FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: DuPage Republicans use message trucks to protest ‘King Pritzker.’ DD: During the Democrats’ No Kings protest yesterday in Wheaton, I saw these message trucks going west and then east on Roosevelt Road just west of Naperville Road while I watched Democrats promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/28/king-pritzker-dupage-republicans-coyne/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With the third national No Kings protest planned for Saturday, DuPage County Republicans now have an anti-king message of their own: “Vote Out King Pritzker.” The message is one of three set to be displayed on trucks carrying large electronic screens, which DuPage Republican Chair Kevin Coyne says his party will send to protest sites across the county during Saturday’s events. “I think they bring a very important message,” Coyne says in a video posted to Facebook announcing the local GOP’s plan. “I hope they offer some reflection for those attending (No Kings rallies). (Gov.) JB Pritzker is acting more like a king than any elected official in America.” In a phone interview with the Naperville Sun, Coyne said Pritzker has governed like a king by supporting last year’s gas tax increase, by “buying elections” through campaign donations and by being “extremely heavy-handed” with COVID-19 restrictions. “We’ve gone from king Madigan to king Pritzker,” Coyne says in the video, referring to the power held by former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan and now by Pritzker as governor. “Enough is enough. Vote this guy out in November.” Sending trucks to protests planned in Naperville and elsewhere across the suburbs is the Republican Party’s way of getting its point across — instead of marching or standing on street corners, Coyne said. “We’re not going to have any part of adding to the on-the-ground disruption,” he said. But organizers of No Kings protests don’t see their events as disruption. Reid McCollum, chair of the DuPage County Democrats, said members of his party see the rallies as an important way to speak out against the authoritarian actions of President Donald Trump’s administration. “The reason people are protesting ‘No Kings’ is simple: Donald Trump has acted like one. His corruption, his repeated disregard for the Constitution, his attacks on free speech, his unconstitutional war against Iran, his illegal tariffs and his tolerance for unaccountable masked federal enforcement all reflect the behavior of someone who thinks he is above the law,” McCollum said. “That is not democracy, and people in DuPage County understand the difference.” Despite Republicans’ criticisms of Pritzker, the governor continues to find support from local Democrats, including Dianne McGuire of Indivisible Naperville, one of the organizations planning Naperville’s No Kings event. The rally is set for 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Rotary Hill, and Coyne says his party’s message trucks will be sure to drive by. “The American people do not want the authoritarian approach by Donald Trump,” McGuire said. “In contrast, Illinoisans have elected and reelected Gov. Pritzker in real landslide elections because he leads through hope, rather than fear.”)
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/28/no-kings-naperville-rally-downtown-indivisible/
— DD: How soon will Chicago Democrat leaders succeed in replacing all the Whites in Chicago with non-Whites?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/29/opinion-chicago-2050-tracy-baim-next-great-migration/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260328/nation-and-world-politics/i-love-my-country-demonstrators-take-to-the-streets-to-protest-trump/
NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nctv17.org/news/more-than-1000-march-in-third-naperville-no-kings-rally/amp/
SHAW LOCAL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.shawlocal.com/gallery/2026/03/28/scenes-from-across-northern-illinois-no-kings-protests-draw-crowds-in-cities-towns-and-rural-communities/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— THE MURDER OF SHERIDAN GORMAN AND THE STIFLING OF CHICAGO
https://johnkassnews.com/the-murder-of-sheridan-gorman-and-the-silencing-of-chicago-media/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How bad are your demographics? As Democrats ever-increasingly take over Illinois, the following demographics are ever-increasingly bad for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. At the Democrat No Kings protest I saw yesterday, most protestors were minority, female, and/or younger. About a third of the chants I heard were in Spanish. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— As Democrats ever-increasingly take over Illinois, how will Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders respond? Democrat leaders want them a) to officially dump the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform, b) to officially give more and more and more preference to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and c) to officially dump those who have demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Are a Republican? Do you plan on staying in Illinois? If you do, and if you are going to stay Republican, what is your plan for dealing with the ever-increasing hatred against Republicans that Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote against Republicans? Anticipate/expect that Illinois Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly make it difficult/impossible for Republicans in Illinois a) to get an education in Illinois, b) to earn a living in Illinois, c) to buy things in Illinois, d) to own things in Illinois, and e) to do things in Illinois. Soon, all elected officials in Illinois will be Democrats who hate Republicans. They can and they will make life for Republicans in Illinois miserable if not intolerable. Most importantly, if you are going to stay, you should assess the vulnerability of your income. Thankfully, it would be difficult/impossible for Illinois Democrat leaders to reduce/eliminate my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my and my wife’s Social Security, our Medicare, and our 72% federal health insurance subsidy. But I am sure that Duckworth, Durbin, and Ramirez are working on that. Next, you should assess the vulnerability of your home and your retirement savings. Anticipate/expect that if you are Republican, Illinois Democrat leaders will make you pay reparations. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— I should write a book that compares and contrasts how DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) leaders have treated incoming Democrats since 1978 with how DuPage County Democrat leaders are treating remaining DuPage County Republicans since 1978. Initially, DCRCC leaders welcomed incoming Democrats with open arms. Initially, many is not most incoming Democrats became Republicans. However, incoming Democrats became ever-increasingly more liberal. To convert them to being Republicans, DCRCC leaders wrongly ever-increasingly a) dumped planks in the Republican Party platform, including its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks, b) gave more and more and more preference to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and c) dumped those who have demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. In my book, I would focus on how DCRCC leaders have ever-increasingly dumped me. I would focus on those DCRCC leaders who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— DD: Because Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reduce standards for everything to get more votes from those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, I could argue that my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in way back 1979 and my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt way back in 1981 means more.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/27/editorial-lowering-bar-academic-success-fuels-race-bottom-public/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Freedom of speech, of association, of thought; the idea that legislating morality is wrong; due process; the public-private divide; respect for constitutionalism and the rule of law—all are somehow suddenly under pressure.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/03/29/the-ideology-with-no-name-has-a-name-its-civil-rights/
DAILY CALLER
— Democrat Rep Pramila Jayapal Wants Reparations For Illegal Immigrants
https://dailycaller.com/2026/03/28/pramila-jayapal-reparations-illegal-immigrants/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The New Democratic Party
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/24/victor-davis-hanson-the-new-democratic-party/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For all practical purposes, there is no longer a Democratic Party, at least as we’ve known it for 50 to 100 years. What we’re witnessing in Washington as the opposition under Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries is something that we haven’t really seen before. It is a full-blown Socialist Revolutionary Party. The players of that party that are running things are not even Chuck Schumer or Hakeem Jeffries. They’re people like [outgoing] Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett. They’re people like Mr. [James] Talarico in Texas, Mr. [Zohran] Mamdani. Elizabeth Warren. The socialist Bernie Sanders, etc., etc. They’re radical leftists. And they believe in a mandated equality of result, perpetuated or completed by radically high taxes from people who have been successful and to transfer that money to people who have been unsuccessful. Not because of any fault of their own or any gift or success of the wealthy, but because of oppression. And they’ve created a Marxist binary in the world. There’s 70%, the so-called white population, because they’ve confused and conflated race with class. That is the oppressor class. And the 30% that is the oppressed class. And the victimized class feels that they have legitimate grievances against the other 70% for not having what they do. And therefore, the Democratic Party steps in and says that we will mandate an equality of result. That is the agenda. And you can see it on all fronts. If people are poor, they want to come to the United States, then open the border. They should have a right to do that. And when they come to the United States, they can become better off than they were in Mexico or El Salvador or the Caribbean because they’re going to get entitlements. And those entitlements will be costly and expensive, fraud-ridden, as we’ve seen in California and Minnesota. And that will require people to pay their, quote, fair share and higher taxes. Which is a good in itself. Not just because the money is transferred to the people who don’t have it through entitlements, but more importantly, you’re emasculating people who “didn’t earn that.” “You didn’t build that,” as Elizabeth Warren said. So that’s what the party is. You can see it on the border. You can see it with crime. They believe that crime is committed not by individuals who break existing laws, but by society, which created the conditions for crime. And so, therefore, we see no-cash bail, or we see somebody who commits a heinous crime, and they’re let out. They’re either not jailed. They’re not indicted. They’re not convicted, and they’re not incarcerated, because of, I guess we would call it, critical legal theory. Behind all of it, though, is diversity, equity, and inclusion. And this is what they’ve had a problem with because when the American public sees this, and they said, you’ve created a victim class that you represent, and then you’ve demonized the other 70% that are so-called white, and people are saying, well, you’re on the wrong side of percentages. Unless you can convince, as happened with Barack Obama’s candidacy, to get more white people to vote for him than maybe voted for Romney or John McCain. Or maybe more white people voted for Obama than they did for John Kerry, four years earlier. But the point is that it has nothing to do with class. So, one of the problems that democratic socialists, or whatever these people call themselves, have is Mamdani’s a multimillionaire. His parents are multimillionaires. When he says he wants to go after white neighborhoods for equity, the wealthiest minority in the United States, today, ethnic minority, is Mamdani. It’s Indian Americans. Americans of Indian heritage. And the next six or seven or eight ethnic groups are not white. And there is no direct relationship anymore between your skin color and your class status or your income. And so, if that’s not true, when you go after these people, then you are basically an out-and-out racist because they haven’t done anything to you. And the greatest number of people who are poor in the United States remain white. Let’s just ask ourselves what happened to the Democratic Party. If we were to look at the ’92 and ’96 agendas at the Democratic Convention, and those were written by Doug Schoen and Mark Penn. It’s pretty much a Republican agenda now. It was closed borders. Legal-only immigration. Strong support for unions. Trying juveniles who commit violent crimes as adults. Strong national defense. Balanced budget, achieved for four years under Bill Clinton, and with the help of Newt Gingrich. That’s all out the window. Anybody in the Democratic Party who espouses those views today would be considered a heretic or worse. So between the Clinton phenomenon of ’92 to 2000, what happened? It’d be easy to say Barack Obama happened. That he ginned up latent racial tensions and grievances and used them for political purposes to get himself elected and reelected. That’s true. But there were larger cosmic forces that created a Barack Obama. And the first, of course, was open borders. We have now 53 million people. It’s the largest in the history of the United States. In numbers, 16.2% of the United States resident population was not born in the United States. Some of them are naturalized citizens, but as we’ve seen this last two weeks, whether it was the Old Dominion shooting or the attack on the synagogue or the IEDs that were thrown out in front of the New York governor’s mansion or the shooting in Austin, we have a problem with naturalized citizens. They do not assimilate, acculturate or integrate in the way that they used to under the melting pot. And they formed constituencies for the Democratic Party. And they are told that you came here—and it doesn’t really matter under what auspices—if you’re part of the 53 million, and there’s probably 30 million, with the Biden additions that came illegally, you still had a right. We don’t believe in borders, and therefore, you come here. We will provide the entitlements. And we will water down voting laws. No voter ID, even though 70% of the American people want them. And you will be either a present or a future constituency. So that was a big change. Demography is destiny, they told us. The new Democrat majority, they told us and that came true. That was a big factor in their rise. The second thing was globalization. Globalization created two societies in the United States. The East Coast, from Massachusetts down to the Carolinas, looked out at the EU, and the West Coast, from Seattle to San Diego, looked out at Asia, the Tigers, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and, of course, mainland China. And people who had particular skills that were globalized, and here they were in tech, insurance, investment, law, media, academia. They found that their audience, their constituency, was expanded from 300 million, let’s say, 10 years ago, maybe 340 million now, to seven billion. But for those who mined or farmed or assembled or manufactured, they were outsourced offshore, or they couldn’t keep up with cheap imports. This is what got Donald Trump elected, but it also explains the new Democratic Party. They used to rail about the importance of the middle class. They dropped that. That was the meme of Donald Trump. They found that by supporting the 30% DEI agenda and the globalized elite, they had a new constituency. And that was vast amounts of money. All of Silicon Valley and its $9 trillion in market capitalization, until recently, was put at the service of the Democratic Party. So this party radicalized in two fashions. You brought in a lot of poor people, and you re-energized people of color to say that your problems were not your own, but they were committed by the deplorables, the irredeemables, the clingers, the chumps, the dregs, the garbage. And then you had the money to outspend your Republican candidates in vast numbers. And more importantly, with the rise of left-wing big tech and the left-wing corporate boardroom and the left-wing academics, you could control institutions. The medium is the message. So ABC, NBC, NPR, social media, Facebook, the old Twitter, you name it. There was a popular culture, professional sports. There was a monopoly on left-wing knowledge, and that was very, very valuable. And finally, the old idea of integration, intermarriage, assimilation, the melting pot, that was not conducive to this new Socialist Democratic Party. They said, why would we bring in people who wanted to be American and wanted to identify essentially as American and only incidentally, in their former country? We saw what happened, the Democrats said, in 1956 when we let in the Hungarians, anti-communist, they came over here. They assimilated as Americans. They became very, very conservative voters. We saw what happened in 1959 to 1980 when we let in all of these Cubans, who had been driven out by communism. They were very patriotic Americans. They assimilated, and they were a constituency that we didn’t like. So, what we want to do is refabricate the immigration. Let in a lot of people, but not from particular countries that would mean they were successful, they had skills. We don’t want anybody from Europe. We don’t want anybody from Australia or the former British Commonwealth, such as New Zealand. We don’t want anybody coming in here who is anti-communist as a refugee. We want people who are poor and are accustomed to socialist countries and will come here and want more socialist benefits. That’s South America, Latin America, Africa, large parts of Asia. And they will be the constituency that allows us to have an unpopular message that existing Americans have never liked and do not like at all. And the result was the Democrats can’t win elections with open, transparent balloting, one-day balloting, and they know it. But if you take over the institutions and you use this globalized financial power and you appeal to very, very wealthy people’s sense of noblesse oblige or guilt or whatever strategy you use, and you combine that with a mass of very poor people who came in very recently, many under illegal circumstances, you have a constituency that required one thing. You had to give up the white middle working class. The union class that you used to champion. The Hubert Humphrey, John F. Kennedy, Harry Truman class. You despise those people. And we know that because you didn’t just give up on them and accept a globalized agenda and an expanded welfare state, but you created a vocabulary of disparagement. As I said earlier, these were the clingers. These were the people who had no teeth in their head. These were the people who Peter Strzok, Lisa Page texted about smelling up Walmart. All this disparagement for a class of people you despised, and I don’t think you’re going to win them back. But just to finish, there is no Democratic Party. There’s a Socialist Party. But it’s a very weird Socialist Party. It’s a pyramiddle party with a lot of very wealthy, globalized elites that run things at the top. Nothing in the middle of the pyramid. And then an expansive big base of poor people, of immigrants, and of people who claim that they identify mostly in their diversity, equity, inclusion person, and not necessarily as a full-fledged American.)
CHRISTIAN POST
— DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been taking over your church? According to Democrat leaders, Jesus hates Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/weekly-churchgoers-more-likely-to-embrace-biblical-truths-study.html
FOX BUSINESS
— Top conservative leaders deliver remarks at CPAC. DD: Who are the conservative leaders in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6391951385112
EPOCH TIMES
— USS Tripoli Reaches Middle East With More Than 3,500 Troops. The latest troop movements are precautionary measures intended to prepare for unforeseen contingencies, U.S. officials said.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/uss-tripoli-reaches-middle-east-with-more-than-3500-troops-6005036
FOX NEWS
— Chicago moves toward reparations with bus tours and town halls as $150M deficit looms. Mayor Brandon Johnson says the Repair Chicago forum will gather lived experiences of Black Chicagoans to inform a formal reparations study. DD: Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-moves-toward-reparations-bus-tours-town-halls-150m-deficit-looms.amp
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The 1982 Supreme Court decision in Plyler v. Doe compels state officials to provide free public education to children of illegal immigrants. Momentum builds beyond Tennessee. Since early 2025, legislators in Oklahoma, Texas, Idaho, Indiana and New Jersey have pursued measures to contest Plyler v. Doe. The time has come for the Supreme Court to overturn Plyler v. Doe and let states chart their own course.
https://www.heritage.org/courts/commentary/overturning-outlandish-supreme-court-ruling-the-only-way-fix-education
NEWSMAX
— Blagojevich to Newsmax: Dems’ Policies Fueled Chicago Killing
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/rod-blagojevich-chicago-democrats/2026/03/28/id/1251107/
— Democrats Put Illegals First in Funding Fight
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/immigrants-ice-funding/2026/03/28/id/1251104/
POWERLINE
— Birthright Citizenship: The Deep Dive
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/03/birthright-citizenship-the-deep-dive.php
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, DOGE would not have been needed.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/a-year-after-trumps-doge-cuts-workers-whose-lives-were-upended-ask-what-was-saved
MS NOW
— DD: Democrat leaders claim that at least 8 million marched in No Kings protests yesterday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fehdaacKYx8
NBC NEWS
— Trump fans at CPAC hope for the best in Iran but worry over the cost at home
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-fans-cpac-iran-rcna265370
NEW YORK TIMES
— Why College Graduates Feel Betrayed. DD: My father’s often decrying his not having a college degree motivated me to work my way through college to get one.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/business/college-graduates-economy-unemployment-.html
— The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee sharply criticized Hegseth on Friday for blocking the promotion of four Army officers — two Black men and two women — to be one-star generals. DD: I should write about my Democrat IRS superiors who blocked my promotion to GS-13. I should write about my Democrat GAO superiors a) who 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 to GAO, b) who delayed my promotions back to GS-12, c) who did not promote me to GS-13 until I was 38, d) who blocked my promotion to GS-14, e) who always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and f) who forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/politics/hegseth-generals-promotion.html
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/29/no-kings-rallies-a-red-flare-for-trump/89306058007/
LONG ISLAND TIMES
— Vietnam War veterans honored. FROM GOOGLE: In 1921, a WWI Honor Roll memorial was dedicated in Crete to honor 74 local veterans accompanied by community memorial trees. The Diersen family, prominent in the area, owned the local hardware store during this period. . .The Diersen family purchased the hardware store at the northeast corner of Main and Exchange in 1886, a location central to the town’s early 20th-century history. DD: My grandfather on my father’s side was one of those honored. He fought the Germans in WWI. I lived with my parents in an apartment above that hardware store 1948-1954 while my grandfather operated it. The building was torn down in 1966. SEE: https://capturingcrete.org/items/show/151
https://www.litimes.org/2026/03/28/vietnam-war-veterans-honored-at-islip-ceremony/
FLORIDA POLITICS
— Marco Rubio draws 35% support in CPAC straw poll, while Ron DeSantis gets 2%. DD: Since 2004, when I got only 16% of the vote for Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Treasurer, MTRO has moved even further to the left. MTRO has ever-increasingly punished me for my supporting Pat O’Malley instead of Jim Ryan in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary. MTRO ever-increasingly blames me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000, not just for Ryan losing to Blagojevich in 2002.
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/787810-marco-rubio-draws-35-support-in-cpac-straw-poll-while-ron-desantis-gets-2/
WASHINGTON STAND
— DOJ Kills 50-Year-Old Equal-Outcome Regulation. DD: According to my critics/opponents, if I do better at something than those who do not share my demographics, it is because I have benefitted tremendously from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics. Those who do not share my demographics are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, parents, LGHTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://washingtonstand.com/article/doj-kills-50yearold-equaloutcome-regulation-
FORTUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in ever-increasingly promoting more hatred against Republicans.
https://fortune.com/2026/03/28/bruce-springsteen-minnesota-no-kings-rally-anti-trump-protesters-us-europe/
BANKRATE
— 10 first-time homebuyer mistakes to avoid. DD: I gave too much weight to the promises/predictions that HUD made about University Park when I bought 774-5 Sunset Court there when I was 24 in 1972. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/
https://www.bankrate.com/mortgages/first-time-homebuyer-mistakes/
Tag: inclusion
February 18, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Illinois Republican senator Neil Anderson pushes to outlaw abortion, loses leadership spots. Republican leaders called the proposal ‘extreme’ and said it is a no go. DD: What is your position on right to life? I have always supported the Hyde Amendment. My critics/opponents on the left demonize, denigrate, and condemn my position as being too strong. My critics/opponents on the right demonize, denigrate, and condemn my position as being too weak.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-abortion-law-neil-anderson-senator-pushes-ban-fetal-personhood-bill-loses-leadership-spots/18614296/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Senate Republican Leader John Curran said the bill is a “no” for the Republican caucus. “I don’t support his proposal, no other Republican legislator supports his proposal, House or Senate,” he said. “It’s an extreme proposal. I do not view it as a pro-life proposal, I view it as an anti-woman proposal about punishment.” Curran also removed Anderson as minority spokesperson on the Senate executive and assignments committees, though he remains a member on the Executive Committee. Curran said he talked to Anderson about leadership’s expected duties and responsibilities to the whole Republican caucus. Darren Bailey, a Republican candidate running for governor who has served in the Illinois House and Senate, released a statement calling for Anderson to pull the bill. “When women and families are facing a crisis, they need understanding, support, and real help, not the threat of jail time,” he said in a statement. “I am pro-life, but I believe we also have to face reality. Approaches like this pull people away and make it harder to move Illinois forward.” In his leadership resignation letter, Anderson said he was saddened by Republican disagreement on the issue.)
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-lx7fbtnqrncbzg5e
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their high school students to promote more hatred against Republicans. Have Democrat leaders already or will they promise high school students free rides in Ivy League universities if they protest?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/17/letters-021726-student-walkouts/
— Diane Harris for Illinois Secretary of State Republican primary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/17/editorial-diane-harris-illinois-secretary-of-state-republican-primary/
— Juliana Stratton’s $25-per-hour minimum wage plan draws fire from rivals in US Senate race in Illinois. DD: I did not start earning $25/hour in today’s dollars until after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/17/illinois-senate-stratton-25-dollar-minimum-wage/
— More than $1.1 billion in medical debt erased in Illinois, with the help of a state program. DD: What have you done to avoid medical debt? I have always assured that my wife and I have health insurance. The federal government paying 72% of our health insurance for the rest of our lives helped me endure tremendous efforts to get rid of me by the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/17/medical-debt-program-illinois/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. They want everyone in America, in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your school district, and in your precinct to be stoners.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/16/cannabis-sales-illinois/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/02/18/federal-immigration-ice-border-patrol-police-mistrust-abuse-louis-martinez
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for everything that is bad including bad weather.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/02/18/climate-change-finding-delivery-robots-super-bowl-bad-bunny-trump-valentines-day
DAILY HERALD
— Illinois Republican senator Neil Anderson files a bill to outlaw abortion, loses leadership spots. DD: What is your position on right to life? I have always supported the Hyde Amendment. My critics/opponents on the left demonize, denigrate, and condemn my position as being too strong. My critics/opponents on the right demonize, denigrate, and condemn my position as being too weak.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260217/news/illinois-republican-senator-pushes-to-outlaw-abortion-loses-leadership-spots/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Senate Republican Leader John Curran said the bill is a “no” for the Republican caucus. “I don’t support his proposal, no other Republican legislator supports his proposal, House or Senate,” he said. “It’s an extreme proposal. I do not view it as a pro-life proposal, I view it as an anti-woman proposal about punishment.” Curran also removed Anderson as minority spokesperson on the Senate executive and assignments committees, though he remains a member on the Executive Committee. Curran said he talked to Anderson about leadership’s expected duties and responsibilities to the whole Republican caucus. Darren Bailey, a Republican candidate running for governor who has served in the Illinois House and Senate, released a statement calling for Anderson to pull the bill.)
— GOP hopefuls in 9th Congressional District differ on immigration policy
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260217/us-congress-politics/gop-hopefuls-in-9th-congressional-district-differ-on-immigration-policy/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois erases $1.1 billion in medical debt for residents. DD: What have you done to avoid medical debt? I have always assured that my wife and I have health insurance. The federal government paying 72% of our health insurance for the rest of our lives helped me endure tremendous efforts to get rid of me by the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/illinois-erases-11-billion-medical-debt-residents
WBEZ
— Four candidates vie for the GOP nomination for Illinois governor. Four Republican candidates have thrown their hats in the ring to challenge two-term Gov. JB Pritzker in November. They face an uphill battle against a billionaire Democrat in a state that has shifted more and more blue over the past decade. DD: Since the 1970s, the Illinois Republican Party has ever-increasing dumped more conservative planks in the Republican Party platform, that is, it has moved further and further and further to the left. At the same time, the Illinois Democrat Party has more aggressively advanced the most liberal planks in its platform.
https://www.wbez.org/wbez-news/2026/02/16/four-candidates-vie-for-the-gop-nomination-for-illinois-governor
— What to know about the March 17 primary for Illinois comptroller. Four candidates are vying in the Democratic primary to replace outgoing incumbent Susana Mendoza as the state’s chief financial officer. DD: I just finished hand-delivering Republican comptroller candidate Bryan Drew’s campaign literature to 400 residences in my precinct. If you had run for the comptroller office, which of your qualifications would you have stressed? I would have stressed a) that I worked as an Analyst for GAO 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) that before that I worked as a Revenue Officer for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, c) that I became a CPA and a certified internal auditor, fraud examiner, government financial manager, financial services auditor, and forensic accountant, d) that I became a licensed CPA, and e) that I earned master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/elections/2026/02/17/what-to-know-about-illinois-comptroller-primary
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois comptroller is the state’s chief financial officer. The office manages the state’s fiscal accounts, records all transactions, pays bills and reviews all expenditures and contracts. The comptroller also chairs the State Employees’ Retirement System Board and sits on the Illinois State Board of Investment, helping manage pensions for state employees. The comptroller also issues financial reports about the state’s fiscal affairs.)
SHAW LOCAL
— 14th District GOP candidates say curbing government spending, overreach are top issues
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/02/17/14th-district-gop-candidates-say-curbing-government-spending-overreach-are-top-issues/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Pritzker pours in $25M; GOP lags in funds
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/illinois-governor-fundraising-jb-pritzker-21347891.php
CITIES 92.9
— Illinois abortion bill sparks division between Republicans, pro-life advocates
https://www.cities929.com/2026/02/17/illinois-abortion-bill-sparks-division-between-republicans-pro-life-advocates/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Why is long-term unemployment on the rise? DD: QUESTION: Why have I been unemployed since I was 49 in 1997? ANSWER: The many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. QUESTION: Why did they take those adverse actions against me? ANSWER: Because I opposed their political affiliation discrimination, their reverse discrimination, and their age discrimination. I became an active participant in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation when I was 40 in 1988.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-02-17/why-is-long-term-unemployment-on-the-rise
— DD: For Democrat leaders, National Parks exist to promote the Democrat Party platform.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-02-18/trump-administration-is-erasing-history-and-science-at-national-parks-lawsuit-argues
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois Republican senator pushes to outlaw abortion, loses leadership spots. Republican leaders called the proposal ‘extreme’ and said it is no go. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most as being an extremist. I would name them and demand that they put their charges against me in writing.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-republican-senator-pushes-to-outlaw-abortion-loses-leadership-spots/
— DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick focuses on public safety in GOP governor’s race. DD: Public safety is extremely important.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/dupage-county-sheriff-james-mendrick-focuses-on-public-safety-in-gop-governors-race/
ELMHURST PATCH
— A longtime Republican Party official accused of forging pages of signatures for a former Elmhurst mayoral candidate’s petition has pleaded guilty, according to public records. Longtime Addison resident Lawrence Moretti was charged with 14 felony forgery accounts in connection with 2025 mayoral candidate Mark Mulliner’s petition.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-political-forgery-suspect-pleads-guilty-county
POLITICO
— Pritzker’s Springfield squeeze play
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/02/18/pritzkers-springfield-squeeze-play-00785693
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-681/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-469/
— Heidner spokesperson says candidate will divest gaming interests if elected
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/17/heidner-spokesperson-says-candidate-will-divest-gaming-interests-if-elected/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— VALLAS: Don’t be fooled by Pritzker’s boasts of population gains
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-dont-be-fooled-by-pritzkers-boasts-of-population-gains/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What have you done with your life the last 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 years? What are you going to do with the rest of your life? I have put together and sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for the last 26 years and I have served as a Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC) for the last 27 years. I am going to continue to do the aforesaid for the rest of my life. My critics/opponents are slowly becoming to realize that. But what more and bigger adverse actions will they going to take against me to stop me from sending out my newsletters and serving as a RPC? Should I start naming my critics/opponents and start counterattacking them? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Enough with the gaslighting on ICE
https://nypost.com/2026/02/17/us-news/enough-with-the-gaslighting-on-ice/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Trump’s FTC Takes Up The Fight Against Big Tech Wokeness. Trump’s FTC is cracking down on Big Tech, with Ferguson targeting censorship and anticompetitive practices at Microsoft and Apple.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/02/18/trumps-ftc-takes-up-the-fight-against-big-tech-wokeness/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden granted ‘quiet amnesty’ to an additional million illegals
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/center_for_immigration_studies_biden_granted_quiet_amnesty_to_an_additional_million_illegals.html
CAMPUS REFORM
— Harvard undergrads prepare asylum claims, law students fight deportations of illegal aliens in court. As the White House fights to make American communities and campuses safer by deporting illegal aliens, universities are training college students to fight those deportations in court.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/sturge-harvard-undergrads-prepare-asylum-claims-law-students-fight-deportations-illegal-aliens-court/29432
COLLEGE FIX
— University of Illinois graduate fellowships require ‘commitment to diversity and inclusion.’ DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years, who ran IRS for almost 9 years, and who ran the Post Office for almost 3 years. You had to commit to promoting Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI big time to get promoted to GS-14 at GAO, to GS-13 at IRS, and to GS-5 at the Post Office. To promote AA and DEI is to promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-illinois-grad-fellowships-require-commitment-to-diversity-and-inclusion/
FOX NEWS
— Harvard students earn course credit helping asylum seekers as critics calls school ‘bastion of woke activism.’ HIST 123 course partners with Mabel Center for Immigrant Justice to provide research and writing support for asylum applicants.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/harvard-students-earn-course-credit-helping-asylum-seekers-critics-calls-school-bastion-woke-activism
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— DD: In your opinion, is it fair to stress the political positions that candidates’ spouses have? I have seen many cases in which once candidates are elected, they push their spouses’ political positions.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-attacks-gop-congressman-and-his-new-wife-ahead-of-key-house-vote-blessed-be-their-marriage/ar-AA1VwwRh
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/business/goldman-sachs-diversity-board.html
— Rubio: Western Civilization Can Save Us — Again
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/opinion/munich-rubio-western-civilization.html
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/nyregion/stonewall-pride-flag-lawsuit.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote wealth taxes. My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as having too much wealth. They have gotten more and more and more furious every time I bought a new car, bought real estate, bought collector cars, went on vacations, earned college degrees, earned professional certifications, earned a professional license, etc. According to them, I have the aforesaid a) because I have always benefitted big time from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics, b) because I avoided the Vietnam War draft, c) because I have never had children, and d) because of my wife’s income.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/us/california-wealth-tax-opposition-bernie-sanders.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/nyregion/budget-mamdani-property-taxes.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/us/california-billionaire-wealth-tax.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/business/economy/wealth-tax-france.html
— How Spain Is Carving a Different Path on Immigration. The country is hoping its new amnesty for undocumented immigrants will avoid a public backlash. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. Noncitizens work for less money and are easier to exploit.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/world/europe/spain-amnesty-immigration.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their high school students to promote more hatred against Republicans. Have Democrat leaders already or will they promise high school students free rides in Ivy League universities if they protest?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/us/student-protests-walkouts-ice-texas.html
USA TODAY
— DD: The more that you fight reverse discrimination, the more that Democrat leaders call you a racist.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/02/16/elon-musk-white-supremacy-x-racist/88661158007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— America Needs an Immigration Department. Congress should also review the law with an eye toward meeting U.S. economic needs. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. Noncitizens work for less money and are easier to exploit.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/america-needs-an-immigration-department-97fbf4fb
PIX NEW YORK
— New York City is hiring for various positions that do not require applicants to take a civil service exam. DD: If I had not passed the postal employment test, the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me. If I had not passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination, the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me. If I had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.
https://pix11.com/news/local-news/nyc-offers-benefits-for-job-applicants-without-civil-service-exam/
POLITICO
— DD: Democrat leaders deny that their illegals vote. Illegals use false identifications. Because illegals vote for Democrats, Democrat election officials do not stop voter fraud. All elections should both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/17/save-act-election-security-noncitizen-voting-00782470
February 11, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Demonstrators gather at Aurora PD after video shows officers, students clashing at anti-ICE protest. Demonstrators want the police chief to resign after Monday’s protest ended with three students arrested and an officer injured. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use students to a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/aurora-protest-today-held-police-department-school-walkout-ice-ends-students-arrested-officer-hurt-video/18582100/
— ICE chief defends his officers’ actions before Congress after the deaths of 2 protesters.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/acting-ice-director-cbp-commissioner-testify-first-time-fatal-shootings/18578697/
NBC5
— Thousands of students from several suburban schools walk out of class to protest ICE. Three high school students in Aurora are facing charges after a Monday walkout protest that police said started peacefully but later escalated.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/thousands-of-students-from-several-suburban-schools-walk-out-of-class-to-protest-ice/3890816/
— Downers Grove students walk out of class to protest ICE enforcement. “We are the upcoming voters. We are the upcoming generation. We are the future,” one student told NBC Chicago at the protest. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use students to a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/downers-grove-students-walk-out-of-class-to-protest-ice-enforcement/3890667/
— Video shows Aurora police officer kneeling on person amid student protest against ICE. Roughly 1,500 students walked out of class from several Aurora schools Monday afternoon, police said. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use students to a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/video-shows-aurora-police-officer-kneeling-on-person-amid-student-protest-against-ice/3890760/
— Pritzker, Democratic governors to boycott White House dinner held by Trump
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/pritzker-democratic-governors-to-boycott-white-house-dinner-held-by-trump/3890597/
CBS2
— Republican Illinois U.S. Senate candidate Don Tracy outlines his policies
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/republican-illinois-u-s-senate-candidate-don-tracy-outlines-his-policies/
FOX32
— Push for millionaire’s tax in Illinois for property tax relief
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-4is0qupvkq0k2r1c
— DOJ announces arrest of leader of 2012 attack on US consulate in Benghazi that left 4 Americans dead
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/doj-announces-arrest-benghazi-attack
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Students in Aurora stage walkout on Monday, three charged, Aurora. — DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use students to a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/three-charged-student-walkout-aurora/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/gov-jb-pritzker-urges-democratic-governors-to-confront-trump-seek-accountability-for-immigration-actions/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/10/marimar-martinez-video-release-bovino/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2026/02/10/trump-administration-cuts-illinois-hiv-prevention-grants
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/tracker-federal-prosecutions-chicago-status-trumps-immigration-blitz-ice
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/10/marimar-martinez-the-chicago-woman-shot-by-border-patrol-agent-expected-to-file-lawsuit-release-evidence
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/10/phil-ponce-retired-chicago-tonight-host-video-latino-ice-agents
— Top Trump DHS officials defend enforcement during fiery hearing: ‘We are only getting started’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/10/donald-trump-dhs-officials-ice-immigration-enforcement-committee-hearing
WBEZ
— 1 in 4 Chicago adults live with a disability, majority on South and West sides. The first-of-its-kind report uncovers key information about the city’s population of those with disabilities and inequities in their neighborhoods and seeks input on how to improve conditions in their neighborhoods.
https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2026/02/10/disabilities-inequities-health-west-south-sides
STATELINE
— Proposed Illinois law would classify transgender identity as form of mental illness
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/proposed-illinois-law-would-classify-transgender-identity-as-form-of-mental-illness/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “There are only two genders,” Chesney said in a statement. “Radical activists are confusing children and pushing irreversible, life-altering decisions on kids who are far too young to understand the consequences. This bill draws a hard line and says Illinois will not abandon reality to appease the woke mob.”)
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Annual governors’ gathering with White House unraveling after Trump excludes Democrats
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/governors-wont-hold-trump-meeting-after-white-house-only-invited-republicans/article_03c3f12f-b5c6-5f97-8822-3d19b0db6b42.html
SOUTHERN
— Stonewall pride flag removed by National Park Service
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/02/10/trump-admin-removes-pride-flag-from-stonewall-national-monument/
JOURNAL COURIER
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/scrapping-dei-cost-black-women-jobs-21343372.php
WQAD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wqad.com/video/news/politics/illinois-politics/even-though-marijuana-is-legal-in-illinois-clearing-old-criminal-records-still-a-challenge/526-4bb3215c-bce2-4a1e-8626-55a5bd3bea21
ELMHURST PATCH
— Elmhurst Lawmakers Draw Cash From Corporate Interests. A longtime Elmhurst politician donated to a local legislator, explaining why.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/elmhurst-lawmakers-draw-cash-corporate-interests
PRITZKER
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://jbpritzker.substack.com/p/the-state-of-illinois-is-being-loud
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/10/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-466/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Budget Scrutiny Intensifies Over State Funding of Politically Active Nonprofits
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-budget-scrutiny-intensifies-over-state-funding-of-politically-active-nonprofits-wirepoints-mark-glennon-on-am560/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too many get involved in Republican politics to get the Republican Party to strike planks from its platform, most commonly, its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Further, far too many get involved in Republican politics to get more preference for those who share their demographics. To want to strike the aforesaid planks and to want more preference is not only to be anti-conservative, it is to be anti-Republican. My critics/opponents a) reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the aforesaid planks and b) want more preference for those who share their demographics. I should write about my critics/opponents. I could publish a spreadsheet that shows which planks they want stricken and what demographics they want more preference for. I would focus on a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Evanston hands out $25K cash payments to 44 Black residents through reparations program
https://nypost.com/2026/02/11/us-news/evanston-illinois-giving-25k-reparations-to-44-black-residents/
— Trump admin quietly yanks rainbow flag from NYC’s Stonewall monument, sparking fury: ‘American symbol’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/10/us-news/trump-admin-yanks-rainbow-flag-from-nycs-stonewall-monument/
BLAZE
— Mamdani is outraged at Trump administration after Pride flag is quietly removed from Stonewall monument to gay riot. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/mamdani-lgbtq-pride-flag-stonewall
— ‘Shady carriers hiring illegals’: Sen. Banks launches trucking tip line after 4 Amish men die in crash.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/shady-carriers-hiring-illegals-sen-banks-launches-trucking-tip-line-after-4-amish-men-die-in-crash
BREIUTBART
— A U.S. Olympic curler has become the latest in a trend of American athletes to use the Winter Olympics as a platform to blast President Trump’s policies at home.
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/02/10/watch-olympic-curler-blasts-ice-whats-happening-in-minnesota-is-wrong/amp/
CAMPUS REFORM
— University instructs staff to lower academic expectations, extend deadlines for illegal alien students
https://www.campusreform.org/article/university-instructs-staff-lower-academic-expectations-extend-deadlines-illegal-alien-students-exclusive/29391
— Stanford discontinues fellowship built for ‘underrepresented’ recruits. DD: As I earned my bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, more and more and more of my classmates did not share my demographics.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/stanford-discontinues-edge-fellowship-built-underrepresented-phd-recruits/29390
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Sanctuary Jurisdictions Seek to Make Themselves Literal Battlegrounds Against ICE Enforcement. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.fairus.org/sanctuary-jurisdictions-seek-make-themselves-literal-battlegrounds-against-ice-enforcement
NEWSMAX
— HUD-funded housing is for Americans, not illegals. DD: University Park was created by HUD. Ever since I bought a new townhome in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) when I was 24 years old in 1972, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my buying that townhome improperly/unethically stopped a Black and/or a female from buying that townhome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6vUG4bHRSk
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Democratic governors excluded by Trump from typically bipartisan gathering at White House
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democratic-governors-excluded-by-trump-from-white-house/
MSN
— Trump advisers warn job growth could fall well below recent levels, citing deportations and productivity surge. DD: How many illegals are employed by Democrats and RINOs in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/trump-advisers-warn-job-growth-could-fall-well-below-recent-levels-citing-deportations-and-productivity-surge/ar-AA1W5HJk
MSN & CNN & USA TODAY & SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/professional-athletes-who-identify-as-lgbtq/ss-AA1W0ONB
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/politics/pride-flag-removed-stonewall-monument-trump-administration
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/10/national-park-service-removes-pride-flag-stonewall-inn/88605713007/
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/2026/02/10/pride-flag-stonewall-monument-photos/88611050007/
https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/arts-exhibits/article/stonewall-pride-flag-removed-21345218.php
NEWSWEEK
— Project 2025 Group Has Plan for Next 250 Years of America. DD: How has traditional marriage helped you? I met my outstanding wife at a social meeting for young adults at the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. She was raised as a Catholic and I was raised as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. We were both looking for a traditional marriage. Our marriage in 1978 helped me a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, and f) get promoted to GS-13 in 1986. Our marriage helped us a) buy a home in Wheaton and two new cars in 1978 and b) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984. Our marriage helped my wife earn a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.newsweek.com/project-2025-heritage-foundation-latest-plans-11495097
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Its new report, Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years, was released in January and calls for traditional family values and the promotion of marriage and children to ensure what it deems positive outcomes for the U.S.)
NEW YORK TIMES
— ICE Hired Thousands While the Rest of the Immigration System Shrank. With more ICE agents and fewer judges and asylum officers, the balance of the federal immigration apparatus has shifted. DD: In 1971, while I was in training for my IRS Revenue Officer job, Nixon had me make telephone calls for 2 weeks to fight inflation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/us/ice-agents-hiring-immigration-system.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Bad Bunny to promote more hatred against Republicans
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opinion/bad-bunny-super-bowl-americans.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/arts/music/bad-bunny-super-bowl-show-everyday-people.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/arts/music/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-review.html
— Epstein Used Cash and Sway to Get Women He Abused Into Top Colleges
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/nyregion/epstein-columbia-nyu-donations-admission-young-women.html
— Gabbard Is Back in Trump’s Good Graces. DD: For me to try to get back in my critics’/opponents’ good graces, I would have to do the following, but I refuse to: a) glorify and praise them, b) pander to them, c) serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) cover up their wrongdoing, and/or e)give them money.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard-2020-election.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/02/10/lgbtq-flag-trump-administration-remove/
— DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/10/republicans-are-pushing-drastically-change-way-you-cast-ballots/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Former federal employees follow their ‘calling’ to state and city jobs. DD: After my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, no federal, state, county, township, municipal, or private sector employer offered me a job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license. That is not surprising given my bad demographics and the many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had taken against me.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/10/federal-workers-layoffs-city-state-jobs/88527503007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Schools Don’t Teach Personal Responsibility. Students learn to view themselves as victims and often don’t face consequences for bad behavior. 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, c) six job-related professional certifications, and d) a job-related professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/schools-dont-teach-personal-responsibility-9ab43f99
— America Is Running Out of Patience With Republicans. Voters no longer blame Joe Biden for the state of the economy, and Trump’s policies haven’t delivered.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/america-is-running-out-of-patience-with-republicans-a1faa098
— Black and Jewish Americans Can Find Unity Again. The stories of the Hebrew Bible have long resonated with the experience of slavery and Jim Crow. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, many, most, and at times, virtually all my superiors and supervisors were Democrats who were veteran, minority, female, Jewish, and/or younger than me. They all took adverse actions against me.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/black-and-jewish-americans-can-find-unity-again-b1512b9b
— Even Trump Can’t Go Back to the Future. To MAGA, the 1950s were a better time. But the White House can’t bring it back. DD: Since the 1960s, because of Affirmative Action, my future has gotten bleaker and bleaker and bleaker.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/even-trump-cant-go-back-to-the-future-17f7fa39
BLOOMBERG
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have. Democrat leaders especially blame Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Of course, my Democrat GAO superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my Black subordinates that I caused all their problems. But not only my Black subordinates, but also my subordinates who were non-White, female, younger, veteran, disabled, non-Protestant, non-German American, had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, and/or had performance problems. Virtually all my subordinate were many, most, if not virtually all of the aforesaid.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-10/black-bankers-feel-the-impact-of-dei-rollback-at-jpmorgan-and-citibank
FORTUNE
— In 2026, many employers are ditching merit-based pay bumps in favor of ‘peanut butter raises’ DD: In 1989, the Democrats who ran GAO adopted “banding” and “pay-for-performance (PFP)” to get rid of their employees who they had not promoted to GS-15 (currently $165,386-$197,200/year) and who were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, had ancestors who had been in America for a long time, and/or did not have a degree from an Ivy League university. They used Gingrich budget cuts to justify the aforesaid. For course, they always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for PFP.
https://www.aol.com/articles/2026-many-employers-ditching-merit-163727296.html
BARRON’S
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.barrons.com/news/outrage-as-lgbtq-pride-flag-removed-from-stonewall-monument-cdfb5518
CORPORATE WELLNESS
— The concept of a linear career—steady upward progression within a single function, organization, or industry—is no longer the dominant model for many segments of the workforce. DD: Is/was your career linear? My career was not. To get promoted to GS-13, I had to transfer from IRS to GAO and take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5, currently $113,402/year, to GS-9 Step 9, currently $89,703/year, when I was 31 years old in 1980. I did not make GS-13, currently $118,984/year when I was 38 in 1986. But I would not have gotten that promotion if I had not a) earned an MBA when I was 27, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, and e) became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I would not have gotten that promotion to GS-13 when I was 32 if the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer from IRS had not been finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me when I was 32. I would not have had to do the aforesaid to get promoted to GS-13 if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors overtly practiced political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.corporatewellnessmagazine.com/article/creating-psychological-safety-for-employees-with-non-linear-careers
LAW
— The Celebration of Marriage. DD: How has traditional marriage helped you? I met my outstanding wife at a social meeting for young adults at the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. She was raised as a Catholic and I was raised as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. We were both looking for a traditional marriage. Our marriage in 1978 helped me a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, and f) get promoted to GS-13 in 1986. Our marriage helped us a) buy a home in Wheaton and two new cars in 1978 and b) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984. Our marriage helped my wife earn a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2026/02/10/the-celebration-of-marriage/
HRD MAGAZINE
— Employee sues Intuit alleging manager branded her a ‘DEI hire’ DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government 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 not been in America for a long time.
https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/diversity-inclusion/employee-sues-intuit-alleging-manager-branded-her-a-dei-hire/564902
HIGHER EDUCATION DRIVE
— Trump secures legal victory on anti-DEI directives. DD: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.highereddive.com/news/trump-secures-legal-victory-anti-dei-directives-higher-ed/811885/
CHALKBEAT
— Despite recent efforts to make change, top colleges are still home to mostly wealthy students. DD: How much money did your parents have? My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. My mother had no income because she stayed home and raised me and my brother. Her earning was limited by her never having attended high school. Consequently, I had to work my way through college. That harmed my GPA. I spent far too many hours washing dishes and delivering mail instead of studying.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/02/10/top-universities-still-have-little-economic-diversity-and-few-low-income-students/
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— DD: For Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/02/former-cabinet-secretaries-urge-federal-employees-keep-faith-despite-threats-civil-service/411336/
VOX
— Woke isn’t dead. Bad Bunny’s halftime show proved it. Maybe the right didn’t capture the culture as much as they thought. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in replacing those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.vox.com/culture/478687/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-woke-vibe-shift-republican-backlash
MOVIEGUIDE
— Former BACHELOR host Chris Harrison just announced a new dating show that will focus on promoting “traditional marriage.” DD: How has traditional marriage helped you? I met my outstanding wife at a social meeting for young adults at the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago. She was raised as a Catholic and I was raised as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. We were both looking for a traditional marriage. Our marriage in 1978 helped me a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, and f) get promoted to GS-13 in 1986. Our marriage helped us a) buy a home in Wheaton and two new cars in 1978 and b) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984. Our marriage helped my wife earn a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.movieguide.org/news-articles/chris-harrison-announces-traditional-love-dating-show.html
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
NTD
— Every Person in Our Country Illegally Committed a Crime to Do That, Does Not Respect US. DD: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country. It is illegal to falsely claim asylum.
https://www.ntd.com/every-person-in-our-country-illegally-committed-a-crime-to-do-that-does-not-respect-us-rep-fine_1125400.html
— 89 Indians on US’ ‘worst of the worst’ criminal list amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/89-indians-on-us-worst-of-the-worst-criminal-list-amid-trumps-immigration-crackdown/ar-AA1VN6sO
February 6, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois should consider pragmatic tweaks to its sanctuary law
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/editorial-sanctuary-laws-juliana-stratton-minneapolis-tom-homan-immigration-trust-act/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: We asked her about Illinois’ sanctuary law, the Trust Act signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner in 2017, and how it bars state officials from cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to begin the process of deportation of undocumented individuals incarcerated in our prisons for violent crimes, as they’re being released back out onto the streets. The existing exception in the law to that prohibition is if ICE has a judicial warrant for the prisoner’s arrest. But that’s a rarity, we’re told.)
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hated against Trump and against those who share his demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/column-repression-dissent-ice-us-history-poland-chile-shackelford/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise minorities and females.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/06/mexican-seamstress-chicago-bulls-banners/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE IN NAPERVILLE SUN: What is your hometown? My hometown is Crete. My ancestors have lived in Crete since 1854. I lived in Crete 1948-1972. In defense of Crete, I stress the role it played in the underground railroad.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/martin-quilts-slaves-messages-settlement-naperville/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— What to know about the Illinois Republican primary race for governor. Darren Bailey wants another shot at Gov. JB Pritzker in the general election. He’ll have to beat Ted Dabrowski, Rick Heidner and James Mendrick to get there.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/02/06/what-to-know-illinois-republican-primary-governor-bailey-heidner-dabrowski-mendrick
— DD: To turn conservatives against Trump, hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters ever-increasingly stress anti-conservative things that Trump says and does.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/05/conservatives-republicans-trump-debt-family-values-democracy-s-e-cupp
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly come to Don Lemon’s defense. I should write about Republican leaders who could and should have come to my defense but did not.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/02/05/don-lemon-georgia-forts-arrests-journalism-press-freedom-jacob-sullum
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in replacing those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/02/05/skokie-joliet-flossmoor-lansing-burbank-franklin-park-chicago-suburbs-census-diversity-race-ethnicity-black-latino
— DD: Democrats run education in America. For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/02/06/federal-school-voucher-program-illinois-pritzker-bicycles-traffic-trump-peron
DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Reparations Committee announces 44 new payments. DD: Affirmative Action is reparations.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2026/02/06/city/reparations-committee-announces-44-new-payments-explores-delta-8-tax/
EVANSTON NOW
— Prosecutors warn of tainted jury in Broadview Six case. DD: By denying me my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial, the judges and justices made it clear that they believed that no jury would rule in my favor. My demographics were terrible: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, Crete resident 1948-1972, and Wheaton resident since 1978.
https://evanstonnow.com/prosecutors-warn-of-tainted-jury-in-broadview-six-case/
WCIA
— Illinois Gaming Board, AG issue 60+ cease-and-desists for illegal betting operators
https://www.wcia.com/news/illinois-news/illinois-gaming-board-ag-issue-60-cease-and-desists-for-illegal-betting-operators/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders crow about their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning ICE.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-02-05/poll-two-thirds-of-americans-say-ice-has-gone-too-far-in-immigration-enforcement
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-02-06/as-some-democrats-embrace-calls-to-abolish-ice-others-seek-more-targeted-reforms
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, Democrat leaders will get most if not virtually all of the students in your school district to walkout to protest enforcement of federal immigration laws. Anticipate/expect that the students who walkout will overwhelmingly be illegals, females, and minorities. Of course, their walking out will be on their records for the rest of their lives. Anticipate/expect that Democrat colleges will give preference to those students who walked out over those who did not. Anticipate/expect that Democrat employers will give preference to those students who walked over those students who did not. For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Are you conservative? What is holding you back from leaving Illinois? For me, it includes my ancestors having lived in northeast Illinois since 1844. Me living in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978 and my living in my precinct since 1984. My having earned a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license in Illinois. My having worked in Illinois 1962-1997. My wife and I not having children. My knowing that if you move to a state, county, township, municipality, school district, precinct, or neighborhood that is prosperous and safe because conservatives built it, sooner or later, Democrats will move in to take advantage of that prosperity and safety and that they will sooner or later destroy that prosperity and safety. Further, under the Democrats, and under the RINOs, there are fewer and fewer and fewer places in America where those who share my demographics are welcome. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois state pensions have less money to pay retirees than any state according to Equable Institute. It’s the third year in a row for Illinois coming in last. DD: My critics/opponents are anti-pension, anti-federal employee, and anti-federal retiree. They have been ever-increasingly furious ever since I got in line for a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension when I started working part-time for the Post Office when I was 18 years old in 1966. They were more furious that I got almost 3 years of full-time CSRS credit even though I worked only part-time. They have been even more furious that I have gotten a CSRS pension ($68,640/year in today’s dollars) since I was 49 in 1997. They have been even more furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my healthcare insurance premiums since 1966 and 72% of my wife’s healthcare insurance premiums since 1978. In my defense, I would not have become a postal employee if my high school friend had not asked me to join him in taking the postal employment examination. I would not have become an IRS employee when I was 22 years old in 1971 if my Firestone Store boss had not fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, a job offer that Oldsmobile withdrew saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. I paid 7% of my federal salary into the CSRS. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. If I was still working, I would still be paying into the CSRS instead of getting a CSRS pension.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/three-peat-illinois-pension-system-last-place-for-3rd-year-in-a-row/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DD: My critics/opponents will watch Bad Bunny, not the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine/4443846/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-good/
NEW YORK POST
— Mamdani’s free for all, including illegals, will only end in bills for all taxpayers
https://nypost.com/2026/02/05/opinion/mamdanis-free-for-all-including-illegals-will-only-end-in-bills-for-all-taxpayers/
CENTER SQUARE
— ‘Ridiculous:’ Republicans reject Dems’ 10 demands for DHS reforms
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_a3b85b54-4baf-4648-b78f-1dc1e7fcd4dc.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Real Reason Why Advertisers Are Flocking to Fox News
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/02/05/fox-news-posts-highest-ever-second-quarter-ad-revenue-adds-200-new-advertisers/
FOX NEWS
— Chris Harrison sparks mixed reactions over ‘traditional marriage’ dating show casting call. Former ‘Bachelor’ host Chris Harrison faces social media backlash over casting call for ‘traditional, marriage-minded partnership’ series. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/chris-harrison-sparks-mixed-reactions-over-traditional-marriage-dating-show-casting-call
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Feds Investigating Nike for Discriminating Against White Employees. DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they gave tremendous preference to their Democrat employees who were minority and/or female, that is, they discriminated tremendously against their Republican employees who were White and/or male.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/02/feds-investigating-nike-for-allegedly-discriminating-against-white-employees/amp/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Notre Dame Trustees Grapple with Backlash to Pro-Abortion Professor’s Appointment
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/notre-dame-trustees-grapple-with-backlash-to-pro-abortion-professors-appointment/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Poll Finds a Fractured Country With Little Faith in Fixes. DD: Democrat leaders make it ever-increasingly clear that the Democrat Party a) will never stop flooding America with their illegals and b) will never stop fighting their deportation. Further, Democrat leaders make it ever-increasingly clear that the Democrat Party will never stop promoting a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, that is, destruction of traditional marriage and family, c) abortion, d) vices, e) further diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and f) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2026/01/30/poll_finds_a_fractured_country_with_little_faith_in_fixes_153784.amp.html
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Woke-ism Finally Blows up in Nike’s Face as Trump’s Administration Comes Calling. DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they gave tremendous preference to their Democrat employees who were minority and/or female, that is, they discriminated tremendously against their Republican employees who were White and/or male.
https://www.westernjournal.com/woke-ism-finally-blows-nikes-face-trumps-administration-comes-calling/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— 12 Columbia Professors and Students Are Arrested at Anti-ICE Protest. Demonstrators, who were demanding that the university provide more protection for international students, blocked Broadway.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/nyregion/columbia-professors-students-protest-arrests.html
— DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/us/politics/trump-election-states-midterms.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: To promote diversity is to get rid of 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.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/interactive/2026/college-faculty-diversity-initiatives/
NBC NEWS
— DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/local-officials-push-back-trumps-threats-nationalize-elections-targete-rcna257583
CBS NEWS
— Events to mark Black History Month. DD: My Black Democrat GAO subordinate who my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with led the office’s Black History Month events. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/black-history-month-events-2026-twin-cities/
ABC NEWS
— DD: My critics/opponents will watch Bad Bunny, not the Turning Point USA show.
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/bad-bunny-previews-new-details-super-bowl-halftime/story?id=129886923
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Administration to Make It Easier to Fire 50,000 Federal Workers. A rule issued on Thursday would create a government-employee category that offers fewer job protections. DD: If you read the filings in Diersen v. GAO, ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ), you will see how easy it was for my Democrat GAO superiors to fire me, that is, to force me to retire. Their being able to force me to retire notwithstanding my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license speaks volumes.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-federal-employees-new-category-1051bc29
— Trump’s Call to ‘Nationalize’ Voting. Do Democrats now see the constitutional wisdom of federalism? DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-nationalize-elections-congress-john-thune-c9f3c4c9
USA TODAY
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Bad Bunny. My critics/opponents will watch Bad Bunny, not the Turning Point USA show.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/02/04/super-bowl-headliner-bad-bunny-broke-latin-pop-star-mold/88392294007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/02/05/bad-bunny-super-bowl-setlist-song-predictions/88210461007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/02/03/bad-bunny-profile-super-bowl-halftime-show-grammys-winner/88302767007/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2026/02/05/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-not-likely-for-trump-says-white-house/88535440007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/02/03/bad-bunny-super-bowl-ratings-nfl-significance/88210458007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/02/05/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-surprise-guests/88298051007/
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/celebrities/2026/02/05/bad-bunny-super-bowl-celebrities-photos/88533017007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/02/05/bad-bunny-interview-super-bowl-halftime-show/88516784007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/02/04/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-puerto-rico/88477508007/
HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA
— Texas warns schools of possible state takeover over student protests, appoints misconduct enforcer. The move comes as the state’s education agency unveils a new enforcement role to oversee investigations into alleged misconduct by Texas teachers.
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2026/02/05/542625/texas-education-walkouts-tea-takeover-ice/
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
— Utahns take to the streets outside of BYU to protest Border Patrol’s presence at campus job fair. Couple kicked out of recruitment event for wearing pro-immigrant T-shirts. Protesters say agency’s inclusion doesn’t fit with LDS principles.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/02/05/immigration-protests-break-out-off/
COLUMBUS SPECTATOR
— ‘ICE off campus’: Students, faculty, and community members protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside campus gates. Protesters demanded that the University declare itself a sanctuary campus and establish more protections for students targeted by immigration officers.
https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/02/05/ice-off-campus-students-faculty-and-community-members-protest-against-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-outside-campus-gates/
FOX MINNESOTA
— Minnesota caucusgoers vote in straw polls, potentially shaping GOP race for governor. DD: As a member of Milton Township Republican Organization fundraising committees and as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, I conducted many straw polls. My critic/opponents were furious because they could not manipulate those straw polls. They were beyond furious when their candidates did not win.
https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesota-caucusgoers-vote-straw-polls-potentially-shaping-gop-race-governor
NEWS NATION
— Project 2025 plan to make federal workers easier to fire takes effect. DD: If you read the filings in Diersen v. GAO, ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ), you will see how easy it was for my Democrat GAO superiors to fire me, that is, to force me to retire. Their being able to force me to retire notwithstanding my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license speaks volumes.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/project-2025-federal-workers-takes-effect/
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Trump administration advances plan to strip job protections from career federal employees. DD: If you read the filings in Diersen v. GAO, ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ), you will see how easy it was for my Democrat GAO superiors to fire me, that is, to force me to retire. Their being able to force me to retire notwithstanding my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license speaks volumes.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2026/02/trump-administration-advances-plan-to-strip-job-protections-from-career-federal-employees/
EDUCATION WEEK
— DD: Anticipate/expect that sooner or later, Democrat leaders will get most if not virtually all of the students in your school district to walkout to protest enforcement of federal immigration laws. Anticipate/expect that the students who walkout will overwhelmingly be illegals, females, and minorities. Of course, their walking out will be on their records for the rest of their lives. Anticipate/expect that Democrat colleges will give preference to those students who walked out over those who did not. Anticipate/expect that Democrat employers will give preference to those students who walked over those students who did not. For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/free-speech-debates-resurface-with-student-walkouts-over-ice-raids/2026/02
PBS
— DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democratic-governors-blast-trumps-call-to-nationalize-elections
ATLANTIC
— DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/02/trump-threats-american-elections/685873/
PEW RESEARCH
— Key facts about the U.S. Black population
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/02/05/key-facts-about-black-americans/
(FROM THE REPORT: Black Americans are less likely than other Americans to be married. . .About two-in-ten married Black adults (18%) are married to someone who is not Black.)
FROM FOREIN SOURCES
SKY NEWS
— DD: My critics/opponents will watch Bad Bunny, not the Turning Point USA show.
https://news.sky.com/story/a-terrible-choice-or-uniting-the-nation-why-bad-bunnys-super-bowl-show-is-causing-a-stir-13503221
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Yale wipes out $90,000 tuition for many families in major expansion of free college aid. DD: According to my critics/opponents, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless, that is, my 1970 degree from NIU, my 1976 degree from Loyola, my 1980 degree from DePaul, and my 1997 degree from IIT are worthless. My Democrat superiors in the federal government treated my degrees like they were worthless. My critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois treat my degrees like they are worthless. My critics/opponents glorify and praise and pander to those who have degrees from Ivy League universities.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/yale-wipes-out-90000-tuition-for-many-families-in-major-expansion-of-free-college-aid/ar-AA1VfpOV
February 5, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Elgin HS students stage walkout to protest ICE. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting students to walkout over ICE. The more walkouts, the more proof that for Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. How many students have Democrats gotten to walkout in your school district so far?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/04/elgin-high-students-walkout-protest-ice/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/opinion-immigration-crime-statistics-public-safety/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ahead of midterms, Illinois’ GOP members of Congress question the state’s ‘election integrity.’ In a letter sent to the Illinois State Board of Elections, Reps. Mike Bost, Mary Miller and Darin LaHood urged the state to provide more information about how voting records are vetted. DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/02/04/illinois-voter-rolls-challenge-republicans-bost-miller-lahood-state-board-of-elections-trump
NBC5
— As Trump promises ‘softer touch’ on immigration, Chicago residents stay wary. There is some concern in Chicago that agents leaving Minneapolis could be redeployed, including back to Illinois. DD: Any hint of a “softer touch” reopens the floodgates.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/as-trump-promises-softer-touch-on-immigration-chicago-residents-stay-wary/3886839/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump taking steps toward installing a Columbus statue near the White House. DD: How strongly anti-Italian are the Democrats in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-taking-steps-toward-installing-a-columbus-statue-near-the-white-house/article_601745f2-a8ce-5179-be61-e7bc90cba9b6.html
WEEK
— Trump proposal to ‘nationalize’ elections sparks debate. DD: All elections should have both Republican and Democrat oversight.
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/02/05/trump-proposal-nationalize-elections-sparks-local-debate/?outputType=amp
WAND TV
— Democrats demand ‘dramatic changes’ for ICE, including masks, cameras and judicial warrants. Democrats are threatening to block funding for the Homeland Security Department when it expires in two weeks unless there are “dramatic changes” and “real accountability” for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement agencies who are carrying out President Donald Trump’s campaign of federal immigration enforcement. DD: Democrats want to stop deportation of their illegals. But failing that, they want to cripple, disable, hinder, impede, hamstring, and undermine ICE.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/what-democrats-are-demanding-in-the-fight-over-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-funding/article_269f32b5-2ab4-51c7-9434-93e6c26bf320.html
— Illinois bill could ban ICE agents from working as state, local police. DD: Have you been banned? By their wasting my career, by their taking many big adverse actions against me, and by their forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, my Democrat superiors in the federal government banned me from getting any kind of employment appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/illinois-bill-could-ban-ice-agents-from-working-as-state-local-police/article_f91d9a48-14ad-49d0-958d-573344840d4a.html
DAILY ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/university-news/student-organizations/2026/02/03/illini-democrats-illini-republicans-ice-statement/
DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
— Loaded Gun Found Stashed Under Child’s Car Seat During Traffic Stop In Naperville. A Downers Grove man is being held in DuPage County Jail after Tuesday night’s incident.
https://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/loaded-gun-found-stashed-under-childs-car-seat-during-traffic-stop-naperville
HINDSDALE PATCH
— Hinsdale-Based Conservative Group Concerned Parents of Illinois Denounced At Meeting. It was called a hate group that hurts youth and the LGBTQ community. DD: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois were hate groups. I served as an ICRC officer 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012. My critics/opponents succeeded in having their operatives and their dupes destroy ICRC in 2007 and TAPROOT in 2012. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue have their operatives and their dupes take big adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who had their operatives and their dupes a) end my membership on the Illinois Republican Party Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) end my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, and c) gerrymander my precinct in 2015.
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/hinsdale-based-conservative-group-denounced-meeting
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— In IL-09, friendly forum turns fierce
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/02/05/in-il-09-friendly-forum-turns-fierce-00766712
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— A proposal backed by Illinois Democrats to expand voter registration opportunities for high school students is raising concerns among some parents and education advocates, who argue the measure could add strain to already overburdened schools and open the door to partisan influence.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_a3232f6f-2a97-4346-8084-b284ed21d740.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting students to walkout over ICE. The more walkouts, the more proof that for Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. How many students have Democrats gotten to walkout in your school district so far? If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a Crete-Monee High School student 1962-1966, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was an UIC student 1966-1968 and 1971 and/or a NIU student 1969-1970, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a part-time Loyola student 1972-1976, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had been active in Republican politics when I was a part-time DePaul student 1976-1980, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980 or promoted me in 1986. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats reveal 10-point list of demands for ICE reforms. Topping the list are bans on ICE officers wearing masks to hide their identities, and new rules barring immigration arrests near hospitals, schools, churches, courts, child-care facilities and other “sensitive locations.” The 10-point list also calls for new limits on use of force, and would explicitly give state and local authorities a veto over “large-scale” immigration operations. DD: Democrats want to stop deportation of their illegals. But failing that, they want to cripple, disable, hinder, impede, hamstring, and undermine ICE.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/4/democrats-reveal-ice-reform-demands-continue-funding-homeland/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Some Crying Kids Are Way Cooler Than Others. This week’s illegal immigrant poster boy is 5-year-old Liam Ramos.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/some-crying-kids-are-way-cooler-than-others/
BLAZE
— The West’s forbidden truth: Ethnic cleansing is now official policy. DD: Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO leaders replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-wests-forbidden-truth-ethnic-cleansing-is-now-official-policy
BREITBART
— Left-Wing Teachers Across the Country Are Forcing Kids to Protest ICE
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/02/04/left-wing-teachers-across-the-country-are-forcing-kids-to-protest-ice/
CENTER SQUARE
— Federal Way council pres & teacher urging students to walk out in ICE protest
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_c62e2923-4eba-4972-a631-e3b2344ccc2f.html
FOX NEWS
— Greg Abbott threatens arrests for violent student protesters, funding cuts for schools allowing walkouts. Texas governor says schools allowing ‘disruptive walkouts’ should be treated as ‘co-conspirators’ after Kyle incident.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/greg-abbott-threatens-arrests-violent-student-protesters-funding-cuts-schools-allowing-walkouts
FOX NEWS RADIO
— Sanctuary City Cooperation & The President’s ‘Softer Touch’ Immigration Approach. DD: Any hint of a “softer touch” reopens the floodgates.
https://radio.foxnews.com/2026/02/05/sanctuary-city-cooperation-the-presidents-softer-touch-immigration-approach/
PJ MEDIA
— Shocking Cost of Migrant Crime
https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2026/02/04/estimating-the-cost-of-illegal-alien-crimes-n4949119
— Texas Sues County for Using Taxpayer Cash to Pay Illegal Aliens’ Lawyers
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/02/04/texas-sues-county-for-using-taxpayer-cash-to-pay-illegal-aliens-lawyers-n4949122
TOWNHALL
— Democrats’ Demands for DHS Funding Are Here—They Would Destroy ICE As We Know It. DD: Democrats want to stop deportation of their illegals. But failing that, they want to cripple, disable, hinder, impede, hamstring, and undermine ICE.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/02/04/democrats-demands-for-dhs-funding-are-herethey-would-destroy-ice-as-we-know-it-n2670714
— Immigration Enforcement Should Not Be Limited to the ‘Worst of the Worst’
https://townhall.com/columnists/dalewilcox/2026/02/05/immigration-enforcement-should-not-be-limited-to-the-worst-of-the-worst-n2670707
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump says he does not believe his team is good at public relations on immigration
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5723686-trump-administration-immigration-handling-public-relations/amp/
— Trump says Good, Pretti were ‘not angels’ but their actions didn’t justify fatal shootings
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5723664-good-pretti-shooting-trump/amp/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5723685-public-skepticism-trump-ice-pretti-good-poll/amp/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Bad Bunny to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/arts/music/super-bowl-bad-bunny-puerto-rico-nfl.html
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/business/eeoc-nike-white-employee-discrimination.html
— Educators Sue to Keep Immigration Agents From Schools and Bus Stops. The lawsuit is challenging a Trump administration policy allowing federal agents near locations such as schools, churches and hospitals. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly fill their schools, churches, and hospitals with their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/us/minnesota-educators-immigration-agents-lawsuit-schools-bus-stops.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/ice-lawsuits-states.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/us/politics/border-patrol-history-aggression.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use children to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/us/minneapolis-children-ice-schools.html
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Bad Bunny to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/02/05/super-bowl-bad-bunny-turning-point-usa-halftime-show/88509842007/
CBS NEWS
— Hundreds of Ann Arbor high school students walk out in protest of ICE. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting students to walkout over ICE. The more walkouts, the more proof that for Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. How many students have Democrats gotten to walkout in your school district so far?
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/ann-arbor-high-school-students-walk-out-ice-operations/
ABC SAN FRANCISCO
— Thousands of East Bay high school students walk out to protest ICE enforcement. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting students to walkout over ICE. The more walkouts, the more proof that for Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. How many students have Democrats gotten to walkout in your school district so far?
https://abc7news.com/post/thousands-east-bay-high-school-students-walk-protest-ice-enforcement/18544017/
INDY STAR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting students to walkout over ICE. The more walkouts, the more proof that for Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. How many students have Democrats gotten to walkout in your school district so far?
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2026/02/05/organizing-ice-walkouts-meet-indianapolis-students-risking-writeups/88365956007/
https://www.indystar.com/picture-gallery/news/local/hamilton-county/noblesville/2026/02/05/noblesville-high-school-students-walkout-in-protest-of-ice/88478191007/
MINNESOTA STAR TRIBUNE
— Local leaders demand faster ICE withdrawal from Minnesota. DD: Any hint of a withdrawal reopens the floodgates.
https://www.startribune.com/ice-raids-minnesota/601546426
FOX AUSTIN
— Texas student walkouts. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting students to walkout over ICE. The more walkouts, the more proof that for Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. How many students have Democrats gotten to walkout in your school district so far?
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-student-walkouts-elgin-isd-protest-ice-operations
HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA
— Texas state leaders target school walkouts. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting students to walkout over ICE. The more walkouts, the more proof that for Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. How many students have Democrats gotten to walkout in your school district so far?
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2026/02/04/542549/ice-protest-houston-school-tea/
KXXV
— Texas Education Agency says students, schools could face serious consequences for walkouts. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting students to walkout over ICE. The more walkouts, the more proof that for Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. How many students have Democrats gotten to walkout in your school district so far?
https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/texas-education-agency-releases-new-guidelines-on-student-ice-walkouts
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Negotiators Say Talks to Restore ACA Subsidies Likely Dead. New, higher health-insurance bills are kicking in for many households. DD: Because I am a retired federal employee, the federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s healthcare insurance premiums. The 28% that we pay just increased from $600/month to $700/month.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/negotiators-say-talks-to-restore-aca-subsidies-likely-dead-a9c710b4
MONEY WISE
— DD: My Democrat GAO superiors used the subjectivity in their performance appraisal systems a) to delay my promotions and never promote me beyond GS-13 and b) to force me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. My Democrat IRS superiors used the subjectivity in their performance appraisal systems to never promote me beyond GS-12. My Democrat Post Office superiors used the subjectivity in their performance appraisal systems to force me to resign when I was 20 in 1969.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/employers-set-to-give-peanut-butter-raises-in-place-of-merit-based-pay-bumps-in-2026-here-s-what-it-means-for-your-paycheck-and-budget/ar-AA1VEjYO
HRD MAGAZINE
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.hcamag.com/us/news/general/nike-investigated-for-discrimination-against-white-people/564287
https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/diversity-inclusion/dei-goes-dark-employers-retreat-from-transparency-not-inclusion/564336
AFSCME
— Black History Month. DD: My Black Democrat GAO subordinate who my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with led the office’s Black History Month events. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.afscme.org/blog/what-a-century-of-black-history-month-teaches-us-about-todays-fight-for-working-people
January 25, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/brandon-johnson-to-speak-at-chicago-ice-out-of-everywhere-rally/3881184/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/more-protests-planned-chicago-federal-agents-kill-minneapolis-resident/
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/tim-walz-donald-trump-immigration-surge-ice-border-patrol-alex-pretti/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/minneapolis-police-chief-says-people-have-had-enough-after-fatal-shooting-by-federal-agents/
— Bondi seeks Minnesota voter rolls, welfare data to “help bring back law and order” in wake of shootings
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-minnesota-voter-rolls-welfare-data-walz-immigration-shootings/
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ice-mn-updates-jan-25
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/mother-detained-ice-church-community-help/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/minneapolis-mourns-man-killed-border-patrol-agent/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/republican-investigation-minneapolis-shooting/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/democrats-homeland-security-funding-bill/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/immigration-agents-minneapolis-shooting/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/25/ice-protesters-immigration-minneapolis-loop-congress-plaza-pretti-bovino-good
— Man acquitted of Bovino murder plot taken into ICE custody. Juan Espinoza Martinez now faces deportation despite the courtroom victory Thursday by his attorneys.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/24/juan-espinoza-martinez-bovino-murder-plot-ice-custody
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260125/nation-and-world/protesters-demand-immigration-agents-leave-minneapolis-after-man-is-shot-and-killed-during-crackdown/
WGN RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://wgnradio.com/news/protesters-demand-immigration-agents-leave-minneapolis-after-man-fatally-shot/
WBEZ
— DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/elections/2026/01/22/what-to-know-us-senate-debate-march-17-primary-krishnamoorthi-kelly-stratton
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with America’s enemies against America.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-getting-to-no-europes-leaders-find-a-way-to-speak-with-one-voice-against-trump/
— DD: The more that you criticize blast Trump, the more that Democrat leaders promote you.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/republican-governor-expresses-concern-over-minneapolis-shooting-americans-dont-like-what-theyre-seeing-right-now/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise immigrants.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-25/thousands-of-new-americans-opt-for-ultimate-act-of-inclusion-despite-obstacles
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Protester killed Saturday in clash with ICE agents had Sig Sauer high-capacity 9mm pistol
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/25/protester-killed-saturday-clash-ice-agents-sig-sauer-high-capacity/
— Second Minnesota killing by U.S. officials sparks showdown between Trump admin, community leaders
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/25/second-minnesota-killing-us-officials-sparks-showdown-trump-admin/
— Spanberger and Democrats work overtime to turn Virginia into Venezuela
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/25/spanberger-democrats-work-overtime-turn-virginia-venezuela/
— After Trump, Republicans face a reckoning over conservatism. A personality-driven movement leaves unanswered questions about what comes next. DD: Who leads conservatives in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/25/trump-republicans-face-reckoning-conservatism/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Bondi offers path to end ‘chaos’ in Minnesota in letter to Walz seeking voter rolls
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4432820/bondi-letter-walz-minnesota-ice-pretti-shooting/
NEW YORK POST
— Tim Walz compares Trump’s ICE crackdown in Minnesota to Nazi occupation told by Anne Frank
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/us-news/tim-walz-compares-trumps-ice-crackdown-to-nazi-occupation/
— Top Trump lieutenants join in blasting Dems Tim Walz and Jacob Frey for ‘inciting’ protesters
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/us-news/trump-noem-blast-dems-tim-walz-and-jacob-frey-for-inciting-protesters-like-alex-pretti/
— Enrollment declines in major city school districts as parents seek better options. DD: My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/22/media/enrollment-declines-in-major-city-school-districts-as-parents-seek-better-options/
— Bessent trashes Canada’s PM as Trump bemoans China ‘completely taking over’ US neighbor
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/us-news/scott-bessent-trashes-canadas-pm-as-president-trump-bemoans-china-completely-taking-over-us-neighbor/
— How Zohran Mamdani’s ignorance could drive New York to ruin
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/opinion/how-zohran-mamdanis-ignorance-could-drive-new-york-to-ruin/
— Sorry, AOC — protest culture is un-American
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/opinion/sorry-aoc-protest-culture-is-un-american/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats threaten to shut down government to protect illegal alien criminals
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/democrats_threaten_to_shut_down_government_to_protect_illegal_alien_criminals.html
— The facts show that Alex Pretti died to protect fraud and other illegality. There’s something very wrong with Americans who will fight to the death for this.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/the_facts_show_that_alex_pretti_died_to_protect_fraud_and_other_illegality.html
BREITBART
— Barack Obama Urges More Street Protests, Blames Trump for Minneapolis Shooting
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2026/01/25/obama-urge-more-protests-blames-trump-after-minneapolis-shooting/
— Vance: ‘Engineered Chaos’ in Minneapolis Is Consequence of Leftists Working with Local Officials
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/25/jd-vance-engineered-chaos-in-minneapolis-is-consequence-of-leftists-working-with-local-officials/
— Noem: It Is ‘Breaking the Law’ in Minnesota to ‘Conceal Carry Without an ID on You’
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/01/25/kristi-noem-it-is-breaking-the-law-in-minnesota-to-conceal-carry-without-an-id-on-you/
— Chicago’s police chief delivered a blunt warning amid rising confrontations with federal immigration officers, reminding residents in October that ICE and HSI personnel are “law enforcement officers” and that attacking or obstructing them is a criminal act. He cautioned that emotional disagreement with federal operations does not give anyone license to interfere, adding that Chicago police “do not interfere with the duties and responsibilities of federal agents” and are committed to keeping them safe.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2026/01/24/chicago-police-chief-federal-agents-are-officers/
EPOCH TIMES
— Homeland Security Seeks to Restrict Immigrants From Relying on Welfare. Changes to the public charge rule aim to reduce incentives to illegal immigration and discourage immigrants from relying on public benefits. DD: How strongly do illegals use food pantries in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/homeland-security-seeks-to-restrict-immigrants-from-relying-on-welfare-5949944
FOX NEWS
— Tim Walz compares Minnesota ICE actions to Holocaust and Anne Frank: ‘Hiding in their houses.’ Minnesota governor says children are ‘hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside’ following fatal ICE shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tim-walz-compares-minnesota-ice-actions-holocaust-anne-frank-hiding-houses
— Walz blasts Trump and federal agents, likens immigration sweep in Minneapolis to the Holocaust
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388299124112
— Anti-ICE agitators adopt Palestinian tactics, including martyrdom. Alex Pretti brought gun and extra ammunition before allegedly intervening in immigration arrest.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/david-marcus-anti-ice-agitators-adopt-palestinian-tactics-including-martyrdom
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— Pritzker Defines Tipping Off ICE as Illegal ‘Discrimination.” Landlord who tipped off ICE about illegal alien gang members faces investigation. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/gov-pritzker-defines-tipping-off-ice-as-illegal-discrimination/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Canadian Media Outlets Help Whip Up U.S. Invasion Fears
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/01/canadian-media-outlets-help-whip-up-u-s-invasion-fears/
NEW AMERICAN
— 76 Republicans Vote to Fund Abortions & “Trans” Procedures
https://thenewamerican.com/us/politics/congress/76-republicans-vote-to-fund-abortions-trans-procedures/
NEWS BUSTERS
— Gavin Newsom Looks Like The Media’s 2028 Candidate
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2026/01/24/gavin-newsom-looks-medias-2028-candidate
PJ MEDIA
— The Left Doesn’t Want You to Know This About Alex Pretti, the Man the Border Patrol Shot
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/01/25/the-left-doesnt-want-you-to-know-this-about-the-man-shot-by-border-patrol-n4948728
— Suicide by ICE: Leftist Masterminds Are Getting What They Wanted
https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/01/25/suicide-by-ice-n4948732
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Local sanctuary policies are creating chaos for communities
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5704178-immigration-policy-national-law/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Immigration policy is not a local preference. It is not a city ordinance. It is not a state experiment. Under the Constitution and federal statute, immigration law is national law under Article I, Section 8, Clause 4. It is written by Congress, enforced by the executive branch, and applied uniformly across the country. City councils and statehouses do not get to decide immigration policy for the rest of the nation. Congress does. That distinction matters, because much of what now defines the immigration debate is not coming from Congress. It is coming from municipalities and state governments attempting to carve out “sanctuary” regimes that limit cooperation with federal enforcement, restrict information sharing, and in some cases actively obstruct federal immigration operations. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not a private agency. It is an enforcement arm of the federal government. Entering the U.S. without inspection is a federal offense. Overstaying a visa is a civil violation. In both cases, the legal remedy established by Congress is removal from the country.)
ABC NEWS
— DD: Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/republicans-express-concern-tactics-minnesota-urge-shooting-investigation-129543773
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.newsweek.com/abolish-ice-republican-support-minnesota-11414059
— Pritzker Should ‘Beg’ Trump for Natl Guard in Chicago
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/peter-navarro-jb-pritzker-chicago/2026/01/25/id/1243463/
WFIN
— DD: Pritzker and other Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://wfin.com/fox-political-news/pritzker-urges-unified-response-from-democrat-republican-governors-after-cpb-fatally-shoots-man/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Sen. Graham Proposes Bill Ending Sanctuary Cities
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/minneapolis-shooting-alex-pretti/card/sen-graham-proposes-bill-ending-sanctuary-cities-GARbkK0QRNjCJrzXEdK2
— These Developers Stand to Win in Trump’s Housing-Investor Crackdown. The build-to-rent business looks poised to take off after Trump exempted this industry from his regulations on large investors. DD: Homeownership should be everyone’s goal. People take better care of what they own than what they rent.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/these-developers-stand-to-win-in-trumps-housing-investor-crackdown-fed348a7
— ICE’s Expanding Authority Under Trump. DD: Trump was elected to stop illegal immigration and to deport the illegals.
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/whats-news/ices-expanding-authority-under-trump/2575bda6-8a92-4e8f-ae80-d80f91120f1e
BLOOMBERG
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-25/mamdani-vows-to-use-all-options-to-keep-ice-out-of-new-york-city?srnd=phx-politics
FORTUNE
— DD: Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://fortune.com/2026/01/25/republican-critics-trump-minnesota-tragedy-disturbing-ice-shooting/
BANKING RATES
— 6 Things the Upper Middle Class Won’t Be Able To Afford in 5 Years. DD: My critics/opponents have always stressed a) what could not have afforded if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft and b) what my wife and I could not have afforded if we had children. What helped you afford more things? For me, it was my always earning money since I was 14 years old. For me, it was my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.aol.com/articles/6-things-upper-middle-class-215505196.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Single-Family Homes in Many Cities, Childcare, New Cars, International Vacations, Retirement
ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly call Trump fascist.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/america-fascism-trump-maga-ice/685751/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
IRELAND INDEPENDENT
— Wealthy Americans fleeing here in growing numbers. Over 380 visas issued last year to US residents with substantial income and funds to buy own house.
https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/sunday-independent-ireland/20260125/281569477140860
January 23, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— 5 open congressional seats could help drive higher voter turnout for March primary in Illinois. Large-scale protests also illustrate public investment in politics, some say.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/5-open-congressional-seats-could-help-drive-higher-voter-turnout-march-primary-ahead-2026-midterm-election-illinois/18457666/
CBS2
— RNC clears the way for “midterm convention” later this year
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rnc-midterms-convention-2026/
— Federal government watchdogs deny Duckworth’s request for joint probe of immigration agents’ use of force
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/inspectors-general-reject-tammy-duckworth-request-probe-immigration-agents-use-of-force/
— Judge says Trump administration must keep funding child care subsidies in 5 states for now
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/child-care-subsidies-5-states-judge-trump-administration/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Immigrants often don’t open the door to ICE, but that may no longer stop officers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/23/immigrants-ice-open-door/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/23/chicago-faith-leaders-ice/
— Oak Park River Forest League of Women Voters makes a pitch for fair maps
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/23/fair-maps-illinois-oak-park/
DAILY HERALD
— ‘RINOs,’ meet the ‘Depublicans’
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260123/syndicated-columnists/rinos-meet-the-depublicans/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Vance touts the Trump administration’s record against abortion at a Washington rally
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/vance-touts-the-trump-administration-s-record-21311747.php
CITIES 92.9
— Illinois lawmakers clash over ICE funding as DHS bill advances
https://www.cities929.com/2026/01/23/illinois-lawmakers-clash-over-ice-funding-as-dhs-bill-advances/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— As Illinois House returns to Springfield, Democrats focus on Trump. First week of House session yields several symbolic resolutions condemning the administration.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/as-illinois-house-returns-to-springfield-democrats-focus-on-trump/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-454/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Proposed Illinois bill would let local voters approve rent control, drawing sharp criticism
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_4c9c735d-81fe-4bd8-833c-cbebe2652bfe.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— DHS says family abandoned 5-year-old migrant, ICE ‘cared for him’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/23/dhs-says-family-abandoned-5-year-old-migrant-ice-cared/
— HUD orders citizenship checks for those in public housing
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/23/hud-orders-citizenship-checks-public-housing/
NEW YORK POST
— Lefty efforts to justify the St. Paul church invasion are worse than the attack itself
https://nypost.com/2026/01/22/opinion/lefty-efforts-to-justify-the-st-paul-church-invasion-are-worse-than-the-attack-itself/
BLAZE
— Trump’s primary endorsements are sabotaging his own agenda
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/trumps-primary-endorsements-are-sabotaging-his-own-agenda
CAMPUS REFORM
— Nurses to simulate abortions on dragon fruit at University of Illinois Chicago’s ‘Abortion Care Skills Day.’ The college’s ‘Abortion Care Skills Day’ will be an ‘immersive experience’ for nursing students on how to perform medicated and procedural abortions as well as a hands-on abortion training using dragon fruit to simulate a fetus. ‘The very people that are meant to save lives are taught how to intentionally end them by starving, vacuuming, dismembering, and poisoning the most vulnerable in our society,’ a student told Campus Reform.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/nurses-simulate-abortions-dragon-fruit-university-illinois-chicagos-abortion-care-skills-day/29294
— University of Illinois funds ‘The New Age of Sexism’ book club. A book club centered on AI and misogyny is being hosted by the Women’s Resources Center at the University of Illinois. It is promoted through UIUC’s Diversity Calendar as an official campus event.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/university-illinois-funds-the-new-age-sexism-book-club/29283
— Augustana College, a Lutheran liberal arts school in Rock Island, Illinois, has renamed its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) office, saying the move reflects internal decision-making as colleges nationwide retreat from the DEI label.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/augustana-college-rebrands-dei-office-cites-mission-driven-shift/29291
DAILY CALLER
— Feds Fail To Convict Chicago Illegal Who Allegedly Put $10,000 Bounty On Border Chief’s Head
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/23/gangbanger-not-guilty-of-bovino-bounty/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Left-Wing Late-Night Propaganda Isn’t ‘News’
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/23/left-wing-late-night-propaganda-isnt-news/amp/
EPOCH TIMES
— Rich Chinese are “Renting” American Women’s Wombs to get US Citizenship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7NXU2USSQo
FEDERALIST
— Virginia Democrats Want Schools To Push State-Enforced Homosexuality
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/23/virginia-democrats-want-schools-to-push-state-enforced-homosexuality/
— Protesters Who Disrupted Minnesota Church Service Were Practicing Their Own Godless Religion
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/23/protesters-who-disrupted-minnesota-church-service-were-practicing-their-own-godless-religion/
REASON
— The GOP Looks Increasingly Like a Home for Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. Many Republicans are now openly embracing ideas from the progressive playbook. Call them “Depublicans.”
https://reason.com/2026/01/22/the-gop-looks-increasingly-like-a-home-for-elizabeth-warren-and-bernie-sanders/
TOWNHALL
— This New Virginia Law Helps Illegals Vote for Democrats
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/01/23/this-new-virginia-law-helps-keep-illegals-voting-for-democrats-n2669983
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: How much success have Democrats had taking over your church? The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-religious.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010656349/good-for-the-church-but-bad-for-the-country.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Clergy Members Are Arrested in Minnesota Amid Anti-ICE Protests. Thousands take part in demonstrations across Twin Cities. Approximately 100 clergy members were arrested at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport during an immigration protest. DD: How strongly have Democrat leaders taken over your church?
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/clergy-members-are-arrested-in-minnesota-amid-anti-ice-protests-cce52a25
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Trump lauds ‘tremendous’ federal workforce cuts. Partnership for Public Service calls them ‘disturbing.’ DD: If I could tell Trump about my federal career, that is, if I could tell him about how my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, I wonder how he would react. I never sat around and did nothing, although, I was grossly underutilized. The longer that you are a federal employee, the more difficult, if not impossible, it is to get a job appropriate for your education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional license. Virtually everyone shares Trump’s extremely low opinion of federal employees. What does Trump know about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination in the federal government? I know a lot.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2026/01/trump-lauds-tremendous-federal-workforce-cuts-good-government-group-calls-them-disturbing/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As he marked one year since being sworn into office, President Donald Trump on Tuesday touted the actions of his administration — including praising the major reductions to the federal workforce throughout 2025. “I don’t want to cut people, but when you cut them and they go out and get a better job, I like to cut them,” Trump said during a nearly two-hour press briefing, while also stating his administration “slashed tremendous numbers of people off the federal payroll.” The White House on Tuesday also released a list of “365 wins” over the last year, commending the administration’s efforts to ensure a “merit-based” federal workforce. The list includes federal workforce actions overhauling the probationary period; eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion across government; requiring employees to work on-site full-time; slashing federal jobs; and limiting agencies to one new hire for every four employees who exit the civil service. “I say, get rid of everybody that’s unnecessary, because that’s the way you make America great again,” Trump said. “When you have all these jobs where people are sitting around doing nothing and they get a lot of money from the government, it’s no good.”)
LAWFARE
— Is the GAO the Next Battlefield in the Fight for Separation of Powers? The expiration of the comptroller general’s term is an opportunity for Congress to reassert itself, or retreat further. DD: GAO is supposed to be nonpartisan, but it is ever-increasingly not. It has ever-increasingly been run by Democrats. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I was one of the last Republicans GAO hired. Virtually all, if not all of GAO employees are Democrats. If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would have been no need for DOGE. My Democrat GAO superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997, when I was 49 years old.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/is-the-gao-the-next-battlefield-in-the-fight-for-separation-of-powers
January 19, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago Cardinal Cupich issues rare moral warning as tensions rise over Greenland
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-cardinal-blase-cupich-other-catholic-leaders-issue-rare-moral-warning-tensions-rise-greenland/18433455/
NBC5
— The U.S. political climate spurs efforts to reclaim the MLK holiday. The political climate for some is more fraught with tensions than festive with reflection on the slain Black American civil rights icon’s legacy. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their runaway slaves with their illegals.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/us-political-climate-spurs-efforts-reclaim-mlk-holiday/3878257/
CBS2
— Democratic leaders speak out against Trump, ICE at annual Rainbow PUSH MLK Breakfast
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/democratic-leaders-speak-out-against-trump-ice-at-annual-rainbow-push-mlk-breakfast/
FOX32
— Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich joins clerics denouncing Trump admin’s foreign policy
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cupich-denounces-trump-foreign-policy
— DD: Under the Democrats, soon, everyone will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-area-students-pack-meals-fight-hunger
— DD: Duckworth ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-yoioixfebmxpslyf
WBEZ
— Chicago leaders invoke MLK’s teachings against Trump’s immigration policies. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their runaway slaves with their illegals.
https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/2026/01/19/chicago-mlk-day-trump-immigration-policies
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Mayor Johnson ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/19/brandon-johnson-don-lemon-trump-mlk-breakfast/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago leaders invoke MLK’s teachings against Trump’s immigration policies. Political and community leaders honored the civil rights icon at a breakfast held by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition on MLK Day. They reminded audience members to keep his teachings in mind when fighting the Trump administration’s agenda, specifically its immigration policies and aggressive deportation tactics. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their runaway slaves with their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/19/chicago-mlk-day-trump-immigration-policies
DAILY HERALD
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, the following have never existed: race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to my critics/opponents, all the problem that liberals/moderates, Democrats, RINOs, Libertarians, minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and citizens of foreign countries have are caused by conservatives, Republicans, Whites, males, older people, Protestants, German Americans, and citizens of America.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260119/nation-and-world/the-current-us-political-climate-is-spurring-a-reclaim-and-rallying-on-the-mlk-holiday/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260119/submitted-content/elmhurst-area-aauw-offers-scholarships-for-women/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the year since Donald Trump’s second inauguration fell on King Day, the Republican president has gone scorched earth against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and targeted mostly Black-led cities for federal law enforcement operations, among other policies that many King admirers have criticized.)
RIVER BENDER
— Duckworth Introduces Bill to Maintain Integrity of Independent Government Watchdogs. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, I often worked with the Chicago offices of inspector generals. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-introduces-bill-to-maintain-integrity-of-independent-government-watchdogs—89993.cfm?
WQAD
— Few fireworks as Illinois GOP governor hopefuls share stage for first time. The four Republican candidates trained their fire on Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois’ immigration policies.
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-politics/illinois-gop-governor-forum-capitol-news/526-708a02de-1382-4d33-a067-b4b56f018234
ISTHMUS
— College Republicans of Wisconsin receives $1 million in Uihlein money. DD: If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a Crete-Monee High School student 1962-1966, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a UIC student 1966-1968 and a NIU student 1969-1970, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a Loyola student 1972-1976 and a DePaul student 1976-1980, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980.
https://isthmus.com/news/news/college-republicans-of-wisconsin-receives-1-million-in-uihlein-money/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Fueled by pills, the rate of abortions nationwide keeps rising after Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/19/fueled-pills-number-abortions-nationwide-keep-rising-supreme-courts/
— Republican state AGs use MLK holiday to dismantle affirmative action, DEI policies
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/19/republican-state-ags-use-mlk-holiday-dismantle-affirmative-action-dei/
— Trump calls for Rep. Ilhan Omar to be jailed or deported, says she is linked to fraud in Minnesota
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/19/trump-calls-rep-ilhan-omar-jailed-deported-says-linked-fraud/
— DD: I have never been a drinker. Virtually all my Democrat superiors in the federal government who took adverse actions against me and who were White, male, older, and/or veteran were big drinkers.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/19/new-alcohol-guidelines-reject-fearmongering/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democratic mobs are the ones bringing fascism to Minneapolis’s streets
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4424360/democratic-mobs-are-bringing-fascism-minneapolis-streets/
— Greenland fantasy is hurting Republicans and harming America
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4423721/greenland-fantasy-hurting-republicans-harming-america/
— Why we must support the Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4421885/why-support-preserving-a-sharia-free-america-act/
— HUD terminates Biden-era DEI deal that ‘forced racial preferencing’ in home appraisal industry
https://nypost.com/2026/01/19/us-news/hud-terminates-biden-era-dei-deal-that-forced-racial-preferencing-in-home-appraisal-industry/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Morning Greatness: ‘Sanctuary City’ Radicals Invade Minneapolis Church
https://amgreatness.com/2026/01/19/morning-greatness-sanctuary-city-radicals-invade-minneapolis-church/
— Liberalism vs. Progressivism: Thoughts on MLK Day. The left still invokes MLK’s name, but having traded liberalism’s moral law for progressivism’s power worship, it now repudiates the very legacy it claims to honor.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/01/19/liberalism-vs-progressivism-thoughts-on-mlk-day/
AMERICAN THINKER
— As history has shown, communists go for the churches first. History repeats itself…again, and again, and again. DD: How strongly have Democrats taken over your church?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/as_history_has_shown_communists_go_for_the_churches_first.html
— Tools for Winning Your Primary – and Winning Your Election. DD: I will be hand-delivering campaign literature that I receive from Republican candidates to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or Independent voter.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/tools_for_winning_your_primary_and_winning_your_election.html
BLAZE
— ‘Total RINO’: Trump vows to oust Indiana Republican leader over redistricting betrayal. DD: My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes oust me as a) the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster in 2004 and 2010, b) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2007, c) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, d) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, and e) an Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee member in 2024. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/total-rino-trump-vows-to-oust-indiana-republican-leader-over-redistricting-betrayal
— Minnesota nurses’ union calls on members to join ‘economic blackout’ to protest ICE raids
https://www.theblaze.com/news/minnesota-nurse-anti-ice-protest
BREITBART
— Ten Shot, Five Fatally, During Weekend in Democrat-Run Chicago
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/01/19/ten-shot-five-fatally-during-weekend-in-democrat-run-chicago/
— GOP Probes How Dems Use Illegals and Refugees to Rig Elections
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/19/nolte-gop-probes-how-democrats-use-illegals-and-refugees-to-rig-elections/amp/
DAILY CALLER
— Democrats Take Over State, Immediately Move To Soften Crime Laws
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/19/democrats-virginia-abigail-spanberger-crime-theft-robbery-parole/
— Erika Kirk Demands Speedy Trial, Alleges ‘Undue Delay’ In Case Involving Her Husband’s Alleged Assassin
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/19/erika-kirk-speedy-trial-tyler-robinson/
DAILY WIRE
— Women Are More Likely To Support Political Assassinations
https://www.dailywire.com/news/women-are-more-likely-to-support-political-assassinations-poll-shows
FEDERALIST
— Like Don Lemon, Our Entire Corporate Press Is Literally Just Doing Far-Left Activism
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/like-don-lemon-our-entire-corporate-press-is-literally-just-doing-far-left-activism/
— Trump’s Do-Nothing Minnesota Response Is A Weak Embarrassment
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/trumps-do-nothing-minnesota-response-is-a-weak-embarrassment/
— Only Government Force Can Stop Democrats From Plunging America Into Darkness
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/only-government-force-can-stop-democrats-from-plunging-america-into-darkness/
— The Propaganda Press Keeps Trying To Turn Radical Anti-ICE Agitators Into Victims
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/the-propaganda-press-keeps-trying-to-turn-radical-anti-ice-agitators-into-victims/
— Trump Has A Real Insurrection On His Hands In Minnesota
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/trump-has-a-real-insurrection-on-his-hands-in-minnesota/
— ‘ICE Watch’ Activists Aren’t ‘Legal Observers,’ They’re Criminal Obstructors
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/ice-watch-activists-arent-legal-observers-theyre-criminal-obstructors/
— Why Leftist White Women Are Leading Domestic Terrorism In Minnesota
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/why-leftist-white-women-are-leading-domestic-terrorism-in-minnesota/
— Democrat Witness Lies About The Abortion Pill’s Dangerous Side Effects
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/democrat-witness-lies-about-the-abortion-pills-dangerous-side-effects/
FOX NEWS
— House Republicans call Minnesota fraud probe ‘tip of the iceberg’ as more blue states face scrutiny. Republicans say states like New York and California should be next.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-call-minnesota-fraud-probe-tip-iceberg-more-blue-states-face-scrutiny
NATIONAL REVIEW
— It’s Time to Ditch ‘Disparate Impact Theory’ — and Biden’s Weaponization of Civil Rights Law
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/01/its-time-to-ditch-disparate-impact-theory-and-bidens-weaponization-of-civil-rights-law/
— Thousands Flock to ICE Watch Training as Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Encourages Residents to Track Agents
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/thousands-flock-to-ice-watch-training-as-minnesota-governor-tim-walz-encourages-residents-to-track-agents/
NEWS BUSTERS
— CBS’s ‘60 Minutes’ Airs Predictably Partisan, Pro-Mob Story on ICE in Minneapolis
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2026/01/19/cbss-60-minutes-airs-predictably-partisan-pro-mob-story-ice
TOWNHALL
— Illinois’ Answer to Career Criminals: Seal Their Records
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/01/19/clean-slate-act-n2669702
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ, that is, about their success in destroying traditional marriage and family. How successful have Democrat leaders been doing that in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://abcnews.go.com/US/makes-lgbtq-community-growing-population/story?id=110435387
CBS NEWS
— DOJ is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apparently serves as a pastor.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-probing-protesters-group-that-disrupted-services-at-church-with-ice-pastor/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Independent Voters Are Not Necessarily Moderate. DD: In Illinois, to vote in a primary election is to declare your political affiliation for 2 years.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/opinion/party-affiliation-independents-midterms.html
— DD: My critics/opponents have their operative and their dupes scour my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to get information to use to discredit me. Previously they had their operatives and their dupes attend TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition events to get information to use to discredit me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/us/politics/kash-patel-grassley-payback.html
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/01/19/mlk-jr-minneapolis-george-floyd-renee-good/88202503007/WFIN
WFIN
— House Republicans call Minnesota fraud probe ‘tip of the iceberg’ as more blue states face scrutiny
https://wfin.com/fox-political-news/house-republicans-call-minnesota-fraud-probe-tip-of-the-iceberg-as-more-blue-states-face-scrutiny/
PBS
— How key groups of Americans voted in 2024. DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat and RINO candidates promise to use government to give them more preference: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/interactive-how-key-groups-of-americans-voted-in-2024-according-to-ap-votecast
DEFENSE, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY NEWS
— Musk’s politics cost Tesla millions of US car sales. DD: Because I failed/refused to become a Democrat, my Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers, b) disallowed my education deductions, and c) failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-12. Because I failed/refused to become a Democrat, my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10 to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980, b) delayed my promotions back to GS-12 Step 5, c) did not promote me to GS-13 until I was 38 years old in 1986, d) failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-13, e) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and f) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors took the aforesaid adverse actions against me even though a) I earned an MBA in 1976, b) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) I became a licensed CPA in 1981, f) I earned four more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and g) I earned a specialized master’s degree in finance in 1997.
https://news.ssbcrack.com/elon-musks-politics-cost-tesla-millions-of-us-car-sales-yale-study/
December 28, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBINE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/chicago-immigration-operation-midway-blitz-2/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/2025-in-review-immigration-enforcement-ice-operation-midway-blitz/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/opinion-2025-chicago-immigration-enforcement-raids/
— Here’s what Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2024 tax returns show
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/mayor-brandon-johnson-2024-tax-returns/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more drug abuse.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/libraries-opioid-reversal-naxalone/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/12/28/deported-chicago-to-mexico-husband-ice-detention-middway-blitz
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/12/28/broadview-detainees-operation-midway-blitz-self-deporting-high-rates-analysis-finds
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Kwanzaa.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/bronzeville/2025/12/27/bronzeville-kwanzaa-black-owned-businesses-fair
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: As home prices soar in the suburbs, communities struggle to meet affordable housing goals. DD: Back in the good old days, my wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton when I was 29 in 1978. SEE: https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/1017-E-Harrison-Ave-60187/home/18135528 My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious. The down payment came from my wife’s savings. In today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $108,978/year. I sold my one bedroom Outer Drive East condo and with the gain bought a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale and a new 1978 Chevrolet Chevette. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/ My Democrat IRS superiors immediately disallowed my education deductions and again made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. They had disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. They started being furious when I bought a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and more furious when I bought a new townhome in University Park in 1972 SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ and then condos in 1974 and 1976. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251227/news/as-home-prices-soar-in-the-suburbs-communities-struggle-to-meet-affordable-housing-goals/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more pot. Pot is poison. In 2019, I led a successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://wgntv.com/politics-3/will-marijuana-be-legalized-rescheduled-in-2026/
WGN RADIO
— A college in degree in Illinois can go a long way. DD: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business in 1970, Firestone Stores would not have hired me as a Retail Store Manager in 1970 and IRS would not have hired me as a Revenue Officer in 1971. If I had not been taking graduate business evening courses, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not earned an MBA in 1976 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, GAO would not have hired me as an Analyst in 1980. If I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and became a licensed CPA in 1981, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986. If I had not been taking graduate evening finance courses, GAO would have forced me to retire when I was 45 in 1993 instead of when I was 49 in 1997.
https://wgnradio.com/outside-the-loop-radio/otl-1002-a-college-in-degree-in-illinois-can-go-a-long-way-the-secret-history-of-kitty-haywood/
SHAW LOCAL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/12/27/illinois-to-increase-funding-for-planned-parenthood/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for the high cost of healthcare.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/12/27/why-are-health-insurance-premiums-spiking-in-2026-heres-what-to-know/
CENTAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more pot. Pot is poison. In 2019, I led a successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/will-marijuana-be-legalized-rescheduled-in-2026/
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for the high cost of health care. To regain the White House, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that they would make healthcare free in America.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-eepskjWlY
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The Ivy League is manufacturing America’s adversaries. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote divisiveness. They ever-increasingly turn those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time AGAINST those who are conservative, White, male, older, have more money than others, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4362289/the-ivy-league-manufacturing-america-adversaries/
— The Chinese Communist Party poses a greater threat than Islamism. DD: My critics/opponents have no problem with China and Islam.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4342568/chinese-communist-party-greater-threat-than-islamism/
— Affordability. DD: What helped you afford things? For me, it included my earning more money. The following helped me earn more money: a) my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) my earning three job-related master’s degrees, c) my earning six job-related professional certifications, and d) my earning a job-related professional license.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/4356814/subsidizing-demand-not-solve-affordability/
NEW YORK POST
— Musk slams Mamdani’s appointment of Lillian Bonsignore as FDNY commissioner over lack of experience. DD: How have your superiors treated your experience? All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me 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. The leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) ever-increasingly ignore/dismiss/belittle the experience I have gained serving a) as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and b) as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and the experience I previously gained serving a) as an American Association of Political Consultant Midwest Chapter director for 3 years, b) as the MTRO webmaster for 6 years, c) as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee officer for 4 years, d) as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman for 7 years, and e) as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks for 16 years.
https://nypost.com/2025/12/27/us-news/elon-musk-slams-mamdanis-fdny-commissioner-pick-over-lack-of-experience-people-will-die/
— LA Mayor Karen Bass calls it ‘sad’ that Hispanics are joining Border Patrol – suggests they’re desperate for money. DD: When were you most desperate for money? For me, it was when my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me when I was 22 years old in 1971. My application for a financial hardship draft deferment was pending and I was helping support my mother and brother. His firing me directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.
https://nypost.com/2025/12/26/us-news/la-mayor-karen-bass-calls-it-sad-that-hispanics-are-joining-border-patrol/
— Mamdani-backed Queens Assembly candidate hates American holidays like Veterans Day, July 4th. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who have done the most to harm Wheaton’s Independence Day parades since 1978. I would focus on those who had their operatives and their dupes end my service as the Republican fundraiser for the parades in 2021.
https://nypost.com/2025/12/27/us-news/mamdani-backed-queens-assembly-candidate-hates-american-holidays-like-veterans-day-july-4th/
— ‘Unlucky’ illegal immigrant runs red light, crashes straight into ICE vehicle
https://nypost.com/2025/12/27/us-news/unlucky-illegal-immigrant-allegedly-runs-red-light-and-crashes-into-ice-vehicle/
— Mamdani gives advice to thwart, evade ICE in video message calling to ‘stand up’ to feds
https://www.aol.com/articles/zohran-mamdani-gives-advice-thwart-205026199.html
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Antisemitism is surging worldwide, but Jews must stay proud, courageous, and vigilant against threats to their people and faith. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, they had my many Jewish superiors and supervisors take many big adverse actions against me. I should write about the aforesaid.
https://amgreatness.com/2025/12/28/never-again-is-always/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Veiled threat? Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey warns ICE agents they could get killed if they enforce immigration law
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/12/veiled_threat_minneapolis_mayor_jacob_frey_warns_ice_agents_they_could_get_killed_if_they_enforce_immigration_law.html
— Kid with cell phone exposes $110 million in Somali fraud in Minnesota
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/12/kid_with_cell_phone_exposes_110_million_in_somali_fraud_in_minnesota.html
— Conservatism through reason and analysis
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/12/conservatism_through_reason_and_analysis.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As a California resident, I have seen firsthand the mirage that is leftism. Democrats appeal to emotion by espousing the good intentions of their proposed policies (and, more recently, the evil intent of Republicans — e.g., “kill Grandma”). Their policies always lead to disaster. Affirmative action, Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity, Social justice policing, Appeasement abroad, Free trade (resulting in the destruction of our middle class), Universal public education, No-risk college loans, SNAP benefits for the poor, Medicaid for All (including illegal aliens), Free buses, Rent control, Gun control, Abortion, or the deceptively named “reproductive rights,” Transing of children, or the deceptively named “gender-affirming care,” Mass unfettered illegal immigration, Bend down the (health care) cost curve, If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor, and Climate change and the urbanization of the populace into smart cities. Wonderful ideas — in theory. In practice, the outcome of these policies has been disastrous, particularly for those who have bought in to the lie. Inner cities are rife with drugs, crime, and homelessness.)
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— South Pacific island to take deportees in exchange for millions in US foreign aid
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/12/27/south-pacific-island-to-take-deportees-in-exchange-for-millions-in-us-foreign-aid-1612489/
— Debbie Wasserman Schultz claims America ‘can’t afford’ to spend millions deporting illegal aliens
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/12/27/dws-claims-america-cant-afford-to-spend-millions-deporting-illegal-aliens-1612451/
— Walz’s daughter extends warm Christmas greetings to illegal aliens ‘terrorized’ by ICE
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/12/27/walzs-daughter-extends-warm-christmas-greetings-to-illegal-aliens-terrorized-by-ice-1612387/
DAILY SIGNAL
— How Illegal Immigration and Government Failure Fuel Identity Theft
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/12/27/how-illegal-immigration-and-government-failure-fuel-identity-theft/
— Why Western Leaders Won’t Acknowledge ‘Radical Islam’
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/12/22/leaders-fail-when-the-threat-of-radical-islam-is-ignored/
— The Left Framed Trump on ‘Affordability’ Crisis. Here’s What Trump Must Do Now.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/12/23/the-left-framed-trump-on-affordability-crisis-heres-what-trump-must-do-now/
DAILY WIRE
— Kristi Noem’s Gift? ICE Discloses List Of ‘Worst Of The Worst’ It Arrested On Christmas. The list includes murderers, gang members, and drug traffickers.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-homans-gift-ice-discloses-list-of-worst-of-the-worst-it-arrested-on-christmas
FOX NEWS
— ‘Unlucky’ Honduran woman arrested after allegedly running red light and crashing into ICE vehicle
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/unlucky-honduran-woman-arrested-allegedly-running-red-light-crashing-ice-vehicle
PJ MEDIA
— Biden Administration Helped Illegals Take Americans’ Housing
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/12/27/biden-admin-helped-illegals-take-americans-housing-sec-turner-says-n4947576
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Trump calls for release of any Epstein files naming Democrats: “Embarrass them”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-calls-for-release-epstein-files-naming-democrats/
NBC NEWS
— How tracking blood sugar with continuous glucose monitoring may be helpful. Some experts claim that reducing fluctuations throughout the day can help protect against heart disease, even for people who don’t have diabetes. DD: I have started using Stelo by Dexcom to continuously monitor my blood sugar level. If you have type 2 diabetes like I do and use Stelo, please phone me at 630-653-0462.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/heart-health/glucose-monitoring-blood-sugar-tracking-continuous-non-diabetic-know-rcna189881
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Is there a benefit for healthy people to track their blood sugar? Measuring blood sugar has joined sleep and exercise tracking as wellness trends, with some longevity experts claiming that reducing fluctuations throughout the day can help protect against heart disease, even for people who don’t have diabetes. Continuous glucose monitors, or CGMs, are small devices that track blood sugar in real time and can tell wearers how their bodies are reacting to stress, food, sleep or exercise. New versions attach to a user’s arm and can pair with a smartphone to give blood sugar readings throughout the day. CGMs, which the Food and Drug Administration first approved in 1999, have traditionally been prescribed only to patients with diabetes. More recently, the FDA has approved two blood sugar monitors for over-the-counter use, making them available to anyone without prescriptions.)
NEW YORK TIMES
— The U.S. Must Break China’s Chokehold on Our Economy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/opinion/the-us-must-end-chinas-rare-earth-dominance.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/opinion/trump-weaker-resistance-stronger.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/opinion/voter-preferences-polls.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little? DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would have been no need for DOGE.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/us/politics/doge-musk-trump-analysis.html
— How to Tell Your Adult Kids the Bank of Mom and Dad Is Closed. DD: I had to work my way through college. My father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. I helped support my mother and brother 1970-1972.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/business/retirement-supporting-adult-kids.html
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— How to Use an MBA to Advance in Your Field or Change Careers. DD: The IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 gave weight to my taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola during that time. GAO would not have hired me in 1980 if I had not earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.
https://www.usnews.com/education/articles/how-to-use-an-mba-to-advance-in-your-field-or-change-careers
ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— How to find a career with a purpose. DD: What about the importance of what employers do? The importance of what the Post Office does (deliver mail), what Firestone does (sell tires and automotive services), what IRS does (collect federal taxes), and what GAO does (audit federal agencies) motivated me to not only to accept their job offers, but to withstand tremendous efforts to get rid of me by my Democrat superiors.
https://www.ajc.com/herstory/2025/12/how-to-find-a-career-with-a-purpose-this-atlanta-executive-charted-a-path/
COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN
— When Nixon ended the draft it changed the course of my life. DD: How did the Vietnam War draft impact you? It had a tremendous impact on me. I avoided the draft with student deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship deferment 1970-1971. Because of my draft lottery number, the likelihood of my being drafted decreased in 1971. But the draft did not end until 1973. Potential employers viewed me as being draft bait because I was 1-A for the draft. They did not believe that my financial hardship draft deferment application would be approved. That severely harmed my job search. When I graduated from NIU in 1970, I took the only job offer that I got. It was for a job that did not really require a college degree. I was rudely fired from that job because I had accepted a job offer. But that job offer was withdrawn. Because I had to have a job, I accepted a job offer from IRS in 1971. But I soon learned that my Democrat IRS superiors who were veterans blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. They despised/hated Republicans like me who avoided the draft. They got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. They disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. They disallowed my education deductions in 1978. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They made it ever-increasingly clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. The aforesaid resulted in my transferring to GAO in 1980. But I soon learned that my Democrat GAO superiors who were veterans also blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. They forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, They delayed my promotions and never promote me beyond GS-13. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. They forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.columbiamissourian.com/opinion/local_columnists/when-nixon-ended-the-draft-50-years-ago-it-changed-the-course-of-my-life/article_20c863b8-98d7-11ed-8e1c-2b19c458cdaf.html
NPR
— DD: Democrats run the federal government. Because of that, federal employees who are the following have no Civil Service protections: Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.https://www.npr.org/2025/04/18/nx-s1-5369550/trump-federal-workers-schedule-f
MS NOW
— DD: To get more votes from minorities and from females, Democrat and RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders ever-increasingly shout at minorities and at females that older Republican White males discriminate against them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUy-mDTryPk
FAST COMPANY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91460622/trump-mass-deportation-campaign-in-2025-devastating-photos
JILL SCHLESINGER
— Labor Market Slowdown: Young Grads Feel the Squeeze. DD: What harmed your job search? Potential employers viewed me as being draft bait because I was 1-A for the draft. They did not believe that my financial hardship draft deferment application would be approved. That severely harmed my job search. I avoided the draft with student deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship deferment 1970-1971. Because of my draft lottery number, the likelihood of my being drafted decreased in 1971. But the draft did not end until 1973. When I graduated from NIU in 1970, I took the only job offer that I got. It was for a job that did not really require a college degree.
https://www.jillonmoney.com/blog/labor-market-slowdown-young-grads-feel-the-squeeze
BANKRATE
— 9 myths about home equity. DD: When I sold my Outer Drive East studio condo in 1976, I used the equity to buy a one bedroom condo in that building. When I sold that one bedroom condo in 1978, I used the equity to buy a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale and a new 1978 Chevrolet Chevette. When my wife and I sold 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton and my townhome in University Park in 1984, we used the equities to have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton.
https://www.bankrate.com/home-equity/myths-about-home-equity-what-homeowners-often-get-wrong/
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— DD: Democrats run the federal government. Because of that, federal employees who are the following have no Civil Service protections: Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/11/final-schedule-f-regulations-describe-civil-service-protections-unconstitutional-overcorrections/409616/
NFFE & FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— DD: Democrats run the federal government. Because of that, federal employees who are the following have no Civil Service protections: Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://nffe.org/press-release/trump-administration-creates-new-schedule-g-to-reward-political-lackeys-and-undercut-civil-service-protections/
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/04/trump-administration-estimates-50000-federal-employees-will-lose-civil-service-protections/
GALLUP
— One in Four U.S. Employees Lack Advancement Opportunities. DD: Democrats run the federal government. To advance in the federal government you have to be a Democrat and the more of the following that you are, the faster that you can advance: minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Because I am none of the aforesaid, IRS never promoted me beyond GS-12 and GAO never promoted me beyond GS-13 even though I earned three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-relate professional license.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/695996/one-four-employees-lack-advancement-opportunities.aspx
LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
— DD: Democrats run the federal government. Because of that, federal employees who are the following have no Civil Service protections: Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.naacpldf.org/five-rights-federal-workers/
MOTHER JONES
— DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I dad.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/elon-musk-the-fdny-veteran-who-worked-9-11-and-covid-isnt-qualified-to-lead-the-department/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
FINANCIAL EXPRESS
— Why being good at your job doesn’t guarantee career growth. DD: My Democrat superiors and supervisors have always used the subjectivity in their performance appraisal systems a) to favor their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and b) to disfavor their Republican employees who were White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. The aforesaid ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related a) bachelor’s degree, b) three master’s degrees, c) six professional certifications, and d) professional license.
https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/education/article/why-being-good-at-your-job-doesnt-guarantee-career-growth
OTHER SOIURCES
CNET
— Continuous Glucose Monitors for Easy Tracking. DD: I have started using Stelo by Dexcom to continuously monitor my blood sugar level. If you have type 2 diabetes like I do and use Stelo, please phone me at 630-653-0462.
https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/best-continuous-glucose-monitors-according-to-experts/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Stelo was the first over-the-counter CGM available in the US when it received FDA approval in 2024. The small sensor sits on the back of your arm and tracks your glucose levels 24/7. You can view your blood sugar levels within the app. . .Each sensor lasts up to 15 days, it’s pretty low maintenance and it’s an easy way to see how your stress, meals and daily habits influence your glucose levels. One pack of two will cost you $99 (lasts about a month) but if you subscribe that price will drop to $89 a month. The pack comes with everything you need: the sensors, applicator and overpatch to secure the sensor in place. Over the two weeks I tested the Stelo, I noticed which habits (like taking a walk after dinner) affected my blood sugar the most. I find this tool helpful for those curious about their overall health and probably not for those with a diabetes diagnosis as it doesn’t send safety alarms when your glucose levels are too high or too low. If you have a diagnosis and would like to try Stelo, I recommend speaking to your doctor to ensure it will give you the insights and alerts you need.)
December 18, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump signs executive order that would reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug. DD: Pot is poison. In 2019, I led the successful effort to stop the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/reclassification-weed-president-donald-trump-signs-executive-order-today-would-reclassify-marijuana-less-dangerous/18298372/
— Trump administration moves to cut off gender-affirming care for transgender youth
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-administration-moves-cut-off-gender-affirming-care-transgender-youth-new-hhs-restrictions/18298513/
— Trump’s handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trumps-handpicked-board-votes-rename-washington-performing-arts-center-trump-kennedy/18298307/
NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) bring in more illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/new-illinois-laws-will-impact-thousands-of-students-in-the-new-year/3865125/
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/buffalo-grove-volunteers-send-handwritten-support-cards-lgbtq-people-nationwide
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Donald Trump signs order that would reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug. DD: Pot is poison. In 2019, I led the successful effort to stop the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/18/trump-executive-order-reclassify-marijuana/
— New Trump administration proposals could further reduce gender-affirming care for minors in Illinois. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make children sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/18/gender-affirming-care-trump-proposals/
— State commission highlights ‘unjustified’ uses of tear gas, pepper spray by federal immigration agents
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/18/illinois-accountability-commission-pritzker-border-patrol/
— President Donald Trump’s Justice Department sues Illinois over sensitive state voter data
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/18/illinois-voter-data-lawsuit/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Durbin, Duckworth seek criminal probe of Chicago’s immigration blitz — even after Trump leaves office
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/12/18/durbin-duckworth-criminal-investigation-operation-midway-blitz-ice-tactics
— New state panel takes shot at holding Trump immigration blitz to account: ‘We will not forget’ The chairman of the newly formed Illinois Accountability Commission acknowledged their eventual recommendations are likely to “fall on deaf ears” in the Trump administration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/12/18/illinois-accountability-commission-trump-immigration-midway-blitz
DAILY HERALD
— Palatine Township trustees this week approved a $1.65 million tax levy for its community mental health board.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251218/local-politics/a-good-thing-for-people-palatine-township-levies-first-tax-for-community-mental-health-board/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Justice Department sues for access to Illinois voter rolls
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/justice-department-sues-access-illinois-voter-rolls
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot is poison.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/trump-signals-marijuana-rescheduling-tax-relief-ahead
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— The head of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has urged white men to report workplace discrimination based on race or sex. DD: In Diersen v. GAO, the courts ruled that discrimination against older White males was not only legal, but that it is what Congress wanted.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/head-of-workplace-rights-agency-urges-white-men-to-report-discrimination/article_6026fc17-ba43-52f4-98bc-f22f3c675724.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-12-17/with-costs-a-growing-worry-for-americans-trump-seeks-to-defend-his-economic-record
NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY
— North Park University Invites Dreamers to Apply for TheDream.US Scholarship. DD: Did you get any scholarships? I did not. My critics/opponents have always used that against me.
https://www.northpark.edu/stories/north-park-university-invites-dreamers-to-apply-for-thedream-us-scholarship/
DUCKWORTH
— Duckworth-Led Provisions to Protect Rock Island Arsenal. DD: During the first 6 months of 1989, I worked for GAO at the Rock Island Arsenal on an audit of DOD’s 1990 ammunition budget request. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/assets/150/148194.pdf
https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases/duckworth-led-provisions-to-protect-rock-island-arsenal-support-illinois-quantum-technology-research-and-safeguard-care-for-veterans-passes-congress-awaits-presidents-signature
(FROM THE ARTICLE: By Constructing a Child Development Center at Rock Island Arsenal: The bill authorizes $50 million in Major Construction funds for a new addition to the Child Development Center at Rock Island Arsenal and to consolidate the existing facilities and make upgrades to meet DoD guidelines and safety requirements, ensuring that eligible families at Rock Island Arsenal have a safe, modern facility for childcare.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/12/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-440/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker disputes Trump claims, says Illinois GOP backs president ‘100%’
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_594bb86c-7336-490e-936f-3e3c69b17fc0.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pritzker-disputes-trump-claims-says-160400287.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Mamdani says free buses means fewer assaults over ‘fare collection’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/3926075/mamdani-free-buses-fewer-assaults-fare-collection/
NEW YORK POST
— Mamdani appointee made vile antisemitic comments in unearthed social media posts
https://nypost.com/2025/12/18/us-news/zohran-mamdani-appointee-catherine-almonte-da-costa-made-vile-antisemitic-comments-in-unearthed-social-media-posts/
— NYC Council pushes bill to create Zohran Mamdani’s $1B ‘safety’ agency that would pull cops off some 911 calls
https://nypost.com/2025/12/18/us-news/nyc-council-pushes-bill-to-create-zohran-mamdanis-1b-safety-agency-that-will-pull-cops-off-some-911-calls/
BREITBART
— ‘It’s Open Season’: Antisemitic Attacks in NYC Highlight Broader Threat, ‘This is Mamdani’s NY’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/12/18/its-open-season-antisemitic-attacks-in-nyc-highlight-broader-threat-this-is-mamdanis-ny/
— Inflation Unexpectedly Tumbles To 2.7%, Much Better Than Expected, Core Inflation Falls to Lowest Since Early 2021
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/12/18/inflation-unexpectedly-tumbles-to-2-7-much-better-than-expected/
DAILY SIGNAL
— EEOC Urges White Males to Report Discrimination—And Promptly. DD: In Diersen v. GAO, the courts ruled that discrimination against older White males was not only legal, but that it is what Congress wanted.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/12/18/eeoc-urges-white-males-report-discrimination-promptly/amp/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: White males who have faced discrimination should file a federal complaint, the head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says. In a video posted on social media Thursday, EEOC Acting Chairwoman Andrea Lucas advised potential victims of discrimination to file complaints in a timely manner. “Are you a white male who has experienced discrimination at work based on your race or sex?” Lucas said. “You may have a claim to recover money under federal civil rights laws.” The Trump administration has opposed diversity, equity, and inclusion policies in the government, and terminated DEI federal grants. A person has a deadline of 180 days from the alleged discrimination to make a complaint, according to the EEOC. “Contact the EOC as soon as possible. Time limits are typically strict for filing a claim,” Lucas continued. “The EOC is the federal agency charged with enforcing federal antidiscrimination law against businesses and other private sector employers.” “The EOC is committed to identifying, attacking, and eliminating all forms of race and sex discrimination, including against white male applicants, and employees,” Lucas clarified. The EEOC website says the 180-day deadline can be extended up to 300 days if a state or local agency enforces a law that prohibits employment discrimination on the same basis, and would have to first hear the case. Although the EEOC has frequently taken up discrimination cases on behalf of minority groups, earlier this year the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that someone who belongs to a “majority group” can sue for discrimination, in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services. That case involved a straight woman who alleged she was passed over for employment due to her sexual identity, but the “majority group” principle would likely apply for a white male. During his first term, President Donald Trump appointed Lucas—a former labor and litigation lawyer at the firm of Gibson Dunn—to the EEOC, and the Senate confirmed her in 2020. After Trump returned for a second term in January, he designated her as the acting chair of commission. [Lucas is not related to The Daily Signal reporter who wrote this news story.] Lucas has not been confirmed by the Senate as chair. But, as previously noted in The Daily Signal, as acting chair she forced major law firms to stop using DEI to discriminate based on race. She further ordered the EEOC to be evenhanded in its enforcement priorities. Lucas made it easier for employees to report DEI discrimination and made it a priority to protect Americans from religious discrimination. This is move is a Trump administration “stunt,” said Markus Batchelor, national political director at People For the American Way, a liberal activist group. “Stunts like this demonstrate the lengths Trump is willing to go to dismantle institutions meant to do good and make them tools that once again unbalance the scales in favor of privilege and white supremacy,” Batchelor told The Grio. “A call for ‘color-blind, merit-based’ employment falls flat from a White House that is overwhelmingly white, wealthy, and unqualified to govern.”)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more foreign truck drivers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/business/trump-immigrants-trucks.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s unconvincing argument on affordability. Hyperbole is not a plan. DD: What did you do to help you afford things? To help me afford cars, college expenses, real estate, etc., I took bad jobs that my peers would never stoop to take. I a) did yard work 1962-1964. b) delivered newspapers 1962-1966, c) washed dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, e) delivered mail 1966-1969, f) worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970, g) sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, h) pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, i) collected delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980, and j) audited federal agencies 1980-1997. 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. I was able to do the aforesaid even though I was not viewed as being college material. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I have never been able to run because I have a bone disease. My eyesight has never been correctable to 20/20. I have always had partial red/green color blindness. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. According to my critics/opponents, I have always been stupid. They stress that I got no scholarships or student loans and that had to work my way through college. One could argue that if I could do the aforesaid with the limitations that I had, just about anyone could do what I did academically and professionally.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/12/18/trump-speech-tariffs-economy-checks/
— How the end of extra Affordable Care Act subsidies could affect you. DD: Are/were your healthcare insurance premiums subsidized? Ever since I became a part-time postal employee when was 18 in 1966, my critics/opponents have been furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my healthcare insurance premiums. They have been even more furious ever since I got married when I was 29 and the federal government started paying 72% of my wife’s healthcare insurance premiums. That 72% subsidy is a major reason why people despise/hate federal employees, federal retirees, and their spouses. That 72% subsidy helped me withstand tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors in the federal government to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/12/18/affordable-care-act-subsidies-expire/
FORTUNE
— Mamdani gets 74,000 resumes in sign of New York City’s job-market misery
https://fortune.com/2025/12/17/mamdani-gets-74000-resumes-in-sign-of-new-york-citys-job-market-misery/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— FCC chair suggests agency is not independent amid fears of Trump power-grab. Brendan Carr’s declaration raises concerns amid Trump efforts to exert greater control over independent agencies. DD: GAO is not an independent agency. Congress funds it. It works for Congress.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/17/trump-fcc-brendan-carr