The Manchester Free Press

Wednesday • August 5 • 2026

Vol.XVIII • No.XXXII

Manchester, N.H.

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Morning Update: The Free Piano Scam

1 hour 28 min ago

Today on the Morning Update, instead of talking about Democrat or government scams, we’re tuning up a new one. The Free Piano Scam. Why? I keep getting emails offering me a free piano. No one in my house plays, and we don’t do the same either. Here’s a quick look at this one. Watch on ... Read more

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Privacy by Design: How Online Betting Apps Can Build Stronger User Trust

2 hours 5 min ago

Online betting apps have become faster, easier to use, and more connected to everyday digital services. That convenience creates a clear privacy challenge. Users want quick access to markets and payments, while keeping control over personal information. The best platforms treat privacy as part of the product experience. Strong security tools and clear data choices ... Read more

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OPINION: Beyond the Headlines – Understanding Scott Brown’s Vision for New Hampshire

3 hours 28 min ago

Reminder: Content by candidates or about candidates is not an endorsement by Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. My Biggest Takeaways From Scott Brown’s Debate Performance After watching the debate, there were a few things that really stood out to me about Scott Brown. Whether someone agrees with every single position he ... Read more

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SIMS: Healthy Families Community Potluck Invites Cheshire County Residents to Celebrate Affordable, Accessible Healthy Living

10 hours 28 min ago

Healthy Families Community Potluck Invites Cheshire County Residents to Celebrate Affordable, Accessible Healthy Living Keene, NH – Turning Point Action and the Healthy Americans Coalition invite families across Cheshire County and the greater Monadnock Region to a free, family-friendly Healthy Families Community Potluck on Friday, August 7, at 6:30 p.m. at Wheelock Park, Park Avenue, ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

MACDONALD: Canada, Trump’s Tariffs, and Demidiots

12 hours 28 min ago

Democrats couldn’t manage a lemonade stand without losing money to waste, fraud, and abuse, and yet they think they have a leg to stand on when it comes to the subject of affordability. Both the present and their history show they can’t. Taxes, regulations, interventions- did I mention taxes? That all comes out of your ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

BEST: Goodlander’s 11th-Hour Call for a Federal Investigation Into YDC LOL

Tue, 2026-08-04 21:00 +0000

Does Maggie Goodlander not realize that US Attorney Erin Creegan and some of the federal prosecutors in her office have a conflict of interest regarding the Youth Detention Center? Erin Creegan was Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald’s legal counsel, arguing that he shouldn’t have to provide testimony under oath in the pending criminal trial of his ... Read more

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MACDONALD: Minnesota Concerned About Fraud?

Tue, 2026-08-04 18:00 +0000

Pretending to care about people’s property is so cute, but that’s what Minnesota, of all places, just did. It pretended to care. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed legislation May 4 banning the installation of crypto ATMs, also known as kiosks, which are commonly found at gas stations and convenience stores. Existing machines must be removed ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

KLAR: America’s 250-Year-Old Dream Transcends Political Rancor

Tue, 2026-08-04 16:00 +0000

As Americans gather to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary, partisan divisions will fade as patriots both red and blue join in celebrating the blessings of the remarkable feats of the nation. The Founding Fathers had doubts that their new political experiment would last so long, but their dream of a thriving Republic has persisted despite ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

CARDELLO: Are Blue State Failures Part of a Master Plan

Tue, 2026-08-04 14:00 +0000

The interstate migration of Americans has been happening for decades, but is it giving the Left too much credit to say it is part of a master plan? We have enough empirical data to show that there is a significant disparity in states’ success or failure, driven by the trend and history of the Party ... Read more

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Morning Update: Mid-Term Pro-Tip

Tue, 2026-08-04 11:00 +0000

Today, on the Morning Update, I’ve said it more than once and offered plenty of examples. Democrats destroy everything they touch. Today’s is just the latest example, and why you need to make sure everyone understands what it means before the November Mid-Terms. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

VDC: Vermont GOP Plan Promises Tax Relief, Better Roads, More Housing, and Bail Reform

Tue, 2026-08-04 09:00 +0000

Vermont Republicans on Wednesday unveiled Vermont Promise, a comprehensive legislative agenda focused on making Vermont more affordable, strengthening the economy, and creating opportunities for families, workers, farmers, retirees, and small businesses, Sen. Scott Beck said in a statement. Republicans are the minority in the Vermont Legislature. However, if the GOP picks up seats (as it ... Read more

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PAYNE: Repeal the 17th Amendment

Tue, 2026-08-04 02:00 +0000

Our Founding Fathers, taught to read from the bible on their mother’s knee, knew the good book was the foundation of the holy cause of liberty. The Preamble clearly revealed its biblical source: to establish Justice from (Amos 5:15); to insure domestic tranquility (1 Timothy 2:2); to provide for common defense and the general welfare ... Read more

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GrokTALK!: Conversion Therapy “Lessons”

Tue, 2026-08-04 00:00 +0000

This week, on GrokTALK! we take a walk down conversion therapy lane: laws that were passed whose language tells you everything you need to know about Democrats, what they want, how they rule, and what happens when you don’t toe the big blue line. “Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of ... Read more

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MACDONALD: EV ‘Popularity’ Depends on This

Mon, 2026-08-03 21:00 +0000

If you read the hundreds of pieces of content I’ve published on the subject, you might come away thinking I hate Electric Vehicles, but I love Golf Carts. A few beers or a bottle of Jack, a few joints (replaced these days with “gummies”, perhaps), and the fun never ends. I have a different relationship ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

CARDELLO: The Kackle is Back, or Did it Ever Leave

Mon, 2026-08-03 18:00 +0000

I want to preface my comments today by saying I am not in favor of singling out specific groups of people for recognition, such as Black History Month or Indigenous Peoples’ Day. I am not in favor of politicians addressing a targeted group, like Al Sharpton’s National Action Network. I despise the word, but I ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

Monday Memes

Mon, 2026-08-03 16:00 +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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Dartmouth Health Promotes Medical Harm at “Family Friendly” Pride Event

Mon, 2026-08-03 14:00 +0000

Dr. John Turco at Dartmouth Health is being sued by detransitioner Amanda Stewart for the serious harm she suffered when he put her on high levels of testosterone. Dartmouth Health lost its ability to medically transition kids with puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones after laws were passed in New Hampshire to ban those practices, with ... Read more

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Morning Update: Coffee For The Win!

Mon, 2026-08-03 11:00 +0000

Today, on the Morning Update, the subject is one of my two favorite beverages. One is pictured in the featured image of every installment of this program, and the other is beer. Water’s okay, I guess – and you need it to make beer and coffee – but good news for you, me, Dunkin, Starbucks, ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

MACDONALD: Here’s How You Can Win a ‘Grok Commemorative Mug

Mon, 2026-08-03 09:00 +0000

I’ve been using the same featured image for memes for a while. Now and again, I break it up with a holiday-themed version, but for the other 150 days we publish memes each year, you get the same image. I’m looking for a new one. You are going to create it for me. Thanks to ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

OPINION: Fight for Your (Property) Rights!

Mon, 2026-08-03 02:00 +0000

The expression “fight for your rights” is usually associated with socialism. Socialists and statists fought—and still fight—for positive rights, as in FDR’s famous “freedom from want,” which suggests that the people have the right to receive from the state the material conditions necessary for an arbitrarily defined “dignified” life, such as housing, healthcare, education, pension, and various ... Read more

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