FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Darren Bailey’s wife fires back on ads accusing GOP gov candidate of viewing women as ‘inferior.’
https://abc7chicago.com/post/cindy-bailey-wife-darren-illinois-republican-governor-candidate-pushes-back-claims-gov-jb-pritzker-ads/19987362/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6gJ13qYJ_8
— Chicago businessman and Democratic donor Michael Sacks is set to receive a Catholic honor from Cardinal Blase Cupich this week, a recognition that has drawn opposition from Illinois Right to Life and sparked debate over the purpose of the award. DD: My critics/opponents reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-life-anti-abortion-rights-group-objects-catholic-award-honoring-chicago-businessman-michael-sacks/19986612/
CBS2
— Pritzker is seeking a third term in next week’s general election. If he wins, which the polling strongly suggests, he will be the first Democrat to be elected three times to the office. Standing in his way is Republican Bailey, the downstate farmer and former Illinois lawmaker who lost to Pritzker in the race for governor four years ago. Pritzker, the billionaire incumbent, spent millions during the 2022 Republican primary to boost Bailey’s profile, effectively urging Republican voters to choose a candidate Pritzker could easily defeat in the general election.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-governor-race-2026-republican-darren-bailey-profile/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Race for 65th District seat in Illinois House features Rivard, Ugaste.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/28/race-for-65th-district-seat-in-illinois-house-features-rivard-ugaste/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Today in Chicago History: Donald Trump watches as Sun-Times building razed to build Trump Tower. DD: In 2001, when the Sun-Times building housed the Fox News Channel Midwest Bureau, Fox News honored me in that building for my success in leading a group that got Comcast to carry Fox News Channel in Wheaton and in other western suburbs starting April 1, 2001.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/28/october-28-chicago-history/
DAILY HERALD
— Endorsement: Vrankovich for House District 47.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261027/endorsements/endorsement-vrankovich-for-house-district-47/
— Why DuPage County Board member Brian Krajewski wants to be mayor of Downers Grove again.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261027/local-politics/why-dupage-county-board-member-wants-to-be-mayor-of-downers-grove-again/
— DD: The Daily Herald should have endorsed Gary Grasso for DuPage County Board Chair.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261028/editorials/endorsement-conroy-for-dupage-county-board-chair/
— DD: The Daily Herald should have endorsed Patricia Kladis-Schiappa for DuPage County Clerk.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20261028/endorsements/endorsement-deacon-garcia-for-dupage-county-clerk/
WQAD
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wqad.com/video/news/local/galesburg-approves-second-marijuana-dispensary/526-c577b211-c3cf-41c6-914c-51bc0763beef
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Cindy Bailey fires back at Pritzker.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2026/10/28/cindy-bailey-fires-back-at-pritzker-01138034
(FROM THE NEWSLETTER: Cindy Bailey, the wife of Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey, held her own press conference Tuesday to criticize Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker’s attacks on her husband, accusing him of unfairly portraying his character and views on women. “Governor, you have crossed a line from criticizing his positions and misrepresenting his character, and I will not let that go unanswered,” Bailey said. She pointed to her nearly 40-year marriage to Darren, and their life together raising four children, running a family farm and building businesses, including her own floral shop, as proof that her husband values women. “Through every chapter, Darren treated me as his partner and valued my opinions and the work that I did,” she said. “I know his heart, I know his character, and I know how he treats women because I’m the woman who has shared life with him,” she added. Pritzker’s campaign has attacked Bailey over his conservative views and aired a TV ad accusing Bailey of saying women are inferior to men and opposing abortion access. Darren Bailey’s campaign has countered that the governor is misrepresenting his beliefs and personal character. The timing: Cindy Bailey’s appearance came as the race for governor enters its final stretch, with Pritzker making female voters a central focus of his campaign. On Tuesday evening, the Democratic incumbent held a Women in the Fight event to show his support for women’s issues, including access to reproductive care. His campaign also emailed messaging calling Darren Bailey “an extremist with a dangerous anti-choice record.” At-home issues: Cindy Bailey said the attacks also disparage women who choose to stay home with their children. “A woman’s worth is not determined by whether she works in an office, runs a business, or stays home with her children,” she said, sounding like a candidate herself. When asked if she might one day run for office, Bailey said, “Never say never.” The comments turned emotional when Bailey spoke about motherhood and the family’s grief after the deaths last year of family members in a helicopter crash. “I carry that love and that loss with me every day,” she said, adding that the experience had taught her to treasure time with loved ones and remember that people may be carrying burdens others cannot see. Bailey then pivoted to the financial pressures facing families, from child care and groceries to electricity bills and unexpected car repairs — And challenged Pritzker to address those concerns rather than tell women to fear her husband.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/28/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-836/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/27/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-623/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political consultants who want Republican candidates to lose on November 3, 2026 justify their telling them to not speak against socialism by claiming that voters who are the following want socialism: 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 are in America illegally. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. How strongly are the Republican candidates on the ballot in your precinct stressing that? How strongly are they stressing the benefits of capitalism and the negatives of socialism? How strongly are they stressing how they have benefitted from capitalism? Capitalism motivated me and enabled me to work my way through college and earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981. That enabled me to a) buy a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964, b) buy new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1978, etc., c) buy real estate in 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, and 1984, d) get married in 1978, e) buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, d) etc. Under socialism, I would not have had the aforesaid motivation or accomplishments because under socialism, all you need to do to advance is be a good little socialist. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. The Republican Party exists to defend and advance conservative principles. The Democrat Party exists to defend and advance liberal principles, and now, also, ever-increasingly, socialism. Why do people get involved in Republican politics? Far too many become Republican precinct committeemen, Republican party leaders, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, and/or Republican major donors for destructive reasons. Those destructive reasons include getting the party to officially dump conservative planks in its platform, most commonly, its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. The aforesaid people are anti-conservatives, if not RINOs, if not Democrat plants. I should write about the aforesaid who have worked the hardest to destroy the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000. I would focus on those who have had the most success in doing that. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for opposition research. I know that, they know that, and everyone should know that. They blame me and they blame my newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They reject planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify or praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those who a) ended my Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee membership in 2024, b) ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, d) ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, e) ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership 2007, f) almost got ICRC to censure me for my newsletters in 2006, g) ended my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, and h) defeated my bid for the open MTRO Treasurer position in 2004 by a vote of 69 to 13. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents use against you? My critics/opponents use my promoting planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject. They use the adverse actions that they have had their operatives and their dupes take against me. They use my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasting my career and forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. They use my wife and I giving up trying to have children. They use my avoiding the Vietnam War draft. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Federal employment and graduate admission: DD: While I was an IRS employee, a) Loyola accepted me into its graduate business school in 1972 when I was a GS-7 and b) DePaul accepted me into its graduate accounting school in 1976 when I was a GS-12. While I was a GAO employee, IIT accepted me into its graduate finance school in 1992 when I was a GS-13. I wonder how much my being a federal employee impacted the aforesaid acceptance decisions. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(FROM GOOGLE AI: Federal employment serves as a highly competitive asset in college graduate admissions, functioning as a major evaluation factor primarily through the lens of professional experience, demonstrated public service, and specialized technical expertise.
Depending on the specific graduate discipline (such as an MPA, MPP, MBA, or JD), admissions committees evaluate a background in federal service using several key criteria: 1. Proof of “Specialized Experience” and Leadership. • Analytical and Policy Skills: Holding a federal role usually implies experience navigating complex regulatory environments, writing briefs, or managing public data. Admissions committees view this as a direct indicator that you can handle rigorous, advanced academic research. • The GS Scale Proxy: For programs that evaluate the depth of professional tenure, your General Schedule (GS) level serves as a proxy for professional advancement. Reaching mid-to-senior levels (such as GS-9 through GS-12+) signals to admissions boards that you have managed projects, supervised personnel, or held significant institutional accountability.)
— What would you have done differently if your parents had more money? I would have studied more and that would have increased my ACT score and my Crete-Monee High School, UIC, and NIU GPAs. I would not have had to a) do yard work 1962-1964, b) deliver newspapers 1962-1966, c) wash dishes 1964-1966, d) clean golf shoes, chip slag, and pump gasoline in 1966, e) deliver mail 1966-1969, or f) work on an automotive assemble line in 1970. I might have gotten scholarships. I would have majored in accounting at UIC and NIU. I would gotten a much better job when I graduated from NIU in 1970. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Not even 19% of CTU spending in 2026 went to teacher representation. DD: The National Treasury Employees Union represented me 1974-1977 in Diersen v. IRS. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/assets/b-180010.11.pdf To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974 and b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran.
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/19-ctu-spending-2026-teacher-representation/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Socialism does not increase affordability. DD: Socialism takes everything away from those who work and save and gives everything to those who do not work and save. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/oct/27/no-mamdani-socialism-not-increase-affordability/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Don’t reward illegal immigrants for breaking the law. DD: 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://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/4780911/dont-reward-illegal-immigrants-for-breaking-the-law/
AMERICAN THINKER
— So, you want to be a socialist and a communist? With the looming midterm elections, there’s a political burden on our shoulders to do all we can to educate our Democrat counterparts on what their vote for communism actually means. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/10/so-you-want-to-be-a-socialist-and-a-communist/
— Ilhan Omar’s Odyssey. I don’t blame Ilhan for the sins of her father, but what she has done since then is entirely on her.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/10/ilhan-omar-s-odyssey/
— The Fairytale Of An America Without Limits. Leftism is reducing America to a self-hating, government-dependent, multicultural mess that still believes it has the wealth and moral authority to change the world.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/10/the-fairytale-of-an-america-without-limits/
— The Great Feminization, Wokeness, And The Rule Of Law. Anyone confronting the maladies coincident with culture’s feminization should follow the money to see who is ultimately pulling the strings.
americanthinker.com/articles/2026/10/the-great-feminization-wokeness-and-the-rule-of-law/
CAMPUS REFORM
— Harper College in Palatine, Illinois, will host its annual Diversity Symposium on Nov. 6, continuing its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programming after allocating nearly $1 million to DEI operations in fiscal year 2025. Harper’s Diversity Symposium, held annually since 2004, will take place at the Wojcik Conference Center and offer participants ‘a unique opportunity to learn and discuss important topics that are centered around diversity, equity, and inclusion.’ DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.campusreform.org/article/harper-college-plans-diversity-symposium-amid-965k-dei-budget/30875
FOX BUSINESS
— GOP campaigns against socialism ahead of midterm elections. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKZoZE0YoSg
FOX NEWS
— Chicago cardinal sparks controversy by honoring abortion-access donor at gala for future priests. DD: My critics/opponents reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.aol.com/articles/chicago-cardinal-sparks-controversy-honoring-195126000.html
— Frustrated Illinois residents seek to redraw state map in bid to break free from Chicago. Eleven counties will vote on a non-binding referendum in November gauging interest in separation via a constitutional process.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/frustrated-illinois-residents-seek-redraw-state-map-bid-break-free-chicago
— Kellyanne Conway warns of radical, Democratic socialist agenda ahead of midterms. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6407502998112
— College students define socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6407497537112
— How Obama Secretly Transformed Democrats Into Socialists. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6407460685112
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— U. Michigan Students Try to Explain How They Think Socialism Works. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/10/u-michigan-students-try-to-explain-how-they-think-socialism-works/amp/
LIFE NEWS
— Pro-Life Group Will Protest Cardinal Cupich Giving Award to Abortion Activist. DD: My critics/opponents reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.lifenews.com/2026/10/27/pro-life-group-will-protest-cardinal-cupich-giving-award-to-abortion-activist/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Chicago Archbishop’s Cynical Move. DD: My critics/opponents reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-chicago-archbishops-cynical-move/
NEWSMAX
— GOP Must Vote to Stop Socialism. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/rick-scott-socialism-cuba/2026/10/27/id/1274234/
POST MILLENNIAL
— Swing voters reject DSA, socialism ahead of midterms. DD: Political consultants who want Republican candidates to lose on November 3, 2026 justify their telling them to not speak against socialism by claiming that voters who are the following want socialism: 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 are in America illegally. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://thepostmillennial.com/news/swing-voters-reject-dsa-socialism-ahead-of-midterms-americans-for-prosperity-poll
TOWNHALL
— Democrats’ Embrace of Socialism Portends Chaos and Decline. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://townhall.com/columnists/starparker/2026/10/28/democrats-embrace-of-socialism-portends-chaos-and-decline-n2685426
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Pritzker Blames ‘GOP Dysfunction’ for His State’s Problems – Ignores Decades of Dem Trifectas.
https://www.westernjournal.com/jb-pritzker-blames-gop-dysfunction-states-problems-ignores-decades-dem-trifectas/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CBS NEWS & NPR & PBS
— Opposition research. DD: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for opposition research. I know that, they know that, and everyone should know that. They blame me and they blame my newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They reject planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, anti-vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. My critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify or praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those who a) ended my Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee membership in 2024, b) ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, c) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, d) ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, e) ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership 2007, f) almost got ICRC to censure me for my newsletters in 2006, g) ended my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, and h) defeated my bid for the open MTRO Treasurer position in 2004 by a vote of 69 to 13.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-do-politicians-gather-opposition-research-on-other-candidates/
https://www.npr.org/2007/02/06/7226716/opposition-research-know-thine-enemies
https://www.npr.org/2012/05/14/152683320/the-job-dig-up-dirt-on-politicians
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-trumps-view-of-accepting-foreign-opposition-research-is-textbook-illegal
NEW YORK TIMES
— DD: Democrat leaders use fake polls to defeat Republican candidates.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/28/insider/polls-midterm-election.html
USA TODAY
— DD: Democrat leaders use fake polls to defeat Republican candidates.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/10/24/should-america-be-worried-survey-integrity/92387340007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/10/21/group-admits-faking-polls-midterms/92361162007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2026/10/28/election-polls-wrong-midterm-media-coverage/92363736007/
— DD: The mainstream news media exists to a) elect Democrats and b) defeat Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/10/27/trump-obama-agree-terms-all-about-trump/92440667007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for job search frustrations.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/10/25/the-heartbreaking-search-for-work-in-brutal-job-market/91814434007/
SANTA MONICA DAILY PRESS
— Affirmative action promotes racism. DD: To get votes from non-Whites, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at non-Whites that Republicans cause all the problems that non-Whites have.
https://www.smdp.com/affirmative-action-promotes-racism-not-individualism/
STAR DEMOCRAT
— America’s college students prefer socialism over capitalism, Palestinians over Israel; 45% say violence is OK response to ‘hate speech.’ DD: I escaped Democrat indoctrination by majoring in business (UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, and Loyola 1972-1976), accounting (DePaul 1976-1980), and finance (IIT 1992-1997). To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.stardem.com/news/national/survey-says-americas-college-students-prefer-socialism-over-capitalism-palestinians-over-israel-45-say-violence/article_4c3bf21c-3bda-4696-be69-353908e06a60.html
KCUR
— DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly blame Trump for everything that is bad, that is, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to defeat Republicans on November 3, 2026. To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-10-28/midwest-voters-affordability-cost-of-living-election
FORBES
— DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism. Under socialism, socialists will take everything that Republicans have away from them, just like Democrats are taking everything that Republicans have away from them. My Democrat GAO superiors took my job and my preferred corner office away from me and gave it 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. Are you a Republican. What are you doing to protect what you have? What can I do to protect my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, my retirement savings, etc.? What can my wife do to protect her Social Security, her retirement savings, etc.? What can we do to protect our real estate, vehicles, etc.?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBdlc7793Ww
INC.
— You Can Do Everything Right and Still Lose. DD: I earned three job-related master’s degrees, six job-related professional certifications, and a job-related professional license. But because I did not earn the aforesaid fast enough, I lost. IRS refused to promote me beyond GS-12. GAO forced me to take a $23,699/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS, delayed my promotions, refused to promote me beyond GS-13, and forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997. I could have earned the aforesaid master’s degrees, professional certifications, and professional license faster if I had taken more than one course at a time. But I took only one course at a time because that was what I could afford and because my focus was carrying out my job duties.
https://www.inc.com/alicia-teltz/meritocracy-myth-global-entrepreneurship-obediah-etito/91422252
FED MANAGER
— OPM Issues Recruitment Plan with Merit, Younger Workers as Key Pillars. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. For them, the federal government existed to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. If I had been a Democrat, even though I was not a minority, female, or veteran, my Democrat superiors would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 in 1988. To get promoted, none of my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO coworkers came close to doing what I did. 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 those 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.fedmanager.com/news/opm-issues-recruitment-plan-with-merit-younger-workers-as-key-pillars
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Whoever wins in November, the career civil service needs rules that last. DD: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. For them, the federal government existed to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/10/whoever-wins-in-november-the-career-civil-service-needs-rules-that-last/
PBS
— DD: Ever-increasingly, if you cannot afford things, Democrat leaders blame Republicans for that. Ever-increasingly, Democrat leaders blame Republicans for everything that is bad.
https://www.pbs.org/video/vote-2026-package-1793131905/
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DD: To get votes from women, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at women that Republicans cause all the problems that women have.
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2026/10/28/reclaiming-womens-and-gender-studies-opinion
PHYS
— Inequality. DD: To discredit me, my critics/opponents have always falsely hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my parents were filthy rich. They have always ignored/dismissed/belittled a) that 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, etc. and b) that I had to work my way through college.
https://phys.org/news/2026-10-poor-automatically-politicians-inequality.html
ATLANTIC
— When ICE Comes for a MAGA Supporter. DD: My critics/opponents reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/10/ice-maga-supporter-samuel-sey/689180/
FROM FOREIGN SOURCS
EXPRESS U.S.
— Barack Obama throws weight behind socialists as left wing of Democrats grow. Self-identified democratic-socialists are rising in prominence within the Democratic Party. DD: To vote for Democrats is to vote for socialism.
https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/218640/barack-obama-socialists-Democrats/amp
