Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560: Why We Need to “Relentlessly” Make the Blue State-Red State Case
November 5, 2026
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Glennon raised the stakes of the moment in broader civilizational terms: “This election in Illinois is not about the usual pedestrian issues… it’s about nothing less than whether Western civilization survives in our democratic republic of America because [the left], just on the open border alone, will destroy the country, and now they’re bringing in the jihadists, frankly, into the party.” Audio and summary linked here.Audio and summary linked here.
New Trier High School made national headlines nine years ago as a “canary in a coal mine” for political indoctrination in public schools. The canaries lived.
Among the consequences of economic growth that badly lags national averages are billions of lost revenue every year. Yet denial reigns in Illinois, fueling the vicious cycle of demand for higher taxes.
And when a “global warming” hail storm destroys every panel and waste millions of taxpayers dollars, they’ll blame it on global warming.
I think we’re supposed to call it “climate change” now. That way every single weather event can fit under the umbrella.
So is this project like the Gotion battery plant where the subsidies exceed the foreign investment?
Chinese panels creating jobs in China. Ugly eyesore on the Illinois countryside. Chew up valuable farmland. Grossly exaggerated electricity production, especially in winter months. Scores of millions in subsidies from taxpayers. Cheaper energy available from nuclear or natural gas that would save consumers money. This is a good idea, right?
Not enough info in the article, but generally it is absolutely stupid to put a large solar field on top of the best farm ground in the world. Putting these solar fields in the desert, like the article mentioned, makes perfectly good sense. Really would like to see how much farm ground was bought up and for how much – its really expensive here in Central IL. The only way this project makes sense is if there are massive subsidies, very likely from rate payers and taxpayers. You have a perfectly fine modern coal fired plant in Springfield. And folks… Read more »
Hmmmm, The $400 mil solar facility in CO is getting scraped due to US made solar panel plant shutdown due to financing:
“A spokesperson for the Meyer Burger, the Swiss firm behind the scrapped Colorado solar project, told Newsweek on Wednesday: “Our solar cell manufacturing facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been put on hold due to an unexpected negative outcome with the financing.””So what solar panels is Double Black Diamond Solar, Illinois $400 mil facility using? Chinese panels?