August 24, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Illinois leaders speak out on report Trump preparing to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago. Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more crime.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-leaders-condemn-report-president-donald-trump-preparing-deploy-federal-troops-chicago/17628504/

NBC5
— Pritzker calls Trump’s statements on National Guard deployment an abuse of power. “Chicago is a mess. You have an incompetent mayor, grossly incompetent, and we’ll straighten that one out probably next,” Trump said.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-calls-trumps-statements-on-national-guard-deployment-an-abuse-of-power/3814097/

CBS2
— Pentagon planning military deployment in Chicago; Pritzker accuses Trump of “attempting to manufacture a crisis”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/brandon-johnson-donald-trump-threat-national-guard-crime-chicago/

FOX32
— ‘There is no emergency’: Pritzker responds to reports Pentagon plans military deployment to Chicago.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-responds-reports-pentagon-plansmilitary-deployment-chicago

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump was once a Republican Party outsider. Now it’s his GOP and the MAGA faithful are in the lead.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/23/maga-republican-party/
— How Trump’s directive to submit race-based admissions data impacts Chicago-area universities. With less pressure to admit Democrats who are minority, female, and/or citizens of foreign countries, anticipate/expect that more Republicans who are White and/or male will be admitted.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/23/trump-race-based-admissions-data/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pentagon planning military deployment to Chicago in coming weeks. The Washington Post reported Saturday that Defense Department officials have been planning for weeks to deploy federal troops to Chicago.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/08/23/pentagon-military-deployment-chicago-report-pritzker
— New Illinois law expands protections for reporters from lawsuits. Pritzker signed anti-SLAPP legislation that now explicitly shields journalists from suits intended to stifle public participation. Of course, Illinois Democrat and RINO leaders do not want this to apply to Republican journalists.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/08/22/slapp-lawsuits-protection-reporters-pritzker-news-medi
— How dependent on Medicaid funding have Democrat leaders made your hospital?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/08/22/medicaid-trump-cuts-big-beautiful-bill-health-care-roseland-community-hospital

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Anticipate/expect that under the Illinois Democrat leaders, the more students that schools have who are minority, female, LGBTQ, and/or illegal, the more taxpayer money that they will get.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250823/education/how-much-additional-revenue-did-your-school-district-receive-through-states-evidence-based-funding/
— How much more gerrymandering, that is, packing and cracking, will Pritzker do assure that Republicans cannot be elected in any of Illinois’ 17 congressional districts instead of just 14 of them?
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250823/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-fighting-fire-with-fire-redistricting-free-for-all-portends-disaster-for-amer/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their anti-Israel protestors.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250823/us-congress-politics/lawmakers-continuing-public-events-despite-disruptive-pro-palestinian-protests/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— For Democrats, colleges exist, including commuter colleges, to crank out good little Democrats. UIC was a commuter college when I attended it 1966-1968. UIC failed to make me a Democrat.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/a-commuter-college-thought-it-could-avoid-trump-s-education-crackdown-here-s-what-happened/article_e8b87d9d-de74-5a96-9c08-2fdad3b926b7.html

SHAW LOCAL
— Underwood pressed on Israel, redistricting at DeKalb town hall
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/08/23/us-rep-underwood-pressed-on-israel-redistricting-at-dekalb-town-hall/

WGEM
— Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.wgem.com/2025/08/23/new-laws-aim-shield-providers-abortion-meds-ban-ticketing-schools/

WMBD
— Texas, Florida seek to join legal challenge to abortion pill.
https://wmbdradio.com/2025/08/22/texas-florida-seek-to-join-legal-challenge-to-abortion-pill/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Del Mar and Bailey: It might be true, but is it good?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/08/23/thoughts-on-a-gubernatorial-ticket-containing-darin-bailey-and-aaron-del-mar/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Gavin Newsom is the likely Democratic presidential nominee
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3779080/gavin-newsom-is-the-likely-democratic-presidential-nominee/

NEW YORK POST
— Cracker Barrel’s marketing fiasco shows investors are making woke a massive risk factor
https://nypost.com/2025/08/23/business/cracker-barrels-marketing-fiasco-shows-investors-are-making-woke-a-massive-risk-factor/
— Self-deportation is crucial to undoing the Biden illegal-migrant mess
https://nypost.com/2025/08/23/opinion/donald-trump-doesnt-have-to-deport-10-million-illegals-they-will-leave-by-themselves/
— Pritzker says Trump trying to ‘manufacture a crisis’ as admin plans National Guard deployment to Chicago
https://nypost.com/2025/08/24/us-news/illinois-gov-pritzker-says-trump-trying-to-manufacture-a-crisis-as-admin-plans-national-guard-deployment-to-chicago/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Demography is destiny and control of the House. How many illegals have given birth in America so far?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/08/demography_is_destiny_and_control_of_the_house.html
— Trump Derangement Syndrome
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/08/trump_derangement_syndrome_suffering_psychologists.html

BREITBART
— Trump Mobilizing 1,700 National Guardsmen to Help Fight Illegal Immigration and Crime Across America
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2025/08/23/trump-mobilizing-1700-national-guardsmen-to-help-fight-illegal-immigration-and-crime-across-america/
— National Guard to assist immigration law enforcement in 19 states
https://www.breitbart.com/news/national-guard-to-assist-immigration-law-enforcement-in-19-states/
— Pritzker Slams Trump for Saying Chicago Crime Crackdown May Be Next. Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more crime.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/23/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-slams-trump-saying-chicago-crime-crackdown-may-be-next/
— Trump hails new Texas electoral map aimed at keeping grip on Congress
https://www.breitbart.com/news/trump-hails-new-texas-electoral-map-aimed-at-keeping-grip-on-congress/
— Abbott says he’ll swiftly sign new maps on his desk that will boost GOP in 2026
https://www.breitbart.com/news/texas-gov-abbott-vows-to-approve-gop-leaning-congressional-voting-map/
— Newsom Hopes to Turn Gerrymander Fight into Referendum on Trump
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/24/newsom-hopes-to-turn-gerrymander-fight-into-referendum-on-trump/

DAILY CALLER
—  The Woke Media Is Wrong. America’s Cities Need To Be Safe Again.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/23/opinion-the-woke-media-is-wrong-americas-cities-need-to-be-safe-again-jorge-martinez/

DAILY SIGNAL
— DeSantis Urges Congress to Defund Sanctuary States That License Illegal Aliens as Drivers. How many illegals have Illinois Democrat and RINO leaders given licenses to so far?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/08/23/ron-desantis-urges-congress-defund-sanctuary-states/
— The Rise of Open Racism From the Left
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/08/22/joy-reids-racist-rant-exposes-dei-hypocrisy/

DAILY WIRE
— Obama Judge Blocks Trump From Defunding Sanctuary Cities. Trump has called sanctuary jurisdictions “death traps.” How successful have Democrat and RINO leaders been so far making your municipality a sanctuary municipality?
https://www.dailywire.com/news/obama-judge-blocks-trump-from-defunding-sanctuary-cities

FOX NEWS
— Gianno Caldwell mulls Senate bid as Chicagoans are ‘begging for change’ on crime woes. Public safety advocate weighs run for Dick Durbin’s seat as Trump pushes federal crime crackdown. Gianno began his government relations career serving as the Director of Government Relations for Naperville Township. His primary focus was to develop strategies to cut costs relative to transportation, healthcare, taxes, pensions, and local government. In this position, he successfully lobbied the reduction of property tax rates for the whole of Naperville Township.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gianno-caldwell-mulls-senate-bid-chicagoans-begging-change-crime-woes
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican public safety advocate Gianno Caldwell is mulling a bid for the open Illinois Senate seat in 2026 amid growing conversations about crime in America’s cities. Earlier this month, Caldwell was the keynote speaker at the Illinois Republican Party’s Republican Day event at the state fair, where he touted his record on law and order. Caldwell’s brother, Christian, was killed in 2022 in a Chicago drive-by shooting at the age of 18. “I’ve been about this fight for many years, public service, I’ve worked in every level of government that you can imagine and certainly I think there’s time for a law-and-order U.S. Senate candidate to come to the forefront in Illinois,” said Caldwell, a Fox News contributor and founder of the Caldwell Institute for Public Safety. “My brother’s legacy has become my mission and to save lives,” Caldwell said. “And if that’s something that I can continue in a U.S. Senate seat, that’s worth considering for the many lives that have been lost and the legacies that need to be furthered in the state of Illinois and my home city of Chicago.” Caldwell’s hometown of Chicago is getting renewed attention as President Donald Trump wants to take National Guard and federal agent deployment to lower crime nationwide following the takeover of policing in Washington DC. Both cities have dealt with violent crime woes, which have led to teens and children dying in numerous tragic cases. “My brother’s murder was something that I thought needed to have a conversation to address what has been going on in Chicago,” Caldwell said. “So this impacted me in a very deep and personal way. And when I think about what President Trump is doing by saying, ‘Look, we’re doing this in DC already. We want to take this to other places around the country, I applaud him. Why? Because people have been begging for change in the city of Chicago.” Caldwell spoke even as a backlash has grown from Democrats who have said that the heavy law enforcement presence in the nation’s capital is over-the-top. “American soldiers and airmen policing American citizens on American soil is #UnAmerican,” Mayor Muriel Bowser posted to X last week.)
— Chicagoans are ‘begging for change’ amid Trump’s DC police takeover. Fox News contributor Gianno Caldwell explains that he is mulling a bid for U.S. Senate in Illinois amid crime woes in Chicago and other cities throughout the country.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377293879112
— Over 80% of students lie about their views to appease liberal professors. Because I majored in business, accounting, and finance years ago, I did not have to do that.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/multi-college-study-indicating-over-80-students-lie-about-views-appease-liberal-professors
— Pritzker says Trump trying to ‘manufacture a crisis’ as admin plans National Guard deployment to Chicago. The Pentagon has reportedly planned a military deployment to Chicago for weeks, which could include thousands of National Guard troops.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gov-pritzker-says-trump-trying-manufacture-crisis-admin-plans-national-guard-deployment-chicago

NEWS BUSTERS
— Democrats and RINOs use wokeness/wokeism to destroy Republicans. All my critics/opponents promote wokeness/wokeism.
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2025/08/23/npr-platforms-nikole-hannah-jones-reviewing-museums-wokeness-fascism

PJ MEDIA
— Pride Cometh Before the Fall
https://pjmedia.com/caskeet/2025/08/23/pride-cometh-before-the-fall-n4942985

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

MSN
— Admitted students’ GPAs and test scores won’t show Trump what he thinks they’ll show. What harmed your GPA and test scores? For me, it was a) my spending far too many hours washing dishes instead of studying when I earned my diploma from Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966, b) my spending far too many hours delivering mail instead of studying while I took undergraduate business courses at UIC 1966-1968 and NIU in 1969, and c) my focusing on my IRS and GAO jobs too much instead of studying while I took graduate courses in business at Loyola 1972-1976, accounting at DePaul 1976-1980, and finance at IIT 1992-1997, prepared to take the CPA examination in 1979, and preparing to take the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/admitted-students-gpas-and-test-scores-won-t-show-trump-what-he-thinks-theyll-show/ar-AA1KPJaT

NEW YORK TIMES
— Where Your Medicines Are Made. President Trump’s planned pharmaceutical tariffs threaten to hit many of the most common and well-known drugs that Americans take.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/health/prescription-drugs-manufacturing-tariffs.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ. How soon will they officially destroy anyone and everyone who does not promote LGBTQ?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/us/politics/orlando-pulse-shooting-rainbow-crosswalk-memorial.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown. Military officials are sketching out a plan that could deploy a few thousand National Guard members, officials said. The use of active-duty forces has also been discussed.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/08/23/trump-chicago-military-national-guard/
— New GOP bill is latest push to extend federal control of D.C. police. The bill joins others from Republican legislators aiming to grant the federal government extended power over D.C. police.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/23/dc-federal-takeover-police-extend/
— Democrats have floated redistricting in Illinois, but the congressional map there already favors their party, leaving limited room for gains.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/23/trump-gop-redistricting-missouri-indiana/

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— What is the Democrat alternative to Trump?
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/victor-davis-hanson/victor-davis-hanson-what-is-the-democrat-alternative-to-trump-3429167/

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing fight deportation of their illegals.
https://news.bgov.com/litigation/dozens-of-cities-win-new-block-on-trumps-sanctuary-defunding

GAO
— Democrats run GAO. The more of the following that you are a) the less likely that the Democrats who run GAO will hire you and b) if you are a GAO employee, the sooner that they will get rid of you: heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.gao.gov/about/careers/why-work-for-gao/diversity-and-inclusion

CPA JOURNAL
— Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Hiring in Public Accounting. The accounting profession had no use for me because I was too old. I did not start taking graduate accounting courses until I was 27 in 1976. While I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, I did not do that until I was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31. While I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, I did not do that until I was 32. I did not become a licensed CPA until I was 32. The accounting profession ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed 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 $99,069-$112,280/year, b) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $99,069-$153,151/year, c) earning master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, and d) earning professional certifications in fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting. But beyond that, the accounting profession has always been under tremendous pressure to hire, retain, and promote minorities, females, and younger people.
https://www.cpajournal.com/2025/08/18/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-hiring-in-public-accounting-2/

POLITICO
— Illinois has been known for its aggressive Democratic gerrymanders, and it currently has just three Republican seats it can target. It’s also unclear Illinois Democrats have the political will to take on redrawing the congressional map — most of the redistricting talk this week has been on a whole other set of maps. Former Barack Obama chief of staff Bill Daley, a Chicago Democrat, and Ray LaHood, a Peoria Republican who served as Obama’s transportation secretary, rolled out a “Fair Maps Illinois” proposal this week that would end the process of state lawmakers drawing their own districts.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/23/trump-redistricting-california-texas-gerrymander-00521573

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/black-psychology-matters/202508/making-psychology-white-again-the-impact-of-dismantling-dei

GOOGLE AI
— AI in journalism. Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor does rely on AI to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together. Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor uses what he has learned a) serving as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, b) working for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $117,807-$153,151/year, c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, d) serving as the TAPROOT Republican of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, e) serving as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, f) serving as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, g) serving as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, h) earning master’s degrees in business (1976), accounting (1980), and finance (1997), i) earning professional certifications in accounting (1979), internal auditing (1981), fraud examination (1990), government financial management (1994), financial services auditing (1996), and forensic accounting (1997), j) becoming a licensed CPA (1981), k) filing lawsuits, l) being the subject of a nasty 4-page Money Magazine article in 1978 ( https://gopillinois.com/documents/ ), m) etc.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Ai+journalism

August 21, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

August 20, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— 2 ex-Obama administration officials Bill Daley and Ray LaHood launch bipartisan effort to create fairer legislative maps in Illinois
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-redistricting-news-fair-maps-bill-daley-ray-lahood-seek-create-fairer-state-legislative/17589140/

FOX32
— Darren Bailey mulls another run for Illinois governor, matchup with Pritzker
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1693954

WTTW
— As Trump Vows to Eliminate Mail-In Voting, Illinois Elections Officials Say Fraud is ‘Extremely Rare’
https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/19/trump-vows-eliminate-mail-voting-illinois-elections-officials-say-fraud-extremely-rare

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Bipartisan group led by ex-Obama officials ‘rolling the dice’ on new remapping plan for Illinois legislature
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/19/illinois-legislative-independent-map-effort-2026/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2025/08/19/immigrants-trump-violent-crime-putin-air-water-show-air-pollution-sensors
— New Illinois law guarantees immigrant students access to public education. The law prohibits public schools from denying access to a free education based on immigration status. It also requires schools to have procedures for law enforcement requests to enter a building. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/08/19/illinois-law-immigrant-students-access-public-education
— To get more votes from minorities and females, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly give them more preference over Whites and males.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/work/2025/08/20/illinois-preapprenticeship-programs-women-minorities-construction

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Election lawyers, Obama alumni Bill Daley and Ray LaHood renew Illinois redistricting reform push
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250819/news/election-lawyers-obama-alumni-renew-illinois-redistricting-reform-push/

WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/08/19/illinois-law-immigrant-students-access-public-education

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://chicagodefender.com/sick-pathetic-border-agents-appear-at-gavin-newsom-redistricting-rally/

SOUTHERN
— Trump says Smithsonian should portray America’s ‘Brightness,’ not ‘how bad Slavery was.’ America’s greatness put me on track a) to take college preparatory courses in high school 1964-1962, b) to get an ACT score of 24 in 1962, c) to graduate in the upper 20% of my class in 1962, d) to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, e) to earn job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, f) to earn job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and g) to earn a job-related professional license in 1981. That put me on track to be hired by S.S. Kresge in 1964, Post Office in 1966, Firestone Stores in 1970, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980. That put me on track a) to buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc. b) to buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc., and c) to get married when I was 29.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/08/19/trump-says-smithsonian-should-portray-americas-brightness-not-how-bad-slavery-was/

SHAW LOCAL
— The Democrat Party platform promotes homelessness
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/08/19/underwood-decries-yorkvilles-stance-on-fining-possibly-jailing-homeless-people-during-town-hall-meeting/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— When Ian Dimler, a St. Francis High School student from Glen Ellyn, recently achieved a perfect score on his ACT test. Since 1966, my critics/opponents have stressed that my ACT score was only 24. Instead of studying, I spent far too many hours washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights during my junior and seniors years at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2025/08/19/st-francis-student-gets-perfect-score-on-act-test/

HOMETOWN REGISTER
— Illinois GOP U.S. Senate candidates point to economy, Trump gains
https://www.hometownregister.com/news/state/illinois-gop-u-s-senate-candidates-point-to-economy-trump-gains/article_678e5ae5-37d6-5206-8530-f055673c7106.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump vows to lead effort to end mail-in voting
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-08-19/trump-vows-to-lead-effort-to-end-mail-in-voting
— Trump expands ‘woke’ criticism from Smithsonian to other museums. Democrats and RINOs use wokeness/wokeism to destroy Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-08-19/trump-expands-woke-criticism-from-smithsonian-to-other-museums

TRISTATES PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois legislature passes bill to shed more light on how schools support homeless students. Just under 3 percent of Illinois students were considered homeless last year. That’s still more than 47,000 kids statewide.
https://www.tspr.org/illinois-public-radio/2025-08-20/illinois-legislature-passes-bill-to-shed-more-light-on-how-schools-support-homeless-students

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote mail-in voting
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/trumps-war-on-mail-in-voting-could-boomerang-on-gop/amp/

WAND TV
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/forsyth-cannabis-dispensary-joint-days-away-from-opening-doors/article_f090eb3f-c61f-45ed-95d1-c2423d3722d2.html

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Trump says he’ll expand his focus on crimes to other Democratic-led cities. The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2025-08-19/trump-says-hell-expand-his-focus-on-crimes-to-other-democratic-led-cities

WCIA
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wcia.com/business/press-releases/accesswire/1062432/pres-trumps-chance-to-fix-deas-marijuana-policy-failures-rescheduling/

UIC
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://today.uic.edu/uic-study-shows-how-abortion-provider-laws-hinder-access-to-womens-health-care/

CHICAGO MAROON
— College Sees Small Drops in Black, Hispanic Enrollment After Affirmative Action Ban. Affirmative Action is reverse discrimination.
https://chicagomaroon.com/48310/news/college-sees-small-drops-in-black-hispanic-enrollment-after-affirmative-action-ban/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Bill Daley, Ray LaHood revive Illinois map fight. Since 2000, Pearson has worked against me very hard.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/08/20/daley-lahood-revive-illinois-map-fight-00515793
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Diving into the details: The proposal would create a 12-member “Legislative Redistricting Commission,” by Capitol News’ Andrew Adams About Tuesday’s presentation: It was organized by the Lincoln Forum of Chicago, and the Tribune’s Rick Pearson moderated.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-572/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-365/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker is out of sync with what Illinoisans and Americans nationwide want
https://wirepoints.org/go-down-the-list-gov-pritzker-is-out-of-sync-with-what-illinoisans-and-americans-nationwide-want-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do Affirmative Action, DEI, CRT, 1619, and wokeness/wokeism lead you toward? They lead you toward blaming your problems on those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Question to ask candidates: What put you on track for your successes in life? For me, it was my following conservative principles. My parents were conservative Republicans who had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1948, sent me to MSL grade schools 1953-1962, and had me confirmed as a MSL in 1962. My parents and my teachers promoted conservative principles, and especially personal responsibility. That put me on track a) to take college preparatory courses in high school 1964-1962, b) to get an ACT score of 24 in 1962, c) to graduate in the upper 20% of my class in 1962, d) to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, e) to earn job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, f) to earn job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and g) to earn a job-related professional license in 1981. That put me on track to be hired by S.S. Kresge in 1964, Post Office in 1966, Firestone Stores in 1970, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980. That put me on track a) to buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc. b) to buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc., and c) to get married when I was 29. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What motivated you to get a college degree? For me, it included my father who frequently decried his not having a college degree. My IRS and GAO employee manuals motivated me a) to earn master’s degrees in business (1976), accounting (1980), and finance (1997), b) to earn professional certifications in accounting (1979), internal auditing (1981), fraud examination (1990), government financial management (1994), financial services auditing (1996), and forensic accounting (1997), and c) to earn a CPA license (1981). – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

JOHN KASS
— The Iron Triangle of Deception
https://johnkassnews.com/the-chicago-way-w-john-kass-the-iron-triangle-of-deception/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Recent college grads struggle to find jobs amid AI boom, Trump tariffs. When you graduated, what frustrated your job search? When I graduated from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in business in 1970, potential employers saw me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/19/recent-college-grads-struggle-find-jobs-amid-ai-boom-trump-tariffs/

NEW YORK POST
— Chicago residents blast ‘monstrosity’ Obama Presidential Center as displacement fears grow
https://nypost.com/2025/08/19/us-news/chicago-residents-blast-monstrosity-obama-presidential-center-as-displacement-fears-grow/
— Pritzker signs bill opening financial aid to all Illinois residents — including illegal immigrants
https://nypost.com/2025/08/19/us-news/illinois-gov-signs-bill-opening-financial-aid-to-all-residents-including-illegal-immigrants/
— Trump’s war on mail-in voting is futile — and could hurt the GOP. Democrat leaders promote mail-in voting.
https://nypost.com/2025/08/19/opinion/trumps-war-on-mail-in-voting-is-futile-and-could-hurt-the-gop/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Pritzker of cash-strapped Illinois signs ‘slap in the face’ bill giving financial aid to illegals
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/08/19/dem-governor-of-cash-strapped-blue-state-signs-slap-in-the-face-bill-giving-financial-aid-to-illegals-1577342/

BLAZE
— Pritzker hands tax dollars to illegal aliens for college tuition while Illinois drowns in debt
https://www.theblaze.com/news/democratic-governor-hands-tax-dollars-to-illegal-aliens-for-college-tuition-while-state-drowns-in-debt

COLLEGE FIX
— Open the Books announces a $25,000 Adam Andrzejewski Memorial Scholarship to help a high school or college journalist pay for school. Open the Books is a national government watchdog group which filed more than half a million Freedom of Information Act requests during Andrzejewski’s tenure.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/bulletin-board/govt-watchdog-offers-25000-college-scholarship-to-journalists-in-honor-of-deceased-founder/
— University of Wisconsin med school admits black students at 6 times rate of Asians
https://www.thecollegefix.com/u-wisconsin-med-school-admits-black-students-at-6-times-rate-of-asians/
— One in five faculty job ads require DEI statement. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, ever-increasingly, to get promoted, you had to promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, you had to promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/survey-one-in-five-faculty-job-ads-require-dei-statement/

DAILY CALLER
— Texas GOP Rep. Chip Roy introduces anti-sanctuary city legislation with the toughest provisions to date.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/19/chip-roy-to-hit-sanctuary-city-officials/
— Pritzker Signs Bill Giving Illegals Financial Aid For College
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/19/jb-pritzker-illegal-immigrants-financial-aid-college/

DAILY WIRE
— Oklahoma To Require Ideology Test For Incoming Teachers From California And NY To Weed Out Wokeness. “We will not allow these leftists’ plans and schemes to take place here.”  For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/oklahoma-to-require-ideology-test-for-incoming-teachers-from-california-and-ny-to-weed-out-wokeness

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Assures No US Boots on the Ground as Part of Ukraine Security Guarantees
https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/trump-assures-no-us-boots-on-the-ground-as-part-of-ukraine-security-guarantees-5903074

FOX BUSINES.
— The Left is so Trump-deranged they can’t root for peace.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6377057918112

FOX NEWS
— Chicago mayor says flood victims can get aid without revealing immigration status
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377098393112
— Trump slams mail-in ballots as corrupt, but may not have the power to derail them. President calls mail-in ballots ‘corrupt’ and claims Putin advised him on election integrity. In America, and especially in Illinois, Democrats run elections.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-slams-mail-ballots-corrupt-may-not-have-power-derail-them
— Do you trust a system that’s failing at education to handle your child’s mental health? Rooftop Revelations: Mental health is deeply personal. No two kids are alike, and a one-size-fits-all tablet quiz in the classroom can’t capture that. According to Democrat leaders, if you are not a Democrat, you have mental problems.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/do-you-trust-system-thats-failing-education-handle-your-childs-mental-health
— DHS plans ‘Cornhusker Clink’ detention center as Trump expands immigration enforcement. DHS Secretary Noem warned illegal aliens could find themselves at the new facility in McCook, Nebraska, and encouraged self-deportation.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs-plans-cornhusker-clink-detention-center-trump-expands-immigration-enforcement
— Entire southern border wall to be painted black at President Trump’s request
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6377097677112

NEWSMAX
— Law Enforcement Must Unite, Halt Democrats Attacks on ICE
https://www.newsmax.com/clarencevmckee/booker-padilla-police/2025/08/19/id/1223102/
— Trump Admin Opens Sprawling ‘Lone Star Lockup’ Immigration Detention Center
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/immigration-detention-texas/2025/08/19/id/1223144/
— Dems Hypocrites on Redistricting
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/brian-harrison-texas-democrats/2025/08/20/id/1223213/

TOWNHALL
— Pritzker: We Can’t Afford Medicaid Cuts! But Also, Here’s Funding for Illegal Immigrants.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2025/08/19/illinois-governor-signs-bill-giving-student-financial-aid-to-illegal-immigrants-n2662027

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC NEWS
— State Department revokes over 6,000 student visas, citing law breaking and overstays
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/student-visas-revoked-state-department/

CBS NEWS
— Gov. Josh Shapiro says Trump’s push to end mail-in voting won’t affect Pennsylvania elections
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/mail-in-voting-trump-josh-shapiro/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Oklahoma ideology test for teachers from New York and California draws criticism. For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-teacher-test-ideology-california-new-york-1d08d0ef4e6e3dc71d8537601d8455e9
— Trump says American troops will not be sent to defend Ukraine. If America had not sent troops to defend South Vietnam, my life would have been dramatically different. Since 1966, my critics/opponents have used my getting student draft deferments (1966-1970) and a financial hardship draft deferment (1970-1971) against me big time. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government who were veterans. They stressed that I was 1-A, conservative, and Republican. They blamed Republicans for America losing the war. They strongly hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was both a hypocrite and a coward. They stressed that if I had served, I would not have been sent into combat anyway because I could not run because I had a bone disease, because my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and because I had partial red/green color blindness.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-russia-ukraine-war-defend-american-troops-85704282576324a36567798e9cb741ec

REUTERS
— What do your critics/opponents stress to make your ancestors responsible for slavery, and therefore, to make you pay reparations, that is, to make you pay the price of Affirmative Action and DEI? My critics/opponents stress that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In my ancestors’ defense, I stress that they always lived in northeast Illinois.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-targets-smithsonian-again-says-it-focuses-too-much-how-bad-slavery-was-2025-08-19/
— Trump says US may provide air support to back a Ukraine peace deal
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/trump-says-us-may-provide-air-support-back-ukraine-peace-deal-2025-08-19/

NEW YORK TIMES
— The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/donald-trump-approval-rating-polls.html
— What do your critics/opponents stress to make your ancestors responsible for slavery, and therefore, to make you pay reparations, that is, to make you pay the price of Affirmative Action and DEI? My critics/opponents stress that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In my ancestors’ defense, I stress that they always lived in northeast Illinois.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/us/politics/trump-smithsonian-slavery.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois could redistrict before the 2026 midterms. As Trump pushes for a more Republican-friendly House map, more than half a dozen states are potential targets for mid-decade tweaks to congressional boundaries.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/20/congressional-redistricting-states-midterms/
— While Biden was president, he viciously, but unsuccessfully, used the levers of presidential power to defeat Trump in 2024.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/19/trump-midterms-election-2026-voting-redistricting/541b2eb2-7d4f-11f0-971c-6c8e53bd2f21_story.html
— What percent of restaurant workers are illegals? I washed dishes for the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. If there had been as many illegals back then as there are now, an illegal with “good papers” would have gotten my job. I was the only White male dishwasher that the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights employed. Many people look down on dishwashers. Nevertheless, the money that I earned washing dishes enabled me to buy a new base red 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 ), a poor man’s GTO, in May of 1966.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/08/19/dc-restaurants-business-down-police-crackdown/
— On Trump’s order, dozens arrested daily in D.C. The details are hidden.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/19/trump-crime-arrest-reports-hidden/
— Trump administration cancels annual employee survey amid civil service tumult. The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey has been sent to millions of federal workers over the years. I filled out annual employee surveys while I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. I was one of the last Republicans who GAO hired. My Democrat GAO superiors talked and acted like the overwhelming majority of their employees wanted them to get rid of their employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. I should write about that.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/19/federal-survey-employees-canceled/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote crime and criminals.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/fear-confusion-resistance-one-night-under-trumps-dc-crackdown/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— How California plans to boost EVs with no federal help
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-08-19/california-officials-release-report-on-zero-emission-vehicle-goals

USA TODAY
— Guns or weed? Trump administration says you can’t use both. The Justice Department wants the Supreme Court to make clear that regular pot smokers, and other users of illegal drugs, cannot own guns.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/20/trump-gun-rights-drug-users-marijuana-supreme-court/85660246007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Administration to Screen Immigrants for ‘Anti-American’ Views. The new guidance builds on the agency’s policy of vetting social media for evidence of antisemitism.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/ice-immigration-social-media-vetting-9da2d2d1

FORBES
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/teresahopke/2022/03/30/white-men-are-feeling-left-out-of-dei-diversity-equity–inclusion-why-should-we-care-and-what-should-we-do/

DUKE CHRONICLE
— The Class of 2028’s first year: Political beliefs and lifestyles. If you had responded to a survey like this when you were in college, how would you have responded? Ever-increasingly students are products of a) Democrat teachers, b) the Democrat mainstream news media, and c) the Democrat entertainment industry.
https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/duke-chronicle-class-of-2028-survey-political-beliefs-and-lifestyles-voting-activity-registration-conservative-liberal-institutional-neutrality-dei-affirmative-action-religion-election-first-year-alcohol-drugs-20250820
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For the eighth consecutive year, The Chronicle surveyed the first-year class about their political leanings, religious beliefs and lifestyles. As fervent policy debates with the potential to reshape the nation’s higher education landscape continue to reverberate across the country, we also asked the Class of 2028 for their stances on a few key issues: affirmative action, institutional neutrality, and diversity, equity and inclusion. Political leanings and voting habits  Like classes before them, the Class of 2028 leans mostly to the left. Nearly two-thirds of respondents described their political views as somewhat liberal or very liberal — 33.9% and 29.9%, respectively. About a fourth of respondents — 24.1% — identified as moderate. Eleven percent of our respondents identified as somewhat conservative, and only 0.9% identified as very conservative. This is less than last year’s survey of the Class of 2027, which had 14.8% of respondents self-identify as conservative, but up from our surveys of the Classes of 2026, 2025 and 2024 with 9.9%, 6.6% and 6.4%, respectively. The 2024 election was a key piece to the Class of 2028’s fall semester. Many members of the class reported voting in what may have been the first election they were eligible. The vast majority of respondents — 83.0% — said they were registered to vote in the United States. 6.2% of respondents said they were not registered to vote in the U.S., while the remaining 10.7% were ineligible to vote because of citizenship status or age. . .Only two respondents identified as very conservative. Thus, The Chronicle excluded them from further written analysis. Members of the Class of 2028 of all political leanings were more likely to be registered to vote than not. But a sizable portion of moderate students, 18.5%, indicated they were eligible but not registered. A majority of students of all political affiliations said they voted in the most recent general election. . .Excluding the small sample of only two students who identified as very conservative, moderate students were least likely to report voting in the Nov. 5, 2024 general election. Respondents who identified as very liberal were most likely to have voted. 90.3% of respondents who voted in last November’s election said they did so in North Carolina. Political opinions  The Class of 2028’s opinions on affirmative action, institutional neutrality and DEI tended to align with their political views. But students were more broadly divided over these issues than across the political spectrum in general, and many expressed ambivalence or uncertainty. Nearly half of respondents said they oppose the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling to end the use of race and ethnicity in college admission decisions — 28.1% were somewhat opposed, and 17.4% were strongly opposed. Just about a third of respondents — 32.1% — neither support nor oppose the decision, and under one-fourth of respondents strongly support or somewhat support the ruling: 7.1% and 15.2%, respectively. All students who self-identified as very conservative strongly supported the ruling, while four in five students identifying as very liberal opposed the decision. Students identifying as moderate were more likely than not to neither support nor oppose the decision. . .DEI has come under intense scrutiny at universities across the country, especially after the Trump administration took office in January. Duke indicated a shift to “inclusive excellence” in official messaging in June with the release of a potential new set of principles for the University. Our survey was conducted prior to that in March and April. Slightly over half our respondents said they thought Duke was putting just enough emphasis on DEI in hiring, curriculum, student life and campus activities generally. 29.9% thought the University was not giving enough attention to DEI, while 17.0% thought it was doing too much. Again, the Class of 2028’s policy stances generally correlated to their political beliefs. But, with the exception of the small sample of very conservative students, a plurality of respondents of each political leaning felt Duke was giving DEI just the right amount of attention. . .More generally, three in five respondents said they found it “very easy” or “somewhat easy” to express their political opinions freely on campus — 23.7% and 38.0%, respectively. 23.2% said they found it “neither easy nor difficult,” while 10.3% of respondents believe it is “somewhat difficult,” and only 4.9% find it “very difficult.” More than half of respondents who found it very difficult to express their political opinions freely on campus identified as conservative. Those who found it very or somewhat easy to express their political beliefs were significantly more likely to identify as liberal or moderate. . .Religion and lifestyle  Nonreligious students saw the greatest representation in the Class of 2028 at 42.3%: 15.6% identified as atheist and 20.9% as agnostic, and 5.8% selected no religion. They were closely followed by Christian students at 41.1%, including just under one in six students who identify as Catholic. Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish and Muslim students each made up less than 10% of our respondents. . .Reporting a religious affiliation did not necessarily indicate religiosity. Of the 144 respondents who did not consider themselves atheist or agnostic, nearly a third considered themselves not very religious or not religious at all — 27.1% and 4.2%, respectively. 22.9% of respondents said they were religious, while 38.2% considered themselves somewhat religious. Only 7.6% of respondents considered themselves very religious. Political preferences varied by religious affiliation. Many religious groups had small sample sizes, though, limiting the significance of our findings. . .Buddhist students were the only religious group where a majority identified as politically moderate, though there were only 7 Buddhist students in our sample. Students identifying as non-religious or Protestant Christian Protestant had the largest proportion of conservative respondents; these groups had 13 and 32 students, respectively. For many students, college marks the first taste of independence — and, for some, the first brush with alcohol, tobacco, marijuana or sex. Three in five respondents reported having drunk alcohol since arriving on campus. About 8.5% said they had obtained a fake ID since getting to Duke, although those who had a fake ID before moving to campus are not captured in our survey. 11.6% of respondents said they have used tobacco products since arriving on campus, and 16.5% said the same for marijuana products. 22.8% have had sex. Just over a third of respondents reported not having done any of these.)

AXIOS
— Trump administration revives plan to paint border wall black
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/19/trump-border-wall-black-paint-noem-immigration
— MAGA isolationists brace for details of Ukraine security guarantees
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/19/trump-ukraine-security-guarantees-maga-bannon

August 18, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

JD SUPRA
— Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/trump-revokes-executive-order-11246-8672003/

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

POLITICO
— The tech company stocking up on Democrats as Silicon Valley turns right. Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/17/sam-altman-chatgpt-california-00449492

AXIOS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/08/17/trump-dc-takeover-protests-lawsuits
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/8/6/2337083/-Are-you-an-old-uneducated-racist-Join-the-ICE-gestapo-today
— Zelensky responds to Trump comments: “Russia must end” war it started. One could argue that America exists to stop foreign countries from invading each other. But why does America alone have to have that role? Far too many foreign countries want to invade each other.
https://www.axios.com/2025/08/18/trump-russia-ukraine-zelensky-european-leaders-summit
— Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/23/trump-equal-employment-executive-order
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/22/trump-dei-lbj-rollback

SALON
— Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.salon.com/2025/02/19/reverses-decades-of-civil-rights-advances/

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

August 17, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

August 16, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NEWSMAX
— Woke War on Young Men. Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.newsmax.com/us/woke-war-young-men/2025/08/15/id/1222625/

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

OTHER SOURCES

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

August 15, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Illinois Republicans rally around President Donald Trump, but internal infighting continues
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/14/illinois-republicans-rally-around-president-donald-trump-but-internal-infighting-continues/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/14/us-hiring-down/
— How dependent on foreign students are the colleges in your area? Foreign students displace American students. UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992. But they would have admitted foreign students instead of me if they could have.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/14/governors-state-university-trump-visas/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Republicans rally behind Texas GOP redistricting plan, celebrate Trump bump. Redistricting was a large focus at an annual gathering of the state party’s central committee and the Republican County Chair’s Association in Springfield, with a pre-taped message from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that dubbed his push “fair” and “necessary” setting the tone for the day.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/08/14/illinois-republican-day-springfield-texas-gop-redistricting-plan
— Republicans still searching for statewide candidates as GOP rallies at State Fair. More than a decade removed from the last time a Republican won a statewide election in Illinois, state GOP leaders say they have plenty of time to build a strong ticket.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/2025/08/14/illinois-republican-candidates-statewide-primary-2026
— Pritzker signs union protection bills amid Trump war on federal unions. The Democrats who ran GAO forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. GAO did not unionize until 2007.  If GAO had unionized earlier, I might still be a GAO employee.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2025/08/14/jb-pritzker-union-protection-bills-trump-war-federal-unions
— Past his term’s midpoint, Mayor Johnson’s job approval rating stands at 26%, survey shows. Chicagoans are disenchanted with Brandon Johnson no matter where they live, how old they are, what race they are or how much money they earn.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2025/08/14/mayor-brandon-johnson-job-approval-rating-university-of-chicago-norc-survey

ABC7
— Republicans optimistic for 2026 elections on GOP Day at Illinois State Fair
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-state-fair-2025-republicans-optimistic-2026-elections-gop-day-don-tracy-says-he-will-run-us-senate/17535530/
— California moving forward with partisan redistricting effort to counter Texas’ move
https://abc7chicago.com/post/governor-newsom-expected-announce-california-redistricting-plans-setting-standoff-republican-led-opposition/17535682/California moving forward with partisan redistricting effort to counter Texas’ move
— Melania Trump demands Hunter Biden retract ‘extremely salacious’ Epstein comments
https://abc7chicago.com/post/melania-trump-demands-hunter-biden-retract-extremely-salacious-epstein-comments/17534096/

NBC5
— Illinois Republicans use State Fair GOP Day to recruit potential candidates
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/news/local/illinois-republicans-use-state-fair-gop-day-to-recruit-potential-candidates/3809778/
— Yorkville approves measure that would fine or jail homeless people who sleep on public property. Violators will be assessed fines beginning at $75 for a first offense, rising up to $750 for a fifth violation.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-suburb-approves-ordinance-that-would-fine-or-jail-homeless-people-who-sleep-on-public-property/3809932/

WGN9
— Illinois Republicans push Trump message at State Fair’s GOP Day
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/illinois-republicans-push-trump-message-at-state-fairs-gop-day/

FOX32
— These states may try redrawing congressional maps in response to, or in support of, Texas
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/states-react-to-texas-redistricting-push
— Judge blocks Trump plan to curb DEI initiatives at schools. Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/judge-blocks-trump-dei-guidance

WTTW
— Texas Democrats Join Planned Parenthood Leaders to Highlight Illinois’ Role in Providing Abortion Care for Out-of-State Patients
https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/13/texas-democrats-join-planned-parenthood-leaders-highlight-illinois-role-providing
— Chicago Program Put 30,000 Young People to Work This Summer. How many of today’s young people would take the summer jobs that I took? I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, and delivered mail.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/08/13/chicago-program-puts-30000-young-people-work-each-summer

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Republicans see ‘golden age’ of America during annual rally at Illinois State Fair
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_1cbcbaeb-6c08-4561-b752-211279e6ba2c.html
— Trump’s cuts are costing Black women their jobs. According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I had a) were bad jobs that they would never have stooped to take and b) were jobs that should have been given to minorities and to females. Virtually all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were minorities and/or females a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) who had no professional license like the one I had.
https://pantagraph.com/opinion/column/article_f5a7791b-6ff0-4e70-8bca-08fc22724993.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Republicans address in-fighting, strategy ahead of 2026 midterms
https://www.lincolncourier.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/14/illinois-republicans-attack-pritzker-address-in-fighting-at-state-fair/85656208007/

WIBQ
— Pritzker signed a bill package Thursday aimed at protecting workers and supporting organized labor. The Democrats who ran GAO forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. GAO did not unionize until 2007.  If GAO had unionized earlier, I might still be a GAO employee.
https://wibqam.com/2025/08/14/illinois-governor-signs-new-laws-to-protect-workers/

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Democrat leaders use a California couple against Trump.
https://chicagodefender.com/pro-trump-couple-regrets-vote-after-wrongful-detainment-by-border-patrol/

CITY JOURNAL
— Racial Preferences at Northwestern?  Faculty believe that Donald Trump is Hitler, but their university allegedly oversaw a system of identity-based spoils.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/northwestern-university-president-michael-schill-race-admissions?skip=1

ELMHURST PATCH
— Addison Township Sign Slams Ex-Official. The ex-official demanded that the township remove it. The township did.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/addison-township-sign-slams-ex-official

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Ted Dabrowski, the president of a conservative public policy research organization, said he plans to announce his campaign for governor. Dabrowski joins DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick in the Republican primary for governor. Former Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy announced he will run for U.S. Senate in 2026.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/new-republican-to-run-for-illinois-governor-as-election-season-begins/
— Texas GOP chairman calls Illinois a winnable ‘purple state.’  Republicans recruiting candidates and trying to hone message ahead of 2026 elections
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/texas-gop-chairman-calls-illinois-a-winnable-purple-state/

POLITICO
— Democrat leaders defend Pritzker from Republican criticism
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/08/15/illinois-gop-makes-pritzker-the-foil-00510815

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-569/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-362/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois GOP State Fair rally takes aim at Pritzker, ‘woke agenda’
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_c0b49abd-912d-4728-9426-47a95382ac0b.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Ask President Trump to Oppose The Reclassification of High Potency Pot
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/ask-president-trump-to-oppose-the-reclassification-of-high-potency-pot/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Chicago alderman’s $120K pension shows why city fund is broken. Chicago alderman’s $120K pension shows why city fund is broken. Chicago’s municipal pension is one of the worst-funded pension systems in the nation despite sky-high taxes dedicated to paying into it. Fat pensions such as former Ald. Walter Burnett’s show why. Former Ald. Walter Burnett’s retirement after 30 years on the City Council means retirement pay of $120,608. If, as expected, he gets the job as CEO of the Chicago Housing Authority, he can retire again in three years with a pension paying him $209,976, according to WTTW.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-aldermans-120k-pension-shows-why-city-fund-is-broken/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON IMES
— Trump says he kicked nearly 275,000 illegal immigrants off Social Security
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/14/trump-says-kicked-nearly-275000-illegal-immigrants-social-security/
— Texas’ runaway Democrats head home in defeat, but California joins the redistricting fight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/14/texas-runaway-democrats-head-home-defeat-california-joins/

NEW YORK POST
— Bondi declares DC ‘will not remain a sanctuary city’ under Trump — cops ‘must’ alert ICE to illegal migrants
https://nypost.com/2025/08/15/us-news/ag-pam-bondi-declares-dc-will-not-remain-a-sanctuary-city-under-trump-cops-must-alert-ice-to-illegal-migrants/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals.
https://nypost.com/2025/08/14/media/joe-rogan-rips-trump-administrations-ice-raids/

AMAC
— Trump is Creating a Lasting Republican Majority
https://amac.us/newsline/politics/trump-is-creating-a-lasting-republican-majority/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— DC No Longer a Sanctuary City While Under Federal Control
https://amgreatness.com/2025/08/14/tom-homan-says-dc-no-longer-a-sanctuary-city-while-under-federal-control-libs-melt-down-over-crime-crackdown/

AMERICAN WIRE
— Obama pines for the good old days of Paul Ryan, John Boehner
https://americanwirenews.com/dollar-store-obama-pines-for-the-good-old-days-of-paul-ryan-john-boehner/

BREITBART
— Rahm Emanuel: Illinois Is Gerrymandered, ‘I Have Participated’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/08/15/rahm-emanuel-illinois-is-gerrymandered-i-have-participated/
— Noem: Exit of 1.6 Million Illegals Helps Americans Get Jobs
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/08/14/kristi-noem-exit-of-1-6-million-illegals-helps-americans-get-jobs/
— Rep. Mary Miller to Introduce Bill Combating Illinois Law Requiring ‘Invasive’ Student Mental Health Screenings. According to Democrats, if you are not a Democrat, you have mental problems.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/15/exclusive-rep-mary-miller-introduce-bill-combating-illinois-law-requiring-invasive-student-mental-health-screenings/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Trump Is Right: Illegal Immigrants Shouldn’t Be Counted in Census
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/08/14/trump-is-right-illegal-immigrants-shouldnt-be-counted-census/

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Moves To Rid Smithsonian Of Left-Wing Spin, Highlight American History
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-moves-to-rid-smithsonian-of-left-wing-spin-highlight-american-history
— ‘The World Got The Message’: Noem Says 1.6 Million Illegals Have Self-Deported.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-world-got-the-message-noem-says-1-6-million-illegals-have-self-deported

FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Ramirez’s Remarks Underscore How Unchecked Mass Migration Discourages Assimilation
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2025/08/14/illinois-rep-delia-ramirez-guatemala

FOX NEWS
— Bondi puts sanctuary cities on notice after DC federal takeover, answers if other areas could be next
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6376926352112
— Bondi strips power from DC police chief, rescinds sanctuary city protections in crime crackdown operation. DEA Administrator Terry Cole granted full powers over Metro Police Department as AG Pam Bondi rescinds sanctuary city policies in Washington, DC.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ag-bondi-strips-power-from-dc-police-chief-rescinds-sanctuary-city-protections-crime-crackdown-operation
— American history won’t be displayed ‘in a woke manner’ at Smithsonian, Trump says
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/american-history-wont-displayed-in-woke-manner-smithsonian-trump-says

NEWSMAX
— Trump: 275,000 Illegals Booted Off Social Security
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donald-trump-social-security-illegal-immigrants/2025/08/14/id/1222508/
— Trump: D.C. ‘Fudged’ Crime Stats
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-crime-dc/2025/08/14/id/1222518/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS NEWS
— Bondi scraps limits on cooperation between D.C. police and federal immigration agents
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-scraps-limits-on-cooperation-between-d-c-police-and-federal-immigration-agents/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their criminals against Trump.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicagoans-march-in-solidarity-with-d-c-as-president-trump-sends-troops-to-capital/

REUTERS
— Trump extends federal control over Washington police
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-wants-extend-federal-control-over-washington-police-2025-08-13/

NEWSWEEK
— To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-illegal-immigration-trump-criminal-arrests-2113623
— Democrat leaders promote protests against Trump Saturday, August 16, 2025
https://www.newsweek.com/fight-trump-takeover-protests-saturday-2113930

NEW YORK TIMES
— Bondi Tightens Trump Administration’s Grip on D.C. Police. The attorney general cleared the way for the police to aid in immigration enforcement and named an “emergency” commissioner, setting the stage for a conflict with local authorities.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/politics/dc-police-federal-immigration-enforcement.html
— Judge Halts White House Effort to Defund Schools With D.E.I. Programs. Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/us/politics/trump-dei-schools.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders shout at refugees that Republicans cause all the world’s problems.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/us/wisconsin-refugees-trump-cuts-migrants.html
— The Democrats who run Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton ever-increasingly use government to destroy Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older. non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write about that.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/magazine/gerrymandering-democrats-texas.html
— America’s New Segregation. My DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton is extremely diverse in terms of household income and hone values.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/opinion/trump-democrats-resistance-reform.html
— Does Earning $142,000 a year in New York City Make You Rich? My critics/opponents ever-increasingly demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid. In my defense, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21. I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27 31, and 48. I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30 32, 41, 45, 47 and 48. I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/nyregion/who-is-rich-new-york-city.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly gerrymander
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/us/politics/democrats-redistricting-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their homeless against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/15/trump-homeless-encampments-washington-dc/7b3820c4-7992-11f0-a013-3892e10b2f53_story.html

NEW YORK SUN
— Obama’s Criticism of Texas GOP’s Redistricting at Odds With His Past Support for Gerrymandering. Left-leaning ProPublica suggests that the former president ‘may have propelled his political career forward by gerrymandering a Chicago district to include rich supporters.’
https://www.nysun.com/article/obamas-criticism-of-texas-gops-redistricting-at-odds-with-his-past-support-for-gerrymandering

USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use their criminals against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/08/13/trump-national-guard-washington-dc-crime/85614091007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How Blue States Plan to Get More Taxes From Wealthy Residents
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/whats-news/how-blue-states-plan-to-get-more-taxes-from-wealthy-residents/4d189763-6420-4dcb-adf1-167c6a850599

BLOOMBERG
— Chicago Public Schools Struggle to Make the Math Work
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-08-14/chicago-public-schools-budget-deficit-is-one-example-of-education-shortfalls

BLOOMBERG LAW
— The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/in-house-counsel/dojs-growing-war-on-illegal-dei-adds-risk-to-corporate-hiring
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly fight E-Verify.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/doj-bid-to-preempt-illinois-e-verify-law-risks-hit-to-all-states

TIME
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals.
https://www.aol.com/history-demonizing-words-used-against-165111099.html

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly tout faulty stats
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/08/social-securitys-90th-birthday-trump-administration-continues-tout-faulty-stats/407471/

TIMES OF INDIA
— How Trump’s executive order could reshape college admissions and campus diversity across the US. Foreign students displace American students. UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992. But they would admitted foreign students instead of me if they could have.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/how-trump-s-executive-order-could-reshape-college-admissions-and-campus-diversity-across-the-us/ar-AA1KhcpE

August 12, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MONDAQ
— Illinois Employers Get Ready—Busy Equal Pay Reporting Season Is Coming. My Democrat superiors in the federal government always paid their similarly qualified employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran more than they paid those like me who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. As I earned more qualifications, the gap got bigger. I earned an MBA when I was 27. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I earned four more job-related professional certifications when I was 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a master’s degree in finance when I was 48.
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/employee-benefits-compensation/1664682/illinois-employers-get-readybusy-equal-pay-reporting-season-is-coming

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

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

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

August 11, 2025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

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

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

August 11, 2025

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Ramirez.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/10/letters-081025/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Higher education pays off in Illinois. Without my 1970 bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970 and IRS in 1971. Without my taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. Without my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, GAO would not have hired me in 1980. Without my earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986. Without my earning four more professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 and my earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors would have succeeded in forcing me to retire sooner than they did.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/11/higher-education-economic-mobility/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/08/06/immigrants-deportations-shrinking-health-care-workforce

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Which McHenry County offices are up next year and who’s running for reelection? Nominating petitions are circulating for the March 2026 primary election.
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2025/08/10/which-mchenry-county-offices-are-up-next-year-and-whos-running-for-reelection/

HERALD REVIEW
— Democrats win because they gerrymander.
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/article_975e3036-fc97-549f-9b12-62ece3f00ee8.html

WQAD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/nation-world/trump-judicial-picks/507-c6195acd-84c9-4ff9-8d62-3482e2d0f813

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Democrats win because they gerrymander.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2025/08/10/gerrymandering-illinois-texas-politics/

OAK LAWN PATCH
— Robert Cruz: IL-GOP on life support. Can the il-GOP swing the pendulum and compete. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders must focus on defending and advancing the Republican Party platform.
https://patch.com/illinois/oaklawn/il-gop-life-support

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in getting religious leaders to do their bidding.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/08/11/texas-dems-preach-defiance-in-chicago-00502628

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who is your Republican Precinct Committeeman (PC)? Is he/she running again? I am running again to be the DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 Republican PC in Wheaton. Google AI’s overview of the Republican Precinct Committeeman position is at: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22precinct+committeeman%22+republican  I was appointed as an Assistant PC in 1999 and then as a PC in 1999 to fill a vacancy. I was elected PC in 2000 and reelected every 2 years since. I served as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010 and I served on all the MTRO fundraising committees 2000-2010. But those who continue to dominate MTRO a) rudely terminated as me as MTRO webmaster in 2004 and 2010, b) rudely defeated me when I ran for the open MTRO Treasurer office in 2004, c) rudely gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, d) rudely ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, and e) rudely ended my Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee membership in 2024. They have never asked me to serve as an MTRO officer. They continue to demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being too conservative. They ever-increasingly blame me, blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, blame my serving as the Milton Township campaign coordinator for Pat O’Malley’s Republican gubernatorial campaign in 2002, blame my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership 2003-2007, blame my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship 2005-2012, and blame my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2012 for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They especially blame me for Jim Ryan losing to Blagojevich in 2002. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats win because they gerrymander.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/10/sordid-history-gerrymandering/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Trump’s Full-Court Press on Immigration
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/trumps-full-court-press-on-immigration/

COLLEGE FIX
— Trump cracks down on covert affirmative action with admissions transparency order
https://www.thecollegefix.com/trump-cracks-down-on-covert-affirmative-action-with-admissions-transparency-order/

DAILY WIRE
— Democrats win because they gerrymander.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/illinois-gov-says-his-states-gerrymandering-is-ok-because-democracy

FEDERALIST
— Is Equal Outcome the Same as Equal Opportunity. My critics/opponents want equal outcome, not equal opportunity. For example, they want just as many minorities and females to take and pass the CPA examination as Whites and males. Because that has not been the case, they accuse Whites and males with benefitting from discrimination against minorities and females if not discriminating against minorities and females themselves.
https://fedsoc.org/commentary/videos/disparate-impact-is-equal-outcome-the-same-as-equal-opportunity

FOX NEWS
— Vance calls on Republicans to take ‘decisive action’ to counter Democratic gerrymandering. Vance says Democrats benefit from illegal immigration through skewed census counts and gerrymandered maps.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/jd-vance-calls-republicans-take-decisive-action-counter-democratic-gerrymandering
— Democrats win because they gerrymander.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6376777340112
— Trump DOJ to fight ‘race-based gerrymandering.’ Illinois 3rd Congressional District is race-based gerrymandering.
https://www.aol.com/watch-trump-doj-fight-race-210941546.html

PJ MEDIA
— Democrats win because they gerrymander.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/08/10/the-left-is-trying-to-have-it-both-ways-on-gerrymandering-n4942582

PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION
— Illinois family battles state’s race-based scholarship. My critics/opponents have always used against me my not getting any scholarships.
https://pacificlegal.org/illinois-family-battles-states-race-based-scholarship/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Reince Priebus: The House Is Already Completely Gerrymandered — There Are What, 10 Competitive Seats Out Of 435?
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/08/10/reince_priebus_the_house_is_already_completely_gerrymandered_–_there_are_what_10_competitive_seats_out_of_435.html
— Democrats win because they gerrymander.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/08/10/eric_holder_gop_gerrymandering_is_a_threat_to_our_democracy_dems_must_gerrymander_to_save_our_democracy.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— The damaging effects of shifting from equal opportunity to ‘equal outcomes.’ My critics/opponents want equal outcome, not equal opportunity. For example, they want just as many minorities and females to take and pass the CPA examination as Whites and males. Because that has not been the case, they accuse Whites and males with benefitting from discrimination against minorities and females if not discriminating against minorities and females themselves.
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/529262-the-damaging-effects-of-shifting-from-equal-opportunity-to-equal-outcomes/

MSN
— Since the 1960s, ever-increasingly, all those above me have been under ever-increasing pressure to give preference to those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. That is, they have been under ever-increasing pressure to discriminate against those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/how-many-women-on-the-board-fewer-companies-are-saying/ar-AA1JTlM7

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Attacked California’s Congressional Maps. Republicans Want to Save Them. The independent body that redraws the state’s political maps isn’t perfect, many Republicans say. But they prefer that to the gerrymander that Gov. Gavin Newsom seeks to offset one proposed in Texas.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/us/california-redistricting-independent-commission.html
— Democrats win because they gerrymander.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/us/supreme-court-voting-redistricting.html
— Minimum Wage in L.A. Could Rise to $30 an Hour. In today’s dollars, I started earning $32.84/hour when I was 23 years old in 1972. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. I had worked for IRS for 15 months and for Firestone Stores for 7 months before that. I had completed 3 graduate evening business courses at Loyola.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/business/minimum-wage-olympics-losangeles.html
— Why Young Americans Dread Turning 26: Health Insurance Chaos. Young adults without jobs that provide insurance find that their options are limited and expensive. The problem is about to get worse. The federal government paying 72% of my health insurance helped withstand tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors in the federal government to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/health/young-adults-health-insurance-26.html
— FRONT PAGE: The more that fight Trump, the more that Democrat leaders promote you.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/us/politics/mayor-bass-los-angeles-raids.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Cannabis Poisonings Are Rising, Mostly Among Kids. As products like weed gummies proliferate, more children and teens are suffering symptoms including seizures and life-threatening breathing problems.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/health/cannabis-poisoning-children.html
— Unions Push Democrats to Win Back Members Who Went to Trump. My critics/opponents despise/hate unions. I was a union member for almost 12 years.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/us/politics/democrats-labor-unions-nevada.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats win because they gerrymander.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/08/10/gerrymandering-school-choice-elections/

NEW YORK SUN
— Vance Assails 2020 Census as Flawed, Demands Complete Do-Over as Redistricting War Rages. Argument over mid-decade redistricting takes a new turn as the vice president declares U.S. Census Bureau made ‘major statistical error’ in 2020.
https://www.nysun.com/article/vance-assails-2020-census-as-flawed-demands-complete-do-over-as-redistricting-war-rages

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats win because they gerrymander.
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/journal-editorial-report/wsj-opinion-texas-reopens-the-gerrymander-wars/20F020D8-3963-4D25-9BAB-9B28FFB903B9
— Equity, Equality, Fairness and Good Sense. My critics/opponents want equal outcome, not equal opportunity. For example, they want just as many minorities and females to take and pass the CPA examination as Whites and males. Because that has not been the case, they accuse Whites and males with benefitting from discrimination against minorities and females if not discriminating against minorities and females themselves.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/equity-equality-fairness-and-good-sense-11612903580
— Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Solve U.S. Chip-Making Dilemma. Because Chevrolet suspended Malibu production in 2021 because of chip shortage, I bought one off the showroom floor instead of ordering one.
https://www.wsj.com/tech/trumps-tariffs-wont-solve-u-s-chip-making-dilemma-c5aec29b
— Make Cars Beautiful Again. Congress quietly axed the fuel-economy standards that help drive the ugliness.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/make-cars-beautiful-again-design-auto-requirements-policy-e08fcfac
— FRONT PAGE: More Job Hunters Seek Pricey Help To Land New Roles. When my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, they made it impossible for me to get a job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/job-hunting-expenses-resume-linkedin-887b4bd2

FORBES
— Democrats win because they gerrymander.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2krf_LvgI1o

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
— Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/edi-meritocracy-why-hard-understand

AXIOS
— Which federal workers could lose protections under Trump order. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats and most are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat who was minority, female, younger, and/or veteran who would take the job. I qualified myself for my Post Office job by passing the postal employment examination and earning a high school diploma. I qualified myself for my IRS job by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earning a bachelor’s degree in management. I qualified myself for my GAO job by working for IRS for almost 9 years, earning an MBA, passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, and almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting.
https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/01/28/trump-executive-order-federal-workforce

HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Ramirez.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/out-of-control-republicans-are-viciously-attacking-a-congresswoman-with-calls-to-deport-her/ar-AA1KcZAb

DAILY KOS
— Democrats win because they gerrymander.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/8/10/2337315/-Americans-hate-gerrymandering-Texas-Republicans-don-t-care

BUSINESS STANDARD
— How quota system looks across the globe. Around the world, quota systems in government jobs are employed as a tool to enhance the representation of historically marginalized or underrepresented groups. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats and most are minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat who was minority, female, younger, and/or veteran who would take the job. I qualified myself for my Post Office job by passing the postal employment examination and earning a high school diploma. I qualified myself for my IRS job by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination and earning a bachelor’s degree in management. I qualified myself for my GAO job by working for IRS for almost 9 years, earning an MBA, passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, and almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting.
https://www.tbsnews.net/analysis/how-does-quota-system-look-across-globe-894951