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Saturday • November 7 • 2026

Vol.XVIII • No.XLV

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OPINION: What Will Our Children Inherit?

6 hours 12 min ago

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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The New England Take: Oops, All Democrats!

8 hours 12 min ago

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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MACDONALD: Teacher Asks Kids If They Got the COVID Shot

Fri, 2026-11-06 22:00 +0000

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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CARDELLO: Okay Dems, You Won – Now Show Us Your Hand

Fri, 2026-11-06 19:00 +0000

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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Friday Meme Thing

Fri, 2026-11-06 17:00 +0000

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SMITH: Purged Enemies of 91A

Fri, 2026-11-06 15:00 +0000

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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Morning Update: They Just Voted For “This”!

Fri, 2026-11-06 12:00 +0000

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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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

PAGE: VT Dems Regain House Supermajority

Fri, 2026-11-06 10:00 +0000

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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BOLDIN: The Partisan Road to Tyranny

Fri, 2026-11-06 03:00 +0000

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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MACDONALD: In Other News – US/Greenland Deal Advances

Fri, 2026-11-06 01:00 +0000

Trump got Greenland after everyone- the EU, Greenland, and Denmark said no. It’s done. We’ve not only agreed to terms; Greenland’s lawmakers voted to seal the deal. ILULISSAT, Greenland (AP) — Greenlandic lawmakers on Tuesday voted to approve an agreement between the Arctic island, Denmark and the United States to strengthen security in the Arctic ... Read more

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BOVARD: How Washington Think Tanks Paved the Road to Serfdom

Thu, 2026-11-05 22:00 +0000

Brownstone Institute In the same way that medieval kings seized any excuse to invade neighboring countries, today’s politicians perennially seek pretexts to further invade citizens’ lives. And there is never a shortage of intellectuals who, like the courtiers long ago, assure their masters that God — or at least social science — blesses their aggression. ... Read more

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MACDONALD: Parents Prevail in Pink ‘XX’ Wristband Discrimination Case

Thu, 2026-11-05 19:00 +0000

School violated their First Amendment rights: District bound by court to allow peaceful sideline protest. We seem to be closing NH cases this week. On Nov. 4th, we reported on the settlement of a viewpoint discrimination case involving some ‘Grok authors and the City of Nashua. Today, the Institute for Speech announced that the Bow ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

MACDONALD: They Just Elected The Party ‘Of This’

Thu, 2026-11-05 17:00 +0000

The next two years will probably be bad for New Hampshire and America, but should be good for Republicans. Being exiled in places where the GOP always had a reliable majority is cathartic. All those displaced state reps will also have time to keep tabs on their political opponents as we advance toward the 2028 ... Read more

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BEST: We Are Owed An Explanation

Thu, 2026-11-05 15:00 +0000

Dear Representative Scherr, Thank you for your Op-Ed in “In Depth New Hampshire.” Unfortunately, not only is the Supreme Court’s statement on Dianne Martin incorrect, but the JCC’s statement of October 28, 2026 regarding Anna Barbara Hantz-Marconi is also incorrect. That statement says that Anna Barbara Hantz-Marconi returned to the Supreme Court in October 2025 but ... Read more

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Morning Update: Be Nice

Thu, 2026-11-05 12:00 +0000

Today, on the Morning Update, we have to talk about this one: an old angry liberal man (OALM?) slaps an 18-year-old TPUSA poll worker across the face on Election Day. In Laconia, NH. The story went wide and fast. There are plenty of lessons there, especially after the beating Republicans just took. Watch on the ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

MACDONALD: The Pursuit of Happiness

Thu, 2026-11-05 03:00 +0000

Wherever you look in our founding documents, speeches, or correspondence, you find the idea that happiness comes from acquiring and enjoying the fruits of one’s labor, and from the conditions of limited government that make it possible. Article 2 of the New Hampshire Constitution, minus the unnecessary addition of characteristics like sex or skin color ... Read more

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OPINION: Why Weren’t We Warned?

Thu, 2026-11-05 01:00 +0000

Brownstone Institute In my day, being young was dominated by three basics: sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll. Boy, that world has changed.  Seems like our kids aren’t having much sex these days.  Drugs? Yes, mostly of the prescribed type.  And rock ‘n’ roll? Well, not much anymore, as the listening tastes of today’s youth ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

MACDONALD: ‘Nashua’ Finally Pays for Viewpoint Discrimination

Wed, 2026-11-04 22:00 +0000

Regular readers are familiar with the various flag-flaps, most of them with Nashua. ‘Grok contributor Hal Shurtleff took a flagpole case to the U.S. Supreme Court and won 9-0 (audio interview on this with Hal, here). Beth and Stephen Scaer, also both ‘Grok contributors, had plenty of flag flaps in Nashua, one of which finally ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

CARDELLO: The Democrats Prefer Medium Rare When They Eat Their Own

Wed, 2026-11-04 19:00 +0000

If you are an independent thinker or averse to being one of the sheep that just follow the herd, the Democratic Party may not be the place for you. The Democrats claim to have a big tent, but it comes with one important caveat to be allowed in; you must check your mind at the ... Read more

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Midweek Memes

Wed, 2026-11-04 17:00 +0000

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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