Back in the Saddle? This week on GrokTALK! GraniteGrok.com co-founder Skip Murphy joins me to talk about getting back to the ‘Grok, with some chit-chat about what’s kept him away, AI data center outrage, Lindsey Clancy culture, and whatever tangents we end up on in the process. 00:00 Reintroduction of Skip Murphy02:03 The Impact of ... Read more

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In May of 2025, I dropped my first piece on the rising tide of assisted suicide in the United Kingdom. A bill had been proposed to legalize the practice of physician-assisted death (or variations of the same) with the appropriate amount of government “oversight.” Appropriate here means the health system is run by the government, ... Read more

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When an untrained reader sees the words “Tuna Tuesday,” s/he might be thinking of standing menu items, like Friday Fish, Saturday Beans & Franks, or Wednesday Prince Spaghetti Day.  That’s ok, but some background is in order, especially for readers who are not “cat people,” but first, congratulations to future “Rep. Mr. Carson” for being ... 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. Special shout-out to Matt, Laura, Deb, Keith, and everyone who keeps the meme folder full. Without them and the rest of you ... Read more

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Politics should not be an emotional arena. There should be opposing policies and views, debate, compromise, and results – hopefully in the best interest of the people. The two things that can stir emotion, even anger, are insincerity and outright lying. Both of these are associated with Congresswoman Sandy Cortez far too frequently, and it ... Read more

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Today, on the Morning Update, Jimmy Kimmel’s ABC Rollercoaster is back in the news, but are new rumors of the show’s impending demise premature? If not, what’s the late-night proglodyte prepared to do to keep it? Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Ep 261 Links: Authors’ and Speakers’ ... Read more

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Anne Edwards’ appointment to a commission on access to justice? It’s amazing what PR can do for justice in NH to forget the past when it comes to Anne Edwards: Rep. Kelley Potenza gave an excellent argument as to why Anne Edwards should never have been appointed as a judge at all.  See this opposition ... Read more

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A Review Rainer Zitelmann has built a career making the case for capitalism against its cultured despisers, and in this book he turns that project skyward. The argument is straightforward and, once stated, almost obvious: space is not primarily a government achievement that private enterprise has recently colonized, it is the other way around. The state involvement ... Read more

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Not many people ascend to the level of an American hero upon their premature demise.  The list of our nation’s political assassinations turned national martyrs is short yet distinguished: September, 10th, marked the one-year anniversary of Charlie’s untimely assassination while doing what he felt called to, namely speaking to a crowd of college students, challenging ... Read more

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Don’t stop me if you’ve heard this one. Statistically, the majority of those who died on 9/11 in New York City were probably Democrats. Some of them were rich Democrats. Maybe even old-school Democrats, the sort who would have objected to the brash, youthful, and open embrace of Socialism and anti-Americanism that dominates the young ... Read more

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Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.  December 7, 1941 proved America’s vulnerability.  Our Presidents mostly ignored Muslim terror attacks so we suffered the World Trade Center attack and 9/11/2001.   The lesson: believe and stop an enemy who hates you, attacks and kills your people, declares its intent to destroy you, and ... Read more

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Sorry for the delay from Part III (here are Part 1 and Part 2), but I need to let you know that I started this process to get this little Foster guy the Special Education services that he needed AND WHICH ARE MANDATED BY LAW that the District of Liability (“DoL”) shall provide to him. ... Read more

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I remember driving around with my Dad, and the AM radio was tuned to 850 WHDH. Dad loved that station because it featured a lot of Jazz programming. I recall most news reports ended with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), and back in the day, that’s the 1960s, to be more specific-it hovered around ... Read more

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I was pondering what to write about when it occurred to me that we had not yet had our annual fearmongering over Triple E: Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Unless I missed it and I’ve been Johnny-on-the-spot all year with the latest thing. We had the not-so-catastrophic rise in tick bites, Hantavirus, Ebola, Tick bites again (Lone ... Read more

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The Singing Mailman, who just happens to be MY mailman, regularly leaves his business card with the latest schedule of upcoming tour dates.  I’ve kept the newest one behind a refrigerator magnet for the past several days while I’ve waited for details to be added to his events page.   As seen on the business card, ... Read more

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Democratic U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander and Republican Lily Tang Williams won their New Hampshire congressional primaries Tuesday, setting up a November rematch just weeks after Williams discussed her campaign, her childhood under Mao, and her concerns about socialism in an extended interview with Vermont Daily Chronicle. Williams, who appeared Aug. 13 on VDC’s “Chronicle Conversations” ... Read more

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This week, on The Independents, with Caral Gericke. NH primary: Lily Tang Williams (~65%), Keith Murphy (~71%), November door-knock askThe NH split: Republicans in Concord, Democrats in D.C. — and why Carla calls it sus. NHEXIT mail: five-plank New Hampshire First pledges, names not public yetStudy commission bill: back again until the question is normal. ... Read more

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This time of year marks the Article V Convention season when out-of-state lobbyists and their allies converge upon Concord with promises to either save our republic or democracy if only we could hold an Article V Convention. This movement is well-funded and organized. It is made up of folks from both sides of the political spectrum. ... Read more

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Benjamin Franklin’s Forgotten Warning “Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the government.” That was James Madison, explaining that the modern federal welfare state is not authorized by the Constitution.  Despite that, politicians today still insist that these programs aren’t just authorized; they’re also absolutely necessary to help people. But they ignore the ... Read more

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Michael Shellenberger has some great content on his Substack; you should check it out, especially if you are still confused about why liberals are so confused about why more and more voters don’t trust them. Progressive politics took a beating in South America, a trend that has spread to Europe, where the dirty peasants have ... Read more

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