FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Cook County commissioner Scott Britton (D-14th) condemns racist, homophobic comments reported at Evanston-New Trier football game.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cook-county-commissioner-condemns-racist-homophobic-evanston-new-trier-game/
DAILY HERALD
— Darren Bailey: 2026 candidate for Illinois governor.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261022/illinois-state-politics/darren-bailey-2026-candidate-for-illinois-governor/
— JB Pritzker: 2026 candidate for Illinois governor.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261022/illinois-state-politics/jb-pritzker-2026-candidate-for-illinois-governor/
— Patricia Kladis-Schiappa: 2026 candidate for DuPage County clerk.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261022/local/patricia-kladis-schiappa-2026-candidate-for-dupage-county-clerk/
SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County State’s Attorney to monitor polling places on Election Day.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2026/10/21/dupage-county-states-attorney-to-monitor-polling-places-on-election-day/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders say Trump merchandise stores are closing: ‘He has peaked.’
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-10-22/trump-merchandise-stores-are-closing-he-has-peaked
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Lieutenant Governor Stratton, former Illinois Republican party chair Don Tracy go head-to-head in debate.
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/local/lieutenant-governor-stratton-former-illinois-republican-party-chair-don-tracy-go-head-to-head-in/article_51c503ba-6e17-4b6e-b6d1-842a83fb99a6.html
WIFR
— Stratton, Tracy clash over Trump, affordability in lone U.S. Senate forum. Democrat vows to check president as Republican defends his policies, casts opponent as socialist.
https://www.rockfordnewsfirst.com/2026/10/22/stratton-tracy-clash-over-trump-affordability-lone-us-senate-forum/
CHICAGO BOOTH
— Taking job-related graduate evening courses and earning job-related master’s degree. DD: I took graduate evening business courses at Loyola, one course at a time, while I was an IRS employee 1972-1976. I took graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul, one course at a time, while I was an IRS employee 1976-1980. I took graduate evening finance courses at IIT, one course at a time, while I was a GAO employee 1992-1997. That helped me get promoted by IRS in 1972, 1973, and 1974. That helped me pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. That resulted in my IRS salary increasing from $56,409/year to $113,402/year in today’s dollars. That heled me get hired by GAO in 1980. That helped me pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. That helped me become a licensed CPA in 1981. That helped me get promoted in 1986. That helped me earn four more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. That resulted in my GAO salary increasing from $89,703/year to $154,682/year in today’s dollars. If I had not done the aforesaid, my Democrat GAO superiors would have succeeded in forcing me to retire much sooner than they did. I became eligible to take early retirement when I was 45 in 1993.
https://www.chicagobooth.edu/why-booth/stories/pursuing-a-part-time-mba-for-investment-banking-and-healthcare-with-savita-gupta
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The community at Chicago Booth is one of the best returns on investment you can get from pursuing your MBA at Booth.)
WINDY CITY TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote more LGBTQ, b) glorify and praise their illegals, and c) fight their deportation.
https://windycitytimes.com/2026/10/21/art-by-lgbtq-migrants-in-ice-detention-to-be-showcased-at-chicago-exhibition/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Johnson pokes the business bears. DD: Sooner or later, all my non-Democrat critics/opponents will announce that they have always really been Democrats.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/22/johnson-poatkes-the-business-bears-01131353
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: In Texas: Former Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger described himself as a “former Republican” while on the campaign trail for Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. There is “no clearer choice for U.S. Senate,” Kinzinger said, via CSPAN.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-832/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/
WIREPOINTS
https://wirepoints.org/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Each and every Republican candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot in your precinct should be stressing that. The following are the 18 Republican candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot in my precinct: Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Socialism weakens the will to work. Working for socialists is like working for Democrats. Democrats run the federal government. For them, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. None of my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO coworkers came close to doing what I did to get promoted. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a job-related professional license in 1981. All my Democrat coworkers had to do to get promoted was to be a Democrat. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— According to Google AI, “Demonstrating good judgment means making sound, responsible, and effective decisions by carefully weighing evidence, considering potential consequences, and choosing the best course of action.” What best demonstrates your judgment? For me, it is my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. My critics/opponents and their operatives and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn a) the decisions I have made on which articles to include links to in my newsletters since 2000 and b) the opinions I have expressed in my newsletters. They blame me and blame my newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. According to them, I am “too conservative.” What best demonstrates my critics/opponents judgment? It is the adverse actions that they have their operatives and their dupes take against me. My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes a) end my Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee membership in 2024, b) end my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) gerrymander my precinct in 2015 d) end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, e) end my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership 2007, f) almost get ICRC to censure me for my newsletters in 2006, g) end my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, and h) defeat my bid for the open MTRO Treasurer position in 2004 by a vote of 69 to 13. My critics/opponents have had great success turning MTRO, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and IRP leaders against me. – Dave Diersen
http;//www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Mamdani’s New Criminal Justice Czar Called for ‘Abolishing the Police,’ Accused Cops of ‘Enforcing White Supremacy,’ Demanded ‘Reparations.’
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/mamdanis-new-criminal-justice-czar-called-for-abolishing-the-police-accused-cops-of-enforcing-white-supremacy-demanded-reparations-deleted-comments-reveal/
NEW YORK POST
— France in flames is preview of what ‘DSA’ Democrats want for US.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/22/us-news/france-in-flames-is-preview-of-what-dsa-democrats-want-for-us-sen-eric-schmitt-warns/
— American woman masterminded $6M marriage fraud scheme that helped illegal immigrants get citizenship.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/22/us-news/massachusetts-woman-jennifer-gonzalez-masterminded-6m-marriage-fraud-scheme-that-helped-illegal-immigrants-get-citizenship/
AMAC
— The Socialists Want to Hold Congress Hostage. If Democrats win the House by a few seats, DSA-backed members want to withhold their votes from Jeffries unless he agrees to defund ICE and end aid to Israel. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://amac.us/newsline/the-socialists-want-to-hold-congress-hostage
AMERICAN THINKER
— The Radical Left’s War On The West: From Tirana To Paris. From the streets of Paris to the capital of Albania, Europe is once again witnessing political violence under the banner of democracy. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/10/the-radical-left-s-war-on-the-west-from-tirana-to-paris/
— Sanctuary For Criminals, Danger For Everyone Else. A policy advertised as protecting the innocent can instead shield the guilty, complicate law enforcement, and expose the innocent to greater danger.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/10/sanctuary-for-criminals-danger-for-everyone-else/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Mamdani and El-Sayed join forces ahead of midterms — Democrats’ socialist wing gets a new showcase. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/10/21/mamdani-and-el-sayed-join-forces-ahead-of-midterms-democrats-socialist-wing-gets-a-new-showcase-1664226/
BREITBART
— Axios Uses Fake AI Image to Run Damage Control for Somali Politician Who Spoke Next to Upside-Down Flag. DD: I have seen many upside-down American flags and Mexican flags flown at Democrat No Kings protests along Roosevelt Road in Wheaton.
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2026/10/21/nolte-far-left-axios-forced-to-retract-fact-check-defending-leftists-upside-down-flag/amp/
CITY JOURNAL
— Second-City Socialism. Socialists have a larger presence on Chicago’s city council than on that of any other large American city. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-socialists-city-council
DAILY SIGNAL
— Socialism Isn’t Just Deadly—It’s Soul-Crushing. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/10/21/socialism-isnt-just-deadly-its-soul-crushing/
FOX BUSINESS
— Free enterprise vs socialism defines midterm elections. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6407192630112
— Democratic socialists want to ‘destroy’ capitalism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6407188063112
— Socialism weakens the will to work. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Working for socialists is like working for Democrats. Democrats run the federal government. For them, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. None of my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO coworkers came close to doing what I did to get promoted. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a job-related professional license in 1981. All my Democrat coworkers had to do to get promoted was to be a Democrat. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6407199371112
— The dangers of the Islamist-socialist alliance. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.fox.com/watch/clip/fmc-1gfdz8z38jcgbari/victor-davis-hanson-discusses-the-dangers-of-the-islamist-socialist-alliance
— Socialism causes economic decline. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.fox.com/watch/clip/fmc-wwpwyhas5u44g0kw/victor-davis-hanson-warns-of-the-economic-decline-of-socialism-in-the-us
FOX NEWS
— DD: To defeat Republican candidates, Democrats drive up prices.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6407221668112
HEARTLANDER NEWS
— France riots serve as the socialist blueprint for the US. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://heartlandernews.com/france-riots-could-serve-as-the-socialist-blueprint-for-the-us-expert-warns/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— France Is Learning the Hard Way What Happens When the Socialist Bill Comes Due. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.heritage.org/europe/commentary/france-learning-the-hard-way-what-happens-when-the-socialist-bill-comes-due
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Mamdani: El-Sayed’s Victory ‘of Critical Importance to’ New York City. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/10/mamdani-el-sayeds-victory-of-critical-importance-to-new-york-city/amp/
TOWNHALL
— Socialism Will Ruin the Economy, Stupid. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/columnists/christalgo/2026/10/22/socialism-will-ruin-the-economy-stupid-n2685089
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— This Is the Salary You Need to Buy a $1M House. DD: According to Google AI, the house my wife and I bought in 1978, 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton, is worth approximately $556,230 to $616,421. In 1978, in today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $110,666/year. According to Redfin, the house my wife and I had built in 1984, 915 Cove Court in Wheaton, is worth approximately $781,997. In 1984, in today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $113,402/year.
https://money.usnews.com/loans/mortgages/articles/salary-to-afford-a-million-dollar-home
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You’ll likely need an annual salary of at least $250,000 to finance a $1 million dollar home with a 30-year mortgage, assuming a 20% down payment and low escrow costs. The income required to purchase a million-dollar home varies based on your location, loan amount, mortgage rate and other affordability considerations. It might take a jumbo loan to buy a $1 million home, depending on the property location and size of your down payment.)
NEW YORK TIMES
— All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/hegseth-blocks-navy-promotions.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Broadcasters warned against covering fake polls. DD: The mainstream news media and Democrat candidates, elected officials, and party leaders have always used fake polls to help elect Democrats.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/10/21/fccs-brendan-carr-warns-broadcasters-against-covering-fake-polls/
NEW YORK SUN
— There Is a Golden Age Coming, but It Must Be Based on Free Enterprise, Not Socialism. ‘If you want to see what is at stake in this election, just look at what’s happening in France,’ the president warns. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.nysun.com/article/there-is-a-golden-age-coming-but-it-must-be-based-on-free-enterprise-not-socialism
WLBT
— SPLC tour puts poverty back in spotlight as inflation widens its reach. DD: To defeat Republican candidates on November 3, 2026 ballots, Democrat leaders do everything they can to increase inflation.
https://www.wlbt.com/2026/10/20/splc-tour-puts-poverty-back-spotlight-inflation-widens-its-reach/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rahm Emanuel: Democrats Need McCain-Romney Republicans. To make its impending victory last, my party should look to the center, not move further left.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democrats-need-mccain-romney-republicans-5f7090a3
FORTUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the cost of childcare against Trump.
https://fortune.com/2026/10/21/childcare-costs-13000-parents-midterm-elections-2026/
FINANCE BUZZ
— Here’s the Average Retirement Savings of 84-Year-Old Americans (How Do You Compare?) DD: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://financebuzz.com/average-retirement-savings-84-year-old
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances’ most recent data show that among households aged 75 and older with a retirement account, the median balance was $130,000, while the average was $462,410. That puts the average at about 3.5 times the median. The gap comes from how highly concentrated household wealth is. A relatively small number of households with very large balances pull up the average. The median is the midpoint: half of account holders have more and half have less. For most families, the median is the better benchmark. This is crucial for understanding the broader retirement context because only about 42% of households aged 75 and older had a retirement account.)
— 5 Signs You’re Doing Better Financially Than the Average American. Use these measurements to see how you stack up against your peers. DD: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://financebuzz.com/top-signs-of-financial-fitness
INVESTOPEDIA
— 26% of Americans Are Spending More Than They Earn—and That is What Fuels the Financial Strain. DD: I never spent more than what I earned. I spent far less money on immediate pleasures than my peers did. I took jobs that my peers would never stoop to take. I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. To qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976 and 1980, job-related professional certifications in 1979 and 1981, and a job-related professional license in 1981. In today’s dollars, that increased my salary from $19.57/hour in 1966, to $100,059/year in 1974, to $113,402 in 1980, and to $154,682/year in 1997. But according to my critics/opponents, I was able to do the aforesaid only because I avoided the Vietnam War draft.
https://www.investopedia.com/why-26-of-americans-are-spending-more-than-they-earn-and-what-s-fueling-the-financial-strain-12160148
— How Gen Z’s 401(k) Balances Compare to Millennials, Gen X, and Baby Boomers Today. DD: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.investopedia.com/how-gen-z-401-k-balances-compare-to-millennials-gen-x-and-baby-boomers-today-12172229
HR EXECUTIVE
— Career development is the new competitive advantage. DD: Because I refused to become a Democrat and because I was not a minority, female, and/or veteran, my Democrat superiors in the federal government did everything that they could to waste my career and to get rid of me. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969. My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986. They forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. I should write about the aforesaid.
https://hrexecutive.com/career-development-is-the-new-competitive-advantage-1001-ways-to-grow-employees/
GOVERNING
— Working for Democrats. Have you ever worked for Democrats? I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. For them, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. None of my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO coworkers came close to doing what I did to get promoted. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a job-related professional license in 1981. All my Democrat coworkers had to do to get promoted was to be a Democrat. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran.
https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-mary-mayhew-maine-governor.html
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— Pollster admits to fabricating data for ‘social experiment’ to expose flaws of industry. Wedgewood Polls said project was designed to highlight lack of scrutiny over polling sector by mainstream media. DD: The mainstream news media and Democrat candidates, elected officials, and party leaders have always used fake polls to help elect Democrats.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/21/polling-fabricated-data-social-experiment
NEWS24
— ‘VERY CONCERNING’: Leftist propaganda taking over social media feeds. Former White House senior advisor to President Trump Mercedes Schlapp says it is “very concerning” that students are seeing “socialist propaganda” on social media platforms like TikTok. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.news24.com.au/world/global-affairs/very-concerning-leftist-propaganda-taking-over-social-media-feeds/video/f8f65f48b897f0f3c5284241fc3ba562
JFEED
— Meet Socialism: The Ultimate Secularizer. Socialism is not only the enemy of theology but of people’s and nations. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. DD: The mainstream news media and Democrat candidates, elected officials, and party leaders have always used fake polls to help elect Democrats.
https://www.jfeed.com/analysis/tnan2y
Tag: Precinct
October 19, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Evanston HS marching band reportedly faced racist, homophobic comments during game at New Ryan Field. DD: Of course, sooner or later, if not already, Democrat leaders will blame Trump for this.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/evanston-township-high-school-marching-band-reportedly-faced-racist-homophobic-comments-during-new-trier-game-ryan-field/19952182/
NBC5
— Schools investigate reports of racist, homophobic comments at New Trier-Evanston football game. DD: Of course, sooner or later, if not already, Democrat leaders will blame Trump for this.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/schools-investigate-reports-of-racist-homophobic-comments-at-new-trier-evanston-football-game-at-ryan-field/4004134/
WGN9
— Racist, homophobic comments allegedly directed at members of Evanston Township marching band during football game against New Trier. DD: Of course, sooner or later, if not already, Democrat leaders will blame Trump for this.
https://wgntv.com/news/north-suburbs/eths-new-trier-marching-band-racist-homophobic-comments/
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly drive Trump’s approval rating down and his disapproval rating up.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-approval-hits-record-low-midterms-near-poll
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Editorial: Vote ‘no’ on Cook County millionaires tax referendum.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/17/editorial-vote-no-cook-county-millionaires-tax-referendum/
— Editorial: Two-term incumbent JB Pritzker and downstate farmer Darren Bailey vie in gubernatorial rematch.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/18/editorial-jb-pritzker-darren-bailey-governor-election/
— DD: Democrat leader ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/18/paris-trump-ice-arrest/
— DD: Of course, Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/18/auroras-hindu-community-still-in-shock-after-alleged-plot-to-attack-temple/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/19/opinion-aurora-attempted-mass-shooting-hindu-temple/
— Zoning. DD: My critics/opponents have always wanted public housing to be built on the south side of Roosevelt Road in my Wheaton precinct. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/18/oak-park-residents-question-home-affordability/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Of course, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/10/17/south-asian-hate-indians-hindu-temple-aurora-trump-alexandros-paporakis-rummana-hussain
— DD: Democrat leader ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/10/18/immigrant-crosses-project-honors-silverio-villegas-gonzalez-at-his-home-parish
DAILY HERALD
— Endorsements: Lewis for Illinois Senate 24; Vrankovich for House District 47, Sanalitro for House District 48
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261018/endorsements/endorsements-lewis-for-illinois-senate-24-vrankovich-for-house-district-47-sanalitro-for-house-di/
— Dan Ugaste: 2026 candidate for Illinois House District 65.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261018/illinois-state-politics/dan-ugaste-2026-candidate-for-illinois-house-district-65/
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Bailey says he’d draw line between personal beliefs and governing.
https://www.bnd.com/news/article317679934.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/19/let-the-mayoral-games-begin-01125854
CAPITOL FAX
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
https://wirepoints.org/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Jesus never preached socialism. Christian compassion calls individuals to give freely rather than politicians to redistribute by force. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. How strongly have Democrats taken over your church?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/18/jesus-never-preached-socialism/
— Kathy Hochul pledges allegiance to criminal illegals. New York governor has her loyalties backward.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/18/kathy-hochul-pledges-allegiance-criminal-illegals/
NEW YORK POST
— California’s billionaire tax has a French connection –– and riots across the Atlantic offer a grim warning. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/18/opinion/california-should-not-adopt-failed-french-socialist-ideas/
— Most Americans won’t be able to afford a house until 2031. DD: How old were you when you bought your first home and what enabled you to buy it? I was 24 in 1972 when I bought a new townhome in University Park. The down payment came from what I had earned a) working for IRS for 15 months 1971-1972, b) working for a Firestone Store part-time for 18 months 1971-1972, and c) working full-time for that Firestone Store 7 months before that 1970-1971. In today’s dollars, my IRS Revenue Officer salary had just increased from $56,409/year to $68,999/year. But the townhome that I bought had only 1,000 square feet. SEE: https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/774-Sunset-Ct-5-University-Park-IL-60484/5451474_zpid/ . In today’s dollars, I paid about $180,000 for it and the down payment would have been about $36,000. According to Zillow, it is currently worth only $86.900. Sadly, that says worlds about real estate values in University Park.
https://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/articles/most-americans-won-t-able-180008674.html
— Why the left doesn’t want to face the facts about marriage. DD: The Democrat Party platform destroys traditional marriage. What has traditional marriage enable you to do? My outstanding parents and their traditional marriage enabled me to a) work my way through college, b) earn a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21 in 1970, c) get promoted in 1972, 1973, and 1974, and c) earn an MBA in 1976. My outstanding wife and our traditional marriage enabled me to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor Examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) become a licensed CPA in 1981, f) get promoted in 1986, g) earn four more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and f) earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/18/opinion/why-the-left-doesnt-want-to-face-the-facts-about-marriage/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The decline of marriage drives many of our worst social problems, but the left is silent and the right not much better. . .Comprehensive new research from the Institute for Family Studies charts the disaster geographically, outlining marriage “deserts” where nuclear families are rare and “gardens” where they flourish. . .The left hates to acknowledge it, but low marriage rates — meaning, fewer kids raised by both biological (hitched) parents — bring higher rates of poverty, crime, addiction and general misery, along with far less educational success and shorter lifespans.)
AMERICAN THINKER
— Marxism Is The Root Of All The West’s Current Evils. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for Marxism.
https://www.americanthinker.com/watch/featured/2026/10/marxism-is-the-root-of-all-the-west-s-current-evils/
— The lies leftists tell about capitalism and socialism. Whether they’re telling you that the rich get richer at the expense of others or that socialism benefits all, they’re lying. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/10/the-lies-leftists-tell-about-capitalism-and-socialism/
BLAZE
— The global meritocracy myth sells Americans’ inheritance cheap. Generations built the universities, roads, and institutions that attract talent from around the world. Now Americans are told that preferring their own citizens violates the rules.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-global-meritocracy-myth-sells-americans-inheritance-cheap
DAILY WIRE
— How Socialists Used Trump To Build A Nationwide Movement. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mrn-261018
FOX NEWS
— Mike Johnson slams Democrats’ push for big government socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.fox.com/watch/clip/fmc-mvgr8f2k16jbcdox/mike-johnson-slams-democrats-push-for-big-government-socialism
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Socialism Is Gaining Ground Ahead of the Midterms. History Offers a Warning. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/socialism-midterms-history-warning-america
NATIONAL REVIEW
— While many commentators are nostalgic for the glory days of yesteryear, families are richer today and can afford to buy more than ever before. DD: When I was young, I was able to a) buy new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, and 1978, b) pay for tuition and books to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976 and 1980, job-related professional certifications in 1979 and 1981, and a job-related professional license in 1981, and c) by real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, and 1984.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/10/the-facts-and-fictions-of-economic-nostalgia/
NEWSMAX
— Blagojevich: Omar shows Dem Party hijacked by socialists. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V_95F1Y-2Y
— Democratic Socialists Seek Concessions From Jeffries. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/dsa-concessions-jeffries/2026/10/18/id/1273182/
POLICE1
— What are the best career moves in law enforcement? DD: What did you do to get promoted? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981. That helped me to get hired in 1970, 1971, and 1980 and to get promoted in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1986. In today’s dollars, that increased my salary from $19.57/hour in 1966 to $154,684/year in 1997.
https://www.police1.com/the-police1-beat/whats-the-best-career-move-in-law-enforcement-police1-readers-weigh-in
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— France Is Burning, and Socialism Is Holding the Match. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2026/10/18/france_is_burning_and_socialism_is_holding_the_match_714552.html
REPUBLICAN ATTORNEYS GENERAL ASSOCIATION
— 27 States Urge Supreme Court to Protect Second Amendment Rights. DD: Under the Democrats, Second Amendment rights will ever-increasingly be diminished.
https://republicanags.com/2026/09/29/27-states-urge-supreme-court-to-protect-second-amendment-rights/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Attorneys General Kris Kobach and Jonathan Skrmetti, along with 25 other states, are leading an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the Second Amendment and reject bans on AR-15 platform rifles and other commonly owned semiautomatic rifles. The brief was filed in Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins, two cases before the Supreme Court concerning state and local restrictions on semiautomatic rifles.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— 7 highlights from JD Vance’s CBS News town hall: Iran, immigration, corruption and 2028 plans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jd-vance-cbs-town-hall-highlights-michigan/
NEWSWEEK
— US Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE Could Get $500K Under New Bill. DD: What about Republican federal employees like I was who were wrongfully forced to retire by Democrat federal agencies?
https://www.newsweek.com/u-s-citizens-wrongfully-detained-by-ice-could-get-500k-under-new-bill-12584996
WUSF
— Florida’s minimum wage is rising to $15. Here’s what that means for college students. DD: In today’s dollars, I earned $19.57-$20.87/hour 1966-1969 while I worked for the Park Forest Post Office part-time during the UIC and NIU school years and full-time during the summers while I lived with my parents in Crete. That enabled me a) to buy a new 1968 442 in 1967, b) to buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, c) to pay my UIC and NIU expenses, and d) to graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in business in August of 1970 owning that Charger. The aforesaid made my Park Forest Post Office superiors furious. They were Democrat veterans. They saw me as being a Vietnam War draft avoider. They blamed Republican draft avoiders for America losing the Vietnam War. To get rid of me, they forced me to resign in September of 1969 falsely saying that I was not going to be available to work enough part-time hours. I was available to work every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, holiday, and every day that NIU was not in session.
https://www.wusf.org/economy-business/2026-10-18/florida-minimum-wage-rising-15-dollars-what-that-means-for-college-students
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Inside the Democratic Socialists’ Plan to Pressure Hakeem Jeffries. DSA leaders are working behind the scenes with their endorsed candidates to pressure Jeffries on progressive priorities. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/the-democratic-socialists-have-a-plan-to-push-hakeem-jeffries-to-the-left-28735026
FORBES
— DD: The interest rate for a 10-year Treasury note is currently 5.10%. Do you see that as being a good investment? Are you considering buying one? If you sell before maturity, if interest rates have gone up, you will take a loss, but if interest rate have gone down, you will gain.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/treasury-rates/
CALIFORNIA DSA
— Joint labor/socialist effort made Tax the Rich Day on October 10 a statewide success. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.californiadsa.org/news/joint-laborsocialist-effort-made-tax-the-rich-day-on-october-10-a-statewide-success
LEGAL NEWS
— The Justice Department will be allowed to press ahead with its effort to add the weight of the federal government to a court fight challenging the city of Evanston’s race-based “reparations” program paying millions of dollars in taxpayer money to black current and former residents and their descendants. DD: In Diersen v. GAO, Bush’s Justice Department sided with my Democrat GAO superiors, that is, Bush’s Justice Department promoted race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.legalnewsline.com/cook-county-record/feds-ok-to-join-discrimination-lawsuit-vs-evanston-racial-reparations-program/article_3fb89818-2c46-4e17-950a-fd0b1a1b7b58.html
PEW RESEARCH
— Many Americans Are Struggling to Afford Basic Necessities. DD: What helped you afford things? When I was young, I spent far less money on immediate pleasures than my peers did. I took jobs that my peers would not stoop to take. I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976 and 1980, job-related professional certifications in 1979 and 1981, and a job-related professional license in 1981. In today’s dollars, that increased my salary from $19.57/hour in 1966, to $100,059/year in 1974, to $113,402 in 1980, and to $154,682/year in 1997. But according to my critics/opponents, I was able to do the aforesaid only because I avoided the Vietnam War draft.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/10/14/many-americans-are-struggling-to-afford-basic-necessities/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 60% say they do not currently have enough income to lead the kind of life they want. 53% say they do not have emergency funds that would cover their expenses for three months. 27% cannot pay some of their monthly bills or can only make partial payments. 32% say they worry every day or almost every day about the cost of healthcare and the amount of debt they have. Overall, 70% of U.S. adults say they have cut back on spending for extras – such as eating out, streaming services or other entertainment – in the past year. And 54% say they have not been able to save money for the future.)
POLITICO
— What Americans Really Prioritize When It Comes to Affordability. DD: When you were young, compared to your peers, what did you spend less money on? I spent far less money on immediate pleasures. What did you spend more money on? I spent more money on new cars, tuition and books, and real estate. I bought new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, and 1978. I paid for tuition and books to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976 and 1980, job-related professional certifications in 1979 and 1981, and a job-related professional license in 1981. I bought real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, and 1984.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/10/18/poll-prices-wages-income-affordability-issue-01123309
NEW YORKER
— How the D.S.A. Learned to Love Elections. Members of the Democratic Socialists of America believe deeply in the possibility of a class revolution. Meanwhile, they’re running for office—and winning. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/10/26/how-the-dsa-learned-to-love-elections
NEW REPUBLIC
— DD: Democrat leaders are ever-increasingly anti-American.
https://newrepublic.com/article/216766/ilhan-omar-citizenship-trump-somali-americans
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
WORLD TRIBUNE
— Islamic socialism in the USA? It all began with Barack Hussein Obama. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://worldtribune.com/islamic-socialism-in-the-usa-it-all-began-with-barack-hussein-obama/
October 15, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— As the upcoming election approaches, efforts to engage young people in the election process are underway through this year’s “Teen Takeover for Democracy” initiative. DD: Will Democrat teens takeover your polling place? What is your municipality doing to stop Democrat teen takeovers?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/teen-takeover-democracy-voter-initiative-turning-suburban-chicago-high-schools-early-voting-locations/19940147/
— Palatine man charged with terrorism offenses in alleged shooting plot targeting Aurora Hindu temple. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi says he, his family were at Aurora temple when suspect drove into parking lot. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions. Then again, anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/palatine-police-give-update-thwarted-alleged-mass-shooting-plot-aurora-alexandros-paporakis-19-charge/19940093/
NBC5
— Mail-in ballots requested or sent in Illinois: 302,397 – 59% Democrat, 34% Republican, 7% other
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/early-vote
— Katie Zacharia did not pass California bar exam, senior administration official says. A Trump administration official argued that the White House press secretary could technically be considered a “lawyer.” Legal experts have disputed that argument. DD: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32 in 1981. I grandfathered in to become a) a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997. My critics/opponents have always ignored/dismissed/belittled that.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/katie-zacharia-california-bar-exam-trump-administration-official/4003115/
CBS2
— Palatine teen charged in alleged mass shooting plot worked alone, targeted “known” Aurora Hindu temple.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/palatine-il-mass-shooting-plot-aurora-hindu-temple-paporakis/
— Flock cameras removed from Elgin Community College campus. The school said staffers had to put bags over the controversial cameras after Flock refused to cancel their contract. DD: Illegals and other criminals are overjoyed.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/flock-cameras-removed-elgin-community-college/
— Amazon launches new “personal AI” devices that can listen to your conversations and take notes. DD: Because my father had brittle type 1 diabetes from childhood, everyone advised him to avoid stress by not seeking a college degree and getting an office job. He took stenography, that is, shorthand, in high school. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant on Chicago Heights from 1940 until he died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. In today’s dollars, he never earned more than $76,000/year. After my wife graduated from high school, she worker as stenographer for the FBI for 2 years.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/amazon-personal-ai-wearable-devices-bee/
FOX32
— DD: Democrat leaders promote their No Kings events this Saturday, October 17.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/no-kings-events-list-oct-17-2026
— DD: Democrat leaders promote Democrats.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-b36nrmz7asvxxxc3
WTTW
— Illinois Medical Debt Relief Program Surpasses $1B Goal in Two Years. DD: What did you do to avoid medical debt? For me, since I was 18 in 1966, and for my wife since 1978, to get 72% payment of our healthcare insurance paid for by the federal government, for almost 30 years, I put up with tremendous efforts by my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors to waste my career and to get rid of me. For Democrat leaders, federal jobs are for Democrats, and especially for Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/10/15/illinois-medical-debt-relief-program-surpasses-1b-goal-two-years
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker tax returns show $8.5 million income for 2025, no blackjack windfall; trust records still secret.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/15/gov-pritzker-tax-returns/
— Editorial: Elizabeth “Liz” Doody Gorman for Cook County Board 17th District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/15/editorial-elizabeth-liz-doody-gorman-cook-county-board-17th-district/
— US Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and family were at Aurora temple when Palatine man tried to carry out attack. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions. Then again, anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/15/raja-krishnamoorthi-aurora-temple/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. JB Pritzker reports $9.4 million income on 2025 tax returns — and no gambling winnings. Pritzker, who reported a $1.4 million blackjack windfall in his 2024 tax return, still enjoyed one of his strongest financial years since taking office, along with first lady MK Pritzker.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2026/10/15/gov-jb-pritzker-2025-income-tax-returns
DAILY HERALD
— U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi says he and family were at temple when Palatine man tried to carry out mass shooting. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions. Then again, anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261015/crime/congressman-says-he-and-family-were-at-temple-when-palatine-man-tried-to-carry-out-mass-shooting/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi said he and his family were at the Aurora Hindu temple Sunday when authorities allege a 19-year-old Palatine man attempted to carry out a mass shooting there. “I am horrified that a white supremacist attempted to carry out a mass shooting targeting Indian Americans at the Hindu temple in Aurora where my family worships,” the Schaumburg Democrat said in a statement Thursday. Krishnamoorthi, citing information from Cook County prosecutors, said Alexandros Paporakis attempted to open fire on the Sri Venkateswara Swami Balaji Temple before his rifle jammed. Paporakis later told co-workers what happened and shared plans to try again, according to Krishnamoorthi, but the co-workers informed police, who arrested the suspect before he could return. Palatine police said Wednesday they arrested Paporakis Sunday evening as he left his home in the 1300 block of North Baldwin Court. Investigators later found a manifesto attributed to Paporakis entitled “Why I Fought: A.K.A. (Aurora Shooter’s Manifesto)” and containing statements expressing white supremacist and extremist ideologies, police said. Police said officers also discovered weapons, hundreds of rounds of rifle ammunition, tactical equipment, body armor and a patch containing imagery associated with white supremacist extremism at Paporakis’ home. Paporakis is being held in Cook County Jail facing charges of making a terrorist threat and unlawful possession of weapons. He is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 30. At a news conference Thursday, Palatine Police Chief William Nord said investigators identified a red Acura RDX registered to Paporakis entering the parking lot of the temple at about 12:25 p.m. Sunday then leaving 13 minutes later. “Our investigation has revealed, and it can be confirmed as of right now, that he has been alone in this plan,” he said. “He did reveal some details in the manifesto that he has been planning this for some time.” Paporakis has been living in Palatine with his mother for approximately year, but police had no previous contacts with him, Nord said. His mother has been questioned but is not cooperating with the investigation, he added. Authorities gave credit Thursday to the co-worker who tipped off police about the alleged plot. “I want to thank that individual for their bravery,” said Lucas Rothaar, the acting special agent in charge with the FBI’s Chicago Field Office. Krishnamoorthi said the case is an example of “how dangerous anti-Indian hatred and white supremacy have become.” “And we cannot wait until innocent people are killed to take these threats seriously,” he added. The Consulate General of India issued a statement Thursday thanking the “timely action by law enforcement authorities.” “We are in touch with members of the Indian diaspora and are monitoring developments,” the statement reads.)
— Hindu community ‘horrified’ by attempted mass shooting at Aurora temple.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261015/religion/alderwoman-says-hindu-community-shocked-by-attempted-mass-shooting-at-aurora-temple/
— A jammed gun and Taco Bell workers prevented a possible mass shooting at an Aurora temple.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261015/crime/congressman-says-he-and-family-were-at-temple-when-palatine-man-tried-to-carry-out-mass-shooting/
— District 128 gender policies questioned as violating rights of parents and students.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261015/education/district-128-gender-policies-questioned-as-violating-rights-of-parents-and-students/
— Lake County officials warn against voting incentives: ‘We can only thank people with our words or a handshake.’
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261015/local-politics/lake-county-officials-warn-against-voting-incentives-we-can-only-thank-people-with-our-words-or-a/
WBEZ
— Meet Aaron Del Mar, Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois.
https://www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-with-sasha-ann-simons/2026/10/15/meet-aaron-del-mar-republican-candidate-for-lieutenant-governor-of-illinois
MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— U.S. Rep. Mary Miller warns that “Islam is inside the gate.”
https://muddyrivernews.com/politics/u-s-rep-mary-miller-warns-that-islam-is-inside-the-gate/20261012070534/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois has erased more than $1.4 billion in medical debt for nearly 700,000 residents through a state-funded relief program that has surpassed its original goal by more than $400 million. DD: What did you do to avoid medical debt? For me, since I was 18 in 1966, and for my wife since 1978, to get 72% payment of our healthcare insurance paid for by the federal government, for almost 30 years, I put up with tremendous efforts by my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors to waste my career and to get rid of me. For Democrat leaders, federal jobs are for Democrats, and especially for Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2026/10/15/illinois-medical-debt-relief-program-erases-1-4-billion-for-nearly-700000-residents/92261870007/
— Where does Pritzker rank among richest in Illinois? See the top 10. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote more hatred against wealthy people, except those wealth people who are Democrats.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2026/10/15/top-10-richest-people-in-illinois-according-to-forbes/92178115007/
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DD: Under the Democrats, anticipate/expect that ever-increasingly, the reliability of electric service will decrease.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/environment/2026/10/15/one-illinois-coal-fired-plant-is-exempt-from-new-rules/92223129007/
ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage Sheriff James Mendrick Retiring Later This Year, Hints At Another ‘Home Run.’ He has worked for the sheriff’s office for three decades. His second term in the top job is ending.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/amp/35026035/dupage-sheriff-retiring-later-this-year-hints-at-another-home-run
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-615/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Speakers at Milton Township Republican Organization’s October 14, 2026 monthly meeting included Stephanie Trussell, Robert Vrankovich, Gary Grasso, Sean Noonan, Carl Schultz, Grant Eckhoff, Isobel Michaud, Jim Zay, and Lisa Forst. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What does your future hold for you in America, Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your precinct? My future in America, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and my precinct is ever-increasingly bleak. That is because under the Democrats, there are fewer and fewer and few in the aforesaid a) who share my conservative values and b) who share my demographics. But my wife and I are not moving. My wife has relatives in Naperville and Chicago. All my ancestors have lived in northeast Illinois since 1844. My wife and I have lived in Wheaton since 1978. I earned a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license in northeast Illinois. I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Feds sue to stop California from counting ballots of 20,000 suspected noncitizens.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/15/feds-sue-stop-california-counting-ballots-20000-suspected-noncitizens/
— Ilhan Omar’s citizenship, marriages and finances give feds plenty of avenues to probe.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/15/ilhan-omars-citizenship-marriages-finances-give-feds-plenty-avenues/
— Deport Ilhan Omar. Feds are closing in.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/15/deport-ilhan-omar/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— AOC says Trump administration doesn’t want women attending college. DD: According to Google AI: “Approximately 54.5% to 58% of college students in the United States are female.”
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/4767993/aoc-trump-administration-women-college/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi says he was at a Hindu temple during attempted shooting.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/15/illinois-congressman-says-he-was-hindu-temple-during-an-attempted-white-supremacist-shooting/
USA TODAY
— The press. DD: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. My critics/opponents have ever-increasingly done everything that they can to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they have done everything that they can to stop everyone from reading my newsletters. I should write about my critics/opponents who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000. I would focus on past and present 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) conservative leaders, e) religious leaders, and f) major Republican donors.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/10/30/donald-trump-hatred-press-enemy-people-pittsburgh-shooting-synagogue-column/1817515002/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia Didn’t Pass Bar Exam. Zacharia has previously referred to herself as lawyer in public appearances.
https://www.wsj.com/business/media/white-house-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-didnt-pass-bar-exam-714a484e?mod=hp_lead_pos5
SPLC
— DD: SPLC exists to promote more hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hopewatch/america-250-future-lessons-podcast/
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hopewatch/young-latine-voters-midterms-florida-georgia/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
OUTLOOK INDIA
— ‘Deeply Concerned’: India Flags Anti-Hindu Hate After US Temple Shooting Plot Arrest. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions. Then again, anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad.
https://www.outlookindia.com/international/deeply-concerned-india-flags-anti-hindu-hate-after-us-temple-shooting-plot-arrest
(FROM THE ARTICLE: India flagged growing anti-Hindu hate in the US after a 19-year-old was arrested over an alleged temple shooting plot in Illinois. The MEA described the reported plot as racist and anti-Hindu, citing references to violence against people of Indian origin. New Delhi called for a thorough investigation, accountability and stronger measures to protect the Indian community in the US.)
AL JAZEERA
— US teen held over Hindu temple attack plot: Is anti-Indian racism rising? Illinois teen who allegedly said he ‘couldn’t wait’ to kill Indians is arrested over a Hindu temple attack plot. DD: Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly blame Trump for Paporakis’ actions. Then again, anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/15/us-teen-held-over-hindu-temple-attack-plot-is-anti-indian-racism-rising
October 11, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Editorial: Stephanie Trussell for Illinois 42nd House District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/11/editorial-stephanie-trussell-for-illinois-42nd-house-district/
— Editorial: Ajay Gupta for Illinois 41st House District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/11/editorial-ajay-gupta-for-illinois-41st-house-district/
— Editorial: David Sheppard for Illinois 36th House District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/11/editorial-david-sheppard-illinois-36th-house-district/
— Editorial: Eric Su for Illinois 21st House District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/11/editorial-eric-su-illinois-21st-house-district/
— Editorial: Pete Donaghue for Illinois 18th House District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/11/editorial-pete-donaghue-for-illinois-18th-house-district/
— Editorial: Terry Nguyen Le for Illinois 13th House District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/11/editorial-terry-nguyen-le-illinois-13th-house-district/
— Editorial: Laura Hruska for Illinois 2nd House District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/11/editorial-laura-hruska-illinois-2nd-house-district/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Stratton.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/11/illinois-senate-juliana-stratton/
— We should endorse license readers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/05/column-we-should-endorse-license-readers-snooping-on-our-behalf/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/07/mcgrath-column-trump-hubris-greed-problems/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/11/illinois-cannabis-customers-bought-more-at-lower-prices-while-sales-revenue-and-taxes-fell-new-state-report-shows/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois comptroller race: Candidates discuss AI, pensions, funding.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/candidate-profiles/2026/10/11/illinois-comptroller-race-pits-margaret-croke-against-bryan-drew/92114167007/
OUR QUAD CITIES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/illinois-cannabis-sales-are-on-the-rise/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump urges Sen. John Fetterman to switch parties and become a Republican.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-urges-sen-john-fetterman-to-switch-parties-and-become-a-republican/article_cebce834-29d6-538a-bd81-33135ce809dd.html
CHICAGO READER
— Immigrants feed this city. DD: I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights 1964-1966.
https://chicagoreader.com/tag/vol-56-no-1/
KENDALL CHRONICLE
— DD: Democrat leaders promote Kendall County Democrats.
https://chronicleillinois.com/news/kendall-county-news/democrats-looking-to-loosen-gop-control-in-kendall-county/
CHICAGO DEFENDER
— DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, females, younger people, LGBTQers, etc., Democrat leaders ever-increasing shout at non-Whites, females, younger people, LGBTQers, etc. that Republicans cause all the problems that non-Whites, females, younger people, LGBTQers, etc. have.
https://chicagodefender.com/trump-official-praises-efforts-to-protect-white-american-men-from-discrimination/
DAILY ILLINI
— TPUSA hosts anti-abortion speaker.
https://dailyillini.com/news-stories/university-news/campus-events/2026/10/10/tpusa-hosts-anti-abortion-speaker/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Happy Columbus Day, Opa! The shocking news that Christopher Columbus was Greek—in this excellent essay by Chicago writer James Banakis–may have come as a surprise.
https://johnkassnews.com/happy-columbus-day-opa/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do your critics/opponents hold you responsible for? My critics/opponents hold me responsible for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. They blame what I did as the DuPage County Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019. They blame what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. They blame what I did as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007. They blame what I have done as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on past and present 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) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— According to Google AI, “Political candidates utilize a variety of strategies to appeal to minority and female voters.” For Democrat and RINO candidates, anticipate/expect that the aforesaid will ever-increasingly increase. – Dave Diersen
http://wwwigopillinois.com
— What are your work products? According to Google AI, “Work product examples on a resume or in a job application refer to tangible pieces of output from your past roles—such as reports, designs, code, slide decks, or spreadsheets—that prove your skills.” Since 2000, my work products have included my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Since 2004, they have included links to almost 549,000 articles. Since 2016, they are archived at www.gopillinois.com Since 2008, they are archived at www.constantcontact.com I have hardcopies for 2005-2007. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Mamdani has betrayed NYC by siding with the terrorists.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/10/opinion/michael-goodwin-mamdani-has-betrayed-nyc-by-siding-with-the-terrorists-and-praising-illegal-immigrants/
— France’s insane student protests are really about a growing radical Muslim population that wants to get rid of democracy.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/10/opinion/frances-riots-are-fueled-by-muslims-who-want-to-kill-democracy/
— White House blasts NYC’s ‘reckless’ sanctuary policies causing death of innocents.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/10/us-news/white-house-blasts-nycs-reckless-sanctuary-policies/
AMERICAN THINKER
— ‘Progress’ vs. the good old days.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/10/progress-vs-the-good-old-days/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Homan has bad news for Mamdani: ‘He can scream… but ICE isn’t going anywhere.’
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/10/10/homan-has-bad-news-for-mamdani-he-can-scream-but-ice-isnt-going-anywhere-1662800/
BREITBART
— France Shows the Dangers of a Massive Socialist Welfare State. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2026/10/10/maher-cnbcs-eisen-france-shows-the-dangers-of-a-massive-socialist-welfare-state/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— What Young Americans Are Missing About Socialism’s Realities. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/10/10/americans-socialism-berlin-wall/
— Girls’ Sports Exist for a Reason. We separate boys and girls in sports for good reasons, and males don’t belong in women’s competition or in women’s locker rooms. DD: Those who are transgender can/should form their own leagues and compete against each other.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/10/10/girls-sports-exist-for-a-reason/
DAILY WIRE
— The Riots In France Today Could Be At America’s Schools Tomorrow.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-riots-in-france-today-could-be-at-americas-schools-tomorrow
FOX BUSINESS
— Economist EXPOSES what democratic socialism actually delivers. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ_vqMJe56k
FOX NEWS
— Socialists set sights on the ground floor of government as GOP warns of bigger plan unfolding. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://noticias.foxnews.com/politics/socialists-set-sights-ground-floor-government-gop-warns-bigger-plan-unfolding
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Survey Finds Popularity of Socialism Surging Among College Students “just as socialist political candidates are rising in American politics.” DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/10/survey-finds-popularity-of-socialism-surging-among-college-students/
NEWSMAX
— ICE Not Responsible for Chaos, ‘It’s the Politicians.’
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/marino-chell-ice/2026/10/10/id/1272383/
PJ MEDIA
— Many Americans Are Economically Illiterate, and Commies Scam Them. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/10/10/spencer-pratt-says-many-americans-are-economically-illiterate-and-commies-scam-them-n4958194
— The Socialism Problem Is Bigger Than You Think. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/10/10/the-socialism-problem-is-bigger-than-you-think-n4958191
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Young applicants discuss the challenges of today’s job search. DD: When you graduated from college, what harmed your job search? When I graduated from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21 in 1970, potential employers saw me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother would be approved. Further, potential employers were under tremendous pressure to hire minorities and females. Consequently, I accepted the only job offer that I got, to be the Retail Sales Manager in a Firestone Store, a job that did not really require a college degree. Because my future there was bleak, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile in 1971. But Oldsmobile withdrew that offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that offer. Because I had to have a job, I accepted a job offer that I got from IRS to be a Revenue Officer. I had taken and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination while I was a NIU student as a backup because I knew that private sector employers look down on federal employees and I had been a federal employee for almost 3 years.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/young-applicants-discuss-the-challenges-of-todays-job-search/
NBC NEWS
— Susan Collins and Troy Jackson clash over seniority in Maine’s first Senate debate. She pitched her seniority — and her perch as chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee — as a boost to Maine. In her closing statement, Collins said: “To be effective in the Senate, you need knowledge, experience, seniority and relationships. That combination has allowed me to pass bipartisan legislation.” DD: For federal employees, seniority brings many benefits, including more sick leave and annual leave. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I started as an IRS employee when I was 22 in 1971 because I brought with me almost 3 years of full-time federal seniority that I had earned working part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969 and lots of unused sick leave. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were even more furious that when I started as a GAO employee when I was 31 in 1980 because I brought with me the aforesaid postal seniority plus almost 9 years of seniority that I had earned working for IRS and lots of unused sick leave and annual leave. They were even more beyond furious when my federal seniority gave me the option to take early retirement wan I was 45 in 1993. But my having almost 30 years of seniority did not stop my Democrat GAO superiors from forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/susan-collins-troy-jackson-clash-trump-seniority-maines-first-senate-d-rcna601346
CNBC
— The best retirement planning tools for every stage of your journey. DD: What helped you save for your retirement? For me, it included my qualifying myself for better paying jobs by earning a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981. That helped me to get hired in 1970, 1971, and 1980 and to get promoted in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1986. In today’s dollars, that increased my salary from $19.57/hour in 1966 to $154,684/year in 1997.
https://www.cnbc.com/select/best-retirement-planning-tools/
POST AND COURIER
— Pritzker says Democrats ‘too dainty’ as he swings through SC ahead of 2028.
https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/sc-jb-pritzker-illinois-gov-2028/article_267aaef1-04e5-4b4c-a8d1-875b4bdef29b.html
MARKET WATCH
— Almost half of Americans say they can’t afford to save for retirement. DD: What helped you save for your retirement? For me, it included my qualifying myself for better paying jobs by earning a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981. That helped me to get hired in 1970, 1971, and 1980 and to get promoted in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1986. In today’s dollars, that increased my salary from $19.57/hour in 1966 to $154,684/year in 1997.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/almost-half-of-americans-say-they-cant-afford-to-save-for-retirement-right-now-eb975883
CAREER BUILDER
— Amazon Package Delivery Driver – Earn $21.00 – $26.00/hr. DD: I earned $19.57-$20.87/hour in today’s dollars while I worked for the Post Office when I was 18-20 1966-1969. I started earning $26/hour in today’s dollars after I earned a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU and started working for Firestone Stores when I was 21 in 1970. I started earning $27.12/hour in today’s dollars when I started working for IRS in 1971.
https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/amazon-package-delivery-driver-earn-21-00-26-00-hr-trenton-nj–5dbd91a2-1e38-4f7d-a2b7-4b5276ed4fb9
PBS
— Despair over future fuels political anxiety for college students on the cusp of adulthood. DD: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981. That helped me to get hired in 1970, 1971, and 1980 and to get promoted in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1986. In today’s dollars, that increased my salary from $19.57/hour in 1966 to $154,684/year in 1997.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/despair-over-future-fuels-political-anxiety-for-college-students-on-the-cusp-of-adulthood
ATLANTIC
— DD: What do your critics/opponents hold you responsible for? My critics/opponents hold me responsible for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. They blame what I did as the DuPage County Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019. They blame what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. They blame what I did as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007. They blame what I have done as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on past and present 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) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/09/republicans-against-ranked-choice-voting/671316/
October 9, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Editorial: Seth Lewis for Illinois 24th Senate District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/09/editorial-seth-lewis-illinois-24th-senate-district/
— Editorial: Dave Syverson for Illinois 35th Senate District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/09/editorial-dave-syverson-illinois-35th-senate-district/
— Editorial: Danielle Penman for Illinois 33rd Senate District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/09/editorial-danielle-penman-illinois-33rd-senate-district/
— Editorial: Craig Wilcox for Illinois 32nd Senate District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/09/editorial-craig-wilcox-illinois-32nd-senate-district/
— Editorial: Darby Hills for Illinois 26th Senate District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/09/editorial-darby-hills-for-illinois-26th-senate-district/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— To protect immigrant students, a Chicago-area college told Flock to remove its cameras. The company refused. Elgin Community College resorted to covering the surveillance cameras with trash bags and zip ties. Public records show that federal immigration authorities have accessed Flock data at other Illinois colleges. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly put their illegals ahead of public safety.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/10/09/to-protect-immigrant-students-a-chicago-area-college-told-flock-to-remove-its-cameras-the-company-refused
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/10/09/trump-republicans-affordability-susan-collins-troy-jackson-s-e-cupp
DAILY HERALD
— DD: The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly destroys traditional marriage and family, that is, it ever-increasingly promotes more homelessness.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261009/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-a-shift-in-strategy-new-state-report-emphasizes-prevention-in-fight-against-h/
ABC7
— 2026 Chicago Christopher Columbus parade set to step off Monday downtown. Some reject Columbus Day due to the explorer’s ties to the mistreatment of indigenous people. DD: According to some, including my critics/opponents, homesteading was mistreatment of indigenous people. My critics/opponents have always a) stressed that my ancestors on my father’s sided homesteaded 240 acres in southeast Crete Township in 1854 and b) tied all my successes in life to that. To be eligible to homestead, my ancestors worked in brick factory in Chicago 1844-1854.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2026-chicago-christopher-columbus-parade-set-step-off-monday-dearborn-wacker-loop/19914272/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/ccb-illinois-cannabis-sales-rising-20261009/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly spin everything that Trump says and does against him. My critics/opponents have always spun everything that I have said and done against me, most recently, my hand-delivering Republican candidate campaign literature to Independent households in my precinct.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/09/trump-snubs-illinois-again-01113048
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/09/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-824/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I vehemently disagree with those who say that they are conservative and/or Republican, but who want Bailey to lose to Pritzker by more this time so that I he will not run again in 2030. I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC) since 1999. While RPCs can help elect whichever candidates they want in Republican primary elections, in general elections, they must help elect those candidates who win Republican primary elections. I might never know all the reasons why my many efforts to get Bailey/De Mar campaign literature to distribute in my precinct were unsuccessful. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
JOHN KASS
— Vallas: PRITZKER’S GREAT DISPLACEMENT
https://johnkassnews.com/jb-pritzkers-great-displacement/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— How to Solve the ICE Manpower Problem. DD: Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn ICE officers. I was an IRS Revenue Officer 1971-1980. One of the reasons why I transferred to GAO in 1980 was the unpopularity of IRS employees. Many, most, virtually all, if not all people hint/imply/argue/shout that if you take an unpopular job, you must be deficient. Within IRS, Collection Division employees are looked down on. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates looked down on executive branch employees. They especially looked down on IRS employees.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/trump-should-establish-a-civilian-deportation-corps/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The mainstream media over the past few months have participated in a messaging onslaught that, if measured as paid advertising, would likely be as costly as a presidential campaign. The media blitz has one message: to convince people deportations are not doable. . .By mid-November, President Donald Trump should order the establishment of an Immigration Corps and aim to hire 250,000 Americans in three months to facilitate deportation logistics and support law enforcement in a number of well-defined, historically consistent ways. United behind this president, we patriotic Americans can do this together. Why is this necessary? There was never a version of success that included the linear scaling of traditional law enforcement capacity. Even the enlisting of sheriffs, one of our greatest tools, simply doesn’t get us there in time. We need to go directly to the American people. The very same people whom the Salazars and Thompsons of the world tell us won’t do the hard jobs. This is America. We are a country that can staff 19,000 volunteer fire departments, that can conduct local disaster relief efforts through a Cajun Navy and rebuild hurricane-ravaged towns with self-organized efforts run out of Walmart parking. We can find Americans willing to drive vans, prepare records, and man weigh-station checkpoints. The assumption that everyone must remain a spectator is a peculiar concession to make before we have even asked for civic action. Deportation at this scale requires an enormous amount of resources and mundane work. It requires planes and pilots, buses and drivers, mechanics, holding facilities, and medical staff. It requires bureaucratic records and competent administration. Somebody has to do all of it. Every immigration officer focused on solving one of those problems is an officer not available for enforcement. . .Immigration officers would remain responsible for the majority of traditional arrests and enforcement decisions. But the Corps would take on civilian support duties, a subset of which would involve contact with potentially dangerous illegal aliens. Even the simple act of driving illegal aliens from a staging area to the airport would entail risk, given the high number of illegal aliens with additional criminal records. Americans will sign up anyway.)
BLAZE
— Republicans cannot serve two masters on immigration. DD: My critics/opponents want cheap labor. Because they had wealthy parents, they never had to compete against noncitizens for jobs like did. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. 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 taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/republicans-cannot-serve-two-masters-on-immigration
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GOP voters want enforcement. Employers want unlimited cheap labor. The party keeps pretending it can satisfy both without choosing which interest comes first. Eleven years after Donald Trump’s rise, the Republican Party still has not broken with the business interests that depend on cheap, abundant migrant labor. A handful of conservatives want to shut off the employment spigot and reduce both illegal and legal immigration. But too much of the party remains willing to protect longtime illegal workers in agriculture, expand guest-worker programs, or legalize workers already here when employers insist they cannot operate without them. That’s the real fault line. Almost every Republican says border chaos is bad. The harder test comes when immigration enforcement raises labor costs for industries dependent upon a large foreign workforce. When a party’s voters and its governing class want fundamentally different things on a defining issue, eventually the contradiction must break somewhere. For years, Republicans have talked about focusing deportations on criminal aliens while treating workers in agriculture, hospitality, and other favored industries differently. That approach leaves the cheap labor pipeline largely intact. If employers can continue hiring illegal labor with little consequence, the incentive to come and remain does not disappear. Republicans simply won’t protect our nation’s sovereignty. Instead, they build up a false dichotomy that points to one solution: amnesty. Senator Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) made the tension explicit last month. He told Politico that ICE can get “carried away” and questioned “dragging people away that have lived on your street corner for 15 years.” He later issued a statement saying he supports Trump’s immigration strategy “full stop,” while emphasizing the removal of dangerous criminals.
PJ MEDIA
— Trump’s $84 Billion Fine Crackdown May Have Moved Faster Than the Law. DD: So far, constructively, in today’s dollars, by their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors have fined me $2,495,218 or $86,042/year or $7,170/month or $239/day. That is what my salary would have been minus my Civil Service Retirement System pension.
https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2026/10/06/trumps-84-billion-fine-crackdown-may-have-moved-faster-than-the-law-n4958033
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two words buried inside federal immigration law have now jammed one of President Donald Trump’s biggest enforcement tools: “willfully” and “voluntarily.” A Massachusetts federal judge stayed the Trump administration’s streamlined immigration-fine system after concluding the government likely moved too fast to impose penalties without making the individualized findings Congress requires. The scale explains why this is more than another courtroom skirmish. The DHS said in July that it had issued more than 103,000 civil fines totaling about $84 billion, including penalties of $998 per day for illegal aliens who remain after final removal orders. Some assessments reached about $1.8 million after the government applied daily penalties retroactively for years. . .Congress created the underlying penalty authority in 1996. One statute permits fines when someone granted voluntary departure voluntarily fails to leave, while another allows daily penalties when someone under a final removal order willfully fails or refuses to leave, obtain needed travel documents, or present for removal.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Judge blocks Trump administration move to fine migrants. DD: So far, constructively, in today’s dollars, by their forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors have fined me $2,495,218 or $86,042/year or $7,170/month or $239/day. That is what my salary would have been minus my Civil Service Retirement System pension.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6131425-boston-judge-blocks-migrant-fines/amp/
YAHOO
— DD: I should write about how my Democrat superiors in the federal government ever-increasingly lowered standards to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree (1970), my three job-related master’s degrees (1976, 1980, 1997), my six job-related professional certifications (1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997), and my job-related professional license (1981). All my coworkers in the federal government who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and/or b) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. I would use as examples each and every one of my coworkers who my Democrat GAO superiors promoted over me 1980-1997, who my Democrat IRS superiors promoted over me 1971-1980, and who my Democrat Post Office superiors promoted over me 1966-1969.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/didn-t-spend-26-years-230202778.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Marco Rubio: The Birth and Rebirth of Western Civilization. America and Europe can revive the spirit of ancient Greece and make all our nations great again.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/marco-rubio-the-birth-and-rebirth-of-western-civilization-4b9a108b
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/marco-rubio-gets-to-the-heart-of-the-matter-e3ef6472
— Riots in France? They Could Happen Here. Without entitlement reform, the U.S. won’t avoid the fiscal miseries that roil the Paris streets.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/riots-in-france-they-could-happen-here-bb4ce01a
— Democrats Have No School Choice Excuse. DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democrats-school-choice-federal-tax-credit-treasury-rules-39f5b8fb
— Buckle Up for a Democratic House. How many grounds will the new majority find for impeaching President Trump?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/buckle-up-for-a-democratic-house-73b89e07
ATLANTIC
— DD: I should write about how my Democrat superiors in the federal government ever-increasingly lowered standards to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job-related bachelor’s degree (1970), my three job-related master’s degrees (1976, 1980, 1997), my six job-related professional certifications (1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997), and my job-related professional license (1981). All my coworkers in the federal government who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and/or b) who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. I would use as examples each and every one of my coworkers who my Democrat GAO superiors promoted over me 1980-1997, who my Democrat IRS superiors promoted over me 1971-1980, and who my Democrat Post Office superiors promoted over me 1966-1969.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/10/generals-hegseth-military-public-trust/688919/
October 7, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WGN9
— Illinois Republican and Democratic Party Chairs talk election outlook.
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois-republican-and-democratic-party-chairs-talk-election-outlook/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Erika Kirk draws big crowd for Elgin appearance, some protesters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/06/erika-kirk-judson-elgin-turning-point-tour/
— Illinois Democrats accuse Darren Bailey of failing to disclose who provides rent-free Chicago apartment.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/06/darren-bailey-apartment/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in the area is $2,965 a month, according to the complaint, first reported by WGN-TV. That is well over the $1,000 threshold at which contributions must be reported to election officials within five business days, or within two business days in the 30 days before an election. Bailey’s campaign hasn’t disclosed any such in-kind donation, either on the stand-alone reports required for large contributions or on its quarterly reports for the first half of the year, the complaint alleges. Quarterly reports covering July through September are due next week.
— East Dundee village president censured for partisan politics, ‘inappropriate’ comments.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/06/dundee-president-censured-republican-bailey-oktoberfest/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: East Dundee Village President Dan Pearson was formally censured by the village board Monday for inviting two Republicans, one of whom was gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey, to give political speeches during the village’s Oktoberfest. The censure was unanimous and also cited other actions and comments Pearson has made, including his endorsement of a candidate’s social media page comment stating the “language in America is English” and “inappropriate and distasteful comments” made mostly toward women during the Oktoberfest stein-holding contest.)
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more Islam.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/07/column-republicans-fanning-fears-american-muslims-chapman/
DAILY HERALD
— Turning Point USA’s Erika Kirk draws big crowd for Elgin appearance, some protesters.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261006/nation-and-world-politics/erika-kirk-draws-big-crowd-for-elgin-appearance-some-protesters/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Champaign County Democrats set to vote on reparations issue.
https://archive.ph/fiC2O#selection-3544.0-3544.3
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/collin-corbett-illinois-governor/amp/
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— 607 Champaign County voters getting replacement ballots.
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/local/check-your-mail-607-champaign-county-voters-getting-replacement-ballots/article_c852ea8f-91eb-5651-bd86-51e06a790e62.html
CHICAGO READER
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more vice.
https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/rhinestone-digest/rhinestone-digest-october-2026-act-development/
CHICAGO NEWS WEEKLY
— CNW Poll: Pritzker Leads Bailey by 20 Points, Democrats Ahead in Four Other Statewide Races.
https://www.cnwmedia.com/article/cnw-poll-pritzker-leads-bailey-by-20-points-democrats-ahead-in-four-other-statewide-races
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. JB Pritzker holds a 20-point lead over Republican challenger Darren Bailey, while Democratic candidates are ahead in four other statewide races surveyed in the first statewide election poll commissioned by Chicago News Weekly. The survey, conducted by Public Policy Polling from Sept. 30 through Oct. 1, included 569 Illinois voters. Pritzker received 54% support in the governor’s race, compared with 34% for Bailey. Independent candidate Collin Corbett received 6%, while another 6% of respondents were undecided. Democratic candidates also led each of the other four statewide contests included in the poll. In the U.S. Senate race, Democrat Juliana Stratton received 49% support to Republican Don Tracy’s 36%, with 15% of respondents undecided. Attorney General Kwame Raoul received 52% support, compared with 38% for Republican Bob Fioretti, while 11% were undecided. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias led Republican Diane Harris 55% to 37%, with 8% undecided. In the comptroller race, Democrat Margaret Croke received 48% support to Republican Bryan Drew’s 37%, while 15% had not selected a candidate. The size of the undecided vote varied across the five contests. Just 6% of respondents remained undecided in the governor’s race, compared with 15% in both the Senate and comptroller races. The attorney general contest had an undecided share of 11%, while 8% remained undecided in the secretary of state race.)
DUPAGE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Bray-Parker cash swamping Vrankovich in race for open 47th House seat.
https://chronicleillinois.com/news/dupage-county-news/bray-parker-cash-swamping-vrankovich-in-race-for-open-47th-house-seat/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Bailey trying to stay on message as attacks from Pritzker mount. Former Republican lawmaker says he’d draw a line between personal beliefs and governing.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/bailey-trying-to-stay-on-message-as-attacks-from-pritzker-mount/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Mary Miller still counts on Trump.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/07/mary-miller-still-counts-on-trump-01109172
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning Briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-822/
— Afternoon roundup.
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-609/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— If the DSA Gets Its Way, American Policing Ends.
https://johnkassnews.com/if-the-dsa-gets-its-way-american-policing-ends-by-chief-tom-weitzel-ret/
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Who’s Behind the $295 Million D214 Referendum?
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2026/10/01/whos-behind-the-295-million-d214-referendum
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois Dem party hopes to pick up seats across the state.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_8a8c0c6c-b05a-4eaf-8935-24fe97f806dd.html
PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— What Is Jim Durkin Getting From Pritzker?
https://prairiestatewire.com/what-is-jim-durkin-getting-from-pritzker
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What is your position on Independent voters? I disagree with my critics/opponents who discouraged me from hand-delivering the following to the 170 Independent households in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton: DuPage County GOP-provided envelopes with 300 DuPage County Election-provided mailing labels for Independent voters that contained the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Voter Guide, the sample ballot, and Republican candidate literature from the 14 candidates who provided their literature to MTRO? To discourage me from seeking votes for Republican candidates from Independent voters in my precinct, my critics/opponents stress that according to polls, 54% of independents say their vote will be mostly to express their opposition to Trump. I stress the 46% of Independent voters who do not say that. According to my critics/opponents, I am far too conservative, and because of that, the more that I do to help Republican candidates, the fewer votes that they will get. I am considering getting mailing labels only for the Independent voters in my precinct and focusing on those households that have only Independent voters. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To advance under socialists, all you need to do is be a good little socialist To advance under Democrats, all you need to do is be a good little Democrat. Notwithstanding my never being a Democrat, under capitalism, I was able to a) work my way through college and earn a bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. and a professional license in 1981, b) buy new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc., c) buy real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984, etc., d) get married in 1978, e) buy collector cars in 1989, 1994, etc., e) etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Did you work your way through college? Back in the good old days, I was able to work my way through college. According to Google AI, “Working your way through college and graduating completely debt-free is exceptionally difficult today due to high tuition and living costs.” During my first 2 years at UIC 1966-1968 and my 3rd year at NIU in 1969, I worked for the Park Forest Post Office part-time during the school years and full-time during the summers. That enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21 in 1970 and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. My parents provided me with room and board while I took classes at UIC 1966-1968 and weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969. I came home weekends to keep my Post Office job. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Population loss could cost Illinois a second seat in Congress under Pritzker.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-population-loss-congressional-seat/
— How will Chicago address a projected $882 million budget deficit?
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-budget-deficit-2027/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democratic socialism offers communism with better branding. Rhetoric may sound softer, but the hostility to capitalism and private property remains. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/jul/12/democratic-socialism-offers-communism-better-branding/
— Justice Alito: Lower courts haven’t ‘gotten the message’ on affirmative action, guns.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/6/justice-alito-lower-courts-havent-gotten-message-affirmative-action/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Socialists treat freedom as the obstacle. A thousand studies prove freedom is the solution. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4748916/economic-freedom-vs-democratic-socialism/
— SCOTUS must restore property rights before DSA abolishes them. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/4723697/scotus-must-restore-property-rights-before-dsa-abolishes/
— Socialism didn’t die with the Soviets — Mamdani just brought it to City Hall. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4694926/mamdani-socialism-private-property-threat-new-york-city/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Mamdani says socialism will give you “whatever you need.” The socialist promise of dignity comes at the expense of liberty, property, and self-reliance. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/10/mamdani-says-socialism-will-give-you-whatever-you-need/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Federal judge blocks Trump admin from fining illegals who won’t leave.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/10/07/federal-judge-blocks-trump-admin-from-fining-illegals-who-wont-leave-1662199/
BREITBART
— Blagojevich Unmasks ‘Fake Polling,’ Predicts ‘No Blue Wave’ in Midterms.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/10/06/rod-blagojevich-unmasks-fake-polling-favoring-democrats-there-will-be-no-blue-wave/amp/
CATO
— Ten Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Arguments for Socialism and Why They’re Wrong. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.cato.org/blog/ten-democratic-socialists-america-dsa-arguments-socialism-why-theyre-wrong
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A private owner who wastes capital loses his own money, and a firm that wastes enough goes bankrupt. A political manager wastes other people’s money, cannot go bankrupt, and gets promoted for loyalty rather than output, while the nominal owners (the people) have no way to monitor him and no shares to sell. . .Socialism has always required coercion to make people surrender their property to the state.)
— Private Property. DD: Under capitalism, I was able to do the following, but under socialism I would not have: a) work my way through college and earn a bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. and a professional license in 1981, b) buy new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc., c) buy real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984, etc., d) get married in 1978, e) buy collector cars in 1989, 1994, etc., e) etc.
https://www.cato.org/commentary/private-property-abundance-diversity
FOX BUSINESS
— Democratic talk of affordability is absolutely hilarious. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/larry-kudlow-democratic-talk-affordability-absolutely-hilarious
FOX NEWS
— Communist, socialist activists push 20-hour workweek, property seizures as presence at protests grows. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/communist-socialist-activists-push-20-hour-workweek-property-seizures-presence-protests-grows
— Federal agents intercept boat carrying 14 illegal aliens before unloading in wealthy coastal enclave.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/federal-agents-intercept-boat-carrying-14-illegal-aliens-unloading-wealthy-coastal-enclave
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Education Dept. Urges Schools to Teach History, Consequences of Communism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/10/education-dept-urges-schools-to-teach-history-consequences-of-communism/amp/
NEW AMERICAN
— Republican Socialists of America. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/politics/republican-socialists-of-america/
NEWSMAX
— Biden Border Policies Created Security Threat.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/tom-homan-immigration-biden-admininstration/2026/10/06/id/1271937/
TOWNHALL
— Trump Wins Again Against Illegal Migration.
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnandandyschlafly/2026/10/07/trump-wins-again-against-illegal-migration-n2684226
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Florida’s 25-year record on school choice is a huge success. DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/6131611-henry-mack-defends-scholarships/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: What percent of those in America who are the following are on welfare: Citizens of America, noncitizens, White, Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, female, male, heterosexual, LGBTQ, younger, older, married, non-married, non-veteran, veteran, Protestant, non-Protestant, German American, non-German American, have ancestors who have been in America for a long time, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, etc.?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/10/07/maga-pushback-white-male-welfare-villain-reveals-much-about-race/
— DD: Democrat leaders focus on the following voter groups: a) younger voters, b) older voters, c) Latino voters, and e) Independent voters. I disagree with my critics/opponents who discouraged me from hand-delivering the following to the 170 Independent households in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton: DuPage County GOP-provided envelopes with 300 DuPage County Election-provided mailing labels for Independent voters that contained the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Voter Guide, the sample ballot, and Republican candidate literature from the 14 candidates who provided their literature to MTRO? To discourage me from seeking votes for Republican candidates from Independent voters in my precinct, my critics/opponents stress that according to polls, 54% of independents say their vote will be mostly to express their opposition to Trump. I stress the 46% of Independent voters who do not say that. According to my critics/opponents, I am far too conservative, and because of that, the more that I do to help Republican candidates, the fewer votes that they will get.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/us/politics/democrats-senate-polls-voters.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In nearly every state we polled, Democrats hold an advantage with independent voters, the bloc of swing voters that typically decides elections. Across the eight states combined, independent voters say they trust Democrats more on every measure in the polls. Democrats’ lead with independent voters is widest in Alaska, where they hold a whopping 46-point edge with the group. Nearly 60 percent of independents say that Trump’s policies have hurt their state, and 80 percent of independent voters disapprove of how the president has handled the cost of living. And independents there gave Mary Peltola, the Democratic Senate candidate, a nearly 50-point advantage — among the widest of any issue in any state — on who they trust to handle rising costs.)
USA TODAY
— DOJ close to stripping citizenship in ‘denaturalization effort.’ The Department of Homeland Security is moving to strip U.S. citizenship from 40 people accused of crimes, expanding denaturalization use.
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2026/10/06/doj-largest-denaturalization-effort-stripping-citizenship/92118694007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at young voters that Trump causes all their problems.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/10/03/young-voters-democrats-trump-midterms/92008060007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Big a Midterm Win for the Democrats? Trump is hurting his party through both his unpopularity and choice of candidates.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-big-a-midterm-win-for-the-democrats-dc5b1388
FORBES
— DD: Democrat leaders crow about their success in driving Trump’s approval rating down, and especially with voters who are liberal, moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are in America illegally.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/10/06/trumps-approval-rating-stagnates-at-record-low-32-in-latest-poll/
FAST COMPANY
— American Dream. DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, pursuing the American Dream is more difficult: American, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91579003/the-american-dream-didnt-shrink
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Helping Stopped-Out Students Finish College. DD: During my first 2 years at UIC and my 3rd year at NIU, I worked for the Park Forest Post Office part-time during the school years and full-time during the summers. That enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in business when I was 21 in 1970 and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/life-after-college/2026/10/07/helping-stopped-out-students-finish-college
MARIJUANA HERALD
— Where Candidates in All 35 U.S. Senate Races Stand on Marijuana Law Reform. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton and in 2009, I led the successful effort to ban video gambling in Wheaton.
https://themarijuanaherald.com/2026/10/where-candidates-in-all-35-u-s-senate-races-stand-on-marijuana-law-reform/#illinois-juliana-stratton-vs-don-tracy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois: Juliana Stratton vs. Don Tracy. Juliana Stratton (Democrat): Stratton has explicitly endorsed federal marijuana legalization. During a June 2026 appearance at a marijuana industry event, the Illinois lieutenant governor said she wants to see marijuana legalized federally and pointed to Illinois’ regulated adult-use system as a model. Stratton previously served in the Illinois House, but she had left the legislature and become lieutenant governor by the time Illinois enacted recreational marijuana legalization in 2019, so she did not cast a legislative vote on the final legalization bill. Don Tracy (Republican): No clear public position from Tracy on federal marijuana legalization, medical marijuana, rescheduling or banking reform was identified. Tracy, a lawyer and former Illinois Republican Party chairman, has not served in Congress and therefore has no federal marijuana voting record.)
October 6, 2026
DUPAGE GOP
— PRESS RELEASE: DuPage County GOP Brings Together Nearly 200 Republicans for Statewide Candidate Rally
Bloomingdale, IL — October 6, 2026 — Nearly 200 Republicans from across Illinois gathered Monday evening at Bloomingdale Golf Club as the DuPage County Republican Party hosted a statewide candidate rally featuring the Republican candidates running for statewide office in the November 3 General Election.
The enthusiastic crowd included Republicans from several counties across Illinois, along with dozens of local candidates, elected officials, township Republican leaders and grassroots activists.
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Bob Grogan served as master of ceremonies and welcomed attendees before introducing DuPage County Republican leaders and township Republican chairmen from throughout the county.
The evening featured remarks from Republican candidates for statewide office, including Darren Bailey for Governor, Aaron Del Mar for Lieutenant Governor, Don Tracy for U.S. Senate, Bob Fioretti for Attorney General, Diane Harris for Secretary of State, Bryan Drew for Comptroller and Max Solomon for Treasurer.
Local and congressional candidates also addressed the crowd, including Sean Noonan for DuPage County Sheriff, Patricia Kladis-Schiappa for DuPage County Clerk, Niki Conforti for Congress in Illinois’ 6th District, Lupe Castillo for Congress in Illinois’ 4th District, Rob Vrankovich for State Representative in the 47th District, Pedro Mendoza for State Representative in the 46th District, Laura Hois for State Representative in the 81st District, and Eric Poplanski for DuPage County Board.
The candidates delivered what organizers described as a message of less government, lower taxes and greater accountability, while encouraging voters to make a plan to participate in the November election.
Following the formal program, candidates met with supporters, posed for photographs and distributed campaign yard signs.
Republican Leadership From Across DuPage
Grogan introduced Republican township leadership from throughout DuPage County, including:
• Mike Musson, Wayne Township
• Dave Rogers, Bloomingdale Township
• Art Woods, Addison Township Vice Chairman
• Jerry Evans, Winfield Township
• Jeff Castle, Milton Township and DCRCC Secretary
• Dan Kordik, York Township
• Andy Manno, Naperville Township
• Becky Rudolph, Lisle Township and DCRCC Vice Chair
• Tony Schiappa, Downers Grove Township
Elected officials and local Republican leaders from DuPage and surrounding counties also attended, including State Senator Seth Lewis, Will County Board Member Mark Revis, LaSalle County GOP Chairman Chris Lukow, Barrington Township Republican Committeeman Terry Yormark II, and numerous municipal and school board officials.
“A Sign That We Are Not Just Preaching to the Choir”
Grogan highlighted the energy in the room and the broad mix of attendees.
“On top of a great crowd with great energy was the fact that the room was filled with so many unfamiliar faces. That is a sign that we are not just preaching to the choir.”
DuPage County Republican Chairman Kevin Coyne said the rally demonstrated the strength of the Republican ticket from the statewide level to local races.
“It was a wonderful event and showcased the very strong candidates the GOP has running statewide and locally. We have terrific candidates up and down the ballot. Last night was a great opportunity for voters to meet them all. Now let’s get out there and vote and take a crack at turning our state around!”
The evening concluded with remarks from Carol Davis of the Illinois Election Integrity Program and Illinois Conservative Union, who encouraged attendees to become involved as poll watchers during the November election.
With early voting already underway, organizers encouraged Republicans to make a plan to vote, bring others to the polls, and stay engaged through Election Day on November 3.
MEDIA CONTACT
DuPage County Republican Party
info@dupagegop.com
630-653-7200
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Darin LaHood for US House of Representatives in District 16.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/06/editorial-darin-lahood-us-house-of-representatives-illinois-district-16/
— Mike Bost for US House of Representatives in District 12.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/06/editorial-mike-bost-us-house-of-representatives-illinois-district-12/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/05/marimar-martinez-border-patrol/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/10/05/marimar-martinez-lawsuit-trump-midway-blitz
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Glen Ellyn named the 19th-best small city in the U.S.
https://amp.bnd.com/news/local/community/belleville/article317496165.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media exists to defeat Republican candidates.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-10-06/democrats-advantage-is-clear-with-less-than-a-month-to-go-in-the-midterm-elections
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-10-06/as-trump-focuses-the-fbi-on-immigration-counterintelligence-is-falling-behind
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Durkin’s defection draws GOP fire.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/06/durkin-pritzker-endorsement-gop-fire-01107901
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: ‘OPPORTUNIST’: Republicans blasted former Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin on Monday for endorsing Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker in the governor’s race over his party’s nominee, Darren Bailey. The gall: Bailey’s lieutenant governor running mate, Aaron Del Mar, told Playbook Durkin’s move is “surrender dressed up as leadership,” adding that Durkin, now a Springfield lobbyist, is trying “to strengthen his ties to the Democratic establishment and fatten his wallet.” Durkin is a lobbyist with Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres. Also weighing in: The Illinois GOP also criticized Durkin, calling him an “opportunist” seeking relevance, according to a statement. It’s “proof,” added Illinois GOP Chair Bob Grogan, “that the only way to save Illinois is by electing new, strong leadership like Darren Bailey.” It’s an old grudge: Durkin left the House after a bitter 2022 election cycle that exposed deep divisions within the Illinois Republican Party. Back then, Durkin refused to endorse Bailey for governor after Bailey defeated then-Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin — Durkin’s preferred candidate — in the Republican primary. A similar dynamic is playing out this year. After losing the primary to Bailey, Ted Dabrowski has remained silent about Bailey’s campaign. Instead, he recently launched a nonprofit possibly aimed at supporting his own future political efforts — a move critics say risks diverting resources from the November election. Sounds familiar: It’s not the first time Pritzker has won over a prominent Republican: in 2018, former GOP Gov. Jim Edgar refused to endorse Bruce Rauner, instead advising Pritzker’s campaign and later joining his transition team.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-821/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Glennon on Breakthrough Ideas: Did Illinois Taxpayers Pay for Credit Upgrades? – 560AM
https://wirepoints.org/wirepoints-mark-glennon-on-breakthrough-ideas-did-illinois-taxpayers-pay-for-credit-upgrades-560am/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Outstanding DuPage County GOP Statewide Candidate Rally Monday, October 5 at 7:00 – 9:00 pm, at the Bloomingdale Golf Club. The statewide candidates are: Don Tracy for U.S. Senate ( https://dontracyforil.com/ ), Darren Bailey for Governor and Aaron Del Mar for Lt. Governor ( https://baileyforillinois.com/ ), Bob Fioretti for Attorney General ( https://www.bobforillinois.com/ ), Diane Harris for Secretary of State ( https://harrisforsos.com/ ), Bryan Drew for Comptroller ( https://www.drewforillinois.com/ ), and Max Solomon for Treasurer ( https://maxsolomon.info/ ). The DuPage GOP-provided video is at: https://www.facebook.com/DuPageGOP/videos/1607096254448960 ABC7 also filmed the event. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do you say to my critics/opponents who discourage me from helping elect Republican candidates? More specifically, what do you say to my critics/opponents who discouraged me from hand-delivering the following to the 170 Independent households in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton: DuPage County GOP-provided envelopes with 300 DuPage County Election-provided mailing labels that contained the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) Voter Guide, the sample ballot, and Republican candidate literature from the 14 candidates who provided their literature to MTRO? To discourage me from seeking votes for Republican candidates from Independent voters in my precinct, my critics/opponents stress that according to polls, 54% of independents say their vote will be mostly to express their opposition to Trump. I stress the 46% of Independent voters who do not say that. According to my critics/opponents, I am far too conservative, and because of that, the more that I do to help Republican candidates, the fewer votes that they will get. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents do? My critics/opponents reject some, many, most, virtually all, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration law enforcement, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. They blame conservatives like me for the defeats that Republican candidates suffer. They destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify or praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What adverse actions have your critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes take against you? My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes a) end my Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee membership in 2024, b) end my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) gerrymander my precinct in 2015 d) end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, e) end my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership 2007, f) almost get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, g) end my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2004 and 2010, and h) defeat my bid for the open MTRO Treasurer position in 2004 by a vote of 69 to 13. My critics/opponents have had great success turning MTRO, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and IRP leaders against me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois reporter since 2000. I should write about Republican candidates and party leaders who have a) treated me like they can tell me what to do because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, b) denied that I am a reporter, c) demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me because I am a reporter, d) barred me from attending their events, e) barred me from attending their events unless I gave them money, f) intimidated/harassed me at their events, and/or g) had me thrown out of their events. I would focus on those candidates and party leaders who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Moving on from MAGA: 2028 GOP presidential field is suddenly getting crowded.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/6/moving-maga-2028-gop-presidential-field-suddenly-getting-crowded/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=subscriber&utm_campaign=newsalert&utm_content=newsalert&utm_term=newsalert&tpcc=newsletter_newsalert&lctg=c264828b-7ff2-4c41-9e62-832f993e1664&bt_ee=AzqdljsQvuyin3bRsrOHtCl%2F6luw2YkkUvQqzKAj45E%3D&bt_ts=1791293294119
— Democratic socialism’s $50 trillion price tag. A hole big enough to bury the American economy.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/5/democratic-socialisms-50-trillion-price-tag/
— Harvard wants $10 million gifts to hire conservative professors — critics say it’s all about Trump. DD: In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans GAO hired. In 1971, I was one of the last Republicans IRS hired. In 1966, I was one of the last Republicans the Post Office hired.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/5/harvard-conservative-professors-plan-critics-tie-10-million-push/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Why young Americans think the market has failed them. DD: What did you do when you were young? I took jobs that my peers would never have stooped to take. I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a job-related professional license in 1981. In today’s dollars, that increased my salary from $12.74/hour in 1964 to $19.57/hour in 1966, to $56,409/year in 1971, to $113,402/year in 1980, to $118,984/year in 1986, and to $154,682/year in 1997. The aforesaid enabled me to buy new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc. The aforesaid enabled me to buy real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, and 1984. The aforesaid enabled me to get married in 1978. The aforesaid enabled me to buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4754132/why-young-americans-think-market-failed-them/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Imagine you are a recent college graduate in your mid-20s with student loan payments already due. You are working full-time but still unable to afford to leave your parents’ home, and you feel like something has gone very wrong. For the far too many young people in this situation, the economy stops being an academic argument about global prosperity. Economic questions become practical and deeply existential questions about what you can afford and what you cannot.)
NEW YORK POST
— More than half of New York voters ‘concerned’ about rise of socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/05/us-news/more-than-half-of-new-york-voters-concerned-about-rise-of-socialism-poll/
— Even Biden DOJ officials called memo targeting parents as potential domestic terrorists ‘ridiculous.’
https://nypost.com/2026/10/05/us-news/even-biden-doj-attorneys-griped-about-ridiculous-school-board-memo-new-report-shows/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Wokeism’s War on Sanity. A society that forfeits reality forfeits its future.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/10/wokeism-s-war-on-sanity/
FOX BUSINESS
— Democrats are ‘not going to stop’ the socialist invasion. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6406329053112
FOX NEWS
— Socialists have no concept of economics. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6406330910112
NEW AMERICAN
— Republican Socialists of America. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/politics/republican-socialists-of-america/
NEWSMAX
— Democrat Socialist Pitches ‘Trans Bill of Rights.’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/claire-valdez-darializa-avila-chevalier-nyc/2026/10/05/id/1271765/
TOWNHALL
— Here’s How Much Socialism Would Cost Your Family Each Year, and How Much It Already Does. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/10/05/heres-how-much-socialism-would-cost-your-family-each-year-n2684130
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media exists to defeat Republican candidates.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/us/politics/trump-rallies-midterms-rituals.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/opinion/trump-conservatism-maga.html
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media exists to defeat Republican candidates.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/10/05/trump-midterms-unprecedented-efforts-to-boost-gop/92028724007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Fraud of White Guilt. DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders shout at non-Whites that Republicans cause all the problems that non-Whites have.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-fraud-of-white-guilt-2baa634b
— U.K. Prime Minister Burnham Pitches an Unapologetically Socialist Makeover. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/u-k-prime-minister-burnham-pitches-an-unapologetically-socialist-makeover-2ad7f602
PBS
— Democrats hold midterm lead with independents breaking sharply against Trump. DD: To discourage me from seeking votes for Republican candidates from Independent voters in my precinct, my critics/opponents stress that according to polls, 54% of independents say their vote will be mostly to express their opposition to Trump. I stress the 46% of Independent voters who do not say that.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democrats-lead-in-new-poll-as-trump-looms-over-midterms
HARVARD CRIMSON
— When Conservative Scholarship Belongs at Harvard.
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/10/6/editorial-harvard-conservative-scholar-hiring/
AMERICAN BAZAAR
— Raja Krishnamoorthi condemns anti-Indian bigotry. DD: To get more votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders shout at non-Whites that Republicans cause all the problems that non-Whites have.
https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/10/05/raja-krishnamoorthi-anti-indian-bigotry-midterms-489416/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
NEWS24
— ‘Free stuff’: Democrat Party using socialism to win over voters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IstLP1REd7w
— ‘Radicalized lunatics’: Trump tears into America ‘hating’ socialists.
https://www.news24.com.au/world/united-states/radicalised-lunatics-trump-tears-into-america-hating-socialists/video/88f3fe4058f8e6694567e0866517fb87
September 30, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago Mayor Johnson warns crime could rise if corporations don’t pay more. DD: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-city-club-warns-crime-could-rise-corporations-dont-pay-more/19893263/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly create problems and then blame Trump for those problems.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-congressional-candidates-2026-midterm-election-voter-issues/
— Illinois congressional candidates weigh in on voters’ top issues in the 2026 midterm election. DD: When will a 3rd Congressional District candidate debate be held? Angel Oakley’s outstanding campaign literature piece was one of the 14 candidate literature pieces that I hand-delivered last week to the 370 residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton that have at least one registered Republican voter or one registered Independent voter.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-congressional-candidates-2026-midterm-election-voter-issues/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— At City Club, Mayor Brandon Johnson asks why rich put profits over ‘the lives of my neighbors.’ DD: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/30/mayor-brandon-johnson-city-club/
DAILY HERALD
— Kane County Board chair censured for sharing confidential information.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260930/news/kane-county-board-chair-censured-for-sharing-confidential-information/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Johnson casts re-election fight as ‘billionaires versus the Brandon Johnson coalition.’
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-policy/ccb-brandon-johnson-city-club-20260930/
LISLE PATCH
— Behind the Ballot: Election and Voter Data Security October 15 in Glen Ellyn.
https://patch.com/illinois/lisle/calendar/event/20261015/37b76ded-9f49-4b37-983b-4d58fbcb0c9d/behind-the-ballot-election-and-voter-data-security
WHEATON PATCH
— Early Voting Underway At Select DuPage County Locations. Five temporary early voting locations are now open for voters in DuPage County.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/early-voting-underway-select-dupage-county-locations
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-606/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker Pours $400K Into Nevada Governor’s Race Against Trump-Endorsed Incumbent.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/09/pritzker-pours-400k-into-nevada-governors-race-against-trump-endorsed-incumbent.html
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois GOP aims to support entire ballot, stray from national party. DD: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. I have always been a platform Republican. The more that Republican candidates do to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, the more that I do to help elect them. It would be great if Republican candidates in Illinois focused more on the benefits that following the Republican Party platform bring, including its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration law enforcement, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. It would be great if Republican candidates focused more on the negatives that following the Democrat Party platform bring, including its dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination planks. The Republican Party platform brings forth prosperity and safety. The Democrat Party platform brings forth poverty and crime. My following conservative principles enabled me to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. Republican candidates should stress how their following conservative principles helped them succeed.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_0e22c98d-3cad-444e-aea3-7e26d1e02b1c.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Report: Islamists interfere in U.S. elections
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/30/editorial-islamists-interfere-us-elections/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Ken Griffin’s $3 billion gift ties Carnegie Mellon’s Pittsburgh roots to Miami ambitions.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/4749030/griffin-gift-carnegie-mellon-pittsburgh-roots-miami-ambitions/
— At 50, the Hyde Amendment’s lifesaving legacy needs defending.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/4748200/hyde-amendment-50th-anniversary-legacy-abortion-funding/
— Remembering October 7.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/4747057/flags-of-fellowship-israeli-flags-churches/
NEW YORK POST
— Hegseth taps Musk, Luckey, Gingrich to study future of war for US military.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/us-news/pete-hegseth-taps-elon-musk-palmer-luckey-newt-gingrich-to-study-future-of-war-for-us-military/
— Hail the heroes who stopped a terrorist pilot from committing a 9/11-style attack.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/opinion/hail-the-heroes-who-foiled-a-terrorist-pilots-mass-murder-bid/
AMERICAN PRIDE DAILY
— Sharia law is unconstitutional. Convert or die? The complete opposite of the American way. No, we are not the same.
https://americanpridedaily.com/todaysnews/weve-reached-a-boiling-point-in-dearborn-michigan/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Welcome to California! The ultimate sanctuary state run exclusively for the benefit of illegal migrants and their wealthy benefactors.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/09/welcome-to-california-the-ultimate-sanctuary-state/
BREITBART
— Consumer Spending Soared In August.
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2026/09/30/consumer-spending-soared-in-august/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Elgin Community College renames DEI office, keeps equity programs. DD: Promoting DEI promotes hatred against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/elgin-community-college-renames-dei-office-keeps-equity-programs/30677
FOX NEWS
— State Department revokes over 250,000 visas in broad immigration vetting crackdown. Revocations target criminal activity, birth tourism, fraud and national security threats on a historic scale.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/state-department-revokes-250000-visas-broad-immigration-vetting-crackdown
PJ MEDIA
— Every day the media is pushing the narrative that something else is now considered “white supremacy.” Individualism, meritocracy, punctuality, proper grammar, hard work, competition, standardized tests, the nuclear family, private property, scientific objectivity — even expecting people to speak proper English is considered “evidence” of white supremacy. And the list will keep growing. Now, the BBC recently published an absurd article claiming that the trend of leaving fingernails unpainted pushes “white supremacist standards of beauty.” Yes, you read that correctly. Women who skip the nail polish are now apparently upholding systemic racism.
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/09/30/guess-what-the-woke-left-just-added-to-the-this-is-white-supremacy-list-n4957801
TOWNHALL
— You Cannot Save the World by Sacrificing Your Own.
https://townhall.com/columnists/joe-abraham/2026/09/30/you-cannot-save-the-world-by-sacrificing-your-own-n2683788
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
YAHOO
— Former Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Taking the School Choice Fight National. DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/former-gov-glenn-youngkin-taking-200111652.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Nikole Hannah-Jones Is Wrong About School Choice. School choice isn’t to blame for her daughter’s bad education. DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/free-expression/nikole-hannah-jones-is-wrong-about-school-choice-51e5f419
24/7 WALL STREET JOURNAL
— For the First Time in Its History, the IRS Wants Every Filer to Answer a Citizenship Question on Form 1040. The Agency Won’t Say What Happens to the Answer.
https://247wallst.com/personal-finance/2026/09/30/for-the-first-time-in-its-history-the-irs-wants-every-filer-to-answer-a-citizenship-question-on-form-1040-the-agency-wont-say-what-happens-to-the-answer/
VORONOI
— How the American Population Map Will Shift by 2050. DD: Illinois down 11% or 1.4 million. Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) succeed in diving voters out of Illinois who have demographics that vote for Republicans and b) succeed in keeping voters and attracting voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote Democrats are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-rich, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.voronoiapp.com/demographics/Mapped-How-the-American-Population-Map-Will-Shift-by-2050-9009
EDUCATION WEEK
— The Solution Nikole Hannah-Jones Didn’t Take. DD: One could compare and contrast the school that Nikole Hannah-Jones sent her daughter to and the schools my parents sent me to. My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.educationnext.org/the-solution-nikole-hannah-jones-didnt-take-school-choice-charter-schools/
ATLANTIC & PBS & EDUCATION WEEK
— School vouchers: DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/trump-school-vouchers-teachers-ideology/688816/
https://www.pbs.org/video/settle-in-1790722079/
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-the-real-lesson-from-nikole-hannah-joness-public-school-dilemma/2026/09
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/mamdani-says-nyc-public-schools-failed-nikole-hannah-joness-daughter/2026/09
September 30, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— US military says its withdrawal of troops from Iraq is complete, ending 12-year mission to fight ISIS.
https://abc7chicago.com/story/us-military-says-withdrawal-troops-iraq-is-complete-ending-12-year-mission-fight-isis/19891058/
CBS2
— 11 current, former Ford Heights, Illinois, officials to appear in court on charges of misusing funds. DD: What is your connection with Ford Heights? While I worked for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights 1970-1972, it sold Philco appliances, some of which I delivered in Ford Heights. While I worked for IRS in its Harvey office 1972-1973, I collected delinquent federal taxes in Ford Heights.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/current-former-ford-heights-illinois-officials-in-court-misusing-funds/
— Hegseth to announce a 20% cut to generals and admirals. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, Gingrich led Republicans who shrank the agency from more than 6,000 employee to less than 3,000 employees.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-20-cut-generals-and-admirals-military-pentagon/
FOX32
— Park Forest mayor sues village over legal fees in restaurant altercation lawsuit. DD: I delivered mail for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, 25 months part-time and 9 months full-time.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/park-forest-mayor-sues-village-over-legal-fees-in-restaurant-altercation-lawsuit
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) succeed in diving voters out of Illinois who have demographics that vote for Republicans and b) succeed in keeping voters and attracting voters who have demographics that Democrats. That ever-increasingly discourages candidates from running for offices as Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/30/gop-ilgop-republicans-congres-midterms-elections-donald-trump/
— Split, stalled and stonewalled: CPD oversight body beset with division over follow-up to Operation Midway Blitz.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/30/split-stalled-and-stonewalled-cpd-oversight-body-beset-with-division-over-followup-to-operation-midway-blitz/
— Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record $3B to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/30/ken-griffin-carnegie-mellon/
— Ed Hershey, Patty García, Chris Getty, and Lupe Castillo participate in a candidate debate for the Illinois 4th Congressional District seat at FOX 32. DD: When will a 3rd Congressional District candidate debate be held? Angel Oakley’s outstanding campaign literature piece was one of the 14 candidate literature pieces that I hand-delivered last week to the 370 residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton that have at least one registered Republican voter or one registered Independent voter.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/29/illinois-4th-district-race-rivals-hit-patty-garcia-over-ballot-moves-in-race-to-succeed-chuy-garcia/
— Test-optional colleges are seeing the consequences of ill-prepared students.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/30/opinion-college-admissions-loan-underwriters/
WAND TV
— DD: Illinois Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wandtv.com/2026/09/30/springfield-city-council-approves-800k-cannabis-tax-revenue-help-small-businesses/
SHAW LOCAL
— Illinois Governor’s race: Candidates talk data center costs, infrastructure.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/election/2026/09/30/illinois-governors-race-candidates-talk-data-center-costs-infrastructure/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker and Emanuel are both headed to South Carolina in the coming weeks — a notable stop in a state that Democrats have positioned at the front of their presidential nominating calendar.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/09/30/testing-the-carolina-waters-01098441
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
EPOCH TIMES
— A Chinese Battery Plant Moved Into Manteno on State Money. Its Residents Can’t Vote It Out. Its fire district took on a 2-million-square-foot lithium-battery plant, and the fire risk that comes with it, for about $140,000 a year.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/a-chinese-battery-plant-moved-into-this-illinois-town-on-state-money-its-residents-cant-vote-it-out-6078010
FOX NEWS
— DHS sends ominous warning as migrant caravan heads toward US-Mexico border from Honduras. The caravan of hundreds departed San Pedro Sula on September 20 and is moving north toward the US-Mexico border.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/dhs-send-ominous-warning-migrant-caravan-heads-toward-us-mexico-border-from-honduras
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— DD: To elect Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly drive consumer confidence down.
https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/americans-growing-pessimistic-economy-prices-gas-items-remain-136853575
WASHINGTON POST
— ICE plans push for 5,000 new hires in coming months. The immigration agency has faced scrutiny for fast-paced efforts to bring on thousands of new officers. DD: The first 6 months that I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer in 1971 was in classroom training.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/09/29/ice-plans-push-5000-new-hires-coming-months/
LAW
— New Rules Could Make Firing Federal Employees Easier. DD: According to my critics/opponents, because my Democrat GAO superiors were able to fire me even though I had the following, I must be an extremely bad person: three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.law.com/2026/09/29/new-rules-at-obscure-agency-could-make-firing-federal-employees-easier-/
September 28, 2029
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at voters that if they do not like what Trump has said or done, they should vote for all the Democrats on their ballot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2022/08/18/darren-bailey-playing-to-downstate-crowd-resumes-calling-chicago-a-hellhole-at-state-fairs-gop-day/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat leaders outrageously/disgustingly/falsely/unethically hint/imply/argue/shout that the SAFE-T Act lowers crime.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/28/illinois-darren-bailey-safe-t-act/
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Mostly receptive crowd greets Trump at Medinah. Trump delivered very brief opening remarks and stuck around until the closing ceremony.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260927/syndicated-columnists/president-donald-trump-delivered-very-brief-opening-remarks-and-stuck-around-until-the-closing-cerem/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County Republican Secretary Jeff Castle sported a wardrobe with a stars and stripes motif, including a cape and matching shorts and socks. “I think anybody who doesn’t support the president, no matter who it is, Republican or Democrat alike, they’re a fool. Because to not support the president is to want this country to fail,” he said. At the same time, he said, “I think we need to start talking with each other. Both sides should start listening to each other a little bit.”)
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Trump keeps it brief at Medinah.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/09/28/trump-keeps-it-brief-at-medinah-01094547
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-816/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Taxpayer-funded Non-profit Protests Trump Visit.
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/read/2026/09/26/taxpayer-funded-non-profit-protests-trump-visit
PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Moseley-Braun, Part II? Democrat U.S. Senate hopeful Stratton refuses debates, claims to be “dancing” her way to Washington. DD: GAO works for Congress. When I was 49 in 1997, my Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors talked and acted like Mosely-Braun, Durbin, and Illinois’ Democrat congressmen pressured them to force me to retire. If I could do it over again, I would have strongly asked Illinois’ Republican congressmen to come to my defense. They were Hyde, Crane, Porter, Weller, Fawell, Hastert, Manzullo, LaHood, and Shimkus.
https://prairiestatewire.com/moseley-braun-part-ii-democrat-u-s-senate-hopeful-stratton-refuses-debates-claims-to-be-dancing-her-way-to-washington
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at voters that if they do not like what Trump has said or done, they should vote for all the Democrats on their ballot. But to vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism and for more dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Getting out the Republican vote. Last week, to get out the vote for Republican candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton ( https://electionresults.dupagecounty.gov/election/PrecinctMaps/map50059.pdf ), I walked to the front doors of 370 residences in my precinct that have at least one registered Republican or Independent voter and delivered 370 DuPage County GOP-provided envelopes using 660 DuPage County Election Division-provided mailing labels that contained a) the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO)-provided Voter Guide, b) the sample ballot ( https://electionresults.dupageco.org/election/ballots/2026/General/Milton%20059-0316-NP.PDF ), and c) campaign pieces from the 14 of the 18 Republican candidates on that ballot who provided MTRO with their campaign pieces. Those 370 envelopes contained 5,920 pieces: 5,180 campaign pieces (14X370), 370 Voter Guides, and 370 sample ballots. The 18 candidates on the ballot in my precinct are: Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Crowd sings ‘from the river to the sea’ at AOC’s college student event promoting Dems ahead of midterms. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/27/us-news/crowd-sings-from-the-river-to-the-sea-at-aoc-event-promoting-dems-ahead-of-midterms/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cornell University’s lefty crowd gave Democratic Socialist superstar Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a warm, hate-filled welcome by singing anti-Israel chants at a campaign event meant to gin up support for Democrats ahead of the midterms Sunday. While warming up the standing-room-only crowd of roughly 2,000 people gathered for the congresswoman’s “Students vs. Billionaires” town hall in downtown Ithaca Sunday, Cornell University Young Democratic Socialists of America co-chairs Mina Petrova and Zoe Reisman led the crowd singing “from the river to the sea” and declaring “long live the student intifada.”)
AMERICAN THINKER
— Then vs. Now: Good and bad immigration. Early waves of immigrants to the United States each brought something that contributed to the material well-being of the nation. Later waves? Not so much.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/09/then-vs-now-good-and-bad-immigration/
— Democrat affordability claims have never added up and never will. Giving Democrats control of Congress amounts to national suicide.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/09/democrat-affordability-claims-have-never-added-up-and-never-will/
BREITBART
— Schwarzenegger Jumps In to Help Socialist L.A. Mayor Candidate Nithya Raman. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/09/27/arnold-schwarzenegger-jumps-in-to-help-socialist-l-a-mayor-candidate-nithya-raman/
— Johns and Street Hookers Doing Robust Business in Mamdani’s New York. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more vice.
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2026/09/27/johns-and-street-hookers-doing-robust-business-in-mamdanis-new-york/amp/
FOX NEWS
— Democrats favor socialism over capitalism 65% to 35%. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6405700653112
POST MILLENNIAL
— Boston pays illegal aliens to become political activists.
https://thepostmillennial.com/boston-pays-illegal-aliens-to-become-political-activists
TOWNHALL
— Americans Voted to Deport Illegal Aliens.
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2026/09/28/americans-voted-to-deport-illegal-aliens-n2683672
— A Free Press Must Be a Responsible Press. DD: The mainstream news media exists not only to destroy Trump, but to destroy all Republicans starting with Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://townhall.com/columnists/allenwest/2026/09/28/a-free-press-must-be-a-responsible-press-n2683623
VISUAL CAPITALIST
— Ranked: U.S. Wealth by Generation in 2026. DD: What helped you build wealth? For me, it was my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/americas-net-worth-by-generation-2026/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Baby Boomers hold $97.4 trillion, or 52% of U.S. household net worth, despite making up just 30% of households. Millennials and Gen Z account for 37% of U.S. households, more than any other generation, but hold only 11% of household wealth.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at voters that if they do not like what Trump has said or done, they should vote for all the Democrats on their ballot.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-down-ballot-republicans-biggest-risk-n594811
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Democrat leaders blame Trump for high gas prices and mortgage rates.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/business/trump-economy-midterm-elections.html
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you promote, the more that anti-conservatives call you an extremist.
https://www.wric.com/news/politics/ap-republicans-say-democrats-are-extremists-these-democrats-want-to-convince-voters-thats-not-true/
CNN
— US deported LGBTQ migrants to countries where homosexuality makes them a target.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/26/world/lgbtq-migrants-asylum-seekers-america-intl
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at voters that if they do not like what Trump has said or done, they should vote for all the Democrats on their ballot.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/09/23/heres-what-new-research-tells-us-about-presidential-coattails-in-down-ballot-races/
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action and DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2026/09/23/corporate-america-dei-programs-impact-stocks-revenue/91810189007/
— IRS tax forms may soon ask about your citizenship.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personal-finance/taxes/2026/09/25/irs-citizenship-status-question/91901367007/
MERCURY NEWS
— DD: To get more votes from LGBTQers, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly give LGBTQers more preference.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/09/27/newsom-signs-bills-aimed-at-protecting-lgbtq-people-citing-trump-administration-attacks-3/
FORBES
— Career problems. DD: What do you blame your career problems on? I blame my career problems on my Democrat superiors in the federal government. They wasted my career and they forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 because I refused to become a Democrat. Because I refused to become a Democrat, my Democrat Post Office superiors a) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and b) forced me to resign in 1969. Because I refused to become a Democrat, my IRS superiors a) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, b) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, c) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and d) made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. Because I refused to become a Democrat, my GAO superiors a) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980, b) delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13 and made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-14, c) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, d) got rid of the GAO manager in 1987 who had arranged my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me to GS-13 in 1986, e) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, and f) forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They took the aforesaid adverse actions against me notwithstanding my earning a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and a job-related professional license in 1981.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathycaprino/2024/08/09/why-so-many-of-our-professional-problems-are-not-about-our-careers/
FORTUNE
— Nearly two in five parents with young children, or 37%, expect to receive some sort of financial help from their own parents or grandparents over the next year. DD: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors and supervisors who were parents a) painted themselves as being underpaid and b) decried the high cost of raising their children.
https://fortune.com/2026/09/27/affordability-crisis-37-parents-financial-help-baby-boomers/
MONEYWISE
— Average used car requires $120K in income to afford. DD: Back in the good old days, when I was 17 years old in 1966, I was able to buy 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 ), with the money I earned working for the minimum wage part-time for 15 months and full-time for 3 months.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/average-used-car-requires-120k-140000054.html
NARFE
— How to advance in federal government. DD: Democrats run the federal government. To advance in the federal government you have to be a Democrat. You have excel at helping your superiors get rid of not only their employees who are Republican, but those who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Because I refused to become a Democrat, my Democrat Post Office superiors refused to promote me beyond GS-4, my Democrat IRS superiors beyond GS-12, and my Democrat GAO superiors beyond GS-13 even though I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. They not only wasted my career, they forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.narfe.org/magazine-issues/
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Who Gets to Be ‘College Material’? DD: When I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, virtually no one saw me as being college material because neither of my patents attended college, because my father was only the first of ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and because my mother never attended high school. But nevertheless, I took college preparatory courses, I earned an ACT score of 24, I graduated in the upper 20% of my class, and I got accepted by UIC.
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2021/04/12/colleges-should-reimagine-what-it-means-be-college-material-and-be-force-equity
POLITICO
— Trump’s latest Mamdani lovefest comes at a bad time for Republicans. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/27/trumps-latest-mamdani-lovefest-comes-at-a-bad-time-for-republicans-01093811
DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at voters that if they do not like what Trump has said or done, they should vote for all the Democrats on their ballot.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/9/27/800103652/series/socialist-or-maga-republican-america-has-a-preference/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDIA TODAY
— Successful women face marriage hurdles. DD: Ever-increasingly, men are less successful than women.
https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/haryana-doctors-reality-check-on-why-successful-women-face-marriage-hurdles-3004096-2026-09-27