Monday • April 27 • 2026
Vol.XVIII • No.XVIII
Manchester, N.H.
Most readers already know that Ms. Melanie Levesque is going to be Councilor Wheeler’s opponent, again, this year. What people might not know is that the executive council happens to meet on her birthday, May 20, assuming that date is not misinformation. Remember Dr. Frank? He’s the mathematician who brought his expertise to the 2021 ... Read more
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The state of California has disbarred Trump attorney John Charles Eastman from the practice of law for his supposed dishonesty in challenging the 2020 election results. The drawn-out proceedings allege Eastman cannot be trusted to represent clients because he falsely claimed Democrats had interfered with the election results. Apparently, only a select handful of notable ... Read more
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In this installment of the Elsa Kurt Show, we track how fast today’s headlines move while the deeper patterns stay stubbornly the same, from Iran’s stalled negotiations and Strait of Hormuz tensions to US politics and media double standards. We also weigh what accountability looks like when officials resign, narratives spin, and public safety risks ... Read more
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Barry Soetero, also known as Barry Obama or Barack Obama, is part-Kenyan. “Barry Soetoro” was the childhood name used by Barack Obama between roughly 1967 and 1971 while living in Jakarta, Indonesia, with his mother, Ann Dunham, and his Indonesian stepfather, Lolo Soetoro. Barack Obama is also named after his biological father, while his grandfather was ... Read more
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I do not sleep well, and my day often starts at 2 am. I am actually participating in a sleep study at the University of Utah on the impact of cancer on sleep in patients and survivors. Glad to say I am in the latter group. I tend to do my deepest thinking and most ... Read more
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The NHCADSV were the primary opposers to House Bill 1633, introduced by Rep. Ellen Read (D) and killed today by the Senate. The Bill was a simple no-brainer to allow victims of sexual assault better access (via a palm card or similar posted in the offices of public agencies) to know what their rights are ... Read more
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When I think back, most textbooks began with WWII and skipped earlier events, except for the Civil War. And while WWII was the defining event of the last century, it still hasn’t been fully recognized for its impact. This reminds me of what two friends, both sons of WWII veterans—one who served in the Pacific ... Read more
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Of the 2 hearings in the House, we are recommending support of 1 and opposition of 1 with 0 being of interest.
Of the 10 hearings in the Senate, we are recommending support of 2 and opposition of 0 with 1 being of interest.
| Position | Bill | Title | Committee | Day | Time | Room | State Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support | HB1300 | (New Title) establishing a biennial school district local tax cap question and related limitations on central office administrative expenses in school districts. | Election Law and Municipal Affairs | Tue 4/28 | 9:30 AM | SH Room 122-123 | This bill: I. Establishes a biennial school district local tax cap question. II. Establishes limitations on central office administrative expenses in school districts. |
| Of Interest | HB1637 | relative to the scheduling of hearings on certain motions to modify or revoke bail. | Judiciary | Tue 4/28 | 1:20 PM | SH Room 100 | This bill sets a time frame for the scheduling of hearings on certain motions to modify or revoke bail. |
| Support | HB1665 | relative to the issuance of subpoenas in administrative proceedings. | Judiciary | Tue 4/28 | 1:30 PM | SH Room 100 | This bill allows for all parties to an administrative proceeding to subpoena witnesses and documents. |
| Support | SB617 | (New Title) relative to the removal of abandoned vehicles by law enforcement, relative to the regulation and appeal of motor vehicle towing from public highways, and prohibiting the division of motor vehicles from suspending a license on the basis of debt owed to a private entity related to the towing or storing of a motor vehicle. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Thu 4/30 | 10:00 AM | GP Room 159 | This bill: I. This bill substantially revises the procedures and processes concerning the maintenance of and utilization of a list of contracted tow companies used by the division of state police for the removal of vehicles. II. Requires that invoices generated from towing and impounding vehicles clearly indicate the process for appealing said tow or impoundment and extends the time period for a vehicle owner to appeal the reasonableness of towing and impoundment fees to the department of safety. III. Prohibits the division of motor vehicles from suspending a person’s license or driving privileges based on their failure to pay a debt related to a commercial entity’s towing or storage of a vehicle. |
| Oppose | SB624 | restricting access to certain hemp-derived products. | Criminal Justice and Public Safety | Thu 4/30 | 10:35 AM | GP Room 159 | This bill sets penalties applicable to corporations and unincorporated associations for possession of certain hemp-derived products, directs liquor licensees to comply with the prohibition, and amends the definition of hemp. |
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The evolution of Karens into AWFLs seems like sound demographic science. Women who probably bought into at least one or more waves of feminism and have been jilted at the secular humanist altar. Absent children either altogether or anymore (because they’ve grown up and moved out), the forever single and divorced need something to care ... Read more
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Rural Vermonters have certainly woken up to the dangers of Act 181, the state land use law that threatens to basically steal the property rights away from landowners living outside the 2.5 percent of the state deemed to be “urban settlement.” The “Vermont Act 181” Facebook group has exploded almost overnight to 11,400 members, the ... Read more
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This week, on NE TAKE, A. J. reflects on hitting the five-year mark of the New England Take and the state of local media in New Hampshire, followed by a deep dive into the US Department of Justice indicting the Southern Poverty Law Center for funding the very organizations it is allegedly fighting! Authors’ and ... Read more
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The Human diet precedes woke experts and opportunists by millions of years, and while there were several variations of humans before the one we know won the “evolution” game, we all ate meat. Our ancestors survived significant and recurring geologic catastrophes. The sorts of things that would wipe out the vegan faction and most of ... Read more
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President Donald Trump boasts that his administration “ended DEI in America.” However, on closer inspection, DEI and Affirmative Action policies are alive and well at America’s elite universities. In the face of national pressure and threats of investigation from the Trump administration, our nation’s most prestigious universities have disguised and hidden their DEI initiatives while ... Read more
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Here are some helpful lessons or reminders sent by one of our readers on how to engage law enforcement after a self-defense incident. Someone attacked you or your family, or a life was in danger. You drew your weapon, perhaps fired it. It seemed like the right thing to do at that moment, but no ... Read more
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One of the things that is becoming more obvious as the years pass, and is really quite sad to a traditionalist like me, is our connection to our heritage. That connection could have been to nationality, religion, or both, but the reality is that in today’s culture, that connection is weak at best. I was ... Read more
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The Hive Mind is having a rough couple of years. Trump is dismantling their government laundromat. He started with USAID, but the hammer has come down all across the Executive branch. DOGE is still the disease that keeps the fraudsters awake at night. Fewer headlines, but plenty of internal action. ACT Blue is getting legal ... Read more
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Federal Reserve nominee Kevin Warsh mocked Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s question during his Tuesday confirmation hearing. President Donald Trump nominated Warsh to replace Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, whose term officially ends on May 15. During the Senate Banking Committee’s confirmation hearing, Warren challenged Warsh to name one aspect of Trump’s “agenda” that he disagreed ... Read more
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This week, on The Independents, Carla Gericke explores a growing breakdown in trust between individuals and large institutions—especially around health, risk, and personal experience. This is a conversation about: This episode is not about telling you what to think. It’s about asking better questions. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent ... Read more
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Ilhan Omar is no stranger to controversy. Like many a Squad member, she invites it. It amps her Q rating with cat-litter-lugging divorced liberal wine moms. Karens, AWFLs, they love that stuff. It makes someone committed to creating an American Despotism, possibly even a Theocratic one, look like she’s a rebel fighting the system. The ... Read more
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Another Breakfast With Claude A unscripted conversation between one-old-conservative and Claude (Anthropic) — April 2026 Backgrounder: This is another in a series of original GraniteGrok articles on Artificial Intelligence (AI), written by one old conservative and Anthropic’s Claude 4.6 from an unscripted chat over breakfast. Before beginning the chat, I uploaded a 250-word text file ... Read more
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