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
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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
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— FOR SALE: 2244 Ferry Road # J103 – $650,000
https://leeernst.exprealty.com/holp/listing/103/12467615
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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
August 3, 2025 Evening Edition
How badly have Pritzker and Illinois Democrat legislators jerrymandered your congressional district? I should write about their 3rd Congressional District.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Texas Democrats fleeing to Illinois to block congressional maps; some to appear with Pritzker Sunday.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/texas-house-democrats-plan-flee-state-try-stop-proposed-congressional-maps-appear-illinois-gov-jb-pritzker/17420791/
NBC5
— Texas Democrats head to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting. In an extraordinary move to counter Republican redistricting in Texas, dozens of Democrats in the state House are landing in Illinois to deny a quorum.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/texas-democrats-illinois-republicans-redistricting/3803982/
CBS2
— Texas Democratic legislators flee state to protest GOP’s redistricting plan.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/texas-democratic-legislators-flee-state-to-protest-gops-redistricting-plan/
FOX32
— Texas Democrats flee to Illinois in bid to block vote on redrawn House map backed by Trump.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/texas-democrats-flee-illinois-bid-block-vote-redrawn-house-map-backed-trump
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Texas House Democrats flee to Chicago to deny GOP’s congressional redistricting effort.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/03/texas-house-democrats-flee-to-chicago-over-congressional-redistricting/
— Co-living buildings offer ‘attainable luxury’ for Chicago’s young professionals. Back in the good old days, that is, back when I was 25 in 1974, when IRS promoted me to a $99,069/year in today’s dollars job in the Loop, I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East Building and I walked to work and to graduate business courses at Loyola. In 1976, when my salary was $105,675/year in today’s dollars, I traded that studio condo in to the building’s developer for a one bedroom condo and I walked to graduate accounting courses at DePaul. I had bought a new town home in University Park in 1972. I lived in it full-time 1972-1974, part-time 1974-1976, and then I rented it out until I sold it in 1984.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/03/co-living-buildings-chicago-straits-row/
— Smithsonian denies White House pressure to remove President Donald Trump impeachment references. I filed Diersen v. GAO in 1998 (SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ) knowing full-well that my chance getting a settlement, let alone winning, was bleak. Everything was stacked against me. But I filed anyway to get my facts and my arguments on the record.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/02/smithsonian-trump-impeachment/
— The emerging schism within the Democratic Party
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/03/opinion-democrats-schism-abundance-agenda/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Texas Democrat legislators flee to Illinois to block Trump-backed GOP redistricting plan. The walkout, which Texas Democrats called an “extraordinary and necessary step,” came a day after a House panel advanced a congressional map that would add five new Republican districts next year.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/08/03/texas-democrats-flee-to-illinois-to-block-trump-backed-gop-redistricting-plan
WGN RADIO
— The more of the following that you are, the more that you should anticipate/expect that you will be forced to retire early: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://wgnradio.com/the-alpha-wealth-hour/getting-through-blind-spots-in-your-retirement-plan/
WCIA
— BLS commissioner reacts to Trump firing. GAO works for Congress. I should write about how my Republican U.S. Senators and my Republican U.S. Representatives reacted to my Democrat GAO superiors a) forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997, b) delaying my promotions and never promoting me beyond GS-13, c) always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and e) forcing me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980.
https://www.wcia.com/news/national/bls-commissioner-reacts-to-trump-firing/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Former Milton Township Supervisor John Monino Signed Illegal Traffic Enforcement Contract
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2025/08/former-milton-township-supervisor-signed-illegal-traffic-enforcement-contract/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— The Washington Post’s ‘fact checker’ Glenn Kessler finally throws in the towel. While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, I increasingly worked as a fact checker. SEE: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22fact+checker%22+gao
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/3/washington-posts-fact-checker-glenn-kessler-finally-throws-towel/
— 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.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/3/e-verify-choke-point-stopping-illegal-immigrant-employment-america/
— Why the left’s education agenda leaves children illiterate. Time for a new path rooted in discipline, choice and phonics.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/3/lefts-education-agenda-leaves-chilldren-illiterate/
— Time for conservatives to kick antisemites out. Many, if not most of my Democrat Chicago office GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were antisemites. They were furious when I volunteered to work for the office’s leading Jewish GS-15 (currently $163,749-$195,200/year) manager. She put them to shame. She had an MBA from the University of Chicago. She had passed the CPA examination on her first attempt. She was attractive. She was young. She was wealthy. She was demanding. She wanted all her employees to have a graduate degree in finance. I got her appointed to the IIT board of directors for its master’s degree program in financial markets and trading that I completed in 1997. Nevertheless, she played a big role in forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/3/time-conservatives-kick-antisemites/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How Democratic presidential hopefuls are positioning themselves for 2028
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3489632/how-democratic-presidential-hopefuls-are-positioning-themselves-for-2028/
— The Trump economy is delivering for American workers
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/3488698/trump-economy-delivering-for-american-workers/
BREITBART
— Woke Gestapo Target ‘Registered Republican’ Sydney Sweeney for Thoughtcrime
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/08/03/nolte-woke-gestapo-target-registered-republican-sydney-sweeney-for-thoughtcrime/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Unless Faculties Are Rebalanced, Deals Struck With Universities Will Not Effectuate Long-Term Change. “I completely agree that getting the federal government involved in hiring decisions at universities is a bad idea, but it’s a less bad idea than what the current situation is…. [W]hat we’ve seen over the last 30 years is they’ve destroyed the system. They have spent 30 to 40 years only hiring their own.” The entire federal government needs to be rebalanced. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/08/unless-faculties-are-rebalanced-deals-struck-with-universities-will-not-effectuate-long-term-change/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— India indicates it will keep buying Russian oil despite Trump’s threats
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/world/article/india-indicates-it-will-keep-buying-russian-oil-20799376.php
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/us/politics/chinese-stay-flee-united-states-trump.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/08/03/latino-republicans-immigration-trump-law-abiding-ice/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/08/03/afghanistan-immigrants-trump-deportations/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Unemployed Americans Endure Longer Job Searches in a Cooling Market
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/unemployed-americans-endure-longer-job-searches-in-a-cooling-market-4ab9fce3
NEWSBREAK
— Sydney Sweeney Is A Registered Republican. I have always been a Republican. I should write about how my critics/opponents have always used that against me. I would focus on my Democrat superiors in the federal government.
https://www.newsbreak.com/whiskey-riff-510620/4154235137037-sydney-sweeney-is-a-registered-republican-sparks-another-liberal-meltdown-on-heels-of-american-eagle-ad
GOOGLE AI
— Up-or-out Who do you know who has been harmed by up-or-out? I should write about why my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12 and why my Democrat GAO superiors delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22up-or-out%22
— Adverse actions Who do you know who has had adverse actions taken against them? I should write about why my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors took adverse actions against me.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22adverse+actions%22
— Pay cut Who do you know who has taken a pay cut? I should write about why my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $23,472/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS in 1980.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22pay+cut%22
— Pay- for-performance Who do you know who was under pay-for-performance (PFP)? I should write about why my Democrat GAO superiors always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for PFP.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22pay-for-performance%22
— Forced retirement Who do you know who was forced to retire early? I should write about why my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997
.https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Forced+retiement%22
— Career limiting Who do you know who has taken career limiting actions? Should write about the actions that I took and why my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors limited my career because of that.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22career+limiting%22
— Civil Service protections Who do you know who was not protected by Civil Service protections? I should write about why I was not protected by Civil Service protections.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22civil+service+protections%22
August 1, 2025
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville Halal Fest expects to bring about 20,000 attendees to Frontier Park this weekend
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/30/chicagoland-halal-fest-naperville-diversity/
— Democrat leaders promote Biden.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/31/joe-biden-national-bar-association/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders promote Biden.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/07/31/biden-trump-president-chicago-speech-national-bar-association-gala-immigrants
— For Democrat leaders, education exists to create good little Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2025/07/31/trump-deal-northwestern-univeristy-dei-antisemitism-funding-frozen
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump and against those who share Trump’s demographics. How successful have Democrat leaders been doing that in your county, township, municipality, school district, and precinct?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/07/31/zohran-mamdani-young-democrats-progressives-s-e-cupp
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Mexican Independence Day Festival to return to West Chicago after hiatus
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250731/festivals-and-fairs/mexican-independence-day-festival-to-return-to-west-chicago-after-hiatus/
— ‘Building bridges’: Naperville Halal Fest connects businesses with burgeoning market
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250731/business/building-bridges-halal-fest-connects-businesses-with-burgeoning-market/
ABC7
— Chicago Mayor Johnson implementing hiring freeze for city through end of 2025 amid budget crisis. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO for almost 18 years, the agency was almost always under hiring and/or promotion freezes because of Gingrich budget cuts. GAO is just a shell of what it once was.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-implementing-hiring-freeze-city-end-2025-amid-budget-crisis/17379048/
NBC5
— Giannoulias pushes for changes in how Illinois auto insurance rates are calculated. Of course, according to Democrat leaders, those who have demographics that vote for Democrats are paying too much for auto insurance. Those demographics are liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, citizens of foreign countries, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7f-CXhraao
— Illinois becomes first state to require mental health screenings for students. Democrat leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are not a Democrat, you have mental problems.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-becomes-first-state-to-require-mental-health-screenings-for-students/3802933/
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/07/31/fiesta-del-sol-kicks-pilsen-organizers-say-they-plan-protect-attendees-ice-activity
WBEZ
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals.
https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2025/07/31/living-and-working-in-america-the-new-reality-for-refugees-and-asylum-seekers
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote foreign students.
https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2025/07/30/student-visa-changes-creating-fear-chaos-among-people-hoping-to-study-in-america
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly put all their eggs in their Epstein basket.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/government/2025/07/31/illinois-senators-call-for-release-of-the-epstein-files/85458840007/
NPR ILLINOIS
— For Democrat leaders, education exists to create good little Democrats.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/2025-07-31/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-heightens-uncertainty-for-colleges-and-universities
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/protestors-rally-against-lahood/
— Democrat leaders shout at Democrats that Republicans discriminate against Democrats.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-how-americans-views-of-racial-discrimination-have-shifted-since-2021-according-to-ap-norc-polling/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote Biden.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/08/01/biden-sounds-the-alarm-in-chicago-00488175
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Illinois ranks in the top 5 worst or bottom 5 best in every metric. It’s time to change that.
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-ranks-in-the-top-5-worst-or-bottom-5-best-in-every-metric-its-time-to-change-that-wirepoints-on-with-wjols-scott-slocum/
JOHN KASS
— The Faustian Bargain of Rock and Roll. Do drugs make musicians more creative?
https://johnkassnews.com/the-faustian-bargain-of-rock-and-roll/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— No more diversity statements: DOJ guidance draws line on ‘unlawful DEI’. Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jul/31/justice-department-releases-guidance-explaining-unlawful-dei/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The many problems with driver’s licenses for illegal aliens
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/07/the_many_problems_with_driver_s_licenses_for_illegal_aliens.html
BLAZE
— MAGA’s biggest threat isn’t Democrats — it’s internal sabotage
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/blaze-news-tonight/magas-biggest-threat-isnt-democrats-its-internal-sabotage
BREITBART
— Windmill Delusions and Nuclear Solutions: Trump’s Energy Agenda and How to Learn from Europe’s Mistakes
https://web.breitbart.com/videos/windmill-delusions-and-nuclear-solutions-trump-s-energy-agenda-and-how-to-learn-from-europe-s-mistakes
CAMPUS REFORM
— ICE offers $110k incentives to college recruits under Trump expansion
https://www.campusreform.org/article/ice-offers-110k-incentives-college-recruits-trump-expansion/28368
CENTER SQUARE
— Bill would require transparency of foreign influence in K-12 schools. There were no foreign influences on me while I attended grade school and high school.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_f979ebde-3fc9-49b5-a30e-5efbd665c692.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— The Left’s Hitler Derangement Syndrome
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/07/30/stop-dishonoring-my-murdered-relatives-by-comparing-trump-to-hitler/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— DHS Launches $600 Million Grant Program for State Detention Centers
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2025/07/31/dhs-600-million-dollar-grant-state-detention-centers
FOX NEWS
— Mamdani reveals in resurfaced video how one of his ‘greatest victories’ benefitted illegal immigrants. Zohran Mamdani has pledged to fight for illegal immigrants if he is elected mayor.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mamdani-reveals-resurfaced-video-how-greatest-victories-benefitted-illegal-immigrants
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is ‘in over his head’ running the city, Blagojevich lodges
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6376416811112
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Is Right to Point the Finger at Hamas for Gaza Woes
https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/07/trump-is-right-to-point-finger-at-hamas-for-gaza-woes/
PJ MEDIA
— Leftist Squeamishness on Admitting the Crimes of Illegals and Jihadis
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/07/31/leftist-squeamishness-on-admitting-illegals-jihadis-crimes-n4942278
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Trump Gets Backlash Over RNC Chair Endorsement: An LGBT ‘Ally’ Who ‘Just Tried to Pass Amnesty’
https://www.westernjournal.com/trump-gets-backlash-rnc-chair-endorsement-lgbt-ally-just-tried-pass-amnesty/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— ICE says it has made tentative job offers to more than 1,000 as hiring ramps up
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/politics/article/ice-says-it-has-made-tentative-job-offers-to-more-20796627.php
MSN
— DEI rollbacks are having an impact on hiring practices. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat who was minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/dei-rollbacks-are-having-an-impact-on-hiring-practices/ar-AA1JFRks
https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2025/07/31/dei-diversity-equity-inclusion-trump-hiring-jobs.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— How has EEOC impacted you? EEOC ended my career in the automotive industry. Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted when I was 22 years old in 1971 because Oldsmobile agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Stores boss fired me because I had accepted that offer. Because I had to have a job, I accepted a job offer from IRS.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/us/politics/andrea-lucas-equal-employment-opportunity-commission.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump brings back presidential physical fitness test canceled by Obama. By the time I got to eight grade, I could not run because I had a bone disease. My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green colorblindness.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/07/31/trump-physical-fitness-test-returns/
USA TODAY
— To get more votes, Democrat and RINO candidates promise more government handouts.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/07/31/hawley-rebate-checks-trump-tariffs/85430292007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more dependency on government and charities.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/07/30/trump-cuts-legal-services-rural-america/85340070007/
HEARTFORD COURANT
— Trump plans to revive the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren. By the time I got to eight grade, I could not run because I had a bone disease. My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green colorblindness.
https://www.courant.com/2025/07/31/trump-presidential-fitness-test/
FAST COMPANY
— Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party exists to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91377373/trumps-ftc-spreading-lies-about-trans-people-kosa
HIGHER ED DRIVE
— For Democrat leaders, education exists to create good little Democrats.
https://www.highereddive.com/news/justice-department-threatens-federal-funding-colleges-dei-policies/756510/
BROOKINGS
— Democrat and RINO leaders use AI to get rid of Republicans
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/trumps-executive-orders-politicize-ai/
June 16, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-calls-expanding-ice-deportation-raids-chicago-other-big-cities/16763540/
NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/pritzker-discusses-trumps-decision-to-send-national-guard-into-los-angeles/3769623/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/jb-pritzker-chicago-ice-raids-trump-criticized/3769321/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/my-baby-video-shows-moment-man-taken-by-ice-in-elgin-as-pregnant-wife-screams/3769517/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight Medicaid cuts
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/health/proposed-medicaid-cuts-lead-thousands-deaths-study-finds/3769612/
CBS2
— Chicago among cities targeted in Trump’s renewed call for mass deportations
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-trump-mass-deportations/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight EPA cuts
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/epa-rollback-rules-power-plant-emissions-air-quality-pollution/
WGN9
— Singer and social media personality Nezza performed the national anthem in Spanish at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night, despite being told beforehand she was expected to sing it in English.
https://wgntv.com/news/singer-performs-us-national-anthem-in-spanish-at-dodger-stadium-felt-like-i-needed-to/
FOX32
— Naperville teen arrested for carrying loaded handgun during ‘teen takeover’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/naperville-teen-arrested-carrying-loaded-handgun-during-teen-takeover-officials
WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against police
https://news.wttw.com/2025/06/16/cpd-officers-shot-and-killed-many-people-first-5-months-2025-they-did-all-2024-data
WGN RADIO
— Ford has temporarily shut down its South Side Chicago factory as it struggles to get rare earth magnet supplies from China.
https://wgnradio.com/wintrust-business-lunch/wintrust-business-minute-ford-temporarily-shuts-down-south-side-chicago-factory/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/newsclick/the-john-williams-newsclick-should-ice-raids-on-farms-hotels-and-restaurants-be-paused/#/questions
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump is the first president in 116 years to not be invited to the NAACP convention
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/16/trump-naacp-convention/
— 14-year-old had loaded, semiautomatic gun at downtown Naperville ‘teen takeover’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/16/naperville-teen-loaded-semiautomatic-gun-takeover/
— Wisconsin dairy farmer sues Trump administration claiming discrimination against white farmers
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/16/wisconsin-dairy-farmer-discrimination/
— Pritzker signs budget amid federal funding uncertainty, unaddressed transit issues
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/16/pritzker-signs-illinois-budget/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in promoting hatred against Trump
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/06/16/how-many-people-attended-the-no-kings-march-depends-who-you-ask
DAILY HERALD
— Teen accused of having gun at Naperville ‘takeover’
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250616/crime/teen-accused-of-having-gun-at-naperville-takeover/
— Why Naperville’s Last Fling is instituting new safety measures
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250616/festivals-and-fairs/why-napervilles-last-fling-is-instituting-new-safety-measures/
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Trump calls Pritzker ‘worst in the country,’ claims Chicago is ‘overrun by criminals’
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/16/trump-calls-pritzker-worst-in-the-country-following-dc-congressional-hearing-walz-hochul-fox-news/84231932007/
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Trump calls Pritzker ‘worst in the country,’ claims Chicago is ‘overrun by criminals’
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/16/trump-calls-pritzker-worst-in-the-country-following-dc-congressional-hearing-walz-hochul-fox-news/84231932007/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrat leaders have Democrats protest LaHood
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/demonstrators-protest-u-s-rep-darin-lahood-outside-peorias-federal-courthouse/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://foxillinois.com/question-of-the-day/vote-do-you-agree-with-president-trumps-plan-to-increase-deportations-in-americas-largest-cities-question-of-the-day-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-ice-raids-democratic-run
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/06/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-327/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Trump calls Pritzker ‘probably the worst’ governor amid expected ICE actions
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_023ef29f-0c04-4639-a8be-a55937b1fa75.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— China’s quiet invasion of Michigan is a national security crisis. How CCP-tied investments are embedding Beijing’s agenda in America’s heartland.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/16/chinas-quiet-invasion-michigan-national-security-crisis/
— Pat Buchanan: A hero who deserves Trump’s Medal of Freedom. His aim has always been to defend America’s superiority.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/16/pat-buchanan-hero-deserves-trumps-medal-freedom/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How Big Labor became open borders
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3442720/big-labor-open-borders-immigration/
— Juneteenth 2025: Everything you need to know about the newest federal holiday
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3442965/juneteenth-2025-what-to-know-federal-holiday-celebrations/
— Bystander killed at ‘No Kings’ protest in Utah
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3442671/bystander-killed-no-kings-protest-utah-arturo-gamboa/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Up to One Million Illegals Have Already Self-Deported Under Trump
https://amgreatness.com/2025/06/16/report-up-to-one-million-illegals-have-already-self-deported-under-trump/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Illinois taxpayers on the hook as state is projected to spend $2.5 billion on migrants
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/06/16/illinois-taxpayers-on-the-hook-as-state-is-projected-to-spend-2-5-billion-on-migrants-1551668/
BREITBART
— Trump DOJ Files Amicus Brief Supporting Challenge to Illinois ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2025/06/16/trump-doj-files-amicus-brief-supporting-challenge-illinois-assault-weapons-ban/
DAILY CALLER
— America’s Cities Reach Point Of No Return
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/16/zohran-mamdani-andrew-cuomo-gavin-newsom-karen-bass-democrat-cities-riots-chaos/
— Trump Targets Blue Cities With Deportation Strategy
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/16/donald-trump-deportation-strategy-democrat-cities-sancutary-illegal-immigrants/
— Most Hispanic Voters Back Trump Deportation Policy Amid Anti-ICE Riots
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/16/hispanic-voters-trump-deportation-border-riots-poll-steve-cortes/
— How Chinese Intel Infiltrated LA Mayor Karen Bass’ Camp
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/16/exclusive-how-chinese-intel-infiltrated-la-mayor-karen-bass-camp/
FEDERALIST
— As Deportations Rise, The U.S. Is On Track For The Lowest Murder Rate On Record. To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.
https://thefederalist.com/2025/06/16/as-deportations-rise-the-u-s-is-on-track-for-the-lowest-murder-rate-on-record/
FOX NEWS
— ‘ECONOMIC TREASON’: Watters explains how illegals have impacted American wages
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6374388653112
— The border crisis now a ‘backyard crisis,’ says Chicago official. Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez laments Illinois lawmakers’ resistance to President Trump’s deportation goals and the current border crisis.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6374375120112
NEWSBUSTERS
— Duckworth Calls Trump ‘Dictator Wannabe,’ Then Calls for Toning Down Rhetoric
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/shannon-sauders/2025/06/16/msnbc-senator-calls-trump-dictator-wannabe-then-calls-toning
TOWNHALL
— Illegals Out, Wages Up: The Quiet Labor Shift Behind Trump’s Self-Deportation Plan
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2025/06/16/illegal-immigrants-self-deport-american-wages-rising-n2658887
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/06/16/democrats-fear-mass-protests-trump/
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— How Port St. Lucie Has Grown, and Become a Republican Stronghold. The fast-growing Florida region is a prime example of the state’s rightward trend, fueled by the migration of conservative-leaning Americans from other states. I should write about the Democrat invasion, infiltration, infestation, conquering, and inevitable destruction of DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, and my precinct. The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2025-06-16/how-port-st-lucie-has-grown-and-become-a-republican-stronghold
SPLC
— To get more votes from those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against those who have demographics that vote for Republicans.
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hopewatch/ongoing-fight-against-hate/
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Chicago in chaos as Trump orders ICE to expand raids in sanctuary cities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQgmsULaddE
June 15, 2025 Evening Edition
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote illegal immigration and b) fight deportation of their illegals.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv/2025/06/14/pope-leo-xiv-rate-field-mass-religion
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “It is wrong to scapegoat those who are here without documents” . . . “For indeed, they are here due to a broken immigration system. And it is a broken immigration system which both parties have failed to fix” . . . “look to the undocumented and find qualities they share in common” . . . “So many of the undocumented have for decades been connected to us” . . . “They are here not by invasion, but by invitation — an invitation to harvest the fruits of the earth that feed our families; an invitation to clean our tables, homes and hotel rooms; an invitation to landscape our lawns; and yes, even an invitation to care for our children and elders.” . . . “Looking for connections instead of differences, people can respond to this moment and thus reclaim our calling to live as authentic persons in the image of divine persons.”)
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the mainstream news media to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/06/15/wbez-longtime-chicago-voice-help-npr-trump-funding-cuts
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that during the Civil War, a) Democrats fought against slavery and b) Republicans fought for slavery.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/abc7-chicago-celebrate-juneteenth-2025-god-trust/16742185/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/15/chicago-no-kings-protest-signs-donald-trump/
NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for student loan defaults.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/senate-republican-education-plan-may-trigger-avalanche-of-student-loan-defaults-expert-says/3768593/
FOX32
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/no-kings-day-attendance
WTTW
— Chicago to Stop Accepting Online Applications for Municipal IDs After ICE Subpoena.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/06/14/chicago-stop-accepting-online-applications-municipal-ids-after-ice-subpoena-city-clerk
JOURNAL STANDARD
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://www.journalstandard.com/story/news/local/2025/06/15/more-than-500-attend-no-kings-protest-in-freeport/84202058007/
DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2025/06/15/city/indivisible-evanston-rallies-north-shore-residents-for-no-kings-protest/
WQAD
— ‘Trump Train’ rolls through Quad Cities to celebrate Flag Day and Trump’s birthday.
https://www.wqad.com/video/news/local/trump-train-rolls-through-quad-cities-to-celebrate-flag-day-and-trumps-birthday/526-64137a87-783b-4d8b-ae94-deb1e02d4e61
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-06-15/people-across-the-50-states-gather-in-no-kings-protests-against-trumps-policies
IPM NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more protests against Trump
https://ipmnewsroom.org/thousands-join-in-urbanas-no-kings-protest-amid-nationwide-rallies/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Believe your lying eyes about the L.A. riots. To Democrats and the media, the mayhem is all in your mind.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jun/15/believe-lying-eyes-la-riots/
BLAZE
— Six years to removal? Inside America’s broken immigration courts.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/analysis/six-years-to-removal-inside-americas-broken-immigration-courts
CENTER SQUARE
— Weed legalization more dangerous for road safety than previously believed.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_a150bd7c-6209-4970-9052-4d7c0ce47462.html
DAILY CALLER
— Liberals Force Young Children To Participate In Violent, Vulgar Anti-Trump Protests.
https://dailycaller.com/2025/06/15/liberals-force-young-children-participate-violent-anti-trump-protests/
DAILY SIGNAL
— My critics/opponents hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as an ICRC officer 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012. My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes destroy TAPROOT and ICRC. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/06/13/big-tech-employee-says-absolutely-ridiculous-has-blacklist-conservative-group-splc-label/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— SPLC Hatefully Labels Focus on the Family a Hate Group. My critics/opponents hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as an ICRC officer 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012. My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes destroy TAPROOT and ICRC. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/splc-hatefully-labels-focus-on-the-family-a-hate-group/
NEWSMAX
— Assassinated Dem Had Just Voted Against Migrant Handout
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/minnesota-democrat-assassination/2025/06/15/id/1215048/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/dallas-pride-parade-celebrated-in-fair-park/
ABC SAN FRANSICO
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7news.com/post/drag-downtown-pop-performances-every-friday-san-francisco-during-pride-month-support-lgbtq-community-businesses/16746612/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Patriotic Celebration Lays Bare the Fragile Nature of American Unity. Trump’s military parade drew subdued crowd to Washington while hundreds of thousands protested nationwide. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/a-patriotic-celebration-lays-bare-the-fragile-nature-of-american-unity-bf666020
— SPLC Smears Another Christian Nonprofit. My critics/opponents hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as an ICRC officer 2003-2007 and as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012. My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes destroy TAPROOT and ICRC. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who continue to have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/splc-smears-another-christian-nonprofit-focus-on-the-family-hate-map-5ce9d51e
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 57% Approve Trump Deploying National Guard in LA
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/57_approve_trump_deploying_national_guard_in_la
DAILY KOS
— Democrat leaders not only hate Republican states, counties, townships, municipalities, school districts, precincts, organizations, and individuals, they destroy them.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/6/14/2327623/-Why-do-Republicans-hate-American-cities