FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH FOUR PHOTOS: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/02/immigrant-murder-detainer-warrant-hunt-politics/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/04/operation-midway-bliss-gift-drive/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/04/ohare-airport-raids-rideshare-drivers/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/04/opinion-snap-benefits-immigrants-refugees/
— Illinois to celebrate United States’ 250th birthday. DD: By the time I was 48 years old in 1997, I was able to do the following in Illinois even though neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, and I had to work my way through college: a) earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) earn three job-related master’s degrees, c) earn six job-related professional certifications, and d) earn a job-related professional license. But I doubt that I would have been able to have done the following if I was 48 today in Illinois. Why? Because under the Democrats, Illinois has ever-increasingly become anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/03/illinois-america-250-announcement/
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders want Illinois to be more and more and more dependent on federal spending.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251203/business/federal-funding-cuts-policy-changes-will-be-job-killers-for-illinois/
NBC5
— Veteran working full-time at grocery store goes viral as social media rallies to help him. In a now-viral post, Ed Bambas explained that he retired from General Motors in 1999 but later lost his pension and now works at a Michigan grocery store “to re-establish myself.” DD: What is your position on a) employees who are in line to get pensions and b) retirees who get pensions? My being in line for a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat federal superiors to waste my career and to get rid of me. My critics/opponents started using against me my being in line for a CSRS pension since I started working part-time for the Post Office when I was 18 years old in 1966. They have further used against me my becoming eligible to take early retirement when I was 45 in 1993. They have further used against me my getting a CSRS pension since I was 49 in 1997. In my defense, I paid 7% of my federal salary into the CSRS. Further, if my Democrat GAO superiors had not forced me to retire when I as 49 in 1997, I might still be paying into the CSRS. Further, if my Democrat Post Office superiors had not forced me to resign when I was 20 in 1969, I would have 21 more months of federal seniority than I have and my CSRS pension would be much greater. Further, my CSRS pension is dramatically less because my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors wasted my career and forced to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/veteran-working-full-time-at-grocery-store-goes-viral-as-social-media-rallies-to-help-him/3858273/
WGN RADIO
— DD: The mainstream news media ever-increasingly treats Pat Brady as being the leader of the Illinois Republican Party.
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/pat-brady-pete-hegseth-will-not-survive-this/amp/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly blame Republicans for healthcare costs.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-affordable-care-act-premiums-are-set-to-spike-a-new-poll-shows-enrollees-are-already-struggling/amp/
ILLINOIZE
— How to Get the GOP Back in Contention. DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Unlike the Illinois Democrat Party, the Illinois Republican Party elects leaders who reject some, many, most, if not virtually all the planks in its platform. They most commonly reject its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/how-get-gop-back-contention
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Much has been made of the struggle for Illinois Republicans in Illinois. Shut out of statewide elections since 2014. No U.S. Senate victory since 2010. Super minorities in the House and Senate. Three out of 17 seats in the congressional delegation. t’s been tough sledding, and many politicians, pundits, activists, and insiders have been quick to point out why Republicans are struggling, but what will it actually take to dig out of the hole? In multiple conversations with Republican activists, officials, and strategists, three appear to be three specific targets for improving GOP campaigns: messaging, fundraising, and courting suburban voters.)
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— December 4, 2025
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
TED DABROWSKI
— Cook County’s no-strings-attached guaranteed income program: Recklessly misguided welfare
https://mailchi.mp/fe308960d74d/noguaranteedincome?e=0db6d48fb8
WIRE POINTS
— Will Trump Cuts Really Shrink Illinois’ Economy by $10 Billion?
https://wirepoints.org/will-trump-cuts-really-shrink-illinois-economy-by-10-billion-wirepoints-mark-glennon-pans-new-study-ray-stevens-show-wls/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Liberal media disguised politics of Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin. DD: What positions do the voters in your precinct have on Charlie Kirk, Erika Kirk, and Turning Point USA? On what do they base their positions?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/3905682/liberal-media-disguised-politics-charlie-kirk-alleged-assassin-tyler-robinson/
— Facing appeals loss, activists withdraw suit that had frozen ICE
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3906244/activists-withdraw-suit-frozen-ice/
— GAO signed up for fraudulent Obamacare plans with ease. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years. But they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 even though I had a) master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, b) professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and c) a CPA license.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/3905618/watchdog-signed-up-fraudulent-obamacare-plans-easily/
NEW YORK POST
— GAO: Obamacare subsidies granted without documentation to 90% of fake accounts. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years. But they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 even though I had a) master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, b) professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and c) a CPA license.
https://nypost.com/2025/12/03/us-news/obamacare-subsidies-granted-without-documentation-to-90-of-fake-accounts-set-up-by-government-watchdog/
BREITBART
— House Chairmen: GAO Report Reveals Rampant Obamacare Subsidy Fraud. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years. But they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 even though I had a) master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, b) professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and c) a CPA license.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/12/03/house-chairmen-gao-report-reveals-rampant-obamacare-subsidy-fraud/
CENTER SQUARE
— GAO confirms large-scale, systemic fraud risk in expanded Obamacare subsidies. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years. But they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 even though I had a) master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, b) professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and c) a CPA license.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b65bbb5a-10fa-457a-bd79-fa917068c6c4.html
DAILY CALLER
— GAO: Fake People And Phony SSNs Had 100% Success In Getting Obamacare Subsidy. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years. But they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 even though I had a) master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, b) professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and c) a CPA license.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/12/03/fake-people-and-phony-ssns-had-100-success-in-getting-obamacare-subsidy-fraud-investigation-finds/
FOX BUSINESS
— AT&T eliminates DEI programs, says hiring and advancement will now be merit-based. DD: Hiring, retention, and promotion decisions made by Democrat and RIMO employers have never been merit-based. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. Because I was not any of the aforesaid and because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, my Democrat Post office, IRS, and GAO superiors wasted my career and got rid of me.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/att-eliminates-dei-programs-says-hiring-advancement-now-merit-based
REASON
— Republican Socialism: Trump Is Taking Federal Stakes in Private Companies. The Trump administration’s pivot toward socialism did not come without warning.
https://reason.com/2025/12/02/republican-socialism/
— GAO Auditors Submitted 24 Fake Applications for Subsidized Health Insurance. Only 1 Was Denied. A new GAO report suggests the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges are rife with fraud. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years. But they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 even though I had a) master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, b) professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and c) a CPA license.
https://reason.com/2025/12/03/auditors-submitted-24-fake-applications-for-subsidized-health-insurance-only-1-was-denied/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ROLL CALL
— GAO: Affordable Care Act marketplace allowed fake enrollees, possible fraud. GAO report could buttress Republican arguments that major changes are needed. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years. But they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 even though I had a) master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, b) professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and c) a CPA license.
https://rollcall.com/2025/12/03/aca-marketplace-allowed-fake-enrollees-possible-fraud-gao-says/
CNN
— Trump Stands By Hegseth. DD: Who has stood by you? Very few, if not virtually no one, if not no one stood by me when my critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes take adverse actions against me. Those adverse actions include a) when I was rudely removed from the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024, b) when my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks was rudely ended in 2021, c) when my precinct was rudely gerrymandered in 2015, d) when my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois was rudely ended in 2012, e) when my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster was rudely ended in 2010 and 2004, f) when my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee was rudely ended in 2007, g) when there was a rude attempt to get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) when I was rudely defeated when I ran for MTRO Treasurer in 2004, i) when my Democrat GAO superiors rudely forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, j) etc.
https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/laura-coates-live/episodes/bc95b868-2cc4-11ef-b69b-ffb41901908b
NEW YORK TIMES
— Erika Kirk Takes on the Mantle of Leading Turning Point USA. The widow of Charlie Kirk promoted conciliation and portrayed her late husband as a seeker of dialogue. DD: What positions do the voters in your precinct have on Charlie Kirk, Erika Kirk, and Turning Point USA? On what do they base their positions?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/business/dealbook/erika-kirk-turning-point-usa-trump-republicans.html
— Netanyahu Would Visit N.Y.C. Despite Mamdani’s Arrest Threat
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000010563468/benjamin-netanyahu-mamdani.html
— Lawsuit Challenges a Nonprofit’s Scholarships for Hispanic Students. DD: Did you get any scholarships? I did not. My critics/opponents have always used that to hint/imply/argue/shout that was a) because I am stupid and/or b) because my parents were filthy rich.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/us/hispanic-scholarship-fund-lawsuit-discrimination.html
USA TODAY
— Employers rarely face charges for hiring undocumented workers. Why? “It’s all consequences for workers, very little consequences for employers,” one expert said, describing an imbalance in immigration enforcement. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/11/28/employers-hiring-undocumented-workers-charged-trump/87485236007/
— Almost anyone can be an ICE agent now. That’s a problem. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement hiring push lowers the bar for recruits, including reduced training, slower background checks and lower physical abilities. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly lowered standards to hire, retain, and promote more young Democrat minorities and females. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2025/12/03/ice-hiring-border-patrol-jobs-immigration-agents/87483770007/
— Is college worthwhile? Two-thirds of Americans say no, new poll finds. Americans’ changing outlook on higher education comes amid rising tuition costs and growing concerns about artificial intelligence. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly lowered standards to hire, retain, and promote more young Democrat minorities and females. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/12/02/college-degree-worth-cost-poll/87567664007/
— DD: History shows that non-Christians do not tolerate Christians, that non-Christians get rid of Christians.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/12/03/zohran-mamdani-first-amendment-religious-freedom/87464991007/
— Gen Z is ‘financial flexing.’ Why they’re going broke to look successful.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/12/03/gen-z-is-going-broke-to-look-rich-on-tiktok-and-instagram/87372477007/
— Even millionaires don’t feel wealthy these days
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/12/03/millionaires-dont-feel-wealthy-inheritance-investing-salary/87512023007/
FLORIDA TODAY
— Turning Point USA chapter at Eastern Florida State College gets the OK. DD: Who is heading Turning Point USA in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/education/2025/12/04/turning-point-usa-club-launches-at-eastern-florida-state-college/86630513007/
CITY JOURNAL
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson: “I Have Inherited a White-Supremacist System.” The city’s mayor headlined a conference where activists celebrated armed resistance in Gaza, the Philippines, and the United States.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-national-alliance-against-racist-political-repression
SCRIPPS NEWS
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government spending.
https://www.aol.com/proposed-snap-changes-could-impact-193718257.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— I Want a Democratic Party That Believes Jewish Lives Matter. My party’s response to the attacks of Oct. 7 left me politically homeless. DD: My Democrat superiors in the federal government forced my Jewish superiors and supervisors do their dirty work.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/i-want-a-democratic-party-that-believes-jewish-lives-matter-18ba1edf
FORBES
— DD: Pritzker ever-increasingly takes the lead in promoting hatred against Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Iy9_0Vq-SY
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Promotions at big four accounting firms (Deloitte, PwC, KPMG, and EY) depend more on politics and your boss having your back than your performance. DD: I did not start taking graduate accounting courses when I was 27 in 1976. I did not take and pass the CPA examination on my first attempt until I was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31. I did not take and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt until I was 32. I did not become a licensed CPA until I was 32. But by then, the accounting profession considered me to be much too old to have a successful career in accounting. The profession would not have done that if I had been a minority or a female.
https://www.businessinsider.com/big-four-promotions-hinge-on-politics-not-merit-researchers-say-2025-12
(FROM TRHE ARTICLE: A study found Big Four promotions are shaped more by internal politics than auditors’ performance. Researchers from three universities say managers’ reputations influence promotions as much as evaluations. Even strong performers can be overruled unless influential managers defend them in committees.
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
— DD: According to Democrat leaders, GOD rejects the concepts of countries, borders, and laws. Further, according to them, GOD is a liberal Democrat, socialist, and communist who hates those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/guest-voices/catholics-mass-deportations-are-immoral
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Financial aid administrators are upset that the Education Department has not scheduled its annual training for them. DD: Did you get any student financial aid? I did not. My critics/opponents have always used that to hint/imply/argue/shout that was a) because I am stupid and/or b) because my parents were filthy rich.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/student-aid-policy/2025/12/03/federal-aid-conference-delayed-university-employees
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Disparate Impact. Disparate impact rules say any policy or test in which some races or sexes do better than others is illegal discrimination, even if the policy has nothing to do with race or sex. DD: Disparate impact is equal outcome. Equal outcome is the opposite of equal opportunity. To get more votes from minorities and from women, Democrat and RINO leaders fight for equal outcome instead of for equal opportunity. To fight for equal outcome is to fight against equal opportunity. According to Democrat and RINO leaders, if Whites and men do better at something, it is because they benefitted from discrimination against minorities and against females. I became a licensed CPA. I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I earned four other job-related professional certifications. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. Because few minorities and few females have done that, Democrat and RINO leaders have especially shouted at minorities and at females that I was able to do the aforesaid because I benefitted from discrimination against minorities and against females. In my defense, I stress that neither of my parents attended college. That my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. That my mother never attended high school. That I had to work my way through college.
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_john_stossel/disparate_impact
HR DRIVE
— Lawsuit alleges Trump administration illegally fired workers for real or perceived DEI roles. DD: In Diersen v. GAO, the 7th Circuit ruled that my Democrat GAO superiors had the power to force me to retire, that is, that they had the power to fire me, when I was 49 years old in 1997, because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.hrdive.com/news/trump-administration-illegally-fired-workers-for-perceived-political-affiliations/806938/
AMERICA MAGAZINE
— DD: According to Democrat leaders, GOD rejects the concepts of countries, borders, and laws. Further, according to them, GOD is a liberal Democrat, socialist, and communist who hates those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.americamagazine.org/short-take/2025/12/03/trumps-war-on-d-e-i-is-an-attack-on-three-christian-virtues/
ATLANTIC
— DD: To get more votes from women, Democrat candidates, Democrat elected officials, and Democrat Party leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at women that Republican men cause all the problems that women have.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/heritage-foundation-women-voting/685112/
PEOPLE
— DD: To get more votes from women, Democrat candidates, Democrat elected officials, and Democrat Party leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at women that Republican men cause all the problems that women have.
https://people.com/erika-kirk-says-career-driven-women-look-to-the-government-as-a-replacement-for-certain-things-relationship-wise-11861802
POLITICO
— Obamacare fraud report has Republicans crying foul. GAO report is solidifying GOP opposition to extending expiring subsidies that help people pay for health insurance. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years. But they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 even though I had a) master’s degrees in business, accounting, and finance, b) professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and c) a CPA license.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/03/watchdog-fraudulent-obamacare-subsidies-00675085
FROIM FOREIGN SOURCES
TIMES OF ISRAEL
— Netanyahu doubles down on assertion he’ll visit NYC once Mamdani becomes mayor
https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-doubles-down-on-assertion-that-hell-visit-a-mamdani-led-new-york-city/
Tag: minority
December 3, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Under the Illinois Democrats, more and more and more Illinois residents are on SNAP
https://abc7chicago.com/post/abc7-chicago-kicks-off-annual-feed-love-campaign-snap-benefits-limbo-millions-how-donate/18113025/
WGN9
— Chicago tops US cities in vehicle congestion
https://wgntv.com/news/traffic/chicago-worst-vehicle-congestion/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/12/03/group-sues-trump-administration-for-south-shore-raid-footage-that-fed-propaganda-videos-apartment-ice-border-patrol-bovino
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/12/02/federal-appeals-judge-questions-validity-order-free-hundreds-ice-custody
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for healthcare costs.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/12/03/affordable-care-act-aca-premium-tax-credits-prostate-cancer-la-shawn-ford
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for homelessness.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2025/12/03/chicago-homelessness-trump-housing-policies
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG POCTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/01/operation-midway-blitz-criminal-record/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/02/first-ice-raided-their-chicago-apartment-building-now-theyre-being-forced-to-vacate-it/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/02/attorneys-dismiss-lawsuit-restricting-use-of-force-immigration/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/02/im-shocked-chicago-appeals-judge-rips-lower-courts-ruling-to-release-immigration-arrestees/
— Ray LaHood, former GOP congressman and Obama’s transportation secretary, named head of Edgar Fellows program
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/03/ray-lahood-head-edgar-fellows/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Hanover Park police officer detained by ICE returns to active duty
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251202/news/hanover-park-police-officer-detained-by-ice-returns-to-active-duty/
— DuPagePads receives historic $5 million grant from Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez Bezos. DD: Of course, this will attract homeless people to DuPage County.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251202/news/dupagepads-receives-historic-5-million-grant-from-jeff-bezos-lauren-sanchez-bezos/
WTVO
— Illinois extends financial aid to undocumented students starting January 1st, 2026. DD: Under its Democrat leaders, Illinois ever-increasingly reject federal law. That is what the Confederate states did.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/illinois-extends-financial-aid-undocumented-110200612.html
WAND TV
— Giving Tuesday – A lifeline for non-profits. DD: What do you give to others? Since 2000, I have given my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to anyone who wants to read them free of charge, without any advertising, and without any donation requests. Since 2004, they have included links to almost 530,000 articles.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/giving-tuesday—a-lifeline-for-non-profits/article_7d1d7292-368e-42d9-a40b-f562a0957ba2.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump says he doesn’t want Somalis in the U.S., urges them to go back to their homeland and fix it
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-12-02/trump-says-he-doesnt-want-somalis-in-the-u-s-urges-them-to-go-back-to-their-homeland-and-fix-it
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-12-03/the-use-and-misuse-of-the-word-ideology
NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TV
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government and charity.
https://www.nctv17.org/spotlight/bridge-communities-helps-families-break-the-cycle-of-homelessness/amp/
DURBIN
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army. Durbin ever-increasingly leads the Democrat Army.
https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/videos/view/durbin-to-republican-colleagues-what-if-operation-midway-blitz-comes-to-your-state-or-hometown
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/12/03/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-640/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon reacts to plans for permanent guaranteed income
https://wirepoints.org/wirepoints-mark-glennon-reacts-to-plans-for-permanent-guaranteed-income-am560/
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Riley Gaines to headline Concerned Parents of Illinois annual gala on Jan. 31, 2026
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/676601776-riley-gaines-to-headline-concerned-parents-of-illinois-annual-gala-on-jan-31-2026
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Concerned Parents of Illinois is proud to announce that Riley Gaines, a nationally recognized women’s rights advocate and former NCAA athlete, will serve as the keynote speaker at this year’s Annual Gala, to be held on January 31, 2026, at Gibsons Oak Brook.)
CITY JOURNAL
— Chicago Transit Doesn’t Need Another Bailout. Declining ridership shouldn’t be rewarded with more taxpayer dollars.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/chicago-transit-authority-bailout
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Democrats Trying to Out-Left-Flank Each Other in 9th Congressional District, Which Covers All of Algonquin Township
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/12/03/democrats-trying-to-out-left-flank-each-other-in-9th-congressional-district-which-covers-all-of-algonquin-township/
— Woman Set Afire on CTA Makes London Paper
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/12/02/woman-set-afire-on-cta-makes-london-paper/
— In 9th, Only Justin Ford Favors Stopping Unlimited Immigration
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/12/02/in-9th-only-justin-ford-favors-stoppage-of-rampant-immigration/
— Illinois Dems Decide to Tax Tips
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/12/01/illinois-dems-decide-to-tax-tips/
— Dem Mass Transit Tax Hikers Repeat 51-Year Old RTA Promise
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/12/01/dem-mass-transit-tax-hikers-repeat-51-year-old-rta-promise/
— County Board Set to Approve 3% Automatic Annual Raises Starting in 2030, End of Free Family Health Insurance for Those Elected in 2028
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/29/county-board-set-to-approve-3-automatic-annual-raises-starting-in-2030-end-of-free-family-health-insurance-for-those-elected-in-2028/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Left-wing group pushes Mamdani-style minimum wage hike to boost Democrats in 2026
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/dec/2/left-wing-group-pushes-mamdani-style-minimum-wage-hike-boost/
— Judge orders ICE to stop most warrantless immigration arrests in D.C.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/dec/2/judge-orders-ice-stop-warrantless-immigration-arrests-dc/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democratic socialist candidate for DC mayor beats record to meet donation requirements. DD: What percent of Democrats who are the following are socialists: liberal, moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/state/3903922/janeese-lewis-george-candidate-dc-mayor-beats-record-donation-requirements/
NEW YORK POST
— Mamdani stokes Italian American outrage after resurfaced tweet shows socialist giving the finger to Christopher Columbus statue: ‘Take it down’
https://www.aol.com/mamdani-stokes-italian-american-outrage-014926956.html
— Michael Goodwin: How NY followed Biden’s, Dems’ charge in harboring illegal immigrant criminals
https://nypost.com/2025/12/02/opinion/michael-goodwin-how-ny-followed-bidens-dems-charge-in-harboring-illegal-immigrant-criminals/
— Chilling new details emerge about ‘killer’ illegal migrants sprung from NY jails instead of being handed off to ICE
https://nypost.com/2025/12/03/us-news/chilling-new-details-emerge-about-killer-illegal-migrants-sprung-from-ny-jails-instead-of-being-handed-off-to-ice/
— Trump freezes immigration applications from 19 countries — and blacklist could expand to more than 30
https://nypost.com/2025/12/03/us-news/trump-freezes-immigration-applications-from-19-countries-and-blacklist-could-expand-to-more-than-30/
AMAC
— Liberals Side with Bloodthirsty Narcoterrorists in Crusade to “Get Trump”
https://amac.us/newsline/politics/liberals-side-with-bloodthirsty-narcoterrorists-in-crusade-to-get-trump/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegal alien remittances: Bessent says ‘follow the money’
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/12/illegal_alien_remittances_bessent_says_follow_the_money.html
FOX NEWS
— Vance, Trump unleash on Democrats’ affordability ‘scam’: ‘Fixing what [they’ve] broken’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vance-trump-unleash-democrats-affordability-scam-fixing-theyve-broken.print
LEGAL INSURRECTIOIN
— Discrimination Against American-Born Students In Three California University Systems Challenged By Equal Protection Project. Our Complaint to DOJ: DACA/“Undocumented” programs operating at 138 colleges and universities in the University of California, California State University, and California Community College systems systemically discriminate against American-born students on the basis of national origin.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/12/discrimination-against-american-born-students-in-three-california-university-systems-challenged-by-equal-protection-project/
NEWSMAX
— ICE-Busted Illinois Cop in US Illegally Back on Duty
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/illegal-cop-illinois/2025/12/02/id/1236826/
— D.C. Socialist Mayoral Candidate Sets Fundraising Record. DD: What percent of Democrats who are the following are socialists: liberal, moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time?
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/zohran-mamdani-janeese-lewis-george-washington-d-c/2025/12/02/id/1236810/
— Mamdani’s Big Government Ideas Have No Place in GOP
https://www.newsmax.com/traviskorson/durbin-hawley-sanders/2025/12/02/id/1236756/
PJ MEDIA
— Disparate Impact. Disparate impact rules say any policy or test in which some races or sexes do better than others is illegal discrimination, even if the policy or test has nothing to do with race or sex.
https://pjmedia.com/john-stossel/2025/12/02/disparate-impact-n4946648
WHITE HOUSE
— A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips. DD: My critics/opponents despise/hate my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. They have their operatives and their dupes monitor my newsletters closely for anything that the following do not like: a) Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders, b) conservative leaders, and c) religious leaders. To turn the aforesaid against me, they bring what they find to the attention of the aforesaid.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/12/a-call-to-action-submit-media-bias-tips/
(FROM THE POSTING: The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies, purposely omitted context, and outright left-wing lunacy of the Fake News Media — a tall task that demands the help of everyone who believes in facts and accuracy over Fake News. That’s why the White House is calling on everyday Americans to support the truth and hold the Fake News accountable. By visiting whitehouse.gov/biastips , anyone can submit biased or undeniably false articles, and valid submissions will be used to keep the Media Bias Portal updated. So-called “journalists” have made it impossible to identify every false or misleading story, which is why help from the American people is essential. The days of the Fake News Media controlling the narrative with lies, fake anonymous sources, and willful bias are over. If the legacy media won’t honor their responsibility to accurately inform the public, we know the American people will.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— Illinois officials warn rental car companies that it is illegal for immigration agents to swap license plates. The secretary of state sent a cease and desist letter to ICE head Todd Lyons, citing “multiple reports of federal ICE agents illegally swapping out the license plates displayed on vehicles.” DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army. Durbin ever-increasingly leads the Democrat Army.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/illinois-rental-car-license-plates-immigration-agents-illegal-rcna246115
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers in settlement as ongoing strike draws Mamdani and Sanders to picket line. DD: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized earlier, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to a) force me to take a $23,472 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, c) delay my promotions and never promote me beyond GS-13, d) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and e) force me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/economy/starbucks-to-pay-35m-to-nyc-workers-in-settlement-as-ongoing-strike-draws-mamdani-and-sanders-to-picket-line
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Con Job’
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/us/politics/trump-affordability-economy-messaging.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump calls Minnesota’s Somali community ‘garbage’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-calls-minnesotas-somali-community-garbage/2025/12/02/e7d1d0c1-4d64-4358-9cc0-dbd9e02ede4e_video.html
USA TODAY
— DD: Where did the money come from for your first down payment? For me, it came from what I earned a) working for IRS for 15 months and b) working for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. I bought a new townhome in University Park when I was 24 years old in 1972.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/11/28/trump-50-year-mortgage-home-ownership-gen-z/87352889007/
INDIANA GAZETTE
— The case for a pause on all immigration
https://www.indianagazette.com/opinion/cal-thomas-the-case-for-a-pause-on-all-immigration/article_290c0787-35a7-477c-8eb5-7461ae23afcd.html
BOSTON GLOBE
— The dreaded performance review is, well, under review. DD: Democrat and RINO employers use performance reviews to get rid of their Republican employees. They paint their Democrat employees as positively as they can and they paint their Republican employees as negatively as they can. In Diersen v. GAO, I entered into the court record all the many performance reviews that my Democrat superiors gave me 1980-1997. None of them came close to justifying the many adverse actions that they took against me. They forced me to take a $23,472 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. They forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/02/magazine/transforming-performance-reviews-workplace/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Great American Baby Shortage. With marriage on the decline, U.S. fertility has slipped well below the replacement rate.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-great-american-baby-shortage-9d2efa16
BUZZFEED
— DD: According to Democrat leaders, the Pope is woke. To be woke is to be anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/bellaarnold/conservative-backlash-to-pope
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/honey-people-mad-pope-being-000549348.html
CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
— The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Embrace of Cancel Culture
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administrations-dangerous-embrace-of-cancel-culture/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
FEDERAL
— Illegal Indian immigrant involved in fatal US crash, 4th case in as many months
https://thefederal.com/category/news/illegal-indian-immigrant-involved-in-fatal-us-crash-4th-case-in-as-many-months-218934
MEAWWW
— Trump slams reporter, says Americans getting ‘fake news from guys like you’ on affordability crisis. Donald Trump argued that affordability concerns were a ‘hoax’ started by Democrats, who he said were responsible for rising prices and inflation.
https://news.meaww.com/trump-slams-reporter-says-americans-getting-fake-news-from-guys-like-you-on-affordability-crisis
Decenber 2, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Bailey speaks out after helicopter crash kills family members
https://abc7chicago.com/post/republican-illinois-governor-candidate-darren-bailey-speaks-montana-helicopter-crash-kills-family-members/18236452/
NBC5
— Bailey reflects on tragedy, his decision to continue gubernatorial run
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/darren-bailey-reflects-on-tragedy-his-decision-to-continue-gubernatorial-run/3857553/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG PICTURE: Bailey resumes his quest for Illinois governor
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/01/darren-bailey-resumes-quest-after-personal-tragedy/
— Before blaming CPD for overtime, look what this city has demanded of cops. DD: What overtime have you worked? While I worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I worked lots of overtime. I always volunteered to work Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/12/chicago-police-overtime-snelling-cpd-staffing/
— More CPS students are graduating high school, but finishing college is a challenge. DD: What helped you finish college? For me it included my parents’ providing me with room and board in their home in Crete and my part-time Park Forest Post Office job.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/02/cps-graudate-high-school-college/
SOUTHERN & NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Fired federal employee sues Trump in a case that could upend civil rights laws. In Diersen v. GAO, the 7th Circuit ruled that my Democrat GAO superiors had the power to force me to retire, that is, that they had the power to fire me, when I was 49 years old in 1997, because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/12/01/immigration-judge-fired-by-trump-administration-files-lawsuit-claiming-discrimination/
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-12-01/fired-worker-sues-government-in-a-case-that-could-upend-civil-rights-laws
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tania Nemer is one of dozens of immigration judges fired by the Trump administration this year. But a new lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., suggests what happened to Nemer — and why — has the potential to scramble the federal workforce and upend foundational civil rights laws. Nemer alleges that despite top performance reviews, she was dismissed from her job because of her gender, her status as a dual citizen of Lebanon and the fact that she once ran for municipal office in Ohio as a Democrat. Those reasons, she says, are all in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the First Amendment. The government has responded by arguing that the president’s power to oversee the executive branch under Article II of the U.S. Constitution essentially overrides that core civil rights law, Nemer’s attorney said.)
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE & ST. LOUIS TODAY & STATELINE
— DD: Democrat leaders crow about their success in making Illinois dependent on federal spending.
https://www.news-gazette.com/business/economy/capitol-news-illinois-report-trump-cuts-could-shrink-illinois-economy-by-10-billion/article_33b37a79-045d-4896-8fb2-09d88fee242b.html
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/article_c248bb2a-58c3-4ea0-b4f9-1cac8656261a.html
https://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-faces-up-to-10b-in-losses-due-to-trump-budget-cuts/amp/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Dabrowski and the business crowd
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/12/02/dabrowski-draws-business-donors-00672368
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/12/02/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-639/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CHICAGO MORNING STAR
— Jeanne Ives Warns Chicago Is ‘Bankrupt’ Amid Debt Strain
https://chicagomorningstar.com/jeanne-ives-warns-chicago-is-bankrupt-amid-debt-strain/amp
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— When the Left Can’t Win Arguments… They Send Glitter
https://illinoisfamily.org/ifi_news/when-the-left-cant-win-arguments-they-send-glitter/
CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Chicago’s Billion-Dollar “Reform” Industry
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/chicago-billion-dollar-reform-industry
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries. According to Democrat and RINO leaders, citizens of foreign countries come to America and stay in America only for good reasons. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To vote for Democrats in Illinois is to drive out of Illinois, out of your county, out of your township, out of your municipality, out of your school district, and out of your precinct those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid. I have lived in Illinois since 1948 and in DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200 since 1978. I have lived in my precinct since 1984. My ancestors have been in America since 1844. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Who has been promoted over you? All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. They all had less work experience than I had, less education than I had, no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. When I was 49 years old in 1997, they forced me to retire and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate who had less work experience than I had, who had less education than I had, who had one professional certification while I had six, and had no CPA license like the one I had. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— My critics/opponents want socialism. According to them, if had spent my career in the capitalist private sector instead of the socialist federal government, I never would have made $153,151/year in today’s dollars when I was 49 years old in 1997. What if I had spent my career in the capitalist private sector? I earned a bachelor’s degree in management. I earned master’s degrees in business, accounting and finance. I earned professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting. I earned a CPA license. To advance in the socialist federal government, you have to be a Democrat. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What performance reviews have you gotten? In Diersen v. GAO, I entered into the court record all the many performance reviews that my Democrat superiors gave me 1980-1997. Not one of them came close to justifying the many adverse actions that they took against me. They forced me to take a $23,472 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. They forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— The director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, says that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) should not exist. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years. If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE. A reformed GAO would not have wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. It would not have forced me to take a $23,472 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. It would not have kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. It would not have delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. It would not have always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Have you been fired? In Diersen v. GAO, the 7th Circuit ruled that my Democrat GAO superiors had the power to force me to retire, that is, that they had the power to fire me, when I was 49 years old in 1997, because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Socialism is popular, but government is still the problem. DD: According to my critics/opponents, they would be much better off under socialism.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/3902494/socialism-popular-government-still-problem/
— The affordability panic is real. Republicans worsen it.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/3902785/affordability-panic-real-republicans-worsen-it/
NEW YORK POST
— Mamdani, Bernie Sanders join striking Starbucks workers
https://nypost.com/2025/12/01/us-news/zohran-mamdani-bernie-sanders-join-striking-starbucks-workers-as-city-approves-39m-deal/
— Trump says he would feel comfortable living in socialist Mamdani’s NYC. DD: According to my critics/opponents, they would be much better off under socialism.
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-says-feel-comfortable-living-214542137.html
— New York released 7,000 illegal migrant criminals onto streets this year alone — including a machete-wielding maniac, a rapist and an attempted killer
https://nypost.com/2025/12/01/us-news/dhs-demands-leticia-james-hand-over-7000-illegal-migrant-criminals-new-york-is-holding/
BREITBART
— DHS: Sanctuary New York City Is Harboring 7,169 Criminal Illegal Aliens
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/12/01/dhs-sanctuary-new-york-city-is-harboring-7169-criminal-illegal-aliens/
FOX NEWS
— We have no idea how many illegals the Biden administration let in. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders do not just let illegals in, they invite them in.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6385828061112
— Elite NYC private schools may offer financial aid to parents earning up to $800,000
https://www.foxnews.com/media/elite-nyc-private-schools-may-offer-financial-aid-parents-earning-up-800000-report
— DD: Mamdani is the new face of the Democratic Party
https://www.aol.com/articles/republicans-push-mamdani-face-democratic-173838479.html
— DHS launches ‘Cyber Monday deal’ in retro 90s holiday ad: $1,000 for illegal immigrants who self-deport. CBP Home App allows immigrants to arrange free travel home along with $1,000 bonus. DD: Yes, but what about those who will immediately come back?
https://www.foxnews.com/us/dhs-launches-cyber-monday-deal-retro-90s-holiday-ad-1000-illegal-immigrants-self-deport
POST MILLENNIAL
— Trump admin fires 8 immigration judges in New York City
https://thepostmillennial.com/trump-admin-fires-8-immigration-judges-in-new-york-city
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— White House doubles down on mass deportation pledge in wake of National Guard shooting
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5628455-mass-deportations-trump-pledge/
— The director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, says that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) should not exist. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years. If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE. A reformed GAO would not have wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. It would not have forced me to take a $23,472 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. It would not have kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. It would not have delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. It would not have always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance.
https://www.aol.com/russ-vought-says-government-accountability-024659336.html
CNN
— Religious leaders sue to block ICE raids at houses of worship. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly turn religious leaders against America.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/world/video/religious-leaders-sue-to-block-ice-raids-at-houses-of-worship
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly paint Rahmanullah Lakanwal as being an exception.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rahmanullah-lakanwal-national-guard-shooting-suspect-vetting-immigration/
ABC NEW YORK
— Mamdani and Sanders join Starbucks picket line in Brooklyn
https://abc7ny.com/post/nyc-mayor-elect-zohran-mamdani-bernie-sanders-join-starbucks-picket-line-brooklyn/18236841/
NEW YORK DAILY SUN
— Two protestors who blocked ICE in lower Manhattan charged with felony assault as cops injured
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/01/two-protestors-who-blocked-ice-in-lower-manhattan-charged-with-felony-assault-as-cops-injured/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Performance reviews. DD: In Diersen v. GAO, I entered into the court record all the many performance reviews that my Democrat superiors gave me 1980-1997. Not one of them came close to justifying the many adverse actions that they took against me. They forced me to take a $23,472 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. They forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/workplace/performance-review-history-future-43f6f1a7
FORBES
— Why Goldman Sachs Is Paying $2 Billion To Buy Wheaton Based Bubble Protection Firm Innovator Capital
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hanktucker/2025/12/01/why-goldman-sachs-is-paying-2-billion-to-buy-bubble-protection-firm-innovator-capital/
POLITICO
— Poll: Capitalism is out … and socialism is in. DD: My critics/opponents want socialism. According to them, if had spent my career in the capitalist private sector instead of the socialist federal government, I never would have made $153,151/year in today’s dollars when I was 49 years old in 1997. What if I had spent my career in the capitalist private sector? I earned a bachelor’s degree in management. I earned master’s degrees in business, accounting and finance. I earned professional certifications in accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting. I earned a CPA license. To advance in the socialist federal government, you have to be a Democrat.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/15/is-socialism-going-mainstream-a-new-poll-suggests-it-might-be-00564167
REASON
— Republican Socialism: Trump Is Taking Federal Stakes in Private Companies. The Trump administration’s pivot toward socialism did not come without warning. DD: Charles Bowsher came from Arthur Andersen to run GAO 1981 to 1996. According to his critics, he wanted to replace GAO with Arthur Andersen.
https://reason.com/2025/12/02/republican-socialism/
— Is Economic Anxiety Driving People to Socialism? DD: According to my critics/opponents, they would be much better off under socialism.
https://reason.com/podcast/2025/12/01/is-economic-anxiety-driving-people-to-socialism/
DAILY REPUBLIC
— Questioning military orders raises concerns. DD: I always followed all my Democrat superiors’ many orders to give preference to my subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, etc. But that was not enough for them.
https://www.dailyrepublic.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-questioning-military-orders-raises-concerns/article_6aa73254-469d-43ef-a0e4-27ec2be10118.html
PEOPLE
— Meet the Kids of Billionaire Tech Titans: From Steve Jobs’ Model Daughter to Jeff Bezos’ Rarely-Seen Son. DD: My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. I should write about them. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.aol.com/meet-kids-billionaire-tech-titans-153046325.html
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— Who gets hired and promoted in your company? DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. They all had less work experience than I had, less education than I had, no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. When I was 49 years old in 1997, they forced me to retire and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate who had less work experience than I had, who had less education than I had, who had one professional certification while I had six, and had no CPA license like the one I had.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/ie/blog/platform-for-success/202512/the-meritocracy-paradox-pervades-most-companies
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
OXFORD ACADEMIC
— Too scared to share? Fear of social sanctions for political expression on social media. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents and the biggest adverse actions that they have taken against me because of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://academic.oup.com/jcmc/article/29/1/zmad041/7394121
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While social media provide opportunities for political expression, many people may be reluctant to share their opinions if they fear personal or professional repercussions for posting political views. Fear of social sanctions (FOSSs) therefore represents a promising approach to investigate why people often avoid expressing political opinions online. Using panel survey data collected during the 2020 U.S. election, this study examines the predictors of FOSSs, as well as its relationship with several forms of online political expression. Results indicate that the ideological diversity of people’s online networks fosters their FOSSs, which in turn is associated with decreases in several types of online political expression. Thus, FOSSs may be an important determinant in individuals’ calculations to express political opinions online and may also hinder lower commitment forms of political engagement. Social media allow people to publicly express their political views, but many say they do not take advantage of this opportunity because they are afraid that sharing their political opinions online could lead to negative consequences in their personal or professional lives, such as damaging their relationships with friends and family or jeopardizing their job. This study has two goals. First, we examine whether characteristics of people’s social media environments impact their fears about sharing their political views online. Second, we test whether fears about the social and professional consequences of sharing political views online actually make it less likely that people express their political opinions on social media. We find that people who have more politically diverse social media environments are more fearful of sharing their political views online. We also find that people who are more afraid of the social and professional consequences of sharing their political views on social media often engage in self-censorship, becoming less likely to share news or their political opinions online, including liking or commenting on political posts made by others. This suggests that fears about the negative consequences of sharing political views on social media can limit political expression online.)
December 1, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Trump says he would ‘absolutely’ denaturalize some citizens if he had the power
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-says-he-would-absolutely-denaturalize-citizens-had-power/18233913/
WTTW
— Chicago Spent $212M on Police Overtime So Far This Year, 6% More Than New Limit Set for 2026
https://news.wttw.com/2025/11/28/chicago-spent-212m-police-overtime-so-far-year-6-more-new-limit-set-2026
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Stop the steal’: Hundreds rally against redistricting as Indiana GOP unveils map
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/01/stop-the-steal-hundreds-rally-against-redistricting-as-indiana-gop-unveils-map/
— What do Illinois’ woes tell us about the future of higher education in America?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/01/opinion-columbia-college-university-of-chicago-enrollment-decline/
— Wheaton-based ETF firm Innovator sells to Goldman Sachs for $2 billion
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/01/goldman-sachs-innovator-capital-management/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Occupying an office building emblazoned with its name on Front Street in Wheaton, Innovator has quietly been doing big business in the quaint county seat of DuPage County, perhaps best known as the academic launching pad for evangelist Billy Graham, who attended Wheaton College.)
SPRINGFIUELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Executive Ethics Commissioner Patricia “Patty” Ann Schuh cited for driving under the influence
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/accident/2025/12/01/the-ethics-commissioner-was-cited-for-an-incident-at-veterans-parkway/87455278007/
SHAW LOCAL
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/11/27/northern-illinois-food-bank-sees-25-increase-in-need-higher-than-pandemic-times-this-holiday-season/
KFVS
— Medical Aid in Dying bill worries Illinois coroners
https://www.kfvs12.com/2025/11/22/medical-aid-dying-bill-worries-illinois-coroners/
IPM NEWSROOM
— DD: How dependent on federal spending is your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://ipmnewsroom.org/trump-cuts-could-shrink-illinois-economy-by-10b-report/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/12/01/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-429/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— EV sales take a dive without taxpayer subsidies
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/dec/1/ev-sales-take-dive-without-taxpayer-subsidies/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrat ‘leaders’ everywhere are running businesses and residents out of their states—why would anyone want them for president?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/12/democrat_leaders_everywhere_are_running_businesses_and_residents_out_of_their_states_why_would_anyone_want_them_for_president.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Elected officials among those obstructing ICE in NYC
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/12/01/well-do-it-every-single-time-elected-officials-among-those-obstructing-ice-in-nyc-1607269/
BLAZE
— Chicago school district lets children ditch class over ICE fears
https://www.theblaze.com/news/chicago-school-district-lets-children-ditch-class-over-ice-fears-report
DAILY WIRE
— Here Are Some Illegals Americans Can Be Thankful Are Off The Streets. Over 70% of ICE arrests have been of those with criminal histories.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/thanksgiving-arrests-here-are-some-illegals-americans-can-be-thankful-are-off-the-streets
— Mark Kelly Encourages Active Military To Question Orders In Real Time. Troops “may find out down the road that they did something that is illegal,” he claimed. DD: I always followed all my Democrat superiors’ many orders to give preference to my subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, etc. But that was not enough for them.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/mark-kelly-encourages-active-military-to-question-orders-in-real-time
NEWS BUSTERS
— DD: Democrat Leaders Promote Their Mob of Anti-ICE Activists Obstructing Enforcement in New York
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2025/12/01/ms-now-promotes-mob-anti-ice-activists-obstructing-enforcement
PJ MEDIA
— Over 7,000 Criminal Illegals in New York Jails
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/12/01/over-7k-criminal-illegals-in-new-york-jails-n4946588
— History of Jihad and Crusade
https://pjmedia.com/raymond-ibrahim/2025/12/01/the-history-of-jihad-and-crusade-with-victor-davis-hanson-n4946592
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Federal review finds 44% of US trucking schools don’t comply with government rules
https://apnews.com/article/commercial-drivers-license-trucking-california-pennsylvania-96fee86df4f9bfb0ef65af20da878a57
NEW YORK TIMES
— A Councilwoman Intervened During an ICE Arrest. Then She Faced the Voters. Months before the election, Etel Haxhiaj, a councilwoman in Worcester, Mass., was charged with assaulting an officer when she stood between the police and an immigrant family.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/us/etel-haxhiaj-ice-immigration-election-massachusetts.html
— Fine-Tune Your Feed and Get News You Can Use. Apps from Google, Apple and other companies let you customize your content so you’re always up to date on the matters you care about most. DD: I have been a news aggregator since 2000. Since 2005, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters have contained links to almost 530,000 political and government news and commentary articles of interest to Illinois Republicans. My critics/opponents have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned a) the aforesaid articles and b) my comments on those articles. I should write about my critics/opponents. They destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and paise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. They reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of clout and have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/technology/personaltech/apple-google-news-customize.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly make America more dependent on illegal labor.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/12/01/trump-chicago-immigration-economy/
BARRON’S
— The great majority of wealthy parents are giving their adult children financial support. DD: I had to work my way through college. After my father died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21, I helped support my mother and brother.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/wealthy-parents-have-turned-into-banks-for-their-children-why-thats-a-problem-f6f1878b
BUSINESS INSIDER
— 5 ways rich parents can stop their kids from wasting the family fortune. DD: I had to work my way through college. After my father died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21, I helped support my mother and brother.
https://www.businessinsider.com/kathleen-grace-family-fortune-generational-wealth-children-money-lessons-advice-2025-10
CAMPUS TIMES
— The problem with standardized testing. DD: What do you attribute your test taking success/failure to? Many if not most if not virtually all of those who failed the tests that I passed did not share my demographics. Because of that, according to my critics/opponents, the tests that I passed were biased against those who did not share my demographics. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college. I passed all the tests needed to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees. I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. What should my test taking success be attributed too?
https://www.campustimes.org/2025/09/15/the-problem-with-standardized-testing/
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Congress faces a packed December agenda and big decisions including the search for a new Comptroller General as Gene Dodaro retires. DD: Comptroller Generals a) work for Congress and b) run GAO. GAO audits the federal government. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. They wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. They forced me to take a $23,472 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2025/12/congress-faces-a-packed-december-agenda-and-big-decisions-on-healthcare-subsidies/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gerton: One thing that’s got to be on lawmakers’ minds in December is the retirement of the comptroller general, the head of the government accountability office. Gene Dodaro’s term ends at the end of the month. What are you hearing in terms of the maneuvering and the nomination for his replacement? Miller: Well, I think there’s actually a lot of nervousness right now about what is going to happen with him. He has been a steady hand on the rudder, as you know, for close to fifteen years now, and there’s really a lot of discussion about how they’re going to get a successor to him. And frankly, it’s not really clear what’s going to happen. You have this panel of lawmakers that are supposed to nominate the next person, but they’re also looking for some guidance from the White House because that will have a big role in the type of person that replaces him. And the fact that this is, you know, one of the most prominent unelected positions in the federal government, the fact that this person is really responsible for rooting out waste, which Republicans have said they want to do and that they tried to do with DOGE, how much of a leash is the new head of GAO going to have? Will the White House go along with Republicans? We’ve seen Republicans starting to assert their own voice a little bit more, saying that they want some independence here, or will the White House crush that and say, you know, President Trump says I want this person and we’re gonna put them in? So I think we’re going to see a lot of maneuvering here in the next few weeks because he will be gone, as you know, later in the month. Gerton: Do you think it’s an opportunity for Congress to push back or take back some of its authority? GAO is their oversight body. Miller: Right, exactly. I think there is because whether they’re Republican or Democrat, I think the institutionalists, at least, believe that this type of leadership is necessary. And there’s no question about it, whatever political stripe you’re from, this office does root out a substantial amount of waste. I mean, they talk about something along the lines of a $160 billion in the past year. And so also these lawmakers, let’s not forget, when they’re leading various committees or subcommittees, they rely on the GAO for investigations to try to find out what do we need to fix. Everybody’s talking about what needs to be done to make federal government better. Well, this is perfectly an example of where you find the areas where there are problems that the GAO identifies and then Congress can act and react and create legislation.)
REASON
— To the Socialists of All Parties. DD: My critics/opponents promote dependency on government, that is, they promote socialism.
https://reason.com/2025/12/01/to-the-socialists-of-all-parties/
NIEMAN LAB
— Why people choose not to share news. DD: I should write about a) my critics/opponents, b) the articles they do not want anyone to read, and c) why they do not want anyone to read them. I would focus on those who continue to punish me for my including links in my newsletters to articles that they do not like.
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/why-people-choose-not-to-share-news/
BAIN & COMPANY
— Degrees are not destiny—nearly half of college graduates earn less than a living wage. DD: In today’s dollars, while I only had a bachelor’s degree in management, my salary increased from about $50,000/year to about $100,000/year. After I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, earned master’s degree in accounting, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, became a licensed CPA, earned four more job-related professional certifications, and earned a master’s degree in finance, my salary increased to about $153,000year.
https://www.bain.com/insights/educated-but-underprepared-closing-the-career-readiness-gap/
POLITICO
— Indiana House releases draft congressional map that could net Republicans 2 seats
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/01/indiana-house-proposed-redistricting-map-00671228
November 30, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Nonpartisan think tank identifies Illinois’ most effective state legislators
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/11/30/kelly-cassidy-sue-rezin-jb-pritzker-transgender-nuclear-nonpartisan-think-tank-identifies-illinois-most-effective-state-legislators
FOX32
— Slight majority of Illinoisans approve of Pritzker as he seeks third term. DD: Who approves of Pritzker? Those who are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-jb-pritzker-poll-nov-25
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for health care costs.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/for-republicans-its-crunch-time-on-health-care/
— Lawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of Trump’s military strikes on boats
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-lawmakers-voice-support-for-congressional-reviews-of-trumps-military-strikes-on-boats/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Sen. Mark Kelly calls Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ‘unqualified’ amid video probe. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied that was not qualified to be promoted to GS-9 (currently $68,315/year) when I was 23 years old in 1972, to GS-11 (currently $82,655/year) when I was 24, and to GS-12 (currently $99,069/year) when I was 25. But most of my Democrat coworkers were also promoted that fast. Further, unlike my coworkers, I was taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola. Further, they were furious that I had been selected for a high-profile developmental assignment instead of a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. My Democrat superiors soon got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me those three times and had given me that assignment. They disallowed my travel vouchers and education expenses and made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/30/mark-kelly-arizona-senator-calls-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth/
— Democrats’ crime policies are suicidal
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/30/democrats-crime-policies-suicidal/
NEW YORK POST
— White House names and shames ‘biased’ news outlets and reporters with new website
https://nypost.com/2025/11/30/us-news/white-house-names-and-shames-biased-news-outlets-and-reporters-with-new-website/
— Over 5K Afghan migrants flagged on ‘national security’ grounds since 2021
https://nypost.com/2025/11/29/us-news/more-than-5000-afghan-migrants-flagged-on-national-security-grounds-since-2021-document-reveals/
— Mamdani-linked PAC offered Hispanic business leader job, seat on transition team if he raised $1M in 3 days
https://nypost.com/2025/11/29/us-news/mamdani-linked-pac-allegedly-offered-hispanic-business-leader-job-seat-on-transition-team-if-he-raised-1m-in-3-days/
— Americans are rightly waking up — much of higher education is now a scam
https://nypost.com/2025/11/30/opinion/more-americans-are-realizing-a-four-year-degree-is-an-expensive-scam/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Ken Burns Rejects Factual Revolutionary History In Favor Of The 1619 Project
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/11/ken_burns_rejects_factual_revolutionary_history_in_favor_of_the_1619_project_comments.html
BREITBART
— Critical Race Theorists Sneak Back into Red States Through ‘Media Literacy’ Campaign
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2025/11/30/report-critical-race-theorists-sneak-back-into-red-states-through-media-literacy-campaign/
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Left Goes Neo-Confederate on Immigration
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/10/31/the-left-goes-neo-confederate-on-immigration/
LAW ENFOREMENT TODAY
— Connecticut Teachers’ Union Teams Up With Anti-ICE Activists While Test Scores Plummet
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/connecticut-teachers-union-teams-up-with-anti-ice-activists-while-test-scores-plummet
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Indiana Reignites Redistricting Battle After Trump Lights a Fire Under Republican Leadership
https://www.westernjournal.com/red-state-reignites-redistricting-battle-trump-lights-fire-republican-leadership/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— Noem says National Guard shooting suspect was ‘radicalized’ in the U.S.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/kristi-noem-radicalized-dc-national-guard-asylum-shooting-rcna246477
— Noem says all asylum claims in U.S. to be reviewed
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts/sec-kristi-noem-says-all-asylum-claims-in-u-s-will-be-reviewed-253308485914
CBS NEWS
— Immigration advocates hold another rally in NYC, criticize NYPD
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/immigration-advocates-hold-another-rally-in-nyc-criticize-nypd/
CNN
— Musk spotlights cost of federal entitlements amid fear of cuts to programs
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/politics/musk-federal-entitlements-costs
NEW YORK TIMES
— Protesters Arrested After Trying to Block a Possible ICE Raid
https://www.nytimes.com/video/nyregion/100000010555061/protesters-arrested-after-trying-to-block-a-possible-ice-raid.html
USA TODAY
— Trump’s approval rating hits second-term low as Republican support dips. DD: My critics/opponents have always focused on driving my approval rating down. Since 1999, they have focused on Republican voters, precinct committeemen, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. Since 2000, they have focused on GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter readers and potential readers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/29/trump-approval-rating-low-gallup/87524482007/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump calls Democrats ‘traitors’ for urging military to ‘refuse illegal orders.’ DD: All those who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors assigned me to supervise were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, non-Protestant, non-German American, had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, and/or had performance problems. I never refused orders to give them preference. I gave them lots of preference. But that was not enough for my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors.
https://www.aol.com/news/trump-calls-democrats-traitors-urging-214915264.html
PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE
— Refusing illegal orders is a dilemma for U.S. troops. DD: All those who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors assigned me to supervise were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, non-Protestant, non-German American, had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, and/or had performance problems. I never refused orders to give them preference. I gave them lots of preference. But that was not enough for my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors.
https://www.phillytrib.com/commentary/refusing-illegal-orders-is-a-dilemma-for-u-s-troops/article_5d126839-c765-4bb7-b9af-c7d6ea73994b.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— About That Trump-Mamdani Love-In
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/journal-editorial-report/wsj-opinion-about-that-trump-mamdani-love-in/67E92381-F2C4-4A7F-A7DC-DE73985CCEBC
BEST COLLEGES
— 58 Companies That Pay for College With Tuition Reimbursement. DD: I paid lots of my money 1966-1997 to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree (management), three job-related masters (business, accounting, and finance), six job-related professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic Accounting), and a job-related professional license (CPA). Except for some small token amounts, none of it was reimbursed. I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. Worse yet, to get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my graduate business and accounting courses even though the employee manual they gave me strongly encouraged me to take those courses. They falsely arguing that the courses were not job-related, did not maintain or improve my job skills, qualified me for a new trade or business, and were taken by me to get a job in the private sector. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/analysis/2021/09/16/top-companies-offering-tuition-reimbursement/
TIME
— New Yorkers Foil Large-Scale ICE Raid
https://time.com/7337578/ice-raid-new-york-mamdani/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
JAPAN TIMES
— Protesters disrupt federal immigration operation in Manhattan
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/30/world/protesters-disrupt-federal-immigration/
November 30, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
DAILY HERALD
— The more that you urge rejection or Trump’s orders, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters glorify and praise you.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20251129/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-unnerving-overreach-government-intimidation-not-justified-for-lawmakers-who-s/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Too little economic growth has too many fighting for state support
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-too-little-economic-growth-has-too-many-fighting-for-state-support/article_99862403-d353-4d14-84f9-8eb707002b9b.html
ADVANTAGE NEWS
— Illinois business group warns of ‘backbreaking’ progressive income tax. DD: Who wants you to pay more taxes? My critics/opponents have always wanted me to pay more taxes.
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/illinois-business-group-warns-of-backbreaking-progressive-income-tax/article_b34d63d2-1446-483e-a4a8-1ca67da37f04.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— 5 ways Republicans are breaking with Trump
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/5-ways-republicans-are-breaking-with-trump/amp/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders always want more immigration because immigrants are future Democrats.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-11-29/how-one-attack-is-reshaping-the-fight-over-immigration-policy
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— County Board Set to Approve 3% Automatic Annual Raises Starting in 2030, End of Free Family Health Insurance for Those Elected in 2028
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/11/29/county-board-set-to-approve-3-automatic-annual-raises-starting-in-2030-end-of-free-family-health-insurance-for-those-elected-in-2028/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— We must totally overhaul our immigration system. DD: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, citizens of foreign countries come to America only for good reasons. Democrat leaders want immigrants because immigrants are future Democrats. RINO leaders want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://nypost.com/2025/11/29/opinion/afghani-lunatic-proves-we-must-totally-overhaul-our-immigration-system/
AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Reclaiming America’s Graduate Pipeline. DD: 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://spectator.org/reclaiming-americas-graduate-pipeline/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The United States has long been the world’s university. More than 1.6 million international students studied here last year, according to the 2024 SEVIS by the Numbers Report from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which tracks active F-1 visa holders. At the graduate level, many of them pay no tuition at all, receive annual stipends ranging from $25,000 to $65,000, and health benefits funded by U.S. universities and federal research grants. As someone who has run Health and Human Services departments in multiple states, I have seen how difficult it is for middle- and lower-income American families to send their children to college. Parents juggle extra jobs to afford tuition. Students borrow tens of thousands of dollars. Meanwhile, many foreign doctoral candidates enjoy full tuition waivers and monthly paychecks funded by American institutions. The imbalance is real. According to the 2023 National Science Foundation’s Survey of Earned Doctorates, approximately 90 percent of 215,000 international Ph.D. students in the United States receive full tuition support, salaries and health benefits. By comparison, only 84 percent of American students receive the same treatment. This has been a consistent trend. Data from 2019 to 2023 shows that temporary visa holders consistently have a slightly higher rate than U.S. citizens. Cornell University reports that 97 percent of its doctoral students are fully funded. The same pattern holds across major research universities. The result is that over a five year space more than a million non-U.S. students are effectively educated in highly sought after doctoral programs for free underwritten by American resources. No other developed nation does this at such scale. In most countries, foreign students pay higher tuition than domestic students. Scholarships for non-citizens are rare and usually tied to explicit national interests. America stands alone in offering open-ended funding that includes tuition, health coverage, and salaries to foreign students who may or may not remain here after graduation. Beyond financial considerations, prioritizing American doctoral students in funded positions would ensure that our undergraduates benefit from instructors who are fully fluent in English and deeply familiar with American cultural and educational norms. Many international Ph.D. students, face significant proficiency challenges that lead to communication barriers in the classroom, as evidenced by frequent complaints from U.S. undergraduates about difficulties understanding accents, explanations, and instructions. We have created a system that rewards global recruitment without requiring any justification that the position serves a defined American need. Even with justification our own citizens deserve the first opportunity. This situation doesn’t come without danger to national security.)
AMERICAN THINKER
— Earned Entitlements And Mass Immigration
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/11/earned_entitlements_and_mass_immigration.html
COLLEGE FIX
— Oregon questionnaire asks 6th graders if they’re ‘genderfluid,’ ‘trans,’ ‘pansexual,’ and more. DD: How much success have Democrats had making students in your school district sexually active LGBTQers?
https://www.thecollegefix.com/oregon-questionnaire-asks-6th-graders-if-theyre-genderfluid-trans-pansexual-and-more/
DAILY CALLER
— 43-Year-Old Socialist Mayor-Elect Brags She Doesn’t Need Parents To Bankroll Her Anymore. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents whose parents had the most money.
https://www.aol.com/news/43-old-socialist-mayor-elect-152726896.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— Democrats’ Dangerous Game of Federal Nullification
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/25/insurrection-chic-democrats-dangerous-new-fad/
FOX NEWS
— ‘America is the most generous country in the world when it comes to legal migration’ DD: Democrats run the federal government. They make immigrants Democrats.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6385717483112
NEWSMAX
— Blagojevich: Pritzker ‘Pandered to Crazies’
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/jb-pritzker-democrats-politics/2025/11/29/id/1236437/
— NYC Protesters Now Using Barriers to Halt ICE Agents
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/nyc-protesters-zohran-mamdani/2025/11/29/id/1236451/
— Republicans must look beyond Trump to combat the spread of socialism. DD: My critics/opponents promote dependency on government, that is, they promote socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DG5d0Gnr-U
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— 5 ways Republicans are breaking with Trump
https://thehill.com/homenews/5624163-trump-faces-republican-resistance/
NEWSWEEK
— Trump’s approval rating among Gen Z Americans has improved. Polling shows that while it is still underwater, Trump’s net approval among adults ages 18 to 29 has increased from -55 percentage points to -34 points in November. A conservative shift among Gen Z voters proved key to Trump’s success in the November 2024 election. DD: What is your approval rating? My critics/opponents have always worked very hard to make mine low. They stress the many big adverse actions that they have had their operatives and their dupes take against me. They stress that virtually no one has ever come to my defense.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-approval-shifts-gen-z-11126435
AOL
— Millions Could Lose Out on Social Security COLA Adjustments Next Year. DD: I have benefitted from COLAs since I was 16 years old in 1966 and became a part-time postal employee. My critics/opponents have always been furious about that. I got COLAs while I was a postal employee 1966-1969, IRS employee 1971-1980, and GAO employee 1980-1997. I have gotten COLAs as a federal retiree since 1997 and as a Social Security recipient since 2010. My critics/opponents either a) would never stoop to take a federal job or b) failed to qualify themselves for one.
https://www.aol.com/articles/why-millions-could-lose-social-151601641.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ultimately, the heart of the matter is that for those Americans who receive Medicare Part B premiums, which are expected to jump a whopping 11.5% in 2025, to around $206.20 monthly, up from $185, this COLA increase doesn’t amount to much of anything. Consider that for most retirees, these premiums for Medicare Part B are going to be automatically deducted from their future Social Security checks in 2026. What this means is that a sizable portion, if not the entirety, of someone’s 2.8% COLA increase will be lost well before any check hits a bank account. There is no way around this, and it’s quickly becoming a frightening reality for millions of Americans who rely on Social Security. The situation is basically summed up by saying that as one government benefit rises slightly, another offsets it almost immediately. Now, factor in the fact that 2026 is going to mark the eighth double-digit increase in Medicare Part B premiums in the past 25 years, and it’s just disheartening news all around. The Big Picture: COLA Is Based on an Outdated Formula)
NEW YORK TIMES
— Mamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas for NYC transportation team: ‘War on drivers.’ DD: My critics/opponents are anti-car if not car-haters.
https://nypost.com/2025/11/29/us-news/mamdani-hires-car-hating-activist-ben-furnas-to-transportation-team-war-on-drivers/
— Democrats say “Afghans Who Assisted U.S. During the War Underwent Rigorous Vetting.” DD: One more reason to restrict immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/politics/afghans-cia-vetting.html
KCAU
— Iowa GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Forum. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RHjD0DKomU
FORTUNE
— America is developing a ‘dependency’ on the top 1% of workers, while the bottom 60% are struggling and unproductive. DD: What did you do to advance your career? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees. I earned six job-related professional certifications. I earned a job-related professional license. My critics/opponents use the aforesaid against me. They stress that notwithstanding the aforesaid, I never made more than $153,151/year in today’s dollars. They stress that I was forced to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.aol.com/finance/ray-dalio-says-america-developing-085611572.html
FORBES
— How Workforce Development Boosts Career And Economic Growth. DD: None of my Democrat IRS superiors encouraged me to take job-related graduate evening courses. I got that encouragement from my IRS employee manual. My taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola helped me get promoted in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat IRS superiors would have encouraged me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jessicamendoza1/2025/01/31/how-workforce-development-boosts-career-and-economic-growth/
ZIP RECRUIER
— GS-13 Salary. (currently $117,807-$153,151/year) DD: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates have been furious ever since I got promoted to GS-13 when I was 38 year old in in 1986. By then, I had worked for GAO for almost 7 years. I had become a licensed CPA in 1981. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. I had worked for IRS 1971-1980. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA in 1976.
https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Government-Gs-13-Salary
JUST THE NEWS
— Poll finds 51% of young voters prefer democratic socialist in 2028. DD: My critics/opponents promote dependency on government, that is, they promote socialism.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/polling/poll-finds-51-young-voters-prefer-democratic-socialist-2028
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— All the ways ‘white female Mamdani’ is set to change her city as she attempts to ‘Trump-proof’ liberal stronghold
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15324867/mayor-elect-katie-wilson-socialist-change-seattle-trump.html
ECONOMIC NEWS
— Google parent Alphabet races toward $4 trillion valuation as AI-fueled gains accelerate. DD: Google ever-increasingly steers everyone to websites that promote the Democrat Party platform.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/alphabet-races-toward-4-trillion-valuation-as-ai-fueled-gains-accelerate/articleshow/125545183.cms
November 25, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
FOX32
— 2 Chicago alders push new measures after teen takeover leaves 14-year-old dead. DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iiigm-Hr6_s
WGN9
— Renewed push for a Chicago “snap” curfew after teen takeover, shooting incidents in the Loop. DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your downtown?
https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/renewed-push-for-a-chicago-snap-curfew-after-teen-takeover-shooting-incidents-in-the-loop/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erI3CHN1Uvw
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Blue Line horror brings a day of reckoning for the SAFE-T Act and hapless electronic monitoring in Cook County.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/editorial-blue-line-attack-lawrence-reed-tim-evans-cook-county-judges-electronic-monitoring/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/chicago-street-vendors-ice/
— DD: How thankful are you? According to my critics/opponents, I have never been thankful enough. According to them, I did not really earn what I have and I certainly do not disserve what I have. They stress that I avoided the Vietnam War draft with student deferments and a financial hardship deferment 1966-1971; that my parents provided me with room and board while I took classes at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969; that I graduated debt-free from NIU in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE; that S.S Kresge hired me in 1964, the Post Office in 1966, Firestone Stores in 1970, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980; that IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974; that GAO promoted me in 1986; that I earned master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a professional license in 1981; that a bought a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964 and new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc.; that I bought real estate when I was 24, 25, and 27; that I got married in 1978 and we bought a home that year and had one built in 1984; and that we gave up trying to have children and we did not adopt or become foster parents. According to my critics/opponents, I owe everything that I have to my benefitting from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/opinion-thanksgiving-plymouth-civil-war/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fatal Loop ‘teen takeover’ leaves families, peers reeling. After 14-year-old Armani Floyd’s death Friday, his peers at a South Shore after-school basketball group struggled with losing a friend whom they thought of as family. The violence has revived a City Council snap curfew measure vetoed by the mayor in the summer. DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your downtown?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/11/24/armani-floyd-teen-takeover-project-swish
SUBURBAN LIFE
— Proposal to restrict, monitor ICE in Downers Grove rejected by Village Council. Resolution called for prohibiting agents from staging on village property.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2025/11/25/proposal-to-restrict-monitor-ice-in-downers-grove-rejected-by-village-council/
WTVO
— Illinois bill aims to restrict driver’s licenses to U.S. citizens only
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/illinois-bill-aims-restrict-driver-220716476.html
POLITICO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Underwood to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/11/25/underwood-tours-broadview-ice-facility-00667974
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: Dec. 2: Chris Cleveland, a former Republican Party chair in Chicago, is holding a fundraiser for his campaign to run for the Indiana Statehouse. Headliner is political activist and former Illinois state Rep. Jeanne Ives. Details here ( https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000019a-b37c-d739-a3ba-fffcab890000 )
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What have been your critics’/opponents’ biggest failures? My critics/opponents have failed to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000. They have failed to stop me from serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. They failed to stop me from serving as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2021. They failed to stop me from serving as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. They failed to stop me from serving as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-20210 and 2000-2004. They failed to stop me from serving as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007. They failed to stop me from serving as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. They failed to stop me from being a GAO employee 1980-1997. They failed to stop GAO from promoting me in 1986. They failed to stop me from being an IRS employee 1971-1980. They failed in stop IRS from promoting me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. They failed from to stop me from being a Post Office employee 1966-1969. They failed to stop me from stopping video gambling and pot sales in Wheaton. They failed to stop me from filing lawsuits. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— The solution to America’s cost-of-living crisis. Robin Hood economics don’t work. DD: The cost-of-living in DuPage County is very high. I bought a new townhome in University Park after my IRS salary had increased from $55,850/year to $68,315/year in today’s dollars when I was 24 years old in 1972. But if that townhome had been built in DuPage County, I could not have afforded it. When my wife and I got married in 1978, we were able to buy a home in Wheaton ( https://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/1017-E-Harrison-Ave-60187/home/18135528 ) a) because my IRS salary was $108,978/year in today’s dollars, b) because of my wife’s salary, and c) because my wife had saved enough for the down payment.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/24/solution-americas-cost-living-crisis/
— DOGE without Musk is still buzz-sawing through government waste. DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/24/decentralized-doge-still-buzz-sawing-government-waste/
NEW YORK POST
— Here’s why Trump believes he has upper hand over Mamdani after surprise lovefest in Oval Office
https://nypost.com/2025/11/24/business/heres-why-trump-believes-he-has-upper-hand-over-zohran-mamdani-after-surprise-lovefest-in-oval-office/
AMAC
— Witness the Catastrophic Results of Identity Theft by Illegal Immigrants
https://amac.us/newsline/politics/witness-the-catastrophic-results-of-identity-theft-by-illegal-immigrants/
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Senate and Trump on a Collision Course Over the Leadership of the GAO
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/senate-and-trump-on-a-collision-course-over-the-leadership-of-the-gao/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gene L. Dodaro is not a household name. He is a mild-mannered man who is rarely seen without a necktie and dark suit, and who speaks in a flat, matter-of-fact tone. He has worked for the federal government since 1973. Yet, his retirement in December may well set off a separation-of-powers battle royale between President Donald Trump and Congress. Dodaro is the head of the Government Accountability Office, which has been a thorn in the president’s side during his second term. And by law, Trump gets to nominate the next Comptroller General, as the GAO’s leader is termed. Long before there was the Department of Government Efficiency, there was the GAO, which regularly publicly exposes governmental cost overruns and failed policies that squander taxpayer dollars. Congress established the nonpartisan agency in 1921 to audit agencies and help lawmakers root out fraud and rein in the federal deficit. Today, GAO may be best known for its frequent reporting on “improper payments” flowing from executive agencies, which amounted to more than $160 billion last year. The agency’s deep-dive investigations of federal agency operations, such as the use of solitary confinement in federal prisons, often stoke congressional oversight. Trump has made it a policy to bring to heel government watchdogs his administration views as needlessly interfering in matters best left to executive branch officials. Trump has fired or demoted at least 20 inspector generals, whose job it is to uncover illicit doings by executive branch agencies, since returning to office in January. The president also canned the heads of the Office of Government Ethics and the Office of Special Counsel, both of whom set policies aimed at curbing mischief by federal officials. Earlier this year, the White House sought to embed a team of individuals from the DOGE in GAO. The agency rebuffed them and released a letter it sent to DOGE that declared, “GAO is a legislative branch agency that conducts work for Congress. As such, we are not subject to DOGE or Executive Orders.” Repeatedly, the White House has clashed with GAO over its legal opinions faulting various executive agencies for failing to spend congressionally appropriated funds. Last month, for example, Dodaro’s team deemed illegal the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s “withholding, delaying, or effectively precluding the obligation or expenditure of budget authority” for a few disaster mitigation and relief programs. Subsequently, Russ Vought, the head of the president’s Office of Management and Budget, told executive agency heads that GAO’s reports and legal opinions should be considered “non-binding” on them. In September, the clash flared up again. Vought criticized GAO, telling a conference of conservatives, “We are not big fans of GAO. They are a quasi-legislative independent entity … something that shouldn’t exist.” Dodaro defended his agency in a statement to the media. “Clearly, Russell Vought does not value transparency and accountability,” Dodaro said. “GAO’s mission is to support Congress in carrying out its constitutional responsibilities. During my tenure as Comptroller General alone, GAO’s work has saved taxpayers over $1.2 trillion and resulted in tens of thousands of improvements to how federal programs work.” Dodaro’s 15-year term expires on Dec. 29, and Trump quite probably would prefer he be replaced with someone who would call off GAO’s oversight dogs. At first blush, it might appear the president is likely to get his way. The GOP-controlled Senate has shown itself willing to vote for weak or ill-qualified nominees for high positions. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for example, was made the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services despite having little management experience and some crank ideas about health. Yet, a closer look suggests the president may face an uphill battle in the Senate. Republican senators have been willing to deep-six Trump appointees, particularly to low-profile positions. Trump has withdrawn a record high of 48 nominations this year. In recent weeks, they have forced the withdrawal of nominees to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Export-Import Bank, and the Office of Special Counsel. They also appear to be rejecting Trump’s proposed ambassador to Kuwait. Many, if not most, senators value GAO’s work. Unlike, say, communications from lobbyists, interest groups, and their political parties, GAO reports and opinions are factually-based. The agency does not get more money or rewards from helping a legislator understand why fraudsters can rip off the federal SNAP food program. GAO’s value would be greatly diminished if senators approved a new comptroller general who viewed himself as the president’s advocate and defender. Nor does it appear likely that Trump could circumvent the Senate and install an acting head of GAO. The law empowers the GAO deputy director to take over the top position when Dodaro’s term ends, and it requires Congress to form a commission headed by the majority and minority leaders of both chambers to propose potential nominees for the president’s consideration. And not to be forgotten is that Congress rebuffed Trump the last time he attempted this maneuver. This spring, his acting appointees were turned away from the Library of Congress and the Copyright Office, with the support of both Senate and House GOP leaders.)
BLAZE
— Chip Roy’s immigration blitz hits the lawless left and the squish right
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/chip-roys-immigration-blitz-hits-the-lawless-left-and-the-squish-right
BREITBART
— White House delays announcement of new healthcare cost plan. DD: What has cut your healthcare costs? For me, it was my working for the federal government for almost 30 years. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, the federal government paid 72% of my health insurance premiums. That helped me endure my Democrat superiors’ tremendous efforts to get rid of me. My critics/opponents ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn the 72% health insurance subsidy a) that I got when I was federal employee, b) that my wife got when she was a federal employee 1968-1970, c) that I will always get as a federal retiree, and d) that my wife has gotten since we got married in 1978 and will always get.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/white-house-delays-announcement-of-new-healthcare-cost-plan/amp/
— Clinton-Appointed Judge Stops Trump’s IRS from Helping ICE Locate Illegals
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/24/clinton-appointed-federal-judge-stops-trumps-irs-from-helping-ice-locate-illegal-aliens/amp/
DAILY WIRE
— The Somali Takeover Of Minneapolis Is Worse Than We Thought
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-somali-takeover-of-minneapolis-is-worse-than-we-thought
FOX NEWS
— Chicago Police Department accused of operating race-based hiring system in civil rights complaint. America Legal First is requesting the Department of Justice investigate city’s hiring practices.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-police-department-accused-operating-race-based-hiring-system-civil-rights-complaint
— Chemistry between Trump and Mamdani was ‘undeniable’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6385538235112
— Nassau County, a county that neighbors New York City, to install cameras and security technology along its border with the city because of Mamdani’s election.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nyc-suburb-makes-major-security-move-city-border-after-mamdani-victory
— Ohio uncovers over 1,000 noncitizens ‘appearing’ registered to vote, sends cases to DOJ for prosecution
https://www.aol.com/news/ohio-uncovers-over-1-000-163623568.html
— Video shows wild neighborhood street takeover as violent mob pummels couple, burns truck. Violent confrontation erupted in New York City neighborhood as drivers performed donuts on residential lawns. DD: Yesterday, I raked leaves off all of my almost 5,000 square foot lawn.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/video-shows-wild-neighborhood-street-takeover-violent-mob-pummels-couple-burns-truck
— Biden team forced airports to house migrants, risking safety. Cruz says administration allowed improperly vetted individuals to fly throughout US while diverting air marshals.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/bombshell-report-alleges-biden-team-pushed-airports-house-migrants-risking-safety?lid=7tzujt4ayy79
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Sanctuary Policies Let Dangerous Criminal Aliens Stay Free Until ICE Arrests Them
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/hed-tbd-chicago-raid-nets-violent-criminal-illegal-aliens-freed-by-sanctuary-policies
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Wheaton College Is Abandoning Its Conservative Alumni. DD: Wheaton College’s conservatism was a big reason why my wife and I a) bought a home in Wheaton in 1978 and b) had a home built in Wheaton in 1984.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/02/wheaton-college-is-abandoning-its-conservative-alumni/
TOWNHALL
— Just Imagine What We Could Do If Democrats Weren’t Evil
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2025/11/25/just-imagine-what-we-could-do-if-democrats-werent-evil-n2666952
— Reclaiming America’s Story, Before Her 250th Birthday
https://townhall.com/columnists/mark-weaver/2025/11/25/ben-franklin-n2666956
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Yet, as America nears its 250th birthday, we’re still subjected to revisionist accounts by historians who let personal ideology guide their conclusions. Their accounts drip with presentism, fixating on flaws while ignoring the revolutionary ideals that make us exceptional. Their echo chamber rings with the same off-key refrains about slavery and purported systemic racism. Let’s be clear: to all their shame, nearly every country in the world saw slavery within its borders. Some still do. Yet America is the only major country that ever fought a civil war to end it. Chattel slavery in southern states doesn’t define America; how we ended it — and that we ended it — does. Those who falsely allege systemic racism here ignore our constitutional provisions that guarantee equal protection of the law. It took more than a century for those promises to be kept, but they’ve never been stronger. Instances of racism exist because sin exists, and no country has done as much as America to quell it. Immigrants of every skin color seek to come here because they recognize that racism doesn’t define America — the muscular body of law that redresses individual cases of it does. No nation populated by imperfect humans can ever be perfect, but America stretches closest to that unreachable goal.)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
— Project Firewall partnership leads to enhanced federal enforcement against discriminatory hiring practices. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osec/osec20251124
(FROM THE NEWS RELEASE: U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling applauded the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission today for taking action to help prevent discrimination against American workers. The EEOC released new and updated educational materials to reaffirm and emphasize legal protections against national origin discrimination, which can include preferring foreign workers by advertising job openings as only available to H-1B visa holders. The EEOC’s efforts were a result of the department’s recently announced H-1B enforcement initiative Project Firewall, which aims to safeguard the rights, wages, and job opportunities of highly skilled American workers. The ongoing project ensures employers prioritize qualified Americans when hiring and includes enforcement actions to hold employers accountable if they abuse the H-1B visa program.)
WESTERN JOURNAL
— ‘Chanting Bring in Trump’: After Wildly Violent Chicago Weekend, Trump Says He’s Being Begged to Save the Blue City. DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.westernjournal.com/chanting-bring-trump-wildly-violent-chicago-weekend-trump-says-begged-save-blue-city/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— Democratic senators request GAO probe of Trump official’s conduct in criminal referrals
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/democratic-senators-request-gao-probe-trump-officials-conduct-criminal-referrals-2025-11-17/
CBS NEWS
— Pentagon investigating Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to defy “illegal orders.” DD: Have you defied orders? While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. All of my subordinates were minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, and/or had major performance problems. I never defied orders to give them preference. But that was not enough for my Democrat superiors. Because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, they ever-increasingly wasted my career, ever-increasingly took more and bigger adverse actions against me, and ultimately forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/pentagon-investigating-sen-mark-kelly-over-video-urging-troops-to-defy-illegal-orders/
NEW YORK TIMES
— How Rural Kids Got Left Behind. DD: For me, it was fortunate that UIC was in commuting distance from my parents’ home in Crete. But commuting ate up lots of time and money and caused me lots of stress.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/opinion/rural-education-jobs.html
WASHINGTON POST
— One agency can push back on Trump — but probably not for long. GAO is Congress’s watchdog. Soon, Trump gets to nominate its new leader. DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/27/trump-shutdown-gao/
— AP renews legal fight to end White House ban. AP which sued the government after being barred from covering White House events, presented its case to a circuit court panel. DD: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois reporter since 2000. I should write about Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who do not want me to report on what they say or do. I would focus on those who have tried the hardest to bar me from attending their press conferences.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/11/24/ap-white-house-gulf-of-america/
WASHINGTON REPORTER
— Secretary Scott Turner launches HUD hotline to protect Americans in public housing. DD: What percent of those in America illegally are in public housing?
https://washingtonreporter.news/p/scoop-secretary-scott-turner-launches
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Colleges ease the dreaded admissions process as the supply of applicants declines. DD: UIC would not have admitted me in 1966 if I had not gotten an ACT score of 24 and graduated in the upper 20% of my class.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-25/college-admission-process-easier-less-stressful-as-applicant-pool-declines
USA TODAY
— Trump’s DOGE is done after less than a year. DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/23/donald-trump-elon-musk-doge/87434764007/
— 10 cities where women are most likely to outearn their husbands. DD: Ever since my wife and I got married in 1978, my critics/opponents have been envious of her income. According to them, without her income and if we had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, or d) become a licensed CPA in 1981.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/11/20/cities-where-women-outearn-men/87324762007/
— Americans with six-figure incomes are in ‘survival mode.’ DD: I did not earn $100,000/year in today’s dollars until I was 26 years old in 1976.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/11/14/americans-with-six-figure-incomes-in-survival-mode/87253991007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Greene’s Resignation Highlights Cracks in the MAGA Coalition
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/potomac-watch-strassel/wsj-opinion-marjorie-taylor-greenes-resignation-highlights-cracks-in-the-maga-coalition/9C71EC40-6987-4CFF-9A0B-76F3A9B79CBC
— The Volunteerism Drought. DD: What volunteer work do you, that is, what unpaid work do you do? I spend my own money and 10-15 hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-volunteerism-drought-725e37e3
SPECTRUM NEWS
— Pair of Democratic senators press for information on hiring, training standards for ICE agents. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, to hire, retain, and promote more young Democrat minorities and females, they ever-increasingly lowered standards. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my 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. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snplus/news/2025/11/21/pair-of-democratic-senators-press-for-information-on-hiring–training-standards-for-ice-agents
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democratic Sens. Alex Padilla of California and Cory Booker of New Jersey are pressing the Department of Homeland Security for information on its standards and practices for hiring and training new Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, warning the administration’s full-force effort to surge the number of officers it employs suggests it may be “cutting corners” and “loosening” requirements.)
FAST COMPANY
— DOGE is dead, but the damage is still with us. Here’s a look back at some of its most egregious moves. DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91448169/doge-dead-how-much-damage-elon-musk-department
NPR
— The American dream feels impossible for many young voters, who see no political fix. DD: When I was young, I had the American dream. That motivated me a) to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21, b) to earn job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) to earn job-related professional certification when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) to earn a job-related professional license when I was 32. But if I was young today, I doubt that I could find that motivation.
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/31/nx-s1-5590153/young-voters-american-dream-economy
REASON
— Trump Embraces Mamdani Socialism as ‘Practical’
https://reason.com/podcast/2025/11/24/trump-embraces-mamdani-socialism-as-practical/
JUST THE NEWS
— GAO warns that IRS hasn’t implemented most recommendations to improve agency operations. DD: The Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 wasted my knowledge of IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980, I brought with me the knowledge of IRS operations that I had gained by 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. The Democrats who ran GAO kept off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/gao-says-irs-hasnt-implemented-most-their-recommendations-improve
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) hasn’t implemented most of the Government Accountability Office’s “priority recommendations” and is still struggling with deep-rooted operational problems, according to a new report ( https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-25-108066.pdf ) released publicly this week. “GAO identified 30 priority recommendations for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Since then, IRS has implemented five of those recommendations by designating a dedicated unit for addressing business identity theft fraud and assessing how online services may reduce taxpayer burden, among other things,” the GAO said. “In addition, GAO removed one recommendation related to reporting by third-party service providers, because it no longer warrants priority attention.” In a letter to Acting IRS Commissioner Scott Bessent, Comptroller General Gene Dodaro highlighted urgent areas in need of attention, including the widening tax gap, taxpayer services, and cybersecurity. The GAO flagged 26 open high-priority recommendations and 204 other open recommendations that remain unresolved.)
GAO
— Surveillance: Potential Effects on Workers and Roles of Federal Agencies. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they monitored me very closely to find things to use against me, that is, to get rid of me. To make my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates envious of me, my Democrat GAO superiors stressed what I had including a) three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license, b) my wife’s income and job benefits, c) our having no dependents, d) our home in Wheaton, e) our cars, f) our being debt-free, g) our retirement savings, h) etc. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always painted themselves as being grossly underpaid. They always stressed the tremendous cost of raising children.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-107126
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
MEAWW
— Trump Responds to Question on Forgiving Marjorie Taylor Greene. DD: My critics/opponents will never forgive me for my supporting Pat O’Malley instead of Jim Ryan in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary. They will never forgive me for my promoting planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject. They will never forgive me for my including links in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter to articles that they do not like. They will never forgive me for the lawsuits that I filed against them.
https://news.meaww.com/video/trump-responds-to-question-on-forgiving-marjorie-taylor-greene
November 24, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— $10K reward being offered for information in teen’s Loop shooting death; concerns over violence. Some Chicago leaders worry downtown violence could deter holiday tourists. DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your downtown?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/cook-county-crime-stoppers-offering-10k-reward-information-armani-floyd-downtown-chicago-shooting-concerns-violence/18202512/
— Pentagon launches review into Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over video to troops.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/pentagon-says-launching-review-democratic-sen-mark-kelly/18202243/
— Local advocates concerned over Trump admin. omission of nursing as professional degree program. The policy change limits access to federal loans for graduate students pursuing advanced nursing degrees.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/did-trump-sign-bill-reclassifying-nursing-chicago-area-advocates-concerned-omission-professional-degree/18204718/
FOX32
— Underwood tours Broadview ICE facility, finds ‘unacceptable’ conditions
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/underwood-broadview-ice-facility
WGN RADIO
— Could a curfew have prevented past weekend’s teen takeover in the Loop? DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your downtown?
https://wgnradio.com/bob-sirott/could-a-curfew-have-prevented-past-weekends-teen-takeover-in-the-loop/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Investigation continues into pair of downtown shootings, including one that took the life of ‘vibrant’ teen Friday night. DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/24/investigation-downtown-shootings-armani-floyd/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for the high cost of healthcare.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/24/plan-extend-obamacare-subsidies/
— Pentagon says it’s investigating Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to defy ‘illegal orders.’ DD: Have you defied orders? While I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. All of my subordinates were minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, and/or had major performance problems. I never defied orders to give them preference. But that was not enough for my Democrat superiors. Because I complained about their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, they ever-increasingly wasted my career, ever-increasingly took more and bigger adverse actions against me, and ultimately forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/24/pentagon-mark-kelly-video/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Underwood tours Broadview ICE facility and warns deportation blitz isn’t over. The Democratic congresswoman said staffing for Chicago area ICE facilities is expected to triple in coming months.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/11/24/lauren-underwood-broadview-ice-facility-tour-operation-midway-blitz
— Fatal Loop ‘teen takeover’ leaves families, peers reeling. After 14-year-old Armani Floyd’s death Friday, his peers at a South Shore after-school basketball group were left struggling. DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your downtown?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/11/24/armani-floyd-teen-takeover-project-swish
SUBURBAN LIFE
— ‘Robbing Peter to pay Paul’. Poverty tough to overcome for some DuPage County residents. DD: The cost of living in DuPage County is very high. I bought a new townhome in University Park when I was 24 years old in 1972 and my salary had just increased from $55,850/year to $68,315/year in today’s dollars. But if that townhome had been built in DuPage County, I could not have afforded it.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2025/11/24/robbing-peter-to-pay-paul-poverty-tough-to-overcome-for-many-dupage-county-residents/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “There is a broad misconception that there is no poverty in DuPage County,” said Kara Murphy, president of the DuPage Health Coalition, a nonprofit that connects essential healthcare services to low-income individuals. It is true that “on balance” DuPage County is a more affluent community, “but it is also a populous community with just under one million residents,” she said at the Nov. 20 event. “There are more low-income families living in DuPage County than the entire population of 89 of the 100 counties in Illinois,” Murphy said. Murphy added that DuPage County communities must support “individuals at every income level.” “The strongest and most thriving communities create space and opportunities for people who are low-wage, medium-wage and high-wage earners. Communities that are only accessible to individuals at the highest income levels will experience incredible deficits in their ability to provide all the services that all the community needs. We need a diversity of opportunities for people in different places in their life cycles.” To determine income eligibility for assistance programs, many organizations in DuPage County utilize income levels that are 250% or even 300% of the federal poverty level. “Because the reality is the federal poverty level is dramatically inadequate to be able to meet basic needs,” Murphy said. Based 2023 data, using the 200% mark of the federal poverty level, there are 142,000 individuals living in poverty and that number is dramatically increasing, said Amy Van Polen, CEO of Bridge Communities, a nonprofit that provides transitional housing to families facing homelessness. “Those are the fastest growing numbers of our community,” Van Polen said. “Forty-four percent of renters in this county are rent burdened, meaning that they pay more than 30% of their income toward rent. That is not sustainable.” Many college educated individuals who are “20 something or 30 something” are finding it difficult to find affordable housing, she said. “Lots of $3,000-a-month, one-bedroom apartments are being built.”)
FOX ILLINOIS
— Vance is backing up Trump who called for the arrest and trial of Democratic lawmakers featured in a video calling for intelligence and military service members to defy the president’s “illegal orders.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/vance-supports-trump-calling-for-arrest-slotkin-video-stirs-rand-paul-llegal-orders-seditious-behavior
WMBD
— Illinois U.S. Senate candidate runs to end military support for Israel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7z5I16vV_I
BOLINGBROOK PATCH
— Will County Board Candidates File Dueling Election Objections, 1 Removed From Ballot. The two candidates also filed objections against each other in the precinct committeeperson race, and the other was removed from the ballot.
https://patch.com/illinois/bolingbrook/will-county-board-candidates-file-dueling-election-objections-1-removed-ballot
WHEATON RECORD
— CACE Lecture Examines Christian Nationalism and Trump’s Second Term
https://thewheatonrecord.com/2025/11/24/cace-lecture-examines-christian-nationalism-and-trumps-second-term/
— Student-Planned Panel Discusses Immigration Crackdown and Christian Response
https://thewheatonrecord.com/2025/11/24/student-planned-panel-discusses-immigration-crackdown-and-christian-response/
— “Let’s talk about Chemical Abortion”
https://thewheatonrecord.com/2025/11/24/lets-talk-about-chemical-abortion/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Amid GOP governor candidates, Dabrowski says he knows how to fix Illinois
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_788d6262-c266-4311-af6c-bc96cd216bf0.html
— State reps: Pritzker turns ‘blind eye’ to Chicago’s public safety crisis
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_cfbde8b3-4965-4d7a-a0a6-d8bf61bbfc60.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pentagon says Sen. Kelly could be recalled to active duty, face court martial for video to troops
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/24/pentagon-says-sen-kelly-could-recalled-active-duty-face-court-martial/
— Decentralized DOGE is still buzz-sawing through government waste. DD: If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would be no need for DOGE.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/24/decentralized-doge-still-buzz-sawing-government-waste/
— Associated Press asks court to restore its special access to Trump’s White House
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/24/associated-press-asks-court-restore-special-access-trumps-white-house/
— Blagojevich: From big shoulders to big exodus: Chicago’s collapse under leftist leadership. Once the heart of American innovation and industry, the Second City now bleeds jobs, residents and hope
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/24/big-shoulders-big-exodus-chicagos-collapse-leftist-leadership/
— Mamdani’s catastrophic socialist vision may herald in America’s freedom rebirth
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/24/mamdanis-catastrophic-socialist-vision-may-herald-americas-freedom/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DD: Noncitizens steal American jobs. All my employers would hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they did not have to take the bad jobs that I had to take. Their parents bought them cars, paid for their college expenses, and got them good jobs.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/3895435/where-illegal-immigrants-find-work-in-the-us/
— Restoring the American dream of homeownership.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/3897283/restoring-american-dream-homeownership/
NEW YORK POST
— Assaults on immigration agents skyrocket 1,150% since Trump took office as sanctuary city rhetoric fuels disturbing rise
https://nypost.com/2025/11/24/us-news/assaults-on-ice-agents-skyrocket-1150-since-trump-took-office/
— NYPD needs to quash violent car-meetup ‘street takeovers’ IMMEDIATELY
https://nypost.com/2025/11/24/opinion/nypd-needs-to-quash-violent-car-meetup-street-takeovers-immediately/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Cornell grad student union backs ‘armed resistance by any means necessary’
https://www.campusreform.org/article/cornell-grad-student-union-backs-armed-resistance-means-necessary/29019
FOX NEWS
— Trump’s fight with Marjorie Taylor Greene is a warning sign for Republicans. DD: My Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party leaders vehemently disagreed with my supporting Pat O’Malley instead of Jim Ryan in the Republican gubernatorial primary in 2002. I led O’Malley’s campaign in Milton Township. Even though I did everything that I could to help Ryan win the general election, they not only have never forgiven me, they continue to punish me big time. They blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for Ryan’s defeat. I should write about that.
https://foxillinois.com/news/armstrong-army-strong/donald-trumps-fight-with-marjorie-taylor-greene-is-a-warning-sign-for-republicans
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Republican Party under Trump has always been a coalition held together by energy, grievance, and a sense of shared purpose. But coalitions — even fearsome ones — require space for internal disagreement. They require room for ideological variance, strategic differences, and the occasional intra-party critique. Without that space, a movement begins to cannibalize its own allies, mistaking loyalty for uniformity and criticism for betrayal. . .There is also a deeper strategic issue. Disagreement, when handled well, strengthens a movement. It forces reflection. It sharpens arguments. It prevents blind spots. In a party that is trying to build a durable America First agenda with real policy depth, suppressing dissent is a recipe for stagnation. Trump’s greatest strength has always been his ability to break political orthodoxies; he should not now create a new orthodoxy that is just as brittle as the one he once shattered. Republicans need a healthy internal dialogue, not a chorus line. If Trump wants a party that will govern successfully — not merely idolize him — he must recognize that even loyal supporters will occasionally challenge him. And sometimes, they should. A strong leader does not see disagreement as betrayal. A strong leader sees it as proof that the movement he built is maturing, thinking, and preparing for the responsibilities of lasting power. . .If the GOP becomes a party where dissent is punished and loyalty is the only ideology, it will implode not because of Democrats — but because of its own refusal to let its members say, “We support you, but here’s where we disagree.”
HOT AIR
— Illegal Alien Stole a Man’s Identity and Made His Life Hell; New York Times Calls The Illegal a Victim
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2025/11/24/illegal-alien-stole-a-mans-identity-and-made-his-life-hell-new-york-times-calls-the-illegal-a-victim-n3809207
NEWSMAX
— States Need to Join Trump, Feds, to Destroy Islamic Militants
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/islamic-militants/2025/11/24/id/1235831/
POST MILLENNIAL
— Women set ablaze on Chicago train identified as Bethany MaGee—suspect has 72 prior arrests. 50-year-old Lawrence Reed has been arrested at least 72 times over the last 30 years.
https://thepostmillennial.com/chicago-man-charged-with-setting-woman-on-fire-has-72-prior-arrests#google_vignette
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWSWEEK
— Trump Hit With Negative Polling in Utah
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-hit-with-negative-polling-in-staunch-republican-state-11097581
— Trump Orders Broad Vetting Review of 200,000 Refugees Admitted Under Biden
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-orders-review-biden-era-refugees-11102147
JD SUPRA
— EEOC Releases Materials on National Origin Discrimination. DD: My critics/opponents have aways stressed that I am 100% German national origin. In my defense, I have always stressed 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 WWI if he had not been 4-F. FROM WIKIPEDIA: “For Germany perpetrating the Holocaust and starting World War II, Germans are often stereotyped as Nazis. This stereotype, while now rare, persists to this day. After the war, the German people were often viewed with contempt because they were blamed by other Europeans for Nazi crimes. Germans visiting abroad, particularly in the 1950s and 1960s, attracted insults from locals, and from foreigners who may have lost their families or friends in the atrocities. Today in Europe and worldwide (particularly in countries that fought against the Axis), Germans may be scorned by elderly people who were alive to experience the atrocities committed by Nazi Germans or by veterans who had fought against the Nazis during World War II.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/eeoc-releases-materials-on-national-6164621/
November 24, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they will ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/24/chicago-immigrants-border-patrol-operation-midway-blitz/
— FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they prefer foreign students over American students.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/24/international-student-enrollment-declines-illinois/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they will ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/11/24/signs-mark-ice-arrests-immigration-operation-midway-blitz
BLOCK CLUIB CHICAGO
— Boy Killed, 8 Teens Wounded In Downtown Shootings As Mayor Condemns ‘Unauthorized Events.’ The two shootings were tied to a so-called “teen takeover” near the Christmas tree lighting in Millennium Park. A $10,000 reward is being offered for information in the case.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/22/1-teen-killed-8-others-injured-in-downtown-shootings-friday-night/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they will ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/11/24/ice-raids-poised-to-shift-latino-voters-00666719
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: PAGING DR. CASSIDY: Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy was in Oak Brook for a GOP holiday gathering talking about health-care reform. After the event, the Republican senator offered some advice for Illinois Republicans who find themselves at odds within their ranks. “Let me quote a good Illinoisan: ‘United we stand. Divided we fall,’” he said, referring to the biblical quote that Abraham Lincoln espoused. “The question is to find what unites us. I think this whole health care issue should unite us.” Also at the party: Former Congressman Bob Dold, GOP Senate Leader John Curran, GOP House Leader Tony McCombie, State Sens. Sue Rezin and Andrew Chesney, Hinsdale Village President Greg Hart, DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin, RTA Chair Kirk Dillard, former Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, businessman Jay Bergman, Lee County Industrial Development Association’s Tom Demmer, attorney and former state Rep. Keith Wheeler, grassroots activist Bill Hogan, Walgreens VP of Government Affairs Joel Baise, political operative David Walsh, fundraiser Lisa Wagner, Illinois RNC National Committeewoman Rhonda Belford and former national committee members Demetra DeMonte and Richard Porter, who was also feted for his birthday.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Gotta Pry Leftists’ Death Grip Loose from Public Education
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2025/11/21/gotta-pry-leftists-death-grip-loose-from-public-education
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— The Most Dangerous Public Service Announcement in American Politics: Democrats Hint at Mutiny Against Trump
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/11/the-most-dangerous-psa-in-american-politics-democrats-hint-at-mutiny-against-trump.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— From loyalist to dissenter: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s exit raises questions about MAGA’s future
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/23/loyalist-dissenter-marjorie-taylor-greenes-exit-raises-questions/
— Mamdani keeps Trump ‘fascist’ label after White House meeting
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/23/zohran-mamdani-nyc-mayor-elect-keeps-trump-fascist-label-white-house/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Mamdani: A socialist scavenger
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/3896107/zohran-mamdani-a-socialist-scavenger/
NEW YORK POST
— Mamdani vows to keep NYC a sanctuary city just days after rosy 1-on-1 with Trump
https://nypost.com/2025/11/23/us-news/zohran-mamdani-vows-to-keep-nyc-a-sanctuary-city-just-days-after-rosy-1-on-1-with-trump/
— Jasmine Crockett roasts Marjorie Taylor Greene for quitting: ‘You can’t take the heat.’ DD: I continue to take the heat to serve as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, a role that I have had since 2000. But my critics/opponents ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, a role that I had since 2005. They ended my service as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2012, a role that I had since 2005. They ended my service as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member in 2007, a role that I had since 2003. They ended service as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster in 2010 and 2004, roles that I had since 2008 and 2000.
https://nypost.com/2025/11/23/us-news/jasmine-crockett-roasts-marjorie-taylor-greene-for-quitting-you-cant-take-the-heat/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Insurrection Chic. Democrats now celebrate the very nullificationist tactics they once decried, embracing a neo-Confederate defiance of federal authority to undermine a president they despise.
https://amgreatness.com/2025/11/24/insurrection-chic/
AMERICAN THINKER
— NYC and Seattle: they’re going to get it good and hard
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/11/nyc_and_seattle_they_re_going_to_get_it_good_and_hard.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Chicago victim who was lit on fire by criminal with 72 priors identified as churchgoing with Bible professor dad
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/11/24/victim-who-was-lit-on-fire-by-criminal-with-72-priors-identified-as-churchgoing-with-bible-professor-dad-1605139/
— Leftist losers clog Home Depot lines by buying and returning ‘ICE scrapers’ in idiotic protest
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/11/24/leftist-losers-clog-home-depot-lines-by-buying-and-returning-ice-scrapers-in-idiotic-protest-1605146/
BLAZE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasing hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus is a socialist.
https://www.theblaze.com/align/leftist-heresy-this-bible-pitch-sounds-holy-until-you-spot-the-socialist-trick
BREITBART
— When Democrats Get into Power, They Will Pack Supreme Court, Grant Amnesty to Illegal Aliens
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/23/nate-morris-moment-democrats-get-into-power-they-will-pack-supreme-court-grant-amnesty-to-illegal-aliens/amp/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Notre Dame professor distributes contraceptives to students in violation of Catholic teaching
https://www.campusreform.org/article/notre-dame-professor-allegedly-distributes-contraceptives-students-violation-catholic-teaching/29006
CATHOLIC VOTE
— EEOC issued new guidance this week warning employers not to favor foreign nationals over American workers in violation of federal law. DD: All my employers would have hire noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://catholicvote.org/feds-release-new-guidelines-aimed-at-curbing-anti-american-hiring-bias/
DAILY CALLER
— The greatest long-term cause of the affordability problem is the cost of health insurance. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, the federal government paid 72% of my health insurance premiums. That helped me endure my Democrat superiors’ tremendous efforts to get rid of me. My critics/opponents ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn the 72% health insurance subsidy a) that I got when I was federal employee, b) that my wife got when she was a federal employee 1968-1970, c) that I will always get as a federal retiree, and d) that my wife has gotten since we got married in 1978 and will always get.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/11/23/opinion-health-the-biggest-affordability-challenge-newt-gingrich/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Rank-and-File Doctors Oppose ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/24/most-florida-doctors-oppose-trans-treatment-for-minors/amp/
DAILY WIRE
— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that the Trump administration’s economic strategy is centered on fixing “the three I’s: immigration, interest rates, and inflation,” adding that Americans are traumatized by Biden-era inflation.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/bessent-trump-admin-targeting-three-is-to-restore-affordability
— Mamdani Insists He Can Work With ‘Fascist’ Trump Even Though He’s ‘Threat To Democracy’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/mamdani-insists-he-can-work-with-fascist-trump-even-though-hes-threat-to-democracy
FOX NEWS
— Chicago public schools blow millions on travel expenses while students can’t read at grade level. Travel expenses jumped 2,467% from 2021 as just 30.5% of students grades 3-8 show reading proficiency.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-public-schools-blow-millions-travel-expenses-while-students-cant-read-grade-level
— Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy identifies Chicago train victim as 26-year-old Bethany MaGee while blasting city’s ‘carelessness’ and criticizes city’s crime policies.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/duffy-identifies-chicago-train-victim-26-year-old-bethany-magee-while-blasting-citys-carelessness?lid=tlfrlljfxmia
— Chicago tree lighting takes DEADLY turn as 300+ riot, attack cops. DD: How soon are Democrats going to riot in your downtown?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ygWBelX9ao
— Trump claims GOP has ‘never been so united,’ calls Greene and other Republicans ‘lowlifes’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-claims-gop-has-never-been-so-united-calls-greene-other-republicans-lowlifes.print
— Trump says he’d ‘love to see’ Greene return to politics despite recent attacks
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-says-hed-love-see-greene-return-politics-despite-recent-attacks.amp
— Trump’s wild Mamdani flip — the insults that came before the love fest
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-wild-mamdani-flip-insults-came-before-love-fest.print
— The dangers of socialism as ‘socialist ideas gain traction’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6385498384112
— GOP lawmakers sound alarm on socialism as Americans struggle with soaring costs
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6385494007112
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Classroom Indoctrination Is Alive and Well, Unfortunately
https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/11/1896200/
PJ MEDIA
— The New Definition of Blackness: When Race Stops Meaning Race
https://pjmedia.com/jamie-wilson/2025/11/23/the-new-definition-of-blackness-when-race-stops-meaning-race-n4946320
POST MILLENNIAL
— Mamdani stands by calling Trump ‘fascist’, says he will work with him anyway
https://thepostmillennial.com/mamdani-stands-by-calling-trump-a-fascist-says-first-meeting-with-trump-was-productive
REAL CLEAR EDUCATION
— Erosion of College Readiness
https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2025/11/23/the_ideological_erosion_of_college_readiness_1149189.html
TOWNHALL
— Greene Is Gone
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2025/11/24/greene-is-gone-n2666897
TPUSA
— Purdue University Northwest Professor Interrupts TPUSA Meeting, Calls Students ‘Fascist’
https://tpusa.com/live/purdue-university-northwest-professor-interrupts-tpusa-meeting-calls-students-fascist/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump: ‘Republican Party has never been so united’
https://thehill.com/homenews/5619902-trump-gop-unity-party/amp/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Tucker Carlson to destroy the Republican Party.
https://www.aol.com/articles/tucker-carlson-becomes-litmus-test-110000673.html
NEWSWEEK
— Republican Realignment Matrix: The Fight to Control Post-Trump MAGA.
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-realignment-matrix-the-fight-to-control-post-trump-maga-11089630
NEW YORK TIMES
— Back Home, Voters Stand by Marjorie Taylor Greene After She Stood Up to Trump. Ms. Greene’s resignation blindsided her conservative Georgia district, which had stuck by her through ups and downs, including her split with the president.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/us/georgia-marjorie-taylor-greene-voters.html
— Mamdani’s Meeting With Trump Scrambled the MAGA-Sphere
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/style/mamdani-trump-reactions-fuentes-bannon.html
— DD: Democrat leaders have always shouted at everyone that Republicans are antisemites. My Democrat superiors in the federal government stressed to my many Jewish superiors and supervisors that I was conservative, Republican, Protestant, German American, a Crete resident 1948-1972, and a Wheaton resident since 1978.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/us/politics/republicans-antisemitism-carlson-fuentes-trump.html
— Trump Has Put the Military in an Impossible Situation. DD: In Diersen v. GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors and their Democrat DOJ attorneys argued that all the adverse actions that GAO took against me were legal. They stressed that Democrat/RINO laws required them to give preference to GAO employees who were minority, female, and/or veteran, that is, that they were required to discriminate against GAO employees who were White, male, and/or non-veteran. I should write about the aforesaid.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/opinion/trump-illegal-war.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Soldiers do not have to follow illegal orders. . .Which orders are illegal?)
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote citizens of foreign countries.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/opinion/jobs-report-immigration-trump.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly use Greene’s resignation against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/23/trump-maga-congress-greene-gop/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they will ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/11/24/sanctuary-cities-new-york-homan-trump-immigration/
USA TODAY
— Top earners are saving more for retirement. Everyone else is saving less. DD: Compared to our peers, my wife and I spent far less of our income for immediate pleasures and saved far more of our income for our retirement. My critics/opponents stress that we would not have been able to save as much for our retirement if we had children.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/11/19/top-earners-saving-more-401k-retirement-income/87340925007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Generation C as in ‘Confused’ Lucidity will come when they figure out that capitalism will solve their problems. DD: Under socialism, to advance, you have to be blindly loyal to your superiors. I have never been blindly loyal to my superiors. Nevertheless, I was able get promoted to GS-12 (currently $99,069/year) when I was 25 in 1974, to GS-13 (currently $117,807/year) when I was 38, and GS-13 Step 10 (currently $153,151/year) when I was 49.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/generation-c-as-in-confused-7d224d24
— The Meaning of Marjorie Taylor Greene. The Georgia isolationist isn’t likely to go quietly, as JD Vance may discover in 2028.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-meaning-of-marjorie-taylor-greene-1face47f?mod=opinion_lead_pos2
— Looking for Something to Do in Retirement. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 and b) made it impossible for me to get a job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license. Because of that, I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/adventure-racing-new-job-retirement-1b21318f
— 10 Subtle Signs That You Are Ready to Retire. DD: None of these 10 have ever applied to me. My Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. Earlier in 1997, I earned my sixth job-related profession certification and my third job-related master’s degree. In 1996, I earned my fifth job-related professional certification. In 1994, I earned my fourth job-related professional certification. In 1990, I earned my third job-related professional certification.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/retirement-ready-when-signs-d0c99bd3
CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get religious leaders to do their bidding.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/267993/priest-walks-from-illinois-to-new-york-against-inhumane-immigration-enforcement
PEW RESEARCH
— DD: To defeat Republican candidates, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly unite voters who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally.
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/04/09/the-changing-demographic-composition-of-voters-and-party-coalitions/
HRD MAGAZINE
–DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.hcamag.com/asia/news/general/have-a-dei-policy-well-report-you/557531
https://www.hcamag.com/ca/news/general/human-decisions-in-recruitment-mirror-ai-bias/557046
KNIGHT KRIER
— What does your future hold? The pressures of choosing future careers in high school. DD: My father often decried his not having a college degree. That put me on track to getting one. I majored in management at UIC, NIU, and Loyola. But in retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have majored in accounting. I did not because I erroneously thought I could never pass the CPA examination. I did not start taking graduate accounting courses until I was 27 in 1976. I did not take and pass the CPA examination on my first attempt until I was 30. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31. I did not take and pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination until I was 32. I did not become a licensed CPA until I was 32. By then, the accounting profession viewed me to be too old to have a successful career in accounting. The accounting profession would not have done that if I had been a minority or a female.
https://knightkrier.com/8605/features/what-does-your-future-hold/
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: Because those who have demographics that vote for Republican do better on standardized tests than those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders want to get rid of standardized tests.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2025/11/24/why-sat-poor-fit-public-universities-opinion
PSY POST
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites.
https://www.psypost.org/the-psychological-link-between-whiteness-and-americanness-begins-in-childhood/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY TELEGRAPH
— ‘Doesn’t exist’: Trump kills off Musk’s DOGE. The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency has quietly disbanded, ending a controversial initiative that was once headed up by tech billionaire Elon Musk.
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/
MIRROR
— Boy, 14, dies and 6 other teens shot after riot erupts at Christmas light event. DD: How soon are Democrats going to riot in your downtown?
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/breaking-boy-14-dies-6-36024964
INDEPENDENT
— Trump claims people in Chicago are chanting his name and demanding he send in troops to crush ‘crime and rioting.’ President’s comments come as the Windy City suffers another violent weekend. DD: How soon are Democrats going to riot in your downtown?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-chicago-crime-national-guard-troops-b2870815.html
INDIA TODAY
— Mamdani repeats Trump is a ‘fascist, despot’ after friendly White House meeting
https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/world/us-news/story/mamdani-repeats-trump-fascist-despot-after-white-house-meeting-glbs-2824836-2025-11-24
TIMES OF INDIA
— Trump To ‘BRING IN’ Troops In Chicago? Drops Bombshell After Teens Run Riot, Kill 1 & Shoot 8. DD: How soon are Democrats going to riot in your downtown?
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/international/trump-to-bring-in-troops-in-chicago-drops-bombshell-after-teens-run-riot-kill-1-shoot-8/videoshow/125524309.cms
— ‘LOWLIFES’: Trump Blasts Marjorie Greene, Rand Paul & Massie In Explosive Attack On GOP ‘Rebels’
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/international/lowlifes-trump-blasts-marjorie-greene-rand-paul-massie-in-explosive-attack-on-gop-rebels/videoshow/125530795.cms
— Caste Discrimination in US. DD: What Caste were you born into? My parents never attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/caste-discrimination-in-us-dalit-activist-thenmozhi-soundararajans-groundbreaking-survey-and-advocacy/articleshow/125523137.cms
BUSINESS INSIDER
— DD: Democrats run the federal government. When Republicans cut federal budgets, Democrats use those cuts to get rid of their Republican employees starting with those who are White, male, older, or nonveteran. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, Republicans ever-increasingly cut GAO’s budget. I never would have survived for almost 18 years if I had not earned three job-related master’s degrees, earned six job-related professional certifications, and earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.businessinsider.com/military-spouse-retire-early-doge-trump-regret-vote-2025-4
November 22, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly make it clear that they have determined that they cannot retake the federal government unless they illegally bring more illegals into America and illegally keep them in America illegally.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/22/chicago-border-patrol-resistance/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/21/senator-ruben-gallego-chicago-immigration/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/22/illinois-national-guard-housed-at-state-site-as-questions-about-trump-deployment-costs-grow/
— How do we support young people’s desire to serve society? DD: I wanted a career in the automotive industry. I would not become a postal employee when I was 18 in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to take the postal employment test with him. I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if my Firestone Store boss had not fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. I would not have become a GAO employee in 1980 if my Democrat superiors had not made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/21/opinion-idealism-human-service-job-training/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I never imagined that after graduating from college and working in the offices of a respected consulting firm in the Midwest, one day I would walk away from what looked like a secure and enviable path. But after months spent helping companies squeeze out higher profits, I began to wonder, like Leo Tolstoy, whether a life devoted entirely to success could ever feel meaningful. So I left. I traded corporate perks for the uncertainty of a spiritual vocation and committed myself to religious leadership, social entrepreneurship, adult education, academia and activism. In the years since, I have founded nonprofits, launched incubators, taught thousands of students and worked alongside people confronting some of the most pressing injustices of our time. Such decisions are rare, exposing an unsettling moral decline in American life. The issue isn’t talent but moral guidance. Many capable youths chase high pay, influenced by peers, families and looming debt. Fields such as tech, finance and medicine are vital, but fewer opt for work that benefits the human spirit, such as teaching, supporting vulnerable populations or advocating for justice.)
CITIES 92.9
— Pritzker suggests he’s open to tweaking SAFE-T Act after train passenger fire
https://www.cities929.com/2025/11/21/pritzker-suggests-hes-open-to-tweaking-safe-t-act-after-train-passenger-fire/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Epstein Scandal Rocks Pritzker Orbit – IL GOP Leaders, Campaigns Remain Quiet
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/11/epstein-scandal-rocks-pritzker-orbit-il-gop-leaders-campaigns-remain-quiet.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker Facing Federal Criminal Probe on Thornley Matter: We Have All the Background.
https://wirepoints.org/pritzker-facing-federal-probe-on-thornley-matter-we-have-all-the-background-wirepoints/
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Destructive Myth of Gender Affirming Care
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/child-exploitation/the-destructive-myth-of-gender-affirming-care/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREITBART
— Republicans Call Out ‘Despicable’ Democrats After Majority Refuse to Condemn Socialism
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/21/gop-calls-out-despicable-democrats-after-majority-refuse-to-condemn-socialism/amp/
COLLEGE FIX
— Why Americans are fleeing public schools
https://www.thecollegefix.com/why-americans-are-fleeing-public-schools-a-case-study/
DAILY CALLER
— DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly equate Mamdani’s socialist beliefs with the teachings of Jesus.
https://www.aol.com/articles/cnn-panelist-compares-zohran-mamdani-163023099.html
— Liberal Women Role Play As Illegal Immigrants And Teach Volunteers How To Resist ICE
https://dailycaller.com/2025/11/21/charlotte-role-play-dilworth-united-methodist-church/
DAILY CITIZEN
— Clarence Thomas Becomes Nation’s Fifth Longest-Serving Supreme Court Justice
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/clarence-thomas-becomes-nations-fifth-longest-serving-supreme-court-justice/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Investor Arrested After Bringing Up Epstein, Ratchets Up Lawsuit Against Berkshire Hathaway
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/11/21/investor-arrested-after-bringing-up-epstein-ratchets-up-lawsuit-against-berkshire-hathaway/
EPOCH TIMES
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/5-key-takeaways-from-trumps-white-house-meeting-with-mamdani-5948367
FEDERALIST
— Illegal Aliens Are A Major Constituency Of The Democrat Party
https://thefederalist.com/videos/hemingway-illegal-aliens-are-a-major-constituency-of-the-democrat-party/
FOX NEWS
— Federal probe demands Chicago Teachers Union explain missing financial audits since 2020
https://www.foxnews.com/media/education-committee-demands-chicago-teachers-union-explain-missing-financial-audits-since-2020
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myzhwe7hQKk
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6385430766112
NEWSMAX
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtdPOaQvRZE
PJ MEDIA
— DOJ Takes on California’s Loans, Scholarships for Illegal Aliens. DD: My critics/opponents have always used against me my not getting any scholarships or student loans.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/11/21/doj-takes-on-californias-loans-scholarships-for-illegal-aliens-n4946258
— California Gave Illegals Goodies While Abandoning Palisades Fire Victims
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/11/21/california-gave-illegals-goodies-while-abandoning-palisades-fire-victims-n4946270
TOWNHALL
— Republicans Cannot Prevail by Offering a ‘Soft’ Version of Socialism
https://townhall.com/columnists/juliorivera/2025/11/22/republicans-cannot-prevail-by-offering-a-soft-version-of-socialism-n2666867
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV8OIajrctc
— Trump defends sedition accusation over video by Democrats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5XMuAWplq8
CBS NEWS
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/first-meeting-between-trump-mamdani-is-cordial-complimentary/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-zohran-mamdani-mayor-meeting-1770204af103afa00ee9b5d97cd401c7
CNN
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/politics/trump-mamdani-oval-office-meeting
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-mamdani-epstein-news-11-21-25
MSN
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/trump-expresses-great-confidence-in-mamdani-in-oval-office-lovefest/ar-AA1QUQUg
https://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/other/donald-trump-congratulates-democratic-socialist-zohran-mamdani-on-his-election-victory/vi-AA1QUMUl
NEWSWEEK
— Nursing Is No Longer Counted as a ‘Professional Degree’ by Trump Admin
https://www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-professional-degree-trump-admin-11079650
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Calls Democrats’ Video to Military ‘Punishable by Death’
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/20/us/trump-news-epstein-cheney
— Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Plans to Resign in January. DD: Who wants you to resign? Ever since I became a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999, my critics/opponents who dominate the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) have tried very hard to get me to resign. I should write about them. My Democrat Post Office superiors rudely got me to resign when I was 20 years old in 1969. My Democrat Firestone Store manager rudely fired me in 1971 because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. My Democrat IRS superiors rudely got me to transfer to GAO in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors rudely got me to retire in 1997. MTRO rudely fired me as its webmaster in 2004 and 2010. The Illinois Center Right Coalition rudely tried to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006 and in rudely ended my membership on its Steering Committee in 2007. TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois rudely got me to not run again for chairman in 2012. Wheaton rudely ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for its Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021. The Illinois Republican Party rudely ended my membership on its State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/us/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-resigns.html
— Most Immigrants Support Border Enforcement, but Not Mass Deportations
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/us/politics/immigrants-poll-enforcement.html
— Trump’s All-but-Forgotten Border Wall Reaches an Angry Laredo, Texas. Once the symbol of the president’s immigration policies, the wall has been eclipsed by his deportation efforts, but with $46.5 billion from Congress, construction is ramping up on the Rio Grande.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/us/politics/trump-border-wall-laredo-texas.html
— A fertility agenda that can unite left and right. DD: In 1988, my Democrat GAO superiors adopted a fertility agenda to get rid of me. Duckworth would have loved that agenda. They used my and my wife giving up trying to have children without trying IVF, our not adopting, and our not becoming foster parents to hint/imply/argue/shout that I lied about our trying to have children. Since 1980, I had requested to be assigned to in-town audits to help our trying to have children. In 1989, to punish me, they threw me off in-town audits, assigned me to a bad 6-month out-of-town audit, gave me unfair performance expectations, gave me an unfair performance appraisal, and ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://nytimes.pressreader.com/the-new-york-times
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/11/21/zohran-mamdani-donald-trump-oval-office/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/21/trump-mamdani-oval-office/
WCNC
— Questions raised over Charlotte landscaper’s arrest by CBP. DD: The son of one of my GAO superiors started a landscaping business. But he was driven out of business by his competitors who used cheap illegal labor.
https://www.wcnc.com/video/news/local/questions-raised-over-charlotte-landscapers-arrest-by-cbp/275-4bdd5b4e-3e62-4dbe-836c-51d28f38c0c1
FORBES
— Socialism: The Antithesis Of The American Dream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axGRJ_TmDz4
BLOOMBERG
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-21/trump-and-mamdani-find-common-ground-in-their-goals-for-nyc
POLITICO
— Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns from Congress after clash with Trump. The former Trump loyalist said she will step down Jan. 5. DD: Ever since I became a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999, my critics/opponents who dominate the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) have tried very hard to get me to resign. I should write about them. My Democrat Post Office superiors rudely got me to resign when I was 20 years old in 1969. My Democrat Firestone Store manager rudely fired me in 1971 because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. My Democrat IRS superiors rudely got me to transfer to GAO in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors rudely got me to retire in 1997. MTRO rudely fired me as its webmaster in 2004 and 2010. The Illinois Center Right Coalition rudely tried to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006 and in rudely ended my membership on its Steering Committee in 2007. TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois rudely got me to not run again for chairman in 2012. Wheaton rudely ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for its Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021. The Illinois Republican Party rudely ended my membership on its State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/21/marjorie-taylor-greene-resigns-from-congress-after-clash-with-trump-00665972
NATION
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/mamdani-trump-white-house-meeting-analysis/
ATLANTIC
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2025/11/trump-mamdani-white-house-meeting/685028/
DAILY BEAST
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/karoline-leavitt-runs-to-fox-news-to-salvage-donald-trumps-mamdani-humiliation/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-anchor-brian-kilmeade-gobsmacked-by-donald-trumps-mamdani-meeting/
AXIOS
— House members want to make it harder to censure each other. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who almost succeeded in getting their operatives and dupes to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006. I would focus on my critics/opponents who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/20/house-censure-mills-plaskett-mike-johnson
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GLOBE AND MAIL
— To get more votes from minorities and from women, Democrat leaders fight for equal outcome instead of equal opportunity. To fight for equal outcome is to fight against equal opportunity. According to Democrats, if Whites and men do better at something, it is because they benefitted from discrimination against minorities and against females. I became a licensed CPA. I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I earned four other job-related professional certifications. I earned three job-related master’s degrees. Because few minorities and females have done that, Democrats have especially shouted at minorities and at females that I was able to do the aforesaid because I benefitted from discrimination against minorities and against females. In my defense, I stress that neither of my parents attended college. That my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-globe-and-mail-alberta-edition/20251122/282424175508626
BBC
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgqd42gl0qo
CBC
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6988856
DAILY MAIL
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15315513/Insider-Trump-soft-Mamdani-socialist-Oval-Office.html
INDEPENDENT
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-mamdani-meeting-white-house-new-york-b2870222.html
INDIA TODAY
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/trending-news/story/plot-twist-of-2025-the-trump-mamdani-collab-internet-was-not-expecting-2824206-2025-11-22
TIMES OF INDIA
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/fascist-jihadist-next-to-each-other-trump-mamdani-grilled-at-wh-meet-watch-viral-moment/amp_articleshow/125497916.cms
INDIAN EXPRESS
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://indianexpress.com/article/world/trump-mamdani-oval-office-meeting-defence-communist-lunatic-to-very-rational-10379584/
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/fascist-vs-jihadist-old-remarks-brought-up-in-cordial-trump-mamdani-meet-key-moments-101763780241501.html
SKY NEWS
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://news.sky.com/story/trump-epstein-files-vote-release-saudi-crown-prince-mbs-khashoggi-latest-live-us-politics-13471576
https://news.sky.com/story/anyone-expecting-a-showdown-when-trump-met-mamdani-got-a-pretty-big-surprise-13473803
JERUSALEM POST
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-874761
ONE NEWS PAGE
— DD: Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.onenewspage.com/video/20251122/17586736/He-Is-Different-Trump-Promises-MASSIVE-Support.htm
https://www.onenewspage.com/n/India/1zs8c647hx/Did-peace-deals-Trump-repeats-role.htm
AL JAZEERA
— Hate-filled America-hating America-haters are overjoyed with and emboldened by the Trump-Mamdani meeting.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/22/great-meeting-key-takeaways-from-trump-mamdani-white-house-meeting