FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/05/trump-pope-leo-criticism/
— DD: Pot companies intentionally made false claims about medical benefits.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/05/lawsuit-cannabis-companies-false-claims/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals ad b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/05/05/ice-midway-blitz-chicago-trump-silverio-villegas-gonzalez
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Tribune owner in advanced talks to buy the Daily Herald
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/media-marketing/ccb-chicago-tribune-owner-alden-global-in-talks-to-buy-daily-herald-20260505/
SOUTHERN
— Republicans aim to secure $1 billion for security-related aspects of White House ballroom construction project.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/05/05/republicans-aim-to-secure-1-billion-for-security-related-aspects-of-white-house-ballroom-construction-project/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— A high school reunion reflects the reality of growing older. DD: I graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1966. Sadly, so far, I have heard nothing about a 60th reunion.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/opinion/article/high-school-reunion-aging-jokes-alton-illinois-22235323.php
DES MOINES REGISTER
— DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting hatred against Charlie Kirk in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2026/04/29/melisa-crook-creston-charlie-kirk-post-lawsuit-settlement/89839940007/
TENNESSEE CONSERVATIVE NEWS
— IRS Data Shows Thousands Are Moving To Tennessee.
https://tennesseeconservativenews.com/irs-data-shows-thousands-are-moving-to-tennessee/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump-backed Ramaswamy wins Ohio governor primary, setting up a competitive November race.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-05-05/trump-backed-ramaswamy-wins-ohio-governor-primary-setting-up-a-competitive-nov-race
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump administration sues Denver over its 1989 assault weapons ban.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-administration-sues-denver-over-its-1989-assault-weapons-ban/article_10f5a3e8-1207-5445-a5d6-f2e2ecbe2127.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-518/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Ignoring the Abominable Congressional Map in Illinois, Clarence Page Rants about Louisiana Decision.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/05/ignoring-the-abominable-congressional-map-in-illinoi-clarence-page/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FOX NEWS
— DOJ investigates Illinois schools over secret gender transitions, ideology. The probe covers instruction from pre-K through 12th grade and whether parents were notified of opt-out rights.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-investigates-illinois-schools-secret-gender-transitions-ideology
— Dads aren’t optional — and America’s kids are paying the brutal price. Nearly 1 in 4 children now lives without a father, and the trend is worsening across all demographics.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/dads-arent-optional-americas-kids-paying-brutal-price.amp
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Torching of Los Angeles Was Anti-Capitalist Vigilantism.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-torching-of-los-angeles-was-anti-capitalist-vigilantism/
TOWNHALL
— Chicago Alderman Wants to Charge Walgreens With Crimes for leaving city.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/05/05/chicago-wants-walgreens-charged-for-leaving-city-n2675545
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— DD: How successful in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct have Democrat leaders been replacing those have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats?
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/why-the-great-replacement-theory-is-gaining-attention-across-the-us/ss-AAXpvZn#image=2
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/05/trump-immigration-dragnet-ties-daca-dreamers-red-tape/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Accuses Pope Leo of Endangering Catholics by Opposing Iran War. The president’s criticism adds to tensions ahead of Rubio’s visit to the Vatican.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-accuses-pope-leo-of-endangering-catholics-by-opposing-iran-war-4805fe38
BLOOMBERG LAW
— DOJ Offers Lawyers $25,000 Signing Bonuses as recruitment lags.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/doj-offers-lawyers-25-000-signing-bonuses-as-recruitment-lags
POLITICO
— With Indiana, Trump asserts his grip on the GOP. The president successfully ousted a majority of the Republican state senators who blocked his redistricting effort last year.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/05/trump-revenge-indiana-election-results-00907629
NEW REPUBLIC
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly call Republicans racists. To call someone a racist in America today is like calling someone a Jew in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s
https://newrepublic.com/article/209868/supreme-court-lying-racism-america
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/supreme-court-lying-racism-america-122748799.html
Tag: Precinct
May 4, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies
https://abc7chicago.com/post/supreme-court-restores-access-abortion-pill-mifepristone-telehealth-mail-pharmacies/19036443/
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-7yzd9nu3q3yr99ty.amp
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Giuliani is breathing on his own while hospitalized with pneumonia
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/04/rudy-giuliani-pneumonia/
DAILY HERALD
— An incomplete decision: Attorney general ends probe of DuPage clerk without resolving governance dispute
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260504/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-an-incomplete-decision-attorney-general-ends-probe-of-dupage-clerk-without-re/
— DOJ seeking Illinois voter data to purge suspected noncitizens, documents suggest
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260504/nation-and-world-politics/doj-seeking-illinois-voter-data-to-purge-suspected-noncitizens-documents-suggest/
— Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260504/nation-and-world-politics/supreme-court-restores-access-to-abortion-pill-mifepristone-through-telehealth-mail-and-pharmacies/
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Pritzker uses May Day to promote hatred against Bailey.
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/on-may-day-governor-jb-pritzker-reaffirms-commitment-to-illinois-workers-93031.cfm?
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Anti-Israel movement showing signs of life in Illinois Legislature
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/jim-dey-anti-israel-movement-showing-signs-of-life-in-illinois-legislature/article_6c63ec21-330b-495d-85c5-653a7e8a2cdf.html
SHAW LOCAL
— Lawsuit filed in Illinois takes aim at cannabis dispensaries for not warning of mental health risks
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/05/04/lawsuit-filed-in-illinois-takes-aim-at-cannabis-dispensaries-for-not-warning-of-mental-health-risks/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-05-04/heres-how-medication-abortion-works-with-just-one-drug-thats-still-fully-available
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/04/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-517/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push everyone to give more preference to minorities, to females, to disabled, to etc.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_2c12da0f-00ba-44b2-8ab9-e69ff4d2a202.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Uppity Black Chicagoans Severely Irritating County Board and Chicago Teachers Union Officials Showing Intensity Counts
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/04/uppity-black-chicagoans-severely-irritating-county-board-and-chicago-teachers-union-officials-showing-intensity-counts/
— McHenry County Property Tax Bills Not Posted Yet
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/04/mchenry-county-property-tax-bills-not-posted-yet/
— Fox River Grove Set to Approve Apartment Building Across from Train Station
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/04/fox-river-grove-set-to-approve-apartment-building-across-from-train-station/
— County Board Member Mike Skala and EDC Exec Mark Piekos Travel to Germany on Trade Mission
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/02/county-board-member-mike-skala-and-edc-exec-mark-piekos-travel-to-germany-on-trade-mission/
— Democratic Party Officials 2024-26
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/02/democratic-party-officials-2024-26/
— Republican Party Officials 2024-2026
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/02/republican-party-officials-2024-2026/
— Cary GOP Precinct Committeeperson Appreciation/Recruitment Night
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/02/cary-gop-precinct-committeeperson-appreciation-recruitment-night/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rudy Giuliani hospitalized with lung illness worsened by Ground Zero exposure
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/4/rudy-giuliani-hospitalized-lung-illness-worsened-ground-zero-exposure/
BREITBART
— Spain Gave $2bn to Illegal Migrants in 2025, But Spent Just $70m on Border Protection
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/05/04/spain-spent-1-8bn-on-illegal-migrants-in-2025-but-only-60m-on-stopping-migration/
FOX NEWS
— DOJ investigates Illinois schools over secret gender transitions, ideology. The probe covers instruction from pre-K through 12th grade and whether parents were notified of opt-out rights.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-investigates-illinois-schools-secret-gender-transitions-ideology
NRA-ILA
— Self-Defense: Another “Luxury” the Poor Can Do Without
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20260504/self-defense-another-luxury-the-poor-can-do-without
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
POLITICO
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-score/2026/05/04/redistricting-will-continue-until-morale-improves-00904117
May 1, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— CPS teachers, students expected to join May Day rally at Union Park, march through downtown Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/post/may-day-chicago-2026-cps-teachers-students-expected-join-union-park-rally-march-downtown/19012972/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/30/illinois-accountability-report-completed-midway-blitz/
— If Chicago wants to reduce absenteeism, start with families.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/01/opinion-chicago-school-absenteeism-education/
— DD: The Democrat Party platform destroys traditional marriage and family, that is, it promotes homelessness.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/01/opinion-homelessness-shelter-hb1429-illinois-legislation/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Noble charter network, suburban school districts face federal probe over LGBTQ-related lessons. The U.S. Department of Justice announced investigations into 35 Illinois school districts and a Chicago charter operator over whether they teach about “sexual orientation and gender ideology” in class and whether parents are allowed to opt out. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/04/30/noble-charter-network-suburban-school-districts-face-federal-probe-over-lgbtq-related-lessons
DAILY HERALD
— DD: The Democrat Party platform destroys traditional marriage and family.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260501/syndicated-columnists/marriage-the-inequality-gap-we-should-be-talking-about/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-ice-misconduct-state-report-20260430/
CBS2
— Violent organized retail crime on the rise in Illinois. DD: The Democrat Party platform promote poverty and crime.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-organized-retail-crime-association-report-violent-retail-crime/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Department of Justice investigating sexuality and gender teaching in 36 Illinois school districts. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/30/illinois-schools-department-of-justice-investigation/
WGLT
— Justice Department investigates District 87, Ridgeview and 34 other Illinois school districts over ‘gender ideology.’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-04-30/justice-department-investigates-district-87-ridgeview-and-34-other-illinois-school-districts-over-gender-ideology
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/01/ice-scrutiny-chicago-illinois-00902153
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: Republicans will land the top line on ballots in suburban Cook County for the Nov. 3 election, following a lottery held this week by the county clerk’s office. That means Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey will be at the top of ballots.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/01/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-728/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS SENATE GOP
— Illinois Senate GOP and Angel Father Call for Action on Legislation to Allow Illinois Law Enforcement to Keep Illinoisans Safe
https://ilsenategop.org/2026/04/30/illinois-senate-gop-and-angel-father-call-for-action-on-legislation-to-allow-illinois-law-enforcement-to-keep-illinoisans-safe/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Precinct Training Opportunity Tuesday Evening, May 5th. DD: I have been a DuPage County and Milton Township Republican Precinct Committeeman since I was appointed one in 1999. In 2000, DuPage County Republican Central Committee and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) RINO and Democrat plant leaders succeeded in getting a registered Republican voter to run against me, but not since then. In 2004 and 2010 they rudely fired me as the MTRO webmaster. In 2004, they rudely defeated me when I ran for the open MTRO Treasurer position. In 2015, they rudely gerrymandered my precinct. In 2021, they rudely ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, a role that I had since 2005. In 2024, they rudely ended my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. They ever-increasingly blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/01/precinct-training-opportunity-tuesday-evening-may-5th/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Brace for battle as Hochul revives New York’s gerrymander threat. DD: Democrat leaders know that Democrat candidates cannot win if they do not gerrymander.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/30/opinion/brace-for-battle-as-hochul-revives-ny-gerrymander-threat/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Supreme Court Rules Racial Gerrymandering ILLEGAL! DD: Democrat leaders know that Democrat candidates cannot win if they do not gerrymander.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAipntmficw
— Mamdani Has Already Run Out of Other People’s Money. DD: Democrat elected officials ever-increasingly promote socialism.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/30/mamdani-has-already-run-out-of-other-peoples-money/
— Pro‑Family Policy Is Now Central to Conservatism. DD: I owe all my successes in life to my parents and their traditional marriage.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/30/sen-banks-pro-family-policy-central/
NEWSMAX
— Disgraced Ex-Lawmakers Eye Taxpayer Pensions. DD: Did your employer(s) disgrace you? My Democrat superiors in the federal government disgraced me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, and forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS. My Democrat IRS superiors never promoted me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions, and disallowed my travel vouchers. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign and disallowed my sick leave requests. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. Since 2000, to disgrace me, the following have taken many big adverse actions against me: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) major Republican donors, e) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/disgraced-lawmakers-taxpayer/2026/04/26/id/1254220/
PJ MEDIA
— Democrats Don’t Hate Gerrymandering; They Hate the GOP Fighting Back. DD: Democrat leaders know that Democrat candidates cannot win if they do not gerrymander.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/04/30/democrats-dont-hate-gerrymandering-they-hate-the-gop-fighting-back-n4952389
WESTERN JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders will forever use Affirmative Action and DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hakeem-jeffries-tells-activist-audience-dei-is-explicitly-written-into-constitution/ar-AA20EUgk
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CNN
— DD: Democrat leader use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. The gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District that I live in was drawn by Illinois Democrats based on race. Minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/30/politics/supreme-court-decision-gerrymandering-scramble
— Trump signs executive order expanding workers’ access to retirement plans. DD: I got in line for a Civil Service Retirement System pension when I was 18 years old in 1966. Knowing that helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors to get rid of me. Further, after my wife and I got married in 1978, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates got ever-increasingly more furious that we could and that we did save lots of our salaries for our retirement because we gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not have foster children.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/30/economy/trump-executive-order-new-retirement-plan-proposal
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Texas House Democrat Gene Wu calls for minority groups to take over America. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly unite minorities against Whites, unite females against males, unite younger people against older people, unite veterans against non-veterans, unite those who have less money against those who have more money, unite unmarried people against married people, unite LGBTQers against heterosexuals, unite non-Protestants against Protestants, unite non-German Americans against German Americans, unite those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for less time, unite citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, unite etc. against etc.
https://www.newsweek.com/gene-wu-texas-democrat-white-11487908
— Hegseth Denies Bias in Firings, Says Decisions Based on “Merit.” DD: My Democrat GAO (1980-1997), IRS (1971-1980), and Post Office (1966-1969) superiors outrageously, disgusting, falsely, and unethically hinted/implied that I lacked merit, that is, that I had performance problems, and that justified the many big adverse actions that they took against me. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) a job-related professional license when I was 32. In my defense, I got promoted when I was 23, 24, 25, and 38.
https://www.newsweek.com/videos/hegseth-denies-bias-in-firings-says-decisions-based-on-merit
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leader use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. The gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District that I live in was drawn by Illinois Democrats based on race. Minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/upshot/gerrymanders-redistricting-democrats-republicans.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/opinion/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-2026.html
— DD: Democrat leaders crow about their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/04/28/opinion/focus-group-trump-voters-disappointed.html
— DD: To avoid potential conflicts of interest in job assignments, IRS and GAO employees are required to fully disclose their and their spouse’s finances to their superiors. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors used the financial information I gave them to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn my wife and I as being underserving disgusting filthy rich DINKs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/us/politics/elon-musk-finances.html
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/us/politics/trump-pope-latino-voters.html
ABC CHARLESTON & WTMA
— A Charleston-based reparations task force is calling for the transfer of 700,000 acres of land from three of the Lowcountry’s most well-known plantations. DD: If I had ran for a government office, my critics/opponents would have stressed that my ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a 240-acre farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854.
https://abcnews4.com/news/local/charleston-reparations-task-force-demands-7000-acres-from-historic-plantations
https://www.wtma.com/2026/04/30/charleston-reparations-task-force-demands-7000-acres-from-historic-plantations/
BRIDGE MICHIGAN
— Political parties, not voters, to pick candidates. DD: I should write about the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000 and the candidates who they picked to run in Republican primaries. I would focus on those leaders whose candidates won primary elections but lost general elections. I would focus on those leaders who have blamed those losses the most on me, on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, on what I did as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, on what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, and on what I did as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member.
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/political-parties-not-voters-to-decide-key-michigan-candidates/
ARIZONA PBS
— Scottsdale high school senior gets perfect ACT score. DD: My critics/opponents have always used against me my ACT score being only 24. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have used the money that I earned washing dishes while I was in high school for ACT tutoring instead of for a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a poor man’s GTO, to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC.
https://azpbs.org/2026/04/scottsdale-high-school-senior-gets-perfect-act-score/
CALIFORNIA GLOBE
— LA City Council Socialists Launch Bid to Give Noncitizens Full Voting Rights in Local Elections. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have.
https://californiaglobe.com/fl/la-city-council-socialists-launch-bid-to-give-noncitizens-full-voting-rights-in-local-elections/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The SPLC Is a Journalism Scandal. News outlets treat it as an authority when it is actually a competitor, and a disreputable one. DD: My critics/opponent have always treated TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition like SPLC had officially designate them as being hate groups.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-splc-is-a-journalism-scandal-99ab0fab?mod=opinion_lead_pos5
FORBES
— Zero-Sum-Game. DD: Everything is zero-sum. All the promotions that I did not get were given by my Democrat superiors to Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who had less work experience than I had, had less education that I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffraikes/2019/06/17/can-power-be-anything-but-zero-sum/
LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
— Your Rights as a Federal Worker. DD: Democrats run the federal government. Because of that, federal employees who are the following have no Civil Service protections: Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.naacpldf.org/five-rights-federal-workers/
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DD: Democrat leader use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. The gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District that I live in was drawn by Illinois Democrats based on race. Minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/louisiana-kicks-off-supreme-court-backed-gerrymander-frenzy.html
POLITICO
— DD: Democrat leader use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. The gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District that I live in was drawn by Illinois Democrats based on race. Minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/30/hakeem-jeffries-voting-rights-act-gerrymandering-redistricting-2026-midterms-00900661
MS. MAGAZINE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://msmagazine.com/2026/04/30/trump-fy-2027-budget-fiscal-year-title-x-planned-parenthood-birth-control-contraception-family-planning/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— DD: Democrat candidates know that they need racial gerrymandering to win.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/us-supreme-court-ruling-guts-minority-vote-protections-could-redraw-political-map-by-2028/ar-AA222ZII
MIRROR
— DD: Democrat leaders crow about their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Hegseth.
https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/pete-hegseth-humiliated-angry-protester-1815960
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk1kgn95AXA
April 22, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Democrats trying to get ‘millionaire tax’ and redistricting amendment questions on fall ballot
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/22/illinois-millionaire-tax-redistricting-amendment-questions/
DAILY HERALD
— Illinois House approves redistricting amendment, fearing federal Voting Rights Act will be eliminated
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260422/illinois-state-politics/illinois-house-approves-redistricting-amendment-fearing-federal-voting-rights-act-will-be-eliminate/
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their millionaires tax.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-millionaires-tax-proposal-seeks-fund-education-provide-relief-3-surcharge-people-earning-1-million/18945058/
— Video shows car explosion amid takeover on Chicago’s South Side
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-car-takeover-fire-explodes-76th-street-ashland-avenue-saturday-april-18-gresham/18932977/
WBEZ
— How has the Black Chicago accent retained its Southern roots?
https://www.wbez.org/curious-city/2026/04/22/how-has-the-black-chicago-accent-retained-its-southern-roots
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Five years later, Black caucus says SAFE-T Act working just fine
https://archive.ph/a7W6E#selection-3554.0-3554.3
Q985
— Illinois Marijuana Arrests Rise After Legalization
https://q985online.com/ixp/721/p/illinois-marijuana-arrests-rise/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-509/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois millionaire’s tax moves closer to November ballot
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1252da07-7b75-43d8-8af0-edd51c6eb765.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— IRS: Illinois led nation in rate of income loss in 2023
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/irs-illinois-led-nation-in-rate-of-income-loss-in-2023/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. My critics/opponents succeeded in having their operatives and their dupes end my chairmanship and destroy TAPROOT in 2012. My critics/opponents have always blamed me for all the problems that TAPROOT had.
http://www.gopillinois.com
(FROM GOOGLE AI: The Taproot Republicans of Illinois is a DuPage County-based political organization that focuses on public policy and supporting Republican candidates. Historically, it has been active in hosting events such as candidate forums and annual brunches to engage with policymakers. The group prioritizes public policy and policymakers over purely partisan campaign activities. It primarily operates within DuPage County, often hosting meetings in areas like Downers Grove or Willowbrook. The organization has historically honored prominent Illinois Republicans, such as the late U.S. Congressman Henry J. Hyde, who received awards from the group for his defense of the Constitution. While the group has held recurring events like an “annual brunch” as recently as 2024, it maintains a relatively low digital profile compared to larger state-level political committees.)
— I served on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee (SC) 2003-2007. My critics/opponents succeeded in having their operatives and their dupes end my ICRC SC membership and destroy ICRC in 2007. My critics/opponents have always blamed me for all the problems that ICRC had.
http://www.gopillinois.com
(FROM GOOGLE AI: The Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) is a political organization that aims to unify various conservative and center-right factions within Illinois. It often serves as a networking and coordinating body for Republican candidates, activists, and affiliated organizations to promote conservative principles in the state. ICRC frequently provides endorsements for local and statewide candidates who align with their platform. For instance, current 2026 Republican Secretary of State nominee Diane Harris has previously served as the chair of the coalition. The group hosts annual conventions and forums to bring together conservative leaders and discuss policy priorities for Illinois. It operates as a hub for precinct committeepersons and grassroots organizers to share campaign information and coordinate social platform outreach. The coalition generally adheres to traditional center-right and conservative viewpoints, including: Fiscal Conservatism: Prioritizing balanced budgets and reducing government waste. Economic Liberty: Promoting free enterprise and private property rights. Social Values: Supporting Judeo-Christian frameworks and traditional family structures. Governance: Advocating for election integrity, secure borders, and limited government scope. ICRC remains active in the 2026 election cycle, with former and current members participating in primary races to challenge incumbent Democratic officials.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— More Democrats, fewer Republicans, to address college graduates as anti-Trump tensions grow
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/20/democrats-fewer-republicans-address-college-graduates-anti-trump/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— CPAC Is Dead. CPAC 2026 underscored a movement conference in decline, marked by thin crowds, internal contradictions, and a widening gap between its rhetoric and its base.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/04/22/cpac-is-dead/
BREITBART
— Newsom Spent $1 Billion to Import 400,000 Extra Illegal Migrants
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/04/22/report-gov-newsom-spent-1-billion-to-import-400000-extra-illegal-migrants/
FOX NEWS
— America must choose between faith, order and a culture of lawlessness. Rooftop Revelations: Victor Glover’s biblical call to be neighbors and a young father’s brutal death in Chicago represent two competing visions for America’
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/america-must-choose-faith-order-culture-lawlessness
— The truth behind the gender wage gap myth isn’t what you’ve been told. AAUW and Department of Labor research find most of the commonly cited disparity is explained by individual worker choices.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/truth-behind-gender-wage-gap-myth-isnt-youve-told
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— The Rise of a Dangerous Anti-American Ideology
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/04/intersectionality-the-rise-of-a-dangerous-anti-american-ideology/
TOWNHALL
— Anti-ICE Protesters Are Stalking Federal Employees in Minneapolis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/22/whipple-federal-building-employee-stalked-by-protesters-n2674881
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— White men are disfavored.
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/desantis-signs-florida-law-banning-local-dei-22220777.php
CBS NEWS
— Senate defeats Democrats’ 5th attempt to limit Trump’s war powers in Iran
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-trump-war-powers-iran/
USA TODAY
— Democrats put unions over families. DD: Are/were you a union member? I was a union member 1966-1969 while I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office. I was a union member 1971-1980 while I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS. I should write about my critics/opponents who have used that against me the most. I would focus on those who have shouted the loudest that federal employees are overpaid because of federal unions, and that therefore, I was overpaid. In today’s dollars, my Post Office salary increased from $19.57/hour to $20.87/hour and my IRS salary increased from $56,409/year to $113,402/year. In my defense, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, I earned an MBA in 1976, and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/04/22/democrats-trump-tax-credit-scholarship-program/89713286007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— It’s Not Just People Moving to Texas. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker authors a signature policy disaster.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/its-not-just-people-moving-to-texas-653ba966
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Are federal workers grossly overpaid or underpaid? DD: Are/were you a union member? I was a union member 1966-1969 while I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office. I was a union member 1971-1980 while I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS. I should write about my critics/opponents who have used that against me the most. I would focus on those who have shouted the loudest that federal employees are overpaid because of federal unions, and that therefore, I was overpaid. In today’s dollars, my Post Office salary increased from $19.57/hour to $20.87/hour and my IRS salary increased from $56,409/year to $113,402/year. In my defense, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, I earned an MBA in 1976, and I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-report/2019/07/are-federal-workers-grossly-overpaid-or-underpaid/
April 18, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/17/ice-operation-midway-blitz-response-illinois-congressional-delegation-letter
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/04/17/after-mather-student-and-mom-detained-by-ice-a-school-and-soccer-community-are-left-reeling
— Rahm Emanuel’s mayoral record ‘disqualifying’ for a possible presidential contender, Johnson says. DD: What in your record do your critics/opponents use to disqualify you? My critics/opponents use the articles that I have linked to in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and the comments that I have made on them since 2000. In addition, they use what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012 and as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that what I have done has caused all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/04/16/mayor-brandon-johnson-rahm-emanuel-presidential-bid-2028
DAILY HERALD
— Fenne reelected College of DuPage board chairwoman
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260417/news/fenne-reelected-college-of-dupage-board-chairwoman/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Legal migration of “wealth” issue of growing importance. DD: If you are a Republican in Illinois, the more money that you have, the more that Illinois Democrats do to drive you out of Illinois.
https://archive.ph/yLqU6#selection-3558.0-3558.3
SHAW LOCAL
— 60 dead people found on Illinois jury panel, triggering constitutional challenge
https://www.shawlocal.com/sauk-valley/2026/04/17/60-dead-people-found-on-illinois-jury-panel-triggering-constitutional-challenge/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. Pot is poison. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/why-the-future-of-marijuana-legalization-remains-22211801.php
WAND TV
— DD: Pot is never safe. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.wqad.com/video/news/is-cannabis-safe-in-pregnancy/526-9edcdee2-2637-433f-997e-8ed54b4c3534
WGLT
— Illinois House Republicans split on bill allowing eligible high schoolers to register to vote
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-04-17/illinois-house-republicans-split-on-bill-allowing-eligible-high-schoolers-to-register-to-vote
HYDE PARK HERALD
— ‘Parent takeover’ greets teen gathering on 53rd Street. DD: How soon will Democrat leaders have their teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.hpherald.com/evening_digest/parent-takeover-greets-teen-gathering-on-53rd-street/article_d0f22d1e-09ab-4b11-8e6d-0391be7acd6b.html
SOUTHSDE PATCH
— Chicago Parents, Mentors, Teens Come Together To Discuss Solutions To Teen Takeovers. My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, which hosted the event, is a nonprofit dedicated to improving outcomes for boys and young men of color. DD: How soon will Democrat leaders have their teens takeover your downtown?
https://patch.com/illinois/southside/chicago-parents-mentors-teens-come-together-discuss-solutions-teen-takeovers
CHICAGO TODAY
— Chicago Pension Buyout Proposal Shifts Debt, Fails to Address Broader Fiscal Woes. DD: Since I was 49 in 1997, to stop me from coming to work, my Democrat GAO superiors have forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $2 million in today’s dollars. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats. GAO audits IRS. They especially do not want Republicans like me to audit IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980, I brought with me almost 9 years of experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988. I also brought with me what I learned earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997. Because they assigned me to audits of federal financial regulators in 1990, I started taking graduate finance courses at IIT in 1992 and earned a master’s degree in Financial Markets and Trading from IIT in 1997. My Democrat GAO flushed all the aforesaid down their toilets when they succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/il/chicago/news/2026/04/15/chicago-pension-buyout-proposal-shifts-debt-fails-to-address-broader-fiscal-woes/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-506/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Chicago Public Schools will stay open May 1
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-public-schools-will-stay-open-may-1/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Insiders vs. Voters: How Illinois Republicans Shut Out Their Own Base
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/04/insiders-vs-voters-how-illinois-republicans-shut-out-their-own-base.html
— Springfield Lawmakers Name Sandwiches While Illinois Families Face Crime, High Taxes
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/04/springfield-lawmakers-name-sandwiches-while-illinois-families-face-crime-high-taxes.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump seeks to rally youth vote for GOP at Turning Point USA event
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/17/trump-seeks-rally-youth-vote-gop-turning-point-usa-event/
— The pope is wrong on Iran. Here’s why.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/17/pope-wrong-iran-heres/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Marriage is what really matters
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4533807/what-really-matters-is-marriage/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Rep. John Larson (D-CT) has introduced 13 articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, House Resolution 1155
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/is-it-time-to-impeach-trump/
AMERICAN THINKER
— DHS Says It Costs $18,000 To Deport An Illegal Alien. It’s criminal that taxpayers must foot that bill, but it’s worth every penny.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/04/dhs_says_it_costs_18_000_to_deport_an_illegal_alien.html
DAILY CITIZEN
— Teachers Unions Celebrate ‘May Day’ – A Communist Workers Holiday
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/what-is-may-day/
FEDERALIST
— Racial Preferences in Economic Benefits: From Widely Accepted to Legally Indefensible. DD: During the almost 30 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government, they were under ever-increasing pressure from Democrat elected officials to hire, to retain, and to promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That ever-increasing rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license. During the 4 years that I served on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee and during the 7 years that I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organizations were under ever-increasing pressure from Democrat and RINO leaders to promote more minorities, females, younger people, and/or veterans.
https://fedsoc.org/fedsoc-review/racial-preferences-in-economic-benefits-from-widely-accepted-to-legally-indefensible
FOX NEWS
— Detroit teen takeover spirals into chaos—gunfire reported as police rush in day after leaders call for calm. DD: How soon will Democrat leaders have their teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/teen-takeover-spirals-into-chaos-gunfire-reported-as-police-rush-in-day-after-leaders-call-for-calm/ar-AA20RBzV
— Washington Post columnist argues Muslims shouldn’t have to assimilate in America. ‘I’m tired of proving I belong in America,’ Shadi Hamid wrote.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/washington-post-columnist-argues-muslims-shouldnt-have-assimilate-america
— Illegal street racing ‘takeover’ explodes as hundreds swarm Atlanta streets and suspects bolt. DD: How soon will Democrat leaders have their teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.aol.com/articles/watch-illegal-street-racing-takeover-184656578.html
NEWSMAX
— As Muslims gain in numbers and influence in the United States, they’ve become more reluctant to assimilate — to become Americanized.
https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/mamdani-roosevelt-sharia/2026/04/17/id/1253302/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/sharia-radical-islam-make-the-case-for-muslim-assimilation/ar-AA2193tY
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— Trump holds Turning Point USA rally. DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasing use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-holds-turning-point-usa-rally-amid-growing-tensions-with-the-pope-261613637721
AOL
— DC expands juvenile curfew zones across four neighborhoods. DD: How soon will Democrat leaders have their teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.aol.com/news/dc-mayor-bowser-reinstates-limited-125607730.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasing use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/us/politics/republicans-trump-pope-midterms.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: To discourage assimilation is to destroy America. All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. They were slow to assimilate. All my grandparents spoke German. Consequently, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, and I had to work my way through college.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/04/08/muslims-religion-republicans-assimilation/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— America Loses Its Will to Work. From the War on Poverty to ‘quiet quitting,’ we’ve stopped appreciating the value of honest labor.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/america-loses-its-will-to-work-85d74fd6
BLOOMBERG
— Mass Migration Has ‘Serious Social Consequences’
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2026-lionel-shriver-weekend-interview/?embedded-checkout=true
BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT
— DD: To “work across the aisle,” RINO leaders destroy conservatives like me and destroy conservative organizations like TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition.
https://about.bgov.com/insights/news/moderate-republicans-struggle-to-hold-the-center-as-fringe-grows/
DARTMOUTH
— Looking at the Future of American Democracy. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly use democracy a) to take more and more and more away from Republicans and b) to give it all to Democrats.
https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2026/04/looking-future-american-democracy
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for those who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I was born way back in 1948. If I had been born later, because I am all of the aforesaid bad demographics, I would not have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree, earn three master’s degrees, earn six job-related professional certifications, and earn a professional license. Ever-increasingly, Democrat and RINO leaders give more and more and more preference to those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/time-travel-across-borders/202402/why-americans-see-a-gloomy-future-but-others-dont
CATO
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote Islam.
https://www.cato.org/blog/muslim-immigrants-assimilate-even-more-polls-muslims-indicate
DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly fight assimilation.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/27/2365703/community/why-assimilation-fails-in-the-us/
GAO
— Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request. DD: GAO is supposed to fight fraud, waste, and abuse. But since I was 49 in 1997, to stop me from coming to work, my Democrat GAO superiors have forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $2 million in today’s dollars. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats. GAO audits IRS. They especially do not want Republicans like me to audit IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980, I brought with me almost 9 years of experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988. I also brought with me what I learned earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997. Because they assigned me to audits of federal financial regulators in 1990, I started taking graduate finance courses at IIT in 1992 and earned a master’s degree in Financial Markets and Trading from IIT in 1997. My Democrat GAO flushed all the aforesaid down their toilets when they succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-900719
April 17, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders hint/imply/imply/shout that Trump inspires threats against the Pope.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/pope-leos-brother-john-prevost-receive-false-bomb-threat-new-lenox-illinois-police-say/18899122/
CBS2
— Chicago parents, mentors, teens come together to discuss solutions to teen takeovers. DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-parents-mentors-teens-come-together-to-discuss-solutions-to-teen-takeovers/
FOX32
— Chicago FOP president calls Mayor Johnson a ‘coward’ over teen takeover response. Chicago FOP President John Catanzara delivers fiery remarks on the growing issue of teen takeovers, sharply criticizing Mayor Brandon Johnson’s response and calling for stronger action. DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your downtown?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-f5oclwr0snegiv2b
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Bailey, lacking big fundraising help, spent just $2.30 per vote to win Illinois GOP governor primary.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/16/illinois-republican-darren-bailey-shoestring-primary-win/
— Pritzker pumped $10 million into Juliana Stratton’s Senate primary win through outside PAC
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/16/jb-pritzker-10-million-stratton-senate/
— The Will County Board voted Thursday to approve a 2,400-acre solar farm near Crete and reversed course on six previously denied solar projects near New Lenox, Wilmington, Shorewood and Channahon.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/16/will-county-solar-farm-votes/
— Salvi: Pritzker should welcome federal tax dollars that would benefit our students
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/17/letters-041726-jb-pritzker-federal-tax-credit-scholarship-program/
(FROM THE LETTER: As a mother of six and grandmother to 12 and a product of public school education, I am deeply troubled by the Chicago Board of Education’s recent decision to urge Gov. JB Pritzker to reject federal funding from the Education Freedom Tax Credit that expands school choice for Illinois families. This reckless decision proves that if President Donald Trump and Republicans are for something, Illinois Democrats are against it, even when it helps our children and empowers our families. This commonsense legislation creates new opportunities for scholarships that help make quality education more affordable. It enables parents to choose the school — public, private, charter or otherwise — that best meets their child’s unique needs. No child should be trapped in a failing school simply because of their ZIP code. Yet, unfortunately, the Board of Education and Mayor Brandon Johnson would rather slam the door shut on these opportunities than allow families real options for their children. Illinois Democrats continue to prioritize political control over our students. They care more about the numbers of students enrolled in failing schools than in educating our students and being held accountable for their schools’ failures to educate them. As chair of the Illinois Republican Party and a proud mom and grandmother who always puts children first, I call on Pritzker to reject this shortsighted resolution and embrace the opportunity to give every Illinois family the educational freedom they deserve. Our kids’ futures are too important to sacrifice for partisan ideology.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Republicans rip 4 blue states for keeping taxes on tips, overtime after Trump reprieve. GOP rips Dem obstruction on ‘making life more affordable’ before midterms.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-rip-4-blue-states-keeping-taxes-tips-overtime-trump-reprieve
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi says that while Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is running for re-election in the nation’s third-largest blue state, he is really positioning himself for a 2028 presidential campaign on the agenda of obstructing Trump. “Last year, President Trump delivered the largest tax cut in American history, putting millions of dollars back in the pockets of Americans; this commonsense legislation is good for Illinois, but wannabe president, JB Pritzker would rather slam the door shut on opportunity and relief, knowing full well that he supported and empowered Joe Biden’s economic disaster,” Salvi told Fox News Digital.
— Burdened by costs of an ICE facility in town, Broadview reckons with a spotlight it never wanted. While communities elsewhere have been shielded from the costs of ICE facilities, the western suburb was stuck with bills for nearly $400,000. The costs continue as Broadview preps its new budget. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/04/17/burdened-by-costs-of-an-ice-facility-in-town-broadview-reckons-with-a-spotlight-it-never-wanted
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasing shout at Black women, and at everyone else, that Republicans who are the following cause all the problems that Black women and everyone else have: conservative, White, male. older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/04/17/black-women-chicago-power-rising-summit-kamala-harris-juliana-stratton-empowerment-voting-elections
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Did SAFE-T Act loophole contribute to DuPage County slaying? Top prosecutor thinks so.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260416/crime/did-safe-t-act-loophole-contribute-to-dupage-county-slaying-top-prosecutor-thinks-so/
— DuPage County forced to pay bill after vendor disables election equipment
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260416/local-politics/dupage-county-forced-to-pay-bill-after-vendor-disables-election-equipment/
— DuPage Democrats reelect party chair
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260416/news/dupage-democrats-reelect-party-chair/
EVANSTON NOW
— Schakowsky to lead July 4 parade. DD: I was the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks between 2005 and 2020. The Democrats, the RINOs, and the Democrat plants who run Wheaton ended that in 2021.
https://evanstonnow.com/schakowsky-to-lead-july-4-parade/
ST. LOUIS TODAY
— Nearly 1 in 4 people seeking abortions out of state chose Illinois.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/article_b1b3b727-165d-41d2-ad8f-76205e5ba128.html
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— DD: Illinois Democrat leaders make it ever-increasingly clear that they are going to drive all Republicans out of Illinois starting with those who are conservative, White, male. older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/stratton-urges-democrats-to-offer-bold-solutions-not-the-bare-minimum/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker’s cash surge lifted Stratton. DD: How much cash will Pritzker give each Democrat candidate on the November 3 ballot in your precinct? To vote for Democrats is to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/17/pritzkers-cash-surge-lifted-stratton-00877876
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Republican State Central Committee has elected its new members, including state Reps. Patrick Sheehan and Jason Bunting. Illinois House GOP attorney Zach Emberton defeated Republican insider Tom DeVore. Beth Findley Smith succeeds her former husband, Larry Smith. And incumbents who won reelection are Aaron Del Mar, who’s running as the lieutenant governor candidate, and Debbie Kanarowski, Joan LaSonde and Rhonda Belford. Here’s the full list.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-718/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-505/
— Another loss for Tom DeVore
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/16/another-day-another-loss-for-tom-devore-2/
— Sen. Rezin: ‘There is a broken concept in Springfield that the taxpayers’ money belongs to the government”
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/16/sen-rezin-there-is-a-broken-concept-in-springfield-that-the-taxpayers%e2%80%99-money-belongs-to-the-government/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— GOP State Central Committee Results
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/04/16/gop-state-central-committee-results/
— Bill to Send Kids to Mental Health Providers without Parental Permission Passes Senate
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/04/16/bill-to-send-kids-to-mental-health-providers-without-parental-permission/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Bill advances to prevent local governments from clearing homeless camps. DD: Where do Democrat leaders want to put their homeless camps in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_9ad50af0-4bff-4018-a1ef-1a3d8f7dfb11.html
— Illinois lawmakers grill diversity commission over lack of progress. DD: During the almost 30 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government, they were under ever-increasing pressure from Democrat elected officials to hire, to retain, and to promote more Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That ever-increasing rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license. During the 4 years that I served on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee and during the 7 years that I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organizations were under ever-increasing pressure from Democrat and RINO leaders to promote more minorities, females, younger people, and/or veterans.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_e449012f-e439-47b0-9dfe-14e3ac89c8d5.html
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Hundreds Rally in Springfield for IGOLD 2026 as Gun Owners Push Back on Democrat Policies.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/04/hundreds-rally-in-springfield-for-igold-2026-as-gun-owners-push-back-on-democrat-policies.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— It would be great if conservative organizations in Illinois and Republican organizations in Illinois, including the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, would issue more press releases and include GOPUSA ILLINOIS at diersen@aol.com on their press release lists. Facebook is a Democrat website. Posting something on Facebook is not issuing a press release. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Yes, Muslims should assimilate to belong. DD: All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. They were slow to assimilate. All my grandparents spoke German. Consequently, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, and I had to work my way through college.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4528627/muslims-should-assimilate-to-belong/
NEW YORK POST
— DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for those who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I was born way back in 1948. If I had been born later, because I am all of the aforesaid, I would not have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree, earn three master’s degrees, earn six job-related professional certifications, and earn a professional license.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/16/lifestyle/the-american-dream-still-persists-despite-financial-stress-new-survey-suggests/
— DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Whites and men cannot advance unless they promise more preference for minorities and for females.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/07/opinion/zohran-mamdanis-acs-choice-puts-racial-equity-above-keeping-nyc-kids-safe-and-alive/
— Woke Boston mayor hands out $500 haircut and massage vouchers to queer and trans migrants, refugees
https://nypost.com/2026/04/16/us-news/woke-boston-mayor-hands-out-500-haircut-and-massage-vouchers-to-queer-and-trans-migrants-refugees/
AMAC
— Chicago Democrats Deny Scholarships to Students to Spite Trump
https://amac.us/newsline/politics/chicago-democrats-deny-scholarships-to-students-to-spite-trump/
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— DD: Google ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://www.aei.org/articles/the-real-reason-republicans-should-be-concerned-google-skews-liberal/
CITY JOURNAL
— DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Whites and men cannot advance unless they promise more preference for minorities and for females.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/new-york-city-mamdani-racial-equity-plan
DAILY CALLER
— Leave it to a Muslim to accidentally prove why Muslims don’t belong in America. “I’m tired of proving I belong in America,” reads the headline of a Washington Post opinion piece by Shadi Hamid.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/muslim-makes-perfect-case-for-keeping-muslims-out-of-america/ar-AA20wYo8
DAILY SIGNAL
— Americans Want Mass Deportations, Not Amnesty
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/16/americans-want-mass-deportations-not-amnesty/
FOX NEWS
— DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Whites and men cannot advance unless they promise more preference for minorities and for females.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mamdani-unveils-new-racial-equity-plan-more-equitable-future-prompts-quick-doj-pushback
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nyc-mayor-cites-180k-racial-wealth-gap-justify-taxes-police-cuts
— The Secret Service doesn’t have a recruiting problem, it has a hiring problem — how woke, DEI hiring practices have destroyed the world’s most enigmatic and foremost protective agency.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/i-supervisor-secret-service-has-huge-problems-people-hires
— DD: How successful will foreign countries be using birthright citizenship to destroy America?
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/president-trumps-birthright-citizenship-fight-history-hysteria
HANNITY
— AGE ADVANTAGE: Trump’s Support Among Seniors Historically Strong In Second Term. DD: To get votes from those who are minority, female, and/or younger, the Republican Party ever-increasingly replaces it leaders who are White, male, and/or older with those who are minority, female, and/or younger.
https://hannity.com/media-room/age-advantage-trumps-support-among-seniors-historically-strong-in-second-term-watch/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Shadi Hamid, a Muslim Washington Post columnist, Makes Outlandish Claims About Islam, Assimilation, and America
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/shadi-hamid-makes-outlandish-claims-about-islam-assimilation-and-america
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hamid’s arguments are likely to repel even those who harbored hopes that Muslim immigrants and their descendants would be assimilable. Among the main arguments [was] the following: America no longer has a unifying culture to conserve.)
NATIONAL REVIEW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) encourage minority women have children and b) encourage White women to have abortions. Under the Democrats, the percentage of Americans who are White is ever-increasingly decreasing. Minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats.
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2026/06/birth-rate-citizenship-an-all-american-approach-to-demographic-decline/
PJ MEDIA
— WaPo Columnist Says Muslims Should Not Be Expected to Assimilate, and What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2026/04/10/wapo-columnist-says-muslims-should-not-be-expected-to-assimilate-and-what-could-possibly-go-wrong-n4951659
FROM CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders hint/imply/imply/shout that Trump inspires threats against the Pope.
https://abcnews.com/US/pope-leos-brothers-home-targeted-false-bomb-threat/story?id=132104698
MSN
— Trump’s support plunges among key voter groups ahead of midterms
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/trump-s-support-plunges-among-key-voter-groups-ahead-of-midterms/gm-GMDB6C633A
— Vance faces sparse crowd and protests at Georgia event
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/vance-faces-sparse-crowd-and-protests-at-georgia-event/gm-GMB5DA31E9
— DD: All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. They were slow to assimilate. All my grandparents spoke German. Consequently, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, and I had to work my way through college.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/assimilation-talk-is-a-dog-whistle-for-white-supremacy/vi-AA20SijB
— DD: Democrat leaders hint/imply/imply/shout that Trump inspires threats against the Pope.
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/insight/bomb-threat-at-pope-s-brother-s-home-deepens-trump-feud-fallout/gm-GM550A3B54
NEWSWEEK
— Trump’s approval rating with women grows
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-approval-rating-with-women-grows-poll-finds/ar-AA20mCKO
NPR
— DD: Facebook ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/27/1190383104/new-study-shows-just-how-facebooks-algorithm-shapes-conservative-and-liberal-bub
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Whites and men cannot advance unless they promise more preference for minorities and for females.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/nyregion/mamdani-dei-report.html
— DD: Facebook ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/24/us/politics/facebook-ads-politics.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Facebook ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/26/facebook-algorithm-conservative-liberal-extremes/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How the ABA Spreads DEI in Law Schools. The lawyers’ guild still has a monopoly on accreditation. Why?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/american-bar-association-dei-law-school-accreditation-36e77872
POLITICO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint the Pope as despising Trump if not hating Trump. That will inspire even more hatred against Trump. What is the Pope’s position on those who voted for Trump? What does the Pope want them to do?
https://www.politico.eu/article/pope-leo-says-world-ravaged-tyrants-donald-trump/
GALLUP & THE HILL & MSN
— DD: Because ever-increasingly, everything is stacked against White men, young White men should ever-increasingly focus on earning job-related college degrees, professional certifications, and professional licenses. If I had not earned the aforesaid, I would not have been able to a) buy new cars when I was 23, 25, 29, etc., b) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc., c) get married when I was 29, d) etc.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/708410/rise-young-men-religiosity-realigns-gender-gaps.aspx
https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/polls/5835277-religion-gender-gap-millennials/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/number-of-young-men-who-call-religion-very-important-is-skyrocketing/ar-AA213464
PEW RESEARCH
— Multiple indicators show a decline in the health of America’s democracy. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly use democracy a) to take more and more and more away from Republicans and b) to give it all to Democrats.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/04/15/multiple-indicators-show-a-decline-in-the-health-of-americas-democracy-in-2025/
— DD: Facebook ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2024/06/12/how-facebook-users-view-experience-the-platform/
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 70% of Republicans Want All Illegal Aliens Deported
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/70_of_republicans_want_all_illegal_aliens_deported
FORD FOUNDATION
— Ford Foundation Adds $60 Million in New Funding to Strengthen Democracy. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly use democracy a) to take more and more and more away from Republicans and b) to give it all to Democrats.
https://www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-stories/news-and-press/news/ford-foundation-adds-60-million-in-new-funding-to-strengthen-democracy/
HARVARD LAW TODAY
— Citizens need to make this democracy work. DD: Democrats ever-increasingly use democracy a) to take more and more and more away from Republicans and b) to give it all to Democrats.
https://hls.harvard.edu/today/america-at-250-citizens-need-to-make-this-democracy-work/
AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL
— 16 Million Eligible Immigrant Voters Will Decide the Winners and Losers of the 2026 Elections. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring in more immigrants because they vote for Democrats. Immigrants want/need/demand massive government assistance, lack education and/or job skills, have financial, health, and/or other problems, and reject the rule of law. Immigrants are overwhelmingly non-White, liberal/moderate, and non-Protestant. Immigrants overwhelming blame those who are the following for their problems: American, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/immigrant-voters-2026-elections/
CONVERSATION
— DD: Google ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://theconversation.com/google-news-serves-conservatives-and-liberals-similar-results-but-favors-mainstream-media-102389
NIEMAN LAB
— DD: Google ever-increasingly exists a) to promote liberal principles and the Democrat Party and b) to destroy conservative principles and the Republican Party.
https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/08/does-your-google-news-change-based-on-whether-youre-conservative-or-liberal/
ACLU
— DD: How successful will foreign countries be using birthright citizenship to destroy America?
https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/my-child-is-now-a-political-debate-immigrant-families-battle-trumps-birthright-citizenship-threats
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
MEAWW
— Trump leads every 21st century president among seniors, boosting GOP midterm odds. DD: Seniors see how badly anti-Trumps treat seniors.
https://news.meaww.com/cn-ns-enten-says-trump-leads-every-21st-century-president-among-seniors-boosting-gop-midterm-odds
ECONOMIST
— DD: The hatred that you promote against Trump, the more that Trump-haters promote you.
https://www.economist.com/1843/2026/04/17/the-republican-congressman-taking-on-trump
April 14, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ordinance aims to kick officers with extremist ties out of Chicago Police Department. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who had their operatives and their dupes destroy the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) in 2007 and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012. I served as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012. I would focus on my critics/opponents who still have lots of clout.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/13/cops-extremist-ties-chicago-police-department/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— City Council panel advances ban on cops joining extremist groups. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents who had their operatives and their dupes destroy the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) in 2007 and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012. I served as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012. I would focus on my critics/opponents who still have lots of clout.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/extremism-in-the-ranks/2026/04/13/city-council-panel-proposed-ban-cops-membership-proud-boys-extremist-groups
— Dear Abby: Didn’t expect my first job out of college to be this rough. DD: What made your first job out of college rough? For me, it was my boss. He never would have hired me. His superiors hired me assigned me to his store. The job did not really require a college degree. He forced me to pass a 2-week probationary period at a store in Indiana before I could start. In the name of learning the business, he ever-increasingly had me do all kinds of manual labor including cleaning things in the showroom white the store was open. When I gave him my 2-week notice, he rudely, if not violently, fired me. He disapproved of my being a Vietnam War draft avoider, college graduate, Protestant, German American, Crete resident, and my ancestors having been in America since 1844.
https://www.uexpress.com/life/dearabby/2026/04/14
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their criminals.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/04/13/should-illinois-ban-no-knock-warrants-state-lawmakers-debate
WPLN
— Tennessee’s Charlie Kirk Act bans student walkouts, protects conservative speakers.
https://wpln.org/post/tennessees-charlie-kirk-act-bans-student-walkouts-protects-conservative-speakers/
BATAVIA TODAY
— Illinois Committee Criticized for ‘Elitist’ Stance on Gun Ownership Costs. Proposed RIFL Act could add thousands in taxes, pricing out lower-income buyers, opponents say.
https://nationaltoday.com/us/il/batavia/news/2026/04/13/illinois-bill-criticized-for-trying-to-price-the-poor-out-of-gun-ownership/
WAND TV
— IL House Democrats pass bill allowing undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public universities
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/il-house-democrats-pass-bill-allowing-undocumented-immigrants-to-pay-in-state-tuition-at-public/article_68d5a0c3-ea7a-4566-8710-c95302b71cdf.html
WHEATON RECORD
— Online Betting Fuels Rise in Student Gambling. DD: In 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://thewheatonrecord.com/2026/04/13/online-betting-fuels-rise-in-student-gambling/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— BAILEY BREAKS RANKS: Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey waded into the escalating clash between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV on Monday — offering a glimpse of how conservatives are navigating the moment just months ahead of the midterms. Calling out Trump: “I’m a Christian and I’m an Illinoisan. President Trump mocking a Chicago-born Pope and posting himself as Jesus Christ is wrong,” Bailey wrote on X, later adding, “I’ll always call it like I see it.” Here’s Trump’s Truth Social post and the image he posted (and then deleted). It’s a notable divide: While Trump remains dominant within the GOP, some religious conservatives aren’t so comfortable with his attacks on the pope. In Bailey’s case: The Illinois Republican’s willingness to criticize Trump suggests he may not be seeking — or prioritizing — the president’s endorsement this time, as he works to broaden his coalition to include independents and conservative Democrats in an uphill statewide bid. Bailey’s not alone. Kendall County Circuit Clerk Matthew Prochaska, a Republican, also defended Pope Leo after Trump’s criticism, WSPYNEWS reports. The backlash has extended into conservative religious circles, where some Trump allies have also taken issue with the president’s rhetoric. Bishop Robert Barron, a Chicago native who serves on Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, called on the president to apologize, saying the Truth Social posts were “entirely inappropriate and disrespectful.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/14/mitchell-says-hes-ready-to-govern-00870295
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois property taxes up 27% under Pritzker.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-property-taxes-up-27-under-pritzker/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What is your Republican Precinct Committeeman doing to get more votes in your precinct for Republican candidates on November 3? I am in the process of hand-delivering a letter to the 140 (39%) voters of the 361 registered Republican voters in my precinct who cast a Republican ballot in the March 17 primary. In that letter, I thanked them for voting. For the contested races, listed the candidates and how many votes each got in the precinct and which candidates won in their political jurisdictions. I listed the candidate in the uncontested rases who got the most votes. I urged the voters to consider helping elect the candidates who won the primary to win the November 3 election. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— White House Declares the ‘Era of Amnesty’ in the Immigration Courts ‘Is Over.’ DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://cis.org/Arthur/White-House-Declares-Era-Amnesty-Immigration-Courts-Over
— One bill currently stuck in the House, H.R.4393, the “DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025” has drawn a lot of attention of late, which is confusing until you accept it for what it has become: rage bait for those clamoring for greater enforcement of the immigration laws. This bill was designed to go nowhere, but its filing shows a failure to read the room of voters who brought Donald Trump back to the White House in November 2024.
https://cis.org/Arthur/DIGNIDAD-Dignity-Act-Rage-Bait-Those-Who-Want-More-Enforcement
TEXAS INSIDER
— The Insulting DIGNITY Act. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://texasinsider.org/articles/the-insulting-dignity-act
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Sudden GOP infighting explodes over bipartisan immigration reform bill. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5828030-immigration-reform-gop-divides/
https://thehill.com/video/rep-maria-elvira-salazar-defends-dignity-act-despite-gop-uproar-led-by-rep-brandon-gill/11694446/
AOL
— 15 Dead End Jobs To Avoid at All Costs. DD: According to my critics/opponents all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. My critics/opponents have always used my taking those jobs to paint me as being an unmitigated loser and even worse things. My critics/opponents had wealthy parents. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent federal taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.
https://www.aol.com/15-dead-end-jobs-avoid-151000035.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Assembly line worker. . .Fast food worker)
— Apple, Google, Penguin Random House, Ernst & Young, Hilton, Costco, Whole Foods, Starbucks, Nordstrom, and IBM will hire you without a degree. DD: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21 in 1970, Firestone Stores would not have hired me when I was 21 and IRS would not have hired me when I was 22. If had not earned an MBA when I was 27 and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, GAO would not have hired me when I was 31.
https://www.aol.com/articles/10-elite-companies-literally-hire-173929428.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/trump-military-transgender-ban-paychecks.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate. As the president threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, even some former allies and advisers are questioning whether he has grown increasingly unbalanced, describing him as “lunatic” and “clearly insane.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/politics/trump-mental-fitness-25th-amendment.html
USA TODAY
— Pope Leo for president? Don’t get any hopes up. It would be almost functionally impossible for Leo to do so because of the church’s Canon law that prohibits clergy from holding public office, not to mention the pope being a foreign head of state and the conflict of dual loyalty,
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/12/pope-leo-president-trump-obama-axelrod/89554875007/
FORTUNE
— Gen Z is rewriting the American Dream, and their parents are funding it—using tuition money for down payments, instead. DD: I had to work my way through college. My father died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969. I would not have been able to buy a new townhome in University Park when I was 24 in 1972 if I had not earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21. If I had not had that degree, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970 and IRS would not have hired me in 1971. Further, if I had not been taking graduate evening business courses in 1972, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972 because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.aol.com/finance/gen-z-rewriting-american-dream-152625419.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The cost of college has never been higher. But for a growing share of young Americans, the return has never felt more uncertain. Faced with rising tuition, stubborn student debt, and a cooling job market, many are questioning whether a four-year degree is worth it at all. Now, their parents are coming to a similar conclusion—and acting on it. Instead of prioritizing tuition, more families are putting their money toward something they see as a better investment: helping their kids achieve homeownership. Seventy-four percent of parents with children at home would consider or have already started financially planning to help their kids buy a home, according to a new report from Northwestern Mutual. Among those parents, 29% say helping their children purchase a home is more important than paying for college tuition. Ashley Russo, a wealth management advisor at Northwestern Mutual, said parents are increasingly redefining what financial success looks like for their children—shifting from degrees to deeds.)
ENTREPRENEUR
— Career success. DD: To have a successful career working for the Democrats who run the federal government, you have to be a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran and to excel at getting rid of federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran. Because I am not any of the aforesaid and because refused to do the aforesaid, I never would have made GS-13 if I had not earned an MBA, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, earned a master’s degree in accounting, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, and became a licensed CPA.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/former-tesla-president-says-reading-is-most-important-habit-for-success
FAST COMPANY
— DD: To hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger, Democrat employers ever-increasingly lower standards. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or younger person who would take the job.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91524191/entry-level-hiring-is-broken-these-companies-are-completely-reimagining-it
AZ BIG MEDIA
— How professional certifications are reshaping modern career development. DD: Because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, the Democrats who ran GAO a) would not have hired in 1980 me if I had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and b) would not have promoted me in 1986 if I had not passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981.
https://azbigmedia.com/business/how-professional-certifications-are-reshaping-modern-career-development/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Professional certifications have become a defining element of modern career development. In an increasingly competitive and skill-driven job market, certifications help individuals demonstrate verified expertise and practical knowledge. They serve as formal proof that a professional meets industry standards and is capable of performing specific roles effectively. As organizations demand higher levels of specialization, certifications play a crucial role in bridging skill gaps and improving workforce quality.
CPA PRACTICE ADVISOR
— Illinois’ Eligibility Requirement for CPA Exam Reduced From 150 Credit Hours to 120. DD: In Diersen v. IRS, to disallow the graduate evening accounting courses that I had deducted, the small claims tax court judge imposed a new rule that accounting courses cannot be deducted until after you are qualified to take the CPA examination.
https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/01/04/illinois-reduces-cpa-exam-eligibility-requirement-from-150/75431/
CONTRARIAN
— DD: My critics/opponents blame those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time for the problems that those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time have.
https://www.contrariannews.org/p/hegseths-enraging-purges-shock-but
MOTHER LODE
— Millions in the US never finished college. DD: I had to work my way through college. The money came from what earned doing yard work 1962-1964, delivering newspapers 1962-1966, washing dishes 1964-1966, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966, delivering mail 1966-1969, and working on an automotive assemble line in 1970. My parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home while I took classes at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969. I graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE in August of 1970.
https://mymotherlode.com/sports/college-sports-general-news/10735932/millions-in-the-us-never-finished-college-with-targeted-help-reenrollments-are-ticking-up.html/amp
April 13, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/pope-leo-xiv-says-he-does-not-fear-president-donald-trump-citing-gospel-pushes-back-feud-iran-war/18878481/
https://abc7chicago.com/videoClip/18878902/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-lambasts-pope-leo-xiv-extending-feud-iran-war-first-american-pontiff/18877162/
— DD: Should political parties have the power to stop candidates from running for offices as members of their party? Candidates can run as Independents. Candidates can form new political parties. Beyond that, should political parties have the power to replace elected officials who got elected as members of their party? Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too many candidates have falsely claimed to be conservative to get elected as Republicans.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/eric-swalwell-endorsements-withdrawn-california-governor-race-sf-chronicle-report-sexual-assault-allegations/18870861/
NBC5
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/pope-leo-xiv-donald-trump-comments-war-in-iran/3921749/
CBS2
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pope-leo-iran-war-mass-deportation-statements-inspire-american-cardinals-60-minutes-transcript/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-pope-leo-weak-on-crime-iran-truth-social/
FOX32
— Bill targets SAFE-T Act release rules
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-7e6p7e98mps18ouz
— The cost of raising children is rising. DD: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors and supervisors often decried the time and money they spent raising their children. As I worked for them between 1966 and 1997, I ever-increasingly had more job-related education, professional certifications, and a professional license than they had. According to them, if my wife and I had children, a) I would not have been able to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, become a licensed CPA in 1981, etc., b) we would not have able to have a new home built in Wheaton in 1984, etc., and c) my wife would not have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree in finance in 1986. They ever-increasingly demonized, denigrated, and condemned us as being disgusting filthy rich DINKs. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/annual-cost-raising-small-child-goes-up-several-states-see-where
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/10/trumps-deportation-blitz-evokes-painful-memories-latin-american-disappearances
— Dillard: A safer CTA includes more police presence
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/04/11/cta-police-chicago-housing-elgin-subminimum-wage-freeze-nicotine-pouches-iran-trump-college-coffee
— DD: To get more votes from Hispanics, Democrat and RINO leaders promote more Spanish.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/04/13/cps-students-are-earning-biliteracy-seals-in-record-numbers-for-many-it-brings-pride-and-job-benefits
— DD: To get more votes from Muslims, Democrat and RINO leaders promote more Islam.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/04/13/sharia-meaning-muslims-similarities-united-states-constitution-salam-al-marayati
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2026/04/12/trumps-deportation-blitz-evokes-painful-memories-latin-american-disappearances
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/pope-leo-pushes-back-on-us-president-trumps-criticism-of-his-peace-message/article_7437951a-afeb-5cf8-af80-2de83b9f6a5a.html
WTHI TV
— Calls, messages show White House attempts to get candidate out of Indiana Senate race. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents and what they did to defeat me when I ran the open Milton Township Republican Organization Treasurer office in 2004. I should write about what they unsuccessfully did to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006. I should write about what they did to end my ICRC Steering Committee membership in 2007. I should write about what they did to end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012. I should write about what they did to end my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021. I should write about what they continue to do a) to stop me from sending out my newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading them.
https://www.wthitv.com/news/calls-messages-show-white-house-attempts-to-get-candidate-out-of-indiana-senate-race/article_9403e4b9-2d7e-4b92-9ca8-f7b564ce7468.html
ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage Official Admits ‘Rookie Mistake’ On Facebook. She promoted her campaign several times on her official Facebook page.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/dupage-official-admits-rookie-mistake-facebook
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/13/pritzker-threads-the-needle-on-wages-00868643
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning Briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-714/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What is your Republican Precinct Committeeman doing to get more votes in your precinct for Republican candidates on November 3? I am in the process of hand-delivering a letter to the 140 (39%) voters of the 361 registered Republican voters in my precinct who cast a Republican ballot in the March 17 primary. In that letter, I thanked them for voting. For the contested races, listed the candidates and how many votes each got in the precinct and which candidates won in their political jurisdictions. I listed the candidate in the uncontested rases who got the most votes. I urged the voters to consider helping elect the candidates who won the primary to win the November 3 election. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— We need to finish the job in Iran
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/4525541/we-need-to-finish-the-job-in-iran/
— Democrats’ two-tiered justice system for illegal immigrants
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/4524117/democrats-two-tiered-justice-system-illegal-immigrants/
NEW YORK POST
— Democrats BRAG about violating the Constitution to ‘save’ democracy
https://nypost.com/2026/04/12/opinion/dems-actually-brag-about-violating-the-constitution-to-save-democracy/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Backdoor Amnesty for Illegal Aliens Is (Still) Political Cyanide. Republicans should have learned this lesson over ten years ago. Yet they’re preparing to die on the amnesty hill yet again.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/04/backdoor_amnesty_for_illegal_aliens_is_still_political_cyanide.html
— White Supremacists and the Trans Genocide. What parents should be asked is whether they want a sane child, or one prone to suicide and mass murder. DD: How successful have Democrat leaders been promoting LGBTQ in your county, township, municipality, and school district?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/04/white_supremacists_and_the_trans_genocide.html
DAILY CALLER
— DOJ Signals Probe Into Brutal Assault Of Turning Point USA Journalist Filming Anti-ICE Riot
https://ijr.com/doj-signals-probe-into-brutal-assault-of-conservative-journalist-filming-anti-ice-riot/
DAILY SIFNAL
— Bipartisan Amnesty Bill Dead on Arrival
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/04/12/republicans-indicate-bipartisan-amnesty-bill-dead-on-arrival/amp/
FOX NEWS
— Mamdani unveils new ‘racial equity plan’ for more ‘equitable future’ that prompts quick DOJ pushback. Mamdani touted the plan as an ‘honest account’ of who is being ‘left behind’ in New York City. DD: According to Democrats and according to RINOs, all the problems that minorities and females have are cause by Whites and by males.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mamdani-unveils-new-racial-equity-plan-more-equitable-future-prompts-quick-doj-pushback
TOWNHALL
— The Insulting DIGNITY Act
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2026/04/13/the-insulting-dignity-act-n2674243
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders will always promote Critical Race Theory to get more votes from Blacks.
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2026/04/13/critical-race-theory-on-the-ropes-but-lingering-n2674304
FROM CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Were it not for America’s military strength, there would be no Christianity, there would be no Catholicism, and there would be no Pope.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/us/politics/trump-attacks-pope-leo.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: America’s New Tax Mantra: ‘The IRS Isn’t Going to Catch Me.’ The battered IRS shed thousands of enforcement employees—and more taxpayers appear eager to cheat. DD: GAO audits IRS. I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and then for the Democrats who ran GAO 198-1997. They wasted my career and forced me to retire. They wasted what I learned earning an MBA in 1976, passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earning a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, earning job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and earning a master’s degree in finance in 1997. They begrudgedly let me work in audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division 1986-1988. They would not have wasted my career and what I leaned if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran. Democrats do not want Republicans to audit Democrats.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/irs-staffing-tax-enforcement-1a18e33f
— Did Millennials or Boomers Have It Harder? What the data says about median income, home prices, student debt and more. DD: Since the 1960s, because of Affirmative Action, getting an education, getting jobs, getting promotions, getting married, getting etc. has gotten harder and harder and harder for Americans who are conservative, Republican, White, male, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in in America for a long time. Because I am all of the aforesaid, if I had been born later, I doubt very much that I would have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and a professional license when I was 32. I doubt that the Democrats who run the federal government would have a) hired me when I was 16, 22, and 31, b) promoted me when I was 23, 24, 25, and 38, or c) let me work until I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/millennials-vs-boomers-charts-e6f1971b
— Restaurants Are Finding It Harder Than Ever to Hire Someone to Wash the Dishes. Immigration crackdown and tepid interest among teens make it tough to fill jobs marked by grueling work, low pay and high turnover. DD: Do you know anyone who washed dishes? I washed dishes for the minimum wage for 28 hours a week during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School and for 40 hours a week during the summer in between 1964-1966. With the money I earned, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint ( https://over-drive-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/1965-12-CD-1966-Pontiac-Tempest-Sprint-Test-1-4.pdf ), a poor man’s GTO, in May of 1966. I used that car to get to/from my parents’ home in Crete and a) summer jobs in Flossmoor and Chicago Heights in 1966, b) classes at UIC 1966-1967, and c) my job working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1967. I sold it in 1967 and bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442. I sold it in 1968 and bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE.
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/restaurants-are-finding-it-harder-than-ever-to-hire-someone-to-wash-the-dishes-18406c48
FLORIDA TODAY
— DD: To get more votes from minorities and from females, Democrats and RINOs will always give minorities and females preference over Whites and over males. All the many minorities and females who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/opinion/2026/04/12/why-the-rooney-rule-does-not-violate-civil-rights-law/89518704007/
CAL MATTERS
— California Republicans caught between Trump loyalty and winning swing districts. DD: Should political parties have the power to stop candidates from running for offices as members of their party? Candidates can run as Independents. Candidates can form new political parties. Beyond that, should political parties have the power to replace elected officials who got elected as members of their party? Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too many candidates have falsely claimed to be conservative to get elected as Republicans.
https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/04/california-gop-convention-legislature/
NPR
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to shout that you are anti-conservative, anti- Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-married people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those who ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5781216
POLITICO
— Republicans break with Trump in California governor’s race. The party declined to endorse his preferred candidate on Sunday, a rare rebuke of the president in the nation’s largest state.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/12/republicans-break-with-trump-in-california-governors-race-00868537
April 1, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Girl cited for weapon possession, cars vandalized as teen takeover descends on Hyde Park. DD: How soon will Democrat teens takeover your municipality?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/teen-takeover-chicago-video-16-year-old-girl-arrested-cars-vandalized-during-hyde-park-supt-larry-snelling-weighs/18817884/
CBS2 & FOX32 & WTTW & SOUTHERN & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family, that is, they ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ. Products of traditional marriages are far more likely to be successful and to vote for Republicans. I owe my successes in life to my conservative Republican Missouri Synod Lutheran parents. I vote for Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/u-s-supreme-court-rules-against-colorado-ban-on-lgbtq-conversion-therapy/
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-conversion-therapy-ban-at-risk-after-supreme-court-ruling.amp
https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/31/chicago-bulls-waive-jaden-ivey-after-anti-lgbtq-comments-remarks-about-religion
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/03/31/supreme-court-strikes-down-colorado-law-banning-conversion-therapy-for-minors/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/health-news/ap-supreme-court-rules-against-colorado-ban-on-conversion-therapy-for-lgbtq-kids/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Operation Midway Blitz in charts: Roughly 3,800 detained, and 2,500 deported
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/31/operation-midway-blitz-in-charts-roughly-3800-detained-and-2500-deported-most-with-no-criminal-record/
WFMD
— Chicago’s empty ‘ghost schools’ teach us about how the system is failing
https://www.wfmd.com/2026/03/30/chicagos-empty-ghost-schools-teach-us-about-how-the-system-is-failing/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Today’s Democrat leaders complain about EEOC. How has EEOC impacted you? When I was 22 in 1971, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss fired me because I had accepted that job offer. Because I had to have a job, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-03-31/how-trumps-eeoc-is-attacking-dei-and-emphasizing-white-people
IPM NEWSROOM
— Supreme Court hears arguments in Birthright Citizenship case
https://ipmnewsroom.org/listen-live-supreme-court-hears-arguments-in-birthright-citizenship-case/
CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— DD: Democrat leaders say Bailey will not win, but will give Downstate Republicans a champion to fight Chicago’s political dominance of Illinois.
https://www.chicagomag.com/news/betting-on-a-losing-horse-named-bailey/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What are your job qualifications? What helped you get hired? For me, overwhelmingly, my job qualifications helped me get hired because all those who hired me were under tremendous pressure to hire those who did not share my demographics. They were under tremendous pressure to hire those who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 hired me when I was 18 because I had earned a high school diploma and because I had passed the postal employment examination. The Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 hired me when I was 22 because I had earned a bachelor’s degree in business and because I had passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 hired me when I was 31 because I had earned an MBA and because I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. The Democrats who ran IRS would not have promoted me when I was 23, 24, and 25 if I had not been taking graduate evening business courses. The Democrats who ran GAO would not have promoted me when I was 38 if I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, and became a licensed CPA. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— GOP looks at overturning case allowing undocumented children in US public schools. DD: What percent of the students in your school district are illegals?
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/03/31/gop-looks-at-overturning-case-allowing-undocumented-children-in-us-public-schools-1630266/
EPOCH TIMES
— Trump Signs Order Creating National Eligible Voter List, Tightening Mail-in Ballot System. The president signed the new law after Congress stalled while debating the SAVE America Act.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-signs-order-creating-national-eligible-voter-list-tightening-mail-in-ballot-system-6006392
FOX NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family. Products of traditional marriages are far more likely to be successful and to vote for Republicans. I owe my successes in life to my conservative Republican Missouri Synod Lutheran parents. I vote for Republicans.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/katherine-schwarzenegger-traditional-marriage-values-chris-pratt-builds-dollhouse
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Leftist Justification for Racial Discrimination Is Built on Lies. DD: According to Democrats and according to RINOs, all the problems that those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time have always been caused by those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/03/the-leftist-justification-for-racial-discrimination-is-built-on-lies/amp/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump to attend Supreme Court oral arguments for birthright citizenship case. DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5810409-trump-to-attend-birthright-hearing/
C-SPAN
— DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://www.c-span.org/event/public-affairs-event/supreme-ct-considers-constitutionality-of-trump-restricting-birthright-citizenship/441331
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump plans to attend Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing on his bid to limit birthright citizenship. DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-supreme-court-hearing-birthright-citizenship-e069e683149d23fe59e4679732c084f5
REUTERS
— Trump will personally go to Supreme Court for birthright citizenship case. DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-he-will-likely-go-supreme-court-personally-birthright-citizenship-2026-03-31/
CNN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family, that is, they ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ. Products of traditional marriages are far more likely to be successful and to vote for Republicans. I owe my successes in life to my conservative Republican Missouri Synod Lutheran parents. I vote for Republicans.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/31/us/video/legal-setback-for-lgbtq-community-after-supreme-court-conversion-therapy-ruling-digvid-vrtc
AOL
— Police overwhelmed by spring break stampedes and fights. DD: When I went on spring breaks in 1969, 1970, and 1971, there were no stampedes or fights.
https://www.aol.com/articles/spring-break-trends-turns-cities-115748716.html
— Democrats are already thinking demographics and if a ‘straight, white Christian man’ must be the pick in 2028. DD: To get Biden elected, Democrat leaders falsely shouted that if elected, he would govern as a moderate/centrist.
https://www.aol.com/articles/democrats-already-thinking-demographics-straight-180608057.html
NBC NEWS
— Trump will attend oral arguments in Supreme Court birthright citizenship case. Both the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Historical Society have said there is no official record of any sitting president attending oral arguments. DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/trump-plans-attend-oral-arguments-birthright-citizenship-case-rcna266117
CBS NEWS
— Trump signs executive order aiming to restrict mail-in voting, a move that’s likely to face legal challenges.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-vote-by-mail-executive-order/
NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family, that is, they ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ. Products of traditional marriages are far more likely to be successful and to vote for Republicans. I owe my successes in life to my conservative Republican Missouri Synod Lutheran parents. I vote for Republicans.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-colorados-ban-conversion-therapy-aimed-lgbtq-youth-rcna245858
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/opinion/padma-lakshmi-birthright-citizenship-food.html
— Personal responsibility for your health. DD: I take personal responsibility for my coming down with type 2 diabetes. Since 2000, instead of sleeping, exercising, and watching my diet and weight, I have ever-increasingly focused on putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out. In addition, I focused on serving as a) the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, b) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007 and c) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/upshot/youre-sick-whose-fault-is-that.html
USA TODAY
— Trump to make unprecedented Supreme Court visit for birthright citizenship. Trump’s daily schedule has him at the Court for oral arguments at 10 a.m. on April 1. DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/31/trump-says-he-plans-to-attend-supreme-court-hearing-on-birthright-citizenship/89413737007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Is Right on Birthright Citizenship. The 14th Amendment’s authors would exclude illegal and visiting aliens from U.S. ‘jurisdiction.’
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-is-right-on-birthright-citizenship-954ae377
— DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-trump-v-barbara-illegal-immigration-2f6ffc7a
— These Companies Foster Careers Better Than Others. DD: Democrats run the federal government. The more of the following that federal employees are, the faster that they can get promoted: Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran. The Democrats who run the federal government use “up-or-out” to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they do not promote to GS-13 ($118,984) by age 25, GS-14 ($140,604) by age 30, GS-15 ($165,386) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($197,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/these-companies-foster-careers-better-than-others-heres-how-edc96d8d
LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— Whatever happened to personal responsibility? DD: What do you take personal responsibility for? I take personal responsibility for promoting conservative principles and promoting the Republican Party platform. Therefore, my critics/opponents hold me personally responsible for rejection of conservative principles and the Republican Party platform. Because of the ever-increasing success that Democrat and RINO leaders are having rejecting conservative principles and rejecting the Republican Party platform, they ever-increasingly blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct suffer.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/letters/letter-whatever-happened-to-personal-responsibility-3732141/
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
— DD: Since the 1960s, employers in America have been under ever-increasing pressure to hire, retain, and promote those who are minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. The majority of those who are the aforesaid vote for Democrats.
https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/men-and-women-work
PEW RESEARCH
— U.S.-style birthright citizenship is uncommon around the world. DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/03/31/us-style-birthright-citizenship-is-uncommon-around-the-world/
BROOKINGS
— DD: Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-impact-of-immigrants-on-the-us-economy/
NPR
— DD: Today’s Democrat leaders complain about EEOC. How has EEOC impacted you? When I was 22 in 1971, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss fired me because I had accepted that job offer. Because I had to have a job, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/31/nx-s1-5763966/eeoc-trump-white-men-civil-rights-dei-discrimination
PBS
— DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-trump-on-birthright-citizenship-and-birth-tourism-before-supreme-court-hears-arguments
POLITICO
— Trump will attend birthright citizenship arguments at Supreme Court. DD: Why do foreign countries, Democrat leaders, and RINO leaders want birthright citizenship? Foreign countries because children of noncitizens will help them takeover America. Democrat leaders because children of noncitizens are future Democrats. RINO leaders because they want cheap labor. Children of noncitizens are overwhelmingly minorities. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give minorities more preference over Whites. All my employers would have hired minorities instead of me if they could have.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/31/donald-trump-supreme-court-birthright-arguments-00853581
ACLU
— DD: Democrats and RINOs have always used Affirmative Action DEI to get rid of Republicans who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/what-you-need-to-know-about-affirmative-action-at-the-supreme-court
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
POLICY ALTERNATIVES
— The myth of meritocracy. DD: According to my critics/opponents, a) all their successes were because of meritocracy and b) all my successes were because I benefitted from discrimination against those who were minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/exposing-the-myth-of-meritocracy/
FORBES INDIA
— Great places to work: Redefining workplace excellence. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, it was a great place to work for their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. It was an ever-increasingly bad place to work for their employees like me who were Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbesindia.com/amp/article/upfront/brand-connect/great-places-to-work-redefining-workplace-excellence/2992758/1
March 19, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WGN9
— Bailey addresses supporters
https://wgntv.com/video/darren-bailey-addresses-supporters/11617116/
— Chicago vets denounce Iran war, urge current service members to resist. DD: Many, most, virtually all, and at times all of my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government were Democrat veterans who blamed Republicans for America losing the Vietnam War. They especially blamed me because I was a Republican, I was 1-A for the draft, and I had avoided the draft with four student deferments and a financial hardship deferment. Further, they hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was an unmitigated disgusting coward because I probably would not have been sent into combat because I could not run because I had a bone disease, because my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, and because I had partial red/green color blindness. They took many big adverse actions against me.
https://wgntv.com/military/chicago-vets-denounce-iran-war-urge-current-service-members-to-resist/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Planned Parenthood of Illinois agrees to pay $500K over allegations of discrimination against white employees
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/19/planned-parenthood-illinois-eeoc-discrimination/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— FCC attempt to alter broadcast news is unconstitutional. Brendan Carr aims to reshape TV programming by requiring that broadcasters serve “the public interest” as he defines it, which evidently precludes news coverage that annoys the president. DD: My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. Failing that, they want to pressure/threaten me into a) including links in my newsletters only to article that they approve of and b) stop me from including my comments in the newsletters. They blame me and they blame my newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates in ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/03/19/fcc-brendan-carr-tv-news-journalism-unconstitutional-trump-jacob-sullum
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage clerk’s election loss won’t end legal fight with county board
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260319/news/dupage-clerks-election-loss-wont-end-legal-fight-with-county-board/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite losing her reelection bid, DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek says she will continue with an appeal challenging recent court rulings in her ongoing feud with the county board. The Glen Ellyn Democrat has been locked in a yearslong battle with the board over how she runs the county clerk’s office and how bills get paid. That fight ended up in court and was a key factor in why the two-term incumbent found herself facing a challenger in the Democratic primary election. On Tuesday, DuPage County Board member Paula Deacon Garcia defeated Kaczmarek to become the Democratic nominee for county clerk. In November, she will face Republican Patricia Kladis-Schiappa, an attorney from Burr Ridge. Deacon Garcia and Kladis-Schiappa both say they would end the legal battle with the county board if they are elected. However, Kaczmarek will continue to serve as county clerk until the end of November. In the meantime, she says she intends to pursue an appeal she filed earlier this year. “The need for clear legal standards to govern the relationship between different elected offices is of much greater and wider consequence than the results of any individual election,” Kaczmarek said in a statement. Noting that a DuPage judge sided with the county in two recent rulings, a spokesman for the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office said the office will “continue to vigorously defend the county in this matter.” Kaczmarek has argued that multiple opinions issued by the Illinois attorney general’s office have supported the contention that elected officials have internal control over their office. In addition, Kaczmarek claims the county has tried to require her office to make unnecessary budget transfers in order for bills to be paid. County board members counter that they don’t want to tell Kaczmarek what to do. However, they say the county can require its elected officials and department heads to follow basic accounting procedures and state laws on bidding. Still, Kaczmarek insists that the county board and the state’s attorney’s office “continue to mislead the public regarding the fact that they are simply ignoring” everything that the attorney general’s office has advised. “There must be independence of county officers from county board interference,” Kaczmarek said. “Nothing has changed regarding the need for higher courts to clarify whether every attorney general’s opinion on these issues for decades has simply been wrong. The rest of the state is operating under different rules than DuPage County.” The county board filed a lawsuit in 2024 seeking a judge’s order to compel Kaczmarek into compliance with county accounting procedures for bill payments. At the time, Kaczmarek would not fill out the requested paperwork for budget transfers to get bills paid, arguing that it wasn’t necessary because there was enough money in her budget to cover the expenses. Last August, a judge ruled in the county’s favor and compelled Kaczmarek to follow the county’s accounting procedures. Then in December, the same judge ruled against Kaczmarek’s request for summary judgment, where she argued contracts with two election-related vendors were exempt from bidding rules because they fell under professional services. In January, Kaczmarek’s attorney filed the notice of appeal challenging both rulings. On Wednesday, Kaczmarek’s attorney, Ken Florey, said legal briefs from both sides should be filed in the coming months. He was hopeful a ruling could be issued before the November election. DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek released the following statement Wednesday after her election loss: “The DuPage County Board and State’s Attorney continue to mislead the public regarding the fact that they are simply ignoring everything the Attorney General’s Office has advised for over 40 years. There must be independence of county officers from county board interference. Nothing has changed regarding the need for higher courts to clarify whether every Attorney General’s opinion on these issues for decades has simply been wrong. The rest of the state is operating under different rules than DuPage County. The need for clear legal standards to govern the relationship between different elected offices is of much greater and wider consequence than the results of any individual election.”)
— What Americans are giving up to afford ACA health insurance. DD: Ever since I became a federal employee when I was 18 in 1966, my critics/opponents have been increasingly furious that the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance premiums. Since I got married when I was 29 in 1978, they have been increasingly furious that the federal government has also paid 72% of my and my wife’s health insurance premiums. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those a) who never qualified themselves to become a federal employee, b) who would never stoop to take a federal job, and/or c) who despise/hate federal employees.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260319/nation-and-world/what-americans-are-giving-up-to-afford-aca-health-insurance-according-to-a-new-poll/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lately, Priscilla Brown has had to choose between properly managing her Type 2 diabetes and affording other necessities, like gas in her car. Some days, she takes half or a third of her prescribed insulin dose — just to stretch it out longer. “Sometimes I don’t even take my medicine,” said the 48-year-old truck dispatcher in Orlando, Florida. “It’s so much with insurance, it’s crazy.” About 8 in 10 Americans, like Brown, who re-enrolled in Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage say their health care costs are higher this year, including about half who say their costs are “a lot” higher, according to a new survey from the health care research nonprofit KFF. A main reason for increased costs was the Dec. 31 expiration of enhanced tax credits that had offset premiums for most enrollees. For Brown and others, those spiking costs are having real impacts on daily life. Of the 1,117 Americans surveyed who had ACA marketplace coverage in 2025, including those who dropped coverage or changed plans, about 55% said they’re planning to deal with health care costs by cutting spending on food and other basic household needs.)
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Planned Parenthood of Illinois settles EEOC case alleging discrimination against white employees
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/ccb-planned-parenthood-eeoc-dei-discrimination-03192026/
WJBC
— Proposed bill would require Illinois high schools to offer voter registration. DD: Democrats use high schools to crank out good little Democrats.
https://www.wjbc.com/2026/03/19/proposed-bill-would-require-illinois-high-schools-to-offer-voter-registration/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/03/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-490/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Illinois Republicans Face Permanent Super Minority as Voter Turnout Collapses in 2026 Primary
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/03/illinois-republicans-face-permanent-super-minority-as-voter-turnout-collapses-in-2026-primary.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The headline number is stark: only about 33 percent of Illinois Republicans’ own modeled voter base showed up to vote. According to voter data, just 561,000 Republicans cast ballots in the primary. Campaign voter models estimate there are approximately 1.69 million Republican-leaning voters in Illinois. That means two out of every three Republican voters stayed home. By comparison, Republicans turned out about 47 percent of their base in 2022 – marking a 14-point drop in enthusiasm in just four years. Meanwhile, Democrats moved in the opposite direction.)
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Vehicle Emission Testing Available in Johnsburg on Saturday, March 21st and How Crystal Lake Got a Testing Station
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/19/vehicle-emission-testing-available-in-johnsburg-on-saturday-march-21st/
— With 100% of Precincts in McHenry County Board District 7 & 8, Challengers Jeff Schwartz and Marty Mohr Defeat Brian Sager & Larry Smith
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/with-100-of-precincts-in-mchenry-county-board-district-7-8-challengers-jeff-schwartz-and-marty-mohr-defeat-brian-sager-larry-smith/
— Misleading Headlines on Schwartz/Mohr Victories
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/19/misleading-headlines/
— UPDATE: Election Judge Dies in McCullom Lake, COUNTY CLERK JOE TIRIO’S STATEMENT
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/18/election-judge-dies-in-mccullum-lake/
— 56% Approve Referendum Seeking Opinion on Illinois’ Participation in Federal Scholarship Program
— https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/18/56-approve-referendum-seeking-opinion-on-illinois-participation-in-federal-scholarship-program/
— Biss Issues Victory Email
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/18/biss-issues-victory-email/
— Don Tracy on His GOP Senate Victory, Goes After Democratic Party Opponent Juliana Stratton
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/18/don-tracy-on-his-gop-senate-victory-goes-after-democratic-party-opponent-juliana-stratton/
— In the Two Hot GOP Committeeperson Contests Early & Absentee Ballots Show Interesting Results
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/in-the-two-hot-gop-committeeperson-contests-early-absentee-ballots-show-interesting-results/
— Contested McHenry Township GOP Precinct Committeeperson Results
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/contested-mchenry-township-gop-precinct-committeeperson-contest-results/
— Laura Fine Did Not Win the Democratic Party Nomination for Congress, But She Is Leading Daniel Biss for State Central Committeeperson, at Least in McHenry County
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/laura-fine-did-not-win-the-democratic-party-nomination-for-congress-but-she-is-leading-daniel-biss-for-state-central-committeeperson-at-least-in-mchenry-county/
— Hebron Township Citizens Vote Down Road Money
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/hebron-township-citizens-vote-down-road-money/
— Raja Wins McHenry County in Early & Absentee Votes, While Stratton Wins the State
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/raja-wins-mchenry-county-in-early-absentee-votes-while-stratton-wins-the-state/
— The $66.50 Ballot
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/the-66-50-ballot/
— Mohr Innovates in Campaign for County Board
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/mohr-innovates-in-campain-for-county-board/
— Biss Gets Taken to the Woodshed after Former Student Tells of Uncomfortable Situation
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/biss-gets-taken-to-the-woodshed-after-former-student/
— Real Reason To Have Voted Early
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/a-real-reason-to-have-voted-early/
— Democrats Vastly Outnumber Republicans in Early and Mail In Ballots
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/17/democrats-vastly-outnumber-republicans-in-early-and-mail-in-ballots/
— Another Example of Excessive State Regulation
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/16/another-example-of-excessive-state-regulation/
— McHenry County Animal Cruelty Case Makes Kankakee-Area Newspaper
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/15/mchenry-county-animal-cruelty-case-makes-kankakee-area-newspaper/
— An Election Cartoon
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/15/an-election-cartoon/
— Paul Harvey Talking about 2026 in 1965
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/15/paul-harvey-talking-about-2026-in-1965/
— Critique of GOP Gubernatorial Candidates’ Nights
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/03/15/critique-of-gubernatorial-candidates-nights/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders asked to leave restaurant because it made people ‘uncomfortable’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/19/sarah-huckabee-sanders-asked-leave-croissanterie-made-people/
— Trump faces internal sabotage as Iran war exposes disloyalty. Kent resignation, Gabbard questions and intelligence leaks raise alarms.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/mar/19/trump-faces-internal-sabotage-iran-war-exposes-disloyalty/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Congress should reject Pentagon’s $200 billion Iran war request
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/4497964/congress-reject-pentagon-iran-war-request/
BREITBART
— Illinois Democrat Pushes Serial Number Requirement for Handgun Ammunition
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2026/03/19/illinois-democrat-pushes-serial-number-requirement-for-handgun-ammunition/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Sanctuaries Are a Public Safety Disaster. Sanctuary policies strain taxpayers and shield illegal immigrants with criminal records.
https://cis.org/Oped/Sanctuaries-Are-Public-Safety-Disaster
DAILY SIGNAL
— Biden CIA Warned About ‘Traditional Motherhood’ and ‘Homemaking’ as White Extremist Tactics. DD: How successful have Democrats been destroying traditional marriage and family in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/03/19/biden-cia-warned-traditional-motherhood-homemaking-white-extremist-tactics/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Sanctuary States Consider Bills to Hold ICE Officers Liable for Simply Doing Their Jobs
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local/sanctuary-states-consider-bills-hold-ice-officers-liable
MINDING THE CAMPUS
— American Graduates Need Not Apply. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, those who are the following need not apply: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German America, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://mindingthecampus.org/2025/12/29/american-graduates-need-not-apply/
NEWSMAX
— Democrats Want to Make It Easy to Cheat at Polls
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/ron-johnson-election-integrity-donald-trump/2026/03/18/id/1249998/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Pritzker knocks AIPAC after pro-Israel group spent big in Illinois races
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5791548-jb-pritzker-aipac-illinois-races/
CBS NEWS
— In voting process, photo ID gets wide support, Republicans more likely to believe there’s fraud. DD: Illegals have false IDs.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/voting-process-photo-id-opinion-poll/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker and Stratton
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/18/us/illinois-election-primary-midterms