FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Pritzker says $1 billion in GOP budget bill for Trump ballroom should go to tariff relief instead.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/jb-pritzker-republican-budget-bill-trump-ballroom-tariff-relief/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://wgntv.com/news/pope-leo/rubio-meets-with-pope-leo-at-vatican-only-days-after-trumps-latest-criticism/
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/06/interest-war-tax-resistance-rise-due-recent-military-action-groups-say
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2026/05/07/rapid-responders-immigration-enforcement-ice-puno-mimi-guiracoch-pilsen-unidos-nuestro-orgullo-casa-dupage-workers-center
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/rubio-vatican-trump/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/05/07/broadview-ice-trump-kat-abughazaleh-crime-chicago
— DD: The more that you say or do things against Trump, the more that Democrat leaders promote you.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/07/kimmel-comey-trump-melania-freedom-speech-fcc-abc-jacob-sullum
DAILY HERALD
— Southern Republicans press ahead with election-year redistricting of US House despite protests.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260506/nation-and-world-politics/southern-republicans-press-ahead-with-election-year-redistricting-of-us-house-despite-protests/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Lawsuit challenges clams that cannabis has positive health impacts. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-lawsuit-challenges-clams-that-cannabis-has-positive-health-impacts/article_7fc62658-5559-4ac6-88f1-e53b0ac52117.html
WAND TV
— Clarence Thomas becomes the second longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history. Thomas is now the second longest-serving justice in history, overtaking Stephen J. Field, someone who was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/clarence-thomas-becomes-the-second-longest-serving-justice-in-supreme-court-history/article_c7425458-27e5-5e02-a322-cce276a01d0d.html
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— LaHood opposes using public money for White House ballroom project.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/2026-05-07/lahood-opposes-using-public-money-for-white-house-ballroom-project
DAILY ILLINI
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint themselves as being protectors of those who are the following, that is, they ever-increasingly call Republicans racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://dailyillini.com/special-sections/campus-navigator/2026/05/07/cultural-centers-diverse/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-520/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Plan would have state taxpayers provide $50M for ICE-impacted businesses
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_768de6c9-9f89-4637-835c-95f95d11ef8d.html
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Plummer’s 2,500-Word Defense Raises More Questions Than Answers After FOIA Attendance Scandal
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/05/plummers-2500-word-defense-raises-more-questions-than-answers-after-foia-attendance-scandal.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Six Chicago-area middle schoolers hospitalized after eating marijuana gummies
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/7/six-chicago-area-middle-schoolers-hospitalized-eating-marijuana/
— SPLC vows to fight federal charges in first court appearance since fraud indictment
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/7/splc-vows-fight-federal-charges-first-court-appearance-since-fraud/
— Why DeSantis should serve in the Trump administration. Don’t waste his talents on the Supreme Court now.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/6/desantis-serve-trump-administration/
— Trump’s approval rating exposes deeper questions about polling credibility. Surveys often miss silent voters and distort public opinion trends.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/6/trumps-approval-rating-exposes-deeper-questions-polling-credibility/
FOX NEWS
— Evanston expands cash handouts as race-based reparations program faces major legal battle. The city is using COVID-era federal recovery funds to give 102 families $500 per month over six months.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-suburb-expands-cash-handouts-race-based-reparations-program-faces-major-legal-battle
NEWSMAX
— Americans are against taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNUocrtWm6c
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/olivia-andre-release-dilley-immigration-ice-detention-maine-rcna344006
SPLC
— DD: SPLC exists to promote more hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.splcenter.org/presscenter/splc-denies-charges-vows-fight-court/
Tag: LGBTQ
May 7, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
FOX32
— Video gambling debate in Chicago area grows over crime, revenue concerns. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/video-gambling-debate-chicago-area-grows-over-crime-revenue-concerns
WTTW
— Shootings, Homicides in Chicago Up This Year as They Continue to Outpace Last Year’s Historic Lows
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/05/shootings-homicides-chicago-year-they-continue-outpace-last-year-s-historic-lows
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/06/illinois-state-police-launch-investigation-killing-silverio-villegas-gonz-lez-federal
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/05/illinois-state-police-silverio-gonzalez/
— Illinois built a police decertification system. DD: Constructively, with their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and with the many big adverse actions that they took against me before that, my Democrat GAO superiors decertified me. They rendered worthless my CPA license and my public accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting certifications.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/police-decertification-misconduct-cpd-laquan-mcdonald-jason-van-dyke-cops-illinois-justice-project/
— DD: For Democrat leaders, the goal of government budgeting is a) to take away as much money as possible from those who have demographics that vote for Republicans and b) to give that money to those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/opinion-illinois-2027-budget-fairness-equity/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/05/07/rapid-responders-immigration-enforcement-ice-puno-mimi-guiracoch-pilsen-unidos-nuestro-orgullo-casa-dupage-workers-center
DAILY HERALD
— Trump’s Indiana wins show his power over GOP with more primaries and redistricting debates ahead.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260506/nation-and-world-politics/trumps-indiana-wins-show-his-power-over-gop-with-more-primaries-and-redistricting-debates-ahead/
— Lawsuit filed in Illinois takes aim at cannabis companies for not warning of mental health risks. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260506/business/lawsuit-filed-in-illinois-takes-aim-at-cannabis-companies-for-not-warning-of-mental-health-risks/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/nation/2026/05/02/pope-leo-xiv-catholic-church-donald-trump/89845150007/
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/local/latino-unity-day-sees-calls-for-help-support-amid-ice-operations/article_396628a6-103b-52e3-b7fe-3bf4aa036a23.html
WAND TV
— Trump purges Republican dissenters. DD: Have your critics/opponents purged you? If so, what have your critics/opponents used to purge you? To purge me from the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee, from my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, from the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster position, from TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, from Illinois Center Right Coalition, from etc., my critics/opponents have used a) my using my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to promote conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject, b) my promoting Republican candidates who they reject, c) my encouraging Republican participation in Wheaton Independence Day parades, d) my successfully leading efforts to ban video gambling and the sale of pot in Wheaton, e) my suing them, f) my successfully leading the effort to stop the installation of a stoplight at the intersection of Harrison and President in Wheaton, g) my successfully leading the effort to force Xfinity to carry Fox News Channel in Wheaton, h) etc.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/trumps-success-at-purging-republican-dissenters-may-not-help-in-midterm-elections/article_408a4bde-8b00-538c-be3e-3c6c6ce8aff2.html
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders blame Trump for high gasoline prices.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2026-05-06/poll-most-americans-say-trump-deserves-blame-for-high-gas-prices
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Johnson blitzes Capitol for Bears, funds
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/07/johnson-blitzes-capitol-for-bears-funds-00909550
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-732/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-519/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois Dems eye $7B from new tax proposals, push ‘Billionaire Wealth Tax’
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_6baca800-4e34-4604-a1ff-48b83df2621c.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump flexes his muscle in Indiana, ousts rebels who defied his redistricting push.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/6/donald-trump-flexes-muscle-indiana-ousts-rebels-defied-redistricting/
— Liberals accuse the Democratic Party of pushing far-left candidates out of the primaries.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/5/liberals-accuse-democratic-party-pushing-far-left-candidates/
— Tennessee Republicans introduce new congressional map wiping out lone Democrat-leaning district.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/6/tennessee-republicans-introduce-new-congressional-map-wiping-lone/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DOJ will prosecute people who assault federal law enforcement ‘every single time’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4557194/doj-prosecute-assailants-immigration-enforcement-every-single-time-blanche/
BREITBART
— Majority Alarm About Migration’s Impact on Americans
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/05/06/ap-poll-shows-majority-alarm-about-migrations-impact-on-americans/
— ‘Star Wars’ Star Mark Hamill Posts Image of President Trump Dead in a Grave With Caption ‘If Only’
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/05/07/star-wars-star-mark-hamill-posts-image-of-president-trump-dead-in-a-grave-with-caption-if-only/
CENTER SQUARE
— Reject automatic legal status for migrant children
https://www.thecentersquare.com/opinion/article_a1239273-7613-4f99-8e18-e1eebe19e5aa.html
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— State Department Takes Aim at Asylum Abuse in Visa Interviews.
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/executive/state-department-takes-aim-asylum-abuse-visa-interviews
— States Introduce Bills to Prohibit Trump ICE Officers from State Law Enforcement Employment. DD: The many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me, including their forcing to retire when I was 49 in 1997, made it impossible for me to get a job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license.
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local/states-introduce-bills-prohibit-trump-ice-officers-state-law
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Senator Laura Fine (D-Glenview) who sponsored SB 2820, which prohibits Illinois law-enforcement agencies from hiring individuals who worked as federal immigration officers with ICE between January 2025 and January 2029, argued these types of bills are necessary, saying, “Police officers occupy positions of public trust. Given widespread concern over ICE’s violent tactics, allowing current ICE agents to police local communities undermines that trust and should be prohibited.” While the bill was introduced in January and referred to the Assignments Committee, it has received no further action, and the Illinois legislature is scheduled to adjourn at the end of May. California Assembly Bill (AB) 1627, introduced by Assemblywoman Anamarie Avila Farias (D- Contra Costa), resembles the Illinois legislation by disqualifying individuals from employment in state law-enforcement agencies or public education positions if they worked for ICE between September 1, 2025, and January 20, 2029. However, AB 1627 goes further by prohibiting the employment of law enforcement officers from other states if they engaged in immigration enforcement. The Assembly Public Safety Committee passed the bill on April 22 by a vote of 6-2 and on May 6, there was a hearing scheduled in the Appropriations Committee.)
FOX NEWS
— California Dems rally around healthcare for illegal immigrants during fiery debate. Gov Gavin Newsom had cut the coverage to help reduce California’s ballooning deficit
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/watch-california-dems-rally-around-healthcare-illegal-immigrants-fiery-debate
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Marco Rubio’s Hope for America. DD: Democrats and RINOs always have, are now, and always will use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans. Because of that, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for Republicans, and especially for Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/marco-rubios-hope-for-america/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The War On Patriotism
https://www.heritage.org/defense/commentary/roger-scruton-was-right-about-the-war-patriotism
(FROM THE ARTICLE: American pride is declining due to a cultural shift from patriotism to “oikophobia,” or rejection of national heritage. Institutions like museums, academia, and media are accused of emphasizing America’s flaws over its achievements. Oikophobia replaces gratitude with grievance, weakening national identity and belief in America’s value.)
MINDING THE CAMPUS
— The Disappearing Male Student. It’s time to stop pathologizing masculinity.
https://mindingthecampus.org/2026/05/06/the-disappearing-male-student/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The damaging effects of wokeness coincide with the increased presence of women in institutional leadership. Universities were once factories of progress—not to be mistaken with progressive—led by innovative risk-takers. Today, they operate more as re-education camps designed to stamp out any hint of masculinity, labeling it as toxic. The feminization of higher education is an ideological takeover that has declared war on the characteristics of the “alpha male,” letting intellectual curiosity and excellence melt in the acid bath of cancel culture. Look at the numbers, because they don’t lie even if the administrators do. Women now dominate college enrollment, graduate programs, and entire fields like psychology, education, and the humanities. Recent reports show that female representation in college leadership has also increased steadily. Meanwhile, the share of men on campus has dropped precipitously. Men now account for roughly 41 to 44 percent of U.S. undergraduates, down from an even split in the 1970s. Fewer men are enrolling in college, and those who do enroll are more likely to drop out. This shift is generally celebrated, and any area where women make up less than 50 percent is often treated as a problem to be solved. Why aren’t there more female university presidents?, activists bemoan. Instead, we should be asking what to do about the missing men. Men are leaving for other spaces because they are constantly under attack in higher education. Every semester, I have male students in my office venting about how professors allow classmates to openly stereotype and malign them. They feel uncomfortable, but most don’t speak up against this discrimination because doing so risks igniting the fire of a Title IX investigation. Challenging a female professor or classmate risks hurting someone’s feelings and becoming the target of a complaint. Make a woman feel uncomfortable, and the inquisition ensues. Do the same to a man? The feelings-first, anti-male brigade shrugs: he probably deserved it. Ironically, the men who do endure this environment, endure it precisely because of the qualities modern feminists vilify: the ability to tolerate disagreement. Men are more tolerant of political enemies than women are of allies. Consider what that tells us about the inclusivity of female-run spaces.)
NTD
— Illegal Aliens Being Arrested by ICE Throw a Fit to Make It Difficult for ICE, Rile up Protestors.
https://www.ntd.com/ntdplus/illegal-aliens-being-arrested-by-ice-throw-a-fit-to-make-it-difficult-for-ice-rile-up-protestors-expert_1143134.html
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— California Democrats Think Illegal Immigration Will Save Their Party, It’s Their Only Hope.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/05/06/sean_davis_california_democrats_think_illegal_immigration_will_save_their_party_its_their_only_hope.html
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Here’s How Chicago Has Been Putting Illegal Aliens Above American Citizens.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/heres-how-chicago-has-been-putting-illegal-aliens-above-american-citizens/ar-AA1Oe9EP
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Pritzker blames Trump for violent threats against Jews.
https://thehill.com/opinion/robbys-radar/5866522-pritzker-blames-trump-rhetoric/
— EEOC sues NY Times, alleging discrimination. DD: How has EEOC impacted you? EEOC had a tremendous impact on me. When I was 22 in 1971, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Because I had accepted that offer, my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me. Because of that, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5865552-new-york-times-discrimination-lawsuit/
— ICE to end shortened training programs after criticism. DD: The first 6 months that I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer was in classroom training. I got lots classroom training while I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5866624-ice-ends-shortened-training/
CNN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/06/world/video/john-prevost-pope-leo-brother-ebof-vrtc
REUTERS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://www.reuters.com/world/rubio-meet-pope-leo-trump-keeps-up-attacks-pontiff-2026-05-07/
MSN
— DD: I should write about how my Democrat superiors in the federal government who had my many Democrat superiors and supervisors who were veterans waste my career and get rid of me. They stressed that I avoided the Vietnam War draft. They stressed that because of that, I was able to a) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, b) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, c) graduate debt-free for NIU owning that Charger in 1970, d) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, e) buy a new townhome in 1972, f) buy condos in 1974 and 1976, g) earn an MBA in 1976, h) get married in 1978, i) buy a home in Wheaton and two new cars in 1978, j) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, k) etc.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-wants-to-make-it-harder-for-veterans-to-work-in-government/ar-AA21jXXG
ABC NEWS
— DOJ targets slow immigration judges as Trump pushes faster deportations.
https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/justice-department-targets-slow-immigration-judges-trump-pushes-132730620
CBS NEWS
— Higher rate of mental health challenges among LGBTQ+ youth. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/video/new-study-shows-higher-rate-of-mental-health-challenges-among-lgbtq-youth/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Most Trump-Backed Challengers Beat Indiana Incumbents Who Bucked Trump. DD: Who has backed you? What adverse actions have your critics/opponents taken against them? I should write about my critics/opponents and the adverse actions that they took against those who have backed me. I would start with a) my Democrat IRS superiors who got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) my Democrat GAO superiors who got rid of the GAO manager who arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and promoted me in 1986.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/us/trump-candidates-win-indiana-republican-primary.html
— DD: Democrats and RINOs always have, are now, and always will use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans. Because of that, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for Republicans, and especially for Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/politics/conservative-groups-influence-inside-the-state-department-raises-alarms.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/07/trump-pope-leo-rubio-rift/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2026/05/06/poll-trump-leo-hegseth-approval/
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/world/article/rubio-faces-challenge-in-pope-leo-meeting-after-22246317.php
COLUMBIA DISPATCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Ramaswamy.
https://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2026/05/06/indian-americans-other-ohioans-reject-ramaswamy-as-governor-opinion/89942561007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— To End Racial Gerrymandering, Congress Needs to Act. The Supreme Court issues a welcome ruling, but a couple of vacancies could lead to its undoing. DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/to-end-racial-gerrymandering-congress-needs-to-act-7f69c716
— Trump Accuses Pope Leo of Endangering Catholics by Opposing Iran War. The president’s criticism adds to tensions ahead of Rubio’s visit to the Vatican.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-accuses-pope-leo-of-endangering-catholics-by-opposing-iran-war-4805fe38
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/05/06/trump-lashes-out-at-pope-leo-over-iran-war-again-before-rubio-visit/
BLOOMBERG LAW
— DD: Democrat and RINO judges and justices promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/trumps-anti-dei-efforts-struggle-under-federal-judges-scrutiny
SPECTATOR
— DD: Democrats and RINOs always have, are now, and always will use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans. Because of that, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for Republicans, and especially for Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://spectator.com/article/the-slow-death-of-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/?edition=us
TIME
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to create more hatred against Trump.
https://time.com/article/2026/05/06/pope-leo-nuclear-weapons-trump/
TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for less time than mine had been.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/racial-diversity-boosts-graduate-salaries-finds-major-study
May 5, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DOJ seeking Illinois voter data to purge suspected noncitizens
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-elections-donald-trump-administration-justice-department-seeks-voter-data-purge-suspected-noncitizens-docs-suggest/19040090/
CBS2
— Illinois lawmakers introduce bill to raise federal minimum wage to $25 an hour. DD: I did not start earning $27/hour in today’s dollars until I was 22 in 1971 and I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp7uusPQ714
WGN9
— Political consultant Collin Corbett running for governor as independent. DD: How many votes will Corbett take from Bailey?
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/wgn-the-point-politics-chicago-illinois/political-consultant-running-for-governor-as-independent/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois changes the label on school absenteeism, not the reality
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/05/isbe-illinois-state-board-of-education-absenteeism-chronic-absenteeism-attendance-rating-education/
— DD: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/04/chicago-tribune-pulitzer-prize-stories-photos/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH TWO PHOTOS: DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting hatred against Charlie Kirk in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260504/news/i-want-her-gone-lawsuit-claims-retaliation-against-schaumburg-fire-lieutenant-over-charlie-kirk-p/
SOUTHERN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://thesouthern.com/life-entertainment/arts_and_theatre/lgbtq-author-highlights-power-of-storytelling-with-american-teenager/article_e49523b5-f07b-547e-8a43-fa3bbe3165e8.html
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders used May Day to promote more hatred against Rump.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/may-day-protests-across-illinois-link-labor-immigration-rights-and-anti-war-calls/
COD COURIER
— Black Student Alliance Calls for More Black Faculty at College of DuPage. DD: Because Democrat leaders called for more Blacks at GAO to move up, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate who had a) less work experience than I had, b) less education that I had, c) one professional certification while I had six, and d) no professional license like the CPA license I had. My critics/opponents have no problem with the aforesaid if not applaud the aforesaid.
https://codcourier.org/black-student-alliance-calls-for-more-black-faculty-at-college-of-dupage/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker on being a boss
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/05/pritzker-on-being-a-boss-00906081
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-730/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Unfair policies shut kids out of extracurriculars. DD: I did not participate in any extracurriculars. I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/unfair-policies-shut-kids-out-of-extracurriculars/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ‘Part-Time Plummer’ Exposed: GOP Senate Leader Missed 35% of Official Workdays – Equivalent of 18 Weeks Per Year
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/05/part-time-plummer-exposed-gop-senate-leader-missed-35-of-official-workdays-equivalent-of-18-weeks-per-year.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Supreme Court’s blow to racial gerrymandering. Democrats and the race industry are furious. DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/4/editorial-supreme-courts-blow-racial-gerrymandering/
NEW YORK POST
— Secret Service shoots armed man near White House — as Trump holds business event inside
https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/us-news/secret-service-says-officer-involved-in-shooting-near-white-house-as-trump-holds-business-event-inside/
— Mamdani, Hochul & co.’s anti-ICE extremism now puts public safety at risk
https://nypost.com/2026/05/05/opinion/mamdani-hochul-co-s-anti-ice-extremism-now-puts-public-safety-at-risk/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Seattle’s arrogant socialist mayor giggles with a wave to wealthy residents leaving state. DD: How successful have Democrats been promoting socialism in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/05/04/seattles-arrogant-socialist-mayor-giggles-with-a-wave-to-wealthy-residents-leaving-state-1636596/
BREITBART
— Democrats Are for Open Borders. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/04/poll-most-americans-believe-democrats-are-open-borders/
CATO
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.cato.org/blog/another-look-gerrymandering
DAILY CALLER
— Pope Taps Former Illegal Alien And DEI Warrior As Leading US Bishops
https://www.aol.com/articles/pope-taps-former-illegal-alien-181141385.html
FOX NEWS
— Democrats are outright embracing Marxism and socialism. DD: How successful have Democrats been promoting socialism in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6394625749112
FREE PRESS
— Pot Giants Sued for Marketing Weed as Medicine. DD: If I had used pot, I would not have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license. How successful have Democrats been promoting pot in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.thefp.com/p/exclusive-cannabis-giants-sued-for
HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— Can Economic Education Save America from Socialism? DD: How successful have Democrats been promoting socialism in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://heartland.org/opinion/can-economic-education-save-america-from-socialism/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— University of Oregon Adding ‘ICE Presence’ Alert to Emergency Notification System
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/05/u-oregon-adding-ice-presence-alert-to-emergency-notification-system/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— For Democrats, the answer to past racial discrimination is always future racial discrimination. DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/the-end-of-racial-gerrymandering-or-democracy-itself/
NEWSMAX
— EEOC is preparing to file a civil rights lawsuit against The New York Times over a reverse-discrimination claim filed by a white male employee. DD: How has EEOC impacted you? EEOC had a tremendous impact on me. When I was 22 in 1971, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Because I had accepted that offer, my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me. Because of that, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://www.newsmax.com/us/eeoc-new-york-times-trump/2026/05/04/id/1255137/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— 66 percent of Democrats view socialism favorably — while only 42 percent of those same Democrats viewed capitalism favorably. DD: How successful have Democrats been promoting socialism in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.realcleardefense.com/2026/05/04/sixty-six_percent_-_what_americans_think_socialism_means_1180431.html
REASON
— Seattle’s Socialist Mayor Laughs at Wealthy Residents Leaving To Escape High Taxes; DD: How successful have Democrats been promoting socialism in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://reason.com/2026/05/04/seattles-socialist-mayor-laughs-at-wealthy-residents-leaving-to-escape-high-taxes/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— DD: To further destroy traditional marriage and family, Google ever-increasingly steers everyone to this article.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS?ocid=msnar
WASHINGTON POST
— Seattle’s mayor waves goodbye to prosperity. Starbucks retreats from Seattle after the socialist mayor urged a boycott. DD: How successful have Democrats been promoting socialism in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/01/seattle-mayor-katie-wilson-waves-goodbye-business-tax-base/
— DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at them that Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/08/07/white-people-are-winning-the-war-on-whites/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trumps-war-with-the-pope-752d25a4
— A 92-Year-Old President? The succession law puts a superannuated senator third in line.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-92-year-old-president-ef7d14e6
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— DD: Ever-increasingly, more and more and more federal employees and contractors are more and more and more of the following: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2024/12/federal-workforce-generally-more-diverse-us-population-gaps-persist/401546/
BROOKINGS
— DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat and RINO candidates and elected officials ever-increasingly shout at them that conservative Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-demographics-of-racial-inequality-in-the-united-states/
PEW RESEARCH
— DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat and RINO candidates and elected officials ever-increasingly shout at them that conservative Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/05/20/views-of-how-much-discrimination-racial-and-ethnic-groups-in-the-u-s-face/
— DD: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes curry favor with those above them. They help those above them get rid of those who those above want them to.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2013/12/27/men-more-likely-than-women-to-compromise-values-for-career-success/
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
— DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat and RINO candidates and elected officials ever-increasingly shout at them that conservative Republicans cause all their problems: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.epi.org/publication/disparities-chartbook/
CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
— DD: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.americanprogress.org/data-view/poverty-data/
— Occupational Segregation in America. DD: Because all the jobs that I had were bad jobs, my superiors had a hard time finding qualified minorities and females who would take them. Their answer was a) lowering hiring, retention, and promotion requirements and b) getting rid of their employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/occupational-segregation-in-america/
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/gop-racing-to-eradicate-majority-black-districts-in-south.html
May 4, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Pro-Trump group tests officials’ patience with public testimony, triggers legal tangles
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/04/pro-trump-group-public-testimony-legal-tangles/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cook County Commissioner Tara Stamps declared after a recent meeting that she’d had enough. Jessica Jackson, a member of the group Chicago Flips Red, had taken to the podium that March morning during public comment in front of the county’s Finance Committee. Jackson didn’t address any agenda items, instead hitting what for her is a common refrain: that the county had spent too much on immigrants at the expense of other quality of life improvements.)
— DD: Democrat leaders continue to use Haymarket Square to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/04/opinion-chicago-haymarket-square-140th-anniversary/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever0increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/03/doc10-film-festival-ice-raids/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever0increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/30/nonprofit-mano-a-mano-unidos-patty-gamboa-immigrant-families-operation-midway-blitz
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders hint/imply/argue/shout at Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders that Republicans cause all their problems. But then again, Democrat leaders hint/imply/argue/shout at everyone that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/fewer-aapi-adults-report-hate-incidents-but-racism-concerns-linger-new-poll-shows/article_355f5390-8db0-54c6-900b-468fb2f901f8.html
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Who relies on SNAP in Illinois? Data shows many recipients live in these counties.
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article315601297.html
CWB CHICAGO
— When judges release dangerous criminals, there are ways for prosecutors to fight back. In Cook County, that almost never happens.
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/05/when-judges-release-dangerous-criminals-there-are-ways-for-prosecutors-to-fight-back-in-cook-county-that-almost-never-happens.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/04/2-names-join-the-mayoral-mix-00904168
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— A review of Pritzker scandals
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/a-review-of-pritzker-scandals/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What is your disapproval rating with your critics/opponents? Based on the many big adverse actions that the following have taken against me since 2000, my disapproval rating with them is very high: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) major Republican donors, e) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders. Adverse actions that the aforesaid have had their operatives and their dupes take against me include a) throwing me off the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) ending my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) gerrymandering my precinct in 2015, d) ending my service as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, e) ending my service as the MTRO webmaster in 2010 and 2004, f) ending my service as an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member in 2007, g) almost getting ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) defeating my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004, and i) getting a registered Republican voter in my precinct to run against me for Republican Precinct Committeeman in 2000. – Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
— What drives up your disapproval rating with your critics/opponents? For me, it is my promotion of conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject, especially its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. For me, it is my refusal to be manipulated/dominated by my critics/opponents, my refusal to glorify and praise them, my refusal to pander to them, my refusal to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, my refusal to cover up their wrong doing, and I refusal to give them money. – Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
— How old are you? The more of the following that you are, the sooner that you should anticipate/expect that you will be forced to retire early: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly replace those who are the aforesaid with those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, noncitizen, minority, female, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
— Are/were you in the private sector or the public sector? I was in the public sector. According to my critics/opponents, if I had been in the private sector, my ending salary would have been much less than $154,682/year in today’s dollars. I my defense, I earned a) three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. In my defense, my Democrat superiors did everything that they could to waste my career and to get rid of me. – Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
— I have watched DuPage County Republican elected officials closely ever since I moved to DuPage County when I was 29 in 1978. To get votes from the Democrats who have ever-increasingly moved in, they have ever-increasingly welcomed them with open arms and painted themselves as being Democrat Lite. To get votes from Democrats, they have ever-increasingly given more preference to those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. To get votes from Democrats, they have ever-increasingly dumped the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity planks in the Republican Party platform. To get votes from Democrats, they have ever-increasingly dumped conservatives like me. – Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
— What do you anticipate/expect that your critics/opponents will do sooner or later? I anticipate/expect that sooner or later, my critics/opponents will cast Democrat primary ballots, that is, that they will officially declare that they always really have been Democrats. I anticipate expect that those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me will cast Democrat primary ballots sooner rather than later. Exceptions will be those who want to keep their Republican offices to further destroy Republicans. – Dave Diersen
www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump disapproval hits new high as cost concerns, Iran war continue
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4553090/trump-disapproval-high-as-iran-war-cost-concerns-new-poll/
— Marriage is what really matters. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4533807/what-really-matters-is-marriage/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: America’s cultural foundations are cracking. Marriage has been redefined and weakened, the family cast aside as outdated, and traditional ideas of manhood attacked as toxic. The result is a nation of lonely, disconnected individuals — unhappier, less stable, and increasingly unable to sustain the free institutions that made America exceptional.)
NEW YORK POST
— Cole Allen thought he was Rambo, wanted Trump dead.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/us-news/whcd-suspect-cole-allen-thought-he-was-rambo-wanted-trump-dead-pirro/
— A lack of cooperation with ICE to deport an illegal immigrant resulted in a family tragedy.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/opinion/a-lack-of-cooperation-with-ice-to-deport-an-illegal-immigrant-resulted-in-a-family-tragedy/
BREITBART
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/05/03/spike-lee-calls-supreme-court-voiding-race-based-redistricting-map-in-louisiana-an-attack-on-voters/
CHRISTIAN POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/more-gen-z-adults-say-life-can-be-fulfilling-without-marriage.html
COLLEGE FIX
— University of Maryland to host ‘anti-oppression’ workshops. DD: According to Democrat leaders, Republicans oppress those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Of course, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors hinted/implied/argued that I oppressed my Democrat subordinates who were minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, problematic, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. All of my subordinates were some, many, most, if not virtually all of the aforesaid.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-maryland-to-host-anti-oppression-workshops-for-social-workers-to-fight-institutional-racism/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Real Reason Why Barack Obama Condemned the Supreme Court’s Racial Redistricting Ruling. DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/03/obamas-redistricting-hypocrisy/
FEDERALIST
— Defund The Education Institutions Churning Out Left-Wing Assassins
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/04/defund-the-education-institutions-churning-out-left-wing-assassins/
FOX NEWS
— Black Chicagoans call on reparations from government, money deposits like ‘stimulus’ checks. Chicago residents tell Fox News Digital why they think reparations are in order.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/black-chicagoans-call-reparations-from-government-money-deposits-like-stimulus-checks
— DD: Far too many candidates lie to get elected.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-senate-candidate-sherrod-brown-claims-supports-closing-border-gop-says-record-proves-otherwise
NEWS BUSTERS
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2026/05/03/ny-times-panics-supreme-court-voting-rights-ruling-banished
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5861331-warnock-slams-supreme-court-voting-rights/amp/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump. How successful have they been doing that in your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your school district, and in your precinct?
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5693180-hate-taught-trump-policies/
— DD: Illegals promote the Dignity Act.
https://www.aol.com/articles/opinion-dignity-act-realistic-step-143000092.html
REUTERS
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/how-redistricting-supreme-court-have-cut-voters-out-us-house-races-2026-05-03/
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/supreme-court-upholds-texas-redistricting-what-it-means-for-2026-midterms/ar-AA21QpAB
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/supreme-court-just-made-it-much-harder-to-fight-racial-gerrymandering/ar-AA2260zq
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/david-brooks-gerrymandering-districts-by-race-created-fewer-and-fewer-swing-districts/ar-AA22fIlP
— DD: What did you take personal responsibility for? For me it included a) earning a job-related bachelor’s degree (management), b) earning three job-related master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), c) earning six job-related professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, and forensic accounting), and d) becoming a licensed CPA.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/i-m-sick-and-tired-of-hearing-my-grandkids-whine-about-how-the-system-isn-t-fair-whatever-happened-to-taking-personal-responsibility/ss-AA1XEFuS?ocid=ACERDHP15
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.newsweek.com/list-of-states-stepping-up-redistricting-wars-after-supreme-court-ruling-11907710
AOL
— DD: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are gaslighters. I should write about them.
https://www.aol.com/articles/psychologists-explain-7-common-signs-130000259.html
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/raphael-warnock-callais-decision-supreme-court-redistricting-gerrymandering/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/us/politics/supreme-court-voting-rights-act.html
— E.E.O.C. Investigating Discrimination Claim at The New York Times. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently referred a reverse-discrimination complaint by an employee to the agency’s legal unit for review. DD: How has EEOC impacted you? EEOC had a tremendous impact on me. When I was 22 in 1971, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. Because I had accepted that offer, my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me. Because of that, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/business/economy/eeoc-discrimination-claim-new-york-times.html
— Graduates Reset Ambitions in Pursuit of First Jobs. DD: WHAT Harmed you job search? When I graduated from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21 in 1970, I applied to many fortune 500 firms. Only Firestone Stores offered me a job, and it was for a job that did not really require a college degree. In the name of “training,” my boss used me like I was a car mechanic trainee. All the firms that I applied to were under tremendous pressure from EEOC to hire minorities, females, and veterans. I was not a minority, female, or veteran. To make matters worse, potential employers saw me as being Vietnam War draft bait. They did not believe that my financial hardship draft deferment application would be approved. Beyond that, my GPA was not that great because to work my way through college, I had spent far too many hours delivering mail instead of studying.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/business/economy/college-graduates-job-market.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/03/kagan-supreme-court-dissent-reveals-odd-idea-voting-rights/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is poised to file a civil rights lawsuit against The New York Times, centered on the allegations of a white male employee who did not get a sought-after promotion and argued it was because of his race and gender, two people familiar with the matter said.)
— George Will: The Voting Rights Act long ago achieved its original purpose. The justices’ 6-3 ruling on a Louisiana gerrymandering case reveals a stark disagreement. DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/03/supreme-court-confirms-voting-rights-act-has-achieved-original-purpose/
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/05/03/race-to-the-bottom-supreme-court-ruling-on-voting-rights-act-rewrites-the-law/
LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at those who are the following that they are victims of Republicans: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, noncitizen, minority, female, younger, non-married, non-rich, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/victor-joecks/victor-joecks-the-victims-of-victimhood-3796280/
FLORIDA POLITICS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/793749-political-violence-is-reshaping-who-runs-report-details-threats-to-lgbtq-candidates/
USA TODAY
— Exit interviews. DD: Employers that want to get rid of their employees and succeed doing that, do not offer exit interviews. My Democrat GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, and Post Office superiors wanted to get rid of me, so of course, when they succeeded in getting rid of me, they did not offer me an exit interview. They would not have wanted to get rid of me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/what-is-a-stay-interview/89718705007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Supreme Court Victory Over Racial Division. Louisiana v. Callais will discourage districts where politicians stoke resentment in their communities. DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-supreme-court-victory-over-racial-division-3aef3c48
— Racial Gerrymandering: That ’70s Show. I argued against the practice in 1977. Only Chief Justice Warren Burger took my side. DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/racial-gerrymandering-that-70s-show-2f78926c
LEVEL MAN
— DD: How bad are your demographics? The more of the following that you are, the sooner that Democrats and RINOs will destroy you: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.levelman.com/the-demographics-of-maga-supporters/#a-look-at-the-socioeconomic-status-of-those-who-support-trump
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
COUNTER CURRENTS
— Meritocracy Myth in India: Who Really Gets Ahead? DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who had less work experience than I had, had less education that I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://countercurrents.org/2026/05/meritocracy-myth-in-india-who-really-gets-ahead/
DAILY MAIL
— Private sector jobs stall as public rise. DD: Are/were you in the private sector or the public sector? I was in the public sector. According to my critics/opponents, if I had been in the private sector, my ending salary would have been much less than $154,682/year in today’s dollars. I my defense, I earned a) three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. In my defense, my Democrat superiors did everything that they could to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/jobs-market-stalls-but-figures-show-the-public-sector-still-growing/ar-AA1YXm5A
https://www.aol.com/news/private-sector-jobs-stall-public-142649859.html
May 2, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-abortion-fund-planned-parenthood-illinois-react-court-restricts-access-blocks-mailing-mifepristone/19018286/
NBC5
— DD: Democrats march to downtown Chicago for their May Day protest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHXpQ77HShY
FOX32
— DD: Democrats march to downtown Chicago for their May Day protest.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-zhl6kibaspg2vnzl
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrats march to downtown Chicago for their May Day protest.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/01/photos-chicagoland-gathers-for-may-day-rallies-and-performances/
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— The cost of toxic tax policy in Illinois
https://www.rrstar.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2026/05/02/the-cost-of-toxic-tax-policy-in-illinois-opinion/89848030007/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ and abortion.
https://www.news-gazette.com/capitol-news-illinois-senate-committee-passes-bill-to-protect-prescription-info-for-trans-abortion-patients/article_238a9f30-cce4-49e7-83de-81744927a68d.html
TELEGRAPH HERALD
— Dozens of CPS schools attend May Day field trips and protests.
https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/iowa-illinois-wisconsin/article_d20e23f2-8de4-459d-89f8-aede55d2dab3.html
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois State Board of Education wants to revamp how it counts low-income students. DD: According to Invest in Kids Scholarship, low-income for a family of four is $51,337/year. In 1969, when my father died when I was 21 and my brother was 16, our family income was about $50,000/year in today’s dollars. It was much less than that when I was in grade school 1953-1962 and when my brother was in grade school 1958-1968.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-state-board-of-education-wants-to-revamp-how-it-counts-low-income-students/
CAPITOL CITY NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-senate-committee-passes-bill-to-protect-prescription-info-for-trans-abortion-patients/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Ever-increasingly, constructively, Democrat and RINO employers and organizations hang out signs that say “need not apply” if you are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestor who have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump says 300k illegal immigrants kicked off Social Security and 100k off Medicare
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4552317/trump-300k-illegal-immigrants-kicked-off-social-security/
NEW YORK POST
— DD: What is your county clerk doing to stop noncitizens from voting?
https://nypost.com/2026/05/02/us-news/doj-charges-four-noncitizens-in-connection-with-illegally-voting-in-a-federal-election/
BLAZE
— Pope Leo appoints bishops who defended DEI and criticized immigration enforcement. DD: How successful will the Pope be in promoting hatred against Trump?
https://www.theblaze.com/news/pope-leo-bishops-dei-immigration
DAILY CALLER
— Pope Taps Former Illegal Alien And DEI Warrior As Leading US Bishops. DD: How successful will the Pope be in promoting hatred against Trump?
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/01/pope-leo-illegal-alien-dei-warrior-bishops-father-robert-boxie-evelio-menjivar/
FEDERALIST
— SCOTUS Ruling Against Race-Based Gerrymandering Reaffirms America’s Colorblind Constitution
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/01/scotus-ruling-against-race-based-gerrymandering-reaffirms-americas-colorblind-constitution/
FOX NEWS
— DD: What is your county clerk doing to stop noncitizens from voting?
https://www.foxnews.com/us/four-noncitizens-charged-illegally-voting-2020-2022-2024-federal-elections-new-jersey
— New HUD rules will stop sheltering illegals in public housing.
https://www.aol.com/articles/hud-rules-stop-sheltering-illegals-090030733.html
— DHS scorches Pritzker’s ‘sanctuary’ state after child rapist on ICE detainer released.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs-scorches-pritzkers-sanctuary-state-child-rapist-ice-detainer-released.amp
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why ‘Meritocracy’ Enrages the Left. DD: According to my critics/opponents, a) they owe all their successes in live to meritocracy and b) I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are noncitizen.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/05/why-meritocracy-enrages-the-left/
NUMBERS USA
— ICE Is Cracking Down on Illegal Hiring — Congress Must Finish the Job with Mandatory E-Verify.
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/ice-is-cracking-down-on-illegal-hiring-congress-must-finish-the-job-with-mandatory-e-verify/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— Trump delivers remarks at The Villages Charter School in Florida
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/watch-live-trump-delivers-remarks-at-the-villages-charter-school-in-florida-262535749941
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders use race-based gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats race-based gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://abc7.com/post/supreme-court-voids-majority-black-congressional-district-louisiana-boosting-republican-chances/18996416/
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.ctpost.com/news/politics/article/many-democrats-are-stressed-out-by-the-news-they-22231471.php
REUTERS
— Trump Rallies Seniors in Florida as Republicans Face Tough Elections
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/reuters/20260502-325444/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Justice Dept. Shows It Got the Message From Bondi’s Firing. DD: Everyone got the message from the success that my Democrat GAO superiors had forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. Everyone saw that all the Republicans above me sided with my Democrat GAO superiors against me, that is, everyone saw that they all wanted Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, that they all wanted race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. To want the aforesaid is to curry favor with, to pander to those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-veteran, non-poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/politics/james-comey-indictment-trump.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to destroy Trump. DD: How successful will the Pope be in promoting hatred against Trump?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2026/05/01/pope-leo-bishops-menjivar-boxie/
ORLANDO SENTINEL
— Trump touts ‘golden age’ for seniors in the friendly territory of The Villages. DD: I was born way back in 1948. If I had been born later that that, because of Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI, that is, because of ever-increasing discrimination against those who share my demographics, I would not have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license. My Democrat superiors in the federal government ever-increasingly used AA and DEI to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/05/01/trump-touts-golden-age-for-seniors-in-the-friendly-territory-of-the-villages/
DALLAS NEWS
— DD: I avoided Democrat indoctrination when I took courses at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997 by majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/harvard-texas-a-m-which-one-indoctrinating-22220023.php
CBS SAN FRANCISCO
— May Day arrests at SFO protest could signal more political risks ahead. The May Day protest at San Francisco International Airport certainly grabbed a lot of headlines following the arrests of several politicians who were picketing with airport workers for better wages and benefits. They were all cited and released, but new insight shows us we could see more politicians taking similar risks. DD: The Democrat Party should officially change its name to the Socialist Party.
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/video/may-day-arrests-at-sfo-protest-could-signal-more-political-risks-ahead/
JD SUPRA
— ICE Raises I-9 Enforcement Standards and Broadens its List of Fines. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens if they could have.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ice-raises-i-9-enforcement-standards-5916259/
PEW RESEARCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are noncitizen that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/04/09/partisanship-by-race-ethnicity-and-education/
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/fact-sheet/party-affiliation-fact-sheet-npors/
FROM OTHER SOURCES
MARKETPLACE
— Why do some areas have underground utilities and others have them overhead? Burying power lines is much more expensive. DD: An above-ground line carries power to my 4-home cul-de-sac. Recently, high winds brought a tree limb down on it. The resultant power outage caused me lots of problems.
https://www.marketplace.org/story/2022/05/27/why-do-some-areas-have-underground-utilities-and-others-have-them-overhead
May 1, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— CPS teachers, students expected to join May Day rally at Union Park, march through downtown Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/post/may-day-chicago-2026-cps-teachers-students-expected-join-union-park-rally-march-downtown/19012972/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/30/illinois-accountability-report-completed-midway-blitz/
— If Chicago wants to reduce absenteeism, start with families.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/01/opinion-chicago-school-absenteeism-education/
— DD: The Democrat Party platform destroys traditional marriage and family, that is, it promotes homelessness.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/01/opinion-homelessness-shelter-hb1429-illinois-legislation/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Noble charter network, suburban school districts face federal probe over LGBTQ-related lessons. The U.S. Department of Justice announced investigations into 35 Illinois school districts and a Chicago charter operator over whether they teach about “sexual orientation and gender ideology” in class and whether parents are allowed to opt out. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/04/30/noble-charter-network-suburban-school-districts-face-federal-probe-over-lgbtq-related-lessons
DAILY HERALD
— DD: The Democrat Party platform destroys traditional marriage and family.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260501/syndicated-columnists/marriage-the-inequality-gap-we-should-be-talking-about/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-ice-misconduct-state-report-20260430/
CBS2
— Violent organized retail crime on the rise in Illinois. DD: The Democrat Party platform promote poverty and crime.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-organized-retail-crime-association-report-violent-retail-crime/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Department of Justice investigating sexuality and gender teaching in 36 Illinois school districts. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/30/illinois-schools-department-of-justice-investigation/
WGLT
— Justice Department investigates District 87, Ridgeview and 34 other Illinois school districts over ‘gender ideology.’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-04-30/justice-department-investigates-district-87-ridgeview-and-34-other-illinois-school-districts-over-gender-ideology
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/01/ice-scrutiny-chicago-illinois-00902153
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: Republicans will land the top line on ballots in suburban Cook County for the Nov. 3 election, following a lottery held this week by the county clerk’s office. That means Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey will be at the top of ballots.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/01/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-728/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS SENATE GOP
— Illinois Senate GOP and Angel Father Call for Action on Legislation to Allow Illinois Law Enforcement to Keep Illinoisans Safe
https://ilsenategop.org/2026/04/30/illinois-senate-gop-and-angel-father-call-for-action-on-legislation-to-allow-illinois-law-enforcement-to-keep-illinoisans-safe/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Precinct Training Opportunity Tuesday Evening, May 5th. DD: I have been a DuPage County and Milton Township Republican Precinct Committeeman since I was appointed one in 1999. In 2000, DuPage County Republican Central Committee and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) RINO and Democrat plant leaders succeeded in getting a registered Republican voter to run against me, but not since then. In 2004 and 2010 they rudely fired me as the MTRO webmaster. In 2004, they rudely defeated me when I ran for the open MTRO Treasurer position. In 2015, they rudely gerrymandered my precinct. In 2021, they rudely ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, a role that I had since 2005. In 2024, they rudely ended my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. They ever-increasingly blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/01/precinct-training-opportunity-tuesday-evening-may-5th/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Brace for battle as Hochul revives New York’s gerrymander threat. DD: Democrat leaders know that Democrat candidates cannot win if they do not gerrymander.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/30/opinion/brace-for-battle-as-hochul-revives-ny-gerrymander-threat/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Supreme Court Rules Racial Gerrymandering ILLEGAL! DD: Democrat leaders know that Democrat candidates cannot win if they do not gerrymander.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAipntmficw
— Mamdani Has Already Run Out of Other People’s Money. DD: Democrat elected officials ever-increasingly promote socialism.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/30/mamdani-has-already-run-out-of-other-peoples-money/
— Pro‑Family Policy Is Now Central to Conservatism. DD: I owe all my successes in life to my parents and their traditional marriage.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/30/sen-banks-pro-family-policy-central/
NEWSMAX
— Disgraced Ex-Lawmakers Eye Taxpayer Pensions. DD: Did your employer(s) disgrace you? My Democrat superiors in the federal government disgraced me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS. 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. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. Since 2000, to disgrace me, the following have taken many big adverse actions against me: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) major Republican donors, e) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/disgraced-lawmakers-taxpayer/2026/04/26/id/1254220/
PJ MEDIA
— Democrats Don’t Hate Gerrymandering; They Hate the GOP Fighting Back. DD: Democrat leaders know that Democrat candidates cannot win if they do not gerrymander.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/04/30/democrats-dont-hate-gerrymandering-they-hate-the-gop-fighting-back-n4952389
WESTERN JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders will forever use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hakeem-jeffries-tells-activist-audience-dei-is-explicitly-written-into-constitution/ar-AA20EUgk
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— DD: Democrat leader use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. The gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District that I live in was drawn by Illinois Democrats based on race. Minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/30/politics/supreme-court-decision-gerrymandering-scramble
— Trump signs executive order expanding workers’ access to retirement plans. DD: I got in line for a Civil Service Retirement System pension when I was 18 years old in 1966. Knowing that helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors to get rid of me. Further, after my wife and I got married in 1978, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates got ever-increasingly more furious that we could and that we did save lots of our salaries for our retirement because we gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not have foster children.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/30/economy/trump-executive-order-new-retirement-plan-proposal
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Texas House Democrat Gene Wu calls for minority groups to take over America. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly unite minorities against Whites, unite females against males, unite younger people against older people, unite veterans against non-veterans, unite those who have less money against those who have more money, unite unmarried people against married people, unite LGBTQers against heterosexuals, unite non-Protestants against Protestants, unite non-German Americans against German Americans, unite those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for less time, unite citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, unite etc. against etc.
https://www.newsweek.com/gene-wu-texas-democrat-white-11487908
— Hegseth Denies Bias in Firings, Says Decisions Based on “Merit.” DD: My Democrat GAO (1980-1997), IRS (1971-1980), and Post Office (1966-1969) superiors outrageously, disgusting, falsely, and unethically hinted/implied that I lacked merit, that is, that I had performance problems, and that justified the many big adverse actions that they took against me. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) a job-related professional license when I was 32. In my defense, I got promoted when I was 23, 24, 25, and 38.
https://www.newsweek.com/videos/hegseth-denies-bias-in-firings-says-decisions-based-on-merit
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leader use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. The gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District that I live in was drawn by Illinois Democrats based on race. Minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/upshot/gerrymanders-redistricting-democrats-republicans.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/opinion/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-2026.html
— DD: Democrat leaders crow about their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/28/opinion/focus-group-trump-voters-disappointed.html
— DD: To avoid potential conflicts of interest in job assignments, IRS and GAO employees are required to fully disclose their and their spouse’s finances to their superiors. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors used the financial information I gave them to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn my wife and I as being underserving disgusting filthy rich DINKs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/us/politics/elon-musk-finances.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/us/politics/trump-pope-latino-voters.html
ABC CHARLESTON & WTMA
— A Charleston-based reparations task force is calling for the transfer of 700,000 acres of land from three of the Lowcountry’s most well-known plantations. DD: If I had ran for a government office, my critics/opponents would have stressed that my ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a 240-acre farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854.
https://abcnews4.com/news/local/charleston-reparations-task-force-demands-7000-acres-from-historic-plantations
https://www.wtma.com/2026/04/30/charleston-reparations-task-force-demands-7000-acres-from-historic-plantations/
BRIDGE MICHIGAN
— Political parties, not voters, to pick candidates. DD: I should write about the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000 and the candidates who they picked to run in Republican primaries. I would focus on those leaders whose candidates won primary elections but lost general elections. I would focus on those leaders who have blamed those losses the most on me, on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, on what I did as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, on what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, and on what I did as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member.
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/political-parties-not-voters-to-decide-key-michigan-candidates/
ARIZONA PBS
— Scottsdale high school senior gets perfect ACT score. DD: My critics/opponents have always used against me my ACT score being only 24. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have used the money that I earned washing dishes while I was in high school for ACT tutoring instead of for a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a poor man’s GTO, to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC.
https://azpbs.org/2026/04/scottsdale-high-school-senior-gets-perfect-act-score/
CALIFORNIA GLOBE
— LA City Council Socialists Launch Bid to Give Noncitizens Full Voting Rights in Local Elections. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://californiaglobe.com/fl/la-city-council-socialists-launch-bid-to-give-noncitizens-full-voting-rights-in-local-elections/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The SPLC Is a Journalism Scandal. News outlets treat it as an authority when it is actually a competitor, and a disreputable one. DD: My critics/opponent have always treated TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition like SPLC had officially designate them as being hate groups.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-splc-is-a-journalism-scandal-99ab0fab?mod=opinion_lead_pos5
FORBES
— Zero-Sum-Game. DD: Everything is zero-sum. All the promotions that I did not get were given by my Democrat superiors to Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who had less work experience than I had, had less education that I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffraikes/2019/06/17/can-power-be-anything-but-zero-sum/
LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
— Your Rights as a Federal Worker. DD: Democrats run the federal government. Because of that, federal employees who are the following have no Civil Service protections: Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.naacpldf.org/five-rights-federal-workers/
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DD: Democrat leader use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. The gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District that I live in was drawn by Illinois Democrats based on race. Minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/louisiana-kicks-off-supreme-court-backed-gerrymander-frenzy.html
POLITICO
— DD: Democrat leader use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. The gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District that I live in was drawn by Illinois Democrats based on race. Minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/30/hakeem-jeffries-voting-rights-act-gerrymandering-redistricting-2026-midterms-00900661
MS. MAGAZINE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://msmagazine.com/2026/04/30/trump-fy-2027-budget-fiscal-year-title-x-planned-parenthood-birth-control-contraception-family-planning/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— DD: Democrat candidates know that they need racial gerrymandering to win.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/us-supreme-court-ruling-guts-minority-vote-protections-could-redraw-political-map-by-2028/ar-AA222ZII
MIRROR
— DD: Democrat leaders crow about their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Hegseth.
https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/pete-hegseth-humiliated-angry-protester-1815960
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk1kgn95AXA
April 27, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— 4 people killed, 11 others injured in Chicago weekend shootings
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-april-24-to-27/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders have always used SPLC to destroy Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/27/column-southern-poverty-law-center-federal-charges-page/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/27/suffolk-tribune-poll-immigration-operation-midway-blitz/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/24/orland-park-ballet-communities-afriad-ice/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Blacks, and at everyone else, that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/27/illinois-educators-pro-black-curricula-erikson-institute/
NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://nwitimes.com/news/local/illinois/chicago/article_81805bb2-1512-5fde-bfcc-2a12bf86b9ac.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Veteran Illinois GOP consultant Collin Corbett is leaving the Republican Party and becoming an independent.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/27/a-gop-strategist-leaves-his-party-00892517
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/27/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-724/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Fourth attempt on Trump’s life raises fresh questions about ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/26/fourth-attempt-trumps-life-raises-fresh-questions-trump-derangement/
NEW YORK POST
— Who are ‘The Wide Awakes,’ leftist group WHCD gunman Cole Allen was part of?
https://nypost.com/2026/04/26/us-news/who-are-the-wide-awakes-leftist-group-whcd-gunman-cole-allen-was-supposedly-a-part-of/
https://www.aol.com/articles/wide-awakes-leftist-group-whcd-022825056.html
— Trump calls ‘60 Minutes’ host ‘disgraceful’ for reading WHCD suspect Cole Allen’s alleged manifesto on air.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/26/media/trump-calls-60-minutes-host-disgraceful-for-reading-whcd-suspect-cole-allens-alleged-manifesto-on-air/
— Ex-President Barack Obama claims ‘we don’t have’ WHCD gunman Cole Allen’s motives — despite raving anti-Trump manifesto.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/26/us-news/ex-president-barack-obama-claims-we-dont-know-whcd-gunmans-motives-despite-raving-anti-trump-manifesto/
— Read White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman Cole Allen’s full anti-Trump manifesto.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/read-white-house-correspondents-dinner-gunman-cole-allen-s-full-anti-trump-manifesto/ar-AA21KTOm
FREE PRESS
— The Disappointments of Cole Allen
https://www.thefp.com/p/the-disappointments-of-cole-allen
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— California Stealth Attempt To Reinstate Affirmative Action In Education
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/04/california-stealth-attempt-to-reinstate-affirmative-action-in-education-opposed-by-equal-protection-project/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— Cole Allen
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shooting-suspect-white-house-correspondents-dinner-cole-thomas-allen-rcna342146
MSN
— Cole Allen: NASA fellow and teacher accused in White House dinner shooting
https://www.msn.com/en-in/autos/photos/who-is-cole-allen-nasa-fellow-and-teacher-accused-in-white-house-dinner-shooting/ar-AA21KfKA
CNBC
— How much one parent needs to earn so the other can stay home in every U.S. state. DD: In Illinois, it is $79,102/year. In today’s dollars, my father never earned more than $50,000/year. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969. My mother, who never attended high school, never worked outside of the home until after he died. She stayed at home and raised me and my brother. Consequently, I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969, and I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/how-much-one-parent-needs-to-earn-so-the-other-can-stay-home-by-state.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Again, a Gunman Got Perilously Close to Trump. After two previous assassination attempts, the effort by an armed man to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is sure to raise questions about security and political violence.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/us/politics/trump-gunman-security-violence.html
— Influencers Are Spinning Nicotine as a ‘Natural’ Health Hack. The influencers, many of them aligned with the Make America Healthy Again Movement, say the medical establishment has unfairly demonized the compound.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/well/nicotine-health-maha.html
— The Hotel Where Reagan Was Shot in 1981 Becomes a Crime Scene Again. The Washington Hilton was the site of an assassination attempt against the 40th president.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/us/politics/correspondents-dinner-shooting-washington-hilton-reagan.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Correspondents’ dinner lacked highest security level despite presence of top officials
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/26/white-house-correspondents-dinner-security-status/
— Cole Allen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/26/whcd-shooting-suspect/
USA TODAY
— Cole Allen: FBI retraces a cross-country trail.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/26/cole-tomas-allen-white-house-dinner-suspect/89809523007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Allen, according to police, boarded a train from Los Angeles, checked into a Washington hotel that was the scene of the black-tie gala, and fired a weapon outside the dinner attended by President Donald Trump and other top federal officials.)
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Cole Allen
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-25/suspect-california-trump-white-house-dinner
USA TODAY
— DD: What percent of those who took out student loans never expected/intended to pay them off?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/04/10/borrowers-avoid-student-loans-moving-abroad/89504893007/
MINNESOTA DAILY
— A progress report on the American dream. DD: My critics/opponents promote Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI. What are your demographics? If you were born years later than you were, could have had the successes that you had? I would not because of AA and DEI, that is, because of race and gender based preference giving, that is, because of political affiliation discrimination, that is, because of reverse discrimination, that is, because of age discrimination, that is, because of religious discrimination, that is, because of national origin discrimination. I was born in 1948. Ever-increasingly my superiors were under ever-increasing pressure from Democrat leaders to get rid of their employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents promote AA and DEI.
https://mndaily.com/opinion/progress-report-american-dream-0/05/01/2008/snoadmin/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Millions of Americans Are Going Uninsured Following Expiration of ACA Subsidies. Nearly a tenth of those enrolled in Affordable Care Act plans last year dropped insurance after costs rose sharply. DD: The federal government paying 72% of my health insurance since 1966 and then also my wife’s health insurance since 1978 helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors to get rid of me.
https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/millions-of-americans-are-going-uninsured-following-expiration-of-aca-subsidies-0051240d
— DD: Were it not for America’s military actions, there would be no Christianity, no Catholicism, and no Pope.
https://www.wsj.com/world/what-happened-to-just-war-why-modern-popes-have-become-peace-activists-a8cd7ecb
FORTUNE
— Record numbers of kids are enrolling in state-funded preschool. DD: My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars and died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969. Nevertheless, because he sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod, my critics/opponents have outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically demonized, denigrated, and condemned him, and therefore me, as being filthy rich. They have always known full-well that I had to work my way through college.
https://fortune.com/2026/04/22/record-preschool-funding-trump-state-coverage-iran-war/
ED WEEK
— Cole’s online resume says he worked for tutoring company. DD: My critics/opponents have always used against me my ACT score being only 24. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have used the money that I earned washing dishes while I was in high school for ACT tutoring instead of for a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a poor man’s GTO, to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC.
https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/man-accused-of-firing-weapon-at-event-with-trump-has-background-as-tutor-and-computer-programmer/2026/04
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Allen’s online resume says he worked for the last six years at C2 Education, a company that offers admissions counseling and test preparation services to aspiring college students. “Your Child’s Path to a Dream School Starts Here,” the C2 Education website says. “For over 25 years, we’ve helped high-performing students get accepted into top universities through expert test prep, GPA management, and personalized college counseling,” the company states. In addition to offering prep for the ACT and SAT tests, the organization touts academic support for elementary, middle, and high school students. It says its services are delivered both in-person at academic centers around the country, and virtually.)
ROLLING STONE
— Trump wants to make it harder for veterans to work in government. DD: For Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-wants-to-make-it-harder-for-veterans-to-work-in-government/ar-AA21jXXG
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
TELEGRAPH
— Trump shooting suspect is Democrat-supporting ‘teacher of the month.’ Alleged gunman at Washington dinner is video game developer who donated to Kamala Harris campaign.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/26/washington-donald-trump-gunman-cole-tomas-allen-teacher/
MEAWW
— ‘We were horrified’: Cole Allen’s employer C2 Education condemns WHCD shooting. DD: My critics/opponents have always used against me my ACT score being only 24. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have used the money that I earned washing dishes while I was in high school for ACT tutoring instead of for a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a poor man’s GTO, to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC.
https://news.meaww.com/we-were-horrified-cole-allens-employer-c-2-education-condemns-whcd-shooting
(FROM THE ARTICLE: C2 Education, a tutoring and college preparation center where Allen began working in 2020, issued a statement condemning the shooting as ‘horrifying’ and said it is cooperating fully with law enforcement investigating the incident. . .Allen joined C2 Education as a tutor in 2020 in Torrance, California, soon after graduating from Caltech. According to a social media post, he was recognized as Teacher of the Month at C2 Education in December 2024.)
— Is the photo of Cole Allen wearing an Israel Defense Forces sweatshirt real?
https://news.meaww.com/fact-check-is-the-photo-of-cole-allen-wearing-an-israel-defense-forces-sweatshirt-real
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Cole Allen: Wife and marriage. A claim has gone viral on social media that Allen was married. To be sure, these claims have been made by unverified profiles. They allege that Allen is married to one Priyanka Rao, and the posts claim she’s an Indian. An alleged photo of Rao’s passport has also been shared alongside an alleged image of Allen and her together.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/cole-tomas-allen-married-fact-check-claims-about-wife-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-suspect-motive-details-101777237413313.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: However, there is nothing to suggest that the alleged shooter was married. The image of the passport shared appears to be a doctored image. On close inspection, it shows that the nationality of Allen’s alleged wife is also listed as Cole Tomas Allen – which is not possible. No mainstream media coverage has indicated that Allen was married, and makes no mention of any serious relationship either. As per a NBC report, Allen lived with his parents. Paul Thompson, one of Allen’s neighbors, told NBC that Allen lived with his parents and rode a blue moped around the area. Noting Allen was “not necessarily friendly,” Thompson added that he had not noticed anything off about him. Further, the person said that that Allen’s “parents are nice, friendly people,” and the “father especially knows everybody.” Allen’s sister also confirmed that he had purchased two handguns and a shotgun from CAP Tactical Firearms and kept them stored at their parents’ home, the publication further reported. . .While details about Allen continue to emerge many are also curious as to his motive. It has now come to light that the Los Angeles man had sent writings to his family members before the attack, where he referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin”. Authorities believe the attack to be politically motivated, as per Associated Press. Before the shooting at Washington Hilton, Allen sent out writings which made repeated references to President Donald Trump though he was not named directly. The writings also alluded to grievances over a range of administration actions, including the strikes on boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean.)
— Cole Tomas Allen manifesto: Full text and quotes from White House correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect. Cole Allen, the accused shooter at WHCD, sent a manifesto detailing his justification and ‘rules of engagement’ before the attack, criticizing US leadership.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/cole-tomas-allen-manifesto-full-text-and-quotes-from-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-suspect-101777242227511.html
— Why was Cole Tomas Allen shirtless? WHCD shooter’s photos raise questions amid claims of Instagram being deleted.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/why-was-cole-tomas-allen-shirtless-whcd-shooters-photos-raise-questions-amid-claims-of-instagram-being-deleted-101777260093456.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An official reason for Cole Tomas Allen being shirtless was not provided. However, in such situations, law enforcement officials are known to remove the clothes off a suspect to check for additional weapons or explosives, or anything else that might be dangerous that the individual might have on their person. . .While the likely reason for Allen’s clothes being removed was tied to security reasons, it sparked plenty of social media speculation. It came mostly from unverified profiles. A claim was made that Allen was wearing an IDF tee-shirt or an Israeli Defense Forces tee-shirt. This springs from an alleged image of his that has been doing the rounds online. . .There were also claims that he was seen in this IDF tee-shirt before his Instagram profile was taken down. “Cole Allen was seen in an IDF sweatshirt on his Instagram before his profile was removed,” a page on X claimed. However, the photo in the IDF tee does not appear to be true. Grok fact checked claims saying “The image is a fake composite. The suspect in the WHCD shooting is Cole Tomas Allen, 31, a California tutor/computer science grad from Torrance with no reported IDF, Israeli, or military ties of any kind. Media and law enforcement photos of him (grad cap/gown, shirtless in custody) don’t match this couch shot. The IDF emblem was clearly added to manufacture a “coincidence” conspiracy. No credible reporting supports it.” HT.com could not independently verify the claims about Allen and IDF either. Notably, Allen’s Instagram profile may have been taken down by law enforcement, as they sometimes do to examine the feeds for potential clues or evidence, in such cases. However, after his arrest, a Facebook and LinkedIn account linked to Allen reportedly remained active.)
— The Wide Awakes: All about the Abraham Lincoln-linked group Cole Allen was part of.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/the-wide-awakes-all-about-the-abraham-lincoln-linked-group-cole-allen-was-allegedly-part-of-101777271124434.html
TIMES OF INDIA
— Trump Shooter Cole Allen’s Manifesto Has A Message For Iran
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/international/trump-shooter-cole-allens-manifesto-has-a-message-for-iran-you-could-do-worse/videoshow/130541292.cms
ECONOMIC TIMES
— American dream under strain: Indian students rethink US plans amid low H-1B odds and rising visa uncertainty
https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/news/american-dream-under-strain-indian-students-rethink-us-plans-amid-low-h-1b-odds-and-rising-visa-uncertainty/ar-AA1ZbICG
April 23, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The millionaire’s tax will tempt many Illinoisans. Here’s why it is a terrible idea as written.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/23/editorial-the-millionaires-tax-will-tempt-many-illinoisans-heres-why-it-is-a-terrible-idea-as-written/
— Proposed millionaire tax is an effort to keep up with the blue state Joneses.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/23/opinion-millionaire-tax-illinois-population-loss/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/22/marimar-martinez-chicago-border-patrol-agent-shooting-testimony-homeland-security-congressional-committee
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/22/ice-broadview-kat-abughazaleh-trump-crime-chicago
DAILY HERALD
— BEYOND OUTRGAGEOUS, BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift. DD: Pot is poison, In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. All my critics/opponents have used pot, are using it, want to use it, want to make money selling it, want the tax revenue from its sale, want votes from those who use it, and/or want to use it to destroy America.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260423/marijuana/trump-reclassifies-state-licensed-medical-marijuana-as-a-less-dangerous-drug-in-a-historic-shift/
— Naperville’s India Day festival to leave city after reduced financial support. DD: In 2021, to cut the number of Republican candidate entries in Wheaton Independence Day parades, Democrat and RINO Wheaton leaders ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for those parades.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260422/news/napervilles-india-day-festival-to-leave-city-after-reduced-financial-support/
WHEATON PATCH
— Sale Of THC-Derived Products, Psychoactive Substances Outlawed In Wheaton. The city council approved the regulations at its April 20 meeting. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/sale-thc-derived-products-psychoactive-substances-outlawed-wheaton
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Midway Blitz Is Over, But ICE Is Still Quietly Targeting Chicago Immigrants — Especially At Court
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/04/22/midway-blitz-is-over-but-ice-is-still-quietly-targeting-chicago-immigrants-especially-at-court/
LEGAL NEWSLINE
— ‘Plaintiffs’ lawyer paradise:’ IL lawsuit-friendly courts jack up costs
https://www.legalnewsline.com/cook-county-record/plaintiffs-lawyer-paradise-il-lawsuit-friendly-courts-jack-up-costs-report-says/article_f84db5f8-0a89-4d54-8f0e-a440288076b7.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Del Mar brings fighter’s edge to GOP ticket
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/23/del-mar-brings-fighters-edge-to-gop-ticket-00888061
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-722/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pritzker Grab of Local Zoning Control Explained, Criticized
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/04/23/pritzker-grab-of-local-zoning-control-explained-critized/
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Draft Law in Springfield Would Make Homeless Encampments Impossible to Eliminate in Chicago Parks
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/draft-law-springfield-homeless-encampments-chicago-parks
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Illinois Democrats Push Redistricting. Again.
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/04/illinois-democrats-push-redistricting-again/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DD: Without the Electoral College, no Republican will ever be elected again.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/4537529/national-popular-vote-conservatives/
NEW YORK POST
— How Gavin Newsom subsidized migrant invasion with California taxpayers’ cash
https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/opinion/how-gavin-newsom-subsidized-the-migrant-invasion/
— Southern Poverty Law Center weaponized hate — and hurt the innocent
https://nypost.com/2026/04/22/opinion/how-southern-poverty-law-centers-smears-hurt-blameless-targets/
BLAZE
— Uncle Sam wants YOU — to obey immigration laws
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/uncle-sam-wants-you-to-obey-immigration-laws
DAILY WIRE
— The Smear Machine: How The Southern Poverty Law Center Rebranded Conservatives As Haters
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-smear-machine-how-the-southern-poverty-law-center-rebranded-conservatives-as-haters
— Don’t Fall For This Hot MAGA Influencer. The 22-year-old med student bragged about making money off “super dumb” conservative men. DD: My critics/opponents say that no one can tell me what to do. I take that as a badge of honor.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/indian-scammer-might-be-behind-your-favorite-hot-maga-influencer
FREE PRESS
— The SPLC Has Spread Hate. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who falsely claim to be conservative to give themselves standing to destroy conservatives.
https://www.thefp.com/p/the-splc-has-spread-hate-is-it-guilty
FOX NEWS
— Chicago alderman says police are ‘handcuffed’ from stopping teen takeovers under Mayor Brandon Johnson. Johnson avoided the term ‘takeover,’ instead warning residents of a possible ‘teen trend’ on social media.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-alderman-says-police-handcuffed-stopping-teen-takeovers-mayor-brandon-johnson
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Liberals Would Rather See Trump Fail Than America Succeed
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/liberals-would-rather-see-trump-fail-america-succeed
TOWNHALL
— What Do Immigrants Owe Us?
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/04/23/what-do-immigrants-owe-us-n2674773
— Gavin Newsom Funded an NGO That Brings HIV-Positive ‘Migrants’ to America
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/22/gavin-newsom-hiv-ngo-n2674904
— Hegseth: This Isn’t a Purge. It’s Long Overdue Accountability.
https://townhall.com/columnists/dr-chase-spears/2026/04/23/this-isnt-a-purge-its-long-overdue-accountability-n2674922
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump bashes Supreme Court’s ‘Republican’ justices, says they’ve ‘gone weak, stupid, and bad’
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5843013-trump-supreme-court-conservative-justices/
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/proud-lgbtq-celebs-share-empowering-advice/story?id=63920287
NBC NEWS
— A year after DOGE, former federal employees are still looking for work. Thirteen federal workers who were laid off during the DOGE cuts told NBC News they struggled to find work, had to move or took major pay cuts after their agencies were gutted. DD: Overwhelmingly, federal employees and federal retirees are despised if not hated. I should write about that.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/year-doge-former-federal-employees-still-unemployed-looking-jobs-rcna265911
CNBC
— The racial wage gap starts as early as 16 for Black workers—and results in ‘a lifetime of consequences,’ DD: In today’s dollars, my ending GAO salary was $74/hour in 1997. To get that, I had a) worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years and for the Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years, b) earned three job-related master’s degrees, c) earned six job-related professional certifications, and d) earned a job-related professional license. All my minority coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/15/racial-wage-gap-starts-as-early-as-16-heres-why.html
MSN
— 15 female-dominated careers that pay at least $75 per hour. DD: In today’s dollars, my ending GAO salary was $74/hour in 1997. To get that, I had a) worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years and for the Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years, b) earned three job-related master’s degrees, c) earned six job-related professional certifications, and d) earned a job-related professional license. All my female coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/15-female-dominated-careers-that-pay-at-least-75-per-hour/ss-AA21sGNm
— DD: Federal employees who are the following do not have Civil Service protections: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/perfect-test-case-against-trump-doj-will-affect-legal-rights-of-all-federal-employees/ar-AA1Qn8v1
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
NEW YORK TIMES
— Hollywood Has Stigmatized Whiteness
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010775488/he-thinks-hollywood-has-stigmatized-whiteness.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DeSantis signs Florida law banning local DEI funding, says white men are ‘disfavored.’ DeSantis claims diversity, equity, and inclusion programs discriminate against white men. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those who are the following are ever-increasingly disfavored: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2026/04/22/florida-dei-desantis-race/9ad6f788-3e8c-11f1-bb46-ed564688d953_story.html
NEW YORK SUN
— A New Push To Grant Amnesty for Illegals Emerges in Congress Under Misleading Guise of ‘Dignity.’ Heading into the midterms, the last thing the GOP should be doing is alienating its core voters on immigration.
https://www.nysun.com/article/a-new-push-to-grant-amnesty-for-illegals-emerges-in-congress-under-misleading-guise-of-dignity
CITY JOURNAL
— How Gavin Newsom Subsidized the Migrant Invasion. The California governor has spent nearly $1 billion on nonprofits that want, among other things, to dismantle the border, “abolish ICE,” and help immigrants “living with HIV.”
https://www.city-journal.org/article/california-gavin-newsom-illegal-immigrants-ice
STATELINE
— Asylum-seekers could lose right to work under proposed Trump administration rules. DD: All my employers would hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://stateline.org/2026/04/23/asylum-seekers-could-lose-right-to-work-under-proposed-trump-administration-rules/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/21/grindr-set-to-host-inaugural-white-house-correspondents-dinner-party/89719638007/
— DD: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: To get more votes from women, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give women more preference over men.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/04/15/trump-dei-crackdown-targets-women-networking/89426934007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Democrats Unify Against Israel. The number of senators backing an arms embargo against the Jewish state has doubled in two years.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-democrats-unify-against-israel-7a916769?mod=opinion_lead_pos5
CENTER FOR RETIREMENT RESEARCH
— Lowering Pay for Federal Jobs Is Bad for Workers – and Bad for America. Going forward, the government will have to pay more – not less – to be competitive. DD: 23% of federal employees have master’s degrees while only 11% of private sector employees do. 10% of federal employees have professional degrees while only 4% of private sector employees do.
https://crr.bc.edu/lowering-pay-for-federal-jobs-is-bad-for-workers-and-bad-for-america/
FED WEEK
— ‘Rescheduling’ of Marijuana Could Have Federal Workplace Implications. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. All my critics/opponents have used pot, are using it, want to use it, want to make money selling it, want the tax revenue from its sale, want votes from those who use it, and/or want to use it to destroy America.
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/rescheduling-of-marijuana-could-have-federal-workplace-implications/
— How Federal Employees Can Retire Early. DD: My Civil Service Retirement System pension and my retirement savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.fedweek.com/retirement-financial-planning/how-federal-retirees-can-retire-early/
FED SMITH
— The Hidden Costs of Retirement: A New Series for Federal Employees. Federal retirement planning extends well beyond healthcare. DD: My Civil Service Retirement System pension and my retirement savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2026/04/22/hidden-costs-of-retirement-series-for-federal-employees/
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Treasury secretary: IRS hit a ‘home run’ on challenging filing season, but still needs staffing and budget cuts. DD: In 1974, when I was a newly promoted 25-year-old GS-11 (currently $83,482/year) IRS Revenue Officer, I was responsible for IRS answering all the calls that came into its new Centiphone automated answering system in downtown Chicago. I supervised the operation’s entire staff which included 90 IRS Revenue Agent trainees. Because of my job performance, the IRS manager who had given me that developmental assignment and who had promoted me in 1972 and 1973, promoted me to GS-12 (currently $100,059/year) in 1974. That made my Democrat IRS superiors furious. According to them, that Centiphone assignment should have been given to a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. They soon got rid of the IRS manager that promoted me. They disallowed my travel vouchers. They disallowed my education deductions. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976 and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. That directly resulted in my transferring to GAO.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/budget/2026/04/treasury-secretary-irs-hit-a-home-run-on-challenging-filing-season-but-still-needs-staffing-and-budget-cuts/
ATLANTIC
— The Virginia Gerrymander Disenfranchises Republicans
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/virginia-congress-midterms-trump/686895/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDEPENDENT
— Medical student from India behind AI conservative influencer says ‘super dumb’ MAGA crowd was easy to fool. DD: My critics/opponents say that no one can tell me what to do. I take that as a badge of honor.
https://www.aol.co.uk/news/medical-student-india-created-ai-185742618.html
TIMES OF INDIA
— An India-based medical student reportedly built and operated a popular AI-generated Instagram influencer that amassed millions of followers by posting patriotic, political and lifestyle content aimed at conservative audiences in the United States. DD: My critics/opponents say that no one can tell me what to do. I take that as a badge of honor.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/ai-generated-maga-influencer-indian-student-behind-hot-girl-profile-with-millions-of-followers/ar-AA21r0hw
April 22, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Local labor leaders call for economic blackout on May Day. DD: Are/were you a union member? I was a union member 1966-1969 while I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office. I was a union member 1971-1980 while I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS. I should write about my critics/opponents who have used that against me the most. I would focus on those who have shouted the loudest that federal employees are overpaid because of federal unions, and that therefore, I was overpaid. In today’s dollars, my Post Office salary increased from $19.57/hour to $20.87/hour and my IRS salary increased from $56,409/year to $113,402/year. In my defense, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, I earned an MBA in 1976, and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/local-labor-leaders-call-for-economic-blackout-on-may-day/vi-AA20rAPn
— Cannabis linked to slower cognitive development in teens. Researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that teenagers who use cannabis show slower thinking and memory skills as they get older. DD: I have never used pot and I never will. If I had used pot, I would not have been able to a) earn an ACT score of 24 and graduate in the upper 20% of my class, b) earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, c) earn three job-related master’s degrees, d) earn six job-related professional certifications, and e) earn a job-related professional license.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/cannabis-linked-to-slower-cognitive-development-in-teens-health-watch/
— DD: Those who vote against Trump want more a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, e) abortion, f) mass/illegal immigration, g) vice, h) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or i) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and/or national origin discrimination. Those who vote against Trump are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-those who have more money than they have, anti-married people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/columbia-college-hosts-documentary-screening-for-alumnus-made-why-trump-two-americas/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Jerseyville protest group draws honks at weekly anti-Trump rallies
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/jerseyville-protests-standing-together-anti-war-22216748.php
WAND TV
— IL Freedom Caucus airs grievances about Democrats blocking their bills
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/il-freedom-caucus-airs-grievances-about-democrats-blocking-their-bills/article_c7cc6521-0a40-477b-b436-2dddca51a7a6.html
CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION
— Time to Plan Your Civic Day of Action on May 1st
https://www.ctulocal1.org/posts/time-to-plan-your-civic-day-of-action-on-may-1st/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Bob Fioretti, the Republican candidate for Illinois attorney general, has been endorsed by Retired Chief of Riverside Police Tom Weitzel. Weitzel is a 37-year veteran of law enforcement who praised Fioretti’s “decades of legal experience, a proven commitment to justice, and a willingness to challenge the political establishment when it fails the people of Illinois.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/22/back-at-work-under-a-cloud-00885862
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What differentiates Democrat candidates, elected officials, and party leaders from RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders? Democrat candidates, elected officials, and party leaders aggressively defend and advance the Democrat Party platform. RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders do not defend and advance the Republican Party platform. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What does Google AI say about you and what you do? Google AI says the following about me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: “GOPUSA ILLINOIS is a long-standing, conservative political news aggregator and daily newsletter focused on Illinois government and Republican politics. The newsletter is curated and edited by David Diersen, who has managed the publication for over two decades. It primarily consists of “Daily Clips”—a comprehensive collection of links and excerpts from various news outlets (local, state, and national) that impact Illinois Republicans. Updates are typically delivered twice daily. You can read the latest editions directly at www.gopillinois.com . Editor David Diersen frequently posts notifications when new newsletters are live on his Facebook profile. To subscribe or manage existing email updates, users can find contact and administrative links at the bottom of the email versions or through the main GOPUSA Contact Page.” – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What impact did the grade school(s) that your parents sent you to have on you? My parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and e) job-related professional license. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois Republicans say Dems’ redistricting amendment would create more corrupt maps
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_e297d104-1d6f-4c11-b617-7dcfbdb3284e.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois income growth lags U.S. under Pritzker
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-income-growth-lags-u-s-under-pritzker/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Election Fraud Allegations Emerge in Illinois GOP Insider-Run Elections. DD: Since 2000, I have fought for direct election of Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) members. Since 2000, those who oppose direct election of IRP SCC members have done everything that they could to destroy me.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/04/election-fraud-allegations-emerge-in-illinois-gop-insider-run-elections.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMERICAN THINKER
— The Ingredients that Make Up a Democrat
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/04/the_ingredients_that_make_up_a_democrat.html
CENTER SQUARE
— National Education Association has given nearly two million dollars in donations since 2020 to an organization that trains for May Day school “walk-in” protests, as well as demands agendas such as “tax the rich” and the removal of ICE.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/report-teacher-s-union-gives-nearly-2m-to-org-that-trains-for-may-day-protests/ar-AA20lY4E
DAILY SIGNAL
— The SPLC Was Paying the Ku Klux Klan, DOJ Indictment Claims
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/21/splc-paid-ku-klux-klan-doj-indictment-claims/
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
— DD: I should write about those who did the most to destroy TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and the Illinois Center Right Coalition.
https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1437146/dl
(FROM THE LAWSUIT: The Southern Poverty Law Center’s (“SPLC”) stated mission included the dismantling of white supremacy and confronting hate across the country. However, unbeknownst to donors, some of their donated money was being used to fund the leaders and organizers of racist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan, the Aryan Nation, and the National Alliance.)
FOX NEWS
— Cubs’ co-owner pushes back on woke backlash Matt Shaw received for attending Charlie Kirk’s memorial. Ricketts told Dan Dakich that Shaw and Kirk were close friends who met in Arizona outside of politics or baseball.
https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/cubs-co-owner-pushes-back-woke-backlash-matt-shaw-received-attending-charlie-kirks-memorial
JONATHAN TURLEY
— Chicago to Subsidize May Day Protests By Teachers
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/04/21/civic-action-requires-more-than-textbooks-chicago-to-subsidizes-may-day-protests/amp/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Liberals and moderates fight Turning Point USA
https://apnews.com/article/turning-point-clubs-high-schools-charlie-kirk-6ff5b410b6c5272e2203b6adac4a198c
USA TODAY
— Work experience predicts whether a college graduate lands a job out of school. Working during college more than doubles graduates’ odds of landing a job (81% vs 40%). DD: Yes, but your employers and the type of work experience matters the most. I worked for the Park Forest Post Office while I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU in 1969. That work experience did not impress potential employers when I graduated from NIU in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in management. For some, if not many, if not most, if not virtually all of my potential employers, it worked against me. Virtually all employers view federal employees negatively. Because of that, I took and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination as a backup before I graduated.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2026/04/21/work-strongest-predictor-post-graduation-employment/89699839007/
CPA PRACTICE ADVISOR
— Illinois CPA Society Names 2026 Award Recipients. DD: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979 and I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32 in 1981. To discredit me, my critics/opponents have always not only ignored/dismissed/belittled the aforesaid, but they have stressed that my scores could have been better.
https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/04/21/illinois-cpa-society-names-2026-award-recipients/182002/
CHILD TRENDS
— Lessons for Engaging Youth in After-School Programs. DD: I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969, I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970.
https://www.childtrends.org/publications/5-lessons-engaging-youth-participants-education-program
April 21, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— CPS parents threaten legal action as confusion abounds over May Day plans
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-public-schools-parents-threaten-legal-action-confusion-abounds-may-day-plans/18929099/
CBS2
— Chicago-based career expert shares advice on finding a job after college graduation. DD: Because Democrat employers ever-increasingly dominate Chicagoland and because they ever-increasingly want to hire Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger, employment opportunities are ever-increasingly bleak for job applicants in Chicagoland who are Republican, White, male, and/or older.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/career-expert-advice-getting-job-college-graduates/
WTTW
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/04/20/trump-faces-pushback-religious-communities-following-ai-post-feud-pope
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Southern Poverty Law Center indicted on federal fraud charges
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/21/southern-poverty-law-center-indicted/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/21/illinois-cannabis-awards-startups/
DAILY HEARLD
— DuPage Republicans back Kevin Coyne as party chairman
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260421/local-politics/dupage-republicans-back-kevin-coyne-as-party-chairman/
WGN RADIO
— Public schools shouldn’t be coordinating protests
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/eric-zorn-public-schools-shouldnt-be-coordinating-protests/
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/governor-pritzker-awards-95-loans-to-licensed-social-equity-cannabis-businesses-across-all-license-types-92650.cfm
JOURNAL TOPICS
— Cook County Republicans Elect McCook Mayor Terry Carr As County Chair
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/cook-county-republicans-elect-mccook-mayor-terry-carr-as-county-chair/
STATE LINE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-cannabis-industry-gets-boost-with-31-8m-in-social-equity-loans/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2026/04/21/springfield-cannabis-grower-receives-750000-equity-loan/89713395007/
SOUTHERN
— Southern Poverty Law Center says it’s facing Justice Department probe
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/04/21/southern-poverty-law-center-says-its-facing-justice-department-probe/
WGLT
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-04-21/lawmakers-chung-koehler-look-to-keep-illinois-a-beacon-of-lgbtq-support
25 NEWS NOW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.25newsnow.com/2026/04/21/illinois-house-passes-bill-create-abortion-access-fund/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-508/
— House Republicans slam Democrats’ proposed redistricting amendment
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/house-republicans-slam-democrats-proposed-redistricting-amendment/
— A look at the proposed millionaire’s tax proposals
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/21/a-look-at-the-proposed-millionaires-tax-proposals/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinoisans ‘ought be concerned’ report ranks IL 45th for economic outlook
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_8f24613d-8d04-43e6-8cef-93ac388e8e09.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_24fe6695-7397-4f12-87e8-577fa1980aca.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Highest-earning Illinoisans fleeing state at fastest rate
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/highest-earning-illinoisans-fleeing-state-at-fastest-rate/
— IRS: Illinois lost $6 billion to outmigration in 2023
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/irs-illinois-lost-6-billion-to-outmigration-in-2023/
— ‘Millionaires tax’ would hike rate 61% on 22K Illinois small businesses
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/millionaires-tax-would-hike-rate-61-on-22k-illinois-small-businesses/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Tyranny of the majority. DD: I should write about how DuPage Republican leaders a) welcomed invading Democrats and b) sought to win them over by dumping conservative Republicans.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/20/tyranny-majority/
NEW YORK POST
— DOJ charges Southern Poverty Law Center with fraud for paying white supremacist groups $3M to ‘stoke racial hatred’
https://nypost.com/2026/04/21/us-news/doj-charges-southern-poverty-law-center-with-fraud-for-paying-white-supremacist-groups-3m-to-stoke-racial-hatred/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Groom and Doom. May Day promises to see the US and its classrooms saturated with leftist propaganda.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/04/21/groom-and-doom/
BREITBART
— Kamala Harris Tops Newsom by One Point in 2028 Democrat Primary Poll
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/21/kamala-harris-tops-newsom-by-one-point-in-2028-democrat-primary-poll/
— Teachers Tell Students to Push Parents to Vote ‘Yes’ on Virginia Gerrymandering Scheme
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/04/21/nolte-teachers-tell-students-to-push-parents-to-vote-yes-on-virginia-gerrymandering-scheme/
DAILY CALLER
— Signs already point to a resurgence of left-wing orthodoxies in mainstream vernacular and corporate practices.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/04/21/america-culture-wars-conservatives-liberals-whiplash-back-forth-cycle-staues-transgenders/
FEDERALIST
— The White House Correspondents’ Dinner Is America’s Most Pathetic Display Of Privileged Whining
https://thefederalist.com/2026/04/21/the-white-house-correspondents-dinner-is-americas-most-pathetic-display-of-privileged-whining/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Chicago Parents Furious Over City Allowing Kids to Skip School for May Day Rally. “We are here to demand an end to the political indoctrination of our children at the hands of CTU and CPS.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/04/chicago-parents-furious-over-city-allowing-kids-to-skip-school-for-may-day-rally/
— DOJ Alleges Southern Poverty Law Center Funneled $3 Million to White Hate Groups
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/04/doj-alleges-southern-poverty-law-center-funneled-3-million-to-white-hate-groups/
TOWNHALL
— Leftist SPLC Indicted on 11 Counts of Fraud
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/04/21/leftist-splc-indicted-on-11-counts-of-fraud-n2674851
— Leftist Group (Southern Poverty Law Center) That Falsely Branded Conservatives As ‘Extremists’ Could Face Criminal Charges. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who hinted/implied/argued/shouted the most that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were extremist groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2026/04/21/southern-poverty-law-center-claims-it-is-under-federal-investigation-n2674823
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— Want the Job? Be Able to Say So in More than One Language. Those looking for a job may want to emphasize their language skills. In the last five years, the demand for the foreign language skilled has gone up. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly force Spanish on everyone.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/report-want-job-be-able-say-so-more-one-language-n732486
SIRM
— Why Are Companies Hiring More Multilingual Workers? DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly force Spanish on everyone.
https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/employee-relations/companies-hiring-multilingual-workers
ED SOURCE
— Is grad school the new gap year for a lackluster job market? DD: When I started my senior year at NIU in 1969, my plan was to get an MBA at NIU. But that all changed when my father died suddenly. My mother had never attended high school, she had never worked outside the home, and my brother was having problems. So I applied for a financial hardship draft deferment, accepted the only job offer that I got, moved in with them in Crete, and helped support them. Because of all that, I did not earn an MBA until I was 27 in 1976. By then, it was too late.
https://edsource.org/2026/graduate-school-job-market-2026/756222
FROM OTHER SOURCES
VERY WELL MIND
— How to Forget Something On Purpose. DD: I have trouble forgetting the many big adverse actions that my critics/opponents have had their operatives and their dupes take against me.
https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-forget-a-bad-memory-4153100