The Manchester Free Press

Sunday • July 6 • 2025

Vol.XVII • No.XXVII

Manchester, N.H.

MacDonald: Freedom From Regional Electricity Tyranny

Granite Grok - Sun, 2025-06-01 20:00 +0000
It may be true that we are often forced to suffer fools, for a time, but what about dipshits you can’t cut loose? I refer to the New England states, excluding New Hampshire. They are all being run into the ground by hypocrats and Proglodytes, and some of their “sovereign” actions have regional consequences. The ... Read more

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Quick Note About Donating By Check …

Granite Grok - Sun, 2025-06-01 19:00 +0000
We are way behind on our latest fundraiser, but that’s always the case. Nothing new. We’ll figure something out, or GraniteGrok will have to do less based on the budget we have. It wouldn’t be the first time. SO thank you so very much to those who have given and given again. You can imagine ... Read more

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Banfield: Word Has It Sanborn’s Ex Superintendent Ambrose was hired in Rochester!

Granite Grok - Sun, 2025-06-01 18:00 +0000
Residents in Rochester are growing concerned that the Rochester School Board hired former Superintendent Tom Ambrose. Ambrose just resigned from the Sanborn school district after parents and residents demanded his resignation. Ambrose resigned after a student abuse scandal that involved a special education teacher. The former teacher was accused of abusing kindergarten through 2nd grade ... Read more

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Roper: Democrats Go Full Partisan on Education Reform

Granite Grok - Sun, 2025-06-01 16:00 +0000
Last week, Senate President Pro Tem, Philip Baruth (D/P-Chittenden Central) decided to pull the education reform bill, H.454, off of the calendar where it was scheduled for a floor vote. He did this not because it wasn’t going to pass, but because it was – but with both Republican and Democrat votes. That was too ... Read more

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Klar: Harmless Snacks or Depression Fuel? Microplastics Found in Junk Food

Granite Grok - Sun, 2025-06-01 14:00 +0000
Recent articles have converged to paint a horrifying picture of Americans’ increasingly ultra-processed diets and likely brain damage from the microplastics that saturate many foods, especially “fast food” from take-out restaurants. The US leads the world in junk food consumption, and microplastics may account for rising rates of obesity, depression, anxiety, and dementia. These findings ... Read more

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MacDonald: Fifth Circuit Kicks the Left’s “Book Ban” Narrative To The Curb

Granite Grok - Sun, 2025-06-01 12:00 +0000
You can buy it in a bookstore. You can order it online and have it delivered the next day. You can even get a digital copy right now. If, however, a taxpayer or a parent believes the content of a book is age-inappropriate and ought not be included in a library collection accessible to children, ... Read more

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Opinion: Congressional Cowardice

Granite Grok - Sun, 2025-06-01 10:00 +0000
Once again, Congress has given in to terror-supporting organizations by stripping Section 112209 from President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which would have amended the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations. This action took place during the third weekend of May 2025. In a 17-16 vote, with ... Read more

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Imani: The Historical Intertwined Legacy of Jews and Persians

Granite Grok - Sun, 2025-06-01 02:00 +0000
True Iranians have remained friends of the Jews through both belief and deed—a look at the history of Iran and the Jews.  The relationship between Jews and Persians is one of human history’s most fascinating and enduring sagas. It is characterized by mutual influence, cultural exchange, and pivotal moments that shaped both communities. Spanning millennia, ... Read more

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Podcast: GraniteGrok Calls Them Out!

Granite Grok - Sun, 2025-06-01 00:00 +0000
Idiotic Southern Poverty Law Center Thinks Small Government is HATE? The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) lists Granite Grok, a New Hampshire-based new media outlet, on their “Hate Map” as “Antigovernment General” (whatever that means). Steve MacDonald, Managing Editor of ‪@granitegrok‬, talks about how the SPLC has abandoned its honest roots to become a Marxist ... Read more

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Smith: Genuflecting at Altars of Political Superiority

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-05-31 22:00 +0000
Bullying happens at the state house.  There’s so much of it that it should be renamed Fairgrounds School, known locally as the host of the Ward 6 polls and by WMUR as the Nashua epicenter of bullying. Legislator scorecards are a toned-down version of bullying in the sense that they’re carrots on a stick for ... Read more

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MacDonald: America Can’t Afford Another Shaheen in Congress

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-05-31 20:00 +0000
As Jeanne Shaheen fights to grow the national debt just a bit larger before she “retires,” her daughter Stefany has announced she wants to replace Chris Pappas in New Hampshire Congressional District one. The ink has barely dried on her announcement, and Stefany is already demonstrating her capacity to lie about where she stands. After ... Read more

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Opinion: Your Drink and You!

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-05-31 18:00 +0000
YEESH, my fellow statespeople once again embarrass me. The legislature passed HB 81, allowing grown adults to take their beer and martinis with them to the restrooms.  Odd?  And you ask why?  It’s so nobody can put a drug into the drink when you’re not there.   This is an idiotic bill:  our legislators are ... Read more

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Ortolano: When the Response Proves the Point – How Officials Validate Concerns by Discrediting Dissent

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-05-31 16:00 +0000
Last Thursday, the Union Leader published an op-ed warning about a troubling trend: the politicization of public participation in Nashua. I argued that our city’s leaders—by labeling dissenting voices as “mayor haters” or dismissing ethics complaints as “just politics”—were creating a culture that silences civic dialogue. One day later, Alderman Derek Thibeault responded—not with reflection, but ... Read more

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Klar: The Beginning of the End of Sanctuary Cities?

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-05-31 14:00 +0000
New Hampshire lawmakers have passed legislation that will prohibit cities from adopting policies that signal they are sanctuary destinations for illegal immigrants. Such “sanctuary cities,” which proclaim they will not prosecute illegals or cooperate with federal agents who do, are popular in New England, sometimes attracting the wrong kind of tourist. New Hampshire’s partisan victory ... Read more

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Best Sports Betting Sites PH: Exclusive Bonuses

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-05-31 13:42 +0000
Filipino sports betting sites generated an impressive $1.6 billion revenue in 2017. The market has grown substantially over the last several years, especially after a 2012 court ruling allowed Filipino citizens to legally use foreign betting platforms. Our extensive research into the Philippines’ betting scene reveals the most reliable sportsbook options. Best betting offers generous welcome bonuses ... Read more

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MacDonald: Free Speech Brute Force Diplomacy

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-05-31 12:00 +0000
We should have seen this coming. A mere 25 days after the Inauguration, Vice President JD Vance went to Munich to convey a few key messages. Things that made some in the EU cry. To ensure freedom, Western “democracies” needed to protect free and open public discourse, and the EU is “disappointing” history. Vance spoke ... Read more

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Maine Funneled Grants to Nonprofits Tied to Dark Money Voter Outreach Campaign

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-05-31 10:00 +0000
Edward Tomic – The Maine Wire A coalition of groups that received lucrative no-bid contracts from the Mills Administration from 2022 to 2024 — funded by federal COVID-19 money — simultaneously organized massive pro-Democrat canvassing and voter turnout operations, accord to a Robinson Report investigation. At the center of the scheme is the Community Organizing ... Read more

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Karstens: The Narcissism Of Tribalism

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-05-31 02:00 +0000
A nation divided against itself cannot stand,” said Abraham Lincoln. Sadly, I think that’s precisely the point.  I recently flew with my friend Bill Maher to DC, where he was to have dinner with the Bad Orange Man. I was not attending the dinner, I was just along for the ride…but I was wholeheartedly in ... Read more

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Podcast: Manch Talk (Sort Of)

Granite Grok - Sat, 2025-05-31 00:00 +0000
No studioprogram this week, but I just got back from Bitcoin2025, so this is a quick ramble about how I almost got arrested at 4:21 AM at the Vegas airport for Day 151 of My Living Xperiment. Just got back from Bitcoin2025 so this is a quick ramble about how I almost got arrested at ... Read more

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Colquhoun: Judicial Selection Committee Concerns

Granite Grok - Fri, 2025-05-30 22:00 +0000
I am writing to express my deep concern regarding your appointment of Attorney Timothy Bush to the Judicial Selection Commission, which is tasked with reviewing candidates for vacancies on the New Hampshire Supreme Court and lower Courts. My concern arises from direct experience with Attorney Bush in his role as Chair of the Nashua Ethics ... Read more

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