The Manchester Free Press

Tuesday • May 5 • 2026

Vol.XVIII • No.XIX

Manchester, N.H.

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MACDONALD: Brush Fire Blame

27 min 24 sec ago

Given the opportunity, a Proglodyte will lie about anything. Take Global warming. Everything is caused by it, relabeled as climate change to ensure the hymns matched the dogma. Heat, cold, rain, drought, sun, shade, storms, quiet, no snow, more snow, everything is the result of their sky god, while yours is just a fake thing ... Read more

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SMITH: Next Hairstyle For Laura Telerski?

2 hours 27 min ago

Before I get into discussing the recommended hairstyle for Comrade Rep Laura Telerski, a hat tip to Beth Scaer and username “Progressive New England,” who tweeted about the style of interest I am proposing.  Both of them inspired the creativity for this article.  Beth and I often ridicule the appearances of various members of the ... Read more

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Online Casinos and Society and the Debate That’s Quietly Shifting

3 hours 2 min ago

Once dismissed as a social problem, online casinos are getting a second look from people who value personal freedom, responsibility and the chance for economic growth. The debate’s shifting, and not everyone feels at ease about it. For years, online casinos carried a pretty heavy stigma. People called them dangerous and addictive, something that threatened ... Read more

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How to Plan and Design a Memorial in Orlando: Step-by-Step Insights

3 hours 8 min ago

Losing a loved one is one of life’s most challenging experiences, and finding a meaningful way to honor their legacy is a vital part of the healing process.

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

Morning Update: Title IX Revenge?

5 hours 27 min ago

Today, on the Morning Update, three dozen Illinois school districts are under investigation, and Gov Governor JB Prickster, sorry, Pritzker, doesn’t like it, not one bit. He says it’s because Trump hates his state, but the more likely truth is that he and the Public Ed Industrial Complex hate parents. 00:00 Introduction and Overview of ... Read more

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OPINION: Government Regulations Create Monopolies and Stifle Competition

7 hours 27 min ago

From our freedom to use or transform our private property emerges the freedom to trade it with anyone we choose. This freedom to trade inadvertently transforms mankind into a global supercomputer where private sector companies are always engaged in the process of economic competition which motivates companies to innovate and copy the innovations of competitors. ... Read more

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KLAR: Junk Food on SNAP? A federal Court May Soon Decide

14 hours 27 min ago

Free Choice vs Poor Health on the Public Dime Five plaintiffs who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have sued the US Department of Agriculture, alleging it violated the law by allowing states to restrict access to sugary drinks, candy, and other products deemed unhealthy. The complaint alleges that the Trump administration lacked authority ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

GrokTALK!: Why Can’t We Have Clean Elections?

16 hours 27 min ago

This week, on GrokTALK!, we look a little deeper into the problem of dirty voter rolls (inspired by my Friday, May 1st, Morning Update) at the issue of ballot chain of custody and how New Hampshire can’t have a clean election even if we want them. 00:00 Introduction and Context of Election Issues in New ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

MACDONALD: Net Zero Is Anti-Human

Mon, 2026-05-04 21:00 +0000

The keep-it-in-the-ground folks are idiots. Yes, they are idiots for falling for the green scam. Stooges to the decarbonization political class who don’t plan on decarbonizing themselves. Victims of a soft-headed idea that oil and gas are a greater threat to life on earth than not having them. They are wrong, and there are tons ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

CARDELLO: Who Is Next?

Mon, 2026-05-04 18:00 +0000

I have been around the sun far too many times to think that corrupt politicians only live on the left side of the aisle. I am a firm believer that D.C. will pull the soul out of the strongest of men and women who go there with the best intentions. The temptations and opportunities to ... Read more

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MACDONALD: Barney Frank’s Death Bed Advice to Dems

Mon, 2026-05-04 16:00 +0000

Housing Bubble Architect Barney Frank, a career politician and Democrat who spent 32 years telling us what to do from Congress, has offered up a deathbed declaration. Maybe don’t go so far left. Frank told CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday that his record gives the message weight. “It’s precisely because I have been on the left ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

Monday Memes

Mon, 2026-05-04 16:00 +0000

Reminder: Memes are memes and are neither “fact-checked” nor do they (necessarily) represent the opinion of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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BEST: Why Is The NHCADSV Silent On This One?

Mon, 2026-05-04 14:00 +0000

How come the NHCADSV is silent in this one? They get so many millions from DCYF to, in part, train DCYF employees, I understand. DCYF failed to vet foster care parents for sex offender registry status, criminal records – per U.S. DHHS OIG reports. NHCADSV said and did nothing, but I get labeled as a ... Read more

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Morning Update: Some Spending “Perspective”

Mon, 2026-05-04 11:00 +0000

Today, on the morning update, Democrats who couldn’t spend enough of your unborn great-grandchildren’s money (already spent everyone else’s) are pretending to care about that now, ‘cuz the Midterms. They’re lying, but it’s hard to help people put all that spending into perspective. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the embedded video does not ... Read more

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EWING: Mutually Assured Destruction Doesn’t Protect Us From Religious Fanatics

Mon, 2026-05-04 09:00 +0000

Trump’s attacks in response to 47 years of Iran’s attacks against Americans and others escalating to a nuclear threat have made Trump’s critics forgetful.  Previous Presidents, leading politicians, and the media acknowledged that Iran is the world’s greatest sponsor of terrorism; that Iran killed, maimed, or injured thousands of Americans; and that Iran must not ... Read more

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ROPER: You Are Going to Pay More for a Failing Public School System

Mon, 2026-05-04 02:00 +0000

For the past two years, Vermont politicians have been telling Vermont property taxpayers that they heard us after 2024 and are working to reform our education system to provide property tax relief. It’s not happening. The debate today as we close out the 2026 legislative session is whether to pay for 4%-plus increase in spending ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

Couture-Level Details in Everyday Dressing: How to Spot Elevated Craftsmanship

Mon, 2026-05-04 01:21 +0000

Learn how to spot couture-level craftsmanship in everyday clothing: premium fabrics, precise pattern cutting, clean finishes, quality hardware, and internal structure that lasts.

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The Elsa Kurt Show: What Happens When Politics Rewards The Worst Instincts

Mon, 2026-05-04 00:00 +0000

Gunfire at one of Washington’s most scripted nights jolts everything into the real world. We start with the White House Correspondents’ Dinner security scare, what we know about the suspect, and the bigger question nobody can dodge: how much does political rhetoric and media framing contribute to the temperature that makes violence feel “justified” to ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

MACDONALD: Will AI End The Need for Actors? Should It?

Sun, 2026-05-03 21:00 +0000

Remember AI “Actress” Tilly Norwood? Her creators were marketing her to talent agencies to book her work. She sings, dances, is cute as a button, and has an English accent. I did a morning update on her and the surrounding outrage, and while I can’t say if she’s gotten any new work, her existence has ... Read more

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Categories: Blogs, New Hampshire

Bananas:  It Takes A Lot of Ball Room

Sun, 2026-05-03 18:00 +0000

Donald Trump is quickly eclipsing his record of the most assassinated Presidents of all-time.  Surviving what is now an unreachable forty-seventh attempt on this life, the President was as resolute as ever as he sat behind his desk of the same name, casually looking over his shoulder in hopes to pad his stats. “Nobody has ... Read more

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