That’s the headline courtesy of the Epoch Times. The CDC has been tracking a “human metapneumovirus,” which causes symptoms similar to those of other respiratory viruses. Symptoms include cough, fever, and nasal congestion, and, unlike better-known respiratory viruses, HMPV does not have a vaccine or known treatments, the CDC stated. “There’s no specific treatment that’s ... Read more

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The political world is in a tizzy over alleged backpedaling on toxic food dyes by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), compounded by President Donald Trump’s executive order supporting the domestic production of glyphosate. Beneath the kerfuffle are nuanced realities that elude most non-farmers (or are ignored by those with axes to grind). The sky ... Read more

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Vermont ranks low when it comes to political ethics accountability. According to the Coalition for Integrity’s S.W.A.M.P. (States With Anti-Corruption Measures for Public Officials), Vermont ranks in the bottom ten nationally. The Center for Public Integrity gives us a D-. The general reasoning behind the bad grades is we have few rules governing our politicians’ ... Read more

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Charlie would never have favored a bill that uses force to promote ideological change. He recognized different viewpoints, and used persuasion, or withdrew without forcing his will upon others, as House Bill 1792 proposes to do.  The bill identifies controversial ideologies that are currently being promoted in public schools. That’s a serious concern which needs resolution. The ... Read more

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I drink a lot of coffee, and I’ve been drinking it since I was six. I’ve told the story before. Both parents recovered alcoholics who helped alcoholics recover. Lots of AA meetings. Smoky rooms, free-flowing java from stainless steel industrial tanks (they look big when you’re six), with too much cream and sugar. I am ... Read more

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With Claude (Anthropic) — in genuine collaboration with a human who had all the ideas. A conversation between one-old-conservative and Claude (Anthropic) — March 2026 Two articles landed in the queue before the bacon was finished. Both were about artificial intelligence. All were unsettling to varying degrees. The only way to make the morning bearable, ... Read more

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This week, on The Independents, join Carla Gericke for a lively recap of the Free State Project’s Liberty Forum—one of the best gatherings of pro-liberty thinkers and doers in the country. What were the biggest ideas, moments, and takeaways from this year’s event? Plus, get a preview of what’s ahead for the 23rd Annual Porcupine ... Read more

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The professional Proglodytes doing business as elected Democrats and their media moron allies have been working overtime to paint the SAVE ACT as a thing that will disenfranchise “voters.” I know, what do you mean, another SAVE ACT Post? Sorry, I thought I’d take a different angle on it than last time. The Donkey party ... Read more

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As New Hampshire State Chapter Leader for the Independent Women’s Network, I’ve seen Americans wake up to leftist hypocrisy and media lies. My own exit from the Democratic Party came from watching selective outrage: people who scream “believe women” and “save the children” ignore real oppression in Iran. The regime there is a machine of ... Read more

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It’s the end of the week, and time to clean up all the extra memes that are lying around this place. Thanks again to Deb, Matt, Brian, and David, who provide the bulk of these things so you can enjoy them. Unless you are a lib or a RINO, then enjoy is the wrong word. ... Read more

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Some Brave and Edge Browser users have been encountering a security conflict. You can bypass it by right-clicking and opening the Grok link in private or incognito mode, but we’ve been trying to solve this. It keeps some readers from accessing content, and may have a solution. From my web developer. At the browser level, ... Read more

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You cannot make these stories up. When you hear them, you shake your head in disbelief, do some fact-checking, and shake your head even harder. It is like the 20,000 refugees brought to America after the Joe Biden debacle of a pull-out in Afghanistan. Biden and his lying flunky Mayorkas assured us that every one ... Read more

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Today on the Morning Update, Teachers Unions don’t represent teachers and haven’t for a very long time. Maybe ever. And they are sort of kind of admitting it. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the embedded video does not load. Ep. 127 Link(s) Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent ... Read more

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A bill to create universal open enrollment for New Hampshire public schools is already prompting school boards to consider marketing their districts to families. And the bill hasn’t passed either chamber of the Legislature yet. Senate Bill 101, sponsored by Sen. Tim Lang, R-Sanbornton, would require all school districts to “establish an open enrollment policy ... Read more

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Do you know someone in Epsom who could be a good school board candidate?  Someone with a resume full of useful things would be great, but it could be someone who’s a lifelong private citizen with a proven interest in the well-being of taxpayers and students.  Remember that Richard Nixon was just an ordinary lawyer ... Read more

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This week on Right Side Up, Alison and I discuss Act 73 issues, Medicaid data requests from the Feds, and some miscellaneous bills in the legislature. You Can 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 ... Read more

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Why Internal Republican Delays on Voter Integrity Legislation Are Eroding Trust and Risking Our Elections As a concerned citizen and leader in the #WalkAway movement in New Hampshire, I’ve been following the drama surrounding the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act with growing frustration. This bill, which passed the House in February 2026 on a ... Read more

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Just the other day I opined on the notion that the Republican Primary between Paxton and Cornyn was becoming a bargaining chip to get some stuff out of the US Senate. Since then, both Trump and Paxton have come out saying that Republicans have to ditch the filibuster and pass the SAVE ACT. No pauses, ... Read more

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HB1704, aka Right to Work, was the last bill of the day when the House met yesterday, and a Dem moved to indefinitely postpone it.  He got his way, 177-159, with the help of 20 accomplices that pretend to be Republicans.  Out of those 20 rogues, half of them are ENEMIES OF 91A, a serious ... Read more

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For many years, I heard references to “Sunshine Week” without understanding what it truly represented. I assumed it was simply a New Hampshire expression signaling the arrival of spring. Only later did I learn that it stands for something far more significant, something that has become personally very important to me. When I purchased my ... Read more

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