Woodstock, Vermont, is a hotbed of anti-gay hate crimes. Actually, it’s not. But someone spray-painted a “Gay slur” on retired Police Chief Joe Swanson’s mailbox. Joe is married to Nicholas “Nico” Seldon. The “Chief” was also involved in a demotion kerfuffle that required judicial intervention. The case is not, however, being investigated as simple vandalism ... Read more

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For Good Reason The word “emergency” doesn’t exist in the Constitution. That means the rules of the Constitution apply whether someone calls it an “emergency” or not. This wasn’t an accident. It was very intentional, and based on the founders’ own warnings, long-forgotten and ignored today. Let politicians have extra power or funding because they ... Read more

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Roofer and former federal candidate Victor Orlando might have disappeared into irrelevancy after Scanlan certified the primary results last month, or he might not have, depending on whose perspective you consult.  Let’s just say that Victor’s recent $55G roof job on the Coos Catalyst Center was indeed a CATALYST for bringing attention to the captain ... Read more

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Alex Chalmers and Rob Wiblin’s “Just bury your trash” challenges a durable assumption of modern environmentalism: that recycling is intrinsically virtuous while landfill represents failure. Their evidence supports a more selective view. Recycling metals often makes excellent sense, and some clean plastics can be worth recovering. But many other materials require more labor, energy, water, ... Read more

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Surveys and polls are great, not because they’re low-hanging fruit, but because (despite the punditry class, blogosphere, and podcastistan leaning on them to make a point), they tend to be wrong. Not just wrong as in results – political polls are close enough for government work- I mean wrong as in the questions themselves. That’s ... Read more

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Blaming Republicans for higher energy costs, especially electricity prices, is like blaming Republicans for all the illegal aliens Joe and Kamala let into the country. Not only did Biden and Harris let them in, but they also invited them and worked with international organizations to run the conveyor belts that brought them here. And this ... Read more

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Also, Eric “Fast and Furious Holder” for Cinde This week, on The New England Take, Stefany Shaheen launches an attack ad against Anthony DiLorenzo, but it only talks about Trump. Eric “Fast & Furious” Holder endorses former opioid lobbyist Cinde Warmington for Governor. The Maine Wire’s Joe Sokol is almost killed while reporting in Bangor. ... Read more

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Last week on my monthly bit with Jeff Chidester, I pointed out what I thought was an amusing contrast. The Pappas campaign (or some third-party supporter) was bitching that John Sununu left Congress and built money and influence in the private sector. Team Sununu (or some third-party supporter) has been reminding us how Pappas leveraged ... Read more

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With the sudden and unexpected collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War in 1989–1991, the U.S. national-security establishment went into a full-blown panic. For some 45 years, the Cold War had been the most lucrative racket in U.S. history. “The Reds are coming!” By inculcating the fear that the commies ... 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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Last year, one of the big stories out of Messachusetts, was the Cambridge Brothel Ring. A Cambridge magistrate criminally charged 12 of the 28 alleged customers of a high-end brothel network that operated in parts of Cambridge and Washington D.C. suburbs at a Friday morning hearing. Nearly 18 months after federal prosecutors first arrested three ... Read more

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Today, on the Morning Update, some on the right, including some with large audiences and high-profile accounts, are behaving a little too much like most on the left, and that needs to stop. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Links: Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and ... Read more

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Everyone seems to be taking “a few days off” at the same time, which is why you are seeing so much content from me. Today, for example, I am responsible for six of the eight pieces of content, and for one of the two I didn’t write, I had to find it, share it, and ... Read more

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As an Albanian man, I am usually struck by the ease with which so-called “democratic socialists” in America dismiss any criticism of their beloved socio-economic system. When I point out the fact that “real socialism” has been tried, and it has failed miserably everywhere it has been tried, including in my country of origin, Albania, ... Read more

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“Tyranny can now enter our country,” from one place. Benjamin Rush dropped that warning in 1778 at the height of the War for Independence. But he wasn’t talking about Redcoats. Recognizing the nature of power and humanity, he was giving us a timeless warning about “ourselves” and our own “great men.” The Founders knew the ... Read more

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According to reporting by the EPOCH Times, not one but two Federal judges have told New York to F-off. Okay, editorial license. They informed the state that its Climate Superfund law was unlawful for all sorts of reasons, much like Vermont’s, which I wrote about here. I gave all sorts of fun lefty-triggering examples, but ... Read more

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Real Clear Wire The United States has embarked on an unprecedented campaign of maritime and financial isolation against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Following the escalation of hostilities in early 2026, Washington deployed a formidable dual-pronged offensive. First, the enforcement of a comprehensive naval blockade by Central Command, initiated in April, effectively sealed the Iranian ... Read more

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Email is a checkbox- every day, many times per day- and if I skip the scheduled sorting, things get out of hand quickly. But the glut includes all sorts of goodness, from every corner of the digital universe, much of it from readers, but also mailing lists to which I never signed up. Sorting them ... Read more

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A New York man wanted on a Vermont charge of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child was arrested at the Canadian border last week, Vermont State Police said. Ryan Ouimet, 28, of Averill Park, New York, was taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol at the New York-Canada border at about 6 PM Sept. ... Read more

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Today, on the Morning Update, sad tales of proglodyte business failures, including a psychotic Trump-hater who offered free beer to every customer on the day Trump died and ran afoul of the law for a completely different reason. Celebrate ‘Groktober by Supporting GraniteGrok.com Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not ... Read more

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