The Manchester Free Press

Saturday • June 14 • 2025

Vol.XVII • No.XXIV

Manchester, N.H.

Door Knocking for Ken Hilton in Somersworth Special Election

N.H. Liberty Alliance - Tue, 2025-06-10 18:29 +0000

NH Federation of Republican Women, The Committee To Election House Republicans and New Hampshire Liberty Alliance are teaming up to help send Ken Hilton to the State House in the special election later this month.

Ken Hilton is an NHLA endorsed candidate and we are looking for volunteers to knock doors, speak to voters and help Ken win his election.

Volunteer Details:

Saturday, June 21st at 12:30pm
Somersworth High School (Google Map)
RSVP in advance to events@nhfrw.org

The first step to passing pro-liberty policy is electing pro-liberty candidates!

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Demasi: When Ideas Become Too Dangerous to Platform

Granite Grok - Tue, 2025-06-10 18:00 +0000
Economist Professor Gigi Foster delivered a TEDx talk titled The Manipulators’ Playbook at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in October 2024. It was a bold examination of how, in times of crisis, fear and conformity can be deliberately harnessed by those in power to manipulate public behaviour and silence dissent. Her message was a call ... Read more

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MacDonald: Dumb Justice

Granite Grok - Tue, 2025-06-10 16:00 +0000
The US Supreme Court is allowing the Trump Administration to deport up to 500,000 illegals who were granted an end-around the actual law by the Biden Administration. In a 7-2 ruling on Friday, the justices lifted a lower court’s order that barred the Trump administration from deporting illegal aliens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who entered ... Read more

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EFAs and GFAs

Granite Grok - Tue, 2025-06-10 14:00 +0000
We should think about education the way we think about being armed — because being educated and being armed are the two principal tools for resisting over-reach by government. That is, you have a right, not to have someone else (arm/educate) you, but to (arm/educate) yourself.  And you have a responsibility to be (armed/educated), that ... Read more

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MacDonald: Connecticut’s Solution to Housing Crisis – End Local Zoning

Granite Grok - Tue, 2025-06-10 12:00 +0000
In England, if you want to start a fight in a bar (or a Pub), say something nasty about the monarchy or the nearest football team. In New Hampshire, it’s housing and zoning. We’ve offered our pages to both sides with a few takers because it’s a complex issue, and there are a lot of ... Read more

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Sims: Simone Biles – A Champion, But Not for Women

Granite Grok - Tue, 2025-06-10 10:30 +0000
As a former competitive gymnast and a gymnastics coach in Southern New Hampshire, working with young girls and women who admire Simone Biles, I have a few words for you. Simone Biles, you’re a gymnastics icon, a beacon of brilliance who’s soared to unimaginable heights. But your latest words? They’re a gut-punch, a betrayal of ... Read more

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Robot Pool Cleaner: How to Choose the Right Pool Cleaner for Your Budget

Granite Grok - Tue, 2025-06-10 10:24 +0000
A robot pool cleaner can be an amazing addition to your pool maintenance chores—but how do you select the best one without breaking the bank? Whether you’re trading up from a simple pool vacuum or shopping among high-end models, this guide can help you strike a balance between features and cost. Whether you’re looking for a budget-friendly ... Read more

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Payne: Blueprint For Liberty

Granite Grok - Tue, 2025-06-10 10:00 +0000
It is tragic that the partnership between Elon Musk and President Trump, which created DOGE, is ending. Congress has perpetuated a culture of waste and fraud, enabled by greedy majorities. The electorate’s mindset reflects the leftist political axiom that views government as a source of revenue rather than a watchdog to be held accountable. What ... Read more

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Opting-In vs. Opting-Out, It Matters

Granite Grok - Tue, 2025-06-10 02:00 +0000
Ever since the resurgence of BLM 5 years ago, many people have retooled the saying in the image of their own important issues. “(Your passionate issue here) matters.” Look no further than HB446, which is fortunately on its way to the Corner Office right now.  That bill makes non-academic surveys opt-in by parental consent.  Most ... Read more

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Right Side Up 6-9-2025

Granite Grok - Tue, 2025-06-10 00:00 +0000
This week, we discuss family, Father’s Day, and the energy choices – or lack of them.” Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Agree? Disagree? Submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com – We want to hear from you, too! Please like, follow, or ... Read more

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Opinion: Democrats Want To Welcome South African ‘Nazi’ Back With Open Arms

Granite Grok - Mon, 2025-06-09 22:00 +0000
Elon Musk was a “Nazi” just six months ago. That’s according to Democrats, who slammed the South African billionaire for performing a “Heil Hitler salute” following President Donald Trump’s inauguration. he Musk-Trump blowout has them singing a different tune. For a quick run-down: Musk tore into Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” for increasing the national deficit, calling it “debt slavery for the ... Read more

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MacDonald: All the Speech You’re Free to Hate

Granite Grok - Mon, 2025-06-09 20:00 +0000
The idea that saying things about Jews or Israel that are contrary to the approved narrative is hate speech is dangerous. Antisemitism is a thing, but as I warned previously, it continues to be wielded with destructive effect. Anti-Semitism can’t be dismissed, nor can it be allowed to infringe, but laws to address it look ... Read more

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Liberty Coalition Supports Landmark “Parental Rights Package”

Granite Grok - Mon, 2025-06-09 18:00 +0000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 9, 2025 Liberty Organizations Unite in Support of Landmark “Parental Rights Package” Urging Governor Ayotte’s Signature Concord, NH — A coalition of leading liberty-focused organizations in New Hampshire is calling on Governor Kelly Ayotte to sign a sweeping legislative package aimed at reinforcing the rights of parents to direct and control the ... Read more

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Monday Memes

Granite Grok - Mon, 2025-06-09 16:00 +0000
Yeah, it’s still Monday. How about some memes!? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Wilcox: Newsom And Bass Could Face Federal Charges Over ICE Riot Response

Granite Grok - Mon, 2025-06-09 14:00 +0000
President Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, said Sunday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass could face federal charges for their responses to recent ICE raids, which sparked violent riots in parts of Los Angeles, Compton, and Paramount. Homan told NBC, “Someone is going to lose their life” during clashes between masked protesters and federal agents. ... Read more

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Liberty Organizations Unite in Support of Landmark “Parental Rights Package” Urging Governor Ayotte’s Signature

N.H. Liberty Alliance - Mon, 2025-06-09 13:36 +0000

Concord, NH — A coalition of leading liberty-focused organizations in New Hampshire is calling on Governor Kelly Ayotte to sign a sweeping legislative package aimed at reinforcing the rights of parents to direct and control the upbringing of their children. Known as the “Parental Rights Package,” this group of seven bills positions New Hampshire at the forefront of a growing national movement to reassert parental authority in education, healthcare, and family life.

The coalition—composed of RebuildNH, Young Americans for Liberty, Citizens Alliance of New Hampshire, New Hampshire Liberty Alliance, and Health Freedom NH—praised the General Court’s efforts to pass this comprehensive set of laws and urged the governor to act quickly in enshrining them into law.

“These bills collectively ensure that parents—not government institutions—retain the primary role in guiding their children’s development,” said Melissa Blasek, executive director of RebuildNH. “This package embodies New Hampshire’s commitment to freedom and personal responsibility. It’s time to lead the nation once again.”

The Parental Rights Package includes the following bills:

  • HB10 and SB72 – Establish a Parental Bill of Rights, codifying parents’ fundamental rights to make decisions regarding the care, custody, education, and medical treatment of their children.
  • HB446 – Requires parental notice and opt-in consent for non-academic surveys administered in public schools.
  • HB273 – Grants parents access to their child’s library records, ensuring transparency.
  • SB96 – Mandates school district employees to disclose material information regarding a student’s mental, emotional, or physical health to parents.
  • HB361Prohibits mandatory mask policies in schools, reinforcing the right of parents to make medical decisions for their children.
  • HB324 – Prohibits obscene or harmful sexual materials in schools, protecting children from age-inappropriate content.

Together, these bills form a comprehensive and unified framework that prioritizes family rights, government transparency, and child protection.

“The Parental Rights Package is about trust—trusting parents to know what’s best for their children,” said Dan Gray, executive director of Citizens Alliance of New Hampshire. “Governor Ayotte has an opportunity to affirm the rights of every New Hampshire family and to send a clear message that our state values liberty and family sovereignty.”

The coalition emphasized that passing this package into law would further enhance New Hampshire’s reputation as one of the most freedom-minded and family-friendly states in the nation.

Supported by New Hampshire’s leading liberty organizations

The post Liberty Organizations Unite in Support of Landmark “Parental Rights Package” Urging Governor Ayotte’s Signature appeared first on NH Liberty Alliance.

MacDonald: So Much For Poseidon’s Revenge

Granite Grok - Mon, 2025-06-09 12:00 +0000
It’s almost Summer. That means another apocalyptic season of Biblical proportions. Or is it another season of biblical apocalypses? Boiling seas, all manner of tempests, raining fire, swarms of frogs, hell like infernos, and (of course) rising seas that swallow the sinners, Noah-like but with some dry land left to which true believers may cling. ... Read more

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Klar: FTC Probes Media Matters for Regulating Speech

Granite Grok - Mon, 2025-06-09 10:00 +0000
Partisan targeting or legitimate antitrust inquiry? The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking documents from the left-leaning nonprofit Media Matters to determine whether the self-styled watchdog conspired with other organizations to orchestrate illegal advertiser boycotts of conservative news sites in violation of antitrust laws. In 2024, Elon Musk sued the company for allegedly costing his ... Read more

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Rogers: Nearly Everything That We’ve Been Told about Genes and Autism Is Wrong

Granite Grok - Mon, 2025-06-09 02:00 +0000
The University of Sydney caps doctoral theses at 80,000 words (excluding references). The theory is that external reviewers don’t want to read more than that (true!). One can apply to the Dean to increase the word limit to 100,000, which is what I did. But my doctoral thesis, as initially written, was closer to 140,000 words. So ... Read more

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The Vermont Podcast: Buzz Over Butt-Wipe Becca

Granite Grok - Mon, 2025-06-09 00:00 +0000
Guy and Paul discuss Becca Balint’s butt wiping comment and the response from national media Authors’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Agree? Disagree? Submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com – We want to hear from you, too! Please like, follow, or subscribe ... Read more

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