According to data collected by the research firm Statista, 29 percent of Americans cannot afford to take a vacation this year. A vacation is not the only thing Americans are struggling to afford. The failure of wages to keep up with price inflation is why household debt hit a record level of 18.4 trillion dollars ... Read more

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This week on Right Side Up, we discuss COVID-19 vaccines, nuclear energy, and the Government shutdown. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to Hear It. Comment or submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com Please like, follow, or subscribe ... Read more

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MANCHESTER, NH November 6, 2025–Jason Paige, the Memorial High School history teacher who literally sang and danced for joy after the murder of conservative thought leader and civil rights activist Charlie Kirk, is no longer employed by the Manchester School District.  Girard at Large received the following statement issued by Superintendent Jennifer Chmiel late Thursday afternoon, presumably in response to ... Read more

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I get a lot of tips about geoengineering. I also get a lot of tips about how the Jews, despite having 4000 years to do it, are taking over the world. There’s only so much bandwidth available, so I have to skim, sideline, or ignore some things—not just those two. I look. I may even ... Read more

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On September 28, the New York Times featured an article by industry shill Michael Grunwald titled “Spraying Roundup on Crops is Fine. Really.” Carrying such a claim under the Times’ “series on environmental health” was ironic if not oxymoronic. Mr. Grunwald’s pesticide apologetics gaslight Americans about the profound long-term threats posed by chemicals such as glyphosate The usual ... Read more

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Tuesday could be the first day of the decline of New York City, and it will be at the hands of the voters of New York. New York City, and Minneapolis, too, are about to elect Socialist mayors. Both candidates are running under the party banner with a cryptic name, such as the Democratic Socialists ... Read more

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Surging child care prices have grabbed the media’s attention here in New Hampshire, and rightly so. The price of full-time care in a licensed center “jumped 48 percent between 2013 and 2023,” landing at nearly $32,000 a year, according to an analysis last year by the Carsey School of Public Policy at UNH.   Child care prices ... Read more

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Today on the Morning Update, a few thoughts about Tuesday’s elections and a lesson, if any are to be learned. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to Hear It. Comment or submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com Please ... Read more

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Is public education broken? That depends on whether you think the goal was to redirect private resources to create knowledgeable citizens capable of self-education and self-rule. That was never its purpose, though we must confess that at least a few of the kiddies walked out the other end at least able to read and think ... Read more

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More mixed links – Top of the fold: Even the government unions want the shutdown to end: https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/federal-workers-union-calls-on-democrats-to-support-gop-bill-and-end-shutdown-5935432 This woman has a compelling explanation for why the Dems are fighting so hard to get the Obamacare subsidies put back into the budget: https://100percentfedup.com/woman-explains-real-reason-behind-schumer-shutdown-finally/ =+=+= I do see a lot of people waking up to this. ... Read more

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Join Jocelyn and her guest on this week’s Justice 4 All, as they dissect the week’s news and events. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to Hear It. Comment or submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com Please like, ... Read more

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A few weeks back, I hinted that Mexico might want to negotiate a pause with the drug cartels if it didn’t want to get Venezuela’d. US strikes on alleged cartel drug boats are a not-so-subtle message. That rhetorical war on drugs thing the US Government had been laundering money through for decades, only to have ... Read more

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Most people think the left’s obsession with “racial justice” in policing started with George Floyd. It didn’t. That was just the match thrown on an already blazing bonfire that really started to take shape many years ago. The groundwork for dismantling America’s criminal justice system was laid over a decade earlier, back in 2010, with ... Read more

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Welcome to Wednesday, another edition of midweek memes. This week, we have something special —or, as they say down south, precious—lots of Mamdani memes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Read more

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Yes, of course you already know who’s responsible for the government shutdown. As a lifelong Democrat, there’s no doubt in your mind that Trump and the Republicans caused the shutdown and all the hardships that come with it. If, on the other hand, your politics lean conservative, you’re certain the Schumer shutdown is just another ... Read more

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Today, on the morning update, a #woke social justice select board member calls in to a school board meeting to accuse her constituents of pedophilic tendencies. Ref Links: Maine Wire: https://www.themainewire.com/2025/10/kennebunk-select-board-member-suggested-parents-who-dont-want-trans-males-competing-in-girls-sports-have-pedophilic-tendencies/ Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to ... Read more

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We all assumed that Veterans Affairs under Trump would improve, and in some respects, it has. They are handling more claims, and in September, they made some noise about approving third-party care for 12 months (for thirty types of care) instead of 6 or 3, but something changed. My contacts tell me that the VA ... Read more

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Without a doubt, everyday Americans are increasingly challenging the uneven hand of political accountability.  They observe a system that appears to pursue accountability with an ironclad imbalance of justice, leaving one side largely untouched while the other bears the brunt of investigations and prosecutions.  This sentiment has intensified in recent months as calls grow louder for action ... Read more

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Welcome back for another installment of Granite State Live with hosts Keith Hanson and Julain Acciard. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to Hear It. Comment or submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com Please like, follow, or subscribe ... Read more

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As you contemplate the complication of the Schumer shutdown, don’t forget that there were millions of illegals tapping the EBT system for food and fun—at least 1.5 million. According to the USDA, the noncitizens include “lawful permanent residents, refugees, asylees, those granted a stay of deportation, and undocumented individuals… Undocumented individuals are not eligible to receive SNAP ... Read more

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