Today, on the Morning Update, we begin season two, after 260+ installments, and the topic is out of this world, if only barely. The US says it has an orbital weapons platform, and has it already used it? Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Links: Authors’ and Speakers’ ... Read more

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Stopping at a red light prevents accidents. Subsidizing local law enforcement with federal grants for Flock cameras to take your picture, record your license plate, and automatically send it to the cloud may cause more trouble than an accident. Flock technology gathers information about law-abiding citizens and the criminal-minded alike and lumps them together in ... Read more

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Calls to regulate the artificial intelligence (AI) sector have reached a fever pitch over the last week. Fearmongering about the prospects of a totally unregulated AI industry has been around as long as the industry itself. But the current storm began last Tuesday when an engineer at Anthropic—the firm best known for its chatbot Claude—resigned, ... Read more

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Pretty much everybody in Vermont politics says that housing, or rather the lack of it, is THE major problem at the root of so many other problems our state is facing. Young people are leaving because they can’t find housing. Businesses can’t hire because employees can’t find housing. The rent is too damn high! And ... Read more

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Everything a society does is its construct. Religion, law- it is all conceived and adopted by a group of people and becomes their worldview. Their culture. Their “law.” Don Ewing recently wrote an article in which he reminds readers that Iran has promised to destroy us. By any means, and that includes long-range missiles with ... Read more

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Lisa Kinkade, the Brattleboro homeless advocate who was praised last year for helping create a downtown drop-in center for homeless people, has been arrested following a drug raid in which police say a large amount of crack cocaine and cash was seized. Kincade, 46, was one of three people arrested Sept. 4 when Brattleboro police ... Read more

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There’s a line from the original DIE HARD movie- lots of them, truly- but this one popped into my head when I heard the news that the New Hampshire State Supreme Court Chief Justice resigned (after a fake medical leave). “We’re gonna need some more FBI guys, I guess.” New Hampshire’s judicial system could use ... Read more

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September 16, 1774: Paul Revere galloped into Philadelphia with urgent business from Boston: a document that laid out a blueprint for total resistance. If the Continental Congress adopted it, secession from the British Empire would be unavoidable. The very next day, after a round of wild applause, they did just that. This is the story ... Read more

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Today, on the Morning Update, it’s been a long time since the American Federation of Teachers has had anything to do with teaching or education (unless it was to learn how to be a commie), but have they made another transition? Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Ep. ... Read more

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Top of the fold Why healthcare costs are soaring, but the care is getting worse (hint:  Obamacare was DESIGNED to fail & cause the system to collapse so people would be forced to accept socialized medicine): Health Insurance Costs Are Soaring. Here’s Why | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics Regarding the Lindsey ... Read more

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Now Gordon MacDonald is accusing Barbara Hantz-Marconi of circulating rumors that he had an affair with Dianne Martin.  That’s a bit rich coming from him. He has had an entire career off the sexual misconduct rumor mill, and so have his colleagues at Nixon Peabody and so has their client, the NHCADSV. I am less ... Read more

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This week, on Right Side Up, Alison and Mike discuss the Tunbridge Fair and the many choices Vermonters have this election cycle. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, ... Read more

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The Marxist and National Socialists throughout history killed easily because they created a culture that allowed it, and America, you are looking that culture in the eye. Democrats are the party of Darkness with all the connotations you can imagine. Their energy policy plans will likely leave us in darkness, which, I suppose, makes it ... Read more

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Believe it or not, I’ve always been an optimist. Down 10. Fourth quarter. Guess what? We’re running the ball. Fullback’s in the backfield foaming at the mouth. You don’t even have to guess. It’s a run. And the next play? Also a run. We’re imposing our will. Here’s Rep. Brandon Gill to open up the ... 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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Have you ever attended a committee hearing with a large turnout?  Whether or not the committee chair is a pleasant one, it’s common to hear the chair saying words like, “if someone else has already said your talking point, we don’t need to hear it again; please save all of us some time,” as people ... Read more

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Learn how AI photo restoration helps repair old photos, restore faded details, improve portraits, and preserve family memories for print, events, and sharing.

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Today, on the Morning Update: Has the online right gone too far in its response to the response to the Lindsey Clancy case? Debate is welcome and necessary, but we need to discuss a deeper, darker problem. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Ep. 263 Links: Authors’ and ... Read more

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Most Americans assume that if they are ever charged with a serious crime, they will be judged by a jury of twelve fellow citizens. That is how the right to trial by jury has been understood for most of American history. But that protection has been shrinking, like so many of the rights enshrined in ... Read more

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Millions of people today refer to their rights by amendment number, as if they get them from the Bill of Rights. They talk about their “2nd Amendment rights,” but they have it completely backward. The founders didn’t write the words as a permission slip for the people. They aren’t a “gun permit.” They are a restraining order ... Read more

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