Sunday • January 25 • 2026
Vol.XVIII • No.IV
Manchester, N.H.
Every other Tuesday evening in Hartford/White River Junction, the town holds its Select Board meeting, with the first few minutes open to public comments. This week’s meeting saw several members of the town chiding Board Member Lannie Collins for his statement made regarding the controversial event sweeping the nation – Drag Queen Story Hour.
Pride Center Vermont and the Vermont Chapter Drag Queen Story Hour recently attempted to hold the event at the Northern Stage theatre in downtown White River, however it was disrupted due to a bomb threat which turned out to be a hoax. The threat was issued via email and was said to have come from an encrypted Russian server which leaves the question – who perpetrated the hoax? (For more on the rise of hate crime hoaxes read this book)
The comment controversy began with board member Ally Tufenkjian referring to a recent drag event as “a positive experience” to which Collins replied ““I take deference to it being labeled a positive experience because some people in our community would not view those events at Northern Stage as a positive experience,” Collins said during Selectboard comments earlier this month. “That is a personal expression and is not shared by all members of the board or all residents within the town. And I don’t think it’s appropriate (for Selectboard members) to make personal statements about whether it is positive or negative.”
Though rarely attended by townsfolk, and rarely viewed online due to their pedantic and bureaucratic nature, this meeting saw a relatively packed house by Hartford standards. It seems word got out Mr. Collins exercised his right to voice his concern on behalf of those in town who share his apprehension given the event is not only categorical grooming of children but has been riddled with child sex offenders around the country. Collins detractors either are unaware or simply aren’t concerned the children’s safety may be compromised in the name of diversity and inclusion.
A look at the performers that evening finds Drag Queens *Emoji Nightmare and *Katniss Everqueer. (*WARNING: One look at their social media and it’s obvious they promote highly sexualized behavior.)
Emoji Nightmare is a man from tiny Cambridge, Vermont, whose real name is Justin Marsh. Marsh grew up in Cambridge on a dairy farm where he lives to this day. His day job is as a financial advisor, while his evening and hobbyist passion seems to be all things drag.
Katniss’ bio mentions her work with autistic and disabled children, among other interests, but another concerning statement tells us she likes to portray Silence of the Lambs and Lot’s O Huggin’ Bear. Who is Lot’s O Huggin’ Bear? The Disney Fandom page describes the character as:
“…the main antagonist of the animated film Toy Story 3. He is a large, magenta-pink strawberry-scented teddy bear who ruled Sunnyside Daycare with the iron fist of a prison warden, despite his advertised sweet nature.”
Furthermore, I don’t think anyone takes issue with older people, be they teens or adults, helping children learn to read. However, improving literacy is not what Drag Queen Story Hour is about. They even say as much:
“DQSH captures the imagination and play of the gender fluidity of childhood and gives kids glamorous, positive, and unabashedly queer role models,” RADAR Productions writes about the program on its website. “In spaces like this, kids are able to see people who defy rigid gender restrictions and imagine a world where people can present as they wish, where dress-up is real.”
In other words, having a stable identity is “rigid,” and looking to those who defy societal norms as “role models” is to be lauded as good for children. This is only one aspect of the event adults who object take issue with.
The more concerning issue, especially for those who understand predatory behavior, is the same setting allows grown men to be disguised as women to unwitting children. Men have long been the predatory class when it comes to sex crimes against children. The Stop It Now site reports that “males made up almost 88% of perpetrators.” There is not a more perfect scenario for a predator than to be able to access children in disguise as something innocent, especially if the disguise includes convincing parents they are there to help the child.
This is not to say Justin or Kat are predators, but their chosen method for “queering children” also happens to be ideal for those who would sexually abuse them. Grooming requires time and a necessary drawing down of one’s guardedness, both the child’s and parents’. This is why predators gravitate toward positions like coaching, daycare, clergy, and school jobs because they need to have the appearance of wanting to help children.
A counterargument I heard is, “But what about priests”? Or, for that matter, what about coaches and teachers? Should we prevent them from being around children? No, but they also aren’t posing as something they aren’t nor specifically targeting children in a sexualized manner, while drag queens are – deliberately. Those other vocations also require background checks – DQSH does not.
Not all drag queens support these story hours, nor do all members of the LGBTQ+ community. Those outspoken against it agree with their hetero-normative peers it’s inappropriate for children and clearly a method of grooming. The group Gays Against Groomers grew out of this concern. There statement:
Gays Against Groomers is a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization of gay people and others within the community who oppose the recent trend of indoctrinating, sexualizing and medicalizing children under the guise of “LGBTQIA+”
Still, what proof is there that predators would use such an innocent and fun event to target children? Here are just four instances out of many:
· Judge who headed ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ sponsor arrested on child porn charges
Other concerning factors as it relates to the potential targeting of children with this type of event in Vermont:
(source: Stop It Now)
Lastly, and perhaps most shocking, the popularity of DQSH extends overseas, especially in the UK, where the incidence of sex crimes against children is now most commonly perpetrated by other children.
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First, I would be remiss if I didn’t note that I became aware of this latest assault on liberty in New Hampshire from the NeverTrump, RINO website NH-Journal, a/k/a NH-NeverTrump-Journal. So what happened is a January 19th decision by the New Hampshire Supreme Court that essentially said you have no right to expressive speech in New Hampshire (here’s the link):
New Hampshire v. Bossi.
In a nutshell, Chris Sun-King Sununu’s Supremos upheld the criminal trespass conviction of a woman who protested a school board’s mask mandate by entering the school board’s PUBLIC meeting without a mask. While Sun-King’s Supremos never address the freedom of speech implications of their ukase, the decision is all about freedom of speech.
There is NO, and there never was any, medical justification for mask mandates. A mask mandate, therefore, requires the attendees of the meeting to engage in expressive political speech that the attendee may disagree with: e.g., obedience to authority, support for the Sununu-Regime, etc., etc., etc.. Not wearing a mask is also political speech …e.g., opposition to COVID-tyranny, disapproval of the Sununu-Regime, etc.
Criminalizing the refusal to wear a mask is criminalizing political speech. Moreover, under the same ignore-freedom-of-speech analysis used by Sun-King Sununu’s Supremos, the school-board could forbid people from wearing MAGA hats to school board meetings or anti-DEI hats or shirts, etc., etc., etc..
But I know … I know … it’s okay that Sununu’s Supremos have ruled that incorrect political speech in New Hampshire can be criminalized because Sun-King Sununu is really, really, really good on the Second Amendment, and he cut business taxes!!!!
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It’s one thing to support a candidate, but New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu is just embarrassing himself. He’s drunk on the attention and has lost control of himself. Haley seriously underperformed in Iowa and lost by more than ten points in New Hampshire. And now she’s shedding donors.
Rich Democrat funder Reid Hoffman has derailed his money train to Haley, and he’s not alone. With no path to the nomination anywhere in sight, Sununu’s Haley fan club is going to have to do more than yap about how great he thinks she is. There’s no path. It’s Haley or Trump, and Trump’s base won’t vote for her. Neither will a bunch of primary-meddling Democrats who’d never vote for her in general (yes, we heard a few more stories about NH Dems trying to vote for Haley), and even on his worst day, Biden beats a Republican nominee elected by Democrats.
But wait, there’s more.
A Republican fundraiser told CNBC on Wednesday that three clients who each helped Haley raise up to $100,000 for her campaign are now opting out of assisting the former U.N. ambassador.
Others explained that while they plan to speak out publicly in support of Haley, they aren’t convinced they’ll be able to raise much money for her campaign since she’s winless so far in the primary season. -CNBC
Winless and unlikely to win anytime soon. She isn’t on the ballot in the Nevada Caucus, and South Carolina loves Trump. Nationally, Haley is down by as many as 63 points, which means at least 20 points and probably 40, even if Democrats meddle in other states. That’s a “yuge” gap, and on those terms, the calls for her to get out now so the party can focus on November seem justified.
So what value is left, other than to spend a pile of cash against Trump that could be directed at Dem opponents?
There are – I eyeballed it, so this might not be exact – just over twenty mixed or open Republican primaries, of which New Hampshire is one. I’ve heard from insiders and outsiders alike who were not all that keen on the recent effort to close the primary in New Hampshire. The zeal to encourage Democrats to meddle in their election has helped them turn a corner. They are willing to talk about and support a closed Republican primary.
In a state that is 40% registered independent, it will force fence-sitters to pick a side to have a voice in those contests. Some will continue to argue that closing the primary is not fair, but if that’s true, then no private organization should be allowed to decide who votes on their leadership, priorities, principles, or direction. That’s what the primary is, and a small number of Republicans have gone too far to undermine it in their quest to slow Trump’s train.
That’s politics, and it’s part of the process, but so are the side effects.
Regardless of your thoughts about him or her, Chris Sununu has been a great advocate for Haley. But as he serves his last year as governor and transitions to whatever comes after that, it may have cost him the respect of many in his own political party. I should say more, he’d already lost much from many. And for what?
A candidate that can’t beat an opponent for whom he has said he would vote.
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Car exhausts have chemicals in the fumes, as we all know, as do any fossil fuels being burned, including planes. So even without specific chemicals being injected into the Contrail, it is still technically a Chem Trail.
They are called Condensation Trails or Contrails; this is the same effect of a car warming up in the extreme cold. When Planes fly at altitude from 20,000 to 40,000 feet it is Extremely cold at that altitude. Thus creating condensation in their exhaust fumes.
Also, dispersal at those altitudes could go a long way before coming down. If they were trying to spray chemicals on us, they should be at lower altitudes. And since the prevailing winds up there are east to west, spraying NH at altitude would end up over the ocean.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t trust the government, never got jabbed and never will, will not wear a mask again; I avoided the mask as much as possible during the Govid (Government Virus Disease) B.S., do not believe Oswald acted alone, well he thought he acted alone, but was set up, and still not 100% on the 1st moon landing.
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I need good scientific proof of this Cloud Seeding, Weather Modifications, or the intentional injection of pollutants into the air. And Yes, I know all about HB1700; just wonder exactly how they plan on enforcing it, tracking planes to their home bases, and handing them tickets.
I do not believe the cost analysis of the bill is anywhere near the real cost.
Then, the Karens, complaining about Wood or Pellet smoke next and how the bill is written, the NH DOE will have to investigate. I had heard that the Smokehouse in Ossipee was forced to fix their exhaust so you would not see smoke rising from the little piggy. I did not doubt the story.
I am here and ready to learn, but please, scientific sites only. I have no energy to research all this myself; I have enough conspiracy theories to defend as it is.
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A group of New Hampshire Democrats have introduced a bill that is so blatantly unconstitutional that you’d think even they would know better. There is no chance of that. Oppressing speech feels right, especially if your bill allows you to accuse people of a crime without evidence of one.
They even added a special section prohibiting protected speech 90 days before an election (ala McCain Feingold).
HB1500 is an act relative to prohibiting the unlawful distribution of misleading synthetic media – where synthetic media is defined as “any form of media including text, image, video, or sound, fully or partially created or modified through the use of artificial intelligence algorithms.”
Without venturing down the “your side does this more than anyone rabbit hole,” what exactly were they thinking? You can’t require the consent of the object of your ridicule (for example), especially politicians, as we near an election. But that’s not the most dangerous feature of this smoldering crap wagon of words.
The proposed legislation fails to explain how the target or an advocate can tell if the text, image, video, or sound is (for lack of a better word) analog or AI. So, when looking at a bunch of text, a meme, or a parody video – all protected speech under the First Amendment – how does one discern if it was crafted by human hands or artificial intelligence?
Let me give you an example. Which one of these images was “fully or partially created or modified through the use of artificial intelligence algorithms.”
The answer is neither and, therefore, both because the bill has no mechanism for preventing snowflakes (or paid activists) from using the law HB1500 would create to engage in malicious acts of lawfare.
HB1500 is also an entrapment law. Anyone sharing a screengrab second-or-third-hand of something whose source document turns out to violate the law has no way of knowing in advance they might be breaking it, which again, demonstrates the idiocy of what it pretends to do – protect constituents these legislators consider too stupid to make decisions about online content for themselves.
That’s not the actual goal. HB1500 exists to suppress political speech with an emphasis on quelching dissent in the weeks leading up to an election when we need it most! But if we were to pretend otherwise, what right does NH have to tell citizens they need to acquire and use technology to ensure that any expression they engage in is not derived in violation of HB1500?
The correct, undiplomatic response to legislators ignoring any or all of these problems involves the phrase “you and the horse you rode in on.”
I don’t use AI, but as written, the easily offended could accuse me of violating this bill were it to become law without any evidence or concern for the need – which is an all-star attribute of laws under Democrat Socialism. Dragging innocent citizens into the so-called legal system on a lark, if you like, which – in my opinion – is the point. This bill suppresses the rights of innocent citizens while fattening the pockets of lawyers (not to mention cluttering up court schedules) for charges that cannot be corroborated and are – literally – protected by the First Amendment of the US Constitution and the NH Constitution.
[Art.] 22. [Free Speech; Liberty of the Press.] Free speech and Liberty of the press are essential to the security of Freedom in a State: They ought, therefore, to be inviolably preserved.
I missed the public hearing and had not heard about the bill until after the fact, but one thing is clear. Democrats, especially the bill’s sponsors, are at war with the Constitution and free expression, and this is just another flanking maneuver and a poorly written one, at that.
If you agree, please get in touch with the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety with some politely worded thoughts.
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To all those who are sending in memes, thank you! The inflow has accelerated – a good thing! Please do share this post, and if you share an individual meme, consider mentioning you saw it on the Grok!
Speaking of, from this week, Monday Edition and Wednesday Edition. Also check out my latest Israel-focused meme & commentary post if this is a subject of interest to you.
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I go to sporting events for my kids and with my kids. I am astonished at how many people do not stand or place their hand on their hearts when the Star Spangled Banner is played. And I am very proud of my immigrant wife who dutifully not only places her hand on her heart, standing at attention, but makes sure our kids do too.
Reminds me of a guy at synagogue who said that he’d had three shots, still had caught Covid, but said exactly that: “Thank goodness I was vaccinated or it would have been worse”. FFS.
Drip by drip the news is coming out.
Not to mention, from what I understand, booking every escort in or around Davos.
Late stage: They’ve been planning a One World government for at least a century. Under their enlightened “philosopher king” rule.
I can’t say, in my book, that Trump is “squeaky clean”… but it speaks volumes that to get him they had to invent stuff.
Because it sounds so good in theory.
NOT incompetence. Malice.
And yet everyone in America points to Canada as a “shining light” of government health care.
Karma.
Heroes and heroines. Related:
Prosecution for Americans Who Forged COVID Vaccine Cards — But ‘Pandemic Amnesty’ for the Powerful? • Children’s Health Defense (childrenshealthdefense.org)
Meanwhile, they keep adding to the vaccine schedule.
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PSA – PSA – PSA – PSA – PSA
This is, or should be, huge. At this point, any location that doesn’t hand-count – with witnesses – the paper ballots is suspect.
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Gee, maybe people don’t want to see trannies or fat people in bikinis???
Keep pushing it, Leftists. We’re getting close to reaching for the switch. Alas.
Those who continue to push it should understand that – while this is an extreme example – there are a lot people on “our side” that can do this kind of shot from 500+ yards.
LONG WAY THERE: 4549 YARD RIFLE SHOT (ON VIDEO) – The Classic Woodsman (ericnestor.com)
I know a sad number of “Conservatives” who think like this. Look, the only person with whom I agree is myself, and sometimes not even then! But really – don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
Her, Barackus, Pedo Pete, and a bunch of others. And not just from that side of the aisle. Heck, raffle off chances to pull the lever and you’ll raise gobs of money. Hell, throw in Daddy and whelp Soros, plus Barbara Spectre for good measure.
Damn, that’ll leave a mark.
The UN is UNuseful and UNneeded. Whether for Israel or anything else.
To modify a quote from General Sherman:
“Migration is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want.”
‘Betrayal to our citizens’: Alderman warns Chicago is ‘not equipped’ to handle flood of illegal immigrants | Law Enforcement Today | lawenforcementtoday.com
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Link section; some from me, some from my Jarhead friend:
Bayou Renaissance Man: The COVID-19 scam is now plain to see – but the authorities worldwide continue to exploit it
And yet our government is still urging us to get booster shots, and those who refuse to contaminate themselves with a COVID-19 vaccine are still facing discrimination in many cities and states.
My Shul still recommends it to everyone. I see job postings that I’m interested in but then, when I investigate, the company has “Must show proof of Covid Jab”…
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Bayou Renaissance Man: Milei lays it on the line at Davos – and the elite sneer
Smackdown. But they don’t care. Remember, they’re relentless – this is their FAITH.
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The West Should Stop Being Ashamed of Its Success And Stop Committing Cultural Suicide – Flopping Aces
Amen. Western Civilization is the greatest, most exceptional civilization. Or… was:
Heat Becomes Unaffordable In Germany… Seniors Struggle, Staying Warm At Public Heating Places… (notrickszone.com)
Germany and others used to be first-world countries.
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The Draft Comes Back – Vox Popoli (voxday.net)
I wonder if all those Swedes who were gung ho about Sweden joining NATO realize that their forced military service is a direct consequence of their foolish decision to join the military wing of Clown World. I also wonder how they’re going to square the logical circle about forcing young men to fight in defense of individual freedom and democracy.
Regardless, it appears the young men of the West are going to face a choice. Fight the clowns ruling your country or fight the combined military forces of China and Russia. Based on recent events in Ukraine, the former would appear to be a much better bet.
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Bayou Renaissance Man: The illegal alien migration corridor exposed
This is scary stuff. Look at the scale of the operation! Related:
BORDER SHOWDOWN: Texas Defies Feds — ‘We Will Continue to Deploy Razor Wire’ (breitbart.com)
G-d bless Texas! I was listening this morning to talk radio – so when are the states that are supporting Texas sending troops to help out?
States standing with Texas as of January 25, 2024 (substack.com)
Military expert says Texas has constitutional right to defend itself (wnd.com)
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The Crisis In The Red Sea Threatens To Disrupt Global Supply Chains Even More Than The Pandemic Did ⋆ Conservative Firing Line
War is not just military. For Islam (and any group that practices total war) war is economic, and resources, and moral…
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The Transgender Suicide Scam – American Thinker
I have read this multiple times – versions of “Would you rather have a live trans-boy or a dead girl (or vice versa). And IMHO this is a clever bit of psychological twisting, done intentionally to get parents to go along.
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The Fix Is In – Trump Goes To Prison | Armstrong Economics
This article has some fairly compelling data showing that the Deep State already has plans to put President Trump in prison, no matter what “We The People” have to say. Jail, or other plans:
Not Cool – Alex Soros Tweets: “Bullet Hole, 47” – The Last Refuge (theconservativetreehouse.com)
Alex Soros (the son of George Soros) just tweeted out a very interesting tweet, implying that he was paying to have #47 “bullet-holed”. Interestingly, the bills shown in the photo are OLD, in fact one of the commenters (Dad’s Son, posting on January 22, 2024 @ 2:45) noted that from the signatures on the bills, these are all from 1963. Gee what important event happened in Dallas in November 1963? I seriously hope the Secret Service takes a good hard look at this, and at Alex Soros
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Minds To Think – by T.L. Davis – T.L.’s Posts and Podcasts (substack.com)
TL Davis with another “I can’t say he’s wrong” post. Somewhat related:
WHO Blames ‘Fake News and Conspiracy Theories’ As Sovereign Nations Reject Pandemic Treaty – The People’s Voice (thepeoplesvoice.tv)
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More evidence that smart phones are destroying minds – Behind The Black – Robert Zimmerman
Smartphones are causing children to have behavioral, as well as cognitive issues. And from Bill Whittle (video, link only):
PJTV: Five Alarm Fire (youtube.com)
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Harvard Sinks Even Further, Med School Forced to Retract Multiple Papers After Data Falsification Probe (thefederalistpapers.org)
The more I observe, the more I am 100% convinced that the fraud in our society has run long, and penetrated deep. In every field.
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Pick of the Post:
No. Globalists and Islam are our twin threats. Not the above.
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Palate Cleansers:
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And related:
I feel this. Actually, here, it’s worse. We’ll be OUT of something, and then someone will complain we’re out of it, and I get blamed because I’m not a telepath.
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