Well, that sucked. Pretty much all the gains Vermont Republicans made in 2024 got flushed down the toilet in 2026. The reason was Donald Trump. Can we finally admit it? The guy is politically undisciplined, thoroughly unlikeable, and a megalomaniacal, narcissistic jerk (for lack of a better word that can be published in family papers), ... Read more

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Democrats make crap up, toss it in the media blender, and then spin. Keeping up can be difficult for those of us paying attention. Normal people who want to be left alone won’t bother reviewing the nonsense. They are happy the calls have stopped, and the ads are gone. They’d like to move on, but ... Read more

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If Republicans had been successful in holding the House and Senate, they would have defied a historical trend. Only a handful of times has a sitting President retained the advantage of a Congressional majority at the midterms, with the last being George Bush in 2002. The country was still united after 9/11, and the voters ... Read more

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It’s 2026, but we still have an (allegedly) pro-Hamas “science” teacher shaming sixth graders over the COVID shot. All kinds of wrong there, but that was Friday’s story. Yesterday, I learned about the “TIGER Assembly at the Danville Elementary School.” From a sitting NH State Rep. to the Principal, Superintendent, and a long list of ... Read more

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Thank you, Tony Schinella at Patch, for this.  A local healthcare worker is facing multiple felony charges after turning himself in to authorities following a cyber-tip investigation into child sexual abuse material. James Pinet, 42, of Country Club Drive in Manchester, surrendered to law enforcement on Oct. 29. He is charged with 10 counts of ... Read more

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We’ve had some really trashy executive councils in the past, not too long ago.  Aside from that gerrymandered, unwinnable seat occupied by Karen Liot Hill (KLH), the other 4 seats have been occupied by some real pieces of work, like Deb “liberty and justice for SOME” Pignatelli (in Wheeler’s seat), the PappASS (predecessor to Ted ... Read more

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I shared a meme earlier today that shows you what happens to “affordability” when you let globalist progressives run wild with your politics and the economy. Less meme-like content has shown how Europeans live in the land of economic malaise, where things we see as everyday amenities are luxuries to them. It’s the exact same ... Read more

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After two years of litigation, the Bow, New Hampshire, school district has finally admitted that it violated the free speech rights of parents who wore wristbands bearing the letters “XX” to support their daughters during a soccer game. The controversy arose when a biological male transgender student played on the opposing team. Parents who believe ... Read more

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This week on The Independents, is the Free State dead? No. Calm down. But maybe stop putting all your eggs in one basket case. On this post-election episode of The Independents, I unpack New Hampshire’s election shakeup, what the school tax-cap vote tells us about voters’ priorities, and where liberty-minded Granite Staters go from here. ... Read more

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The Republican Establishment Missed the Pulse of the People Everyone seems to be looking for someone or something to blame for why New Hampshire went blue. I don’t believe there was one single culprit. I believe it was a perfect storm of contributing factors, both federally and right here in New Hampshire. Perhaps the biggest problem ... Read more

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Vermont took a turn in 2024 but has turned back. Moderate Republican Phil Scott can still veto bills sent to him by his Democrat-led legislature, but it’s unclear whether they will once again achieve veto-proof majorities. The last time that happened, the Dems drove a stake in the heart of the state, and NH Dems ... Read more

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For 30 years, I worked in New Hampshire public education. I asked children to respect the truth, care for their communities, and protect what others had entrusted to them. Today, I wonder whether our public institutions consistently demonstrate those lessons. Ossipee has two stories worth telling together—not because they concern the same property, but because ... Read more

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Trump gave us a Republican defeat in the 2026 Election This week, on The New England Take, A. J. dives into the universal failure of Republicans in state and federal elections, likely due to President Trump, but Democrats better be careful. Is this a mandate or a response to the death of MAGA? Authors’ and ... Read more

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Then allegedly shames them if they didn’t. Before we get into the details, it is my understanding that the situation has been addressed and it won’t happen again, but it did, and that brought up other questions, at least in my mind. So, tell us, Steve, what happened. From my source. A middle school teacher ... Read more

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You can listen to the debates, discussions, explanations, and, oh yes, the excuses, but the bottom line is the Left cleaned our clock on Tuesday. The Republican candidates fought hard, and in most cases were the better person and the more qualified, but the die was cast in the spring when Donald Trump put both ... Read more

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Reminder: Memes are memes and are neither vetted nor “fact-checked,” nor to be considered “research,” or taken seriously, nor do they (necessarily) represent the opinion of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Read more

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Let me be clear: a “Legislature from Hell 2.0” was never something I wanted, but here we are today, living through the aftermath of a train wreck worse than 2018.  Pundits, analysts, strategists, and talking heads have already begun sharing their thoughts, at the mic and at the keyboard, and obviously will continue doing so ... Read more

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Today, on episode 300 of the Morning Update, yet another example of how democrats destroy everything they touch. A lesson many will watch, after Tuesday’s results, in real time over the next two years, and we need to make sure they learn it … before it gets this bad. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel ... Read more

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After the Red Wave, the Blue Undertow.  About half of the Republican House Red Wave Class of 2024 lost their bids for re-election yesterday, November 3. The once-sturdy 57-vote caucus collapsed to (by VDC’s count) to 38 yesterday in what GOP Chair Paul Dame, in a late-night statement, called part of the nationwide response to ... Read more

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George Washington’s Fatal Prediction “A frightful despotism.” George Washington knew what was coming. His Farewell Address, published on September 19, 1796, in the American Daily Advertiser, wasn’t just a retirement notice. It was a dire warning against things like skyrocketing debt and entangling foreign alliances. But his sharpest, most prophetic warnings were about political parties ... Read more

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