FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Demonstrators clash, security heightened as Trump attends final day of Presidents Cup at Medinah.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/presidents-cup-2026-sunday-rally-protest-planned-security-heightened-donald-trump-expected-chicago-ohare-airport/19879791/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As Trump walked the course, the protesters clashed with some of the president’s supporters. Police stepped in, and the groups eventually moved apart. “My business is booming,” Jeff Castle, DuPage County Republican secretary, told ABC7. “People are comfortable spending money, and people have more money to spend.” ABC7’s Price Tracker reveals rising costs for groceries and housing. Gas is at $4.47 a gallon, up more than $1.50 since the attack on Iran. “I’m not worried about high gas prices or anything like that,” Donna Reboletti, a Trump supporter, told ABC7. “I’ll suffer through that.”. . .”We can easily go the wrong direction if we don’t pick the right people, especially in this midterm election,” Trump supporter Peter Lara told ABC7.)
NBC5
— Trump claims US is ‘better than ever’ during speech at Presidents Cup in Medinah. Hundreds of protesters lined the streets outside the golf tournament on Sunday, holding signs critical of Trump and his administration.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/trump-claims-us-is-better-than-ever-during-speech-at-presidents-cup-in-west-suburb-of-chicago/3994426/
FOX32
— President Trump speaks to Presidents Cup crowd in Chicago area.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-hajav52dw68f6lwk
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mostly receptive crowd greets Trump at Presidents Cup in Medinah while dozens protest outside the club.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/27/trump-presidents-cup-medinah/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: to Glenn Graham, 41, who wore a Reagan-Bush ‘84 hat and said he lives in Trump Tower. Seeing the president “reinstills my sense of pride in America,” Graham said. “It’s very patriotic.” . . . Trump supporters arrived early, and the sight of Air Force One gliding low overhead early Sunday revved up the pro-Trump crowd. One man held a thin blue line flag and carried a sign reading “SUPPORT ICE (THE LAW).” “He does what is right for the American people,” said one supporter, Addison resident Donna Reboletti. “He puts America first.” DuPage County Republican Secretary Jeff Castle sported a wardrobe with a stars and stripes motif, including a cape and matching shorts and socks. “I think anybody who doesn’t support the president, no matter who it is, Republican or Democrat alike, they’re a fool. Because to not support the president is to want this country to fail,” he said. At the same time, he said, “I think we need to start talking with each other. Both sides should start listening to each other a little bit.”)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump says U.S. is doing ‘better than ever before’ at Presidents Cup golf tournament in suburban Medinah.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/09/27/trump-appears-sunday-at-the-presidents-cup-golf-tournament-in-suburban-medinah
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The crowd chanted “USA, USA, USA” before he took the stage, and spectators shook red, white and blue pom poms and American flags. . .A handful of demonstrators, both pro- and anti-Trump, gathered around 9:30 a.m. Sunday outside the tournament before Trump arrived.)
SHAW LOCAL
— Trump’s visit to Medinah sparks protests, draws supporters.
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2026/09/27/trumps-visit-to-medinah-sparks-protests-draws-supporters/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Two DuPage Democrats (Anne Stava-Murray and Diane Blair-Sherlock) Pushed Bill That Would Have Barred Suburbs From Clearing Homeless Encampments. DD: My critics/opponents would love to see a homeless encampment in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct.
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/two-dupage-democrats-pushed-bill-that-would-have-barred-suburbs-from-clearing-homeless-encampments
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— DD: What do you take as a badge of honor? According to my critics/opponents, “You can’t tell Diersen what to do.” Of course, I take that as a badge of honor. I do not want anyone to call my tunes. According to my critics/opponents, I never was a journalist, I am not a journalist, and I never will be a journalist a) because I do not have a degree in journalism, b) because no one has paid me for what I have done as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, c) because all the money needed for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and for my www.gopillinois.com website comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement savings, d) because either my newsletters nor my website are paywalled or contain any advertising or donation requests, e) because I do not claim to be nonpartisan, f) because I fully disclose that I am a conservative Republican, and g) because I fully disclose that I have been an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman since 2000. My critics/opponents ignore/dismiss/belittle/badmouth the fact a) that I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years 1980-1997, b) that what GAO Analysts do is very similar to what journalists do, and c) that during my last 11 years at GAO, my salary increased from $118,984/year to $154,682/year in today’s dollars. My critics/opponents 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. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTIN TIMES
— The hypocrisy of progressive Christianity. Jesus is all the rage on the left this year. DD: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Jesus is a liberal Democrat who promotes dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2026/sep/27/hypocrisy-progressive-christianity/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In case you have not noticed, talk of religion is no longer verboten in the ranks of the political left. From the likes of the loud and proud homosexual and former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to the current Democratic Senate nominee and Presbyterian seminarian James Talarico, it seems that Jesus is all the rage for Democrats in this year’s election season. This is a world that some have dubbed “exvangelicalism,” a theological and political camp for aggrieved and disenchanted millennials and Gen Z-ers who have concluded that the biblical definition of Christianity is no longer acceptable for them.)
NEW YORK POST
— Trump hosts MAGA influencers at private White House soiree in prep for midterms. DD: I was not invited. Who from Illinois was invited? I promote conservative principles. My critics/opponents demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a bad political influencer. According to them, I am far too conservative and my demographics are terrible. But they know that I am not paid for what I do. All the money I spend to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together, to send them out, and to post copies of them at www.gopillinois.com comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement saving. My critics/opponent have lots of money. They use their operatives and their dupes to destroy me. I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/27/us-news/trump-hosts-maga-influencers-at-private-white-house-soiree-as-he-goes-all-in-on-midterms/
— Gen Z voters hate capitalism — but they’ve barely even seen it.
https://nypost.com/2026/09/27/opinion/gen-z-voters-hate-capitalism-but-theyve-barely-seen-it/
COLLEGE FIX
— Rutgers University leftist student coalition marches against ICE.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/rutgers-university-leftist-student-coalition-marches-against-ice/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Trump Cancels $810M for Illegal Immigrants, Race-Based Programs.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2026/09/trump-cancels-810m-for-illegal-immigrants-race-based-programs/amp/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC NEWS
— Trump blasts MAGA influencers who have split with him over Iran. “They’re not ‘MAGA,’ they’re losers,” he posted on his social media platform. DD: I promote conservative principles. My critics/opponents demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a bad political influencer. According to them, I am far too conservative and my demographics are terrible. But they know that I am not paid for what I do. All the money I spend to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together, to send them out, and to post copies of them at www.gopillinois.com comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement saving. My critics/opponent have lots of money. They use their operatives and their dupes to destroy me. I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-blasts-maga-influencers-split-iran/story?id=131897807
NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump makes appearance at Presidents Cup, briefly addresses crowd.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7635677/2026/09/27/trump-presidents-cup-appearance/
USA TODAY
— Do independent voters have too much power in midterms? About 4 in 10 registered U.S. voters say they are independent. DD: That motivated me to hand-deliver the following to the 170 Independent residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton: a) the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO)-provided Voter Guide, b) the sample ballot, and c) campaign pieces from the 14 of the 18 Republican candidates on that ballot who provided MTRO with their campaign pieces. The 18 candidates on the ballot in my precinct are: Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/09/22/independent-voters-2026-midterm-elections/91580019007/
TIMES UNION
— DD: Far too many non-Republicans cast Republican primary ballots. They vote for candidates a) who are the least likely to win in general elections and/or b) who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/commentary-open-primaries-independent-voters-22442707.php
SAN ANTONIO CURRENT
— San Antonio Current launching Texas Politics This Week newsletter. DD: I should write about my critics/opponents a) who work the hardest to stop me from sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) who work the hardest to stop everyone from reading my newsletters.
https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-news/san-antonio-current-launching-texas-politics-this-week-newsletter/
FORTUNE
— In the affordability crisis, 37% of parents are counting on financial help from the Bank of Baby Boomers and can’t wait for the Great Wealth Transfer.
https://fortune.com/2026/09/27/affordability-crisis-37-parents-financial-help-baby-boomers/
GOVERNING
— The Growing Need for Opposition Research — on Yourself — in Today’s Political World. DD: If you ran for an office, what would your critics/opponents use against you? My critics/opponents would stress the big adverse actions that they had their operatives and their dupes take against me. They would stress the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had wasting my career and forcing me to retire when I was 49 in 1997.
https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-ralph-northam-importance-opposition-research.html
PROTECT DEMOCRACY
— The Authoritarian Playbook. DD: Since I became a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999 and the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) , DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) have become less and less and less conservative. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. According to the anti-conservative leaders of the aforesaid, I am far too conservative. To get rid of me, they a) fired me as the MTRO webmaster in 2004 and 2010, b) defeated my bid for the open MTRO Treasurer position in 2004, c) almost got the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, d) threw me off the ICRC Steering Committee in 2007, e) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, f) ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, and g) threw me off IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in 2024.
https://protectdemocracy.org/work/the-authoritarian-playbook/
PEW RESEARCH
— America’s News Influencers. DD: I promote conservative principles. My critics/opponents demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a bad political influencer. According to them, I am far too conservative and my demographics are terrible. But they know that I am not paid for what I do. All the money I spend to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together, to send them out, and to post copies of them at www.gopillinois.com comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement saving. My critics/opponent have lots of money. They use their operatives and their dupes to destroy me. I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.
https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/11/18/americas-news-influencers/
PBS
— DD: Democrat leaders say they hold the midterm lead with Independents breaking sharply against Trump. To the extent that might be true, that motivated me to hand-delivered the following to the 170 Independent residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton: a) the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO)-provided Voter Guide, b) the sample ballot, and c) campaign pieces from the 14 of the 18 Republican candidates on that ballot who provided MTRO with their campaign pieces. The 18 candidates on the ballot in my precinct are: Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democrats-lead-in-new-poll-as-trump-looms-over-midterms
INDEPENDENT VOTER NEWS
— DD: Far too many non-Republicans cast Republican primary ballots. They vote for candidates a) who are the least likely to win in general elections and/or b) who reject the most planks in the Republican Party platform.
https://ivn.us/9-of-voters-already-picked-your-congress-a-new-poll-says-everyone-else-is-fed-up/
FULCRUM
— Independents are 48% of voters and about to decide the midterms. So why does nobody negotiate with us? DD: To address that, I hand-delivered the following to the 170 Independent residences in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton: a) the outstanding Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO)-provided Voter Guide, b) the sample ballot, and c) campaign pieces from the 14 of the 18 Republican candidates on that ballot who provided MTRO with their campaign pieces. The 18 candidates on the ballot in my precinct are: Tracy, Bailey/Del Mar, Fioretti, Harris, Drew, Soloman, Oakley, Lewis, Vrankovich, Grasso, Noonan, Schiappa, Henry, Eckhoff, Michaud, Schultz, Quirk, and Helland.
https://thefulcrum.us/electoral-reforms/independent-politics
FROM FOREIGN SOURCES
GUARDIAN
— Paid influencers are everywhere in US politics. We need transparency. DD: I promote conservative principles. My critics/opponents demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a bad political influencer. According to them, I am far too conservative and my demographics are terrible. But they know that I am not paid for what I do. All the money I spend to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together, to send them out, and to post copies of them at www.gopillinois.com comes from my Civil Service Retirement System pension, my Social Security, and my retirement saving. My critics/opponent have lots of money. They use their operatives and their dupes to destroy me. I should write about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/17/paid-influencers-us-politics-transparency
