You can hardly throw a virtual rock around the internet these days without hitting a story about how the British Empire is advancing fascist and draconian anti-speech rules and laws. The UK puts more people in prison for online speech than countries like China and North Korea (subject to the notion that we actually get ... Read more

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Follow The Money After the U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro sent shockwaves worldwide, activist groups aligned with Marxist ideology and sympathetic to Chinese communist causes staged protests in America.  The same network of groups that fueled anti-Israel protests and the June 2025, Los Angeles riots against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has organized dozens ... Read more

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We got buried under about two feet of snow, and most of the towns in my state have nearly that, which means that when you’re not shoveling, snow-blowing, or plowing your way out from under it, you may still be trapped in the house. We’ve got just what you need. Memes! . . . . ... Read more

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Technical guide on engineering emergency lighting scenes for smart homes to ensure safety for children and older adults during power outages.

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That WCAX Misses or Chooses to Ignore Last week, WCAX’s Calvin Cutler interviewed me for a story he was doing about state senate Democrats putting in a bill to enshrine the federal Voting Rights Act into state law as a hedge against the Trump Administration’s desire to restrict mail-in voting and to ensure only citizens ... Read more

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Today, on the Morning Update, 26 years ago, the climate cult announced that our kids wouldn’t know what snow is. I think they do. Their kids know, their kids’ kids will know, but there is something they might not. Ep 92 Links: Check Out More Morning Update Here! – Also available on Rumble, Instagram/Reels, and ... Read more

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Just how does it work with these zealots that appear to have a vested interest in the cause they attack, but really, are they just hoping that the minimum wage, and therefore protester rates, keep climbing? These folk are certainly drawing the short straw in this year’s Season of Love, as getting up early to ... Read more

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Lawyers with Vermont Law School’s Center for Justice Reform Clinic are representing a Burlington cab driver from Somalia who was sentenced for immigration fraud in 2019, but was arrested on New Year’s Day by immigration officials.  Hussien Noor Hussien was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on January 1. He is incarcerated in the Northwest ... Read more

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This week, on the Elsa Kurt Show, we cut through noise to show how Greenland’s strategic value, a church protest in St. Paul, and Hollywood’s latest scandal reveal the same pattern: when leaders duck responsibility, bad actors fill the space. We map the stakes, name the risks, and argue for consistent rules that actually protect ... Read more

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Criminal threatening is a thing. In the name of public peace and order, you can go around talking a lot of smack, but there are some lines you don’t want to cross. ‘30-year-old Oklahoma Taylor Ryan Prigmore, who posted a YouTube video where he said he would kill “as many [agents] as possible.” That wasn’t a ... Read more

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Have you ever thought about why a single spin on an online slot feels so fun and light, even when nothing big happens? Many readers ask how such a simple action keeps people smiling and relaxed. The answer lies in how entertainment is shaped around each spin, making the moment feel lively, friendly, and easy ... Read more

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On Wednesday, January 28th, the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will hold two gun control hearings at 1 Granite Place (Room 159) in Concord. Information about the two gun control bills is below, as well as how you can act to let the committee know your opposition to the bills. Possession of Firearms on School ... Read more

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Don’t get used to this, but I had a few extra memes lying about, and I figured you were stuck in the house and could use them. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reminder: Memes are memes and are neither “fact-checked” nor do they ... Read more

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Paul Menard has taught at Nashua High School North for more than 20 years and currently teaches AP Psychology. In 2021, he orchestrated the display of LGBTQ+ posters at Nashua High North underneath a large Pride Progress flag. Each poster featured a flag for a sexual orientation or gender identity, accompanied by a description. There ... Read more

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If you want to be a racist shopper, knock yourself out, but when Michelle Obama announced that she is inclined to seek out black-owned businesses, my first thought wasn’t that she’s a racist, segregationist stooge playing identity politics. She is, but that wasn’t my first thought. Instead of using your platform to soft sell segregation ... Read more

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The Vermont Futures Project’s Economic Action Plan has a page or so touching on childcare. It notes that “over the past decade, Vermont has seen a decline in childcare capacity, particularly with the closure of home-based providers.” Hmmm…. What happened a decade ago that would have precipitated the rapid closing of hundreds of home-based childcare ... Read more

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The Constitution Party of New Hampshire Can we break out of the corrupt duopoly of Republicans and Democrats? State Chairman of the Constitution Party of New Hampshire Edmond Laplante joins the show to break down what they offer, how they stand on the issues, and the unique way it should stand out to Granite Staters. ... Read more

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Just about everyone I know, and for the progs, libs, and dems who clicked the title, nearly all of them are white, Christian, adults, who couldn’t care less if two guys want to marry each other. The concern was over government force infringements on faith groups intimidated by political will. Sure, they’d like them to ... Read more

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I have had a handful of reports from folks using Brave browsers that they can’t connect to GraniteGrok. First, we cannot duplicate the problem on our end. Second, one of those readers managed to solve the rproblem form their end. They had their techie fiddle with the browser settings, and now they have no issue. ... Read more

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For forty-seven years, a shadow has stretched across the Plateau, a shadow cast by a regime that traded the brilliance of a thousand-year civilization for the darkness of a medieval theocracy. The air in Iran today is thick, not with the smog of industry, but with the heavy, stifling scent of a dying era. As ... Read more

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