FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Federal agents detain multiple people in downtown Chicago. Broadview police are investigating an alleged attack on TV news reporter near an ICE facility.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-today-federal-immigration-agents-border-patrol-boat-seen-downtown-live/17899424/
— At least 10 shot, 2 fatally, at Michigan church set on fire by the gunman. Police said the shooting erupted during a packed service.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/mormon-church-shooting-multiple-people-shot-michigan-shooter-is-down-grand-blanc-police-say/17898631/
NBC5
— Armed Border Patrol agents patrol downtown Chicago, drawing mayoral criticism. The administration has pledged to send more federal assets to cities amid protests against ICE enforcement operations.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/armed-border-patrol-agents-patrol-downtown-chicago-drawing-mayoral-criticism/3830594/
CBS2
— Criminal investigation launched after feds fire pepper ball at CBS Chicago reporter’s truck
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/feds-fire-pepper-ball-at-cbs-chicago-reporters-truck/
FOX32
— Northwestern University students barred from enrolling after refusing antisemitism training
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/northwestern-antisemitism-training-students
WTTW
— Armed Federal Agents in Tactical Gear Patrol Downtown Chicago as Immigration Crackdown Escalates
https://news.wttw.com/2025/09/28/armed-federal-agents-tactical-gear-patrol-downtown-chicago-immigration-crackdown
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In show of force, dozens of armed federal immigration agents patrol downtown Chicago
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/28/immigration-agents-patrol-downtown/
— How we captured this photo of protesters trying to block a vehicle exiting an ICE facility in Broadview. Plus 21 photos from this week in news.
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago; top border official says arrests based on ‘how they look.’ The immigration agents were spotted making arrests in downtown Chicago and River North neighborhood early Sunday.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/28/ice-agents-spotted-downtown-on-michigan-avenue-along-chicago-river
— How we captured this photo of protesters trying to block a vehicle exiting an ICE facility in Broadview. Plus 21 photos from this week in news.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/photography/2025/09/28/broadview-ice-how-we-captured-photo-protesters-trying-block-vehicle-exiting
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Ives to endorse Dabrowski at her headquarters Monday, September 29, at 11:00 AM
http://www.gopillinois.com
MARK GLENNON
— Separate protesters from Broadview ICE facility NOW — before somebody is killed. A ticking bomb that Illinois’s political establishment is content to see explode.
https://markglennon.substack.com/p/separate-protesters-from-broadview
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats shout fascist while behaving like Brownshirts. Ugly accusations are getting people killed.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/28/democrats-shout-fascist-behaving-like-brownshirts/
DAILY SIGNAL
— ICE Attempts to Poach Sanctuary City Police With Recruitment Ads DD: GAO audits IRS. My Democrat IRS superiors wanted to get rid of me. They acted like they wanted GAO to poach me. They assigned me respond to GAO audits of IRS.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/28/ice-attempts-poach-sanctuary-city-police-recruitment-ads/
HOT AIR
— Lawsuit Accuses NYC of Creating Hostile Work Environment Through Anti-White DEI Training. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. I should write about the anti-Republican training they required their employees to take.
https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2025/09/27/lawsuit-filed-by-nyc-educator-accused-of-white-fragility-headed-to-trial-n3807269
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Vance: “Preposterous” That Dems Want To Shut Down Government To Give Healthcare To Illegal Aliens
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/09/28/vance_preposterous_that_dems_want_to_shut_down_the_government_to_give_hundreds_of_billions_for_healthcare_for_illegal_aliens.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— 10% of women significantly outearn their husbands, up from 3% in the early 1970s. DD: Since my wife and I got married in 1978, my critics/opponents have decried her income.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-women-high-earners-0c930c2b
— DD: Generally, the less successful that you are, the more open that you are to socialism.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/socialists-zohran-mamdani-2008-financial-crisis-f98e54fa
— Lifespans are getting longer, and so are many workers’ careers. DD: I should write about the negatives of being forced to retire early. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement/retirement-after-75-finances-life-b21410b9
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Almost 9% of Americans 75 and older were working or looking for work last year, up from 6% two decades earlier, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And the share between 65 and 74 rose to 27% in 2024, versus 22% in 2004. The government estimates those percentages will rise more along with the aging population. There are plenty of reasons people delay retirement until later in life. Some have financial worries. Many are highly educated professionals and business owners who enjoy what they do too much to stop entirely, said Nicole Maestas, an economist and professor of healthcare policy at Harvard Medical School. Many who work longer are self-employed and might have greater control over their work hours. Others never found the right time to leave. The financial benefits of delaying retirement can be significant. A person who continues to earn some income, even on a part-time basis, is likely to withdraw less from their savings, preserving more for later in life or heirs. People who work longer may also be able to delay Social Security, which increases its payouts by up to 8% for every year they refrain from collecting a check between ages 62 and 70.)
GOOGLE AI
— Blaming others DD: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who have lost elections. I would focus on leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on conservative leaders. I would focus on religious leaders. I would focus on those who I have sued and their attorneys.
https://www.google.com/search?q=blaming+problems+on+others
(FROM THE POSTING: Blaming others is a defense mechanism used to avoid self-responsibility, protect self-esteem, and manage guilt or shame by deflecting personal accountability onto others. This unhealthy coping strategy, also known as deflection, prevents personal growth and creates unhealthy relationship dynamics, leading to a cycle of personal challenges. To overcome blaming, it’s important to understand its root causes, practice self-reflection, and learn to take healthy responsibility for one’s actions and emotions. )
Tag: retirement
September 28, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Democrat leaders decry that “Pepper bullets, tear gas deployed during protest outside Broadview immigration facility.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/broadview-ice-protests-saturday/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/28/ice-arrests-chicago-enforcement-operation-midway-blitz-mental-health-immigrants
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/28/ice-arrests-chicago-immigration-mental-health-venezuela-anxieties
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: DD: Democrat leader ever-increasingly get faith leaders to promote more hatred against ICE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/28/ice-immigration-chicago-broadview-faith-leaders/
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/28/letters-092825-ice-operations-immigration/
— DD: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/28/opinion-jewish-high-holy-days-christian-nationalism/
— DD: According to Democrats and according to RINOs, if those who are White and/or male do better at something than those who are minority and/or female, it is because Whites and/or males discriminate against those who are minority and/or female.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/28/opinion-affirmative-action-dei-admissions-colorblind/
— With mostly powerless voters, Illinois democracy hangs by an elongated thread. Gerrymandering is pernicious. Fair maps are essential.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/28/editorial-gerrymandering-fair-maps-elections-illinois-democracy/
DAILY HERALD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn ICE and b) glorify and praise their illegals.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250927/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-feds-must-be-transparent-about-ice-operations-in-chicago-suburbs/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Intense and intentional training is helping Democratic women gain state lawmaking seats
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/politics/article/intense-and-intentional-training-is-helping-21071484.php
KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Charlie Kirk memorial in Yorkville
https://www.shawlocal.com/kendall-county-now/2025/09/27/a-revival-born-charlie-kirk-memorial-in-yorkville-darren-bailey-campaigns-for-governor/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With antisniper security on rooftops in downtown Yorkville for the Sept. 27 Charlie Kirk memorial, one speaker remarked it’s sad this is the current state of American political discourse. Organized by Kendall Action, a conservative fundraising PAC, the event was part sermon, “a revival born in Charlie Kirk’s name,” part rally, with Darren Bailey campaigning as a Republican candidate for governor. A unifying message shared by the crowd was that the Sept. 10 killing of Kirk by a sniper’s bullet took something personal away from each of them, something that touches their faith. “When we exchange ideas as a society, we win,” State Rep. Jed Davis, R-Newark, said to the crowd. “When you start to silence that opportunity, that God-given right the founders of this nation wrote into the Constitution, that we have the right to free speech, the right to have free and open dialogue, when that is silenced, the people lose.” Kicking off his election tour, Bailey, a former Republican state senator, called Kirk’s killing a tragic loss of “a great American treasure.” He brought up Abraham Lincoln’s prescient warning. “He warned that if we as America falter and lose our freedom, it won’t happen from outside our borders, but it will happen from within,” Bailey said during the rally. “We’ve got a governor who’s using all of this as rhetoric against us to make life more unsafe for us.” In an interview, Bailey was asked what can be done to tone down political violence. “We need to focus on the people that we’re electing, because we have to bring unity to this nation,” Bailey said. “We look for a stronger and different candidate to take that position, a leader who’s bold and courageous and desires unity instead of division.”)
QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— A look inside Quad-Cities voting precincts and how both sides of the river become more red
https://qconline.com/news/local/government-politics/collection_a5ee88db-8430-58d0-b4e1-74ce6e025243.html
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— White House names nearly 30 elected officials as alleged ICE agitators. DD: Pritzker is 3rd on the list, Ramirez is 7th.
https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/unhinged-crusade-white-house-releases-list-of-nearly-30-alleged-ice-agitators-president-donald-trump-republicans-democrats-walz-newsom-pritzker-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-dallas-texas-shooting
— Illinois SmartBuy program helps 533 new homeowners erase $16 million in student loans. DD: If I had gotten a student loan, my GPA would have been much higher and I would have gotten much better paying jobs. I spent far too many hours washing dishes and delivering mail instead of studying.
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/illinois-smartbuy-program-helps-533-new-homeowners-erase-16-million-in-student-loans
LOCAL 12
— DuPage County GOP Chairman Kevin Coyne slammed after criticizing political stunt at punk festival
https://local12.com/news/nation-world/riot-fest-gwar-dupage-county-gop-chairman-kevin-coyne-slammed-as-dork-a-loser-after-criticizing-political-stunt-at-punk-festival-doge-cincinnati-department-government-efficiency-parody-account-controversy-absurdist-spectacle-art-music-american-culture
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A GOP chairman was slammed as a “dork *** loser” after he criticized a gruesome political stunt that occurred at “Riot Fest” in Chicago. DuPage County, Illinois GOP Chairman Kevin Coyne went viral on Monday after criticizing a gruesome political stunt at “Riot Fest” in a now-deleted post to X. Riot Fest ’25 occurred on September 19 through September 21 at Douglass Park in the City of Chicago. According to The New York Post, during a performance by GWAR, a metal band that was first formed back in 1984, band members performed a mock beheading of Elon Musk, as well as a mock killing of President Donald J. Trump. While the band is known for its grotesque stunts, several social media users voiced criticism due to the political environment in the United States following the assassination of conversative activist Charlie Kirk. “That’s not edgy, it’s grotesque and reckless and normalizes violence against a real person. This is not okay. Riot Fest and GWAR crossed a major line,” a social media user wrote, per The Post. Screenshots of the now-deleted post appear to show that Coyne, who was in attendance at Riot Fest, wrote the following in reaction to GWAR’s stunt: “Riot Fest, it’s always so …. Interesting. Could’ve done without all the politics from the stage but it was fun nonetheless. Apparently we can’t even go to concerts now without the political divide being tossed in our faces. We’ll still go back but it was obnoxious.” The screenshot appears to show that Coyne’s post was seen more than 2.5 million times before being deleted. The message is followed by an @ to an apparent parody Riot Fest account, which boasts more than 95,000 followers. The Riot Fest parody account responded to Coyne’s criticism, writing the following, according to a screenshot: “Shut the (expletive) up you dork (expletive) loser. Seriously some of the softest dumbest people on the internet.” After being accused of “normalizing violence,” a GWAR representative issued the following statement to the publication: “Normalizing violence? Humans don’t need GWAR for that. There is nothing normal about the Looney Toon violence acted out on a GWAR stage. GWAR is absurdist spectacle. GWAR is to violence what the New York Post is to journalism. Ridiculous.” The Anonymous X account also chimed in on the discussion, writing the following: ““(Expletive) Elon Musk. Call the manager you (expletive) loser. It’s like you never heard of GWAR before you (expletive) p–y,” Riot Fest is a three-day festival that was first held in 2005, and is one of the largest independently-owned music festivals in the United States.)
POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— Public Safety Open House welcomed hundreds of families
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2025/09/27/another-public-safety-open-house-welcomed-hundreds-of-families/153504
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Deep State Littlefinger James Comey With No Place to Hide
https://johnkassnews.com/deep-state-littlefinger-james-comey-has-no-place-to-hide/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Comments on Bailey Gubernatorial Campaign Rollout
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/27/comments-on-bailey-gubernatorial-campaign-rollout/
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Protesters removed by police after disrupting Charlie Kirk prayer rally in Wheaton. DD: When will the Daily Herald report on this event?
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/675484139-protesters-removed-by-police-after-disrupting-charlie-kirk-prayer-rally-in-wheaton
https://x.com/DuPageCountyGOP/status/1972019256188641431
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Police removed a small group of protesters Sunday night who disrupted a prayer rally in Wheaton honoring the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The event drew about 1,500 attendees and was organized by local church leaders and Decision Point USA. The prayer rally took place under the French Market Pavilion in downtown Wheaton. Organizers said the event was held to pray for revival in the city, schools, churches, and the nation. “In this moment of grief and urgency, we believe God is our only hope,” a flyer from Decision Point USA said. “Together, we will lift our voices and ask Him to raise up courageous leaders, heal our land and pour out His Spirit on the next generation.” The meeting was organized by leaders from four churches in the Wheaton area who said they believe this time is an opportunity for community revival. The rally, structured around Christian worship and calls for unity, was briefly disrupted when several protesters, some masked and carrying signs, began shouting during a moment of prayer. “Bruha started by the few but noisy and disrespectful protestors during the prayer at the Wheaton Charlie Kirk Memorial tonight,” user Babette Holder said in a Facebook post. Wheaton police responded and escorted the protesters from the area. The rally continued as planned, ending with hymns “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” and “In Christ Alone.” Photos from the event showed protesters holding signs with messages such as “Honoring Charlie Kirk = Honoring Racism, Bigotry, Misogyny” and “I do not support what happened to Charlie but Charlie supported what happened to Charlie.” One protester wore a shirt with “Palestine” printed on it, while another’s shirt displayed a profanity directed at President Donald Trump and his supporters. . .According to reports, the protesters were allegedly affiliated with Mutual Aid Dawning (MAD), a Glen Ellyn-based group formed during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in Chicago. Those protests involved widespread property damage and arrests. MAD’s website describes the group as “intergenerational, largely non-religious and queer with sexualities and genders across the spectrum.” The group identifies with anti-capitalist and anti-colonial ideologies. The website includes political education materials referencing historical figures, including Mao Zedong. Critics have noted Mao’s legacy includes responsibility for millions of deaths and ongoing repression in China. MAD describes the suburban communities where it organizes as “highly resourced yet highly unengaged,” and states its goal is to challenge perceived complicity in systems of oppression. Though the protesters were few in number, their presence drew concern among attendees and organizers, who said the disruption highlighted a broader cultural and political divide. Breakthrough Ideas, an organization led by former state representative Jeanne Ives, responded to the event by calling for “more speech, not less,” and said Kirk’s vision based on constitutional and biblical principles must be defended publicly. “They’re hoping (Kirk’s) murder isn’t a real Turning Point in America,” the group said in a newsletter. “They hope people don’t start to evaluate the culture and realize that the Left has been feeding children, young adults, and even boomers progressive nonsense that debases society and breaks the social and constitutional contract that citizens in a free society should have with each other.”)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— GOP lawmaker calls for investigation after son’s high school celebrates ‘Bisexual Plus Awareness Week.’ DD: How successful have Democrats been making the students in your school district sexually active LGBTQers?
https://nypost.com/2025/09/27/us-news/iowa-rep-ashley-hinson-calls-for-department-of-education-to-investigate-iowa-high-school-after-it-celebrates-bisexual-plus-awareness-week/
— DD: Democrats and RINOs oppose meritocracy
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/companies-hiring-less-diverse-executives-amid-anti-dei-pushback/ar-AA1x4QNl
AMERICAN THINKER
— Kirk’s assassin’s gun doesn’t have a serial number.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/09/kirk_s_assassin_s_gun_doesn_t_have_a_serial_number_oh_no.html
BREITBART
— Taxpayers Could End Up Footing the Bill for Obama Presidential Library
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/27/report-taxpayers-could-end-up-footing-bill-obama-presidential-library/amp/
— Leftist Chicago Teachers Union Honors Cop Killer Assata Shakur
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2025/09/27/leftist-chicago-teachers-union-honors-convicted-cop-killer-assata-shakur-as-revolutionary-fighter/amp/
CHRISTIAN POST
— The NAACP promotes racial lies and propaganda
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/the-naacp-promotes-racial-lies-and-propaganda-as-usual.html
FOX NEWS
— Utah receiving $1M in taxpayer dollars to ensure alleged Kirk assassin has qualified defense team
https://www.aol.com/news/utah-receiving-1m-taxpayer-dollars-011311177.html
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6380203997112
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ice-tactics-inflame-tensions-new-york-chicago-other-cities-2025-09-26/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DD: Democrats decry Trump indicting Comey. While my Democrat IRS superiors never indicted me, they a) disallowed my travel vouchers when I was 25 years old in 1974 and b) disallowed my education deductions when I was 29 years old in 1978. The aforesaid adverse actions were not only career limiting, they were career ending. They would not have taken the aforesaid adverse actions against me if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. They took the aforesaid adverse actions against me because I had complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-comey-justice-department-james-schiff-309c573c2d9d16839afabb3af56ef2f8
NBC NEWS
— Trump orders troop deployments to protect ICE facilities
https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/trump-orders-troop-deployments-to-protect-ice-facilities-248517701618
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters use their assignation of Kirk to promote more hatred against conservatives.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/opinion/charlie-kirk-republican-reaction.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/opinion/charlie-kirk-democrats-religion.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/magazine/charlie-kirk-rhetoric.html
— DD: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974 and b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/opinion/comey-indictment-justice-department.html
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless, that is, my 1970 NIU degree is worthless, my 1976 Loyola degree is worthless, my 1980 DePaul degree is worthless, and my 1997 IIT degree is worthless.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/opinion/college-admissions-seniors-stats.html
— Why Obamacare Bills May Double Next Year. Extensive subsidies that reduce premium costs for millions are set to expire, unless Congress extends them. DD: Since I was 18 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents have been furious that because I was a federal employee, the federal government has paid 72% of my health care premiums. Since I was 29 years old in 1978, my critics/opponents have been even more furious that because I was a federal employee, the federal government has paid 72% of my wife’s health care premiums.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/health/obamacare-cost-aca-health-insurance.html
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrats and RINOs support/promote Kirk critics.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/27/teachers-fired-charlie-kirk-lawsuits/86343546007/
PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE
— Young Republican voters in Pittsburgh area ‘galvanized’ after Charlie Kirk’s death
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-local/2025/09/28/charlie-kirk-college-students-gop-republican/stories/202509280079
NPR
— DD: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you promote, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you an extremist.
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/27/nx-s1-5553395/whats-changed-about-reporting-on-extremism-in-america
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DD: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters use their assignation of Kirk to promote more hatred against conservatives.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/william-f-buckley-charlie-kirk-and-the-free-speech-right.html
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
SKY NEWS
— Charlie Kirk’s movement is growing in the wake of his assassination – as is the chasm in US politics
https://news.sky.com/story/charlie-kirks-movement-is-growing-in-the-wake-of-his-assassination-as-is-the-chasm-in-us-politics-13438530
OTHER SOURCES
MONEY TALKS NEWS
— 3 Ways Forced Retirement Makes Life Worse. Those pushed into retirement prematurely find the transition considerably more difficult.
https://www.moneytalksnews.com/slideshows/3-ways-forced-retirement-makes-life-worse/
LEE ERNST
— FOR SALE AT IRON GATE MOTOR CONDOS: 2244 Ferry Road # J103, Naperville – $650,000
https://leeernst.exprealty.com/holp/listing/103/12467615
September 27, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— ICE tells Broadview officials agents will launch enforcement throughout suburb
https://abc7chicago.com/post/broadview-ice-protest-chicago-immigration-operation-midway-blitz-expected-standoff-between-agents-demonstrators/17892592/
— Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold restrictions he wants to impose on birthright citizenship
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-birthright-citizenship-news-president-asks-supreme-court-justices-uphold-restrictions-he-wants-impose/17893001/
CBS2
— Democrat leaders expect their Protesters to return to Broadview immigration facility
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/broadview-ice-protests-saturday/
— Street vendors in Chicago face growing anxiety after ICE arrests
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/street-vendors-in-chicago-face-growing-anxiety-after-ice-arrests/
FOX32
— ICE to launch ‘enforcement action’ in Broadview amid outcry over feds’ response to protests
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/broadview-ice-enforcement-saturday.amp
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders condemn ICE presence in Broadview
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/27/broadview-village-leaders-condemn-ice-presence-in-suburb-and-threats-of-greater-enforcement-actions/
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in getting Blacks to hate Republicans. I should write about the successes and failures that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had getting my many Democrat Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to hate me.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/27/chicago-national-guard-threat-black-community/
— Trump asks Supreme Court to uphold restrictions he wants to impose on birthright citizenship
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/27/trump-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-order/
— Sara Jane Moore, who tried to assassinate President Gerald Ford in 1975, dies at 95
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/26/sara-jane-moore-obit/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ICE ‘launching enforcement action’ after Broadview mayor urges agents to end ‘siege’ on protesters, village officials say. Village officials said Saturday that federal agents warned the Broadview Police Department there would be “a sh– show” in Broadview in response to Mayor Katrina Thompson’s comments that ICE is “making war on my community.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/27/ice-broadview-action-mayor-katrina-thompson-immigration
— Democrat leaders charge ICE with making unlawful arrests during Operation Midway Blitz
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/27/ice-made-unlawful-arrests-during-operation-midway-blitz-new-court-filing-alleges
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/09/27/trump-immigration-ice-lgbtq-racism-news-chicago-natalie-moore
DAILY HERALD
— Democratic Party isolation is getting worse
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250927/syndicated-columnists/democratic-party-isolation-is-getting-worse/
SOUTHERN
— Democrat and RINO employers prefer foreign employees over American employees.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/09/27/trumps-h1-b-changes-raise-concerns-about-us-tech-economys-future-ability-to-recruit-specialty-talent/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump takes birthright citizenship case back to Supreme Court
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/27/trump-takes-birthright-citizenship-case-back-justices/
— Trump rages about claim that FBI undercover agents were in Jan. 6 crowd. “It was just revealed that the FBI had secretly placed, against all Rules, Regulations, Protocols, and Standards, 274 FBI Agents into the Crowd just prior to, and during, the January 6th Hoax,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social Saturday.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/27/trump-rages-claim-fbi-agitators-insurrectionists-jan-6-crowd/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— What do women gain by hating men? I should write about the successes and failures that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had getting my many Democrat female superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to hate me.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3827007/future-is-female-feminism-texas-women-only-commune/
— You either believe in free speech, or you don’t. My critics/opponents oppose/reject free speech. They destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or 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 wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents who are still in the mix, who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me, and the planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject and why. Equal opportunity is the plank that they most commonly reject. They want more and more and more preference for those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, citizens of foreign countries, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3826256/believe-in-free-speech-fcc-jimmy-kimmel/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump rages at bombshell report alleging FBI had 274 plainclothes agents in crowd during Capitol riot
https://nypost.com/2025/09/27/us-news/trump-rages-at-bombshell-report-alleging-fbi-had-274-plainclothes-agents-in-crowd-during-capitol-riot/
— Kamala Harris believes she’s still a leader in the Democratic Party — but even longtime backers are ready to move on.
https://nypost.com/2025/09/27/us-news/kamala-harris-believe-shes-still-a-leader-in-the-democratic-party-report/
— Charlie Kirk honored by Steak ‘n Shake after viral tribute
https://nypost.com/2025/09/27/business/charlie-kirk-honored-by-steak-n-shake-after-viral-tribute/
— Anti-ICE protesters led by paid activists march across NYC in latest push against immigration enforcement
https://nypost.com/2025/09/27/us-news/brooklyn-anti-ice-protest-draws-200/
— Comey indictment is the beginning of holding corrupt officials accountable
https://nypost.com/2025/09/26/opinion/comey-indictment-is-the-beginning-of-holding-corrupt-officials-accountable/
BREITBART
— Wikipedia Editors Propose Deleting Page on Charlie Kirk Memorial Service, Add Nazi Comparisons
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2025/09/27/wikipedia-editors-propose-deleting-page-on-charlie-kirk-memorial-service-add-nazi-comparisons/
— Why Gavin Newsom Continues Incendiary Rhetoric After Charlie Kirk Assassination
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/27/pollak-why-gavin-newsom-continues-incendiary-rhetoric-after-charlie-kirk-assassination/
COLLEGE FIX
— The most shocking faculty reactions to Charlie Kirk’s assassination
https://www.thecollegefix.com/the-most-shocking-faculty-reactions-to-charlie-kirks-assassination/
CHRISTIAN POST
— Marco Rubio tells visa holders praising Charlie Kirk’s murder: ‘You’re not welcome in this country’
https://www.christianpost.com/news/marco-rubio-says-us-will-deport-visa-holders-praising-charlie-kirk-murder.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— Hillary Clinton Suggests Conservative Christian White Men Are ‘Doing Such Damage’ to America
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/27/hillary-clinton-suggests-conservative-christian-white-men-doing-such-damage-america/
FEDERATION FOR AMEREICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Armed Leftists Attack ICE Facility Near Chicago
https://rairfoundation.com/armed-leftists-attack-ice-facility-near-chicago-shoot/
— What DNC Chair Ken Martin Didn’t Say about the Dallas Attack is More Significant than What He Did Say
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2025/09/27/dnc-chair-ken-martin-comments-dallas-ice-attack
FOX NEWS
— Chicago Teachers Union honors Black militant convicted cop-killer after death in Cuba, drawing backlash. Assata Shakur was convicted of killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster during a 1973 shootout.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-teachers-union-honors-black-militant-convicted-cop-killer-after-death-cuba-drawing-backlash.amp
— ‘Political awakening’ of young voters is benefitting conservatives post-Kirk assassination
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6380198038112
— College students outraged by ‘fascist’ posters after Kirk’s murder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtDYDuwnjDU
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Birthright Citizenship Faces Extinction, Trump Asks SCOTUS to Uphold Undoing 125 Year Exception for Illegals.
https://www.westernjournal.com/birthright-citizenship-faces-extinction-trump-asks-scotus-uphold-undoing-125-year-exception-illegals/
— We Now Know Why That Charlie Kirk Tribute Never Aired: Death Threats from the Leftists Who Murdered Him
https://www.westernjournal.com/now-know-charlie-kirk-tribute-never-aired-death-threats-leftists-murdered/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
POLITICO
— The impending retirement that could rock Capitol Hill. The director of the Government Accountability office will step down in a few short months, leaving a void atop the agency that has found the White House guilty of violating congressional spending law. DIERSEN: GAO falsely claims to be nonpartisan. The Democrats who run GAO hate Republicans. Anyone who reads the filings in Diersen v. GAO ( https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ) would see that. Because I am a Republican, the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 used the subjectivity in their job assignment and performance appraisal systems, up-or-out, Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination, and Gingrich budget cuts to waste my career and to force me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They rudely flushed down their toilets what I had learned a) working for GAO for almost 18 years and for IRS for almost 9 years before that, b) earning three job-related master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), c) earning six job-related professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting, and d) becoming a licensed CPA.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/17/gao-trump-impoundment-spending-00569967
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than three dozen lawmakers are already planning to leave Congress next year. But there’s another impending legislative branch retirement that could have major implications in Washington. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, who heads the Government Accountability Office, hits the end of his 15-year term in late December and will be forced to vacate the post that occupies an increasingly crucial — and politically charged — oversight role. The comptroller general is uniquely empowered to call out the president for breaking the law by withholding federal cash, and Dodaro has done so repeatedly over the past eight months — putting himself at the center of a largely partisan fight over President Donald Trump’s funding moves that has exacerbated tensions between the White House and Capitol Hill. Now Trump gets to nominate Dodaro’s replacement, and key lawmakers are only just starting to take stock of a paradox: A president who continually tests the bounds of Congress’ spending powers gets to pick the legislative branch’s chief watchdog. “It sets up a very bad situation,” Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii, the next Senate Democratic whip and a senior appropriator, said in an interview. “Among the things to be alarmed about, this is a new one.” The stakes are high: Whoever ends up running GAO once Dodaro’s term ends will be able to bolster, or undermine, Congress’ defenses against Trump in the separation-of-powers battle the president is stoking by terminating, freezing and reallocating hundreds of billions of dollars Congress previously approved. “When one party controls the Senate, the House and the White House, there’s a tendency to rally around the president and to do what the president wants,” said David Walker, Dodaro’s predecessor and the only living former GAO director. “But somebody’s got to be able to be the independent referee, and to try to do what they think is in the interest of the institution, the Congress and the country. And that’s what the comptroller general is.” All of this is taking place as Trump administration officials and some congressional Republicans have been trying to downsize and discredit the watchdog. That has included publicly questioning the GAO’s authority and accusing the agency of siding with Democrats in its multiple determinations that the White House unlawfully flouted Congress’ “power of the purse.” White House budget director Russ Vought said this month that GAO is “a quasi-legislative independent entity … something that shouldn’t exist. There have been other slights, too. In the Senate, the GAO told Republicans they could not skirt the filibuster in voting to override California’s pollution standards; Republicans did so anyway. In the House, GOP lawmakers endorsed cutting the agency’s roughly $800 million budget in half for the upcoming fiscal year. And Elon Musk, prior to leaving the Trump administration, attempted to send in a Department of Government Efficiency team to assess the GAO for mass staff reductions. Meanwhile, the legislative branch writ large has become more broadly vulnerable to the White House’s whims, seen most starkly in Trump’s abrupt firing of the librarian of Congress and the registrar of copyrights. It’s not yet clear what the Dodaro succession plan will look like; a White House spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. A 10-member panel of lawmakers is supposed to recommend at least three replacement candidates for Trump to consider. By law, that group is composed of the top leaders in each chamber, the chairs and ranking members of the key House and Senate oversight committees and the Senate president pro tempore. However, most congressional leaders have yet to start hunting for qualified contenders, and furthermore seem largely unaware they have any role to play in filling the slot. “I don’t even know the process,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said in a brief interview. “It’s been a while. This hasn’t happened on my watch.” Two of the would-be commission members had kind words for Dodaro, including Sen. Rand Paul, chair of the Senate Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee. “I’ve always appreciated him, and I think he’s a straight shooter,” the Kentucky Republican said in an interview. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the panel’s ranking member, said he “would want somebody like Gene, who has been a really solid member.” On the House side, Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said in an interview he’s looking for the next GAO director to be “an aggressive person that looks for waste, fraud and abuse.” Comer added, “We want someone that communicates regularly with Congress, so we can kind of have an idea of what they’re doing.” But Trump could instead ask Republican senators to confirm a new watchdog of his own choosing — or forgo making a nomination altogether. It would leave a leadership vacuum at the top of the agency that not only monitors whether Congress’ spending directives are followed but is also empowered to examine the effectiveness of federal agencies on behalf of lawmakers. Further raising the stakes in confirming a new director, lawsuits are pending around the country challenging Trump’s withholding of congressionally approved funding, and a federal appeals court ruled this summer that only the GAO director can sue the administration for violating the decades-old impoundment law — not the groups that were set to receive the funding. Dodaro has so far chosen not to sue the Trump administration for withholding funding. But when he steps down, he’ll be able to pick an acting GAO director who also would have the power to file a lawsuit if they so choose. Still, said Molly Reynolds, head of governance studies at the Brookings Institution, “if you get a comptroller general in place who is Trump-friendly, that is going to foreclose that option” of GAO suing the administration. An acting director also wouldn’t be “in a position to make major transformational changes,” warned Walker, the former GAO director. When Walker resigned in 2008, he appointed Dodaro acting director, a title that stuck for more than two years because Congress and the president weren’t quick to work through the nomination process. Before that, it also took two years to formally install Walker in the post in 1998. Walker is now urging congressional leaders to recommend candidates who are willing to challenge executive branch officials regardless of who is president, as he did during his own tenure. A political independent who “leans Republican” and was confirmed by a GOP-led Senate, Walker sued the Republican vice president, Dick Cheney, for failure to provide GAO access to records. He is also agitating for lawmakers to quickly start the search for potential replacements: “There’s no reason that they shouldn’t be planning now so that they can end up trying to make a timely decision.”)
September 26, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Smoke, pepper bullets deployed on protesters in clashes outside Broadview ICE facility
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-operation-midway-blitz-protest-expected-broadview-facility-friday-sw-side-tamale-vendor-held/17885390/
CBS2
— Fundraiser held for tamale vendor Laura Murillo detained by ICE in Back of the Yards
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/fundraiser-tamale-vendor-laura-murillo-ice-chicago/
WGN9
— Protestors clash with agents outside Broadview ICE processing facility amid ongoing demonstrations
https://wgntv.com/news/operation-midway-blitz/protestors-clash-with-agents-outside-broadview-ice-processing-facility-amid-ongoing-demonstrations/
WTTW
— Trump’s Transportation Department Pulls Trail and Bike Grants Deemed ‘Hostile’ to Cars
https://news.wttw.com/2025/09/26/trump-s-transportation-department-pulls-trail-and-bike-grants-deemed-hostile-cars
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Feds fire baton rounds, more tear gas at ICE protesters in Broadview
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/26/ice-baton-rounds-tear-gas-chicago/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Broadview mayor says ICE is ‘making war on my community’ after latest protest at immigration facility. Federal officers again fired rubber pellets and chemical irritants into a crowd of protesters gathered Friday outside the fenced-off compound.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/26/protest-heats-up-again-outside-broadview-ice-facililty
— Illinois Dems press Chicago ICE director for Broadview facility oversight, details on deportation operations. Members of the Illinois delegation were scheduled to meet with an ICE Chicago field office director on Friday but were told the meeting had to be rescheduled to a later date.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/26/illinois-dems-press-chicago-ice-director-for-broadview-oversight-details-on-chicago-deportation-operations
— City Council leader wants to raise maximum age for starting police officer to 55. Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36th) argued there are plenty of jobs, particularly in policing, that could be performed by rookies in their 50s. Police and fire union leaders branded the proposal “crazy.” My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, that is, so far, they have forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $1.9 million in today’s dollars to stop me from working.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2025/09/26/chicago-police-maximum-age-entry-level-officer-proposal-gilbert-villegas
— Bid to atone for slavery’s sins ignites racially charged City Council clash. A resolution offering an apology to Black Chicagoans for the scourge of slavery passes overwhelmingly but sparks outrage when four Council members vote against the symbolic move.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/09/26/chicago-trump-slavery-apology-alderpeople-lamont-robinson-nick-sposato-city-council
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Four alderpersons voted against a resolution offering Black Chicagoans an apology for America’s enslavement of their ancestors, producing a racially charged clash within the City Council and a final roll call that one supporter called “appalling.” Alds. Raymond Lopez (15th), Nick Sposato (38th), Anthony Napolitano (41st) and James Gardiner (45th) sparked outrage from some of their colleagues for refusing to endorse the resolution, which ultimately passed. The measure sponsored by Ald. Lamont Robinson (4th) issued a formal apology from the City Council “to the Black citizens of Chicago for the historical injustices of slavery, segregation, systemic racism, and the policies that have perpetuated racial inequality.” It overwhelmingly passed 43-4 but not without fireworks at a marathon City Council meeting Thursday. “Shame on you!,” Robinson shouted after Lopez, Sposato, and Napolitano announced they would vote against the resolution. “You have to be able to share with your constituents, your Black constituents — in all damn 50 wards — why you would say no to this resolution. Shame on you!” Robinson said. While the City Council is no stranger to racially charged debates on how to address the city’s long, continued history of segregation and inequity, the “no” votes against the symbolic resolution came as a shock to some of the Council’s most level-headed members. “I was hoping this would be a unanimous one — of all the things we can unanimously support,” said Ald. Maria Hadden (49th), who is Black. “This is a surprising, shocking, appalling piece.” The debate played out against a national backdrop of the Trump administration’s crusade against diversity goals in government and businesses and its efforts to sanitize how Americans look back on the evils of slavery. This month, President Donald Trump ordered the National Park Service to remove from a Georgia historic site an iconic 1863 photograph titled “The Scourged Back” of a formerly enslaved man bearing the scars of past whippings on his back. Gardiner, a Northwest Side alderperson, didn’t explain his no vote. In a brief comment, Napolitano said he voted no because there has been “just as much harm done” to this city “over the last couple of years” as in the past. Sposato, a supporter of Trump, said he would not take responsibility for sins of the past. “There’s a lot of blame to go around, but certainly not the city of Chicago, certainly not my family,” Sposato said. “I apologize to absolutely nobody. I want my name off there. I do not want to be associated with this.” Lopez, a Southwest Side alderperson, said he wouldn’t endorse the resolution because Chicago’s “own economy was not slave driven.” Lopez noted that the city became a haven for freed men and women escaping southern slavery. Half a million people came to Chicago as part of the Great Migration. Lopez said the City Council should focus instead on how to correct current-day injustices “as opposed to constantly looking backwards.” “If we want to talk about the injustices to the Black community, I want to talk about where we have failed. We don’t have to look that far back,” Lopez said. Hadden acknowledged Lopez’s point that the city “didn’t directly deal in enslaved people,” but she rebutted that “the money that built this city and controlled the power did.” She further argued that Lopez and Sposato’s arguments against the resolution were “emblematic of some of the worst behavior that we’re seeing coming out of DC.” “Those who would accuse us of going backwards by recognizing fact and truth, I challenge that sentiment. We’re not the ones going backwards,” Hadden said. “Recognition and apology is part of repair… which are necessary to moving forward.” The resolution notes that slavery thrived in the Midwest after French explorers introduced it to the region in the mid-1700s. Even after Illinois was deemed a “free” state in 1818, state laws in place through the Civil War “subjected free Black residents to oppressive restrictions, including the denial of voting rights.” It goes on to state that following slavery’s abolition in 1865, Black Chicagoans continued to face racial discrimination through redlining, segregation, housing discrimination and other systemic inequities “which persist today.” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson last year issued a formal apology from the city as a whole to Black Chicagoans through an executive order when he created a task force to study possible economic reparations for Black residents. Evanston, the city’s neighbor to the north, approved the country’s first reparations program for Black residents years ago.)
DAILY HERALD
— ‘It’s a black hole’: Broadview ICE facility sparks complaints of inhumane conditions
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250926/nation-and-world/broadview-ice-facility-sparks-complaints-of-inhumane-conditions/
— As Illinois congressional delegation seeks answers, ICE cancels meeting
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250926/news/as-illinois-congressional-delegation-seeks-answers-ice-cancels-meeting/
— Bailey jumps into the governor’s race for a second time with Palatine’s Del Mar
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250925/illinois-state-politics/bailey-jumps-into-the-governors-race-for-a-second-time-with-palatines-del-mar/
WGLT
— During B-N stop, conservative governor candidate Ted Dabrowski vows to fight for economic change in Illinois
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-09-26/during-b-n-stop-conservative-governor-candidate-ted-dabrowski-vows-to-fight-for-economic-change-in-illinois
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-391/
— Wirepoints’ deficit spending continued as assets were further depleted ahead of staff exodus
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/26/wirepoints-deficit-spending-continued-as-assets-were-further-depleted-ahead-of-staff-exodus/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— How Erika Kirk is transforming America after husband Charlie’s assassination
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/26/erika-kirk-transforming-america-husband-charlies-assassination/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— House Republicans move to end mail delivery of abortion pill
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3825635/house-republican-bill-end-mail-delivery-abortion-pill-mifepristone/
— After Dallas ICE shooting Democrats want to ban all guns
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3826529/dallas-ice-shooting-democrats-gun-control-hunting-rifles/
— The married-with-children party vs. the single-and-childless party
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3820260/married-with-children-vs-single-and-childless/
BREITBART
— Illinois: Rioters Chant ‘Kill ICE! Shoot ICE!’ at Migrant Detention Center
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/26/sanctuary-state-illinois-rioters-chant-kill-ice-shoot-ice-outside-detention-center-holding-criminal-illegal-aliens/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— ICE Continues Arrests of ‘Criminal Illegal Aliens’ Following Dallas Shooting
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/26/exclusive-ice-continues-arrests-criminal-illegal-aliens-following-dallas-shooting/
FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— ICE is Increasingly Taking the “Sanctuary” out of Sanctuary Jurisdictions
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2025/09/26/ice-increasingly-taking-sanctuary-out-sanctuary-jurisdictions
FOX NEWS
— Chicago anti-ICE protesters block vehicles, get hit with tear gas and pepper balls
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-anti-ice-protesters-block-vehicles-get-hit-tear-gas-pepper-balls
— Protestors face off with Illinois ICE agents
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6380155512112
— Protest turns violent outside Illinois ICE facility
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6380153714112
NEW AMERICAN
— The 1619 Project: Mostly Marxist Myth
https://thenewamerican.com/opinion/book-reviews/the-1619-project-mostly-marxist-myth/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Supreme Court lets Trump withhold $4 billion in foreign aid approved by Congress
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-trump-foreign-aid-funding/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hegseth to Push ‘Warrior Ethos’ in Meeting of Top Generals
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/hegseth-to-push-warrior-ethos-in-meeting-of-top-generals-9cfd7fb4?mod=djemwhatsnews
— Trump Pledges That Others Will Be Indicted After Comey
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/trump-doj-indictments-fbi-james-comey-49910fd3
NEW YORK SUN
— Judge To Hear Arguments in Lawsuit Over ‘Racist Reparations’ Program in Evanston
https://www.nysun.com/article/judge-to-hear-arguments-in-lawsuit-over-racist-reparations-program-in-evanston-illinois
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Masked protesters clash with ICE, attack vehicles at Broadview facility in Illinois
https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DNIRE0ndzvm8
September 25, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— Darren Bailey announces second run for Illinois governor
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/darren-bailey-announces-second-run-for-illinois-governor/3829430/
CBS2
— Tamale vendor arrested by ICE on Southwest Side of Chicago
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/tamale-vendor-arrested-ice-agents-back-of-the-yards/
FOX32
— Man arrested for spray-painting anti-Trump, anti-Israel graffiti on Carol Stream police station, businesses
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-arrested-spray-painting-anti-trump-anti-israel-graffiti-carol-stream-police-station-businesses
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican Darren Bailey launches second bid for governor with strategy to connect better with Chicago voters
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/25/darren-bailey-launches-second-bid-for-governor/
— People giving up pets for financial reasons need help, DuPage officials say
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/25/dupage-pets-financial-animals-legislation-money-afford/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois braces for more patients as Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions over Medicaid cuts
https://chicago.suntimes.com/abortion/2025/09/25/planned-parenthood-wisconsin-abortion-pause-illinois-patients
— Border Patrol spotted with guns on Chicago River in Trump’s latest deportation push
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/25/border-patrol-chicago-river-immigration-enforcement-greg-bovino-deportation
DAILY HERALD
— Carol Stream man faces hate crime charges after painting profane graffiti on police station
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250925/news/carol-stream-man-faces-hate-crime-charges-after-painting-profane-graffiti-on-police-station/
— Man who opened fire on ICE facility hoped attack would give agents ‘real terror,’ FBI says
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250925/crime/man-who-opened-fire-on-ice-facility-hoped-attack-would-give-agents-real-terror-fbi-says/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Abortion burden shifts to Illinois as Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses services
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/wisconsin-abortion-pause-prompts-illinois-prepare-influx
WBEZ
— Trump administration pulls millions in funding from Chicago Public Schools
https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/09/25/trump-administration-pulls-millions-in-funding-from-chicago-public-schools
— Illinois braces for more patients as Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions over Medicaid cuts
https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2025/09/25/planned-parenthood-wisconsin-abortion-pause-illinois-patients
SOUTHERN
— Trump, Vance direct blame at Democrats for Dallas ICE shooting
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/09/25/trump-vance-direct-blame-at-democrats-for-dallas-ice-shooting/
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Republicans Darren Bailey, Aaron Del Mar in Bloomington
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_145f0114-ba1e-49c6-96eb-7f75a35ce98a.html
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/video_5a555312-6ef7-521f-8334-b200ee2c65dd.html
WAND TV
— Darren Bailey announces second run for Illinois governor in 2026
https://www.wandtv.com/news/darren-bailey-announces-second-run-for-illinois-governor-in-2026/article_c8be4305-de7b-4f15-9093-4c52e0706a53.html
WMIX
— Darren Bailey Announces Campaign for Governor of Illinois: Putting Families First, Ending Pritzker’s Failure
https://www.wmix94.com/2025/09/25/darren-bailey-announces-campaign-for-governor-of-illinois-putting-families-first-ending-pritzkers-failure/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-390/
(FROM THE REPORT: DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner Tina Tyson-Dunne is running for Rep. Terra Costa Howard’s House seat…We told you this morning DuPage County Board member Lynn LaPlante has thrown her hat in the ring for the 42nd House District. Glen Ellyn Trustee Sonia Bhagwakar has also applied for the replacement appointment and is prepared to run for the seat.)
— Bailey launches 2026 campaign for governor. The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders call you an extremist. Democrat and RINO leaders have lots in common.
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/25/bailey-launches-2026-campaign-for-governor-dpi-labels-him-%e2%80%98extreme-maga-republican%e2%80%99/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Residents hold tribute to Charlie Kirk after Downers Grove council declines formal moment of silence
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/675505309-residents-hold-tribute-to-charlie-kirk-after-downers-grove-council-declines-formal-moment-of-silence
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— County Board Budget Meeting Leading Toward Recapturing Tax Levy Supposedly Given Up with Shift of Mental Health Board Financing from Real Estate Tax to Sales Tax
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/25/county-board-budget-meeting-leading-toward-recapturing-tax-levy-supposedly-given-up-with-shift-of-mental-health-board-financing-from-real-estate-tax-to-sales-tax/
— Don’t Show Up for Five Criminal Court Dates, “No Problem,” Says Illinois Supreme Court
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/25/dont-show-up-for-five-criminal-court-dates-no-problem-says-illinois-supreme-court/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Inside the Pentagon’s crackdown on journalists; experts say restrictions likely face court defeat
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/25/inside-pentagons-crackdown-journalists-experts-say-restrictions/
— RFK Jr. tells governors he’s reviewing abortion pill’s safety
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/25/robert-f-kennedy-jr-tells-governors-hes-reviewing-abortion-pills/
— Radicals in Washington are trying to revoke the new employment requirements for able-bodied, working-age adults. They seem to want more Americans to be dependent on the government.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/25/democrats-infantilize-able-bodied-adults-taxpayers-expense/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Christian nationalism, Charlie Kirk, and the useful idiots of left-wing hate
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3824059/christian-nationalism-charlie-kirk-and-the-useful-idiots-of-left-wing-hate/
NEW YORK POST
— Anti-ICE shooter Joshua Jahn used Nazi battle rifle in deadly Dallas attack
https://nypost.com/2025/09/25/us-news/anti-ice-shooter-joshua-jahn-used-nazi-battle-rifle-in-attack-experts/
— Former FBI Director James Comey indicted on charges of lying to Congress, obstruction of justice
https://nypost.com/2025/09/25/us-news/former-fbi-director-james-comey-indicted-on-charges-of-lying-to-congress/
— How the teachers union uses pet politicians to smear charter schools
https://nypost.com/2025/09/25/opinion/how-teachers-union-uses-pet-politicians-to-smear-charter-schools/
BREITBART
— Border Patrol Swarms Chicago Home Depot in Dawn Immigration Raid Under Operation Midway Blitz
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2025/09/25/exclusive-border-patrol-swarms-chicago-home-depot-in-dawn-immigration-raid-under-operation-midway-blitz/amp/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Chicago Public Schools Offer ‘Family Planning,’ Condoms, Abortion Information to Students
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/25/chicago-public-schools-offer-family-planning-condoms-abortion-information-to-students/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Joy Reid bashes Vance, says Yale accepted him due to affirmative action. UIC accepted me in 1966 because my ACT score was 24 and I graduated in the upper 20% of my class.
https://thehill.com/video/joy-reid-bashes-jd-vance-says-yale-accepted-him-due-to-affirmative-action-rising/11108997/
— Trump officials urge nations to join effort to restrict asylum system
https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/ap-trump-officials-urge-nations-to-join-global-effort-to-restrict-the-asylum-system/
WASHINGTON POST
— White House begins plan for mass firings if there’s a government shutdown. My Democrat GAO superiors used Gingrich budget cuts to get rid of GAO’s employees like me who they had not promoted to GS-15, currently $163,749-$195,200/year and were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. I was all of the aforesaid plus they had only promoted me to GS-13 even though I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years, I had thee job-related master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), I had six job-related professional certifications (accounting, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and I had a job-related professional license (CPA).
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/09/25/government-shutdown-omb-firings-trump/
FROM OTHER SOURCES
KIPLINGER
— If you are working for a Democrat or RINO employer, the more of the following that you are, the more likely that you will be forced you to retire early: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/retirement-planning/what-to-do-if-you-are-forced-into-early-retirement
JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTANCY
— There are few Black CPAs. GAO employs very few Black CPAs. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire and replaced me with my Black CPA subordinate. He had less work experience than I had. He had less education than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He was not a licensed CPA like I was. Of course, my critics/opponents have no problem with that.
https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/topics/career-management/black-cpa-centennial/
September 24, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat leaders oppose fence around Broadview ICE facility
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-operation-midway-blitz-fence-around-broadview-facility-raises-concerns-residents-fire-department/17876429/
NBC5
— GOP candidates for governor call for repeal of Illinois TRUST Act
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/gop-candidates-for-governor-call-for-repeal-of-illinois-trust-act/3829038/
CBS2
— Democrat officials demand DHS take down fence surrounding ICE facility
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/broadview-officials-demand-dhstake-down-fence-ice-facility/
WGN9
— Dabrowski criticizes Pritzker during presser outside Broadview ICE facility
https://wgntv.com/western-suburbs/candidate-for-il-governor-ted-dabrowski-criticizes-pritzker-during-presser-outside-broadview-ice-facility/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Hispanic culture
https://wgntv.com/hispanic-heritage-month/lane-tech-students-explore-hispanic-culture-with-pinata-crafting/#/questions/5662210
FOX32
— Dabrowski pushes to end sanctuary status
2 more bishops call on Cardinal Cupich to cancel award for pro-abortion senator
— ‘ANTI-ICE’ written on bullets found at scene of Dallas ICE shooting
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/anti-ice-engravings-shells-casings-found-scene-dallas-ice
— Chicago residents demand action on alleged prostitution surge near Midway
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-residents-demand-action-prostitution-surge-near-midway
— Trump replaces Biden portrait with autopen in Presidential Walk of Fame
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-biden-portrait-autopen
— Trump administration rehires federal employees laid off by DOGE. Maybe I will get rehired. Would I get backpay? Would it be $2.4 million ($4.3 million GAO salary not received since 1997 minus $1.9 million Civil Service Retirement System pension received in today’s dollars)?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-administration-rehires-federal-employees-doge
— Charlie Kirk could be placed on US currency under new House GOP proposal
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/charlie-kirk-coin-house-proposal
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly oppose gentrification
https://news.wttw.com/2025/09/24/key-city-panel-oks-plan-designed-stop-gentrification-sparked-obama-presidential-center
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders demand ICE take down new fencing around detention center
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/24/broadview-ice-fence-detention/
— Artists claim anti-Trump display at Chicago library was ‘censored’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/24/artists-anti-trump-display-chicago-library-censored/
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in getting Black pastors to hate Kirk. I should write about the successes and failures that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had getting my many Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to hate me.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/24/charlie-kirk-black-pastors/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders order removal of fencing erected outside ICE facility in Broadview
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/23/fence-blocks-access-to-broadview-ice-facility
DAILY HERALD
— Democratic congressional candidate Bethany Johnson mocked Charlie Kirk after assassination
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250924/nation-and-world-politics/democratic-congressional-candidate-mocked-charlie-kirk-after-assassination/
— Oath Keepers founder, Jan. 6 planner Stewart Rhodes speaks at Elgin church after 3 other venues cancel amid outcry
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250924/nation-and-world-politics/oath-keepers-founder-jan-6-planner-speaks-at-elgin-church-after-3-other-venues-cancel-amid-outcry/
— ‘I will not apologize’: District 300 school board president defiant amid backlash over social media Kirk post
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250924/news/i-will-not-apologize-district-300-school-board-president-defiant-amid-backlash-over-social-media/
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals.
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/09/24/chicago-immigration-president-donald-trump-dhs-ice
STATELINE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-democrats-demand-end-to-dangerous-ice-operations-in-chicago/
— Illinois House Minority Leader: Pritzker’s budget executive order is way to raise taxes
https://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-house-minority-leader-pritzkers-budget-executive-order-is-way-to-raise-taxes/
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-389/
— Dabrowski holds press conference outside ICE facility, says Pritzker should ‘hand over criminals in handcuffs from local and state police directly to federal authorities’
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/24/dabrowski-holds-press-conference-outside-ice-facility-says-pritzker-should-hand-over-criminals-in-handcuffs-from-local-and-state-police-directly-to-federal-authorities/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise Hispanics
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/24/the-crackdown-is-bad-for-business-and-bad-for-state-and-local-revenues/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Dabrowski says repealing the TRUST Act to end the state’s sanctuary status is his top legislative priority.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_c5857634-21b3-45dd-9f1f-1a4cc07dc4ab.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— America’s guest-worker H-1B visas sought in some unexpected fields like journalism. Trump’s crackdown targets ‘H-1B mills’ and other abuses.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/24/americas-guest-worker-h-1b-visas-sought-unexpected-fields-like/
— Former General Services Administration employees receive reinstatement offers. Maybe I will get a reinstatement offer from the next Comptroller General. Would it include backpay? Would it be $2.4 million ($4.3 million GAO salary not received since 1997 minus $1.9 million Civil Service Retirement System pension received in today’s dollars)?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/24/former-general-services-administration-employees-receive/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GSA wasn’t the only agency targeted by DOGE. According to the Partnership for Public Service, there have been over 200,000 federal workforce reductions. The departments of Defense, Treasury and Agriculture have seen the largest reductions, while other agencies were shuttered nearly completely. Other agencies that have brought back employees include the Internal Revenue Service, Labor Department, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Park Service.)
— Democrats in off-year races strive to put boogeyman Trump on the ballot
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/24/democrats-year-races-strive-put-boogeyman-trump-ballot/
— Hate speech does not exist in law, only in the minds of bureaucrats. How landmark rulings set the standard that government may not punish offensive words.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/24/hate-speech-exist-law-minds-bureaucrats/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats’ rhetoric endangers ICE officers
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3821714/democratic-rhetoric-endangers-ice-officers/
— Democratic Party isolation is getting worse
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3822995/democratic-party-isolation-is-getting-worse-political-violence/
— Left-wing donors push for woke education agenda as scores hit all time low
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3821791/left-wing-donors-push-for-woke-education-agenda/
— Voters don’t trust Democrats to run a lemonade stand
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3822559/voters-dont-trust-democrats-to-run-a-lemonade-stand/
NEW YORK POST
— Dallas sniper had anti-ICE messages written on ammo; 1 dead, 2 wounded
https://nypost.com/2025/09/24/us-news/dallas-sniper-had-anti-ice-messages-written-on-ammo-fbi/
— Excellence over wokeness: New rankings reveal the REAL top medical schools
https://nypost.com/2025/09/24/opinion/excellence-over-wokeness-new-rankings-reveal-the-real-top-medical-schools/
— Vance tears into Democrats, calls out Gavin Newsom after Dallas ICE shooting: ‘You can go straight to hell’
https://nypost.com/2025/09/24/us-news/vance-tears-into-democrats-calls-out-gavin-newsom-after-dallas-ice-shooting/
— Democrat ‘Nazi’ rhetoric about ICE has inspired tragic violence
https://nypost.com/2025/09/24/opinion/democrat-nazi-rhetoric-about-ice-has-inspired-tragic-violence/
— Google gives fresh proof the Biden admin was a censorship machine
https://nypost.com/2025/09/24/opinion/google-gives-fresh-proof-biden-admin-was-a-censorship-machine/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The lesbian sorority gets a crack at governing America
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/09/the_lesbian_sorority_gets_a_crack_at_governing_america.html
CATHOLIC VOTE
— 2 more bishops call on Cardinal Cupich to cancel award for pro-abortion senator Durbin
https://catholicvote.org/2-more-bishops-call-on-cardinal-cupich-cancel-award-pro-abortion-senator/
LIFE NEWS
— Catholic Bishop Blasts Award for Dick Durbin: “Goes Against Catholic Moral Principles”
https://www.lifenews.com/2025/09/23/catholic-bishop-blasts-award-for-dick-durbin-goes-against-catholic-moral-principles/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Employers want immigrants because employers want cheap labor.
https://finance-commerce.com/2025/09/americans-poll-legal-immigration-benefits/
CBS NEWS
— Judge won’t reinstate 8 Inspector Generals (IG) fired by Trump. While worked for GAO 1980-1997, I often worked with IG employees. While served on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996, I often worked with IG employees.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-government-watchdogs-inspector-generals-fired-by-trump/
POLITICO
— White House to agencies: Prepare mass firing plans for the shutdown. In memo, the Trump administration says the Reduction in Force plans would go beyond standard shutdown furloughs. Democrats run federal agencies. They use Republican budget cuts first to get rid of their employees who are Republican and then their employees who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/24/white-house-firings-shutdown-00579909
FROM OTHER SOURCES
REMAX
— FOR SALE: 821 Plamondon Road, Wheaton – $899,900
https://ronlewis.remax.com/holp/listing/103/12462951
September 23, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Fencing put up outside Broadview ICE facility after protests
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-operation-midway-blitz-fencing-put-outside-broadview-facility-protests/17870950/
— Missing NY girl found in Blue Island with men in country illegally
https://abc7chicago.com/post/missing-rochester-new-york-girl-found-blue-island-illinois-men-country-illegally-us-marshals-say/17871734/
— Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters promote Kimmel
https://abc7chicago.com/post/jimmy-kimmel-returns-late-night-glen-powell-ethan-hawke-peyton-manning-appear-guests/17872219/
— Five takeaways from President Trump’s UN speech
https://abc7chicago.com/post/takeaways-president-trumps-united-nations-speech-tuesday/17871642/
CBS2
— Fence goes up outside ICE facility in Broadview. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/fence-goes-up-outside-ice-facility-in-broadview-illinois/
— White House threatens to withhold funding to CPS over Black Student Success plan, transgender student guidelines. To get more votes from Blacks and from LGBTQers, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly give them more preference.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/white-house-threatens-withhold-funding-cps/
WGN9
— Pritzker issued an executive order Tuesday directing state agencies to identify up to 4% of general fund appropriations next year and limit hiring and non-essential spending. Pritzker blames President Trump’s “reckless economic policies” for the move.
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/pritzker-issues-executive-order-directing-agencies-to-save-more-in-2026-over-trump-policies/amp/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Cubs’ Matt Shaw explains decision to attend Charlie Kirk memorial: ‘That was really important to my faith.’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/23/chicago-cubs-matt-shaw-charlie-kirk-decision/
— Trump in speech to UN says world body ‘not even coming close to living up’ to its potential
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/23/trump-un-speech/
— Mayor Brandon Johnson twice undercuts Chicago’s fight against crime
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/editorial-mayor-brandon-johnson-twice-100000454.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cubs’ Matt Shaw says leaving team to attend Charlie Kirk’s memorial was ‘what was meant to be.’ “My connection with Charlie was through our [Christian] faith,” Shaw said Tuesday before a series opener against the Mets at Wrigley Field, “and that’s something that drives me every day.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2025/09/23/cubs-matt-shaw-charlie-kirk-memorial-leaving-team-meant-to-be
— Pointing finger at Trump’s ‘disastrous policies,’ Pritzker directs state agencies to find 4% in budget cuts. Gov. JB Pritzker says cuts are needed because of the impact to the state of the president’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which includes tax breaks for billionaires, cuts to food assistance and anticipated reductions in federal Medicaid funding.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2025/09/23/jb-pritzker-state-budget-cuts-donald-trump-big-beautiful-bill
DAILY HERALD
— State lawmaker Terra Costa Howard to become DuPage County judge
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250923/news/state-lawmaker-howard-to-become-dupage-county-judge/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Terra Costa Howard is giving up her seat in the state House to become a DuPage County Circuit Court judge. The Illinois Supreme Court announced Tuesday it is appointing Howard as resident circuit judge, effective Oct. 17. Her term will end Dec. 7, 2026. She fills a vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Paul Fullerton. Howard, a Glen Ellyn Democrat, has served as a state representative since 2019, first for the 48th District and then the 42nd District. A spokesman confirmed Costa Howard is resigning, but said a date has not been set. Costa Howard has had a solo law practice since 2003. Before that, she worked in the DuPage County public defender’s office and as a staff attorney for the DuPage court. “From my first days of working in the Chief Judge’s office and the DuPage County Public Defender’s office, to my current role as State Representative, I have worked to serve the people of DuPage County,” Costa Howard said in a news release from the Illinois Supreme Court. “I believe that every step of my career has led me toward this new challenge, and I look forward to the prospect of bringing my experience — in law and in life — to the bench.” The state constitution prohibits . judges from holding elected office.)
— Schaumburg Township GOP to host candidates for statewide offices at Saturday event. If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be continuing to host candidate forums. I served as TAPROOT’s chairman 2005-2012. TAPROOT held breakfast meetings the third Saturday of every month except August when it held a picnic and December when it held a Christmas party. I invited all the speakers for all of its 78 events 2005-2012. I should list all those who spoke at TAPROOT events 2005-2012. Almost all of them were Republican candidates, elected officials, and/or party leaders. My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes destroy TAPROOT in 2012.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250923/news/schaumburg-township-gop-to-host-candidates-for-statewide-offices-at-saturday-event/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government and charity.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250923/news/we-will-take-care-of-people-conroys-county-budget-plan-responds-to-threatened-federal-cuts/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Paprocki calls out Chicago archdiocese for giving Sen. Durbin lifetime achievement award
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2025/09/23/sen-dick-durbin-is-getting-an-award-from-the-chicago-archdiocese/86295224007/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Employers want citizens of foreign countries because employers want cheap labor
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/more-americans-think-companies-benefit-from-legal-immigration-a-new-ap-norc-poll-finds/article_e2328dc1-54ee-5e0e-9d56-d54c5c2e78fb.html
MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— Thomas DeVore gets law license suspended
https://muddyrivernews.com/politics/devore-gets-law-license-suspended/20250922210335/
OAK PARK
— Marijuana and traffic. Oak Park today, your municipality tomorrow.
https://www.oakpark.com/2025/09/23/marijuana-and-traffic/
(FROM THE LETTER: Oak Park residents are facing growing public safety concerns, and the situation seems to be worsening. At the intersection of Taylor and Adams, few vehicles comes to a full stop at crosswalks — just one example of how traffic laws are being routinely ignored. This puts pedestrians at serious risk, and it’s not an isolated issue. Another concern is the frequent smell of marijuana on Oak Park streets, especially from passing vehicles. While recreational cannabis is legal in Illinois, the pervasive odor — often near schools, parks, and residential areas — has become a public nuisance and, at times, a health issue. Yet Democratic leadership has shown little interest in addressing the unintended consequences of legalization. Compounding these problems is the rise in uninsured motorists. A friend of mine was recently rear-ended by an uninsured driver whose car smelled strongly of marijuana. Beyond the financial burden, the incident highlighted the danger of impaired, unaccountable drivers. The Illinois Supreme Court’s 2024 People v. Redmond decision, which ruled that the smell of cannabis alone does not justify legal action, has made it even harder for law enforcement to respond effectively.)
WLDS
— Former GOP Attorney General candidate Thomas DeVore has law license suspended by IL Supreme Court
https://wlds.com/former-gop-attorney-general-candidate-has-law-license-suspended-by-il-supreme-court/
DURBIN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Their illegals are their soldiers in their Democrat Army.
https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-leads-illinois-democrats-in-demanding-an-end-to-dangerous-and-reckless-immigration-operations
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-388/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Law License of Former Republican Attorney General Candidate Thomas DeVore Suspended for Sixty Days for Having Sexual Relationship with Client
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/23/law-license-of-former-republican-attorney-general-candidate-suspended-for-sixty-days-for-having-sexual-relationship-with-client/
— Cook County Jail Holding Illegal Accused of Murder, ICE Seeks Custody
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/23/cook-county-jail-holding-illegal-accused-of-murder-ice-seeks-custody/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie, R-Savanna says Pritzker budget cut EO a ploy for IL tax increases
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_f604509a-94fe-49a9-8a4d-f88ce2ceae99.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “How about, let’s not spend $2.3 billion on health care for illegal immigrants,” McCombie told The Center Square. “That’s not even touching what we spend on the increase of costs in our schools or for housing or other wraparound programs that they are qualifying for.” McCombie said Pritzker blaming Trump and not Democratic policies impacting the economy is a smokescreen for more tax increases. “Whether it’s for transit, whether it’s for more pork projects and or, God forbid, the failing energy policies that continue to plague Illinois,” McCombie said.)
ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Milton Township Operates “Nonprofit” With Public Funds, Self-Declares It A Private Entity Not Subject To FOIA
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2025/09/milton-township-operates-nonprofit-with-public-funds-self-declares-it-a-private-entity-not-subject-to-foia/
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Antifa: Ideology or Organization?
https://illinoisfamily.org/islam-sharia/antifa-ideology-or-organization/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Illinois’ Congressional Democrats reject gerrymandering – for wrong reasons. Illinois Democrats rejected a mid-cycle redistricting plan cooked up by U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to maximize Democratic partisan advantage in the state’s congressional district map. The reason? They don’t want to endanger their safe seats.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-congressional-democrats-reject-gerrymandering-for-wrong-reasons/
— Chicago budget rises over 2X faster than other big cities
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-budget-rises-over-2x-faster-than-other-big-cities/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump blasts U.N. at General Assembly speech, accuses it of not helping to stop wars
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/23/donald-trump-blasts-un-general-assembly-speech-accuses-helping-stop/
— More college kids are embracing political violence
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/23/happy-voice-silenced-college-kids-embracing-political-violence/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— There is no First Amendment right to obstruct law enforcement
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/3818416/no-first-amendment-right-obstruct-law-enforcement/
— Trump’s silent surrender on China
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3820531/trump-trade-deal-china-tiktok-student-visas/
— Kamala Harris continues her dangerous, deceitful, and inflammatory rhetoric
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/3819658/kamala-harris-continues-her-dangerous-deceitful-and-inflammatory-rhetoric/
— Hegseth terminates Pentagon committee that advances ‘divisive feminist agenda’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/3820520/pete-hegseth-terminates-pentagon-committee-divisive-feminist-agenda/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump warns Europe ‘being devastated by energy and immigration’ in UN speech
https://nypost.com/2025/09/23/us-news/trump-warns-europe-being-devastated-by-energy-and-immigration-in-un-speech/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— The battle in Broadview: How Democratic leaders are causing chaos, not ICE agents
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/09/23/the-battle-in-broadview-how-democratic-leaders-are-causing-chaos-not-ice-agents-1587188/
— Man of the people! Obamas vacationed on Steven Spielberg’s $250M superyacht off Italian coast
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/09/23/man-of-the-people-obamas-vacationed-on-steven-spielbergs-250m-superyacht-off-italian-coast-1587331/
BREITBART
— Close to 1.6 Million Illegal Aliens Already Left the Country on Their Own
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/09/23/homan-close-to-1-6-illegal-aliens-already-left-the-country-on-their-own/
CATHOLIC VOTE
— Illinois Right to Life to protest Cardinal Cupich’s decision to award pro-abortion senator
https://catholicvote.org/illinois-right-to-life-to-protest-cardinal-cupichs-decision-to-award-pro-abortion-senator/
COLLEGE FIX
— Professors bash Florida college’s plans for Charlie Kirk statue
https://www.thecollegefix.com/odious-white-supremacy-professors-bash-florida-colleges-plans-for-charlie-kirk-statue/
LIFE NEWS
— Cardinal Cupich is Wrong, Catholics Shouldn’t Honor Radical Abortion Activists
https://www.lifenews.com/2025/09/23/cardinal-cupich-is-wrong-catholics-shouldnt-honor-radical-abortion-activists/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Major Broadcasting Groups Refuse to Air Jimmy Kimmel After ABC Lifts Suspension
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/major-broadcasting-groups-refuse-to-air-jimmy-kimmel-after-abc-lifts-suspension/
NEWSMAX
— Nearly 2 Million Illegals Out of US Under Trump
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/tom-homan-donald-trump-immigration/2025/09/23/id/1227476/
— Trump to UN: ‘Your Countries Are Going to Hell’
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/un-illegals-migration/2025/09/23/id/1227528/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Hegseth axes decades-old advisory committee on women in the military
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5518114-pete-hegseth-advisory-committee-women-military/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Pritzker
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5517888-pritzker-says-no-federal-troops/
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders decry that “Charlie Kirk left young followers all over Trump’s government. A generation of young conservatives idolized Kirk. Many have since aged into Washington jobs.” I would not have become a postal employee when I was 18 in 1966 if my high school friend had not asked me to take the postal employment examination with him. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/2025/09/23/charlie-kirk-fans-working-in-trump-government/
NATIONAL DESK
— Dr. Ben Carson criticizes media influence during Charlie Kirk memorial service
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsaS4nr3w9M
September 13, 2025
If/when a Kirk vigil is held in your county, township, and/or municipality, how many would attend? Who would attend? While I cannot say that I knew Kirk, I know many people who knew him. No individuals or organizations have notified me of any Kirk vigils in DuPage County, Milton Township, or Wheaton. I should write about the ever-increasing Democrat-led and RINO-led anti-conservatism in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.
FOX NEWS
— Utah students lift voices in prayer at vigil for Charlie Kirk’s Christian legacy: ‘Felt called by God’ Charlie Kirk, 31, remembered for faith and courage as mourners celebrate his life and legacy.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/utah-students-lift-voices-prayer-vigil-charlie-kirks-christian-legacy-felt-called-god
— Charlie Kirk’s wife Erika addresses nation in first remarks
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/charlie-kirk-shooting-utah-valley-university-9-12-2025
— Erika Kirk delivers moving tribute to husband, Charlie: ‘I will never let your legacy die’ Erika Kirk vows to keep her husband’s mission alive.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/erika-kirk-breaks-silence-after-husband-charlies-assassination-address-turning-point-usa-headquarters
— Video captures fight erupting at Charlie Kirk vigil after activist reportedly shouts profanity at crowd. Terry Wilson, a local Black Lives Matter activist, reportedly shouted ‘F— Charlie Kirk’ before sparking a massive vigil brawl.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/video-captures-fight-erupting-charlie-kirk-vigil-after-activist-reportedly-shouts-profanity-crowd
BREITBART
— Charlie Kirk Home State GOP Lawmakers (Miller, Bost, & LaHood) Introduce Resolution Condemning Assassination, Honoring Legacy
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/12/charlie-kirk-home-state-gop-lawmakers-introduce-resolution-condemning-assassination-honoring-legacy/
ABC NEWS
— Erika Kirk delivers emotional remarks to the nation after killing of husband Charlie Kirk
https://abcnews.go.com/US/charlie-kirks-widow-erika-set-deliver-1st-public/story?id=125528319
NBC NEWS
— London braces for mass far-right rally where Charlie Kirk will be mourned. Tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on the British capital for the largest far-right rally in decades, organized by anti-immigration activist Tommy Robinson.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/london-braces-mass-far-right-rally-charlie-kirk-will-mourned-rcna230978
CBS NEWS
— New Yorkers gather in Madison Square Park to mourn Charlie Kirk
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-charlie-kirk-vigil/
— Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk, speaks out for first time since fatal shooting
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/erika-kirk-address-charlie-kirk-fatal-shooting/
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/erika-kirk-speaks-publicly-first-time-since-fatal-shooting-of-her-husband-charlie-kirk/
NBC NEWS
— Charlie Kirk’s widow vows husband’s mission will continue
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/charlie-kirks-widow-vows-husbands-mission-will-continue-rcna230951
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/charlie-kirk-s-wife-erika-speaks-out-for-first-time-since-husband-s-shooting-death-247504965934
CNN
— Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika speaks publicly for the first time since his death
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/12/us/video/charlie-kirk-wife-erika-first-public-comments-digvid
NEWSWEEK
— Office Depot has issued an apology after one of its employees refused to make posters featuring conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The worker at a Michigan Office Depot was fired after allegedly refusing to print the posters for a vigil honoring Kirk, who was shot and killed while delivering a speech under a tent to a large crowd on campus at Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday. The posters were ordered by the Kalamazoo County Republican Party for a vigil that took place at Bronson Park in downtown Kalamazoo on Friday evening. Why It Matters. The incident underscores the growing tension between corporate neutrality, employee discretion, and political polarization in the U.S.
https://www.newsweek.com/office-depot-charlie-kirk-firing-2129303
MSNBC
— Erika Kirk remembers her husband Charlie Kirk in first public address since his killing
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/erika-kirk-widow-of-charlie-kirk-makes-first-public-remarks-since-his-fatal-shooting-247504965558
ABC7
— Democrat leaders use Kirk assassination to diminish Second Amendment rights
https://abc7chicago.com/post/charlie-kirk-death-illinois-lawmakers-share-security-concerns-wake-shooting-chicago-native-turning-point-usa-founder/17803541/
— 3 deputies injured in struggle with suspect, fall down escalator at DuPage County Courthouse
https://abc7chicago.com/post/dupage-county-courthouse-fight-3-deputies-injured-during-struggle-suspect-fall-down-escalator-officials-say/17802942/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbotLoHZJPM
WGLT
— Young Republican leaders in Central Illinois share what connected them to Charlie Kirk
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2025-09-12/young-republican-leaders-in-central-illinois-share-what-connected-them-to-charlie-kirk
WCIA
— U of I students host vigil in honor of Charlie Kirk
https://www.wcia.com/news/champaign-county/u-of-i-students-host-vigil-in-honor-of-charlie-kirk/
IPM NEWS
— Conservative activist Charlie Kirk remembered on the University of Illinois South Quad
https://ipmnewsroom.org/conservative-activist-charlie-kirk-remembered-on-the-university-of-illinois-south-quad/
BEVERLY MOUNT GREENWOOD PATCH
— Vigils For Slain Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Held In Chicago And Suburbs
https://patch.com/illinois/beverly-mtgreenwood/vigils-slain-conservative-activist-charlie-kirk-held-chicago-suburbs
NEW YORK TIMES
— Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/opinion/charlie-kirk-assassination-fear-politics.html
— Right-Wing Activists Urge Followers to Expose Those Celebrating Kirk Killing. The widespread and fast-moving campaign has already resulted in lost jobs, suspensions and internal investigations, heightening tensions online between supporters and detractors of Charlie Kirk.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/us/politics/charlie-kirk-shooting-firings-celebration.html
— NPR and PBS have existed to promote the Democrat Party platform
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/us/politics/public-broadcasting-cuts.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Schools tried to ban phones and avoid politics. Then came Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University sent shockwaves through classrooms worldwide.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/13/charlie-kirk-shooting-video-school/7f1a4d54-9056-11f0-8260-0712daa5c125_story.html
BOSTON HERALD
— Campus progressives preach tolerance, produce violence
https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/09/13/graham-campus-progressives-preach-tolerance-produce-violence/
WCCS RADIO
— Secret Service employee who celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination put on immediate leave. What percent of federal employees are hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters?
https://www.wccsradio.com/rss/secret-service-employee-who-celebrated-charlie-kirks-assassination-put-on-immediate-leave/
FOX LOS ANGELES
— Charlie Kirk vigil held in downtown LA
https://www.foxla.com/news/downtown-la-charlie-kirk-vigil
CW 39 HOUSTON
— Charlie Kirk vigil held in London
https://cw39.com/news/nationworld/watch-charlie-kirk-vigil-held-in-london/
LOCAL 3 NEWS
— Fundraiser for Charlie Kirk’s family has raised almost $4 million
https://www.local3news.com/local-news/fundraiser-for-charlie-kirks-family-has-raised-almost-4-million/article_6350a520-5194-4872-a137-ef44d3ac30ba.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Suspect Was Once Promising Student. I was never a promising student. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/who-tyler-robinson-charlie-kirk-suspect-814fd21f
— Friendship With Charlie Kirk Helped Propel JD Vance to Vice Presidency
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/jd-vance-charlie-kirk-relationship-f6db26e0
— A Friendship With Kirk Helped Vance Get Ahead
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/charlie-kirk-shot/card/a-friendship-with-kirk-helped-vance-get-ahead-QBuM9yOCdX3x8AiIOZY6
— Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Feels Like a Hinge Point. What a disaster for the young. It will forever shape their understanding of politics in America. If I had been active in Republican politics, a) the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 would not have hired me, b) the Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 would not have hired me, and c) the Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/charlie-kirks-assassination-feels-like-a-hinge-point-01dd4f72
— Why Do So Many Young Americans Justify Political Violence? Ninety-three percent of baby boomers think it’s never acceptable. Only 56% of Gen Z agrees.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/why-do-so-many-young-americans-justify-political-violence-ee8d2e2d
— Older Democrats Defy Calls for Retirement. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates wanted me to retire when I became eligible when I was 45 in 1993. They succeeded in forcing me to take GAO’s retirement “offer” just before it expired in 1997. I would not have been eligible for regular retirement until I was 55 in 2003. Being forced to retire early is devastating.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/democrats-retirement-congress-798f6794
— Dropping Out of College. If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in business in 1970, Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970 and IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not been taking graduate evening business courses, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I had not earned an MBA in 1976, GAO would not have hired me in 1980.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/what-dropping-out-of-college-taught-me-about-finding-my-calling-ee839158
FORBES
— Vigil Held For Charlie Kirk Outside Turning Point USA Legacy Center In Lemont, Illinois
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmXdkhDUPaQ
POLITICO
— Charlie Kirk’s widow says Turning Point will carry on after the assassination of her husband
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/12/charlie-kirks-widow-says-turning-point-will-carry-on-after-the-assassination-of-her-husband-00562792
DAILY BEAST
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say that Charlie Kirk suspect’s grandma says family is all MAGA
https://www.thedailybeast.com/charlie-kirk-suspects-grandma-says-family-is-all-maga/
TIMES OF INDIA
— How suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing went from scholarship winner to wanted man. Did you get a scholarship? My critics/opponents have always used my not getting a scholarship against me. They stress that my ACT score was only 24 and that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my high school class.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/international/how-suspect-in-charlie-kirks-killing-went-from-scholarship-winner-to-wanted-man/articleshow/123865240.cms
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Charlie Kirk’s books hit Amazon top 10
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/charlie-kirks-books-hit-amazon-top-10-how-donald-trump-jr-is-benefiting-from-his-death/articleshow/123855127.cms?from=mdr
— What campus crusader Charlie Kirk meant to Trump
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/global-trends/what-campus-crusader-charlie-kirk-meant-to-trump/amp_articleshow/123853977.cms
INDEPENDENT
— Charlie Kirk’s widow says will never let husband’s ‘legacy’ die
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/charlie-kirk-shooting-tyler-robinson-suspect-erika-live-updates-b2825825.html
BBC
— ‘His voice will remain,’ Charlie Kirk’s widow vows. ‘I will never let your legacy die’ – Charlie Kirk’s widow gives tearful address after shooting.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz9je8lxge4o
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cdx2q24l1zqt
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE: In announcing for governor, Republican Ted Dabrowski leaves more questions than answers. The mainstream news media exists to destroy Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/12/ted-dabrowski-announces-run-illinois-governor/
— Protests flare at ICE facility in Broadview even as President Donald Trump deploys National Guard to Memphis
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/12/immigration-protests-broadview-guard-memphis/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: The Chicago Tribune exists to promote illegal immigration
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/12/ice-agents-fatally-shoot-man-franklin-park/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/12/flower-vendor-operation-midway-blitz/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: The Chicago Sun-times exists to promote illegal immigration
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/12/ice-officer-fatally-shoots-man-during-traffic-stop-in-chicago-suburb-authorities-say
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2025/09/12/head-start-preschool-trump-administration-immigrants-lawsuits-aclu
DAILY HERALD
— Addison Township sues ex-supervisor over money spent for pickup truck
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250912/news/addison-township-sues-ex-supervisor-over-money-spent-for-pickup-truck/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Polling Shows Darin Bailey Wipeout of Opponents
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/13/polling-shows-darin-bailey-wipeout-of-opponents/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Trump Pivots From Chicago, Redirects National Guard to Memphis, Citing Local Political Support
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/09/trump-pivots-from-chicago-redirects-national-guard-to-memphis-citing-local-political-support.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illegal immigrant shot dead after striking officer with vehicle in Chicago
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/3805866/illegal-immigrant-shot-dead-chicago/
DAILY SIGNAL
— A Society Paralyzed by the Presence of Evil
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/12/a-society-paralyzed-by-the-presence-of-evil/
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Illinois Congresswoman Mary Miller Moves to Protect Roads From Sanctuary State Negligence
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/illinois-house-republican-sanctuary-states-gambling-with-american-lives
— White House Singles Out Jackson, Mississippi as a Safe Haven for Criminals
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/white-house-mississippi-sanctuary-cities-karoline-leavitt
September 7, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago deploys salt trucks as safety precaution at protest and Taste of Chicago. Rumors circulating on social media over the weekend suggested the fleet of trucks had been deployed to block off federal immigration activity as the city prepares for a sweeping crackdown.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/07/chicago-salt-trucks-protest-taste/
— After ‘Chipocalypse Now’ post, President Trump says he’s ‘not going to war’ with Chicago but Democrats dubious
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/07/trump-war-chicago-chipocalypse-democrats-dubious/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— No, Chicago salt trucks are not being used to interfere with ICE. The salt trucks were positioned in Grant Park for the Taste of Chicago festival and weekend protests. Several social media posts are erroneously claiming Mayor Brandon Johnson deployed the salt trucks along Chicago’s expressways to create a block ICE operations.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2025/09/07/chicago-salt-trucks-ice-protest
DAILY HERALD
— Antioch mayor Scott Gartner mulling GOP run for governor
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250907/illinois-state-politics/antioch-mayor-mulling-gop-run-for-governor/
ABC7
— ‘We’re not going to war’ with Chicago, Trump says, after sharing ominous meme. Aurora hosts Mexican Independence Day Parade; Anti-immigration enforcement protest held in Downers Grove.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-chicago-meme-were-not-going-war-president-says-post-referencing-department/17765102/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-immigration-raids-could-ramp-saturday-agents-set-naval-station-great-lakes-north-il/17755715/
NBC5
— Trump vows to ‘clean up’ Chicago day after threatening to use Department of War. The president was pressed about a meme he posted Saturday threatening to use the Department of War in Chicago.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/trump-vows-to-clean-up-chicago-day-after-threatening-to-use-department-of-war/3820687/
CBS2
— Trump appears to again threaten sending troops to Chicago for immigration enforcement
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/trump-troops-chicago-immigration-enforcement/
— South Korea says it reached a deal with U.S. to release workers detained by ICE in Georgia Hyundai raid
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/south-korea-reached-deal-us-release-workers-detained-ice/
— Duckworth says Trump “essentially just declared war” on Chicago, but there’s no “indications” of deployment
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/tammy-duckworth-chicago-trump-national-guard/
FOX32
— Trump says sending help to Chicago is ‘common sense,’ not ‘war’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-sending-help-chicago-common-sense-not-war
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-chicago-war-post-folo
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1703797
LAKE & MCHENRY COUNTY SCANNER
Antioch Mayor Scott Gartner “strongly considering” run for Illinois Governor
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2025/09/07/antioch-mayor-strongly-considering-run-for-illinois-governor/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Chipocalypse Now’: Trump zeroes in on Chicago as part of sanctuary city cleanup
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/7/chipocalypse-trump-zeroes-chicago-part-sanctuary-city-clean/
— Duckworth ever-increasingly protects criminals and illegals
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/3796463/tammy-duckworth-us-strike-venezuelan-boat-american-threat/
— Ed chief seeks to ease concerns over Trump’s call to admit more Chinese students to U.S. colleges
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/7/linda-mcmahon-education-secretary-seeks-ease-concerns-trumps-call/
— Why parents are abandoning public schools — by the millions. Tired of sexual indoctrination, evil.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/7/parents-abandoning-public-schools-millions/
— Fired Federal Trade Commission member asks Supreme Court to keep her on the job. In Diersen v. GAO, the federal judges and justices ruled that federal agencies can force their employees to retire, that is, to fire them, because they are active members in class action lawsuits that charge them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. So far, because of that ruling, GAO has forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $1.9 million in today’s dollars to stop me from coming to work.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/7/rebecca-slaughter-fired-federal-trade-commission-member-asks-supreme/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump goes off on reporter for asking if he’s going to war with Chicago: ‘Darling, that’s fake news’
https://nypost.com/2025/09/07/us-news/trump-goes-off-on-reporter-for-asking-if-hes-going-to-war-with-chicago/
— Hochul claims kids are better off without phones during school shootings, emergencies
https://nypost.com/2025/09/07/us-news/hochul-claims-kids-are-better-off-without-phones-during-school-shootings-emergencies/
DAILY SIGNAL
— How ‘National Conservatism’ Has Changed the Right. Pritzker speaks for liberals in Illinois. Who speaks for conservatives in Illinois?
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/07/how-national-conservatism-has-changed-right/
FOX NEWS
— Trump clashes with reporters after Chicago ‘war’ meme: ‘That’s not war, that’s common sense’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-clashes-reporters-after-chicago-war-meme-thats-not-war-thats-common-sense
PJ MEDIA
— Pritzker Calls U.S. Troops ‘Invaders’ — and Invading Illegal Aliens ‘Our Neighbors and Friends’
https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2025/09/07/gov-pritzker-calls-us-troops-invaders-and-invading-illegal-aliens-our-neighbors-and-friends-n4943422
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Pritzker recently signed a bill that would “implement annual mental health screenings” in Illinois public schools beginning in third grade, starting during the 2027-28 school year. Parents can opt out — and they all should.
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/5489333-dont-let-illinois-schools-pathologize-children/
BARRON’S
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly focus on driving Trump’s approval rating down
https://www.barrons.com/livecoverage/sundayshows0907
September 2, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat and RINO leaders want Pritzker to win in 2026. Failing that, they want an anti-Trump Republican candidate to win who is Democrat plant, Democrat Lite, RINO, if not anti-conservative, if not anti-Republican who rejects the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and/or other if not all of the planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/02/illinois-republicans-governor-ilgop-2028/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/02/outdoor-cannabis-cultivation-illinois/
ABC7
— Chicago-area residents celebrate Labor Day 2025 with parades. I have always been big on parades. I attended Bob Doles’ rally after he walked in Wheaton’s Independence Day Parade in 1996. SEE: https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/05/us/for-dole-upbeat-crowd-on-a-spirited-day.html At the 2000 Illinois Republican Party State Convention in Springfield, I encouraged George Ryan to encourage Bush/Cheney to walk in Wheaton’s 2000 Independence Day Parade. But my attending the Bush/Cheney rally before Naperville’s 2000 Labor Day Parade and my walking in that parade really got me going. SEE: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/09/05/no-ordinary-fling-in-naperville/ I ever-increasingly encouraged Republican candidates to walk in Wheaton Independence Day Parades. I served as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day Parades from 2005 until my critics/opponents ended that in 2021.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/labor-day-events-2025-chicago-area-residents-wrap-holiday-weekend-parades-festivals/17714451/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The marching bands got their work done early in Naperville, with the annual Labor Day parade. Thousands lined the course, watching the many community organizations marching by.)
NBC5
— At least 54 people shot, 7 fatally, during Labor Day weekend in Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/at-least-54-people-shot-7-fatally-during-labor-day-weekend-in-chicago/3818070/
FOX32
— Deadly weekend: Eight killed, 48 wounded over Labor Day weekend in Chicago, prompting Trump to threaten National Guard deployment. Chicago Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/labor-day-violence-chicago-prompts-trump-national-guard-warning
NORTHWEST HERALD
— More than 600 people attend Labor Day protest in McHenry. ‘Workers Over Billionaires’ one of many across Illinois, country.
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2025/09/01/more-than-600-people-attend-labor-day-protest-in-mchenry/
DAILY LINE
— Illinois Republicans light on candidates for statewide races in 2026 midterm
https://www.thedailyline.com/illinois-republicans-light-candidates-statewide-races-2026-midterm
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/02/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-581/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Tax Eaters in Search of Another Mass Transit Bailout
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/02/tax-eaters-in-search-of-another-mass-transit-bailout/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Nationwide Labor Day protests denounce billionaires in Trump’s orbit. Organizers are aiming to remind the country of Labor Day’s origins and emphasize workers’ rights. My critics/opponents look down on if not despise workers. I was a worker 1964-1997.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/09/01/nationwide-labor-day-protests-denounce-billionaires-trumps-orbit/
BREITBART
— Illinois Lt. Gov.: Trump Wants to Do ‘Aggressive Attack’ Here to ‘Provoke’ Reaction So They Can Federalize Troops
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/09/01/il-lt-gov-trump-wants-to-do-aggressive-attack-here-to-provoke-reaction-so-they-can-federalize-troops/
— Texas Trucking’s Silent Threat: Non-English Speaking Drivers Surge as Crashes Mount Nationwide
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2025/09/01/texas-truckings-silent-threat-non-english-speaking-drivers-surge-as-crashes-mount-nationwide/
— Chicago Alderman: Trump’s Trying to Use ‘Violence’ Here
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/09/01/chicago-alderman-trumps-trying-to-use-violence-here/
— Chicago Alderman on Shootings in City: Trump ‘Exacerbated’ Inner City Violence
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/09/01/chicago-alderman-on-shootings-in-city-trump-exacerbated-inner-city-violence/
— Trump’s policies spark protests in multiple US cities on Labor Day
https://www.breitbart.com/news/president-donald-trumps-policies-spark-protests-in-multiple-us-cities-on-labor-day/
— Trump Administration Suspends U.S. Visas for Palestinian Passport Holders
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2025/09/01/trump-administration-suspends-u-s-visas-for-palestinian-passport-holders/
COLLEGE FIX
— FBI probes slew of nationwide false campus shooter reports tied to online group
https://www.thecollegefix.com/fbi-probes-slew-of-nationwide-false-campus-shooter-reports-tied-to-online-group/
EPOCH TIMES
— Why Can’t Teens Get Jobs? While I was a Crete-Monee High School student 1962-1966, UIC student 1966-1968, and NIU student 1969-1970, few of my classmates had jobs. But 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. I worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970. My critics/opponents have always used my taking the aforesaid jobs against me. They make it clear that they would never had stooped to take the aforesaid jobs. They hint/imply/argue/shout that my taking the aforesaid jobs proves that I am a loser. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents had the most money.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/why-cant-teens-get-jobs-5897482
FOX NEWS
— Judge halts Trump admin’s effort to deport Guatemalan children
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6378087284112
NEWSMAX
— Trump: Bring Back Insane Asylums, House Mentally Ill
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mentally-ill-insane-asylums-donald-trump/2025/09/01/id/1224673/
— Insurrection Act Gives Trump Power to Deploy Guard. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Criminals and illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-deploytroops-insurrectionact/2025/09/01/id/1224681/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5480608-may-day-strong-labor-protest/
NBC NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2efnUi0f3A
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/chicagoans-want-help-tackling-crime-but-with-different-approach-than-trump-s-crackdown-246363205702
CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/01/politics/video/the-lead-juliana-stratton-chicago-national-guard-president-trump-tapper
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/02/politics/trump-national-guard-epstein-russia-ukraine-china-senate-analysis
https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/the-arena-with-kasie-hunt/episodes/34cb4784-6cdf-11f0-995b-5fc5837b209c
REUTERS
— China’s Xi convenes ‘Axis of Upheaval’ in Beijing, sidelining Trump. In WWIII, which countries will side with China against America?
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/chinas-xi-convenes-axis-upheaval-beijing-sidelining-trump-2025-09-02/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://apnews.com/video/anti-trump-protests-held-in-chicago-e2fb17c619a64478bab5d0c63cf913cf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxCxn5BVBY0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-1vsob2slg
NEW YORK TIMES
— Labor Day Protests Denounce Trump While Supporting Workers. The demonstrations were part of the continuing effort by Trump opponents to try to pressure his administration, even if many events were modest in size. My critics/opponents look down on if not despise workers. I was a worker 1964-1997.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/us/trump-labor-day-protests.html
— Young and Old Are Facing Off for Jobs. For White male non-veterans, it is up-or-out. For White male non-veteran federal employees, they are out if they do not make GS-13 ($117,807/year) by age 25, GS-14 ($139,211/year) by age 30, GS-15 ($163,749/year) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($195,200/year)by age 40. Extremely few White male non-veteran federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.
https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/21/business/21age.html
— Fine-Tune Your Feed and Get News You Can Use. My critics/opponents want to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Failing that, they want to stop everyone from reading the newsletters. Failing that, they want me to stop including links in the newsletters to articles that promote planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject. Most commonly, they reject the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/technology/personaltech/apple-google-news-customize.html
— A Guide to Repaying Your Student Loans. If you had to work your way through college like me, what if you had gotten a student loan? If I had gotten a student loan my GPA would have been higher. Instead of studying, I spent far too many hours washing dishes, delivering mail, working for IRS, and working for GAO.
https://www.nytimes.com/article/student-loan-repayment-options.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Nationwide Labor Day protests denounce billionaires in Trump’s orbit. Organizers are aiming to remind the country of Labor Day’s origins and emphasize workers’ rights. My critics/opponents look down on if not despise workers. I was a worker 1964-1997.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/09/01/nationwide-labor-day-protests-denounce-billionaires-trumps-orbit/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Hidden cost of EV ownership: high insurance premiums
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-08-28/insurance-premiums-hike-up-the-price-of-evs
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rahm Emanuel: We Have Met the Enemy and He Isn’t Us. Can Americans stop fighting each other long enough to appreciate the threat from China?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/we-have-met-the-enemy-and-he-isnt-us-b3faa55c
— Remember the Children of Annunciation. Don’t let yourself grow numb. School shootings are a horror we can’t accept.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/remember-the-children-of-annunciation-add5b127?mod=opinion_lead_pos8
— You Can’t Work Your Way Through College Anymore. I would not have been able to work my way through college and graduate debt-free in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE a) if my parents had not provided me with room and board 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester in 1969, and the summer of 1969 and b) if I had not worked for the Post Office part-time during the school years and full-time during the summers 1966-1969.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-cant-work-your-way-through-college-anymore-1521239612
FORBES
— OK Boomers, About That Working-Through-College Thing. I would not have been able to work my way through college and graduate debt-free in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE a) if my parents had not provided me with room and board 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester in 1969, and the summer of 1969 and b) if I had not worked for the Post Office part-time during the school years and full-time during the summers 1966-1969.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickwwatson/2019/12/09/ok-boomers-about-that-working-through-college-thing/
— Many Small Businesses Are Finding It Harder To Hire Workers. My big employers included GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, Post Office, and SS Kresge.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/edwardsegal/2021/10/28/many-small-businesses-are-finding-it-harder-to-hire-workers-new-poll/
WALLET HUB
— 50% of people don’t think it’s realistic for the average American to expect to retire comfortably. Starting when I was 18 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents have envied my earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension and the federal government paying 72% of my health insurance and paying 72% of my wife’s health insurance since 1978. Their envy worsened when I became eligible for early retirement and a $25,000 buyout when I was 45 in 1993. Their envy worsened more when I took early retirement when I was 49 in 1997. In my defense, I stress that I worked for the Post Office for almost 3 years, I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, and that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those a) who have made it clear that they would never stoop to take a federal job and/or b) who lacked qualifications for federal jobs.
https://wallethub.com/blog/retirement-savings-survey/133047
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Retirement doubt. 50% of people don’t think it’s realistic for the average American to expect to retire comfortably. Americans worry about retirement. Nearly 2 in 5 people feel anxious when thinking about retirement. Many people lack a plan. More than 1 in 4 Americans don’t have a retirement plan. Many people may never retire. 43% of people say they expect to work until they die. Debt takes precedence. Most Americans (53%) think paying off debt is more important than making retirement contributions. Dependency risk. More than 1 in 4 Americans are counting on family members to support them financially when they retire.)
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Not College Material. I was not viewed as being college material. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My ACT score was only 24. I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class. I washed dishes during my junior and senior years and the summer in between. I could not run because I had a bone disease. My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness.
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/just-visiting/not-college-material
KEEN ON AMERICA
— Wealthy Families Game the College Admission Process. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother never attended high school. I had to work my way through college.
https://keenon.substack.com/p/the-hypocrisy-of-trumps-war-on-universities
AMERICA MAGAZINE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2025/09/01/pope-leo-meets-with-father-james-martin-seen-as-a-sign-of-support-for-ministry-with-l-g-b-t-q-catholics/
HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders attack Trump’s health
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-health-questions-garrett-graff_n_68b65715e4b0cd019d229af8