Tag: Precinct

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 I became 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

September 27, 2026 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Demonstrators clash, security heightened as Trump attends final day of Presidents Cup at Medinah.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/presidents-cup-2026-sunday-rally-protest-planned-security-heightened-donald-trump-expected-chicago-ohare-airport/19879791/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As Trump walked the course, the protesters clashed with some of the president’s supporters. Police stepped in, and the groups eventually moved apart. “My business is booming,” Jeff Castle, DuPage County Republican secretary, told ABC7. “People are comfortable spending money, and people have more money to spend.” ABC7’s Price Tracker reveals rising costs for groceries and housing. Gas is at $4.47 a gallon, up more than $1.50 since the attack on Iran. “I’m not worried about high gas prices or anything like that,” Donna Reboletti, a Trump supporter, told ABC7. “I’ll suffer through that.”. . .”We can easily go the wrong direction if we don’t pick the right people, especially in this midterm election,” Trump supporter Peter Lara told ABC7.)

NBC5
— Trump claims US is ‘better than ever’ during speech at Presidents Cup in Medinah. Hundreds of protesters lined the streets outside the golf tournament on Sunday, holding signs critical of Trump and his administration.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/trump-claims-us-is-better-than-ever-during-speech-at-presidents-cup-in-west-suburb-of-chicago/3994426/

FOX32
— President Trump speaks to Presidents Cup crowd in Chicago area.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-hajav52dw68f6lwk

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mostly receptive crowd greets Trump at Presidents Cup in Medinah while dozens protest outside the club.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/27/trump-presidents-cup-medinah/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: to Glenn Graham, 41, who wore a Reagan-Bush ‘84 hat and said he lives in Trump Tower. Seeing the president “reinstills my sense of pride in America,” Graham said. “It’s very patriotic.” . . . Trump supporters arrived early, and the sight of Air Force One gliding low overhead early Sunday revved up the pro-Trump crowd. One man held a thin blue line flag and carried a sign reading “SUPPORT ICE (THE LAW).” “He does what is right for the American people,” said one supporter, Addison resident Donna Reboletti. “He puts America first.” 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.”)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump says U.S. is doing ‘better than ever before’ at Presidents Cup golf tournament in suburban Medinah.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/09/27/trump-appears-sunday-at-the-presidents-cup-golf-tournament-in-suburban-medinah
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The crowd chanted “USA, USA, USA” before he took the stage, and spectators shook red, white and blue pom poms and American flags. . .A handful of demonstrators, both pro- and anti-Trump, gathered around 9:30 a.m. Sunday outside the tournament before Trump arrived.)

SHAW LOCAL
— Trump’s visit to Medinah sparks protests, draws supporters.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/09/27/trumps-visit-to-medinah-sparks-protests-draws-supporters/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Two DuPage Democrats (Anne Stava-Murray and Diane Blair-Sherlock) Pushed Bill That Would Have Barred Suburbs From Clearing Homeless Encampments. DD: My critics/opponents would love to see a homeless encampment in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct.
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/two-dupage-democrats-pushed-bill-that-would-have-barred-suburbs-from-clearing-homeless-encampments

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
—  DD: What do you take as a badge of honor? According to my critics/opponents, “You can’t tell Diersen what to do.” Of course, I take that as a badge of honor. I do not want anyone to call my tunes. According to my critics/opponents, I never was a journalist, I am not a journalist, and I never will be a journalist a) because I do not have a degree in journalism, b) because no one has paid me for what I have done as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, c) because all the money needed for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and for my www.gopillinois.com website comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement savings, d) because either my newsletters nor my website are paywalled or contain any advertising or donation requests, e) because I do not claim to be nonpartisan, f) because I fully disclose that I am a conservative Republican, and g) because I fully disclose that I have been an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman since 2000. My critics/opponents ignore/dismiss/belittle/badmouth the fact a) that I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years 1980-1997, b) that what GAO Analysts do is very similar to what journalists do, and c) that during my last 11 years at GAO, my salary increased from $118,984/year to $154,682/year in today’s dollars. My critics/opponents 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

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTIN TIMES
— The hypocrisy of progressive Christianity. Jesus is all the rage on the left this year. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus is a liberal Democrat who promotes 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.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/27/hypocrisy-progressive-christianity/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In case you have not noticed, talk of religion is no longer verboten in the ranks of the political left. From the likes of the loud and proud homosexual and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to the current Democratic Senate nominee and Presbyterian seminarian James Talarico, it seems that Jesus is all the rage for Democrats in this year’s election season. This is a world that some have dubbed “exvangelicalism,” a theological and political camp for aggrieved and disenchanted millennials and Gen Z-ers who have concluded that the biblical definition of Christianity is no longer acceptable for them.)

NEW YORK POST
— Trump hosts MAGA influencers at private White House soiree in prep for midterms. DD: I was not invited. Who from Illinois was invited? I promote conservative principles. My critics/opponents demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a bad political influencer. According to them, I am far too conservative and my demographics are terrible. But they know that I am not paid for what I do. All the money I spend to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together, to send them out, and to post copies of them at www.gopillinois.com comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement saving. My critics/opponent have lots of money. They use their operatives and their dupes to destroy me. I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/27/us-news/trump-hosts-maga-influencers-at-private-white-house-soiree-as-he-goes-all-in-on-midterms/
— Gen Z voters hate capitalism — but they’ve barely even seen it.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/27/opinion/gen-z-voters-hate-capitalism-but-theyve-barely-seen-it/

COLLEGE FIX
— Rutgers University leftist student coalition marches against ICE.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/rutgers-university-leftist-student-coalition-marches-against-ice/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Trump Cancels $810M for Illegal Immigrants, Race-Based Programs.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/09/trump-cancels-810m-for-illegal-immigrants-race-based-programs/amp/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC NEWS
— Trump blasts MAGA influencers who have split with him over Iran. “They’re not ‘MAGA,’ they’re losers,” he posted on his social media platform.  DD: I promote conservative principles. My critics/opponents demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a bad political influencer. According to them, I am far too conservative and my demographics are terrible. But they know that I am not paid for what I do. All the money I spend to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together, to send them out, and to post copies of them at www.gopillinois.com comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement saving. My critics/opponent have lots of money. They use their operatives and their dupes to destroy me. I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-blasts-maga-influencers-split-iran/story?id=131897807

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump makes appearance at Presidents Cup, briefly addresses crowd.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7635677/2026/09/27/trump-presidents-cup-appearance/

USA TODAY
— Do independent voters have too much power in midterms? About 4 in 10 registered U.S. voters say they are independent. DD: That motivated me to hand-deliver the following to the 170 Independent residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton: a) the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO)-provided Voter Guide, b) the sample ballot, and c) campaign pieces from the 14 of the 18 Republican candidates on that ballot who provided MTRO with their campaign pieces. 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.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/09/22/independent-voters-2026-midterm-elections/91580019007/

TIMES UNION
— DD: Far too many non-Republicans cast Republican primary ballots. They vote for candidates a) who are the least likely to win in general elections and/or b) who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/commentary-open-primaries-independent-voters-22442707.php

SAN ANTONIO CURRENT
— San Antonio Current launching Texas Politics This Week newsletter. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents a) who work the hardest to stop me from sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) who work the hardest to stop everyone from reading my newsletters.
https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-news/san-antonio-current-launching-texas-politics-this-week-newsletter/

FORTUNE
— In the affordability crisis, 37% of parents are counting on financial help from the Bank of Baby Boomers and can’t wait for the Great Wealth Transfer.
https://fortune.com/2026/09/27/affordability-crisis-37-parents-financial-help-baby-boomers/

GOVERNING
— The Growing Need for Opposition Research — on Yourself — in Today’s Political World. DD: If you ran for an office, what would your critics/opponents use against you? My critics/opponents would stress the big adverse actions that they had their operatives and their dupes take against me. They would stress the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had wasting my career and forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-ralph-northam-importance-opposition-research.html

PROTECT DEMOCRACY
— The Authoritarian Playbook. DD: Since I became a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999 and the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) , DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) have become less and less and less conservative. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. According to the anti-conservative leaders of the aforesaid, I am far too conservative. To get rid of me, they a) fired me as the MTRO webmaster in 2004 and 2010, b) defeated my bid for the open MTRO Treasurer position in 2004, c) almost got the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, d) threw me off the ICRC Steering Committee in 2007, e) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, f) ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, and g) threw me off IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024.
https://protectdemocracy.org/work/the-authoritarian-playbook/

PEW RESEARCH
— America’s News Influencers. DD: I promote conservative principles. My critics/opponents demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a bad political influencer. According to them, I am far too conservative and my demographics are terrible. But they know that I am not paid for what I do. All the money I spend to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together, to send them out, and to post copies of them at www.gopillinois.com comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement saving. My critics/opponent have lots of money. They use their operatives and their dupes to destroy me. I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.
https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/11/18/americas-news-influencers/

PBS
— DD: Democrat leaders say they hold the midterm lead with Independents breaking sharply against Trump. To the extent that might be true, that motivated me to hand-delivered the following to the 170 Independent residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton: a) the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO)-provided Voter Guide, b) the sample ballot, and c) campaign pieces from the 14 of the 18 Republican candidates on that ballot who provided MTRO with their campaign pieces. 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.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democrats-lead-in-new-poll-as-trump-looms-over-midterms

INDEPENDENT VOTER NEWS
— DD: Far too many non-Republicans cast Republican primary ballots. They vote for candidates a) who are the least likely to win in general elections and/or b) who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://ivn.us/9-of-voters-already-picked-your-congress-a-new-poll-says-everyone-else-is-fed-up/

FULCRUM
— Independents are 48% of voters and about to decide the midterms. So why does nobody negotiate with us? DD: To address that, I hand-delivered the following to the 170 Independent residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton: a) the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO)-provided Voter Guide, b) the sample ballot, and c) campaign pieces from the 14 of the 18 Republican candidates on that ballot who provided MTRO with their campaign pieces. 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.
https://thefulcrum.us/electoral-reforms/independent-politics

FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

GUARDIAN
— Paid influencers are everywhere in US politics. We need transparency. DD:  I promote conservative principles. My critics/opponents demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a bad political influencer. According to them, I am far too conservative and my demographics are terrible. But they know that I am not paid for what I do. All the money I spend to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together, to send them out, and to post copies of them at www.gopillinois.com comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement saving. My critics/opponent have lots of money. They use their operatives and their dupes to destroy me. I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/17/paid-influencers-us-politics-transparency

September 26, 2026

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS2
— DD: Pritzker blasts Trump’s attending the Presidents Cup.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/trump-attend-presidents-cup-golf-tournament-medinah-country-club/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Donald Trump has attacked Chicago and Illinois at every turn of his term, like joking about the smell of deportations in the morning and sending masked agents into our neighborhoods. Now, he wants to come here for golf. “He is neither wanted here nor needed here. But if he is going to spend time in DuPage County, he can leave the country club and explain to Illinoisans why his tariffs have made groceries, electricity, and everything else too damned expensive. “He will not. He will watch golf, he will call our city names, and he will get on a plane. And every day he is here, and every day after he leaves, I will keep doing what I have done since the day his agents showed up: use every tool I have at my disposal to protect the people of Illinois. He knows where to find me. We are ready for this fight.”)

WGN9
— Ford Heights Village Hall raided as part of Illinois Attorney General investigation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yztiya4DBPs

TELEGRAPH HERALD
— Illinois Republicans pitch candidacies, talk voter engagement in Elizabeth.
https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/tri-state/article_09dbe0f7-d983-4548-85e1-0bba05661fb0.html

SHAW LOCAL
— 2026 Election Questionnaire: Darin LaHood, U.S. House of Representatives, 16th District.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/election/2026/09/25/2026-election-questionnaire-darin-lahood-us-house-of-representatives-16th-district/
— 2026 Election Questionnaire: Sean Noonan, DuPage County Sheriff
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/election/2026/09/25/2026-election-questionnaire-sean-noonan-dupage-county-sheriff/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-09-25/the-supreme-court-revives-a-controversial-data-system-for-citizenship-checks

ILLINOIS TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight efforts to fight voter fraud.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news/officials-tackle-election-misinformation/

RAMIREZ
— DD: Ramirez ever-increasingly a) glorifies and praises illegals and b) fights their deportation.
https://ramirez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ramirez-garcia-host-election-protection-roundtable-local-advocates-election

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/09/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-603/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How strongly are the Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct stressing that to vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism? How strongly are they stressing the negatives of socialism and the positives of capitalism? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.
— What motivates you to donate to candidates? I should survey the biggest major Republican donors in Illinois about the Republican candidates who they have donated to, why they donated to them, their satisfaction/dissatisfaction with what the candidates did to win, and why they won or lost. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— In what ways are you increasingly in the minority in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and/or in your precinct? I am increasingly in the minority because I am conservative, Republican, Protestant (Missouri Synod Lutheran), German American (100%), and my ancestors have been in America for a long time (1844). – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Democrat Socialists Introduce Blueprint for National Chaos.
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/09/democrat-socialists-introduce-blueprint-for-national-chaos/
— Pritzker Redefines Civil Rights to Include Gender Dysphoria.
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2026/09/jb-pritzker-redefines-civil-rights-to-include-gender-dysphoria/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASZHINGTON TIMES
— The IRS loses up to $304 billion a year to fraud. It still has no antifraud strategy. DD: I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) for 3 years. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-88-61 and https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-89-41 My Democrat GAO superiors wasted my knowledge of IRS’s Collection Division. When I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980, I brought with me almost 9 years of knowledge of IRS’s Collection Division, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. While they did assign me to audits of CID for 3 years 1986-1988, they never assigned me to audits of IRS’s Collection Division for the other 15 years that I worked for them. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/25/fraudsters-steal-300-billion-irs-year/

NEW YORK POST
— Ramirez slammed by Trump admin for most ‘radical’ plan targeting ICE yet.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/26/us-news/illinois-rep-delia-ramirez-slammed-by-trump-admin-for-most-radical-plan-targeting-ice-yet/
— Americans are embracing socialism at record levels — as popularity tops 40% for first time since 2010. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/25/us-news/americans-are-embracing-socialism-at-record-levels-gallup-poll/

AMAC
— President Donald Trump recently revoked White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, accusing the outlets of repeatedly publishing false information. A federal judge subsequently ordered their access temporarily restored, finding that the administration likely violated their right to due process. Which of the following best reflects your opinion? DD: I should write about the following who since 2000 have constructively and literally revoked my GOPUSA press credentials: 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. 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.
https://amac.us/polls/president-trump-white-house-access-journalists

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Employer of last resort. DD: According to my critics/opponents who have never worked for the federal government, the federal government is the employer of last resort, that is, it employs those who are deficient and therefore rejected by the private sector, by state government, by local government, and by all other employers. Of course, I disagree. While Democrats have reduced federal hiring, retention, and promotion standards for federal jobs, those standards are much higher than for private sector, state, local, and other jobs.
https://www.aei.org/economics/underwhelming-ideas-a-federal-jobs-guarantee/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Supreme Court clears way for Trump admin to boot illegal aliens from voter rolls.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/09/25/supreme-court-clears-way-for-trump-admin-to-boot-illegal-aliens-from-voter-rolls-1660623/

BLAZE
— ‘NEVER going to happen’: DHS Sec. Mullin CRUSHES ‘open borders’ Democrat Ramirez pushing ‘radical’ anti-ICE bill.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/mullin-delia-ramirez-anti-ice

CAMPUS REFORM
— Rock Valley College in Rockford quietly rebranded its DEI office sometime last year while keeping its DEI programs largely intact. DD: Democrats and RINOs will always use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/rock-valley-college-drops-dei-name-retains-programs/30654

DAILY CITIZEN
— The Most Republican or Democrat-Leaning Jobs in America? DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. Almost all federal employees are Democrats.
https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/republican-democrat-jobs-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But what does it mean to work in a “religious organization”? That could be almost anything: a Catholic hospital, a Muslim or Jewish organization, a historic religiously based university, or a local rescue mission or food pantry. Burge found that Christian-based workplaces were dramatically more likely to lean Right or Republican over and against either Muslim or Jewish employers.)

DAILY WIRE
— They’re Using A Drowning Victim To Start A Race Riot. It’s a coordinated effort to bring back the BLM riots of 2020.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/unbelievable-theyre-using-a-drowning-victim-to-start-a-race-riot

FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
— If Work Is Punitive, What Is a Lifetime of Government Dependency? DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government.
https://thefga.org/blog/if-work-is-punitive-what-is-a-lifetime-of-government-dependency/

FOX NEWS
— More Americans than ever now have a positive view of socialism. 43% now see socialism favorably, driven by a shift among independents whose rating jumped to 45%. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/more-americans-than-ever-positive-view-socialism-new-poll-says.amp

JONATHAN TURLEY
— The Socialist Chic: Almost Half of Americans Now Hold Positive Views of Socialism. Karl Marx believed that “Democracy is the road to socialism.” DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://jonathanturley.org/2026/09/25/the-socialist-chic-almost-half-of-americans-now-hold-positive-views-of-socialism/comment-page-1/amp/

FOX NEWS
— Castro’s playbook: Dozens of congressional bills are pushing socialist ideas. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/castros-playbook-ex-ag-warns-dozens-congressional-bills-pushing-socialist-ideas.amp

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Daughter Is Not the Only Victim. 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.nationalreview.com/2026/09/nikole-hannah-joness-daughter-is-not-the-only-victim/

NEWSMAX
— Danger as Voters Embrace Socialism. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.newsmax.com/mclaughlin/economic-hispanic-moderates-voters/2026/09/25/id/1270654/

TOWNHALL
— This Is Why America Could Become a Socialist Nightmare. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/news/jeff-charles/2026/09/25/this-is-why-america-could-become-a-socialist-nightmare-n2683563

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6112712-trump-approval-ratings-midterm-elections/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So. DD: The mainstream news media has done far more to destroy Trump than China ever has.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/us/politics/trump-xi-press-pool-boycott-media.html
— DD: Democrats promote Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/us/politics/maine-michigan-democrats-unity-poll.html
— DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time 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. None of my coworkers came close to doing what I did. I earned three job-related master’s degrees, I earned six job-related professional certifications, and I earned a job-related professional license.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/hegseth-blocks-navy-promotions.html
— Not Democrats. Not Republicans. But Not a Third Party Either. DD: To get rid of me, my anti-conservative critics/opponents want me to leave the Illinois Republican Party and join the Illinois Conservative Party.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/opinion/independents-midterms-democrats.html
— After Tough Primaries, Democrats in Crucial States Feel Unified. DD: What have Dabrowski and Mendrick done to help elect Bailey?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/us/politics/maine-michigan-democrats-unity-poll.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Collectivism is socialism. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/09/25/what-religious-integralists-right-socialists-share/

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Are your coworkers more Democratic or Republican? See donation data by company. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. Almost all federal employees are Democrats.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2026/partisan-donation-occupations/

DESERT NEWS
— What’s the most Republican job in America? DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. Almost all federal employees are Democrats.
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/12/25/new-data-finds-construction-and-christian-organizations-are-the-most-republican-leaning-industries-in-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in all industries except for Christian organizations and construction. The sectors with the smallest share of Republican employees are tech development, media and higher education. Employees of law firms, fast food and clothing retail also leaned disproportionately toward the Democratic Party.)

LEWISTON TRIBUNE
— Why socialism erodes liberty and destroys people’s freedom. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote socialism. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.lmtribune.com/opinion/why-socialism-erodes-liberty-and-destroys-people8217s-freedom-9944ea71

ABC6
— Greg Bovino launches a committee to explore a 2028 presidential run.
https://abc6onyourside.com/news/nation-world/gallery/greg-bovino-launches-a-committee-to-explore-a-2028-presidential-run-trump-administration-border-patrol-minneapolis

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Nikole Hannah-Jones and the Price of ‘Equality.’ She sacrificed her child’s education for a false ideal. I lost my job and many friends for a true one. DD: My critics/opponents promote equal outcome, that is, they reject equal opportunity.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/nikole-hannah-jones-and-the-price-of-equality-e89b312c
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In fact, I was on the side of equality, and I did pay a price. In my capacity as president of a local school council, I was defending New York City’s “screened schools,” which admit students based on objective criteria, without regard to race or ethnicity. Ms. Hannah-Jones was interviewing me for a New York Times series titled “Segregated City,” a video companion piece of sorts to her 2016 article “Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City.” Everyone I knew told me not to do it. I probably should have listened. I was run out of my job as a public defender, lost many friends, and had to navigate a steady stream of racism accusations while serving on the school council. Ms. Hannah-Jones, who is notorious for leading the Times’s “1619 Project,” has a different idea of equality: identical statistical outcomes by race, regardless of individual achievement. It turns out she was willing to sacrifice something in pursuit of this ideal: her daughter’s education.)

FORTUNE
— Harvard’s last Affirmative Action program is for the rich.
https://fortune.com/2026/09/26/harvard-legacy-admissions-affirmative-action/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s called the Z-List. Over the years, it has become notorious for just who gets ushered through Harvard’s back door. They’ve often included children of uber-wealthy donors, connected alumni, and heads of state. Some have academic credentials that would make admission through Harvard’s front door highly unlikely. For decades, preferences like these were part of the peculiar ecosystem of elite college admissions. Then came June 2023. When the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions at Harvard and UNC, it was obvious what should come next. Legacy admissions would have to go.)

INC.
— The Job Search Is Crushing Workers’ Confidence. The Worst Part Isn’t Rejection. For today’s job seekers, the most damaging part of looking for work may not be rejection, but months of silence that erode confidence, financial security, and hope. DD: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. That made it impossible for me to get a job appropriate for my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license. Previously, they had a) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, b) delayed my promotions and never promoted 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, and d) forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS when I was 31 in 1980.
https://www.inc.com/chloe-rosenberg/the-job-search-is-crushing-workers-confidence-the-worst-part-isnt-rejection/91410610

JD SUPRA
— When a Workplace Protest Isn’t “Protected.” DD: I did far more than demonstrate. When I was 40 in 1988, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/when-a-workplace-protest-isn-t-4884508/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A recent NLRB Division of Advice memorandum gives employers a useful roadmap for handling on-site demonstrations that are driven by political or social causes rather than workplace conditions. The takeaway: not every group employee action is “protected concerted activity,” and discipline for a genuine policy violation can be lawful, but the margin for error is narrow, especially in California. . .Federal law is only half the picture here. California has some of the nation’s strongest statutory protections for employee political activity. Labor Code section 1101 bars employers from adopting or enforcing any policy that controls or directs employees’ political activities, and section 1102 prohibits using the threat of discharge to coerce employees to follow (or not follow) a particular line of political action. That means a California employer cannot safely rely on the NLRA analysis alone. Even where a protest falls outside federal “concerted activity” protection, discipline that looks like it targets the political message itself – rather than a neutral, evenhandedly enforced rule – can expose the employer to a separate state-law claim.)

HR BREW
— 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.hr-brew.com/stories/75-of-americans-believe-diverse-workforces-are-more-profitable

SECRETS OF OPM
— Private sector v. public sector employees. DD: I would not have become a postal employee in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to join him in taking the postal employment test. Further, I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted because Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://usopm.substack.com/p/this-is-not-your-grandfathers-federal
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Without mincing words, we have done a poor job of getting early career folks into government. Today, only 7% of the federal workforce is under the age of 30. In the overall U.S. workforce, 22% of employees are under 30. You don’t need a calculator to realize the problem – by a factor of more than 3:1, the federal workforce is under-indexed on early career talent. At the same time, fully 44% of the federal workforce is over the age of 50 – I’m helping support that statistic personally! In the overall U.S. workforce, 33% of employees fall into this demographic. So, the federal workforce skews older by 11 percentage points than other employers. And this means that within a 5-10 year span, close to half of current federal employees could leave the workforce through retirement.)

GAO
— Tax Fraud: The Federal Government Loses an Estimated $116 Billion to $304 Billion Annually. DD:  I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) for 3 years. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-88-61 and https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-89-41 My Democrat GAO superiors wasted my knowledge of IRS’s Collection Division. When I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980, I brought with me almost 9 years of knowledge of IRS’s Collection Division, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $100,059-$113,402/year. While they did assign me to audits of CID for 3 years 1986-1988, they never assigned me to audits of IRS’s Collection Division for the other 15 years that I worked for them. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-107810

NPR
— Why working-class voters have been shifting toward the Republican Party.
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/14/nx-s1-5183060/why-working-class-voters-have-been-shifting-toward-the-republican-party