FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Legislature bans new immigration detention centers near homes and schools. A bill awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature would bar new immigration detention centers from being built within 1,500 feet of certain community buildings.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/06/01/illinois-legislature-bans-immigration-detention-centers-homes-schools
ABC7
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/northern-illinois-food-banks-summer-meals-program-returns-schools-close-break/19214885/
WMBD RADIO
— Bailey says latest state budget is “tax and spend”
https://wmbdradio.com/2026/06/01/republican-challenger-to-gov-pritzker-says-latest-state-budget-is-tax-and-spend/
WISCONSIN EXAMINER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Wisconsin.
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/06/01/gov-tony-evers-raises-lgbtq-pride-flag-over-wisconsin-capitol-for-his-last-time/
3 NEWS NOW
— Iowa man received survivor benefits as a teen after dad’s death; the government wants it back decades later. Christopher Storm received roughly $500 a month in survivor benefits as a teenager after his father died. Now the government says he owes almost $8,000. DD: My father died suddenly when in October of 1969 he was 47 and I was 21. My Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors had recently forced me to resign my part-time job. Because I was unemployed and a full-time student at NIU, my mother received small monthly checks from Social Security to help support me until I graduated in August of 1970.
https://www.3newsnow.com/southwest-iowa/iowa-man-received-survivor-benefits-as-a-teen-after-dads-death-the-government-wants-it-back-decades-later
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Christopher Storm was 17 years old, working at Pizza Hut and going to high school in Texas when his father died. He received survivor benefits from Social Security — roughly $500 a month — until he turned 18. “It was a help to receive the money, the funds, and be able to try to make it on my own,” Storm said. After a final, lump sum payment of roughly $3,000, he says benefits stopped when he came of age. Thirty years later, the government wants that money back. Storm and his wife, Amy, expected a tax refund this year. Instead, they were told the IRS was claiming it for a past debt. The Social Security Administration says Storm was overpaid in 1996 and now owes almost $8,000. “We’re frantically just trying to figure out what was going on,” Storm said of the moment they learned the IRS was clawing back their refund. Council Bluffs attorney, Keith Buzzard with McGinn Law, says over-payment cases like this are not unusual. “It is fairly common. I think in any given year, there’s like a million of these letters that go out to people,” he said. Buzzard says the financial impact can be severe for some recipients: “They’ll get a letter that they owe 40 or 50 grand.” One possible explanation Buzzard offered is that Storm may have earned too much money while working at Pizza Hut, which could have affected his eligibility for benefits. The Social Security Administration may have made the mistake in overpaying Storm, but that doesn’t mean they’ll just waive the debt. There is also no time limit on when the government can pursue these debts. “They can come back any time,” Buzzard said. The Storms say they would have put the tax refund toward some needed home repairs. “It may not seem real substantial to some people. It feels substantial to us,” Storm said. “To have them say, you know, thirty years later, ‘Hey, that was an over-payment’ definitely feels very unjust.” Buzzard says the Storms are taking the right first step by appealing the debt because that will at least help them get answers.)
SUBURBAN LIFE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Downers Grove.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2026/06/01/pride-month-supporters-speak-out-at-downers-grove-library-board-meeting/
CITY OF CHICAGO
— Homegrown Purchase Assistance Program. HomeGrown Program will provide up to $70,000 in assistance for low to moderate income home buyers. DD: When I was 24 in 1972, HUD made the new townhome that I bought in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) affordable. I could not have afforded to buy that townhome if it had cost more. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. The down payment came from what I had earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $94,200. That says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/mayor/press_room/press_releases/2026/may/homegrown-purchase-assistance.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The hottest ticket in town
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/06/02/the-hottest-ticket-in-town-00946038
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Forget Soldier Field concerts and summer music festivals. The hottest ticket in Chicago right now is an invitation to the June 18 grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center. The invitations have been trickling into inboxes and mailboxes, setting off a scramble among politicians, donors, civic leaders and longtime Obama supporters hoping to secure their spots at what is shaping up to be one of the city’s biggest events of the year. . .The invite list also includes familiar Illinois names, including Republican Kirk Dillard, now chair of the Regional Transportation Authority. In a different political era, Dillard and Obama served together in the Illinois Senate, where they worked on ethics reform, racial-profiling legislation and death-penalty safeguards. They also developed a friendship as fathers of young daughters and were part of a regular poker game. That relationship became nationally significant during Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. Concerned about his standing ahead of the Iowa caucuses against Hillary Clinton and John Edwards, Obama asked Dillard to appear in a TV ad highlighting his willingness to work across party lines. Dillard agreed, and the ad became part of Obama’s broader electability argument to independents and moderate voters. Obama won Iowa, altering the course of the Democratic primary and ultimately the presidency. Dillard recalls that conversation when Obama asked him to vouch for their bipartisan relationship in a brief online endorsement. The testimonial then evolved into one of Obama’s early TV ads. “Voters responded well” to the online comments, recalls Dillard today, prompting political consultant David Axelrod to talk to him at the time about adapting the online endorsement into a TV ad. That ad helped Obama, but it became a political liability for Dillard, Axelrod said recently during an Institute of Politics discussion on Obama’s Chicago journey. During Dillard’s 2010 gubernatorial campaign, opponents Bill Brady and Andy McKenna Jr. portrayed him as insufficiently conservative. Dillard narrowly lost the Republican primary. A few days after the defeat, Dillard said, he received an unexpected call from the White House. “‘Kirk, Barack Obama,’” Dillard recalled the president saying. “I said, ‘Mr. President, how many Baracks do you think I know?’” Dillard said Obama apologized, telling him, “I’m sorry our friendship hurt you in your governor’s race,” and invited Dillard and his family to visit the White House. Despite the political cost, Dillard said he remains proud of helping promote a bipartisan message and of Obama’s historic election as the nation’s first Black president. Strautmanis said it was natural for Dillard to be on the guest list because the opening of the Obama center “is a celebration of those who helped us get here.” Sidenote: One person who didn’t receive an invitation to the Obama Presidential Center opening was President Donald Trump.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/06/02/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-751/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker Extracted $162 Billion in Additional Taxes From Illinois Residents While State Remains 50th in Bond Ratings, Fiscal Cliff Ahead
https://wirepoints.org/wirepoints-mark-glennon-on-am560-pritzker-extracted-162-billion-in-additional-taxes-from-illinois-residents-while-state-remains-50th-in-bond-ratings-fiscal-cliff-ahead/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How conservative is your county, township, municipality, and school district? Conservative counties, townships, municipalities, and school districts promote personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration law enforcement, anti-vice, Second Amendment rights, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). Conservative places do not promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, or Affirmative Action, DEI, or wokeness/wokeism, that is, they do not promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, or national origin discrimination. I should write about DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Warrenville School District 200. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— From what I see, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that you will be hired, retained, and promoted: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— The Left’s War on Patriotism Reaches America’s 250th Celebration
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/06/the-lefts-war-on-patriotism-reaches-americas-250th-celebration.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Anti-ICE protesters all the way from Portland arrested during violent Delaney Hall clashes
https://nypost.com/2026/06/01/us-news/anti-ice-protesters-all-the-way-from-portland-arrested-during-delaney-hall-clashes/
DAILY CALLER
— Life’s About To Get More Complicated For Gun Owners In Colorado
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/26/lifes-complicated-gun-owners-colorado/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In April 2025, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation that requires anyone wishing to buy a modern semiautomatic firearm, including the AR-15 rifle, to first receive a firearms safety course eligibility card, then to complete a firearms safety course within five years. The legislation passed after being changed from an outright ban on so-called “assault weapons” that passed in other Democratic-controlled states like California, New Jersey and Virginia.)
DAILY SIGNAL
— Mass Muslim Migration
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/06/01/michigan-mass-muslim-migration/
DAILY WIRE
— Republicans’ Latest Pro-Union Move Has Some Conservatives Sounding The Alarm. DD: My critics/opponents are extremely anti-union. They have always stressed that that while I was a union member for almost 12 years, my salary increased from $19.57/hour to $113,402/year. In my defense, I have always stressed that during that time, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, I earned a job-related master’s degree, and I earned a job-related professional certification.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-latest-pro-union-move-has-some-conservatives-sounding-the-alarm
NEWS BUSTERS
— Tennessee’s 1st ‘Nuclear Family Month’ Honoring Traditional Marriage Starts June 1
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/cnsnews/craig-bannister/2026/06/01/tennessees-1st-nuclear-family-month-honoring-traditional
TOWNHALL
— Conservatives Give Better Graduation Speeches than Liberals
https://townhall.com/columnists/tompurcell/2026/06/02/conservatives-give-better-graduation-speeches-than-liberals-n2677054
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— Hegseth blocks promotion of several Navy officers to 1-star rank. DD: I should write about all the promotions that I was passed over for while I was an IRS employee 1975-1980 and a GAO employee 1980-1997. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/hegseth-blocks-promotion-navy-officers-1-star-rank/story?id=133498412
MSN
— GOP unrest grows as Trump faces health and strategy scrutiny
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/gop-unrest-grows-as-trump-faces-health-and-strategy-scrutiny/gm-GMEE6D697A
— Pence warns GOP to resist Trump-led populism shift
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/pence-warns-gop-to-resist-trump-led-populism-shift/gm-GM156201D3
— Pence warns Trump is abandoning conservative values
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/insight/pence-warns-trump-is-abandoning-conservative-values-amid-fund-dispute/gm-GMA0F30631
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
AOL
— DD: Pot is poison. I have never used pot and I never will. If I had used pot I would not have been able to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-effort-reform-marijuana-policy-214401000.html
— Illinois FOID lawsuit: Federal challenge filed against state gun owner ID law. DD: I have had an FOID card since I was 20 in 1968.
https://www.aol.com/articles/illinois-foid-lawsuit-federal-challenge-210045000.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders a) decry Hegseth’s striking female and black Navy officers from promotion list and b) say his decision was driven by his anti-diversity stance rather than based on merit. I should write about all the promotions that I was passed over for while I was an IRS employee 1975-1980 and a GAO employee 1980-1997. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/us/politics/hegseth-navy-promotion-list.html
— DD: Since 1984, my critics/opponents have wanted public housing to be built on the north border of my Wheaton precinct on the south side of Roosevelt Road.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/nyregion/mamdani-turns-to-the-private-sector-to-help-with-public-housing.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight against personal responsibility. According to Democrat leaders, all problems are caused by 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.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/well/public-health-stigma-shame-rfk-jr.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Pentagon bans journalists from press office, designating it a classified space. DD: I should sue my critics/opponents who have hinted/implied/argued that I have improperly shared information.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/06/01/pentagon-bans-journalists-press-office-designating-it-classified-space/
USA TODAY
— Trump and Obamacare. DD: My critics/opponents are ever-increasingly furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance premiums since 1966 and 72% of my wife’s health insurance premiums since 1978 because I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and because I have been a federal retiree for almost 29 years.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/05/27/healthcare-costs-blame-trump-affordable-care-act/90198503007/
ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— DD: To get more votes from those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all the problems that those who have demographics that vote for Democrats have.
https://www.ajc.com/opinion/2026/06/supreme-court-colorblind-decisions-preserve-status-quo-and-ignore-the-past/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Pot is poison. I have never used pot and I never will. If I had used pot I would not have been able to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/thanksgiving-dinner-cousin-walk-smoke-pot-33e0df67
— The Thorniest Question for Parents of New Grads: Is Your Wallet Still Open? DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. I should write about those whose parents were the wealthiest. 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.wsj.com/articles/the-thorniest-question-for-parents-of-new-grads-is-your-wallet-still-open-5c0daab8
— FRONT PAGE: No Raise, No Promotion: 1 in 4 White-Collar Workers Are Stalling Out. Invisible barrier keeping many Americans from getting ahead—midcareer stall. DD: The Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 hired me as a GS-7 when I was 22. While I got promoted as fast as time-in-grade rules allowed to GS-9 when I was 23, to GS-11 when I was 24, and to GS-12 when I was 25, that was not fast enough for them. They used their up-or-out rule to deem me to be too old to be promoted to GS-13 because they had not promoted me to GS-13 by the time I was 25. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/white-collar-workers-career-nyu-study-a81a7d9c
FORBES
— Relevant work experience. DD: GAO audits IRS. To outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically justify forcing me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors ignored/dismissed/belittled the fact that a) much of what I had done for IRS was very similar to what I would do for GAO, b) my last 5 1/2 years at IRS had been at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, c) I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting, and e) I had earned an MBA in 1976. My Democrat GAO superiors would not have forced me to take a pay cut to transfer if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates always used my having to take a pay cut to transfer against me viciously. They were furious when I a) earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, c) became a licensed CPA in 1981, d) earned four more professional certifications in in 1990 (fraud examiner), 1994 (government financial manager), 1996 (financial services auditor), and 1997 (forensic accountant), and e) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleystahl/2015/03/26/4-ways-to-overcome-a-lack-of-relevant-work-experience/
KCRG
— Promotion killers. DD: The following are promotion killers for federal employees: a) being a Republican, b) avoiding the Vietnam War draft, c) complaining about political affiliation discrimination, d) complaining about reverse discrimination, e) complaining about age discrimination, f) complaining about religious discrimination, and g) complaining about national origin discrimination.
https://www.kcrg.com/video/2026/05/31/promotion-killers-workplace-habits-that-hurt-your-career/
FLORIDA POLITICS
— Crowded CD 19 GOP Primary heats up with Catalina Lauf attack ads, other media digs
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/799439-crowded-cd-19-gop-primary-heats-up-with-catalina-lauf-attack-ads-other-media-digs/
SPECTATOR
— DD: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use Affirmative Action, DEI, wokeness, and wokeism to get rid of Republicans.
https://spectator.com/article/woke-isnt-dead-its-just-getting-started/?edition=us
CENTER FOR RETIREMENT RESEARCH
— Lowering Pay for Federal Jobs Is Bad for Workers – and Bad for America. DD: My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me a) as having been grossly overpaid as a federal employee for almost 30 years and b) as receiving a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension since I was 49 in 1997that is much too generous. In today’s dollars, my federal salary increased from $19.57/hour when I was 18 in 1966 to $154,683/year when I was 49 in 1997. My COLA-adjusted CSRS pension is currently $68,640/year. In my defense, between 1970 and 1997, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree (1970), three job-related master’s degrees (1976, 1980, and 1997), six job-related professional certifications (1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997), and a job-related professional license (1981).
https://crr.bc.edu/lowering-pay-for-federal-jobs-is-bad-for-workers-and-bad-for-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Total compensation consists of cash wages and fringe benefits, primarily health insurance and employer contributions to retirement plans. According to the Congressional Budget Office, for employees with a college degree or above, wages for federal employees are consistently less than those for private sector workers (see Figure 1). Benefits, however, are more generous for federal workers, which fully compensates for the low wages for those with a bachelor’s degree, but federal workers with higher degrees continue to fall short.)
FED SMITH
— Legislation Would Make U.S. Citizenship Permanent Condition of Federal Employment. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/06/01/legislation-would-make-us-citizenship-permanent-condition-of-federal-employment/
CHRISTIANITY TODAY
— DD: Pot is poison. I have never used pot and I never will. If I had used pot I would not have been able to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/05/can-christians-smoke-weed-pot-marijuana-medical-cbd/
CROSSTALK
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/spiritual-life/things-christians-should-consider-during-pride-month-when-it-comes-to-loving-others.html
ATLANTIC & VOGE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote vices.
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/11/american-vice-national-character/684785/
https://www.vogue.com/article/are-vices-really-all-that-bad-for-you
NEW REPUBLIC
— DD: My critics/opponents look down on the working class. I was a member of the working class 1964-1997. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critic/opponents.
https://newrepublic.com/article/211161/trump-wrecking-nlrb-labor-rights
BENZINGA
— Pence Accuses Trump Of Steering Republicans Away From Conservatism
https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/26/06/52898365/mike-pence-says-republicans-have-lost-their-way-under-trump-as-he-blasts-presidents-newfound-populism
HIGHER ED DRIVE
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use buyouts and early retirement to get rid of employees who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.highereddive.com/news/western-michigan-university-launches-buyout-program-to-ease-budget/821538/
PBS
— DD: Pot is poison. I have never used pot and I never will. If I had used pot I would not have been able to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/supreme-court-will-consider-whether-people-who-regularly-smoke-pot-can-legally-own-guns
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
TIMES OF INDIA
— Hegseth removes women, Black officers from Navy promotion list; Pentagon denies bias. DD: I should write about all the promotions that I was passed over for while I was an IRS employee 1975-1980 and a GAO employee 1980-1997. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hegseth-removes-women-black-officers-from-navy-promotion-list-pentagon-denies-bias-report/articleshow/131459345.cms
INDEPENDENT
— Hegseth targets women and Black military officers in ‘anti-DEI’ move. DD: I should write about all the promotions that I was passed over for while I was an IRS employee 1975-1980 and a GAO employee 1980-1997. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/hegseth-military-promotions-dei-black-b2987879.html
Tag: IRS
June 1, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Mullin plan to punish sanctuary jurisdictions by targeting their airports faces fierce headwinds. ‘We shouldn’t be processing international flights into their cities,’ Mullin said.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/dhs-security-secretary-markwayne-mullin-plan-punish-sanctuary-jurisdictions-targeting-airports-faces-pushback/19213439/
— DOJ says it will abide by ruling that temporarily paused ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund. The statement came amid reports that the DOJ was backing away from the fund.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/doj-says-will-abide-ruling-temporarily-paused-anti-weaponization-fund/19213909/
FOX32
— Federal lawsuit targets major cannabis companies. A federal class-action lawsuit is drawing comparisons between the cannabis industry and big tobacco.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-dh28yb2ofvslr1nh
— Best used cars for teen drivers in 2026. DD: I bought a 1958 Chevrolet BelAir when I was 16 in 1964 with money I earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, poor man’s GTO, when I was 17 with money I earned washing dishes. I bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 when I was 19 with money I earned delivering mail. I bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE when I was 20 with money I earned delivering mail.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/experts-rank-best-used-cars-teen-drivers-2026
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES & WBEZ
— Housing program to give eligible Chicagoans up to $70,000 toward down payment. The HomeGrown Purchase Assistance Grant comes at a time when homeownership is becoming increasingly out of reach for many city residents. DD: When I was 24 in 1972, HUD made the new townhome that I bought in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) affordable. I could not have afforded to buy that townhome if it had cost more. In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. The down payment came from what I had earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. According to Zillow, the townhome is currently worth $94,200. That says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2026/06/01/homegrown-purchase-assistance-program-eligible-chicagoans-70-000-down-payment
https://www.wbez.org/housing/2026/06/01/homegrown-purchase-assistance-program-eligible-chicagoans-70-000-down-payment
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, appeals court panel rules
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/01/pentagon-transgender-troops/
— Pritzker’s multiunit housing plans for Illinois stall in Springfield’s spring session. DD: Since 1984, my critics/opponents have wanted public housing to be built on the north border of my Wheaton precinct on the south side of Roosevelt Road.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/01/pritzker-build-housing-bill-fails/
DAILY HERALD
— How DuPage County plans to fight rat invasion near Bensenville
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260601/news/how-dupage-county-plans-to-fight-rat-invasion-near-bensenville/
SOUTHERN & EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— Area Republican Legislators Unhappy with More Taxes and Bigger State Budget
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/06/01/area-republican-legislators-unhappy-with-more-taxes-and-bigger-state-budget/
https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/illinois-budget-opposition-metro-east-gop-22286138.php
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/gov-pritzkers-statement-on-passage-of-electronic-medical-records-protection-legislation-93884.cfm
CHICAGO READER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicagoreader.com/city-life/queers-on-the-rocks/
CHAMBANA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chambanatoday.com/news/298892-champaign-urbana-celebrates-pride-month-with-support-visibility-and-community/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois lawmakers give raises to diversity commissioners they criticized
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1b0e2c94-cdf7-40c3-9b1e-8c0e09df6575.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use buyouts and early retirement to get rid of employees who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pension-buyout-extension-passes-forecast-to-save-1-4-billion/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Freedom Held the Line: How ISRA Delivered Major Victories for Illinois Gun Owners in 2026.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/06/freedom-held-the-line-how-isra-delivered-major-victories-for-illinois-gun-owners-in-2026.html
— Democrat Dysfunction May Be Driving the Chicago Bears to Indiana
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/06/democrat-dysfunction-may-be-driving-the-chicago-bears-to-indiana.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Justice Department to drop Anti-Weaponization Fund in compliance with court ruling
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/1/justice-department-drop-anti-weaponization-fund-compliance-court/
— American deaths at the hands of non-English-speaking drivers mount. When will Congress pass ‘Dalilah’s Law’? DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/1/american-deaths-hands-non-english-speaking-drivers-mount/
— American companies should hire Americans first. Foreign worker pipelines have devalued U.S. degrees and displaced skilled employees. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/31/american-companies-hire-americans-first/
— DD: My critics/opponents look down on the working class. I was a member of the working class 1964-1997. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971. I pumped more gasoline 1971-1972. I collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critic/opponents.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jun/1/letter-editor-anyone-works-hard-earns-paycheck-working-class/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump admin pushed to probe CUNY ‘Black Male’ program for blocking out other students
https://nypost.com/2026/06/01/us-news/trump-justice-dept-urged-to-probe-cuny-black-male-initiative-as-exclusionary/
— Teens can learn more from retail and service work than at a fancy summer internship in an office. DD: When you were young, what did you do after-school, weekends, and summers? I did yard work in 1962, 1963, and 1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970. According to my critics/opponents, the aforesaid proves that I have always been an unmitigated loser.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/31/opinion/why-teens-should-skip-the-fancy-summer-internship-in-an-office/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— The 50 best conservative places to live in America. DD: Barrington Hills is on the list. Conservative places promote personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration law enforcement, anti-vice, Second Amendment rights, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). Conservative places do not promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, or Affirmative Action, DEI, or wokeness/wokeism, that is, they do not promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, or national origin discrimination.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careers/the-50-best-conservative-places-to-live-in-america-according-to-data/ss-AA245laC
USA TODAY
— Pence warns of GOP ‘departure’ from conservative principles
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/31/republican-party-populism-mike-pence-donald-trump/90343125007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Administration Signals ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund About-Face.
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/trump-administration-signals-anti-weaponization-fund-about-face-f775f25c
— Hegseth Blocks Eight Navy Senior Officer Promotions. The defense secretary is trying to promote at least one member of his inner circle who was previously passed over for promotion several times. DD: I should write about all the promotions that I was passed over for while I was an IRS employee 1975-1980 and a GAO employee 1980-1997. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me a) had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/hegseth-blocks-eight-navy-senior-officer-promotions-aa536aa2
JD SUPRA
— EEOC wants to eliminate safe harbor for voluntary affirmative action plans. DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/eeoc-wants-to-eliminate-safe-harbor-for-9517970/
NEW YORKER
— Patriotism. DD: What makes you patriotic? For me, it includes my being able to earn enough money to do the following even though neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars, he died when he was 47 and I was 21, and my mother never attended high school: a) work my way through college and earn a bachelor’s degree in management, master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, a CPA certificate, a Certified Internal Auditor certificate, four more job-related professional certifications, and a CPA license, b) buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., and c) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/06/01/how-problematic-is-patriotism
POLITICO
— Trump administration retreats on ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/01/trump-weaponization-fund-retreat-00944656
FROM FOREIGN SOURSES
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— In promoting his new book, Mike Pence cautions that the Republican Party faces an internal divide.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/what-mike-pence-said-about-trump-and-jd-vance-explosive-claims-spark-gop-debate-new-threat-to-101780254624294-amp.html
FROM OTHER SOURCES
GMAC
— Work experience. DD: For Democrat and RINO employers, hiring, retaining, and promoting young minorities and young females is their top priority. Because young minorities and young females have less work experience, Democrat and RINO employers devalue work experience. Because I am not a minority or female, my Democrat GAO superiors wasted the almost 18 years of work experience that I had. My Democrat IRS superiors wasted the almost 9 years of work experience that I had. And my Democrat Post Office superiors wasted the almost 3 years of work experience that I had.
https://www.gmac.com/resources/learners/how-to-apply/application-guidance/mba-work-experience
May 31, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lincoln Park High School to sunset Arabic classes, prompting outcry from community
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/31/lincoln-park-high-school-arabic-classes/
ABC7
— Mayor orders curfew around NJ immigration detention center after protesters clash with state police. The governor has called for a de-escalation as demonstrations continue. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring in and try to keep in more illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINO leaders do the same because RINOs want cheap labor. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/delaney-hall-protests-mayor-orders-curfew-around-new-jersey-immigration-detention-center-protesters-clash-state-police/19205108/
WGN9
— The retirement age changed this year. DD: 55 is the required age for federal employees in the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to take regular retirement. My Democrat GAO superiors misled me to believe they were going let me work until I was 55 in 2003. But then, when I was 49 in 1997, they succeeded in forcing me take their agency-wide early retirement “offer” which expired on September 30, 1997. My CSRS pension is dramatically less because of that.
https://wgntv.com/news/the-retirement-age-changed-this-year-heres-what-to-know/
FOX 32
— USPS proposes requiring states to identify and list mail voters
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/usps-mail-vote-trump-list-names-identification-proposal
WTTW
— Chicago Board of Ethics Names 8 Alderpeople, 71 Total Employees Who Filed Ethics Statements Late. DD: GAO employees are required to file financial disclosure statements. My Democrat GAO superiors used the statements I filed against me big time. They stressed to my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates what my wife and I had saved for our retirement and painted my wife and I as being disgusting filthy rich DINKS.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/29/chicago-board-ethics-names-8-alderpeople-71-total-employees-who-filed-ethics-statements
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/31/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-vatican-trip/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump plans ‘major speech’ after entertainers pull out of America 250 celebration. DD: Ever-increasingly, Democrats protest America to protest Trump.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-plans-major-speech-after-entertainers-pull-out-of-america-250-celebration/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Registration is open for political entries in Wheaton’s July 4 Independence Day Parade. SEE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wheaton-independence-day-parade-entry-2026-tickets-1984881886153 The deadline is June 26. The cost is $183.58. I hope that all the Republican candidates on the ballot in my precinct will participate in the parade: Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland. – Dave Diersen
— What do you do? Since 2000, I have sent out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to promote conservative principles and the Republican Party platform. Who has the greatest impact on what you do? For me it is Illinois Republican Party (IRP) chairman Bob Grogan, IRP State Central Committee member and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Treasurer Mike Flynn, DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) chairman Kevin Coyne, and DCRCC Secretary and MTRO chairman Jeff Castle. The aforesaid have a tremendous impact on Republican Precinct Committeemen and Captains (RPC) in Illinois, one of my biggest target audiences. What position do the aforesaid have on the many big adverse actions that IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO leaders have taken against me since 2000 to stop me from sending out my newsletters and to stop everyone from reading them? What is going to change under Grogan? What do Grogan, Flynn, Coyne, and Castle want me to do so that they would encourage RPCs to read my newsletters? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Some are furious at Trump for his dumping Cornyn as a U.S. Senator. Few, if any, were furious at my critics/opponents for their having their operatives and their dupes dump me a) as an Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee member in 2024, b) as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, d) as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, e) as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2007, and f) as a MTRO Treasurer candidate in 2004. I should write about why my critics/opponents dumped me. I should write about those who could have come to my defense but did not. I would focus on those who I did the most to help elect and reelect. I would focus on why they did not come to my defense.
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Why do your critics/opponents take adverse actions against you? My critics/opponents reject planks in the Republican Party platform that I promote. I promote 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. My critics/opponents reject direct election of Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee members. My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Since 2000, my critics/opponents have ever-increasingly blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for defeats suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. In 2015, they drew me into Jeanne Ives’ precinct to be defeated by her. My critics/opponents have had great success in getting Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who have who have suffered defeats to blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their defeats. I should write about those candidates who have blamed me and blamed my newsletters the most. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents want you to do? Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Past and present anti-conservative leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization want me to stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters because I emphasize the following conservative planks in the Republican Party platform: personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop me from emphasizing those planks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What discourages/stops you from helping elect Republican candidates? For me, it is knowing that far too many of them will blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their defeats. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Some New Yorkers demand $800K each in reparations as state commission holds hearing. DD: Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are reparations. Since the 1960s, AA and DEI recipients have received trillions of dollars in benefits.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/30/us-news/some-new-yorkers-demand-800k-each-in-reparations-as-state-commission-holds-hearing/
BREITBART
— State of New York Hearing: Reparations for Slavery Only Form of ‘True Justice.’ DD: Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are reparations. Since the 1960s, AA and DEI recipients have received trillions of dollars in benefits.
https://www.breitbart.com/social-justice/2026/05/30/state-of-new-york-hearing-reparations-for-slavery-only-form-of-true-justice/
TOWNHALL
— Border Patrol Black Hawk Helicopter Disables Drug Boat Carrying Over $11 Million in Narcotics
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/05/31/border-patrol-black-hawk-helicopter-disables-drug-boat-carrying-over-11-million-in-narcotics-n2676971
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Trump suggests canceling all musical performances at the Great American State Fair after several musicians drop out. DD: Ever-increasingly, Democrats protest America to protest Trump.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-to-kick-off-great-american-state-fair-several-musicians-cancel/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with illegal drug dealers against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/31/us/trump-news#us-boat-strikes-colombia-ecuador
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Some are furious at Trump for his dumping Cornyn as a U.S. Senator. Few, if any, were furious at my critics/opponents for their having their operatives and their dupes dump me a) as an Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee member in 2024, b) as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, d) as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2007, and e) as a Milton Township Republican Organization Treasurer candidate in 2004. I should write about why my critics/opponents dumped me. I should write about those who could have come to my defense but did not. I would focus on those who I did the most to help elect and reelect. I would focus on why they did not come to my defense.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/a-new-wounded-bear-caucus-in-the-senate-means-more-trouble-for-trump-ac1f5439
FORTUNE
— Job hopping. DD: When I was 31 years old in 1980, I took a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO. I did that because my Democrat IRS superiors made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. I finally made GS-13 at GAO when I was 38. But I would not have been able to do that 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 and became a licensed CPA when I was 32, and e) if the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer from IRS had not finally gotten back into power and promoted me when I was 38.
https://fortune.com/2026/05/30/job-switching-staying-top-earners-pay-hikes-great-resignation/
POLITICO
— DD: What percent of illegals come to America through airports?
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/31/andy-kim-immigration-ice-sancturay-cities-00943781
May 31, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump set to headline ‘Great American State Fair’ after artists drop out over ties
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-set-headline-great-american-state-fair-artists-drop-ties/19201064/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump’s physician says the president is in ‘excellent health’ and is ‘fully fit’ to serve
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/30/donald-trump-health/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/30/ice-immigrants-michigan-illinois/
— DD: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/31/opinion-gun-violence-chicago-prison-sentences/
— DD: The more of the following that you are and the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrat leaders demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, and/or German American.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/31/vintage-tribune-i-am-an-american-day/
— DD: Ever-increasingly, newspapers serve as mouthpieces for the Democrat Party.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/27/column-charles-selle-newspapers/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote tattooing.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/inking-well-tattoos/2026/05/29/portage-park-man-honors-four-years-sobriety-tattoo
DAILY HERALD
— Ex-Glendale Heights president pleads guilty to perjury
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260530/crime/ex-glendale-heights-president-pleads-guilty-to-forgery/
WBEZ
— Muslim families look to Arabic immersion education to give their children a foundation in faith and identity. Chicago-area Muslim families are flocking to a small southwest suburban school for its rigorous, play-based curriculum taught entirely in Arabic.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/05/30/chicago-muslim-families-arabic-immersion-education-faith-identity-bridgeview-quran-mas-blossoms
NPR ILLINOIS
— Pride celebrations struggle as corporate sponsorships dry up. DD: To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-05-30/pride-celebrations-struggle-as-corporate-sponsorships-dry-up
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump calls out Pope Leo for meeting with ‘useless’ Chicago mayor
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-calls-out-pope-leo-for-meeting-with-useless-chicago-mayor/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— State Sen. Dale Fowler says he’ll step down at end of legislative session. The Harrisburg Republican has served his southern Illinois district for a decade.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/state-sen-dale-fowler-says-hell-step-down-at-end-of-legislative-session/
FULCRUM ILLINOIS
— A Year of Resistance, Advocating for Representation in Legislature, at Latino Unity Day. DD: I live in Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District. Illinois Democrat leaders gerrymandered it to elect and to reelect Latino Delia Ramirez.
https://thefulcrum.us/illinois-latino-unity-day-2026-advocacy-representation-legislature
IPM NEWSROOM
— Illinois pension divestment repeal sparks debate over free speech
https://ipmnewsroom.org/illinois-pension-divestment-repeal-sparks-debate-over-free-speech/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Chicago Mayor’s Political Ideology Is Costing Lives
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-mayors-political-ideology-is-costing-lives
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— “Silent Majority” Demonstration in McHenry – Religious Aspects
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/31/silent-majority-demonstration-in-mchenry/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you do? I use my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to promote conservative principles and the Republican Party platform. Who has the greatest impact on what you do? For me it is Illinois Republican Party (IRP) chairman Bob Grogan, IRP State Central Committee member and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Treasurer Mike Flynn, DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) chairman Kevin Coyne, and DCRCC Secretary and MTRO chairman Jeff Castle. What position do the aforesaid have on the many big adverse actions that IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO leaders have taken against me since 2000 a) to stop me from sending out my newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading them? What is going to change under Grogan? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Hold parents, not social media, accountable for teen takeovers. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/4586836/hold-parents-not-social-media-accountable-for-teen-takeovers/
— The woke era that began in 2014 ended in 2024. Wokeness, of course, is not dead — it still hangs over many school districts and colleges and will make a comeback with Democratic victories over the next three years — but it no longer is the default mindset. DD: All my critics/opponents are woke. To be woke is to be against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4583453/out-of-boundaries/
— While teachers unions push politics, reading scores hit historic lows
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/while-teachers-unions-push-politics-reading-scores-hit-historic-lows/ar-AA24pCFm
— Democratic Party activists have long targeted standardized testing by defaming it as a tool of racial oppression. DD: What standardized tests have you passed? I passed all the tests required to earn a) a bachelor’s degree in management, b) master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, and c) a CPA certificate and a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) certificate. I passed the CPA and CIA examinations on my first attempt, something that only about 20% do. My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was able to do the aforesaid because I benefitted from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, and I had to work my way through college.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4587100/california-right-to-junk-woke-admissions-standards/
NEW YORK POST
— ‘Teen takeovers’ will bring bloody chaos nationwide this summer — because Blue America isn’t bending. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://nypost.com/2026/05/30/opinion/teen-takeovers-will-bring-bloody-chaos-nationwide-this-summer/
— Mamdani-tapped NYC sheriff has long history of claiming NYPD is ‘racist’ and tied to slave patrols
https://nypost.com/2026/05/30/us-news/mamdani-tapped-nyc-sheriff-has-long-history-of-claiming-nypd-is-systemically-racist-and-tied-to-slave-patrols/
— New York’s new sanctuary state laws are a recipe for chaos
https://nypost.com/2026/05/30/opinion/new-yorks-new-sanctuary-state-laws-are-a-recipe-for-chaos/
— In California, public safety loses to open-border theater
https://nypost.com/2026/05/30/opinion/in-california-public-safety-loses-to-sanctuary-theater/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— One in Three American Men No Longer Working. Just 66 percent of men age 20 and older were employed or actively seeking work. DD: To get more votes from women, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly dump men who are conservative, Republican, White, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/29/one-in-three-american-men-no-longer-working/
DAILY CALLER
— Clock Ticking On GOP To Pass Literally Anything As Midterms Loom
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/31/clock-ticking-gop-midterms-agenda/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Selective Outrage and Hypocrisy of Antisemitism
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/28/selective-outrage-of-antisemitism/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Anti-ICE ‘Protests’ are Propaganda Disguised as Citizen Activism
https://www.fairus.org/anti-ice-protests-are-propaganda-disguised-citizen-activism
FOX NEWS
— Dead voter allegation fuels concerns about voting safeguards as Illinois official turns herself in. Sylvia Sims Bolton, an alderman in Waukegan turned herself in on Wednesday.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dead-voter-allegation-fuels-concern-about-voting-safeguards-illinois-official-turns-herself
— Pope Leo meets with Chicago’s far-left mayor, George Floyd’s family lawyer at the Vatican. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson led the delegation, which included George Floyd family lawyer Antonio Romanucci. DD: Democrat leaders and their operatives and their dupes will forever use George Floy to promote more hated against Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pope-leo-meets-chicagos-far-left-mayor-george-floyds-family-lawyer-vatican
— New Jersey agitators bite, kick and punch ICE agents as Delaney Hall clashes continue; 9 more arrested. Federal agents use pepper spray as Newark detention demonstrations intensify.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-jersey-agitators-bite-kick-punch-ice-agents-delaney-hall-clashes-continue-9-arrested-dhs
— Pope Leo says family based on ‘union between a man and a woman,’ defends dignity of unborn.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/pope-leo-says-family-based-union-between-man-woman-defends-dignity-unborn
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
— The Relationship Between Higher Education and Family Formation. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary of the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/republicans/2021/11/examining-the-relationship-between-higher-education-and-family-formation
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As educational attainment continues rising, the presumed price of admission to the middle class increasingly seems to require a college degree. In the United States, more young adults than ever attend college, and more young adults than ever rely on student loans. The percentage of all households with any outstanding student loan debt rose from 8.9 percent in 1989 to 21.4 percent in 2019. And from 2006 to 2020, the average amount of outstanding student loan debt per working-age American grew from under $4,000 to over $13,000. At the same time, a growing cultural emphasis on “individual financial and personal responsibility as a necessary precursor for marriage” has led to a profound shift in attitudes towards family formation. Marriage has become more of a “capstone,” signaling a full transition into adulthood, and less of a “cornerstone,” on which young couples begin to build a life together.)
NEW AMERICAN
— Soul Killers in the Classroom. DD: My teachers were overwhelming conservative. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/education/soul-killers-in-the-classroom/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There has been much talk in recent years about “misinformation” on social media. There’s relatively little focus, however, on the misinformation pumped directly into the most damaging place of all: young people’s minds. Moreover, this misinformation — or “brainwashing,” as a critic puts it — has supplanted real learning to the point where youths now lack basic skills. A major reason why, too, is that while some proclaim “wokeness’” death, it’s alive and well. And this is because, says that critic, independent journalist Emil Hasle, wokeness-mind-virus carriers pervade American education. Publishing at Substack last Sunday, the journalist laments a decades-long ideological transformation in Western education, writing: Conservatives have become vanishingly rare in academia, and even moderates now find themselves marginalized as a fringe group. Data on U.S. faculty ideology from 1969 to 2022 illustrates this shift dramatically: the share of liberals and far-left educators rose from 45% to 74%, while centrists declined to 15% and conservatives to just 11%.)
TOWNHAL
— To hear Democrats talk about black people is a mix of arrogance, racism and more condescension than could be crammed into the Grand Canyon. What do I mean by that? It’s pretty simple, really: the left simultaneously insists black people are perpetual victims with economic hardship thrust upon them by “systemic racism” and the sole builders of everything good and superior to everyone else. None of it is true, but all of it is designed to manipulate. Democrats, even black Democrats, treat the average black American like they’re a child and special; neither is true. They’re just people, like everyone else.
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2026/05/31/black-people-are-not-children-nor-are-they-special-n2676957
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— A proposal by the Trump administration to push federal workers to sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) has sparked accusations that the White House is trying to silence its workforce, including those who have been speaking to the press. DD: When I was 40 years old in 1988, I went public against my Democrat GAO superiors. I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. To punish me, they a) threw me off audits of IRS, b) gave me bad job assignments, c) gave me unfair performance expectations, d) gave me unfair performance appraisals, c) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and d) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. Previously, they had a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in when I was 31 years old in 1980, b) kept me off audits of IRS until 1986, c) delayed my promotions, and d) never promoted me beyond GS-13. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5901850-nondisclosure-agreements-federal-workers-trump-administration/
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly do more to destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
AOL
— 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.aol.com/articles/lawsuit-alleges-gender-age-race-121500000.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/us/politics/trump-immigrants-health-housing.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/us/customs-airports-markwayne-mullin.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/22/magazine/voting-rights-act-reconstruction-civil-rights-redistricting.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Israel.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/opinion/israel-palestinians-boycott-eurovision.html?searchResultPosition=1
POLITICO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/30/ice-immigration-privacy-data-advertising-00939078
FROM OTHER SOURCES
EXP REALTY
— FOR SALE: Iron Gate Motor Condo: 2240 Ferry Road, #108, Naperville – $1,200,000
https://leeernst.exprealty.com/details.php?mls=103&mlsid=12651984
REALTY ONE GROUP
— FOR SALE: Iron Gate Motor Condo: 2112 Ferry Road, #111, Naperville – $579,000
https://www.realtyonegroupimpact.com/commercial/mrd/12653023/2112-ferry-road-111-naperville-il-60563
May 30, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Groups work on alternative options for young people to avoid ‘teen takeovers’ in Chicago. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-community-groups-work-alternative-options-young-people-avoid-teen-takeovers/19195189/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQqO5VeVgJc
NBC5
— Worries expressed over teen takeovers turning violent. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/worries-expressed-over-teen-takeovers-turning-violent/3942177/
CBS2
— Chicago police, community groups mobilize to stop teen takeovers. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/teen-takeovers-rainbow-beach-university-of-chicago-hyde-park/
WGN9
— Johnson’s message to Chicago youth regarding ‘teen takeovers’: ‘Do not attend’ DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/johnsons-message-to-chicago-youth-regarding-teen-takeovers-do-not-attend/
FOX32
— Father Pfleger weighs in on teen takeovers, violence and Chicago’s summer safety concerns. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-b0ngnqlx85nm7yf4
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-cannabis-businesses-push-regulatory-changes-legislative-session-winds-down
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-fa78rtf5bv0f2y4o
WTTW
— DD: Brandon Johnson and the Pope team up to destroy Trump. To destroy Trump is to destroy those who voted for Trump.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/29/mayor-brandon-johnson-sees-pope-leo-xiv-key-ally-social-justice-migration-after-vatican
WGN RADIO
— Alderman Yancy’s plan to tackle teen takeovers. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://wgnradio.com/bob-sirott/alderman-yancys-plan-to-tackle-teen-takeovers/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: For Democrats, democracy exists to take opportunities, money, and everything else away from Republicans and to give it all to Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/28/democracy-race-civil-rights-social-justice-equality-redistricting-marc-morial
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in Buffalo Grove.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260528/news/rinse-and-repeat-buffalo-grove-pride-parade-heading-into-its-eighth-year/
TELEGRAPH HERALD
— Police request charges against 20 juveniles in fights at Crete-Monee High School.
https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/iowa-illinois-wisconsin/article_067a3727-6a34-4b4f-82cf-f61dd9a5ddc8.html
IOWA CAPITOL DISPATCH
— Trump endorses U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra for Iowa governor. DD: Which Republican candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot in your precinct a) are seeking Trump’s endorsement and b) have been endorsed by Trump?
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/05/29/president-donald-trump-endorses-u-s-rep-randy-feenstra-for-iowa-governor/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/red-white-and-trump-how-americas-250th-is-drawing-controversy/
WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton-Area Events To Show LGBTQ+ Support During Pride Month. See how you can celebrate queer love in and around Wheaton for Pride Month 2026. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/amp/34203967/wheaton-area-events-to-show-lgbtq-support-during-pride-month
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rainbow flags, live music, family activities and community booths will return to Wheaton this June as part of a Pride Month season unfolding against a backdrop of sharp political debate across the country. Dancing Queen will play ABBA tribute music at Ross Ferraro Town Center for the Carol Stream Pride Concert on June 18. Access to the venue and food trucks begins at 6 p.m. and the concert starts at 7 p.m. On June 12, the Downers Grove Public Library will host a pride party for students grades six through 12. Billed as a “celebration of queer joy,” the event features food and music, along with arts and crafts. EQuality Downers Grove will host DG PrideFest on June 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fishel Park, 935 Maple Ave. The festivities include food trucks, a tie-dye station, live music and a parade for residents and their pets. The Church of Lombard UCC will host the 5th Annual Lombard Pride Fest on June 7 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors can grab snacks from food trucks, dance to live music and browse goods from local vendors. Therapy dogs, games and prizes are also planned for the festival.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MORNING ANSWER
— Bob Grogan, the new chairman of the Illinois Republican Party and former DuPage County auditor, joined Dan Proft to discuss what he plans to do differently, how he thinks about the party’s chronic problems in the state, and what realistic goals look like with a statewide election six months away.
https://www.facebook.com/votebobgrogan/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. What do you hope that the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) will do differently under Grogan? I hope that it will dump its Democrat Lite approach and instead promote the Republican Party platform, and especially 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. Of course, I certainly hope that the IRP will encourage everyone to read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do you have in common with Illinois Republican Party (IRP) chairman Bob Grogan? Grogan and I are both long-time DuPage County residents, Republican Precinct Committeemen, CPAs, Certified Fraud Examiners, and members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and Illinois CPA Society. Grogan was my IRP State Central Committee member 2018-2022. I worked hard to elect and to reelect Grogan as DuPage County Auditor. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Have you wanted to run for a government office? Since I was 49 years old in 1997, my DuPage County critics/opponents have falsely hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I wanted to run for DuPage County Auditor. To discourage me from considering doing that, they have taken many big adverse actions against me. I should write about my DuPage County critics/opponents and the many big adverse actions that they have taken against me. Of course, they ignore/dismiss/belittle/badmouth what did to elect and to reelect Jim Rasins and Bob Grogan as DuPage County Auditors. My critics/opponents base their false accusations against me on my being highly qualified for the office. I became a licensed CPA. I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I earned professional certifications in fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years as a Revenue Officer, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year and I worked for GAO for almost 18 years as an Analyst, the last 11 years of at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year. I have master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance. I first visited the DuPage County Auditor’s office in 1986 when I became the Membership Director for the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Chicago Chapter (CC). I remember recruiting Rasins to speak at an AGA CC event.
http://www.gopillinois.com
— When those who have demographics that vote for Republicans do better at something than those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders blame that on discrimination against those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Overwhelmingly, a) those who earned master’s degrees in business (1976), accounting (1980), and finance (1997) with me were White males, b) those who passed the CPA examination (1979) and Certified Internal Auditor (1981) examination on our first attempt with me were White males, c) those who became certified fraud examiners (1990), government financial managers (1994), financial services auditors (1996), and forensic accountants (1997) with me were White males, and d) those who became licensed CPAs (1981) with me were White males. My critics/opponents have always used the aforesaid to turn minorities and females against me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Equality Illinois and the Network Behind It
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/equality-illinois-and-the-network-behind-it/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Chicago’s Teen Takeovers Didn’t Happen Overnight. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/05/chicagos-teen-takeovers-didnt-happen-overnight.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Postal service reveals plan to enforce Trump’s citizenship voting order
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/29/postal-service-reveals-plan-enforce-trumps-citizenship-voting-order/
BREITBART
— FCC Details Disney’s History of Alleged Discrimination Based on Race, Gender, Other Protected Classes.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/29/fcc-details-disneys-history-of-alleged-discrimination-based-on-race-gender-other-protected-classes/amp/
DAILY CITIZEN
— Cities Beg for Parents to Stop Violent ‘Teen Takeovers.’ DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/cities-beg-parents-to-stop-violent-teen-takeovers/
DAILY WIRE
— Another Red State Is Counter-Programming Pride Month, Focusing On Family Instead. “Here in Arkansas, June is Fidelity Month: fidelity to family, fidelity to country, fidelity to God.”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/another-red-state-is-counter-programming-pride-month-focusing-on-family-instead
FOX NEWS
— Illinois GOP Chairman Bob Grogan says city official casting ballot for her dead mother raises broader concerns. Grogan called on Waukegan, Illinois alderman, Sylvia Sims Bolton, to resign after she turned herself in Wednesday for violating voting laws.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6396957989112
— Chicago Mayor Johnson hopes to enlist pope in reparations fight after he apologized for ‘scourge of slavery.’ Pope Leo XIV recently apologized for the Vatican’s historical role in legitimizing the ‘scourge of slavery.’ DD: Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-mayor-johnson-wants-enlist-highest-profile-religious-leader-pope-reparations-fight
— DD: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007. My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes destroy TAPROOT in 2012 and ICRC in 2007. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.aol.com/articles/splc-faces-blowback-hate-map-173113000.html
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Invisible Men: How Guaranteed Income Programs for New Moms Diminish Dads. Guaranteed income programs are marketed as efforts to strengthen families, yet they often discount the institution of marriage and the importance of fathers.
https://www.heritage.org/marriage-and-family/event/invisible-men-how-guaranteed-income-programs-new-moms-diminish-dads
TOWNHALL
— Democrats Are Soft on Crime, but Hard on Law-Abiding Citizens
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/05/29/fri-am-vip-va-law-enforcement-gun-owners-v-illegals-n2676847
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— Teen summer hiring projected to hit lowest level in nearly 80 years. DD: I did yard work in 1962, 1963, and 1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. According to my critics/opponents, the aforesaid proves that I have always been an unmitigated loser.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/teen-summer-hiring-projected-to-hit-lowest-level-in-nearly-80-years/ar-AA24h6ju
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight to keep the U.S. military woke that is, against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents are either woke and/or are operatives or dupes for those who are woke.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pete-hegseth-left-isolated-at-pentagon-as-he-continues-firing-spree-to-weed-out-wokeness/ar-AA22jE1c
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders take new approach to Democrat teen takeovers, create safe space for teens to gather. DD: When you were a teen, did you “gather?” I did not. I did yard work in 1962, 1963, and 1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. According to my critics/opponents, the aforesaid proves that I have always been an unmitigated loser.
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/pontiac-leaders-take-new-approach-to-teen-takeovers/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Poll: 43% are dissatisfied with both the Republican (R) and Democrat (D) parties. 30% are satisfied with R and dissatisfied with D. 23% are satisfied with D and dissatisfied with R. 4% are satisfied with both R and D. DD: What differentiates the Illinois Democrat Party (IRP) and the Illinois Republican Party (IDP) the most? The IDP aggressively promotes its platform. The IRP does not promote its platform.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/polls/dissatisfied-voters.html
— Up-or-out. DD: Ever-increasingly, starting when I was 25 years old in 1974, my Democrat superiors in the federal government used my age against me. They used “up-or-out” to get rid of me because they had not promoted me to GS-13 by the time was 25. I finally made GS-13 at GAO when I was 38. But I would not have been able to do that 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 and became a licensed CPA when I was 32, and e) if the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer from IRS had not finally gotten back into power and promoted me when I was 38.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/world/americas/actually-democracy-dies-in-hr.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The data showed that the official’s offhand comment had been right. For the most part, the Argentine military operated under a meritocratic “up or out” system. Officers who underperformed early would fall behind their peers, and eventually be forced into retirement. But Battalion 601 offered a detour around that meritocracy: Low performers could transfer into the secret police, spend a few years earning promotions there and then return to the regular army, often leapfrogging over peers who had stayed with the regular forces. Men who took the detour ended up with longer careers, higher salaries and better pensions than similar individuals who stayed in the mainstream military units. The worse an officer’s academic record had been at the military academy, the more likely he was to join Battalion 601. And once inside, the lowest performers were assigned to the most brutal units, carrying out the day-to-day tasks of torture and murder, work that was so morally repugnant that it carried a serious risk of both social stigma and psychological trauma. But that meant that the career rewards for doing it were the most valuable. A stint as a monster could rehabilitate the most disastrous underperformer. The playbook for a leader to create a loyal security service, they said, is to set up or repurpose an institution that can become a “second ladder” for career promotions, resource it generously and ensure that the barriers to getting hired there are low, signaling that it offers career opportunities to those who cannot find them elsewhere. (Cutting other government jobs or squeezing budgets can create a larger pool of potential recruits.) The leadership then signals impunity for people on that second ladder, to assure them that they won’t face consequences for wrongdoing.)
— Jury selection. DD: Could you get a fair trial? One could argue that I could not get a fair trial in Cook County and that was why I was denied my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial in Diersen v. GAO. I lacked “jury appeal’ because of my bad demographics. I was , Republican, White, male, old, getting a $68,640/year federal pension in today’s dollars, my wife had a good-paying job, the federal government was paying 72% of our health insurance, we had no debts, we had no dependents, we lived in a home we had built in Wheaton in 1984, we owned cars, I am Protestant, I am 100% German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844, I had been a Crete resident 1948-1972, etc. One could argue that because of the aforesaid, no jury would ever rule in my favor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/opinion/supreme-court-jury-discrimination.html
— Iran, Gas Prices, the Ballroom: Trump Professes Indifference Over Fallout. President Trump has increasingly adopted a posture of nonchalance when pushed on the political consequences of his actions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/us/politics/trump-iran-economy-ballroom-midterms.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to stop illegal drugs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/world/americas/us-boat-strikes-cocaine-trump-south-america.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump: Pope endangers Catholics by opposing Iran war
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-accuses-pope-leo-of-endangering-catholics-by-opposing-iran-war/ar-AA22rgpb
— What to Know About Trump’s $1.8 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund.’ President’s allies and supporters stand to receive payouts based on claims they were mistreated by the government. DD: Should I apply? My Democrat U.S. Senators and my Democrat U.S. Representatives weaponized my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors against me. They had my superiors waste my career and take many big adverse actions against me. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and d) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors a) never promoted me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors a) forced me to resign in 1969 and b) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My critics/opponents have always stressed that in Diersen v. GAO, not only Bush’s DOJ sided with my Democrat GAO superiors against me, but that no Republican federal elected officials in Illinois came to my defense, that is, they sided with my Democrat GAO superiors against me. To side with my Democrat GAO superiors, is to promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that 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.wsj.com/politics/policy/what-to-know-about-trumps-1-8-billion-anti-weaponization-fund-d8ceb872
FORTUNE
— 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://fortune.com/2026/05/28/eeoc-chair-andrea-lucas-demographic-data-eeoc/
DAILY NEWS RECORD
— “Liberty And Justice For All” DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, there is less and less and less justice for Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Court decisions ever-increasingly show that. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://www.dnronline.com/opinion/open_forum/what-does-liberty-and-justice-for-all-mean/article_5abc6258-18ad-5b8d-9257-fe6a0a4e6147.html
IRS
— Apply for a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic grant to serve taxpayers in your community. DD: My father died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969. He never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. Consequently, I had to work my way through college. My father had brittle type 1 diabetes from childhood. His doctors advised him to not seek a college degree because the stress would further harm his health.
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/apply-for-a-low-income-taxpayer-clinic-grant-to-serve-taxpayers-in-your-community
NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS
— State of Homelessness: 2025 Edition. DD: The Democrat Party platform promotes homelessness a) because it destroys personal responsibility, b) because it promotes dependency on government and charity, c) because it destroys traditional marriage and family, and d) because it promotes vices.
https://endhomelessness.org/state-of-homelessness/
CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
— DD: When those who have demographics that vote for Republicans do better at something than those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders blame that on discrimination against those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/occupational-segregation-in-america/
DAILY BEAST
— DD: Brandon Johnson and the Pope team up to destroy Trump. To destroy Trump is to destroy those who voted for Trump.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-shades-trump-with-gift-to-pope-leo/
POLITICO
— Judge launches inquiry into Trump-IRS settlement that led to ‘anti-weaponization’ fund. DD: Democrat judges ever-increasingly stop everything Trump does.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/29/trump-irs-settlement-anti-weaponization-fund-00943459
PEW RESEARCH
— DD: When those who have demographics that vote for Republicans do better at something than those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders blame that on discrimination against those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2021/04/01/stem-jobs-see-uneven-progress-in-increasing-gender-racial-and-ethnic-diversity/
JD SUPRA
— 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.jdsupra.com/legalnews/employer-protections-for-voluntary-6235739/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— “America is next if we don’t wake up”: Trump ally says New York conquered by mainstream Muslims under ‘Jihadi Mamdani’
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/america-is-next-if-we-don-t-wake-up-trump-ally-says-new-york-conquered-by-mainstream-muslims-under-jihadi-mamdani-shares-video/ar-AA24fxsK
GUARDIAN & INDEPENDENT
— DD: Brandon Johnson and the Pope team up to destroy Trump. To destroy Trump is to destroy those who voted for Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/29/chicago-mayor-pope-leo
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pope-leo-chicago-mayor-ice-raids-vatican-meeting-b2986213.html
IRISH STAR
— Ex-GOP congressman declares party a ‘cult’ as Trump’s cabinet meeting compared to ‘hostage video.’ Former Illinois Republican congressman Joe Walsh described the GOP as a ‘cult’ after Donald Trump’s Cabinet heaped praise on the president during a televised meeting.
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/ex-gop-congressman-declares-party-37222402
FROM OTHER SOURCES
AUTO GUIDE
— Top 10 Defunct Auto Brands. DD: The list includes Pontiac and Oldsmobile. I owned a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967 and a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 1967-1968.
https://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2016/01/top-10-defunct-auto-brands.html
May 29, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Senate candidate Juliana Stratton calls for US Attorney Andrew Boutros to resign. Charges against ‘Broadview 6’ dropped after errors in office. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-lt-gov-senate-candidate-juliana-stratton-calls-us-attorney-andrew-boutros-resign-amid-broadview-6-case-fallout/19194051/
NBC5
— Mayor Johnson urges parents to act as city prepares for more potential teen gatherings. Amid reports of possible teen gatherings, the city took concrete steps to deter activity. The area surrounding Rainbow Beach was closed, with police vehicles and Department of Streets and Sanitation blocking entrances. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mayor-johnson-urges-parents-to-act-as-city-prepares-for-more-potential-teen-gatherings/3942063/
— Chicago parents sound off as large teen gatherings spark safety concerns. Ware spoke on Friday as Chicago police blocked off all entrances to Rainbow Beach with law enforcement vehicles and Department of Streets and Sanitation plows in an effort to prevent large gatherings from escalating. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-parents-sound-off-as-teen-trend-gatherings-spark-safety-concerns/3942096/
CBS2
— CPD blocks access to Rainbow Beach after Mayor Brandon Johnson warns of planned teen takeovers. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/teen-takeovers-rainbow-beach-university-of-chicago-hyde-park/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Crete police request charges against 20 juveniles related to Crete-Monee High School chaos. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers? I graduated from CMHS in 1966. I lived in Crete 1948-1972. I lived in University Park full-time 1972-1974 and part-time 1974-1976.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/29/crete-juvenile-charges-school-chaos/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Crete Police Department has petitioned the Will County state’s attorney’s office for charges against 20 juveniles involved in a series of fights at Crete-Monee High School on May 12, Chief Scott Pieritz said in a news release Thursday. That day, “Crete-Monee High School had multiple fights occur which resulted in a chaotic, dangerous environment. This played out on social media, with videos being shared and causing community uproar and disharmony,” Pieritz said in the release. He said the 20 juveniles would be petitioned for “crimes including disorderly conduct, battery, and mob action.” Pieritz said recent “teen takeover” occurrences showed it was important to arrest and prosecute juvenile offenders in similar incidents. Most recently, one such gathering in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood over Memorial Day weekend led to dozens of arrests and a shooting that wounded three, according to Chicago police. “We have all seen the “teen takeover” mobs occurring around the country,” Pieritz said. “We cannot and will not allow that mentality to take root in our town.” Pieritz also released a letter addressed to the Will County state’s attorney’s office, urging that charges be filed due to the severity of the May 12 chaos. “I find it necessary to write this letter due to the seriousness of this incident, the public safety concern for all students and staff of the Crete-Monee High School, a deterrent against future violent and disruptive acts, and for the retention of public confidence in the police department restoring order in the school,” Pieritz wrote to the state’s attorney’s office. A security guard was injured and went to the hospital, Pieritz said, and misinformation was spread widely on social media, including claims that weapons were present and that a student had been thrown over a balcony. “This caused a frenzy of responses on social media including those questioning the safety of students in Crete schools, disparaging remarks about the school administration, village of Crete, and police department,” Pieritz said. The state’s attorney’s office said in a statement that the case is currently being processed, and that it has not yet received materials for review. “We have a strong and longstanding working relationship with the Village of Crete Department of Police and Chief Pieritz,” the state’s attorney’s office said in its statement. “As with any case, we will conduct an independent review of the facts, evidence, and applicable law once the matter is formally presented to us.” It would be inappropriate to comment further until that review is complete, the state’s attorney’s office said. The police department ordinarily aims to defer disciplinary issues at schools to staff for resolution rather than taking punitive action, Pieritz said. “This incident in no way represents the vast majority of students at the high school, who I know to be good kids, just trying to navigate their teenage years,” Pieritz said.)
— Mayor Brandon Johnson floats Chicago landmark named for Pope Leo XIV. What Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson brought Pope Leo XIV, including a White Sox hat and sanctuary city pin.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/29/mayor-brandon-johnson-chicago-landmark-pope-leo-xiv/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Weaponization fund. DD: Should I apply? My Democrat U.S. Senators and my Democrat U.S. Representatives weaponized my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors against me. They had my superiors waste my career and take many big adverse actions against me. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and d) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors a) never promoted me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors a) forced me to resign in 1969 and b) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My critics/opponents have always stressed that in Diersen v. GAO, not only Bush’s DOJ sided with my Democrat GAO superiors against me, but that no Republican federal elected officials in Illinois came to my defense, that is, they sided with my Democrat GAO superiors against me. To side with my Democrat GAO superiors, is to promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, to promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/29/anti-weaponization-fund-lawfare-weaponization-trump-mona-charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/28/anti-weaponization-fund-trump-republicans-irs-jacob-sullum
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Springsteen.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260528/music/bruce-springsteen-calls-out-the-white-house-and-announces-a-protest-festival/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois moves to expand menopause protections at work.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-menopause-workplace-protection-bill-20260529/
SOUTHERN
— Judge temporary freezes payments from Trump administration’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their judges to stop everything that Trump does.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/05/29/judge-temporary-freezes-payments-from-trump-administrations-anti-weaponization-fund/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZTEE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/chicago-mayor-sees-pope-leo-xiv-as-key-ally-on-social-justice-migration-after-vatican/article_8b2d623b-b6f2-5b83-86ee-a5bbc9601c74.html
JOLIET PATCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/new-joliet-dispensary-donate-100-grand-opening-profits-charity
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-535/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
A CITY THAT WORKS
— CPS math and reading scores are much worse than advertised. A much-vaunted recovery turns out to be a mirage. DD: My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools enabled me to take college preparatory classes, earn an ACT score of 24, graduate in the upper 20% of my class, and get accepted by UIC.
https://citythatworks.substack.com/p/cps-math-and-reading-scores-are-much
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois budget proposes $200,000 to redefine ‘low income.’
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-budget-proposes-200000-to-redefine-low-income/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Number of teens working summer jobs to hit 8-decade low. DD: When you were young, what did you do after-school, weekends, and summers? I did yard work in 1962, 1963, and 1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970. According to my critics/opponents, the aforesaid proves that I have always been an unmitigated loser.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/27/number-teens-working-summer-jobs-hit-8-decade-low/
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/20/study-finds-no-evidence-citizens-taking-jobs-vacated-trump/
— DOJ moves to boot short-term immigrants from ‘Obama phone’ program.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/29/doj-moves-boot-short-term-immigrants-obama-phone-program/
BLAZE
— Trump’s endorsement power keeps saving the wrong Republicans.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/trumps-endorsement-power-keeps-saving-the-wrong-republicans
EDUCATION REPORTER
— Southern Poverty Law Center’s Blueprint for Communism in U.S. Schools
https://www.edreporteronline.org/documents/may2026_article_4.cfm
FOX NEWS
— National PTA pushes DEI, left-wing politics into local schools.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/blistering-report-exposes-how-national-k-12-groups-dei-agenda-trickling-down-local-chapters.amp
HUD
— HUD Releases 2025 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report DD: What percent of homeless people had parents who rejected conservative principles?
https://www.hud.gov/news/hud-no-26-037
(FROM THE REPORT: Key findings: 745,652 individuals were homeless on a single night in January 2025; 266,320 individuals were living unsheltered on a single night in January 2025; 1,456,923 individuals were either homeless or living in taxpayer subsidized/funded housing for the homeless; Between 2013 and 2025: Homelessness increased 27%, Unsheltered homelessness increased 36%, Chronic homelessness increased 81%, Taxpayer funded beds increased 151%, Continuum of Care (CoC) spending increased 111%)
TOWNHALL
— We’ve Now Entered the ‘Islam Is Part of the Fabric of America’ Phase of Mass Migration.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/05/29/illinois-islam-in-fabric-of-america-n2676831
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— White supremacy group ‘Patriot Front’ marches in Virginia Beach, NAACP condemns; Anti-ICE protesters in New Jersey obstruct the roads
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/white-supremacy-group-patriot-front-marches-in-virginia-beach-naacp-condemns/vi-AA24kiWA
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Judge Pauses Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund During Legal Challenge. The order temporarily prevents officials from transferring money into or paying claims out of the $1.8 billion fund.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/judge-pauses-trumps-anti-weaponization-fund-during-legal-challenge-facda6a8
— The Thorniest Question for Parents of New Grads: Is Your Wallet Still Open? DD: My father died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969. He never made more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. I had to work my way through college. All my critics/opponents had wealthy parents.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-thorniest-question-for-parents-of-new-grads-is-your-wallet-still-open-5c0daab8
MONTHLY REVIEW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring in and try to keep in more non-Whites because non-Whites vote for Democrats. RINO leaders ever-increasingly bring in and try to keep in more non-Whites because RINOs want cheap labor. All my employers would have hired non-Whites instead of me if they could have.
https://mronline.org/2026/05/29/making-america-whiter-again-white-supremacy-in-action/
May 29, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Community organization hosting youth-centered conversation on ‘teen takeovers’ in Chicago. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/community-organization-season-soar-hosting-youth-centered-conversation-teen-takeovers-chicagos-south-side/19187556/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/cps-student-ricardo-hernandez-navarrete-detained-ice-receives-diploma-mather-high-school-graduation-chicago-return/19189259/
NBC5
— ‘Significant police presence’ expected in Naperville ahead of teen gathering. NPD included a flyer for a “Downtown Naperville Teen Takeover” that has been circulating on social media in the warning. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/significant-police-presence-planned-for-western-suburb-on-monday-ahead-of-teen-gathering/3941662/
— DHS Secretary threatens to pull CBP agents from ‘sanctuary city’ airports
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/dhs-secretary-threatens-to-pull-cbp-agents-from-sanctuary-city-airports/3941489/
— Illinois U.S. Attorney denies he’s investigating Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/embattled-illinois-u-s-attorney-now-investigating-trump-accuser-e-jean-carroll-sources/3941585/
CBS2
— South Side youth weigh in on teen takeovers after recent gatherings turned violent. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/teen-takeovers-conversation-south-side-discussion/
FOX32
— Migrant arrivals linked to homelessness spike
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-idxer8y5ndv2ahfm
— Group wants to split Illinois into two states
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-aq7666zdpi2sd3xg
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote more abortion.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/28/illinois-lawmakers-look-protect-abortion-care-records
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Possible ‘teen takeover’ has Naperville beefing up downtown police presence. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/28/possible-teen-takeover-monday-has-naperville-beefing-up-downtown-police-presence/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increase promote Springsteen.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/28/bruce-springsteen-power-to-the-people-festival/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/28/ice-cps-mather-graduation/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/28/e-jean-carroll-investigation/
— CTU must put the brakes on excessive political activity and be considerate of its members
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/29/opinion-chicago-teachers-union-dues-political-action/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/05/28/mather-senior-laces-up-his-soccer-shoes-again-after-months-in-immigration-detention
— ‘Broadview Six’ might try to tap Trump’s $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization fund’ after feds’ conduct tanked case. DD: Democrat U.S. Senators and Democrat U.S. Representative weaponized my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors against me.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-house/2026/05/28/broadview-6-trump-blanche-doj-justice-department-weaponization-fund
SOUTHERN
— DD: How many votes will Corbett take from Bailey?
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/05/28/286512/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— New Illinois GOP boss says party rebuild a long-term project. DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-new-illinois-gop-boss-says-party-rebuild-a-long-term-project/article_0ed9ba0f-a63b-4c9d-933e-89e814ff76f7.html
WIFR
— DD: How many votes will Corbett take from Bailey?
https://www.wifr.com/video/2026/05/28/former-republican-strategist-collin-corbett-files-run-illinois-governor-independent/
NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Naperville police increasing downtown presence due to possible teen takeover. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.nctv17.org/news/naperville-police-increasing-downtown-presence-monday-due-to-possible-teen-takeover/
ILLINOIS PATCH
— Community Violence Intervention Members Search For Solutions To Prevent “Teen Takeovers.” Police intervened as hundreds of teens came out to 56th Street Beach before spilling into Hyde Park. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://patch.com/illinois/southside/community-violence-intervention-members-search-solutions-prevent-teen-takeovers
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— ‘Teen Takeovers’ Revive Chicago Debate Over Curfews And Parental Accountability. Large Near West Side and Hyde Park gatherings have alderpeople again weighing stricter rules to combat them, while the mayor sees programming and prevention as a better approach. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/05/28/teen-takeovers-revive-chicago-debate-over-curfews-and-parental-accountability/
CWB CHICAGO
— 15 years of flash mobs, teen trends, and takeovers: Chicago’s repeating summer problem
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/05/15-years-of-flash-mobs-teen-trends-and-takeovers-chicagos-repeating-summer-problem.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Johnson courts pope amid budget crunch
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/29/johnson-courts-pope-amid-budget-crunch-00941969
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-534/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Republicans claim fake transparency in early budget, demand better.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_6cb0ccac-d097-4221-8530-b224b38eec6a.html
— Illinois may take DOJ ‘Anti-Weaponization’ payouts from residents. DD: Democrat U.S. Senators and Democrat U.S. Representative weaponized my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors against me.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_49042d8e-1fa5-49ad-8016-c6a715e767f0.html
THOMAS DEVORE
— Colin Corbett Didn’t “Leave” the GOP — He Planned to Sabotage It
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=thomas%20devore&filters=eyJyZWNlbnRfcG9zdHM6MCI6IntcIm5hbWVcIjpcInJlY2VudF9wb3N0c1wiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwiXCJ9In0%3D
— Illinois Republicans Cannot Afford Another Insider Experiment
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=thomas%20devore&filters=eyJyZWNlbnRfcG9zdHM6MCI6IntcIm5hbWVcIjpcInJlY2VudF9wb3N0c1wiLFwiYXJnc1wiOlwiXCJ9In0%3D
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Pritzker’s proposed budget shorts pensions by $5.4 billion.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzkers-proposed-budget-shorts-pensions-by-5-4-billion/
— More schools double-dipping taxpayers for teacher pension costs
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/more-schools-double-dipping-taxpayers-for-teacher-pension-costs/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Johnson Brings CTU President Whose Leadership Is Viewed as Hostile to Catholic Education to Vatican Meeting.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/05/johnson-brings-ctu-president-whose-leadership-is-viewed-as-hostile-to-catholic-education-to-vatican-meeting.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State Legislature Finally Moves to Reform Property Tax Sale Process Three Years after U.S. Supreme Court Decision
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/28/state-legislature-finally-moves-to-reform-property-tax-sale-process-three-years-after-u-s-supreme-court-decision/
— U.S. Attorney Calls Out Media for False Story
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/29/u-s-attorney-calls-out-media-for-false-story/
— AI Regulation Bills Pass Senate
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/29/ai-regulation-bills-pass-senate/
— Tony Colatorti Running for Sheriff Again
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/29/tony-colatorti-running-for-sheriff-again/
— Turkey Harvest Larger This Year Than Last (links to all counties)
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/29/turkey-harvest-larger-this-year-than-last/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Go back’: DHS secretary tells hunger-strike migrants to deport back home for better food.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/28/go-back-dhs-secretary-tells-hunger-strike-migrants-deport-back-home/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— As pope apologizes for slavery, remember it was African countries that started slave trade.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4585496/pope-apologizes-slavery-african-countries-started-slave-trade/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Having a wild weekend. “Teens” in Chicago whoop it up and cause mass destruction. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/05/having_a_wild_weekend.html
BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION
— Colorado Middle School Student Censored from Reciting Pro-Life Poem
https://billygraham.org/decision-magazine/articles/colo-middle-school-student-censored-from-reciting-pro-life-poem
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Anti-ICE Activism on Campus. The purpose of abolishing ICE is not to abolish unjust suffering, but to redistribute it onto Americans.
https://cis.org/Cao/FirstHand-Look-AntiICE-Activism-Campus
COLLEGE FIX
— Medical watchdog demands removal of DEI standards in social work education. DD: While worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, their top priority was advancing their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/medical-watchdog-demands-removal-of-dei-standards-in-social-work-education/
FIRST THINGS
— Combating Vice. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more vice.
https://firstthings.com/combating-vice/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS & CHRISTIAN CENTURY & NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER & CATHOLIC WEEKLY & PALESTINE CHRONICLE
— DD: According to America’s enemies, no war against them is just.
https://www.reuters.com/world/spurning-just-war-pope-leo-ends-catholic-permission-slip-conflicts-2026-05-28/
https://www.christiancentury.org/news/pope-leo-calls-just-war-theory-outdated-new-encyclical-nbsp
https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/editorial/editorial-pope-leo-xiv-says-just-war-theory-outdated-catholics-should-take-heed
https://catholicweekly.com.au/george-weigel-the-peace-we-can-make/
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/unjust-to-remain-neutral-on-popes-algorithmic-peace-and-middle-easts-real-wars/
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders crow about their success in turning Vietnam War veterans against Trump. They stress that Trump avoided the Vietnam War draft.
https://www.aol.com/articles/group-vietnam-vets-standing-trumps-100005000.html
ABC NEWS
— Some federal pensions pay handsome rewards. DD: I got in line for a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension when I was 18 in 1966. Since then, ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, and especially those who are not in line to get a pension and are not getting a pension, have been increasingly furious about that. In my defense, I paid 7% of my Post Office (almost 3 years), IRS (almost 9 years) , and GAO (almost 18 years) salaries into the CSRS for my $68,640/year CSRS pension. Further, my critics/opponents are ever-increasingly furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance premiums since 1966 and 72% of my wife’s health insurance premiums since 1978. Further, my critics/opponents are ever-increasingly furious that I get $18.711.60/year Social Security. In my defense, I paid into Social Security 1964-1973, and more recently, I have been entitled to about half my wife’s Social Security.
https://abcnews.com/Business/federal-pensions-pay-handsome-rewards/story?id=17007196
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 21,000 retired federal workers receive lifetime government pensions of $100,000 or more per year. Of these, nearly 2,000 have federal pensions that pay $125,000 or more annually, and 151 take home $150,000 or more. Six federal retirees get more than $200,000 a year. Some 1.2% of federal retirees collect six-figure pensions. By comparison, 0.1% of military retirees collect as much. The New York State and Local Retirement System pays 0.2% of its retirees pensions of $100,000 or more. The New Jersey retirement system pays 0.4% of retirees that much. Comparable private figures aren’t available. The six-figure pensions spread across a broad swath of the federal workforce: doctors, budget analysts, accountants, public relations specialists and human resource managers. Most do not get Social Security benefits. Retired law enforcement is the most common profession receiving $100,000-plus pensions, including 326 Drug Enforcement Administration agents, 237 IRS investigators and 186 FBI agents. The Postal Service has 714 retired workers getting six-figure retirements. The Social Security Administration has 444. A retired Smithsonian zoologist has a $162,000 annual lifetime pension. The six $200,000-plus pensions include a doctor, a dentist and a credit union regulator, plus three retirees whose occupations weren’t listed. Pensions are a growing federal budget burden, rising twice as fast as inflation over the last decade. Pension payments cost $70 billion last year, plus $13 billion for retiree health care. Taxpayers face a $2 trillion unfunded liability — the amount needed to cover future benefits — for these programs, according to the government’s audited financial statement. “These people are highly trained, highly skilled and often put their lives on the line in law enforcement,” says Julie Tagen, legislative director of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. “It’s a very, very small portion of retirees at that ($100,000) level.” “Government pensions are vastly more generous than those in the private sector,” says economist Veronique de Rugy of the market-oriented Mercatus Center. “It’s no coincidence that if there is a good plan, it’s available to federal employees rather than in the private sector.” USA TODAY and the Asbury Park (N.J.) Press— both owned by Gannett — analyzed the Civil Service Retirement System database, obtained under a Freedom of Information Act request. The Office of Personnel Management withheld some information, including names, ages and length of service. The records cover 1.9 million federal civilian pensions. Congress members were not included, nor were military retirees. The average federal pension pays $32,824 annually. The average state and local government pension pays $24,373, Census data show. The average military pension is $22,492. ExxonMobil, which has one of the best remaining private pensions, pays an average of $18,250 per retiree, Labor Department filings show. The federal government has two retirement systems: one for those hired before 1984 (Civil Service Retirement System) and another for those hired after. Under the older system, employees did not participate in Social Security. CSRS covers 78% of current retirees and accounts for 96% of six-figure pensions. All federal retirees receive health benefits.)
NBC NEWS
— Teen ‘takeovers’ push cities to take action. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/covid-pandemic-blame-teen-takeover-experts-say-rcna347075
AOL
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use buyout and early retirement “offers” to get rid of their employees who are: 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.aol.com/articles/retirement-trend-among-60-olds-162700030.html
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
NEW YORK TIMES
— Does Trump Want to Lose the Midterms? He is intervening in a bunch of Republican primaries to purge people who opposed him in one way or another. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who have had their operatives and their dupes purge me. Have your critics/opponents purged you? If so, what have your critics/opponents used to purge you? To purge me from the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee, from my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, from my Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster position, from TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, from Illinois Center Right Coalition, from etc., my critics/opponents have used a) my using my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to promote conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject, b) my promoting Republican candidates who they reject, c) my encouraging Republican participation in Wheaton Independence Day parades, d) my successfully leading efforts to ban video gambling and the sale of pot in Wheaton, e) my suing them, f) my successfully leading the effort to stop the installation of a stoplight at the intersection of Harrison and President in Wheaton, g) my successfully leading the effort to force Xfinity to carry Fox News Channel in Wheaton, h) etc.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-liam-donovan.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: IVF. DD: Duckworth has an extremely low opinion of Trump. What does she think of you? Both Trump and I avoided the Vietnam War draft. We are both conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. In 2006, Duckworth had me throw out of her press conference with Michael J. Fox in Wheaton. SEE: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/10/25/celebrity-and-controversy-mark-6th-race/ Further, my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF. We did not adopt. We did not become foster parents.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/us/ivf-embryos-custody.html
— Southern Poverty Law Center Accuses Justice Dept. of Vindictive Prosecution. DD: What adverse actions have been taken against you? I should write about a) my critics/opponents who had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me and b) why they did that.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/us/politics/southern-poverty-law-center-doj.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly turn the Pope against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/28/pope-leo-chicago-brandon-johnson-visit-vatican/deedce52-5ab5-11f1-8a9d-afb1148204e1_story.html
USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2026/04/29/fentanyl-awareness-day-kids-drug-prevention/89756058007/
SAN ANTONIO FIRST
— Teen takeovers are a result of repeated failures to prosecute juvenile delinquents. DD: Teen takeovers are a result of Democrat leader success in destroying traditional marriage and family.
https://woai.iheart.com/featured/san-antonios-first-news/content/2026-05-27-the-main-reason-teen-takeovers-have-been-spreading/
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS
— DD: For Democrats, democracy exists to take opportunities, money, and everything else away from Republicans and to give it all to Democrats.
https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/letters-editor/article/impeach-remove-president-trump-bipartisan-issue-22277275.php
DAILY MONTANAN
— Trump-style loyalty tests fracture Montana’s Republicans. DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://dailymontanan.com/2026/05/29/trump-style-loyalty-tests-fracture-montanas-republicans/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Reparations for Trump and Slavery? Given the precedent of the Anti-Weaponization Fund, a future president could do all sorts of mischief.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/reparations-for-trump-and-slavery-e439ce51
— The GOP Wants to Tax Your Car. A federal registration fee is one of the worst Republican ideas to come along in a while.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-gop-wants-to-tax-your-car-e6c78ff6?mod=opinion_lead_pos8
BLOOMBERG LAW
— EEOC Seeks to Revoke Rule Shielding Affirmative Action Plans. DD: Democrats and RINOs have always used Affirmative Action to get rid of Republicans.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/eeoc-seeks-to-revoke-rule-shielding-affirmative-action-plans
AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL
— Guide to Hiring Noncitizens. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/guide-to-hiring-noncitizens-on-temporary-visas/
LAW 360
— EEOC Set To Scrap Decades-Old Affirmative Action Guidance. DD: Since the 1960s, my critics/opponents have used Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of me. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.law360.com/employment-authority/amp/articles/2482950
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use buyout and early retirement “offers” to get rid of their employees who are: 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://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-shutdown/2026/05/as-agencies-try-to-bring-in-new-talent-a-lot-of-current-employees-are-making-tough-decisions/
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
— Political Stress. DD: Putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out has harmed my health, is harming my health, and will ever-increasingly harm my health. My critics/opponents ever-increasingly stress that to discourage/stop me from putting the newsletters together and sending them out.
https://news.syr.edu/2025/03/27/protecting-your-health-in-a-polarized-world-expert-advice-on-political-stress/
REASON
— DD: Democrat leaders, their operatives, and their dupes decry DHS and ICE cracking down on fraudulent asylum claims.
https://reason.com/2026/05/28/dhs-directs-ice-to-crack-down-on-allegedly-fraudulent-asylum-claims/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
EDUCATOR
— It’s time to stop blaming teachers: Students are responsible for their learning. What motivated you to learn things in high school? For me it was getting the highest ACT score that I could, getting highest class ranking that I could, and getting accepted by UIC. But I spent far too much time washing dishes instead of studying.
https://www.theeducatoronline.com/k12/news/its-time-to-stop-blaming-teachers-students-are-responsible-for-their-learning/288964
FROM OTHER SOURCES
CHRISTIE’S INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE
— FOR SALE: 629 West Elm Street, Wheaton – $985,000
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/629-W-Elm-St-Wheaton-IL-60189/4447893_zpid/
May 28, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— US Attorney for Northern District of Illinois leading criminal probe into E. Jean Carroll. Acting AG Todd Blanche recused himself from the investigation.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-attorney-northern-district-illinois-andrew-boutros-leading-doj-criminal-probe-jean-carroll-sources/19183723/
NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-high-school-soccer-star-reunites-with-team-after-release-from-ice-custody/3941237/
— Chicago faith leaders plan a new kind of ‘teen takeover’ after violent gatherings. It’s all to prevent the dangerous trend that caused chaos in the city over the holiday weekend. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-faith-leaders-plan-a-new-kind-of-teen-takeover-after-violent-gatherings/3941156/
WGN9
— Girl, 14, charged after teen takeover in Hyde Park. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://wgntv.com/video/girl-14-charged-after-teen-takeover-in-hyde-park-cpd-says/11804054/
— Concerns growing over how to put a stop to teen takeovers. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSF2VGBo3xs
FOX32
— Alderman pushing to penalize parents in teen takeovers. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-yau47ow8m11099j6
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Fundraiser for Illinois GOP governor candidate Darren Bailey delayed after Tribune raised ethics law questions. DD: Anticipate/expect that the Pope will ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/27/darren-bailey-fundraiser-ethics/
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use buyout and early retirement “offers” to get rid of their employees who are: 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/2026/05/28/opinion-illinois-voluntary-pension-buyouts/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/28/illinois-hiv-advocates-funding-trump-cuts/
STATELINE
— DD: How many votes will Corbett take from Bailey?
https://www.mystateline.com/news/independent-candidate-enters-illinois-governor-race-challenging-pritzker-and-bailey/
WIFR
— DD: How many votes will Corbett take from Bailey?
https://www.wifr.com/2026/05/27/former-republican-strategist-collin-corbett-files-run-illinois-governor-independent/
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders raise questions about Trump’s health.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2026-05-27/trumps-third-check-up-at-walter-reed-raises-more-questions-about-his-health
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Durbin invokes Lincoln in democracy warning. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint Democrats as having been the Union in the Civil War and paint Republicans as having been the Confederacy.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/28/durbin-invokes-lincoln-in-democracy-warning-00939505
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: Democratic state Rep. La Shawn Ford has been endorsed by the Congressional Black Caucus’ political organization in his bid for the 7th congressional seat now held by Rep. Danny Davis, who also has endorsed him. Ford survived a competitive primary to emerge as the Democratic nominee in a predominantly blue district. He faces Republican Chad Koppie, a retired farmer and jet pilot, in the November election.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-746/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republican Candidate to Replace Dick Durbin Comments on His Speech to the Illinois General Assembly
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/28/republican-candidate-to-replace-dick-durbin-comments-on-his-speech-to-the-illinois-general-assembly/
— Taxpayers Subsidizing Teacher Pensions, Often with Teachers Paying Nothing. DD: For my Civil Service Retirement System pension, I paid 7% of my federal salary.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/28/taxpayers-subsidizing-teacher-pensions-often-with-teachers-paying-nothing/
ILLINOIS ANSWERS PORJECT
— A Proposed Law Would Push Wealthy Suburbs to Build More Affordable Housing. Mayors Are Pushing Back.
https://illinoisanswers.org/2026/05/27/proposed-illinois-law-push-wealthy-suburbs-build-more-affordable-housing/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to Criticize Trump Policies, Push Reparations Agenda During Vatican Meeting. DD: DD: Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations. Anticipate/expect that the Pope will ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/05/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-to-criticize-trump-policies-push-reparations-agenda-during-vatican-meeting.html
— The Hatred Against the Trump Family Has Turned Dangerous. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting hatred against Trump in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/05/opinion-the-hatred-against-the-trump-family-has-turned-dangerous.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION
— Trial Awaits Lifeguard Who Sought Pride Flag Exemption. LA County allegedly refused to accommodate Christian beliefs. The case of a Christian lifeguard in Los Angeles County who was denied a religious accommodation that would have excused him from raising or lowering the LGBTQ+ “Progress Pride Flag” is going to trial after a federal judge’s sealed ruling last week. Capt. Jeffrey Little, a lifeguard with the Los Angeles County Fire Department, first filed a lawsuit against the county and several supervisors in 2024 after the county enacted a policy requiring the Progress Pride Flag to be flown over county facilities, including some lifeguard stations, during LGBTQ Pride Month each June.
https://billygraham.org/decision-magazine/articles/trial-awaits-lifeguard-who-sought-pride-flag-exemption
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— West Point wake-up call: Hegseth torches DEI obsession in military ranks
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/05/27/west-point-wake-up-call-hegseth-torches-dei-obsession-in-military-ranks-1642715/
BREITBART
— Blue States Starting to Curb ‘Free’ Healthcare to Migrants
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/05/27/blue-states-starting-to-curb-free-healthcare-to-migrants-as-budgets-spin-out-of-control/amp/
DAILY CALLER
— GOP Establishment Quietly Memory-Holes Months Of Anti-Paxton Content
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/27/nrsc-deletes-anti-ken-paxton-content/
DAILY WIRE
— Camouflage-Clad Chinese Illegals Caught At Border
https://www.dailywire.com/news/camouflage-clad-chinese-illegals-caught-at-border
— DEI’s Hidden Cost: The Quiet Consequences Of A Flawed Policy. Diversity mandates fracture merit, mental health, and relationships.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/deis-hidden-cost-the-quiet-consequences-of-a-flawed-policy
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
— Older Americans Month: Champion Your Health. DD: Putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out has harmed my health, is harming my health, and will ever-increasingly harm my health. My critics/opponents ever-increasingly stress that to discourage/stop me from putting the newsletters together and sending them out.
https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2026/05/older-americans-month-champion-your-health
FOX NEWS
— Lindsey Graham: Iran became ‘rich and lethal’ under Biden and Obama.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6396807522112
— Trump offers federal help for Chicago’s teen takeovers. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6396737300112
— Illinois official charged after allegedly submitting dead mother’s mail-in ballot. Authorities say the investigation began after election officials flagged a vote-by-mail ballot connected to a deceased voter.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/illinois-official-charged-allegedly-submitting-dead-mothers-mail-ballot
— Pete Hegseth’s anti-DEI speech at West Point is a template to save American lives. Regardless of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation, we need the best of the best to protect us.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/pete-hegseths-anti-dei-speech-west-point-template-save-american-lives
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5897035-trump-control-republicans-paxton/
MS NOW
— DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.ms.now/morning-joe/watch/top-democrat-loyalty-to-trump-only-thing-that-matters-to-gop-2501512771945
ABC NEWS
— DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/americans-democrats-dont-stand-republicans-republicans-support-trump/story?id=133320627
ABC NEW YORK
— DD: How long have your ancestors been in America? According to Democrat leaders, the longer that your ancestors have been in America and the more of the following that you are, the more that you have benefited from slavery, and therefore the more reparations that you should pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American. My critics/opponents have always stressed that I am all of the aforesaid and that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In my ancestors’ defense, they always lived in northeast Illinois, they never were in a position to discriminate against Blacks, and they never did discriminate against Blacks.
https://abc7ny.com/post/pope-leo-xiv-makes-historic-apology-vaticans-role-legitimizing-slavery/19175137/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Administration Wants Federal Employees to Sign Nondisclosure Agreements. Lawyers representing federal workers said the move is intended to chill speech and could be challenged on First Amendment grounds. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors’ forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 forced me to disclose lots about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/us/politics/trump-administration-nondisclosure-agreements.html
— DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/us/trump-cornyn-paxton-senate-republicans.html
— Vice and the Crisis of Liberalism. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more vice. In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/opinion/vice-liberalism-addiction-gambling-drugs.html
USA TODAY
— 59% retire earlier than planned. DD: The more of the following that you are, the likely that you will be forced to retire early: 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.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2026/05/25/early-retirement-job-loss-health-layoffs/90218745007/
— DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/05/27/paxton-win-texas-runoff-midterms-trump-endorsement/90211135007/
FED SMITH
— OPM Proposes Eliminating the Time-in-Grade Rule. DD: The Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 hired me as a GS-7 when I was 22. While I got promoted as fast as time-in-grade rules allowed to GS-9 when I was 23, to GS-11 when I was 24, and to GS-12 when I was 25, that was not fast enough for them. They used their up-or-out rule to deem me to be too old to be promoted to GS-13 because they had not promoted me to GS-13 by the time I was 25. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/05/27/eliminating-time-in-grade-rule-federal-workforce-impact/
TIME
— DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://time.com/article/2026/05/26/paxton-defeats-cornyn-trump-texas-talarico/
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
— The Case for Prohibiting Vice. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more vice. In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/case-prohibiting-vice
NEW REPUBLIC
— DD: For Democrats, democracy exists to take opportunities, money, and everything else away from Republicans and to give it all to Democrats.
https://newrepublic.com/article/210941/southern-states-anti-democracy-gerrymandering
AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL
— DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/green-card-news-uscis-memo/
YALE DAILY NEWS
— Yale reinstates SAT, ACT requirement. DD: UIC would not have admitted me in 1966 if I had not gotten an ACT score of 24.
https://yaledailynews.com/articles/yale-reinstates-sat-act-requirement-after-six-years-of-flexible-policy
AXIOS
— DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/27/trump-primary-elections-retribution-loyal-maga
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/27/trump-republican-party-maga
May 27, 2026
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The Illinois GOP has a new operator. DD: Under Grogan, what will change? Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Past and present anti-conservative leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) want me to stop sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters because I emphasize the following conservative planks in the Republican Party platform: personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop me from emphasizing those planks. Under Grogan, what will change? How will anti-conservative IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO leaders treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and treat me?
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/27/the-illinois-gop-has-a-new-operator-00937440
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bob Grogan has spent so many years around Illinois Republican politics that he jokes he used to be “the youngest person in the room” at party meetings. Now, at 58, the former DuPage County auditor is stepping into leadership of a state GOP that is less competitive in the suburbs that once powered Republican success statewide. Culture wars: Grogan isn’t interested in being a culture-war bomb thrower. He says he’s more drawn to the mechanics of politics — recruiting volunteers, knocking on doors and figuring out what makes a campaign work. “I’m an optimizer. I’m a problem solver,” Grogan told your Playbook host in an interview after he was elected the new chair of the Illinois Republican Party. “I’m a collector of best practices.” That managerial mindset helped Grogan defeat outgoing Chair Kathy Salvi in a closed-door vote of the Republican State Central Committee. He now inherits a party that has become an afterthought, with Democrats controlling every statewide office and dominating the suburbs that once were the backbone of Illinois Republicanism. Reality bites: Grogan doesn’t deny the depth of the problem. But he also isn’t particularly interested in ideological navel-gazing. Instead, he talks about spending smarter, recruiting better candidates and wooing suburban moderates who increasingly view the GOP as out of step. “We cannot purge our way to 51 percent. You can’t grow the church by excommunicating all the sinners,” he said, referring to Republicans who lean left on social issues. Grogan describes himself as conservative, and he rejects the idea that every disagreement inside the party should become a loyalty test. Asked whether he saw himself as more aligned with former Sen. Mark Kirk’s moderate wing or the activist Dan Proft’s conservative faction, Grogan laughed, saying, “I’m a Bob Grogan Republican.” The Trump factor: Even his relationship to President Donald Trump is nuanced. Grogan says Republicans would be foolish to “run away” from Trump, but he also seems keenly aware that suburban voters have grown wary of him and largely want to tune out the endless partisan infighting. “There’s very little that I can say to change anybody’s mind because everyone at this point in life has probably had 10,000 hours of input as to Donald Trump,” he said. Get real: Instead, Grogan insists Illinois Republicans need to focus on what he calls “the actual issues in front of people,” including crime, affordability, taxes and frustrations with local government. He also thinks Republicans too often talk at voters instead of listening to them. On listening: “One of the things I’ve often criticized my own brethren [for] is, we see somebody and we tell them what they should be worried about, as opposed to listening [to] what they’re worried about,” he said. Call me: When we spoke a few days after his election, Grogan and GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey hadn’t yet spoken, but he has since said they have made plans to campaign together. The two were on opposite sides of the March 17 primary as Grogan backed Ted Dabrowski, who got trounced by Bailey 54 percent to 29 percent, with third-place finisher James Mendrick receiving 10 percent of the vote. Stand by his man: Grogan assured us that he’s behind Bailey’s campaign, saying the electorate is tired of Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker: “There’s fatigue out there.”)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Crowds prompt large police response at Chicago’s 57th Street Beach amid teen takeover plans. A chaotic scene also unfolded near North Avenue Beach on Monday night. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/teen-takeover-chicago-news-crowds-prompt-large-police-response-57th-street-beach-hyde-park-amid-trend-plans/19171065/
— Trump wraps up 3-hour medical visit to Walter Reed and declares ‘Everything checked out PERFECTLY.’ It will be his fourth publicly disclosed medical exam since returning to office.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-see-doctors-annual-physical-walter-reed-medical-center-what-public-finds-is/19173662/
NBC5
— Debate intensifies over tackling Illinois’ housing shortage. Senate Democrats introduced a plan that is separate from Gov. JB Pritzker’s BUILD plan. DD: Since 1984, my critics/opponents have wanted public housing to be built on the north border of my precinct on the south side of Roosevelt Road.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/debate-intensifies-over-tackling-illinois-housing-shortage/3940714/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: However, suburban mayors continue to raise alarm bells about how the plan would change neighborhoods. Their biggest concern is that small apartment buildings between 4 and 8 units could be built on lots designed for single-family homes. Some mayors even have taken the step to adopt resolutions explaining their opposition. “Your neighbor next door can leave town, sell that property, and have a multi-family, four-unit, six-units complex built right next to your single-family home. We just don’t think that’s right,” said Wheaton Mayor Phil Suess. More than 500 new units of housing are on their way to Wheaton. Suess believes the construction is a sign his city’s affordable housing plans are working. So, he doesn’t believe Springfield needs to get involved. “Things are working well. We’re achieving a lot of the points that are referenced in the BUILD Act, and we’re doing it without mandated legislation,” Suess explained.)
CBS2
— 53 people arrested, 9 weapons seized during large teen gathering in Hyde Park. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/3-shot-teen-gathering-hyde-park-memorial-day-weekend/
WGN9
— Millennial job seekers trimming resumes to avoid ageism. DD: The more of the follow that you are, the more that you will face ageism: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://wgntv.com/news/trending/resume-botox-millennial-job-seekers-trimming-resumes-to-avoid-ageism/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— It’s time to get tougher on teen takeovers after chaotic Memorial Day weekend. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/26/editorial-teen-takeovers-brandon-johnson-chaos-memorial-day-weekend/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv/2026/05/26/pope-leo-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-vatican-visit
WBEZ
— The job market is brutal. DD: Anticipate/expect that employers will hang out signs that say that those who are the following need not apply: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/05/26/how-recent-chicago-college-graduates-are-navigating-a-brutal-job-market
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DuPage auditor takes Grogan on onus of state GOP leadership. DD: Serving as the chairman of a political organization is a thankless job; they are always blamed for their party’s losses. I survived for 7 years as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. During that time, I invited speakers for all 78 of the organization’s monthly meetings, August picnics, and December Christmas parties. I should list all those who spoke at those events and what they emphasized. My critics/opponents always demonized, denigrated, and condemned those speakers and what they emphasized. To end my TAPROOT chairmanship and to destroy TAPROOT in 2012, my critics/opponents had their TAPROOT officers and their TAPROOT directors charge me with gross incompetence. They argued/shouted that anyone could do a better job of heading TAPROOT than I did. Previously, I survived for 4 years as a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee (SC) 2003-2007. My critics/opponents had my fellow ICRC SC members end my ICRC SC membership and destroy ICRC in 2007. In 2006, they unsuccessfully tried to get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on IRP SCC members since 1999.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-dupage-auditor-takes-on-onus-of-state-gop-leadership/article_8fe70a48-ac5d-435a-a4de-b882fdeab8c0.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat leaders say that Trump is getting the Republican Party that he wants, but ask can he win in the midterms?
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-is-getting-the-republican-party-that-he-wants-but-can-he-win-in-the-midterms/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois lawmakers roll out broad cannabis industry overhaul. DD: Illinois Democrats ever-increasing crow about their success in pushing pot, that is, their success in destroying Illinois.
https://www.nprillinois.org/economy-business/2026-05-26/illinois-lawmakers-roll-out-broad-cannabis-industry-overhaul
— American men leaving the workforce at historic rates. DD: Anticipate/expect that employers will hang out signs that say that those who are the following need not apply: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-05-26/why-are-american-men-leaving-the-workforce-at-historic-rates
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Former Republican strategist Collin Corbett files to run for governor as independent. Says he’s dissatisfied with direction of Republican Party. DD: How many votes will Corbett take from conservative Bailey? Since at least 1976, the Illinois Republican Party has moved further to the left, that is, the more that it has become anti-conservative.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/former-republican-strategist-collin-corbett-files-to-run-for-governor-as-independent/
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— Pritzker says suspension of state gas tax possible, blames Trump for having to consider it.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-pritzker-says-suspension-of-state-gas-tax-possible-blames-trump-for-consideration/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-532/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Bill to let felons vote from prison draws criticism from Republicans. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote criminals and crime.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_cac9ebd9-4ee3-4563-9922-f96045ce9bd8.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/27/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-745/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Supreme Court refuses Florida’s complaint against states that issue truck licenses to migrants. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/26/supreme-court-refuses-floridas-complaint-states-issue-truck-licenses/
— Americans whining over gas prices ignore Iran’s greater threat. Stopping a nuclear threat should matter more than cheaper fill-ups.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/26/americans-whining-gas-prices-ignore-irans-greater-threat/
— ‘Wild West’: 81% of online abortion companies violate FDA’s 10-week gestational limit.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/26/wild-west-81-online-abortion-companies-violate-fdas-10-week/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Supreme Court denies Florida’s lawsuit over CDLs issued to illegal immigrants. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/supreme-court/4581678/supreme-court-denies-florida-lawsuit-cdls-illegal-immigrants/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Harvard Gives $90,000-a-Year Fellowships to Four Anti-Israel Activists
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/harvard-gives-90000-a-year-fellowships-3c5
NEW YORK POST
— Trump blasts ‘terrible’ Dem Chicago leaders after driver allegedly plows into 5 cops during ‘teen takeover’
https://nypost.com/2026/05/27/us-news/trump-blasts-terrible-dem-chicago-leaders-after-driver-allegedly-plows-into-5-cops-during-teen-takeover/
DAILY CALLER
— Justice Thomas Baffled SCOTUS Won’t Hear Case Against Blue States Handing Truck Licenses To Illegals Like Candy. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/26/thomas-scotus-case-blue-states-handing-truck-licenses-illegals/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Fairfax GOP Stands Up to State Party on Abortion and Gender. The GOP in Fairfax County was getting pressure from the state GOP to not fight Democrats on abortion and gender issues. They responded “No!” DD: I should write about pressure from RINO leaders in Illinois to get Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois to officially dump the following planks in the Republican Party platform: 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).
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/26/fairfax-gop-stands-abortion-gender/
— Thomas Slams Court for Refusing to Hear Florida’s Case Against California on Illegal Alien Drivers
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/26/thomas-slams-court-refusing-hear-floridas-case-against-california-illegal-alien-drivers/
— Law School Threatened Disciplinary Action Against Students Who Opted Out of DEI Training
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/26/law-school-threatened-students-who-opted-out-of-dei-training/
DAILY WIRE
— Democrat’s Financial Ties To Gender Mutilation Of Kids
https://www.dailywire.com/news/dem-lawmaker-linked-to-woke-distillery-that-pushes-trans-ideology-on-kids
EEOC
— Northwestern Medicine to Pay $325,000 to Resolve EEOC Discrimination Charges. DD: How has EEOC impacted you? I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if my Firestone Store boss had not fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, an offer that Oldsmobile withdrew saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/northwestern-medicine-pay-325000-resolve-eeoc-religious-discrimination-charges
FEDERALIST
— Thomas, Alito Blast SCOTUS For Ducking Case On Illegal-Alien Truck Drivers ‘Causing Fatal Accidents’
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/26/thomas-alito-blast-scotus-for-ducking-case-on-illegal-alien-truck-drivers-causing-fatal-accidents/
FOX NEWS
— Teenagers run Chicago with ‘mob violence’ says former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6396698010112
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump: Chicago mayor, Illinois governor should ask for help after ‘teen takeover.’ DD: What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5895958-teen-car-ramming-chicago-police/
— ICE ordered to ramp up cases against attorneys accused of filing false asylum claims. DD: All those who promote illegal immigration should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
https://thehill.com/homenews/5895886-homeland-security-targets-asylum-fraud/
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders will forever use George Floyd to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/video/george-floyd-remembered-6-years-later-as-family-says-more-change-is-needed/
NBC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-transgender-healthcare-gender-veterans-federal-employees-rcna346425
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. If my parents had not had a traditional marriage, I would not have been able to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-05-26/1950s-marriage-family-nostalgia-economic-inequality
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
STATELINE
— Trump administration targets attorneys who file fraudulent asylum claims. DD: All those who promote illegal immigration should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
https://stateline.org/2026/05/26/trump-administration-targets-attorneys-who-file-fraudulent-asylum-claims/
FORBES
— Meritocracy. My critics/opponents reject meritocracy. They applaud that all those who were promoted over me had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. They applaud that all those who were promoted over me were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adiaharveywingfield/2026/05/26/want-to-make-your-company-a-meritocracy-dont-mention-it/
BUSINESS INSIDER
— DD: My critics/opponents are woke. According to them, I owe all my successes in my life to my benefiting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.businessinsider.com/habits-billionaire-success-jpmorgan-2025-12
CHICAGO BOOTH REVIEW
— Meritocracy. My critics/opponents reject meritocracy. They applaud that all those who were promoted over me had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. They applaud that all those who were promoted over me were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagobooth.edu/review/virtues-rough-meritocracy
PEW RESEARCH CENTER
— Nearly half of states have legalized recreational marijuana use. DD: Democrats ever-increasing crow about their success in pushing pot, that is, their success in destroying America.
https://www.pewresearch.org/chart/nearly-half-of-states-have-legalized-recreational-marijuana-use/
BROOKINGS
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are the following that Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-demographics-of-racial-inequality-in-the-united-states/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
MEAWW
— Trump slams ‘terrible’ Chicago Dem leaders after driver plows into 5 cops at ‘teen takeover.’ Trump demands intervention after 18-year-old drove into multiple officers before crashing.
https://news.meaww.com/trump-slams-terrible-chicago-dem-leaders-after-driver-plows-into-5-cops-at-teen-takeover
ONE NEWS NOW
— Pritzker GOES NUCLEAR On Trump During Explosive Press Meet.
https://www.onenewspage.com/video/20260527/17768876/Wannabe-Dictator-Illinois-Gov-Pritzker-GOES-NUCLEAR.htm
IFS
— Wealthy parents have wealthy children. DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. I should write about those whose parents were the wealthiest. 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://ifs.org.uk/publications/why-do-wealthy-parents-have-wealthy-children-0
May 26, 2026
How will things change under Grogan? For how long and how closely have you watched the Illinois Republican Party (IRP)? Ever since Big Jim Thompson got elected governor in 1976, the IRP has moved to the left, that is, it has become Democrat Lite and the more that it has pushed out platform Republicans like me, that is, the more that it has pushed out conservatives like me. How will things change under Grogan? I have watched the IRP since the 1960s, and more closely since I started working the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, and more closely since I started working for the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971, and more closely since I was the subject of a 4-page One Person’s Finances article in Money Magazine ( https://gopillinois.com/documents/ ) in 1978, and more closely since I started working for the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, and more closely since they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, and more closely since I filed Diersen v. GAO in 1998 ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ), and more closely since I became a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999, and more closely since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, and more closely since I became an Illinois Center Right Steering Committee member in 2003, and more closely since I became the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2005. I have attended all the IRP State Conventions as a delegate since 2000. I have attended many IRP State Central Committee (SCC) meetings, although not recently. I served on the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2008. How will things change under Grogan? Many believe that nothing will change until IRP SCC members are directly elected.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Can Bob Grogan rebuild the Illinois GOP in the suburbs?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/26/bob-grogan-gop-ilgop-illinois-republicans-kathy-salvi-tom-cross-gop/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: After years of infighting, ideological warfare and organizational atrophy, Illinois Republicans appear to be betting on a different model: coalition building over purity tests, precinct organizing over political theatrics and suburban recovery over grievance politics. “You can’t purge your way to 51%,” new Illinois Republican Chairman Bob Grogan told us over the phone Thursday. He went on: “Fratricide isn’t a good campaign strategy.” Republican State Central Committee members on May 18 voted out Kathy Salvi after roughly two years at the party’s helm in favor of Grogan, an accountant, former DuPage County auditor and a lifelong resident of the collar counties Republicans once dominated politically. Grogan, who served as DuPage County auditor from 2008 to 2020, is no stranger to rooting out waste, fraud and abuse, almost a prerequisite for anyone who wants to take on Springfield’s many challenges. Some may remember Grogan from his 2014 primary campaign for state treasurer against longtime Illinois Republican politician Tom Cross, a race Grogan lost before Cross himself lost the general election to Democrat Michael Frerichs. Yet Grogan comes off today as more of a tempering force than one might expect to meet in today’s GOP. First and foremost, he told us, he wants to present a positive message. Among his many catchphrases, Grogan shared a vision that’s at odds with what’s playing in Washington. “You can’t grow the church by excommunicating all the sinners,” he said. Something must be in the water, because that’s the tone GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey of downstate Xenia is taking this time around, too. Bailey, a Republican who had trouble ginning up support here in Chicagoland when he last ran for governor in 2022, is doing his level best to right past wrongs. He even came before the City Council on May 20 to apologize formally for calling our city a “hellhole” in his previous gubernatorial campaign. Can a kinder, friendlier GOP work? Not on its own, and adjusting the party’s tone and tent are not the only things Grogan aims to change about the tired party structure. He also pointed out the obvious: Illinois Republicans need to focus on getting out the vote. “We haven’t failed in a very short period of time, we’ve had failures over a long period of time,” he said. He’s not wrong there. After former Gov. Bruce Rauner — temporarily the GOP’s largest benefactor and anchor — picked up his ball and went home, the party became rudderless. The Rauner void led to competing factions, overlapping power centers and deep internal discord. While we respect Republicans like state Rep. Ryan Spain of Peoria and House Republican Leader Tony McCombie of Savanna, others within the party have gone to the fringes alongside many of their national counterparts. While outgoing Chair Kathy Salvi has been praised for her fundraising abilities, the party remains disorganized and has been unable to assemble and execute adequate GOTV strategies. Republican turnout tells the story. The four GOP gubernatorial candidates this year combined had about 560,000 primary votes — nearly 230,000 fewer than Republicans cast in the 2022 gubernatorial primary, and far below even the low-turnout 2014 contest won by Rauner. While many tend to view the ticket top-down, Grogan said he sees things in a more bottom-up way. If Republicans think Salvi’s best skill set was fundraising, Grogan says his is his ground game. For Grogan, “ground game” means rebuilding the Republican Party as a neighborhood-level organization again — training volunteers, strengthening precinct operations, coordinating county groups and creating a durable turnout machine instead of relying on personalities and TV ads. It also helps that he’s from DuPage, formerly a Republican stronghold where the GOP has atrophied and needs to build back up. That means running candidates in all races, no excuses. While Republicans this primary season had a crowded gubernatorial race, down the ticket Republicans have done a spottier job of making sure Democrats face a challenger. That’s part of what frustrates would-be Republican voters here, especially because Illinois is a land of political opportunity for anyone with a solid plan to make a go of it. First, there’s money here. Ahead of the 2024 election, President Donald Trump and affiliated super PACs raised over $30 million out of Illinois. Second, it’s not as if Democrats are wildly popular. Illinois Democrats control the Statehouse and the governor’s mansion, and preside over years of fiscal mismanagement and an unwillingness to face up to our state’s biggest problems, though they aren’t as shy about turning to taxpayers for more revenue. And while it’s likely Gov. JB Pritzker will win reelection in November, his most recent victory wasn’t exactly a sweeping mandate — he didn’t even crack 55% of the vote. All that to say, Illinois is ripe for a commonsense voice to come in and challenge our state’s one-party rule. “If it takes a long time to screw things up, it’ll take a long time to make things right,” Grogan said. He has less than six months until the November general election to make his mark, but the new Republican chairman’s legacy will extend far beyond this fall. Moderate voters and Republican donors need a reason to invest in the state party. Grogan’s task is to give them one.)
— Stomping on IRS audits is an egregious abuse of power by Trump. DD: Has IRS audited you? To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions when I was 29 years old in 1978. I had deducted graduate evening business courses at Loyola 1972-1976 and accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1978. They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically argued in tax court a) that the courses I deducted did not relate to my job duties, b) that they did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) that I took them to get a job in the private sector, and d) that I took them to qualify myself for a new trade or business. They outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically ignored the fact a) that my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take the courses, b) the course descriptions and my position descriptions, and c) that I had stated in my applications that I wanted to take the courses to maintain and improve my IRS job skills. They would not have done that a) if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran and/or b) if I had not complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/21/editorial-donald-trump-justice-department-lawsuit-settlement-lawfare-fund-irs/
DAILY HERALD
— ‘Discussion by discussion’: Republicans make promising choice with new state party leader.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260526/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-discussion-by-discussion-republicans-make-promising-choice-with-new-state-p/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: A combination of voter demographics and structural election dynamics — read gerrymandering — has made it tough in recent years for Republicans to show enough political strength to become relevant in Illinois government. Adding to the picture have been philosophical differences eating away at the party from within. In 2024, then-state party Chairman Don Tracy stepped away from the job complaining that he spent “far too much time dealing with intraparty power struggles, and local intraparty animosities.” Some of that squabbling appears to have settled down under Tracy’s successor, Kathy Salvi, of Mundelein, yet it’s not clear whether that is because the internal forces are cooperating or much of the strength of the party has simply abandoned ship. If the latter is true — and, for that matter, even if it is not — Republicans could hardly have done better last week than to elect former DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan to take the reins. In three terms as auditor, Grogan, of Downers Grove, was an innovative, efficient, taxpayer-focused executive, known for his concentration on the demands of the job over partisan political concerns. His lists of county firsts include a county online checkbook, an office transparency and an auditor hotline. He was one of the most respected auditors in the state, eventually serving as president of the Association of Illinois County Auditors. Yet, although his focus centered on the functions of his job, he also understood the political side of the equation and demonstrated leadership in promoting traditional Republican values, including serving on the influential Republican State Central Committee. His new role no doubt will be one of the most challenging he has faced. Through a systematic process of legislative boundary control, Democrats have stacked the political calculus strongly in their favor, and the animus-driven influence of Trumpian politics that breaches no sense of compromise still fractures the party. Yet, if anyone can placate what the Republicans’ arch-conservative wing call the “grass roots” while wooing back traditional conservative voters like those in the molds of George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan who used to dominate suburban politics, it is someone like Grogan. His basic spirit is a good place to start. In an interview following his election, he told our Marni Pyke, “I consider myself a member of the ‘civil right.’ Which means I consider myself conservative, however, I believe in deliberate, peaceful discussion. I don’t believe in calling people names.” That alone will be a welcome priority in elevating political discussions. But Grogan’s fundamental strategy also holds great promise. “I do believe in the average common sense of the Illinois voter,” he said. “At some point, one by one, discussion by discussion, door knock by door knock, Facebook post by Facebook post … they do see that Republicans’ answers to some of these everyday life problems are better.” It takes two strong, influential political parties to produce the kind of strong, well-moderated government needed for a diverse state like Illinois. That has not been the case for too long. The state Republican Party took a good step in the right direction by putting Grogan at its head.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Dozens march in anti-war protest on Memorial Day in the Loop. Dozens, including many veterans and relatives of veterans, gathered in front of the city’s Riverwalk Vietnam War memorial wall to protest ongoing U.S. military action around the globe. DD: My many Democrat superiors who were veterans blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/05/25/dozens-march-in-anti-war-protest-on-memorial-day-in-the-loop
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/05/24/suenos-music-festival-midway-blitz-latino-mexican-celebration-joy-fuerza-regida
— DD: Democrat leaders will never stop using George Floyd to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/05/23/george-floyd-murder-racial-injustice-civil-rights-black-brown-zindy-marquez
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Seth Lewis: Illinois has all the advantages to make it an economic leader, not a laggard
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/forum/ccb-illinois-pritzker-economic-advantages-leader-20250525/
ABC7
— Trump honors troops killed in Iran war during Memorial Day remarks.
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/iran-war-news-trump-peace-deal-strait-of-hormuz-oil-gas-prices/19168718/
— Chicago veterans protest against Trump administration’s military interventions on Memorial Day. DD: My many Democrat superiors who were veterans blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/veterans-gather-downtown-chicago-protest-iran-war-donald-trump-administration-actions-vietnam-memorial/19169540/
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wbez.org/music/2026/05/24/suenos-music-festival-midway-blitz-latino-mexican-celebration-joy-fuerza-regida
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Juliana Stratton doubles Don Tracy in Illinois U.S. Senate fundraising. Inside the money trail shaping the Illinois race to replace U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/juliana-stratton-illinois-senate-fundraising-tracy-22229090.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Meanwhile, Tracy has pulled together roughly $2.32 million for his Senate campaign, with $2 million of that coming from a loan. The remainder of his fundraising dollars came predominantly from individual and committee contributions. Tracy ended the reporting period with about $1.54 million in cash on hand.)
SHAW LOCAL
— DD: Pot industry oversold medical benefits, downplayed risks. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/05/26/lawsuit-claims-cannabis-industry-oversold-medical-benefits-downplayed-risks/
FOX NEWS ILLINOIS
— Trump will see doctors for his annual physical. What the public finds out is up to him. President Donald Trump is scheduled to get a medical exam on Tuesday, putting his health back under public scrutiny. DD: How old are you? I am 77. What do you stress to defend your health? I stress my putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-will-see-doctors-for-his-annual-physical-what-the-public-finds-out-is-up/article_0ef56e9f-4e3e-574a-81ba-ace909033f26.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Durbin will return to Springfield on Wednesday to address a rare joint session of the Illinois General Assembly, where lawmakers are also expected to recognize his nearly 44 years in Congress. DD: GAO works for Congress. Durbin was my U.S. Senator in 1997 when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/26/ctus-dues-hike-falls-flat-00935596
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-744/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER_RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Totaling the unsustainable tax increases and windfall revenue during Pritzker Administration
https://wirepoints.org/totaling-the-unsustainable-tax-increases-and-windfall-revenue-during-pritzker-administration-wirepoints/
OPEN THE BOOKS
— Southern Poverty Law Center Received Millions of Taxpayer Dollars to Spread its Message and Materials, Including in Schools
https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/southern-poverty-law-center-received
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pride for veterans, America’s 250th felt from crowd during D.C. Memorial Day parade
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/25/pride-veterans-americas-250th-felt-crowd-dc-memorial-day-parade/
— IRS weighing adding non-U.S. citizen checkbox to tax forms
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/25/irs-reportedly-weighing-adding-non-us-citizen-checkbox-tax-forms/
— Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican’s role in legitimizing slavery.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/25/vaticans-role-legitimizing-slavery-leo-makes-historic-apology/
— Trump thanks service members who died in Operation Epic Fury
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/25/trump-thanks-service-members-died-operation-epic-fury/
— Primaries prove Trump clout stronger than ever
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/25/primaries-prove-trump-clout-stronger-ever/
— Will Democrat wrongdoers ever face justice? Public memory of leftist malfeasance is short thanks to legacy media.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/24/democrat-wrongdoers-ever-face-justice/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pope Leo urges significant regulation to disarm AI
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/4581180/pope-leo-artificial-intelligence-regulation-encyclical/
NEW YORK POST
— AOC lays groundwork for White House bid while insisting she’s not focused on presidency.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/25/us-news/aoc-lays-groundwork-for-white-house-bid-while-insisting-shes-not-focused-on-presidency/
— Classic cars don’t need smog tests —so pass Leno’s Law. DD: Emissions testing for cars with low mileage is a waste.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/25/opinion/classic-cars-dont-need-smog-tests-pass-lenos-law/
— More proof that progressives are pro-crime.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/25/opinion/more-proof-that-progressives-are-pro-crime/
— Mai Vang, who disdains Pledge of Allegiance, has no place in Congress.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/23/opinion/mai-vang-who-disdains-america-has-no-place-in-congress/
— Democrats’ radicalism is their biggest problem.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/23/opinion/the-concept-of-transgenderism-has-created-disarray-in-the-democratic-party/
— With gambling, marijuana, NYC’s new vice economy is set up for failure. DD: To get more votes, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more vice. I led the successful efforts to ban video gambling and the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://nypost.com/2022/12/10/why-nycs-new-vice-economy-weed-casinos-might-be-doomed/
FOX NEWS
— Anti-ICE protesters clash with agents outside New Jersey detention center as Gov Sherrill denied entry.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/anti-ice-protesters-clash-agents-outside-new-jersey-detention-center-gov-sherrill-denied-entry.amp
INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIES
— The Success Sequence. DD: My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://ifstudies.org/blog/what-does-the-success-sequence-mean
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Finish high school. Get a full-time job once you finish school. Get married before you have children. . .Most men and women have the capacity to make choices, to embrace virtues or avoid vices, and to otherwise take steps that increase or decrease their odds of doing well in school, finding and keeping a job, or deciding when to marry and have children.)
TOWNHALL
— DEI Is Not Disappearing. New York Is Just Renaming It.
https://townhall.com/columnists/gregory-lyakhov/2026/05/26/dei-is-not-disappearing-new-york-is-just-renaming-it-n2676632
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been destroying traditional marriage and family in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
— DD: Democrat leaders had tremendous success making the military woke. To be woke is to be against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents are either woke and/or are operatives or dupes for those who are woke.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pete-hegseth-left-isolated-at-pentagon-as-he-continues-firing-spree-to-weed-out-wokeness/ar-AA22jE1c
NEW YORK TIMES
— Vice and the Crisis of Liberalism. DD: To get more votes, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more vice. I led the successful efforts to ban video gambling and the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/opinion/vice-liberalism-addiction-gambling-drugs.html
— Retirees Expect Their Home to Be a Financial Safety Net. They Shouldn’t. DD: Reverse mortgages have limits.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/business/retirement-home-equity-selling-your-house.html
— FRONT PAGE: G.O.P. Worries It’s Trump First, Midterms Last. Trump’s Self-Indulgence Deepens G.O.P. Fears in Midterms. “The stupid stuff is killing our chances,” said a retiring Republican senator.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/us/politics/trump-gop-fears-midterms.html
— Trump Wants to Compile Citizenship Lists, but They Would Be Hard to Create. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/us/politics/trump-lists-noncitizens-states.html
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: USPS DD: I delivered mail for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/05/18/usps-built-a-mighty-network-financial-problems/90044771007/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/05/06/liberal-women-less-likely-marry-conservatives/89929874007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Reports of Woke’s Death Are Exaggerated. DD: My critics/opponents are woke. According to them, I owe all my successes in my life to my benefiting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/reports-of-wokes-death-are-exaggerated-30f09ab8
— Trump’s Anti-DEI Push Is Unraveling College Scholarships. DD: Since the 1960s, ever-increasingly, scholarships are for those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/how-trump-s-anti-dei-push-is-unraveling-college-scholarships/ar-AA1I1HlT
— People Hate the Idea of Losing Their Job. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors’ success in forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 was one of the biggest negatives in my life.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/people-hate-the-idea-of-losing-their-job-even-more-than-high-gas-prices-f25e3a49
— The New Big Labor GOP. Republicans in Congress hand union bosses a pair of political victories. DD: My critics/opponents are anti-union. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years. According to them, my salary would not have increased from $19.57/hour to $113,402/year in today’s dollars if I had not been a union member. In my defense, during that time, I earned a bachelor’s degree in business, I earned an MBA, and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-new-big-labor-gop-41539fa0
— You’ve Landed Your First Job. Now Don’t Sink Your Career Before It Starts. Your first job holds promise and peril. Here’s how to protect your future self. DD: If I had become a Democrat, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21. I earned an MBA when I was 27. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditing examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I earned four more job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading when I was 48.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/youve-landed-your-first-job-now-dont-sink-your-career-before-it-starts-96a3ad5b
FORBES
— Pope Leo Paints Bleak AI Future—With ‘Tower Of Babel’ Warning—Without Human Control
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/05/25/pope-leo-paints-bleak-ai-future-with-tower-of-babel-warning-without-human-control/
FORTUNE
— It’s a lot harder to put yourself through college than it used to be. Even if you do, you’ll probably graduate later. DD: To discredit me, my critics/opponents stress that it was much easier to work yourself through college like I did 1966-1970. They stress that if my ACT score and my GPA were higher I could have gotten scholarships. What percent of those who graduated in 1970 worked their way through college?
https://fortune.com/2023/01/11/college-students-with-jobs-20-percent-less-likely-to-graduate-than-privileged-peers-study-side-hustle/
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— DD: According my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in my life to my benefiting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://hbr.org/2018/09/use-your-everyday-privilege-to-help-others
BUSINESS INSIDER
— 8 Ways That Money Can Buy Happiness. DD: When you were young, what did you use the money for that you earned? For me, it was for job-related college degrees when I was 21, 27, 31, and 48; professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and a professional license when I was 32. Also, for cars when I was 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, 41, etc. Also, for real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, and 35.
https://www.businessinsider.com/8-ways-that-money-can-buy-happiness-2012-11
POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU
— DD: All my female 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.
https://www.prb.org/resource/college-education-benefits-some-more-than-others/
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
— The Case for Prohibiting Vice. DD: To get more votes, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more vice. I led the successful efforts to ban video gambling and the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/case-prohibiting-vice
ATLANTIC
— America Has Gone Too Far in Legalizing Vice. DD: To get more votes, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more vice. I led the successful efforts to ban video gambling and the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/legalized-gambling-marijuana-use-addiction/673028/
DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their successes in destroying Republicans.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/5/25/800028836/news/woke-mob-defeats-trumps-team-3-times/
— DD: My critics/opponents want Blacks to get preference. They were overjoyed when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate. 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.dailykos.com/stories/2026/5/20/800041803/community/if-it-was-a-black-person-theyd-be-let-go/
POLITICO
— Donald Trump’s unlikely weed wager. The former president’s pro-cannabis policies could bolster his efforts to gain support with key Democratic constituencies. DD: To get more votes, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more vice. I led the successful efforts to ban video gambling and the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/15/donald-trump-marijuana-legalization-00179205
PEW RESEARCH
— DD: According my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in my life to my benefiting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/03/11/about-one-in-four-americans-say-theyve-had-fewer-advantages-in-life-than-others-their-age/
— DD: For Democrats, voting exists to take opportunities, money, and everything else away from Republicans and to give it to Democrats.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/07/22/wide-partisan-divide-on-whether-voting-is-a-fundamental-right-or-a-privilege-with-responsibilities/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
NATIONAL HERALD INDIA
— The new US immigration policy forces millions of Indians into uncertainty. Green card applications currently under adjudication will be significantly impacted as it changes how officers handle pending and incoming applications. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/amp/story/opinion/the-new-us-immigration-policy-forces-millions-of-indians-into-uncertainty