FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/minneapolis-shooting-anti-ice-protests-held-downtown-chicago-federal-agent-killing-alex-pretti-minnesota/18472513/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/protesters-gather-rally-against-federal-agents-trump-admin-loop/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders use polar bears to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/brookfield-zoo-leads-effort-to-protect-polar-bears-as-trump-opens-arctic-refuge-to-oil-drilling/
CHICAGO SUN_TIMES
— ‘Clean Slate’ law helps former inmates find work while boosting Illinois’ economy. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors not only did not help me find work after they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, they did everything that they could to stop me from finding work. It was easy for them. They stressed a) that they had always ranked me at the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, b) that they delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) that they kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, and d) that they forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/01/26/clean-slate-act-former-inmates-independents-libertarians-trump-greenland-bears
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly call Republicans Nazis. I am 100% German American. I have always stressed that my grandfather on my father’s fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260125/news/remembrance-is-an-act-of-moral-courage-holocaust-memorial-sign-dedicated-in-northbrook/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that if you vote for Democrats, soon, your healthcare will be free.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-safety-net-hospitals/safety-net-hospitals-set-lose-critical-lifeline
WGLT
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-01-25/videos-challenge-the-trump-administrations-account-of-the-minneapolis-killing
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-01-25/rep-lahood-calls-latest-minneapolis-shooting-deeply-concerning-and-demands-local-and-state-role-in-investigation
NAPERVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION
— DuPage County Clerk files appeal on rulings; County Board weighs in
https://www.nctv17.org/news/dupage-county-clerk-files-appeal-on-rulings-county-board-weighs-in/
CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION
— Join our People Over Billionaires action this Wednesday. DD: To get more votes from those who have less money than others, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who have more money than others. It is called class warfare.
https://www.ctulocal1.org/posts/join-our-people-over-billionaires-action-this-wednesday/
AXIOS CHICAGO
— Illinois faces funding threat over abortion referral law
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/01/26/illinois-abortion-law-trump-funding-threat
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Minnesota shooting puts Illinois politics on edge
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/26/ice-shooting-puts-illinois-politics-on-edge-00746036
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: Illinois GOP governor’s race: Former state Sen. Darren Bailey and former Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski didn’t respond to a request for comment about the developments in Minneapolis. Businessman Rick Heidner’s campaign pointed to a statement he posted Jan. 15, urging Trump to “immediately invoke the Insurrection Act and restore order in Minnesota.” Sanctuary status: DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick blamed sanctuary status laws, which prevent police officers from assisting in federal immigration enforcement. He said, if ICE were allowed in Illinois’ jail system, for example, “it wouldn’t otherwise have the manpower to do proactive raids” because they would be visiting 92 correctional facilities across the state. Echoing that: President Donald Trump blamed sanctuary laws for the Minneapolis protests and late Sunday called on Congress to “immediately pass legislation to END” sanctuary status. . .Jim Oberweis and Catalina Lauf, who previously ran for congressional seats in Illinois, are running for a Florida congressional seat.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Secret recordings reveal Cruz ripping Trump and Vance to donors
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4432782/secret-recordings-ted-cruz-trump-vance-donors/
NEW YORK POST
— More martyrs for cynical Dems after fatal Alex Pretti shooting. DD: Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/opinion/miranda-devine-more-martyrs-for-cynical-dems-after-alex-pretti-shooting/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Minnesota Shows Why the Left Will Win America’s 2026 Civil War. The saddest thing about this is that the Republicans will work with the left to ensure Democrat victory. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/minnesota_shows_why_the_left_will_win_america_s_2026_civil_war.html
BREITBART
— Tim Walz Compares ICE Enforcing U.S. Immigration Laws to Nazi Germany. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their illegals with their runaway slaves and Jews in Germany under Hitler.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/25/tim-walz-compares-ice-enforcing-u-s-immigration-laws-to-nazi-germany/
— GOP Probes How Democrats Use Illegals and Refugees to Rig Elections
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/19/nolte-gop-probes-how-democrats-use-illegals-and-refugees-to-rig-elections/
COLLEGE FIX
— Trump administration abandons court fight to ban DEI in schools and universities. DD: My critics/opponents have always used Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of me.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/trump-administration-abandons-court-fight-to-ban-dei-in-schools-and-universities/
DAILY WIRE
— Tim Walz Compares Immigration Agents To Nazis, Says Minnesota Is Home To New ‘Anne Frank’ Story. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their illegals with their runaway slaves and Jews in Germany under Hitler.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/tim-walz-compares-immigration-agents-to-nazis-says-minnesota-is-home-to-new-anne-frank-story
FOX NEWS
— White House accuses Walz of undermining law enforcement, blocking ICE cooperation
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-accuses-walz-undermining-law-enforcement-blocking-ice-cooperation.print
— The far-left network that helped put Alex Pretti in harm’s way, then made him a martyr. Encrypted Signal messages show ‘rapid responders’ mobilized demonstrators to harass federal agents, then socialist groups capitalized on killing to foment protests. DD: Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/far-left-network-helped-put-alex-pretti-harms-way-made-him-martyr
— Greenland is ‘unsecure’ because Denmark ‘cannot afford’ to protect it.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388307346112
NEWSMAX
— Trump Issues Urgent Call: End Obstruction, Sanctuary Cities
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donald-trump-ice-enforcement/2026/01/25/id/1243499/
TOWNHALL
— It’s Time to End ICE Enforcement in Blue States. DD: I vehemently disagree.
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2026/01/26/its-time-to-end-ice-enforcement-in-blue-states-n2670056
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Omar Calls Border Patrol Shooting ‘Execution,’ Demands ICE Give Up Arresting Violent Illegals and Leave Minnesota
https://www.westernjournal.com/omar-calls-border-patrol-shooting-execution-demands-ice-give-arresting-violent-illegals-leave-minnesota/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5705837-greene-maga-shooting-minnesota/
CNN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/minneapolis-shooting-ice-protests-01-25-26
https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/minneapolis-shooting-ice-protests-01-25-26?post-id=cmktu90zl00053b6qleh6xakk
AOL
— Paycheck to paycheck: A quarter of US households struggling to cover essentials. DD: Because I have never had to struggle to cover essentials, my critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being privileged and filthy rich. In my defense, I stress that I a) did yard work 1962-1964, b) delivered newspapers 1962-1966, c) washed dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaned golf shoes and chipped slag in 1966, e) pumped gasoline in 1966, 1971, and 1972, f) delivered mail 1966-1969, g) worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, h) sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances in 1971 and 1972, i) collected delinquent taxes for IRS 1971-1980, and j) audited federal agencies for GAO 1980-1997. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents had the most money.
https://www.aol.com/articles/paycheck-paycheck-quarter-us-households-153346010.html
— The biggest trend in Gen Z dating is the search for a steady life with financial stability. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.aol.com/articles/biggest-trend-gen-z-dating-000801733.html
REUTERS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/federal-officials-dig-minneapolis-shooting-narrative-despite-video-evidence-2026-01-25/
NEWSWEEK
— DD: To get more and more and more citizens of foreign countries to come to America, Democrat and RINO leaders give them more and more and more welfare and preference over citizens of America. Democrat leaders because they vote for Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor.
https://www.newsweek.com/benefits-stripped-non-us-citizens-proposed-bill-11411452
— Kash Patel Sparks Fury From Gun Rights Groups Over Alex Pretti Remarks
https://www.newsweek.com/kash-patel-sparks-fury-from-gun-rights-groups-over-alex-pretti-remarks-11415842
(FROM THE ARTICLE: National Association for Gun Rights questioned Patel’s comments in a post on X, writing “carrying a magazine implies nothing.” “Holsters designed to carry spare magazines are common and widely sold. Training resources and guides across the internet actively recommend it. Thousands of law-abiding Americans do this every day. This is standard, not overkill,” it said. “Claiming otherwise sets a dangerous precedent for Second Amendment rights and creates an easy backdoor argument for magazine bans and similar legislation.” The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus also countered Patel’s remarks, writing on X: “This is completely incorrect on Minnesota law. There is no prohibition on a permit holder carrying a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines at a protest or rally in Minnesota.”)
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/us/politics/minneapolis-killing-trump-defiant-response.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/us/politics/bill-cassidy-minneapolis-investigation.html
— America Is Waving the White Flag in the New Cold War. DD: In WWIII, which countries will side with China and Russia against America?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/opinion/us-china-cold-war-tariffs-trump.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/24/minneapolis-shooting/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/25/live-updates-minneapolis-shooting-alex-pretti/
— Trump tries to reset — again — on affordability. DD: My critics/opponents have always stressed a) what I could not have afforded if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft and b) what my wife and I could not have afforded if we had children. What helped you afford more things? For me, it was my always earning money since I was 14 years old. For me, it was my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/26/trump-affordability-midterms/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly turn the Pope against America.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/21/catholic-church-trump-administration-at-odds/88275266007/
ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.ajc.com/opinion/2026/01/civil-rights-act-of-1964-is-under-attack-history-shows-why-us-still-needs-it/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Fraud Allegations That Fueled Minneapolis’s Immigration Crackdown
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/minneapolis-shooting-alex-pretti/card/the-fraud-allegations-that-fueled-minneapolis-s-immigration-crackdown-ugSjlp88fGudvEDX0Hvd
— Trump Says Administration Is ‘Reviewing Everything’ About Minneapolis Shooting
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-says-administration-is-reviewing-everything-about-minneapolis-shooting-a501f48e
— Is a Four-Year Degree Worth It? DD: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU in 1970, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970 and IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not been taking graduate evening business courses, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not earned an MBA in 1976, GAO would not have hired me in 1980.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/is-a-four-year-degree-worth-it-6af09e3b
— DD: WSJ sides with Democrat leaders and with Pretti
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/time-for-ice-to-pause-in-minneapolis-e9ecf097
MINNESOTA HOUSING NEWS
— Hotline operators report flood of calls for rental assistance as residents hide during ICE surge. DD: How many illegals are hiding from ICE in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/23/tenant-advocates-hope-for-eviction-moratorium-during-ice-surge
FED SMITH
— DD: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2024/07/17/can-federal-employees-retire-on-600k-in-tsp/
PBS
— Supreme Court case on Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook. DD: Trump will win if the Supreme Court goes with the decision in Diersen v. GAO.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/listen-live-supreme-court-case-on-trumps-attempt-to-fire-federal-reserve-board-member-lisa-cook
HUFFINGTON POST
— Minnesota Governor Likens State’s Immigration Crackdown To Nazi Occupation. “We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside,” the governor said during a Sunday speech. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their illegals with their runaway slaves and Jews in Germany under Hitler.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tim-walz-anne-frank-minnesota-immigration-raids_n_69769a2de4b00d7771d76ce3
BEAST
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-civil-war-breaks-out-over-bogus-claims-about-icu-nurse/
DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their martyr Alex Pretti. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/25/2365438/-I-Will-Honor-Our-Martyr-Alex-Pretti
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/25/minneapolis-shooting-ice-trump-analysis
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/26/trump-administration-alex-pretti-shooting-statements
AL JAZEERA
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/1/25/minneapolis-live-us-federal-agents-shoot-dead-nurse-alex-pretti
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FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been taking over your church?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/23/naperville-nicewander-pastor-minneapolis-ice-clergy/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/opinion-hype-donald-trump-administration-lies-renee-good/
— DD: To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promise reparations.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/column-forty-acres-fresh-market-chicago-keegan/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/opinion-donald-trump-first-year-despot-greenland/
— DD: The harder that you work against ICE, the more that Democrat leaders glorify and praise you.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/24/man-acquitted-bovino-ice-custody/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/column-naval-station-great-lakes-billboard/
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. My wife and I being in a traditional marriage since 1978 a) helped me pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, afford my taking a big pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, become a licensed CPA in 1981, get promoted in 1986, earn four more professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and earn a master’s degree in finance in 1997, b) helped my wife earn a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986, c) helped us buy a home in Wheaton in 1978 and have one built in Wheaton in 1984, and d) helped us save for our retirement.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/rick-garcia-death-loved-ones-gather-funeral-honor-longtime-chicago-lgbtq-advocate-died-jan-12-age-69/18465595/
FOX32
— Johnson, Pritzker join calls to abolish ICE after fatal Minnesota shooting. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
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https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/johnson-pritzker-abolish-ice-shooting
JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Illinois bill would waive tolls for veterans’ medical trips
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/illinois-bill-would-waive-tolls-for-veterans-medical-trips/ar-AA1UQq1A
SHAW LOCAL
— Pritzker calls for abolishing ‘Trump’s ICE’ after fatal shooting in Minnesota. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/01/25/pritzker-calls-for-abolishing-trumps-ice-after-fatal-shooting-in-minnesota/
— What were the 10 most expensive homes sold in DuPage / Cook County, Jan. 12 to 18?
https://www.shawlocal.com/real-estate/2026/01/25/what-were-the-10-most-expensive-homes-sold-in-dupage-cook-county-jan-12-to-18/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— March for Life protesters demand abortion pill restrictions from Trump administration
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/23/march-life-protesters-demand-abortion-pill-restrictions-trump/
NEW YORK POST
— Chaotic moment federal officer reached for gun revealed in close-up analysis of Minneapolis armed anti-ICE protester shooting
https://nypost.com/2026/01/24/us-news/moment-federal-officer-reached-for-gun-revealed-in-close-up-analysis-of-minneapolis-armed-anti-ice-protester-shooting/
— Trump blasts Minnesota pols for ‘inciting insurrection’ in wake of shooting: ‘Where are the local police?’
https://nypost.com/2026/01/24/us-news/trump-blasts-minnesota-pols-for-inciting-insurrection-in-wake-of-shooting-where-are-the-local-police/
— Feds were arresting Ecuadorian illegal alien Jose Huerta-Chuma in operation that resulted in Alex Jeffrey Pretti’s death
https://nypost.com/2026/01/24/us-news/feds-were-arresting-ecuadorian-illegal-alien-jose-huerta-chuma-in-operation-that-resulted-in-alex-jeffrey-prettis-death/
— Woke NYC high school teacher ‘brainwashing’ kids with gender ideology, anti-Israel agenda
https://nypost.com/2026/01/24/us-news/woke-nyc-english-teacher-pushes-gender-ideology-anti-israel-agenda/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The ‘Democratic Party’ is not democratic
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/the_democratic_party_is_not_democratic.html
AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrat Insurrection Arrives on Schedule. Democrats manufacture a ‘race war’ to win the midterms.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/democrat_insurrection_arrives_on_schedule.html
BLAZE
— The sanctuary city playbook is spreading in red states. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-sanctuary-city-playbook-is-spreading-in-red-states
BREITBART
— DD: Pritzker ever-increasingly fights deportation of his illegals.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/01/24/pritzker-abolish-trumps-ice-and-replace-it/amp/
— Obama Deported ‘a Lot’ of People Without Criminal Records; Democrats ‘Were Very Unhappy’ with Scale of Obama Deportations. DD: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally demonstrates gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/01/24/maher-obama-deported-a-lot-of-people-without-criminal-records/amp/
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/01/24/cnns-hunt-democrats-were-very-unhappy-with-scale-of-obama-deportations/amp/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/01/24/minneapolis-emergency-management-director-ice-makes-people-afraid-go-doctor/amp/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Immigration and Trucking: The Search for Cheap Labor. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealth parents. I had to work my way through college.
https://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/Immigration-and-Trucking-Search-Cheap-Labor
— H-1B – Designed for Cheap Labor. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealth parents. I had to work my way through college.
https://cis.org/Miano/H1B-Designed-Cheap-Labor
CITY JOURNAL
— Race and Meritocracy. DD: According to my critics/opponents, all the problems that those who are liberal/moderate, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, non-married, non-rich, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen ARE CAUSED BY those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, and/or citizens of America. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.city-journal.org/multimedia/who-we-are-race-and-meritocracy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: How the Left frames racial disparities to advance a victimhood mentality, rather than solutions rooted in responsibility, opportunity, and community empowerment.
COLLEGE FIX
— Indiana U. professor sanctioned for creating ‘hostile environment’ for white students. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government created a hostile environment for their Republican employees who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/indiana-u-professor-sanctioned-for-creating-hostile-environment-for-white-students/
DAILY CALLER
— Police Arrest University Of Delaware Student Who Allegedly Plotted Mass Shooting, Reportedly Sought ‘Martyrdom.’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their “protesters.”
https://www.aol.com/news/police-arrest-university-delaware-student-212225087.html
— DD: My critics/opponents promote Affirmative Action and DEI.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/24/records-show-anti-dei-republican-helped-install-ideology-at-texas-health-center/
FOX NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388228122112
REAL CLEAR POLICY
— Mamdani Urges ‘Abolish ICE’ After Armed Protester Shot. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/2026/01/24/mamdani_urges_abolish_ice_after_armed_protester_shot_1160736.html
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Swalwell Vows to Strip ICE Agents of Their Driver’s Licenses as His State Hands Big Rig Keys to Illiterate Illegals
https://www.westernjournal.com/swalwell-vows-strip-ice-agents-drivers-licenses-state-hands-big-rig-keys-illiterate-illegals/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5704382-protests-ice-tactics-minnesota/
CNN
— Federal agents in Minneapolis fatally shot a man who was armed. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/24/us/video/federal-agents-fatally-shot-man-minneapolis-vrtc
AOL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.aol.com/news/support-abolishing-ice-time-high-154651341.html
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-threatens-invoke-insurrection-act-135516384.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Over a Thousand Protesters in New York Denounce ICE After Latest Killing. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/nyc-ice-protest-alex-pretti.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/trump-administration-minneapolis-shooting.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. My wife and I being in a traditional marriage since 1978 a) helped me pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, afford my taking a big pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, become a licensed CPA in 1981, get promoted in 1986, earn four more professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and earn a master’s degree in finance in 1997, b) helped my wife earn a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986, c) helped us buy a home in Wheaton in 1978 and have one built in Wheaton in 1984, and d) helped us save for our retirement.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/opinion/heritage-foundation-women.html
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/politics/trump-poll-second-term.html
WASINGTON POST
— Stay-at-home sons are here — and they’re not going anywhere. Why some young men are finding happiness in their parents’ homes. DD: Back in the good old days, that is, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) with the money that I earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/trends/2026/01/16/stay-at-home-sons/
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Anti-ICE protesters march again in NYC after fed agents fatally shoot man in Minneapolis. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/24/thousands-nyc-march-protest-ice-fatally-shoots-man-minneapolis/
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Hundreds of S.F. protesters demand end to ICE. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/ice-protest-embarcadero-minneapolis-21313251.php
TWIN CITIES PIONEER PRESS
— Working Strategies: What Gen Z can expect as it enters the workforce. DD: Democrats run the federal government. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, and/or veteran who would take the job. If you get hired, but are not any of the aforesaid, the federal government will waste your career and get rid of you. Because I failed/refused to become a Democrat, my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors took many big adverse actions against me and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.twincities.com/2026/01/24/working-strategies-what-gen-z-can-expect-as-it-enters-the-workforce/
FORTUNE
— Latest deadly shooting by federal agents pushes government closer to shutdown as Trump claims Minnesota officials are ‘inciting insurrection’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://fortune.com/2026/01/24/deadly-shooting-federal-agents-government-shutdown-senate-appropriations-dhs-trump-insurrection/
BUSINESS INSIDER
— My high school friends and I take yearly trips together. We’re in our 30s but still make time for each other. DD: I have far fewer high school friends because I spent 28 hours a week during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966 and 40 hours a week during the summer of 1965 washing dishes in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights.
https://www.businessinsider.com/high-school-friends-travel-together-yearly-2025-9
— It’s been difficult to stay connected with my college friends post-graduation. DD: I have virtually no college friends because I worked all the part-time hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 and full-time during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969 while I was a UIC student 1966-1968 and a NIU student 1969-1970.
https://www.businessinsider.com/recent-college-grad-struggles-connect-college-friends-2024-5
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government who took adverse actions against me acted like they had absolutely no personal liability for what they did to me. I should write about them. I would focus on my Democrat GAO superiors who a) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, b) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, d) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, and e) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer to GAO from IRS in 1980. I would focus on my Democrat IRS superiors who a) never promoted me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and c) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. I would focus on my Democrat Post Office superiors who a) forced me to resign in 1969 and b) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/11/opm-reassures-managers-extremely-narrow-liability-performance-management-actions/409817/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump administration Is seeking to reassure federal managers and supervisors that their agencies will back them up legally if a subordinate pursues litigation over a poor-performance appraisal or firing. In a memo to agency chief human capital officers, managers and supervisors last week, the Office of Personnel Management stressed that federal managers face “extremely limited” personal liability in instances where they seek to measure and improve employee performance.)
PBS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/what-legal-rights-do-you-have-in-encounters-with-ice-legal-experts-weigh-in
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/democrats-minneapolis-shooting-reaction
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Key Trump ally says H-1B visa is abused; blames foreign workers for job losses, cheap labor. Key Trump ally and junior senator from Missouri, Eric Schmitt, blamed the H1-B visa program and foreign workers for job losses. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealth parents. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/trump-ally-eric-schmitt-says-h-1b-visa-program-is-abused-blames-foreign-workers-for-job-losses-cheap-labor-101768763560904.html
— Who is Jose Huerta Chuma? Illegal alien at the center of Alex Pretti Minneapolis shooting
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-is-jose-huerta-chuma-illegal-alien-at-the-center-of-alex-pretti-minneapolis-shooting-101769287940238.html
— 5 facts about Alex Pretti, nurse who was shot dead by border patrol in Minneapolis
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/5-facts-about-alex-pretti-nurse-who-was-shot-dead-by-border-patrol-in-minneapolis-101769334507462-amp.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Family members of Pretti informed that he owned a handgun and also had a permit to carry a concealed handgun in Minnesota. However, they also said that he never carried it. Pretti got the permit to carry a firearm about three years ago.)
TIMES OF INDIA
— A Republican eying the Attorney General post in Texas said he would make sure, as the AG, that Texas does not turn into either India or Pakistan. Aaron Reitz said he will roll back the cheap labor H-1B scam and will also hold companies that hire them accountable. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealth parents. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/collin-dallas-not-calcutta-delhi-texas-candidate-s-poll-promise-is-to-deport-h-1bs-assimilate-rest/ar-AA1UBrzS
— Oak Park and River Forest High School and Wheaton Warrenville South High School students walk out to protest ICE actions and immigration policies
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/chicago-suburb-high-school-students-walk-out-to-protest-ice-actions-and-immigration-policies/ar-AA1UGrQn
January 24, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/23/chicago-minnesota-protest-ice-border-patrol-funding-bill
SHAW LOCAL
— DuPagePads meets ‘unprecedented’ need for shelter from cold with overnight warming center
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2026/01/23/dupagepads-meets-unprecedented-need-for-shelter-from-cold-with-overnight-warming-center/
— What $1 million or less gets you in DuPage / Cook County, Jan. 12 to 18
https://www.shawlocal.com/real-estate/2026/01/23/what-1-million-or-less-gets-you-in-dupage-cook-county-jan-12-to-18/
— Glen Ellyn: Single-family home built in 1938 goes for $1 million
https://www.shawlocal.com/real-estate/2026/01/23/glen-ellyn-single-family-home-built-in-1938-goes-for-1-million/
SOUTHERN
— Vance addresses criticism that Trump admin has not done enough to move anti-abortion rights agenda forward
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/01/23/vance-addresses-criticism-that-trump-admin-has-not-done-enough-to-move-anti-abortion-rights-agenda-forward/
FOX ILLINOIS
— ‘Horrific smear’: ICE did not arrest 5-year-old or use child as ‘bait,’ McLaughlin says
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/horrific-smear-ice-did-not-arrest-5-year-old-or-use-child-as-bait-mclaughlin-says-minneapolis-minnesota-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-raid-illegal-immigration-governor-tim-walz-mayor-jacob-frey-investigation-probe
WCIA
— Issues with federal government loom large in Illinois over 2026 session. DD: How soon will the Democrats who run Illinois officially declare war against the federal government, that is, against America?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhxz25OqcOU
WSIU
— Lawmakers discuss potential changes to the SAFE-T Act
https://www.wsiu.org/state-of-illinois/2026-01-23/state-week-lawmakers-discuss-potential-changes-to-the-safe-t-act
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If you had an opportunity to stress something to Trump, what would you stress? Among many things, I would stress political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination in the federal government. I would stress that the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. I would stress that because I have always been a Republican, my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. I would stress that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign when I was 20 years old in 1969. I would stress that I earned a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21 years old in 1970. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer starting salary was $56,409/year (GS-7) in 1971. It was $68,999/year (GS-9) in 1972. It was $83,482/year (GS-11) in 1973. It was $100,059/year (GS-12) in 1974. The IRS manager who promoted me those three times was impressed by my taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola. None of my coworkers were doing anything like that. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious. According to them, those promotions should have been given to my coworkers were Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me. They disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976. They disallowed my education deductions in 1978. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They ever-increasingly made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. GAO audits IRS. Because of the aforesaid adverse actions, I took a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 ($113,402/year) to GS-9 Step 10 ($89,703/year), to transfer to GAO in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious. According to them, I should have had to take a $72,701/year (64%) pay cut to transfer, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-4 Step 1 ($40,701/year). They succeeded in delaying my promotion to GS-13 ($118,984/year) until 1986. They never would have promoted me to GS-13 if I had not a) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and c) became a licensed CPA in 1981. They forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. The aforesaid is political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Predatory Gambling in Illinois Continues to Expand
https://illinoisfamily.org/gambling/predatory-gambling-in-illinois-continues-to-expand/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— ‘An Acceptance of Violence Against Civilians’: Campus Activists Spread Official Hamas and Hezbollah Propaganda Materials
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/campus-activists-are-spreading-hamas-terror-propaganda-adl-study/
NEW YORK POST
— Woke colleges are still wasting young American minds. DD: I escaped liberal indoctrination while I earned a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees my majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/23/opinion/the-fight-to-purge-wokeness-at-colleges-is-far-from-over/
— Trump’s border czar Tom Homan rips new Dem Virginia Gov. Spanberger over order ending ICE cooperation
https://nypost.com/2026/01/23/us-news/trumps-border-czar-tom-homan-vows-to-work-around-virginia-gov-spanbergers-executive-order-ending-ice-cooperation/
— NYC campus activists peddling propaganda directly from Hamas encouraging violence against Jews
https://nypost.com/2026/01/20/us-news/nyc-campus-activists-peddle-propaganda-directly-from-hamas-terrifying-report/
— Despite Trump’s efforts, airline DEI programs are still risking people’s lives
https://nypost.com/2026/01/23/opinion/despite-trumps-efforts-airline-dei-programs-are-still-risking-peoples-lives/
BLAZE
— This is what happens when a state elects a ‘moderate’ Democrat
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/this-is-what-happens-when-a-state-elects-a-moderate-democrat
BREITBART
— Bad Bunny to Wear Dress in Super Bowl Halftime Show Dedicated to ‘Queer Icons’
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/01/23/report-bad-bunny-to-wear-dress-in-super-bowl-halftime-show-dedicated-to-queer-icons/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— They Threatened ICE Online—Then X and Google Got Involved
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/23/hiding-behind-a-screen-wont-protect-you-big-tech-helped-identify-ice-threat-suspects/
DAILY WIRE
— JD Vance DEBUNKS Lie That ICE Arrested 5-Year-Old
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mks-ep-1897
1819 NEWS
— Trump endorses Tommy Tuberville for governor in 2026. DD: Which Republican primary candidate on the ballot in your precinct a) are seeking Trump’s endorsement and b) have gotten Trump’s endorsement?
https://1819news.com/news/item/trump-endorses-tommy-tuberville-for-governor-in-2026
EPOCH TIMES
— Why Greenland Is Vital for US to Counter China and Russia. The Russian presence in the Arctic now includes six army bases, 10 radar stations, 14 airfields, and 16 deep-water ports.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/why-greenland-is-vital-for-us-to-counter-china-and-russia-5971427
FOX NEWS
— Trump reportedly touring the country weekly ahead of midterms
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388148904112
— Mamdani clarifies NYC won’t check immigration status for universal childcare enrollees. Mayor proclaims New York City a sanctuary city, and ICE agents wouldn’t be allowed into a school without a judicial warrant.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mamdani-clarifies-nyc-wont-check-immigration-status-universal-childcare-enrollees
OPM
— The problem of employee ratings inflation in the federal government is well known – about 60% of employees are rated “outstanding’ or “exceptional” and only 0.3% are rated below satisfactory. DD: My Democrat Post Office superiors used the subjectivity in their employee rating system to justify their forcing me to resign when I was 20 in 1969. My Democrat IRS superiors used the subjectivity in their employee rating system to justify their not promoting me to GS-13. My Democrat GAO superiors used my IRS employee ratings to force me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors used the subjectivity in their employee rating system a) to justify their delaying my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13, b) to justify their never promoting me beyond GS-13, c) to justify their always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and d) to force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran.
https://www.opm.gov/news/secrets-of-opm/bad-management/
PJ MEDIA
— Michelle Obama’s Racism Is No Surprise, Considering Her Husband’s Record
https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/01/23/michelle-obamas-racism-is-no-surprise-considering-her-husbands-record-n4948672
YELLOWHAMMER NEWS
— Trump drops another blockbuster 2026 endorsement. DD: Which Republican primary candidate on the ballot in your precinct a) are seeking Trump’s endorsement and b) have gotten Trump’s endorsement?
https://yellowhammernews.com/president-trump-drops-another-blockbuster-2026-endorsement-urging-algop-chair-john-wahl-to-run-for-lt-governor/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— Minneapolis streets filled with protesters. DD: How soon will the Democrats who run Minnesota officially declare war against the federal government, that is, against America?
https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/minneapolis-ice-shooting-live-updates-doj-investigating-apparent/?id=129340693
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that GAO rightly exists to harm/stop Republican elected officials. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats. When I was 31 in 1980, I was one of the last Republicans who the Democrats who ran GAO hired.
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/the-one-person-who-can-stop-trump-has-two-months-left-to-do-it/ar-AA1PhX9W
MERCURY NEWS
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/01/24/opinion-dei-is-a-path-to-meritocracy-not-an-alternative/amp/
NEW YORK TIMES
— ICE Agent Charged With Misdemeanor Following Scuffle With an Activist. The police in Brookfield filed a battery charge against a federal agent, who was off duty when he scuffled with an immigrant rights activist. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/ice-agent-charged-illinois.html
— Thousands March Through Manhattan to Protest ICE Crackdowns Across U.S. The detention this week of a 5-year-old boy in Minnesota animated protesters in New York City, who faced freezing temperatures. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/nyregion/nyc-ice-protest-union-square.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government and charity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/nyregion/refettorio-harlem-nyc-free-food.html
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/opinion/trump-minneapolis-ice.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with China and Russia against Trump, that is, against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/business/davos-trump-xi-china.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.aol.com/news/trump-drops-court-fight-enact-181048063.html
SACRAMENTO BEE
— Lessons from the Vietnam War on resisting authoritarianism at home. DD: What are the similarities and differences between Vietnam in the past and Venezuela today?
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article314251069.html
CAPE GAZETTE
— Retired Fed? The IRS May Be Looking For You! DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS for almost 9 years. To get rid of me because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, they outrageously, disgustingly, and unethically disallowed my education deductions. They disallowed my graduate evening business and accounting courses that I had taken at Loyola and DePaul. They did that notwithstanding the fact a) that my IRS employee manual encouraged me to take such courses and b) that I had stated that in my Loyola and DePaul applications. They outrageously, disgustingly, and unethically argued a) that the courses did not relate to my job duties, b) that the courses did not maintain or improve my job skills, c) that I took the courses to get a job in the private sector, and d) that the courses qualified me for a new trade or business. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.capegazette.com/affiliate-post/retired-fed-irs-may-be-looking-you/297935
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the past few months the IRS has reinvigorated a tax enforcement program aimed at Federal employees and retirees who they claim are not in full compliance with their tax obligations. This program, the Federal Employee/Retiree Delinquency Initiative (FERDI) is an IRS enforcement program targeting unpaid taxes and unfiled returns among federal employees and retirees. Established decades ago, but ramped up recently, it uses payroll and pension data to identify employees and retirees who may have unresolved tax issues. As part of this initiative, the IRS has sent out more than a half million letters known as LT36 Notices, stating that the employee or retiree receiving the letter is, per their records, noncompliant with federal tax laws and must act quickly. These LT36 Notices urge federal workers and retirees to review their IRS account, file any outstanding returns, pay owed taxes, or arrange a payment plan. Failure to respond in a timely manner may lead to aggressive collection actions, including wage garnishments, pension levies, and Social Security benefit seizures. The IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service urges any federal employee or retiree who receives an LT36 notice to respond quickly before the IRS takes further action that could affect paychecks, pensions, and other benefits. And they further advise that you seek assistance from a tax professional or the Taxpayer Advocate Service to help you respond to this serious Notice.)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Will Virginia Go the Way of Illinois? The plaintiff bar poses the first big test for new Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger. DD: To get elected, Biden falsely painted himself as being a moderate.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/virginia-tort-law-class-actions-abigail-spanberger-legislature-20ce4fa1
— Elon Musk Is Diving Back Into U.S. Politics. Billionaire has mended rift with Trump and he is giving millions to Republicans again.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/elon-musk-2026-midterms-1890c056
— The Democrats Have an ‘Abolish ICE’ Conundrum. As progressives push to disband the agency, centrists are warning Democrats risk similar blowback to the ‘defund the police’ movement
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/democrat-respone-abolish-ice-bc51a946
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
— DD: Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO leaders destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://nysba.org/scaling-back-dei-has-chilling-effect-on-lgbtq-attorneys/
AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Childcare subsidies. DD: When were you young and how much money did your parents have when you were young? I was young back in the good old days during the 1940s and 1950s. My critics/opponents have always painted my parents as having been filthy rich because my mother stayed home and raised me and my brother and because they sent us to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools kindergarten through eighth grade. But neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college.
https://prospect.org/2026/01/23/trump-child-care-nick-shirley-minnesota-development-fund/
BANKING RATES
— 3 College Majors With Declining Starting Salaries. DD: I earned a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21 years old in 1970. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer starting salary was $56,409/year (GS-7) in 1971. It was $68,999/year (GS-9) in 1972. It was $83,482/year (GS-11) in 1973. It was $100,059/year (GS-12) in 1974. The IRS manager who promoted me those three times was impressed by my taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola. None of my coworkers were doing anything like that. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious. According to them, those promotions should have been given to my coworkers were Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me. They disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976. They disallowed my education deductions in 1978. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They ever-increasingly made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. GAO audits IRS. Because of the aforesaid adverse actions, I took a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 ($113,402/year) to GS-9 Step 10 ($89,703/year), to transfer to GAO in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious. According to them, I should have had to take a $72,701/year (64%) pay cut to transfer, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-4 Step 1 ($40,701/year). They succeeded in delaying my promotion to GS-13 ($118,984/year) until 1986. They never would have promoted me to GS-13 if I had not a) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and c) became a licensed CPA in 1981. They forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. The aforesaid is political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://www.aol.com/3-college-majors-declining-starting-130232761.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some College Majors Have Rising Salaries. There’s also been an increase in projected starting salaries for college graduates in the following fields. . .Business. . .2025 salary projection: $65,276. . .As broad as this degree is, options for those starting out include marketing manager, financial controller and financial planning analyst. But as with many of these job titles, more than a bachelor’s degree may be required.)
ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that if/when they regain control of the White House, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House, they will get rid of Republicans once and for all starting with Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. To vote for Democrats is to get rid of Republicans once and for all starting with Republicans who share Trump’s demographics. Republicans should be ever-increasingly doing more for their self-defense.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/01/social-media-trump-administration-dhs/685659/
DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/23/2365007/-Doing-Right-by-Black-People-Is-Not-Reverse-Racism
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Bruce Willis: You can’t undo the past, but you can certainly not repeat it. DD: Democrats run the federal government. They do not want to employ Republicans. In 1969, the Democrats who ran the Post Office forced me to resign. So why did I become an IRS employee in 1971? I had to have a job. My Firestone Store boss had rudely fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, an offer that Oldsmobile withdrew saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. I had to have a job. I was helping support my mother and brother. IRS offered me a job because I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination (FSEE) and earned a bachelor’s degree in business in 1970. I never applied to work for IRS. I had taken the FSEE as a backup.
https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/quote-of-the-day-by-die-hard-actor-bruce-willis-you-cant-undo-the-past-but-you-can-certainly-not-repeat-it/amp_articleshow/127368717.cms
FROM OTHER SOURCES
EXP REALTY
— FOR SALE: PROPOSED NEW CONSTRUCTION: 1519 Foothill Drive, Wheaton – $1,799,000 DD: This lot is in my precinct. The realtor, Lee Ernst, represented me in an Iron Gate Motor Condo sale and purchase last year.
https://leeernst.exprealty.com/details.php?mls=103&mlsid=12516679
— FOR SALE: PROPOSED NEW CONSTRUCTION: 1021 Greenwood Drive, Wheaton – $1,685,000 DD: This lot is in my precinct. The realtor, Lee Ernst, represented me in an Iron Gate Motor Condo sale and purchase last year.
https://leeernst.exprealty.com/details.php?mls=103&mlsid=12488277
January 22, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago organization says thousands more homeless in 2024 than city data show. DD: The Democrat Party platform destroys traditional marriage and family, that is, it promotes homelessness.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-coalition-end-homelessness-says-thousands-more-were-homes-2024-city-data-show/18445257/
— Chicago paid $26.5M in overtime to employees who may not have been eligible. DD: Have you worked overtime? I worked all the overtime hours that I could while I worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. That helped me pay for my UIC and NIU expenses and to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967 and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968. I graduated from NIU debt-free owning that Charger in 1970.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDbTnWxL9Ic
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can a) to flood America with their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/22/opinion-ice-immigration-pope-cardinals/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that if you vote for Democrats, childcare will be free.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/22/opinion-universal-child-care-chicago-affordability/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mentoring. DD: What happened to those who helped you? My Democrat IRS superiors forced the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 to transfer to Dallas in 1975. My Democrat GAO superiors forced the GAO manager who arranged my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986 to retire in 1987.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/sponsored-content/2026/01/21/sponsored-mercy-home-one-on-one-mentoring-program
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260121/submitted-content/support-over-stigma-mobilizes-community-for-mlk-day-of-service/
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Duckworth ever-increasingly fights against everything that Trump says and does.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-reiterates-call-for-joint-investigation-into-ice-violence-in-chicago-and-minneapolis—90062.cfm
SAUK VALLEY
— Bailey talks faith, family, future at Sterling campaign stop
https://www.shawlocal.com/sauk-valley/news/government/2026/01/22/bailey-talks-faith-family-future-at-sterling-campaign-stop/
STARVED ROCK MEDIA
— Bailey/Del Mar ticket visit Princeton Wednesday
https://www.starvedrock.media/wlpo/bailey-del-mar-ticket-visit-princeton-wednesday/article_7e7f4db4-6026-45b4-ab49-750ee8730fcb.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrats take a road trip through Trump country to hear what MAGA voters say about his second term.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-21/a-road-trip-through-trump-country-to-hear-what-maga-voters-say-about-his-second-term
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-22/some-voters-who-backed-trump-say-ice-is-going-too-far
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with America’s enemies against Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-22/trumps-provocative-rhetoric-about-greenland-threatens-long-standing-world-order
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-22/trump-vs-u-s-allies-how-will-this-end
WQAD
— Tony McCombie: Affordability cannot exist without government oversight. DD: While I worked for IRS in 1971, my superiors had me make phone calls for 2 weeks as part of Nixon’s “Wage & Price Freeze” program.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK93H-Lu8Dg
WCIA
— New laptops given to people in need in Central Illinois. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO in the 1990s, my Democrat superiors blamed Republican lawmakers for their not having enough money to give my coworkers and subordinates computers. They were furious when I used my own money to buy a computer system for me to use in my office. They were even more furious when I used my own money to buy an upgraded system. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my doing that a) gave me an unfair advantage and b) proved that I was grossly overpaid.
https://www.wcia.com/news/champaign-county/new-laptops-given-to-people-in-need-in-central-illinois/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Illinois House Dems torch Trump. Illinois House Democrats used the chamber floor to advance a slate of resolutions aimed at the Trump administration and its policies, including immigration enforcement. In a series of party-line votes, the Democratic-led House approved measures condemning what House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s team described as “illegal and corrupt actions undone by the Trump administration,” while Republicans uniformly opposed the effort. . .U.S. Senate race: GOP candidate Don Tracy is out with a list of endorsements, including from top Springfield Republicans.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/22/illinois-house-torches-trump-00740688
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rick Heidner Campaign for Republican Nomination for Governor Surfaces in the Mailbox
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/21/rick-heidner-campaign-for-republican-nomination-for-governor-surfaces-in-the-mailbox/
— McHenry County GOPAC is the largest Political Action Committee in McHenry County.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/22/mchenry-county-gopac-biggest-kahuna-in-county/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Organizer of GoFundMe for ‘agitating the Nazis’ involved in anti-ICE uprising at Minneapolis church. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly flood their churches with their illegals.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4427561/organizer-of-gofundme-for-agitating-the-nazis-involved-in-anti-ice-uprising-at-minneapolis-church/
— Memo authorizes ICE officers sweeping power to forcibly enter homes. DD: I was an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. While I seized taxpayers’ homes, I never had to forcibly enter their homes while they were there. According to Google AI: IRS Revenue Officers are specialized, field-based personnel who handle high-priority, complex, and delinquent tax cases, exercising broad, legally authorized enforcement powers to secure payments. These officers possess greater discretion and authority compared to automated systems, allowing them to take direct, in-person action. Core Collection Powers Levies and Seizures: They can place levies on bank accounts, investment funds, and wages, and have the authority to seize property to satisfy tax debts. Summons Authority: Under IRC 7602(a), they may issue a summons to the taxpayer or third parties (banks, employers, etc.) to produce books, papers, or testimony, a power upheld by the Supreme Court. Liens: They can file a Notice of Federal Tax Lien, which acts as a public claim against a taxpayer’s property. Direct Interaction: They can visit a taxpayer’s home or place of business to demand payment or investigate financial situations. Employment Tax Enforcement: They are specifically assigned to cases involving unpaid payroll tax deposits.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/4428622/memo-ice-officers-power-forcibly-enter-homes/
BREITBART
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly flood their churches with their illegals.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/01/21/jeffries-on-shutdown-over-ice-well-demand-changes-including-making-churches-off-limits/
— Immigration Agents Sweep Across Maine with Local Police Help
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/21/immigration-agents-sweep-across-maine-with-local-police-help-despite-dem-govs-orders-to-stop/amp/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— NYT Tries to Measure Trump II ‘Deportations’
https://cis.org/Arthur/NYT-Tries-Measure-Trump-II-Deportations
— Home Op-ed A 1996 law prevented migrants from getting welfare — it’s been ignored for 30 years. A 1996 law prevented migrants from getting welfare — it’s been ignored for 30 years.
https://cis.org/Oped/1996-law-prevented-migrants-getting-welfare-its-been-ignored-30-years
— Undoing Clinton’s Sabotage of Restrictions on Immigrant Welfare Use. Here’s what President Trump can do.
https://cis.org/Report/Undoing-Clintons-Sabotage-Restrictions-Immigrant-Welfare-Use
DAILY SIGNAL
— Last year, the median age of the first-time homebuyer in America hit 40 years old. In the 1980s, the average age of the first-time homebuyer in America was just 28. DD: Back in the good old days, I was able to buy a new townhome when I was 24 years old in 1972. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/21/how-the-american-dream-of-homeownership-became-unaffordable/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Maryland Legislators Seek to Handcuff Law Enforcement Officers
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local/maryland-legislators-consider-handcuffing-law-enforcement-officers
NEW AMERICAN
— The REAL Reason the Dems and Media Hate ICE. They’ve illegally imported enough people over the decades to steal a multitude of seats and elections.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/hidden-agenda-this-is-the-real-reason-the-dems-and-media-hate-ice/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Helping Americans break free from government dependency. DD: The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more dependency on government and charity.
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/5673996-benefits-cliff-poverty-trap/
NBC NEWS
— Democratic lawmaker to introduce bill to cripple DHS’ ability to detain immigrants. Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., is proposing the legislation as a number of Democratic candidates become increasingly vocal in their calls to rein in or eliminate ICE.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democratic-lawmaker-bill-crippling-dhs-detain-immigrants-rcna254998
CNN
— ICE Agents Have Power To Enter Homes Without Judge’s Warrant
https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/laura-coates-live/episodes/93bcce1c-b5a4-11f0-a02e-0ff607258b89
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/21/politics/video/ice-memo-officers-have-power-to-enter-homes-without-judges-warrant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FcRWztkWj4
CNBC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation. DD: While I worked for IRS in 1971, my superiors had me make phone calls for 2 weeks as part of Nixon’s “Wage & Price Freeze” program. What has helped you deal with inflation? For me, it has been COLAs, step increases, and promotions. I have gotten federal wage, Civil Service Retirement System pension, and/or Social Security COLAs almost every year since 1966. I got step increases in 1967, 1968, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983-1985, and 1987-1996. I got promotions in 1972 (GS-9), 1973 (GS-11), 1974 (GS-12), 1981 (GS-11), 1982 (GS-12), and 1986 (GS-13).
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/21/trump-inflation-defeated.html
MSN
— The 20 best conservative places to live in America. DD: Wheaton being conservative and Republican was a big reason why my wife and I a) bought a home in Wheaton in 1978 and b) had one built in Wheaton in 1984. But as more and more and more liberals, moderates, and Democrats have moved into Wheaton to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that conservatives and Republicans created in Wheaton, Wheaton is less and less and less prosperous and safe, in relative terms, if not absolute terms. Since 1984, my precinct has gone from being majority Republican to majority Democrat.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/the-20-best-conservative-places-to-live-in-america-according-to-data/ss-AA1UGf1d
NEW YORK TIMES
— Illinois U.S. Senate Election 2026: Latest Polls
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/illinois-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly turn minorities against Whites and turn women against men.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/opinion/republicans-ice-white-women.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/opinion/heritage-foundation-women.html
— DD: With my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, I aggregate government and political news and commentary of interest to Illinois Republicans. I am conservative. I am Republican. I am independent. All the time and money to put the newsletters together and to send them out comes from me, from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, from my Social Security, and from my retirement savings.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/business/media/mediaite-media-newsletter.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with America’s enemies against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/opinion/trump-europe-greenland.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that if you do not promote LGBTQ, they will destroy you.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/opinion/heated-rivalry-gay-prejudice.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Supreme Court Seems Poised to Reject Trump’s Attempt to Immediately Fire a Fed Governor. During arguments, key justices appeared concerned that the president’s efforts to oust Lisa Cook could imperil the central bank’s independence. DD: In Diersen v. GAO, the courts approved my Democrat superior’s forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-fed-cook.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois faces federal defunding for state law requiring abortion referrals
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/01/21/illinois-abortion-referral-law-hhs-violation/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders run the mainstream news media. They ever-increasingly succeed in getting those who are liberal/moderate, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or noncitizen to protest against those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, heterosexual, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or American.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/20/protests-ice-america-250/88180390007/
— The average 50-something American is now worth $1.4 million. DD: My net worth is dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/01/19/average-net-worth-1-million-50-year-olds/88202093007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rove: Is Trump Trying to Lose the Midterms? He spent much of his first year back in office undermining his political interests.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/is-trump-trying-to-lose-the-midterms-dde04b81
— Amazon Launching Its Largest-Ever Store in Orland Park
https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/amazon-launching-its-largest-ever-store-c94920d8
— Democrats’ Nonprofit Problem. A vast, monied network of activist groups keeps the public inflamed.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democrats-nonprofit-problem-dad76d2c
MONEY
— Education Department Delays Garnishing Pay From Student Loan Borrowers in Default. DD: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? The money to pay for my bachelor’s degree in 1970 and for my master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997 came from what I earned a) doing yard work 1962-1964, b) delivering newspapers 1962-1966, c) washing dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaning golf shoes and chipping slag in 1966, e) pumping gasoline in 1966, 1971, and 1972, f) delivering mail 1966-1969, g) working on an automobile assembly line in 1970, h) selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances in 1971 and 1972, i) collecting delinquent taxes for IRS 1971-1980, and j) auditing federal agencies for GAO 1980-1997.
https://money.com/student-loan-garnishment-delay/
FEDERAL NEW NETWORK
— DD: Democrats run the federal government. For them, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. The Democrats who ran IRS in 1972, 1973, and 1974 would not have promoted me if I had not been taking graduate evening business courses, something that virtually none of my coworkers had done. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1986 would not have promoted me if I had not a) earned an MBA in 1976, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and e) became a licensed CPA in 1981, things that virtually none of my coworkers had done.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2026/01/opm-details-expectations-for-the-rule-of-many-in-federal-hiring/
POLITICO
— Rahm Emanuel calls for mandatory retirement age of 75 for public officials. DD: While I worked for the federal government, the retirement age was 55 a) if you were a Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and b) if you had not made Senior Executive Service, currently $197,200/year. In 1993, when I was 45 years old, to get rid of their employees sooner who were the aforesaid, my Democrat GAO superiors “offered” those who had 25 or more years of federal service like I had a $25,000 buyout if they took and early retirement. I have been fighting age discrimination since I was 25 in 1973. My Democrat IRS superiors used “up-or-out” to waste my career and get rid of me. According to them, because they had not promoted me to GS-13 by the time I was 25, I was forever too old to be promoted to GS-13. Of course, they applied that rule only to Republicans like me. They forced the IRS manager to transfer to Dallas who had promoted me to GS-9 in 1972, GS-11 in 1973, and GS-12 in 1974. They disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974 and my education deductions in 1978. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. Because of the aforesaid, I transferred to GAO in 1980. The Democrats who ran GAO finally did promote me to GS-13 when I was 38 in 1986. But that was not until after I had earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, and I had been assigned to audits of IRS in 1986. I never would have made GS-13 at GAO if the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer not gotten back into power in 1985. They forced him to retire in 1987.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/21/rahm-emanuel-calls-for-mandatory-retirement-age-for-public-officials-including-him-00739398
C-SPAN
— Health Insurance CEOs Testify on Health Care Affordability. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that if you vote for Democrats, you will get free healthcare. The federal government paying for 72% of my healthcare insurance premiums since 1966 and for my wife since 1978 helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.c-span.org/event/house-committee/health-insurance-ceos-testify-on-health-care-affordability/439735
PBS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation. While I worked for IRS in 1971, my superiors had me make phone calls for 2 weeks as part of Nixon’s “Wage & Price Freeze” program. What has helped you deal with inflation.? For me, it has been COLAs, step increases, and promotions. I have gotten federal wage, Civil Service Retirement System pension, and/or Social Security COLAs almost every year since 1966. I got step increases in 1967, 1968, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983-1985, and 1987-1996. I got promotions in 1972 (GS-9), 1973 (GS-11), 1974 (GS-12), 1981 (GS-11), 1982 (GS-12), and 1986 (GS-13).
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-the-affordability-crisis-has-evolved-since-trumps-return
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Google launches free practice tests for SAT exam in Gemini. DD: What was your ACT score? My critics/opponents have always stressed that my ACT score was only 24. My score would have been higher if I had studied instead of spending 28 hours a week during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966 and 40 hours a week during the summer of 1965 washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/news/google-launches-free-practice-tests-for-sat-exam-in-gemini-101769050099631-amp.html
January 21, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7 & FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family. My benefitting from traditional marriage and family enabled me to earn a) a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, b) six professional certifications, and c) a professional license.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2026-lgbtq-sports-hall-fame-inductees-announced-center-halsted-lakeview-chicago/18440051/
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/billie-jean-king-jason-collins-among-those-honored-lgbtq-sports-hall-fame-2026
NBC5
— Students at a Wheaton Warrenville South walked out of class on Tuesday as part of a nationwide protest over immigration enforcement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6D1KMkQpdY
— Illinois leaders evaluate first year of President Trump’s second term. Among what President Trump highlighted as his first-year accomplishments was the recent arrests in Minnesota during immigration enforcement.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/president-trump/illinois-leaders-evaluate-first-year-of-president-trumps-second-term/3878954/
CBS2
— Naperville City Council votes against proposed data center plan
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/naperville-city-council-to-vote-on-controversial-data-center/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Daily Herald, longtime suburban Chicago newspaper, notifies state of potential sale
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/daily-herald-suburban-newspaper-potential-sale/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a Jan. 6 letter to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Paddock Publications said it was notifying the state and its employees 120 days before the potential sale, a requirement of a new law to support the dwindling number of local news outlets across Illinois. Executives at Paddock Publications did not respond to a request for comment, and the name of the prospective buyer was not disclosed in the filing. Founded in 1872 as the Cook County Herald, the suburban Chicago newspaper has grown into the third largest daily print publication in Illinois, with a current circulation of 52,410, according to its website. Owned by the Paddock family for more than a century, the newspaper was converted to an employee stock ownership plan in 2018. . .The legislation cites the declining number of local newspapers and reporters across the state and the need to combat misinformation and provide trusted news sources as the impetus for the required advance sale disclosure. Local newspapers have been in steep decline during the new millennium as digital competition eats away the legacy print model, creating an increasing number of “news deserts” with no local news outlets. The number of newspapers in the U.S. has declined by nearly 3,500 over the past 20 years, while the industry has lost more than three-quarters of its jobs, according to the 2025 State of Local News report by Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism. Illinois has lost nearly 48% of its local newspapers since 2005, the ninth largest decline in the U.S., according to the study. Meanwhile, more than 200 newspapers changed hands across the U.S. last year, according to the study. Fewer than 15% of daily newspapers remain independently owned, as large chains increasingly dominate the media landscape, the Medill report found.)
— DD: I escaped liberal indoctrination while I earned a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees my majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/opinion-college-liberal-higher-education-free-speech/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting young people a) to promote illegal immigration and b) to fight deportation of illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/21/chicagoans-send-whistles-ice-immigration
— Slightly smaller share of Chicago families choosing CPS for their children. While a dip in births is still a big factor in the district’s sliding enrollment, CPS served nearly 5% less of the city’s school-age children in 2023 than it did in 2018. DD: My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license. Because my parents did that, my critics/opponents have always painted them as having been filthy rich. But my father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/01/20/chicago-public-schools-enrollment-cps-birth-rates-private-school-kids-first
DAILY HERALD
— ‘365 days of chaos’: Illinois Democrats reflect on Trump’s year
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260120/illinois-state-politics/365-days-of-chaos-illinois-democrats-reflect-on-trumps-year/
DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— ‘An uphill climb’: Four Republicans make their case in Illinois’ heavily Democratic 9th Congressional District
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2026/01/21/city/an-uphill-climb-four-republicans-make-their-case-in-illinois-heavily-democratic-9th-congressional-district/
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Reince Priebus, ex-White House chief of staff, has new job at Fox News
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/20/reince-priebus-former-wisconsin-gop-leader-new-job-at-fox-news/88268019007/
SHAW LOCAL
— 3 GOP governor candidates to visit Bradley. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-journal/2026/01/20/3-gop-governor-candidate-to-visit-bradley/
WCIA
— Republican lawmakers push for new changes to controversial SAFE-T Act
https://www.wcia.com/illinois-capitol-news/republican-lawmakers-push-for-new-changes-to-controversial-safe-t-act/
WICB
— Why Young Americans Are Abandoning Party Labels. Gen Z and millennials are identifying as independents at historic levels. DD: If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a Crete-Monee High School student 1962-1966, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a UIC student 1966-1968 and/or a NIU student 1969-1970, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a Loyola student 1972-1976 and/or a DePaul student 1976-1980, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980.
https://wibc.com/852988/why-young-americans-are-abandoning-party-labels/
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Trump speaks at length with reporters before heading off to Davos
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2026-01-20/trump-speaks-at-length-with-reporters-before-heading-off-to-davos
IPM NEWS
— Protesters in Champaign join a national walkout on the anniversary of Trump’s inauguration
https://ipmnewsroom.org/protesters-in-champaign-join-a-national-walkout-on-the-anniversary-of-trumps-inauguration/
AXIOS CHICAGO
— Illinois primary push reignites Pritzker 2028 speculation
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/01/20/illinois-primary-early-pritzker-2028-democrat-president-trump
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Chicago mayor’s race: wink, wink
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/21/chicago-mayors-race-wink-wink-00738602
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-663/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— GOP governor candidates forum highlights from Monday evening’s Illinois State Rifle Association Republican gubernatorial candidates forum at GAT Guns in East Dundee. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_ff0c56b1-9612-42ea-8785-da2c9b9129e9.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County Republican Party Has Less Than $17,000
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/21/mchenry-county-republican-party-has-less-than-17000/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How successful have Democrat leaders been in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct turning those who are liberal/moderate, non-Republican, non-American, non-White, female, younger, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America a long time AGAINST those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America a long time? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Waste watch: Illinois grants $4M to private theaters
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/waste-watch-illinois-grants-4m-to-private-theaters/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Trump touts ‘worst of the worst’ criminal migrants captured in Minnesota thanks to ‘patriot’ ICE agents
https://nypost.com/2026/01/20/us-news/worst-of-the-worst-criminal-migrants-arrested-in-minnesota-trump/
— DOJ says it will ‘pursue charges’ against Don Lemon, anti-ICE protesters for St. Paul church invasion
https://nypost.com/2026/01/20/us-news/doj-hints-at-charges-against-don-lemon-for-st-paul-church-invasion/
— Woke Brooklyn College course lectures students about ‘weaponizing whiteness,’ requires BuzzFeed privilege quiz
https://nypost.com/2026/01/20/us-news/woke-brooklyn-college-course-lectures-students-about-weaponizing-whiteness-requires-buzzfeed-privilege-quiz/
DAILY SIGNAL
— In Trump’s First Year He’s Delivering on His Signature Promise
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/20/in-trumps-first-year-hes-delivering-on-his-signature-promise/amp/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Remittances Continue to Grow at America’s Expense. DD: All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. They never sent one penny back there. My grandfather on my father’s side fought Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://www.fairus.org/issue/remittances-us-loses-more-than-200-billion-dollars
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. loses at least $200 billion per year from our economy in remittances. This number is likely even higher now as the last reliable, bilateral data were published in 2021. At least 134 countries received remittances from the U.S. in 2021, with amounts ranging from a few thousand dollars to tens of billions of dollars. In 2021, the top five recipient countries of remittances from the U.S. were: Mexico ($52.6 billion), India ($15.8 billion), Guatemala ($14.7 billion), the Philippines ($12.8 billion), and China ($12.7 billion). Some of these totals have grown significantly even since 2021. U.S. remittances account for around 20 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of multiple countries in Central America, including Honduras and El Salvador. Billions of dollars sent in remittances to Mexico are potentially linked to cartels. Some of these funds are in the form of cryptocurrency, making them even harder to trace than conventional funds.)
FOX NEWS
— Trump says criminal illegal aliens ‘make Hells Angels look like the sweetest people on Earth.’ President credits tougher border enforcement for what he calls ‘reverse migration’ during White House briefing.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-criminal-illegal-aliens-make-hells-angels-look-like-sweetest-people-earth
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388005886112
— Trump urges DHS, ICE to publicize arrests, says crackdown is ‘saving many innocent lives.’ Trump’s Truth Social post comes after anti-ICE agitators stormed a St Paul church chanting ‘Justice for Renee Good.’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-urges-dhs-ice-publicize-arrests-says-crackdown-saving-many-innocent-lives
— The media sees what it wants to see
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388021894112
— Reince Priebus criticizes Virginia governor’s immigration policy
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388017661112
NEWSMAX
— Minnesota Blocks Arrests of 1,360 Criminal Illegals
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ice-minnesota-arrests/2026/01/20/id/1242904/
PJ MEDIA
— ICE Arrests 3,000 Illegal Alien Criminals in Minneapolis
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/01/20/ice-arrests-3000-illegal-alien-criminals-in-minneapolis-n4948516
— Woman Explains How She Helps Illegal Aliens Bribe Ohio Judges
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/01/20/shocking-video-indicates-illegal-aliens-bribed-ohio-judges-n4948517
POST MILLENNIAL
— Ohio woman bribes immigration judges to help illegal aliens get papers
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-ohio-woman-bribes-immigration-judges-to-help-illegal-aliens-get-papers-report
TOWNHALL
— The GOP Is Restoring the American Dream of Homeownership. DD: University Park was created by HUD. Ever since a bought a new townhome in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) when I was 24 years old in 1972, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my buying that townhome improperly/unethically stopped a Black and/or a female from buying that townhome.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/chloe-trapanotto/2026/01/13/the-gop-is-restoring-the-american-dream-of-homeownership-n2669398
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ROLL CALL
— Trump continues to play kingmaker in Republican primaries. DD: Which candidates in contested Republican primary races on the ballot in your precinct a) have sought Trump’s endorsement and/or b) have gotten Trump’s endorsement?
https://rollcall.com/2026/01/20/republican-primary-elections-trump-endorsement/
THE HILL
— GOP fears Trump’s foray into nation-building in Venezuela
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5673712-republican-backlash-trump-venezuela/
— DD: Democrat leaders say “Nothing but mourning for the anniversary of Trump 2.0.” DD: Who has demonized, denigrated, and condemned you as being a failure and for what? My critics/opponent had their operatives and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012 as being an unmitigated failure. They demonized, denigrated, and condemned the speakers who I recruited for TAPROOT events. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that anyone could have recruited higher profile speakers that would have resulted in more people attending TAPROOT events. I should list the more than 100 who spoke at the 78 TAPROOT events while I was its chairman 2005-2012. The list includes many Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders. My critics/opponents stressed those candidates who lost elections. They blamed TAPROOT for those losses.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5696234-trump-second-term-failures/
— GOP rebels showcase party shift on labor issues. DD: I was a union member for almost 12 years. My critics/opponents despise/hate unions and union members.
https://thehill.com/newsletters/the-movement/5693623-labor-unions-gop-populism/amp/
NBC NEWS
— Trump expresses frustration and says his team has made ‘some mistakes’ after one year in office. DD: According to your critics/opponents, what were your biggest political mistakes? According to my critics/opponents, my biggest political mistake was backing Pat O’Malley instead of Jim Ryan in the 2002 Illinois Republican gubernatorial primary. To this day, my critics/opponents blame me for Ryan losing to Blagojevich.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-frustration-team-mistakes-one-year-office-rcna255059
NEWSWEEK
— Who Is William Kelly? Anti-ICE Minnesota Church Protester Speaks Out.
https://www.newsweek.com/william-kelly-activist-anti-ice-church-protest-speaks-out-11388874USA TODAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— IRS head announces a shake-up on the eve of the 2026 tax season
https://apnews.com/article/treasury-irs-tax-season-fd379f43d501d064cdad046eb32fb9f6
YAHOO NEWS
— DD: To be woke is to be against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America a long time.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/does-mean-woke-term-used-093518146.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and family. My benefitting from traditional marriage and family enabled me to earn a) a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, b) six professional certifications, and c) a professional license.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6987614/2026/01/20/bill-kennedy-lgbtq-sports-hof-collins-welts-roberts-2/
USA TODAY
— Trump tackles affordability … by channeling Democrats?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/01/21/trump-credit-card-interest-rates-housing-prices-economy/88213924007/
WAAY TV
— Trump starts briefing by showing mugshots of ‘criminal illegal aliens’
https://www.waaytv.com/video/donald-trump-starts-briefing-by-showing-mugshots-of-criminal-illegal-aliens/video_792a7095-9759-5904-9817-c0db55db3c9e.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: The rest of the world, with some exceptions, ever-increasingly acts like it wants to run by China and Russia.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-to-destroy-trumps-presidency-018b1353
BARRON’S
— White House Affordability Strategy Comes Even as Trump Derides Issue as ‘Fake’
https://www.barrons.com/livecoverage/trump-davos-speech-affordability-housing-greenland/card/white-house-affordability-strategy-comes-even-as-trump-derides-issue-as-fake–FVg3bfOy5NFB4ko9cQYK
CROWELL & MORING
— Federal Government Challenges Minnesota Law Requiring Affirmative Action in State Government. DD: Since the 1960s, my critics/opponents have used Affirmative Action to get rid of me.
https://www.crowell.com/en/insights/client-alerts/federal-government-challenges-minnesota-law-requiring-affirmative-action-in-state-government
LAWFARE
— The Merit System Protection Board’s Independence Is Dead, DD: Of course, the MSPB sided with my Democrat GAO superiors against me.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-merit-system-protection-board-s-independence-is-dead
NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Illegal DEI? Understanding Compliance, Risk, and the Real Focus of Enforcement. DD: In Diersen v. GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors argued that they followed laws that required them to a give preference to their employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, that is, that they followed laws that required them to discriminate against their employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://natlawreview.com/article/illegal-dei-understanding-compliance-risk-and-real-focus-enforcement
CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation. While I worked for IRS in 1971, my superiors had me make phone calls for 2 weeks as part of Nixon’s “Wage & Price Freeze” program. What has helped you deal with inflation.? For me, it has been COLAs, step increases, and promotions. I have gotten federal wage, Civil Service Retirement System pension, and/or Social Security COLAs almost every year since 1966. I got step increases in 1967, 1968, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 and 1987-1996. I got promotions in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1986.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/a-year-in-review-how-the-trump-administrations-economic-policies-made-life-less-affordable-for-americans/
404 MEDIA
— Feds Create Drone No Fly Zone That Would Stop People Filming ICE
https://www.404media.co/feds-create-drone-no-fly-zone-that-would-stop-people-filming-ice/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— Yale College has purged every Republican supporter from its faculty. DD: I should write about how my Democrat superiors in the federal government purged their employees who were Republican. I should write about how RINO leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois, DuPage County, and Milton Township purged their members who were conservative.
https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/yale-college-has-purged-every-republican-supporter-from-its-faculty-disturbing-new-analysis-shows/ar-AA1UnFom
AL JAZEERA
— Trump undermined antiwar vows in first year. Will Democrats seize on this? Party leaders vow to hammer Trump on affordability in months ahead, with Venezuela, Greenland their latest cudgels.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/20/trump-undermined-antiwar-vows-in-first-year-will-democrats-seize-on-this
January 20, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for all the problems that Blacks have. My Democrat superiors in the federal government always blamed Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have. They wasted my career, forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, and gave my Black subordinate my job and my preferred corner office. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-organizations-celebrate-martin-luther-king-jrs-legacy-events-area-morgan-park-high-dusable-museum/18431515/
NBC5
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-leaders-criticize-trump-admin-ice-during-mlk-events/3878342/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In freezing conditions, hundreds gather downtown to protest ICE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/19/mlk-day-protest-ice/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: They voted for Trump. But one year into his second term, they have grave concerns.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/they-voted-for-trump-one-year-presidency-grave-concerns/
— The number of Americans who feel politically homeless is rising. DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. As the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization dump more and more and more planks in that platform, I feel more and more and more politically homeless.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/gallup-realclearpolling-independents-politics-partisan-polarized-midterms/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/19/protesters-martin-luther-king-jr-day
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Video gambling establishments see alarming spike in burglaries, $2.7 million stolen in 2025. At least 473 burglaries were reported in Illinois last year at businesses offering video gambling — compared to 358 in 2024, when $1.9 million was stolen. Many incidents involve crews of masked bandits smashing through front doors and windows, wielding sledgehammers and other tools. In the first two weeks of January, there were 40 cases. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/01/20/video-gambling-establishments-spike-burglaries-illinois-gaming-board-chicago-suburbs
DAILY HERALD
— Where do GOP candidates sit with fundraising as Pritzker war chest grows?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260119/illinois-state-politics/where-do-gop-candidates-sit-with-fundraising-as-pritzker-war-chest-grows/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With just eight weeks until the March 17 primary, campaign finance records show two Republican gubernatorial newcomers with more cash on hand than the party’s 2022 standard-bearer. Meanwhile, Gov. JB Pritzker continues to lead the pack with $23.3 million in the bank as of Dec. 31. The Chicago Democrat also gave $25.5 million to his campaign last quarter, according to Illinois State Board of Elections filings. Former state Sen. Darren Bailey of Xenia, who won the 2022 GOP primary but lost to Pritzker in the general election, raised $151,371 between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, spent $139,400, and ended the year with about $35,000 in the bank. Fellow Republican hopefuls Ted Dabrowski of Wilmette and Rick Heidner of Barrington Hills each reported more than $1 million in funds as of Dec. 31.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation to consolidate ever-increasing minority power.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260119/news/somebody-had-to-do-it-civil-rights-pioneer-speaks-about-desegregating-school/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: A ‘data center next to homes?’ near Naperville and Warrenville roads. Naperville council weighs Karis development.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260119/news/a-data-center-next-to-homes-naperville-council-weighs-karis-development/
— Nervous Europe working to end reliance on American security. DD: In WWIII, which countries will side with Russia and China against America? The countries that believe that Russia and China will win will side with Russia and China.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260119/nation-and-world-politics/nervous-europe-working-to-end-reliance-on-american-security/
WFIW
— ILLINOIS GOP GOVERNOR CANDIDATES PUSH UNITY, TARGET PRITZKER AND “SANCTUARY” POLICIES. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.wfiwradio.com/2026/01/20/illinois-gop-governor-candidates-push-unity-target-pritzker-and-sanctuary-policies/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Four Republican candidates for Illinois governor—Darren Bailey, Ted Dabrowski, Rick Heidner and DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick—shared a stage for the first time at a central Illinois forum last Thursday in Tazwell County, largely avoiding attacks and urging party unity ahead of early voting and the March 18 primary.
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump supporters share confusion and anger over the president’s focus on Greenland
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-20/trump-supporters-share-confusion-and-anger-over-the-presidents-focus-on-greenland
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Dem Senate primary turns fierce, fast
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/20/dem-senate-primary-turns-fierce-fast-00736135
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-662/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— GOP hopefuls seek support, blast Pritzker at IL gubernatorial candidate forum. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.wfiwra
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_14f1b42c-0ea2-4954-8bdd-25bd4e2f4d71.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What will your Republican Precinct Committeeman do to turn out the vote for the March 17, 2026 Republican primary in your precinct? I have a) obtained a PDF file from the DuPage County Election Division of the mailing labels for the 800 Republican and Not Affiliated voters in my precinct, b) printed out those mailing labels, c) affixed those labels on 400 GOP envelopes provided by the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), d) affixed my return address labels on those envelopes, e) sorted those envelopes into five batches, and f) put those envelopes in walk-order. As soon as the sample ballot is available, I will print it out 400 times and stuff the envelopes with those sample ballots along with campaign literature that Republican candidates provide me through the MTRO and a MTRO-provided flyer. I will then hand-deliver those envelopes one batch at a time. I hope that we are going to have a mild winter. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrat-run states want to monitor automobile mileage to reduce car use, raise revenue.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/12/democrat-run-states-want-monitor-automobile-mileage-reduce-car-use/
NEW YORK POST
— Kristi Noem announces more than 10K arrests of illegal migrants in Minnesota, rips Walz, Frey for ‘protecting criminals’
https://nypost.com/2026/01/19/us-news/kristi-noem-announces-more-than-10k-arrests-of-illegal-migrants-in-minnesota-rips-walz-frey-for-protecting-criminals/
— How many racists does Mayor Mamdani mean to hire?
https://nypost.com/2026/01/19/opinion/how-many-racists-does-mayor-mamdani-mean-to-hire/
BREITBART
— Trump Confronts Hollywood’s Cultural Cartel
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/01/19/exclusive-corey-lewandowski-trump-confronts-hollywoods-cultural-cartel/amp/
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, the following have never existed: race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to my critics/opponents, all the problem that liberals/moderates, Democrats, RINOs, Libertarians, minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and citizens of foreign countries have are caused by conservatives, Republicans, Whites, males, older people, Protestants, German Americans, and citizens of America.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/01/19/hostin-trump-admins-opposition-to-dei-based-on-white-male-grievance/amp/
CENTER SQUARE
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_97f19b90-cc41-44ad-8c83-3a0b4ec73692.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— Who’s Responsible for Demonizing ICE So Much That Agitators Invaded a Church Service?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/19/thanks-lefts-extreme-rhetoric-anti-ice-agitators-now-invading-church-services/
DAILY WIRE
— Vast Majority Of Illegals Arrested By ICE Have Criminal Records. “This statistic doesn’t account for those wanted for violent crimes in their home country or another country.”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/vast-majority-of-illegals-arrested-by-ice-have-criminal-records
FOX NEWS
— Noem hammers Walz, Frey for ignoring 1,360 ICE detainers for criminal illegal aliens. DHS says federal agents arrested over 10,000 illegal aliens in Minneapolis in recent months.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/noem-hammers-walz-frey-ignoring-1360-ice-detainers-criminal-illegal-aliens
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Harvard Student Exposes ‘Systematic’ Liberal Bias Among Faculty Members. DD: I escaped liberal indoctrination while I earned a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees my majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/01/harvard-student-exposes-systematic-liberal-bias-among-faculty-members/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/5693222-trump-attacks-civil-rights-legacy/
CBS NEWS
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/democratic-leaders-speak-out-against-trump-ice-at-annual-rainbow-push-mlk-breakfast/
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/how-martin-luther-king-jr-day-has-changed-under-the-trump-administration/
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/white-house-announces-mlk-day-proclamation-after-facing-backlash-11383692
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/us/politics/trump-mlk-day-proclamation.html
— DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat and RINO candidates promise to use government to give them more preference: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/opinion/democrats-racial-politics.html
— Prominent Architecture Firm Is Accused of Illegally Ousting Employees. A federal labor regulator says the firm, Snohetta, laid off eight employees in retaliation for trying to unionize. DD: My critics/opponents hate unions and hate past, present, and future union members. I was a union member for almost 12 years.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/business/snohetta-nlrb-complaint.html
WASHINGTON POST
— -DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/19/mlk-trump-march-parade/
USA TODAY
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/19/donald-trump-doesnt-acknowledge-martin-luther-king-jr-day/88252240007/
— DD: For federal employees, their salaries always have been and will forever be public record.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2026/01/13/should-you-inflate-current-salary-job-interview/88157386007/
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat and RINO candidates ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/01/19/vance-trump-mlk-white-people-apologize/88203684007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Trump’s first year back: How Americans see the president’s actions. Love him or hate him, President Donald Trump has had a profound impact on the lives of many Americans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/18/a-year-into-trump-second-term-america/88037566007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: In WWIII, which countries will side with Russia and China against America? The countries that believe that Russia and China will win will side with Russia and China.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-greenland-war-of-2026-europe-trump-tariff-e27b8b98
JD SUPRA
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, the following have never existed: race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to my critics/opponents, all the problem that liberals/moderates, Democrats, RINOs, Libertarians, minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and citizens of foreign countries have are caused by conservatives, Republicans, Whites, males, older people, Protestants, German Americans, and citizens of America.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/u-s-supreme-court-denies-certiorari-in-8677028/
— HUD moves to eliminate disparate impact rules under Fair Housing Act. DD: University Park was created by HUD. Ever since a bought a new townhome in University Park ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ) when I was 24 years old in 1972, my critics/opponents have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my buying that townhome improperly/unethically stopped a Black from buying that townhome.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/hud-moves-to-eliminate-disparate-impact-7410495/
NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE
— DD: Everything is a zero-sum game. What is given to members of one group of people because of their demographics is not given to members of another group of people because of their demographics. What is given to people because they are Democrat, liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time is not given to people because they are Republican, conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. All the promotions that I did not get were given to my coworkers because they were Democrat, liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. They all had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://nul.org/news/trump-says-dei-civil-rights-policies-hurt-white-people-do-they
AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://prospect.org/2026/01/19/king-trump-day/
AXIOS
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/19/mlk-day-martin-luther-king-trump
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use MLK against Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/19/mlk-day-celebrations
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/19/dr-martin-luther-king
LEGAL AFFAIR
— Merit Is Not a Guarantee: Promotion Can Be Deferred When Disciplinary Appeal Is Pending. DD: In 1974, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers. They used that disallowance to stop me from being promoted to GS-13. I fought that disallowance. I won. But I did not win until 1977. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-180010.11-0 By then, they had destroyed my IRS career. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.
https://thelegalaffair.com/news/merit-is-not-a-guarantee-promotion-can-be-deferred-when-disciplinary-appeal-is-pending-rules-calcutta-high-court/
January 19, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago Cardinal Cupich issues rare moral warning as tensions rise over Greenland
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-cardinal-blase-cupich-other-catholic-leaders-issue-rare-moral-warning-tensions-rise-greenland/18433455/
NBC5
— The U.S. political climate spurs efforts to reclaim the MLK holiday. The political climate for some is more fraught with tensions than festive with reflection on the slain Black American civil rights icon’s legacy. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their runaway slaves with their illegals.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/us-political-climate-spurs-efforts-reclaim-mlk-holiday/3878257/
CBS2
— Democratic leaders speak out against Trump, ICE at annual Rainbow PUSH MLK Breakfast
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/democratic-leaders-speak-out-against-trump-ice-at-annual-rainbow-push-mlk-breakfast/
FOX32
— Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich joins clerics denouncing Trump admin’s foreign policy
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cupich-denounces-trump-foreign-policy
— DD: Under the Democrats, soon, everyone will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-area-students-pack-meals-fight-hunger
— DD: Duckworth ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-yoioixfebmxpslyf
WBEZ
— Chicago leaders invoke MLK’s teachings against Trump’s immigration policies. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their runaway slaves with their illegals.
https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/2026/01/19/chicago-mlk-day-trump-immigration-policies
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Mayor Johnson ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/19/brandon-johnson-don-lemon-trump-mlk-breakfast/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago leaders invoke MLK’s teachings against Trump’s immigration policies. Political and community leaders honored the civil rights icon at a breakfast held by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition on MLK Day. They reminded audience members to keep his teachings in mind when fighting the Trump administration’s agenda, specifically its immigration policies and aggressive deportation tactics. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their runaway slaves with their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/19/chicago-mlk-day-trump-immigration-policies
DAILY HERALD
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, the following have never existed: race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to my critics/opponents, all the problem that liberals/moderates, Democrats, RINOs, Libertarians, minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and citizens of foreign countries have are caused by conservatives, Republicans, Whites, males, older people, Protestants, German Americans, and citizens of America.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260119/nation-and-world/the-current-us-political-climate-is-spurring-a-reclaim-and-rallying-on-the-mlk-holiday/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260119/submitted-content/elmhurst-area-aauw-offers-scholarships-for-women/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the year since Donald Trump’s second inauguration fell on King Day, the Republican president has gone scorched earth against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and targeted mostly Black-led cities for federal law enforcement operations, among other policies that many King admirers have criticized.)
RIVER BENDER
— Duckworth Introduces Bill to Maintain Integrity of Independent Government Watchdogs. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, I often worked with the Chicago offices of inspector generals. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-introduces-bill-to-maintain-integrity-of-independent-government-watchdogs—89993.cfm?
WQAD
— Few fireworks as Illinois GOP governor hopefuls share stage for first time. The four Republican candidates trained their fire on Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois’ immigration policies.
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-politics/illinois-gop-governor-forum-capitol-news/526-708a02de-1382-4d33-a067-b4b56f018234
ISTHMUS
— College Republicans of Wisconsin receives $1 million in Uihlein money. DD: If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a Crete-Monee High School student 1962-1966, the Democrats who ran the Park Forest Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a UIC student 1966-1968 and a NIU student 1969-1970, the Democrats who ran IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a Loyola student 1972-1976 and a DePaul student 1976-1980, the Democrats who ran GAO would not have hired me in 1980.
https://isthmus.com/news/news/college-republicans-of-wisconsin-receives-1-million-in-uihlein-money/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Fueled by pills, the rate of abortions nationwide keeps rising after Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/19/fueled-pills-number-abortions-nationwide-keep-rising-supreme-courts/
— Republican state AGs use MLK holiday to dismantle affirmative action, DEI policies
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/19/republican-state-ags-use-mlk-holiday-dismantle-affirmative-action-dei/
— Trump calls for Rep. Ilhan Omar to be jailed or deported, says she is linked to fraud in Minnesota
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/19/trump-calls-rep-ilhan-omar-jailed-deported-says-linked-fraud/
— DD: I have never been a drinker. Virtually all my Democrat superiors in the federal government who took adverse actions against me and who were White, male, older, and/or veteran were big drinkers.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/19/new-alcohol-guidelines-reject-fearmongering/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democratic mobs are the ones bringing fascism to Minneapolis’s streets
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/4424360/democratic-mobs-are-bringing-fascism-minneapolis-streets/
— Greenland fantasy is hurting Republicans and harming America
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4423721/greenland-fantasy-hurting-republicans-harming-america/
— Why we must support the Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4421885/why-support-preserving-a-sharia-free-america-act/
— HUD terminates Biden-era DEI deal that ‘forced racial preferencing’ in home appraisal industry
https://nypost.com/2026/01/19/us-news/hud-terminates-biden-era-dei-deal-that-forced-racial-preferencing-in-home-appraisal-industry/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Morning Greatness: ‘Sanctuary City’ Radicals Invade Minneapolis Church
https://amgreatness.com/2026/01/19/morning-greatness-sanctuary-city-radicals-invade-minneapolis-church/
— Liberalism vs. Progressivism: Thoughts on MLK Day. The left still invokes MLK’s name, but having traded liberalism’s moral law for progressivism’s power worship, it now repudiates the very legacy it claims to honor.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/01/19/liberalism-vs-progressivism-thoughts-on-mlk-day/
AMERICAN THINKER
— As history has shown, communists go for the churches first. History repeats itself…again, and again, and again. DD: How strongly have Democrats taken over your church?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/as_history_has_shown_communists_go_for_the_churches_first.html
— Tools for Winning Your Primary – and Winning Your Election. DD: I will be hand-delivering campaign literature that I receive from Republican candidates to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or Independent voter.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/tools_for_winning_your_primary_and_winning_your_election.html
BLAZE
— ‘Total RINO’: Trump vows to oust Indiana Republican leader over redistricting betrayal. DD: My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes oust me as a) the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster in 2004 and 2010, b) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2007, c) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, d) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, and e) an Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee member in 2024. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/total-rino-trump-vows-to-oust-indiana-republican-leader-over-redistricting-betrayal
— Minnesota nurses’ union calls on members to join ‘economic blackout’ to protest ICE raids
https://www.theblaze.com/news/minnesota-nurse-anti-ice-protest
BREITBART
— Ten Shot, Five Fatally, During Weekend in Democrat-Run Chicago
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/01/19/ten-shot-five-fatally-during-weekend-in-democrat-run-chicago/
— GOP Probes How Dems Use Illegals and Refugees to Rig Elections
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/19/nolte-gop-probes-how-democrats-use-illegals-and-refugees-to-rig-elections/amp/
DAILY CALLER
— Democrats Take Over State, Immediately Move To Soften Crime Laws
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/19/democrats-virginia-abigail-spanberger-crime-theft-robbery-parole/
— Erika Kirk Demands Speedy Trial, Alleges ‘Undue Delay’ In Case Involving Her Husband’s Alleged Assassin
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/19/erika-kirk-speedy-trial-tyler-robinson/
DAILY WIRE
— Women Are More Likely To Support Political Assassinations
https://www.dailywire.com/news/women-are-more-likely-to-support-political-assassinations-poll-shows
FEDERALIST
— Like Don Lemon, Our Entire Corporate Press Is Literally Just Doing Far-Left Activism
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/like-don-lemon-our-entire-corporate-press-is-literally-just-doing-far-left-activism/
— Trump’s Do-Nothing Minnesota Response Is A Weak Embarrassment
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/trumps-do-nothing-minnesota-response-is-a-weak-embarrassment/
— Only Government Force Can Stop Democrats From Plunging America Into Darkness
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/only-government-force-can-stop-democrats-from-plunging-america-into-darkness/
— The Propaganda Press Keeps Trying To Turn Radical Anti-ICE Agitators Into Victims
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/the-propaganda-press-keeps-trying-to-turn-radical-anti-ice-agitators-into-victims/
— Trump Has A Real Insurrection On His Hands In Minnesota
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/trump-has-a-real-insurrection-on-his-hands-in-minnesota/
— ‘ICE Watch’ Activists Aren’t ‘Legal Observers,’ They’re Criminal Obstructors
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/ice-watch-activists-arent-legal-observers-theyre-criminal-obstructors/
— Why Leftist White Women Are Leading Domestic Terrorism In Minnesota
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/why-leftist-white-women-are-leading-domestic-terrorism-in-minnesota/
— Democrat Witness Lies About The Abortion Pill’s Dangerous Side Effects
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/19/democrat-witness-lies-about-the-abortion-pills-dangerous-side-effects/
FOX NEWS
— House Republicans call Minnesota fraud probe ‘tip of the iceberg’ as more blue states face scrutiny. Republicans say states like New York and California should be next.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-call-minnesota-fraud-probe-tip-iceberg-more-blue-states-face-scrutiny
NATIONAL REVIEW
— It’s Time to Ditch ‘Disparate Impact Theory’ — and Biden’s Weaponization of Civil Rights Law
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/01/its-time-to-ditch-disparate-impact-theory-and-bidens-weaponization-of-civil-rights-law/
— Thousands Flock to ICE Watch Training as Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Encourages Residents to Track Agents
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/thousands-flock-to-ice-watch-training-as-minnesota-governor-tim-walz-encourages-residents-to-track-agents/
NEWS BUSTERS
— CBS’s ‘60 Minutes’ Airs Predictably Partisan, Pro-Mob Story on ICE in Minneapolis
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2026/01/19/cbss-60-minutes-airs-predictably-partisan-pro-mob-story-ice
TOWNHALL
— Illinois’ Answer to Career Criminals: Seal Their Records
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/01/19/clean-slate-act-n2669702
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting LGBTQ, that is, about their success in destroying traditional marriage and family. How successful have Democrat leaders been doing that in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://abcnews.go.com/US/makes-lgbtq-community-growing-population/story?id=110435387
CBS NEWS
— DOJ is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apparently serves as a pastor.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-probing-protesters-group-that-disrupted-services-at-church-with-ice-pastor/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Independent Voters Are Not Necessarily Moderate. DD: In Illinois, to vote in a primary election is to declare your political affiliation for 2 years.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/opinion/party-affiliation-independents-midterms.html
— DD: My critics/opponents have their operative and their dupes scour my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to get information to use to discredit me. Previously they had their operatives and their dupes attend TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition events to get information to use to discredit me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/us/politics/kash-patel-grassley-payback.html
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/01/19/mlk-jr-minneapolis-george-floyd-renee-good/88202503007/WFIN
WFIN
— House Republicans call Minnesota fraud probe ‘tip of the iceberg’ as more blue states face scrutiny
https://wfin.com/fox-political-news/house-republicans-call-minnesota-fraud-probe-tip-of-the-iceberg-as-more-blue-states-face-scrutiny/
PBS
— How key groups of Americans voted in 2024. DD: To get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat and RINO candidates promise to use government to give them more preference: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/interactive-how-key-groups-of-americans-voted-in-2024-according-to-ap-votecast
DEFENSE, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY NEWS
— Musk’s politics cost Tesla millions of US car sales. DD: Because I failed/refused to become a Democrat, my Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers, b) disallowed my education deductions, and c) failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-12. Because I failed/refused to become a Democrat, my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10 to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980, b) delayed my promotions back to GS-12 Step 5, c) did not promote me to GS-13 until I was 38 years old in 1986, d) failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-13, e) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and f) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors took the aforesaid adverse actions against me even though a) I earned an MBA in 1976, b) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) I became a licensed CPA in 1981, f) I earned four more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and g) I earned a specialized master’s degree in finance in 1997.
https://news.ssbcrack.com/elon-musks-politics-cost-tesla-millions-of-us-car-sales-yale-study/
January 19, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— At least 4 people killed, 3 injured in weekend shootings in Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-january-16-19-2026/
FOX32
— Pritzker’s $25M to his own campaign dwarfs GOP rivals’ cash totals. Ted Dabrowski and Rick Heidner led the GOP field with a little over $1M in the bank, each.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-25m-2026-campaign
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their runaway slaves with their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/01/18/martin-luther-king-day-immigration-status-law-pretext-ice
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at minorities and at females that their employers discriminate against them because they are minorities and/or females. All the many minorities and females who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who 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://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/01/19/illinois-equal-pay-public-schools-absenteeism-donald-trump-ice-protests-greenland
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260118/transportation/skys-the-limit-black-pilots-group-looks-at-successes-challenges-50-years-after-chicago-founding/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260118/news/leaders-honor-legacy-of-dr-king-at-56th-annual-remembrance-dinner-in-palatine/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government. According to Democrat leaders, you cannot succeed in America without massive government assistance and especially if you are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260118/news/kane-county-aims-to-train-2000-people-in-mental-health-first-aid/
OUR QUAD CITIES
— Illinois GOP U.S. Senate candidate Pamela Denise Long is a DEI consultant who’s far from a “woke” Republican
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/illinois-gop-u-s-senate-candidate-long-is-a-dei-consultant-whos-far-from-a-woke-republican/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Photos show anti-ICE crowd chase off pro-ICE demonstrators from Minneapolis streets. DD: How many anti-ICE activists are Democrat leaders mustering to fight ICE in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/politics/article/photos-show-anti-ice-crowd-chase-off-pro-ice-21300994.php
WAND TV
— ’60 Minutes’ airs report on Trump deportations that was suddenly pulled a month ago. “60 Minutes” says it will air a report Sunday on Trump administration deportations, a version of which was abruptly pulled from its broadcast a month ago.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/60-minutes-airs-report-on-trump-deportations-that-was-suddenly-pulled-a-month-ago/article_5443580d-83e0-5f4b-a83f-784642ce82c3.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— New GOP-introduced bill sets to denaturalize fraudsters and terrorists
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/new-gop-introduced-bill-sets-to-denaturalize-fraudsters-and-terrorists
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that if you vote for Democrats, you will get free healthcare. DD: The federal government paying for 72% of my healthcare insurance premiums since 1966 and for my wife since 1978 helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-18/martin-luther-king-jr-had-a-dream-about-health-care
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Ives investigates tax dollars for NGOs; Republicans say Pritzker raising energy prices
https://www.aol.com/articles/watch-ives-investigates-tax-dollars-152600992.html
WIREPOINTS
— Scam NGOs: Illinois’ ‘Constellation Problem’
https://wirepoints.org/scam-ngos-illinois-constellation-problem-wirepoints/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Liberal media side with Democrats to turn Renee Good into next George Floyd. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been turning Renee Good into George Floyd in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/18/liberal-media-side-democrats-turn-renee-good-next-george-floyd/
— The battle of Minneapolis and the war for America
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/18/battle-minneapolis-war-america/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Americans identify as independents at record high as younger generations spurn party labels. DD: I will be hand-delivering sample ballots and campaign literature to all the residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or Independent voter.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/4414627/americans-identify-independent-record-high-younger-generations-spurn-party-labels/
— The Heritage Foundation still leads the conservative movement. DD: Who leads the conservative movement in Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4421947/heritage-foundation-still-leads-conservative-movement/
NEW YORK POST
— NYC socialists mustering army of 4,000 anti-ICE activists to bring Minnesota tactics to Big Apple. DD: How many anti-ICE activists are Democrat leaders mustering to fight ICE in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://nypost.com/2026/01/18/us-news/nyc-socialists-mustering-army-of-4000-anti-ice-activists-to-bring-minnesota-tactics-to-big-apple/
BREITBART
— Anti-ICE protesters invaded a church in Minnesota on Sunday, accusing the pastor of being an ICE agent.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/18/watch-sanctuary-city-radicals-invade-church-sanctuary/
— U Visas: Another Path to Citizenship Mired in Fraud and Abuse
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/18/u-visas-another-path-to-citizenship-illegal-migrants-have-mired-in-fraud-and-abuse-report-says/amp/
CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE
— This Week In Waste. DD: Lots of government waste occurred during the last week of September of 1997. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old. They flushed down their toilets what I had leaned a) working for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $118,984-$154,682/year, b) working for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, c) becoming a Certified Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979, d) becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, and e) earning master’s degrees in finance in 1997, accounting in 1980, and business in 1976. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female and/or veteran. They would not have done that if I had not been an active member in a class action lawsuit against them since 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.cagw.org/this-week-in-waste-january-16-2026/
DAILY WIRE
— Florida Identifies Dozens Of Programs That Illegally Mandate Racial Preferences. DD: I was born in 1948. Since the 1960s, everyone above me has been under ever-increasing tremendous pressure to give more preference to those who are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-citizen, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. Because I am none of the aforesaid, if I had been born later than I was, I would not have gotten the jobs that I got, and therefore, I would not have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/florida-identifies-dozens-of-progams-that-illegally-mandate-racial-preferences
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Says He Will Sue JPMorgan Chase Over Debanking. The bank responded by saying that it does not debank individuals over political beliefs. DD: What does JPMorgan Chase think of you?
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-says-hes-suing-jpmorgan-chase-over-debanking-5972779
FEDERALIST
— Child Abusers Top ICE’s Latest List Of ‘Worst Of The Worst’ Illegal Aliens. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint their illegals as being GOD-LIKE.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/16/exclusive-child-abusers-top-ices-latest-list-of-worst-of-the-worst-illegal-aliens/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Abigail Spanberger’s First Act Is to End Virginia’s Cooperation With ICE. DD: To vote for Democrats is to not only vote for illegals, but to vote for the destruction of America.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/01/abigail-spanbergers-first-act-is-to-end-virginias-cooperation-with-ice/amp/
— California Higher Ed Hispanic Only “Puente Project” Challenged by Equal Protection Project. “The Puente Project’s actual purpose is to benefit Hispanic/Latinx students to the exclusion of non-Hispanic/Latinx students.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/01/california-higher-ed-hispanic-only-puente-project-challenged-by-equal-protection-project/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Counter protesters chase off conservative influencer Jake Lang during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
https://www.cbs17.com/news/national-news/counter-protesters-chase-off-conservative-influencer-jake-lang-during-minneapolis-immigration-crackdown/
— DD: Have you been fired? My Democrat GAO superiors fired me, that is, forced me to retire, when I was 49 years old in 1997. I should write about that.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/inside-firings-shaken-trump-justice-050519243.html
CBS NEWS
— Trump administration’s claims of reverse discrimination upend DOJ Civil Rights Division. DD: To give preference to minorities and females is to discriminate against Whites and males.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/justice-department-reverse-discrimination-civil-rights-division/
— Microsoft giving workers unlimited time off. DD: While worked for Firestone Stores in 1971, for IRS 1972-1980, and for GAO 1980-1981 and 1992-1997, I spend many evenings taking graduate evening classes and some Saturday classes in business, accounting, internal auditing, and finance at UIC, Loyola, DePaul, Becker CPA Review, Roosevelt, Institute of Internal Auditors, and IIT.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/microsoft-giving-workers-unlimited-time-off/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/us/dhs-cities-bush-sept-11.html
— National Anger Spills Into Target Stores, Again. Videos of immigration officers dragging an employee out of a store near Minneapolis, the retailer’s hometown, set off renewed political debate after years of boycotts. DD: How soon will Target officially ban customers who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time to attract more customers who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, Libertarian, noncitizen, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/business/target-immigration-minneapolis.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) encourage students to take out loans and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that if they vote for Democrats, they will never have pay those loans back.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/your-money/tax-refunds-student-loans-default.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Renee Good to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/opinion/renee-good-civil-rights-constitution.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use “democracy” to get rid of Republicans once and for all starting with Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/opinion/mlk-voting-rights-act.html
— FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Cuba against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/world/americas/cuba-venezuela-oil-power-blackouts.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write about the success that Democrat and RINO leaders have had in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Warrenville School District 200.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-01-18/meritocracy-diversity-equity-inclusion
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pentagon Places 1,500 Soldiers on Alert for Possible Minnesota Deployment. Move comes as Trump has threatened to invoke Insurrection Act in response to widespread protests.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/pentagon-places-1-500-soldiers-on-alert-for-possible-minnesota-deployment-officials-say-d4f8f22f
— Even MBAs From Top Business Schools Are Struggling to Get Hired. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 if I had not been taking graduate evening business courses. My Democrat GAO superiors would not have hired me in 1980 if I had not earned an MBA in 1976.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/even-mbas-from-top-business-schools-are-struggling-to-get-hired-11f4a167
— Big Government Won’t Help President Trump on Affordability. A concerted push for Mamdani Republicanism makes neither economic nor political sense. DD: To afford more things, you need to earn more money. What did you do to afford more things? 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, 1971, and 1972. I delivered mail 1966-1969. I worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970. To qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree (1970). I earned three job-related master’s degrees (1976, 1980, and 1997). I earned six job-related professional certifications (1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997). I earned a job-related professional license (1981).
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/big-government-wont-help-president-trump-on-affordability-df39198f
— White-Collar Workers Shouldn’t Dismiss a Blue-Collar Career Change. It’s time for those struggling with a midcareer slump to consider another path. DD: Who do you know who took a pay cut and why? I took a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980 because my Democrat IRS superiors had made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13, currently $118,984/year.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/white-collar-workers-shouldnt-dismiss-a-blue-collar-career-change-32dfa69e
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders have always used Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/01/12/dei-civil-rights-trump-white-people/88147329007/
FORBES
— DD: Democrats and RINOs have always used Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2026/01/18/how-to-pivot-your-dei-strategy-when-the-playbook-changes/
NEXT 25
— Marriage hit new lows: 4 key reasons emerging. Marriage rates continue dropping to historic lows as economic pressures, changing values and new relationship models reshape American life. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance in 1986.
https://rollingout.com/2026/01/18/marriage-hit-low-accelerating-reasons/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Economic pressures have fundamentally altered when and whether people can afford marriage. . .2. Educational and career opportunities for women have transformed relationship dynamics and priorities. . .3. Changing social attitudes have removed the stigma once attached to remaining unmarried or having children outside marriage. . .4. The rise of alternative relationship structures provides options that previous generations lacked. . .5. Heightened expectations for marital satisfaction mean people will only marry if they find truly exceptional partnerships. . .This marriage decline carries significant consequences for society. Married couples tend to accumulate more wealth through combined incomes and shared expenses. Children raised in stable two-parent households generally experience better outcomes across education, health and economic measures. Communities with higher marriage rates often demonstrate greater social cohesion.)
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Federal Hiring. DD: Democrats run the federal government. For them, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. The Democrats who ran IRS in 1972, 1973, and 1974 would not have promoted me if I had not been taking graduate evening business courses, something that virtually none of my coworkers had done. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1986 would not have promoted me if I had not a) earned an MBA in 1976, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and e) became a licensed CPA in 1981, things that virtually none of my coworkers had done.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/hiring-retention/2023/12/heading-into-2024-opm-fundamentally-rethinking-federal-hiring/
SILCON CANALS
— 8 value differences between lower middle class and upper class people. DD: What class were you born into? Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college.
https://siliconcanals.com/r-bt-8-value-differences-between-lower-middle-class-and-upper-class-people-that-neither-side-realizes-exist/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Security versus optionality. . .2. The purpose of education. . .3. Networking versus merit. . .4. Money talk and financial transparency. . .5. Time versus money trade-offs. . .6. The meaning of ambition. . .7. Community versus independence. . .8. Risk and entrepreneurship. . .These differences aren’t about intelligence or character. They’re rational responses to different circumstances, transmitted across generations in ways we barely notice. The real tragedy isn’t that these differences exist. It’s that we don’t know they exist. We judge each other’s choices without understanding the values behind them. We talk past each other, each side thinking the other is being deliberately obtuse. Class gets ignored too often as a way of understanding what’s happening in our society. We’re comfortable talking about cultural differences between countries but squeamish about acknowledging them between classes in our own nation. Maybe if we recognized these value differences, we could have more honest conversations about inequality, opportunity, and what success really means. At minimum, we might stop assuming everyone who makes different choices is either stupid or selfish. They might just be optimizing for a different world than the one you know.)
ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders want to replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Those demographics are want/need/demand massive government assistance, lack education and job skills, have health problems, minority, female, younger, and non-Protestant.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/trump-legal-immigration/685649/
DAILY KOS
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, the following have never existed: race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to my critics/opponents, all the problem that liberals/moderates, Democrats, RINOs, Libertarians, minorities, females, younger people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and citizens of foreign countries have are caused by conservatives, Republicans, Whites, males, older people, Protestants, German Americans, and citizens of America.
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2026/1/18/2364157/-The-World-According-to-Trump
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
WION
— US to deploy 1,500 troops to Minnesota protest site if situation escalates
https://www.wionews.com/world/us-to-deploy-1-500-troops-to-minnesota-protest-site-if-situation-escalates-reports-1768729884941/amp
DAILY MAIL
— Yale University did not have a single professor donate to a Republican candidate in 2025 as ideological diversity on Ivy League campuses remains under scrutiny. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, very few of my coworkers and subordinates were Republicans and virtually none of my superiors and supervisors were Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/yale-college-has-purged-every-republican-supporter-from-its-faculty-disturbing-new-analysis-shows/ar-AA1UnPGD
TIMES OF INDIA
— Change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you have power over. DD: When I was in high school, it was my decision to earn a college degree. That was overwhelmingly driven by my father often decrying his not having a college degree. No one saw me as being college material. Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was only the first of ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class. But my decision to earn a college degree motivated me to take job washing dishes for the minimum wage during my junior and senior years and the summer in between a) to have money to pay for my UIC expenses and b) buy a new car to commute to/from my parent’s home in Crete and classes at UIC.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/harnessing-personal-power-inspiring-insights-by-steve-maraboli/articleshow/126588738.cms
January 18, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Large crowds return to Broadview ICE facility, protesting against immigration enforcement operations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj7rt2x9oS0
NBC5
— Protesters brave bitter cold for mass demonstration at Broadview ICE facility
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTFAI6DJhkk
WGN9
— Demonstrators brave cold in Broadview to protest ICE actions
https://wgntv.com/news/operation-midway-blitz/no-kings-protest-broadview-ice-shooting-minneapolis/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8tqIYrzNiU
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn ICE.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/18/column-ice-immigrants-minnesota-native-americans-page/
— An expressway that went nowhere. Massive citizen revolt spelled doom for Richard J. Daley’s Crosstown Expressway dream. DD: During the early 1980s, I worked for GAO of a year on an audit of how the money from the withdrawal of the Crosstown Expressway was being spent. Rostenkowski killed the audit. No audit report was issued.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/15/vintage-tribune-crosstown-expressway-richard-j-daley/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/17/naperville-student-shat-empower-food-english/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly unite those who are the following against those who are not the following: liberal/moderate, non-Republican, non-citizen, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/01/18/martin-luther-king-mission-uniting-poor-across-racial-lines-remains-unfinished-ben-jealous
DAILY HERALD
— Paprocki: Illinois needs spending restraint to help businesses thrive in 2026
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260117/business/illinois-needs-spending-restraint-to-help-businesses-thrive-in-2026/
SOUTHERN
— DD: Democrat leaders want to impeach Trump.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/01/17/democrats-grapple-with-rising-clamor-for-trump-impeachment-ahead-of-midterms/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Escalating tensions in Minnesota
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-17/escalating-tensions-in-minnesota
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— In Illinois, women earn about 91-93 cents for every dollar earned by their male counterparts, while Black and Hispanic workers each earn 6-10% less than comparable white workers. DD: I am a White male Republican. While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and GAO 1980-1997, virtually all my coworkers were Democrats. All those who my Democrat superiors promoted over me and who were minority and/or female 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. I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976 when I was 27, 1980, and 1997. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-wage-inequities-improve-slightly-persist-despite-transparency-efforts-report/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Vallas: The Radical Left’s Moral Inversion: From Class Politics to Identity Dogma Is a Trojan Horse with Dangerous Consequences
https://johnkassnews.com/the-radical-lefts-moral-inversion-from-class-politics-to-identity-dogma-is-a-trojan-horse-with-dangerous-consequences/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMERICAN THINKER
— Pritzker signs bill to allow criminals to hide their records. Pritzker puts criminals, not the public, first.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/in_illinois_gov_pritzger_signs_bill_to_make_it_easier_for_criminals_to_hide_their_records.html
BREITBART
— Chuck Schumer Says Democrats Will Restore Most of’ DOGE Cuts. DD: Republicans gutted GAO, but Democrats have never restored GAO. GAO is just a shell of what it once was.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/17/chuck-schumer-says-democrats-will-reverse-most-of-doge-cuts/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Here’s Why There Are More ICE Raids in Blue States. DD: How many illegals have Democrats brought into Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, your school district, and your precinct?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/17/heres-why-there-are-more-ice-raids-in-blue-states/
FOX NEWS
— Trump has authority to send troops to Minneapolis to stop attacks on ICE. Trump’s power to invoke the Insurrection Act is manifest, but the wisdom of doing so may not be.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/gregg-jarrett-trump-has-authority-send-troops-minneapolis-stop-attacks-ice.amp
NEW AMERICAN
— Immigrant Congressman With Trouble Speaking English Introduces Bill to Abolish ICE
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/immigrant-congressman-with-trouble-speaking-english-introduces-bill-to-abolish-ice/
NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Hits Mamdani for Slighting Blacks in His New Mayoral Regime
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2026/01/17/new-york-times-hits-mamdani-slighting-blacks-his-new-mayoral-regime
PJ MEDIA
— Will Minnesota Lose a Congressional Seat After Illegal Alien Deportations? DD: How many illegals have Democrats brought into Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, your school district, and your precinct?
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/01/17/will-minnesota-lose-a-congressional-seat-after-illegal-alien-deportations-n4948410
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Is there really an ‘affordability’ crisis? So why do people feel like so many things are unaffordable? It’s not because of the things they need to afford. It’s the things they want to afford. DD: When I was a Crete-Monee High School student 1962-1966, I ‘wanted’ to buy before I graduated a new car that I would use to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete to classes at UIC. I succeeded in doing that. In May of 1966 I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint ( https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf ). But to do that, and to pay for my UIC expenses, instead of studying, I worked 28 hours a week during my junior and senior years and 40 hours a week during the summer of 1965 washing dishes in the basement of the SS Kresge in Chicago Heights. Obviously, that Pontiac was a ‘want’ and not a need. What if I had not had that ‘want?’ My spending all those hours washing dishes instead of studying harmed my ACT score and GPA, but UIC accepted me anyway. Then, I ‘wanted’ a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldsmobile_442 ); I sold the Pontiac and bought one in December of 1967. Then, I ‘wanted’ a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE ( https://www.americansteelclassiccars.com/vehicles/186/1969-dodge-charger-se ); I sold the Oldsmobile and bought one in December of 1968. But to buy the aforesaid new cars and to pay for my UIC and NIU expenses, instead of studying, I worked as many part-time hours that I could during the 1966-1969 school years and full-time during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969 delivering mail for the Park Forest Post Office. Obviously, that Oldsmobile and that Dodge were ‘wants’ and not needs. Not studying harmed my GPA. Nevertheless, I graduated debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning that Dodge. What if I had not had the aforesaid new car ‘wants?’
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/5691609-wages-inflation-debate/
CNN
— Walz mobilizes state National Guard amid ongoing protests
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/17/us/ice-shooting-minneapolis-protests-renee-good-hnk
ABC NEWS
— Israel to honor Charlie Kirk with award for fighting antisemitism
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/israel-honor-charlie-kirk-award-fighting-antisemitism-129233134
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation. But Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-inflation-cbs-news-poll/
— CBS News poll finds more Americans say ICE being too tough; Republicans feel protesters have gone too far
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-trump-greenland-trump-poll/
NEWSWEEK
— ICE To Be Abolished Under New Proposed Bill, DHS Responds. DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there be no need for DOGE. If Gingrich had reformed GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able a) to force me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, b) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, c) delay my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, d) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and e) force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They flushed down their toilets what I learned earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job related professional license. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female and/or veteran.
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-abolished-new-bill-dhs-responds-11376322
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The bill states that since “President Donald Trump and Secretary Kristi Noem have taken office, ICE has been weaponized to inflict terror and hysteria amongst American immigrant and non-immigrant communities. ICE has been deployed to major cities [to] aggressive enforcement policies that have brought fear to Americans. It is clear that ICE is not an organization bound by the rule of law, is past the point of reform, and must be abolished.”)
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party’s top priority is regaining control of the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010647503/will-2026-be-the-year-voters-pull-the-emergency-brake.html
— DD: The more anti-American a state is, the more that Democrat leaders promote that state.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/magazine/minnesota-liberalism-trump-ice.html
— DD: Of course, according to my critics/opponents, all the adverse actions that they had their operatives and dupes take against me were justified. I should write about the aforesaid.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/opinion/editorials/trump-second-term-vengence.html
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/opinion/donald-trump-conservatism-nationalism.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in making those who do not share Trump’s demographics hate him.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/opinion/republicans-ice-white-women.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/us/politics/white-women-conservatives.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DD: The more anti-American a state is, the more that Democrat leaders promote that state.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-01-17/in-twin-cities-immigration-crackdown-has-made-chaos-new-normal
USA TODAY
— Media did Biden’s bidding. Now they freak out over Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/01/29/trump-news-media-bias-biden/77968482007/
CARDINAL NEWS
— Spanberger rescinds Youngkin immigration enforcement order, issues orders on affordability.
https://cardinalnews.org/2026/01/17/spanberger-rescinds-youngkin-immigration-enforcement-order-issues-orders-on-affordability/
BANKRATE
— Homeownership: Dream vs. Reality. DD: Back in the good old days, I was able to buy a new townhome when I was 24 years old in 1972.
https://www.bankrate.com/mortgages/realities-of-homeownership/
GAO
— Reflections from Gene L. Dodaro, the 8th Comptroller General of the United States and Head of GAO. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980, b) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 (1986-1988) of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, c) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, d) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and e) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They flushed down their toilets what I had learned earning a job-related bachelor’s degree (management), three job-related master’s degrees business, accounting, and finance), six job-related professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and a job related professional license (CPA). They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female and/or veteran.
https://www.gao.gov/blog/guest-spotlight-reflections-gene-l-dodaro-8th-comptroller-general-united-states-and-head-gao
USA JOBS
— Federal Internships. DD: Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats. GAO audits IRS. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors outrageously and disgustingly succeeded in forcing me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars (a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10) to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 year old in 1980. But they really wanted me to take a $72,701/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars (a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-4 Step 1) to transfer, that is, to transfer as an intern. By doing the aforesaid, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors flushed down their toilets and rendered worthless what I had learned a) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year, b) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting, and d) earning an MBA in 1976. The aforesaid monumentally damaged my GAO career. Nevertheless, GAO finally let me work on audits of IRS in 1986-1988, promoted me to GS-13 in 1986, and let me work until I was 49 years old in 1997. But that was not until after I had a) earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980 and a master’s degree in finance in 1997, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981, c) earned a professional certification in fraud examination in 1990, government financial management in 1994, financial services auditing in 1996, and forensic accounting in 1997. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female and/or veteran.
https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/Results?k=internships
LGBTQ NATION
— Landmark commission unanimously approves church’s rainbow steps: “This is religious expression.” The church is responding after a nearby Pride crosswalk was forcibly removed. DD: How strongly have Democrats taken over your church?
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/landmark-commission-unanimously-approves-churchs-rainbow-steps-this-is-religious-expression/
FROM OTHER SOURSES
REMAX
— FOR SALE: 1219 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $625,000 DD: This home is in my precinct.
https://ronlewis.remax.com/holp/listing/103/12467706?key=apurp5tiZWKjrqqgXmRnnKmq
January 17, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Thousands expected at anti-ICE protest near Broadview facility
https://abc7chicago.com/post/broadview-ice-protest-today-expected-draw-thousands-renee-good-shooting-minneapolis-minnesota/18421001/
CBS2
— “No Kings” protest planned near Broadview ICE facility on Saturday
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/no-kings-protest-broadview-ice-facility-saturday/
— Judge rules federal agents can’t arrest or use pepper spray on peaceful protesters in Minneapolis
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/judge-rules-federal-agents-cant-arrest-or-use-pepper-spray-on-peaceful-protesters-in-minneapolis/
FOX32
— Large ‘No Kings’ protest planned near Chicago-area ICE facility
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/broadview-no-kings-protest-1-17
— Walz, Frey to be investigated for allegedly impeding law enforcement
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/walz-frey-be-investigated-allegedly-impeding-law-enforcement-report
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy the Republican Party and to destroy Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/01/17/ice-laws-renee-macklin-good-minnesota-trump-mona-charen
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— ICE hiring ban bill reignites SAFE-T Act fight at Illinois Capitol
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_73963b26-4744-49eb-91b1-920c75dde2d2.html
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Illinois Taxpayers Stuck With $175 Million Bill for Obama Center After Pledge of “No Public Money”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/01/illinois-taxpayers-stuck-with-175-million-bill-for-obama-center-after-pledge-of-no-public-money.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Judge rules in favor of anti-ICE protesters; says they can legally shadow DHS vehicles
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/17/judge-rules-favor-anti-ice-protesters-says-legally-shadow-dhs/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump admin slams LA Mayor Karen Bass after she called for ICE to leave the city: ‘Doing the bidding of criminal illegal aliens’
https://nypost.com/2026/01/16/us-news/trump-admin-slams-la-mayor-after-she-called-for-ice-to-leave-the-city/
— Thousands pack lefty activist group Monarca’s anti-ICE training — where they’re urged to annoy agents ‘like a mosquito’ DD: The first 6 months that I worked for IRS in 1971 was in Revenue Officer training.
https://www.aol.com/articles/minnesota-lefty-activist-group-monarca-221013106.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Sitting Minnesota Dem live-posts locations and operations of ICE officers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/01/16/sitting-minnesota-dem-live-posts-locations-and-operations-of-ice-officers-1616418/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Is a ‘Civil War’ Brewing in Minnesota over Immigration? Either get smart or stop lying, because the mullahs are watching. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://cis.org/Arthur/Civil-War-Brewing-Minnesota-over-Immigration
EPOCH TIMES
— Minnesota Fraud Coverup Reaches ‘Highest Levels’ of State Government. The Trump administration said it would freeze child care funds in Minnesota unless officials there provide more data about the programs.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/dr-oz-says-minnesota-fraud-coverup-reaches-highest-levels-of-state-government-5972064
FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Illegal Aliens Defy Removal Orders, Challenge Mandatory Fines
https://www.fairus.org/press-release/illegal-aliens-defy-removal-orders-challenge-mandatory-fines
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Texas Gave Over $1 Billion in Medical Care to Illegals in Less Than One Year
https://www.westernjournal.com/government-report-shows-red-state-gave-1-billion-medical-care-illegals-less-one-year/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Ocasio-Cortez ramps up fight with Vance amid 2028 speculation
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5692659-ocasio-cortez-presidential-bid/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump administration delays plan to withhold wages for student loan borrowers in default. DD: If you had gotten a student loan, how would your life been different? My ACT score and my Crete-Monee High School, UIC, and NIU GPAs would have been higher because I would have studied instead of washing dishes and delivering mail.
https://www.kfyrtv.com/2026/01/17/trump-administration-delays-plan-withhold-wages-student-loan-borrowers-default/
AOL
— Average Net Worth of 55-Year-Old Americans. DD: Ever since I was 20 years old in 1969, my net worth has always been much lower because of the many adverse actions that my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors took against me, and especially their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. According to Democrats, federal jobs are for Democrats, and especially for Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://www.aol.com/articles/heres-average-net-worth-55-163800431.html
NBC NEWS
— Duckworth introduces legislation that would put restraints on current and former political appointees to be nominated as inspectors general. The Inspector General’s Independence Act would bar Trump and future presidents from nominating political appointees who have served or are serving in their administration from serving as an inspector general. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, I often worked with the Chicago offices of inspector generals. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democratic-senators-bill-prevent-political-appointees-serving-ig/story?id=129247009
NEW YORK TIMES
— Judge Restricts Immigration Agents’ Actions Toward Minnesota Protesters. A federal judge ordered agents not to retaliate against people “engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity” in the state and not to stop drivers who are not “forcibly obstructing” officers. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/us/minnesota-ice-immigration-agents-protests.html
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy the Republican Party and to destroy Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/opinion/ice-shooting-trump-republicans-polling.html
— The Judge in the Maduro Case Is 92. All Eyes Will Be on His Stamina. Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein was seen drifting in and out of sleep in court last year. The case of Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, will test his endurance. DD: While I worked for the federal government, the retirement age was 55 a) if you were a Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and b) if you had not made Senior Executive Service, currently $197,200/year. In 1993, when I was 45 years old, to get rid of their employees sooner who were the aforesaid, my Democrat GAO superiors “offered” those who had 25 or more years of federal service like I had a $25,000 buyout if they took and early retirement. I have been fighting age discrimination since I was 25 in 1973. My Democrat IRS superiors used “up-or-out” to waste my career and get rid of me. According to them, because they had not promoted me to GS-13 by the time I was 25, I was forever too old to be promoted to GS-13. Of course, they applied that rule only to Republicans like me. They forced the IRS manager to transfer to Dallas who had promoted me to GS-9 in 1972, GS-11 in 1973, and GS-12 in 1974. They disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974 and my education deductions in 1978. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. Because of the aforesaid, I transferred to GAO in 1980. The Democrats who ran GAO finally did promote me to GS-13 when I was 38 in 1986. But that was not until after I had earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, I had become a licensed CPA in 1981, and I had been assigned to audits of IRS in 1986. I never would have made GS-13 at GAO if the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer not gotten back into power in 1985. They forced him to retire in 1987.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/nyregion/judge-alvin-hellerstein-maduro.html
WBUR
— DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative.
https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2024/07/19/trump-vance-republican-party-platform-presidency
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: I have never been a drinker. Virtually all my Democrat superiors in the federal government who took adverse actions against me and who were White, male, older, and/or veteran were big drinkers.
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/food-cooking/in-defense-of-drinking-alone-1871fad4
— The Retirement Crisis No One Warns You About: Mattering. Many of us plan for our future wealth and health. Few prepare for an equally essential aspect of retirement: how to continue to feel seen and valued. DD: If you are not retired, what will you do when you are retired? If you are retired, what are you doing? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. Since 1999, I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman. Since 2000, I have sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I served as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010. I served as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. I served as an Illinois Center Right Coalition officer 2003-2007. I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. I served as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2021. While I continue on as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, my critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes end all my other aforesaid roles. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/the-retirement-crisis-no-one-warns-you-about-mattering-380873b2
LAWFARE
— Fear-Based Governance. DD: Because I have always been a Republican, my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors always wanted to get rid of me. They used their adverse actions against me, one of their extremely few Republican employees, to promote fear in my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates. My Democrat Post Office superiors disallowed my sick leave requests and forced me to resign. My Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my travel vouchers and education deductions and never promoted me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $23,699 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They flushed down their toilets what I had learned earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job related professional license. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female and/or veteran.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/america-s-history-of-fear-based-governance
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
— DD: Democrats run the federal government. Potential federal employees should know that federal employees who are Republican have no Civil Service protections. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf
https://ourpublicservice.org/blog/pendleton-act-anniversary-president-james-garfield-civil-service-act/
JASON CROW
— DD: For Democrats, the federal government exists a) to hire, retain, and promote Democrats and b) to get rid of Republicans.
https://crow.house.gov/media/press-releases/crow-introduces-legislation-to-safeguard-against-political-harassment
POLITICO
— Judge limits ICE’s crowd control tactics following Minneapolis shooting. The judge’s order prevents federal agents from arresting peaceful protesters. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/16/ice-minneapolis-arrests-judge-protests-00735416
GOOGLE AI
— DD: Under the Democrats, the more of the following that you are, the bleaker that your destiny is: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22your+demographics+are+your+destiny
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— MAGA civil war deepens as Tucker Carlson meets with Trump in the Oval Office while teasing conservative rivals… as ADL says he should have ‘no place in the White House’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15472249/tucker-carlson-donald-trump-white-house-adl.html