Top of the fold AI is coming for your job, and a LOT sooner than you think: Bayou Renaissance Man: The speed with which AI is evolving is startling Related: Axios: Insiders Are in a Panic About the Dangers AI Poses – HotAir And robots are getting scary good at MANY tasks.  Here’s a video ... Read more

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It has been one Nor’easter and a boring Tuesday since the last time we shared memes (not boring in the UK, of course, or the EU ala Epstein). Is that too long? Maybe, but memes are just a sort of, kind of palate cleanser, and political trench warfare cannot live on memes alone. . . ... Read more

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Abigail Spanberger, the newly elected Governor of Virginia, was the Democrats’ choice to deliver the rebuttal to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech. Her short speech that attacked the President and labeled him a liar was as disingenuous as her campaign for Governor. She campaigned as a moderate and became a progressive the ... Read more

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Elegance is often associated with simplicity, balance, and quiet confidence. In beauty, this translates into skin that looks healthy, smooth, and naturally luminous rather than overly altered. Modern aesthetic care has evolved to support this refined approach, focusing on enhancing natural features while preserving individuality. Professional treatments today are designed to restore harmony and freshness, ... Read more

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Today on the Morning Update, a NYC Palestinian activist announced that Dogs should not be indoor pets, then claimed the comment was satirical. She’s lying. Ep. 114 Links Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Disagree, agree, Got Something ... Read more

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We’ve Spent Billions. Where Are the Academic Returns for New Hampshire Students? Over the past two decades, New Hampshire’s public school system has seen a dramatic shift in both spending and instructional practice. Taxpayers now invest more than ever in K-12 education, yet the academic outcomes that matter most — foundational reading and math skills ... Read more

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Afghanistan was once a Buddhist Nation. Pakistan was once Hindu, and Lebanon was Christian. Today, they’re all Islamic Nations. Do you see a Pattern Forming? 1. Build a Mosque 2. Grow the population 3. Create an enclave 4. Resist host country customs and traditions 5. Exploit the host country’s generosity 6. Institute Shariah Law 7. ... Read more

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This week, on The Elsa Kurt Show, we challenge the noise around voter ID, stack Munich’s substance against its theater, and unpack why a casual soccer stat lit up our comments with 4M views. We press for accountability—from ballot rules to budgets to long-stalled investigations—and keep receipts handy. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own ... Read more

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Mr. Trump has had a long list of successes in his first year. Most Americans are not aware of them because while they may have voted for him, they watch Handmaid media outlets. The last honest thing they reported was Trump winning the office. Most of the coverage has been in support of the calculated ... Read more

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By replacing mandated renewable energy with nuclear and natural gas New Englanders would save hundreds of billions of dollars and avoid deadly power blackouts by replacing state-mandated renewable energy projects with nuclear and natural gas power, a study released today by a coalition of New England think tanks finds. Alternatives to New England’s Affordability Crisis, ... Read more

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France is one of those Western-style democracies that, after being liberated from the Nazis, began a long, slow decline toward the very tyranny they had escaped. A sort of Neo-monarchy with a protected political class capable of stopping populist uprising (ask Marine Le Pen about that), and increasingly like the one they shirked off during ... Read more

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A Vermont couple has regained their foster care license following a legal dispute with state officials over required LGBTQ-related training, according to a report by Fox News. Melinda Antonucci, 45, and her husband, Casey Mathieu, 43, reached a settlement with the Vermont Department for Children and Families after their foster care license was revoked amid disagreements ... Read more

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Today, on the Morning Update, HuffPo tried to make American-hating leftists feel better about wanting to puke in their mouths every time America won gold at the Olympics. There was some pushback. Ep 113 Links: Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, ... Read more

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In recent articles by various readers (Caledonian Record & Littleton Courier), I am disappointed by their unqualified remarks about President Trump as “…’Dictator in Chief’ and his thugs in charge.”  This writer goes on to say that “…millions can be spent on a White House ballroom and a proposed ‘Arc de Trump’, but we can’t ... Read more

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Check out this post on X from “Josiah Bartlett” which is where New Hampshire Republican Party “Insider” Drew Cline (a/k/a Dewey Kline) landed after he left the Union Leader: Obviously, Dewey is trying to justify the Concord politicians destroying local zoning to turn every town south of Laconia into densely populated, congested sh*tholes like Salem. ... Read more

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Welcome back for a new episode of GrokTALK!. This week, SCOTUS ruled on Trump’s tariffs, and it’s not the bad news you think. We revisit Sen. Keith Murphy’s floor speech on the state and ed funding ‘cuz you need to see it or see it again. And then a few 30,000-foot thoughts about whiteness, the ... Read more

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Families of victims of the Tumbler Ridge BC Trans-Shooter are Getting Death Threats One of the benefits of wallowing in the political trenches for decades is a thickening of the skin. Just about everything they throw at you bounces off. If you are not careful, you could become like them or just become so indifferent ... Read more

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As a courtesy to new readers that are new to NH, let’s point out a few things about Manchester.  It’s our largest city and almost 1/10th of the population calls it home.  It’s also in that darling OTHER district in congress, the one that always gets all the attention, money and resources.  That district, which ... Read more

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We’re in the midst of a “MASSIVE” Nor’easter. I’m expecting another foot with points south of me, expecting more. Have real winters returned to the northeast? I don’t know, here are some memes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Read more

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I do not get excited about the Olympics. The spectacle was diminished for me when it became an event for professional athletes, and many are prima Donna professionals at that. There was something magical about amateur athletes who sacrificed so much to have a shot at hearing their national anthem and maybe their picture on ... Read more

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