Your attitude toward Kirk shows your attitude toward conservatives, and especially your attitude toward conservative activists like me.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC5
— What to know about the weekend Kirk memorial. The public memorial service is slated to take place Sunday at State Farm Stadium just outside of Phoenix.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/when-is-charlie-kirks-funeral-what-to-know-about-the-arrangements/3826914/
— Debate swirls over whether Wheeling High School should honor Charlie Kirk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkVw8xn-hak
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled conservative-hating conservative haters will ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Kirk.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/09/20/charlie-kirk-gun-violence-farrakhan-kanye-muslims-mamdani-rummana-hussain
— My critics/opponents look down on wage earners if not despise wage earners. I was a wage earner 1964-1997.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/09/17/readjusters-virginia-black-white-working-class-race-1870s-civil-war-ben-jealous
SOUTHERN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more drug abuse.
https://thesouthern.com/events/?_evDiscoveryPath=/event%2F107378795n-colt-ball-hemp-hop-and-shrooms-fest-2025
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Charlie Kirk’s assassination should shake us to the core. Your attitude toward Kirk shows your attitude toward conservatives, and especially toward conservative activists like me.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/2025/09/18/charlie-kirk-death/86207817007/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump adds $100,000 fee for high-skilled foreign workers in major visa overhaul. To compete against high-skilled foreign workers, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-09-19/trump-adds-100-000-fee-for-high-skilled-foreign-workers-in-major-visa-overhaul
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/the-martyrdom-of-charlie-kirk/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Memorial for Charlie Kirk Sunday in Woodstock
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/19/memorial-for-charlie-kirk-sunday-at-nikos-red-mill-inn-in-woodstock/
— McHenry County Has Lowest Percentage of People on SNAP
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/09/19/mchenry-county-has-lowest-percentage-of-people-on-snap-food-stamps/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Ranting AOC rips Charlie Kirk, leads horde of Democrats who voted against resolution honoring assassinated commentator
https://nypost.com/2025/09/19/us-news/dozens-of-democrats-vote-against-resolution-honoring-charlie-kirk/
— Erika Kirk is ‘absolute force,’ ready to grow Turning Point USA ‘10x’ after tragedy
https://nypost.com/2025/09/19/us-news/erika-kirk-is-absolute-force-ready-to-grow-turning-point-usa-10x-after-tragedy/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Charlie Kirk Was a Moderate. Do some on the left wish all the millions who agree with him dead? Your attitude toward Kirk says more about you than anything that you can say about yourself. Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters ever-increasingly paint Kirk as having been an extremist.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/charlie-kirk-was-a-moderate/
AMERICAN THINKER
— After Charlie Kirk, What Will America Do?
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/09/after_charlie_kirk_what_will_america_do.html
BLAZE
— The 5 biggest Charlie Kirk lies DEBUNKED
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-glenn-beck-program/the-5-biggest-charlie-kirk-lies-debunked
BREITBART
— Demoralized Democrats Rally to Besiege ICE Center in Chicago
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/19/video-demoralized-democrats-rally-to-besiege-ice-center-in-chicago/amp/
DAILY CALLER
— 95 Democrats Voted For Resolution Honoring Charlie Kirk — But Several Still Want You To Know They Despise Him
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/19/democrats-voted-charlie-kirk-statements/
— AOC Chews Up Nearly 3 Minutes On House Floor Trashing Charlie Kirk’s Memory
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/19/aoc-charlie-kirk-house-floor/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Charlie Kirk’s Fight to Rescue a Generation From University Indoctrination
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/19/finish-charlie-kirks-fight-for-america-on-campus/
FOX BUSINESS
— Speaker Johnson calls out 118 Democrats who did not vote in favor of resolution condemning Kirk assassination
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6379809693112
FOX NEWS
— Charlie Kirk memorial in Arizona expected to draw 100,000, with Trump and Vance headlining
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/charlie-kirk-shooting-investigation-9-20-2025
— Inside security measures taken for Charlie Kirk’s memorial service
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeQ0vk8p_MI
— Charlie Kirk assassination: Erika Kirk shares heartwarming video of late husband as memorial nears. Charlie Kirk’s memorial service is scheduled for Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The massive event will include speeches from President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Erika Kirk and others. Do not expect that anti-conservatives to attend any Kirk memorials.
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/charlie-kirk-shooting-investigation-9-19-2025
— Riley Gaines speaks out about threats to conservatives on college campuses.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/riley-gaines-speaks-out-about-threats-conservatives-college-campuses
— Lawmakers wrestle with how to approach hateful political rhetoric in wake of Kirk assassination
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/watch-lawmakers-wrestle-how-approach-hateful-political-rhetoric-wake-kirk-assassination
— Erika Kirk will ‘change the hearts of young women’ as Charlie did for young men
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BobteFTzScw
— Charlie Kirk ‘died with a microphone in his hand,’ as faith under attack
https://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/exclusive-bishop-robert-barron-says-charlie-kirk-died-microphone-his-hand-faith-attack
— AOC smears Charlie Kirk in House speech
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-uses-house-floor-speech-smear-charlie-kirk-his-rhetoric-beliefs-were-ignorant-uneducated
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5ZFSr-Jxy0
— Charlie Kirk died for free speech and universities still have nothing to say
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/charlie-kirk-died-free-speech-universities-still-nothing-say
WESTERN JOURNAL
— 58 House Democrats Vote Against Resolution Honoring Charlie Kirk
https://www.westernjournal.com/58-house-democrats-vote-resolution-honoring-charlie-kirk/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Authorities tracking unspecified threats to Charlie Kirk memorial attendees
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5512713-authorities-tracking-unspecified-threats-charlie-kirk-memorial/
CNN
— What we know about Charlie Kirk’s memorial service
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/20/us/charlie-kirk-memorial-service
— The more that you do to promote conservative principles, the more that hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters do to destroy you. I focus on promoting conservative principles. I should write about my critics/opponents who claim to be conservative, but who focus on destroying me.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/13/business/charlie-kirk-death-fired-comments
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— House approves resolution honoring Charlie Kirk with dozens of Democrats opposed
https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-congress-democrats-d081cf80ff514310f307590ff1d75f04
REUTERS
— Ted Cruz breaks with fellow Republicans and condemns government threats against US broadcasters. I should write about my critics/opponents who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me because I included links to articles in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that they do not like. I would focus on my critics/opponents who are/were a) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, b) Republican leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, c) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders. I would focus on the articles that I included links to in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that they do not like.
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/jimmy-kimmel-suspension-puts-disney-back-hotseat-writers-hold-protest-2025-09-19/
ABC NEWS
— How to watch the Charlie Kirk memorial service. Thousands are expected to attend on Sunday, including President Donald Trump.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/how-watch-charlie-kirk-memorial-service/story?id=125735217
NBC NEWS
— Tear gas used on Democrat protesters at Chicago-area ICE site as immigration crackdown escalates. Federal officers in camouflage and riot gear clashed as demonstrators blocked vehicles in protest of Trump’s expanding enforcement sweep.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tear-gas-immigration-protest-chicago-area-broadview-rcna232494
— Hate-filled Trump/Kirk-hating Trump/Kirk-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump/Kirk.
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts/aoc-reminds-house-of-who-charlie-kirk-was-247955013836
NEW YORK TIMES
— What to Know About Charlie Kirk’s Memorial Service in Arizona
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/us/charlie-kirk-funeral-memorial-time-guests.html
— What Charlie Kirk Could Mean for the Future of Marriage and Family. Erika Kirk said her husband aspired to “revive the American family.” Conservative activists wonder if Charlie Kirk’s legacy will lend new urgency to White House policy discussions. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to destroy traditional marriage and family, that is, they ever-increasingly do everything that they can to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/us/politics/charlie-kirk-erika-family-marriage-children.html
— Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against conservatives.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/style/consequence-culture-kirk-kimmel.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/podcasts/the-daily/jimmy-kimmel-free-speech.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/opinion/kirk-killing-trans-trump.html
— Charlie Kirk’s Base Was Young People. Now His Tent Might Be Expanding. Since his death, the parents and grandparents of his original followers are discovering his work. They like what they see.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/us/charlie-kirk-turning-point-usa.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE OF TRUMP: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more illegal drugs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/us/politics/trump-drug-cartels-war-authorization.html
— Democrat leaders want to dictate what Robinson’s motives were.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/opinion/charlie-kirk-shooter-motive.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Why Charlie Kirk’s funeral is a seminal moment in the modern conservative movement. Kirk’s killing has galvanized and united the conservative movement in a singular way.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/19/charlie-kirk-funeral-unify-republicans-trump-vance/
— Armed man detained at site of planned memorial service for Charlie Kirk. The service, which will feature President Donald Trump and Cabinet members, has a top-level security designation akin to a Super Bowl.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/09/20/kirk-security-detained-memorial/
— University where Charlie Kirk was shot confronts unwanted infamy. It took two decades for Utah Valley University to evolve from a small community college into the state’s largest school that boasts of having one of the safest campuses in the nation.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2025/09/20/utah-valley-university-charlie-kirk/4b040c22-95d7-11f0-8336-4757e168ec2a_story.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— What percent of those who come to America illegally and/or stay in America illegally do so for bad reasons?
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-09-18/trump-administration-moves-again-to-make-u-s-citizenship-test-harder
PHOENIX NEW TIMES
— Charlie Kirk funeral guide
https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/charlie-kirk-funeral-in-arizona-when-where-what-to-know-22696120
FOX ORLANDO
— Charlie Kirk-inspired march in Palm Bay planned for Saturday
https://www.fox35orlando.com/video/1710728
COUR d’ALENE POST FALLS
— Billboard pays tribute to Charlie Kirk
https://cdapress.com/news/2025/sep/20/community-funded-tribute-to-charlie-kirk-appears-on-hayden-billboard/
JOURNAL
— A Charlie Kirk memorial will take place at a 63,000-capacity NFL stadium tomorrow
https://www.thejournal.ie/charlie-kirk-funeral-details-security-arizona-6821208-Sep2025/
VVNG
— Large Crowd Gathers in Apple Valley to Honor Charlie Kirk at Memorial Vigil
https://www.vvng.com/large-crowd-gathers-in-apple-valley-to-honor-charlie-kirk-at-memorial-vigil/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Erika Kirk, Who Helped Build a Movement at Her Husband’s Side, Takes Center Stage. Couple had emphasized her duties in the home, but after Charlie Kirk’s death she is taking on a much bigger public role.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/erika-kirk-charlie-widow-turning-point-usa-9030afff
— Kirk Shooting Unleashes Flood of Conspiracy Theories. Swaths of the public have rejected the official version of events in favor of ungrounded speculation.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/kirk-shooting-unleashes-flood-of-conspiracy-theories-b369da20
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Adds $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee and Rolls Out $1 Million ‘Gold Card’ Moves aim to upend current immigration system, increase revenue and promote hiring Americans. To compete against high-skilled foreign workers, I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-to-add-100-000-fee-to-h-1b-visas-e41ffe48
— How Much Training Should an Airline Pilot Need? GAO audits IRS. To justify forcing me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO when I was 31 in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors ignored/dismissed/belittled what I had learned a) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, d) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step-1-5 Levels, currently $99,069-$112,280/year, and e) that much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is very similar to what GAO Analysts do. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female. or veteran.
https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/how-much-training-should-an-airline-pilot-need-db974a91
FORTUNE
— Charlie Kirk left behind a vast, lucrative network of 500,000 donors who gave Turning Point $85 million in revenue
https://fortune.com/2025/09/20/charlie-kirk-donor-network-turning-point-usa-revenue-republican-party/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Charlie Kirk was only a teenager when he launched a scrappy conservative student group out of his parents’ suburban Illinois home. A decade later, that group—Turning Point USA—has grown into a political juggernaut, generating nearly a half-billion in total revenue in the 13 years since its inception, creating a sprawling network of campus chapters, and building a media machine that rivals legacy establishments. On Sept, 10, Kirk, a husband and father of two, was shot and killed at a Turning Point event at Utah Valley University. He was 31 years old. His death has ignited conspiracy theories, calls for gun control, and a nationwide political debate over his legacy. But it has also left the future of his formidable conservative business and non-profit enterprises hanging in the balance. By channeling polarization and student engagement, Kirk not only built an empire that sits at the center of the American right’s culture wars, but also made himself a multi-millionaire, according to the Associated Press—and one of the nation’s youngest political power brokers, with a seat at President Donald Trump’s table. A review of Kirk’s and Turning Point’s finances shows just how much Kirk benefited from and capitalized on two key trends of the last decade-plus: an energized web of right-wing donors from the business community, and the meteoric rise of the conservative media ecosystem. Turning Point USA netted $85 million in revenue in 2024 alone, up more than 142% over the last five years. The vast majority, 99.2%, of that revenue comes from charitable contributions, including at least $350,000 from Kirk himself in 2024. According to Kolvet, the organization brought in approximately 350,000 grassroots, “small dollar” donors. “The goal was to get over 500,000 this year. And, given all that’s happened, we’ve eclipsed that goal, and that’s exciting,” he added. Large and hard to trace How exactly Turning Point spends its money, and who benefits from the organization’s hefty annual revenue, is unclear. Like many political advocacy groups, it’s organized as a 501(c)3 non-profit; the IRS does not require such groups to publicly disclose detailed expenditure accounts. The lack of clarity is compounded by the fact that many of Turning Point’s largest vendors are limited liability companies registered in states that do not mandate public ownership disclosure. Within Turning Point’s organizational structure, there are also several interconnected nonprofit groups, political action committees, and a for-profit merchandise company, none of which are required to publicly report their finances. One branch, the Turning Point Endowment, held $64.3 million in 2024, having grown from $7.2 million in 2020. The funds in this branch, according to Turning Point, are part of the group’s “50-100 year plan to continue reaching generation after generation of young Americans.”)
FORBES
— ‘You Are Harboring Criminals’: Kash Patel Shares Blunt Message To Sanctuary Cities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83_mT1GXUDQ
— ‘Stop The Nonsense Of Letting People Just Come Into This Country On These Visas’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Aqi1GRAH-g
— Trump Slams Media Outlets For Overwhelmingly Negative Coverage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScoyGxx4Q_c
— ‘This Lawlessness Is Also Getting People Killed!’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36q6IWFf44w
BLOOMBERG LAW
— Illinois Assault Weapons Ban Faces High-Stakes Appellate Test
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/white-collar-and-criminal-law/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-faces-high-stakes-appellate-test
PBS
— Democrats are more likely to watch late-night TV
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/associated-press-norc-poll-shows-who-still-watches-late-night-talk-shoes
DAILY KOS
— Hate-filled Trump/Kirk-hating Trump/Kirk-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump/Kirk.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/19/2344451/-Watch-AOC-step-up-to-remind-the-House-of-Charlie-Kirk-s-bigotry
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
DAILY MAIL
— How America will say farewell to Charlie Kirk: All the details, with huge crowd set to attend funeral at 60,000-seater NFL stadium in Arizona alongside Donald Trump
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15110261/How-America-say-farewell-Charlie-Kirk-details-huge-crowd-set-attend-funeral-60-000-seater-NFL-stadium-Arizona-alongside-Donald-Trump.html
— Repugnant moment AOC smears Charlie Kirk on House floor as NINETY-SIX Dems refuse to condemn his assassination
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15114841/aoc-choice-white-house-senate-campaign.html
WION
— Jimmy Kimmel Fans Stage Protest Outside Disneyland
https://www.wionews.com/short-videos/charlie-kirk-jimmy-kimmel-fans-stage-protest-outside-disneyland-wion-1758352819923
MEAWW
— House resolution to honor Charlie Kirk’s ‘life and legacy’ divides Democrats: ‘Siding with evil’ The vote revealed sharp divisions among Democrats, with 95 supporting the resolution, 58 voting against it, 22 not voting, and 38 voting ‘present’
https://news.meaww.com/house-resolution-to-honor-charlie-kirks-life-and-legacy-divides-democrats-siding-with-evil
— AOC says House resolution honoring Charlie Kirk pushes ‘legacy of bigotry’
https://news.meaww.com/aoc-says-house-resolution-honoring-charlie-kirk-pushes-legacy-of-bigotry-despite-horrific-killing
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— What Charlie Kirk said about Indians and H-1B visas in tweet posted just days before he was fatally shot.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/us/what-charlie-kirk-said-about-indians-and-h-1b-visas-in-tweet-posted-just-days-before-he-was-fatally-shot-101758349904833.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “America does not need more visas for people from India. Perhaps no form of legal immigration has so displaced American workers as those from India. Enough already. We’re full. Let’s finally put our own people first,” he tweeted on September 2. He was fatally shot on September 10 while debating gun violence during an event.)
FROM OTHER SOURCES
ALL ABOUT COOKIES
— 1 in 4 Americans Blindly Accept Internet Cookies, But Most Don’t Know What They Do
https://allaboutcookies.org/internet-cookies-survey
Tag: township
September 19, 2025
The more that people despise/hate conservatives, the more that they oppose Kirk events. How strong is the opposition to Kirk events in your county, township, municipality, school district, precinct, neighborhood, and street? What Kirk events have the leaders of your township and county Republican organizations and the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party held and/or scheduled? If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, the organization would host a Kirk event and I would invite all those who knew Kirk to speak at it. If I was still on the Steering Committee of the Illinois Center Right Coalition, I would urge that organization to host a similar event.
CHARLIE KIRK ARTICLES
ABC7
— Suburban community divided over petition to honor Wheeling High School alum Charlie Kirk. Supporters, opponents of Kirk memorial speak out at High School District 214 meeting.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/arlington-heights-high-school-district-214-community-divided-petition-honor-wheeling-alum-charlie-kirk/17845180/
NBC5
— Whether suburban Wheeling school should honor Charlie Kirk being hotly debated
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/whether-suburban-wheeling-school-should-honor-charlie-kirk-being-hotly-debated/3826452/
CBS2
— Community debates bid for Wheeling High School to honor alumnus Charlie Kirk. The question of whether to honor the legacy of Charlie Kirk at a local school prompted a heated debate Thursday night in Chicago’s northwest suburbs.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/community-debates-bid-for-wheeling-high-school-to-honor-alumnus-charlie-kirk/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Turning Point USA taps Charlie Kirk’s widow as its next leader, but questions about its future remain. Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters want Turning Point USA to fail.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/18/turning-point-usa-new-leader/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois professors face threats after landing on Charlie Kirk group watchlist. An online database compiled by a group affiliated with slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk identifies close to 50 Illinois college instructors it labels “radical professors.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/09/19/illinois-professors-watchlist-charlie-kirk-turning-point-usa
DAILY HERALD
— Hate-filled Trump/Kirk-hating Trump/Kirk-haters want hate-filled Trump/Kirk-hating Trump/Kirk-haters to have “free speech.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250919/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-the-first-amendment-is-under-assault-we-should-all-be-defending-it/
QUAD CITIES NEWS
— Illinois bill would name day for Charlie Kirk
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/illinois-bill-would-name-day-for-charlie-kirk/#/questions/5662210
SOUTHERN
— Dept. of Homeland Security enhances security for Charlie Kirk’s funeral
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2025/09/18/dept-of-homeland-security-enhances-security-for-charlie-kirks-funeral/
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Conservative movement led by Charlie Kirk ‘just getting started’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi8zeVszAds
WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker’s astonishing two faces on free speech and Jimmy Kimmel
https://markglennon.substack.com/p/pritzkers-astonishing-two-faces-on
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Kirk slaying a ‘wake-up’ call pushing MAGA back to Trump
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/3813631/charlie-kirk-slaying-wake-up-call-pushing-maga-back-to-trump/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Columbia Lecturer Calls Charlie Kirk a ‘Dead Nazi’
https://freebeacon.substack.com/p/columbia-lecturer-calls-charlie-kirk
NEW YORK POST
— Jimmy Kimmel digs in, refuses to apologize for Charlie Kirk comments
https://nypost.com/2025/09/18/media/jimmy-kimmel-digs-in-refuses-to-apologize-for-charlie-kirk-comments-after-abc-pulls-his-show-indefinitely/
— Jimmy Kimmel smirks as he arrives at LA lawyer’s office after ABC pulled show over Charlie Kirk comments
https://nypost.com/2025/09/18/media/jimmy-kimmel-spotted-after-disney-owned-abc-yanked-show-over-charlie-kirk/
— Late-night hosts defend Jimmy Kimmel in first shows since ABC suspension
https://nypost.com/2025/09/19/media/jimmy-kimmel-supported-by-late-night-hosts-jimmy-fallon-seth-meyers-jon-stewart/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Kirk assassination: An Unavoidable American Conflict
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/09/an_unavoidable_american_conflict.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Senate unanimously votes for remembrance of Charlie Kirk Day
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/09/19/senate-unanimously-votes-for-remembrance-of-charlie-kirk-day-1586337/
BREITBART
— Starbucks: Employees Must Write Charlie Kirk’s Name at Customers’ Request. The negative symbolism of Starbucks taking over Sandberg’s downtown Wheaton store is tremendous. Sandberg was a conservative registered Republican voter in my precinct. Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, and DuPage County did everything that they could to destroy him. I came to his defense.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/18/starbucks-employees-must-write-charlie-kirks-name-at-customers-request/amp
COLLEGE FIX
— Kansas Dept. of Ed official fired after calling Charlie Kirk’s murder ‘well deserved’
https://www.thecollegefix.com/kansas-dept-of-ed-official-fired-after-calling-charlie-kirks-murder-well-deserved/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Western Civilization Has Reached a Turning Point After Charlie Kirk’s Death
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/18/the-west-is-finally-waking-up-charlie-kirk-was-the-spark/
DAILY WIRE
— Jimmy Kimmel Defamed Charlie Kirk And His Supporters. Now He’s Off The Air. Good Riddance. He was never performing any kind of comedy routine. He was simply delivering propaganda on behalf of the Democratic Party.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-defamed-charlie-kirk-and-his-supporters-now-hes-off-the-air-good-riddance/
FOX NEWS
— Senate declares Oct. 14 a ‘National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk’ with unanimous resolution. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., led the passage of a resolution to be observed on Kirk’s birthday.
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/charlie-kirk-shooting-investigation-9-18-2025
— CEO and chair of Turning Point USA chosen to keep Kirk’s legacy alive
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6379769644112
— Pentagon denies NBC report on Charlie Kirk recruiting campaign, calls it ‘100% wrong’ Department of War officials blast network for ‘publishing false claims based on anonymous sources’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/exclusive-pentagon-denies-nbc-report-charlie-kirk-recruiting-campaign-calls-100-wrong
— Ilhan Omar hit with House Ethics complaint over response to Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Rep. Mike Flood is 1 of 4 House Republicans who voted to table a censure against Rep. Ilhan Omar.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/scoop-ilhan-omar-hit-house-ethics-complaint-over-response-charlie-kirk-assassination
FOX SPORTS
— Bills pay tribute to Charlie Kirk ahead of game vs. Dolphins
Bills become 10th team to memorialize conservative commentator after his September assassination
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/bills-pay-tribute-charlie-kirk-ahead-game-vs-dolphins
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Kirk’s Funeral Tests Secret Service Yet Again
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/09/19/kirks_funeral_tests_secret_service_yet_again__153308.html
WESTERN JOURNAL
— White House Releases Tribute to Charlie Kirk: ‘You Have No Idea the Fire You Ignited’
https://www.westernjournal.com/white-house-releases-tribute-charlie-kirk-no-idea-fire-ignited/
THE HILL
— What to know about Charlie Kirk’s memorial service
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5510302-charlie-kirk-memorial-event-what-to-know/
— Kirk memorial in Arizona to have Super Bowl-level security
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5511577-super-bowl-security-charlie-kirk-memorial-arizona/
WASHINGTON POST
— Kirk’s killing has galvanized the conservative movement in a singular way
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/19/why-charlie-kirks-funeral-is-seminal-moment-modern-gop/
— Yes, the left has a political violence problem
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/09/19/charlie-kirk-killing-political-violence-democrats-left/
— Democrats want to promote more hatred against Trump and against Kirk.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/2025/09/18/jimmy-kimmel-suspension-celebrities-react/
— The internet culture behind the Kirk shooting suspect’s ‘big meme’ Tyler Robinson’s rifle-cartridge engravings have been mined for clues of a motive. For those steeped in the meme culture that marks so many young American lives, they show only that he was “terminally online.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/09/19/kirk-shooter-meme-culture/
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Protesters pack Hollywood over ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ suspension, calling for an end to censorship
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-18/protestors-flood-hollywood-over-kimmel-suspension
USA TODAY
— Utah Valley University to host ‘Vigil for Unity’ after Charlie Kirk assassination
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/18/utah-valley-university-vigil-charlie-kirk/86231382007/
— The more that you do to defend and advance conservative principles, the more that hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters call you provocative.
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2025/09/18/the-political-provocations-that-defined-charlie-kirks-career/86209784007/
— Trump to attend Charlie Kirk memorial. Here’s what to know.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/19/donald-trump-charlie-kirk-memorial/86209834007/
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— ABC affiliates demand Jimmy Kimmel apologize, donate to Charlie Kirk’s family
https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/jimmy-kimmel-apology-charlie-kirk-21055690.php
USA TODAY
— Utah Valley University to host ‘Vigil for Unity’ after Charlie Kirk assassination
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/18/utah-valley-university-vigil-charlie-kirk/86231382007/
BOSTON
— Charlie Kirk vigil draws thousands to Boston Common, ends suddenly due to safety concerns, organizer says
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/09/18/charlie-kirk-vigil-draws-thousands-to-boston-common-ends-suddenly-due-to-safety-concerns-organizer-says/
ABC DENVER
— More than 7,000 people attend vigil for Charlie Kirk at Colorado State’s Canvas Stadium. The vigil was hosted by CSU’s chapter of Turning Point USA, which Kirk founded. CSU told Denver7 it was not affiliated with and did not endorse the event or its speakers.
https://www.denver7.com/news/front-range/fort-collins/more-than-7-000-people-attend-vigil-for-charlie-kirk-at-colorado-states-canvas-stadium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bhhclYbPvU
COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO
— Thousands attend Turning Point vigil for Charlie Kirk at Colorado State University
https://www.cpr.org/2025/09/18/charlie-kirk-vigil-csu-fort-collins/
ABC ROCHESTER
— Rochester remembers Charlie Kirk with peace vigil
https://www.kaaltv.com/news/rochester-remembers-charlie-kirk-with-peace-vigil/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BveDCUsULA0
NBC BOSTON
— Crowds gather to remember Charlie Kirk at Boston vigil
https://www.nbcboston.com/video/on-air/as-seen-on/crowds-gather-to-remember-charlie-kirk-at-boston-vigil/3811701/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEbWdTwlmY0
CBS BOSTON
— Hundreds honor life of Charlie Kirk at candlelight vigil in Boston
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/charlie-kirk-vigil-boston-common/
CBS COLORADO
— More than 7,000 people attend vigil at Colorado State University for Charlie Kirk
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/video/vigil-held-for-charlie-kirk-in-colorado-liberal-group-also-holds-event-at-csu/
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-state-university-memorial-service-charlie-kirk/
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Democrats want to promote more hatred against Trump and against Kirk.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/article/under-pressure-to-police-comments-on-kirk-21056361.php
DENVER GAZETTE
— Thousands remember Charlie Kirk at Colorado State University vigil Thursday
https://www.denvergazette.com/2025/09/18/thousands-remember-charlie-kirk-at-colorado-state-university-vigil-thursday-2/
FOX SALT LAKE CITY
— Students sign petition against proposed Kirk memorial at Utah Valley University campus. The more that people despise/hate conservatives, the more that they oppose Kirk events. How strong is the opposition to Kirk events in your county, township, municipality, school district, precinct, neighborhood, and street?
https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/northern-utah/students-sign-petition-against-proposed-charlie-kirk-memorial-at-utah-valley-university-campus
FOX COLORADO
— Thousands gathered at CSU for Charlie Kirk candlelight vigil
https://kdvr.com/news/local/thousands-gathered-at-csu-for-charlie-kirk-candlelight-vigil/
FOX FRESNO
— Fresno State Turning Point USA chapter honors Charlie Kirk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMSHNCM82o
DAILY ORANGE
— SU College Republicans hold vigil in memory of Charlie Kirk
https://dailyorange.com/2025/09/su-college-republicans-vigil-memory-charlie-kirk/
FEDERICK NEWS POST
— Hundreds gather in Baker Park to mourn Charlie Kirk
https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/parties/republicans/hundreds-gather-in-baker-park-to-mourn-charlie-kirk/article_d1392a25-59e9-50f1-b64a-97c85da11678.html
WRTV
— Hoosiers honor life of Charlie Kirk at candlelight vigil on Monument Circle
https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/in-your-community/downtown-indy/hoosiers-honor-life-of-charlie-kirk-at-candlelight-vigil-on-monument-circle
WCVB
— Hundreds attend Charlie Kirk vigil in Boston
https://www.wcvb.com/article/2-arrested-as-hundreds-attend-charlie-kirk-vigil-in-boston/67954680
WGBH
— Vigil held on Boston Common for slain political activist Charlie Kirk
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-09-18/vigil-held-on-boston-common-for-slain-political-activist-charlie-kirk
WFYI
— Indianapolis vigil for Charlie Kirk emphasizes faith, remembrance
https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/indianapolis-vigil-charlie-kirk-monument-circle
WWNY TV
— Resolution honoring Charlie Kirk rejected after condemnation from NAACP branch
https://www.wwnytv.com/2025/09/18/resolution-honoring-charlie-kirk-shot-down-after-condemnation-naacp-branch/
KTIV
— Residents of Dickinson County hold vigil for Charlie Kirk
https://www.ktiv.com/2025/09/19/residents-dickinson-county-hold-vigil-charlie-kirk/
KTTC
— Rochester vigil honors Charlie Kirk
https://www.kttc.com/2025/09/19/rochester-vigil-honors-charlie-kirk-calls-peace-amid-national-tragedies/
KATV
— Large crowd gathers for Kirk vigil
https://katv.com/news/local/large-crowd-gathers-for-searcy-charlie-kirk-vigil
DAILY PRINCETONIAN
— Heritage Foundation yanks lecture at Princeton after Kirk’s death, citing security concerns
https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/09/princeton-news-whig-clio-heritage-foundation-charlie-kirk-free-speech-security
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump/Kirk-haters will ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump/Kirk
https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025/09/princeton-opinion-column-charlie-kirk-conservative-free-speech-legacy
AXIOS
— Senate passes “National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk”
https://www.axios.com/2025/09/18/charlie-kirk-national-day-remembrance-senate
— Expect tight security at State Farm Stadium for Charlie Kirk memorial
https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2025/09/18/security-state-farm-phoenix-stadium-charlie-kirk-memorial
MEAWW
— Kirk supporters petition Starbucks to honor him by adding his signature drink to menus
https://news.meaww.com/charlie-kirk-supporters-petition-starbucks-to-honor-him-by-adding-his-signature-drink-to-menus
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Trump Calls For Ilhan Omar’s Impeachment Over Charlie Kirk Remark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxrIsDIv8rM
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Kirk legacy grows: U.S. military may start recruitment campaign to honor him as Trump set to award Presidential Medal of Freedom
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/charlie-kirk-legacy-grows-u-s-military-may-start-recruitment-campaign-to-honor-him-as-donald-trump-set-to-award-presidential-medal-of-freedom/articleshow/123990186.cms
OTHER ARTICLES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker’s office scrubs photo with intervention worker later charged in fatal Mag Mile crash-and-grab
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/18/gov-jb-pritzkers-office-scrubs-photo-with-intervention-worker-later-charged-in-fatal-mag-mile-crash-and-grab/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their criminals and their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/18/chicago-schools-ice/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their criminals and their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/18/ice-arrests-immigration-broadview-midway-blitz-trump
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Mamdani.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/09/18/zohran-mamdani-new-york-city-trump-cuomo-adams-obama-s-e-cupp
— Foundations ever-increasingly promote the Democrat Party platform.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/nation-world/2025/09/18/chicago-foundations-join-coalition-decrying-white-houses-threats-against-philanthropic-groups
— ICE targets Chicago police in recruitment advertising campaign. The ad campaign aims to bring in 14,050 new hires to ICE, touting a signing bonus of up to $50,000 and other benefits. It coincides with President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement effort in Chicago.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/media/2025/09/18/ice-targets-chicago-police-in-its-recruitment-advertising-campaign
DAILY HERALD
— McHenry County Board gives raises to elected officials
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250918/news/mchenry-county-board-gives-raises-to-elected-officials/
ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage Judges Face Complaints Over Political Activities. One of them is from Elmhurst. Both deny they broke the judicial code of conduct.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/amp/32970991/dupage-judges-face-complaints-over-political-activities
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
DAILY LINE
— Illinois Republicans propose changes to Pretrial Fairness Act
https://www.thedailyline.com/forms/shares/new?page_id=36129
AMERICAN THINKER
— What well-funded leftists protest and what they don’t
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/09/it_is_astonishing_what_well_funded_leftists_protest_and_what_they_don_t.html
— Immigration Enforcement that Americans will Support
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/09/immigration_enforcement_that_americans_will_support.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Cornell University discriminates against non-marginalized students in favor of marginalized students. According to Democrat and RINO leaders, those who are the following are marginalized by Republicans: liberal/moderate, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, have less money than others, have financial, health, and/or other problems, boozers, stoners, criminals, citizens of foreign countries, etc.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/09/18/non-marginalized-students-told-to-avoid-recruiting-events-at-cornell-1586178/
BREITBART
— Nancy Mace Files Bill to Eliminate D.C. DEI Offices, Left’s ‘Ideological Playground’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/18/exclusive-nancy-mace-files-bill-to-eliminate-d-c-dei-offices-lefts-ideological-playground/
FOX NEWS
— Cornell MBA council warns ‘non-marginalized’ students to avoid minority recruiting events. Graduate school council warns ‘non-marginalized’ students attending events for marginalized groups could damage recruiting outcomes. According to Democrat and RINO leaders, those who are the following are marginalized by Republicans: liberal/moderate, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, have less money than others, have financial, health, and/or other problems, boozers, stoners, criminals, citizens of foreign countries, etc.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/cornell-mba-council-warns-non-marginalized-students-avoid-minority-recruiting-events-report
NEW YORK TIMES
— 11 N.Y. Officials Arrested Trying to Access ICE Detention Cells
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/nyregion/elected-officials-arrested-ice-new-york.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters hate cancellation of hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/2025/09/18/jimmy-kimmel-charlie-kirk-abc-off-the-air/
BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT
— 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalists. Since I was 17 years old in 1966, my critics/opponents have used against me my not getting any scholarships. They stress that my ACT score was only 24 and that I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents had the most money and/or education.
https://www.bsd405.org/about-us/news/news-details/~board/bsd-news/post/2026-national-merit-scholarship-program
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly succeed in promoting more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/now-the-right-muzzles-free-speech-00acde84
DAILY KOS
— Democrat leaders are ever-increasingly anti-American, if not America-haters.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/18/2344270/-Trump-s-push-for-patriotic-education-is-predictably-corrupt-and-dumb
THE HINDU
— Caste system root of inequality. What Caste were you born into? 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.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/caste-system-root-of-inequality-says-chief-minister-siddaramaiah/article70061190.ece/amp/
September 13, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/chicago-federal-intervention-latest-president-trumps-immigration-enforcement-possible-national-guard-deployment-live-updates/17758521/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/members-congress-speak-outside-broadview-detention-center-franklin-park-ice-shooting-kills-silverio-villegas-gonzalez/17807711/
https://abc7chicago.com/post/puerto-rican-rapper-bad-bunny-concert-tour-does-not-include-us-due-fear-ice-raids/17808030/
— Students who witnessed Charlie Kirk’s assassination now reckon with the grief
https://abc7chicago.com/post/charlie-kirk-shooting-students-witnessed-assassination-now-reckon-grief/17810429/
NBC5
— Flags in Illinois and across the country will fly at half-staff through sunset on Sunday in memory of conservative activist and Chicago-area native Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed Wednesday while speaking at an event on a Utah university campus. Are American flags at half-staff in your county, township, and municipality?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/why-are-flags-flying-at-half-staff-heres-what-to-know/3823666/
CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/trump-operation-midway-blitz-immigration-operations-live-updates/
WGN9
— Violent attack at DuPage County Courthouse results in arrest, 3 deputies hospitalized
https://wgntv.com/news/dupage-county/violent-attack-at-dupage-county-courthouse-results-in-arrest-3-deputies-hospitalized/
FOX32
— Aurora flags raised early despite orders to honor Charlie Kirk, citing solemnity of 9/11 tribute. Are American flags at half-staff in your county, township, and municipality?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/aurora-flags-raised-early-despite-orders-honor-charlie-kirk-citing-solemnity-9-11-tribute
— Charlie Kirk’s funeral
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/when-is-charlie-kirks-funeral-all-we-know-so-far
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/12/ice-shooting-franklin-park-illinois-democrats/
— Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress extends subsidies. Since I was 18 in 1966, my critics/opponents have held it against me that the federal government has paid 72% of my health insurance because of my federal employment. Since I was 29 in 1978, my critics/opponents have held it against me that the federal government has also paid 72% of my wife’s health insurance because of my federal employment. My critics/opponent make it clear that they a) despise/hate federal employees and retirees and b) that they would never stoop to take a federal job.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/13/millions-face-skyrocketing-health-insurance-costs-unless-congress-extends-subsidies/
— Donald Trump calls on NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil and threatens 50% to 100% tariffs on China
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/13/donald-trump-nato-russian-oil-china/
— Republican Ted Dabrowski announces bid for governor
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/12/ted-dabrowski-announces-run-illinois-governor/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Attending Dabrowski’s announcement and describing herself as helping the campaign was Jeanne Ives, a former state representative from Wheaton and an unsuccessful candidate for Congress in 2020 who also failed in a challenge for the 2018 GOP nomination for governor against Bruce Rauner. During that campaign, Ives ran a TV commercial that featured actors in various dress mocking Rauner by thanking him for legislation involving abortion, as well as transgender and immigration rights. Ives, a right-wing radio host, head of a conservative nonprofit and a member of the state GOP Central Committee, also is allied with Dan Proft of Naples, Florida, another right-wing radio host and political operative who has been an intermediary for millions of dollars in funding from national conservative megadonor Richard Uihlein of Lake Forest to local candidates. It was unclear if Uihlein, who founded the Uline packing and supply firm, would weigh in on the race for the GOP nomination.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Johnson suspends press aide for ‘inflammatory and offensive’ post about Kirk assassination. “I’m not mourning a racist, bigoted, xenophobic clown like him who hated me and mine,” Johnson press aide Anton P. Adkins wrote this week on his personal Facebook account.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2025/09/12/brandon-johnson-press-aide-anton-adkins-charlie-kirk-assassination
— Democrat leaders even-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://interactive.wbez.org/uploader/en/
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/13/man-fatally-shot-by-ice-officer-in-franklin-park-is-identified
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/13/community-alleges-ice-targeted-day-laborer-demands-his-release
— Cook County youth jail chief reported his primary residence is in Michigan. So that I could walk to work and to graduate evening business courses at Loyola when I got promoted to an IRS job in the Loop, I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/09/13/cook-county-youth-jail-chief-primary-residence-michigan-leonard-dixon
DAILY HERALD
— Appeals court rules Trump administration can end legal protections for more than 400,000 migrants
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250912/nation-and-world/appeals-court-rules-trump-administration-can-end-legal-protections-for-more-than-400000-migrants/
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/09/12/what-to-know-about-immigration-enforcement-in-chicago-explainers-and-resources
STATELINE
— Democrat and RINO leaders demonize, denigrate, and condemn Ted Dabrowski as being a “conservative activist.” I have been a conservative activist since 2000.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/ted-dabrowski-illinois-governor/
EVANSTON NOW
— Two congressional candidates — Kat Abughazaleh and Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss — joined a group of protesters outside a Department of Homeland Security processing facility in Broadview Friday morning as ICE raids ramp up in Illinois.
https://evanstonnow.com/biss-kat-face-ice-agents-in-broadview/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: Why don’t religious, conservative, and/or Republican leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton encourage their followers to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters? ANSWER::a) they reject/despise conservatism, b) they reject/despise the Republican Party platform, c) they reject/despise planks in the Republican Party platform that I promote, most commonly, the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks, d) they hate/destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or who refuse to give them money, and/or e) they despise/hate one or more of my demographics. I should write about the aforesaid leaders who are doing the most to discourage me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters out and to discourage everyone from reading them. I would focus on those who have had their operatives and their dupes take the most/biggest adverse actions against me lately.- Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Lawmakers, advocates call for change after reading and math scores disappoint
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_a2405ef0-729f-45ba-b819-c7a44dfe2042.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s wife, promises his mission will continue
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/13/erika-kirk-charlie-kirks-wife-promises-mission-continue/
— Politically Unstable: Chicago’s crime crisis
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/13/politically-unstable-chicagos-crime-crisis/
— Trump praises Kash Patel for 33 hour capture of Kirk shooter
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/13/trump-praises-kash-patel-33-hour-capture-kirk-shooter/
— Congress wants to spend more money on lawmaker security after Charlie Kirk’s assassination
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/13/congress-wants-spend-money-lawmaker-security-charlie-kirks/
— Trump canceling India’s jobs grab. White House poised to limit H-1B visas from the subcontinent.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/12/editorial-trump-canceling-indias-jobs-grab/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Tyler Robinson lived with transgender partner
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/3806732/alleged-kirk-shooter-tyler-robinson-lived-with-transgender-partner/
— Disastrous test scores show schools need to get back to basics
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3805260/school-test-scores-nation-report-card-reforms/
— God, family, life, and freedom were Charlie Kirk’s message
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/3805664/charlie-kirk-legacy-faith-family/
— A Mayor Mamdani will further radicalize the Left
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3805907/zohran-mamdani-will-further-radicalize-left/
— Conservatives won’t ‘back down’ in face of leftist violence
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3804789/conservatives-wont-back-down-leftist-violence-charlie-kirk-assassination/
NEW YORK POST
— The assassination of conservative pundit Charlie Kirk marks the latest example of a growing wave of murders and other shootings committed by transgender people and others advocating for their rights.
https://nypost.com/2025/09/13/us-news/charlie-kirk-latest-victim-of-shooting-committed-by-trans-people-and-advocates/
— Vigil for Charlie Kirk draws flag-waving crowd in Manhattan as mourners gather for remembrance
https://nypost.com/2025/09/13/us-news/charlie-kirk-honored-at-solemn-madison-square-park-vigil/
— Arrangements for Charlie Kirk’s funeral announced — and Trump has promised to attend
https://nypost.com/2025/09/13/us-news/when-is-charlie-kirk-funeral/
— Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin Tyler Robinson ‘deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology’
https://nypost.com/2025/09/13/us-news/charlie-kirks-alleged-assassin-tyler-robinson-deeply-indoctrinated-with-leftist-ideology/
— Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin Tyler Robinson lived with transgender partner
https://nypost.com/2025/09/13/us-news/charlie-kirk-shooter-tyler-robinson-lived-with-transgender-partner/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter Tyler Robinson was living with a transgender partner who was in the process of transitioning from a male to a female, a law enforcement source confirmed to The Post Saturday. That individual, who has yet to be identified by the authorities, is now fully cooperating with the FBI on its investigation into the fatal shooting of the conservative activist, the source added. The relationship was first reported by Fox News’ Brooke Singman. Text messages and other communications that the transgender individual traded with Robinson, 22, helped the feds nab the accused assassin. Federal and state authorities revealed during a Friday press conference that a “roommate” cooperating with their investigation revealed communications from a contact named “Tyler” that described bullet casings similar to those found at the scene and discussed the “need to retrieve a rifle from a drop point.“ Kirk, 31, was struck in the neck by a single bullet shortly after being posed a question on his “American Comeback” college speaking tour about transgender mass shooters. “Do you know how many transgender Americans have been mass shooters over the last 10 years?” asked attendee Hunter Kozak.)
— Moment feds descended on suspected Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson’s Utah apartment, childhood home after arrest
https://nypost.com/2025/09/13/us-news/utah-feds-execute-search-warrants-on-tyler-robinson-apartment-childhood-home-after-charlie-kirk-assassination-arrest/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Federal agents were also seen outside Robinson’s family home in nearby Washington while a tow truck loaded up a dark gray Dodge Challenger that was parked outside the home, footage from CBS News showed. Police believe Robinson drove the muscle car to the college campus in Orem hours before allegedly firing a single, fatal shot at the 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder, who was hosting a Q&A as part of his ” The American Comeback” tour.)
— New fundraising record reached to support Charlie Kirk’s family
https://nypost.com/2025/09/13/business/new-fundraising-record-reached-to-support-charlie-kirks-family/
— Californians, other out-state donors bankrolling socialist Zohran Mamdani — to the tune of $2.4M
https://nypost.com/2025/09/13/us-news/californians-other-lefty-out-of-state-donors-provided-77-of-2-4-m-raised-by-super-pac-backing-mamdanis-nyc-mayoral-bid/
— In Europe, too, Charlie Kirk’s message of faith fed Gen Z’s hunger for meaning
https://nypost.com/2025/09/13/opinion/charlie-kirks-message-of-faith-fed-gen-zs-hunger-for-meaning/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Never forget Charlie Kirk: A call to keep his fire alive
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/09/never_forget_charlie_kirk_a_call_to_keep_his_fire_alive.html
— Commander She/Her gets fired
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/09/commander_she_her_gets_fired.html
— Are Democrats channeling Charlie Manson?
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/09/are_democrats_channeling_charlie_manson.html
BREITBART
— The far-left New York Times rushed to smear the late Charlie Kirk as an anti-Semite, an act that has now resulted in a humiliating correction from the far-left hate-outlet.
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2025/09/12/nolte-new-york-times-rush-smear-charlie-kirk-results-humiliating-correction/amp/
— President Trump to Attend Funeral of Charlie Kirk
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/12/president-trump-to-attend-funeral-charlie-kirk-unbelievable-warrior/
CHARLIE KIRK
— Charlie Kirk’s beloved wife, Mrs. Erika Kirk addresses the Nation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nvJq1nN6Wo
DAILY CALLER
— Aurora Mayor Orders Flags To Full Staff Post Charlie Kirk Assassination, Firefighters Say No. Are American flags at half-mast in your county, township, and municipality?
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/13/aurora-illinois-charlie-kirk-flags-full-staff-firefighters/
EPOCH TIMES
— An Inflection Point: What’s Next for America?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9XqSDNgblA
FOX NEWS
— Utah Senate president calls Charlie Kirk’s assassination a ‘turning point for America’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6379334127112
— Charlie Kirk honored as ‘generation’s greatest’ at massive London rally where Musk condemns left. Tens of thousands of people took part in a ‘Unite the Kingdom’ in London, England, on Saturday.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/charlie-kirk-honored-generations-greatest-massive-london-rally-where-musk-condemns-left
POST MILLENNIAL
— Kirk assassination suspect may have been motivated by romantic relationship with trans partner
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-kirk-assassination-suspect-may-have-been-motivated-by-romantic-relationship-with-trans-partner-report
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Kirk murder suspect ‘deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology’
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5502176-kirk-murder-suspect-leftist-cox-report/
ASSOCIATED PRESS & USA TODAY
— London protest organized by far-right activist exceeds 100,000 as small clashes break out
https://www.wisn.com/article/tommy-robinson-london-protest-far-right-activist/66080216
https://kstp.com/ap-top-news/more-than-100000-attend-london-protest-organized-by-far-right-activist-with-clashes-breaking-out/
https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/2025/09/13/anti-immigration-tommy-robinson-rally-photos/86135395007/
CBS NEWS
— Trump calls on NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil to end Ukraine war
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-nato-oil-russia-china-tariffs-ukraine-war/
NEW YORK TIMES
— The left ever-increasingly sides with Kirk’s assassin.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/us/politics/trump-kirk-political-opponents.html
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Kirk.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/us/politics/charlie-kirk-legacy-trump.html
WASHINGTON POST
— The Charlie Kirk shooting suspect went from a quiet upbringing to a murder charge. The 22-year-old charged with killing the conservative activist could face the death penalty, if convicted.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/09/12/charlie-kirk-shooting-suspect-utah/
— After Kirk killing, political leaders pull back from public appearances
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/13/charlie-kirk-killing-political-events-canceled/
— How Charlie Kirk’s social media machine rewired a generation’s politics. The 31-year-old activist and provocateur built a modern political organization for the social media age, through the arts of online discourse and discord.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/13/charlie-kirk-turning-point-politics-debates/
USA TODAY
— Mourners commemorate Charlie Kirk in Utah candlelight vigil
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/2025/09/13/mourners-honor-charlie-kirk-utah-candlelight-vigil/86136482007/
— Charlie Kirk remembered at vigils across the US; Turning Point USA to host event
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/13/charlie-kirk-shooting-suspect-tyler-robinson-updates/86134339007/
SPACE COAST DAILY
— Charlie Kirk Assassination Suspect Lived With Transgender Partner, Now Cooperating With FBI
https://spacecoastdaily.com/2025/09/charlie-kirk-assassination-suspect-lived-with-transgender-partner-now-cooperating-with-fbi/
POLITICO
— The Global Reaction to Charlie Kirk’s Death Proves the Populist Convergence. Why vigils popped up in Europe for the late conservative activist.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/09/13/charlie-kirk-europe-america-populist-nationalist-movement-00561497
DAILY KOS
— The left ever-increasingly sides with Kirk’s assassin.
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/9/13/2343355/-Charlie-Kirk-A-frank-discussion-from-those-he-harmed
AXIOS
— Kirk suspect’s transgender roommate “aghast,” may be key to motive
https://www.axios.com/2025/09/13/kirk-suspect-transgender-roommate
DAILY TELEGRAPH
— The killing of Charlie Kirk shows just how poisonous Left-wing politics has become
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-daily-telegraph-saturday/20250913/281990383668653
INDEPENDENT
— Charlie Kirk murder suspect on ‘special watch’ in Utah jail
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/charlie-kirk-shooting-tyler-robinson-suspect-erika-live-updates-b2825825.html
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 12, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Suspect arrested, identified in shooting of Charlie Kirk
https://abc7chicago.com/post/charlie-kirk-shooting-manhunt-killer-continues-search-shooter-enters-3rd-day/17800084/
— What to know about Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk shooting suspect: How he was caught
https://abc7chicago.com/post/charlie-kirk-shooting-tyler-robinson-named-suspect-crime-how-he-was-caught/17801405/
— Protesters gather outside Broadview ICE facility amid Midway Blitz crackdown
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-operation-midway-blitz-protesters-gather-outside-broadview-facility-amid-trumps-chicago-immigration-crackdown/17799687/
NBC5
— ‘Hey, fascist. Catch!’: Messages written on bullet casings in Charlie Kirk shooting
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/hey-fascist-catch-messages-written-on-bullet-casings-in-charlie-kirk-shooting/3823256/
— Suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting in custody after family turned him in. The shooting suspect engraved writings on bullets he used. Three unfired casings also had inscriptions, Gov. Spencer Cox said. One read, “Hey fascist! Catch!”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-administration-charlie-kirk-fbi-israel-gaza-september-12-2025/3823122/
CBS2
— Protesters , ICE agents clash outside Broadview, Illinois processing facility during 12-hour demonstration
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ice-protest-broadview-illinois/
— Suspect arrested in Charlie Kirk killing, Tyler Robinson, confessed to his father
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/charlie-kirk-shooting-arrest-tyler-robinson/
WGN9
— Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing had become ‘more political’
https://wgntv.com/news/suspect-in-charlie-kirk-killing-had-become-more-political-authorities/
FOX32
— Messages found on suspect Tyler Robinson’s bullet casings: What they said
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/messages-found-tyler-robinsons-bullet-casings-what-said
— Protesters stage 12-hour demonstration at suburban Chicago ICE facility
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/broadview-ice-protest-chicago-2Protesters stage 12-hour demonstration at suburban Chicago ICE facility
WTTW
— Conservative Ted Dabrowski Officially Launches Bid to Become Next Illinois Governor
https://news.wttw.com/2025/09/12/conservative-ted-dabrowski-officially-launches-bid-become-next-illinois-governor
— Bruce DuMont, Who Helped Launch ‘Chicago Tonight’ During Decadeslong Broadcasting Career, Dies at 81
https://news.wttw.com/2025/09/11/bruce-dumont-who-helped-launch-chicago-tonight-during-decadeslong-broadcasting-career
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination expressed opposition to conservative activist’s views
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/12/finding-charlie-kirk-shooter/
— Waukegan parade still on despite ICE agents in the area: ‘We’re not stopping’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/12/waukegan-viva-la-independencia-parade/
— Charlie Kirk’s legacy should be a new American commitment to free speech and debate
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/11/editorial-charlie-kirk-assassination-murder-utah-polarization/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/ice-dhs-chicago-arrests-blitz-trump-explainers
— Right-wing influencer films Pritzker’s home, stokes concern by asking followers to ‘take action’ after Kirk death. Sources close to the governor told the Sun-Times that Ben Bergquam’s video has prompted additional concerns over Pritzker’s safety. The Illinois State Police Executive Protection Unit currently provides 24-hour security for the governor, his family and the Governor’s Mansion in Springfield.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2025/09/12/right-wing-activist-ben-bergquam-jb-pritzker-home-chicago-charlie-kirk-assassination
DAILY HERALD
— Deputies injured in fight at DuPage courthouse
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250912/crime/deputies-injured-in-fight-at-dupage-courthouse/
WBEZ
— Immigrant population reaches its highest point in nearly two decades. In 2024, Chicago’s immigrant population climbed to nearly 600,000, its highest level since 2006. What percent are illegals?
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/09/12/chicago-immigrant-population-growth-trump-immigration-enforcement
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.wbez.org/wbez-newsletter/2025/09/12/the-rundown-help-us-track-ice-in-the-chicago-area
WAND TV
— Illinois Freedom Caucus files impeachment resolution against Pritzker over anti-Republican rhetoric amid political violence
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/illinois-freedom-caucus-files-impeachment-resolution-against-pritzker-over-anti-republican-rhetoric-amid-political-violence/article_9aabd6d3-863d-4ced-b61b-56d2fe0c4773.html
CHRONICLE ILLINOIS
— Addison Township sues former supervisor, three others for ‘misappropriation’ of grant
https://chronicleillinois.com/government/addison-township-sues-former-supervisor-three-others-for-misappropriation-of-grant/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— After Kirk’s death, safety takes center stage
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/09/12/after-kirk-killing-safety-takes-center-stage-00560018
(FROM THE ARTICLE: STAYING SAFE: The shooting death of Charlie Kirk is prompting Illinois politicians and government leaders from both major parties to ramp up security. Republicans and Democrats are rethinking safety — from campaign events to press conferences. The pivot: Congresswoman Delia Ramirez, a Democrat, moved an outdoor press conference indoors on Thursday out of caution. Some members of the Chicago City Council sent a letter Thursday to Police Superintendent Larry Snelling and Chicago Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson-Lowry urging a review of safety protocols. “Over the last eighteen months, the Council Chamber has seen many rancorous meetings, City Council members needing escorts out of the building and protective services because of the subjects discussed and votes taken. Local ward offices have found themselves vandalized with graffiti, guillotine stickers, and more,” the City Council members wrote. Their full letter is here. They emphasized that the council, which has “long been an open, accessible body” to the residents, “must not leave its members’ safety to chance.” And Republicans are also zeroing in on security. James Mendrick, the DuPage County sheriff who’s running in the GOP primary for governor, contacted his opponents to offer advice on how to handle safety as the race intensifies. Dual duty: “I’m running for office, but I’m also the sheriff and have to make sure that everybody’s safe,” Mendrick told your Playbook host about making the unusual move to help opponents. He’s especially worried about “copycat” incidents. Mendrick’s suggestions to his GOP primary foes included moving campaign events indoors for a while, keeping track of who enters an event and having a “spotter” monitor the crowd. Unlikely unity: Aaron Del Mar, who is Darren Bailey’s lieutenant governor running mate, welcomed the outreach. “I don’t like plugging opponents,” he said. “But it’s a good sign for our Illinois Republican ecosystem, so I’ll take that call.” Suiting up: Del Mar spoke before heading out to purchase a bullet-proof vest.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Bailey releases poll showing him ahead in Republican primary, but lots of undecideds
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/12/bailey-releases-poll-showing-him-ahead-in-republican-primary-but-lots-of-undecideds/
— A quick briefing on Ted Dabrowski’s running mate
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/12/a-quick-briefing-on-ted-dabrowskis-running-mate/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-381/
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-589/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— DOJ arguing against Illinois’ gun ban ‘monumental’
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_6a77eaac-f998-45a4-b871-1c1e32505b2c.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Will Pritzker Own Up to His Irresponsible Rhetoric?
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/09/will-pritzker-own-up-to-his-irresponsible-rhetoric/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Utah authorities recommend aggravated murder charges in Charlie Kirk shooting
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/12/utah-authorities-recommend-aggravated-murder-charges-charlie-kirk/
— Messages on Kirk assassin suspect’s bullets linked to antifa, LGBTQ, ‘furries,’ gaming subcultures. Suspect posted on Discord about retrieving weapon from drop point.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/12/messages-kirk-assassin-suspects-bullets-linked-antifa-lgbtq-furries/
— Here’s what’s known about Charlie Kirk assassin suspect Tyler Robinson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/12/heres-whats-known-charlie-kirk-assassin-suspect-tyler-robinson/
— ‘We got him’: Suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination identified as Utah local Tyler Robinson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/12/suspect-charlie-kirk-assassination-identified-utah-local-tyler/
— Charlie Kirk, a Christian family man and patriot, assassinated for traditional beliefs
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/11/editorial-charlie-kirk-christian-family-man-patriot-assassinated/
— Mourning Charlie Kirk. Say a prayer for his family — and America, too.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/11/mourning-charlie-kirk/
— Leftist activists groom children for weaponization in ‘climate anxiety’ lawsuits. Youngsters experience horror implanted in them by activists, influencers, teachers.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/11/leftist-activists-groom-children-weaponization-climate-anxiety/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Charlie Kirk murder reveals radical administrators in academia
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3804427/charlie-kirk-murder-reveals-radical-administrators-academia/
— After Charlie Kirk’s murder, we must draw a line
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/3804426/after-charlie-kirks-murder-we-must-draw-a-line/
NEW YORK POST
— Tyler Robinson was raised Mormon — and allegedly killed Charlie Kirk moments after he praised the church
https://nypost.com/2025/09/12/us-news/tyler-robinson-was-raised-mormon-and-killed-charlie-kirk-moments-after-he-praised-the-church/
— Tyler Robinson talked to his roommate on Discord about hidden rifle
https://nypost.com/2025/09/12/us-news/charlie-kirk-shot-suspect-tyler-robinson-in-custody-live-updates/
— Over 10K posts tie Charlie Kirk’s murder to Israel as conspiracy theories explode online: ADL report
https://nypost.com/2025/09/12/business/over-10k-posts-tie-charlie-kirks-murder-to-israel-as-conspiracy-theories-explode-online-adl-report/
BREITBART
— AOC Pushes Gun Control After Charlie Kirk Assassinated with Bolt Action Rifle
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2025/09/11/aoc-pushes-gun-control-after-charlie-kirk-assassinated-with-bolt-action-rifle/
— JB Pritzker Says Trump Making U.S. Nazi Germany on Same Day Charlie Kirk, Falsely Labeled ‘Fascist,’ Gets Assassinated
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/09/12/jb-pritzker-says-trump-making-u-s-nazi-germany-on-same-day-charlie-kirk-falsely-labeled-fascist-gets-assassinated/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Hypocrisy over ‘Replacement’ Rhetoric in the Immigration Debate
https://cis.org/Smith/Hypocrisy-over-Replacement-Rhetoric-Immigration-Debate
DAILY CALLER
— ‘Have To Step Up’: RNC Chairman Reflects On Kirk’s Impact On Grassroots Mobilization
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/12/republican-national-committee-chairman-joe-gruters-charlie-kirk-grassroots-movement/
FOX NEWS
— Chicago-area mayor, congressional candidate brags about lengths he’s gone to flummox ICE. Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss boasted of warning residents about ICE and cutting traffic camera feeds.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chicago-area-mayor-congressional-candidate-brags-about-lengths-hes-gone-flummox-ice
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— Who is Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s murder?
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/who-is-tyler-robinson-suspect-charlie-kirks-murder-2025-09-12/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Robinson Discussed Dislike for Kirk Days Before Shooting
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/charlie-kirk-shot/card/robinson-discussed-dislike-for-kirk-days-before-shooting-vuJ9RCy2eMrlpSMWa9xn
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Tyler Robinson: What We Know
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/charlie-kirk-shooting-suspect-tyler-robinson-what-we-know.html
TIMES OF INDIA
— Is Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson a Republican?
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/is-charlie-kirk-shooter-tyler-robinson-a-republican-heres-what-we-know/articleshow/123856649.cms
TIMES
— Who is Tyler Robinson, suspected Charlie Kirk shooter?
https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/tyler-robinson-charlie-kirk-shooter-assassin-who-is-2lx7mh7x7
September 12, 2025
FOX NEWS
— LIVE: President Trump on Fox & Friends: We have Kirk suspect in custody
https://www.foxnews.com/video/5614615980001
FBI
— The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the individual(s) responsible for the murder of Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025, at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/saltlakecity/news/reward-of-up-to-100000-for-information-leading-to-the-identification-arrest-of-individuals-in-murder-of-charlie-kirk
ABC NEWS
— JD Vance escorts Charlie Kirk’s casket home to Arizona
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN4guDpJQGI
— What we know about Charlie Kirk’s shooter as the manhunt continues
https://abcnews.go.com/US/charlie-kirks-shooter-manhunt-continues/story?id=125474359
NBC NEWS
— JD Vance arrives in Arizona with Charlie Kirk’s casket
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/vp-jd-vance-arrives-in-arizona-with-charlie-kirk-s-casket-247431237587
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Kirk’s assassination against Trump
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/charlie-kirk-assassination-tests-trumps-ability-help-nation-heal-rcna230563
CNN
— Vance escorts Charlie Kirk’s casket aboard Air Force Two
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/11/us/video/jd-vance-charlie-kirk-casket-air-force-two-digvid
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Charlie Kirk’s casket arrives in Arizona aboard Air Force Two
https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/09/12/charlie-kirks-casket-arrives-in-arizona-aboard-air-force-two/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Charlie Kirk’s casket arrived in his home state of Arizona aboard Air Force Two on Thursday as Vice President JD Vance honored the conservative activist with a final flight. Vance’s wife, Usha, stepped off the plane with Kirk’s widow, Erika. Both women wore black and sunglasses. The vice president was a few steps behind in a dark suit. Air Force Two arrived in Phoenix after a short flight from Salt Lake City, about 64km from Orem, Utah, where Kirk was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University. Vance helped carry Kirk’s casket with a group of uniformed service members as it was loaded onto the plane. On Wednesday night, Vance wrote on social media that his relationship with Vance began several years ago after he appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News. Kirk reached out to compliment him, “and that moment of kindness began a friendship” Last year, Kirk advocated for Vance to be Donald Trump’s choice for vice president and frequently checked in on his family. Vance described him as “a true friend”. Kirk was co-founder and CEO of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, based in Phoenix.)
— The Utah Valley University campus is closed until next week, following the fatal shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Authorities appealed to the public for help, as the suspect remained at large on Thursday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWOzdLVKils
NEWSWEEK
— Charlie Kirk’s Wife Erika Holds Up Rosary As Body Arrives in Arizona
https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-wife-erika-holds-rosary-body-arrives-arizona-utah-shooting-jd-vance-2128740
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Charlie Kirk’s wife held up a rosary to supporters after she arrived in Arizona following the shooting of her husband in Utah. Erika Kirk was seen departing Air Force Two in Phoenix on Thursday, accompanied by Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha. Kirk’s casket was transported on the government plane from Utah to Arizona, where his funeral will be held. Kirk, 31, was fatally shot in the neck on Wednesday in front of thousands of people during an event outside the Utah Valley University campus in Orem. He collapsed and was later pronounced dead in hospital. The FBI has released footage of a suspect fleeing from a rooftop following the shooting, before jumping to the ground and escaping on foot. Authorities previously released two images of a suspect wearing dark clothing, sunglasses and a baseball cap. The person of interest’s identity has not been released.)
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump’s Team Tightens Security After Kirk Shooting. President and aides were reeling Thursday as shock reverberated through the White House.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/angry-and-in-mourning-trumps-team-tightens-security-after-kirk-shooting-2dab1edd
— Authorities Ask Public for Clues in Hunt for Charlie Kirk’s Killer. The FBI released a new video of the suspected shooter’s escape and offered a reward of up to $100,000 for information while the manhunt entered a third day.
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/charlie-kirk-shot
— The Campus Vigils for Charlie Kirk. If a vigil for Kirk was held in your county, township, and/or municipality, how many would attend?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/charlie-kirk-vigils-college-campus-students-12bf52d3
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/why-hyundai-raid-wont-crush-the-korean-carmaker-0a4a0e4a
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Vigil for Kirk held in Mount Greenwood. If a vigil for Kirk was held in your county, township, and/or municipality, how many would attend?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/charlie-kirk-death-turning-point-usa-founder-wheeling-hs-grad-built-conservative-brand-chicago-area-native-maga-movement/17795489/
CBS2
— Vigils for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk held in Chicago and suburbs. If a vigil for Kirk was held in your county, township, and/or municipality, how many would attend?
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/charlie-kirk-vigil-mount-greenwood-lemont/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Vallas: The Federal Reserve’s century-long power grab
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/12/opinion-federal-reserve-power-grab/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/12/column-donald-trump-jb-pritzker-greising/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rep. Miller blames political violence on ‘corrupt’ media, ‘radical left’ as Illinois GOP honors Charlie Kirk. In a resolution introduced Thursday, the three GOP members of the Illinois delegation wrote that Kirk’s death “must be a Turning Point for the Nation and be proof that Charlie Kirk did not die in vain.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/09/11/mary-miller-mike-bost-darin-lahood-charlie-kirk-assassination-illinois-gop-react
— Chicago-area college students call for end to political violence after Charlie Kirk’s killing. The authors of this article viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn Kirk. For alleged balance, they quote Wheaton College students Susanna Brink and Zach Johnson and Illinois State University student Ross Vancil.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/09/11/chicago-area-college-students-call-for-end-to-political-violence-after-charlie-kirks-killing
— The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly increases poverty and crime
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09/11/volunteers-pack-more-than-500-000-meals-for-food-pantries-in-chicago-meal-pack-for-9-11
— Texts reveal dialogue between Mayor Johnson, controversial frontrunner in NYC’s mayoral race. A campaign spokesman for Johnson says he and Zohran Mamdani connected so Johnson could congratulate him on his primary win. But questions remain about whether an endorsement might be in the works — or whether it’d even be desired given Johnson’s lack of popularity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/09/11/texts-mayor-brandon-johnson-new-york-mayoral-candidate-zohran-mamdani
WBEZ
— Chicago-area college students call for end to political violence after Charlie Kirk’s killing. A day after activist and Illinois native Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at a Utah campus event, conservative students say they want a climate where people can talk through their differences. The authors of this article viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn Kirk. For alleged balance, they quote Wheaton College students Susanna Brink and Zach Johnson and Illinois State University student Ross Vancil.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/09/11/chicago-area-college-students-call-for-end-to-political-violence-after-charlie-kirks-killing
JOURNAL COURIER
— Trump announces he’ll posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to conservative activist Charlie Kirk
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/alert-trump-announces-he-ll-posthumously-award-21042665.php
25 NEWS NOW
— Republicans hold vigil in Normal for Charlie Kirk. If a vigil for Kirk was held in your county, township, and/or municipality, how many would attend?
https://www.25newsnow.com/2025/09/12/republicans-hold-vigil-normal-charlie-kirk/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump vows to hunt down ‘radical-left’ after Charlie Kirk’s shocking assassination
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-vows-to-hunt-down-radical-left-after-charlie-kirks-shocking-assassination
ADVANTAGE NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/pritzker-won-t-call-trump-for-help-with-public-safety-amid-ice-operation/article_e0f72892-cdea-450f-8794-9c4d04064cea.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Charlie Kirk assassination puts conservative youth movement at a turning point
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3804469/charlie-kirk-assassination-conservative-youth-movement-turning-point/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Democrats Respond to Republican Charlie Kirk’s Murder By Denouncing Republicans
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/watch-democrats-respond-to-republican-charlie-kirks-murder-by-denouncing-republicans/
NEW YORK POST
— Gun recovered in Charlie Kirk assassination revealed — and ammo bore pro-trans, anti-fascist messages
https://nypost.com/2025/09/11/us-news/gun-charlie-kirk-shot-with-revealed/
— Secret Service employee who called Charlie Kirk racist, blamed karma for assassination put on leave
https://nypost.com/2025/09/11/us-news/secret-service-employee-who-called-charlie-kirk-racist-blamed-karma-for-assassination-put-on-leave/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Conservatives in Blue States: Realistically, What Can They Get Done? I am one of the few remaining conservative activists remaining in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I served as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2021. I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. I served as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004. I served as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007. I arranged for an elephant to walk behind Congressman Peter Roskam in Wheaton’s 2007’s Independence Day parade. Democrat and RINO leaders have had tremendous success using their operatives and their dupes a) to drive conservatives out of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and b) to take adverse actions against me. I should write about RINO leaders..
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/10/conservatives-blue-states-what-can-they-get-done/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Despite Republicans lacking control of the levers of power in Illinois, the Illinois Freedom Caucus is a fierce group. State Rep. Chris Miller, the husband of the U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., whose Southern Illinois district overlaps with his, is the chairman of the caucus and has few kind words for Democrat Gov. JB Pritzker. “He’s got the worst case of Trump Derangement Syndrome I think that I’ve ever seen exhibited, and the only thing is going to fix this thing is for him to have an ICR,” Chris Miller told The Daily Signal. “I don’t know if you know what that is or not, but it’s an inter-cranial rectal removal. In other words, what we would say down on the farm is, he needs to get his head out of his a– and start governing and doing what’s right for the people of Illinois.” As in Maryland, Illinois Freedom Caucus members are keenly focused on messaging what they view as failures of the Democrat-dominated state government. Illinois Republican state Rep. Blaine Wilhour told The Daily Signal that spreading the word about Democrat policies and Republican shortcomings is at the center of his work. “It’s all about accountability. We’re governed terribly, led by Republicans as well that don’t stand up for our values,” said Wilhour, adding: When conservatives don’t push back on terrible policies that inflict harm, both socially and economically, then that window moves all the time. And that’s what happens in states like Illinois. That’s how you get governed so liberally in states that aren’t crazy and liberal like that. It’s because good Republicans, good conservatives don’t push back. He accused members of his own party of not sufficiently standing up to the Democrats, saying, “We got Republicans in Illinois that think it’s all right to vote for tax increases, both on the income side and on the gas tax side. They vote for Big Government, which is increasing property taxes exponentially … . These people need accountability.” Roth praised the work of these blue state Freedom Caucus members, saying that some blue state Republicans “know that they have no power, so they are willing to take the crumbs that the Democrats give them. So, if Maryland or Illinois passed a huge, irresponsible budget, they won’t make a lot of noise about it.” Freedom Caucus members, Roth said, “will not only vote no, but they’ll tell everybody that they’re doing it to the point where those non-Freedom Caucus members are getting calls from their voters … . So, not only are we fighting the Democrats, but we’re exposing weak-kneed Republicans.”)
FOX BUSINESS
— Charlie Kirk ‘opened the eyes’ of a lot of young people
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6379189325112
FOX NEWS
— LIVE: President Trump on Fox & Friends
https://www.foxnews.com/video/5614615980001
— Students supporting Charlie Kirk say they ‘are not afraid’ after assassination, vow to defend free speech. Utah students say Kirk’s emphasis on free speech, family values inspired them.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/students-supporting-charlie-kirk-say-they-are-not-afraid-after-assassination-vow-defend-free-speech
— Charlie Kirk would have been president one day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPSQDMWcuJc
— Charlie Kirk lived what he preached
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQTN3Rl_PbI
–What Kirk put ‘front and center’ in his life
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6379189198112
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— Investigation into Charlie Kirk’s assassination uncovers new clues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XflcfCckBfo
REUTERS
— What we know about weapon used by suspect in Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-we-know-about-weapon-used-by-suspect-charlie-kirks-fatal-shooting-2025-09-12/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasing use Kirk’s assassination to promote more hatred against Trump
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/right-wing-anger-surges-kirks-killing-fuels-calls-vengeance-2025-09-12/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters do what they can to discredit Kirk.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/charlie-kirk-men.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/politics/charlie-kirk-dead.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/charlie-kirk-martyr-conservative-christians.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/charlie-kirk-question-utah-kozak.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Kirk’s assassination against Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/politics/fbi-patel-kirk-shooting.html
— Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/technology/charlie-kirk-shooting-civil-war.html
— Charlie Kirk’s Widow, Erika, Promoted Conservative Values at His Side. Mr. Kirk often pointed to his marriage as an example of a loving, conservative partnership. The pair married in 2021 and had two children.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/charlie-kirk-wife-erika-children-family.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Kirk’s assassination against Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/11/trump-kirk-consequences-gop-conservative/
USA TODAY
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters do what they can to discredit Kirk
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/11/charlie-kirk-shooting-wheeling-cookies-career-activism/86092837007/
— How soon will Democrat and RINO leaders try to outlaw bolt-action rifles?
https://www.galesburg.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/11/what-is-a-bolt-action-rifle-what-gun-was-used-to-shoot-charlie-kirk/86096433007/
— Ousted FBI leaders file lawsuit against Director Kash Patel, Trump administration. The Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 gave all the managers who they sent to run their Chicago office lists of employees to oust. Of course, I was on all those lists. The more of the following that employees were, the higher that they were on those lists: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/10/fbi-director-kash-patel-lawsuit-trump-firings/86079479007/
ATLANA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a watershed for Gen Z
https://www.ajc.com/politics/2025/09/charlie-kirks-assassination-is-a-watershed-for-gen-z/
COEUR d’ALENE / POST FALLS PRESS
— About 1,000 people attend candlelight vigil for Charlie Kirk at McEuen Park. If a candlelight vigil for Kirk was held in your county, township, and/or municipality, how many would attend?
https://cdapress.com/news/2025/sep/12/about-1000-people-attend-candlelight-vigil-for-charlie-kirk-at-mceuen-park/
LUFKIN DAILY NEWS
— Charlie Kirk remembered at vigil in Orem, Utah. If a vigil for Kirk was held in your county, township, and/or municipality, how many would attend?
https://lufkindailynews.com/ap_video/conservative-commentator-charlie-kirk-remembered-at-vigil-in-orem-utah/video_3ed6433d-1991-552a-a22e-b634c86aa06e.html
DAILY BEAST & FORWARD
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Kirk’s assassination to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jimmy-kimmel-tears-into-donald-trumps-charlie-kirk-response/
https://forward.com/news/768604/charlie-kirk-nazi-rhetoric-trump/
PBS & NEW YORKER
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly use Kirk’s assassination to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-charlie-kirk-helped-shape-a-conservative-force-for-a-new-generation
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/maga-reacts-to-the-assassination-of-charlie-kirk
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Charlie Kirk killer engraved chilling messages in the bullet
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/charlie-kirk-killer-engraved-chilling-messages-in-the-bullet-heres-what-we-know/articleshow/123846269.cms
TIMES OF INDIA
— ‘Sniper’s nest’: New pictures show Charlie Kirk’s shooter’s POV; key traces found
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/snipers-nest-new-pictures-show-charlie-kirks-shooters-pov-key-traces-found/articleshow/123846796.cms
— Viral post on Charlie Kirk’s death claims Tesla employee called him Hitler; Elon Musk responds
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/social/viral-post-on-charlie-kirks-death-claims-tesla-employee-called-him-hitler-elon-musk-responds/articleshow/123844413.cms
OTHER
LEE EARNST REALTY
— FOR SALE: 2244 Ferry Road # J103 – $650,000
https://leeernst.exprealty.com/holp/listing/103/12467615
— FOR SALE: 2224 Ferry Road #C109 – $390,000
https://www.atproperties.com/12384632/2224-ferry-road-c109-naperville-illinois-60563-nei
September 4, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Mike Braun appoints Indiana members to Indiana-Illinois boundary commission
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/03/braun-appoints-indiana-members-to-indiana-illinois-boundary-commission/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/04/opinion-chicago-national-guard-donald-trump-jb-pritzker-brandon-johnson/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/04/editorial-guns-public-transit-ruling-chicago/
— Why are so many Illinois kids missing class?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/editorial-why-many-illinois-kids-100000199.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Durbin and Duckworth ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2025/09/04/dick-durbin-tammy-duckworth-letter-trump-national-guard-deployment-chicago
DAILY HERALD
— Elburn trustee is latest to announce bid for Illinois Senate seat DeWitte is leaving
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250903/news/elburn-trustee-is-latest-to-announce-bid-for-illinois-senate-seat-dewitte-is-leaving/
NBC5
— Northern suburbs release statements amid reports of ICE coming to Great Lakes Naval Base. Waukegan and Highland Park in Lake County have both released messages to residents as ICE agents are expected to arrive at the Great Lakes Naval Base in North Chicago in the coming weeks. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/great-lakes-naval-base-chicago-suburbs-lake-county-ice-enforcement/3819005/
ELMHURST PATCH
— Addison Township Official’s Home In Question. He is registered to vote at an Addison house, but a process server reported that he doesn’t live there.
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/addison-township-officials-home-question
POILITICO ILLINOIS
— Trump blinks on National Guard threat
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/09/04/trump-blinks-on-national-guard-threat-00543292
ILLINOIS TIMES
— Bringing back working-class Democrats. My critics/opponents look down on the working-class if not despise the working-class. I was a member of the working-class 1964-1997.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion/news/bringing-back-working-class-democrats/
ILLINOIZE
— New Candidates Emerge for 2026
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/new-candidates-emerge-2026
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/09/04/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-583/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— E-Verify, a choke point for stopping illegal immigrant employment in America. Big business and weak politicians are blocking the tool that protects U.S. jobs. My critics/opponents have always opposed E-Verify, that is, they have always promoted illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/3/e-verify-choke-point-stopping-illegal-immigrant-employment-america/
— American citizens emerge as new threat to ICE officers. Assaults escalate amid clashes over arrests.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/3/american-citizens-emerge-new-threat-ice/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— National Conservatism Speakers discuss hopes of a new America under Trump. Who speaks for conservatives in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your school district, and in your precinct?
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3791010/conservatism-conference/
NEW YORK POST
— Democrat leaders are afraid that a Trump crime crackdown would work.
https://nypost.com/2025/09/03/media/ex-chicago-police-official-says-dems-are-afraid-a-trump-crime-crackdown-would-work/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Med students should be chosen by merit, not by DIE. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time and/or b) who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/09/med_students_should_be_chosen_by_merit_not_by_die.html
— How Brands Are Destroyed by Ideology, Arrogance, Self-Delusion, and Stupidity
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/09/how_brands_are_destroyed_by_ideology_arrogance_self_delusion_and_stupidity.html
BREITBART
— Cruz: Pritzker Is a ‘Disgusting, Racist Bigot’
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/09/03/cruz-pritzker-is-a-disgusting-racist-bigot/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Chicago campuses provide ‘Sanctuary Doctoring’ and ‘safe spaces’ for illegal aliens, refuse ICE. Chicago universities maintain policies that forbid cooperation with immigration officials, shield illegal aliens from federal enforcement, and provide them with “safe spaces” and services. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/chicago-campuses-provide-sanctuary-doctoring-safe-spaces-illegal-aliens-refuse-ice/28544
DAILY CALLER
— State Dept. Gutting Foreign Service Test — ‘Merit-Based’ Not ‘DEI Principles’ The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 hired me because I passed the CPA examination notwithstanding my not being a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran. The Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 hired me because I passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination notwithstanding my not being a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 hired me because I passed the postal employment test notwithstanding my not being a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/09/03/exclusive-state-guts-foreign-service-test-merit-based-not-dei/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Liberalism Failed and What Is Already Succeeding It
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/03/woke-is-liberalism-all-grown-up/
— Woke Is Liberalism All Grown Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqlhzN0gens
FOX BUSINESS
— ‘STAY OUT OF THE WAY’: Tom Homan warns Chicago officials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rmJ-IQ7XR8
FOX NEWS
— Chicago resident goes after city’s ‘progressive Democratic gang’ for refusing Trump’s federal help on crime. Zoe Leigh blasts officials as violence grips city, with eight killed over Labor Day weekend.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-resident-goes-after-citys-progressive-democratic-gang-refusing-trumps-federal-help-crime
— Democratic leaders in Chicago refuse to keep criminals in jail
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6378333373112
— Rogue states risk federal funding for giving illegals driver’s licenses. The Democrat-run Illinois is a rogue state.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rogue-states-risk-federal-funding-illegal-immigrant-drivers-licenses
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for Russia invading Ukraine. Democrat leaders have always blamed Republicans for America’s losing the Vietnam War.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-hits-back-reporter-who-said-hes-taken-no-action-against-russia
NEWSMAX
— Cruz: Democrat Leaders Support Criminals Every Time
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/cruz-democrats-criminals/2025/09/03/id/1224978/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Porter: Politics Over People: Chicago’s Leaders Are Failing Their City
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2025/09/03/politics_over_people_chicagos_leaders_are_failing_their_city_153243.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Newsom, Pritzker defy Trump, eye presidency in 2028. Who promotes defying Trump in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5482013-congress-budget-trump-battle/
CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for everything that is bad including bad weather.
https://www.aol.com/scientists-submit-coordinated-response-trump-132508302.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly elect anti-Americans.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/politics/video/ben-ferguson-trump-genuinely-concerned-about-socialist-running-nyc
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Harvard is ever-increasingly anti-American.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK01gCKGbck
CBS NEWS
— Navy reverses demotion of Rep. Ronny Jackson, former White House doctor under Trump and Obama. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 forced me to take a demotion from GS-12 Step 5, currently $112,280/year, to GS-9 Step 10, currently $88,808/year, a 21% pay cut, to transfer from IRS to GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors used that demotion to justify their wasting my career and forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. I should write about that. GAO audits IRS. When I transferred, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, b) I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and d) I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. Much of what I did for IRS was very similar to what I did for GAO.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/navy-reverses-demotion-rep-ronny-jackson-former-white-house-doctor/
NEWSWEEK
— Trump Threatens To Strip Rosie O’Donnell’s Citizenship. I am 100% German American. I am proud to say a) that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, b) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and c) that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-threatens-remove-rosie-odonnell-us-citizenship-2124281
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders use the Smithsonian to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/09/04/trump-smithsonian-museum-order-bunch/
— In WWIII, which countries will side with Russia and China against America?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/04/india-us-trump-modi-tariffs-trade/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/09/03/alien-enemies-act-venezuela-trump/
— Trump floats sending law enforcement to New Orleans
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/03/trump-policing-red-states-new-orleans/
USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/09/02/trump-ice-chicago-national-guard/85867764007/
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, sooner or later, everyone in America will be on Medicaid.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2025/08/20/trump-big-beautiful-bill-medicaid-cuts-where/85727000007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Job Hopping Is Out, Job Hugging Is In for Fearful Workers. Employees are reluctant to give up a job in today’s rocky job market. I might still be a GAO employee if my Democrat GAO superiors had not forced me to retire. I might still be an IRS employee if my Democrat IRS superiors had not made it so clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. I might still be a GM employee if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn its job offer that I had accepted because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. I might still be a Firestone Store employee if my Democrat Firestone Store boss had not made my advancement prospects look so dismal. I might still be a postal employee if my Democrat postal superiors had not forced me to resign.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/job-hopping-is-out-job-hugging-is-in-for-fearful-workers-338fe1e6
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Democrat leaders use science and scholarship to destroy Republicans.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2025/09/04/trump-hijacks-american-science-and-scholarship-opinion
HUFFINGTON POST
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Joe Walsh.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-walsh_n_68b8fdbee4b0e20f601a7dba
AXIOS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly side with America’s enemies.
https://www.axios.com/2025/09/03/trump-venezuela-deport-alien-enemies-act-court-ruling
SKY NEWS
— ‘Limousine liberals’: Ilhan Omar is another lefty trying to ‘cosplay as working class’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3mPsC3mhOA
TIMES OF INDIA
— ‘Choosing merit over DEI’: Trump admin to scrap Foreign Service Officer Test; will introduce new version. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980 hired me because I passed the CPA examination notwithstanding my not being a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran. The Democrats who ran IRS in 1971 hired me because I passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination notwithstanding my not being a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran. The Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966 hired me because I passed the postal employment test notwithstanding my not being a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/choosing-merit-over-dei-trump-admin-to-scrap-foreign-service-officer-test-will-introduce-new-version/articleshow/123688506.cms
September 1, 2005 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Local leaders fighting Trump’s planned immigration crackdown as agents could arrive this week. Parishioners held a prayer at Naval Station Great Lakes, where federal agents are expected to set up shop as soon as this week.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-immigration-news-prayer-held-naval-station-great-lakes-north-ahead-donald-trumps-crackdown/17704014/
— ICE operations could surge in Chicago this week ahead of Mexican Independence Day celebrations
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chicago-donald-trumps-immigration-crackdown-could-start-week-ahead-mexican-independence-day-2025-celebrations/17714214/
— 1.2 million immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump
https://abc7chicago.com/post/12-million-immigrants-are-gone-us-labor-force-trump-preliminary-data/17713052/
— Passenger robbed, beaten on CTA Red Line train near Loop station, CPD releases surveillance images
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-crime-passenger-robbed-beat-cta-red-line-train-loop-statelake-station-cpd-releases-surveillance-images/17711716/
— Trump says he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom
https://abc7chicago.com/post/trump-says-hes-awarding-former-nyc-mayor-rudy-giuliani-presidential-medal-freedom/17713888/
NBC5
— Mayor Johnson chants ‘no federal troops in Chicago’ at Labor Day protest
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mayor-johnson-shouts-no-federal-troops-in-chicago-at-labor-day-protest/3817984/
— ‘Workers Over Billionaires’ rally protests Trump policies, National Guard threat. Pritzker is a billionaire.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-workers-over-billionaires-rally-protests-trump-policies-national-guard-threat/3818040/
— “No federal troops, invest in our workers,” mayor Johnson declares at Haymarket rally
https://www.nbcchicago.com/video/top-videos-home/no-federal-troops-invest-in-our-workers-mayor-johnson-declares-at-haymarket-rally/3817979/
CBS2
— Democrat leaders demand closure of ICE facility in Broadview as Trump plans immigration crackdown in Chicago. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/protest-ice-facility-in-broadview-illinois-trump-immigration-crackdown-chicago/
— Teen among 5 injured in mass shooting on Chicago’s South Side
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/5-injured-in-mass-shooting-on-chicagos-south-side/
WGN9
— Labor Day weekend brings violence to Chicago, with dozens shot and 8 killed as of early Monday morning
https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/labor-day-weekend-brings-violence-as-chicago-sees-20-shootings/
— Mayor, protestors gather in West Loop on Monday for Labor Day Rally
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/mayor-protestors-gather-in-west-loop-on-monday-for-labor-day-rally/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect criminals and illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/01/mayor-brandon-johnson-labor-day-no-federal-troops-chicago/
— 1.2 million immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/01/immigrants-labor-force-trump/
— Naperville Labor Day parade marks end to ‘fastest summer ever’ for families
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/01/naperville-parade-end-to-summer-families/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Attending the parade was perhaps an act of instinct for Roger Schaeffer, who has watched the festivities for three decades. The 73-year-old’s children have moved away. The crowd has gotten bigger and the politicians — a campaigning George W. Bush one year — come and go, he said. . .It’s a surprise that so few labor groups show up, a far cry from the union-dominated festivities held in Chicago, he noted.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mayor Johnson slams Trump’s plan to target Chicago, vows to ‘defend our democracy’ at Labor Day rally. Mayor Brandon Johnson began his speech on Monday with a chant: “No federal troops in the city of Chicago! No militarized force in the city of Chicago!” Demonstrators said immigrants make America stronger and called for protections for working people over billionaires. Pritzker is a billionaire.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2025/09/01/chicago-brandon-johnson-donald-trump-national-guard-ice-crime-union-labor-day-stacy-davis-gates
DAILY HERALD
— ‘It’s just really unfortunate’: DuPage County clerk should provide serious transparency on proposed budget
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250901/editorials/daily-herald-opinion-its-just-really-unfortunate-dupage-county-clerk-should-provide-serious-tra/
WAND TV
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/pope-leo-meets-lgbtq-catholic-advocate-and-vows-continuity-with-pope-francis-legacy-of-welcome/article_0a3b291f-53d4-5d41-8c80-f63bed92d29e.html
WGLT
— Democrat leaders say that Trump is decimating federal employee unions one step at a time. My critics/opponents are vehemently anti-union. They will never forgive me for my being a federal employee union member for almost 12 years.
https://www.wglt.org/2025-09-01/how-trump-is-decimating-federal-employee-unions-one-step-at-a-time
NAPERVILLE JAYCEES
— Last Fling Sponsors. DuPage Republicans were the lead sponsor for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019 because of my fundraising. But my critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes end that. I should write about my critics/opponents. They have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. In 2024, they had their operatives and their dupes end my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee.
https://lastfling.org/sponsorship/
POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— Photo Gallery: Naperville Jaycees’ Labor Day Parade 9/1/2025. One could compare and contrast Naperville’s Labor Day parade with Wheaton’s Independence Day parade.
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2025/09/01/photo-gallery-naperville-jaycees-labor-day-parade-9-1-2025/152758
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Putin shores up ties with India and China. In WWIII, which countries will side with America?
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/1/putin-shores-ties-india-china-us-eu-plan-way-forward-ukraine/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— As math scores plummet, teachers group goes more woke
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/sep/1/math-scores-plummet-teachers-group-goes-woke/
— Collective bargaining for federal employees still doesn’t work. GAO unionized in 2007. If GAO had been unionized earlier, I might still be a GAO employee. In any event, if GAO had been unionized earlier, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to a) force me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, b) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, c) delay my promotions and never promote me beyond GS-13, d) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for them, and e) force me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/3787618/collective-bargaining-for-federal-employees-still-doesnt-work/
BREITBART
— Pope Leo Meets With Pro-LGBTQ+ Catholic Group in Signal of Continuity from Francis
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/09/01/pope-leo-meets-with-catholic-lgbtq-group-in-signal-of-continuity-from-francis/
— Kristi Noem’s Labor Day Message: Jobs Are Going Back to American Citizens, Not Foreigners
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/01/kristi-noems-labor-day-message-jobs-are-going-back-to-american-citizens-not-foreigners/
CHRISTIAN POST
— Will Democrat leaders argue that men have the right to end the pregnancies that they created?
https://www.christianpost.com/news/boyfriend-faces-criminal-charges-causing-girlfriend-miscarriage.html
FOX NEWS
— Chicago shootings leave at least 7 dead, dozens more injured as city insists it doesn’t need Trump’s help. Seven people killed and 37 injured in weekend shootings across the Windy City.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-shootings-dead-dozens-injured-city-insists-doesnt-need-trumps-help
NEWSMAX
— Dems on the March to Gerrymander
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/democrats-partisan-redistricting/2025/09/01/id/1224672/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/chicago-thousands-protest-against-threat-ice-national-guard-deployment-2025-09-01/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Orders Have Stripped Nearly Half a Million Federal Workers of Union Rights. My critics/opponents are vehemently anti-union. They will never forgive me for my having been a union member for almost 12 years.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/us/politics/trumps-unions-federal-workers.html
GO BANKING RATES
— The Safest and Richest US Cities To Live in 2025
https://www.gobankingrates.com/money/economy/the-safest-and-richest-us-cities-to-live-in-2025/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Western Springs, Illinois, again ranks as the nation’s safest and richest city to live. As of 2025, the household mean income is $294,896. . .Illinois experienced the biggest jump in wealthy cities to rank in the top 50 — with 12 cities this year compared to four in 2024. These 12 cities are Western Springs (#1), Winnetka (#7), Kenilworth (#8), Libertyville (#16), Hinsdale (#17), Deerfield (#28), Park Ridge (#33), Elmhurst (#34), Wilmette (#35), La Grange (#38), Glen Ellyn (#42) and Naperville (#49).)
INDEED
— 16 Careers for Car Lovers. My goal of having a career in the automotive industry ended when I was 22 in 1971 a) when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint and b) when my Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that offer. Because I had to have a job, I accepted a job offer from IRS. I started with almost 3 years of federal seniority and lots of reinstated unused sick leave because I had worked for the Post Office for almost 3 years while I earned my bachelor’s degree.
www.indeed.com
HAGGERTY
— Is It a Bad Time to Be a Young Car Enthusiast? I have aways been a car enthusiast, and especially for American nameplate muscle cars.
https://www.hagerty.com/media/market-trends/is-it-a-bad-time-to-be-a-young-car-enthusiast/
GOOGLE AI
— Interested in cars. I have always been interested in cars, and especially in American nameplate muscle cars.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%27interested+in+cars
August 26, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders get gun violence survivors to slam Trump’s talk of deploying National Guard in Chicago
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/26/gun-violence-survivors-trump-national-guard-chicago/
— Gun-related arrests at Naperville Topgolf now top 15 for the year
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/26/gun-arrests-charges-naperville-topgolf/
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County clerk a no-show for budget presentation
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250826/news/dupage-county-clerk-a-no-show-for-budget-presentation/
— DuPage County will spend up to $147K to retain Springfield lobbyists
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250826/news/dupage-county-will-spend-up-to-147k-to-retain-springfield-lobbyists/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The county will pay Marquardt & Humes Inc., no more than $94,500 for one year of lobbying work through Sept. 14, 2026. The firm’s lobbying team includes Scott Marquardt, who began his career as a prosecutor in the DuPage state’s attorney’s office, and John “Chip” Humes, who’s also a co-owner of the Humes Funeral Home in Addison. Though the political makeup of the county board has changed over the years, officials continued using Roger C. Marquardt & Co. as a state-level lobbyist. In 2024, Scott Marquardt and Humes solidified their business partnership, forming Marquardt & Humes, according to a firm overview. The county also will pay Raucci & Sullivan Strategies no more than $52,500 for one year of lobbying services through August 2026. Former Republican state Sen. Dave Sullivan is the firm’s president. Marc Poulos, who was a member of Gov. JB Pritzker’s transition team, also is part of the firm. Marquardt & Humes are “continuing our strong advocacy on behalf of DuPage County regarding ongoing transit negotiations,” Humes wrote in a letter to officials in July.)
— Arlington Heights residents, officials divided on criminalizing homeless behavior — but proposal moves forward
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250825/local-politics/arlington-heights-residents-officials-divided-on-criminalizing-homeless-behavior/
— Embattled Fed Gov. Lisa Cook says she’ll sue Trump to keep her job. So far, by forcing me to retire, my Democrat GAO superiors have 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.dailyherald.com/20250826/nation-and-world-politics/embattled-fed-gov-lisa-cook-says-shell-sue-trump-to-keep-her-job/
ABC7
— DOJ demands Illinois voter personal information by Sept. 1
https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-justice-department-demands-illinois-voter-personal-information-sept-1/17655103/
— Democrat leaders get Chicago gun violence survivors speak out against President Trump’s National Guard plans
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trumps-threat-send-national-guard-chicago-raises-legal-questions/17651164/
— Fed Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook says she’s staying on the job despite Trump saying he fired her. So far, by forcing me to retire, my Democrat GAO superiors have forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $1.9 million in today’s dollars to stop me from coming to work.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/lisa-cook-says-shes-staying-job-federal-reserve-board-governor-despite-trump-announcing-he-removed-position/17653963/
NBC5
— Trump says he wants death penalty for murderers in D.C.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/president-trump/trump-administration-federal-reserve-redistrcting-immigration-august-26-2025-live-updates/3815040/
FOX32
— 3 Illinois colleges named among top 50 in U.S. according to Forbes. University of Chicago is 13, Northwestern University is 16, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is 38, UIC is 108, Wheaton College is 159, IIT is 171, DePaul is 208, Loyola is 242, NIU is 379.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/forbes-best-colleges-illinois-2025
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders get Gun violence survivors to say that federal troops will not make Chicago safer.
https://www.wbez.org/criminal-justice/2025/08/26/gun-violence-survivors-say-federal-troops-will-not-make-chicago-safer-resources-will
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago doesn’t have to choose between jobs and health. My father worked in a nasty polluting chemical plant in the northeast side of Chicago Heights for 28 years before he died suddenly when he was 47 and I was 21 in 1969.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/hazel-johnson-ordinance-would-help-all-chicago-opinion
WAND TV
— Trump saying 600,000 Chinese students could come to the US draws MAGA backlash. UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992. But if they could have admitted Chinese students instead of me, they would have.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/trump-saying-600-000-chinese-students-could-come-to-the-us-draws-maga-backlash/article_cad6e3c7-dcf6-5ac9-ae08-3f0f23f86adc.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/08/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-370/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker unveils Illinois LGBTQ hotline amid debate over transgender athletes. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_b71754be-a7d0-4d0a-aa85-c8a8ba200cdf.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Shariah: Coming to a city near you? Mamdani’s ‘intifada’ stance warns of trouble ahead.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/26/shariah-coming-city-near/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The National Academies are politically corrupted
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/3781102/the-national-academies-are-politically-corrupted/
— The GOP’s unfair election advantage: Good governance
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3782858/unfair-gop-election-advantage-good-governance/
CHRISTIAN POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting religious leaders to do their bidding.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/dc-faith-leaders-demand-ice-stop-using-church-parking-lots.html
DAILY CALLER
— Illinois Law Forces Universities To Dispense Abortion Pills On Campus
https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/26/blue-state-law-forces-universities-to-dispense-abortion-pills-on-campus/
FOX NEWS
— Chicago residents plead for Trump’s help as ‘out of control’ crime leads to another bloody weekend. Boy, 5, among six reportedly killed in weekend shootings across Chicago. How has Chicago crime impacted you? The theft of my 1969 Dodge Charger SE while I worked for IRS in Chicago in 1971 had a big negative impact on me. The theft of my 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air while I worked for IRS in Chicago in 1973 had a big negative impact on me.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/blue-city-residents-plead-trumps-help-out-control-crime-leads-another-bloody-weekend
— White House accuses Pritzker, Illinois Dems of whining while Chicago crime rages.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-accuses-pritzker-illinois-dems-whining-while-chicago-crime-rages
NEWSMAX
— Trump’s Immigration Push Tests ICE Workforce. In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans who the Democrats who ran GAO hired. By the time they succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1980, I was one of the last Republican GAO employees. Republican Gingrich’s dramatic gutting of GAO while I worked for GAO 1980-1997 not only demoralized and devastated GAO employees, it made Democrat GAO employees hate Republican GAO employees. I should write about that.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/donald-trump-ice-migrant/2025/08/26/id/1223938/
— No Illegals Entered US for 3 Straight Months
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/kristi-noem-immigration-cabinet/2025/08/26/id/1224019/
REAL CLEAR INVESTIGATIONS
— Illinois Democrat Leaders Push Democrat Chicago to the Verge of Fiscal Collapse
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/2025/08/26/illinois_pushes_chicago_to_the_verge_of_fiscal_collapse_1130906.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Trump faces MAGA backlash for saying he’ll let 600,000 Chinese students into US. UIC admitted me in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992. But if they could have admitted Chinese students instead of me, they would have.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/dc-faith-leaders-demand-ice-stop-using-church-parking-lots.html
CBS NEWS
— U.S. to resume “neighborhood checks” for citizenship applications as part of Trump push to heavily vet immigrants
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/neighborhood-checks-citizenship-applications/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Men Suing Over Their Partners’ Abortions. The antiabortion movement is encouraging partners and ex-partners who say they were harmed by abortions of their unborn children.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/the-men-suing-over-their-partners-abortions-b2e7a9ce
TRUTHDIG
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too many Democrat plants and RINOs become Republican Precinct Committeemen (RPC) and become leaders of Republican township, county, and state party organizations to get the Republican Party to strike its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in its platform, that is, to destroy the Republican Party. These Democrat plants and RINOs focus on driving platform Republicans like me out of the party. I should write about them and the adverse actions that they have had their operatives and their dupes take against me since 1999. In 2000, they got one of their own to run against me for RPC. In 2004, they rudely fired me as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster and rudely defeated me 69 to 13 when I ran for MTRO Treasurer. In 2006, they almost got the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. In 2007, they got ICRC to rudely throw me off its Steering Committee. In 2010, they again rudely fired me as MTRO webmaster. In 2012, they got TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois to rudely end my chairmanship. In 2015, they rudely gerrymandered my precinct. In 2021, they rudely ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks. In 2024, the rudely ended my membership on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. I should write about the aforesaid.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/how-to-infiltrate-your-local-democratic-headquarters/
REALTOR.COM
— Wheaton Is One of the Hottest ZIP Codes in Illinois-Here’s Why
https://www.lmtonline.com/realestate/article/wheaton-is-one-of-the-hottest-zip-codes-in-20889403.php
August 9, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats cannot win unless they gerrymander. Most gerrymandering is done to create more minority districts. Look at Illinois 3rd Congressional District.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/08/09/texas-democrats-illinois-rainbow-push-hq-redistricting
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/08/09/illinois-texas-trump-pritzker-gerrymandering-alden-loury
DAILY HERALD
— ‘What more could the governor do?’: Illinois lawmakers doubt state’s districts could be more gerrymandered
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250809/illinois-state-politics/what-more-could-the-governor-do-illinois-lawmakers-doubt-states-districts-could-be-more-gerryma/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Illinois is one of the most gerrymandered states in the country,” said Republican state Rep. Martin McLaughlin of Barrington Hills. “What more could the governor do?” . . . Senate Republican Leader John Curran of Downers Grove accused Pritzker of “meddling in other states’ redistricting issues for national press coverage.” “He should be working to increase voter choice here in Illinois by calling for fair maps like he pledged when running for office,” Curran said. . . Illinois’ current congressional map was drawn to give Democrats an edge in nearly all of the state’s 17 districts, even though roughly 41% of the state’s voters supported Trump in the 2020 election and 44% of voters did so in 2024. Likewise, Trump carried 88 of Illinois’ 102 counties in 2020 and again in 2024. The gerrymandering is particularly obvious in the West and Northwest suburbs, where some districts curl through a dozen or more communities in multiple counties like ribbons in the wind. Curran said it’d be “impossible” to gerrymander the map more than it already has been. “Gerrymandering weakens our democracy and removes choice from voters,” Curran said. “It should be ended throughout the country — starting here in Illinois.”)
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Those who illegally bring children into America illegally should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/trump-administration-asks-judge-to-end-policy-on-protections-for-immigrant-children-in-custody/article_7768a439-53c4-521e-be43-70ac6bcdfdd5.html
WAND TV
— IL Freedom Caucus members blame Pritzker, Biden for skyrocketing electric bills
https://www.wandtv.com/news/statehouse/il-freedom-caucus-members-blame-pritzker-biden-for-skyrocketing-electric-bills/article_e4faf09e-3abf-4bb5-b0c8-2960b0d49e9f.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Who are your enemies? They are those who have taken adverse actions against you. I should write about my enemies.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-08-08/justice-department-escalates-its-campaign-against-trumps-perceived-political-enemies
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois newsrooms receive $4 million from state through tax credits. My direct competitors are beyond furious that I have the time, money, experience, ability, and motivation needed to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and send them out every morning free of charge and without any advertising or donation requests. I should write about my direct competitors who have their operatives and their dupes do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending the newsletters out and b) to stop everyone from reading them.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/illinois-newsrooms-receive-4-million-from-state/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Jil Tracy argues IL should honor TX warrants for absconding Dems
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_64210fc0-f2cb-4e62-a5c8-3916c15bf866.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The depraved success of Hamas propaganda
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3494721/depraved-success-hamas-propaganda/
— The census should ask about citizenship
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/3494535/census-immigrants-citizenship-trump-house-apportionment-constitution/
NEW YORK POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot. Because Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot, it is fair to ask them if they use pot and if they say yes, how much, and if they say no, why not.
https://nypost.com/2025/08/09/us-news/trump-eyes-reclassifying-marijuana-as-less-dangerous-drug-report/
— Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic Socialists of America comrades push ‘abolition’ of traditional family
https://nypost.com/2025/08/09/us-news/dsa-leaders-tapping-into-mandanis-popularity-to-push-abolition-of-traditional-family/
— Why racial discrimination is so deeply institutionalized in US higher education
https://nypost.com/2025/08/09/opinion/why-racial-discrimination-is-so-deeply-institutionalized-in-us-higher-education/
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Personal Responsibility, Not Victimhood, Is the Path to Success. My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. That put me on track to earn a) a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, b) six professional certifications, and c) a professional license.
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/personal-responsibility-not-victimhood-is-the-path-to-success/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Canada’s prime minister tells Canadians to get their news from state-controlled media. Of course, my critics/opponents do not anyone to read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/08/canada_s_prime_minister_tells_canadians_to_get_their_news_from_state_controlled_media.html
BREITBART
— Trump Quashes Joe Biden’s ‘Quiet Amnesty’ for Illegal Aliens as DHS Reopens Deportation Cases
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/09/trump-quashes-joe-bidens-quiet-amnesty-illegal-aliens-dhs-reopens-deportation-cases/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Yale grad credits success to conservative values. My parents and teachers promoted conservative values. That put me on track to earn a) a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, b) six professional certifications, and c) a professional license.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/yale-grad-credits-success-to-conservative-values/10953
DAILY WIRE
— ‘America Is Not A Short-Term Thing’: Lawmakers Urge Young Republicans Take Up The Fight. Over a thousand young conservatives gathered in Nashville for the largest National Young Republican Convention in decades. If I had been involved in Republican politics when I was young, 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.dailywire.com/news/america-is-not-a-short-term-thing-lawmakers-urge-young-republicans-take-up-the-fight
FEDERALIST
— Blue-State Governors Harbor Texas Fugitives To Help Democrats Get Control Of Congress
https://thefederalist.com/2025/08/08/blue-state-governors-harbor-texas-fugitives-to-help-democrats-get-control-of-congress/
FOX NEWS
— Illinois gov JB Pritzker lambasted for new ‘disastrous policy’ requiring mental health screenings for kids
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-lambasted-new-disastrous-policy-requiring-mental-health-screenings-kids
NEWSMAX
— DEI Under Another Name Is Not Reform
https://www.newsmax.com/reagan/choice-discrimination-harvard/2025/08/09/id/1221864/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— America’s white majority is aging out. Because minorities vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring minorities in from foreign countries.
https://thehill.com/homenews/race-politics/4138228-americas-white-majority-is-aging-out/
ABC NEWS
— The easiest way to understand gerrymandering is through the lens of two basic techniques: cracking and packing. Cracking splits groups of disfavored voters among multiple districts. With their electoral strength divided, cracked groups struggle to elect their preferred candidates in any of the districts because they are too small a share of the electorate to be effective. Packing is the opposite of cracking. With packing, map drawers cram members of disfavored groups or parties into as few districts as possible. The packed groups are able to elect their preferred candidates by overwhelming margins, but their voting strength is weakened everywhere else. These techniques are not mutually exclusive — both may be deployed by map drawers to engineer a decided partisan advantage. Illinois 3rd Congressional District is an example Hispanic packing.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/closely-congressional-delegations-reflect-people-vote-124488387
— Because minorities vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring minorities in from foreign countries.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/militias-hate-groups-grow-response-minority-population-boom/story?id=16370136
CNN
— Because minorities vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring minorities in from foreign countries.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/23/politics/race-immigration-replacement-theory-demographics
https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/14/politics/kfile-steve-king-prediction
REUTERS
— Because minorities vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring minorities in from foreign countries.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-is-the-great-replacement-what-are-its-origins-2022-05-16/
NEW YORK TIMES
— To Tackle Poverty, We Need to Focus on Personal Responsibility. My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. That put me on track to earn a) a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, b) six professional certifications, and c) a professional license.
https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/01/05/does-the-us-need-another-war-on-poverty/to-tackle-poverty-we-need-to-focus-on-personal-responsibility
— Because minorities vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring minorities in from foreign countries.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/30/opinion/letters/whites-replacement-theory.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/22/us/white-americans-minority-population.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/business/economy/trump-election-ethnic-diverse-whites.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/06/us/politics/capitol-riot-study.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/us/white-minority-population.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/world/asia/sri-lanka-populism-ethnic-tensions.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/22/nyregion/minorities-a-majority-in-new-york.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Because minorities vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring minorities in from foreign countries.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/16/white-americans-speak-against-great-replacement-theory/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/06/buffalo-shooting-replacement-theory-violence-whites-blacks-terrorism/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/census-minority-babies-are-now-majority-in-united-states/2012/05/16/gIQA1WY8UU_story.html
USA TODAY
— The key to success? Personal responsibility. My parents and teachers promoted personal responsibility. That put me on track to earn a) a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, b) six professional certifications, and c) a professional license.
https://www.today.com/parents/key-success-personal-responsibility-wbna6847246
— Trump accounts give newborns $1,000. It could transform generational wealth in US. I was born in 1948. Adjusted for inflation, $1,000 today was $70 in 1948.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2025/08/08/trump-accounts-kids-investment-economy/85547265007/
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— EPA terminates federal union contracts, effective immediately. GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized earlier, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to a) force me retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, b) delay my promotions and never promote me beyond GS-13, c) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance, d) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and e) force me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/unions/2025/08/epa-terminates-federal-union-contracts-effective-immediately/
WASHINGTONIAN
— One my greatest regrets in life is my counting on civil service protections. I ever-increasingly came to realize that the more of the following that federal employees are, the fewer civil service protections that they have: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-union member, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonian.com/2025/08/06/displaced-federal-employees-have-legal-options-heres-what-to-know/
CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS
— Because minorities vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring minorities in from foreign countries.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/white-supremacy-returned-mainstream-politics/
ATLANTIC
— Because minorities vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring minorities in from foreign countries.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/06/myth-majority-minority-america/619190/
PBS & NPR
— Because minorities vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring minorities in from foreign countries.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-is-great-replacement-theory-and-how-does-it-fuel-racist-violence
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/17/1099223012/how-the-replacement-theory-went-mainstream-on-the-political-right
OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY
— Two Americas, Redux. Are Red and Blue states even part of the same country anymore? Ever-increasingly, elected officials who represent me in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton are not Republican.
https://outsidethebeltway.com/two-americas-redux/
LAW 360
— All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats who a) had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.law360.com/employment-authority/articles/2374835
BROOKINGS
— The US will become ‘minority white’ in 2045, Census projects. Because minorities vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring minorities in from foreign countries.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-us-will-become-minority-white-in-2045-census-projects/
PEW RESEARCH
— Future immigration will change the face of America by 2065. Because minorities vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring minorities in from foreign countries.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2015/10/05/future-immigration-will-change-the-face-of-america-by-2065/
https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2020/09/23/the-changing-racial-and-ethnic-composition-of-the-u-s-electorate/
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2012/05/17/explaining-why-minority-births-now-outnumber-white-births/
FOREIGN POLICY
— Because minorities vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring minorities in from foreign countries.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/22/us-white-majority-minority-nation-demographic-change/
GUARDIAN
— Gen Z will be last generation with white majority in US. Because minorities vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly bring minorities in from foreign countries.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/08/gen-z-americans-white-majority-study