FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly do more to protect their illegals.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/01/ice-courthouses-petition/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/02/editorial-broadview-ice-immigration-protests-pritzker-katrina-thompson/
— FRONT PAGE: Northwestern students boycotting antibias training. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and GAO 1980-1997. They forced all their employees, including me, to take such “training.” All that training was designed to promote more hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans like me who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/01/northwestern-university-students-boycott-bias-training/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Micol Bez has three weeks to make a choice. The Northwestern University graduate student has spent years studying political epistemology and abolitionism. Now, she is prepared to risk everything — her Ph.D. dissertation, her student status and her visa — in an act of protest she calls “a question of moral clarity.” Bez is part of a group of students boycotting Northwestern’s controversial antibias training video, which critics say conflates criticism of Israel with antisemitism. Those who refuse to complete the online training will be unable to enroll in fall classes, the university said, which could jeopardize their academic standing if they miss the final course registration deadline. “I’m in a profound moral crisis,” said Bez, who is a member of the student group Northwestern Graduate Workers for Palestine. Her refusal to engage in the training, which makes it “impossible to structurally critique Israel, its policies, the apartheid and the ongoing genocide,” she said, is her taking a stand against Northwestern serving “misinformation to thousands of students.”)
— What a federal government shutdown means for Illinois. . .while government offices continue to stay open for their most important operations, so-called nonessential work is suspended, paychecks are not issued and many workers are furloughed until Congress approves a new funding plan. President Donald Trump has amped up the threats this time around, saying he plans to fire employees, rather than just furlough them, a move he says will hurt Democrats. DD: I was a federal worker in Chicago in 1971 and then 1973-1997. In 1971, I was one of the last Republicans who IRS hired. In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans who GAO hired. If I was still a federal worker, to punish Trump, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates would have killed me by now, figuratively, if not literally.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/01/what-a-federal-government-shutdown-means-for-illinois/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois federal workers heavily stressed as government shutdown yanks paychecks. For federal workers living paycheck to paycheck, the shutdown could mean choosing between paying for groceries or prescriptions, says National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) National President Doreen Greenwald. DD: My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being grossly overpaid. While I was a NTEU member 1971-1980, my IRS salary increased from $55,850/year to $112,280/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, during that time, I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/10/01/government-shutdown-impact-illinois-chicago-federal-workers
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly fight deportation of their illegals
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/01/broadview-immigration-processing-center-detention-ice-dhs
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/01/massive-immigration-raid-on-chicago-apartment-building-leaves-residents-reeling-i-feel-defeated
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2025/10/01/raoul-student-visa-rule
NBC5
— Chicago’s federal workers face uncertainty amid government shutdown. The City of Chicago has more than 33,000 federal workers. DD: I was a federal worker in Chicago in 1971 and then 1973-1997. In 1971, I was one of the last Republicans who IRS hired. In 1980, I was one of the last Republicans who GAO hired. If I was still a federal employee, to punish Trump, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates would have killed me by now, figuratively, if not literally.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagos-federal-workers-face-uncertainty-amid-government-shutdown/3832531/
WGN RADIO
— DD: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly treat Pat Brady as being the spokesman for all Republicans in Illinois. I should write about the many anti-conservative actions he has taken.
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/pat-brady-trumps-military-meeting-government-shutdown-and-more/
KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— In a posting Wednesday on the Kane GOP Facebook page, party chairman Andro Lerario and Aurora Township Republican Danny Souri announced their candidacy for Illinois governor and lieutenant governor. DD: Facebook is a Democrat website. Credible Republican candidates in Illinois a) have websites, b) issue press releases and media advisories, and c) include diersen@aol.com on their press release and media advisory email lists.
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2025/10/02/kane-gop-chairman-says-hell-run-for-illinois-governor-in-2026/
LINCOLN COURIER
— New program looks to address lawyer shortage in Illinois
https://www.lincolncourier.com/story/news/state/2025/10/02/new-program-would-address-lawyer-shortage-in-illinois/86345520007/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats voted for a shutdown. Now they have to find a way out
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-democrats-voted-for-a-shutdown-now-they-have-to-find-a-way-out/amp/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders get the Pope to equate illegals with unborn babies.
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/01/nx-s1-5560169/pope-leo-xiv-says-inhuman-treatment-of-immigrants-in-the-u-s-isnt-pro-life
IPM NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly do more to protect their illegals.
https://ipmnewsroom.org/standing-up-to-ice-in-the-suburbs-the-peoples-patrol-puts-its-faith-in-resistance/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— According to state estimates, more than 153,000 federal workers in Illinois will be affected by the shutdown, with as many as 45,000 potentially furloughed. While essential services like Social Security and mail delivery will continue, other programs — including some supporting public health, housing and a veterans hotline — face disruption.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/10/02/shutdown-showdown-pritzker-blames-trump-00591582
ILLINOIZE
— Why Darren Bailey is Running Again
https://www.theillinoize.com/articles/why-darren-bailey-running-again
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2025/10/02/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-603/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— $725,000 in Democrat Cash Fuels Ted Dabrowski’s GOP Governor Run
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2025/10/725000-in-democrat-cash-fuels-ted-dabrowskis-gop-governor-run.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats go all in on health care, betting it’s still a winning message for their flailing party
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/oct/1/democrats-go-health-care-betting-still-winning-message-flailing-party/
NEW YORK POST
— Kash Patel severs FBI’s ties with James Comey-backed Anti–Defamation League after group ripped Charlie Kirk’s TPUSA
https://nypost.com/2025/10/01/us-news/kash-patel-cuts-fbis-ties-with-the-anti-defamation-league-after-group-called-charlie-kirks-turning-point-usa-extremist/
AMAC
— New Poll Shows Big Problems for Democrats
https://amac.us/newsline/politics/new-poll-shows-big-problems-for-democrats/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Red states rising
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/10/red_states_rising.html
BLAZE
— Did the FBI SHADOW BAN Charlie Kirk? Censorship EXPOSED
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-coverup/did-the-fbi-shadow-ban-charlie-kirk-censorship-exposed
BREITBART
— Musk: ‘Cancel Netflix for the Health of Your Kids’
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/10/01/elon-musk-cancel-netflix-for-the-health-of-your-kids/
— ADL Drops ‘Glossary of Extremism’ over One-Sided Criticism of Charlie Kirk. DD: My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being an extremist. I should write about my critics/opponents.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/10/01/adl-drops-glossay-of-extremism-over-one-sided-criticism-of-charlie-kirk/amp/
FOX NEWS
— Musk joins Netflix exodus over pro-trans cartoon, whose creator was accused of condemning Charlie Kirk
https://www.foxnews.com/media/musk-joins-netflix-exodus-over-pro-trans-cartoon-whose-creator-accused-condemning-charlie-kirk
— Here’s what Trump wants to do to reshape the federal government during the shutdown. President says shutdown allows administration to cut ‘vast numbers of people’ and programs.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/heres-what-trump-wants-do-reshape-federal-government-during-shutdown?lid=vhfrpzikofy0
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Descendants of Former Slaves Given College Admissions Preferences Under California Legislation. DD: In my defense, I have always stressed that while all my ancestors immigrated during 1840s and 1850s, they have always lived in northeast Illinois.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/10/descendents-of-former-slaves-given-college-admissions-preferences-under-california-legislation/
NEW AMERICAN
— What Killed Charlie Kirk? “Trans” Ideology Did — and It’s Killing America, Too. DD: My critics/opponents promote LGBTQ.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/what-killed-charlie-kirk-trans-ideology-did-and-its-killing-america-too/
NEWSMAX
— Musk Calls SPLC ‘Evil,’ Says Group Should Be Shut Down
https://www.newsmax.com/us/elon-musk-splc-propaganda/2025/10/02/id/1228730/
PJ MEDIA
— Creator of Netflix Transgender Cartoon Gets Shredded for Smearing Charlie Kirk As a ‘Nazi’
https://pjmedia.com/michaelcantrell/2025/10/01/creator-of-netflix-transgender-cartoon-gets-shredded-for-smearing-charlie-kirk-as-a-nazi-n4944356
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
REUTERS
— Musk becomes first person to hit $500 billion net worth
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/musk-becomes-first-person-hit-net-worth-500-billion-2025-10-01/
NEWSWEEK
— DD: Democrat leaders get to Pope to equate innocent unborn with guilty killers
https://www.newsweek.com/pope-leos-abortion-comment-sparks-backlash-10812905
MSN
— Musk Doubles Down On ‘Cancel Netflix’ Calls Over Trans Character And Director’s Charlie Kirk Post
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/musk-doubles-down-on-cancel-netflix-calls-over-trans-character-and-director-s-charlie-kirk-post/ar-AA1NFpvw
YAHOO
— LGBTQ-promoters say “MAGA Rages at Netflix Thanks to Triggered Elon Musk Post.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/maga-rages-netflix-thanks-triggered-084853769.html
REUTERS
— US Supreme Court to hear arguments in Trump bid to fire Fed’s Cook; leaves her in job for now. DD: I succumbed to my Democrat GAO superiors’ threats and took their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 in 1997. What if I had stayed on the job? Who had standing to come to my defense? It would have been my Republican U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives. It would have been Speaker Hastert. It would have been Bush.
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/us-supreme-court-hear-arguments-over-trump-bid-fire-feds-cook-2025-10-01/
CBS NEWS
— DD: Democrat leaders get to Pope to equate innocent unborn with guilty killers
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-leo-abortion-pro-life-death-penalty/
NEW YORK TIMES
— After Kirk’s Death, Turning Point Vows to Go On. That May Be Easier Said Than Done. Despite a surge in new campus chapters, there is a void left by Charlie Kirk’s murder that has implications for the entire MAGA movement. DD: Will hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-hates assassinate the next Turning Point leader too?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/us/politics/charlie-kirk.html
— Spam and Scams Proliferate in Facebook’s Political Ads. A new analysis of political advertisers found that the platform profits from ads that include deepfakes and other content prohibited by its own policies. DD: Facebook is a Democrat website. Credible Republican candidates in Illinois a) have websites, b) issue press releases and media advisories, and c) include diersen@aol.com on their press release and media advisory email lists.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/technology/facebooks-political-ads-deepfakes-scams.html
— Trump is seeking to deprive millions of Americans of their health insurance. DD: Knowing that the federal government would pay 72% of my and my wife’s health insurance premiums for life if I could survive until retirement helped me endure my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors’ tremendous efforts to get rid of me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/opinion/government-shutdown-health-care-democrats.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump administration seeks to exert control over government shutdown. Officials canceled projects in Democratic states, posted partisan messages on government websites and warned that federal layoffs will begin soon.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/01/government-shutdown-deadline-congress-funding/
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/30/citizens-seek-damages-after-violent-ice-arrests/86419733007/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasing promote more hatred against Trump and Hegseth.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/09/30/trump-training-grounds-us-cities-military/86438472007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/10/02/government-shutdown-trump-republicans/86459131007/
MIAMI TIMES ONLINE
— DD: All the many minorities and females that were promoted over me were Democrats or RINOs a) who had less experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, d) who had no professional license like the one I had, and/or e) who were younger than me, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.miamitimesonline.com/opinion/charlie-kirk-vs-elite-black-women-a-case-of-insecurity-or-racism/article_6ac5020b-3d89-4a78-a710-01e2397897b8.amp.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Can the Democrat Party Break Free from the Left? DD: Can the Republican Party break free from RINOs?
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/can-democrats-break-free-of-the-left-dc202c58
— FRONT PAGE: America’s Most Dog-Friendly City Has Had Enough. In San Francisco, pets put their paws on cafe counters, roam sports bars and lick gym-goers during sit-ups.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/americas-most-dog-friendly-city-has-had-enough-6c0ec18b
AUDACY
— DD: America should focus on meritocracy. If my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors had focused on meritocracy instead of Affirmative Action and DEI, I might still be a federal employee. In my opinion, they would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service, currently $195,200/year, before I was 40. But instead, they wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They flushed down their toilets what I had learned a) working for GAO for almost 18 years and for IRS for almost 9 years, b) earning three job-related master’s degrees, c) earning six job-related professional certifications, and d) earning a job-related professional license.
https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/why-shouldnt-our-military-return-to-a-focus-on-meritocracy
HUFFINGTON POST
— DD: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters hate Kirk.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/charlie-kirk-fired-lawsuits_n_68dc38f1e4b0f3800bccf07e
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Hundreds of federal agents flood Chicago to dismantle Tren de Aragua gang
https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DF22rN0Df4ZE
— Trump to bar funding of entities that do diversity work abroad. DD: To promote diversity is to promote more hatred against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/global-trends/trump-to-bar-funding-of-entities-that-do-diversity-work-abroad-report/amp_articleshow/124268586.cms
— White House sets hiring, foreign enrolment terms for colleges to get funding advantage
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/global-trends/white-house-sets-hiring-foreign-enrolment-terms-for-colleges-to-get-funding-advantage-report/amp_articleshow/124268312.cms
— ‘Serve Americans, not illegal aliens’: VP Vance slams Democrats
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/serve-americans-not-illegal-aliens-vp-vance-slams-democrats-calls-it-a-democratic-shutdown/videoshow/124264700.cms?from=mdr
INDIA TIMES
— Netflix allegedly loses $15.1 billion after Elon Musk calls out ‘transgender woke agenda’; streamer faces mass subscription cancellations
https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/netflix-allegedly-loses-15-1-billion-after-elon-musk-calls-out-transgender-woke-agenda-streamer-faces-mass-subscription-cancellations/articleshow/124271627.html
HINDUSTAN TIMES
— Damning report on Tyler Robinson’s roommate, Lance Twiggs’s troubled past
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/charlie-kirk-shooting-damning-report-on-tyler-robinsons-roommate-lance-twiggss-troubled-past-101759354868809.html
— Why Musk wants you to cancel Netflix subscription
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/why-elon-musk-wants-you-to-cancel-netflix-subscription-charlie-kirk-shooting-hamish-steele-101759381964593.html
