WHITE HOUSE
— Americans Overwhelmingly Support Deporting Criminal Illegals, Local Cooperation with ICE
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2026/02/americans-overwhelmingly-support-deporting-criminal-illegals-local-cooperation-with-ice/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Hundreds of North Side high school students walk out of class, hold anti-ICE rally at River Park. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been getting the students in your public school district to hate conservative Republicans?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-school-walkout-held-anti-ice-protest-river-park-streamwood-high-students-walk/18529755/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hundreds of North Side high school students walked out of class on Monday to protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The unified walk came as many of the students said they and their families have lived in fear of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. The students say they surprised themselves with just how many of their classmates showed up. Students representing at least four North Side high schools converged on River Park in what they describe as a “bold act of resistance against ICE.” “Neighborhoods that are built on diversity are now filled with anxiety and uncertainty,” said Northside College Prep student Luis Delgado. “Families torn apart. Children are painfully separated from their parents, and hard-working people who contribute greatly to our economy are forced to live in fear.” Just after noon, students from Amundsen, Mather, and Roosevelt high schools, as well as Northside College Prep, marched right out the doors of their schools for a planned walkout and rally. Similar scenes unfolded in the suburbs, where Streamwood High School students also walked out. “As children in America, we learn many, many things, and among them, one of the very first things we learn is the Pledge of Allegiance, which states that liberty and justice is for us all,” said Mather High School student Amari Bell. Nearly one dozen students took the mic, sharing their perspectives on the impact federal agents have had on their classmates, neighbors, and families. “Many immigrants come here to escape the violence in their homelands, and the U.S. is deporting them and putting their lives at risk,” said Mather High School student Angelique Guzman. The students also referenced the deaths of two American citizens at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis, with many calling for the abolition of ICE. “If you are a minority, you are a target. If you stand up to them, you are a target. They don’t abide by the Constitution, and they don’t abide by the law,” Guzman said. “This is our chance to elect people that are for the people, that fight for the people, not those who fight for who donate the most money.” And while the walkout and rally were student-led, they had the support of several elected officials, including Ald. Andre Vasquez. “I want to thank you all for having the courage a lot of adults don’t have. You all are out here. You organize this whole thing. This is all done by the students to make sure their voices are heard and to call out people who don’t have the courage enough to say that ICE should be abolished and gone, period,” Vasquez said. Many of the students rallied against ICE for more than two hours. “When you see something wrong, something unjust, we have the moral obligation to do something about it,” said Mather High School student Benart Babatinca. And though it is done now, those who are 18 told ABC7 that their next move is to make their voices heard at the polls, referencing the upcoming March 17 primary election.)
— Music’s biggest stars use the Grammys stage to protest Trump’s immigration crackdown. DD: Ever-increasingly, entertainment exists to promote the Democrat Party platform.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/grammys-2025-celebrity-ice-out-buttons-bad-bunny-immigration-speech/18523651/
— Texas stunner: Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips Republican state Senate district Trump won by 17 points.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/texas-democrat-taylor-rehmet-flips-republican-state-senate-district-donald-trump-won-17-points/18521939/
NBC5
— Illinois lawmakers introduce bill to expand voter registration for high schoolers. The bill was named to honor Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been getting the high schoolers in your public school district to hate conservative Republicans?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/illinois-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-expand-voter-registration-for-high-schoolers/3885164/
CBS2
— All immigration officers in Minneapolis will start wearing body cameras, Noem says
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigration-officers-minneapolis-body-cameras/
FOX32
— Naperville college students charged after loaded gun, weed found in campus dorm
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/naperville-college-students-charged-after-loaded-gun-weed-found-in-campus-dorm-prosecutors
— U of I investigates College Republicans group’s social post about Alex Pretti’s death
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/u-i-investigates-college-republicans-groups-social-post-about-alex-prettis-death
— Healthcare costs could decide the midterms. DD: Because I am a retired federal employee, the federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s healthcare insurance premiums. The 28% that we pay just increased from $600/month to $700/month.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-obz1b345j5q3jg4q
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hundreds of students walk out from class across Chicago’s North Side to protest against ICE. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been getting the students in your public school district to hate conservative Republicans?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/02/student-walkout-chicago/
— U. of I. Republicans club faces backlash for post supporting ICE: ‘Only traitors help invaders’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/02/uiuc-republicans-ice-social-media/
— NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league needs to re-evaluate its approach to minority hiring after an offseason coaching cycle that saw only one of 10 head coaching jobs go to a minority and none to Black candidates.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/02/nfl-roger-goodell-minority-hiring/
— Hundreds pack an Ohio church to back extending protected status for Haitians in the US
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/02/ohio-church-hatians-us/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot is poison.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/01/opinion-venezuela-war-on-drugs-donald-trump-curbing-demand/
— Millions raised fuel fierce fights for 5 open Illinois congressional seats ahead of March primary
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/02/illinois-congressional-fundraising-2025/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrats run education in America. For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats. Student surveys and student protests show that. Ever-increasingly, if you send your child to a public school, your child will end up being a good little Democrat. Of course, some public schools are not as bad as others. My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. Even with all my limitations, that put me on track to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license. What percent of the students in your school district despise/hate conservative Republicans? Who heads Turning Point USA in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your School District?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/02/02/hundreds-of-cps-students-walk-out-of-school-to-protest-trumps-deportation-campaign
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/01/31/illinois-federal-program-funds-private-school-scholarships-what-you-said
DAILY HERALD
— Ordinance prohibiting ICE from staging on Downers Grove property up for vote Tuesday
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260202/local-politics/ordinance-prohibiting-ice-from-staging-on-downers-grove-property-up-for-vote-tuesday/
— League of Women Voters of Glen Ellyn hosts candidate forum for Illinois’ 6th District primary. The League is unable to hold a forum for the contested primary race for the Republican candidates for U.S. House of Representatives District 6; invitations and inquiries sent to candidates Niki Conforti and Skylar Duensing were not returned. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums. FEBRUARY 16, 2012 FLASHBACK: 42nd House candidates (Dave Carlin, Chris Hage, Jeanne Ives and Laura Pollastrini) argue about who’s ‘in’ and who’s ‘out.’ SEE:
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120216/news/702169966/ MARCH 15, 2012 FLASHBACK: 42nd House candidates (Dave Carlin, Chris Hage, Jeanne Ives and Laura Pollastrini) trade jabs on ‘experience.’ SEE: https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120315/news/703159698/ At a Wheaton League of Women Voters (WLWV) candidate forum for that race, I unsuccessfully came to Hage’s defense when the WLWV stopped Hage from participating saying that he not responded to WLWV’s invitation, something that Hage denied. I approached the dais twice. The first time asking the forum leader to let Hage participate because he was there, and then a second time after she said no because it would be unfair to Carlin, Ives, and Pollastrini. I asked her to let him participate if Carlin, Ives, and Pollastrini agreed to let him participate, but the forum leader said no. At the time, Hage lived in a home in front of the polling place for my precinct and Ives lived a home behind it.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260202/submitted-content/league-of-women-voters-of-glen-ellyn-hosts-candidate-forum-for-illinois-6th-district-primary/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Opinion: Illinois public university enrollment fuels our economic success. DD: What percent of students are White males?
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/public-university-numbers-fuel-states-economic-success-op-ed
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois’ public universities have reached a 10-year high in enrollment, with notable gains among freshmen and African American and Latino students.)
— DD: Pot is poison. Anticipate/expect that to push more pot, Democrat leaders will lower taxes on pot. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton. My critics/opponents will never forgive me.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/illinois-cannabis-sales-total-dips-amid-price-squeeze
SHAW LOCAL
— 2026 Election Questionnaire: Jim Marter, U.S. House of Representatives, 14th District
https://www.shawlocal.com/kendall-county-now/2026/02/03/2026-election-questionnaire-jim-marter-us-house-of-representatives-14th-district/
DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2026/02/02/city/evanston-cyclists-ride-in-honor-of-minneapolis-man-killed-by-cbp/
JOURNAL COURIER
— DD: The Democrat Party platform promotes homelessness.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/illinois-homeless-life-expectancy-21324956.php
NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Loaded Gun, 136 Grams Of Cannabis Seized From Dorm At North Central College: Prosecutors. Two students were charged in connection with Saturday’s incident at North Central College in Naperville.
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/loaded-gun-136-grams-cannabis-seized-dorm-north-central-college-prosecutors
WINDY CITY TIMES
— Equality Illinois leader at 2026 gala: Organization “built to face” political challenges
https://windycitytimes.com/2026/02/02/equality-illinois-leader-at-2026-gala-organization-built-to-face-political-challenges/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Equality Illinois’s new CEO, Channyn Lynne Parker, gave the keynote at the rights-advocacy’s 2026 annual gala the evening of Jan. 31, where she asserted that the event, which according to estimates hosted about 1,500 attendees, was “not just a gala—it is a sanctuary.” Parker praised both Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, both of whom were in attendance that evening at the Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave. Both politicians, she said, made clear that “dignity is not conditional” in the state. She added, “And yes—abolish ICE,” to loud applause. “Hands off our families. Hands off our cities. Hands off our state. Hands off our community.” Parker, a longtime LGBTQ+-rights advocate who’d been active in several Chicago organizations, was tapped as Equality Illinois’s interim CEO in June, then named to the position permanently in August. She is the organization’s first transgender Black leader. She emphasized throughout her speech the need to work as a collective in order to safeguard the rights of LGBTQ+ Illinoisans and other individuals living at the margins, even as right-wing elements continue to flex their political power: “This work is strictly by coalition [and] personal acts.” Parker added, “I promise my work continues. … Conspiracy is being used as a strategy. Chaos is being sold as inevitable.” She promised that her organization is up for the challenge, however. “That is the reality that Equality Illinois is built to face,” Parker said, warning that giving in to outrage will surely lead to disillusionment in the the long run. “Our job is not to chase every headline, or over-react ourselves into exhaustion. Our job is to make sure nothing essential collapses.” Parker’s speech followed a stern warning from Pritzker, who said the nation’s foundation principles are under attack from the federal government. “We’ve seen it before in the early ‘30s, and now we’re seeing it in our American cities,” he said, suggesting that Chicago was a “test case” for ICE. “We’re seeing it all over again in Minneapolis.” Pritzker nevertheless called the Equality Illinois gala one of his favorite events each year, adding, “I have so much respect for the work that you do.” He further paid tribute to the work of activist Rick Garcia, who passed away in January. “Rick has left an indelible mark on this state,” Pritzker said. The evening also featured a moment of silence in Garcia’s memory. Johnson congratulated Parker on her appointment, noting, “Her courage [and] her lived experience are what this moment demands.” He later emphasized the importance of Chicago being a safe harbor for Midwesterners and others marginalized by political oppression elsewhere. “Together we will defeat the Trump agenda,” the mayor promised. Johnson recently appointed Antonio King, a longtime city employee and LGBTQ+ health advocate, as the City’s Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs (King was in attendance as well). Johnson called the appointment proof that in Chicago, rights are “not an afterthought.”)
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/02/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-460/
— Illinois Accountability Commission hears expert testimony on ICE, CBP misconduct
https://capitolfax.com/2026/02/02/roundup-illinois-accountability-commission-hears-expert-testimony-on-ice-cbp-misconduct/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
OVS NEWS
— Illinois pitching for funds to shore up abortion tourism denounced as ‘macabre’
https://www.osvnews.com/illinois-pitching-for-funds-to-shore-up-abortion-tourism-denounced-as-macabre/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Infighting, money woes drag down NRA’s comeback as a heavyweight in American politics
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/feb/2/infighting-money-woes-drag-nras-comeback-heavyweight-american/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois Republicans raise election integrity concerns with state
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/4442675/illinois-republicans-raise-election-integrity-concerns-letter/
NEW YORK POST
— Minnesota ignores history’s warnings and slouches toward another Fort Sumter
https://nypost.com/2026/02/02/opinion/minnesota-ignores-historys-warnings-as-it-slouches-toward-fort-sumter/
— Why these workers are so hard to fire. DD: What did you do to keep your job? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. If I had not done the following, they would have succeeded in getting rid of me sooner than they did. I earned a master’s degree in finance in 1997. I earned professional certifications in forensic accounting in 1997, financial services auditing in 1996, government financial management in 1994, fraud examination in 1990, internal auditing in 1981, and accounting in 1979. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. I earned an MBA in 1976.
https://nypost.com/2019/06/10/endanger-the-public-keep-you-job-why-these-workers-are-so-hard-to-fire/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Here’s the truth — and it’s not Pretti. The real point here is not that Pretti is dead, but what got him that way.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/02/here_s_the_truth_and_it_s_not_pretti.html
BREITBART
— ICE: 650 Illegal Aliens Arrested in West Virginia with Help from State and Local Police
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/02/02/ice-650-illegals-arrested-in-west-virginia-with-help-from-state-and-local-police/
FEDERALIST
— Poll: Likely 2026 Midterm Voters Support Deporting Illegal Aliens By 2:1 Margin
https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/02/poll-likely-2026-midterm-voters-support-deporting-illegal-aliens-by-21-margin/
FOX NEWS
— Turning Point USA launches rival halftime show with star-studded lineup as NFL faces Super Bowl backlash. Turning Point USA’s ‘All-American Halftime Show’ will stream opposite Bad Bunny’s official NFL performance on February 8. DD: Who heads Turning Point USA in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your School District?
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/turning-point-usa-launches-rival-halftime-show-star-studded-lineup-nfl-faces-super-bowl-backlash
— St. John’s University rejects Turning Point USA chapter application. DD: Would the schools in your county, township, municipality, and school district reject Turning Point USA chapter applications?
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388655257112
HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— Illinois Public School Students Face Screenings for Mental Health Problems. DD: Democrats run education in Illinois. According to them, you have mental problems if you are not a Democrat.
https://heartland.org/publications/illinois-public-school-students-face-screenings-for-mental-health-problems/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— How About a Pin for People Murdered by Illegals?
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/02/02/how_about_a_pin_for_people_murdered_by_illegals_690939.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— Black History Month. DD: My Black Democrat GAO subordinate who my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with led the office’s Black History Month events.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/how-trump-is-trying-to-erase-black-history/vi-AA1VswNn
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Ever-increasingly, entertainment exists to promote the Democrat Party platform.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2026/02/02/grammys-ice-bad-bunny-billie-eilish/
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— Black History Month. DD: My Black Democrat GAO subordinate who my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me with led the office’s Black History Month events.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/carter-woodson-black-history-month-politics-20260202.html
USA TODAY
— How IRS Wage Garnishment Works in Illinois. DD: While I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer 1971-1980, I issued many wage garnishments.
https://www.usatoday.com/press-release/story/24884/how-irs-wage-garnishment-works-in-illinois-chicago-suburbs/
MIT SLOAN
— What Do Employees Want? DD: Democrats run the federal government. For Democrats, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. They wanted their superiors to get rid of their Republican employees, and especially their Republican employees who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. When I was 31 in 1980, I was one of the last Republicans GAO hired. They succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://sloanreview.mit.edu/sponsors-content/what-do-employees-want-change/
POLITICO
— Bill and Hillary Clinton will now testify before Congress. It’s a stunning change of heart for the former first couple as a contempt vote loomed.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/02/bill-and-hillary-clinton-will-now-testify-before-congress-00761325
NEW REPUBLIC
— DD: Democrat Leaders Say Trump Tirade Over Protests Goes Off Rails as Crushing Fox Poll Hits
https://newrepublic.com/article/205997/trump-tirade-protests-goes-off-rails-crushing-fox-poll-hits
FREE SPEECH CENTER
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to destroy Trump.
https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/post/another-line-of-attack-white-house-sets-up-a-hall-of-shame-for-news-outlets/
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January 31, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Mayor Johnson directs Chicago police to investigate federal immigration agents’ alleged misconduct
https://abc7chicago.com/post/brandon-johnson-executive-order-directs-chicago-police-investigate-alleged-illegal-activity-ice-agents-other-federal/18515701/
— Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his dad released from ICE detention
https://abc7chicago.com/post/judge-orders-5-year-old-liam-conejo-ramos-dad-detained-minnesota-released-ice-detention-texas/18516884/
— Judge blocks additional citizenship provisions in latest setback to Trump’s election executive order
https://abc7chicago.com/post/agencies-cant-seek-us-citizenship-status-distributing-voter-registration-forms-setback-donald-trump-executive-order-judge/18515109/
— Partial government shutdown goes into effect, as Senate deal awaits House vote. The Senate voted to separate funding for DHS after reaching a White House deal.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2026-government-shutdown-update-partial-goes-effect-senate-deal-awaits-house-vote-funding-bill/18514393/
NBC5
— Mayor Johnson directs CPD to investigate alleged misconduct by federal immigration agents. Under the order, officers are given a “clear procedure” to follow if they witness or receive reports of federal agents involved in illegal activity.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mayor-johnson-directs-cpd-to-investigate-alleged-misconduct-by-federal-immigration-agents/3884283/
— ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital. The explanation from ICE is an example of recent run-ins between immigration officers and health care workers that have contributed to mounting friction at Minneapolis hospitals.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/ice-claim-that-a-man-shattered-his-skull-running-into-wall-triggers-tension-at-a-minnesota-hospital/3884273/
CBS2
— Johnson signs the “ICE On Notice” executive order, directing CPD to investigate, document violations by federal agents. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/johnson-signs-ice-on-notice-executive-order-chicago-police/
— New ICE memo gives deportation officers more leeway to conduct warrantless arrests
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-memo-deportation-officers-warrantless-arrests/
— Agents were pursuing an immigrant when they killed Alex Pretti. Now, he shares his story.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jose-huerta-chuma-alex-pretti-minneapolis-shooting/
— Federal judge denies Minnesota’s request to temporarily halt Operation Metro Surge
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/federal-judge-denies-minnesotas-request-to-temporarily-halt-operation-metro-surge/
— Judge orders 5-year-old detained in Minnesota and dad to be released from ICE detention in Texas
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-orders-liam-ramos-dad-released-from-texas-detention/
FOX32
— Chicago mayor orders CPD to document illegal activity by immigration agents
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-johnson-exec-order-1-31
WTTW
— Mayor Johnson Signs Executive Order Designed to Lay ‘Groundwork’ to Prosecute Federal Agents for Actions During Immigration Raids
https://news.wttw.com/2026/01/31/mayor-johnson-signs-executive-order-designed-lay-groundwork-prosecute-federal-agents
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Brandon Johnson directs police to investigate federal immigration agents for possible felony charges
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/31/mayor-brandon-johnson-directs-police-to-investigate-federal-immigration-agents-for-possible-felony-charges/
— Vigil honors slain VA nurse Alex Pretti, his care for those in need
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/31/vigil-honors-slain-va-nurse-alex-pretti-his-care-for-those-in-need/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mayor Brandon Johnson orders CPD to investigate federal immigration agents for potential prosecution. The directive makes Chicago the first city in the nation “to leverage local authority to pursue legal accountability for misconduct” by federal agents, according to the city.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/01/31/brandon-johnson-investigate-ice-prosecution-executive-order-chicago
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260130/news/a-crisis-for-the-nation-ice-accountability-commission-continues-to-seek-solutions/
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise Good and Pretti.
https://www.riverbender.com/topnews/details.cfm?id=503962
SOUTHERN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn ICE.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/01/31/former-officials-say-dhs-tactics-undermine-public-trust-after-series-of-contradictory-statements/
SHAW LOCAL
— GOP governor candidates in McHenry say abolishing TRUST Act would end need for ICE raids
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/state/2026/02/01/gop-governor-candidates-in-mchenry-say-abolishing-trust-act-would-end-need-for-ice-raids/
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise Good and Pretti.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/as-officials-disparage-pretti-and-good-families-of-black-people-killed-by-police-have-d/article_0ece1daf-6253-5d5a-b4be-2ec743903801.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois loses 1,700 jobs in 2025 while nation adds 584,000
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-loses-1700-jobs-in-2025-while-nation-adds-584000/
SALEM MEDIA
— “The Real Story” Expands to Weekdays on AM 560 The Answer, Adding Amy Jacobson as Co-Host
https://investor.salemmedia.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/911/the-real-story-expands-to-weekdays-on-am-560-the
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: Salem Media (OTCQX: SALM) announced today that “The Real Story,” hosted by Jeanne Ives, will expand to a weekday time slot on AM 560 The Answer (WIND-AM), airing Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. CT, beginning Monday, February 2. The move also marks the addition of longtime Chicago broadcaster Amy Jacobson as co-host. Since 2023, “The Real Story” has aired on Sunday evenings from 7-9 p.m. CT, with Ives hosting solo. The weekday expansion brings the program to a daily audience and reunites Jacobson with AM 560 The Answer in a new role, following her previous tenure as co-host of “Chicago’s Morning Answer.” “This outstanding team adds two powerful, local conservative voices to our AM 560 lineup,” said John Gallagher, regional vice president and general manager of AM 560 The Answer. “Bringing Amy Jacobson back to the station fills a huge void for our audience. She has been relentless in her quest for the truth, and she gets answers that our listeners need to hear. Jeanne Ives is one of the most politically connected people in the state of Illinois. She brings a wealth of knowledge regarding so many issues that affect everyone within our listening area. I am looking forward to the in-depth conversation and new perspective this team will offer.” “I am thankful and excited to be a part of the Salem family,” said Jeanne Ives. “Information is power and Amy and I want to bring the Real Story on policy along with informed commentary from years of experience knowing the players and politicians to our listeners. We want listeners to be informed, so they can hold the politicians accountable.” “I am thrilled to be returning home to AM 560 The Answer,” said Amy Jacobson. “Jeanne and I will be part of the strongest conservative line-up in Chicago radio! As many of you know, life takes some unexpected turns, but when you love what you do, the signal always finds its way back.” About Jeanne Ives Jeanne Ives served three terms as an Illinois State Representative, beginning in 2012. In keeping with her fiscally conservative principles, she refused both a taxpayer-funded pension and healthcare. In 2018, she mounted a primary challenge against Republican incumbent Bruce Rauner, who would go on to lose to J.B. Pritzker in the general election. In 2020, Ives ran for Congress against Democrat incumbent Sean Casten. Following her campaign, she launched Breakthrough Ideas, whose mission is to build the infrastructure and conservative networks needed to advance conservative ideas and Republican candidates in the suburbs. She is a graduate of West Point with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. She served in the U.S. Army as a platoon leader and headquarters detachment commander for transportation units in Germany and as an ROTC instructor at Wheaton College. She resigned from the Army in 1993 to raise her children. Her opinion pieces have been published in the Chicago Tribune, The Federalist, and the Wall Street Journal as well as several political news sites. Her awards include Champion of Free Enterprise from the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, the inaugural Titanium Backbone Award from Illinois Family Institute for her pro-family stances, and a 100% rating from the American Conservative Union. She and her husband have five children, three of whom serve in the military. About Amy Jacobson Amy Jacobson is a veteran Chicago broadcaster, known for her work in both television and radio. For nearly 15 years, she co-hosted “Chicago’s Morning Answer” on AM 560 The Answer (WIND-AM). Prior to that, she worked as a general assignment reporter for NBC 5 Chicago (WMAQ-TV), beginning in 1996. During her tenure, she covered major events such as the 2002 Winter Olympics and the Chicago White Sox’s 2005 World Series run. Her journalism career began with an internship at KGAN-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, followed by reporting roles at KSAX-TV in Minnesota, KOLD-TV in Tucson, KVIA-TV in El Paso, and WJBK-TV in Detroit. Throughout her career, Jacobson has been consistently recognized for her reporting, including multiple Chicago Emmy Awards. Amy graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Iowa in 1991 with a degree in broadcasting and film.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Sanctuary cities are sanctuaries for criminals
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/4441828/sanctuary-cities-are-sanctuaries-for-criminals/
— GOP zeroes in on ‘sanctuary city’ demands in fight over ICE conduct
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4441455/republicans-name-sanctuary-city-demands-fight-ice-conduct/
BREITBART
— Blue State Dems Launching Schemes to Obstruct ICE, Federal Laws
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/31/blue-state-dems-launching-schemes-to-obstruct-ice-federal-laws/amp/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise Good and Pretti.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/01/31/walz-pretti-good-might-be-the-best-of-the-best/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Sanctuary Cities Are Forcing ICE Into the Streets by Ignoring Legal Process
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/01/30/chicago_former_top_cop_santuary_cities_forcing_ice_into_the_street_by_not_following_legal_process.html
REAL CLEAR POLICY
— Universities Push Sanctuary Agenda for Illegals
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/2026/01/31/universities_push_sanctuary_agenda_for_illegals_1162153.html
TOWNHALL
— Deport Every Single Illegal Alien Possible
https://townhall.com/columnists/townhallcomstaff/2026/01/31/stand-with-ice-n2670348
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5716656-jacob-frey-minnesota-ice-surge-ruling/
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise Good and Pretti.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/officials-disparage-pretti-good-families-black-people-killed-129732421
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn ICE.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/former-officials-dhs-tactics-undermine-public-trust-after/story?id=129717921
NEW YORK TIMES
— Chicago Orders Police to Document Potentially Illegal Federal Immigration Tactics. The order, signed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, instructs police officers to report allegations of unlawful conduct in an effort to prosecute the most aggressive federal immigration actions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/chicago-police-federal-immigration.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise Good and Pretti.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/alex-pretti-memorial-minneapolis.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/judge-minnesota-ice-ruling.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise Good and Pretti.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2026/01/31/minneapolis-ice-shootings-racial-justice-pretti-good/5ec6fe24-fead-11f0-954b-b80c7ed67fc7_story.html
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— DD: Democrats run the federal government. For them, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats. The only federal employees who get Civil Service protections are those who are Democrats and minority, female, veteran, disabled, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/01/schedule-f-wont-fix-governments-performance-management-problems-report-finds/411107/?oref=ge-featured-river-top
ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrats want Trump to fire Noem. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time wanted my GAO superiors to get rid of me, that is, to waste my career and force me to retire. My superiors in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who are anti-conservative want to stop me from sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. They ever-increasingly blame my newsletters for defeats suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. They want the Republican Party to dump the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in its platform. They want the Republican Party to dump conservatives once and for all, that is, they want the Republican Party to dump its base, that is, they want to destroy the Republican Party. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/kristi-noem-humiliation-trump/685836/
January 31, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/ice-out-protest-packs-daley-plaza/vi-AA1VmQZk
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hundreds-rally-daley-plaza-national-shutdown-day
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/30/chicagoans-continue-calls-to-abolish-ice-as-uncertainty-remains-over-feds-potential-return-to-city
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise a) their illegals and b) those who promote illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/31/father-son-immigration-detention-glen-ellyn-dilley-texas
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: If crime is decreasing in Chicago, it is because of ICE.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/31/illinois-republican-governor-primary-2026-crime/
— DD: RINO leaders glorify and praise George Ryan and Jim Ryan and blame conservatives for their problems. I should write about RINO leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who blame TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and me for their problems. They stress a) that I became a TAPROOT Director in 1998, then its Vice Chairman, and then its Chairman 2005-2012, b) that I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, c) that I served as Pat O’Malley’s Republican gubernatorial Milton Township campaign coordinator 2001-2002, and d) that I served as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/30/january-30-chicago-history/
CHICAGO CRUSADER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicagocrusader.com/multi-interfaith-clergy-protest-snowstorm-over-murders-of-u-s-citizens-protest/
PAXTON MEDIA
— GOP gubernatorial hopefuls outline priorities at forum. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.paxtonmedia.com/news/the_southern_illinoisan/gop-gubernatorial-hopefuls-outline-priorities-at-forum/article_78b6f7bb-1557-5c03-9325-22bd7107cdfa.html
SPECTRUM NEWS
— Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidates make downstate pitch on taxes, waste and the Bears
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/news/2026/01/30/il-gop-governor-candidate-forum
FOX2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly get “faith leaders” to do their bidding.
https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/metro-east-faith-leaders-call-for-immigration-enforcement-changes/
NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘Washington Post’ journalists plea to Bezos: Don’t gut our newsroom. DD: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Bezos calls the Washington Post’s tunes. www.gopillinois.com has never been paywalled, and it never will be. Further, GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters have always been free and with no advertising or donation requests, and they always will be. I am independent. All the time and money needed for the newsletters and the website comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement savings. He who pays the piper calls the tunes. No one calls my tunes.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-30/washington-post-journalists-plea-to-bezos-dont-gut-our-newsroom
WFCN
— VIDEO: Illinois Republican gubernatorial 2026 primary forum. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.youtube.com/live/bnsiQ8oKg6g?t=389s
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/a-crisis-for-the-nation-ice-accountability-commission-continues-to-seek-solutions/
IPM NEWSROOM
— DD: Democrat leaders get over 1,000 students at the University of Illinois and Urbana High School to walk out of their classes Friday as part of a nationwide protest against the Trump’s illegal immigration crackdown. How many students will Democrat leaders get to walk out in your school district?
https://ipmnewsroom.org/hundreds-of-university-of-illinois-and-urbana-high-school-students-protest-ice-federal-immigration-operations/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Chicago teacher suspended for writing ‘Go ICE’… months after woke educator in Windy City went unpunished for mocking Charlie Kirk assassination. DD: What motivates you to come to the teacher’s defense? For me, it is the many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me a) because I complained about their race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and b) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit when I was 40 in 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://wirepoints.org/chicago-teacher-suspended-for-writing-go-ice-months-after-woke-educator-in-windy-city-went-unpunished-for-mocking-charlie-kirk-assassination-daily-mail/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— To what extent are Democrat leaders succeeding in promoting hatred against Republicans in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? I will get a measure of that in my precinct when I hand-deliver sample ballots and Republican campaign literature to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or one Not Affiliated voter. Since 2015, sadly, I have encountered many registered voters in my precinct who continue to be filled with hatred against Trump, who blame Trump for all problems, and who take their hatred against Trump out on me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What things protect you from adverse actions? For me, they include my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, my retirement savings, the federal government paying 72% of my and my wife’s healthcare insurance premiums, my not having any debts or dependents, my litigation experience that I gained from my filing lawsuits, etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Surveillance, Resistance, and Lethal Force: Anatomy of the Pretti Shooting
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/surveillance-resistance-and-lethal-force-anatomy-of-the-pretti-shooting/
— Preventing a Socialist American Revolution
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/preventing-a-socialist-american-revolution/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— FTC Warns Big Law Over DEI Program That Sets ‘Unwritten Rules’ for Diversity Hiring. Agency vows to target ‘unlawful coordination on DEI metrics.’
https://freebeacon.com/trump-administration/exclusive-ftc-warns-big-law-over-dei-program-that-sets-unwritten-rules-for-diversity-hiring/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Sanctuary cities and the New Confederacy. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/4439839/sanctuary-cities-and-the-new-confederacy/
— Missouri challenges census counting of illegal immigrants in federal lawsuit. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/state/4441246/missouri-challenges-census-counting-of-illegal-immigrants-in-federal-lawsuit/
FOX NEWS
— Sanctuary cities lead to illegal immigration, rampant fraud and a breakdown of law and order
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388573918112
— Missouri launches sweeping lawsuit to block census from counting illegal immigrants: ‘hijack representation’ Attorney General Catherine Hanaway alleges illegal immigrants and visa holders artificially inflate populations in Democratic strongholds.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/missouri-launches-sweeping-lawsuit-block-census-from-counting-illegal-immigrants-hijack-representation
NATIONAL REVIEW
— DEI Zealots Realize They Need New Tactics. DD: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/dei-zealots-realize-they-need-new-tactics/
TOWNHALL
— The Right Reclaimed the Culture in 2024. There’s a Much Bigger Battle in 2026.
https://townhall.com/columnists/peyton-hornberger/2026/01/31/the-right-reclaimed-the-culture-in-2024-theres-a-much-bigger-battle-in-2026-n2670448
— Church Mob Suspect Says Being Handcuffed Was ‘Closest I’ve Felt to Slavery’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their illegals with their runaway slaves.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/01/30/nekima-levy-armstrong-being-handcuffed-was-just-like-slavery-n2670387
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/minnesota-ice-minneapolis-protests-01-30-26
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/former-officials-dhs-tactics-undermine-public-trust-after/story?id=129717921
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-out-protesters-dumpster-fire-la-clash-11446834
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/what-to-know-about-anti-ice-protests-this-weekend.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/arts/music/j-cole-bruce-springsteen-new-songs.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/minneapolis-school-district-ice-agents.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/magazine/jacob-frey-interview.html
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of conservatives who are White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/politics/affirmative-action-ruling-dei-lawsuits.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/opinion/prospera-honduras-trump-pardon.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/minnesota-voices-immigration-crackdown.html
TOWN & COUNTRY
— A College Admissions Expert Reveals the Summer Activities That Will Actually Impress on an Application. DD: What did you do during the summer between your junior and senior years in high school? I washed dishes for the minimum wage for 40 hours a week during the summer of 1965. I did that to earn money to pay for my UIC expenses and for a new car to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC. I worked 28 hours a week doing that during my junior and senior years 1964-1966.
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/education-college/a70189335/summer-activities-college-applications-advice/
MINNESOTA STAR TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.startribune.com/ice-raids-minnesota/601546426
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: For far too long, far too many countries have used and abused America.
https://www.wsj.com/world/how-america-first-risks-becoming-america-alone-6592701a
— Trump: My Tariffs Have Brought America Back. The ‘experts’ predicted market crashes, massive inflation and recession. They were all wrong.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-j-trump-my-tariffs-have-brought-america-back-2248391b
PBS
— What Trump’s nomination of inflation hawk Kevin Warsh means for the Federal Reserve. DD: What did you do to fight inflation? To qualify myself for better paying jobs, a) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, b) I earned three job-related master’s degrees, c) I earned six job-related professional certifications, d) I earned a job-related professional license, and e) I took jobs that my critics/opponents would never stoop to take and/or they were not qualified to take.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-trumps-nomination-of-inflation-hawk-kevin-warsh-means-for-the-federal-reserve
NPR
— Can Trump make buying a home more affordable? DD: Back in the good old days, that is, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ). The down payment came from the money I earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. That money I earned also enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and to pay for four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972.
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/30/nx-s1-5690291/affordability-housing-market-own-home-trump-davos
HUFFINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.aol.com/articles/check-photos-anti-ice-protests-224517720.html
LAW 360
— 7th Circ. Grills Trump Admin Atty Over Definition Of Illegal DEI. DD: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.law360.com/employment-authority/other/articles/2436161/7th-circ-grills-trump-admin-atty-over-definition-of-illegal-dei
DUCKWORTH
— Duckworth Implores Trump to Expand IVF Coverage for federal employees. DD: Do you know anyone with fertility problems who could have tried IVF but did not? My Democrat GAO superiors knew full-well that my wife’s healthcare insurance covered IVF, but that we nevertheless gave up trying to have children without trying IVF. They knew full-well, but ignored/dismissed/belittled, the fact that our doctors had advised against us trying it. They knew full-well that I had big problems with my sperm and that my wife had big problems with her eggs. They knew full-well that we did not adopt or become foster parents. They viciously used the aforesaid to demonize, denigrate, and condemn us being selfish filthy rich DINKS. They constantly complained about the tremendous amount of time and money that they spent raising their children and decried their spouses having little or no income. According to them, if we had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) afford to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, f) get promoted in 1986, g) etc. According to them, if we had children, we would not have been able to a) buy a home in Wheaton and two new cars in 1978, b) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, c) go on four vacations a year after my wife’s business trips to luxury resorts across America 1978-1992, d) buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, e) etc.
https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases/duckworth-walkinshaw-implore-trump-administration-to-expand-ivf-coverage-for-the-millions-of-hardworking-americans-enrolled-in-fehb-plans
FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND EXPRESSION
— The campaign to crush free speech. DD: What free speech rights have you exercised, that is, what have you protested? While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, I ever-increasingly protested their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I erroneously believed that my Civil Service protections allowed me to do that. But I ever-increasingly learned that only federal employees who are Democrat and are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran have Civil Service protections. If had had Civil Service protections, my Democrat Post Office superiors would not have been able to disallow my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and force me to resign in 1969. My Democrat IRS superiors would not have been able to disallow my travel vouchers in 1974, disallow my education deductions in 1978, and never promote me beyond GS-12. My Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to force me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, delay my promotions and never promote me beyond GS-13, always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and force me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.thefire.org/news/campaign-crush-free-speech-minnesota
RASMUSSEN
— 73% of Democrats Want to Impeach Trump Again. DD: Are you a Republican? What adverse actions have Democrats taken against you because you are a Republican? I should write about the many big adverse actions that my Democrat superiors took against me not only because I am a Republican, but also a) because I avoided the Vietnam War draft, b) because I complained about their race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and c) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit when I was 40 in 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. My Democrat superiors blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/73_of_democrats_want_to_impeach_trump_again
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
BBC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78vgnz3z6eo
GUARDIAN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/trump-corporate-america-ice-minneapolis
INDIAN EXPRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq1PioNpBG0
TELEGRAPH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.telegraphindia.com/world/thousands-protest-in-minneapolis-student-walkouts-spread-across-us-against-ice-surge-photogallery-prnt/cid/2145208
LEGIT
— Woman Shares Marriage Views, Gives Qualities Her Ideal Partner Must Have. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.legit.ng/people/1694886-nigerian-lady-sparks-debate-explaining-marry/
January 28, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago nurses join labor, faith leaders in vigil for Alex Pretti, killed by Border Patrol in MN. DD: I was a federal employee union member for almost 12 years.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/alex-pretti-minneapolis-minnesota-shooting-chicago-nurses-join-labor-faith-leaders-prayer-vigil-jesse-brown-va-hospital/18488293/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The vigil brought together health care workers at the Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Chicago alongside many others who may have never met Pretti but who, through their work, see themselves in him.)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Anti-transgender Democrats sue Illinois over law requiring political party approval for nonprofit names
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/27/illinois-political-party-names-lawsuit/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Pretti to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/letters-012826-alex-pretti/
— Alex Pretti’s killing highlights the complex intersection of our 1st and 2nd Amendment rights
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/opinion-alex-pretti-border-patrol-ice-concealed-carry-second-amendment-free-assembly/
— DD: Democrats promote race-based voting. According to Democrats, you are a racist if you do not vote for Democrat candidates who are minority.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/28/column-chicago-danny-davis-jason-freidman-congress-primary-black-politics-washington/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: West Chicago teacher put on leave over pro-ICE comment. DD: Democrats run Illinois. The Democrat Party platform promotes illegal immigration. The Republican Party platform promotes compliance with America’s immigration laws. The more that you do to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, the more that Democrats do to get rid of you.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260127/news/west-chicago-teacher-put-on-leave-over-pro-ice-comment/
— After Minneapolis shootings, GOP governor candidates talk about police, protester divide
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260127/illinois-state-politics/after-minneapolis-shootings-gop-governor-candidates-talk-about-police-protester-divide/
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Illinois’ Democratic US Senate primary heats up over ICE
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2026/01/28/illinois-democratic-us-senate-primary-heats-up-over-ice/88382530007/
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Wisconsin gun owners slam Trump, Noem over comments on Pretti’s shooting
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2026/01/28/gun-owners-slam-trump-officials-over-saying-alex-prettwho-say-someone-cannot-come-to-a-protest-armed/88382762007/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Good and Pretti against Trump.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/trump-administration-s-trust-and-credibility-21317178.php
WAND TV
— Trump wants ‘honest’ investigation into ‘very sad’ killing of Minneapolis protester. President Donald Trump says a “big investigation” is underway into the killing of protester and ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/the-latest-federal-judge-orders-ice-chief-to-court-to-explain-why-detainees-are-denied/article_58a0377a-3b23-5f39-8def-1cfbd7ccef9c.html
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Judge finds Virginia Democrats’ redistricting resolution illegal; new Maryland map advances
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-judge-finds-virginia-democrats-redistricting-resolution-illegal/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-28/trump-tried-to-turn-attention-back-to-the-economy-in-iowa-did-it-work
WGLT
— DD: Democrat leaders report on their success in promoting hatred against Trump. How much success have Democrat leaders had promoting hatred against Trump in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? I will get a measure of that in my precinct when I hand-deliver sample ballots and campaign literature to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Not Affiliated registered voter.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-01-27/conservative-minnesota-pastor-on-how-he-went-from-trump-supporter-to-member-of-the-resistance
BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso To Battle Ex-Hinsdale D86 Law Firm. He has been hired to defend the district against its former attorney’s lawsuit.
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-mayor-battle-ex-hinsdale-d86-law-firm
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Jesse Jackson Jr. testing voters
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/28/jesse-jackson-jr-testing-voters-00751677
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-668/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Illinois GOP Accused of Illegal Postage Scheme to Protect Norine Hammond From Conservative Challenger
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/01/illinois-gop-accused-of-illegal-postage-scheme-to-protect-norine-hammond-from-conservative-challenger.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats request money while consoling after Minneapolis deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4435956/democrats-raising-money-off-minneapolis-deaths-alex-pretti-renee-good/
NEW YORK POST
— Alex Pretti was ‘known’ to feds, and had rib broken in anti-ICE protest a week before he was killed by Border Patrol
https://nypost.com/2026/01/27/us-news/alex-pretti-known-to-feds-had-rib-broken-in-anti-ice-protest-a-week-before-he-was-killed-by-border-patrol/
— Minnesota cop union boss slams local officials for blocking cooperation with ICE: ‘There would have been no loss of life’
https://nypost.com/2026/01/28/us-news/police-union-head-slams-minn-as-gov-walz-agrees-to-have-top-cop-work-with-border-czar/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Trump Administration’s NEH Agenda. Having failed to dismantle the endowment, the administration is now seeing whether it can be used to promote its own ideological projects.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-trump-administrations-neh-agenda/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Look to Virginia to see what the Democrats could win in 2028. Virginia defines trends in American politics, and it would behoove Republicans to consider this a warning.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/look_to_virginia_to_see_what_the_democrats_could_win_in_2028.html
— Europe Cannot And Never Will Be Able To Compete With The United States. For decades, Europe has pursued economic, social, and environmental policies that have degraded its material and human capacity, possibly beyond recovery.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/europe_cannot_and_never_will_be_able_to_compete_with_the_united_states.html
— Britain and the Crisis of National Identity. Britain is committing suicide before the eyes of the world—the nation that once produced the culture and institutions to support a worldwide empire.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/britain_and_the_crisis_of_national_identity.html
BLAZE
— More than 100 outraged Democrat West Chicago community members denounce elementary school teacher over 2-word post about ICE. DD: Democrats run Illinois. The Democrat Party platform promotes illegal immigration. The Republican Party platform promotes compliance with America’s immigration laws. The more that you do to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, the more that Democrats do to get rid of you.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/two-word-ice-post-teacher
BREITBART
— Minnesota Jails Refuse to Hand Over Hundreds of Illegal Aliens to ICE Agents Every Year. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with their foreign criminals over Americans.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/27/fact-check-minnesota-jails-refuse-to-hand-over-hundreds-of-illegal-aliens-to-ice-agents-every-year/
CAL COAST NEWS
— With open borders, there can be no welfare
https://calcoastnews.com/2026/01/with-open-borders-there-can-be-no-welfare/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: History has demonstrated that many countries have had problems with immigration. I am briefly describing one example. In about 376 Common Era, when The Roman Empire was divided into the Western and Eastern Empires, Goths (Germans) were trying to cross the river on the northern border of the Roman Empire. Huns were chasing and slaughtering the Goths. They wanted Roman protection. Valens, the Roman Emperor, didn’t want to let the Goths in, but he finally made a bargain with the leader of the Goths. The deal was in return for admission into the empire, the Goths would provide soldiers for the Roman army, which was fighting a war in the East of the Empire. The Romans would provide welfare to the Goths. After about 40 years, the Goths wanted to keep their own culture and stopped providing soldiers. The Romans cut off welfare. The Visigoths, one the Goth tribes, sacked Rome in 410 Common Era. This act effectively destroyed the Western Roman Empire. Quoting Milton Friedman in 1776: “A country can have open borders with no welfare. A country can have closed borders with welfare. If a country has open borders and welfare the country will disappear.” This history is a good lesson for our time. I got this information from “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” written by Edward Gibbon in 1776.)
CENTER SQUARE
— K-12 schools, higher ed institutions prevail in diversity litigation. DD: To send your child to a public school is to make your child a good little Democrat.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/virginia/article_efd1d11f-a036-43aa-b299-d7a4498b8565.html
COLLEGE FIX
— Law school rejects petition to remove ICE from career fair, employers withdraw. DD: How much success have Democrat leaders had promoting hatred against Trump in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct? I will get a measure of that in my precinct when I hand-deliver sample ballots and campaign literature to the 400 residences in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Not Affiliated registered voter.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/law-school-rejects-petition-to-remove-ice-as-employers-withdraw-from-career-fair/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Student petition signed by 1,200 calls ICE ‘fascist organization’ George Washington University Law School refused to disinvite U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from its career fair Friday after over 1,200 students and organizations signed a petition to have the federal agency removed. The petition called on GW Law and the Georgetown University Law Center to remove ICE and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from “all current components and future renditions” of the law schools’ joint event. “ICE is a fascist organization, tasked with carrying out ethnic cleansing, family separation, and extreme brutality and violence,” the petition states. It also states that “The government created ICE only 23 years ago to violently remove people from the United States, violating the human rights of immigrant communities and obfuscating the fact that the United States is a country stolen from Indigenous communities and built by enslaving Black people.” The students added that “Working for DHS or ICE is antithetical to what it means to be a lawyer serving the public interest.” Further, they stated that other law schools, such as New York University and American University’s Washington College of Law, have blocked “recruitment efforts” by DHS and ICE. “We remain adamant that regardless of immigration status, ICE’s actions grossly violate human rights, and we stand with immigrant communities everywhere in the fight against state violence,” the petition states. Dean Dayna Matthew met with the students who spearheaded the petition to discuss their concerns, and later sent an email stating the GW Law administrators decided not to rescind ICE’s invitation, The GW Hatchet reported. The dean cited free expression and university policy. The university is “committed to principles that protect all students’ right to ideological expression,” she stated. Matthew added that recruitment programs must remain open to all employers, even if some view their actions as objectionable. “In my view, providing PSRP access to an employer does not signal endorsement or support of that employer’s work or values,” Matthew stated. “My decision does support and endorse GW Law students’ right to express opposition to an employer consistent with the university’s freedom of expression policy,” she stated. After administrators declined to remove ICE, at least 20 employers pulled out of the career fair. However, the petition did have some impact. ICE’s Office of the Principal Legal Advisor withdrew from the event while the agency’s Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center remained involved. Still, students were disappointed. “To bring an organization whose sole mission is to divide people, make people feel unwelcome, remove people from spaces and create a sense of unsafety and unrest into that space — a space that so many people in this community have worked so hard to curate — was very insulting to the people who have tried to make this such a welcoming place,” said student Anapaula Pérez-Gaitan, who is the program manager at the school’s public interest center. Last week, ICE withdrew from participating in an Arizona State University Law School event following a student-led petition, The College Fix reported. ICE had planned to host a table at the Government and Public Interest Table Talks event until 650 people signed a petition to protest the federal law enforcement agency’s participation.)
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Trump Can Use Federal Authority in Minneapolis as Eisenhower Once Did in Little Rock
https://www.creators.com/read/star-parker/01/26/trump-can-use-federal-authority-in-minneapolis-as-eisenhower-once-did-in-little-rock
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Says He Wants to De-escalate in Minnesota. Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino was replaced by White House border czar Tom Homan this week to lead the ongoing illegal immigration enforcement. DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
Zuckerberg’s Meta blocks info on ICE agents: Instagram, Facebook, Threads censor links as backlash grows
FOX NEWS
— You can never have law and order in sanctuary cities
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388412186112
— Trump laments shooting deaths of Good and Pretti, insists Minnesota personnel shuffle is not a ‘pullback’ President calls Renee Good and Alex Pretti killings ‘terrible,’ vows to ‘de-escalate’ operations in Minnesota. DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-laments-shooting-deaths-good-pretti-insists-minnesota-personnel-shuffle-not-pullback
— Trump’s anti-DEI wins are temporary as colleges ‘wait out’ admin
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ivy-league-watchdog-warns-trumps-anti-dei-wins-temporary-colleges-wait-him-out.print
JONATHAN TURLEY
— “Go ICE”: West Chicago Teacher Put on Leave for Two Words Posted on Facebook.
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/01/27/go-ice-chicago-area-teacher-put-on-leave-for-two-words-posted-on-facebook/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Higher Ed DEI is in “hunker-down mode… trying to wait out the Trump administration”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/01/higher-ed-dei-is-in-hunker-down-mode-trying-to-wait-out-the-trump-administration/
SALEM NEWS
— Leftists Don’t Care About The Crimes Illegals Commit
https://salemnewschannel.com/watch/leftists-dont-care-about-the-crimes-illegals-commit-697963412b5a24ee6ac90c2c
REAL CLEAR EDUCATION
— DD: As long as Democrats run education in America, they will use education to crank out good little Democrats. My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.realcleareducation.com/2026/01/28/race-conscious_admissions_may_not_be_totally_dead_1161361.html
TOWNHALL
— Philly’s Woke Prosecutor Says He Will ‘Hunt Down’ ICE Agents Like ‘Nazis’
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/01/27/phillys-woke-prosecutor-says-he-will-hunt-down-ice-agents-like-nazis-n2670190
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump says he didn’t hear officials call Alex Pretti ‘a domestic terrorist’
https://thehill.com/homenews/5709270-trump-comments-pretti-shooting/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Republicans Shift Tone After Killings, Criticizing Trump’s Immigration Push. With the president signaling a pivot in his crackdown, G.O.P. lawmakers have felt freer to express concern. But it’s not clear what they are willing to do about it. DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/republicans-shift-tone-immigration.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Denmark against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/world/europe/mette-frederiksen-greenland-us-ally.html
— FRONT PAGE DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote illegal immigration and b) fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/minnesota-politics-immigration-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, everything that Republicans say or do is “far right.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/white-supremacy-trump-administration-social-media.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders encourage their protesters to carry loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/27/gun-rights-alex-pretti-nra-minneapolis/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders encourage their protesters to carry loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/27/pretti-shooting-trump-clash-of-first-second-amendments/88375843007/
— DD: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2026/01/26/ice-detained-us-citizens-minnesota-arrests/88304880007/
CBS NEWS
— Former law enforcement trainer sees “unanswered questions” in Alex Pretti’s shooting. DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alex-pretti-shooting-unanswered-questions/
NEWSWEEK
— A teacher from a West Chicago elementary school has been put on administrative leave over a social media post in support of ICE. DD: Democrats run Illinois. The Democrat Party platform promotes illegal immigration. The Republican Party platform promotes compliance with America’s immigration laws. The more that you do to promote compliance with America’s immigration laws, the more that Democrats do to get rid of you.
https://www.newsweek.com/teacher-under-investigation-put-on-leave-for-pro-ice-post-11426402
— Donald Trump Signals Minnesota Climbdown: ‘We’re Going To De-escalate’ DD: Soon, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will resume flooding America with their illegals.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-signals-minnesota-climbdown-de-escalate-alex-pretti-11428294
https://www.newsweek.com/immigration-policing-loses-humanity-opinion-11419577
REUTERS
— Northwestern law school defeats lawsuit alleging anti-white faculty hiring. DD: UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1980, Roosevelt in 1980, and IIT in 1992, but I doubt they would admit today because under the Democrats, race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination has gotten much worse.
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/northwestern-law-school-defeats-lawsuit-alleging-anti-white-faculty-hiring-2026-01-22/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Northwestern University’s law school has persuaded a federal judge in Chicago to reject claims by a conservative group that the school discriminates against white men in faculty hiring. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis on Wednesday agreed to dismiss the lawsuit brought by a nonprofit organization called Faculty, Alumni, and Students Opposed to Racial Preferences (FASORP). The group is represented by prominent conservative attorney Jonathan Mitchell and by America First Legal, which was co-founded by Donald Trump adviser Stephen Miller. FASORP first sued the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in July 2024, alleging it refused to consider hiring white male faculty candidates with “stellar credentials” while hiring other “mediocre” candidates from diverse racial and gender backgrounds. Ellis did not explain her reasons for dismissing the case. Northwestern had argued that FASORP did not have grounds to sue because the members it says were passed over for faculty jobs lacked the necessary credentials and had not actually applied. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of three unnamed FASORP members who alleged they are ready and willing to apply for faculty posts at Northwestern’s law school but cannot compete because they are white men. The suit also accused Northwestern’s flagship law review of discriminating against white men in the selection of articles that appear in its pages. FASORP in court papers called hiring at American universities a “cesspool of corruption and lawlessness” that flouts anti-discrimination law in favor of women and minorities. The decision is the latest in a series of court setbacks for conservative legal groups targeting law schools, including unsuccessful discrimination cases against the Harvard Law Review in 2018 and the NYU Law Review in 2023.
FASORP also sued the Michigan Law Review for discrimination in June but voluntarily dismissed the case in October. Mitchell did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday, nor did a Northwestern spokesperson.)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP AND FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrats and RINOs want Trump to stop deporting their illegals. Trump got elected to deport their illegals.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/fallout-from-minnesota-citizen-watchdog-claims-of-ice-retaliation-98ed9cf9
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-can-quit-while-hes-ahead-on-immigration-6ceb14ca
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/u-s-immigration-population-census-bureau-46dfac4a
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trumps-regression-to-the-mean-011c8056
BLOOMBERG
— The New Rules of Finding a Job in 2026. DD: My peers failed/refused to take jobs like the ones I took. I did yard work in Crete 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers in Crete 1962-1966. I washed dishes in Chicago Heights 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes in Flossmoor and chipped slag in Chicago Heights in 1966. I pumped gasoline in Chicago Heights 1966, 1971, and 1972. I delivered mail in Park Forest 1966-1969. I worked on an automobile assembly line in Belvidere in 1970. I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances Chicago Heights in 1971 and 1972. I collected delinquent taxes for IRS in Harvey, Joliet, and Chicago 1971-1980. I audited federal agencies for GAO in Chicago 1980-1997.
https://www.bloomberg.com/explainers/how-to-get-a-job-ai-tips-us-labor-market
KFVS
— Largest federal employee union calls for Kristi Noem’s firing after Alex Pretti’s death. DD: I was a federal employee union member for almost 12 years.
https://www.kfvs12.com/2026/01/28/largest-federal-employee-union-calls-kristi-noems-firing-after-alex-prettis-death/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A federal employee union is calling for an independent investigation and for the resignation of prominent government leaders after a deadly shooting of a nurse in Minneapolis involving Border Patrol. Everett Kelley, the national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, said that following the killing of a fellow member, ICU nurse Alex Pretti, the group is calling for accountability.)
FED MANAGER
— OPM Rolls Out Guidance for “Rule of Many”- Promising More Flexible and Competitive Federal Hiring. DD: Democrats run the federal government. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, and/or veteran who would take the job. If you get hired, but are not any of the aforesaid, the federal government will waste your career and get rid of you. Because I failed/refused to become a Democrat, my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors took many big adverse actions against me and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.fedmanager.com/news/opm-rolls-out-guidance-for-rule-of-many-promising-more-flexible-and-competitive-federal-hiring
NARFE
— NARFE mourns the tragic death of Alex Pretti, a federal employee who served as an ICU nurse at a Veterans Affairs hospital. Federal employees like Pretti retain their constitutional rights as private citizens to observe and protest their government when off duty, within the confines of the law. At the same time, all federal employees — including Border Patrol agents and other federal law enforcement personnel — are required to act within the law and the U.S. Constitution in the performance of their official duties. NARFE calls for an independent and unbiased investigation into the circumstances of Pretti’s death to ensure that constitutional rights are upheld and that federal employees remain accountable to the oath of office they take. DD: I was a federal employee union member for almost 12 years.
https://narfe.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MzUzNzY4MCZzdWJzY3JpYmVyaWQ9NTI4MzExMjM1
COMMON DREAMS
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/are-we-already-in-a-civil-war
PBS
— Minnesota confrontations mirror simulation of how civil war begins. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/minnesota-confrontations-mirror-simulation-of-how-civil-war-begins-law-professor-says
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— DD: What percent of those who come to America do so to get the tremendous benefits and preferences that Democrat and RINO leaders give them?
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/keeping_illegals_from_getting_benefits_important_voters_believe
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
EUROPEAN CONSERVATIVE
— Spain To Legalize More Than Half a Million Immigrants. DD: Of course, the next Democrat or RINO president will give citizenship, that is, official voting rights, to all illegals.
https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/spain-to-legalize-more-than-half-a-million-immigrants/
TIMES OF INDIA
— Zuckerberg’s Meta blocks info on ICE agents: Instagram, Facebook, Threads censor links as backlash grows.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/zuckerbergs-meta-blocks-info-on-ice-agents-instagram-facebook-threads-censor-links-as-backlash-grows-over-alex-pretti-killing/articleshow/127691118.cms
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Pritzker: Noem, you will be fired next; Pritzker reacts to Greg Bovino’s removal a as Border Patrol commander-at-large. DD: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/kristi-noem-you-will-be-fired-next-il-gov-reacts-to-greg-bovino-s-removal-as-border-patrol-commander-at-large/ar-AA1V2Wh8
HALIFAX EXAMINER
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file/is-the-u-s-on-a-slow-march-to-civil-war/
January 27, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCS
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Soon, under Illinois Democrats, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2025/10/29/where-to-find-chicago-area-food-pantries-if-snap-goes-away
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders do everything that they can a) to flood America with their illegals and b) to fight their deportation.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260127/nation-and-world/trumps-immigration-crackdown-led-to-drop-in-us-growth-rate-last-year-as-population-hit-342-million/
RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD LANDMARK
— Former Riverside police chief Tom Weitzel honored by conservative advocacy group A wake Illinois. Village officials stress that Weitzel does not speak for them.
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/government/2026/01/27/trump-immigration-approval-drops-following-minnesota-ice-shootings-illinois-ratings/88380039007/
STATELINE
— Immigration drops shift population, political power to Texas and Florida. Southern states saw largest gains, while California saw the steepest drop.
https://stateline.org/2026/01/27/immigration-drops-shift-population-political-power-to-texas-and-florida/
CITIES 92.9
— More Illinois Catholic schools close; candidates call for change
https://www.cities929.com/2026/01/27/more-illinois-catholic-schools-close-candidates-call-for-change/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/27/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-456/
— Heidner questions Trump 2024 Illinois election results, insinuates undocumented voters put Harris over the top
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/27/heidner-questions-trump-2024-illinois-election-results-insinuates-undocumented-voters-put-harris-over-the-top/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Transgender-skeptical liberals fight Illinois law blocking ‘Democrat’ in group name
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/27/transgender-skeptical-liberals-fight-illinois-law-blocking-democrat/
— End the American Bar Association’s grip on law schools, It’s no neutral referee.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/27/end-american-bar-associations-grip-law-schools/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump flexes clout against Indiana foes as affordability and deportation headwinds grow
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4436051/trump-flexes-clout-against-indiana-foes-as-affordability-and-deportation-headwinds-grow/
NEW YORK POST
— Pritzker says US under Trump is worse than COVID-19 pandemic — where people died ‘in droves’
https://nypost.com/2026/01/27/us-news/jb-pritzker-says-us-under-trump-is-worse-than-covid-19-pandemic-where-people-died-in-droves/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— How the Pro-Family Movement is Failing in America. The pro-family establishment’s half-measures on the LGBT agenda only accelerate cultural decline, while real reform demands total resistance and no compromise in schools.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/01/27/how-the-pro-family-movement-is-failing-in-america/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Who needs to carry all that ammunition?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/who_needs_to_carry_all_that_ammunition.html
— Did anyone realize the significance of the gun Alex Pretti was carrying?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/did_anyone_realize_the_significance_of_the_gun_alex_pretti_was_carrying.html
— Running Saul Alinsky’s playbook in Minneapolis. Those enforcing the law are blamed, those breaking it are excused, and the public is told that the only way to stop the disorder is to surrender authority. DD: My critics/opponents are disciples of Saul Alinsky.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/running_saul_alinsky_s_playbook_in_minneapolis.html
— Minnesota Shows Why the Left Will Win America’s 2026 Civil War. The saddest thing about this is that the Republicans will work with the left to ensure their victory.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/minnesota_shows_why_the_left_will_win_america_s_2026_civil_war.html
BLAZE
— Alex Pretti broke a rib in a previous altercation with feds a week before he died
https://www.theblaze.com/news/alex-pretti-broke-ribs-previous
BREITBART
— Anti-Trump Democrats Seek Office in States That Backed Trump
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/26/anti-trump-democrats-seek-office-states-backed-trump/amp/
DAILY WIRE
— Teachers Unions Shut Down Minnesota Schools For Activism. Minnesota’s education system Is producing activists, not students.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/teachers-unions-shut-down-minnesota-schools-for-activism
FEDERALIST
— Trump Is Letting Tim Walz Beat Him In Minneapolis
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/27/trump-is-letting-tim-walz-beat-him-in-minneapolis/
— Tim Walz Cannot Be Trusted To ‘Cooperate’ On Immigration Enforcement
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/27/tim-walz-cannot-be-trusted-to-cooperate-on-immigration-enforcement/
FOX NEWS
— Chicago teacher placed on leave after Facebook post supporting ICE sparks outrage from activists. The school district confirmed that the teacher was placed on leave on Monday.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-teacher-placed-on-leave-after-facebook-post-supporting-ice-sparks-outrage-from-activists
— Canada is a small power biting the hand that protects it. How unfortunate for our friends up north to be led by a banker who thinks he can reorder the world.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/morning-glory-canada-small-power-biting-hand-protects
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Dozens of Rioters Arrested Outside Minnesota Hotel Where ICE Agents Supposedly Stay
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/01/dozens-of-rioters-arrested-outside-minnesota-hotel-where-ice-agents-supposedly-stay/
MEGYN KELLY
— Megyn Slams the Outrageous Actions of Leftists Trying to Disrupt Immigration Enforcement in Minnesota
https://www.megynkelly.com/2026/01/26/megyn-kelly-slams-reaction-to-alex-pretti-shooting-in-minnesota/
PJ MEDIA
— Alex Pretti Committed Previous Felony on Officers Before Deadly Attack
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/01/27/alex-pretti-committed-previous-assault-on-officers-before-deadly-attack-n4948803
TOWNHALL
— What Happened in Minneapolis Is Part of the Left’s Plan
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2026/01/27/what-happened-in-minneapolis-is-part-of-the-lefts-plan-n2670115
— The Trans Trend May Be Dying. But the Fallout Is Just Beginning.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/01/27/the-coming-trans-fall-out-n2670149
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— ICE agent charged with misdemeanor after altercation with activist in Illinois
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5709241-ice-officer-altercation-activist/
CNBC
— Musk’s $1 trillion pay package renews focus on soaring CEO compensation. DD: Ever since I became a part-time postal employee when I was 18 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents have ever-increasingly demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as having been grossly overpaid. In today’s dollars, my Post Office, IRS, and GAO salary increased from $19.57/hour to $154,682/year in 1997. In my defense, during that time, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/24/musks-1-trillion-pay-package-renews-focus-on-rising-ceo-compensation.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders do everything that they can a) to flood America with their illegals and b) to fight their deportation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/minnesota-politics-immigration-trump.html
WSLS
— Yale to waive all costs for new undergraduates from families earning less than $100,000
https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2026/01/27/yale-to-waive-all-costs-for-new-undergraduates-from-families-earning-less-than-100000/
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Ahead of filing season, IRS scraps customer service metric it’s used for 20 years. DD: In 1974, when I was a newly promoted 25-year-old GS-11 (currently $83,482/year) IRS Revenue Officer, I was responsible for IRS answering all the calls that came into IRS’s new Centiphone automated answering system in downtown Chicago. I supervised the operation’s entire staff which included a rotating staff of about 90 IRS Revenue Agent trainees. Because of my job performance, the IRS manager who had given me that developmental opportunity and who had promoted me in 1972 and 1973 promoted me to GS-12 (currently $100,059/year) in 1974.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2026/01/ahead-of-filing-season-irs-scraps-customer-service-metric-its-used-for-20-years/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The IRS and the Treasury Department did not respond to requests for comment. Bisignano told the Washington Post that the new metrics will track the agency’s average speed to answer incoming calls, call abandonment rates and the amount of time taxpayers spend on the line with the agency. He told the Post that the agency’s old phone metrics didn’t help the IRS with its mission of solving taxpayers’ problems — and that the agency is investing in technology to better service its customers. “We’re constantly investing in technology. We constantly must reap the rewards of it,” Bisignano told the Post. The IRS is specifically sunsetting its Customer Service Representative Level of Service metric. The agency has used this metric for more than 20 years. But the National Taxpayer Advocate, an independent watchdog within the IRS, told Congress last year that this metric is “misleading” and “does not accurately reflect the experience of most taxpayers who call” the agency. National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins wrote in last year’s mid-year report to Congress that this Level of Service (LOS) metric only reflects calls coming into IRS accounts management phone lines, which make up only about 25% of the agency’s total call volume. Using the LOS metric, the IRS achieved an 88% level of phone service in fiscal 2024. But IRS employees actually answered less than a third of calls received during the 2024 filing season — both in terms of total calls, and calls to accounts management phone lines. The agency calculates its LOS metric by taking the percentage of phone calls answered by IRS employees and dividing it by the number of calls routed to IRS staff. The IRS relies on this metric, as well as historical data on call volumes, to set targets for how many calls it has the capacity to answer, and to set hiring and training goals in preparation for each tax filing season.)
January 27, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey weighs in on ICE tactics
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/gubernatorial-candidate-darren-bailey-weighs-in-on-ice-tactics/
NBC5
— Durbin, Duckworth against DHS funding package without ICE reform. The duo joined a large group of Democratic senators aiming to tie reform to DHS funding. DD: For Democrats, to reform ICE is to destroy ICE. Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/durbin-duckworth-against-dhs-funding-package-without-ice-reform/3881873/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Juliana Stratton takes progressive lane, only one who calls for abolishing ICE in Democratic US Senate debate
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/illinois-senate-debate-democrats-stratton-aggressor/
DAILY HERALD
— GOP hopefuls dig into taxes, school choice at gubernatorial debate. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate debates.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260126/illinois-state-politics/gop-hopefuls-dig-into-taxes-school-choice-at-gubernatorial-debate/
— Candidate’s supporters come together to knit, crochet for people in need
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260126/us-congress-politics/candidates-supporters-come-together-to-knit-crochet-for-people-in-need/
DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Bailey rallies support in southern Illinois. DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate debates.
https://dailyegyptian.com/123074/showcase/gubernatorial-candidate-darren-bailey-rallies-support-in-southern-illinois/
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Vote yes that Trump should cut funding to cities and states that resist immigration enforcement. Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://foxillinois.com/question-of-the-day/vote-should-president-trump-withhold-federal-funds-from-cities-and-states-that-dont-cooperate-with-immigration-enforcement-question-of-the-day-minnesota-social-services-fraud-immigration-enforcement-sanctuary-cities
IIT
— IIT in Chicago and Mumbai: Two Campuses, One Global Community
https://www.iit.edu/blog/illinois-tech-mumbai
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Stratton goes on the offense
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/27/stratton-goes-on-the-offense-00748805
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GOP response: Jeannie Evans, a GOP candidate for Senate, said the Democratic debate sounds familiar: “They still want higher taxes, open borders and a defunding of our law enforcement. Their policies make Illinois unsafe, and cause businesses, jobs and opportunities to leave the state.”)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4433470/kyle-rittenhouse-blasts-democrats-using-his-story-rage-bait/
NEW YORK POST
— Alex Pretti was among 50 anti-ICE protesters who confronted Border Patrol before Minneapolis shooting
https://nypost.com/2026/01/26/us-news/alex-pretti-was-among-50-anti-ice-protesters-who-confronted-border-patrol-before-minneapolis-shooting/
— FBI investigating Minnesota anti-ICE Signal chat groups. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/27/us-news/fbi-investigating-minnesota-anti-ice-signal-groups-kash-patel/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— APRIL 3, 2012 FLASHBACK: E-Verify
https://www.fairus.org/issue/e-verify
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Overseen by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), E-Verify: Is a voluntary, free online workforce verification system, Acts as a virtual wall that allows employers to compare information on an employee’s Form 1-9 with records at the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration, In partial use in 22 states, but only mandatory in Alabama, Arizona, Mississippi, and Tennessee, One of the highest-rated government programs in terms of user satisfaction. WHY E-VERIFY? E-Verify is a highly-effective way to combat illegal immigration because it works to eliminate that illegal jobs magnet. Several studies show: The number of recent immigrants fell by almost 40 percent when a state had a universal E-Verify law in effect, That illegal immigration fell by as much as 50 percent in a single year in states with mandatory E-Verify laws. Mandatory E-Verify not only reduces illegal immigration, but encourages illegal workers to return home. E-Verify protects American workers by ensuring employers only hire individuals authorized to work in the United States.)
FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION
— Equality of Opportunity, Not Outcome, Is What Made America Awesome. If we truly want to raise the living standards for everyone, we must promote equality of opportunity—not spend our time policing equality of outcome. DD: My critics/opponents promote equality of outcome, that is, they promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who share their demographics: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, Libertarian, minority, female, younger, unmarried, have less money than others, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for as long as mine have been.
https://fee.org/articles/equality-of-opportunity-not-outcome-is-what-made-america-awesome/
FOX NEWS
— Democrats have continuously sided with criminal illegal aliens
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388358741112
— Trump admin wins court victory freeing ICE agents from Minnesota protest restrictions
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-admin-wins-court-victory-freeing-ice-agents-minnesota-protest-restrictions.print
— Anti-ICE mobs bankrolled by ‘shadowy interests’ putting law enforcement in danger. Crowds for hire CEO calls for Trump ‘cease-fire posture’ and outlines policy recommendations to prevent further escalation.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/anti-ice-mobs-bankrolled-shadowy-interests-putting-law-enforcement-danger-ceo-warns
HOT AIR
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://hotair.com/generalissimo/2026/01/26/finding-out-what-happens-when-you-bring-a-gun-to-an-ice-fight-n3811209
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Left Is Making Huge Progress Toward Letting Illegals Stay. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/01/26/left_is_making_huge_progress_toward_letting_illegals_stay_687523.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrats say Republicans are divided on ICE tactics as shutdown looms. Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5704000-senate-republicans-ice-tactics/
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5707180-gop-backlash-immigration-minneapolis/
NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrat anti-ICE protesters clash with federal officers. Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts/anti-ice-protesters-clash-with-federal-officers-256627781897
— Most of the government could shut down this weekend. ICE operations would carry on. After a federal agent killed Alex Pretti in Minnesota, Democrats say they won’t vote for what was a bipartisan bill to fund most of the government, including DHS and ICE. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/government-shut-weekend-ice-operations-carry-rcna255971
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.newsweek.com/kyle-rittenhouse-addresses-comparisons-to-alex-pretti-11420109
https://www.newsweek.com/what-kyle-rittenhouse-has-said-about-alex-pretti-ice-shooting-11417690
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly use Pretti to promote mor hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/us/alex-pretti-minneapolis-shooting.html
— FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrats ever-increasingly blame Trump for inflation and for everything else that is bad.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/pageoneplus/quote-of-the-day-economic-fear-running-deep-times-poll-says.html
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/minneapolis-shooting-trump-ice-gop.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/style/alex-pretti-kyle-rittenhouse-online.html
— DD: Democrat protesters enter Minneapolis hotel. During the 1970s, Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/ice-protests-minneapolis-hotel.html
— Trump Hobbled the I.R.S. This C.E.O. Now Has to Make It Work. Frank Bisignano is the first chief executive of the I.R.S., where there’s hope he will end a chaotic stretch at the agency. The tax filing season, which started Monday, is his first test.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/trump-irs-taxes-bisignano.html
— DD: The point of college is to qualify yourself for jobs, that is, to become a productive member of society.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/opinion/college-thinking-illiberalism.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly blame Trump for affordability problems. My critics/opponents have always stressed a) what I could not have afforded if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft and b) what my wife and I could not have afforded if we had children. What helped you afford more things? For me, it was my always earning money since I was 14 years old. For me, it was my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/27/donald-trump-iowa-affordability/a1088034-fb40-11f0-954b-b80c7ed67fc7_story.html
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: The mainstream news media exists to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/24/ice-trump-frey-police-community-relations-minneapolis/88194150007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/25/trump-ice-death-turning-point-immigration-video/88349058007/
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/25/alex-pretti-minneapolis-shooting-gun-rights-border-patrol-ice/88348880007/
TENNESSEAN
— Nobody forced you to take out that student loan. DD: Did you take out a student loan? I did not even try. My critics/opponents have always stressed that I could not have gotten a student loan if I had tried. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class. I had not demonstrated any leadership capabilities. I had washed dishes for the minimum wage for 28 hours a week during my junior and senior years and for 40 hours a week during the summer in between. I could not run because I had a bone disease. My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2025/05/08/nobody-forced-you-to-take-out-that-student-loan-opinion/83499281007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrats use Pretti to stop deportation of their illegals.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/minneapolis-pretti-trump-immigration-protests-068b69d4
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/the-48-hours-that-convinced-trump-to-change-course-in-minnesota-a91d7683
FORTUNE
— Trump’s war on immigration entangles business in PR disaster and the literal site of contested arrests
https://fortune.com/2026/01/26/business-immigration-controversy-disaster-public-relations-site-of-arrests/
FAST COMPANY
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers a) will not hire you if you do not promote LGBTQ and b) will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91479625/the-reason-the-gay-glass-ceiling-hasnt-been-shattered
REDFIN
— Housing affordability by generation. DD: Back in the good old days, that is, back when I was 24 in 1972, I was able to buy a new townhome ( https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ ). The down payment came from the money I earned working for IRS for 15 months and for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that. That money I earned also enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and to pay for four graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972.
https://www.msadvocate.com/premium/stacker/stories/housing-affordability-by-generation,56660
TIME
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://time.com/7357961/ice-shooting-alex-pretti-guns-trump/
BEAST
— DD: Democrats say Trump’s immigration polls hit record low after “nurse killing.” During the 1970s, Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-immigration-polls-hit-record-low-after-nurse-killing/
— DD: Democrats have no problem with their protesters carrying their loaded guns to their protests.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trigger-happy-kyle-rittenhouse-breaks-ranks-with-trump-after-nurse-killing/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
MEAWW
— DD: Alex Pretti was part of a Democrat anti-ICE group that confronted ICE Minneapolis shooting. Democrats ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals. Democrat protesters succeeded in getting America to lose the Vietnam War. Will today’s Democrat protestors succeed in getting America to surrender to their illegals? NOTE: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War.
https://news.meaww.com/alex-pretti-part-of-anti-ice-group-that-confronted-border-patrol-before-minneapolis-shooting
January 26, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— NRA, legal experts question Trump administration stance after fatal Minnesota protest shooting
https://abc7chicago.com/post/nra-response-alex-pretti-gun-rights-groups-question-trump-administration-stance-minneapolis-minnesota-shooting/18480147/
— Comparisons drawn between Alex Pretti, Kyle Rittenhouse in renewed Second Amendment debate. Ex-Illinois House GOP Leader Durkin called the White House’s comments on the Minneapolis shooting ‘the height of hypocrisy.’
https://abc7chicago.com/post/alex-pretti-shooting-minneapolis-comparisons-drawn-between-kyle-rittenhouse-renewed-second-amendment-debate/18480088/
— Congressional GOP criticism grows over Pretti shooting and Minnesota ICE operation
https://abc7chicago.com/post/congressional-gop-criticism-grows-pretti-shooting-minnesota-ice-operation/18479552/
NBC5
— Minneapolis remains on edge, ‘Border Czar’ heads to city after Pretti shooting. Protests have continued in the aftermath of Pretti’s death over the weekend.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/minneapolis-remains-on-edge-border-czar-heads-to-city-after-pretti-shooting/3881688/
— Gregory Bovino to leave Minneapolis, Border Patrol to draw back agents. NBC News confirmed reports from earlier in the day that Bovino would be leaving the Twin Cities.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/gregory-bovino-to-leave-minneapolis-border-patrol-to-draw-back-agents/3881725/
— Border Patrol commander and some agents planning to leave Minneapolis, sources say. Gregory Bovino, a public face of Trump’s immigration crackdown, will leave Tuesday, while some agents plan to leave sometime this week, sources told NBC News.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/border-patrol-commander-some-agents-planning-leave-minneapolis-sources/3881752/
CBS2
— “A terrible miscalculation”: Officials’ response to fatal Minneapolis shooting causes anger among some at DHS.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alex-pretti-minneapolis-shooting-causes-internal-anger-dhs/
WGN9
— Republicans divided on ICE tactics as shutdown looms
https://wgntv.com/politics-3/republicans-divided-on-ice-tactics-as-shutdown-looms/
FOX32
— Senate Democrats block DHS funding, risking partial shutdown
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/senate-democrats-block-dhs-funding-risking-partial-shutdown
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump’s Minneapolis misadventure turns deadly for a second time
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/editorial-minneapolis-border-patrol-gregory-bovino-ice-alex-pretti/
— Alex Pretti’s death shows why militarized immigration raids portend lethal force
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/opinion-alex-pretti-minneapolis-ice-border-patrol-raids-lethal-force/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— New SNAP work rules leave unemployed Englewood man and thousands of others at risk. The new work rules for the federal food assistance program start Feb. 1 in Illinois, with state officials estimating that as many as 400,000 residents could be pushed out of the program.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/26/new-snap-work-rules-leave-unemployed-englewood-man-thousands-of-others-at-risk-food-benefits-cut-off-trump
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House passes ICE funding bill. Here’s how Illinois lawmakers voted.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/26/house-passes-ice-funding-bill-heres-how-illinois-lawmakers-voted/88320024007/
SOUTHERN
— Trump to send border czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis as admin faces outrage over Pretti shooting
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/01/26/trump-to-send-border-czar-tom-homan-to-minneapolis-as-admin-faces-outrage-over-pretti-shooting/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/01/26/americans-largely-at-odds-with-trump-administration-on-immigration-ice-tactics-polls/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump demands Congress end sanctuary cities amid rising ICE tensions
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-demands-congress-to-end-sanctuary-cities-amid-rising-ice-tensions
NPR ILLINOIS
— Amid lawsuits and protests, Trump signals changes to Minnesota immigration surge
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-26/amid-lawsuits-and-protests-trump-signals-changes-to-minnesota-immigration-surge
NORTHERN STAR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot is poison.
https://northernstar.info/132043/opinion/opinion-with-weed-legalized-cannabis-lawbreakers-should-be-released/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-455/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— The McHenry GOP Governor’s Forum That Darren Bailey Skipped
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/26/the-mchenry-gop-governors-forum-that-daren-bailey-skipped/
— Gloria Van Hoff Gets Free Ride to Re-Election to the McHenry County Board, GOP COULD SLATE SOMEONE
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/25/gloria-van-hoff-gets-free-ride-to-re-election-to-the-mchenry-county-board/
— Cynthia Schenk Makes Pitch for Dabrowski Followed by Loud Speech by Rocio Cleveland
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/22/cynthia-schenk-makes-pitch-for-dabrowski-followed-by-loud-speech-by-rocio-cleveland/
— State Rep. Steve Reick’s Democratic Party Opponent Thrown Off the Ballot
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/01/26/state-rep-steve-reicks-democratic-party-opponent-thrown-off-the-ballot/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Waste watch: Illinois spends $2.6M on tennis, pickleball
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/waste-watch-illinois-spends-2-6m-on-tennis-pickleball/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— With Maduro gone, Venezuelan asylum-seekers should go home. ICE must prepare for those who won’t.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/26/maduro-gone-venezuelan-asylum-seekers-go-home/
— ICE fight starts another shutdown showdown with Democrats demanding reworking of DHS funding bill
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/26/ice-fight-starts-another-shutdown-showdown-democrats-demanding/
— Democrats stoke chaos for political gain. Lawlessness and disorder.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/26/democrats-stoke-chaos-political-gain/
— The growing conservative rift risks fracturing America. Will we hang together or hang alone? DD: Who leads conservatives in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district? Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters had their operatives and their dupes destroy TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012 and Illinois Center Right Coalition in 2007.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/26/growing-conservative-rift-risks-fracturing-america/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Does America have the resolve to deport illegal border crossers?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-memo/4434193/america-resolve-deport-illegal-border-crossers/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump makes 4 demands to end Minneapolis chaos, calls on Congress to ban sanctuary cities
https://nypost.com/2026/01/26/us-news/trump-makes-four-demands-to-end-minneapolis-chaos-calls-on-congress-to-ban-sanctuary-cities/
— DHS investigating whether Alex Pretti’s gun accidentally fired — and sparked deadly Minneapolis shooting
https://nypost.com/2026/01/26/us-news/dhs-investigating-whether-alex-prettis-gun-accidentally-fired-and-sparked-deadly-minneapolis-shooting-sources/
— Holocaust Museum scolds Tim Walz over ‘deeply offensive’ comparison of Trump to horrors witnessed by Anne Frank
https://nypost.com/2026/01/26/us-news/holocaust-museum-scolds-tim-walz-over-deeply-offensive-anne-frank-comparison/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Vetting of 80,000+ Afghans Brought to America Failed the National Security Test
https://www.heritage.org/border-security/report/vetting-80000-afghans-brought-america-failed-the-national-security-test
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ROLL CALL
— The race for Florida’s 19th District, which includes Fort Myers and Naples, has attracted an eclectic mix of Republican candidates who’ve run for office in other states. Among them are former North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who lost a 2022 primary after a scandal-plagued single term; former Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis, who’s made multiple unsuccessful bids for Congress; conservative activist Catalina Lauf, who ran for a suburban Chicago House seat in 2022; and businesswoman Ola Hawatmeh, a 2020 House candidate in New York. Other GOP hopefuls include businessman Jim Schwartzel and Marine veteran Mike Pedersen.
https://rollcall.com/2026/01/23/former-new-york-rep-chris-collins-pardoned-by-trump-seeks-comeback-in-florida/
MSN
— Best and worst degrees for earning money. DD: Choosing the right college major is extremely important. I should have majored in accounting from the beginning. But I did not start taking graduate evening accounting courses until I was 27. I did not take and pass the CPA examination and pass it 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 viewed me as being too old to have a career in accounting. The profession would not have done that if I had been a minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/best-and-worst-degrees-for-earning-money/ss-AA1V0ueo
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that if you cannot afford something, it is Trump’s fault. Why do you have less money? I have lots less money because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/26/trump-affordability-midterms/
USA TODAY
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly blame Trump for affordability problems. My critics/opponents have always stressed a) what I could not have afforded if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft and b) what my wife and I could not have afforded if we had children. What helped you afford more things? For me, it was my always earning money since I was 14 years old. For me, it was my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.aol.com/articles/trump-plays-blame-game-white-034521979.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Sanctuary Cities Can Be Deadly. To reduce tension and violence, let local police departments cooperate with ICE.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/sanctuary-cities-can-be-deadly-906eec57
BLOOMBERG
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-26/ice-has-engineered-chaos-in-my-minneapolis-community
BROOKINGS
— DD: Democrat leaders say ICE expansion has outpaced accountability.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/ice-expansion-has-outpaced-accountability-what-are-the-remedies/
MANHATTEN INSTITUTE
— Unlike Mamdani, Most Dems Want Prosperity — Not Class Warfare
https://manhattan.institute/article/unlike-zohran-mamdani-most-dems-want-prosperity-not-class-warfare
RUSMUSSEN REPORTS
— 55% Want Penalties on Companies That Hire Illegals. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/55_want_penalties_on_companies_that_hire_illegals
January 26, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/minneapolis-shooting-anti-ice-protests-held-downtown-chicago-federal-agent-killing-alex-pretti-minnesota/18472513/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/protesters-gather-rally-against-federal-agents-trump-admin-loop/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders use polar bears to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/26/brookfield-zoo-leads-effort-to-protect-polar-bears-as-trump-opens-arctic-refuge-to-oil-drilling/
CHICAGO SUN_TIMES
— ‘Clean Slate’ law helps former inmates find work while boosting Illinois’ economy. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors not only did not help me find work after they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, they did everything that they could to stop me from finding work. It was easy for them. They stressed a) that they had always ranked me at the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, b) that they delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, c) that they kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, and d) that they forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/01/26/clean-slate-act-former-inmates-independents-libertarians-trump-greenland-bears
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly call Republicans Nazis. I am 100% German American. I have always stressed that my grandfather on my father’s fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260125/news/remembrance-is-an-act-of-moral-courage-holocaust-memorial-sign-dedicated-in-northbrook/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that if you vote for Democrats, soon, your healthcare will be free.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/crains-forum-safety-net-hospitals/safety-net-hospitals-set-lose-critical-lifeline
WGLT
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.wglt.org/2026-01-25/videos-challenge-the-trump-administrations-account-of-the-minneapolis-killing
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-01-25/rep-lahood-calls-latest-minneapolis-shooting-deeply-concerning-and-demands-local-and-state-role-in-investigation
NAPERVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION
— DuPage County Clerk files appeal on rulings; County Board weighs in
https://www.nctv17.org/news/dupage-county-clerk-files-appeal-on-rulings-county-board-weighs-in/
CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION
— Join our People Over Billionaires action this Wednesday. DD: To get more votes from those who have less money than others, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who have more money than others. It is called class warfare.
https://www.ctulocal1.org/posts/join-our-people-over-billionaires-action-this-wednesday/
AXIOS CHICAGO
— Illinois faces funding threat over abortion referral law
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/01/26/illinois-abortion-law-trump-funding-threat
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Minnesota shooting puts Illinois politics on edge
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/01/26/ice-shooting-puts-illinois-politics-on-edge-00746036
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: Illinois GOP governor’s race: Former state Sen. Darren Bailey and former Wirepoints President Ted Dabrowski didn’t respond to a request for comment about the developments in Minneapolis. Businessman Rick Heidner’s campaign pointed to a statement he posted Jan. 15, urging Trump to “immediately invoke the Insurrection Act and restore order in Minnesota.” Sanctuary status: DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick blamed sanctuary status laws, which prevent police officers from assisting in federal immigration enforcement. He said, if ICE were allowed in Illinois’ jail system, for example, “it wouldn’t otherwise have the manpower to do proactive raids” because they would be visiting 92 correctional facilities across the state. Echoing that: President Donald Trump blamed sanctuary laws for the Minneapolis protests and late Sunday called on Congress to “immediately pass legislation to END” sanctuary status. . .Jim Oberweis and Catalina Lauf, who previously ran for congressional seats in Illinois, are running for a Florida congressional seat.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Secret recordings reveal Cruz ripping Trump and Vance to donors
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/4432782/secret-recordings-ted-cruz-trump-vance-donors/
NEW YORK POST
— More martyrs for cynical Dems after fatal Alex Pretti shooting. DD: Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/opinion/miranda-devine-more-martyrs-for-cynical-dems-after-alex-pretti-shooting/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Minnesota Shows Why the Left Will Win America’s 2026 Civil War. The saddest thing about this is that the Republicans will work with the left to ensure Democrat victory. DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/01/minnesota_shows_why_the_left_will_win_america_s_2026_civil_war.html
BREITBART
— Tim Walz Compares ICE Enforcing U.S. Immigration Laws to Nazi Germany. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their illegals with their runaway slaves and Jews in Germany under Hitler.
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/25/tim-walz-compares-ice-enforcing-u-s-immigration-laws-to-nazi-germany/
— GOP Probes How Democrats Use Illegals and Refugees to Rig Elections
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/19/nolte-gop-probes-how-democrats-use-illegals-and-refugees-to-rig-elections/
COLLEGE FIX
— Trump administration abandons court fight to ban DEI in schools and universities. DD: My critics/opponents have always used Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of me.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/trump-administration-abandons-court-fight-to-ban-dei-in-schools-and-universities/
DAILY WIRE
— Tim Walz Compares Immigration Agents To Nazis, Says Minnesota Is Home To New ‘Anne Frank’ Story. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their illegals with their runaway slaves and Jews in Germany under Hitler.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/tim-walz-compares-immigration-agents-to-nazis-says-minnesota-is-home-to-new-anne-frank-story
FOX NEWS
— White House accuses Walz of undermining law enforcement, blocking ICE cooperation
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-accuses-walz-undermining-law-enforcement-blocking-ice-cooperation.print
— The far-left network that helped put Alex Pretti in harm’s way, then made him a martyr. Encrypted Signal messages show ‘rapid responders’ mobilized demonstrators to harass federal agents, then socialist groups capitalized on killing to foment protests. DD: Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/far-left-network-helped-put-alex-pretti-harms-way-made-him-martyr
— Greenland is ‘unsecure’ because Denmark ‘cannot afford’ to protect it.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388307346112
NEWSMAX
— Trump Issues Urgent Call: End Obstruction, Sanctuary Cities
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donald-trump-ice-enforcement/2026/01/25/id/1243499/
TOWNHALL
— It’s Time to End ICE Enforcement in Blue States. DD: I vehemently disagree.
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2026/01/26/its-time-to-end-ice-enforcement-in-blue-states-n2670056
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Omar Calls Border Patrol Shooting ‘Execution,’ Demands ICE Give Up Arresting Violent Illegals and Leave Minnesota
https://www.westernjournal.com/omar-calls-border-patrol-shooting-execution-demands-ice-give-arresting-violent-illegals-leave-minnesota/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5705837-greene-maga-shooting-minnesota/
CNN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/minneapolis-shooting-ice-protests-01-25-26
https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/minneapolis-shooting-ice-protests-01-25-26?post-id=cmktu90zl00053b6qleh6xakk
AOL
— Paycheck to paycheck: A quarter of US households struggling to cover essentials. DD: Because I have never had to struggle to cover essentials, my critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being privileged and filthy rich. In my defense, I stress that I a) did yard work 1962-1964, b) delivered newspapers 1962-1966, c) washed dishes 1964-1966, d) cleaned golf shoes and chipped slag in 1966, e) pumped gasoline in 1966, 1971, and 1972, f) delivered mail 1966-1969, g) worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, h) sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances in 1971 and 1972, i) collected delinquent taxes for IRS 1971-1980, and j) audited federal agencies for GAO 1980-1997. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents had the most money.
https://www.aol.com/articles/paycheck-paycheck-quarter-us-households-153346010.html
— The biggest trend in Gen Z dating is the search for a steady life with financial stability. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage. What helped you become marriage material? By the time I got married when I was 29 in 1978, I had worked for IRS for almost 7 years and my salary was $110,066/year in today’s dollars. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I was taking graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul. I lived in a one bedroom condo in the Outer Drive East building that I had bought in 1976. I was renting out a town home in University Park that I had bought new in 1972. I owned a 1972 Corvette that I had bought new in 1971. Things that impressed me about my outstanding wife included that her first job after high school was working for the FBI. She soon became the Corporate Secretary for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. She did much to help elect Big Jim Thompson governor in 1976. She earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul in 1986.
https://www.aol.com/articles/biggest-trend-gen-z-dating-000801733.html
REUTERS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/federal-officials-dig-minneapolis-shooting-narrative-despite-video-evidence-2026-01-25/
NEWSWEEK
— DD: To get more and more and more citizens of foreign countries to come to America, Democrat and RINO leaders give them more and more and more welfare and preference over citizens of America. Democrat leaders because they vote for Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor.
https://www.newsweek.com/benefits-stripped-non-us-citizens-proposed-bill-11411452
— Kash Patel Sparks Fury From Gun Rights Groups Over Alex Pretti Remarks
https://www.newsweek.com/kash-patel-sparks-fury-from-gun-rights-groups-over-alex-pretti-remarks-11415842
(FROM THE ARTICLE: National Association for Gun Rights questioned Patel’s comments in a post on X, writing “carrying a magazine implies nothing.” “Holsters designed to carry spare magazines are common and widely sold. Training resources and guides across the internet actively recommend it. Thousands of law-abiding Americans do this every day. This is standard, not overkill,” it said. “Claiming otherwise sets a dangerous precedent for Second Amendment rights and creates an easy backdoor argument for magazine bans and similar legislation.” The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus also countered Patel’s remarks, writing on X: “This is completely incorrect on Minnesota law. There is no prohibition on a permit holder carrying a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines at a protest or rally in Minnesota.”)
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/us/politics/minneapolis-killing-trump-defiant-response.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/us/politics/bill-cassidy-minneapolis-investigation.html
— America Is Waving the White Flag in the New Cold War. DD: In WWIII, which countries will side with China and Russia against America?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/opinion/us-china-cold-war-tariffs-trump.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/24/minneapolis-shooting/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/25/live-updates-minneapolis-shooting-alex-pretti/
— Trump tries to reset — again — on affordability. DD: My critics/opponents have always stressed a) what I could not have afforded if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft and b) what my wife and I could not have afforded if we had children. What helped you afford more things? For me, it was my always earning money since I was 14 years old. For me, it was my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/26/trump-affordability-midterms/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly turn the Pope against America.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/21/catholic-church-trump-administration-at-odds/88275266007/
ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— DD: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action and DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.ajc.com/opinion/2026/01/civil-rights-act-of-1964-is-under-attack-history-shows-why-us-still-needs-it/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Fraud Allegations That Fueled Minneapolis’s Immigration Crackdown
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/minneapolis-shooting-alex-pretti/card/the-fraud-allegations-that-fueled-minneapolis-s-immigration-crackdown-ugSjlp88fGudvEDX0Hvd
— Trump Says Administration Is ‘Reviewing Everything’ About Minneapolis Shooting
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-says-administration-is-reviewing-everything-about-minneapolis-shooting-a501f48e
— Is a Four-Year Degree Worth It? DD: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU in 1970, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970 and IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not been taking graduate evening business courses, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not earned an MBA in 1976, GAO would not have hired me in 1980.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/is-a-four-year-degree-worth-it-6af09e3b
— DD: WSJ sides with Democrat leaders and with Pretti
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/time-for-ice-to-pause-in-minneapolis-e9ecf097
MINNESOTA HOUSING NEWS
— Hotline operators report flood of calls for rental assistance as residents hide during ICE surge. DD: How many illegals are hiding from ICE in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/23/tenant-advocates-hope-for-eviction-moratorium-during-ice-surge
FED SMITH
— DD: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2024/07/17/can-federal-employees-retire-on-600k-in-tsp/
PBS
— Supreme Court case on Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook. DD: Trump will win if the Supreme Court goes with the decision in Diersen v. GAO.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/listen-live-supreme-court-case-on-trumps-attempt-to-fire-federal-reserve-board-member-lisa-cook
HUFFINGTON POST
— Minnesota Governor Likens State’s Immigration Crackdown To Nazi Occupation. “We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside,” the governor said during a Sunday speech. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly equate their illegals with their runaway slaves and Jews in Germany under Hitler.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tim-walz-anne-frank-minnesota-immigration-raids_n_69769a2de4b00d7771d76ce3
BEAST
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-civil-war-breaks-out-over-bogus-claims-about-icu-nurse/
DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their martyr Alex Pretti. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/25/2365438/-I-Will-Honor-Our-Martyr-Alex-Pretti
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/25/minneapolis-shooting-ice-trump-analysis
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for ICE shootings. Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/26/trump-administration-alex-pretti-shooting-statements
AL JAZEERA
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/1/25/minneapolis-live-us-federal-agents-shoot-dead-nurse-alex-pretti
January 25, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/brandon-johnson-to-speak-at-chicago-ice-out-of-everywhere-rally/3881184/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/more-protests-planned-chicago-federal-agents-kill-minneapolis-resident/
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/tim-walz-donald-trump-immigration-surge-ice-border-patrol-alex-pretti/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/minneapolis-police-chief-says-people-have-had-enough-after-fatal-shooting-by-federal-agents/
— Bondi seeks Minnesota voter rolls, welfare data to “help bring back law and order” in wake of shootings
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-minnesota-voter-rolls-welfare-data-walz-immigration-shootings/
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ice-mn-updates-jan-25
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/mother-detained-ice-church-community-help/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/minneapolis-mourns-man-killed-border-patrol-agent/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/republican-investigation-minneapolis-shooting/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/democrats-homeland-security-funding-bill/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/25/immigration-agents-minneapolis-shooting/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/25/ice-protesters-immigration-minneapolis-loop-congress-plaza-pretti-bovino-good
— Man acquitted of Bovino murder plot taken into ICE custody. Juan Espinoza Martinez now faces deportation despite the courtroom victory Thursday by his attorneys.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/24/juan-espinoza-martinez-bovino-murder-plot-ice-custody
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260125/nation-and-world/protesters-demand-immigration-agents-leave-minneapolis-after-man-is-shot-and-killed-during-crackdown/
WGN RADIO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://wgnradio.com/news/protesters-demand-immigration-agents-leave-minneapolis-after-man-fatally-shot/
WBEZ
— DD: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/elections/2026/01/22/what-to-know-us-senate-debate-march-17-primary-krishnamoorthi-kelly-stratton
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with America’s enemies against America.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-getting-to-no-europes-leaders-find-a-way-to-speak-with-one-voice-against-trump/
— DD: The more that you criticize blast Trump, the more that Democrat leaders promote you.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/republican-governor-expresses-concern-over-minneapolis-shooting-americans-dont-like-what-theyre-seeing-right-now/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise immigrants.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-01-25/thousands-of-new-americans-opt-for-ultimate-act-of-inclusion-despite-obstacles
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Protester killed Saturday in clash with ICE agents had Sig Sauer high-capacity 9mm pistol
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/25/protester-killed-saturday-clash-ice-agents-sig-sauer-high-capacity/
— Second Minnesota killing by U.S. officials sparks showdown between Trump admin, community leaders
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/25/second-minnesota-killing-us-officials-sparks-showdown-trump-admin/
— Spanberger and Democrats work overtime to turn Virginia into Venezuela
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/25/spanberger-democrats-work-overtime-turn-virginia-venezuela/
— After Trump, Republicans face a reckoning over conservatism. A personality-driven movement leaves unanswered questions about what comes next. DD: Who leads conservatives in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/25/trump-republicans-face-reckoning-conservatism/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Bondi offers path to end ‘chaos’ in Minnesota in letter to Walz seeking voter rolls
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4432820/bondi-letter-walz-minnesota-ice-pretti-shooting/
NEW YORK POST
— Tim Walz compares Trump’s ICE crackdown in Minnesota to Nazi occupation told by Anne Frank
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/us-news/tim-walz-compares-trumps-ice-crackdown-to-nazi-occupation/
— Top Trump lieutenants join in blasting Dems Tim Walz and Jacob Frey for ‘inciting’ protesters
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/us-news/trump-noem-blast-dems-tim-walz-and-jacob-frey-for-inciting-protesters-like-alex-pretti/
— Enrollment declines in major city school districts as parents seek better options. DD: My parents sending me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/22/media/enrollment-declines-in-major-city-school-districts-as-parents-seek-better-options/
— Bessent trashes Canada’s PM as Trump bemoans China ‘completely taking over’ US neighbor
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/us-news/scott-bessent-trashes-canadas-pm-as-president-trump-bemoans-china-completely-taking-over-us-neighbor/
— How Zohran Mamdani’s ignorance could drive New York to ruin
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/opinion/how-zohran-mamdanis-ignorance-could-drive-new-york-to-ruin/
— Sorry, AOC — protest culture is un-American
https://nypost.com/2026/01/25/opinion/sorry-aoc-protest-culture-is-un-american/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats threaten to shut down government to protect illegal alien criminals
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/democrats_threaten_to_shut_down_government_to_protect_illegal_alien_criminals.html
— The facts show that Alex Pretti died to protect fraud and other illegality. There’s something very wrong with Americans who will fight to the death for this.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/the_facts_show_that_alex_pretti_died_to_protect_fraud_and_other_illegality.html
BREITBART
— Barack Obama Urges More Street Protests, Blames Trump for Minneapolis Shooting
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2026/01/25/obama-urge-more-protests-blames-trump-after-minneapolis-shooting/
— Vance: ‘Engineered Chaos’ in Minneapolis Is Consequence of Leftists Working with Local Officials
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/25/jd-vance-engineered-chaos-in-minneapolis-is-consequence-of-leftists-working-with-local-officials/
— Noem: It Is ‘Breaking the Law’ in Minnesota to ‘Conceal Carry Without an ID on You’
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/01/25/kristi-noem-it-is-breaking-the-law-in-minnesota-to-conceal-carry-without-an-id-on-you/
— Chicago’s police chief delivered a blunt warning amid rising confrontations with federal immigration officers, reminding residents in October that ICE and HSI personnel are “law enforcement officers” and that attacking or obstructing them is a criminal act. He cautioned that emotional disagreement with federal operations does not give anyone license to interfere, adding that Chicago police “do not interfere with the duties and responsibilities of federal agents” and are committed to keeping them safe.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2026/01/24/chicago-police-chief-federal-agents-are-officers/
EPOCH TIMES
— Homeland Security Seeks to Restrict Immigrants From Relying on Welfare. Changes to the public charge rule aim to reduce incentives to illegal immigration and discourage immigrants from relying on public benefits. DD: How strongly do illegals use food pantries in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/homeland-security-seeks-to-restrict-immigrants-from-relying-on-welfare-5949944
FOX NEWS
— Tim Walz compares Minnesota ICE actions to Holocaust and Anne Frank: ‘Hiding in their houses.’ Minnesota governor says children are ‘hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside’ following fatal ICE shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tim-walz-compares-minnesota-ice-actions-holocaust-anne-frank-hiding-houses
— Walz blasts Trump and federal agents, likens immigration sweep in Minneapolis to the Holocaust
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388299124112
— Anti-ICE agitators adopt Palestinian tactics, including martyrdom. Alex Pretti brought gun and extra ammunition before allegedly intervening in immigration arrest.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/david-marcus-anti-ice-agitators-adopt-palestinian-tactics-including-martyrdom
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— Pritzker Defines Tipping Off ICE as Illegal ‘Discrimination.” Landlord who tipped off ICE about illegal alien gang members faces investigation. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.frontpagemag.com/gov-pritzker-defines-tipping-off-ice-as-illegal-discrimination/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Canadian Media Outlets Help Whip Up U.S. Invasion Fears
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/01/canadian-media-outlets-help-whip-up-u-s-invasion-fears/
NEW AMERICAN
— 76 Republicans Vote to Fund Abortions & “Trans” Procedures
https://thenewamerican.com/us/politics/congress/76-republicans-vote-to-fund-abortions-trans-procedures/
NEWS BUSTERS
— Gavin Newsom Looks Like The Media’s 2028 Candidate
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2026/01/24/gavin-newsom-looks-medias-2028-candidate
PJ MEDIA
— The Left Doesn’t Want You to Know This About Alex Pretti, the Man the Border Patrol Shot
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/01/25/the-left-doesnt-want-you-to-know-this-about-the-man-shot-by-border-patrol-n4948728
— Suicide by ICE: Leftist Masterminds Are Getting What They Wanted
https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/01/25/suicide-by-ice-n4948732
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Local sanctuary policies are creating chaos for communities
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5704178-immigration-policy-national-law/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Immigration policy is not a local preference. It is not a city ordinance. It is not a state experiment. Under the Constitution and federal statute, immigration law is national law under Article I, Section 8, Clause 4. It is written by Congress, enforced by the executive branch, and applied uniformly across the country. City councils and statehouses do not get to decide immigration policy for the rest of the nation. Congress does. That distinction matters, because much of what now defines the immigration debate is not coming from Congress. It is coming from municipalities and state governments attempting to carve out “sanctuary” regimes that limit cooperation with federal enforcement, restrict information sharing, and in some cases actively obstruct federal immigration operations. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not a private agency. It is an enforcement arm of the federal government. Entering the U.S. without inspection is a federal offense. Overstaying a visa is a civil violation. In both cases, the legal remedy established by Congress is removal from the country.)
ABC NEWS
— DD: Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/republicans-express-concern-tactics-minnesota-urge-shooting-investigation-129543773
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://www.newsweek.com/abolish-ice-republican-support-minnesota-11414059
— Pritzker Should ‘Beg’ Trump for Natl Guard in Chicago
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/peter-navarro-jb-pritzker-chicago/2026/01/25/id/1243463/
WFIN
— DD: Pritzker and other Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://wfin.com/fox-political-news/pritzker-urges-unified-response-from-democrat-republican-governors-after-cpb-fatally-shoots-man/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Sen. Graham Proposes Bill Ending Sanctuary Cities
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/minneapolis-shooting-alex-pretti/card/sen-graham-proposes-bill-ending-sanctuary-cities-GARbkK0QRNjCJrzXEdK2
— These Developers Stand to Win in Trump’s Housing-Investor Crackdown. The build-to-rent business looks poised to take off after Trump exempted this industry from his regulations on large investors. DD: Homeownership should be everyone’s goal. People take better care of what they own than what they rent.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/housing/these-developers-stand-to-win-in-trumps-housing-investor-crackdown-fed348a7
— ICE’s Expanding Authority Under Trump. DD: Trump was elected to stop illegal immigration and to deport the illegals.
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/whats-news/ices-expanding-authority-under-trump/2575bda6-8a92-4e8f-ae80-d80f91120f1e
BLOOMBERG
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-25/mamdani-vows-to-use-all-options-to-keep-ice-out-of-new-york-city?srnd=phx-politics
FORTUNE
— DD: Those who reject America’s immigration laws use enforcement tragedies to fight America’s immigration laws.
https://fortune.com/2026/01/25/republican-critics-trump-minnesota-tragedy-disturbing-ice-shooting/
BANKING RATES
— 6 Things the Upper Middle Class Won’t Be Able To Afford in 5 Years. DD: My critics/opponents have always stressed a) what could not have afforded if I had not avoided the Vietnam War draft and b) what my wife and I could not have afforded if we had children. What helped you afford more things? For me, it was my always earning money since I was 14 years old. For me, it was my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.aol.com/articles/6-things-upper-middle-class-215505196.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Single-Family Homes in Many Cities, Childcare, New Cars, International Vacations, Retirement
ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly call Trump fascist.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/america-fascism-trump-maga-ice/685751/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
IRELAND INDEPENDENT
— Wealthy Americans fleeing here in growing numbers. Over 380 visas issued last year to US residents with substantial income and funds to buy own house.
https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/sunday-independent-ireland/20260125/281569477140860
January 23, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— 5 open congressional seats could help drive higher voter turnout for March primary in Illinois. Large-scale protests also illustrate public investment in politics, some say.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/5-open-congressional-seats-could-help-drive-higher-voter-turnout-march-primary-ahead-2026-midterm-election-illinois/18457666/
CBS2
— RNC clears the way for “midterm convention” later this year
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rnc-midterms-convention-2026/
— Federal government watchdogs deny Duckworth’s request for joint probe of immigration agents’ use of force
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/inspectors-general-reject-tammy-duckworth-request-probe-immigration-agents-use-of-force/
— Judge says Trump administration must keep funding child care subsidies in 5 states for now
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/child-care-subsidies-5-states-judge-trump-administration/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Immigrants often don’t open the door to ICE, but that may no longer stop officers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/23/immigrants-ice-open-door/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/23/chicago-faith-leaders-ice/
— Oak Park River Forest League of Women Voters makes a pitch for fair maps
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/23/fair-maps-illinois-oak-park/
DAILY HERALD
— ‘RINOs,’ meet the ‘Depublicans’
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260123/syndicated-columnists/rinos-meet-the-depublicans/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Vance touts the Trump administration’s record against abortion at a Washington rally
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/vance-touts-the-trump-administration-s-record-21311747.php
CITIES 92.9
— Illinois lawmakers clash over ICE funding as DHS bill advances
https://www.cities929.com/2026/01/23/illinois-lawmakers-clash-over-ice-funding-as-dhs-bill-advances/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— As Illinois House returns to Springfield, Democrats focus on Trump. First week of House session yields several symbolic resolutions condemning the administration.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/as-illinois-house-returns-to-springfield-democrats-focus-on-trump/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/01/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-454/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Proposed Illinois bill would let local voters approve rent control, drawing sharp criticism
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_4c9c735d-81fe-4bd8-833c-cbebe2652bfe.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— DHS says family abandoned 5-year-old migrant, ICE ‘cared for him’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/23/dhs-says-family-abandoned-5-year-old-migrant-ice-cared/
— HUD orders citizenship checks for those in public housing
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jan/23/hud-orders-citizenship-checks-public-housing/
NEW YORK POST
— Lefty efforts to justify the St. Paul church invasion are worse than the attack itself
https://nypost.com/2026/01/22/opinion/lefty-efforts-to-justify-the-st-paul-church-invasion-are-worse-than-the-attack-itself/
BLAZE
— Trump’s primary endorsements are sabotaging his own agenda
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/trumps-primary-endorsements-are-sabotaging-his-own-agenda
CAMPUS REFORM
— Nurses to simulate abortions on dragon fruit at University of Illinois Chicago’s ‘Abortion Care Skills Day.’ The college’s ‘Abortion Care Skills Day’ will be an ‘immersive experience’ for nursing students on how to perform medicated and procedural abortions as well as a hands-on abortion training using dragon fruit to simulate a fetus. ‘The very people that are meant to save lives are taught how to intentionally end them by starving, vacuuming, dismembering, and poisoning the most vulnerable in our society,’ a student told Campus Reform.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/nurses-simulate-abortions-dragon-fruit-university-illinois-chicagos-abortion-care-skills-day/29294
— University of Illinois funds ‘The New Age of Sexism’ book club. A book club centered on AI and misogyny is being hosted by the Women’s Resources Center at the University of Illinois. It is promoted through UIUC’s Diversity Calendar as an official campus event.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/university-illinois-funds-the-new-age-sexism-book-club/29283
— Augustana College, a Lutheran liberal arts school in Rock Island, Illinois, has renamed its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) office, saying the move reflects internal decision-making as colleges nationwide retreat from the DEI label.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/augustana-college-rebrands-dei-office-cites-mission-driven-shift/29291
DAILY CALLER
— Feds Fail To Convict Chicago Illegal Who Allegedly Put $10,000 Bounty On Border Chief’s Head
https://dailycaller.com/2026/01/23/gangbanger-not-guilty-of-bovino-bounty/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Left-Wing Late-Night Propaganda Isn’t ‘News’
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/01/23/left-wing-late-night-propaganda-isnt-news/amp/
EPOCH TIMES
— Rich Chinese are “Renting” American Women’s Wombs to get US Citizenship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7NXU2USSQo
FEDERALIST
— Virginia Democrats Want Schools To Push State-Enforced Homosexuality
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/23/virginia-democrats-want-schools-to-push-state-enforced-homosexuality/
— Protesters Who Disrupted Minnesota Church Service Were Practicing Their Own Godless Religion
https://thefederalist.com/2026/01/23/protesters-who-disrupted-minnesota-church-service-were-practicing-their-own-godless-religion/
REASON
— The GOP Looks Increasingly Like a Home for Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. Many Republicans are now openly embracing ideas from the progressive playbook. Call them “Depublicans.”
https://reason.com/2026/01/22/the-gop-looks-increasingly-like-a-home-for-elizabeth-warren-and-bernie-sanders/
TOWNHALL
— This New Virginia Law Helps Illegals Vote for Democrats
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/01/23/this-new-virginia-law-helps-keep-illegals-voting-for-democrats-n2669983
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: How much success have Democrats had taking over your church? The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-religious.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000010656349/good-for-the-church-but-bad-for-the-country.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Clergy Members Are Arrested in Minnesota Amid Anti-ICE Protests. Thousands take part in demonstrations across Twin Cities. Approximately 100 clergy members were arrested at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport during an immigration protest. DD: How strongly have Democrat leaders taken over your church?
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/clergy-members-are-arrested-in-minnesota-amid-anti-ice-protests-cce52a25
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Trump lauds ‘tremendous’ federal workforce cuts. Partnership for Public Service calls them ‘disturbing.’ DD: If I could tell Trump about my federal career, that is, if I could tell him about how my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, I wonder how he would react. I never sat around and did nothing, although, I was grossly underutilized. The longer that you are a federal employee, the more difficult, if not impossible, it is to get a job appropriate for your education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional license. Virtually everyone shares Trump’s extremely low opinion of federal employees. What does Trump know about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination in the federal government? I know a lot.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2026/01/trump-lauds-tremendous-federal-workforce-cuts-good-government-group-calls-them-disturbing/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As he marked one year since being sworn into office, President Donald Trump on Tuesday touted the actions of his administration — including praising the major reductions to the federal workforce throughout 2025. “I don’t want to cut people, but when you cut them and they go out and get a better job, I like to cut them,” Trump said during a nearly two-hour press briefing, while also stating his administration “slashed tremendous numbers of people off the federal payroll.” The White House on Tuesday also released a list of “365 wins” over the last year, commending the administration’s efforts to ensure a “merit-based” federal workforce. The list includes federal workforce actions overhauling the probationary period; eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion across government; requiring employees to work on-site full-time; slashing federal jobs; and limiting agencies to one new hire for every four employees who exit the civil service. “I say, get rid of everybody that’s unnecessary, because that’s the way you make America great again,” Trump said. “When you have all these jobs where people are sitting around doing nothing and they get a lot of money from the government, it’s no good.”)
LAWFARE
— Is the GAO the Next Battlefield in the Fight for Separation of Powers? The expiration of the comptroller general’s term is an opportunity for Congress to reassert itself, or retreat further. DD: GAO is supposed to be nonpartisan, but it is ever-increasingly not. It has ever-increasingly been run by Democrats. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I was one of the last Republicans GAO hired. Virtually all, if not all of GAO employees are Democrats. If Gingrich had reformed GAO instead of gutting it, there would have been no need for DOGE. My Democrat GAO superiors wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997, when I was 49 years old.
https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/is-the-gao-the-next-battlefield-in-the-fight-for-separation-of-powers