FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Palatine police say mass shooting plot thwarted, possibly targeting Aurora house of worship. Alexandros Paporakis, 19, charged with making terrorist threat, unlawful possession of weapons.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/palatine-man-alexandros-paporakis-19-arrested-charged-making-terrorist-threat-alleged-aurora-mass-shooting-plot-police/19938541/
NBC5
— Jammed rifle prevented an apparent mass murder plot at worship center in Aurora. Alexandros Paporakis, a teenager whose alleged manifesto professed his hatred for non-whites-is behind bars. His intended hate crime was stopped because somebody saw something and said something.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/jammed-rifle-prevented-an-apparent-mass-murder-plot-at-worship-center-in-suburban-aurora/4002718/
CBS2
— DD: Democrat leaders continue to treat Pat Brady like he is still the chairman of the Illinois Republican Party. They continue to be furious that Oberweis succeeded in getting Brady to resign in 2013 because of Brady’s promotion of same-sex marriage. My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being an Oberweis promoter.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/former-head-of-the-illinois-gop-pat-brady-weighs-in-on-pritzker-bailey-debate/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdMSoYoHvPM
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE: Illinois comptroller race: Margaret Croke, Bryan Drew vie for open seat as Democrats seek statewide sweep.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/15/illinois-statewide-races-election/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lobbyist campaign cash helps fuel Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton’s run for U.S. Senate seat. Some of the lobbyists who gave to her campaign funds work for firms that lobby Illinois’ state government, overseen by her political ally and benefactor, Gov. JB Pritzker. Some of the lobbyists work for firms that lobby Congress and other arms of the federal government.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/10/15/lobbyists-campaign-contributions-juliana-stratton-us-senate-general-election
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Jamie Dimon warns of a global debt reckoning: Government spending is ‘like heroin.’
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/banking-finance/ccb-jpmorganchase-dimon-economic-club-20261014/
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Kane GOP sued in $50K+ defamation claim: A Dundee Township Republican precinct committeeperson has sued the Kane County Republican Central Committee, alleging the party damaged her reputation by falsely accusing her of forgery.
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2026/10/13/kane-gop-sued-in-50k-defamation-claim/
FOX ILLINOIS
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to drive Trump’s approval rating down.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/the-latest-ap-norc-poll-strong-majority-of-voters-believes-trump-is-failing-at-home/article_0f21ac21-3291-5340-a62d-7a388392dc94.html
WAND
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ, that is, they ever-increasingly destroy traditional marriage and family.
https://www.wandtv.com/video/2026/10/15/il-treasurer-michael-frerichs-honors-leaders-during-lgbtq-history-month-celebration/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/15/closed-cases-open-races-01119684
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-827/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-614/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Every Republican candidate on the ballot in your precinct should stress that. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at young people and at everyone else that without socialism, they will never achieve the American Dream. What were you able achieve without socialism? I worked my way through college and earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21, job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and a job-related professional license when I was 32. I bought new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc. I bought real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc. I got married when I was 29. I took many luxury vacations with my wife in connection with her many business trips when I was 29-43. I bought collector cars when I was 40 and 45. I saved lots for my retirement. Etc. Were it not for my Democrat superiors, I could have achieved much more. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Under socialism, would you have had the motivation that you had? Socialist leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that under socialism, to advance, all you need to do is to be a card-carrying socialist. Similarly, Democrat leaders hint/imply/argue/shout that under Democrats, to advance, all you need to do is to be a card-carrying Democrat. Because of that, my card-carrying Democrat coworkers and subordinates in the federal government had far less motivation than I had. None of them came close to doing what I did. I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21. I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48. I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were card-carrying Democrats who had less education than I had, had less work experience than I had, had no professional certification or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What motivates you to help elect Republican candidates? For me, it includes their demonstrated ability and commitment to defend and advance the Republican Party platform. It includes their relevant experience and qualifications of the office they seek. It includes their electability. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— According to Google AI, “A contributing member of society is someone who actively participates in, supports, and adds value to their community rather than just taking from it.” Under the Democrats, fewer and fewer and fewer of those in America are contributing members of society. Under the Democrats, more and more and more in America want/need/demand government assistance. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— If you were me, what would you do to encourage people to read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters? My target audiences includes b) my fellow Republican Precinct Committeemen in Illinois, DuPage County, and Milton Township, b) my Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization leaders, c) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, e) conservative leaders, f) religious leaders, g) major Republican donors, and h) registered voters in my precinct. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/
WIREPOINTS
https://wirepoints.org/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Wirepoints Amplifies Former GOP Chair Pat Brady’s Praise of Pritzker After Bailey Debate, Weeks Before Election.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2026/10/wirepoints-amplifies-former-gop-chair-pat-bradys-praise-of-pritzker-after-bailey-debate-weeks-before-election.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— People need initiative and motivation, not government handouts. DD: To get elected, Democrat candidates ever-increasingly promise more government handouts. For Democrat leaders, government jobs are handouts.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/14/people-need-initiative-motivation-not-government-handouts/
— The public school system has failed American kids. DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/14/public-school-system-failed-american-kids/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— White House calls Charlie Kirk a ‘Christian martyr’ in birthday tribute.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4766466/white-house-calls-charlie-kirk-a-christian-martyr-and-titan-in-birthday-tribute/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Winning By Silencing Your Opposition. DD: Ever since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, my critics/opponents have done everything that that could to silence me. I should write about my critics/opponents and the many big adverse actions they have had their operatives and their dupes take against me.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/10/winning-by-silencing-your-opposition/
— The Schools Didn’t Fail Us. We Did. What do we actually expect government schools to do? DD: My parents sent me to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools. That put me on track to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. I escaped Democrat indoctrination by majoring in business at UIC, NIU, and Loyola, accounting at DePaul, and finance at IIT.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/10/the-schools-didn-t-fail-us-we-did/
— The inside-out midterms: How affordability scrambled the parties. American politics has turned inside out. Republicans, the party of lower taxes, growth, and smaller government, are on the defensive about grocery bills and gas pumps.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/10/the-inside-out-midterms-how-affordability-scrambled-the-parties/
BLAZE
— Shattered by socialism: ‘Escaping Venezuela’ offers a warning for Mamdani’s America. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.theblaze.com/lifestyle/shattered-by-socialism-escaping-venezuela-offers-a-warning-for-mamdani-s-america
— DD: According to my critics/opponents, those who share my demographics have success not because of meritocracy, but because they benefit from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or in America illegally.
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-global-meritocracy-myth-sells-americans-inheritance-cheap
BREITBART
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly glorify and praise their illegals and fight their deportation.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2026/10/14/watch-ben-affleck-says-being-in-favor-of-deporting-illegal-aliens-is-rooted-in-xenophobia/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Princeton University seminar teaches time is ‘ripe’ for Marxism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for Marxism.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/princeton-university-seminar-teaches-time-ripe-marxism/30740
— County’s most expensive universities teach gentrification through race, Marxism. MIT, Princeton University, and Harvard University offer courses examining gentrification through frameworks involving race, racial capitalism, and inequality. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for Marxism.
One MIT course specifically examines U.S. housing and gentrification through the lens of ‘Black Marxist thought.’ DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for Marxism.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/countys-expensive-universities-teach-gentrification-race-marxism/30723
— University of Minnesota hosts Marxist professor for ‘Black Marxism’ critique. The University of Minnesota will host professor August H. Nimtz for a departmental discussion of his book critiquing ‘Black Marxism’ from a Marxist perspective. Critics told Campus Reform that universities should expose students to competing intellectual traditions and give conservative perspectives comparable opportunities for academic engagement. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for Marxism.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/university-minnesota-hosts-marxist-professor-black-marxism-critique/30724
CENTER SQUARE
— U.S. banks restricted customers over political, religious views.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_c07c9bdd-39c3-471b-b5e7-c4db7f27dd17.html
DAILY SIGNAL
— 4 Major Banks Used SPLC in Adverse Decisions Affecting Conservative, Christian Groups. DD: Democrats and RINOs use SPLC against Republicans.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/10/14/4-major-banks-used-splc-in-adverse-decisions-affecting-conservative-christian-groups-federal-review-finds/
FOX BUSINESS
— Communism appeals to the worst of human nature. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es46INqo1z4
— Young Voters Were Never Taught In School About What Socialism Actually Is. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6406862146112
FOX NEWS
— White House punches back at Chicago Mayor Johnson over reparations demands. A spokesperson urged the mayor to focus on lowering homicide rates instead of advocating race-based government programs.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/white-house-slams-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-progressive-mayor-hits-trump-wealth-reparations
JP MEDIA
— Over Half of Americans Worry About Socialists Running for Office. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/10/14/over-half-of-americans-worry-about-socialists-running-for-office-n4958297
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Princeton Seminar Touts Marxism as a Response to Trump Admin. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for Marxism. https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/10/princeton-seminar-touts-marxism-as-a-response-to-trump-admin/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Schweizer: D.E.I. Should D.I.E. DD: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to destroy Republicans.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2026/10/14/schweizer_dei_should_die.html
REAL CLEAR POLICY
— Schools Ignore Socialism’s Real-World Costs. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/2026/10/14/schools_ignore_socialisms_real-world_costs_1211644.html
TOWNHALL
— Deport Them All…by Any Means Necessary.
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2026/10/15/deport-them-allby-any-means-necessary-n2684706
— The Speech About Capitalism Every Conservative Needs to Hear — and Every Socialist Fears. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/10/14/franklin-andres-camargo-capitalism-vs-socialism-speech-n2684629
— What Does It Mean to Be American? These Boston University Republicans Just Got It Dangerously Wrong. DD: To be American is to accept, comply with, defend, and advance American laws. To come into America illegally and/or to stay in America illegally demonstrates not only gross disrespect for the rule of laws, it demonstrates gross disrespect for America and for Americans. Ever-increasingly, illegals and their Democrat and RINO promoters do everything they can to turn America into their motherland, to impose their language, to impose their religion, impose their traditions, and to impose their values. Ever-increasingly they get rid of citizens of America who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://townhall.com/news/dmitri-bolt/2026/10/14/boston-college-republicans-endorse-amy-acton-for-ohio-governor-to-protect-american-culture-n2684674
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans won one single election almost entirely on cultural issues. President Trump as he ran for president in 2024 vowed to oppose transgender surgeries for minors, keep men out of women’s sports, deport illegal immigrants, and end the crimes they were accused of committing. He promised to eliminate DEI policies, put American workers ahead of foreign workers, defend American heroes and statues from defamation, and challenge the wokeness that had defined much of former President Biden’s tenure. In other words, he promised to protect America.)
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Chick-Fil-A CEO Doesn’t Fold When NBC Interviewer Tries to Bully Him Into Renouncing Christian Convictions.
https://www.westernjournal.com/watch-chick-fil-ceo-doesnt-fold-nbc-interviewer-tries-bully-renouncing-christian-convictions/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Ramirez introduces bill seeking to cut ICE, CBP, replace DHS. DD: Ramirez ever-increasingly makes it clear that she is not only anti-American, but that she hates America. To vote for Ramirez is to promote hatred against America.
https://thehill.com/homenews/6146538-reimagining-safety-act-overhaul-immigration/
CBS NEWS
— Top U.S. banks dropped customers over political and religious views. DD: Democrats and RINOs use SPLC against Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/debanking-top-us-banks-occ-report/
REUTERS
— DD: My critics/opponents want cheap foreign labor. All my employers would have hired noncitizens instead of me if they could have. I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automotive assemble line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents were the wealthiest.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/microsoft-president-warns-green-card-curbs-could-hurt-us-tech-politico-reports-2026-10-15/
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to promote more hatred against conservatives, and especially against conservatives who are Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/opinion/europe-far-right-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/10/09/us/politics/trump-elections-results-doubt-midterms.html?searchResultPosition=1
— How American Retirees on Different Incomes Rely on Social Security. DD: My critics/opponents are furious that because of a Bill that Biden signed, my Social Security increased from $3,000/year to $19,000/year.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/business/social-security-income-retirement-benefits.html?searchResultPosition=2
WASHINGTON POST
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. To vote for socialism is to vote for communism. To vote for communism is to vote for dictatorship.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/10/15/democratic-socialism-is-not-leninism-politicians-should-say-so/
NEWS NATION
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at young people that without socialism, they will never achieve the American Dream. What were you able achieve without socialism? I worked my way through college and earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21, job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and a job-related professional license when I was 32. I bought new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc. I bought real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, etc. I got married when I was 29. I took many luxury vacations with my wife in connection with her many business trips when I was 29-43. I bought collector cars when I was 40 and 45. I saved lots for my retirement. Etc.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/2026-midterm-elections/american-dream-lie-younger-generations-dsa/
https://www.aol.com/articles/american-dream-lie-younger-generations-184248000.html
BLOOMBERG LAW
— DD: How has EEOC impacted you? I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile in when I was 22 in 1971. But Oldsmobile withdrew that offer saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. 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 that I got from IRS to be a Revenue Officer. I had taken and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination while I was a NIU student as a backup because I knew that private sector employers look down on federal employees and I had been a federal employee for almost 3 years when I was a UIC and NIU student.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/trumps-goals-creep-into-eeoc-workplace-bias-lawsuits-for-2026
MIT SLOAN
— Meritocracy. DD: Democrats ran the federal government while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, and for GAO 1980-1997. For Democrat leaders, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. To do that, my Democrat superiors ever-increasingly dumped meritocracy and they ever-increasingly lowered standards. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my 1970 job-related bachelor’s degree, my 1976, 1980, and 1997 job-related master’s degrees, my 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 job-related professional certifications, and my 1981 job-related professional license.
https://mitsloan.mit.edu/press/how-meritocracy-can-backfire-and-five-steps-to-address-it
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Federal careers. DD: Potential federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should be advised that their federal career will be wasted and they will be forced to retire as soon as they are eligible if they do not make GS-13, currently $118,984/year, by age 25, GS-14, currently $140,604/year, by age 30, GS-15, $165,386/year, by age 35, and Senior Executive Service, currently $197,200 by age 40. The aforesaid is called up-or-out. I did not make any of the aforesaid promotion deadlines. I finally made GS-13 when I was 38 and survived until I was 49 only because a) I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/retirement/2026/07/some-federal-careers-are-built-to-end-early-so-what-comes-next/
PBS
— Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House. DD: I should write about those Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in DuPage County who have invited the Democrat news media to their events but who have blocked me. They were obvious attempts to shout that they were not conservative and to curry favor with the Democrat news media.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/judge-extends-order-blocking-trump-from-banning-cnn-ms-now-and-politico-reporters-from-white-house
NPR
— Boogeyman. DD: Who has made you a boogeyman and for what? My Democrat Post Office (1966-1969), IRS (1971-1980), and GAO (1980-1997) superiors made me their boogeyman for the problems they had hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. None of my Democrat Post Office coworkers who were minority, female, younger, or veteran and who they promoted over me took courses toward a bachelor’s degree in management like I did or earned a bachelor’s degree in management like I did in 1970. None of my Democrat IRS coworkers who were minority, female, younger, or veteran and who they promoted over me a) took courses toward master’s degrees in management and accounting like I did, b) earned a master’s degree in management like I did in 1976, or c) passed the CPA examination on their first attempt like I did in 1979. None of my Democrat GAO coworkers who were minority, female, younger, or veteran and who they promoted over me a) earned a master’s degree in accounting like I did in 1980, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on their first attempt like I did in 1981, c) became a licensed CPA like I did in 1981, d) earned four more job-related professional certifications like I did in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, or d) earned a master’s degree in finance like I did in 1997.
https://www.npr.org/2026/10/15/nx-s1-5950023/hasan-piker-midterms-democrats-rhetoric
PEW RESEARCH
— DD: To get more votes from those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-Protestant, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or in America illegally, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at the aforesaid that Republicans cause all their problems.
https://www.breitbart.com/news/pew-research-u-s-views-on-economic-inequality-solutions-shift/amp/
PSY POST
— Wealth redistribution. DD: To get more votes from those who have less money, Democrat and RINO candidates ever-increasingly promise to use government to redistribute wealth. When I was 49 in 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors redistributed my wealth big time. They forced me to retire and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Democrat subordinate. He had less education than I had. He had less work experience than I had. He had one professional certification while I had six. He had no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.psypost.org/left-leaning-support-for-redistribution-stems-from-perceived-unfairness-rather-than-malicious-envy/
