News – Politics – Opinion – Podcasts
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Sat, 2024-08-03 16:00 +0000
The defamation suit that Nina Jankowicz – the former director of the Department of Homeland Security’s disinformation board (since closed) – filed against Fox News was dismissed in Delaware on July 22. Judge Colm F. Connolly’s succinct decision was notable not just for its powerful prose but also for its procedure. Jankowicz’s claims were so ... Read more
Sat, 2024-08-03 14:00 +0000
The first Education Options (EdOpt) expo is just over a week away, on Saturday Aug 10, from 10:30am to 12:30pm at the Richards Free Library in Newport. There will be a number of tables where you can have one-on-one conversations with experts about different options for educating your children. Statewide resources will include: Regional resources ... Read more
Sat, 2024-08-03 12:00 +0000
Have you ever had someone look at you and you think to yourself, they’re judging me? Well, of course, they are. We all do that. It’s part of the natural process of prejudice that defines us, and I don’t mean the narrowed modern definition. Prejudice informs your habits, preferences, and personal safety. It keeps you ... Read more
Sat, 2024-08-03 10:00 +0000
Our Secretary of State announced New Hampshire’s first Civic and Voter Education Coordinator in a news release in June. The article reads, “Secretary Scanlan created the position of Civic and Voter Education Coordinator to increase voter engagement efforts within the state.” It would be easy for Granite Staters to read this article, agree with the sentiment ... Read more
Sat, 2024-08-03 02:00 +0000
As if social media wasn’t toxic enough, it has now been weaponized by a Reddit group to target “fundamentalist Christians” explicitly. The group @FundieSnarkUncensored lists as its primary purpose: “This is a snark sub for fundamentalist Christians – keep it fundie & keep it snarky. While we welcome snarkers from all different backgrounds, the people ... Read more
Sat, 2024-08-03 00:00 +0000
Homebuilder Lennar Corporation recently faced criticism for using misleading photographs to advertise new residential homes in the Fort Worth area. The dubious advertising allegedly concealed the fact that the 763-square-foot houses crammed together on postage-stamp lots were selling for $197,999. Various social media critics condemned the mini row-housing as “kind of like communist housing meets ... Read more
Fri, 2024-08-02 22:00 +0000
News broke yesterday over the mercury fields of New Jersey that a Federal judge had thrown out part of the state’s “assault weapons” ban. U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan issued an order on July 30 declaring that including the Colt AR-15 rifle on the list of firearms defined in the New Jersey Code of ... Read more
Fri, 2024-08-02 21:00 +0000
New Hampshire Right to Life (NHRTL) issues the below comments responding to Planned Parenthood of Northern New England’s (PPNNE) press release & conference seeking a taxpayer bailout [0]. Jason Hennessey, President of NH Right to Life, said: “Extreme organizations that push to legalize aborting healthy 7, 8, and 9-month children don’t deserve to be bailed ... Read more
Fri, 2024-08-02 20:00 +0000
Since becoming a Foster Parent back in May of 2023 (we were also “Kinship Caregivers” for the Grandson back in 2015), we’ve been through a bunch of stuff. Our last previous Foster Child was a handful and had a history of breaking things. When school began for her, we went to DCYF with that information ... Read more
Fri, 2024-08-02 18:00 +0000
The political chief of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated in Tehran. Iranian TV reports he was killed in a raid on his home. The Times of Israel says Prime Minister Netanyahu told the White House of the intention to conduct the operation. Kamala apparently was too busy doing sorority things to take the meeting. There’s ... Read more
