FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrat leaders and their mainstream news media demonize, denigrate, and condemn Grasso.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/15/restaurant-owner-indiana-gambling-case-outfit-beating-plot/
— DD: Democrat leaders and their mainstream news media demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/17/donald-trump-conservatism-republican-party-future-thomas-massie-justin-amash-midterms/
— FRONT PAGE: Illinois passed a law to expose diversity gaps at top nonprofits. Almost none are complying. DD: Anticipate/expect that under the Democrats and under the RINOs, as time goes on, more and more and more leaders in Illinois will be: liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/17/illinois-nonprofits-diversity/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As June 2024 came to a close, Gov. JB Pritzker was characteristically bullish while he marked the end of Pride Month by signing into law a requirement that Illinois’ largest nonprofit foundations disclose the demographic makeup of their boards of directors and officers. “Here in Illinois, we reject hate, bigotry, and discrimination and embrace the ethos of Pride through not only our laws but through our actions and shared values,” Pritzker said in a statement released after a bill signing event at the Fat Cat bar and restaurant in Uptown. He soon added that the disclosure requirement represented an expansion of his “administration’s work to better serve the LGBTQ+ community of Illinois. But nearly two years later, the measure has shed little light on who actually runs these organizations — and may never do so. As of mid-April, only three of the largest grantmaking foundations in Illinois had published the required demographic information on their websites as the law outlines — disclosing the makeup of their leadership across categories including LGBTQ+ identity, gender, race and ethnicity, disability status and military service: the MacArthur Foundation, the Polk Bros. Foundation and the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation, according to a Tribune review. A fourth, the Chicago Community Trust, had some demographic information available on its website and added more data after being contacted by the Tribune.)
— Aurora residents push for way to recall a sitting mayor and at-large aldermen from office
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/17/aurora-residents-push-for-way-to-recall-a-sitting-mayor-and-at-large-aldermen-from-office/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: For Democrats, education exists to crank out good little Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/05/16/u-of-c-faculty-and-parents-protest-lab-school-policy-they-say-limits-classroom-discussion-inclusion
CBS2
— CPS high school under fire for slavery-themed play
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/video-shows-students-at-cps-high-school-reenacting-a-slave-auction/3936610/
SHAW LOCAL
— Wheaton: Single-family home sells for $2.5 million
https://www.shawlocal.com/real-estate/2026/05/16/wheaton-single-family-home-sells-for-25-million/
LEGAL NEWSLINE
— Lawsuit: D300 secretly gender transitioned student; Seeks to nix IL gender ‘guidance,’ too
https://www.legalnewsline.com/cook-county-record/lawsuit-d300-secretly-gender-transitioned-student-seeks-to-nix-il-gender-guidance-too/article_a3d9c85a-e5f5-40b8-baf9-a0ae24119471.html
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: Why do pollical parities and their organizations exist? ANSWER: To help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Illinois Republican Party (IRP) exists to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance its IRP platform. The platform is conservative. I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. During that time, I invited speakers for all 78 of the organization’s monthly meetings, August picnics, and December Christmas parties. I routinely took the chairman’s prerogative and asked candidates who spoke at those events the first question after they spoke. I asked them if it would be correct to say that if elected, they would defend and advance all the planks in the IRP platform. Of course, the more planks in the IRP platform that they rejected, the more furious that they were against me. The more planks in the IRP platform that candidates rejected, the more that they rejected my invitations to speak. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— QUESTION: Which planks in the Republican Party platform do RINOs most commonly reject? ANSWER: Personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— In Illinois, ever-increasingly, leaders make it clear that their top priority is advancing those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, RINO, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. To do that is to discriminate against those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. The aforesaid destroys meritocracy and destroys everything else. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Kathy Salvi, Bob Grogan, Scott Gryder, and Lawrence Stowe are candidates for Illinois Republican Party (IRP) chairman. The 17 IRP State Central Committee (SCC) members will cast their weighted votes tomorrow, Monday, May 18, in Springfield. The three IRP SCC members with the greatest weighted vote are Zach Emberton (15th CD) with 16.5%, Rhonda Belford (12th CD) with 15.9%, and Jim Rule (16th CD) with 10.2%. Other IRP SCC members include Grogan (6th CD) with 5.9%, Aaron Del Mar (5th CD) with 3.3%, and Mike Flynn (3rd CD) with 2.7%. In 2005, as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, I organized a candidate forum in Springfield the evening before the day the IRP SCC elected Andy McKenna as the IRP chairman. Participants in that forum were John Cox, Stephen McGlynn, McKenna, and Jim Nalepa. Jim Oberweis wanted to participate, but could not. Back then, IRP SCC members let the candidates give their presentations in an open forum before they voted in a closed session. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Which of the four candidates for IRP chairman (Kathy Salvi, Bob Grogan, Scott Gryder, and Lawrence Stowe) do you want your IRP SCC to vote for and why? In my opinion, the IRP should publish on its website the candidates’ letter/document outlining their vision for the IRP, a list of the those who submitted letters of recommendation for them, and their biography and/or professional resume. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— How could a registered Republican voter in Illinois have input on the May 18 IRP SCC chairman election? One route would be providing input to their Republican Precinct Committeeman (RPC) who would provide that input it to his/her IRP SCC member. RPCs elect IRP SCC members. – Dave Diersen
— According to Google AI, serving as the chairman of a political organization is a thankless job. I survived for 7 years as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. During that time, I invited speakers for all 78 of the organization’s monthly meetings, August picnics, and December Christmas parties. I should list all those who spoke at those events. My critics/opponents always demonized, denigrated, and condemned those who spoke at those events. To end my TAPROOT chairmanship and to destroy TAPROOT in 2012, my critics/opponents had their TAPROOT officers and their TAPROOT directors charge me with gross incompetence. They argued/shouted that anyone could do a better job of heading TAPROOT than I did. Previously, to end my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee (SC) and to destroy ICRC in 2007, they almost got their ICRC SC members to get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006. I should write about my critics/opponents. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
JOHN KASS
— Are Boss Hog Democrats Pushing Vallas Into Next Year’s 2027 Chicago Mayoral Race?
https://johnkassnews.com/weasel-democrats-pushing-vallas-into-chicago-mayoral-race/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— The Contest for State Republican Party Chairman (woman)
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/15/the-contest-for-state-republican-party-chairman-woman/
— “Spencer Pratt Is the Single Best Campaigner of His Generation and It’s Not Even Close”: Lego Movie Song Ridicule
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/17/spencer-pratt-is-the-single-best-campaigner-of-his-general-and-its-not-even-close/
— Want to See How a Republican Might Become Mayor in Los Angeles
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/14/want-to-see-how-a-more-or-less-conservative-might-become-mayor-in-los-angelos/
— Income Losses from People Moving Out of Illinois
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/17/income-losses-from-people-moving-out-of-illinois/
— We’re Number One in Another Tax Comparison Study – Taxes 17% of Income
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/16/were-number-one-in-another-tax-comparison-study-taxes-17-of-income/
— Comparing Inflation Under Trump and Biden
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/16/comparing-inflation-under-trump-and-biden/
— Corbett Releases Internet Ad Attacking Both Pritzker and Bailey
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/17/corbett-releases-internet-ad-attacking-both-pritzker-and-bailey/
— Trump Store Makes the Tribune Again
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/16/trump-store-makes-the-tribune-again/
— Chuck Percy’s Thoughtfulness
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/16/chuck-percys-thoughtfulness/
— Ready for a Four-Story Building Next to Your Lakefront Home or Anywhere in Town?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/15/ready-for-a-four-story-building-next-to-your-lakefront-home/
— Citizens Urged to Contact Legislators to Stop State Government from Taking Control of Local Zoning
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/14/citizens-urged-to-contact-legislators-to-stop-state-government-from-taking-control-of-local-zoning/
— Democrat Congressional Map Challenged for Being Race Drawn
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/14/democrat-congressional-map-challenged-for-being-race-drawn/
— Teachers Union Exec Well Summarizes Problem of Megaproject PILOT Plot in Chicago Tribune
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/14/tribune-well-summarizes-problem-of-megaproject-pilot-plot/
— Steve Reick Returns with Analysis of Bears’ Bailout Bill
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/12/steve-reick-returns-with-analysis-of-bears-bailout-bill/
— Trump Wants To Dump 19 Cent Federal Gas Tax, But Illinois Still Charges 48.3 Cents a Gallon, Plus Sales Tax on the Gas Tax
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/11/trump-wants-to-dump-19-cent-federal-gas-tax-but-illinois-still-charges-48-3-cents-a-gallon-plus-sales-tax-on-the-gas-tax/
— Nick Shirley To Headline June 12th State GOP Fundraiser
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/11/nick-shirley-to-headline-june-12th-state-gop-fundraiser/
— Why Morton Salt Left Illinois for Kansas
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/10/why-morton-salt-left-illinois-for-kansas/
— Illinois Christian Congressional Rankings: From 2.3% to 92.3%
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/10/illinois-christian-congressional-rankings-from-2-3-to-92-3/
— Illegal Who Had Bonded Out of Kane County Jail Sentenced To a Year in Prison for Assaulting ICE Officers and Biting Kane County Deputy Sheriff
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/13/illegal-who-had-bonded-out-of-kane-county-jail-sentenced-to-a-year-in-prison-for-assaulting-ice-officers-and-kane-county-deputy-sheriff/
— Federal Court Ruling Could End Up Endangering Every County’s Taxpayers
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/13/federal-court-ruling-could-end-up-endangering-mchenry-county-taxpayers/
— In McHenry County Only Harvard and Crystal Lake High 155 Schools Completely Prohibit Home School Kids from Extracurricular Activities
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/05/12/only-harvard-and-crystal-lake-high-schools-prohibit-home-school-kids-from-extraocular-participation/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Woke New School kept anti-Israel ‘ringleader’ on despite arrest
https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/us-news/new-school-quietly-hires-controversial-professor-who-led-anti-israel-campus-protests/
— ‘SNL’ can’t stop making fun of conservatives, Trump
https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/us-news/snl-cant-stop-making-fun-of-conservatives-trump-and-unbelievable-data-proves-it/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— The Marxist playbook to change America
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/05/16/the-marxist-playbook-to-change-america-1639295/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Rutgers promotes month-long ‘GAYpril’ with drag shows, ‘queer’ films.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/rutgers-promotes-month-long-gaypril-drag-shows-queer-films/29858
CENTER FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Asylum Applicants Are Skipping Immigration Court at Record Levels. DD: Democrat and RINO leaders have always outrageously, disgustingly, unethically, and treasonously hinted/implied/argued/shouted at citizens of foreign countries that they should falsely claim asylum in America.
https://cis.org/Arthur/DOJ-Asylum-Applicants-Are-Skipping-Immigration-Court-Record-Levels
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Anti-ICE ‘Protests’ are Propaganda Disguised as Citizen Activism
https://www.fairus.org/anti-ice-protests-are-propaganda-disguised-citizen-activism
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Alma College Religious Studies Students Taught Lessons On Imperialism, ‘Queer/Trans Antagonism.’ Students in the program “reflect upon how systems of oppression — such as racism, colonialism, patriarchy and queer/trans antagonism.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/05/alma-college-religious-studies-students-taught-lessons-on-imperialism-queer-trans-antagonism/
LEWISTON TRIBUNE
— The left’s ‘war on poverty’ created the victims of victimhood. DD: According to Democrats and according to RINOs, if you have money problems, it is because those who are the following discriminate against you: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.lmtribune.com/opinion/the-lefts-war-on-poverty-created-the-victims-of-victimhood-95a641ef
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The left’s compassion has inflicted a terrible price on America’s poor. In 1964, former President Lyndon B. Johnson declared an “unconditional war on poverty.” He warned it “will not be a short or easy struggle,” but that “the richest Nation on earth can afford to win it.” He was right that it wouldn’t be a short or easy struggle. Johnson and Congress created a host of new federal programs, including the Job Corps, Head Start and the Office of Economic Opportunity. His “Great Society” programs included Medicare and Medicaid. In 1965, he signed a housing bill that included rent subsidies. It’s grown from there. In 2022, the Cato Institute reported, “the federal government funds more than 100 separate anti-poverty programs.” But Johnson was wrong about two things. First, the U.S. couldn’t afford it. Government, at the federal, state and local levels, has spent more than $30 trillion fighting poverty. For context, the national debt is more than $39 trillion. Second, the U.S. didn’t defeat poverty, which was already falling when he announced this effort. In 1960, the poverty rate was 22.2%. In 1964, it had dropped to 19%. By 1968, it was at 12.8%. For the next few decades, the rate was always within 3 percentage points, up or down, of 13%. In 2024, the poverty rate was 10.6%. It is possible to defeat poverty. The key isn’t government money, but better individual choices.)
NEW AMERICAN
— Wokeness Is Dead? Think Again: The Statue Serial Killers Are Still at It. San Francisco’s Pioneer Monument is now being targeted as part of the Left’s ongoing effort to “deconstruct our history.”
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/wokeness-is-dead-think-again-the-statue-serial-killers-are-still-at-it/
TOWNHALL
— RINO Sen. Bill Cassidy Loses Historic Louisiana Senate Primary Race
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/05/16/rino-sen-bill-cassidy-loses-historic-senate-primary-race-n2676213
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders and their mainstream news media demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/us/politics/trump-flexes-hold-on-gop-even-as-it-braces-for-midterm-backlash.html
USA TODAY
— DD: To get more votes from women, Democrat and RINO candidates ever-increasingly shout at women that men cause all the problems that women have.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/diversity-is-down-across-the-boardroom-it-s-bad-news-for-women/ar-AA23cUnX
CBS NEWS
— Tens of thousands of demonstrators descended on central London on Saturday for a rally organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, with supporters framing the event as a protest against the erosion of British identity. Police estimated that around 60,000 people attended the “Unite the Kingdom” march, making it one of the largest right-wing mobilizations seen in Britain in recent years
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/london-unite-the-kingdom-march-tommy-robinson/
CBS LOS ANGELES
— Dodgers to unveil permanent display honoring LGBTQ players Billy Bean, Glenn Burke on Pride Night
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/dodgers-to-unveil-permanent-display-honoring-lgbtq-players-billy-bean-glenn-burke-on-pride-night/ar-AA233D7D
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/relationships/11-reasons-why-more-women-are-walking-away-from-men-and-marriage/ss-AA1YvbfS
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: My critics/opponents want Pritzker to build public housing in my precinct.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/yimby-has-arrived-in-illinois-and-some-cities-dont-like-it-1d21f742
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
INDEPENDENT
— Trump rants about Republican enemy Bill Cassidy before Louisiana election loss: ‘Sleazebag, terrible guy, disloyal disaster.’ DD: My critics/opponents demand blind loyalty. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate b) who refuse to glorify and 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://www.aol.co.uk/articles/trump-rants-republican-enemy-amid-173701670.html
Tag: protestant
May 14, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Illinois politicians spend millions in campaign funds on meals, sometimes at swanky restaurants. Often it’s for fundraisers or meetings, or as a thank-you to election volunteers. But it’s sometimes difficult to know whether political figures are living high on the hog off their campaign funds, which isn’t allowed.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/05/14/illinois-campaign-funds-spending-millions-chicago-loop-springfield-restaurants
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: All of my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/14/opinion-citizenship-denaturalization-donald-trump/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/republican-resistance-to-iran-war-grows-in-the-senate-as-murkowski-flips/article_a357aab7-1604-5e22-bfbd-b747675360f1.html
HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR PATCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://patch.com/illinois/homewood-flossmoor/h-f-pride-fest-set-celebrate-diversity-inclusion
BUR RIDGE PATCH
— Mayor Fires Back Over Burr Ridge Restaurateur’s Arrest. The arrest of Burr Ridge restaurant owner Filippo “Gigi” Rovito has become a subject in a DuPage County political race.
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/mayor-fires-back-over-burr-ridge-restaurateurs-arrest
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: The Democrat Party’s long game is to replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/14/chicago-plays-dncs-long-game-00920081
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-737/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Hundreds of New ICE Officers to Deploy Across More than 40 States
https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/13/hundreds-of-new-ice-officers-to-deploy-across-more-than-40-states/
BREITBART
— Tuberville Urges English Language in Schools, Colleges
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2026/05/13/gop-sen-tommy-tuberville-urges-english-language-everyone-schools-colleges/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— GOP Attorneys General Tout Crime Crackdown as Democrats Push Bail Reforms
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/13/gop-attorneys-general-tout-crime-crackdown-as-democrats-push-bail-reforms/
SPEAKER JOHNSON
— There is Not a Single Democrat Who Believes Border Security or Immigration Enforcement Should Exist. “They have proved that time and time again, both by their word and by their votes.”
https://mikejohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2883
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Says Americans’ Economic Pain Is Not a Consideration for the Iran War
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/politics/trump-iran-war-americans-economy.html
— Justice Dept. Officials Consider Settling Trump Suit Against I.R.S. One of the settlement terms under review is for the I.R.S. to drop any audits of the president, his family members and businesses.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/business/trump-suit-irs.html
— Xi Is Planning for China’s Final Victory Over the U.S.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/opinion/xi-trump-summit-china-us.html
— China Increasingly Views Trump’s America as an Empire in Decline
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/business/china-trump-xi-decline.html
WAFB
— DD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those who are the following will be ever-increasingly under-represented: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wafb.com/2026/05/13/cleo-fields-vows-fight-louisiana-redistricting-plan-map-advances/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wsj.com/business/entrepreneurship/california-cannabis-dispensary-business-d11981eb
FORBES
–DD: To hire, retain, and promote Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger, Democrat employers ever-increasingly replace objective criterial with subjective criteria.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2025/03/12/objective-hiring-pitfalls-to-avoid/
ISSUES & INSIGHTS
— DD: What is your opinion of federal employees and federal retirees? According to this article, they are the least productive and most overpaid people in the country. I was cursed as being a postal employee 1966-1969, an IRS employee 1971-1980, and a GAO employee 1980-1997. I have been cursed as being a federal retiree since 1997. In my defense, I would not have become a postal employee in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to take the postal employment test with him. I would not have become an IRS employee in 1971 if my Firestone Store boss had not fired me because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, an offer that Oldsmobile withdrew saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
https://issuesinsights.com/2026/05/11/the-hidden-gem-in-aprils-jobs-report/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The jobs report is even better than advertised, because it included a loss of 9,000 federal workers. That wasn’t how mainstream news outlets covered the report. They were busy on Friday, warning about “several red flags” and that “the solid-looking topline employment numbers mask underlying weakness in the labor market.” Given these “experts” inability to forecast anything accurately, especially when President Donald Trump is in office, we will take those “red flags” with a substantial grain of salt. What can’t be denied, however, is that Trump is making good on this goal of shrinking the size of the federal workforce. Yes, the protests against federal jobs cuts are long over (those were, what, seven protest topics ago?), but the cuts keep coming. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that in every month but one since Trump took office, the number of federal workers has declined. And the increase in February of this year was due to the Post Office hiring people. Not counting postal workers, nearly a thousand federal workers lost their jobs. So far this year, the federal workforce has shrunk by 57,000 workers (nearly 59,000 if you exclude postal workers). Since Trump took office, the federal workforce has been downsized by 345,000. As a result, there are fewer people employed by the federal government today than at any time since 1966. Fewer federal workers means less money spent on some of the least productive, most overpaid people in the country. But even so, if the federal workforce has shrunk so sharply, why is federal spending through the roof? That’s because roughly two-thirds of federal spending these days is in the form of entitlement checks – for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, housing subsidies, college subsidies, etc., etc. Nevertheless, laying off federal workers is a welcome start.)
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.epi.org/blog/a-more-diverse-workforce-isnt-dei-motivated-discrimination-its-just-demographic-change-how-trump-is-weaponizing-the-eeoc-against-the-workers-it-was-built-to-protect/
AXIOS
— Affordability is reshaping consumers’ car choices. DD: Back in the good old days, I could afford to a) buy a new 1966 Pontiac Sprint when I was 17 in 1966 with the money I earned washing dishes for the minimum wage part-time for 15 months and full-time for 3 months, b) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 when I was 19 with the money I earned delivering mail for part-time for 10 months and full-time for 3 months, and c) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE when I was 20 with the money I earned delivering mail for part-time for 9 months and full-time for 3 months.
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/13/car-affordability-survey-santander
POLITICO
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/13/10k-rulings-ice-mandatory-detention-trump-analysis-00914195
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ABC MONEY
— DuPage County Property Tax 2026 , Why Bills Are Up 3.83% Even as the Tax Rate Fell
https://www.abcmoney.co.uk/2026/05/dupage-county-property-tax-2026-why-bills-are-up-3-83-even-as-the-tax-rate-fell/
May 13, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will travel to meet Pope Leo
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-will-travel-meet-pope-leo-xiv-mayors-office/19094523/
NBC5
— How to check voter registration in Illinois as DOJ sues state for voter rolls
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/how-to-check-voter-registration-in-illinois-as-doj-sues-state-for-voter-rolls/3935616/
FOX32
— Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso and village trustees are raising concerns about a state housing proposal designed to expand affordable housing options.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5udshNYvgWM
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/13/south-shore-immigration-raids-tort-claim/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— University of Chicago to offer free tuition for students from families making less than $250,000 a year. DD: In today’s dollars, my father never earned more than $50,000/year. I had to work my way through college.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/05/13/university-of-chicago-to-offer-free-tuition-for-students-from-families-making-less-than-250-000-a-year
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/05/13/many-illinois-public-colleges-fail-to-follow-law-to-protect-immigrant-students-from-federal-agents-on-campus
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260513/local-politics/it-does-send-a-message-residents-turn-up-heat-on-palatine-to-raise-pride-flag/
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260513/submitted-content/northern-illinois-food-bank-raises-300000-at-13th-annual-fight-hunger-run/
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-with-sasha-ann-simons/2026/05/13/illinois-daca-recipients-suffer-as-renewals-stall-with-no-clear-reason-or-resolution
WQFR
— Illinois’ redistricting law unconstitutionally prioritizes race
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/lawsuit-claims-illinois-redistricting-law-134327371.html
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— Tracy speaks to manufacturers, merchant groups in Springfield
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-don-tracy-is-illinois-only-statewide-candidate-from-downstate/
CWB CHICAGO
— 8% of electronic monitoring participants have gone missing
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/05/8-of-electronic-monitoring-participants-have-gone-missing-chief-judge-says.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-524/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINTON TIMES
— Democratic states refuse to allow ICE to register undercover vehicles. DD: The Post Office paid me mileage to use my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966-1967, my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1968, and my 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1969 to deliver mail in Park Forest. IRS paid me mileage to use my 1962 Chevrolet BelAir and my 1974 Dodge Dart 1973-1974 to collect delinquent taxes in the south suburbs.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/13/democratic-states-refuse-allow-ice-register-undercover-vehicles/
— Top House Democrat says ghost of confederacy haunting Supreme Court
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/13/hakeem-jeffries-top-house-democrat-says-ghost-confederacy-haunting/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats not a ‘good faith operation’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/4566166/democrats-not-good-faith-operation-guy-benson/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The great affordability hoax. Why think things through when slogans and buzzwords will do just as well?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/05/the_great_affordability_hoax.html
PJ MEDIA
— 42 States Are Using SPLC’s K-12 Educational Materials
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/05/13/42-states-use-kkk-funding-splcs-k-12-education-materials-n4952811
TOWNHALL
— The Democrats Haven’t Learned Their Lesson on Defunding the Police. DD: Democrats are anti-law enforcement.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2026/05/13/democrats-havent-learned-their-lesson-on-defunding-the-police-n2676020
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— These top U.S. CEOs, worth nearly $1 trillion combined, are accompanying Trump to China
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-china-trip-billionaire-ceos-musk-huang/
— Senate defeats 7th attempt to limit Trump’s Iran war powers, despite new GOP defection
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-defeats-7th-trump-war-powers-iran/
MSN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-great-replacement-a-theory-fueling-hate-crimes-in-america/ss-AA12RSIZ
ATLANTIC
— The Democrats Can’t Let Go of Racial Preferences. DD: Ever-increasingly, since the 1960s, everyone above me has been under ever-increasing pressure to give more preference to those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestor who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are non-citizen.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/democrats-racial-preferences-affirmative-action/687147/
SPLC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Emmett Till to promote more and more and more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/stories/crmc-opens-till-exhibit/
May 12, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Secret Service runs specialized training in Illinois’ Lake County to help prevent targeted violence
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-secret-service-runs-specialized-training-lake-county-illinois-help-prevent-school-shootings-other-targeted-violence/19083936/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Public Schools to cut teaching staff to help close $732.5 million deficit. DD: Democrat employers use budget cuts to get rid of their employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/12/chicago-public-schools-cut-teaching-staff-deficit/
— Pay raises set for DuPage County elected officials, including 35% bump for board chair
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/12/dupage-salary-increases-elected-offices-chair/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CPS plans to cut teacher positions, raise class sizes in bid to shrink $732 million deficit. DD: Democrat employers use budget cuts to get rid of their employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/05/12/cps-plans-to-cut-teacher-positions-raise-class-sizes-in-bid-to-shrink-723-billion-deficit
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane County tax bill insert on treasurer’s accomplishments spurs complaints
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2026/05/12/kane-county-tax-bill-insert-on-treasurers-accomplishments-spurs-complaints/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2026/05/12/batavias-first-ever-cannabis-shop-celebrates-ribbon-cutting/
CHICAGO CRUSADER
— Illinois redistricting amendment subject to recent U.S. Supreme Court decision
https://chicagocrusader.com/illinois-house-votes-on-redistricting-amendment-illinois-house/
CWB CHICAGO
— Shoplifting surged 187% at South Side Walgreens before closure announcement
https://cwbchicago.com/2026/05/shoplifting-surged-187-at-south-side-walgreens-before-closure-announcement-city-data-shows.html
WHEATON PATCH
— Shoplifters Hit 2 Stores In Wheaton In 1 Week
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/shoplifters-hit-2-stores-wheaton-1-week
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-523/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Ex-rep Ives sues Pritzker, Illinois over race-based congressional map. Ives told The Center Square Daily that state Democrats have brazenly moved to draw maps based on racial lines.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_d5af3f75-f286-45df-8d70-a771bba4b22a.html
ILGOP GRASSROOTS FORUM
— The future leadership of the Illinois Republican Party will be decided Monday, May 18 in Springfield, when the Illinois Republican State Central Committee (SCC) votes for the next ILGOP Chair in a closed meeting. Each SCC member casts a weighted vote based on Republican performance in their congressional district, so every district has a voice in the process. (See the spreadsheet I made below.) The four announced candidates for Chair are: • Kathy Salvi (incumbent) • Bob Grogan • Scott Gryder • Lawrence Stowe If you have thoughts about the direction of the Illinois Republican Party, now is the time to contact your SCC member and make your voice heard. If you’re in my district, give me a call at 815-508-3717 or message me here. SCC contact information can be found here: https://illinois.gop/party-officials Leadership matters. Fundraising matters. Candidate recruitment matters. Grassroots engagement matters. This vote will help shape the future of the Illinois GOP heading into the 2026 election and beyond. Chair is a 4-year term.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3334566549901981
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Pope Leo needs a history lesson on war and peace. Lincoln and Roosevelt used force to defeat slavery and Nazism.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/12/pope-leo-needs-history-lesson-war-peace/
— 5,000 churches claim sanctuary status from ICE warrantless arrests. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly invade, infest, infiltrate, conquer, and destroy churches. The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-religious.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/12/5000-churches-claim-sanctuary-status-ice-warrantless-arrests/
— Secret Service says Trump ballroom would get $220 million, not $1 billion, for ‘hardening’ security
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/12/secret-service-says-trump-ballroom-would-get-220-million-not-1/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— College isn’t for everyone, and that’s okay. Universities must slim down. DD: UIC would not have accepted me if I had not gotten an ACT score of 24 and graduated in the upper 20% of my class.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/4563367/college-isnt-for-everyone-universities-must-slim-down/
NEW YORK TIMES
— New York Times’ libelous campaign against Israel continues apace
https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/opinion/new-york-times-libelous-campaign-against-israel-continues-apace/
DAILY CALLER
— Trump Admin Says Globalist Org Drove Replacement Migration, Refuses To Take Part
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/12/trump-state-department-rejects-un-replacement-migration/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/12/trump-admin-state-department-twitter-great-replacement-theory-illegal-immigration/
FEDERALIST
— Election Integrity Group Challenges Illinois’ ‘Unconstitutional’ Racial Gerrymandering Law
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/12/election-integrity-group-challenges-illinois-unconstitutional-racial-gerrymandering-law/
— It’s Time For Reparations For Taxpayers Forced To Pay Reparations. DD: Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations.
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/12/its-time-for-reparations-for-taxpayers-forced-to-pay-reparations/
NEWSMAX
— Republicans Shut Out in Deep Blue States
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/dan-meuser-supreme-court-map/2026/05/12/id/1256006/
NUMBERS USA
— Sanctuary Policies Are Undermining Enforcement and Inviting the Next Surge
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/sanctuary-policies-are-undermining-enforcement-and-inviting-the-next-surge/
TOWNHALL
— The Missouri Supreme Court Just Solidified a Republican Redistricting Victory
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/05/12/the-missouri-supreme-court-just-solidified-a-republican-redistricting-move-n2675976
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Demographics that vote for Republicans: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Demographics that vote for Democrats: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-rejects-un-migration-replacement-claims-11939723
KWQC
— Duckworth pushes for job protections at Rock Island Arsenal. DD: Assigning me to an audit at the Rock Island Arsenal in 1989 was part of my Democrat GAO superiors’ plan to get of me.
https://www.kwqc.com/video/2026/05/12/duckworth-pushes-job-protections-rock-island-arsenal/
WFMD
— SPLC’s far-left curriculum found in classrooms as early as kindergarten
https://www.wfmd.com/2026/05/12/exclusive-splcs-far-left-anti-racism-curriculum-found-in-classrooms-as-early-as-kindergarten-watchdog/
SALON
— DD: To win, Democrats have to racially gerrymander.
https://www.salon.com/2026/05/12/gerrymandering-cant-fix-the-gops-voter-problem/
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
— DD: Democrat employers use DEI training to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.hcamag.com/us/specialization/employment-law/federal-court-tosses-white-employees-hostile-work-environment-claim-over-dei-training/574959
May 8, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— A $10 million investment to reduce chronic absenteeism in schools.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/05/08/chronic-absenteeism-schools-10-million-community-nonprofit-grants-beth-swanson-janice-jackson
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— South Side Walgreens closures fuel fears of more drugstore deserts. The company said the stores slated to be shut down, along with others in Milwaukee, Seattle and New York, are racked with issues of theft and violence.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/ccb-walgreens-closures-drugstore-deserts-20260507/
ABC7
— Six Round Lake middle school students were taken to a local hospital after eating THC gummies. DD: How many THC gummies do the students in your school district ingest every day? How much pot do they smoke? In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/6-round-lake-middle-school-students-hospitalized-appearing-eat-thc-gummies-community-unit-district-116/19052411/
CBS2
— 6 students at Round Lake Middle School hospitalized after taking THC gummies. DD: How many THC gummies do the students in your school district ingest every day? How much pot do they smoke? In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/round-lake-middle-school-students-hospitalized-thc-gummies/
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/08/trump-approval-rating-today-illinois-us-may-2026-polls-iran-war-gas-prices/89978966007/
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Older Americans Month. DD: I should write about age discrimination.
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/sponsored/2026/05/07/heritage-woods-of-batavia-191446/
EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— DD: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/05/06/evanston-organizations-prepare-to-support-residents-losing-snap-benefits/
LAKE & MCHENNRY COUNTY SCANNER
— 6 Round Lake Middle School students transported to the hospital after taking THC gummies, falling sick. DD: How many THC gummies do the students in your school district ingest every day? How much pot do they smoke? In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2026/05/06/6-round-lake-middle-school-students-transported-to-the-hospital-after-possibly-overdosing-falling-sick/
SHAW LOCAL
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2026/05/07/request-to-terminate-downers-grove-pride-month-sparks-debate/
WCIA
— Unemployment rises; job totals fall in Illinois over last year
https://www.wcia.com/news/illinois-news/unemployment-rises-job-totals-fall-in-illinois-over-last-year/
WAND TV
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/new-cannabis-dispensary-to-open-in-mt-zion/article_159b9680-bbf3-4a59-9061-c45d91824bb2.html
ILLINOIS PATCH
— 6 Middle School Students Hospitalized After Ingesting THC Gummies. DD: How many THC gummies do the students in your school district ingest every day? How much pot do they smoke? In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/6-kids-hospitalized-after-eating-thc-gummies-illinois-patchpm
https://patch.com/illinois/crystallake/6-middle-school-students-hospitalized-after-ingesting-thc-gummies-officials
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Immigration Agents Return To Courthouses, Make Arrests. Federal immigration agents were reported at four Cook County courthouses Thursday, and they have detained at least 12 people at those facilities since February.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/05/07/immigration-agents-return-to-courthouses-make-arrest-local-officials-say/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders know they cannot win without gerrymandering. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/05/08/biss-backs-political-hardball-on-maps-00911115
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-733/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— New data shows that violent retail crime is on the rise, and taxpayers can be counted among the victims. DD: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_072ec5b8-ba8a-481e-b990-15d82dc22854.html
JOHN KASS
— Vallas: The Boy Who Cried Trump
https://johnkassnews.com/the-boy-who-cried-trump/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats that Republicans cause all their problems. Demographics that vote for Democrats include: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Why do people dump you? People dump me because they reject conservative principles and planks in the Republican Party platform that I promote and they reject. Most commonly, they reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DD: My critics/opponents hinted/implied that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/4559980/splc-not-guilty-plea-fraud-case/
NEW YORK POST
— Pope Leo XIV gifts Rubio an olive branch during ‘cordial’ Vatican City meeting.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/rubio-arrives-for-audience-with-pope-leo-xiv-days-after-latest-trump-attack/
BLAZE
— Funding is useless if Democrat judges can still hold ICE hostage
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/funding-is-useless-if-democrat-judges-can-still-hold-ice-hostage
DAILY WIRE
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/brutal-blow-for-democrats-in-red-state-sparks-leftist-outrage
FOX NEWS
— Rubio meets Pope Leo XIV at Vatican after Trump criticism, controversial social media posts.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6394918637112
REASON
— EEOC files lawsuit on a New York Times employee’s behalf stating that NYT “chose not to promote a well-qualified white male employee because of his race and/or sex.” DD: All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for less time than mine had been.
https://reason.com/2026/05/07/did-the-new-york-times-discriminate-against-a-while-male-employee/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The employee, a white male, and an editor at the Times, had applied for a more senior position as a deputy real estate editor. He did not get the job, despite extensive relevant experience, including with real estate news, according to the lawsuit. This is not dispositive on its own, of course. However, the lawsuit also claims that he did not even make it to the final round of interviews, losing out to “a white female, a black male, an Asian female, and a multiracial female.” The candidate who did receive the position, the “multiracial female,” did not meet the stated qualifications for the position, since she did not have experience in real estate journalism. Nevertheless, the hiring manager sent an email to herself signaling an intent to choose this person before even interviewing her.)
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The War on Patriotism
https://www.heritage.org/american-history/commentary/roger-scruton-was-right-about-the-war-patriotism
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5866310-gerrymandering-threat-democracy-virginia/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/opinion-demographics-not-the-supreme-court-are-killing-racial-gerrymandering/ar-AA22rzRA
ABC NEWS
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/pope-leo-xiv-sought-pastoral-role-year-verbal-132771494
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/proud-lgbtq-celebs-share-empowering-advice/story?id=63920287
NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3FUVXskH-8
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-redistricting-decision-partisan-gerrymandering-rcna343649
CNBC
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/07/election-2026-tennessee-redistricting-gop-redraw-house-maps.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/arts/television/late-night-rubio-pope.html
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/gop-memphis-tennessee-house-map.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/07/trump-pope-leo-rubio-rift/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Ramaswamy.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/08/vivek-ramaswamy-racism-ohio-governor/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/05/08/trump-immigration-voluntary-removal-ice-detention/
USA TODAY
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/07/donald-trump-approval-rating/89942684007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/tennessee-redistricting-map-gerrymander-steve-cohen-eb9cc389
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.wsj.com/business/entrepreneurship/california-cannabis-dispensary-business-d11981eb
PEOPLE
— Six students at Round Lake Middle School in Illinois were hospitalized after consuming THC gummies and required medical intervention. DD: How many THC gummies do the students in your school district ingest every day? How much pot do they smoke? In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://people.com/6-students-middle-school-hospitalized-thc-gummies-11969706
JD SUPRA
— ICE Raises I-9 Enforcement Standards and Broadens its List of Fines. DD: What percent of those employed in the following are illegals: your county, township, municipality, and school district? All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. My critics/opponents cannot say that because they had wealthy parents.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ice-raises-i-9-enforcement-standards-5916259/
PBS
— DD: Democrats leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/rubio-attempts-to-mend-relations-with-pope-leo-in-vatican-meeting-after-trumps-criticisms
POLITICO
— Trump calls for Jeffries to be charged with ‘inciting violence’ in social media post. Trump in the post implied Jeffries’ call for “maximum warfare” against the GOP in redistricting efforts was connected to a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner three days later.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/07/trump-jeffries-charge-inciting-violence-00909976
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/07/tennessee-republicans-redistricting-voting-rights-act-midterms-00910430
May 7, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Pritzker says $1 billion in GOP budget bill for Trump ballroom should go to tariff relief instead.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/jb-pritzker-republican-budget-bill-trump-ballroom-tariff-relief/
WGN9
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://wgntv.com/news/pope-leo/rubio-meets-with-pope-leo-at-vatican-only-days-after-trumps-latest-criticism/
WTTW
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with Iran against America.
https://news.wttw.com/2026/05/06/interest-war-tax-resistance-rise-due-recent-military-action-groups-say
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2026/05/07/rapid-responders-immigration-enforcement-ice-puno-mimi-guiracoch-pilsen-unidos-nuestro-orgullo-casa-dupage-workers-center
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/07/rubio-vatican-trump/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/05/07/broadview-ice-trump-kat-abughazaleh-crime-chicago
— DD: The more that you say or do things against Trump, the more that Democrat leaders promote you.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/05/07/kimmel-comey-trump-melania-freedom-speech-fcc-abc-jacob-sullum
DAILY HERALD
— Southern Republicans press ahead with election-year redistricting of US House despite protests.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260506/nation-and-world-politics/southern-republicans-press-ahead-with-election-year-redistricting-of-us-house-despite-protests/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Lawsuit challenges clams that cannabis has positive health impacts. DD: In 2019, I led the successful effort to ban the sale of pot in Wheaton.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-lawsuit-challenges-clams-that-cannabis-has-positive-health-impacts/article_7fc62658-5559-4ac6-88f1-e53b0ac52117.html
WAND TV
— Clarence Thomas becomes the second longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history. Thomas is now the second longest-serving justice in history, overtaking Stephen J. Field, someone who was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/clarence-thomas-becomes-the-second-longest-serving-justice-in-supreme-court-history/article_c7425458-27e5-5e02-a322-cce276a01d0d.html
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— LaHood opposes using public money for White House ballroom project.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/2026-05-07/lahood-opposes-using-public-money-for-white-house-ballroom-project
DAILY ILLINI
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly paint themselves as being protectors of those who are the following, that is, they ever-increasingly call Republicans racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things: liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, poor, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or noncitizen.
https://dailyillini.com/special-sections/campus-navigator/2026/05/07/cultural-centers-diverse/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/05/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-520/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Plan would have state taxpayers provide $50M for ICE-impacted businesses
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_768de6c9-9f89-4637-835c-95f95d11ef8d.html
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Plummer’s 2,500-Word Defense Raises More Questions Than Answers After FOIA Attendance Scandal
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/05/plummers-2500-word-defense-raises-more-questions-than-answers-after-foia-attendance-scandal.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Six Chicago-area middle schoolers hospitalized after eating marijuana gummies
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/7/six-chicago-area-middle-schoolers-hospitalized-eating-marijuana/
— SPLC vows to fight federal charges in first court appearance since fraud indictment
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/7/splc-vows-fight-federal-charges-first-court-appearance-since-fraud/
— Why DeSantis should serve in the Trump administration. Don’t waste his talents on the Supreme Court now.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/6/desantis-serve-trump-administration/
— Trump’s approval rating exposes deeper questions about polling credibility. Surveys often miss silent voters and distort public opinion trends.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/6/trumps-approval-rating-exposes-deeper-questions-polling-credibility/
FOX NEWS
— Evanston expands cash handouts as race-based reparations program faces major legal battle. The city is using COVID-era federal recovery funds to give 102 families $500 per month over six months.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-suburb-expands-cash-handouts-race-based-reparations-program-faces-major-legal-battle
NEWSMAX
— Americans are against taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNUocrtWm6c
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/olivia-andre-release-dilley-immigration-ice-detention-maine-rcna344006
SPLC
— DD: SPLC exists to promote more hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.splcenter.org/presscenter/splc-denies-charges-vows-fight-court/
May 3, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition
https://abc7chicago.com/post/rudy-giuliani-news-former-new-york-city-mayor-hospitalized-critical-condition-spokesperson-says/19031710/
CBS2
— Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/rudy-giuliani-hospitalized-critical-condition/
FOX32
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-post-abc-ipsos-poll-results
— Federal minimum wage could reach $25. DD: I did not start earning $27/hour in today’s dollars until I was 22 in 1971 and I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/money/federal-minimum-wage-25-dollars
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/03/rudy-giuliani-hospitalized/
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/03/column-voting-rights-act-supreme-court-ruling-page/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/trumps-disapproval-rating-hits-new-high-poll/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/may/2/us-press-freedom-reaches-new-low-says-global-journalism-organization/
— GAO: The federal government made at least $186 billion in improper payments in a single year.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/28/federal-government-made-least-186-billion-improper-payments-single/
NEW YORK POST
— Mamdani bashes ICE as ‘cruel and inhumane’ after anti-ICE mob’s violent clash with cops at NYC hospital
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/us-news/mamdani-bashes-ice-as-cruel-and-inhumane-after-mobs-violent-clash-with-cops-at-nyc-hospital/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Golden State Has Fallen: Welcome to the Islamic Republic of California. California is abandoning constitutional neutrality and the values of Western civilization by elevating Islam’s holidays above all others in a reckless surrender to political appeasement.
https://amgreatness.com/2026/05/02/the-golden-state-has-fallen-welcome-to-the-islamic-republic-of-california/
BREITBART
— Democrats Have ‘Poisoned the Minds of Citizens by Injecting Hate’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/03/exclusive-anthony-constantino-democrats-have-poisoned-the-minds-of-citizens-by-injecting-hate/
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats racially gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/05/03/spike-lee-calls-supreme-court-voiding-race-based-redistricting-map-in-louisiana-an-attack-on-voters/
COLLEGE FIX
— Why are so many college students socialists? DD: The Democrat Party should officially change its name to the Socialist Party.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/why-are-so-many-college-students-socialists-an-interview-with-paul-kengor/
FEDERALIST
— Appeals Court Blocks FDA Policy That Let Abortionists Traffick Deadly Illegal Drugs By Mail
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/02/appeals-court-blocks-fda-policy-that-let-abortionists-traffick-deadly-illegal-drugs-by-mail/
FOX NEWS
— DD: Google and Facebook ever-increasingly steer everyone to the left, that is, they ever-increasingly promote the Democrat and Libertarian Party platforms.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/google-gemini-declares-only-gop-senators-violate-hate-speech-policy-zero-democrats-author-claims
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— We discovered 15 years ago that SPLC was “creating fictitious hate so that they could then fundraise off of it”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/04/we-discovered-15-years-ago-splc-was-creating-fictitious-hate-so-that-they-could-then-fundraise-off-of-it/
— SPLC False Flag Operations Reminiscent of Tactics Used Against Tea Party
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/04/splc-false-flag-operations-reminiscent-of-tactics-used-against-tea-party/
— Democrats and Dangerous Rhetoric
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/05/democrats-and-dangerous-rhetoric-week-at-legal-insurrection-2/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Chicago Teachers Union Parks Itself Outside My Window for May Day
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-chicago-teachers-union-parks-itself-outside-my-window-for-may-day/
NEW AMERICAN
— Why Do Democrats Hate America? DD: The Democrat Party should officially change its name to the Socialist Party.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/recently-asked-why-do-democrats-hate-america/
TOWNHALL
— Right-Wing Parents Are Raising Happier, Healthier Kids
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2026/05/02/haidt-drops-a-bombshell-right-wing-parents-are-raising-happier-healthier-kids-n2675429
— Democrats’ Abortion Lies Have Caused Widespread Damage
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/05/02/sat-vip-abortion-humans-dog-fetus-n2675370
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— DD: Google and Facebook ever-increasingly steer everyone to the left, that is, they ever-increasingly promote the Democrat and Libertarian Party platforms.
https://www.reuters.com/article/legal/facebook-google-accused-of-anti-conservative-bias-at-us-senate-hearing-idUSKCN1RM2SI/
ABC NEWS
— DD: Google and Facebook ever-increasingly steer everyone to the left, that is, they ever-increasingly promote the Democrat and Libertarian Party platforms.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-attacks-google-claims-prioritizes-fake-news-searches/story?id=57444232
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Google and Facebook ever-increasingly steer everyone to the left, that is, they ever-increasingly promote the Democrat and Libertarian Party platforms.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/04/10/facebook-google-twitter-under-fire-senate-republicans-censoring-conservatives-online/
WSJ
— The Path to Student Loan Forgiveness Is Narrowing. DD: What percent of those who took out student loans never expected or intended to pay them back? No one viewed me as being college material. I never sought a student loan, and if I had, I would not have gotten one. So I worked my way through college and graduated debt-free with a bachelor’s degree in business from NIU when I was 21 in 1970. My paying back the loans that I took out to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, a new townhome in 1972, and condos in 1974 and 1976 shows that I would have paid back a student loan if I had gotten one. If I had gotten a student loan, my GPA would have been higher because I spent far too many hours working instead of studying. If I had a higher GPA, I could have gotten better paying jobs.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/the-path-to-student-loan-forgiveness-is-narrowing-1923584d
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND POLICY RESEARCH
— DD: Ever-increasingly, constructively, Democrat and RINO employers and organizations hang out signs that say “need not apply” if you are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestor who have been in America for a long time.
https://cepr.net/publications/the-continuing-power-of-white-preferences-in-employment/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— DD: Google and Facebook ever-increasingly steer everyone to the left, that is, they ever-increasingly promote the Democrat and Libertarian Party platforms.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/04/google-facebook-anti-conservative-bias-claims
May 2, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-abortion-fund-planned-parenthood-illinois-react-court-restricts-access-blocks-mailing-mifepristone/19018286/
NBC5
— DD: Democrats march to downtown Chicago for their May Day protest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHXpQ77HShY
FOX32
— DD: Democrats march to downtown Chicago for their May Day protest.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-zhl6kibaspg2vnzl
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrats march to downtown Chicago for their May Day protest.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/01/photos-chicagoland-gathers-for-may-day-rallies-and-performances/
ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— The cost of toxic tax policy in Illinois
https://www.rrstar.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2026/05/02/the-cost-of-toxic-tax-policy-in-illinois-opinion/89848030007/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ and abortion.
https://www.news-gazette.com/capitol-news-illinois-senate-committee-passes-bill-to-protect-prescription-info-for-trans-abortion-patients/article_238a9f30-cce4-49e7-83de-81744927a68d.html
TELEGRAPH HERALD
— Dozens of CPS schools attend May Day field trips and protests.
https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/iowa-illinois-wisconsin/article_d20e23f2-8de4-459d-89f8-aede55d2dab3.html
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois State Board of Education wants to revamp how it counts low-income students. DD: According to Invest in Kids Scholarship, low-income for a family of four is $51,337/year. In 1969, when my father died when I was 21 and my brother was 16, our family income was about $50,000/year in today’s dollars. It was much less than that when I was in grade school 1953-1962 and when my brother was in grade school 1958-1968.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-state-board-of-education-wants-to-revamp-how-it-counts-low-income-students/
CAPITOL CITY NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-senate-committee-passes-bill-to-protect-prescription-info-for-trans-abortion-patients/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Ever-increasingly, constructively, Democrat and RINO employers and organizations hang out signs that say “need not apply” if you are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestor who have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump says 300k illegal immigrants kicked off Social Security and 100k off Medicare
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4552317/trump-300k-illegal-immigrants-kicked-off-social-security/
NEW YORK POST
— DD: What is your county clerk doing to stop noncitizens from voting?
https://nypost.com/2026/05/02/us-news/doj-charges-four-noncitizens-in-connection-with-illegally-voting-in-a-federal-election/
BLAZE
— Pope Leo appoints bishops who defended DEI and criticized immigration enforcement. DD: How successful will the Pope be in promoting hatred against Trump?
https://www.theblaze.com/news/pope-leo-bishops-dei-immigration
DAILY CALLER
— Pope Taps Former Illegal Alien And DEI Warrior As Leading US Bishops. DD: How successful will the Pope be in promoting hatred against Trump?
https://dailycaller.com/2026/05/01/pope-leo-illegal-alien-dei-warrior-bishops-father-robert-boxie-evelio-menjivar/
FEDERALIST
— SCOTUS Ruling Against Race-Based Gerrymandering Reaffirms America’s Colorblind Constitution
https://thefederalist.com/2026/05/01/scotus-ruling-against-race-based-gerrymandering-reaffirms-americas-colorblind-constitution/
FOX NEWS
— DD: What is your county clerk doing to stop noncitizens from voting?
https://www.foxnews.com/us/four-noncitizens-charged-illegally-voting-2020-2022-2024-federal-elections-new-jersey
— New HUD rules will stop sheltering illegals in public housing.
https://www.aol.com/articles/hud-rules-stop-sheltering-illegals-090030733.html
— DHS scorches Pritzker’s ‘sanctuary’ state after child rapist on ICE detainer released.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs-scorches-pritzkers-sanctuary-state-child-rapist-ice-detainer-released.amp
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why ‘Meritocracy’ Enrages the Left. DD: According to my critics/opponents, a) they owe all their successes in live to meritocracy and b) I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are noncitizen.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/05/why-meritocracy-enrages-the-left/
NUMBERS USA
— ICE Is Cracking Down on Illegal Hiring — Congress Must Finish the Job with Mandatory E-Verify.
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/ice-is-cracking-down-on-illegal-hiring-congress-must-finish-the-job-with-mandatory-e-verify/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— Trump delivers remarks at The Villages Charter School in Florida
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/watch-live-trump-delivers-remarks-at-the-villages-charter-school-in-florida-262535749941
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrat leaders use race-based gerrymandering to destroy Republicans. Illinois Democrats race-based gerrymandered the 3rd Congressional District that I live in.
https://abc7.com/post/supreme-court-voids-majority-black-congressional-district-louisiana-boosting-republican-chances/18996416/
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.ctpost.com/news/politics/article/many-democrats-are-stressed-out-by-the-news-they-22231471.php
REUTERS
— Trump Rallies Seniors in Florida as Republicans Face Tough Elections
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/reuters/20260502-325444/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Justice Dept. Shows It Got the Message From Bondi’s Firing. DD: Everyone got the message from the success that my Democrat GAO superiors had forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. Everyone saw that all the Republicans above me sided with my Democrat GAO superiors against me, that is, everyone saw that they all wanted Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, that they all wanted race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. To want the aforesaid is to curry favor with, to pander to those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-veteran, non-poor, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/politics/james-comey-indictment-trump.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to destroy Trump. DD: How successful will the Pope be in promoting hatred against Trump?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2026/05/01/pope-leo-bishops-menjivar-boxie/
ORLANDO SENTINEL
— Trump touts ‘golden age’ for seniors in the friendly territory of The Villages. DD: I was born way back in 1948. If I had been born later that that, because of Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI, that is, because of ever-increasing discrimination against those who share my demographics, I would not have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license. My Democrat superiors in the federal government ever-increasingly used AA and DEI to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/05/01/trump-touts-golden-age-for-seniors-in-the-friendly-territory-of-the-villages/
DALLAS NEWS
— DD: I avoided Democrat indoctrination when I took courses at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997 by majoring in business, accounting, and finance.
https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/harvard-texas-a-m-which-one-indoctrinating-22220023.php
CBS SAN FRANCISCO
— May Day arrests at SFO protest could signal more political risks ahead. The May Day protest at San Francisco International Airport certainly grabbed a lot of headlines following the arrests of several politicians who were picketing with airport workers for better wages and benefits. They were all cited and released, but new insight shows us we could see more politicians taking similar risks. DD: The Democrat Party should officially change its name to the Socialist Party.
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/video/may-day-arrests-at-sfo-protest-could-signal-more-political-risks-ahead/
JD SUPRA
— ICE Raises I-9 Enforcement Standards and Broadens its List of Fines. DD: All my employers would have hired noncitizens if they could have.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ice-raises-i-9-enforcement-standards-5916259/
PEW RESEARCH
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, veteran, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are noncitizen that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/04/09/partisanship-by-race-ethnicity-and-education/
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/fact-sheet/party-affiliation-fact-sheet-npors/
FROM OTHER SOURCES
MARKETPLACE
— Why do some areas have underground utilities and others have them overhead? Burying power lines is much more expensive. DD: An above-ground line carries power to my 4-home cul-de-sac. Recently, high winds brought a tree limb down on it. The resultant power outage caused me lots of problems.
https://www.marketplace.org/story/2022/05/27/why-do-some-areas-have-underground-utilities-and-others-have-them-overhead
April 30, 2026 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for gasoline prices.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gas-prices-chicago-area-drivers-feeling-pain-skyrocketing-oil-reaches-126-highest-price-4-years/19009215/
— Hegseth clashes for a second day with Democrats in Congress over the Iran war.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-faces-second-day-democrats-grilling-iran-war/19005045/
— US Department of Justice investigating 36 Illinois school districts over sexuality, gender lessons.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-department-justice-investigating-36-illinois-school-districts-sexual-orientation-gender-ideology-lessons/19008848/
— IL Accountability Commission refers federal agents for investigation, possible prosecution.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-accountability-commission-refers-federal-agents-investigation-possible-prosecution-conduct-op-midway-blitz/19008040/
— Street signs are going up in the Orange County city of Westminster, honoring slain political activist Charlie Kirk.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/new-charlie-kirk-street-signs-westminster-california-draw-mixed-reactions-residents/18996555/
NBC5
— Dozens of Illinois schools, many in suburban Chicago, being investigated by DOJ. The agency said it will investigate whether the schools “have included sexual orientation and gender ideology (SOGI) content in any class for grades pre-K-12.” Districts under investigation include several across the Chicago area, including suburbs like Country Club Hills, DeKalb, North Chicago, Lyons, Elmwood Park and more.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/dozens-of-illinois-school-districts-many-in-suburban-chicago-being-investigated-by-doj/3930294/
WGN9
— Illinois report blames Trump, White House officials for unlawful immigration acts. What happens next?
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/illinois-report-blames-trump-white-house-officials-for-unlawful-immigration-acts-what-happens-next/
FOX32
— Illinois commission alleges pattern of misconduct, brutality in Operation Midway Blitz
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-commission-alleges-pattern-of-misconduct-brutality-in-operation-midway-blitz
— Illegal immigrant admitted posing as Border Patrol agent in calculated scheme to disrupt deportations.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illegal-immigrant-admitted-posing-border-patrol-agent-calculated-scheme-disrupt-deportations-doj
— No workplace retirement plan? Trump’s new site aims to change that. DD: I got in line for a Civil Service Retirement System pension when I was 18 years old in 1966. Knowing that helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors to get rid of me.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-signs-executive-order-retirement-savings-plans-401k-site
— Trump signs DHS funding bill, ending a record shutdown
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/house-approves-bill-fund-dhs
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to defeat Republicans. The gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District that I live in was drawn by Illinois Democrat leaders based on race.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/30/the-black-caucus-supreme-court/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/30/supreme-court-voting-rights-act/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/29/supreme-court-voting-rights-ruling-shakeup/
— Pritzker can help Illinois students compete for college admissions. DD: My critics/opponents have always used against me my ACT score being only 24. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have used the money that I earned washing dishes while I was in high school for ACT tutoring instead of for a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a poor man’s GTO, to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/30/opinion-university-of-illinois-college-admissions/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Just applying to college has become increasingly expensive. Students hoping to strengthen their competitiveness with Advanced Placement exams and additional ACT attempts can quickly rack up hundreds of dollars in fees. Add application costs, and families can easily spend $600 or more on the process. With tutoring, costs can climb even higher. Many families earn too much for financial assistance and still struggle to cover these costs. For Illinoisans navigating this process, even modest help matters. The federal program could cover public school students, unlocking a new way to fund these costs. Support from scholarship-granting organizations could cover the extra steps students now need to distinguish themselves in the competitive college admissions environment. My sister learned the hard way that even high-achieving students struggle to stand out. I graduated from U. of I., but my sister was rejected with a higher test score and stronger extracurriculars than mine. My family didn’t have resources for extra test prep or tutoring. I was lucky to be admitted then, and I might not have been so today.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Republican legislators call for SAFE-T act amendments following Swedish Hospital shooting. The man accused of shooting two police officers, one fatally, had been free at the time of the shooting after a judge declined to order him to remain in custody pending trial in an earlier case.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/springfield/2026/04/30/republicans-talley-police-shooting-swedish-hospital-cashless-bail-law-pretrial-release
— Chicago cop killer violently robbed store for $110, fled on scooter before hospital shooting. Judge D’Anthony Thedford called Alphanso Talley “dangerous” during a detention hearing Thursday and ordered him held at the Cook County Jail pending trial. Prosecutors still haven’t explained how Talley got a gun into the hospital after he was arrested and searched following the earlier robbery.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/04/30/swedish-hospital-john-bartholomew-alphanso-talley-chicago-police-department
— Pritzker commission investigating Operation Midway Blitz ‘lays the foundation for real accountability’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2026/04/30/pritzker-illinois-accountability-commission-operation-midway-blitz-trump-immigration
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/04/30/trumps-enemies-james-comey-democrats-journalists-maga-s-e-cupp
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/04/30/chicago-abortion-fund-busiest-first-quarter-40-year-history
DAILY HERALD
— Bailey calls for SAFE-T Act repeal after Chicago officer’s fatal shooting.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260430/illinois-state-politics/bailey-calls-for-safe-t-act-repeal-after-chicago-officers-fatal-shooting/
— Federal agents won’t be prosecuted over pepper-spraying protesters in Elgin
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260430/crime/federal-agents-wont-be-prosecuted-over-pepper-spraying-protesters-in-elgin/
— Kane County revamping property tax bill look.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260430/local-politics/kane-county-revamping-property-tax-bill-look/
— Speaker Johnson calls for redistricting Southern states before November
https://www.dailyherald.com/20260430/nation-and-world-politics/speaker-johnson-calls-for-redistricting-southern-states-before-november/
WGN RADIO
— Senate GOP Leader John Curran: CPD shooting suspect would not have been out prior to SAFE-T Act.
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/senate-gop-leader-john-curran-cpd-shooting-suspect-would-not-have-been-out-prior-to-safe-t-act/
WBEZ
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2026/04/30/nonprofit-mano-a-mano-unidos-patty-gamboa-immigrant-families-operation-midway-blitz
— Illinois schools have been required to teach Asian American history for 5 years. How is it going? In 2021, Illinois became the first state in the nation to require a unit of Asian American history at public schools. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at non-Whites that Whites have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that non-Whites have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-with-sasha-ann-simons/2026/04/30/illinois-schools-have-been-required-to-teach-asian-american-history-for-5-years-how-is-it-going
RIVER BENDER
— DD: Duckworth insults Hegseth
https://www.riverbender.com/news/details/duckworth-grills-hegseth-caine-over-lack-of-strategy-in-iran-92952.cfm
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
— DD: Everything is zero-sum. All the promotions that I did not get were given by my Democrat superiors to Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who had less work experience than I had, had less education that I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://news.uchicago.edu/story/listen-grandma-lifes-not-zero-sum-game
CAPITOL CITY NOW
— Bailey proposes bill to eliminate SAFE-T Act, as Republicans introduce similar bill.
https://capitolcitynow.com/news/248842-bailey-proposes-bill-to-eliminate-safe-t-act-as-republicans-introduce-similar-bill/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Senate committee passes bill to protect prescription info for trans, abortion patients. The bill would exclude certain prescriptions from a statewide database. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/senate-committee-passes-bill-to-protect-prescription-info-for-trans-abortion-patients/
GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Nicki Conforti Applauds Supreme Court Decision On Racial Gerrymandering. “In Illinois, our districts have been gerrymandered to the extreme, which limits the voice of the people,” says the IL-06 GOP candidate. DD: I am in the racially gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District.
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/amp/34050320/il-06-republican-candidate-niki-conforti-applauds-supreme-count-decision-on-racial-gerrymandering-op
CHICAGO READER
— DD: Democrat leaders use May Day to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicagoreader.com/city-life/reader-radar/may-day-2026/
AXIOS CHICAGO
— DD: Democrat leaders use May Day to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/04/30/chicago-may-day-protest-organizers-expect-big-turnout-for-rally-and-march
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-515/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Scott Walker: WHCD shooting highlights danger of reckless political rhetoric. Leaders and influencers face scrutiny for language that fuels hatred.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/30/whcd-shooting-highlights-danger-reckless-political-rhetoric/
CREATORS SYNDICATE
— The Elitist Media Despise Black Conservatives
https://www.creators.com/read/tim-graham/05/26/the-elitist-media-despise-black-conservatives
FOX NEWS
— Chicago reparations advocates say federal gov morally owes ‘7 quadrillion dollars’ in slave labor. The advocates spoke to dozens of students at an event, titled ‘Developing an Agenda: A Conversation on Reparations’ at Kennedy King College. DD: Affirmative Action and DEI are reparations. To get more votes from Blacks, Democrat leaders push more reparations. The more of the following that you are, the more reparations that Democrat leaders want you to pay: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-reparations-advocates-say-federal-gov-morally-owes-7-quadrillion-dollars-slave-labor.amp
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that expands retirement benefits for employees who do not have access to such benefits through their employers. DD: I got in line for a Civil Service Retirement System pension when I was 18 years old in 1966. Knowing that helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors to get rid of me.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5857949-trump-executive-order-retirement-benefits/
CBS NEWS
— Senate rejects Democrats’ 6th Iran war powers resolution ahead of 60-day deadline.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-iran-war-powers-democrats/
— Confrontation between law enforcement and alleged correspondents’ dinner shooter lasted 7 seconds
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/confrontation-law-enforcement-alleged-correspondents-dinner-shooter-7-seconds/
— Louisiana suspends House primaries for May 16 following Supreme Court ruling.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/louisiana-house-primaries-suspended/
MSN
— Trump sued for firing mostly Black federal government employees. DD: My Democrat GAO (1980-1997), IRS (1971-1980), and Post Office (1966-1969) superiors outrageously, disgusting, falsely, and unethically hinted/implied that they had “cause,” that is, performance problems, to take the many big adverse actions that they took against me. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) a job-related professional license when I was 32. In my defense, I got promoted when I was 23, 24, 25, and 38.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trump-sued-for-firing-mostly-black-federal-government-employees/ar-AA2100cd
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The White House in December said Trump was well within his legal rights to fire Brown and that performance, not bias, drove the decision.)
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise non-Whites and non-males.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/04/30/diversity-graduate-school-earnings/
SPLC
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote hatred.
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/history-christian-supremacy-antisemitism-battle-shared-safety/
DAILY KOS
— DD: Democrat leaders use racial gerrymandering to defeat Republicans. The gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District that I live in was drawn by Illinois Democrat leaders based on race.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/4/30/800030538/courts/how-democrats-plan-to-fight-the-supreme-courts-racist-ruling/
April 27, 2026
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— 4 people killed, 11 others injured in Chicago weekend shootings
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-april-24-to-27/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders have always used SPLC to destroy Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/27/column-southern-poverty-law-center-federal-charges-page/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/27/suffolk-tribune-poll-immigration-operation-midway-blitz/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/24/orland-park-ballet-communities-afriad-ice/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Blacks, and at everyone else, that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/27/illinois-educators-pro-black-curricula-erikson-institute/
NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://nwitimes.com/news/local/illinois/chicago/article_81805bb2-1512-5fde-bfcc-2a12bf86b9ac.html
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Veteran Illinois GOP consultant Collin Corbett is leaving the Republican Party and becoming an independent.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/27/a-gop-strategist-leaves-his-party-00892517
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/27/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-724/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Fourth attempt on Trump’s life raises fresh questions about ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/apr/26/fourth-attempt-trumps-life-raises-fresh-questions-trump-derangement/
NEW YORK POST
— Who are ‘The Wide Awakes,’ leftist group WHCD gunman Cole Allen was part of?
https://nypost.com/2026/04/26/us-news/who-are-the-wide-awakes-leftist-group-whcd-gunman-cole-allen-was-supposedly-a-part-of/
https://www.aol.com/articles/wide-awakes-leftist-group-whcd-022825056.html
— Trump calls ‘60 Minutes’ host ‘disgraceful’ for reading WHCD suspect Cole Allen’s alleged manifesto on air.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/26/media/trump-calls-60-minutes-host-disgraceful-for-reading-whcd-suspect-cole-allens-alleged-manifesto-on-air/
— Ex-President Barack Obama claims ‘we don’t have’ WHCD gunman Cole Allen’s motives — despite raving anti-Trump manifesto.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/26/us-news/ex-president-barack-obama-claims-we-dont-know-whcd-gunmans-motives-despite-raving-anti-trump-manifesto/
— Read White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman Cole Allen’s full anti-Trump manifesto.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/read-white-house-correspondents-dinner-gunman-cole-allen-s-full-anti-trump-manifesto/ar-AA21KTOm
FREE PRESS
— The Disappointments of Cole Allen
https://www.thefp.com/p/the-disappointments-of-cole-allen
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— California Stealth Attempt To Reinstate Affirmative Action In Education
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/04/california-stealth-attempt-to-reinstate-affirmative-action-in-education-opposed-by-equal-protection-project/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— Cole Allen
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shooting-suspect-white-house-correspondents-dinner-cole-thomas-allen-rcna342146
MSN
— Cole Allen: NASA fellow and teacher accused in White House dinner shooting
https://www.msn.com/en-in/autos/photos/who-is-cole-allen-nasa-fellow-and-teacher-accused-in-white-house-dinner-shooting/ar-AA21KfKA
CNBC
— How much one parent needs to earn so the other can stay home in every U.S. state. DD: In Illinois, it is $79,102/year. In today’s dollars, my father never earned more than $50,000/year. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969. My mother, who never attended high school, never worked outside of the home until after he died. She stayed at home and raised me and my brother. Consequently, I did yard work 1962-1964. I delivered newspapers 1962-1966. I washed dishes 1964-1966. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966. I delivered mail 1966-1969, and I worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. I had to work my way through college.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/how-much-one-parent-needs-to-earn-so-the-other-can-stay-home-by-state.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Again, a Gunman Got Perilously Close to Trump. After two previous assassination attempts, the effort by an armed man to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is sure to raise questions about security and political violence.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/us/politics/trump-gunman-security-violence.html
— Influencers Are Spinning Nicotine as a ‘Natural’ Health Hack. The influencers, many of them aligned with the Make America Healthy Again Movement, say the medical establishment has unfairly demonized the compound.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/well/nicotine-health-maha.html
— The Hotel Where Reagan Was Shot in 1981 Becomes a Crime Scene Again. The Washington Hilton was the site of an assassination attempt against the 40th president.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/us/politics/correspondents-dinner-shooting-washington-hilton-reagan.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Correspondents’ dinner lacked highest security level despite presence of top officials
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/26/white-house-correspondents-dinner-security-status/
— Cole Allen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/26/whcd-shooting-suspect/
USA TODAY
— Cole Allen: FBI retraces a cross-country trail.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/26/cole-tomas-allen-white-house-dinner-suspect/89809523007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Allen, according to police, boarded a train from Los Angeles, checked into a Washington hotel that was the scene of the black-tie gala, and fired a weapon outside the dinner attended by President Donald Trump and other top federal officials.)
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Cole Allen
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-25/suspect-california-trump-white-house-dinner
USA TODAY
— DD: What percent of those who took out student loans never expected/intended to pay them off?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/04/10/borrowers-avoid-student-loans-moving-abroad/89504893007/
MINNESOTA DAILY
— A progress report on the American dream. DD: My critics/opponents promote Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI. What are your demographics? If you were born years later than you were, could have had the successes that you had? I would not because of AA and DEI, that is, because of race and gender based preference giving, that is, because of political affiliation discrimination, that is, because of reverse discrimination, that is, because of age discrimination, that is, because of religious discrimination, that is, because of national origin discrimination. I was born in 1948. Ever-increasingly my superiors were under ever-increasing pressure from Democrat leaders to get rid of their employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents promote AA and DEI.
https://mndaily.com/opinion/progress-report-american-dream-0/05/01/2008/snoadmin/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Millions of Americans Are Going Uninsured Following Expiration of ACA Subsidies. Nearly a tenth of those enrolled in Affordable Care Act plans last year dropped insurance after costs rose sharply. DD: The federal government paying 72% of my health insurance since 1966 and then also my wife’s health insurance since 1978 helped me endure tremendous efforts by my Democrat superiors to get rid of me.
https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/millions-of-americans-are-going-uninsured-following-expiration-of-aca-subsidies-0051240d
— DD: Were it not for America’s military actions, there would be no Christianity, no Catholicism, and no Pope.
https://www.wsj.com/world/what-happened-to-just-war-why-modern-popes-have-become-peace-activists-a8cd7ecb
FORTUNE
— Record numbers of kids are enrolling in state-funded preschool. DD: My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars and died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969. Nevertheless, because he sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod, my critics/opponents have outrageously, disgustingly, falsely, and unethically demonized, denigrated, and condemned him, and therefore me, as being filthy rich. They have always known full-well that I had to work my way through college.
https://fortune.com/2026/04/22/record-preschool-funding-trump-state-coverage-iran-war/
ED WEEK
— Cole’s online resume says he worked for tutoring company. DD: My critics/opponents have always used against me my ACT score being only 24. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have used the money that I earned washing dishes while I was in high school for ACT tutoring instead of for a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a poor man’s GTO, to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC.
https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/man-accused-of-firing-weapon-at-event-with-trump-has-background-as-tutor-and-computer-programmer/2026/04
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Allen’s online resume says he worked for the last six years at C2 Education, a company that offers admissions counseling and test preparation services to aspiring college students. “Your Child’s Path to a Dream School Starts Here,” the C2 Education website says. “For over 25 years, we’ve helped high-performing students get accepted into top universities through expert test prep, GPA management, and personalized college counseling,” the company states. In addition to offering prep for the ACT and SAT tests, the organization touts academic support for elementary, middle, and high school students. It says its services are delivered both in-person at academic centers around the country, and virtually.)
ROLLING STONE
— Trump wants to make it harder for veterans to work in government. DD: For Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-wants-to-make-it-harder-for-veterans-to-work-in-government/ar-AA21jXXG
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
TELEGRAPH
— Trump shooting suspect is Democrat-supporting ‘teacher of the month.’ Alleged gunman at Washington dinner is video game developer who donated to Kamala Harris campaign.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/26/washington-donald-trump-gunman-cole-tomas-allen-teacher/
MEAWW
— ‘We were horrified’: Cole Allen’s employer C2 Education condemns WHCD shooting. DD: My critics/opponents have always used against me my ACT score being only 24. In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have used the money that I earned washing dishes while I was in high school for ACT tutoring instead of for a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a poor man’s GTO, to commute to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC.
https://news.meaww.com/we-were-horrified-cole-allens-employer-c-2-education-condemns-whcd-shooting
(FROM THE ARTICLE: C2 Education, a tutoring and college preparation center where Allen began working in 2020, issued a statement condemning the shooting as ‘horrifying’ and said it is cooperating fully with law enforcement investigating the incident. . .Allen joined C2 Education as a tutor in 2020 in Torrance, California, soon after graduating from Caltech. According to a social media post, he was recognized as Teacher of the Month at C2 Education in December 2024.)
— Is the photo of Cole Allen wearing an Israel Defense Forces sweatshirt real?
https://news.meaww.com/fact-check-is-the-photo-of-cole-allen-wearing-an-israel-defense-forces-sweatshirt-real
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Cole Allen: Wife and marriage. A claim has gone viral on social media that Allen was married. To be sure, these claims have been made by unverified profiles. They allege that Allen is married to one Priyanka Rao, and the posts claim she’s an Indian. An alleged photo of Rao’s passport has also been shared alongside an alleged image of Allen and her together.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/cole-tomas-allen-married-fact-check-claims-about-wife-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-suspect-motive-details-101777237413313.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: However, there is nothing to suggest that the alleged shooter was married. The image of the passport shared appears to be a doctored image. On close inspection, it shows that the nationality of Allen’s alleged wife is also listed as Cole Tomas Allen – which is not possible. No mainstream media coverage has indicated that Allen was married, and makes no mention of any serious relationship either. As per a NBC report, Allen lived with his parents. Paul Thompson, one of Allen’s neighbors, told NBC that Allen lived with his parents and rode a blue moped around the area. Noting Allen was “not necessarily friendly,” Thompson added that he had not noticed anything off about him. Further, the person said that that Allen’s “parents are nice, friendly people,” and the “father especially knows everybody.” Allen’s sister also confirmed that he had purchased two handguns and a shotgun from CAP Tactical Firearms and kept them stored at their parents’ home, the publication further reported. . .While details about Allen continue to emerge many are also curious as to his motive. It has now come to light that the Los Angeles man had sent writings to his family members before the attack, where he referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin”. Authorities believe the attack to be politically motivated, as per Associated Press. Before the shooting at Washington Hilton, Allen sent out writings which made repeated references to President Donald Trump though he was not named directly. The writings also alluded to grievances over a range of administration actions, including the strikes on boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean.)
— Cole Tomas Allen manifesto: Full text and quotes from White House correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect. Cole Allen, the accused shooter at WHCD, sent a manifesto detailing his justification and ‘rules of engagement’ before the attack, criticizing US leadership.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/cole-tomas-allen-manifesto-full-text-and-quotes-from-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-suspect-101777242227511.html
— Why was Cole Tomas Allen shirtless? WHCD shooter’s photos raise questions amid claims of Instagram being deleted.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/why-was-cole-tomas-allen-shirtless-whcd-shooters-photos-raise-questions-amid-claims-of-instagram-being-deleted-101777260093456.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An official reason for Cole Tomas Allen being shirtless was not provided. However, in such situations, law enforcement officials are known to remove the clothes off a suspect to check for additional weapons or explosives, or anything else that might be dangerous that the individual might have on their person. . .While the likely reason for Allen’s clothes being removed was tied to security reasons, it sparked plenty of social media speculation. It came mostly from unverified profiles. A claim was made that Allen was wearing an IDF tee-shirt or an Israeli Defense Forces tee-shirt. This springs from an alleged image of his that has been doing the rounds online. . .There were also claims that he was seen in this IDF tee-shirt before his Instagram profile was taken down. “Cole Allen was seen in an IDF sweatshirt on his Instagram before his profile was removed,” a page on X claimed. However, the photo in the IDF tee does not appear to be true. Grok fact checked claims saying “The image is a fake composite. The suspect in the WHCD shooting is Cole Tomas Allen, 31, a California tutor/computer science grad from Torrance with no reported IDF, Israeli, or military ties of any kind. Media and law enforcement photos of him (grad cap/gown, shirtless in custody) don’t match this couch shot. The IDF emblem was clearly added to manufacture a “coincidence” conspiracy. No credible reporting supports it.” HT.com could not independently verify the claims about Allen and IDF either. Notably, Allen’s Instagram profile may have been taken down by law enforcement, as they sometimes do to examine the feeds for potential clues or evidence, in such cases. However, after his arrest, a Facebook and LinkedIn account linked to Allen reportedly remained active.)
— The Wide Awakes: All about the Abraham Lincoln-linked group Cole Allen was part of.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/the-wide-awakes-all-about-the-abraham-lincoln-linked-group-cole-allen-was-allegedly-part-of-101777271124434.html
TIMES OF INDIA
— Trump Shooter Cole Allen’s Manifesto Has A Message For Iran
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/international/trump-shooter-cole-allens-manifesto-has-a-message-for-iran-you-could-do-worse/videoshow/130541292.cms
ECONOMIC TIMES
— American dream under strain: Indian students rethink US plans amid low H-1B odds and rising visa uncertainty
https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/news/american-dream-under-strain-indian-students-rethink-us-plans-amid-low-h-1b-odds-and-rising-visa-uncertainty/ar-AA1ZbICG