masked agents into our streets a year ago, and who has attacked our rights at every turn – Bailey is running straight into his arms. “Will Darren Bailey return from Texas with answers as to why Trump’s corruption and failed agenda has made life harder for Illinoisans, or will he continue pledging his loyalty to his president?”)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AM870 THE ANSWER
— Removing Wokeness From The US Military.
https://am870theanswer.com/columnists/larry-oconnor/video/6aa000eb8228bda9d98d1d94
WIREPOINTS
— $41 billion is being misused by Illinois Treasurer.
https://wirepoints.org/wirepoints-mark-glennon-on-the-morning-answer-41-billion-is-being-misused-by-illinois-treasurer/
JOHN KASS
— The Builder in Chief, Making the White House Beautiful Again.
https://johnkassnews.com/the-builder-in-chief-making-the-white-house-beautiful-again/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— DHS disputes report on immigration enforcement impact. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to because they had wealthy parents. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_50073a52-1627-43bd-810b-39e9571194f8.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump administration changes wording for Confederate-era statue removed in 2023.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/4716457/trump-change-wording-confederate-statue-arlington-cemetery/
— Democratic Socialists of America and the risk of a new 9/11.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4716902/democratic-socialists-america-risk-new-9-11/
NEW YORK POST
— ICE launching tipline to report CDL fraud following series of deadly crashes by illegal migrants. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take bad jobs like I had to because they had wealthy parents. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/08/us-news/ice-launching-tipline-to-report-cdl-fraud-following-series-of-deadly-crashes-by-illegal-migrants/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Will the ‘Live Free or Die’ state submit to socialism? New Hampshire Senate candidate Karishma Manzur, who is running in the Democratic Party’s primary, is a control freak of the highest order.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/09/will-the-live-free-or-die-state-submit-to-socialism/
— Stay Home, Elect Socialists. Republican voters who sit this cycle out will hand power to a party that has been seized by its most radical elements.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/09/stay-home-elect-socialists/
BLAZE
— The New York Times’ reporting is partisan, erroneous, sensationalist, and misleading in the extreme.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-new-york-times-is-grasping-at-straws
BREITBART
— Speaker Johnson: Experiments in Socialism, Communism Take Away Freedom, End in Suffering, Death.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/09/08/speaker-johnson-experiments-in-socialism-communism-take-away-freedom-end-in-suffering-death/amp/
— Virginia County Board Votes to Pay $2,000 to Families of Illegal Migrants Arrested by ICE.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/09/08/virginia-county-board-votes-to-pay-2000-to-families-of-illegal-migrants-arrested-by-ice/amp/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— DOJ Revises Its Views — and Sanctuaries Won’t Be Happy. A reinterpretation of a Clinton-era opinion on states’ obligations to disclose the identities of illegal aliens under a three-decade-old welfare-reform law.
https://cis.org/Fishman/DOJ-Revises-Its-Views-and-Sanctuaries-Wont-Be-Happy
— Asylum Denials Reach All-Time High. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders encourage citizens of foreign countries to falsely claim asylum in America. Democrat and RINO leaders should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
https://cis.org/Arthur/Report-Asylum-Denials-Reach-AllTime-High
COLLEGE FIX
— Abdul El-Sayed’s half sister, a U. Chicago professor, pleads not guilty to spitting on cops.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/abdul-el-sayeds-half-sister-a-u-chicago-professor-pleads-not-guilty-to-spitting-on-cops/
DAILY WIRE
— Trump Throws Midterm Curveball In Bid To Defy History. President Trump is expected to unveil a “surprise announcement” during his closing remarks.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-throws-midterm-curveball-in-bid-to-defy-history
EPOCH TIMES
— Why Family-Run Grocers Are Suing New York Over City-Run Stores. A coalition of small-business owners is suing for antitrust violations and predatory pricing after the city promised to provide food staples for 30 percent off.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/why-family-run-grocers-are-suing-new-york-over-city-run-stores-6081083
FOX NEWS
— They want to tear down DC like a statue … on day one.
https://www.youtube.com/live/I7RRdpEepo0
— Why Newsom refers to socialists as progressives.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6404794065112
— George Bush welcomes top officials to his home state for 9/11 remembrance on 25th anniversary of attacks. DD: I have flown an American flag off my front porch 24 hours a day every day since September 11, 2001. I organized Wheaton’s 2003 and 2004 9/11 ceremonies. Sadly, my critics/opponents boycotted the events. One of the many reasons why 9/11 continues to have a big impact on me is my having been in the buildings that fell when I worked for GAO in the 1990s. When the buildings fell on September 11, 2001, I was delivering press release kits for Republican State Representative Randy Hultgren and I saw one of the buildings fall live while I was at the Chicago Tribune office in Oak Brook.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/george-bush-welcomes-top-officials-home-state-911-remembrance-25th-anniversary-attacks
— Socialist politicians are ‘more racist than the KKK,’ says Black Dem official urging voters to ditch El-Sayed. Elected Dem accused her Party leaders of taking Black voters for granted amid a far-left candidate surge.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/socialist-politicians-more-racist-than-kkk-says-black-dem-official-urging-voters-ditch-el-sayed
FREE PRESS
— Victimhood Is a Choice. DD: To get more votes from voters who are the following, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly shout at them that they are victims of Republicans: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, noncitizen, etc.
https://www.thefp.com/p/vivek-ramaswamy-victimhood-is-a-choice
JONATHAN TURLEY
— “You Better Get Ready for … War”: Socialists Call for “War in the Streets” and the End of Capitalism.
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/09/08/you-better-get-ready-for-war-socialists-tells-supporters-to-prepare-for-war-in-the-streets-and-the-end-of-capitalism/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Department of Education Calls on Universities to End ‘Racial Balancing.’
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/09/department-of-education-calls-on-universities-to-end-racial-balancing/
NEW AMERICAN
— Many Young Democratic Women Hate Men. A new survey has found that a striking majority of young Democratic women blame men for their woes. Only a minority of Republican women feel likewise, however. Moreover, the percentage of young men who view women negatively is even lower. Graham points out that this increased misandry is manifesting despite women’s manifold “successes.” Females now get better grades in school, attend and graduate from college at higher rates, and may soon hold most professional and managerial positions. What’s more, men still assume most of the risk in society, performing virtually all of the dirtiest, most dangerous jobs. (Interestingly, feminists never complain about women’s “under-representation” in these roles.) This is why 92 percent of workplace deaths involve men. Addressing this question Thursday, the Washington Examiner’s Conn Carroll identified four factors: ideology, demographics, social media, and Democratic Party influence. Ideology: Leftist women have long been taught to conceptualize the world through an oppressor-oppressed (i.e., Marxist) lens. And men, of course, are the oppressors under the feminist paradigm. This mentality breeds a misandrist hammer that sees every perceived problem as a misogynistic nail.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/many-young-democratic-women-hate-men-not-all-the-reasons-why-are-obvious/
NEWS BUSTERS
— Socialist Conference: Democrats ‘Must Be Destroyed,’ ‘Can’t Be Reasoned With.’
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/cnsnews/craig-bannister/2026/09/08/socialist-conference-democrats-must-be-destroyed-cant-be
NEWSMAX
— Socialism is just a slide into Communism.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/socialism-just-slide-communism-042253744.html
— Liberals Want to Be the Only Ones Who Rename Things.
https://www.newsmax.com/timgraham/conservatives-gulf-latinx/2026/09/07/id/1268578/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the Lake Ontario battle, HBO host Bill Maher joked: “The liberals are very pissed at this. They say you can’t just go around changing things to fit your political agenda. Just ask any Latinx birthing person.” As anyone who watches the “evolution” of what terms are acceptable, the left regularly changes the terminology and expects everyone to follow their changes. Try to keep up with the Associated Press Stylebook, which calls the tune for the press. These term tyrants routinely genuflect ethnic and LGBTQ pressure groups and their demands to remake the language we’re all supposed to use. They tried to force “Latinx” on people, but the Latinos seemed to hate it the most. Illegal immigrants are “undocumented,” homeless people are “unhoused,” and gender is “assigned at birth.” Describing a woman as a “birthing person” — to include “men” with a uterus — strikes most people as waging war on biological truth. The use of “pregnant person” instead of “pregnant woman” has caused some pushback from feminists. But those aren’t on the map, the left might suggest.)
PJ MEDIA
— When Socialists Start Talking About ‘War in the Streets,’ Believe Your Ears.
https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/09/08/when-socialists-start-talking-about-war-in-the-streets-believe-your-ears-n4957018
PATRIOT POST
— Was American Capitalism Built on Slavery? DD: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, you have benefitted more from slavery, and therefore, the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI, the longer that your ancestors have been in America if you are conservative, Republican, White, male, Protestant, and/or German American. All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s and I am all of the aforesaid. My Democrat superiors in the federal government and my RINO leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois made me pay the price of AA and DEI big time. I should write about that. In defense of my ancestors, I have always stressed that they always lived in northeast Illinois, that they never were in a position to discriminate against anyone, and they never did discriminate against anyone. What did your ancestors do?
https://patriotpost.us/videos/1000793-was-american-capitalism-built-on-slavery
POST MILLENNIAL
— Arlington, VA to pay $2,000 in taxpayer funds to families of illegal aliens detained by ICE.
https://thepostmillennial.com/arlington-va-to-pay-2000-in-taxpayer-funds-to-families-of-illegal-aliens-detained-by-ice
TOWNHALL
— What Happens to Apple Under Democratic Socialism? The Answer Is More Radical Than You Think.
https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/09/08/heres-how-company-ownership-would-work-under-democratic-socialism-n2682641
— DHS Hires Private Contractors to Compel Illegal Aliens to Pay Their Fines. DD: I was an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1- 5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. According to Google AI: Core Powers of an IRS Revenue Officer: Federal Tax Liens: The power to file public notice of federal tax liens against a taxpayer’s property and rights to property to secure the government’s interest. Levies and Garnishment: The authority to issue administrative levies on bank accounts, accounts receivable, and other assets, as well as garnish wages directly from employers without prior court approval. Asset Seizure: The legal ability to seize physical property (such as vehicles, equipment, or real estate), though seizing a principal residence requires explicit court approval. Summons Issuance: The authority to issue administrative summonses compelling taxpayers or third parties to provide testimony or produce financial documents and records. Financial Disclosures: The power to demand detailed financial information (such as completion of Collection Information Statements like Form 433-A) and investigate assets. Trust Fund Recovery Penalties: The authority under Internal Revenue Code Section 6672 to assess personal liability against responsible persons for unpaid business payroll (trust fund) taxes following a Form 4180 interview.
https://townhall.com/news/josephchalfant/2026/09/08/dhs-hires-private-contractors-to-compel-illegal-aliens-to-pay-their-fines-n2682654
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to Bloomberg, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol will attempt to recover nearly $500 million in fines from approximately 66,000 illegal aliens deported to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala. The contracts are worth up to $36 million across four different firms. Bloomberg claims that the contractors are authorized to photograph homes, obtain utility bills, employment history, and court records to find the foreign nationals and determine their finances. The move comes as the Trump administration has tilted increasingly against immigration, both legal and illegal. The decision to heavily increase fees for H-1B visas resulted in an 87 percent drop in applications, and DHS has set numerous records for both arrests and deportations in recent months. Overall, the emphasis on a stronger immigration policy has resulted in the Trump administration achieving the first net negative migration in half a century.)
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Right-Wing Provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos Deported by ICE Teases Conversion to Islam.
https://www.westernjournal.com/right-wing-provocateur-deported-ice-teases-conversion-islam/
— Chicago Socialist Convention Panelists Declare Fitness ‘Body Fascism,’ Claim Capitalism is ‘Genociding Fat People.’
https://www.westernjournal.com/socialist-convention-panelists-declare-fitness-body-fascism-claim-capitalism-genociding-fat-people/
WHITE HOUSE
— President Trump Honors 9/11 Heroes and Renews America’s Vow to Never Forget.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/09/president-trump-honors-9-11-heroes-and-renews-americas-vow-to-never-forget/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Socialists praise fatness and ugliness, attack MAHA’s ‘health fascism.’
https://thehill.com/opinion/robbys-radar/6077069-maha-socialist-fitness-debate/amp/
— DD: My critics/opponents reject equal opportunity, that is, they want race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/6073732-new-regulations-target-diversity-admissions/
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://abcnews.com/US/wont-erased-academics-defend-black-studies-amid-program/story?id=136117339
REUTERS
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders do not want IRS to help ICE deport illegals. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/irs-under-trump-unlawfully-shared-taxpayer-info-with-immigration-authorities-2026-09-08/
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, soon, everyone in healthcare in America will be non-conservative, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/09/09/medical-schools-aiming-treat-diverse-communities-face-trump-funding-threats/
USA TODAY
— The job market says hiring is robust. Job seekers disagree. DD: When you were seeking a job, who did you have to compete against? When I graduated from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21 in 1970, I had to compete against my classmates. Potential employers saw me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my application for financial hardship draft deferment would be granted. Further, my GPA was not that great because I had spent far too many hours delivering mail for the Park Forest Post Office instead of studying. Further, private sector employers look down on public sector employees. Further, employers were under tremendous pressure to hire young minorities and young females. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got, to be the Retail Sales Manager in a Firestone Store, a job that did not really require a college degree. Because my future was bleak there, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile in 1971. But Oldsmobile withdrew that offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that offer. Because I had to have a job, I accepted a job offer that I got from IRS to be a Revenue Officer. I had taken and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination while I was a NIU student as a backup because I had been a federal employees for almost 3 years and because federal employees are viewed negatively.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrOGntSsFB0&t=41s
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise noncitizens.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/09/01/immigration-couples-love-torn-apart/91248878007/
DALLAS MORNING NEWS
— Republicans arriving in Dallas share their hopes for convention. FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois GOP chair Bob Grogan said the convention gives Republican “stars” a chance to tell their story and talk about government spending. Grogan said people are “voting with their feet” and moving to red states where the cost of living is lower. He hopes the convention helps Illinois Republicans, including Darren Bailey, who is challenging incumbent Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/republicans-arriving-dallas-share-hopes-100401191.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What Went Wrong After 9/11. A series of errors over a quarter-century leaves the U.S. in dire need of rebalancing.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/what-went-wrong-after-9-11-4040f956
BUSINESS INSIDER
— DD: What did you do to stay employed, to get promoted? I earned three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license
https://www.businessinsider.com/job-seeker-resigned-couldnt-find-new-role-job-hunt-2026-9
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
TELEGRAPH
— Socialists are killing America’s cities, and the money is about to run out. The American Left used to appeal to working people. Now they are targeting a Peter Pan generation that never want to grow up. DD: My former neighbor Dr. Dan Kiley wrote the Peter Pan Syndrome. SEE: https://www.amazon.com/Peter-Pan-Syndrome-Never-Grown/dp/0380688905
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/09/socialists-are-killing-americas-cities-and-the-money-is-abo/
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— How American universities get around the DEI backlash. Schools are relabeling offices faster than they are cutting them.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/how-american-universities-get-around-the-dei-backlash-101788857169617-amp.html