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Wednesday • April 30 • 2025

Vol.XVII • No.XVIII

Manchester, N.H.

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NH House Freedom Caucus Raises Concerns Over Overly Optimistic Revenue Estimates in Proposed State Budget

Sat, 2025-04-05 22:00 +0000
Concord, NH — The New Hampshire House Freedom Caucus today expressed serious concerns over the revenue estimates included in the proposed state budget, warning that they are overly optimistic given current economic uncertainties. The Caucus urged lawmakers to adopt a more conservative approach to safeguard taxpayers from potential shortfalls. In 2009, Democrats crafted a budget ... Read more

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A Phone Call With Senator Denise

Sat, 2025-04-05 20:00 +0000
With a 2nd hearing (aka 2nd bite at the apple) coming up at 10 am on Tuesday for HB649 (removing the requirement for physical safety inspections and on-board diagnostic tests for passenger vehicles), I want to share some takeaways as I just got off the phone with the only member of Senate Commerce that replied ... Read more

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AI Tools Reshape Luxury Construction

Sat, 2025-04-05 19:54 +0000
Chris Rapczynski’s Tech Revolution in Traditional Building Craftsmanship The construction industry has long been viewed as resistant to technological change, with traditional methods and hands-on craftsmanship taking precedence over digital innovation. Yet Chris Rapczynski, founder and president of Boston-based Sleeping Dog Properties, is breaking this mold by actively incorporating artificial intelligence and advanced scanning technologies ... Read more

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High School Still Pushing Trans Agenda

Sat, 2025-04-05 18:00 +0000
Hartford High School released its March newsletter sent out to all of the students and parents in the district.  The monthly newsletter offers insight into a few of the key things the school is doing or focusing on that month ranging from special recognition to other in-house features concerning student options to purportedly enhance learning.  ... Read more

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WEEK 11 WINS: President Trump Unleashes Economic Prosperity

Sat, 2025-04-05 16:00 +0000
It was another highly successful week for the American people as President Donald J. Trump continues his relentless pursuit of strength, prosperity, and peace — and lays the foundation for America to be the global powerhouse for generations to come. Here is a non-comprehensive list of wins in week 11: c/o The Trump White House ... Read more

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Putting America First After Decades of Exploitation

Sat, 2025-04-05 14:00 +0000
For far too long, America has been the world’s punching bag regarding trade. Foreign nations—some allies, some adversaries—have exploited our generosity, reaping profits while draining our industries, jobs, and national pride. However, under President Donald J. Trump, that era of weakness is over. With his bold tariff policies, Trump is fulfilling his promise to put ... Read more

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Brain Tumor Cluster In Nurses at Newton Wellsely Hospital

Sat, 2025-04-05 12:00 +0000
The Boston Herald is reporting that, A cluster of nurses at Newton-Wellesley Hospital have reportedly been diagnosed with brain tumors, according to hospital officials who are assuring staff and patients that there’s “no environmental risk” at the facility. But the Massachusetts Nurses Association says the hospital’s environmental testing was “not comprehensive,” as the union continues to investigate ... Read more

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A Suggested Email to Some Donchess Donkeys

Sat, 2025-04-05 10:00 +0000
Let’s start by taking a look at this video of last night’s Finance committee meeting in Nashua, skipping to 1h18min where the mayor stokes discord and vitriol in the chamber against the federal government for cutting some of its funding to the PD and FD, particularly special equipment that also benefits communities outside Nashua.  There ... Read more

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The Hoodwinking of Religion

Sat, 2025-04-05 02:00 +0000
How is it that everything will be proper when the Supreme Court rules?  Theoretically, it should be so, but when questions nudge the public’s curiosity, remaining silent is not the answer to possible judicial abuse or this anarchy.  If anything, the past contains a record of the high court renderings which have often differed from ... Read more

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Who Is Hiding What in Nashua?

Sat, 2025-04-05 00:00 +0000
(Manch Talk 04/02/25) Right-to-Know advocate and super-activist Laurie Ortolano joins me on this week’s episode of Manch Talk. We catch up on her open government cases, delve into some challenges with RTK, and more. As a reminder, authors’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, ... Read more

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From Profanity-Chic To Terrorist-Porn

Fri, 2025-04-04 22:00 +0000
The Democratic Party is polling about 27 percent approval – and sinking. In 2024, it lost the White House, the House of Representatives, the Senate, and both the popular vote and the Electoral College, 312-226. In 2024, Donald Trump won over 46% of the Hispanic vote, including a majority of Hispanic men. Trump also likely ... Read more

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Isaac Santiago Refuses Plea Deal in Alleged Hate Speech Case

Fri, 2025-04-04 20:00 +0000
Files Motion to Dismiss In the summer of 2024, Isaac Santiago placed a message on the door of a church in Dover, New Hampshire. Police have accused a New Hampshire Bible-believing Christian of posting “criminally threatening, coercive and hateful” messages on the door of a LGBTQ-affirming church in Dover, NH, but it is abundantly clear ... Read more

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Seabrook Parents Want Media Coverage Exposing Bullying Problems

Fri, 2025-04-04 18:00 +0000
Seabrook administrators have been failing their students for several years now. Parents are so desperate, they are asking for media attention. I sent this to a few media outlets in New Hampshire: Dear Media Reporters : I am writing to you today as a parent advocate in New Hampshire. I’ve been advocating on behalf of ... Read more

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Friday Meme Thing

Fri, 2025-04-04 16:00 +0000
Memes! A little bit shorter this week. Not as many meme hunter submissions as we typically get. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Inflation Is Repudiation

Fri, 2025-04-04 14:00 +0000
Did Donald Trump learn anything from watching Joe Biden economically suicide-bomb his own presidency? President Trump is decreeing new tariffs and issuing sweeping tariff threats on a weekly basis. Trump supporters believe the president is so wise that he can levy taxes that make imported goods far more expensive without skewering American consumers. But does ... Read more

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Trump Still Hasn’t “Fired” As Many Federal Employees as Bill Clinton

Fri, 2025-04-04 12:00 +0000
Here’s an inconvenient truth. For all the caterwailing, wailing, pearl-clutching, and gnashing of baby teeth, Donald Trump has not yet achieved the kind of planned executive branch attrition achieved by William Jefferson Clinton. During the 1990s, President Bill Clinton reduced the size of the federal civilian workforce from roughly 2.2 million to 1.8 million, largely through ... Read more

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Seabrook’s Psychotherapy in the Classroom

Fri, 2025-04-04 10:00 +0000
More examples of Social and Emotional Learning are in the school classroom now. Here is a psychological exercise given to middle school students in Seabrook by a health teacher. Normally, these kinds of exercises are given to individuals after they’ve been assessed by a mental health professional, not in Seabrook schools. They just hand mental ... Read more

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Expanding the Abraham Accords Across the Middle East

Fri, 2025-04-04 02:00 +0000
In a recent statement from the Oval Office, President Donald Trump reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering commitment to fostering peace in the Middle East, declaring, “Every day, we’re keeping our promises to the Muslim community. My administration is engaged in relentless diplomacy to forge a lasting peace in the Middle East, building on the historic Abraham ... Read more

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ACTA Classical Schools Foundation Designates Lionheart Classical Academy as first “Model School”

Fri, 2025-04-04 00:00 +0000
Initial step in promoting expanded Classical education options ACTA Classical Schools Foundation, a new private charitable organization established two months ago to encourage new schools offering classical education, has selected Lionheart Classical Academy, a chartered public school in Peterborough, New Hampshire, as its first “Model School.” The Foundation determined that Lionheart Classical Academy, now completing ... Read more

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Planned Parenthood in Decline?

Fri, 2025-04-04 00:00 +0000
My first guest is Rev. Jim Harden, CEO of CompassCare. This non-profit has pregnancy care centers across New York State and recently opened two new centers in Brooklyn and the Bronx. Jim joins me after the announcement that Planned Parenthood is selling its flagship Manhattan location amid claims of financial woes and accusations of repeated malpractice. ... Read more

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