Thursday • February 19 • 2026
Vol.XVIII • No.VIII
Manchester, N.H.
First, in case you have not been paying attention, Mitch McConnell and his allies backed the so-called “bipartisan” border bill NOT to secure the border (which it did not), but to take the issue away from Donald Trump and Republicans who support Trump.
That is, Mitch and his allies would rather continue to control the Senate GOP under a Democrat President and a Democrat majority in the Senate than lose control by having Trump in the White House and Republicans who support Trump in the majority in the Senate.
Kelly Ayotte’s politics are much, much closer to Mitch McConnell’s than to Donald Trump’s. But will she be collateral damage of the failed “bipartisan” border bill?
Ayotte’s campaign has been focused like a laser beam on the issue of illegal immigration and the support of her anticipated opponent, Joyce Craig, for “sanctuary” policies. And now … pre-primary … is the time to do it because Craig is in a bind. If she moves to the middle she cedes the issue to her primary opponent, which might be fatal considering how far Left the New Hampshire Democrat Party base is on this (and other) issues.
So Craig is doing the only thing she can … hiding behind the “bipartisan” border bill. When gently pressed by Adam Sexton on whether she would make New Hampshire a “sanctuary State,” Craig’s repeated answer was: bipartisan border bill. Not surprisingly, WMUR tendentiously titled the interview, Joyce Craig questioned on welcoming migrants as governor.
Will this strategy work in the general election? I don’t know … but if Ayotte loses to Craig, Craig should send a thank-you card to Mitch.
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Northwood School Board Member Gary Caron has some interesting social media posts. We published some of them yesterday in advance of a meeting on that content scheduled for Wednesday. Rather than face the public and defend his exercise(s) of free speech in person, Gary has decided to resign.
However, that’s not his fault. He didn’t create the distraction that was those MAGA people (sharing his own words and stuff).
As a reminder, we explained that Gary always had a right to express himself freely, which he did, but that the townspeople who elected him might not think it was the sort of thing they thought appropriate for an elected representative…let alone a school board member.
And while Gary has resigned, acknowledging correctly that he broke no laws, he continues to demonstrate the complete disconnect between reality and his having internalized the approved anti-Trump narratives of the establishment uni party left (complete with a raging case of Trump Derangment Syndrome) and (remember) that’s not his fault. He has to be like this.
Smear campaign. Out of context. Private Twitter posts (publicly visible on the platform). A distraction. Autocracy – talk about projection, jeesh.
Again, in case you missed what “this” looks like – look here: content warning.
It’s a very amusing resignation, but having seen his X feed, I’m sure he believes all of it. Sadly, this will distract from the opportunity for Caron to be confronted publicly over his constitutionally protected expression by (now) former constituents or to defend it.
As for smearing him, he did that to himself. We merely shared his words and stated that he had a right to them but that Northwood parents and voters might have a different opinion. Rather than hear that and respond, he ran away.
At least he had already admitted to the double standard he both promotes and enjoys.
That’s not something you see every day.
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So the New Hampshire House’s ludicrous “debate” over sexually explicit materials in middle school libraries went “viral” … and deservedly so. For example, Libs of TikTok is an X (Twitter) account with 2.8 million followers. See the post below. My comments follow.
UNREAL. At a hearing in NH, State Rep Glenn Cordelli attempted to read from inappropriate books in school libraries. He gets shut down because it’s too graphic. The Democrats freak out and then all vote to not let him continue speaking.
Too graphic for a room of adults… pic.twitter.com/DWjgSiYCN2
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 16, 2024
Obviously, the Democrats come across as groomers, hypocrites, and thugs. Of course, it is likely that more people outside New Hampshire than inside New Hampshire know about this particular incident because WMUR, NHPR, etc., are mouthpieces for the New Hampshire Democrat Party. For example, this “reporting” by Ray Brewer keeps viewers/readers totally in the dark about the nature of the sexually explicit material being foisted on school children in New Hampshire. And here is some deflection by Adam Sexton … the “news” is that things are going sideways, NOT that the Democrats are trying to cover up the sexually explicit material in public schools:
And the Speaker, a Republican, comes across as a complete and utter buffoon … telling Rep Cordelli that he cannot read from a book available to middle school children if it is “graphic in any way,” calling the availability of the sexually explicit material in middle schools “a very sensitive situation for both sides,” Really? Seriously? We cannot talk about the specifics of sexually explicit material in public schools because it may hurt the feelings of the Democrats. What a BUFFOON. And what would you call the New Hampshire House Republicans for making this buffoon the Speaker?
But perhaps the best part is that the House apparently has a rule against “reading from a paper” (3:44). I hate this phrase, but … YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP.
And the grand finale to this FARCE. The House voted to keep sexually explicit materials in public schools. Again … YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP. The New Hampshire House is a national CLOWN SHOW a LAUGHINGSTOCK, and deservedly so.
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The Southern border is where most of the action is, but the Swanton Sector (NY, VT, NH) has seen a 240% spike in illegal crossings. None of them Canadians (who increasingly have good reason to escape the wrath of Trudeau). A border problem a local hunter discovered and captured on his game cam.
[Chris] Feeley recalled being in his tree stand one morning when a startled group of deer unexpectedly ran by — followed by two men “of Mexican descent” with backpacks and walking sticks, one of whom was poring over the screen of his smartphone.
“He stopped right underneath me and was looking at his iPhone and was following a trail, so obviously somebody gave him a route of which way to go,” Feeley said.
“I was just stunned, I didn’t know what to do. I just let them walk off, I gave them 10 minutes before I went back to the barn to call Border Patrol.”
That call to border officials soon became a regular event for Feeley, who began spotting groups of migrants on his automated trail camera with increasing frequency.
“The receptionists know it’s me when I call,” he said. “They’re like, ‘Oh, hey, Chris, how’s it going?’ and I’m like, ‘Hey, I had some more just walk by my camera, if you want to send the boys up there.’ “
Mexicans entering from Canada. Map Apps on iPhones.
The New York Post reports that for $350.00, “migrants” can fly to Toronto or Montreal and then march south across the US border. Why is Canadian Customs even letting them out of the airport? Didn’t Tyrant Troodough promise to put a stop to that? I may have misremembered, but how subtle is a winter-time spike in Mexican “tourists” to the Great White North? And why don’t they just stay?
Because they have been instructed to go to America.
We’ve already reported on the South/Central American conveyor that moves millions on trains and buses to the Southern border. The UN and our own government are doing this to us. Now we’ve got Customs and Border Patrol warning residents near the Canadian border to carry a firearm.
Residents living near the United States-Canada border in Vermont have been told to watch out for illegal immigrants with criminal records amid an increase in crossings via unofficial ports of entry.
Customs and Border Patrol agents urged locals to carry a firearm just in case, noting that while the vast majority of undocumented newcomers are peaceful and simply in search of a better life in the US, there will be some who have a propensity for violence.
I’m not sure about the Swanton Sector of New York or Vermont, but in New Hampshire, that’s not going to be a problem.
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It isn’t Zionists conflating Hamas with Gaza civilians. It’s the “pro-Palestinians.” ~ Elder Of Ziyon – Israel News
Video from the above link – RTWT:
Come Visit Gaza!
Another video – not sure of the provenance; I’ve been told this is atypical for the typical Gazan but still worth seeing:
https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/we-had-a-great-life-in-gaza.mp4
Remember that Gaza journalist who misses life in pre-war Gaza?
Gaza journalist misses pre-Oct 7 Gaza (rumble.com)
Breezy terraces with what appears to be an excellent ambiance. Beaches with people enjoying the sea. And take a look at these market pictures.
Where is this open-air prison I keep hearing about?
Here’s another video with material from just before Oct. 7:
https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/gaza-just-before-oct-7.mp4
Another collection of marketplace stills:
Can anyone please tell me how the above align with either Open Air Prison or Concentration Camp? Do concentration camps have spin classes, theme parks, and hotels?
Gaza Strip’s Arabs enjoy spin classes, fine dining, private beaches, theme parks, luxury hotels | JTF
Or plastic surgery? Or obesity, particularly among women? And a bunch more info here:
Pre-October 7th terror attack on Israel by Hamas, Palestinian Arabs and their useful idiots in the West accused Israel of turning Gaza into a “concentration camp” a.k.a. “the world’s largest open air prison” (barenakedislam.com)
Including a “cat café” and horseback riding lessons???? The above post also has an assortment of videos showing the horrific deprivations in Gaza. And some videos pulled from a prior post of mine here:
Shopping mall opens in Gaza (youtube.com)
Ramadan: Gaza’s green markets are alive with colour (youtube.com)
First luxurious resort opens in Gaza Strip (youtube.com)
Gaza City 2022 | Palestine | Cities Around the Globe |Travels with Imam (youtube.com)
A Stroll Through Gaza | Islamic Relief Canada (youtube.com)
Gaza Palestine Walking Tour | Gaza Strip Before The Attack 2023 | فلسطين غزة (youtube.com)
Not one bomb would have fallen either. All the buildings in the “before” part of these picture-pairs would still be as they were. NONE of these “before” images comport with either open air prison or concentration camp. None.
>>>>>=====<<<<<
Concentration camp? Nope.
Open air prison? Nope.
Weep at the loss of the Gaza that could have been…
https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/the-gaza-that-could-have-been.mp4
>>>>>=====<<<<<
So let me wrap up with a picture of people in a REAL concentration camp:
You DO see the difference, don’t you?
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There are certain prerequisites to a functional democracy. Among these are limiting the vote to only legitimate voters, ensuring that the vote-count is legitimate, having an election-day as opposed to “early voting” for weeks prior to when the actual election is supposed to take place, and not allowing local election offices to be used as get-out-the-vote tools for the Party in power.
Equally important is that the voters get fully and fairly informed.
Stated somewhat differently, you can have voter ID, paper ballots, get rid of “early voting,” etc., etc., etc., and still not have a functional democracy if the government can censor the information available to voters (e.g., Hunter-laptop) and plant false information (e.g., Russia-bounties, the military are “suckers and losers”). America does NOT have a functional democracy because of government censorship.
Yes, it is a long listen. But if you don’t, then you are choosing to be uninformed and live in an alternative reality.
If you have not listened to this yet, you need to do it ASAP. Extremely important description of how our government is censoring speech in horrific fashion. You need to understand what they’re doing to fight it. https://t.co/i6nyt47ttU
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) February 17, 2024
damn. this is the clearest description i've ever heard of the events of the last ten years. Will the legacy media even try to debunk any of this? that's the dog not barking. https://t.co/wm8Kv56ffJ
— GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) February 17, 2024
As Attorney General I filed Missouri v Biden and it exposed a vast censorship enterprise between Big Government and Big Tech.
This is a must watch interview between @TuckerCarlson and @MikeBenzCyber on @TCNetwork re government censorship.
The right to Free Speech is… https://t.co/gTm8ufDMtu
— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) February 17, 2024
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You can’t have a proper tyranny without a vast network of informants ratting out friends and neighbors, but the Twitter files and interviews with folks like Mike Benz have put a hitch in the surveillance state’s steps. Encrypted chat apps are another problem, but the uniparty is nothing if not persistent.
Under the brand of “Civic Listening,” informant networks are now coming to the West. The concept has been embraced by the censorship industry’s network of nonprofits, research institutes and private companies that work to shut down disfavored political speech online. Spurred by concerns about the growth of private discussion groups on platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram, the censorship industry has turned to the cultivation of snitches to gain access to U.S. citizens’ private conversations.
One of the organizations at the forefront of creating this snitch network is Meedan, a San Francisco based nonprofit. The organization has received one of the largest federal grants ever awarded for a censorship program: $5.7 million in taxpayer dollars was awarded to it by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for its work to tackle “hate, abuse, and misinformation with minority led partnerships.” Meedan also received a smaller ($144,850) grant from the government-funded Open Technology Fund for a “claims and memes database” to monitor “fact-checked claims and debunked visual misinformation from internet repressive countries.”
These groups operate in at least two spheres. The first is as a tip-line to which the snitch sends the offending content or commentary. The AI-powered engine then generates a response the snitch can share to counter the misinformation.
Another function of the Civic Listening propaganda project is prebunking “the censorship industry’s plan to brainwash the public at scale by feeding them weakened versions of disfavored narratives before they encounter the real thing, biasing them ahead of time.”
Funding so-called NGOs helps them get around the more direct action we saw revealed in the Twitter files with the combined result of chilling speech and making it more difficult for the average citizen to filter the noise they create.
It is devious and sinister, and you should be on the lookout for local evidence of it. That might require some folks to sign up and use these apps and tools to filter for responses that we can then look for in the digital universe. When you see them, we can say hey, that sounds exactly like the response coming from the government-funded censorship industrial complex.
Provide a screenshot, call them out, and maybe ban them from your Telegram, Messenger, Signal, or WhatsApp channel. Your call. We’re just here to let you know that this is out there, and I bet we’ll see it rear its head everywhere conversations are allowed, perhaps even in our comment section.
I do invite them to try. Our readers are not easily moved by watered-down arguments meant to pre-bunk or debunk. And they will bring receipts. But not every forum will be so well informed.
And please, let us know if you see any evidence of the pre-bunking apps especially applied locally.
One more. Trusted Messengers looks like another effort in the same vein. More on that here.
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Maine is the “whitest” state in the country, but the demographics of The Pine Tree State have been changing significantly in the last thirty years. Legal and illegal immigration is driving this change, and the percentage of foreign-borns in Maine has increased by 20,000 in those three decades.
Asians account for 20% of the 56,000 immigrant residents. Unfortunately, not all those folks calling Maine home are here for the state’s beauty but more for the opportunities afforded by a Progressive environment and understaffed law enforcement. Many are fueling the growth of the illegal marijuana farming industry, which is threatening the safety of all Mainers.
There are close to 300 illegal Chinese-owned pot farms known in Central and Northern Maine. The rural regions of the state are conducive to these clandestine operations. The Local and State Police are ill-equipped to combat the scope of this problem, and the Federal officials of Maine have been asking for help from Merrick Garland, the DOJ, and DHS since last August. Their efforts, including the letter below, have gone unanswered.
The text of the letter sent by Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden:
Dear Attorney General Garland:
We write to express our concerns about recent reports of a memo produced and circulated by Border Patrol officials regarding alleged illegal Chinese marijuana growing operations in the state of Maine.1 According to that memo, law enforcement in the state have identified 270 suspected properties that have been used as illegal Chinese growing operations, producing an estimated $4.37 billion in revenue. These illegal growing operations are detrimental to Maine businesses that comply with State laws, and we urge the Department of Justice (DOJ) to shut them down.
Maine state law permits marijuana use in certain circumstances, and the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) provides oversight. OCP is responsible for licensing, compliance, and general oversight of both medical marijuana use and recreational use, and it consults with other state agencies—including the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry; the Department of Health and Human Services; the Department of Labor; and the Department of Public Safety—on rulemaking related to their areas of expertise.
These reports of illegal growing operations within the state are alarming, and we are writing to request additional information about what the DOJ is doing to address this situation. We request answers to the following questions:
Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
Sincerely,
It seems like an appropriate letter that will evoke a response from the Attorney General, and help will be heading northeast to save the day. But you would be wrong. The Attorney General has yet to respond to this letter or the next from 51 Federal officers. The AG seems unconcerned with the Chinese Cartel setting up business in Maine, the Dakotas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, or California. Can we assume, at this point, six months from the first letter, that because the illegal pot farming situation is connected to the CCP and Joe Biden is in the pocket of the Chinese, the Chinese have free reign in Maine or anywhere else they want to operate?
Nobody in China leaves without the CCP knowing their intent or destination. The 30,000 Chinese Nationals who have crossed our southern border illegally are here at the direction of the CCP. Setting up illegal pot farms, human and sex trafficking, and using American tax dollars to bankroll them is on the CCP. The results of what these people do is on Joe Biden. The President is either directing the DOJ to disregard the situation, or he is complicit. Joe Biden is selling out rural America, which is key to China’s takeover of America. Too simplistic? Then, give another hypothesis.
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Every protagonist in Greek tragedy is expected to have some fatal or tragic flaw. A weakness that compels toward their demise. If the ATF ever had a higher purpose, its modern obsession with control over a constitutionally protected right, at least in the current court climate, could be their undoing.
Anti-2A wins have been few and far between, but the progressives are nothing if not persistent. As our new tagline states (or will when we complete the next site rebuild), Tyranny never rests, so neither shall we. And you can’t have a proper despotism while the people retain not just the right to self-defense but an ability to meet or even counter the State’s force advantage.
They will not rest until they have the guns.
With that mission statement in mind last year, ATF issued a complex and convoluted pistol brace rule in its latest effort to bureaucratize the Second Amendment into a maze that is impossible to navigate. The rule got a lot of attention on our pages but has since been stayed pending a handful of legal challenges over which ATF has not fared well. In a last-ditch effort to save their Rube-Golbergian masterpiece, ATF now insists that if you evade or ignore the rule, you are evading taxes (or something), and you can’t sue them for that.
My best guess is that they are convinced this will end up at the US Supreme Court, and Chief Justice Roberts will roll over on the tax issue the way he did with Obamacare. But it is a risky bet. If the courts are forced to decide the question of ATF’s capacity to generate revenue on an enumerated and protected natural right, the result could be the partial or total loss of that ability, which could have nationwide implications.
Liberal states have long used fees (taxes) to inhibit the exercise of the right to self-defense.
No one bringing lawsuits is challenging the National Firearms Act’s empowerment of ATF to collect these taxes, so that may be why ATF is throwing the Hail Mary. It is little more than an argument for the defense, so it seems unlikely to go much further than that, but it does appear that ATF has run out of excuses.
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An MS-13 gang member, a thug, and a known killer brutally raped Kayla Hamilton. How do we know he was a killer? All MS-13 members have to kill someone to be accepted into that criminal organization. Kayla fought with all her strength and ability but died anyway, just unable to resist the larger, stronger man.
Kayla’s mother, Tammy Nobles, has filed a 100 million dollar lawsuit against the Biden administration’s Dept. of Homeland Security and the Dept. of Health and Human Services for operational negligence, specifically for Mayorkas’ running of his department.
I urge those who care to watch Mrs. Noble’s testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee, while those who don’t care should be made to watch it. (That’s every pompous liberal Biden supporter.)
(A written copy of her testimony can be found here)
Tammy Nobles is not politically active, only a grieving, heartbroken mother seeking the justice of holding those responsible for allowing this vicious MS-13 brute into this country to account. She charges proper screening by DHS employees who would have seen his MS-13 gang-related tattoos, and a phone call to the El Salvador government could have confirmed his criminal standing and would have prevented Kayla’s horrific murder.
Do you reader and I have to suffer this kind of loss of a beloved child, wife, or mother before we call out Biden and all his supporters for the criminal supporters they are? In any reasoned examination of the facts, these people are aiding and abetting before the fact, after the fact, and in fact, the violent crime wave responsible for not only Kayla Hamilton’s death but hundreds of thousands of violent crimes being inflicted on law-abiding American citizens.
This horror is at the hands of leftist Democrats. Vote them all out.
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