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August 23, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco ruled late Friday that Trump cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/22/trump-sanctuary-city-funding-ruling/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTO: Democrat leaders promote Chicago pastor Donovan Price who says to Trump “Stay out of our city.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250822/nation-and-world-politics/stay-out-of-our-city-chicago-officials-slam-trumps-threat-to-target-city-in-next-crime-crackdown/

NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly do things that increase poverty and crime.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-says-safety-of-illinois-people-the-highest-priority-as-trump-targets-chicago-in-crime-crackdown/3813798/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-mayor-has-grave-concerns-as-trump-threatens-to-send-in-national-guard/3813669/

CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly do things that increase poverty and crime.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/mayor-brandon-johnson-president-trump-chicago-federal-law-enforcement-crime-national-guard/

WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly do things that increase poverty and crime.
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2025/08/22/donald-trump-national-guard-troops-chicago-threat-brandon-johnson-jb-pritzker-washington-dc

WAND TV
— Democrat leaders threaten to use the Texas fight against Democrat gerrymandering to gerrymander Illinois, California, and New York even more.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/texas-lawmakers-give-final-approval-to-redrawn-congressional-map-favoring-gop-send-to-governor/article_4f5e4910-98d8-570f-8a42-c522ebbbb7cd.html

25 NEWS NOW
— Republican central Illinois official responds to White House calls for the end of mail-in voting
https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/08/22/central-illinois-official-responds-white-house-calls-end-mail-in-voting/

WCIA
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wcia.com/news/illinois-news/new-statewide-hotline-helps-lgbtq-people-navigate-illinois-laws/

AXIOS CHICAGO
— Illinois Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ.
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/08/22/illinois-lgbtq-hotline-pride-connect-trump-legal-rights

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Chicago Mayor Still Wallows in the Worst Job Approval Rating in the Country
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-mayor-worst-job-approval-rating

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Trump Pushes Major Election Reforms
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/trump-pushes-major-election-reforms/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Wirepoints Faces 74% Revenue Drop Since 2020 as Spending Spikes 57% as Leader Eyes Governor Run on Fiscal Issues. Since its peak, the number of GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter subscribers has decreased a) because subscribers give up on Illinois politics and government, b) because subscribers die, and c) because subscribers move out of Illinois. But the number of my subscribers who are my critics/opponents and who read my newsletters for opposition research increases. Further, subscribers and potential subscribers see that the following not only do not encourage reading my newsletters, but that they discourage reading my newsletters by taking adverse actions against me including more recently removing me from the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee last year and ending by service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021: past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. I should write about the aforesaid. I would focus on the aforesaid who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately. Further, subscribers and potential subscribers see that while I promote my direct competitors, they do not promote me.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/08/wirepoints-faces-74-revenue-drop-since-2020-as-spending-spikes-57-as-leader-eyes-governor-run-on-fiscal-issues.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dabrowski, a close ally of state central committee member Jeanne Ives and Naples-based Chicago radio host Dan Proft, regularly offers commentary on Illinois’ finances and economy. He has led Wirepoints since its founding in 2018. . .For years, Dabrowski has maintained his distance from Trump, carefully avoiding any hint of an endorsement. Dabrowski will face DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick in the Republican primary for governor, with additional candidates expected to enter the race in the coming months.)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

NEW YORK POST
— Words Democrats should avoid to stop sounding like ‘enforcers of wokeness’ — according to center-left think tank
https://nypost.com/2025/08/22/us-news/words-democrats-should-avoid-to-stop-sounding-like-enforcers-of-wokeness/
— National Guard mobilizing up to 1,700 in 19 states amid immigration, crime crackdown
https://nypost.com/2025/08/23/us-news/trump-to-mobilize-national-guard-in-19-states-in-crackdown-on-crime-illegal-immigration/

DAILY WIRE
— Your Child’s School Might Still Be Pushing Transgender Ideology Despite Trump’s Orders. Many schools still allow boys in girls’ bathrooms and to participate in girls’ sports.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/your-childs-school-might-still-be-pushing-transgender-ideology-despite-trumps-orders

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— New York State Claims Right to Give Welfare to Illegal Aliens. States should not get federal money for breaking the law.
https://www.fairus.org/press-release/new-york-state-claims-right-give-welfare-illegal-aliens

NEW AMERICAN
— Is Wokeness Really Dying? Or Is It Just Undergoing a Luciferian Change in Form?
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/is-wokeness-really-dying-or-is-it-just-undergoing-a-luciferian-change-in-form/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Pritzker slams Trump’s threat to target Chicago next: ‘We don’t play those games’
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5467209-jb-pritzker-donald-trump-chicago-crime-crackdown/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat Chicago leaders vehemently oppose Trump cracking down on crime in Chicago. A Chicago pastor says ““Stay out of our city.” Because of crime, I left Chicago in 1971 and my wife and I left Chicago in 1978. While I worked for IRS in Chicago, a) my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in 1971 and b) my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen in Chicago in 1973.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-chicago-likely-next-193746631.html
— Florida puts rainbow crosswalks in the crosshairs, as cities face deadlines to remove them. If you do not promote LGBTQ, Democrat and RINO employers a) will not hire you and b) will get rid of you if you are an employee.
https://apnews.com/article/florida-lgbtq-rainbow-crosswalks-desantis-58b22e99150bc89f91362e0bd99aa52a

NEWSWEEK
— Florida Locals Defy Ron DeSantis By Restoring Pulse Rainbow Crosswalk. If you do not promote LGBTQ, Democrat and RINO employers a) will not hire you and b) will get rid of you if you are an employee.
https://www.newsweek.com/florida-locals-ron-desantis-pulse-rainbow-crosswalk-2117628

MSN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) paint Democrats as having fought against slavery in the Civil War and b) paint Republicans as having fought for slavery in the Civil War. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint today’s Republicans as being yesterday’s Democrats. All my ancestors were Republicans because Republicans fought against slavery.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/here-we-go-again-trump-wants-smithsonian-to-focus-on-americas-brightness-and-hide-the-dark-truth-about-slavery/ar-AA1KT09s

MSNBC
— Trump admin lowers FBI recruitment standards in a deeply ironic twist. The administration is reportedly set to lower its education and training standards for people looking to work for the nation’s top law enforcement agency.
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/trump-patel-fbi-recruitment-standards-lower-rcna226690
— Quigley: FBI’s search of Bolton will have ‘extraordinary chilling effect.’ The adverse actions that my critics/opponents have had their operatives and dupes take against me have had a chilling effect on conservatives in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/watch/fbi-s-search-of-bolton-will-have-extraordinary-chilling-effect-rep-quigley-245600325582

NBC NEWS
— Pulse Memorial’s rainbow crosswalk removed. If you do not promote LGBTQ, Democrat and RINO employers a) will not hire you and b) will get rid of you if you are an employee.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/pulse-memorial-rainbow-crosswalk-removed-orlando-florida-rcna226335

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat and RINO Leaders Decry That Republicans Elect Joe Gruters, a Trump Ally From Florida, to Lead the R.N.C.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/us/politics/rnc-joe-gruters-trump-republicans.html
— According to Democrat and RINO leaders, Trump cannot fire Federal Reserve Governors. According to the judges and justices in Diersen v. GAO, the Democrats who run the federal government can fire federal employees because they are Republican, and especially if they are Republican and White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. And even more especially if they complain about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/us/politics/can-trump-fire-a-fed-governor.html
— Year Will End With 300,000 Fewer Federal Workers. The reduction would be the largest single-year decline in civilian federal employment since World War II. If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, I might still be a GAO employee.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/us/politics/trump-federal-workers.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump nominates his presidential personnel chief Sergio Gor to be U.S. ambassador to India. Gor has hired almost 4,000 people into government roles. My undergraduate major and my MBA area of concentration was personnel management. If I could do it over again, it would have been accounting. I say that because I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt when I was 30 and 32 respectively and I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. But by the time I did the foresaid, the accounting profession deemed me to be far too old to have a successful career in accounting.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/23/sergio-gor-trump-india-ambassador/
— Democrat leaders say that FBI raid on Bolton is part of a Trump revenge campaign. My Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse actions against me a) because I refused to become a Democrat, b) because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and c) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They would not have taken adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. But if I had been any of the aforesaid, I would not have had anything to complain about.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/22/john-bolton-trump-fbi-revenge-search/
— Trump turns $11B in US government funds into a 10% stake in downtrodden Intel. Trump on Friday announced the U.S. government has secured a 10% stake in the struggling Silicon Valley pioneer Intel in a deal completed just a couple weeks after he depicted the company’s CEO as a conflicted leader unfit for the job. Constructively, my Democrat IRS superiors treated me like I was unfit to be a GS-13 and my Democrat GAO superiors treated me like I was unfit to be a GS-14. In my defense, while I worked for IRS, I earned an MBA when I was 27 and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 While I worked for GAO, I earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32, I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48, and I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading when I was 48.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/22/trump-intel-us-equity-stake/1d42ac44-7f8e-11f0-971c-6c8e53bd2f21_story.html
— Trump ever-increasingly fights race based preference giving. My critics/opponents promote race and gender based preference giving, that is, they discriminate against Whites and men.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/08/22/college-grants-hispanic-populations/
— Appeals court rules that the $515 million in fines against Trump were excessive. The adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me because I opposed their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination were excessive. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old, delayed my promotions and never promote me beyond GS-13, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and e) forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. My Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my travel vouchers. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign and disallowed my sick leave requests.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/22/trump-james-fraud-lawsuit-appeal/3bbdbd24-7fa9-11f0-971c-6c8e53bd2f21_story.html
— ‘Stay out of our city’: Chicago officials slam Trump’s threat to target city in next crime crackdown. President Donald Trump says Chicago will likely be the next target of his efforts to address crime, homelessness and illegal immigration. Because of crime, I left Chicago in 1971 and my wife and I left Chicago in 1978. While I worked for IRS in Chicago, a) my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in 1971 and b) my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air was stolen in Chicago in 1973.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/22/trump-crime-crackdown-dc-chicago-new-york/948da974-7f8f-11f0-971c-6c8e53bd2f21_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Test That Rules Chinese Society. The gaokao is China’s college entrance exam, but it shapes the country and its people far beyond the classroom.
https://www.wsj.com/world/china/the-test-that-rules-chinese-society-dd9c8dc7
— The Price of Parenting. My Democrat GAO superiors decried the time and money they needed to raise their children. Their spouses had little or no income.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/the-price-of-parenting-284b505a

POLITICO
— Democrat leaders say that what Texas is doing is gerrymandering.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/23/texas-passes-congressional-map-gerrymander-00519116

DAILY KOS
— For Democrat leaders, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. If my parents had sent me to Crete Elementary instead of Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest, I would not have been able to earn an ACT score of 24, graduate from Crete-Monee High School in the upper 20% of my class, and get accepted by UIC.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/8/22/2339791/-Oklahoma-Imposes-PragerU-Wokeness-Test-on-Teachers-Undermining-Education-and-Democracy

AXIOS
— Sooner or later, all my critics/opponents who falsely claim to be Republican will not only switch parties and become Democrats, they will crow that they have always done everything that they could to destroy Republicans. Far too many get involved in Republican politics to get the Republican Party to strike the following planks from its platform: personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). The more of the aforesaid planks that they reject, the harder that they work against me.
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/23/fbi-probes-trumps-political-enemies

GOOGLE AI
— Ukraine officially declared its independence from the Soviet Union on August 24, 1991, a declaration overwhelmingly supported by a popular referendum on December 1, 1991. This established Ukraine as an independent nation, though it has since faced numerous challenges to its sovereignty, particularly Russian aggression, which escalated into a full-scale invasion in 2022.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Ukraine+independence

August 22, 2025 Evening Edition

August 21, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— CA Legislature approves special election on new congressional map favoring Democrats. California lawmakers passed a legislative package Thursday advancing a partisan redistricting plan aimed at winning Democrats five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 elections. How soon will Pritzker do the same thing for Illinois?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/california-democrats-prepare-pass-redistricting-plan-texas-house-approves-new-maps/17605698/
— Trump administration is reviewing all 55 million foreigners with US visas for any violations
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-administration-is-reviewing-55-million-foreigners-us-visas-any-violations/17608307/
— School district meeting gets heated over debate on transgender Conant High School volleyball player
https://abc7chicago.com/post/school-district-211-meeting-gets-heated-debate-transgender-conant-high-volleyball-player/17608275/

NBC5
— Newsom signs legislation calling special election on redrawn congressional map. How soon will Pritzker do the same thing for Illinois?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/california-congressional-maps/3813201/

WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2025/08/21/what-could-marijuana-drug-reclassification-mean-for-chicago-cannabis-companies

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Newsom signs legislation calling for special election on redrawn congressional map. How soon will Pritzker do the same thing for Illinois?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/21/california-congressional-map-special-election/
— New Illinois law gives media better ability to curb retaliatory lawsuits. I should write about retaliatory acts taken against me since 2000 because I included links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that my critics/opponents do not like.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/21/new-illinois-law-gives-media-better-ability-to-curb-retaliatory-lawsuits/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/08/21/trumps-black-mayors-washington-chicago-johnson-bowser-bass-marc-morial
— Durbin questions Attorney General Pam Bondi about ‘politicized’ firings of immigration judges. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. If I had been any of the aforesaid, I would not have had any basis a) to complain about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination or b) to become an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/08/21/sen-dick-durbin-attorney-general-pam-bondi-politicized-firings-immigration-judges
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2025/08/21/channyn-lynn-parker-lgbtq-gay-advocacy-equality-illinois-brave-space-alliance-chicago

DAILY HERALD
— Appeals court tosses $500 million fine in N.Y. case against Trump, upholds fraud finding
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250821/nation-and-world-politics/appeals-court-tosses-500-million-fine-in-n-y-case-against-trump-upholds-fraud-finding/

CRAINS’CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/equality-illinois-names-channyn-parker-new-ceo

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Federal Reserve official says she won’t be ‘bullied’ by Trump into resigning. My Democrat GAO superiors did far than bully me to force me to take their early retirement “offer” that expired on September 30, 1997 when I was 49 years old. They made it very clear that if I did not take their “offer,” they would demote me, assign me to work for my former subordinates, give me adverse job transfers, give me bad job assignments, give me unfair performance expectations, give me unfair performance appraisals, and even worse things. If had not succumbed to their threats, I would not have been eligible for regular retirement until I was 55 years old in 2003. If GAO had been unionized, I would have sought its protection. But GAO did not unionize until 2007. I should write about the aforesaid. By forcing me to retire, my Democrat GAO superiors flushed down their toilets what I had learned a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year, c) passing the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, d) becoming a licensed CPA, and e) earning master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance. So far, by forcing me to retire, my Democrat GAO superiors have forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $1.9 million in today’s dollars to stop me from coming to work.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/trump-calls-on-federal-reserve-official-to-resign-after-official-accuses-her-of-mortgage-fraud/article_ab0c1b7b-36e6-5dc9-82d2-8428c6b3686e.html

RIVER BENDER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/attorney-general-raoul-petitions-fda-to-remove-burdensome-restrictions-on-mifepristone-85520.cfm

WAND TV
— Newsom signs legislation calling special election on redrawn congressional map. How soon will Pritzker do the same thing for Illinois?
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/california-gov-newsom-signs-legislation-calling-special-election-on-redrawn-congressional-map/article_f5f16b1a-83dc-5d6d-9214-4858e03f4580.html

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1181 into law, clarifying that the protections in the Citizen Participation Act apply to the freedom of the press to opine, report, or investigate matters of public concern. My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. Failing that, they have their operatives and their dupes take adverse actions against me.
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-journalists-gain-new-legal-shield-under-amended-citizen-participation-act

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more crime.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2025-08-20/do-trumps-d-c-moves-echo-an-authoritarian-playbook

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/21/pritzker-signs-law-guaranteeing-public-education-for-illinois-students-regardless-of-immigration-status/

ILLINOIZE
— Darren Bailey “Seriously Considering” Entering Governor’s Race
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/darren-bailey-seriously-considering-gov

CAPITOLFAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-367/
— Democrat leaders promote rule-breaking in schools.
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/21/it%e2%80%99s-now-a-law-5/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker: Fair maps in Illinois would be ‘disarming’ to Democrats
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_4d8c1bbe-9a3a-4849-b950-8067c9874e1c.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illegal immigrant population reached 14 million under Biden in 2023. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3760400/illegal-immigrant-population-reached-14-million-under-biden-in-2023/

NEW YORK POST
— ICE director vows to ‘flood’ Boston with immigration agents after Mayor Michelle Wu refused to end city’s sanctuary laws
https://nypost.com/2025/08/21/us-news/ice-director-vows-to-flood-boston-with-immigration-agents-after-mayor-michelle-wu-refused-to-end-citys-sanctuary-laws/
— The media is all aflutter over socialism — but America isn’t convinced
https://nypost.com/2025/08/21/opinion/media-is-giddy-over-socialism-but-america-isnt-convinced/

AMAC
— Time to Fire Woke Generals and Restore Apolitical Military Leadership
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/time-to-fire-woke-generals-and-restore-apolitical-military-leadership/

BREITBART
— Major Hollywood Democrats to Hold Fundraiser for Republican Senator Susan Collins
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/08/21/susan-collins-will-go-hollywood-at-major-fundraiser-with-democrats/
— Trump on Track to Deport 400,000 Illegals in 2025. An estimated 14 million are in America illegally. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/08/21/new-york-times-trump-on-track-to-deport-400000-illegals-in-2025/

FOX NEWS
— Vance, Hegseth ‘unfazed’ by protesters during trip to thank DC National Guard troops
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377157637112
— Trump’s civil fraud penalty was obviously excessive.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377197144112

FOX NEWS RADIO
— Stop Giving Driver’s Licenses to ILLEGALS
https://radio.foxnews.com/2025/08/20/stop-giving-drivers-licenses-to-illegals/

NEW AMERICAN
— Illinois Mandates “Mental Health” Testing of ALL Children. Children’s minds are now officially in the crosshairs of one of the most out-of-control state governments in America. Under a controversial new measure just signed into law by far-left Governor J.B. Pritzker, government schools in Illinois will begin mandatory “mental health” testing of all students each year, starting in 3rd grade. According to Democrats, if you are not a Democrat, you have mental problems.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/education/illinois-mandates-mental-health-testing-of-all-children/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Illegal immigration hit record in 2023. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5463595-surge-unauthorized-immigrants-biden-era/

REUTERS
— DOJ blocks use of justice grants for legal aid to migrants in US illegally
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/doj-blocks-use-justice-grants-legal-aid-migrants-us-illegally-email-shows-2025-08-21/
— Canada sees rise in US refugee claims, highest since 2019. Trans Americans increasingly seek asylum in Canada. US policies on trans rights cited as asylum motivation. How successful have Democrat leaders been forcing LGBTQ on everyone in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/more-americans-applying-refugee-status-canada-data-shows-2025-08-21/

UPI
— Democrat and RINO leaders crow about their success in flooding America with their illegals. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/08/21/pew-unauthorized-immigration-14-million-2023/6221755788008/

NEWSWEEK
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-immigrant-population-decline-undocumented-peak-data-maps-2116385

ABC NEWS
— Will Pritzker do more cracking and packing and stop Republicans from being elected in all of Illinois’ 17 congressional districts?
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/redistricting-arms-race-states-addition-texas-california-parties/story?id=124855541

NBC NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders crow about their success in flooding America with their illegals. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/immigrant-population-shrinking-trump-administration-rcna225881

CBS NEWS
— Newsom signs California redistricting plan that could tilt 5 House seats toward Democrats. How soon will Pritzker do the same thing for Illinois?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-redistricting-gavin-newsom-vote/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/undocumented-immigrants-left-us-2025-data-estimate/
— Trump hands out burgers and pizza to federal law enforcement amid D.C. police surge
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-patrol-dc-police-national-guard/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders decry Trump success in stopping illegal immigration. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/immigration-decline-united-states-trump.html

WTHI TV
— Lawmakers speak out against illegal immigrants receiving drivers licenses
https://www.wthitv.com/news/lawmakers-speak-out-against-illegal-immigrants-receiving-drivers-licenses/article_5b816e3c-7ea9-472a-adf4-1c1901c04987.html

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Illinois Democrat and RINO leaders destroyed organizations like Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) and TAPROOT Republicans that refused to discriminate against those like me who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. While I was an ICRC officer and a TAPROOT chairman, I was under tremendous pressure to give preference to those who are not the aforesaid. To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.
https://news.bgov.com/litigation/anti-dei-group-loses-bid-to-block-illinois-demographic-data-law

FORBES
— Democrat and RINO leaders crow about their success in flooding America with their illegals. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2025/08/21/texas-is-catching-up-to-california-in-number-of-unauthorized-immigrants-pew-data-shows/

POLITICO
— Supreme Court lets Trump admin cut off health grants it says advance DEI or ‘gender ideology extremism’
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/21/supreme-court-nih-funding-grants-00518782

PEW RESEARCH
— U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Population Reached a Record 14 Million in 2023. Democrat and RINO leaders have flooded Americans with their illegals; Democrat leaders because illegals vote for Democrats and RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2025/08/21/u-s-unauthorized-immigrant-population-reached-a-record-14-million-in-2023/
— What the data says about immigrants in the U.S. Democrat and RINO leaders have flooded Americans with their illegals; Democrat leaders because illegals vote for Democrats and RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/08/21/key-findings-about-us-immigrants/

PBS
— Democrat and RINO leaders crow about their success in flooding America with their illegals. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/illegal-immigration-hit-record-of-14-million-in-2023-pew-report-finds

AXIOS
— Democrat and RINO leaders crow about their success in flooding America with their illegals. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, they would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, my wages would have been lower.
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/21/california-texas-states-unauthorized-immigrant-pew

ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION
— Do not anticipate/expect that any of the speakers or sponsors at ONA’s upcoming annual conference will be conservative or Republican.
https://ona25.journalists.org/about/

August 21, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Texas House approves redrawn congressional maps sought by Trump ahead of 2026 elections. Will this prompt Pritzker to redraw Illinois congressional maps so that absolutely no Republican candidates can win in Illinois? How badly has Pritzker gerrymandered your congressional district? I should write about Pritzker’s 3rd Congressional District that I live in. Pritzker is an expert at cracking and packing.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/20/texas-house-approves-redrawn-maps/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/08/20/cash-assistance-gender-domestic-violence-net-ameya-pawar-amanda-pyron

DAILY HERALD
— Marter slams mail-in voting as ‘a scam.’ Democrats run elections in America. Democrats run the postal service in America. Democrats hate Republicans. Why do hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters promote mail-in voting so strongly?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250820/us-congress-politics/gop-house-hopeful-marter-slams-mail-in-voting-as-a-scam/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Judge tosses Trump-era challenge to Illinois E-Verify law. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/law/illinois-wins-fight-over-trump-e-verify-challenge

ABC7
— Pritzker says he supports independently drawn legislative maps if done on national basis
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-says-he-supports-independently-drawn-legislative-maps-done-national-basis/17598750/
— Newly installed U.S. attorney in the Northern District of Illinois encourages former federal prosecutors to apply. For course, after my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, they never encouraged me to apply. For them, GAO exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicagos-legal-community-buzzing-us-attorney-northern-district-illinois-andrew-boutros-recruiting-mail/17600171/

NBC5
— New college program allows Illinois students to apply with only a GPA. One reason why UIC admitted me in 1966 was that my ACT score of 24.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/top-videos-home/new-college-program-allows-illinois-students-to-apply-with-only-a-gpa/3812390/

WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government
https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/20/illinois-snap-education-program-end-amid-federal-funding-cuts-how-could-impact-local
— CTU President Rejects Pritzker’s Assertion No More Money to Be Found in Springfield for Schools. During the 1950s and 1960s, Crete-Monee School District 201-U did not spend anything to give my brother and I grade school educations because my parents sent us to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools in Crete and Park Forest. For me, 1953-1962, and for my brother, 1958-1968.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/20/ctu-president-rejects-pritzker-s-assertion-no-more-money-be-found-springfield-schools

SAUK VALLEY
— State Rep. Brad Fritts, R-Dixon, has withdrawn his Sauk Valley Chamber of Commerce membership after the organization published a DEI statement on its website and removed the word “God” from a prayer at a recent scholarship fundraiser that it hosted.
https://www.shawlocal.com/sauk-valley/2025/08/21/state-rep-nixes-sauk-valley-chamber-membership-over-prayer-wording-at-fundraiser-dei-statement-on-its-website/

HERALD NEWS
— Will County Board member accused of illegally accessing fellow board member’s emails
https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2025/08/20/will-county-board-member-accused-of-illegally-accessing-fellow-board-members-emails/

SOUTHERN
— Democrat leaders have their protesters heckle Vance, Hegseth at photo op to thank National Guard troops in DC.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/08/20/protesters-heckle-vance-hegseth-miller-as-they-get-photo-op-with-dc-national-guard/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Mail-in voting ban could affect 1/3 of voters in Tazewell County. Democrats run elections in America. Democrats run the postal service in America. Democrats hate Republicans. Why do hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters promote mail-in voting so strongly?
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/illinois-voting-machine-restrictions/

WSIU
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot
https://www.wsiu.org/siu/2025-08-20/2025-hemp-cannabis-symposium-at-siu-to-focus-on-agronomy

ILLINOIS PUBLIC MEDIA
— Your food probably traveled a long way before reaching the grocery store.
https://will.illinois.edu/217today/episode/217-today-your-food-probably-traveled-a-long-way-before-reaching-the-grocery-store-heres-why

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly reject federal law
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/08/21/illinois-to-bondi-sanctuary-status-stands-firm-00517387

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-573/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-366/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CHANGE ILLINOIS
— Long-time redistricting reform advocates raise concerns about the new “fair maps” ballot question.
https://www.changeil.org/2025/08/long-time-redistricting-reform-advocates-raise-concerns-about-the-new-fair-maps-ballot-question/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker defends mental health mandate, rejects parental consent plan. According to Democrats, if you are not a Democrat, you have mental problems.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_6fd339b5-6d3a-4ff1-9288-cffd18017e8b.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s right: America should end mail-in voting. It’s a stupid practice rife with fraud potential.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/20/trumps-right-america-end-mail-voting/
— Blue state tax hikes drive residents out. Democrats double down on taxing the wealthy while red states like Texas and Florida reap the rewards of migration.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/20/blue-state-tax-hikes-drive-residents/
— Little of DOGE’s work likely to survive
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/20/little-doges-work-likely-survive/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump isn’t trying to ‘erase history’ at Smithsonian — he’s reversing a destructive woke takeover
https://nypost.com/2025/08/20/opinion/trump-isnt-trying-to-erase-history-at-smithsonian-hes-reversing-a-destructive-woke-takeover/

BREITBART
— State Department employee fired after questioning talking points on Israel and Gaza. My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career, took many adverse actions against me, and forced me to retire early because I questioned their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/state-department-employee-fired-after-questioning-talking-points-on-israel-and-gaza/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Immigration Court No-Shows Increase as Backlog Falls and Asylum Denials Rise
https://cis.org/Arthur/Immigration-Court-NoShows-Increase-Backlog-Falls-and-Asylum-Denials-Rise

FOX NEWS
— It would be wonderful to get Chicago Democrats on board in the migrant crime crackdown
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377161503112
— Sanctuary cities defy Bondi’s deadline to cooperate
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sanctuary-cities-defy-bondis-deadline-cooperate-no-intention-changing
— ICE unveils plans for new detention facilities across the US
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377144130112

NRCC
— Illegals get handouts, cops get demonized, and Americans foot the bill
https://www.nrcc.org/2025/08/20/illegals-get-handouts-cops-get-demonized-and-americans-foot-the-bill-under-harder/

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Pritzker Accused of Betraying Citizens by Signing Bill to Give Illegals a Big Handout
https://www.westernjournal.com/illinois-gov-j-b-pritzker-accused-betraying-citizens-signing-bill-give-illegals-big-handout/
— Target CEO Who Steered Struggling Retail Giant Into Wokeness to Step Down
https://www.westernjournal.com/target-ceo-steered-struggling-retail-giant-wokeness-step-company-lost-grip/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CNN
— Democrats go ‘Trump Lite’ in latest plan to save democracy. Not in Illinois.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/21/politics/newsom-obama-trump-texas-california-redistricting-analysis

NBC NEWS
— Japanese American groups blast use of Fort Bliss, former internment camp site, as ICE detention center
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/fort-bliss-japanese-americans-internment-camp-immigrant-detention-rcna226044

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis. The party is bleeding support beyond the ballot box.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/politics/democratic-party-voter-registration-crisis.html
— The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/donald-trump-approval-rating-polls.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly encourage children to be sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/politics/trump-transgender-children-care-subpoena.html
— He Tried to Endorse From the Pulpit. He Wound Up Without a Church. In 1961, if the pastor of the Missouri Synod Trinity Lutheran Church in Crete had taken a calling from a Wisconsin Synod church instead of splitting Trinity and switching it to the Wisconsin Synod, my entire post-1961 life would have been dramatically different. In 1961, to stay with the Missouri Synod, when I was in eight grade and my brother was in second grade, my parents transferred to Hope Lutheran Church in Park Forest and transferred my brother and I to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest. SEE: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22trinity+lutheran+church%22+crete+1961+missouri+wisconsin+synod
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/us/politics/church-endorsements-irs-kenosha.html
— Trump demanded on Wednesday that a Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook resign. My Democrat GAO superiors deliberately misled me to believe that they were going to let me work for GAO until I was eligible for regular retirement when I would be 55 in 2003. But in September of 1997, when I was 49 years old, they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” that expired on September 30, 1997. I should write about that. Their forcing me to retire early has had a tremendous negative impact on me.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08/20/us/trump-news
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise foreign students.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/trump-visa-vetting-international-students.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal drugs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/opinion/trump-cartel-mexico-fentanyl.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly infiltrate, invade, infest, and conquer churches.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/opinion/irs-church-free-speech.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump says Smithsonian is too focused on slavery. Democrats fought the Civil War against Republicans to preserve slavery. Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrat leaders have tried to a) paint Democrats as having been the Union Army and b) to paint Republicans as having been the Confederate Army.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/art/2025/08/20/trump-smithsonian-slavery-historians/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly encourage children to be sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/08/18/she-spoke-up-for-trans-rights-at-8-now-her-family-is-leaving-texas/85454513007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/08/17/gay-marriage-supreme-court-lgbtq-rights/85666114007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote mail-in voting.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/19/trump-mail-in-voting/85725029007/

COURIER & PRESS
— Vanderburgh GOP leaders install supporters ahead of crucial Saturday election. Anti-conservative RINOs succeeded in getting someone to run against me for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000, but not since then. I should write about anti-conservative RINOs. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. I would focus on the aforesaid who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/28/vanderburgh-gop-leaders-install-supporters-ahead-of-crucial-saturday-election/80497015007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Send Harvard’s Chinese Students Home. It makes no sense for the U.S. to be educating the scientific and leadership class of a future adversary.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/send-harvards-chinese-students-home-national-security-risk-research-2e43313d
— Surrogacy is typically the most expensive path to parenthood. My Democrat GAO superiors viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF. I should write about my Democrat GAO superiors.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/surrogacy-cost-parenting-eb87c3b3

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Trump Administration Loses Bid to Block Illinois E-Verify Law. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/trump-administration-loses-bid-to-block-illinois-e-verify-law

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— IRS flouted procedures when terminating employees. My Democrat GAO superiors did far more than just flout regulations when they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They flushed my Civil Service protections down their toilets. My critics/opponents stand with my Democrat GAO superiors. My critics/opponents are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-flouted-procedures-when-terminating-probationary-employees

FIVE THIRTY EIGHT
— Opposition Research Far too many who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and read my newsletters for opposition research. I should write about them. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. I would focus on the aforesaid who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/an-introduction-to-the-dark-arts-of-opposition-research/

PEW RESEARCH
— How Americans View Journalists in the Digital Age. According to my liberal and moderate critics/opponents, I am not a journalist because I am a conservative. According to my Democrat and RINO critics/opponents, I am not a journalist because I am a Republican. They stress a) that none of my four college degrees, six professional certifications, and professional license are in journalism, b) that I have never been paid for what I have done as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, c) that I send my newsletters out free of charge and without any advertising or donation requests. They ignore/dismiss/belittle/badmouth a) that my newsletters have included links to more than 520,000 articles since 2004, b) that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year, c) that much of what I did for GAO is very similar to what journalists do, d) that my professional certifications are in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and e) that I became a licensed CPA in 1981. I should write about the following who not only treat me like I am not a journalist, but who do everything that the can to stop me from sending out newsletters and to stop everyone from reading my newsletters: past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. The aforesaid have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or 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 d) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on the aforesaid who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on the aforesaid who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2025/08/20/how-americans-view-journalists-in-the-digital-age/

August 18, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Illinois and Texas Democrat leaders glorify and praise each other.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/texas-democrats-illinois-arrive-ohare-airport-chicago-go-home/17575353/
— The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-religious. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get religious leaders to do their bidding.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/texas-house-democrats-illinois-protesting-redistricting-visit-chicagos-saint-sabina-church-prepare-travel-home-week/17569909/

NBC5
— Trump halts visas for people from Gaza
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-administration-halts-visas-gaza/3810913/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more poverty and crime.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/17/column-washington-dc-national-guard-makes-things-worse-page/
— The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-religious. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get religious leaders to do their bidding.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/17/texas-rep-james-talarico-sermon-south-side/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. To push pot is to push destruction.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/marijuana/2025/08/17/marijuana-reclassification-would-sprout-many-benefits-for-businesses-industry-leaders-say
— For Democrat educators, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/08/17/sustainable-community-schools-cps-trump-black-brown-communities-stacy-davis-gates

RIVER CITY READER
— Illinois GOP Split on Whether to Appease Teachers Unions; Dems Expect to be the Cui That Bonos in Next Race
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/illinois-gop-split-whether-appease-teachers-unions-dems-expect-be-cui-bonos-next-race

WMBD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their protests against Trump.
https://wmbdradio.com/2025/08/16/over-300-protests-held-saturday-against-trump-redistricting-push/

TRI STATE PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their protests against Trump.
https://www.tspr.org/2025-08-17/with-more-national-guard-troops-on-the-way-to-d-c-hundreds-march-in-protest

WSIL TV
— Six generations gather in Marion for a rare family reunion. All my ancestors were Missouri Synod Lutherans. Their big family reunions on both sides of my family ended in the 1960s because of a religious split. About half of them left the Missouri Synod for the Wisconsin Synod starting in 1961 when I was in eighth grade.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/illinois/six-generations-gather-in-marion-for-a-rare-family-reunion/article_1302d801-6ba9-47f7-9fd1-698a974cfd12.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Illinois and Texas Democrat leaders glorify and praise each other
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/08/18/the-hot-commodity-in-illinois-texans-00513312
— Which Congressional District do you live in? Who is your Republican State Central Committee member? Is he/she running again?
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/08/18/the-hot-commodity-in-illinois-texans-00513312
(FROM THE ARTICLE: — Kevin Lamm is running for the State Central Committee in the 16th District, and he’s been endorsed by Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara and state Rep. Dave Vella, among others. He talked to WGLT’s Ben Howell about his campaign.)
— While I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, the organization encouraged Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/08/18/the-hot-commodity-in-illinois-texans-00513312
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sept. 9: The Edgar Fellows Chicago Dinner takes place.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-570/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Primary Election Candidate Preview
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/08/17/primary-election-candidate-preview/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois takes over health insurance marketplace in 2026 amid skepticism
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_aa4fc075-0fe6-4b68-b8f3-b18278a1f627.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Chicago Expands Parental Replacement Centers Disguised as “Schools”
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/chicago-expands-parental-replacement-centers-disguised-as-schools/

BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Mentally Disordered IL Dems Force All Schools to “Screen” Kids’ Mental Health
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2025/08/14/mentally-disordered-il-dems-force-all-schools-to-screen-kids-mental-health

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats push ‘free stuff’ agenda as welfare dependency and mass immigration threaten America. Decades-old strategy pushes U.S. to the brink.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/17/democrats-push-free-stuff-agenda-welfare-dependency-mass-immigration/
— Big cities are the face of the Democratic Party. Trump can make America safe again.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/17/big-cities-face-democratic-party/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Democrats Support the New Slavery. Illegal immigration is a horror show of exploitation and human misery. Yes, but RINOs are just as bad.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/democrats-support-the-new-slavery/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Hundreds of white karens protest against Trump’s crime crackdown in Washington, D.C.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/08/hundreds_of_white_karens_protest_against_trump_s_crime_crackdown_in_washington_d_c.html

BREITBART
— Migrant Detention Center Opening in Texas Will Be Largest in History
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/08/17/video-migrant-detention-center-opening-in-texas-will-be-largest-in-history/

COLLEGE FIX
— University of Michigan Law Review sued for discrimination against white men. My critics/opponents use Affirmative Action and DEI to discriminate against White men like me who are conservative, Republican, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write about my critics/opponents. They rudely ended my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee in 2024. They rudely ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021. They rudely gerrymandered my precinct in 2015. They rudely ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012. They rudely ended my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004. They rudely ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007. They almost got ICRC to rudely censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006. They rudely ended my bid to serve as the MTRO Treasurer in 2004.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/corrupt-and-illegal-umich-law-review-sued-for-alleged-discrimination-against-white-men/

DAILY CALLER
— Woke Banks Are Cancelling Americans – Here Is How They Should Fight Back
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/17/opinion-woke-banks-are-cancelling-americans-here-is-how-everyday-americans-should-fight-back-bob-rubin/

FOX NEWS
— Newsom lashes out at universities for agreeing to ‘sell their soul’ to Trump for federal funding
https://www.foxnews.com/media/newsom-lashes-out-universities-agreeing-sell-soul-trump-federal-funding
— Democrats ‘wielded the deep state’ to ‘undermine’ Trump. Democrats run the federal government. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. Democrats exist to destroy Republicans.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377021366112
— How many in America are loyal to Taylor Swift before anyone else? What does Swift think of those who share your demographics?
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-fbi-director-james-comey-confesses-hes-swiftie-new-anti-trump-video-message
— Far Left media calling Trump-Putin summit a ‘disaster’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377020886112

NEWS BUSTERS
— Legacy Newscasts OMIT Illegal Alien Trucker Causing Deadly Crash in FL
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jorge-bonilla/2025/08/17/legacy-newscasts-omit-illegal-alien-trucker-causing-deadly-crash

TOWNHALL
— Newsom is running for President. We get it. No doubt about it.
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2025/08/18/newsom-mandering-faces-major-headwinds-n2661956
— Don’t Do the Democrats’ Dirty Work. Politics is nasty/vicious. My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work. I should write about them. They rudely ended my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee in 2024. They rudely ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021. They rudely gerrymandered my precinct in 2015. They rudely ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012. They rudely ended my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004. They rudely ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007. They almost got ICRC to rudely censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006. They rudely ended my bid to serve as the MTRO Treasurer in 2004.
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2025/08/18/dont-do-the-democrats-dirty-work-n2661945

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CNN
— Trump tells Zelensky to give up Crimea and agree to never join NATO. One could argue that America exists to stop foreign countries from invading each other. But why does America alone have to have that role? Far too many foreign countries want to invade each other.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-ukraine-zelensky-russia-putin-08-18-25

UPI
— Trump declares that Kyiv would not be regaining Moscow-annexed Crimea, nor would it be allowed to join NATO. One could argue that America exists to stop foreign countries from invading each other. But why does America alone have to have that role? Far too many foreign countries want to invade each other.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/08/18/Trump-Ukraine-Crimea-NATO/8291755485345/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Is Pushing India Back Toward China. In WWIII, which countries will side with America? How many millions are in America who continue to side with their motherland? I am 100% German American. I am proud to say that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/world/asia/india-china-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. ready to give Ukraine security guarantees when Trump meets Zelensky. One could argue that America exists to stop foreign countries from invading each other. But why does America alone have to have that role? Far too many foreign countries want to invade each other.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/17/trump-zelensky-meeting-europe/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Far too many foreign countries want to invade each other.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/17/dc-arrests-violent-takedown-immigration/
— Eligible for asylum in Canada, stuck in ICE detention.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/18/canada-afghan-migrants-ice-detention/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Black mayors of cities claim that crime is down.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-08-17/black-mayors-of-cities-trump-decries-as-lawless-tout-significant-declines-in-violent-crimes

USA TODAY
— Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with their motherlands against America. I am proud to say that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/17/oklahoma-requires-blue-state-teachers-america-first-curriculum/85510568007/
— Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RIO leaders destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/08/17/gay-marriage-supreme-court-lgbtq-rights/85666114007/
— 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.usatoday.com/story/news/local/palm-springs/2025/01/22/dei-meaning-dei-candidate-meaning-what-is-dei-hire-dei-hire-meaning-trump-executive-orders-ca/77879316007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2019/02/26/workplace-diversity-should-list-minority-status-job-application/2950883002/
— Cities hope to attract more police officers by cutting education requirements. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly lowered their hiring, retention, and promotion requirements to hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless a) my job-related bachelor’s degree, b) my three job-related master’s degrees, c) my six job-related professional certifications, and d) my job related professional license.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/08/10/police-jobs-college-requirements/85324780007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: $50,000 Signing Bonus, No Age Caps: The Blitz to Hire ICE Officers. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. I qualified myself for my Post Office job by passing the postal employment examination and earning a high school diploma. I qualified myself for my IRS job by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earning a bachelor’s degree in management. I qualified myself for my GAO job by working for IRS for almost 9 years, earning an MBA, passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, and almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/ice-recruitment-tactics-trump-d4bc32cf
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/50-000-signing-bonus-no-age-caps-the-blitz-to-hire-ice-officers/ar-AA1KFxxg
— How Rich Are the 1% of ‘The Gilded Age’ in 2025? How much is $300,000 really worth in 1883 New York?
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/television/the-gilded-age-rich-prices-today-2025-2c8f3b38

BLOOMBERG
— Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/eeoc-commissioners-urge-caution-care-for-employers-dei-programs

FORTUNE
— Trump’s education reform hasn’t touched ‘affirmative action for the rich’: legacy admissions. What about legacy admissions when alumni are minority, female, LGBTQ, non-rich, and/or members of other marginalized/oppressed groups?
https://fortune.com/2025/08/18/what-is-legacy-admissions-affirmative-action-for-the-rich-trump/

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://hbr.org/2013/06/is-your-firm-really-an-equal-o

SUSAN S. LEWIS, CPA
— How to Avoid the Illinois Estate Tax
https://www.lewis.cpa/blog/how-to-avoid-illinois-estate-tax
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While the government discusses the bill that will raise the estate tax exemption to $8 million, the Illinois estate tax, with rates up to 16 percent, still impacts estates that exceed the threshold of $4 million as of 2025. Effective estate planning can potentially lower the estate’s taxable burden and maximize the assets passed on to intended beneficiaries. It’s also important to consider the implications of federal estate taxes alongside the state tax. At Lewis.cpa, our experienced team can provide tailored advice and assistance with estate and trust tax preparation services to help you achieve your estate planning goals. Contact us if you want to know how to avoid the Illinois estate tax in your case. What Is the Illinois Estate Tax Rate? As of 2025, the Illinois estate tax applies to estates with values exceeding the $4 million exemption. The tax is assessed on a graduated scale, with rates escalating to 16 percent. The estate’s value over the exemption amount determines the precise estate tax liability using the most current tax rate table. Understanding these rates is essential for strategic estate planning, which can impact the structure of an estate and the amount of tax levied. For meticulous planning and execution, we recommend seeking the expertise of a tax professional or estate planning specialist who is up-to-date with the latest tax laws and rates. . .Please note that the marginal rates are applied incrementally, not to the entire estate’s value over the exemption amount. For instance, an estate valued at $5 million would not incur a flat 16 percent on the taxable amount. Instead, it would be taxed at varying rates according to each estate portion within the specified tax brackets.)

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Democrat educators use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not admit Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican students.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/08/18/federal-district-judge-rules-against-trumps-anti-dei-orders

JD SUPRA
— 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/trump-revokes-executive-order-11246-8672003/

ATLANTIC
— According to my critics/opponents, a) those who share their demographics advance because of meritocracy and b) those who advance who do not share their demographics advance because they benefit from discrimination. My critics/opponents negatively stress that I am White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/12/meritocracy-college-admissions-social-economic-segregation/680392/

POLITICO
— The tech company stocking up on Democrats as Silicon Valley turns right. 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.politico.com/news/2025/08/17/sam-altman-chatgpt-california-00449492

AXIOS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/08/17/trump-dc-takeover-protests-lawsuits
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/8/6/2337083/-Are-you-an-old-uneducated-racist-Join-the-ICE-gestapo-today
— Zelensky responds to Trump comments: “Russia must end” war it started. One could argue that America exists to stop foreign countries from invading each other. But why does America alone have to have that role? Far too many foreign countries want to invade each other.
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/18/trump-russia-ukraine-zelensky-european-leaders-summit
— 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.axios.com/2025/01/23/trump-equal-employment-executive-order
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/22/trump-dei-lbj-rollback

SALON
— 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.salon.com/2025/02/19/reverses-decades-of-civil-rights-advances/

GOOGLE AI
— Assessing reporter credibility. I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Reporter since 2000. My critics/opponents have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my credibility. My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or 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 d) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000. Better yet, I should sue them.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Assessing+reporter+credibility

August 17, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote their protests against Trump.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/texas-house-democrats-fled-illinois-join-millennium-park-rally-downtown-chicago-protest-republican-redistricting/17559271/

WGN9
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote their protests against Trump.
https://wgntv.com/news/texas-democrats-declare-victory-in-redistricting-battle-at-chicago-rally-against-trump-administration/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUiZMDZ0AtY

FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote their protests against Trump.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1692602

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote their protests against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/16/redistricting-protest/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote their protests against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2025/08/16/texas-democrats-join-chicago-anti-trump-protest

WGN9
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote their protests against Trump.
https://wgntv.com/news/texas-democrats-declare-victory-in-redistricting-battle-at-chicago-rally-against-trump-administration/

WBEZ
— A first-generation college student shares her journey to campus. I was a first-generation college student. My critics/opponents have always held that against me. I should write about my critics/opponents. I could focus on those whose parents had the most education.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/08/15/first-generation-college-student-northern-illinois-first-in-family

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— It’s not much of a party if there’s only one ruling political party. More than anything else, my critics/opponents blame today’s Illinois GOP problems on Jim Ryan’s loss to Blagojevich in 2002. They blame TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois support for Pat O’Malley in the 2002 GOP Illinois gubernatorial primary for Ryan’s loss to Blagojevich. They blame my serving as a TAPROOT leader in 2002 and they blame my serving as O’Malley’s Milton Township campaign coordinator in 2002.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-its-not-much-of-a-party-if-theres-only-one-ruling-political-party/article_c762518b-3b3e-4218-a1d6-912a1f0eb702.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Whatever happens on the GOP side doesn’t really matter. Illinois is solidly Democratic statewide. That reality has driven credible Republicans to the sidelines, leaving ballot spots to be filled by wannabes who range from unprepared dreamers to outright nuts. Republicans bear most of the responsibility for their current state of affairs. In 1994, when Republican Gov. Jim Edgar ran the state, every statewide office was held by a Republican. Corruption under Edgar’s successor — Gov. George Ryan — laid the groundwork for GOP doom. (Ironically, Ryan’s Democratic successor, Rod Blagojevich, was equally corrupt, but his sickening tenure didn’t hurt his party at all. Neither will that of soon-to-be-federal-prison-inmate Michael Madigan, the longtime Democratic speaker of the Illinois House.) Ryan’s corruption was exacerbated by rancor within GOP ranks — so-called real Republicans condemning evil RINOs — Republicans In Name Only. The fight over who is pure and who gets to decide who is pure has been politically poisonous. As a consequence, the GOP is going nowhere. Making matters even worse, GOP decline combined with ruthless Democratic gerrymandering of state and federal legislative districts has made Illinois a one-party state. The Ds don’t mind that because it serves their political self-interest. But Paul Vallas, a Democrat who has run unsuccessfully for governor and mayor of Chicago, argues that “one-party dominance imposed and perpetuated through aggressive (legislative) map manipulation” is bad both for the party and the public. He said cemented Democratic majorities “reward identity politics and stifle dissenting voices.” As a result of that “unchecked power,” Illinois’ political environment has “moved further left all the time,” in a way that favors “government expansion over economic growth.” He said lack of competition between parties has left the ruling party unaccountable for policy choices that have had bad results. They include stagnating job growth, out-migration from Illinois by higher-income earners looking for a better life elsewhere, and “dozens of tax and fee increases” since 2019 that generated billions in new revenue but did little to solve the state’s financial woes. Not enough people realize it, but Illinois is a mess that will only get messier absent changes as seismic as they are unlikely.)

SHAW LOCAL
— To get more votes from women, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for all the problems that women have.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/08/16/trump-impact-on-womens-health-examined-by-joliet-panel/

25 NEWS NOW
— DOJ demands sensitive Illinois voter registration data
https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/08/17/doj-demands-sensitive-illinois-voter-registration-data/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— Obama is the New Nixon
https://johnkassnews.com/russia-hoax-reveals-obama-as-more-devious-than-nixon/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Kane County Republican Party “Coup Attempt” of August 5
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/08/16/kane-county-republican-troubles/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

NEW YORK POST
— Keep racial lunacy out of air traffic control before more planes crash. To hire, retain, and promote more young Democrat minorities and more young Democrat females, my Democrat superiors in the federal government ever-increasingly lowered hiring, retention, and promotion standards. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my three job-related masters degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license. I should write about that.
https://nypost.com/2025/08/16/opinion/pete-buttigieg-let-dei-cloud-air-traffic-control-decisions/
— Pritzker recently signed a bill to compel all Illinois schools to offer students mental-health screenings. Pritzker proclaimed the new law “is a national first worth celebrating.” But his Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative is far likelier to produce more jobs for therapists than better health for pupils. Academic achievement levels in Illinois schools have sharply declined in recent years, but that’s not stopping politicians from further intruding into students’ lives and minds. According to Democrats, if you are not a Democrat, you have mental problems.
https://nypost.com/2025/08/16/opinion/jb-pritzkers-school-screening-law-mandates-more-mental-illness-and-your-state-could-be-next-parents/

FOX NEWS
— Turley: Illinois should have been ‘last on the list’ for ‘fugitive’ Democrats
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377001642112
— Interior Department adopts no-tolerance policy for homeless encampments in Washington, DC. White House says those in encampments must accept shelter treatment or face jail time. Where are the homeless encampments in your county, township, and municipality? Where are your Democrat leaders going to set up new ones?
https://www.foxnews.com/us/interior-department-adopts-no-tolerance-policy-homeless-encampments-washington-dc
— Hundreds arrested as Trump’s Washington, DC, crime crackdown hits full stride
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hundreds-arrested-as-trumps-washington-dc-crime-crackdown-hits-full-stride

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— LARRY ELDER: Gerrymandering: Obama Vs. Obama
https://ijr.com/larry-elder-gerrymandering-obama-vs-obama/

NEWSMAX
— D.C. Police to Notify ICE When They Encounter Illegal Aliens
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/dc-police-illegal/2025/08/16/id/1222768/

TOWNHALL
— Some Simple Truths About Slavery
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2025/08/17/some-simple-truths-about-slavery-n2661936

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Obama Rails Against Texas Redistricting, But Just Look What Jumpstarted His Entire Career
https://www.westernjournal.com/larry-elder-gerrymandering-obama-vs-obama/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS NEWS
— Trump administration to more heavily scrutinize “good moral character” requirement for U.S. citizenship. What percent of illegals committed crimes in their motherland?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-uscis-ctizenship-good-moral-character-scrutinize/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— For Democrat leaders, gerrymandering is their key to winning elections. How strongly have Democrat leaders gerrymandered the political jurisdictions that you live in?
https://apnews.com/article/trump-democrats-redistricting-texas-california-newsom-9422a8300f5bcc2aa587bcb3811a1479

REUTERS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote their protests against Trump.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/over-300-protests-held-saturday-against-trump-redistricting-push-2025-08-17/

NEWSWEEK
— Democrats and RINOs love it when Trump does anti-conservative things.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-approval-rating-conservatives-poll-2109635

NEW YORK TIMES
— Three Republican-Led States to Send Troops to Expand Guard’s Presence in D.C.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08/16/us/trump-dc-news
— The mainstream news media exists to destroy Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/insider/white-house-correspondent.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/opinion/trump-manhattan-project.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/us/politics/trump-washington-crime.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote their protests against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/us/politics/texas-democrats-redistricting-protests.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/us/politics/washington-dc-national-guard-protest.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more crime.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/opinion/criminal-fights-crime.html
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010343087/trumps-political-theater-wont-save-dc.html
— To get more votes from women, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy men.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/opinion/men-boys-crisis-progressive-era.html
— Democrats push pot, therefore, Democrats push addiction.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/opinion/non-sober-addiction-recovery.html

USA TODAY
— Trump is right about homeless camps: Make them move out, IMMEDIATELY. Where are the homeless encampments in your county, township, and municipality? Where are your Democrat leaders going to set up new ones?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/08/15/trump-homeless-encampments-dc-oregon-public-safety/85629433007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote crime.
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/politics/2025/08/16/protester-trumps-dc-seizure-photos/85693469007/

ACCOUNTING PROFESSION
— Can the lack of accountants be understood & fixed? The accounting profession had no use for me because I was “too old.” I did not start taking graduate accounting courses until I was 27. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, but not until I was 30. I earned a master’s degree in accounting, but not until I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, but not until I was 32. I became licensed CPA, but not until I was 32. Further, because of my bad demographics, I could not help the accounting profession meet its Affirmative Action quotas, targets, and goals.
https://accountingprofessor.org/is-there-a-lack-of-accountantsif-so-why-does-this-occur-and-can-it-be-fixed/

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Fast-track removal of federal employees for ‘suitability’ reasons. Democrats run the federal government. According to my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates, because I have always been a Republican, I have never been suitable to be a federal employee. All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, 9 years for IRS, and 3 years for the Post Office, they did everything that they could to remove me. The following frustrated their efforts: a) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees, b) I earned six job-related professional certifications, and c) I earned a job-related professional license.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2025/06/opm-seeks-fast-track-removal-of-federal-employees-for-suitability-reasons-in-proposed-rule/

AFGE
— White House’s New Hiring, Firing Plans Aim at Creating Subservient Federal Workforce Loyal to Trump, Not Constitution. Democrats run the federal government. According to my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates, because I have always been a Republican, I have never been suitable to be a federal employee. All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, 9 years for IRS, and 3 years for the Post Office, they did everything that they could to fire me. The following frustrated their efforts: a) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees, b) I earned six job-related professional certifications, and c) I earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.afge.org/article/white-houses-new-hiring-firing-plans-aim-at-creating-subservient-federal-workforce-loyal-to-trump-not-constitution/

BRITANNICA
— Equal opportunity. My critics/opponents oppose equal opportunity. According to my critics/opponents, all the problems of those who are non-conservative, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time are caused by those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/equal-opportunity

PHYSCHOLOGY TODAY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all the problems that those who are the following have: non-conservative, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-race-to-good-health/202508/beyond-the-backpack-cultivating-belonging-and-mental-health

ECONOMIC TIMES
— PM Modi says India will not tolerate illegal immigration, announces high-power demography mission. What percent of those who come to America are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-rich people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time?
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/pm-modi-says-india-will-not-tolerate-illegal-immigration-announces-high-power-demography-initiative/articleshow/123316314.cms

August 16, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson seeing low (26%) approval rating in new poll. This is significant because the mainstream news media does everything that it can to drive up his approval rating.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-sees-low-approval-ratings-poll-university-mansueto-institute-urban-innovation/17550271/

WTTW
— Unions Rally at Jesse Brown VA Facility, Demand Trump Administration Restores Collective Bargaining Rights. The Democrats who ran GAO forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had unionized earlier, I might still be a GAO employee.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/15/unions-rally-jesse-brown-va-facility-demand-trump-administration-restores-collective

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump’s tax law could cause Medicare cuts if Congress doesn’t act. I have been paying into Medicare since I was 35 years old in 1983.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/15/trump-tax-law-could-cause-medicare-cuts-if-congress-doesnt-act-cbo-says/
— FRONT PAGE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly defend their gerrymandering.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/15/texas-democrats-in-illinois/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/15/rental-assistance-program-restarts/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/16/illinois-snap-education-program-eliminated/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/15/ice-nyc-trump-immigration-crackdown/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/15/venezuela-brothers-donated-kidney/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Republican discord over Illinois Education Association support
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/08/15/republican-illinois-education-association-mccombie-curran-devore-rich-miller

DAILY HERALD
— Joining the fray: Candidates for governor, Senate lead GOP surge for state offices.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250816/news/joining-the-fray-candidates-for-governor-senate-lead-gop-surge-for-state-offices/
— DOJ demands Illinois hand over complete voter database, including sensitive redacted information
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250815/illinois/doj-demands-illinois-hand-over-complete-voter-database-including-sensitive-redacted-information/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Pritzker signs bill raising age for senior road tests
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250815/transportation/pritzker-signs-bill-raising-age-for-senior-road-tests/
— Former Kane County coroner Rob Russell announces bid for sheriff
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250815/local-politics/former-kane-county-coroner-rob-russell-announces-bid-for-sheriff/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot. To push pot is to push destruction.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250815/news/its-something-thats-here-now-once-banned-second-pot-shop-takes-root-in-arlington-heights/

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/15/trump-approval-rating-in-illinois-how-does-trump-approval-compare-to-previous-presidents/85676534007/

STATELINE
— Pritzker signed a new law Friday that guarantees undocumented students in Illinois have access to student financial aid.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/gov-pritzker-signs-illinois-law-granting-financial-aid-access-to-undocumented-students/

SHAW LOCAL
— According to Democrat leaders, ever-increasingly, everything in America is dependent on federal spending and should be.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/08/16/federal-cuts-to-weather-staff-put-illinois-emergency-alerts-at-risk/

WGLT
— Mayor Brady says Bloomington Police should not take part in events that promote illegal immigration
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-08-15/mayor-brady-says-bloomington-police-should-not-take-part-in-immigration-related-events

CITIES 92.9
— ‘Lawsuit inferno’ bill takes effect after Pritzker signed 267 measures Friday. All my critics/opponents have always sided big time with the defendants in the lawsuits that I filed. I should write about those lawsuits, the defendants, judges, justices, lawyers, and retaliation.
https://www.cities929.com/2025/08/15/illinois-quick-hits-lawsuit-inferno-bill-takes-effect-after-pritzker-signed-267-measures-friday/

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Quigley slams Trump’s meeting on Ukraine with accused war criminal Putin. Putin invaded Ukraine while Biden was president. What do you say to those who blame Trump, and therefore blame me, for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine?
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2025/08/15/congressmen-slam-president-trumps-meeting-on-ukraine-with-accused-war-criminal-putin/

ILLINOIS TIMES
— More work to be done’ as hiring reform signed into law. What helped you get hired? For my Post Office job, it included my passing the postal employment examination and earning a high school diploma. For my Firestone Store and IRS jobs, it included my earning a bachelor’s degree in management. For my IRS job, it included my passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination. For my GAO job, it included my having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, my earning an MBA, my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, and my almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion/sen-turner-says-still-more-work-to-be-done-as-hiring-reform-signed-into-law-20589519

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-363/
— Pritzker vetoed an initiative by Treasurer Michael Frerichs today, citing the danger of SB246 being used to “benefit fringe and extremist groups.” My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois were extremist groups, if not hate groups. I served as the ICRC Treasurer 2003-2007. I served as the TAPROOT Chairman 2005-2012. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/15/frerichs-calls-pritzker-veto-misguided/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— Vallas: Brandon Johnson’s War on the Black Community
https://johnkassnews.com/brandon-johnsons-war-on-the-black-community/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Anderson Goes after Double-Dippers. My critics/opponents are furious that I got both full-time Social Security credit and full-time Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) credit while I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. In my defense I paid into both Social Security (3.5%) and CSRS (7%). One of my Democrat GAO superiors was so furious that he got Congress to change the law so that my CSRS credit would have been pro-rated.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/08/15/anderson-goes-after-double-dippers/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Bad Climate Policy Fuels Skyrocketing Electric Bills
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/08/bad-climate-policy-fuels-skyrocketing-electric-bills/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Government benefit system traps 710,000 Illinoisans. Benefit programs in Illinois punish people for hard work. An estimated 710,000 Illinoisans have intentionally held themselves back financially to avoid losing government benefits. Nearly 1 in 4 people on government assistance nationwide actively avoid career advancement to maintain eligibility for benefits turning down promotions, working fewer hours, declining job offers or avoiding building up savings.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/government-benefit-system-traps-710000-illinoisans/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Why blue-state cities are failing
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/3498963/why-blue-state-cities-are-failing/
— Jamie Dimon profits from trashing Trump’s economy
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/3500418/jamie-dimon-credit-cards-trump-economy-inflation/

NEW YORK POST
— Fresh proof the federal workforce is still stuck on #Resisting Trump. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they were ever-increasingly anti-Republican. They ever-increasingly punished me because they could not punish Republican elected officials. My Democrat GAO superiors especially punished me because Gingrich cut GAO’s budget dramatically. I should write about that.
https://nypost.com/2025/08/15/opinion/fresh-proof-the-federal-workforce-is-still-stuck-on-resisting-trump/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Studies have found support for Dems over GOPers running as high as 2-1 among the federal workforce, and far higher at certain agencies. Plus, Uncle Sam’s employees gave a whopping 84% of their donations last year to Kamala Harris, Government Executive found; 42% admitted plans to “resist” Trump, including 73% of Democratic managers, per the Napolitan Institute. Such #Resistance clearly hobbled Trump during his first term, weighing him down with probes, impeachments, insider leaks, and all manner of “creative noncompliance” with his policies. It’s outrageous. Federal workers take an oath to “faithfully discharge the duties” of their office — i.e., without bias against a president or policies they dislike. The system can’t function any other way.)

AMERICAN THINKER
— The illegals of D.C.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/08/the_illegals_of_d_c.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Newsom FUMES after ‘Trump’s private army’ arrests illegals outside his presser
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/08/15/newsom-fumes-after-trumps-private-army-arrests-illegals-outside-his-presser-1576408/

BREITBART
— Voluntary Departures Have Increased Since Alligator Alcatraz Opened
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/14/ron-desantis-voluntary-departures-increased-since-alligator-alcatraz-opened/
— Trump: 275,000 Illegal Aliens Removed from Social Security System. I collected delinquent Social Security taxes for IRS 1971-1980.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/15/trump-275000-illegal-aliens-removed-from-social-security-system/

CAMPUS REFORM
— New Trump memo closes affirmative action’s backdoor access into DEI infrastructure.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/analysis-new-trump-memo-closes-affirmative-actions-backdoor-access-dei-infrastructure-/28444

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Administration Ensuring Colleges Follow Supreme Court Ruling. Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will continue to use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/16/opinion-trump-administration-ensuring-colleges-follow-supreme-court-ruling-casey-ryan/

DAILY WIRE
— Judge Deals Major Blow To Trump’s Efforts To Purge DEI From Public Schools
https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-deals-major-blow-to-trumps-efforts-to-purge-dei-from-public-schools

EPOCH TIMES
— Key Takeaways From Trump–Putin Summit on Ukraine
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/key-takeaways-from-trump-putin-summit-on-ukraine-5901960

NEWS BUSTERS
— How Dare Anyone Question Wokeness at the Smithsonian Museums? My critics/opponents are woke, that is, they are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-those who have more money than they have, anti-draft avoiders, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, anti-those who do not share their national origin, and/or anti-those who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2025/08/15/column-how-dare-anyone-question-wokeness-smithsonian-museums

NEWSMAX
— Woke War on Young Men. Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, 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.newsmax.com/us/woke-war-young-men/2025/08/15/id/1222625/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Trump to deploy 4,000 Marines around Latin American waters to combat cartels. Democrats and RINOs promote recreational drugs, therefore, they promote cartels.
https://thepostmillennial.com/new-trump-to-deploy-4000-marines-around-latin-american-waters-to-combat-cartels-report

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Pritzker: Our Values Are Exactly Where They Ought To Be, It’s Time To Stop Apologizing When We Are Not Wrong. Democrats exist to promote more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/pritzker-our-values-are-exactly-where-they-ought-to-be-it-s-time-to-stop-apologizing-when-we-are-not-wrong/ar-AA1KATCZ

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Nuancing Their Way to Irrelevancy
https://townhall.com/columnists/scotthogenson/2025/08/16/democrats-nuancing-their-way-to-irrelevancy-n2661900

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

REUTERS
— Trump says Putin agrees with him US should not have mail-in voting
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-putin-agrees-with-him-us-should-not-have-mail-in-voting-2025-08-16/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump administration agrees to keep DC police chief in place, but with immigration enforcement order
https://apnews.com/article/washington-dc-trump-federal-police-takeover-lawsuit-eacd387053520c9e3640c2f91924deeb

MSN
— America needs electricians, plumbers, not LGBTQ graduates
https://www.msn.com/en-in/autos/photos/need-electricians-plumbers-not-lgbtq-graduates-white-house-s-fresh-attack-at-harvard/ar-AA1FDqYg
— Naval Academy midshipmen going ‘underground’ to avoid Trump and Hegseth scrutiny. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, I never hid the fact that I was conservative, Republican, draft avoider, Protestant, German American, and that my ancestors had been in America since 1844. Democrats despise/hate the aforesaid demographics. Democrats blame Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/naval-academy-midshipmen-going-underground-to-avoid-trump-and-hegseth-scrutiny/ar-AA1FpIKe
— Biden Admin Went On Trillion-Dollar Spending Spree Embedding DEI Across Gov’t. My critics/opponents have always promoted DEI, that is, they have always promoted discrimination if not hatred against those who are conservative, Republican, 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.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-admin-went-on-trillion-dollar-spending-spree-embedding-dei-across-gov-t-study-says/ar-AA1ACrEq
— My ZIP Code 60189 in south Wheaton makes list of ‘hottest’ ZIP codes in US for real estate.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/chicago-suburb-makes-list-of-hottest-zip-codes-in-us-for-real-estate/ar-AA1KsQwZ

NEWSWEEK
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly encourage citizens of foreign countries to come to America illegally and to stay in America illegally. Democrat leaders because illegals vote for Democrats and RINO leaders because RINO leaders want cheap labor.
https://www.newsweek.com/immigrant-benefits-health-care-changes-one-big-beautiful-bill-2113749
— Putin Takes Swipe At Biden, Says ‘No War’ if Trump Had Been President. What do you say to those who blame Trump, and therefore blame me, for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine?
https://www.newsweek.com/putin-takes-swipe-biden-2114362

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump’s Cabinet Picks Panned in Washington. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when my IRS manager (Dave) picked me for a high-profile developmental assignment when I was 25 years old in 1973. They stressed a) that I had worked for IRS for only 2 1/2 years, b) that I had completed only eight graduate business courses at Loyola, c) that I was not a Democrat, d) that I was not a veteran, and e) that I did not fill any Affirmative Action quotas, that is, I was a White male. They were even more furious when Dave promoted me to GS-12 in 1974 because of my performance on that assignment. My Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers, b) got rid of Dave, and c) made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. I should write about the aforesaid.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/us/trump-cabinet-picks-voter-reactions.html

WASHINGTON POST
— New Air Force policy denies transgender troops hearings before they’re discharged. My Democrat GAO superiors gave me no hearing before they forced me take early retirement when I was 49 years old in 1997. If they had, I would have stressed a) my almost 18 years of experience working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year, b) my almost 9 years of experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year, c) my performance appraisals, d) my three job-related master’s degrees, e) my six job-related professional certifications, f) my job-related professional license, g) my being 6 years away from being eligible for regular retirement, and h) the tremendous reduction in my Civil Service Retirement benefits.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/15/transgender-air-force-airmen-trump-discharge-dysphoria/23a94060-7a30-11f0-a013-3892e10b2f53_story.html
— The Washington Post exists to destroy Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/16/trump-washington-dc-police-takeover-crime/da862daa-7a55-11f0-a013-3892e10b2f53_story.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/08/15/rainbow-crosswalks-traffic-safety-florida/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Real House Democratic Nightmare. Democrats could lose 10 seats in 2030 as voters flee blue states.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-real-house-democratic-nightmare-3002f098
— Will the Democrats Go Centrist in the 2028 Election? Rahm Emanuel resists far-left ideas and says Democrats should run on ‘build, baby, build.’ From what I see, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly move their party further and further and further to the left.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/will-the-democrats-go-centrist-in-2028-politics-policy-elections-voters-a498edaa
— Why ‘The Gilded Age’ Resonates in 2025. My ancestors, especially on my father’s side, advanced the most during the gilded age.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-the-gilded-age-resonates-in-2025-c5c6aa20
— FRONT PAGE: America’s Mobility Is Stalling. How mobile were you? I moved from Crete to University Park in 1972, to downtown Chicago in 1976, and to Wheaton in 1978. I moved from IRS to GAO in 1980.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/american-job-housing-economic-dynamism-d56ef8fc

BLOOMBERG
— Bloomberg exists to destroy Trump.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-08-15/what-trump-means-when-he-say-s-he-ll-clean-up-dc-citylab-daily

NPR
— D.C. AG accuses federal government of attempting a hostile takeover of city police
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/15/nx-s1-5503427/d-c-ag-accuses-federal-government-of-attempting-a-hostile-takeover-of-city-police

HARVARD CRIMSON
— More than 14,000 students, faculty, alumni, and members of the public signed a letter urging Harvard to reject any deal with the Trump administration that would sacrifice the University’s autonomy. What college(s) did you graduate from? What do the students, faculty, and alumni think of Trump? I graduated from NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT. From what I see, they overwhelmingly disapprove of/hate Trump, and therefore, they overwhelmingly disapprove of/hate me.
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/8/16/alumni-letter-trump-demands/

GOOGLE AI
— Electric vehicles. I bought a new 2025 Dodge Charger R/T Plus not because it is an EV, but a) because it is an American nameplate muscle car, b) because I am a big Charger fan; I own a 2013 Charger R/T Max and I previously owned a 1969 Charger SE and a 1968 Charger R/T, and c) because of its styling and performance. It being my first EV, it has focused my attention on EV pros and cons. If you share my interest in Chargers, please let me know.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22electric+vehicles%22+pros+cons

OTHER SOURCES

IRON GATE MOTOR CONDOS
— CARTOBERFEST!! Car/Condo Show Saturday, September 20, 2025. Today, Saturday, August 16, 2025, there is a friends and family event at Iron Gate. If you might be interested in attending, please let me know. I have owned a unit there since 2020.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1337892657162486/

August 14, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/federal-judge-blocks-dhs-using-medicaid-recipient-information-deportations-including-illinois/17529636/
— Democrat leaders promote Newsom.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/newsom-says-california-draw-congressional-maps-end-trump-presidency/17524737/

NBC5
— Dangerous teen ‘street takeover’ trend reported in numerous Chicago suburbs. The “street takeovers” involve 30 to 40 teenagers on “motorized devices,” including e-bikes, e-scooters and dirt bikes.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/dangerous-teen-street-takeover-trend-reported-in-numerous-chicago-suburbs/3809086/
— My ZIP code 60189 in south Wheaton makes list of ‘hottest’ ZIP codes in US for real estate
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-suburb-makes-list-of-hottest-zip-codes-in-us-for-real-estate/3809030/
— Melania Trump demands Hunter Biden retract ‘extremely salacious’ Epstein comments. The statements are false, defamatory and “extremely salacious,” Melania Trump’s lawyer, Alejandro Brito, wrote in a letter to Biden.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/melania-trump-demands-hunter-biden-retract-epstein-comments/3809396/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight to keep their gerrymandering advantage.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/illinois-dems-against-blast-trump-redistricting-plan-at-state-fair/3809184/

WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/13/texas-democrats-join-planned-parenthood-leaders-highlight-illinois-role-providing
— Democrats exist to promote hatred against Trump.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/13/illinois-democrats-say-state-should-be-blueprint-national-fight-against-donald-trump

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats exist to promote more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/13/illinois-democrats-trump-resistance-state-fair/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more gerrymandering and abortion.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250813/illinois-state-politics/we-signed-up-for-this-texas-democrats-in-illinois-vow-to-continue-fight-against-gop-redistricting/
— Cool Party Balloons CEO Melissa Martinez appointed to DuPage County Board seat
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250813/news/cool-party-balloons-ceo-appointed-to-dupage-county-board-seat/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Don Tracy jumped into the U.S. Senate race on the Republican side
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2025/08/13/springfield-attorney-don-tracy-is-running-for-u-s-senate/85640118007/
— Democrats exist to promote more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/13/pritzker-dems-try-to-preserve-democracy-during-governors-day/85615328007/

SOUTHERN
— Newsom says California to draw congressional maps to ‘END TRUMP PRESIDENCY’
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/08/13/newsom-says-californias-new-congressional-maps-will-take-down-trump/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH & JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Democrats promote Democrats.
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_89a66f33-f21a-466a-bd6c-534ab3332a53.html
https://jg-tc.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_2b4c0587-47b2-51f8-a7af-3ac715497d27.html

WQAD
— Homeless shelters in the Quad Cities running out of room
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/homeless-shelters-quad-cities-capacity-issues/526-08f5aa5c-d030-43bf-b3f8-bcfcba20aed6

WGLT & NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats exist to promote more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.wglt.org/illinois/2025-08-13/jeffries-says-working-class-focus-is-key-to-democrats-retaking-u-s-house
https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2025-08-13/jeffries-says-working-class-focus-is-key-to-democrats-retaking-u-s-house

NPR ILLINOIS
— Percentage of Americans who say they drink alcohol hits record low. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. The more pot that you use, the boozed that you drink.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-08-13/percentage-of-americans-who-say-they-drink-alcohol-hits-record-low-gallup-says

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Democrats run naturalization. Democrats ever-increasingly shout at immigrants that Republicans cause all the problems that immigrants have and that America has.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion/naturalization-ceremony-at-the-state-fair-20581154

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Democrats promote Democrats.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-dems-say-state-should-be-blueprint-in-national-fight-against-trump/
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/jeffries-says-working-class-focus-is-key-to-democrats-retaking-u-s-house/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Illinois Democrat leaders go further and further and further to the left while America moves further and further and further to the right.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/08/14/pritzker-rallies-dems-no-more-funk-00508955

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-568/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-361/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— $734M budget shortfall? Well, 1-in-3 Chicago Public Schools desks is empty
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/734m-budget-shortfall-well-1-in-3-chicago-public-schools-desks-is-empty/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Booze consumption falls to all-time low 54% of adults in Gallup polling
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/13/booze-consumption-falls-time-low-54-adults-gallup-polling/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Rescheduling marijuana would be dangerously premature
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/3498895/marijuana-reschedule-would-be-dangerously-premature/

NEW YORK POST
— Illinois parents, policy experts concerned over new school mental health screening law
https://nypost.com/2025/08/13/lifestyle/illinois-parents-policy-experts-concern-over-new-school-mental-health-screening-law/
— UCLA spent millions of taxpayer dollars on DEI, has professors who compared Israel to Nazis
https://nypost.com/2025/08/13/us-news/ucla-spent-millions-of-taxpayer-dollars-on-dei-has-professors-who-compared-israel-to-nazis-watchdog/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Democrats and Their ‘Affordability Crisis’ Scam. What helped you afford things? For me, it was the money that I earned doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automotive assembly line, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pumping more gasoline, collecting delinquent taxes, and auditing federal agencies.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/08/the_democrats_and_their_affordability_crisis_scam.html

BREITBART
— Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are solders in their Democrat Army.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/13/maxine-waters-says-trump-leading-us-into-civil-war-for-cracking-down-on-illegal-immigration/

COLLEGE FIX
— New Iowa policy prohibits professors from indoctrinating students. Because I attended Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools and Crete-Monee High School, my teachers did not try to make me a good little Democrat. Because I majored in business, accounting, and finance, fewer of my professors tried to make me a good little Democrat.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/new-iowa-policy-prohibits-professors-from-indoctrinating-students/

DAILY SIGNAL
— DC Is No Longer a Sanctuary City
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/08/13/dc-police-federal-control-tom-homan-says-dc-longer-sanctuary-city/
— Illegal Aliens Staying Away From Border Amid Trump Admin’s 3-Month Zero-Release Record
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/08/13/illegal-aliens-staying-away-border-amid-trump-admins-3-month-zero-release-record/
— Trump’s Counterrevolution Is Succeeding Beyond Expectations
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/08/13/the-left-is-gearing-up-against-trumps-counterrevolution/

FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Biden Administration Migrant Crisis Reshaped the Illegal Alien Population
https://www.fairus.org/news/misc/fair-2025-study-update-shows-state-populations
— Trump Administration Moves to Conduct New Census
https://www.fairus.org/news/executive/trump-administration-new-census-american-citizens

FOX NEWS
— Mamdani says he’s interested in keeping New York City’s status as a ‘sanctuary city’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6376897400112
— Illinois Democrats ever-increasingly lower standards to advance those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/illinois-changes-benchmarks-proved-proficiency-math-english-standardized-tests

CONGRESSMAN GLENN GROTHMAN
— Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06) issued a statement in response to Rep. Delia Ramirez’s recent comments in Mexico City, where she described herself as “a proud Guatemalan before an American.”
https://grothman.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4830

HOT AIR
— Politico Hacks Insist Gerrymandering Is Different When Democrats Do It
https://hotair.com/headlines/2025/08/13/politico-hacks-insist-gerrymandering-is-different-when-democrats-do-it-n3805769

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Dem Rep Ramirez Who Called Herself ‘Guatemalan First’ Slams ICE as ‘Terrorist Organization’ “Well Tom Homan, let me tell you. … We will continue to call out the terrorist organization that is ICE.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/08/dem-rep-who-called-herself-guatemalan-first-slams-ice-as-terrorist-organization/

MRC TV
— Illegal Aliens ‘Crawling Out of the Woodwork in D.C.’
https://mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/ice-illegal-aliens-crawling-out-woodwork-dc

PJ MEDIA
— Migrant Employment Drops, U.S.-Born Employment Rises
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/08/13/migrant-employment-drops-us-born-employment-rises-n4942662

PATRIOT INSIDER
— Supreme Court Asked to Overturn Major 2015 Ruling Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
https://pjnewsletter.com/supreme-court-kentucky/

RED STATE
— Is Trump Coming for Chicago? Dem Alderman Says Mayor and Gov. Pritzker Hate President More Than Criminals.
https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2025/08/13/is-chicago-next-dem-alderman-says-no-because-johnson-and-pritzker-hate-trump-more-than-criminals-n2192764

TOWNHALL
— PBS Has Found a Way to Legalize Illegals
https://townhall.com/columnists/bradslager/2025/08/13/wapo-is-now-begging-for-the-rampant-immigrants-stories-and-pbs-has-found-a-way-to-legalize-illegals-n2661798
— You Knew Some Whack Job Dem Was Going to Go There Regarding the Ongoing ICE Raids
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2025/08/13/dem-rep-ice-is-a-terrorist-organization-n2661749
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At Netroots Nation, Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) proudly called ICE a terrorist organization. Why? Is it because they’re enforcing immigration laws that have been on the books for generations, or is it over the fact that these federal agents are removing the political lifeblood of Democrats? It might be a little bit, but Ramirez is one of many Democrats who are willing to tolerate and enable rape, murder, assault, robbery, and other violent crimes over some pseudointellectual drivel about policing, prisons, and racism.)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— A $200 million endowment focused on Black Americans is taking shape. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.whec.com/ap-top-news/a-200-million-endowment-focused-on-black-americans-is-taking-shape/

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Democrat Party exists to destroy Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010330631/is-trump-a-test-or-triumph-for-democracy.html
— According to Democrat and RINO leaders, Asian students are better than American students. Why do Asian students do better than American students?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/business/us-international-students-trump.html
— How College Financial Troubles Could Reshape the Student Experience. I had to work my way through college. I was able to graduate debt-free from NIU when I was 21 in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE a) because I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office while classes were in session at UIC 1966-1968, my first semester at NIU in 1969, and full-time during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969 and b) because my parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/us/college-financial-troubles-student-experience.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/12/trump-washington-murder-crime-national-guard/

USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders promote same-sex marriage to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/12/trump-same-sex-marriage/85614479007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly oppose everything that Trump wants.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/08/14/trump-troops-dc-republican-support/85630939007/
— Democrat and RINO leaders have always used Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI to get rid of Republicans. I have always opposed AA and DEI, that is, I have always opposed race and gender based preference giving. According to my critics/opponents, I was never a victim of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, or national origin discrimination. According to my critics/opponents, I brought all my problems on myself.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columns/2025/08/14/president-trump-maxes-out-his-victim-card-elaine-harris-spearman/85574900007/

COURIER JOURNAL
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2025/08/14/diversity-dei-anti-racist-initiatives-white-supremacy/85624761007/

ORLANDO NEWS 6
— Florida has issued nearly 9K recruitment bonuses to law enforcement
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/2025/08/13/florida-gov-ron-desantis-speaks-at-hillsborough-county-sheriffs-office/

NEWS ONE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly focus on making Blacks hate Republicans.
https://newsone.com/6379410/naacp-town-halls-aim-to-mobilize-black-voters-for-midterms/

NEWSBREAK
— Republicans Call for Deportation of Illinois Democrat. I am 100% German American. I am proud to say that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the German in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-kansas-city-star-1592484/4172530226629-republicans-call-for-deportation-of-illinois-democrat
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) has sparked nationwide GOP backlash after she claimed she identifies as a “proud Guatemalan” before identifying as an American. The remarks, made while speaking at a Mexico City conference, have led to online calls for her deportation. Her statement led to accusations of disloyalty and the trending hashtag #DeportDelia. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) wrote, “Denaturalize, deport, and kick her off Homeland Committee. We know where her allegiances lie.” Ramirez said, “Let’s call it what it is: today’s attacks are a weak attempt to silence my dissent and invalidate my patriotic criticism of the nativist, white supremacist, authoritarians in government. It is the definition of hypocrisy that members of Congress —who betray their oath each day they enable Trump— are attacking me for celebrating my Guatemalan-American roots.” Ramirez said, “No one questions when my white colleagues identify as Irish-American, Italian-American, or Ukrainian-American to honor their ancestry. I’ve consistently expressed pride in my heritage and history – a pride also often reflected in the origin stories of my colleagues.” Ramirez added, “Only those who believe America should not include the children of immigrants or be diverse would attack me – and Americans like me – for honoring my roots.” Ramirez has strongly opposed President Donald Trump’s policies, including his $170 million Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) funding bill. Elected in 2022, Ramirez has presented her identity as a symbol of U.S. diversity. Ramirez’s husband is a DACA recipient, and she remained a strong advocate for legal status for Dreamers. Ramirez stated, “Anyone who denies our claim on this country simply because we dare to honor our diverse heritage and immigrant roots only exposes how fragile and small-minded their own idea of America really is.”)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: This Family Couldn’t Be Prouder Of the Adult Living in the Basement. Because my father died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21, I applied for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother. After I graduated from NIU in 1970 debt free and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE, I lived with them and helped support them in Crete until 1972 when I bought a new town home in University Park. During that time, I worked a) full-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights 1970-1971 and part-time 1971-1972 and b) full-time for IRS in Chicago in 1971 and in Harvey in 1972. My financial hardship deferment was approved in early 1971. But soon, I was no longer subject to the draft because my draft number was more than 100. Later in 1971, I bought a new 1972 Corvette because my Charger was stolen. During 1972, I paid for tuition and books for four graduate evening business courses at Loyola.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/brett-berard-new-york-rangers-e1923d7b

FORBES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ykCCBCeJj4

GOVERNING
— My Democrat superiors in the federal government focused on hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. By the time my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, most, if not virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were most, if not virtually all of the aforesaid.
https://www.governing.com/urban/lapds-black-recruitment-declines-as-diversity-programs-get-dismantled

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
— For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/challenge-building-diverse-faculty-world-has-turned-diversity

POLITICO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight to keep their gerrymandering advantage.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/14/gop-redistricting-00508626

DAILY KOS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote crime.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/8/13/2338288/-Trump-s-border-czar-is-super-stoked-to-bring-gestapo-tactics-to-DC

AXIOS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight to keep their gerrymandering advantage.
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/14/georgia-swing-voters-focus-group

August 12, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Pritzker again makes Nazi comparisons after President Trump threatens DC-like takeover in Chicago. Because Trump is German American, anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump is a Nazi.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/11/gov-jb-pritzker-again-makes-nazi-comparisons-after-president-trump-threatens-dc-like-takeover-in-chicago/

DAILY HERALD
— Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media serves as a mouthpiece for Democrat leaders.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250811/media/illinois-newsrooms-receive-4-million-from-state-through-tax-credits/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pot pushers ever-increasingly push Trump to push pot
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/trump-lifts-hopes-chicago-cannabis-companies

NBC5
— Trump calls up National Guard to combat crime in DC, says Chicago could be next
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/president-trump-calls-up-national-guard-to-combat-crime-in-dc-says-chicago-could-be-next/3808191/

CBS2
— The more that you do to fight crime, the more that Democrat leaders demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/pritzker-president-trump-has-no-legal-ability-to-send-troops-into-chicago/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU0H9TGv_6E
— Chicago to install 50 flood sensors providing real-time alerts of flash flooding
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/verizon-50-flood-sensors-real-time-flash-flooding-alerts/

WGN9
— Trump puts D.C. police under federal control, warns Chicago could be next
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjxQFYQpF70
— The more that you do to fight crime, the more that Democrat leaders demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNfOQqZD8G4

FOX32
— The more that you do to fight crime, the more that Democrat leaders demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1689617

WTTW
— Johnson, Pritzker Dismiss Trump’s Threat to Send National Guard to Chicago. The more that you do to fight crime, the more that Democrat leaders demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/11/johnson-pritzker-dismiss-trump-s-threat-send-national-guard-chicago

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Who is running on the Republican ticket for Illinois governor? Here are the candidates so far.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2025/08/12/here-are-the-candidates-for-illinois-governor-in-2026-so-far/85609674007/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— The more that you do to fight crime, the more that Democrat leaders call you a racist.
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/article_bd8bbe5e-ce83-5b5d-9303-3bd543f568b6.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & WMBD & NPR ILLINOIS
— The more that you do to fight crime, the more that Democrat leaders demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/trump-criticizes-illinois-safe-t/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiZZKxJowY4
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-08-11/trump-is-taking-over-d-c-police-and-sending-in-the-national-guard-locals-are-furious

NPR ILLINOIS
— Were you an unhoused college student?” I was not. My parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home a) while I was a full-time UIC student 1966-1968, b) weekends while I was a full-time NIU student during my first semester in 1969, c) the summer of 1969, and d) while I worked part-time during the school years and full-time during the summers for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-08-11/trump-administration-proposal-could-harm-funds-for-unhoused-students

WCIA
— The more that you do to fight crime, the more that Democrat leaders call you a racist.
https://www.wcia.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-trumps-washington-police-takeover-echoes-history-of-racist-narratives-about-urban-crime/

AXIOS CHICAGO
— The more that you do to fight crime, the more that Democrat leaders demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/08/11/trump-cash-bail-chicago

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-566/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Manipulated maps, hypocrisy and Illinois’ collapsing Congressional influence
https://wirepoints.org/manipulated-maps-hypocrisy-and-illinois-collapsing-congressional-influence-wirepoints/
— Pritzker is gunning for the presidency, sacrificing Illinoisans for the national spotlight
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzker-is-running-for-president-which-means-illinoisans-needs-are-sacrificed-for-the-national-spotlight-wirepoints-on-with-jeff-daly-of-wzus-decatur-radio/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rushing for the exit: Illegal immigrant population down 1.6 million under Trump crackdown
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/12/illegal-immigrant-population-16-million-trump-crackdown/

CAMPUS REFORM
— New academic coalition calls for reparations, end to US global influence. Professors, educators, and activists have formed a coalition to dismantle what they call an “imperialist” world order headed by the United States.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/new-academic-coalition-calls-reparations-end-us-global-influence/28434

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Promises To Liberate D.C. From ‘Savagery, Filth, And Scum’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-promises-to-liberate-d-c-from-savagery-filth-and-scum

FEDERALIST
— Democrats Promise To Turn Illegal Aliens Into Voters
https://thefederalist.com/2025/08/11/democrats-promise-to-turn-illegal-aliens-into-voters/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Long Battle Ahead to Stamp Out DEI
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-long-battle-ahead-to-stamp-out-dei/

NEWSMAX
— Trump: Liberation Day for D.C.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/donald-trump-washington-d-c-crime/2025/08/11/id/1221999/
— Hold Members of Congress to Their Oath
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/guatemala-omar-somalia/2025/08/11/id/1222008/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Delia Ramirez is the latest congresswoman to draw flak from remarks that call her allegiance to the United States into question, an allegiance to which they had both pledged when they were sworn in as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Speaking before a Mexico City summit over the last weekend, the Illinois Democrat announced, “I’m a proud Guatemalan before I’m an American.” Ramirez is a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, and the Department of Homeland Security retweeted her statement along with a quote from Theodore Roosevelt: “There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism,” the 28th president said. “Americanism is a matter of the spirit and of the soul. Our allegiance must be purely to the United States. We must unsparingly condemn any man who holds any other allegiance.” That’s especially true for members of Congress. Their oath of office is as follows: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.” As Roosevelt noted, there is no room for divided loyalties in this country — especially where one expresses a greater loyalty to a foreign country than to the United States. Although Ramirez was the latest politician to call her loyalty into question, she’s not the only one to do so.)

U.S. HOUSE ENERGY & COMMERCE COMMITTEE
— Chairman Guthrie Issues Statement Regarding CBO Coverage Update from the One Big Beautiful Bill
https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairman-guthrie-issues-statement-regarding-cbo-coverage-update-from-the-one-big-beautiful-bill
(FROM THE POSTING: “The prolonged lie exacerbated by Democrats that 17 million individuals will lose health care coverage from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act has finally been dispelled by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). In the most recent coverage update released by CBO, CBO estimates 10 million individuals enrolled in federal health care programs will no longer be covered, with 5.3 million being able-bodied adults refusing to work, 3.7 million having access to other forms of coverage, and the remaining balance being removed from the rolls since coverage was limited to U.S. citizens and lawfully permanent residents. It’s easy to scare people with coverage loss estimates, but the facts are clear – the vast majority of these individuals are either choosing to lose coverage or aren’t actually eligible for Medicaid, and nearly all are eligible for other forms of coverage. “I think about Americans all across the country, who work hard every day but have to pay with their own taxpayer dollars for the health care of millions of able-bodied Americans who are choosing not to work. Republicans will continue to find commonsense solutions that ensure these programs are available for those who need them most, for generations to come. I thank President Trump for his steadfast leadership on this issue and for signing a piece of legislation that promotes the future of our health programs to serve their intended purpose.” BACKGROUND: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently released the updated coverage numbers for H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). CBO estimated the total number of uninsured beneficiaries to be 10 million by 2034. The breakdown includes: 5.3 million able-bodied adults currently covered by Medicaid who are choosing not to work; 3.7 million individuals who will have access to another form of health insurance; and
1 million individuals who are not U.S. citizens or lawfully permanent residents.)

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Illegal Alien Criminals Exploited Loophole Meant for Abused Children to Sneak Into U.S.
https://www.westernjournal.com/illegal-alien-criminals-exploited-loophole-meant-abused-children-sneak-u-s/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— The more that you do to fight crime, the more that Democrat leaders demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5447320-chicago-mayor-trump-national-guard/
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans like me who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, an/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://thehill.com/homenews/5443275-with-anti-dei-and-esg-battles-trump-is-waging-war-against-freedom/

CNN
— The more that you do to fight crime, the more that Democrat leaders demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/12/politics/trump-washington-dc-police-national-guard-analysis
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/11/politics/police-washington-dc-trump-take-over
— Democrat leaders send in Democrats to taunt Republicans at Republican townhalls
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/11/politics/california-gop-congressman-doug-lamalfa-town-hall

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— The more that you do to fight crime, the more that Democrat leaders call you a racist.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-washington-dc-takeover-race-39388597bad7e70085079888fe7fb57b

MSNBC
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly put all their eggs in their Epstein basket.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6Jd7O_g65Y

NEWSWEEK
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Trump causes all the problems that Blacks have. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-s-approval-rating-collapses-with-black-voters/ar-AA1K8PHG

ABC NEWS
— Pot pushers ever-increasingly push Trump to push pot
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-administration-reclassifying-marijuana/story?id=124552149
— Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling. Kim Davis, a former clerk who refused gay couples, brought the appeal.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/supreme-court-formally-asked-overturn-landmark-same-sex/story?id=124465302

NBC NEWS
— The more that you do to fight crime, the more that Democrat leaders demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/legality-trumps-deployment-national-guard-l-argued-federal-court-rcna224432

NEW YORK TIMES
— The more that you do to fight crime, the more that Democrat leaders demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/us/politics/trump-mayor-washington-dc-crime.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/us/politics/undocumented-immigrants-aid-texas-floods.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump is sending National Guard troops to D.C. Here’s how home rule works. The president also placed city police under federal control.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/11/trump-dc-national-guard-deployment/
— Democrat leaders call Trump’s takeover of D.C. police department ‘unsettling and unprecedented’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/11/trump-presidency-news/
— Trump nominates Bureau of Labor Statistics critic to replace fired agency head. My Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with my Black subordinate. He was the office’s leading advocate of Affirmative Action and DEI. 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 was not a licensed CPA like I was.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/08/11/trump-bls-nomination-antoni/
— The more that you do to fight crime, the more that Democrat leaders demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/10/trump-crime-data-federal-takeover/
— The federal government should “intervene in business” to protect national security. Ever-increasingly, everything depends on chips.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/11/trump-nvidia-amd-chips-china/
— — Democrats cannot win unless they gerrymander.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/11/texas-gerrymandering-redistricting-reforms/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democrats cannot win unless they gerrymander.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-08-11/scotus-gerrymander-texas-redistricting

USA TODAY
— The more that you do to fight crime, the more that Democrat leaders demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/11/donald-trump-washington-dc-takeover-civil-rights-advocates/85617724007/
— Democrats cannot win unless they gerrymander.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/08/10/texas-redistricting-standoff-democrats-republicans-gerrymandering/85548057007/

BOSTON GLOBE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad including bad health.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/12/opinion/letters-to-the-editor-alzheimers-trump-funding/

OHIO CAPITAL JOURNAL
— Democrats cannot win unless they gerrymander.
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/12/stop-the-steal-politicians-cheat-voters-and-destroy-democracy-with-shameless-gerrymandering/

NBC SAN DIEGO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ in the military
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXMcqq0Futo

THE WEEK
— Democrats cannot win unless they gerrymander.
https://theweek.com/politics/texas-gerrymander-battle-states

VANGUARD NWS GROUP
— Wealth Inequality. Why do you have less money? My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://davisvanguard.org/2025/08/reduce-wealth-inequality-america/

LAW 360 & JD SUPRA
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans like me who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, an/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.law360.com/employment-authority/articles/2373417/what-to-know-following-doj-s-guidance-on-unlawful-dei
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/department-of-justice-issues-new-8831676/

MONDAQ
— Illinois Employers Get Ready—Busy Equal Pay Reporting Season Is Coming. My Democrat superiors in the federal government always paid their similarly qualified employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran more than they paid those like me who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. As I earned more qualifications, the gap got bigger. 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 Auditor examination on my first attempt and 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 finance when I was 48.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/employee-benefits-compensation/1664682/illinois-employers-get-readybusy-equal-pay-reporting-season-is-coming

POLITICO
— The more that you do to fight crime, the more that Democrat leaders demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/11/california-national-guard-trial-00504664

AXIOS
— Pot pushers ever-increasingly push Trump to push pot
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/11/trump-marijuana-reclassification-federal-dangerous-drugs
— The more that you do to fight crime, the more that Democrat leaders demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/11/trump-law-enforcement-new-york-oakland-baltimore-chicago

GUARDIAN
— The more that you do to fight crime, the more that Democrat leaders demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/11/trump-washington-dc-crime-los-angeles
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/11/trump-washington-dc-national-guard-police

August 11, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and activating the National Guard
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-is-promising-new-steps-tackle-homelessness-crime-washington-dc/17499673/
— Pritzker says President Trump ‘has no right’ to send National Guard to Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gov-pritzker-encourages-back-school-vaccinations-says-trump-is-violating-law-sending-national-guard-reduce-crime/17503840/
— Pot pushers ever-increasingly push Trump to push pot
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-says-administration-looking-reclassifying-marijuana/17503437/
— Democrat elected officials gerrymander to elect Democrat candidates. Look at their Illinois 3rd Congressional District.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/texas-democrats-illinois-vow-stay-special-session-ends-despite-st-charles-bomb-threat-greg-abbotts-arrests/17504587/

NBC5
— Trump vows to end ‘no cash bail,’ threatens crime crackdown in Chicago. “Every place in the country where you have no cash bail is a disaster,” Trump said.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/trump-vows-to-end-no-cash-bail-in-chicago-threatens-crime-crackdown/3807774/
— What is ‘no cash bail’? What to know as President Trump blasts the policy. The SAFE-T Act in Illinois banned cash bail in 2023.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/what-is-no-cash-bail-what-to-know-as-president-trump-blasts-the-policy/3807855/
— Pritzker responds after Trump calls him ‘incompetent,’ comments on his weight. “Every place in the country where you have no cash bail is a disaster,” Trump said.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-responds-after-trump-calls-him-incompetent-comments-on-his-weight/3807905/
— Gerrymandering debate rages in Illinois as Texas lawmakers remain in state. The Texas legislature still has not convened to vote on the new maps, as Democrats remain out of state despite threats and criticisms
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/gerrymandering-debate-rages-in-illinois-as-texas-lawmakers-remain-in-state/3807960/

CBS2
— Trump says he’ll “end” no cash bail in Chicago while announcing National Guard deployment to D.C.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/trump-no-cash-bail-chicago-national-guard-dc/
— Democrat candidates win because Democrat elected officials gerrymander.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/dick-durbin-texas-democrats-redistricting-fight/

FOX32
— Texas Democrats remain in Illinois amid redistricting fight
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1689395
— After Trump threatens Chicago with National Guard, Pritzker, Johnson push back
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1689390

WTTW
— Which Republicans Are Seeking Statewide Office in Illinois in 2026? So Far, Hardly Any.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/11/which-republicans-are-seeking-statewide-office-illinois-2026-so-far-hardly-any
— Federal Judge Allows Chicago to Join Lawsuit to Stop Trump from Yanking Funding Sanctuary Cities
https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/11/federal-judge-allows-chicago-join-lawsuit-stop-trump-yanking-funding-sanctuary-cities

WGN RADIO
— Trump to send National Guard into Washington, said Chicago could follow
https://wgnradio.com/news/trump-to-send-national-guard-into-washington-said-chicago-could-follow/
— Why can’t the Trump Tower find tenants?
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/block-club-chicagos-mack-liederman-why-cant-the-trump-tower-find-tenants/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump says he’s placing Washington police under federal control and deploying the National Guard
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/11/trump-homelessness-washington/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/11/trump-big-bill-mass-deportations-congress/
— Our politics focus on what to do ‘for’ voters. That threatens the economy.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/11/jim-nowlan-our-politics-focus-on-what-to-do-for-voters-that-threatens-the-economy/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders say Trump’s warning about replicating a DC police takeover in Chicago an empty and illegal threat
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2025/08/11/donald-trump-trump-federal-takeover-dc-police-national-guard-chicago-threat-jb-pritzker
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/08/11/snap-cuts-economy-trump-big-beautiful-bill-marc-morial

DAILY HERALD
— Democrat leaders promote Democrat Wheaton City Council member Erica Bray-Parker to succeed retiring Republican Amy Grant for the 47th state House district seat.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250811/illinois-state-politics/wheaton-city-councilwoman-running-for-state-house-seat/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump calls Johnson, Pritzker ‘incompetent’ — and hints at Chicago police takeover
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/trump-threatens-chicago-police-takeover-slams-johnson-pritzker
— Pot pushers ever-increasingly push Trump to push pot
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/trump-decision-marijuana-classification-coming
— To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly give Blacks more preference.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/trumps-actions-highlight-threats-black-communities-opinion
— For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. Democrat leaders of federal agencies decry/despise/hate Republican-led budget cuts. First, they deal with those cuts by getting rid of any remaining Republican employees. Next, they get rid of their Democrat employees who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. And last, their Democrat employees who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/federal-downsizing-leaves-still-employed-workers-vulnerable
— Federal job cuts take a bite out of Chicago’s economy. According to my Democrat and RINO critics/opponents, federal jobs should be given to those who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. I am none of the aforesaid. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. Because I refused to become a Democrat, they ever-increasingly did everything that they could to get rid of me. I would not have survived for almost 3 years as a postal employee if I had not taken job-related undergraduate business courses at UIC 1966-1968 and NIU in 1969. I would not have survived for almost 9 years as an IRS employee if I had not a) taken graduate evening business courses at Loyola 1972-1976 and accounting courses DePaul 1976-1980 and b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I would not have survived for almost 18 years as a GAO employee if I had not a earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, d) became a licensed CPA in 1981, e) earned four more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and f) earned a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/elevate/federal-jobs-cuts-ripple-through-chicago-region
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal government is the largest employer in the Chicago area, although at nearly 48,000 it’s a modest slice of a 5 million-strong area workforce. At the start of the year, the federal workforce nationwide was 3 million and 82,000 in Illinois. DOGE’s program is disproportionately stinging African American employees like Cherry. Of the federal workforce, 18.6% are Black, while Black people account for 13.7% of the U.S. population. And Black workers are an even bigger presence — 20% or more — at a number of departments including the Postal Service, Education Department, Department of Housing & Urban Development, Treasury Department and Department of Veterans Affairs — all of which have been hit with job cuts since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January. The federal government is a significant employer of women of color, with Black women, Latinas and Asian women all having a greater presence in the federal workforce compared to the private sector, the National Women’s Law Center reports. “Federal employment is one of the few job sectors where Black women have had meaningful access to upward mobility,” Juliana Stratton, lieutenant governor of Illinois, and Cherita Ellens, president and CEO of Women Employed, wrote recently in a Chicago Tribune commentary essay. With above-average pay and solid benefits, federal employment has provided a path to the middle class not just for Black workers but for women and other disadvantaged groups. The government’s commitment to equal opportunity dating to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 has made public service an attractive sector for career advancement that may be less accessible in the private sector. The Trump administration’s purge of offices that promote equal opportunity and diversity and inclusion has particularly affected the employment of Black Americans. “The federal government has played a unique role in the labor history of Black Americans,” economic researcher Joseph Dean wrote in a February report by the Washington, D.C., nonprofit National Community Reinvestment Coalition. “The decades-long progress made by Black federal employees is in serious danger of being upended in a fraction of time it took to build,” Dean wrote. “Federal employment opportunities provide substantial economic independence and stability for Black middle class Americans.”)

25 NEWS NOW
— Which Republicans are seeking statewide office in 2026? So far, hardly any. Politicians set to gather at State Fair this week, unofficially kicking off 2026 election season.
https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/08/11/which-republicans-are-seeking-statewide-office-2026-so-far-hardly-any/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Thus far, just two lesser-known Republicans have expressed interest in challenging Pritzker in 2026. A similar group of lesser-known candidates is considering a U.S. Senate run, but there has been no news about anyone running for comptroller, treasurer or secretary of state. . .In the Senate race, four Republicans have filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission and are actively raising money. Former Illinois Republican Party Chair Don Tracy is reportedly considering running for either governor or Senate and is expected to make an announcement soon. Ted Dabrowski, the president of conservative research site Wirepoints, is also considering running for governor. . .Bob Fioretti, who has unsuccessfully run for several offices as a member of both parties, is reportedly circulating petitions to run for attorney general. But even as petition-gathering begins, no other candidates are publicly known to be interested in running for other statewide offices. Notable names, including U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood and former Illinois Republican National Committeeman Richard Porter have declined to run for governor or Senate.)

FOX ILLINOIS
— DC Democrats rally against Trump’s deployment of National Guard
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/dc-trump-announcement-national-guard-district-residents-rally-against-deployment-federal-contro-section-740-home-rule-act-photo-watch-video-protests-crime-teen-violence

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-08-11/factories-from-ge-to-kraft-heinz-lose-immigrant-workers-stressing-those-who-remain

KHQA
— State Senator Jil Tracy files suit against Texas lawmakers hiding out in Illinois
https://khqa.com/news/local/state-senator-republican-jil-tracy-files-suit-petition-calls-for-arrest-complaint-against-texas-lawmakers-democrats-hiding-out-in-illinois-texas-redistricting-map-gop-plan-rigged-scheme-conservative-majority-2026-midterm-elections

WJBL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot
https://www.wjol.com/loan-applications-for-all-cannabis-social-equity-licensees-set-to-open-today-august-11th/

SIU
— Democrats use DEI to get of Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://news.siu.edu/2025/08/081125-siu-celebrates-diversity-inclusion-during-belonging-week-2025.php

CHICAGO READER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/rhinestone-digest/rhinestone-digest-august-2025-parody-and-legality/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Will Trump Tower’s Riverfront Retail Space Ever Get A Tenant?
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/11/will-trump-towers-riverfront-retail-space-ever-get-a-tenant/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-359/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump deploys National Guard to D.C., federal government to take over metro police department
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/11/trump-deploys-national-guard-dc-federal-government-take-metro-police/
— Teachers unions’ political obsession harms children. Racial quotas, forced grade inflation don’t constitute advocacy for educators.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/11/teachers-unions-political-obsession-harms-children/
— Arab money flooding American universities. Opaque foreign funding in our schools is a national security problem.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/11/arab-money-flooding-american-universities/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Major New York hotel-turned-shelter ends operations after city ends contract
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3496193/major-new-york-hotel-migrant-shelter-ends-city-contract-eric-adams/

NEW YORK POST
— Zohran Mamdani benefits from rent-stabilization, affirmative action programs meant for less-fortunate
https://nypost.com/2025/08/11/opinion/zohran-mamdani-benefits-from-rent-stabilization-affirmative-action-programs-meant-for-less-fortunate/

FEDERALIST
— Politico Hacks Insist Gerrymandering Is Different When Democrats Do It
https://thefederalist.com/2025/08/11/politico-hacks-insist-gerrymandering-is-different-when-democrats-do-it/

FOX BUSINESS
— Trump calls to get rid of sanctuary cities as he declares ‘public safety emergency’ in Washington, DC
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6376798033112

FOX NEWS
— Illinois Democrats tell feds to stop trying to ‘usurp’ state authority over immigration. Rep Jesus Garcia and Sen Dick Durbin led the letter to DOJ and DHS.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-democrats-tell-feds-stop-trying-usurp-state-authority-over-immigration

NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE
— Why is Cook County in Illinois doling out $2M to the Chicago Abortion Fund?
https://nrlc.org/nrlnewstoday/2025/08/why-is-cook-county-in-illinois-doling-out-2m-to-the-chicago-abortion-fund/

PJ MEDIA
— Trump Takes Over D.C. Police, Vows to Revolutionize ’Slums’
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/08/11/breaking-trump-takes-over-dc-police-vows-to-revolutionize-slums-n4942593

THOMAS MOORE SOCIETY
— Cook County Doles Out $2M Grant to Bankroll Abortion Fund. Meanwhile, the Land of Lincoln continues to target pregnancy help ministries.
https://www.thomasmoresociety.org/news/cook-county-doles-out-2m-grant-to-bankroll-abortion-fund

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NEWSWEEK
— Map shows governor approval rating
https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-governor-approval-rating-2111902

POLITICO
— Teamsters pour money into GOP, shifting away from Dems. After years of loyally backing Democrats, Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien is diversifying the union’s PAC to support Republicans, too.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/11/teamsters-donations-00502709