FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/america-at-250-how-lgbtq-activism-helped-shape-the-evolution-of-chicago/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2026/06/13/alix-shulman-cancer-breast-cancer-queer-affirmation
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Bloomington.
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/article_7db4aaab-f499-42fd-9c56-e14df972dcf4.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint today’s Republicans as being yesterday’s Democrats, that is, they ever-increasingly paint today’s Republicans as being yesterday’s Confederate Army and today’s Democrats as being yesterday’s Union Army.
https://pantagraph.com/opinion/column/article_1b89e761-8b3f-4e28-a5d9-f90f192e9b17.html
STATELINE
— Pritzker announces $25 million fund for pharmacies in low-income communities. DD: How wealthy is/was your hometown. To demonize, denigrate, and condemn my parents and me as being filthy rich, my critics/opponents have always falsely hinted/implied that Crete was filthy rich when I lived there 1948-1972.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/gov-pritzker-announces-25-million-fund-for-pharmacies-in-low-income-communities/
— DD: Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly punish America to punish Trump.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-declines-great-american-state-fair/
WAND TV
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/bill-expanding-access-to-prescription-hormone-therapy-arrives-on-pritzkers-desk/article_383b53be-12b3-4d3d-a2e5-6d07ee6415ab.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/bill-allowing-undocumented-immigrants-to-pay-in-state-tuition-arrives-on-pritzkers-desk/article_812e3443-761b-473d-ac01-67760006502d.html
WSIU
— Illinois educators urge Pritzker to reject federal school voucher program. DD: My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. Because he sent my brother and me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools, he had less money. Because of that, I had to work my way through college. Because of that, my ACT score and GPA suffered.
https://www.wsiu.org/2026-06-12/illinois-educators-urge-pritzker-to-reject-federal-school-voucher-program
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/video/normal-township-raises-pride-flag-in-support-of-pride-month/11879782/
ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— 10K Illinois noncitizens to lose Medicaid coverage due to federal changes. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. Noncitizens work for less money. They are easier to exploit.
https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2026-06-12/10k-illinois-noncitizens-medicaid-coverage-federal-changes
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Government Schools Are Failing Students and Betraying Parents
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/government-schools-are-failing-students-and-betraying-parents/
— SPLC’s War on Biblical Values
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/the-splcs-war-on-biblical-values/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What does voting for Democrats say about you? It says that you want more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action, DEI, and/or wokeness/wokeism, that is, more race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and/or national origin discrimination. It shows that you blame your problems on those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What shows that you are politically conservative? It includes following conservative principles. It includes not doing anti-conservative things. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What shows that you are an advocate of conservative principles? It includes regularly and substantially defending and promoting conservative principles. Since 2000, I have put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Since 2004, those newsletters have gone out each and every morning, and often in the evening too, except a few days after I suffered a brain bleed. Since 2004, those newsletters have included links to more than 541,900 articles. I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois from 2005 until 2012 when anti-conservatives had their operatives and their dupes get rid of me. I served as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member from 2003 until 2007 when anti-conservatives had their operatives and their dupes get rid of me. I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I served as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster from 2008 until 2010 when anti-conservatives had their operatives and their dupes get rid of me. I served as the MTRO webmaster from 2000 until 2004 when anti-conservatives had their operatives and their dupes get rid of me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How left-wing curricula fan the flames of antisemitism in public schools
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine/4604626/left-wing-curricula-antisemitism-public-schools/
— When inclusion becomes illegal
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4601247/when-dei-inclusion-becomes-illegal/
NEW YORK POST
— How the trucking industry has become part of the immigration debate—and left safety as the main casualty
https://nypost.com/2026/06/13/opinion/how-trucking-has-become-part-of-the-immigration-debate/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Race-Based Mitigation Of Murder Sentences Remains Indefensible And Deadly. Equal justice under law protects the innocent and deters the guilty, regardless of race.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/06/race_based_mitigation_of_murder_sentences_remains_indefensible_and_deadly.html
BREITBART
— ABC News Complains: Only Three Percent of Deported Migrants Are Violent Felons
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/06/12/abc-news-complains-only-3-percent-of-deported-migrants-are-violent-felons/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Welfare Use by Noncitizens Across States in the U.S. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. Noncitizens work for less money. They are easier to exploit.
https://cis.org/Report/Welfare-Use-NonCitizens-Across-States-US
FEDERALIST
— The American Bar Association Is Unfit To Accredit Law Schools, And The Trump Admin Can Stop Them
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/13/the-american-bar-association-is-unfit-to-accredit-law-schools-and-the-trump-admin-can-stop-them/
FIRE
— Illinois’ doomed plan to tax social media. DD: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. They would love to tax me for every newsletter that I send out and for every time anyone visits www.gopillinois.com .
https://www.fire.org/news/illinois-doomed-plan-tax-social-media
FOX NEWS
— John Fetterman’s fall from hero to heretic exposes Democrats’ hard left turn
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/john-fettermans-fall-hero-heretic-exposes-democrats-hard-left-turn
https://www.aol.com/articles/john-fetterman-fall-hero-heretic-130047000.html
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Campus Graduation Chaos Shows Higher Education Needs a Serious Moral Reset
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/campus-graduation-chaos-shows-higher-education-needs-serious-moral-reset
PJ MEDIA
— For Democrats, Everything Is About Sex, Class, or Race
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/06/13/for-democrats-everything-is-about-sex-or-race-n4953919
— Miller: Biden Admin Handed Kids to Traffickers With Fake Addresses ‘on a Daily Basis’
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/06/12/miller-biden-admin-handed-kids-to-traffickers-with-fake-addresses-on-a-daily-basis-n4953910
TOWNHALL
— Waning Prominence of Pride Month Is Cause for Hope
https://townhall.com/columnists/lathanwatts/2026/06/13/waning-prominence-of-pride-month-is-cause-for-hope-n2677688
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— Majority backs deporting all illegal immigrants
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/poll-finds-majority-back-deporting-all-illegal-immigrants/gm-GM0D48315C
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/marriage-is-an-outdated-concept-here-s-why/ar-AA25dt1a
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. Noncitizens work for less money. They are easier to exploit.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/merit-based-immigration-push-gains-momentum-amid-policy-funding-fight/ss-AA25nCUd
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders equate Platner with Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/13/platner-maine-supporters-say-trump-has-lowered-bar/
LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
— LA noncitizen voting proposal awaits key Monday hearing. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. Noncitizens work for less money. They are easier to exploit.
https://www.dailynews.com/2026/06/12/la-noncitizen-voting-proposal-awaits-key-monday-hearing/
NEBRASKA PUBLIC MEDIA
— Nebraska’s third party voices are growing. DD: My critics/opponent would be beyond overjoyed if I would leave the Republican Party and join the hopeless Illinois Conservative Party. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservative_Party_(United_States)#Illinois According to my critics/opponents, I am far too conservative. According to them, that not only causes Republican candidates to lose in Illinois, it causes their problems.
https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/nebraskas-third-party-voices-are-growing/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: DD: Aging Poses Test As Trump Turns 80. How old are you? I am 77. What best shows your mental/physical health? For me, it is my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-birthday-80-years-48541ecd
— Erika Kirk Lays Out a Vision for the Conservative Christian Woman. With birth rates in steep decline, marriage falling out of fashion and the future of MAGA up in the air, Turning Point USA held its annual women’s leadership conference.
https://www.wsj.com/style/turning-point-usa-womens-summit-erika-kirk-97abb601
FORTUNE
— DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. They attribute their successes in life to meritocracy. They attribute my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://fortune.com/2026/05/27/income-wealth-inequality-housing-consumer-pessimism-index-high/
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Most Americans never move far from their hometown. DD: As Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase. I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in University Park 1972-1976. I should write about how poverty and crime have increased there because Democrats moved in.
https://www.businessinsider.com/americans-are-moving-less-social-demographic-changes-2022-8
MARKET WATCH
— My boyfriend’s parents say he shouldn’t marry me until he earns $50K a year. DD: What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary of the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/weve-been-dating-for-5-years-my-boyfriends-parents-say-he-doesnt-earn-enough-to-marry-should-i-speak-to-his-father-44b48700
ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Institute of Internal Auditors protests GAO budget cuts. DD: I have been an IIA member since 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, they used Gingrich budget cuts to get rid of their employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid. They wasted my career, they took many big adverse actions against me, and they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/iia-protests-gao-budget-cuts
FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN INNOVATION
— Congress Should Reform the Government Accountability Office for the Twenty-First Century. DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, I might still be a GAO employee.
https://www.thefai.org/posts/congress-should-reform-the-government-accountability-office-for-the-twenty-first-century
PEW RESEARCH
— Who Moves? Who Stays Put? Where’s Home? DD: As Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase. I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in University Park 1972-1976. I should write about how poverty and crime have increased there because Democrats moved in.
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2008/12/17/who-moves-who-stays-put-wheres-home/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Democrats that they are victims of Republicans. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who have demographics that vote for Democrats that they are victims of those who have demographics that vote for Republicans
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/05/20/how-much-discrimination-do-americans-say-groups-face-in-the-u-s/
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
— DD: As Democrats move in, poverty and crime increase. I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in University Park 1972-1976. I should write about how poverty and crime have increased there because Democrats moved in.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/race-rising-anxiety-white-america
PUBLIC NOTICE
— Trump’s preemptive attack on whistleblowers. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, I ever-increasingly blew the whistle on their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with the aforesaid when I was 40 in 1988. I filed a federal lawsuit against them after they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/federal-government-ndas-don-moynihan
CATO
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more immigration. Democrat leaders because immigrates vote for Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor.
https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/immigrants-cut-victimization-rates-boost-crime-reporting
— DD: According to CATO, federal employees are overpaid. According to my critics/opponents, federal employees are overpaid and federal pensions are too generous. While I was a federal employee 1966-1997, my salary in today’s dollars increased from $19.57/hour to $154,682/year. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is $68,640/year. That is less than what my salary was in 1972 in today’s dollars.
https://www.cato.org/blog/growth-government-employment
SALON
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout a) at minorities that they victims of Whites, b) at females that they are victims of males, c) at younger people that they are victims of older people, d) at those who have less money that they are victims of those who have more money, e) at veterans that they are victims of non-veterans, f) at non-Protestants that they are victims of Protestants, g) at non-German Americans that they are victims of German Americans, and h) at those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time that they are victims of those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time
https://www.salon.com/2022/02/22/men-as-victims-americas-most-fantasy/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
TIMES OF ISRAEL
— DeSantis Joins Pride Backlash & Designates June for “Biblical Marriage”
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/desantis-joins-pride-backlash-designates-june-for-biblical-marriage/
INDEPENDENT
— IRS gets green light to swiftly hire 8,000 employees after agency struggled following Elon Musk’s ‘severe’ DOGE cuts. DD: Anticipate/expect that all those hired will be liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, veteran, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/irs-gets-green-light-swiftly-201556829.html
MEAWW
— Elon Musk’s trillionaire status sparks backlash from Democrats calling for taxing the ultra-rich. Progressives targeted Musk after SpaceX IPO made him the world’s first trillionaire. DD: According to my critics/opponents, I have always been overpaid and I have always had too much money.
https://news.meaww.com/elon-musks-trillionaire-status-sparks-backlash-from-democrats-calling-for-taxing-the-ultra-rich
FINANCE
— Having wealthy parents leads to young adults being six times better off. DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. They attribute their successes in life to meritocracy. They attribute my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/having-wealthy-parents-leads-young-230100398.html
FROM OTHER SOURCES
AUTOEVOLUTION
— 1968 Dodge Charger R/T. DD: I sold my 1968 Dodge Charger R/T and my 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS in 2005 because I needed money to buy my 2005 Corvette and I lacked garage space. If I had had more money and more garage space, I would not have done that. I had owned the Charger since 1994 and the Impala since 1989.
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/dad-s-1968-dodge-charger-r-t-spent-decades-in-hiding-emerges-with-mr-norm-s-paperwork-271408.html
Tag: inclusion
June 11, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— MAGA YouTube star who spurred federal crackdown in Minneapolis to speak at Illinois GOP gala. The Illinois Democratic Party is calling Nick Shirley’s inclusion proof that the GOP “has completed their transformation into an extremist MAGA organization.” State Republicans, on the other hand, are praising the 24-year-old YouTube star as “one of the fastest rising independent journalists in America, known for going where mainstream media won’t.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/06/11/nick-shirley-maga-youtube-star-illinois-republican-party-gala-keynote-speaker
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Grogan on Thursday responded to criticisms of Shirley, telling the Sun-Times “JB Pritzker and Illinois Democrats are terrified of Nick Shirley coming to Illinois after he exposed billions of dollars in fraud in Minnesota and California.” “Illinois is next,” Grogan said.)
— Mayor Johnson will ask City Council committee to repeal video gambling in Chicago. Brandon Johnson wants the City Council’s Committee on Workforce Development to meet Monday to consider an ordinance that would essentially reverse the Council’s decision to allow video gambling in the city. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton, and in 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/06/11/mayor-brandon-johnson-repeal-video-gambling-bid-chicago
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Dillard sends veiled warning shot to Mayor Brandon Johnson over CTA leadership
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/11/rta-cta-brandon-johnson/
— Hillary Clinton urges grassroots movement at Rainbow PUSH, warns of ‘revolution to turn the clock back.’ DD: For Democrat leaders, progress is getting rid of Trump and getting rid of those who share his demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/11/hillary-clinton-prizker-chicago-push-convention/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois needs clearer rules for removing problem police officers. DD: Because I refused to become a Democrat, the longer that I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government, the more that they did to remove me.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/commentary/ccb-illinois-should-fix-police-decertification-opinion-20260611/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Based on the recently published “SAFE-T Act Policing Workgroup Recommendations,” the current state of police decertification in Illinois reflects a painful truth: Illinois has made progress on decertification reform, which removes the legal authority to serve as a police officer in that state, but the current system still leaves significant gaps that undermine public trust, accountability and transparency. Illinois still relies too heavily on police departments to identify and report officer misconduct to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training & Standards Board. That approach is insufficient. Community members, civilian oversight authorities and state’s attorneys often become aware of serious misconduct long before law enforcement leadership acts.)
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they ever-increasingly promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. The more that they succeed, the bleaker the future is for those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. The more that Democrat leaders succeed, anticipate/expect that more that those who are the aforesaid will give up and not even try to earn a college degree.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-dei-contract-rules-kwame-raoul-trump-20260611/
ABC7
— Rahm Emanuel urges Bears to get serious on stadium talks, explains Chicago’s World Cup absence
https://abc7chicago.com/post/former-chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-urges-bears-get-serious-stadium-talks-speaks-presence-knicks-game/19278303/
— ‘Broadview Six’ grand jury fallout expands; federal prosecutors could be called to testify. Misconduct allegations raised in more federal cases.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/broadview-case-grand-jury-fallout-expands-federal-prosecutors-could-called-testify-misconduct-allegations-expand/19272206/
CBS2
— Pete Buttigieg and Hillary Clinton speak at 1st Rainbow PUSH convention since Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pete-buttigieg-hillary-clinton-rainbow-push-conference/
FOX32
— Pritzker to still attend Bears’ games if team moves to Indiana
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-8b8b1i94fuaiwde0
WGN RADIO
— Pat Brady, SVP of Mercury Public Affairs, former chairman for the Illinois Republican Party, joins Lisa Dent to discuss Rahm Emanuel’s possible presidential campaign, Illinois Comptroller, Susana Mendoza’s mayoral run, and the likelihood of Mayor Brandon Johnson winning the mayoral race.
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/pat-brady-looking-into-rahm-emanuels-presidential-run/
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— New IL GOP chair hopes for gains. Bob Grogan says Democrats are still big spenders.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-new-il-gop-chair-hopes-for-gains/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s time for a change at the Illinois Republican Party. Bob Grogan ousted Kathy Salvi this year as chair of the state party. He is a former DuPage County auditor. Comparing the two parties, he said, “I think it’s the ability to change and actually sort of hold people in check. But I also have a faith that the basis of our grass roots, for instance, is just people who believe in principles; the other side, the way they maintain power is through contract and patronage, and that’s just not as much in the lifeblood of Republicans.” The GOP holds no statewide offices, three of the seventeen U.S. House seats, and a superminority of each chamber in the Illinois General Assembly. Democrats, said Grogan, have “never seen a new tax that they don’t like, the spend money like a drunken sailor, the corruption side of things.” Grogan cited those to back up his contention that Democrats are “destroying the state.”)
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Pritzker defends level of engagement with state lawmakers amid Bears flop. The governor only had one scheduled meeting with top megaprojects negotiators in May.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/pritzker-defends-level-of-engagement-with-state-lawmakers-amid-bears-flop/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Aldermen say lawmakers failed to address illegal cannabis sales near schools. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. Democrats are pot pushers. Ever-increasingly, they push children to use pot. The more pot they get children to use, the faster that children crash and burn. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_aaa2bbd3-2e1e-43e0-808a-f4c6003a7e22.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rioting is never justified
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/11/editorial-rioting-never-justified/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Justice Department declared this week that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s “disparate-impact” policies are unconstitutional, tossing aside a rule, long criticized by conservatives, that saw racial discrimination whenever a policy resulted in outcomes that differed among people of different races — regardless of whether the policy had anything to do with race. DD: According to my critics/opponents, whenever Whites and/or males do better at something than minorities and/or females, it is because Whites and/or males discriminate against minorities and/or females.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4602345/doj-targets-disparate-impact-hiring-practices/
NEW YORK POST
— San Francisco Unified School District shelled out nearly $400,000 to extreme ”ethnic studies” consultants obsessed with defunding the police and tearing down capitalism rather fixing the students’ appalling reading and math scores.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/11/us-news/sf-district-spent-thousands-on-ethnic-studies-consultants-as-test-scores-fell/
DAILY CALLER
— Governor, Pick One: The Bears Or Illegal Aliens? William J Kelly pressed Illinois Governor JB Pritzker about the financial drain of illegal aliens in the city as the Chicago Bears seem poised to move to Indiana.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnC-16Vq5B8
FOX NEWS
— Rep. Mark Harris urges treasury to strip SPLC of tax exempt status. DD: My critics/opponents side with SPLC.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6398151598112
— Rhode Island teacher who called slain Charlie Kirk ‘garbage’ honored in high school yearbook.
https://www.aol.com/articles/rhode-island-teacher-called-slain-190248000.html
MINDING THE CAMPUS
— American Graduates Need Not Apply. A senior partner at a large U.S. company admits corporations will skirt H-1B restrictions—leaving American graduates behind. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. Noncitizens work for less money. They are easier to exploit.
https://mindingthecampus.org/2025/12/29/american-graduates-need-not-apply/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Senate defense policy bill excludes IVF provision. DD: In the 1980s, my Democrat GAO superiors used against me big time my and my wife’s giving up trying to have children without trying IVF, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5920930-senate-defense-bill-excludes-ivf-coverage/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Currently, service members’ Tricare insurance only covers fertility services for military members whose infertility was caused by a serious or severe illness or injury while on active duty. Duckworth has been trying to change that by requiring Tricare to cover infertility diagnosis and treatment, including IVF. Her provision would also direct the secretary of Defense to create a program on fertility-related care coordination to address the unique needs of military families.)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Erika Kirk Lays Out a Vision for the Conservative Christian Woman. With birth rates in steep decline, marriage falling out of fashion and the future of MAGA up in the air, Turning Point USA held its annual women’s leadership conference.
https://www.wsj.com/style/turning-point-usa-womens-summit-erika-kirk-97abb601
BANGOR DAILY NEWS
— Maine is among at least six states not sending a delegation to President Donald Trump’s state fair. The other states are California, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Oregon,
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/06/11/politics/washington/maine-boycott-donald-trump-great-american-state-fair/
ROBERT REICH
— Experience, Knowledge, and Talent Need Not Apply. DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more that you need not apply: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Because I am all of the aforesaid, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me if I had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt and earned an MBA, b) the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971, would not have hired me if I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business and passed the Federal Service Entrance examination, and c) the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me if I had not earned a high school diploma and passed the postal employment test. Because I refused to become a Democrat, they ever-increasingly took more and bigger adverse actions against me.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/experience-knowledge-and-talent-need
SPLC
— DD: My critics/opponents attribute their successes in life to meritocracy. They attribute my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/stories/what-is-white-privilege-really/
June 11, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Walmart ever-increasingly promotes more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/10/lgbtq-brands-shine-for-pride-month-at-walmart/
— Storms knock out power in Chicago area and disrupt flights. DD: What exposure do you have to weather-caused power, internet, and phone outages? Overhead lines about 200 feet long to the west of my home at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton expose me to weather-caused power, internet, and phone outages big time. The lines are in a utility easement on private property that is full of trees that have not been trimmed for decades and pull the lines down and to the north. I have filed a “tree and vegetation request” with ComEd, and outstandingly, a ComEd employee came out yesterday to inspect. According to Xfinity and AT&T, they cannot do any trimming until ComEd is done. It would be great if all the lines would be put underground. The last outage caused me big problems because my 17-month-old 24kW Generac failed.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/11/chicago-area-storms/
— DD: The Democrat Party platform destroys traditional marriage and family. That promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/11/opinion-99-men-chicagos-most-violent-neighborhoods/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/11/editorial-andrew-boutros-us-attorney-broadview-six-grand-jury/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/06/11/attorney-general-illinois-19-other-states-sue-trump-federal-contracts-changes-dei
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260610/crime/transcripts-detail-grand-jurors-doubts-about-broadview-six-case/
— In no one we trust. DD: What are your biggest regrets? Mine include my giving too many the “benefit of the doubt.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260611/syndicated-columnists/in-no-one-we-trust-americans-grow-increasingly-cynical-with-increasingly-good-reason/
CHAMPAIN/URBANA NEW GAZETTE
— DD: Democrat leaders do everything that they can to get as many people as they can on Medicaid.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/capitol-news-illinois-10-000-noncitizens-to-lose-medicaid-coverage-due-to-federal-changes/article_514a7d56-f0d8-4478-92fb-d2051d8d887d.html
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— DD: Democrat leaders do everything that they can to get as many as the can on Medicaid.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/factcheck/2026/06/11/did-trumps-signature-2025-bill-cut-medicaid-1-trillion-over-decade/90498404007/
JOURNAL GAZETTE
— Congress should reconsider the ACA to make quality health insurance affordable. DD: My critics/opponents are ever-increasingly furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance premiums since 1966 and 72% of my wife’s health insurance premiums since 1978 because I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and because I have been a federal retiree for almost 29 years.
https://www.journalgazette.net/opinion/editorials/congress-should-reconsider-the-aca-to-make-quality-health-insurance-affordable/article_6993e914-a2bd-4da7-9e11-45ca056ee1a7.html
EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Illinois DNA program for Black residents extended through 2027, connecting families across Africa and Evanston. DD: What are your demographics? When did your ancestors immigrate? According to Democrat leaders, the more of the following that you are and the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefitted from slavery the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, married, Protestant, and/or German American. I am all of the aforesaid and all of my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. My critics/opponents have always made me pay the price of AA and DEI big time. In my defense, I have always stressed that all my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois, that they never were in a position to discriminate against anyone, and that they never did.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/06/10/illinois-dna-program-for-black-residents-extended-through-2027-connecting-families-across-africa-and-evanston/
WCIA
— Three Wisconsin farmers filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday for requiring dairy producers to provide operational data and pay mandatory fees to the Dairy Checkoff Program. . .The plaintiffs allege the funds that are supposed to be used to drive dairy consumption through the “Got Milk” campaign and other programs are being used to back environmental, social and governance (ESG) priorities that farmers have not agreed to support.
https://www.wcia.com/news/national/dairy-farmers-sue-trump-administration-over-checkoff-program/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion and LGBTQ.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/bill-creates-gender-affirming-reproductive-care-protections-for-out-of-state-foster-placements/
ILLINOIS PATCH
— After The Storm: Power Outages, Downed Wires And Road Closures. DD: What exposure do you have to weather-caused power, internet, and phone outages? Overhead lines about 200 feet long to the west of my home at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton expose me to weather-caused power, internet, and phone outages big time. The lines are in a utility easement on private property that is full of trees that have not been trimmed for decades and pull the lines down and to the north. I have filed a “tree and vegetation request” with ComEd, and outstandingly, a ComEd employee came out yesterday to inspect. According to Xfinity and AT&T, they cannot do any trimming until ComEd is done. It would be great if all the lines would be put underground. The last outage caused me big problems because my 17-month-old 24kW Generac failed.
https://patch.com/illinois/oaklawn/after-storm-power-outages-downed-wires-road-closures-left-storms-wake
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/06/11/soybean-farmers-bet-beyond-beijing-00958016
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GATEWAY PUNDIT
— Pritzker Blames Chicago Bears for Stadium Collapse Despite $2 Billion Private Offer — Then Lies About Billions Spent on Illegal Migrants and Blames Abbott Instead
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/06/pritzker-blames-chicago-bears-stadium-collapse-despite-2/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— It’s time America adopts a merit-based immigration system. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4602437/time-america-adopt-merit-based-immigration-system/
AMERICAN FAITH
— SPLC Refuses to Remove Charlie Kirk, TPUSA from ‘Hate’ List. DD: My critics/opponents hinted/implied that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://mycharisma.com/news/splc-refuses-to-remove-charlie-kirk-tpusa-from-hate-list/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trump moves against controversial disparate impact standard, setting off outrage. DD: Because those who have demographics that vote for Republicans do better on tests, Democrat leaders ever-increasing lower standards.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/06/10/trump-moves-against-controversial-disparate-impact-standard-setting-off-outrage-1645173/
CHRISTIAN POST
— Chip Roy grills SPLC over targeting TPUSA, FRC on ‘hate map’ despite violent attacks. DD: My critics/opponents hinted/implied that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/splc-defends-including-frc-tpusa-on-its-hate-map.html
DAILY CALLER
— DOJ Attacks One Of The Left’s Vital Tools: ‘Disparate Impact’ Doctrine. DD: Because those who have demographics that vote for Republicans do better on tests, Democrat leaders ever-increasing lower standards.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/06/10/disparate-impact-department-justice-doj-doctrine-discrimination-equal-employment-eeoc/
DAILY WIRE
— Bears Leaving Illinois? Pritzker Says An Out-Of-State Republican Is To Blame. Pritzker dodged, weaved, and then — in a moment of breathtaking gall — pointed the finger at Texas governor Greg Abbott.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/bears-leaving-illinois-pritzker-says-an-out-of-state-republican-is-to-blame
FEDERALIST
— Democrats Defend Giving SPLC Police Power To Target Conservatives With Impunity. DD: My critics/opponents hinted/implied that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/10/democrats-defend-giving-splc-police-power-to-target-conservatives-with-impunity/
FOX NEWS
— SPLC’s tax-exempt status under threat after fiery Capitol Hill hearing. Rep Chip Roy says tax-exempt status should not benefit organizations ‘engaged in partisan political warfare.’ DD: My critics/opponents hinted/implied that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/first-fox-splcs-tax-exempt-status-under-threat-after-fiery-capitol-hill-hearing.amp
FOX NEWS
— Cancel culture. DD: My critics/opponents have had their operatives and their dupes cancel me. They a) ended my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, d) ended my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, e) ended my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, f) ended my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee in 2007, g) almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, and h) defeated my bid for the open as a MTRO Treasurer position in 2004. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who still have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6398096684112
HEATLANDER
— SPLC head doubles down on smearing Charlie Kirk, TPUSA. DD: My critics/opponents hinted/implied that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://heartlandernews.com/2026/06/10/splc-head-doubles-down-on-smearing-charlie-kirk-tpusa/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Southern Poverty Law Center Leader Won’t Take Charlie Kirk Off ‘Hate Map.’ The Southern Poverty Law Center stands by its inclusion of mainstream conservative group Turning Point USA on its “hate map.” DD: My critics/opponents hinted/implied that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/06/southern-poverty-law-center-leader-wont-take-charlie-kirk-off-hate-map/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Chicago’s May Day Action Civics Nightmare. DD: My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) three job-related master’s degrees, c) six job-related professional certifications, and d) a job-related professional license.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/chicagos-may-day-action-civics-nightmare/
PJ MEDIA
— Teacher’s end: the race, class, and gender malady. DD: What are your demographics? When did your ancestors immigrate? According to Democrat leaders, the more of the following that you are and the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that you have benefitted from slavery the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, married, Protestant, and/or German American. I am all of the aforesaid and all of my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. My critics/opponents have always made me pay the price of AA and DEI big time. In my defense, I have always stressed that all my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois, that they never were in a position to discriminate against anyone, and that they never did.
https://pjmedia.com/ashli-meghan-eskeldson/2026/06/10/the-race-class-and-gend-n4953782
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Over the course of time, historians have tried to downplay conservative doctrines and their influence on cultures. They commonly utilize race, class, and gender history in order to decide which facts to report and which to omit. Why is this ideology flawed? In recent years, some historians have greatly emphasized race, class, and gender in their writings, as opposed to the white Protestant males who are the usual focus of history books. Rather than Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry, the emphasis is on the minorities — women, the poor, or people of other races. It is now about their thoughts, feelings, and actions from bygone times. This research venue once seemed fresh and innovative prior to critical race theory being commonly used during the early 2020s. Unfortunately, a few of these historians selectively and creatively interpret these subjects, skewing reality. To them, what matters is “representation,” not necessarily recounting the past accurately. In their eyes, arguments showing favoritism to some people groups, incorrect research, and strange interpretations are justified. With a nose-to-the-grindstone-publishing-academic-papers lifestyle glorifying their own social goals, they use faulty arguments, twisting facts to fit their flawed theories. Over-emphasis on race, class, and gender is just one of the many incorrect ideologies circulating today. One infamous example of racial over-importance was the 1619 Project, which changed the year of our nation’s creation to 1619 instead of 1776 due to enslaved people being imported to America before the Founding Fathers. The forced arguments that estimated our country to have been born in 1619 were later revealed to be completely wrong. The heritage of Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Columbus Day led to a similarly intense argument. Christopher Columbus shaped history, but allegedly mistreated many Indigenous people during his discovery of America. Indigenous Peoples’ Day was made as a replacement, while Columbus, Oh. had been sued to reinstate Columbus Day.)
TOWHALL
— DD: My critics/opponents promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and/or national origin discrimination. My critics are the following or want to curry favor with those who are the following: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/julia-cassidy/2026/06/10/democrat-rep-summer-lee-says-equity-policies-are-only-a-threat-to-white-supremacists-n2677555
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Woke Presbyterians Go to War So Pastors Can Keep Having Sex with Multiple Partners at the Same Time. DD: I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL). According to my critics/opponents, MSLs are far too conservative.
https://www.westernjournal.com/woke-presbyterians-go-war-pastors-can-keep-sex-multiple-partners-time/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Teens’ reading and math scores have stagnated. DD: For Democrat teachers, cranking out good little Democrats is their top priority.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/education/teens-reading-and-math-scores-have-stagnated-us-test-results-show
MSN
— SPLC chief defends ‘hate’ label for TPUSA amid fraud probe. DD: My critics/opponents hinted/implied that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/splc-chief-defends-hate-label-for-tpusa-amid-fraud-probe/gm-GM0ACE3FCD
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ. My critics/opponents promote LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-study-examined-support-for-gay-candidates-based-on-gender-presentation-the-results-may-surprise-you/ar-AA253yAz
— Vance seeks DOJ probe of Minnesota leaders over $9B fraud claims. DD: It would be great if Trump would call for a DOJ probe of GAO’s political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I would be more than happy to provide evidence for that probe.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/vance-seeks-doj-probe-of-minnesota-leaders-over-9b-fraud-claims/gm-GM4C12086A
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. Democrat leaders want everyone to be dependent on government.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/how-marriage-has-evolved-over-decades/ss-AA24XlWB
NEW YORK TIMES
— Debt Collectors Know They Are Reviled. They Have Bills to Pay, Too. DD: I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile when I was 22 in early 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, if not violently, fired me because I had accepted that offer. I had to have a job. So I accepted the only job offer that I got. It was from IRS to be a Revenue Officer.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/business/debt-collectors-jobs-abuse.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Most Americans don’t know this free college money is on the way. DD: My critics/opponents have always used my having to work my way through college against me. They have always stressed that my ACT score was only 24 and that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who got academic scholarships.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/06/11/workforce-pell-grant-expansion/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Ever-increasingly, USA TODAY exists to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/06/10/gay-transgender-pride-pullback-could-hurt-brands/90466051007/
NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/06/11/pride-ball-is-first-ever-lgbtq-ballroom-event-at-city-hall-chambers/
TUCSON
— Indoctrination. DD: I escaped liberal Democrat indoctrination by majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://tucson.com/opinion/column/article_6a0d84b4-43aa-501a-bd1e-8eb612bbf087.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Graham Platner and Ken Paxton: When Ugliness Is the Point. They advanced thanks to a small subset of voters. DD: Far too often, far too many candidates have run for offices as Republicans, but they should not have because they have far too much personal baggage. Voters hold Republican candidates to far higher standards than they hold Democrat candidates. I should write about the many big adverse actions that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their major donors, fundraisers, political consultants, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff, and campaign volunteers have taken against me since 2000 because I included links to articles in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that they did not like because they were critical of them or reported their wrong doing.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/graham-planter-and-ken-paxton-when-ugliness-is-the-point-54a08678
BLOOMBERG
— DD: All my coworkers in the federal government who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) 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 and/or b) 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.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-06-10/opinion-corporate-america-is-giving-up-on-women-video
FORBES
— Veterans. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in turning veterans against Trump. Democrat leaders had great success in tuning my many Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who veterans against me. They stressed that I avoided the Vietnam War draft.
https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-employers-for-veterans/
— DD: Under the Democrats, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, if not already, employers will officially post signs that say those who are following need not apply: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-employers-diversity/
FAST COMPANY
— DD: Under the Democrats, anticipate/expect that sooner or later, if not already, employers will officially post signs that say those who are following need not apply: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91557275/companies-are-spending-on-pride-again-but-not-like-they-used-to
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT NEWS
— With AI driving Gen Z to blue-collar jobs, these sectors must ramp up safety, training. DD: My critics/opponents look down on blue-collar jobs and those who hold/held them. I did yard work in 1962, 1963, and 1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. My critics/opponents did have to take such bad jobs because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.benefitnews.com/news/with-ai-driving-gen-z-to-blue-collar-jobs-these-sectors-must-ramp-up-safety-training
IBM
— The bottom rung returns as AI reshapes entry-level jobs. DD: The Democrats who ran GAO when I was 31 in 1980 did not let me transfer from IRS unless I started at the bottom rung, this, if I did not come in at the entry level. They forced me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the fact that much of what I did for IRS was very similar to what I would do for GAO. They used my having to take a pay cut to transfer to waste my GAO career and to get rid of me. They would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran,
https://www.ibm.com/think/news/entry-level-roles-get-reset-ai
EPA
— Economic Impacts of Superfund Site Redevelopment. DD: My father worked in a hazardous waste site for 29 years before he died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969.
https://www.epa.gov/superfund-redevelopment/economic-impacts-superfund-site-redevelopment
FED WEEK
— OPM Sets Standards for Hiring into Schedule P/C; Including Form to Sign. For Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who can and will advance the Democrat Party platform and are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. GAO would not have hired me if I had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt and earned an MBA. IRS would not have hired me if I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earned a bachelor’s degree in business. The Post Office would not have hired me if I had not passed the postal employment test and earned a high school diploma.
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/opm-sets-standards-for-hiring-into-schedule-policy-career-positions/
DEMOCRACY DOCKET
— DD: Democrat leaders know they cannot win unless they gerrymander.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/florida-supreme-court-greenlights-gop-gerrymander-that-violates-state-ban/
May 20, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
FOX32
— DuPage County Bensenville residents say rat infestation is taking over neighborhood: ‘We’re freaking out’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dupage-county-residents-say-rat-infestation-is-taking-over-neighborhood-were-freaking-out.amp
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-vt8is1p09b9vq1wu
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are the following that Democrat leaders protect them from Republicans: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/19/final-vote-set-scaled-back-effort-honor-rev-jesse-jackson-new-push-protect-voting-rights
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2026/05/20/latinos-homeless-chicago-illinois-greg-abbott-texas-busing-migrants
DAILY HERALD
— Fumbled rollout: Inclusion of controversial flyer overshadows redesign of Kane County’s tax bill
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260519/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-fumbled-rollout-inclusion-of-controversial-flyer-overshadows-redesign-of-coun/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTO: US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions when I was 29 years old in 1978. I had deducted graduate evening business courses (Loyola 1972-1976) and accounting courses (DePaul 1976-1978). They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically argued in tax court a) that the courses I deducted did not relate to my job duties, b) that the courses did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) that I took the courses to get a job in the private sector, and d) that I took the courses to qualify myself for a new trade or business. They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically ignored the fact that a) my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take the courses, b) the content of my position descriptions, and c) that I stated in my applications that I wanted to take the courses to maintain and improve my IRS job skills. They would not have done that a) if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran and/or b) if I had not complained about IRS’s political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260519/nation-and-world-politics/us-government-agrees-to-drop-tax-claims-against-trump-in-broadening-of-irs-lawsuit-settlement/
STATELINE
— Universal health care proposal in Illinois Senate would eliminate private insurance, cover undocumented migrants
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/universal-health-care-proposal-in-illinois-senate-would-eliminate-private-insurance-cover-undocumented-migrants/
25 NEWS NOW
— Former state GOP chair Pat Brady sees key decisions ahead after party leaders oust Salvi. (FROM THE ARTICLE: the party chair is frequently the target of “everyone’s anger and frustrations.”)
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/05/20/former-state-gop-chair-brady-sees-key-decisions-ahead-after-party-leaders-oust-salvi/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Bloomington native who used to lead Illinois Republicans said he knows from experience that the party chair is frequently the target of “everyone’s anger and frustrations.” Monday, the Illinois Republican Party’s State Central Committee replaced incumbent Chair Kathy Salvi with former DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan. Salvi became chair less than two years ago, just in time for the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Two years earlier, Salvi was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, losing to Democrat Tammy Duckworth. Salvi did a “nice job” raising money for the party, said Pat Brady, an attorney raised in Bloomington who served as state Republican chair from 2009 to 2013. During Brady’s term, social conservatives were angry with his stance favoring same-sex marriage. Brady is not sure why party leaders chose Grogan over Salvi this time around. “People were upset for whatever reason and they wanted a change,” said Brady. Now a Republican strategist with Mercury Public Affairs, Brady believes Illinois Republicans have a key decision to make. If they align themselves with the pro-Trump MAGA movement, Brady said “we’ll never be more than a downstate party.” Brady would like to see a more moderate brand, returning to the days when voters chose Republicans like Mark Kirk as U.S. senator and Jim Edgar as governor. Meantime, Grogan, Republican candidate for Governor Darren Bailey, and Senate candidate all praised Salvi’s work as chair. Grogan released the following statement: . . . )
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Chicago Schools elections get ugly
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/20/chicago-schools-elections-get-ugly-00929035
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-741/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BOB BERLIN
— Bob Berlin, Duo Dog Crew, and Assistant State’s Attorneys Attend Furever Friends Gala
https://www.bobberlin.com/news/bob-berlin-duo-dog-crew-and-assistant-states-attorneys-attend-furever-friends-gala
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illinois FOID Card Mandate Challenged in Federal Court
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/20/illinois-foid-card-mandate-challenged-in-federal-court/
— Melania Trump’s Fostering the Future Initiative Passes House
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/20/melania-trumps-fostering-the-future-initiative-passes-house/
— McLaughlin Holding Fundraiser
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/20/mclaughlin-holding-fundraiser-2/
— Ness Passes Bill To Make Savings Easier for People Who Have Disabilities
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/20/ness-passes-bill-to-make-savings-easier-for-people-who-have-disabilities/
— Trump Gets Blame for High Gas Prices, Ignoring High Illinois Motor Fuel Tax
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/category/uncategorized/
— Latest Spencer Pratt Video is Musical Take Off “Fresh Prince of Belair”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/19/latest-spencer-pratt-video-is-musical-take-off-fresh-prince-of-belair/
— Rep. Weber Criticizes Bill That Would Require Women’s Port-a-Potties at Construction Sites
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/19/rep-weber-criticizes-bill-that-would-require-womens-port-a-potties-at-construction-sites/
— Illinois Family Institute Targets Bills for Defeat
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/19/illinois-family-institute-targets-bills-for-defeat/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The ‘pro-Palestinian’ Left isn’t really about Gaza. Its real target is America
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4572918/pro-palestinian-left-isnt-about-gaza-real-target-is-america/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Illegal immigration data sparks new push for mass deportations
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/05/19/illegal-immigration-data-sparks-new-push-for-mass-deportations-1640233/
CENTER SQUARE
— DD: All those who were promoted over me hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they were yes-men or yes-women. They all 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. They all were minority, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_0bddedae-73db-469b-82c0-e219cf59bd99.html
COLLEGE FIX
— Progressive nonprofit launches left-wing competitor to Turning Point USA. Group’s true agenda is the redistribution of wealth.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/progressive-nonprofit-launches-left-wing-competitor-to-turning-point-usa/
— Just 10 percent of professors want to leave Republican-led states
https://www.thecollegefix.com/just-10-percent-of-professors-want-to-leave-republican-led-states/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— If You Cheated to Become American, You Were Never American
https://www.fairus.org/opinion/if-you-cheated-become-american-you-were-never-american
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Civil Liberty Group Sues Illinois Over License Required to Buy Guns, Ammunition. DD: I have had a FOID card since I was 20 years old in 1968.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/05/civil-liberty-group-sues-illinois-over-license-required-to-buy-guns-ammunition/
PJ MEDIA
— Woke May Have Passed Its Peak, But What’s Coming Next From the Left Is Scary Bad
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2026/05/19/woke-may-have-passed-its-peak-but-whats-coming-next-from-the-left-is-scary-bad-n4953011
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Thousands of Illegal Aliens Live in Taxpayer-Funded Housing. Trump Is Ending it.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/05/19/thousands_of_illegal_aliens_live_in_taxpayer-funded_housing_trump_is_ending_it_154133.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/more-gen-z-adults-say-life-can-be-fulfilling-without-marriage-children-study/ar-AA22ks9J
NEW YORK TIMES
— G.O.P. Supporters Back Trump, but a Third Seek a New Direction for the Party
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/poll-trump-republicans.html
— I.R.S. to Drop Audits of Trump and Family. DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions when I was 29 years old in 1978. I had deducted graduate evening business courses (Loyola 1972-1976) and accounting courses (DePaul 1976-1978). They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically argued in tax court a) that the courses I deducted did not relate to my job duties, b) that the courses did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) that I took the courses to get a job in the private sector, and d) that I took the courses to qualify myself for a new trade or business. They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically ignored the fact that a) my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take the courses, b) the content of my position descriptions, and c) that I stated in my applications that I wanted to take the courses to maintain and improve my IRS job skills. They would not have done that a) if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran and/or b) if I had not complained about IRS’s political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/trump-irs-doj-lawsuit-audit.html
USA TODAY
— Nearly 4 in 10 Americans surveyed by Lending Tree, or 39%, said a car is a luxury they cannot afford. DD: Back in the good old days, in 1964, I was able to buy a 1958 Chevrolet BelAir with money I had earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964. In 1966, I was able to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint with money I had earned delivering newspapers and washing dishes 1964-1966. In 1967, I was able to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 with money I had earned delivering mail 1966-1967. In 1968, I was able to buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE with money I had earned delivering mail 1967-1968.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2026/05/18/car-ownership-affordability-costs/90049044007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Young buyers tap bank of mom & dad in tight home market. DD: When I was 24 in 1972, HUD made the new townhome that I bought in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) affordable. I could not have afforded to buy that townhome if it had cost more. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. The down payment came from what I had earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $84,500. That says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/these-parents-are-buying-homes-for-their-kidswith-strings-attached-aa3da6d2
FORBES
— DD: My critics/opponents reject meritocracy. They applaud that all those who were promoted over me 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. They applaud that all those who were promoted over me were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2026/05/19/the-myth-of-meritocracy-and-other-outdated-beliefs-women-are-told-at-work/
BLOOMBERG
— Behind the Decline in Right-Wing Media Traffic. DD: I should write about those who have done the most since 2000 a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading them. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) Republican political consultants, fundraisers, major doners, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, e) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-07-15/federalist-breitbart-daily-caller-see-decline-in-right-wing-media-traffic
JD SUPRA
— EEOC Files Suit Against The New York Times, Alleging that the Times Discriminated Against a White, Male Employee. DD: How has EEOC impacted you? I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if my Firestone Store boss had not fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, an offer that Oldsmobile withdrew saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/eeoc-files-suit-against-the-new-york-1243494/
HR BREW
— DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always crowed about their success in promoting their Democrat employees who were minority, female, and/or younger, that is, they always crowed about their success in discriminating against their Republican employees who were White, male, and/or older.
https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/eeoc-moves-to-end-eeo-1-reporting-on-race-and-gender
May 19, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Trump asked about potential Darren Bailey endorsement. Trump endorsed Bailey in the 2022 gubernatorial race, but did not when Bailey ran for Congress in 2024.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/donald-trump-darren-bailey-endorsement-question/3938017/
(FROM THE ATICLE: Will President Donald Trump endorse Darren Bailey in his bid to unseat Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker? Trump did back Bailey during the 2022 election, which the former state senator lost to Pritzker, and he was asked whether he would do so again this time around. The president did not confirm whether he’d offer Bailey his endorsement, but did say he liked him while also criticizing Pritzker. “I like Darren Bailey,” Trump said at the White House. “JB Pritzker is a slob of a governor. He could call me and I’d send in the National Guard and Chicago would have no crime.” While Trump did endorse Bailey in the 2022 race, he notably did not when he tried to unseat Rep. Mike Bost in a Congressional primary. Bost won that race and ultimately kept his seat in the House. In this election cycle, Bailey has at times criticized Trump, including when the president blasted Pope Leo XIV in social media posts and in interviews. “I’m a Christian and I’m an Illinoisan. President Trump mocking a Chicago-born Pope and posting himself as Jesus Christ is wrong. I don’t care whose name is attached to it—I’ll always call it like I see it,” Bailey said in a post after Trump had posted an image depicting himself as Jesus. Bailey has also softened his rhetoric when it comes to Chicago, which he famously called “a hellhole” during his 2022 campaign. “Being a farmer, being a former state legislature, you learn from your mistakes. And as we started this journey, moved through the primary, I wanted to make sure that people understood that I learned, you know, what I did wrong the last time,” he said. “And I want to represent all of Illinois. And in order to represent all of Illinois, I’ve got to be heard. I’ve got to watch what I say. I got to bring unity, not just to my party, but to all of Illinois and that’s exactly what I intend on doing. Even with Bailey seeking to forge a new path in the 2026 race, Pritzker’s campaign has repeatedly continued to tie his opponent to the Trump administration, which has seen its polling numbers dropping amid rising gas prices and the ongoing conflict in Iran. “Don’t be fooled. My opponent, Darren Bailey, wants to be the Donald Trump of Illinois,” he said in a social media post last week.)
— Could Illinois split in two? A deeper look at the movement to divide the state. DD: Under the Democrats, Cook and the collar counties ever-increasingly move further to the left.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/could-illinois-split-in-two-a-deeper-look-at-the-movement-to-divide-the-state/3937683/
— Teens face a cold summer job market; How can they improve their hiring chances? “Especially if you have no experience in any industry, it will be really tough this year.” DD: I did yard work the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline the summer of 1966. I delivered mail the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/teens-face-a-cold-summer-job-market-how-can-they-improve-their-chances/3938095/
CBS2
— Chicago Muslims say unchecked Islamophobia creates conditions for attacks like San Diego shooting.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-muslims-islamophobia-san-diego-shooting/
WGN9
— Flamethrower used during street takeover in Virginia
https://wgntv.com/news/watch-flamethrower-used-during-street-takeover-in-virginia/
FOX32
— Trump backs Darren Bailey for Illinois governor. President Trump made his support for GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey very clear on Tuesday and threw another jab at incumbent Gov. JB Pritzker.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-fb0tlfwz2xwk3m7m
— House proposal would charge EV owners $130 yearly for road repairs
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/house-proposal-ev-owners-fee-road-repairs
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New head of Black Lives Matter Lake County outlines goals: ‘It feels good to come home and make a difference’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/18/lake-county-black-lives-matter/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/19/chicago-public-schools-student-mother-ice-detention/
— DD: For Democrats, voting exists to use government to take money away from Republicans and to give that money to Democrats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/19/aldermen-chicago-voting-access-ordinance-rev-jesse-jackson/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/05/19/liliana-ricardo-navarette-mather-immigration-custody-release
— Former high-ranking Chicago cop sues city, claims he was wrongfully placed on ‘don’t hire’ list. DD: The following adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me put me on do not hire lists: My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and d) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors a) never promoted me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors a) forced me to resign in 1969 and b) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. They ever-increasingly ignored/dismissed/belittled a) my 1970 job-related bachelor’s degree, b) my 1976, 1980, and 1997 job-related master’s degrees, c) my 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 job-related professional certifications, and d) my 1981 job-related professional license. They would not have done any of the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/police-reform/2026/05/19/police-michael-barz-larry-snelling-chicago-cpd-do-not-hire
— DD: The Democrat Party is ever-increasingly anti-Christian.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/19/national-mall-prayer-session-christian-nation-donald-trump
DAILY HERALD
— Backpacker, accountant, ‘civil right’ member: New GOP chair steps up to lead fractious team
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260519/illinois-state-politics/backpacker-accountant-civil-right-member-new-gop-chair-steps-up-to-lead-fractious-team/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: CPA Bob Grogan’s resume includes walking precincts, serving on the powerful Republican State Central Committee and three terms as DuPage County auditor. His latest job is herding elephants as the new Illinois Republican Party chair, the state GOP’s third chief in five years. “This is not something that I necessarily sought,” the Downers Grove resident said Tuesday. “It was my peers and people in the Republican Party that asked me to do it. And sometimes when people ask, and you feel that you can actually contribute, you step into the breach.” Illinois Republicans face an uphill midterm election fight in a blue state where President Donald Trump’s poll numbers are shaky amid the Iran war and high gas prices. But, “I do believe in the average common sense of the Illinois voter,” Grogan said. “At some point, one by one, discussion by discussion, door knock by door knock, Facebook post by Facebook post … they do see that Republicans’ answers to some of these everyday life problems are better. “We need to speak a little bit more loudly and a little bit clearly, and I think that’s how you overcome all the structural disadvantages that the Democrats have dealt us.” On the Republican spectrum, Grogan said he’s hard to label. “I consider myself a member of the ‘civil right.’ Which means I consider myself conservative, however, I believe in deliberate, peaceful discussion. I don’t believe in calling people names,” he said. His takeaway is “it’s either the conservative, moderate coalition that runs the state or the liberal, moderate coalition that runs the state. If (Republicans) have any interest in advancing our agenda, we have to embrace both conservatives and moderates. We cannot purge our way to 51%.” State Central Committee members picked Grogan over incumbent Chair Kathy Salvi of Mundelein at a meeting Monday. Salvi stepped in as chair in July 2024, just before the Republican National Convention, when her predecessor Don Tracy resigned citing party dissension after three years in office. Illinois Democrats claimed on Tuesday that Salvi was GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey’s preferred choice and her departure signaled defeat for the former state senator from downstate Xenia. Bailey thanked Salvi for her leadership and “unwavering commitment to supporting candidates up and down the ticket” in a statement Monday. He congratulated Grogan, saying “we look forward to working with Bob to win the support of Illinois voters and take back our state in November.” Grogan credited Salvi for her “incredible job making sure that our finances are strong,” and offer of continued help. “Kathy and I, we were friends before and we were friends after,” he added. “There was a vote, and it was not unanimous for me, which is totally fine. It was just a matter of emphasis. Kathy has skills that exceed mine, and I have some skills that exceed hers, and folks just wanted to look at which ones are appropriate for right now.” Grogan, who is a certified fraud examiner, served for three terms as DuPage auditor before losing by 75 votes to Democratic challenger Bill White in 2020. He conducted his interviews for the GOP job virtually over the weekend while attending two separate out-of-town college graduations for his son and daughter. “My family is fortunately tolerant,” Grogan said. On his leadership style — “I’m kind of a no-nonsense person. I’m trustworthy in that regard. When you’re an auditor, (people) have to trust that you’re calling balls and strikes. I guess that’s what the party needed at this time, and that’s why I was asked and elected.”)
— DD: What harms your municipality’s best place to live ranking?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260519/news/buffalo-grove-ranked-best-place-to-live-in-illinois-by-u-s-news-world-report/
CANTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/more-than-100000-children-separated-from-parents-during-trump-immigration-crackdown-report/
WROK
— Children Mistake THC Gummies For Candy At Illinois School
https://1440wrok.com/ixp/722/p/cannabis-edibles-illinois-schools/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois county clerks are preparing for mail voting amid continued attacks, changes
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-county-clerks-are-preparing-for-mail-voting-amid-continued-attacks-changes/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-528/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker touts EV plant in Normal, Bailey says taxpayers bear the burden
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_e4f2d532-9d53-40fe-aac1-97071f7d8355.html
DON TRACY
— Don Tracy Congratulates New Illinois Republican Party Chairman
https://mailchi.mp/460acf05aca0/illinois-leads-nation-in-lost-income-as-families-flee-strattons-blueprint-1001
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FOX NEWS
— The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) filed a lawsuit against Illinois officials Tuesday over the state’s Firearm Owners Identification Act, also known as the FOID Card Act, a state law that requires Illinois residents to apply for and carry an identification card at all times to possess any firearm or ammunition. DD: I have had a FOID card since I was 20 years old in 1968.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/civil-liberty-lawsuit-illinois-state-police-foid-gun-law.amp
NEW AMERICAN
— Major Victory Against Child Transgenderism
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/woke-doctors-paying-the-price-major-victory-against-child-transgenderism/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— No More Tax Audits for Trump. Plus, mediators see little progress in U.S.-Iran talks, and branded condos rock Miami
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/government-deal-with-trump-expands-to-end-tax-audits-aad8f2bc
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/no-more-tax-audits-for-trump-d4c961b8
FORTUNE
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://fortune.com/2026/05/19/dei-experts-diversity-equity-inclusion-fortune-workplace-innovation-summit/
FORBES
— Pritzker Rips Trump’s ‘BFF’ Darren Bailey—Says Bailey Is ‘Unable’ To Criticize Iran War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9AsCJ5U8E8
POLITICO
— Trump endorses Paxton over Cornyn for Texas Senate. DD: Which of the Republican candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot in your precinct a) are seeking Trump’s endorsement and b) have gotten his endorsement?
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/trump-endorses-ken-paxton-texas-senate-00927811
May 16, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: According to the Illinois Freedom Caucus, “Jim Durkin’s strategy of offering voters a ‘Democrat Lite’ agenda has been a colossal failure.” Anticipate/expect that the more that the Illinois Republican Party moves to the left, the more that it will do a) to stop me from sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading them. That is, the more that it will do to officially strike the following planks in the IRP platform: personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). That is, the more that those who are the following will leave Illinois: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Democrats defend/advance the Democrat Party platform. RINOs fail/refuse to defend/advance the Republican Party platform. Far too many of them are really Democrats and Libertarians or function and operatives and dupes for the Democrat and Libertarian Parties.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/jim-durkin-illinois-house-republican-resigning/12678017/
— Some suburban mayors push back on Pritzker’s affordable housing initiative
https://abc7chicago.com/post/suburban-mayors-push-back-gov-jb-pritzker-build-initiative-focused-affordable-housing/19108253/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump Truth Store is reopening
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/15/trump-truth-store-reopens-crystal-lake/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/15/daca-delays-trump-immigration/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/14/chicago-dreamers-say-theyre-fearful-of-job-loss-deportations/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: At 15, Romeoville teen makes Lewis University history as youngest student ever to receive master’s degree. DD: How old were you when you earned your master’s degree? I did not earn an MBA from Loyola until I was 27 in 1976. By then, it was far too late, I was viewed as being far too old. But my taking graduate evening business courses one at a time helped me get promoted in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had taken two courses at a time instead of one, I would have earned that MBA in 1973. But I had to pay for the courses because my employer, IRS, did not reimburse tuition or books. Further, my focus was my IRS job, not completing courses as fast as I could.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/16/benyamin-bamburac-lewis-university-graduate/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/12/willie-horton-black-brown-immigrants-crime-second-chances-ben-jealous
DAILY HERALD
— Diverse interest groups — from public school activists and downstate voters to state officials and school boards — have pushed Gov. JB Pritzker to finally make a decision about the Trump administration’s Education Freedom Tax Credit.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260515/education/school-choice-option-languishes-as-illinois-lawmakers-weigh-benefits-political-fallout/
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders racially gerrymander.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260515/nation-and-world-politics/supreme-court-voting-rights-ruling-fuels-a-new-push-to-defend-black-representation/
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— What Wisconsin Democrats’ leftward shift means for midterms. DD: Ever since Big Jim Thompson got elected in 1976, the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization have moved further to the left. That is, unofficially, if not officially, they have dumped conservatives like me.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/analysis/2026/05/15/what-wisconsin-democrats-leftward-shift-means-for-midterms-gilbert/90050933007/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2026/05/15/pridefest-to-include-parade-entertainment-and-more-in-springfield/89952499007/
WGLT
— GOP state lawmakers want to reform property taxes by increasing taxes on wind and solar
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-05-13/gop-state-lawmakers-want-to-reform-property-taxes-by-increasing-taxes-on-wind-and-solar
— This Republican voted to convict Trump. Now he’s up for reelection. Can he survive?
https://www.wglt.org/2026-05-16/this-republican-voted-to-convict-trump-now-hes-up-for-reelection-can-he-survive
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— More than 1,500 first-time homebuyers benefit from state’s ‘Access Home’ program.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/more-than-1500-first-time-homebuyers-benefit-from-states-access-home-program/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-526/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Why Are Noncitizens Receiving Voter Registration Forms?
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/05/why-are-noncitizens-receiving-voter-registration-forms/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Republicans create prosperity and safety. Democrats create poverty and crime. The big problem with voting with your feet, that is, with leaving states, counties, townships, municipalities, school districts, and precincts that Democrats have taken over to escape the poverty and crime that Democrat leadership brings is that sooner or later, Democrats will follow you and destroy the Republican state, county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct that you move to. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Debate grows over bill on gender, abortion care access in child placement. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ and abortion.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_41837b39-7b64-49c4-b4c3-5aae0cf5c7f0.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— U.S. student test scores in a generation-long decline. DD: Democrats run education in America.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/15/editorial-us-student-test-scores-generation-long-decline/
— A marriage crisis? Stunning stats raise concerns. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/15/marriage-crisis-stunning-stats-raise-concerns-hopes/
— Immigration law is made in Washington. New York’s governor is creating a constitutional crisis.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/14/editorial-immigration-law-made-washington/
NEW YORK POST
— Higher education still playing race games
https://nypost.com/2026/05/15/opinion/higher-education-still-playing-race-games-ai-sucks-at-poetry-and-other-commentary/
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Why Democrats Don’t Cry ‘DINO.’ DD: Democrats defend/advance the Democrat Party platform. RINOs fail/refuse to defend/advance the Republican Party platform. Far too many of them are really Democrats and Libertarians or function and operatives and dupes for the Democrat and Libertarian Parties.
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/why-democrats-dont-cry-dino/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Replacement Migration and the Slow Death of Illinois. Illinois can’t tax or subsidize its way out of decline; the state’s survival depends on reversing mass immigration and restoring an American majority.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/16/replacement-migration-and-the-slow-death-of-illinois-2-2/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Fake asylum claims go ‘poof’ as illegals skip their asylum hearings in droves. Suddenly, they aren’t so terrified of returning to their home countries anymore. And they are skipping their bogus asylum hearing cases left and right.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/05/fake_asylum_claims_go_poof_as_illegals_skip_their_asylum_hearings_in_droves.html
COLLEGE FIX
— Concordia U. scholars: Racism a ‘multi-sensory experience’ that ‘transforms’ how minorities act
https://www.thecollegefix.com/concordia-u-scholars-racism-a-multi-sensory-experience-that-transforms-how-minorities-act/
FEDERALIST
— Democrats Keep Protecting Illegal Alien Murderers
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/15/worst-prosecutor-in-america-struggles-to-explain-why-democrats-keep-protecting-illegal-alien-murderers/
FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION
— Equality of Opportunity, Not Outcome, Is What Made America Great. DD: My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. That put me on track to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and c) a job-related professional license. But according to my critics/opponents, I was able to accomplish the aforesaid because I benefitted from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://fee.org/articles/equality-of-opportunity-not-outcome-is-what-made-america-awesome/
JONATHAN TURLEY
— “Teach Through the Lens of Enslavement and Racism”: Penn State’s Anti-Racism Course Draws Criticism
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/05/16/teach-through-the-lens-of-enslavement-and-racism-penn-states-anti-racism-course-draws-criticism/
NEWS BUSTERS
— Penn State Professors Caught Using Mandatory Class to Vilify Whites, Police, Males
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/cnsnews/craig-bannister/2026/05/15/penn-state-profs-use-mandatory-class-vilify-whites-police
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Fetterman frustrates Democrats with pro-Trump remarks
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5880487-john-fetterman-democrat-controversy/
— The damaging effects of shifting from equal opportunity to ‘equal outcomes.’ DD: My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. That put me on track to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and c) a job-related professional license. But according to my critics/opponents, I was able to accomplish the aforesaid because I benefitted from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/529262-the-damaging-effects-of-shifting-from-equal-opportunity-to-equal-outcomes/
REUTERS
— American Bar Association votes to eliminate DEI rule for law schools. DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/american-bar-association-votes-eliminate-dei-rule-law-schools-2026-05-15/
MSN
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders fail/refuse to promote personal responsibility. They blame conservatives like me for all the problems that those who are the following have: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are noncitizen.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/conservatives-must-embrace-personal-responsibility-and-reject-victimhood/ar-AA231zZA
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/i-m-sick-and-tired-of-hearing-my-grandkids-whine-about-how-the-system-isn-t-fair-whatever-happened-to-taking-personal-responsibility/ss-AA1XEFuS
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/why-many-young-people-no-longer-believe-in-marriage-or-long-term-commitment/ss-AA22NmTN
— DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly shout at them that Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/photos-of-all-male-delegations-in-beijing-trigger-claims-of-end-of-meritocracy/ar-AA23g8TN
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Administration Pushes I.R.S. to Identify Undocumented Immigrants. The deliberations are a sign that the Trump administration may once again try to harness the power of the I.R.S. to advance its immigration agenda.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/us/politics/trump-irs-undocumented-immigrants.html
Cassidy Fights for Political Future
— With Loyalty to Trump Under Debate, Cassidy Is Fighting for His Political Life. Senator Bill Cassidy, Louisiana, is targeted by President Trump and walking a political tightrope as he battles other Republicans for the chance to seek a third term.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/us/politics/senator-bill-cassidy-louisiana-primary.html
— Why U.S. Test Scores Are in a ‘Generation-Long Decline.’ The drops go beyond the pandemic and cut across income, geographic and racial divides, new data shows. DD: Democrats run education in America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/upshot/test-scores-school-districts-us.html
CALIFORNIA GLOBE
— Vote With Your Feet. DD: Republicans create prosperity and safety. Democrats create poverty and crime. The big problem with voting with your feet, that is, with leaving states, counties, townships, municipalities, school districts, and precincts that Democrats have taken over to escape the poverty and crime that Democrat leadership brings is that sooner or later, Democrats will follow you and destroy the Republican state, county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct that you move to.
https://californiaglobe.com/fr/americans-vote-with-their-feet-away-from-california/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Inside Trump’s Midterm Strategy: a Mountain of Cash to Stem GOP Losses. Redistricting battle provides glimmer of hope for Republicans in November.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-republican-midterm-election-strategy-81278c65
— FRONT PAGE: Southern Poverty Law Center Got Rich Opposing Trump. Now He’s Trying to Crush It. SPLC faces federal charges and has come under fire for accumulating a nearly $800 million war chest.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/southern-poverty-law-center-trump-587424b5
— Mifepristone as a Tool of Coercion. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled May 14, 2026, that abortion drug Mifepristone can continue to be accessed via mail, without an in-person visit to the doctor—even as women across the country claim relatives or boyfriends forced or deceived them into taking it.
https://www.wsj.com/video/wsj-opinion-mifepristone-as-a-tool-of-coercion/63960770-96B3-47E1-BFC4-0D2F5D802295
ABA
— ABA Legal Ed council votes to repeal diversity and inclusion standard. DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/aba-legal-ed-council-votes-to-repeal-diversity-and-inclusion-standard
BLOOMBERG LAW
— Trump Pressure Forces ABA Weakening of Law School DEI Standard. DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/trump-pressure-forces-aba-weakening-of-law-school-dei-standard
PRINCETON ALUMNI WEEKLY
— How Is the Class of 1966 Doing? Reunion Leaders Asked Them. In a 60th reunion book, class members shared how they feel about the country and the world. DD: If those who you graduated with responded to a similar survey, how would they respond? I graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1966, Loyola in 1976, DePaul in 1980, and IIT in 1997.
https://paw.princeton.edu/article/how-class-1966-doing-reunion-leaders-asked-them
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Number of class members who responded to the survey: 236 (41.4%), Living with a spouse or partner: 86.4%, Widowed: 7.7%, Average number of children: 2.3, Average number of grandchildren: 3.5, Had a joint replacement: 29.4%, Average number of pills taken per day: 6 or more, Physical condition negatively interferes with life: 24.6%, Cognitive decline negatively interferes with life: 6%, Enjoy “some sort” of sex life: 46.4%, Do not fear death: 62.1%, Own a gun: 20.3%, Political affiliation: Democrat: 53%, Independent: 22.4%, Republican: 11.6%, Democratic Socialist: 5.2%, MAGA Republican: 3.4%, Feelings about current political issues (1 = strongly oppose, 5 = strongly support): Abortion rights (pro-choice): 4.46, Affirmative action: 3.64, Climate change action: 4.22, Deportation of undocumented immigrants: 2.3, Enhanced border security: 3.36, More legal immigration: 3.96, Same-sex marriage: 4.18, Tighter regulation of AI: 3.77, Transgender rights: 3.71, Feelings about the University’s current direction: 3.82, Happy they attended Princeton: 92.3%)
SALON
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they hate America, and that they hate Americans, and especially Americans who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.salon.com/2026/05/15/the-christian-right-hijacks-americas-250th/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— Can a Republican defy Donald Trump and survive? Kentucky voters will decide. Congressman Thomas Massie, chastised by the US president as a ‘lowlife’, will soon face the ballot box – setting up a crucial test of Trump’s political strength.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/16/kentucky-republican-primary-election-massie-gallrein
May 9, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: To get more votes from women, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote women over men.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-rep-lauren-underwood-new-host-womens-power-brunch-jan-schakowsky-retires-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-keynote-speaker/19065999/
NBC5
— The current Republican candidate for DuPage County board chairman and long-time mayor of Burr Ridge Gary Grasso is standing up for his town’s quasi-celebrity chef and accused outfit operative Gigi Rovito.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/burr-ridge-mayor-goes-to-bat-for-accused-outfit-operative-gigi-rovito/3933255/
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/06/daca-recipients-legal-limbo-renewal-application-delays-mount
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/08/pope-leo-xiv-first-year-donald-trump/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Obama Presidential Center helped by $123 million in public infrastructure improvements. There’s more work planned at the site, with the final cost likely to approach $200 million.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/architecture-design/2026/05/09/obama-presidential-center-123-million-cdot-public-infrastructure-improvements
— DD: Democrat leaders know they cannot win without gerrymandering. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/08/black-political-representation-supreme-court-voter-rights-act-marc-morial
DAILY HERALD
— McHenry County conservatives plan ‘Rally of the Silent Majority’ May 17
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260508/news/mchenry-county-conservatives-plan-rally-of-the-silent-majority-may-17/
SUBURBAN LIFE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2026/05/08/downers-grove-commissioner-angered-by-rhetoric-that-accompanied-request-to-end-villages-pride-month/
NPR
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy trump.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/09/nx-s1-5816844/abc-trump-administration-free-speech
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders use the Pope to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/world/ap-vatican-sending-new-signals-of-openness-but-limitations-in-outreach-to-lgbtq-catholics/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Google settles racial discrimination lawsuit for $50 million. Google has reached a settlement with Black employees who alleged systemic racial disparities in hiring, pay, and advancement in a lawsuit filed in 2022. DD: Of course, Google sides with GAO in Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf . GAO forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and replaced me with my Black subordinate who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had one professional certification while I had six, and had no CPA license like I had.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/google-settles-racial-discrimination-lawsuit-for-50-million/article_7ebb4b93-b69c-5e8a-b9da-588722c30153.html
CHAMBANA TODAY
— Aaron Del Mar joins Darren Bailey to push pro-business, bipartisan agenda in Illinois. Former Palatine councilman emphasizes experience, collaboration, and statewide governance in campaign for Lieutenant Governor.
https://chambanatoday.com/news/298892-aaron-del-mar-joins-darren-bailey-to-push-pro-business-bipartisan-agenda-in-illinois/
ELMHURST PATCH
— Lawsuit: DuPage Sheriff Retaliated Against Sergeant Over Bias Complaint. The sergeant alleged a superior treated white deputies better. But a county panel said the allegations were based on rumors, not facts. DD: I introduced many facts in Diersen v. GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf . My Democrat GAO superiors retaliated against me because I had been an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation since 1988. They forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. The always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. They kept me off audits of IRS since 1988. They refused to promote me to GS-14. Previously, they delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13. They kept me off audits of IRS 1980-1986. They forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10, to transfer from IRS in 1980.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/amp/34089000/dupage-sheriff-retaliated-against-sergeant-over-bias-complaint-lawsuit
WHEATON PATCH
— Public Hearing Set For Planned Renovation, Addition To Islamic Center Of Wheaton. Islamic Center of Wheaton is seeking approval for renovations and a 34,000 square foot addition to house a youth center and classrooms.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/public-hearing-set-planned-renovation-addition-islamic-center-wheaton
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-521/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Pritzker Sued by Jeanne Ives Over Gerrymandered Districts And Illinois Voting Rights Act.
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2026/05/gov-pritzker-sued-over-gerrymandered-districts-and-illinois-voting-rights-act/
NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS CAMPAIGN WATCH
— The Negative Impact of Negative Campaigning on Political Campaigns in Northeastern Illinois. DD: Ever since my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, to discourage/stop me from running for a government office or for a political office, my critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have done everything that they could to destroy me. They most feared that I would run for DuPage County Auditor a) because I had worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, b) because I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years before that, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, c) because had I passed the CPA examination and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, d) because I had become a licensed CPA, e) because I had become a certified fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, and f) because I had master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance. I should write about my critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and the many big adverse actions that have had their operatives and their dupes take against me.
https://www.jacobsforillinois.com/the-impact-of-negative-campaigning-on-political-campaigns-in-northeastern-illinois
— The Power of Grassroots Organizations in Political Campaigns in Northeastern Illinois. DD: My critics/opponents hinted/implied that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.jacobsforillinois.com/the-vital-role-of-grassroots-organizations-in-political-campaigns-in-northeastern-illinois
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The State Is Not a Parent
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/child-exploitation/the-state-is-not-a-parent/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— How a Supreme Court bombshell is redrawing the congressional map before November.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/8/video-supreme-court-bombshell-redrawing-congressional-map-november/
— IRS pays millions of dollars in erroneous tax breaks to noncitizens.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/8/irs-pays-millions-dollars-erroneous-tax-breaks-noncitizens/
NEW YORK POST
— Migrants choosing to voluntarily give up asylum claims surge under Trump admin.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/08/us-news/migrants-choosing-to-voluntarily-give-up-asylum-claims-surge/
— WHCD shooting suspect Cole Allen wants 2 top prosecutors (Blanche and Pirro) booted from his case
https://nypost.com/2026/05/08/us-news/whcd-shooting-suspect-cole-allen-wants-2-top-prosecutors-booted-from-his-case/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Pritzker Lied Defending the SAFE-T Act, Now a Chicago Police Officer Is Dead. Lenient judges and offenders who know how to game the system are a major problem.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/09/pritzker-lied-defending-the-safe-t-act-now-a-chicago-police-officer-is-dead/
BREITBART
— DHS Hires Debt Agencies to Collect Federal Fines on Illegal Migrants
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/05/08/dhs-hires-debt-agencies-to-collect-federal-fines-on-illegal-migrants/
CITY JOURNAL
— In Higher Ed, the Constitution Is Optional. DEI Is Not. Universities emphasize diversity, equity, and inclusion over civics—and produce uninformed citizens hostile to free expression.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/universities-dei-civics-education
— May Day Madness with the Chicago Teachers Union. Before students can engage in civic action, they must first learn to read and write.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/chicago-teachers-union-public-school-students-may-day
FEDERALIST
— Hochul Doesn’t Want Deportations Because She Needs Illegals For Apportionment.
https://thefederalist.com/videos/lyman-kathy-hochul-doesnt-want-deportations-because-she-needs-illegals-for-apportionment/
— To Stop Radicalizing America’s Youth, Yale Needs To Change A Lot More Than Its Mission Statement
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/08/to-stop-radicalizing-americas-youth-yale-needs-to-change-a-lot-more-than-its-mission-statement/
FOX NEWS
— Number of K-12 public school students has declined in more than half of states. The New York Times claimed that experts say the nation’s falling fertility rate is the largest factor.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/number-k-12-public-school-students-declined-half-states-report-indicates
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Another Day in D.C., Another Amnesty Deal Attempt for Illegal Immigrants
https://www.heritage.org/border-security/commentary/another-day-dc-another-amnesty-deal-attempt-illegal-immigrants
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The ABA’s DEI Shell Game
https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/the-abas-dei-shell-game/
TOWNHALL
— How Democrats Plan to Hold On to Power
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2026/05/08/victor-davis-hanson-reveals-the-democrats-plan-to-hold-on-to-power-n2675725
https://wcbm.com/national-headline/victor-davis-hanson-reveals-how-democrats-plan-to-hold-on-to-power/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders use the Pope to promote LGBTQ.
https://apnews.com/article/vatican-lgbtq-pope-b58b0ac6e1ec26d4285aaa5502eb90ba
MSN
— DD: MSN exists to destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
FORBES
— How To Find The Right Mentor At Every Career Stage. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980, who was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/cynthiapong/2026/01/18/how-to-find-the-right-mentor-at-every-career-stage/
BARRON’S
— Wealthy Parents. DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. Because of that, they did not have to work their way through college like I had to. I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. All that harmed my GPA.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/wealthy-parents-have-turned-into-banks-for-their-children-why-thats-a-problem-f6f1878b
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Work your way through college. DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. Because of that, they did not have to work their way through college like I had to. I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. All that harmed my GPA.
https://www.businessinsider.com/paying-for-college-mom-making-kids-pay-tuition-2026-5
BUSINESS
— Top 5 Accounting and Finance Certifications to Get Ahead. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and GAO 1980-1997. I should write about their attitude toward accounting certifications and licenses. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled the aforesaid. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.business.com/articles/best-accounting-finance-certifications/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Certified Government Financial Manager. Those interested in government accounting, financial reporting, auditing and budget planning at the local, state or federal level should consider the Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) certification offered by the Association of Government Accountants (AGA). According to the AGA, CGFM-certified professionals demonstrate mastery of governmental accounting standards, financial reporting and internal controls — skills that are in consistent demand across federal, state and local agencies. Salary data reflects that demand. According to ZipRecruiter, CGFM professionals earn an average salary of about $86,000 per year in the United States, with top earners making around $117,500. To obtain a CGFM certification, candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree and have at least two years of professional experience in government financial management. . .3. CPA. The CPA is considered the crème de la crème of accounting certifications. CPAs can work for public- or private-sector organizations or as consultants. These professionals can handle various tasks, such as maintaining financial records, corporate finance, budget oversight, tax preparation and financial planning. Some CPAs earn additional certifications and take on more specialized roles, such as auditing internal financial records, using forensic accounting techniques to detect financial crimes or working as fraud examiners. Each state, along with several U.S. jurisdictions, certifies and licenses CPAs through its board of accountancy, so you’ll need to research your state’s specific requirements. Most states require at least a bachelor’s degree and additional accounting coursework, often totaling 150 college credit hours. AccountingEdu.org and the Association of International Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) CPA Exam page are good starting points for determining the requirements you’ll need to meet. ZipRecruiter reports that CPAs earn about $92,000 annually in the United States. CPAs who also hold a CMA certification can command significantly higher compensation, with some combined credential holders earning well above $100,000 annually.)
ACCOUNTING TODAY
— U.S. Department of Education rejects accounting for graduate and professional degree programs that can receive student loans of up to $200,000. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. Charles Bowsher ran GAO 1981-1996. I should write about his attitude toward accounting. Bowsher was a veteran. Bowsher was a consultant. He was not a CPA. He was not a licensed CPA. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. My Democrat GAO superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled the aforesaid. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/education-dept-rejects-accounting-as-professional-degree
CPA JOURNAL
— Valuable Credential Opportunities for Contemporary Accounting Professionals. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination my first attempt in 1981. My Democrat GAO superiors ignored, dismissed, and belittled that. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.cpajournal.com/2020/11/01/valuable-credential-opportunities-for-contemporary-accounting-professionals/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The CIA certification has been identified as a top certification valued by employers (Robert Half 2018, 2019). The CIA credential demonstrates competence for individuals working with both internal staff and external clients in areas such as risk, control, and information technology. A candidate must have a minimum of an associate’s degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university. If the candidate does not have either credential, approval can be granted for candidates with seven years’ verified experience in internal audit or its equivalent. To obtain the certification, the candidate must have at least 60 months of internal auditing experience. A bachelor’s degree can substitute for 24 months of this experience requirement, and a master’s degree can substitute for 12 additional months.)
FAST COMPANY
— Overqualified. DD: As I got older, I ever-increasingly had more qualifications than my superiors. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21. I earned a job-related master’s degree when I was 27. I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32. I earned a job-related master’s degree when I was 48. Consequently, my superiors ever-increasingly ignored, dismissed, belittled, if not badmouthed my qualifications. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91472821/overqualified-isnt-a-compliment-its-a-hiring-risk-label-overqualified-hiring-risk
HR BREW
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers will never stop using Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.hr-brew.com/stories/88-of-companies-globally-still-include-diversity-and-inclusion-in-workforce-reports
OTHER SOURCES
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
— Consumer Guide: Understanding Condo Ownership. DD: Have you owned condos? I have owned a condo in Iron Gate Motor Condos in Naperville since 2020. I owned a condo in University Park 1972-1984. I owned a condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago 1974-1978.
https://www.nar.realtor/the-facts/consumer-guide-understanding-condo-ownership
May 7, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
FOX32
— Video gambling debate in Chicago area grows over crime, revenue concerns. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/video-gambling-debate-chicago-area-grows-over-crime-revenue-concerns
WTTW
— Shootings, Homicides in Chicago Up This Year as They Continue to Outpace Last Year’s Historic Lows
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/05/shootings-homicides-chicago-year-they-continue-outpace-last-year-s-historic-lows
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/06/illinois-state-police-launch-investigation-killing-silverio-villegas-gonz-lez-federal
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/05/illinois-state-police-silverio-gonzalez/
— Illinois built a police decertification system. DD: Constructively, with their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and with the many big adverse actions that they took against me before that, my Democrat GAO superiors decertified me. They rendered worthless my CPA license and my public accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting certifications.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/police-decertification-misconduct-cpd-laquan-mcdonald-jason-van-dyke-cops-illinois-justice-project/
— DD: For Democrat leaders, the goal of government budgeting is a) to take away as much money as possible from those who have demographics that vote for Republicans and b) to give that money to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/opinion-illinois-2027-budget-fairness-equity/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/05/07/rapid-responders-immigration-enforcement-ice-puno-mimi-guiracoch-pilsen-unidos-nuestro-orgullo-casa-dupage-workers-center
DAILY HERALD
— Trump’s Indiana wins show his power over GOP with more primaries and redistricting debates ahead.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260506/nation-and-world-politics/trumps-indiana-wins-show-his-power-over-gop-with-more-primaries-and-redistricting-debates-ahead/
— Lawsuit filed in Illinois takes aim at cannabis companies for not warning of mental health risks. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260506/business/lawsuit-filed-in-illinois-takes-aim-at-cannabis-companies-for-not-warning-of-mental-health-risks/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/nation/2026/05/02/pope-leo-xiv-catholic-church-donald-trump/89845150007/
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/local/latino-unity-day-sees-calls-for-help-support-amid-ice-operations/article_396628a6-103b-52e3-b7fe-3bf4aa036a23.html
WAND TV
— Trump purges Republican dissenters. DD: Have your critics/opponents purged you? If so, what have your critics/opponents used to purge you? To purge me from the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee, from my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, from the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster position, from TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, from Illinois Center Right Coalition, from etc., my critics/opponents have used a) my using my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to promote conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject, b) my promoting Republican candidates who they reject, c) my encouraging Republican participation in Wheaton Independence Day parades, d) my successfully leading efforts to ban video gambling and the sale of pot in Wheaton, e) my suing them, f) my successfully leading the effort to stop the installation of a stoplight at the intersection of Harrison and President in Wheaton, g) my successfully leading the effort to force Xfinity to carry Fox News Channel in Wheaton, h) etc.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/trumps-success-at-purging-republican-dissenters-may-not-help-in-midterm-elections/article_408a4bde-8b00-538c-be3e-3c6c6ce8aff2.html
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders blame Trump for high gasoline prices.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2026-05-06/poll-most-americans-say-trump-deserves-blame-for-high-gas-prices
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Johnson blitzes Capitol for Bears, funds
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/07/johnson-blitzes-capitol-for-bears-funds-00909550
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-732/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-519/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois Dems eye $7B from new tax proposals, push ‘Billionaire Wealth Tax’
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_6baca800-4e34-4604-a1ff-48b83df2621c.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump flexes his muscle in Indiana, ousts rebels who defied his redistricting push.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/6/donald-trump-flexes-muscle-indiana-ousts-rebels-defied-redistricting/
— Liberals accuse the Democratic Party of pushing far-left candidates out of the primaries.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/5/liberals-accuse-democratic-party-pushing-far-left-candidates/
— Tennessee Republicans introduce new congressional map wiping out lone Democrat-leaning district.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/6/tennessee-republicans-introduce-new-congressional-map-wiping-lone/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DOJ will prosecute people who assault federal law enforcement ‘every single time’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4557194/doj-prosecute-assailants-immigration-enforcement-every-single-time-blanche/
BREITBART
— Majority Alarm About Migration’s Impact on Americans
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/05/06/ap-poll-shows-majority-alarm-about-migrations-impact-on-americans/
— ‘Star Wars’ Star Mark Hamill Posts Image of President Trump Dead in a Grave With Caption ‘If Only’
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/05/07/star-wars-star-mark-hamill-posts-image-of-president-trump-dead-in-a-grave-with-caption-if-only/
CENTER SQUARE
— Reject automatic legal status for migrant children
https://www.thecentersquare.com/opinion/article_a1239273-7613-4f99-8e18-e1eebe19e5aa.html
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— State Department Takes Aim at Asylum Abuse in Visa Interviews.
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/executive/state-department-takes-aim-asylum-abuse-visa-interviews
— States Introduce Bills to Prohibit Trump ICE Officers from State Law Enforcement Employment. DD: The many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me, including their forcing to retire when I was 49 in 1997, made it impossible for me to get a job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license.
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local/states-introduce-bills-prohibit-trump-ice-officers-state-law
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Senator Laura Fine (D-Glenview) who sponsored SB 2820, which prohibits Illinois law-enforcement agencies from hiring individuals who worked as federal immigration officers with ICE between January 2025 and January 2029, argued these types of bills are necessary, saying, “Police officers occupy positions of public trust. Given widespread concern over ICE’s violent tactics, allowing current ICE agents to police local communities undermines that trust and should be prohibited.” While the bill was introduced in January and referred to the Assignments Committee, it has received no further action, and the Illinois legislature is scheduled to adjourn at the end of May. California Assembly Bill (AB) 1627, introduced by Assemblywoman Anamarie Avila Farias (D- Contra Costa), resembles the Illinois legislation by disqualifying individuals from employment in state law-enforcement agencies or public education positions if they worked for ICE between September 1, 2025, and January 20, 2029. However, AB 1627 goes further by prohibiting the employment of law enforcement officers from other states if they engaged in immigration enforcement. The Assembly Public Safety Committee passed the bill on April 22 by a vote of 6-2 and on May 6, there was a hearing scheduled in the Appropriations Committee.)
FOX NEWS
— California Dems rally around healthcare for illegal immigrants during fiery debate. Gov Gavin Newsom had cut the coverage to help reduce California’s ballooning deficit
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/watch-california-dems-rally-around-healthcare-illegal-immigrants-fiery-debate
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Marco Rubio’s Hope for America. DD: Democrats and RINOs always have, are now, and always will use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans. Because of that, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for Republicans, and especially for Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/marco-rubios-hope-for-america/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The War On Patriotism
https://www.heritage.org/defense/commentary/roger-scruton-was-right-about-the-war-patriotism
(FROM THE ARTICLE: American pride is declining due to a cultural shift from patriotism to “oikophobia,” or rejection of national heritage. Institutions like museums, academia, and media are accused of emphasizing America’s flaws over its achievements. Oikophobia replaces gratitude with grievance, weakening national identity and belief in America’s value.)
MINDING THE CAMPUS
— The Disappearing Male Student. It’s time to stop pathologizing masculinity.
https://mindingthecampus.org/2026/05/06/the-disappearing-male-student/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The damaging effects of wokeness coincide with the increased presence of women in institutional leadership. Universities were once factories of progress—not to be mistaken with progressive—led by innovative risk-takers. Today, they operate more as re-education camps designed to stamp out any hint of masculinity, labeling it as toxic. The feminization of higher education is an ideological takeover that has declared war on the characteristics of the “alpha male,” letting intellectual curiosity and excellence melt in the acid bath of cancel culture. Look at the numbers, because they don’t lie even if the administrators do. Women now dominate college enrollment, graduate programs, and entire fields like psychology, education, and the humanities. Recent reports show that female representation in college leadership has also increased steadily. Meanwhile, the share of men on campus has dropped precipitously. Men now account for roughly 41 to 44 percent of U.S. undergraduates, down from an even split in the 1970s. Fewer men are enrolling in college, and those who do enroll are more likely to drop out. This shift is generally celebrated, and any area where women make up less than 50 percent is often treated as a problem to be solved. Why aren’t there more female university presidents?, activists bemoan. Instead, we should be asking what to do about the missing men. Men are leaving for other spaces because they are constantly under attack in higher education. Every semester, I have male students in my office venting about how professors allow classmates to openly stereotype and malign them. They feel uncomfortable, but most don’t speak up against this discrimination because doing so risks igniting the fire of a Title IX investigation. Challenging a female professor or classmate risks hurting someone’s feelings and becoming the target of a complaint. Make a woman feel uncomfortable, and the inquisition ensues. Do the same to a man? The feelings-first, anti-male brigade shrugs: he probably deserved it. Ironically, the men who do endure this environment, endure it precisely because of the qualities modern feminists vilify: the ability to tolerate disagreement. Men are more tolerant of political enemies than women are of allies. Consider what that tells us about the inclusivity of female-run spaces.)
NTD
— Illegal Aliens Being Arrested by ICE Throw a Fit to Make It Difficult for ICE, Rile up Protestors.
https://www.ntd.com/ntdplus/illegal-aliens-being-arrested-by-ice-throw-a-fit-to-make-it-difficult-for-ice-rile-up-protestors-expert_1143134.html
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— California Democrats Think Illegal Immigration Will Save Their Party, It’s Their Only Hope.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/05/06/sean_davis_california_democrats_think_illegal_immigration_will_save_their_party_its_their_only_hope.html
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Here’s How Chicago Has Been Putting Illegal Aliens Above American Citizens.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/heres-how-chicago-has-been-putting-illegal-aliens-above-american-citizens/ar-AA1Oe9EP
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Pritzker blames Trump for violent threats against Jews.
https://thehill.com/opinion/robbys-radar/5866522-pritzker-blames-trump-rhetoric/
— EEOC sues NY Times, alleging discrimination. DD: How has EEOC impacted you? EEOC had a tremendous impact on me. When I was 22 in 1971, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Because I had accepted that offer, my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me. Because of that, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5865552-new-york-times-discrimination-lawsuit/
— ICE to end shortened training programs after criticism. DD: The first 6 months that I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer was in classroom training. I got lots classroom training while I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5866624-ice-ends-shortened-training/
CNN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/06/world/video/john-prevost-pope-leo-brother-ebof-vrtc
REUTERS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://www.reuters.com/world/rubio-meet-pope-leo-trump-keeps-up-attacks-pontiff-2026-05-07/
MSN
— DD: I should write about how my Democrat superiors in the federal government who had my many Democrat superiors and supervisors who were veterans waste my career and get rid of me. They stressed that I avoided the Vietnam War draft. They stressed that because of that, I was able to a) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, b) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, c) graduate debt-free for NIU owning that Charger in 1970, d) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, e) buy a new townhome in 1972, f) buy condos in 1974 and 1976, g) earn an MBA in 1976, h) get married in 1978, i) buy a home in Wheaton and two new cars in 1978, j) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, k) etc.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-wants-to-make-it-harder-for-veterans-to-work-in-government/ar-AA21jXXG
ABC NEWS
— DOJ targets slow immigration judges as Trump pushes faster deportations.
https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/justice-department-targets-slow-immigration-judges-trump-pushes-132730620
CBS NEWS
— Higher rate of mental health challenges among LGBTQ+ youth. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/new-study-shows-higher-rate-of-mental-health-challenges-among-lgbtq-youth/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Most Trump-Backed Challengers Beat Indiana Incumbents Who Bucked Trump. DD: Who has backed you? What adverse actions have your critics/opponents taken against them? I should write about my critics/opponents and the adverse actions that they took against those who have backed me. I would start with a) my Democrat IRS superiors who got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) my Democrat GAO superiors who got rid of the GAO manager who arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and promoted me in 1986.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/us/trump-candidates-win-indiana-republican-primary.html
— DD: Democrats and RINOs always have, are now, and always will use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans. Because of that, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for Republicans, and especially for Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/politics/conservative-groups-influence-inside-the-state-department-raises-alarms.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/07/trump-pope-leo-rubio-rift/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2026/05/06/poll-trump-leo-hegseth-approval/
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/world/article/rubio-faces-challenge-in-pope-leo-meeting-after-22246317.php
COLUMBIA DISPATCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Ramaswamy.
https://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2026/05/06/indian-americans-other-ohioans-reject-ramaswamy-as-governor-opinion/89942561007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— To End Racial Gerrymandering, Congress Needs to Act. The Supreme Court issues a welcome ruling, but a couple of vacancies could lead to its undoing. DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/to-end-racial-gerrymandering-congress-needs-to-act-7f69c716
— Trump Accuses Pope Leo of Endangering Catholics by Opposing Iran War. The president’s criticism adds to tensions ahead of Rubio’s visit to the Vatican.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-accuses-pope-leo-of-endangering-catholics-by-opposing-iran-war-4805fe38
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/05/06/trump-lashes-out-at-pope-leo-over-iran-war-again-before-rubio-visit/
BLOOMBERG LAW
— DD: Democrat and RINO judges and justices promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/trumps-anti-dei-efforts-struggle-under-federal-judges-scrutiny
SPECTATOR
— DD: Democrats and RINOs always have, are now, and always will use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans. Because of that, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for Republicans, and especially for Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://spectator.com/article/the-slow-death-of-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/?edition=us
TIME
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://time.com/article/2026/05/06/pope-leo-nuclear-weapons-trump/
TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for less time than mine had been.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/racial-diversity-boosts-graduate-salaries-finds-major-study
April 27, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mother-says-daughter-would-have-hated-being-linked-to-operation-midway-blitz/3928749/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/new-videos-from-operation-midway-blitz-released-by-illinois-accountability-commission/
FOX32
— Gianno Caldwell describes the chilling scene after White House Correspondents’ Dinner
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-542so2xzofque293
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/04/27/katie-abraham-would-ve-hated-association-midway-blitz-mother-tells-accountability
WGN RADIO
— White House blames WHCD shooting on Democratic rhetoric
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/white-house-blames-whcd-shooting-on-democratic-rhetoric/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/rick-pearson-how-residents-feel-about-the-federal-governments-immigration-efforts-in-chicago/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/27/illinois-accountability-commission-immigration-testimony-day-1/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Man admits opening fire near border agents during Operation Midway Blitz. Hector Gomez made the admission while pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm as a felon, giving the feds their second guilty plea tied to Operation Midway Blitz.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/27/midway-blitz-ice-border-patrol-little-village-trump-bovino
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/04/25/christianity-catholics-pope-vance-trump-hegseth-hannity-mona-charen
DAILY HERALD
— DeSantis floats Florida map that could give GOP up to four more House seats
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260427/nation-and-world-politics/desantis-floats-florida-map-that-could-give-gop-up-to-four-more-house-seats/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260427/illinois-state-politics/its-not-for-her-dhs-dedicated-midway-blitz-in-her-name-her-mother-says-she-would-have-hated-it/
CHAMPAIGN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://champaignil.gov/equity-and-engagement/diversity-equity-inclusion-division/supporting-immigrant-communities/
WHEATON RECORD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://thewheatonrecord.com/2026/04/27/measuring-regret-wheaton-students-seek-a-new-path-forward-for-the-2026-election/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/27/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-512/
— Bailey makes some valid points about ISU, Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/27/bailey-makes-some-valid-points-about-isu-pritzker/
— Mayor Johnson’s favorability rating emerges from absolute dumpster fire territory
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/27/poll-mayor-johnsons-favorability-rating-emerges-from-absolute-dumpster-fire-territory/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— White House blames Democrats’ rhetoric for latest assassination attempt against Trump
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/27/white-house-blames-democrats-rhetoric-latest-assassination-attempt/
— Hakeem Jeffries doubles down on call for ‘maximum warfare’ on Republicans
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/27/hakeem-jeffries-doubles-call-maximum-warfare-republicans/
— Family Research Council helping feds take on Southern Poverty Law Center
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/27/family-research-council-helping-feds-take-southern-poverty-law-center/
— In wake of dinner shooting, White House reviews if VP Vance should attend events with Trump
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/27/wake-dinner-shooting-white-house-reviews-vp-jd-vance-attend-events/
— SPLC raked in donations after Unite the Right rally allegedly facilitated by its paid informant
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/22/splc-raked-donations-unite-right-rally-allegedly-facilitated-paid/
— Left uses violence as its stock in trade. Cole Tomas Allen’s ideology raises questions about rhetoric from Democrats and activist movements.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/27/editorial-left-uses-violence-stock-trade/
WASHINGON EXAMINER
— What the Secret Service did well and not so well
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4544709/what-secret-service-did-well-not-so-well/
— Cole Allen’s background isn’t that unusual for a terrorist
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4544056/cole-allen-background-isnt-unusual-for-terrorist/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Florida rolls out congressional map that could erase Virginia Dems’ gerrymander advantage
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/04/27/florida-rolls-out-congressional-map-that-could-erase-virginia-dems-gerrymander-advantage-1635137/
BLAZE
— Trump launches ‘RINO’ purge in Indiana as primary looms
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-launches-rino-purge-in-indiana-as-primary-looms
TOWNHALL
— Pritzker Just Showed Us Why Nobody Should Take Him Seriously
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2026/04/27/jb-pritzker-just-showed-us-why-nobody-should-take-him-seriously-n2675135
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pritzker joined the chorus of Democrats blaming President Donald Trump for the actions of an individual who wished to kill him and members of this team. During an appearance on CNN, the governor chimed in on the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington D.C., Pritzker brought up various comments Trump made.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Court document reveals new details about correspondents’ dinner shooting
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-fbi-affidavit-cole-allen/
NBC NEWS
— False flag conspiracy theories swirl around White House Correspondents’ dinner attack
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinformation/conspiracy-theories-staged-white-house-correspondents-dinner-rcna342212
C-SPAN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.c-span.org/event/public-affairs-event/illinois-accountability-commission-hearing-on-operation-midway-blitz/442511
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Suspected Gunman Charged With Attempting to Assassinate Trump. The man accused of opening fire outside the White House Correspondent’s dinner faces a potential life sentence.
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/white-house-correspondents-dinner-trump-shooting
April 23, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The millionaire’s tax will tempt many Illinoisans. Here’s why it is a terrible idea as written.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/23/editorial-the-millionaires-tax-will-tempt-many-illinoisans-heres-why-it-is-a-terrible-idea-as-written/
— Proposed millionaire tax is an effort to keep up with the blue state Joneses.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/23/opinion-millionaire-tax-illinois-population-loss/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/22/marimar-martinez-chicago-border-patrol-agent-shooting-testimony-homeland-security-congressional-committee
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/22/ice-broadview-kat-abughazaleh-trump-crime-chicago
DAILY HERALD
— BEYOND OUTRGAGEOUS, BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift. DD: Pot is poison, In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. All my critics/opponents have used pot, are using it, want to use it, want to make money selling it, want the tax revenue from its sale, want votes from those who use it, and/or want to use it to destroy America.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260423/marijuana/trump-reclassifies-state-licensed-medical-marijuana-as-a-less-dangerous-drug-in-a-historic-shift/
— Naperville’s India Day festival to leave city after reduced financial support. DD: In 2021, to cut the number of Republican candidate entries in Wheaton Independence Day parades, Democrat and RINO Wheaton leaders ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for those parades.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260422/news/napervilles-india-day-festival-to-leave-city-after-reduced-financial-support/
WHEATON PATCH
— Sale Of THC-Derived Products, Psychoactive Substances Outlawed In Wheaton. The city council approved the regulations at its April 20 meeting. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/sale-thc-derived-products-psychoactive-substances-outlawed-wheaton
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Midway Blitz Is Over, But ICE Is Still Quietly Targeting Chicago Immigrants — Especially At Court
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/22/midway-blitz-is-over-but-ice-is-still-quietly-targeting-chicago-immigrants-especially-at-court/
LEGAL NEWSLINE
— ‘Plaintiffs’ lawyer paradise:’ IL lawsuit-friendly courts jack up costs
https://www.legalnewsline.com/cook-county-record/plaintiffs-lawyer-paradise-il-lawsuit-friendly-courts-jack-up-costs-report-says/article_f84db5f8-0a89-4d54-8f0e-a440288076b7.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Del Mar brings fighter’s edge to GOP ticket
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/23/del-mar-brings-fighters-edge-to-gop-ticket-00888061
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-722/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pritzker Grab of Local Zoning Control Explained, Criticized
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/04/23/pritzker-grab-of-local-zoning-control-explained-critized/
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Draft Law in Springfield Would Make Homeless Encampments Impossible to Eliminate in Chicago Parks
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/draft-law-springfield-homeless-encampments-chicago-parks
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Illinois Democrats Push Redistricting. Again.
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/04/illinois-democrats-push-redistricting-again/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DD: Without the Electoral College, no Republican will ever be elected again.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/4537529/national-popular-vote-conservatives/
NEW YORK POST
— How Gavin Newsom subsidized migrant invasion with California taxpayers’ cash
https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/opinion/how-gavin-newsom-subsidized-the-migrant-invasion/
— Southern Poverty Law Center weaponized hate — and hurt the innocent
https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/opinion/how-southern-poverty-law-centers-smears-hurt-blameless-targets/
BLAZE
— Uncle Sam wants YOU — to obey immigration laws
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/uncle-sam-wants-you-to-obey-immigration-laws
DAILY WIRE
— The Smear Machine: How The Southern Poverty Law Center Rebranded Conservatives As Haters
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-smear-machine-how-the-southern-poverty-law-center-rebranded-conservatives-as-haters
— Don’t Fall For This Hot MAGA Influencer. The 22-year-old med student bragged about making money off “super dumb” conservative men. DD: My critics/opponents say that no one can tell me what to do. I take that as a badge of honor.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/indian-scammer-might-be-behind-your-favorite-hot-maga-influencer
FREE PRESS
— The SPLC Has Spread Hate. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who falsely claim to be conservative to give themselves standing to destroy conservatives.
https://www.thefp.com/p/the-splc-has-spread-hate-is-it-guilty
FOX NEWS
— Chicago alderman says police are ‘handcuffed’ from stopping teen takeovers under Mayor Brandon Johnson. Johnson avoided the term ‘takeover,’ instead warning residents of a possible ‘teen trend’ on social media.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-alderman-says-police-handcuffed-stopping-teen-takeovers-mayor-brandon-johnson
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Liberals Would Rather See Trump Fail Than America Succeed
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/liberals-would-rather-see-trump-fail-america-succeed
TOWNHALL
— What Do Immigrants Owe Us?
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/04/23/what-do-immigrants-owe-us-n2674773
— Gavin Newsom Funded an NGO That Brings HIV-Positive ‘Migrants’ to America
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/22/gavin-newsom-hiv-ngo-n2674904
— Hegseth: This Isn’t a Purge. It’s Long Overdue Accountability.
https://townhall.com/columnists/dr-chase-spears/2026/04/23/this-isnt-a-purge-its-long-overdue-accountability-n2674922
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump bashes Supreme Court’s ‘Republican’ justices, says they’ve ‘gone weak, stupid, and bad’
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5843013-trump-supreme-court-conservative-justices/
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/proud-lgbtq-celebs-share-empowering-advice/story?id=63920287
NBC NEWS
— A year after DOGE, former federal employees are still looking for work. Thirteen federal workers who were laid off during the DOGE cuts told NBC News they struggled to find work, had to move or took major pay cuts after their agencies were gutted. DD: Overwhelmingly, federal employees and federal retirees are despised if not hated. I should write about that.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/year-doge-former-federal-employees-still-unemployed-looking-jobs-rcna265911
CNBC
— The racial wage gap starts as early as 16 for Black workers—and results in ‘a lifetime of consequences,’ DD: In today’s dollars, my ending GAO salary was $74/hour in 1997. To get that, I had a) worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years and for the Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years, b) earned three job-related master’s degrees, c) earned six job-related professional certifications, and d) earned a job-related professional license. All my minority coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/15/racial-wage-gap-starts-as-early-as-16-heres-why.html
MSN
— 15 female-dominated careers that pay at least $75 per hour. DD: In today’s dollars, my ending GAO salary was $74/hour in 1997. To get that, I had a) worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years and for the Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years, b) earned three job-related master’s degrees, c) earned six job-related professional certifications, and d) earned a job-related professional license. All my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/15-female-dominated-careers-that-pay-at-least-75-per-hour/ss-AA21sGNm
— DD: Federal employees who are the following do not have Civil Service protections: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/perfect-test-case-against-trump-doj-will-affect-legal-rights-of-all-federal-employees/ar-AA1Qn8v1
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
NEW YORK TIMES
— Hollywood Has Stigmatized Whiteness
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010775488/he-thinks-hollywood-has-stigmatized-whiteness.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DeSantis signs Florida law banning local DEI funding, says white men are ‘disfavored.’ DeSantis claims diversity, equity, and inclusion programs discriminate against white men. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those who are the following are ever-increasingly disfavored: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2026/04/22/florida-dei-desantis-race/9ad6f788-3e8c-11f1-bb46-ed564688d953_story.html
NEW YORK SUN
— A New Push To Grant Amnesty for Illegals Emerges in Congress Under Misleading Guise of ‘Dignity.’ Heading into the midterms, the last thing the GOP should be doing is alienating its core voters on immigration.
https://www.nysun.com/article/a-new-push-to-grant-amnesty-for-illegals-emerges-in-congress-under-misleading-guise-of-dignity
CITY JOURNAL
— How Gavin Newsom Subsidized the Migrant Invasion. The California governor has spent nearly $1 billion on nonprofits that want, among other things, to dismantle the border, “abolish ICE,” and help immigrants “living with HIV.”
https://www.city-journal.org/article/california-gavin-newsom-illegal-immigrants-ice
STATELINE
— Asylum-seekers could lose right to work under proposed Trump administration rules. DD: All my employers would hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://stateline.org/2026/04/23/asylum-seekers-could-lose-right-to-work-under-proposed-trump-administration-rules/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/21/grindr-set-to-host-inaugural-white-house-correspondents-dinner-party/89719638007/
— DD: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: To get more votes from women, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give women more preference over men.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/04/15/trump-dei-crackdown-targets-women-networking/89426934007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Democrats Unify Against Israel. The number of senators backing an arms embargo against the Jewish state has doubled in two years.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-democrats-unify-against-israel-7a916769?mod=opinion_lead_pos5
CENTER FOR RETIREMENT RESEARCH
— Lowering Pay for Federal Jobs Is Bad for Workers – and Bad for America. Going forward, the government will have to pay more – not less – to be competitive. DD: 23% of federal employees have master’s degrees while only 11% of private sector employees do. 10% of federal employees have professional degrees while only 4% of private sector employees do.
https://crr.bc.edu/lowering-pay-for-federal-jobs-is-bad-for-workers-and-bad-for-america/
FED WEEK
— ‘Rescheduling’ of Marijuana Could Have Federal Workplace Implications. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. All my critics/opponents have used pot, are using it, want to use it, want to make money selling it, want the tax revenue from its sale, want votes from those who use it, and/or want to use it to destroy America.
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/rescheduling-of-marijuana-could-have-federal-workplace-implications/
— How Federal Employees Can Retire Early. DD: My Civil Service Retirement System pension and my retirement savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.fedweek.com/retirement-financial-planning/how-federal-retirees-can-retire-early/
FED SMITH
— The Hidden Costs of Retirement: A New Series for Federal Employees. Federal retirement planning extends well beyond healthcare. DD: My Civil Service Retirement System pension and my retirement savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/04/22/hidden-costs-of-retirement-series-for-federal-employees/
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Treasury secretary: IRS hit a ‘home run’ on challenging filing season, but still needs staffing and budget cuts. DD: In 1974, when I was a newly promoted 25-year-old GS-11 (currently $83,482/year) IRS Revenue Officer, I was responsible for IRS answering all the calls that came into its new Centiphone automated answering system in downtown Chicago. I supervised the operation’s entire staff which included 90 IRS Revenue Agent trainees. Because of my job performance, the IRS manager who had given me that developmental assignment and who had promoted me in 1972 and 1973, promoted me to GS-12 (currently $100,059/year) in 1974. That made my Democrat IRS superiors furious. According to them, that Centiphone assignment should have been given to a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. They soon got rid of the IRS manager that promoted me. They disallowed my travel vouchers. They disallowed my education deductions. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976 and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. That directly resulted in my transferring to GAO.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/budget/2026/04/treasury-secretary-irs-hit-a-home-run-on-challenging-filing-season-but-still-needs-staffing-and-budget-cuts/
ATLANTIC
— The Virginia Gerrymander Disenfranchises Republicans
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/virginia-congress-midterms-trump/686895/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDEPENDENT
— Medical student from India behind AI conservative influencer says ‘super dumb’ MAGA crowd was easy to fool. DD: My critics/opponents say that no one can tell me what to do. I take that as a badge of honor.
https://www.aol.co.uk/news/medical-student-india-created-ai-185742618.html
TIMES OF INDIA
— An India-based medical student reportedly built and operated a popular AI-generated Instagram influencer that amassed millions of followers by posting patriotic, political and lifestyle content aimed at conservative audiences in the United States. DD: My critics/opponents say that no one can tell me what to do. I take that as a badge of honor.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/ai-generated-maga-influencer-indian-student-behind-hot-girl-profile-with-millions-of-followers/ar-AA21r0hw