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Monday • June 16 • 2025

Vol.XVII • No.XXV

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Republicans Can Hijack “Hands Off

Sun, 2025-04-20 16:00 +0000
The political Left in America has once again bet its future on fear. They want you to believe that the current Administration will deprive you of benefits to which it insists you are entitled. Among these are Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, and the like. The party of the welfare state is rallying anyone who will ... Read more

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A Very Personal Note On Easter Sunday

Sun, 2025-04-20 14:00 +0000
Growing up, Easter was always a huge celebration in our home, blending religion and tradition. I grew up in a house with multiple ethnic influences, including Germany and Scotland, and the strongest being Italy. My Italian grandparents lived upstairs from us, central to all holiday traditions. Christmas was big but could not match the solemnity ... Read more

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Proposed Vermont Law Could “Shield” Rapists and Child Molesters

Sun, 2025-04-20 12:00 +0000
Vermont approved a constitutional amendment protecting reproductive freedom, but not from the State Department of Child and Youth Services. And why the heck not? As I’ve suggested more than once, as written, there’s a lot of room to mess with the original purpose, which was to protect abortion. …if some judge declares the unborn a ... Read more

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Open Enrollment: Is the Goal to Bankrupt Us Faster?

Sun, 2025-04-20 10:00 +0000
Since 2009, districts in New Hampshire have been allowed to participate in open enrollment. Very few, if any, have opted to do it. Suddenly, there are four bills this year to mandate for all districts what almost none of them seem to want. Under mandated open enrollment, public schools will be required to publish how ... Read more

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The Lord Has Risen

Sun, 2025-04-20 09:00 +0000
On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly ... Read more

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Norm Major’s Eternal Advice: Budget Cautiously

Sun, 2025-04-20 02:00 +0000
The House, Senate, and governor are divided over the very foundation of the state budget. (No, not liquor outlet ghost drops.) Revenue estimates.  Including adjustments for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2025, the gap between the governor’s and House’s revenue estimates exceeds $800 million (with all revenue adjustments, including the House’s removal of lottery revenue ... Read more

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Tony Schinella, The Concord Monitor, and a Homeless Man

Sun, 2025-04-20 00:00 +0000
A. J. Kierstead is joined by the Concord NH Patch’s Tony Schinella to discuss the complicated world of covering homeless people and express concern over The Concord Monitor celebrating a man who assaulted a young child. Authors’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, ... Read more

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Common Sense

Sat, 2025-04-19 22:00 +0000
Common Sense is the Foundation of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. The phrase “Common Sense” never appeared in either document. Nevertheless, it is undeniable that our Founding Fathers understood the essence of “Common Sense”.  Their gift is a society that has evolved to recognize that all human beings are ... Read more

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Bananas: Take A Giant Leap  

Sat, 2025-04-19 20:00 +0000
After waiting nearly an hour beyond the scheduled time for lift off so some of the crew members could finish getting ready for their big date with the sky, the team at Blue Origin made herstory this past week by having an all-female crew pierce the atmosphere to become only the third such gynocentric space ... Read more

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If You Want True Health Freedom We’ll Have to Deal With This

Sat, 2025-04-19 18:00 +0000
The COVID circus exposed how broken both the government and healthcare are, and to their credit, some states are attempting to address the wrongs and stop them from recurring. But it is a piecemeal process. Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine are so well tested and safe that they ought to be over the counter, but even if ... Read more

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Week 13 Wins: President Trump’s Relentless Pursuit of Prosperity, Opportunity

Sat, 2025-04-19 16:00 +0000
Another week of successes for the American people is in the books as President Donald J. Trump continues to deliver on his promises. Here is a non-comprehensive list of wins in week 13: Authors’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Submit Op-Eds ... Read more

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Governor Ayotte Declares April 29, 2025 End Jew Hatred Day —     And Why It Matters

Sat, 2025-04-19 14:00 +0000
Growing up Jewish in the West Texas Baptist Bible Belt, I was fortunate. I experienced very little antisemitism, at least not in any form I recognized: a sideways comment here, a stereotype there, but nothing overt, nothing frightening. I knew the term “antisemitism,” of course. It was in our history books, in the collective memory ... Read more

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Join Me on May 3rd!

Sat, 2025-04-19 12:00 +0000
On May 3rd, I have the honor and privilege of being the keynote speaker at the Sullivan County Republican Lincoln-Reagan Dinner. I encourage you to support the committee and join us for dinner. And you’ll get to meet me and listen to whatever it is I decide to talk about for twenty minutes. I haven’t ... Read more

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Special Interests Versus the Children

Sat, 2025-04-19 10:00 +0000
Just a reminder here that former National Federation of Teachers President Albert Shanker once admitted, “When schoolchildren start paying dues, that’s when I’ll start representing the interests of schoolchildren.” True that! And watching the debate in the legislature over how to reign in public education costs and improve student outcomes, I think that sentiment resides ... Read more

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The Climate Cult Comes For Man’s Best Friend

Sat, 2025-04-19 02:00 +0000
The climate cult is coming for man’s best friend. It was only a matter of time before climate-obsessed scientists would set their sights on the greatest animal on the planet: Dogs. In a study from the Pacific Conservation Biology journal, Australian scientists claimed that dogs have “extensive and multifarious” impacts on the environment, including waterway pollution and ... Read more

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Manch Talk

Sat, 2025-04-19 00:00 +0000
This week, we have a backup version of Manch Talk until the production version is available. Technical issues, I’m told. But you get some pre-show Carla We’ll update and add more details when they are available. Please like, follow, or subscribe to The ‘Grok on Rumble and YouTube for early access to new episodes of GrokTALK! and Right Side ... Read more

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Why are Certain Groups being Granted Extraordinary Privileges?

Fri, 2025-04-18 22:00 +0000
The New Hampshire Senate held a hearing on HB 634. I was unable to attend, but I did submit my testimony. The New Hampshire House passed HB634, to repeal the New Hampshire Autism Council. This council used private citizens’ information by forcing the reporting of autism diagnoses and then used that to get grant funding. ... Read more

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Democrats Ignore Black Hole Threatening To Suck Them In

Fri, 2025-04-18 20:00 +0000
Democrats are increasingly becoming apathetic to the rise in political violence in America, even against their own. “Assassination culture” has become synonymous with left-wing political activism. Recent data from the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) found that a majority of left-wing ideologues justify murdering their political rivals – Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. “These attitudes are ... Read more

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Queen Sharon’s Crime Against Nashua, One Year Later

Fri, 2025-04-18 18:00 +0000
April 18th, marks the anniversary of the day Queen Sharon placed her disregard for the Nashua citizenry on full display with her OTP move as Judiciary chair.  I know what you, the reader, might be thinking.  A few thoughts might be: “Resentment is a dubious luxury,” “free yourself and let it go,” or “it’s Easter, ... Read more

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Friday Meme Thing

Fri, 2025-04-18 16:00 +0000
Meme time! Not as many as last week. That was exceptionally exceptional. Nearly 100 memes in one post. But we’ve collected almost 50 this week, and thanks to our meme hunters for their contributions. See past meme posts here. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70% Off ... Read more

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