FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS2
— Cook County commissioner Scott Britton (D-14th) condemns racist, homophobic comments reported at Evanston-New Trier football game.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cook-county-commissioner-condemns-racist-homophobic-evanston-new-trier-game/
DAILY HERALD
— Darren Bailey: 2026 candidate for Illinois governor.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261022/illinois-state-politics/darren-bailey-2026-candidate-for-illinois-governor/
— JB Pritzker: 2026 candidate for Illinois governor.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261022/illinois-state-politics/jb-pritzker-2026-candidate-for-illinois-governor/
— Patricia Kladis-Schiappa: 2026 candidate for DuPage County clerk.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261022/local/patricia-kladis-schiappa-2026-candidate-for-dupage-county-clerk/
SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County State’s Attorney to monitor polling places on Election Day.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2026/10/21/dupage-county-states-attorney-to-monitor-polling-places-on-election-day/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DD: Democrat leaders say Trump merchandise stores are closing: ‘He has peaked.’
https://www.nprillinois.org/2026-10-22/trump-merchandise-stores-are-closing-he-has-peaked
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Lieutenant Governor Stratton, former Illinois Republican party chair Don Tracy go head-to-head in debate.
https://www.newschannel20.com/news/local/lieutenant-governor-stratton-former-illinois-republican-party-chair-don-tracy-go-head-to-head-in/article_51c503ba-6e17-4b6e-b6d1-842a83fb99a6.html
WIFR
— Stratton, Tracy clash over Trump, affordability in lone U.S. Senate forum. Democrat vows to check president as Republican defends his policies, casts opponent as socialist.
https://www.rockfordnewsfirst.com/2026/10/22/stratton-tracy-clash-over-trump-affordability-lone-us-senate-forum/
CHICAGO BOOTH
— Taking job-related graduate evening courses and earning job-related master’s degree. DD: I took graduate evening business courses at Loyola, one course at a time, while I was an IRS employee 1972-1976. I took graduate evening accounting courses at DePaul, one course at a time, while I was an IRS employee 1976-1980. I took graduate evening finance courses at IIT, one course at a time, while I was a GAO employee 1992-1997. That helped me get promoted by IRS in 1972, 1973, and 1974. That helped me pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. That resulted in my IRS salary increasing from $56,409/year to $113,402/year in today’s dollars. That heled me get hired by GAO in 1980. That helped me pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. That helped me become a licensed CPA in 1981. That helped me get promoted in 1986. That helped me earn four more job-related professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. That resulted in my GAO salary increasing from $89,703/year to $154,682/year in today’s dollars. If I had not done the aforesaid, my Democrat GAO superiors would have succeeded in forcing me to retire much sooner than they did. I became eligible to take early retirement when I was 45 in 1993.
https://www.chicagobooth.edu/why-booth/stories/pursuing-a-part-time-mba-for-investment-banking-and-healthcare-with-savita-gupta
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The community at Chicago Booth is one of the best returns on investment you can get from pursuing your MBA at Booth.)
WINDY CITY TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote more LGBTQ, b) glorify and praise their illegals, and c) fight their deportation.
https://windycitytimes.com/2026/10/21/art-by-lgbtq-migrants-in-ice-detention-to-be-showcased-at-chicago-exhibition/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Johnson pokes the business bears. DD: Sooner or later, all my non-Democrat critics/opponents will announce that they have always really been Democrats.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/22/johnson-poatkes-the-business-bears-01131353
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: In Texas: Former Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger described himself as a “former Republican” while on the campaign trail for Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. There is “no clearer choice for U.S. Senate,” Kinzinger said, via CSPAN.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/22/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-832/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/
WIREPOINTS
https://wirepoints.org/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Each and every Republican candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot in your precinct should be stressing that. The following are the 18 Republican candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot in my precinct: Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Socialism weakens the will to work. Working for socialists is like working for Democrats. Democrats run the federal government. For them, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. None of my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO coworkers came close to doing what I did to get promoted. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a job-related professional license in 1981. All my Democrat coworkers had to do to get promoted was to be a Democrat. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) 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 and/or b) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— According to Google AI, “Demonstrating good judgment means making sound, responsible, and effective decisions by carefully weighing evidence, considering potential consequences, and choosing the best course of action.” What best demonstrates your judgment? For me, it is my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. My critics/opponents and their operatives and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn a) the decisions I have made on which articles to include links to in my newsletters since 2000 and b) the opinions I have expressed in my newsletters. They blame me and blame my newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. According to them, I am “too conservative.” What best demonstrates my critics/opponents judgment? It is the adverse actions that they have their operatives and their dupes take against me. My critics/opponents had their operatives and their dupes a) end my Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee membership in 2024, b) end my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) gerrymander my precinct in 2015 d) end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, e) end my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership 2007, f) almost get ICRC to censure me for my newsletters in 2006, g) end my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, and h) defeat my bid for the open MTRO Treasurer position in 2004 by a vote of 69 to 13. My critics/opponents have had great success turning MTRO, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and IRP leaders against me. – Dave Diersen
http;//www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Mamdani’s New Criminal Justice Czar Called for ‘Abolishing the Police,’ Accused Cops of ‘Enforcing White Supremacy,’ Demanded ‘Reparations.’
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/mamdanis-new-criminal-justice-czar-called-for-abolishing-the-police-accused-cops-of-enforcing-white-supremacy-demanded-reparations-deleted-comments-reveal/
NEW YORK POST
— France in flames is preview of what ‘DSA’ Democrats want for US.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/22/us-news/france-in-flames-is-preview-of-what-dsa-democrats-want-for-us-sen-eric-schmitt-warns/
— American woman masterminded $6M marriage fraud scheme that helped illegal immigrants get citizenship.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/22/us-news/massachusetts-woman-jennifer-gonzalez-masterminded-6m-marriage-fraud-scheme-that-helped-illegal-immigrants-get-citizenship/
AMAC
— The Socialists Want to Hold Congress Hostage. If Democrats win the House by a few seats, DSA-backed members want to withhold their votes from Jeffries unless he agrees to defund ICE and end aid to Israel. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://amac.us/newsline/the-socialists-want-to-hold-congress-hostage
AMERICAN THINKER
— The Radical Left’s War On The West: From Tirana To Paris. From the streets of Paris to the capital of Albania, Europe is once again witnessing political violence under the banner of democracy. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/10/the-radical-left-s-war-on-the-west-from-tirana-to-paris/
— Sanctuary For Criminals, Danger For Everyone Else. A policy advertised as protecting the innocent can instead shield the guilty, complicate law enforcement, and expose the innocent to greater danger.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/10/sanctuary-for-criminals-danger-for-everyone-else/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Mamdani and El-Sayed join forces ahead of midterms — Democrats’ socialist wing gets a new showcase. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/10/21/mamdani-and-el-sayed-join-forces-ahead-of-midterms-democrats-socialist-wing-gets-a-new-showcase-1664226/
BREITBART
— Axios Uses Fake AI Image to Run Damage Control for Somali Politician Who Spoke Next to Upside-Down Flag. DD: I have seen many upside-down American flags and Mexican flags flown at Democrat No Kings protests along Roosevelt Road in Wheaton.
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2026/10/21/nolte-far-left-axios-forced-to-retract-fact-check-defending-leftists-upside-down-flag/amp/
CITY JOURNAL
— Second-City Socialism. Socialists have a larger presence on Chicago’s city council than on that of any other large American city. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-socialists-city-council
DAILY SIGNAL
— Socialism Isn’t Just Deadly—It’s Soul-Crushing. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/10/21/socialism-isnt-just-deadly-its-soul-crushing/
FOX BUSINESS
— Free enterprise vs socialism defines midterm elections. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6407192630112
— Democratic socialists want to ‘destroy’ capitalism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6407188063112
— Socialism weakens the will to work. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Working for socialists is like working for Democrats. Democrats run the federal government. For them, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. None of my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO coworkers came close to doing what I did to get promoted. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a job-related professional license in 1981. All my Democrat coworkers had to do to get promoted was to be a Democrat. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) 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 and/or b) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6407199371112
— The dangers of the Islamist-socialist alliance. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.fox.com/watch/clip/fmc-1gfdz8z38jcgbari/victor-davis-hanson-discusses-the-dangers-of-the-islamist-socialist-alliance
— Socialism causes economic decline. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.fox.com/watch/clip/fmc-wwpwyhas5u44g0kw/victor-davis-hanson-warns-of-the-economic-decline-of-socialism-in-the-us
FOX NEWS
— DD: To defeat Republican candidates, Democrats drive up prices.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6407221668112
HEARTLANDER NEWS
— France riots serve as the socialist blueprint for the US. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://heartlandernews.com/france-riots-could-serve-as-the-socialist-blueprint-for-the-us-expert-warns/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— France Is Learning the Hard Way What Happens When the Socialist Bill Comes Due. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.heritage.org/europe/commentary/france-learning-the-hard-way-what-happens-when-the-socialist-bill-comes-due
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Mamdani: El-Sayed’s Victory ‘of Critical Importance to’ New York City. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/10/mamdani-el-sayeds-victory-of-critical-importance-to-new-york-city/amp/
TOWNHALL
— Socialism Will Ruin the Economy, Stupid. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/columnists/christalgo/2026/10/22/socialism-will-ruin-the-economy-stupid-n2685089
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— This Is the Salary You Need to Buy a $1M House. DD: According to Google AI, the house my wife and I bought in 1978, 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton, is worth approximately $556,230 to $616,421. In 1978, in today’s dollars, my IRS salary was $110,666/year. According to Redfin, the house my wife and I had built in 1984, 915 Cove Court in Wheaton, is worth approximately $781,997. In 1984, in today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $113,402/year.
https://money.usnews.com/loans/mortgages/articles/salary-to-afford-a-million-dollar-home
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You’ll likely need an annual salary of at least $250,000 to finance a $1 million dollar home with a 30-year mortgage, assuming a 20% down payment and low escrow costs. The income required to purchase a million-dollar home varies based on your location, loan amount, mortgage rate and other affordability considerations. It might take a jumbo loan to buy a $1 million home, depending on the property location and size of your down payment.)
NEW YORK TIMES
— All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me were Democrats a) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or b) 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.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/hegseth-blocks-navy-promotions.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Broadcasters warned against covering fake polls. DD: The mainstream news media and Democrat candidates, elected officials, and party leaders have always used fake polls to help elect Democrats.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/10/21/fccs-brendan-carr-warns-broadcasters-against-covering-fake-polls/
NEW YORK SUN
— There Is a Golden Age Coming, but It Must Be Based on Free Enterprise, Not Socialism. ‘If you want to see what is at stake in this election, just look at what’s happening in France,’ the president warns. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.nysun.com/article/there-is-a-golden-age-coming-but-it-must-be-based-on-free-enterprise-not-socialism
WLBT
— SPLC tour puts poverty back in spotlight as inflation widens its reach. DD: To defeat Republican candidates on November 3, 2026 ballots, Democrat leaders do everything they can to increase inflation.
https://www.wlbt.com/2026/10/20/splc-tour-puts-poverty-back-spotlight-inflation-widens-its-reach/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rahm Emanuel: Democrats Need McCain-Romney Republicans. To make its impending victory last, my party should look to the center, not move further left.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democrats-need-mccain-romney-republicans-5f7090a3
FORTUNE
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use the cost of childcare against Trump.
https://fortune.com/2026/10/21/childcare-costs-13000-parents-midterm-elections-2026/
FINANCE BUZZ
— Here’s the Average Retirement Savings of 84-Year-Old Americans (How Do You Compare?) DD: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://financebuzz.com/average-retirement-savings-84-year-old
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances’ most recent data show that among households aged 75 and older with a retirement account, the median balance was $130,000, while the average was $462,410. That puts the average at about 3.5 times the median. The gap comes from how highly concentrated household wealth is. A relatively small number of households with very large balances pull up the average. The median is the midpoint: half of account holders have more and half have less. For most families, the median is the better benchmark. This is crucial for understanding the broader retirement context because only about 42% of households aged 75 and older had a retirement account.)
— 5 Signs You’re Doing Better Financially Than the Average American. Use these measurements to see how you stack up against your peers. DD: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://financebuzz.com/top-signs-of-financial-fitness
INVESTOPEDIA
— 26% of Americans Are Spending More Than They Earn—and That is What Fuels the Financial Strain. DD: I never spent more than what I earned. I spent far less money on immediate pleasures than my peers did. I took jobs that my peers would never stoop to take. I worked my way through college. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I worked two jobs 1971-1972. To qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976 and 1980, job-related professional certifications in 1979 and 1981, and a job-related professional license in 1981. In today’s dollars, that increased my salary from $19.57/hour in 1966, to $100,059/year in 1974, to $113,402 in 1980, and to $154,682/year in 1997. But according to my critics/opponents, I was able to do the aforesaid only because I avoided the Vietnam War draft.
https://www.investopedia.com/why-26-of-americans-are-spending-more-than-they-earn-and-what-s-fueling-the-financial-strain-12160148
— How Gen Z’s 401(k) Balances Compare to Millennials, Gen X, and Baby Boomers Today. DD: My retirement income and savings are dramatically less because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.investopedia.com/how-gen-z-401-k-balances-compare-to-millennials-gen-x-and-baby-boomers-today-12172229
HR EXECUTIVE
— Career development is the new competitive advantage. DD: Because I refused to become a Democrat and because I was not a minority, female, and/or veteran, my Democrat superiors in the federal government did everything that they could to waste my career and to get rid of me. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign in 1969. My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986. They forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. I should write about the aforesaid.
https://hrexecutive.com/career-development-is-the-new-competitive-advantage-1001-ways-to-grow-employees/
GOVERNING
— Working for Democrats. Have you ever worked for Democrats? I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. For them, the federal government exists to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. None of my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO coworkers came close to doing what I did to get promoted. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970. I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997. I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997. I earned a job-related professional license in 1981. All my Democrat coworkers had to do to get promoted was to be a Democrat. All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats a) 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 and/or b) who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran.
https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-mary-mayhew-maine-governor.html
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— Pollster admits to fabricating data for ‘social experiment’ to expose flaws of industry. Wedgewood Polls said project was designed to highlight lack of scrutiny over polling sector by mainstream media. DD: The mainstream news media and Democrat candidates, elected officials, and party leaders have always used fake polls to help elect Democrats.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/21/polling-fabricated-data-social-experiment
NEWS24
— ‘VERY CONCERNING’: Leftist propaganda taking over social media feeds. Former White House senior advisor to President Trump Mercedes Schlapp says it is “very concerning” that students are seeing “socialist propaganda” on social media platforms like TikTok. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.news24.com.au/world/global-affairs/very-concerning-leftist-propaganda-taking-over-social-media-feeds/video/f8f65f48b897f0f3c5284241fc3ba562
JFEED
— Meet Socialism: The Ultimate Secularizer. Socialism is not only the enemy of theology but of people’s and nations. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. DD: The mainstream news media and Democrat candidates, elected officials, and party leaders have always used fake polls to help elect Democrats.
https://www.jfeed.com/analysis/tnan2y
