If the government can dictate what must be injected into your body, then who really owns you? That’s the question vaccine mandates force us to confront. And it is a question our Constitution already answers: all government must be “instituted for the general good,” and sovereignty rests with the people, not with the state. New ... Read more

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Top of the fold (mostly about what’s happening in Minnesota): Former Special Forces officers are sounding the alarm that what is happening in Minneapolis is NOT a “ground roots” protest, but an actual organized insurgency: Military intelligence officers warn: Minneapolis is an organized insurgency | STARRS The “protesters” attacked James O’Keefe and his news crew, ... Read more

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New Hampshire is facing a Constitutional crisis regarding school funding. We broke this story Saturday, which adds fuel to that fire. It should be obvious to all who read the summary that the outcome of that court decision quite likely would have been completely different had they been made aware that this document existed. I’ve ... Read more

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Not that long ago, right before someone decided there was political and cultural upside, the destructive variety, joking that you were really a lesbian trapped in a man’s body, was bad form. Now it’s defended by members of Congress at a Conference on women’s rights. McBride was the first “woman” to speak at Hillary Clinton’s ... Read more

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Edmond Laplante, a father, grandfather, mechanic, Marine, and longtime resident of New Hampshire, announces his candidacy for United States Senate, pledging to restore Constitutional Limits, Accountability, and Representation for Granite Staters. “It’s obvious that no matter which party is in control, they are overstepping.” Says Laplante, “I’m done with the status quo, so I am ... Read more

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Our national leaders are heading to recess. Like little school children, when the bell rings, they leave their work behind and head to the playground. Of course, their playground is fundraising and shoring up their base, while ignoring constituents who are unhappy with the job they’re doing. Admit it, there is no accountability for those ... Read more

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So you mostly survived the Valentine’s Day weekend. Or maybe you didn’t. Or you came out different from when you went in. Same treatment, same celebrations, same cure. Memes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Read more

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The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement continues to gain both policy and political momentum as the 2026 midterms loom. The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement continues to gain both policy and political momentum as the 2026 midterms loom. By delivering on 2024 campaign promises to improve nutrition and support rural farms, the Republican ... Read more

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Today, on the morning update, Minni-soda Gov. Tim Walz must have borrowed someone’s Balz because he is actually demanding reparations from the Feds. Get a load of this. Ep. 107 Links: Check Out More Morning Update Here! – Also available on Rumble, Instagram/Reels, and Steve’s Substack. Follow ‘Grok on X – Rumble – Facebook – ... Read more

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When a politician says, “Let’s be honest,” you’d better get the fact-checker fired up. When it is Maine’s Secretary of State uttering those words, you can rest assured that what is to follow is a bevy of lies. Shenna Bellows is the first woman to hold that position in Maine and has held it since ... Read more

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Robert’s Rules, Mason’s Rules, and Moderator Gary Matteson’s own rules, I won’t get into the weeds or nuts and bolts of operations.  Let’s just say that there’s a common structural design to maintain order.  Maintaining order is vital to avoiding CHAOS, something that a lone wolf dissenting alderman was recently accused of being an agent ... Read more

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Welcome to the first installment in a series covering the articles and history of the New Hampshire Constitution. The class features Local Constitutional “scholar” Dan Itse, with Deb Hobson and Carol Petrusewicz. The discussion covers articles one through five of the New Hampshire Constitution, with the last ten minutes devoted to being in the NH ... Read more

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Today, we will undertake an explanatory study into the methods, purpose, and origins of Social Emotional Learning. This was instigated by the proclamation by the Governor of New Hampshire celebrating SEL organization ChooSELove, otherwise known as the “Choose Love Movement,” which is deeply embedded in not just New Hampshire public schools, but also in the ... Read more

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If you watch the likes of Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) or Maggie Hassan (D-NH) deliver their staff-written orations in committee rooms or on the Senate floor, you would realize that they have zero grasp of history, nor any sense of self-blame and accountability. As far as these two go, and you can lump the other Democratic ... Read more

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This week, the New Hampshire House Education Policy and Administration Committee heard testimony on whether the state should withdraw from the Multi-Tiered System of Support for Behavior. Some school staff showed up to oppose this legislation and explained how these mental health practices are working well in their schools. But this legislation wouldn’t end that ... Read more

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February 22, 2026, marks the 294th anniversary of the birth of George Washington, who, in this writer’s opinion, was the greatest man born in America. He is rightfully known as the “Father of His Country.”   At his funeral, Major General Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee said that Washington was “first in war, first in peace and first in ... Read more

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I am not saying there is fraud, just that something seems odd. Becket Academy Inc., Becket Family Services, and New Treks are listed as foreign nonprofit corporations based in Orford, NH (via a PO Box). See also, LIFECONNECTIONS SPECIALIZED SUPPORT SERVICES (Active). “community-based residential, day, and behavioral health services to youth and adults.” A Second ... Read more

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Doesn’t the left-leaning media know that the more you attack a film, the more you cause it to be pulled from a theatre, the more people will want to see it? This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Critics tried to kill the Melania documentary ... Read more

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“Mean” People on the Right Set the Record Straight A. J. and Dexter break down the political motivations behind Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl and how Maine Public is playing politics with an illegal that doesn’t care about breaking the law. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those ... Read more

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For years, I have marveled as so-called feminists made excuses, even defending the practice of men in garish clown make-up, reading books to kids at local libraries. The same feminists ignore men wearing stereotypical garb from an era during which they claim women were oppressed, or who do drag shows, which are over-sexualized performances wearing ... Read more

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