FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Proposed Illinois referendum protecting redistricting paused after SCOTUS voting rights ruling. Politicians, legal experts react to Supreme Court ruling on key provision of Voting Rights Act. DD: The Illinois 3rd Congressional District that I live in was drawn by Illinois Democrat leaders based on race.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/proposed-illinois-referendum-protecting-redistricting-paused-supreme-court-voting-rights-ruling-weakens-civil-era-law/18999904/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a 6-3 decision, the nation’s high court limited the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, striking down Louisiana’s congressional map after it was argued one of the state’s two majority-Black districts was drawn based on race.
CBS2
— DD: Under the Democrats, soon, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/willie-wilson-heads-to-springfield-to-advocate-for-underserved-in-illinois-budget/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Graduate student workers at UIC go on strike: ‘We want to be paid a living wage.’ DD: In today’s dollars, the Park Forest Post Office paid me $19.57-$20.87/hour while I worked part-time, took classes at UIC and then NIU, and lived with my parents in Crete.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/30/uic-graduate-student-workers-strike/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) glorify and praise their illegals and b) fight their deportation.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/04/29/supreme-court-to-weigh-trump-administration-push-to-end-protections-for-haitian-syrian-migrants
SOUTHERN
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in driving Trump’s approval rating down.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2026/04/30/americans-oppose-trump-ballroom-2-to-1-even-more-oppose-his-signature-on-money-abc-news-washington-post-ipsos-poll/
WAND TV
— Correspondents dinner shooter case raises concerns about train security.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/correspondents-dinner-shooter-case-raises-concerns-about-train-security/article_f1d56eef-9d0e-5764-a282-fb2d664f6592.html
WBEZ
— DD: Under the Democrats, soon, everyone in Illinois will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2026/04/30/snap-food-assistance-cutoffs-begin-in-illinois-on-may-1-what-you-need-to-know
ILLINOIZE
— After Split from GOP, Collin Corbett Making Independent Run for Governor. DD: How many votes will that take away from Bailey?
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/split-gop-corbett-independent-governor
ILLINOIS
— Illinois Accountability Commission’s Fifth Public Hearing Reveals Names of Rogue Border Patrol Agents
https://www.illinois.gov/news/release.html?releaseid=32450
THE 74
— 1,000s of Chicago MS, HS Students Expected to Join Union-Driven Day of Action. Chicago Teachers Union negotiated May Day civics programs, assemblies, lessons and a rally & march — but says district is backing away from agreement.
https://www.the74million.org/article/1000s-of-chicago-ms-hs-students-expected-to-join-union-driven-day-of-action/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Weighing a response to voting ruling. DD: The Illinois 3rd Congressional District that I live in was drawn by Illinois Democrat leaders based on race.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/04/30/weighing-a-response-to-voting-ruling-00899413
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/04/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-727/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Prospective Independent Gubernatorial Collin Corbett and Lt. Governor Candidate Carolyn Schofield Planned Run Before GOP Primary WITH STATEMENT FROM CANDIDATE
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2026/04/30/update-prospective-independent-gubernatorial-and-lt-governor-candidate-planned-run-before-gop-primary-with-statement-from-candidate/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Government leaders statewide call for cashless bail reform after CPD officer killed
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_63852411-7fe2-4d68-86ef-4c70cbb18f70.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Applauding a speech that labels Jews as supremacists is not principled: It’s hatred — and wrong.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/29/opinion/applauding-a-speech-that-labels-jews-as-supremacists-is-not-principled-its-hatred-and-wrong/
— Equal playing field is ‘discrimination’ to Dem exploiters after SCOTUS strikes down Louisiana congressional map.
https://nypost.com/2026/04/29/opinion/equal-playing-field-is-discrimination-to-dems-after-scotus-louisiana-congressional-map-ruling/
FOX NEWS
— Illinois no-cash bail law ‘utterly manipulated’ by violent offenders, Dem alderman says after cop’s killing. Democrat Raymond Lopez says dangerous repeat offenders are exploiting the SAFE-T Act that eliminated cash bail in Illinois.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/illinois-cash-bail-law-utterly-manipulated-violent-offenders-dem-alderman-says-cops-killing
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— SPLC Tried To Cut Off “Hate List” Groups From Fidelity Charitable, Now It’s Cut Off. DD: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center right Coalition (ICRC) were hate groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/04/karma-splc-tried-to-cut-off-hate-list-groups-from-fidelity-charitable-now-its-cut-off/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— College Accreditation Helps Promote Leftism
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/college-accreditation-helps-promote-leftism/
NEWSMAX
— Pro-Liberty Groups Vindicated by SPLC Indictment
https://www.newsmax.com/platinum/southern-poverty-law-center-money-hate-groups/2026/04/28/id/1254448/
TOWNHALL
— Southern Poverty Law Center Labeled Me an Extremist. Now Everyone Can See the Fraud. DD: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am an extremist. They certainly hinted/implied/argued/shouted that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center right Coalition (ICRC) were extremist groups. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007.
https://townhall.com/columnists/kimberlyfletcher/2026/04/30/southern-poverty-law-center-labeled-me-an-extremist-now-everyone-can-see-the-fraud-n2675262
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NBC NEWS
— Supreme Court sharply limits use of race in redistricting in a win for Republicans. The court agreed with Republicans that the congressional map Louisiana drew is a racial gerrymander, making it harder for civil rights plaintiffs to challenge future maps. DD: I am in the racially gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-limits-use-race-redistricting-win-republicans-rcna245856
MSN
— Supreme Court curbs race-based redistricting in Louisiana map ruling. DD: I am in the racially gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District.
— DD: Democrat leaders racially gerrymander. I am in the racially gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-doj-s-bogus-allegations-against-the-splc-are-a-dog-whistle-to-white-nationalists/ar-AA21YS3v
YAHOO
— DD: Southern Poverty Law Center is a criminal organization that dupes its supporters.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/supreme-court-curbs-race-based-redistricting-in-louisiana-map-ruling/gm-GM55110B01
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/southern-poverty-law-center-criminal-212548514.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: According to Democrat leaders, because Republicans have always discriminated against non-Whites, are discriminating against non-Whites, and will always discriminate against non-Whites, race based preference giving will always be needed.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/politics/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-conservatives.html
— DD: All the promotions that I did not get were given by my Democrat superiors to Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) who had less work experience than I had, had less education 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.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/opinion/trump-attorney-general.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Supreme Court limits key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act. The decision could touch off a scramble by Republicans to redraw majority-minority congressional districts, especially in the South, that could cost many Black Democrats their seats. DD: I am in the racially gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/29/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-louisiana-voting-maps/
— DD: Democrat leaders racially gerrymander. I am in the racially gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/29/supreme-court-voting-rights-louisiana-congressional-redistricting/6a52574e-43da-11f1-b19d-32431046b5b4_story.html
USA TODAY
— Supreme Court ruling restores proper limits on race-based maps. Racial discrimination is both unconstitutional and morally wrong, even when pursued in the name of engineered equality. The Supreme Court’s decision reaffirms that principle. DD: I am in the racially gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/04/30/supreme-court-louisiana-redistricting-racial-gerrymandering/89859065007/
— DD: Democrat leaders racially gerrymander. I am in the racially gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/29/supreme-court-ruling-voting-rights-act/84383560007/
CHRISTIANITY TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/04/black-hope-faces-a-crisis-afropessimism/
WALL STREET JOUNAL
— A Victory for Voting Rights at the Supreme Court. The Justices vote 6-3 to restrict the misuse of race to gerrymander Congressional districts.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/lousiana-v-callais-supreme-court-voting-rights-act-samuel-alito-4f060bdb
— The High Court Strikes a Blow Against Racial Gerrymandering. The Constitution ‘almost never permits a State to discriminate on the basis of race,’ the justices hold.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-high-court-strikes-a-blow-against-racial-gerrymandering-555d64e3
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Feds that Trump fired without cause can take their appeals directly to federal court. DD: My Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors outrageously, disgusting, falsely, and unethically hinted/implied that they had “cause” to take the many big adverse actions that they took against me. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) a job-related professional license when I was 32. In my defense, I got promoted when I was 23, 24, 25, and 38.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/04/feds-trump-fired-without-cause-can-take-their-appeals-directly-federal-court-judges-say/413215/
NPR & ATLANTIC
— DD: Democrat leaders racially gerrymander. I am in the racially gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District.
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5754657/supreme-court-louisiana-redistricting
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/vra-supreme-court-callais-decision/686997/
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— 90 years ago, the Supreme Court limited whom presidents can fire. Trump wants to reverse that. DD: My Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors outrageously, disgusting, falsely, and unethically hinted/implied that they had “cause” to take the many big adverse actions that they took against me. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) a job-related professional license when I was 32. In my defense, I got promoted when I was 23, 24, 25, and 38.
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2025/1205/supreme-court-slaughter-ftc-humphreys
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mr. Trump has dismissed dozens of executive branch officials, including leaders of a half-dozen agencies who, by law, can only be fired “for cause,” which is defined as “inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance.”
SPLC
— DD: Democrat leaders racially gerrymander. I am in the racially gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District.
https://www.splcenter.org/presscenter/supreme-court-decision-callais-louisiana-redistricting-case/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
BBC
— Supreme Court limits use of race in drawing electoral maps. DD: I am in the racially gerrymandered Illinois 3rd Congressional District.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyw3p7xv4wo
