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Friday • October 31 • 2025

Vol.XVII • No.XLIV

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MacDonald: WHO Thinks This is a Good Idea?

Sat, 2025-07-05 11:00 +0000
The World Health Organization is being very upfront about a problem it is having. Funding for Sustainable Development Goals is in decline. If someone doesn’t take action, there won’t be enough money to sustain the march toward global socialism. Never fear, they are here to help. In response, the World Health Organization (WHO) is leading ... Read more

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Imani: A Heartfelt Ode to American Freedom From an Iranian Immigrant

Sat, 2025-07-05 02:00 +0000
On this radiant Fourth of July, 2025, as I stand under the vast American sky, my heart swells with gratitude for the 249th anniversary of this nation’s independence. For someone like me, who left oppression in Iran decades ago, this day is more than a celebration of America’s birth. It’s also a personal testament to the ... Read more

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Condon: Legislative Update – Victory Against The NH Vaccine Association

Sat, 2025-07-05 00:00 +0000
Legislating is hard work, and achieving the right success is even harder.  But our faithful advocate, Rep. Barbara Comtois, prime sponsor of HB233, the NH Vaccine Association transparency bill, achieved this year’s greatest legislative success in the battle to rein in runaway government and industry that work together with money and power to push vaccines ... Read more

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Klar: Where’s the Beef on Independence Day?

Fri, 2025-07-04 21:00 +0000
How could Julia Child and Groucho Marx be wrong? The Fourth of July is a firecracker of a feast, when billows of smoke rise from grills all over the long-liberated nation. Barbecued favorites, especially juicy hamburgers and hot dogs, are always the specials of the day. It’s the prime time to chow down on beef and lift up ... Read more

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Cardello: Democrats Do Not Legislate, Instead They Lie

Fri, 2025-07-04 18:00 +0000
I will concede that politicians are not a trustworthy breed. They lie about their past to enhance their present. Ask Senator Dick Bluementhal (D-CT) about his tour in Vietnam. They distort their party affiliation to make themselves attractive to more people. Ask Zohran Mamdani, the Democrat candidate for mayor of New York City, who says ... Read more

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Friday Meme Thing

Fri, 2025-07-04 16:00 +0000
In celebration of American Independence Day, we bring you a boatload of memes, most of them having nothing at all to do with July 4th, and mostly the usual nonsense (over 60 bits of nonsense, actually). Bonus: I have some caption-this entries to share (requested in the Midweek memes post), and be sure to stick ... Read more

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Payne: Without Independence There Is No Liberty

Fri, 2025-07-04 14:00 +0000
Too many Americans do not realize how blessed our nation is, as it was founded upon the foundation of the gospel of Jesus Christ. This Independence Day, let us not allow hidden forces of subversion to continue targeting these foundational roots of our moral strength. The subtle encroachment of rewriters of history, the educational establishment, ... Read more

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MacDonald: Are You Part of This Growing Success Story?

Fri, 2025-07-04 11:00 +0000
I’ve been learning some interesting things about how Google’s website traffic calculations work, and it explains a lot. A more realistic view comes from my hosting company, which tracks the actual number of unique IPs per day after filtering out bots, spam, and other similar traffic. They do this in part because the cost of ... Read more

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Maximize Comfort and Energy Savings with Professional Window Tinting Seattle

Fri, 2025-07-04 10:42 +0000
When it comes to improving energy efficiency and enhancing workplace comfort, window tinting Seattle businesses trust is a smart investment. Whether you manage an office building, storefront, or industrial facility, professionally installed window film provides a wide range of benefits—from reducing glare and heat to boosting privacy and protecting interiors from UV damage. Window tinting isn’t just ... Read more

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Shurtleff: The Declaration of Independence and the Men Who Signed It

Fri, 2025-07-04 02:00 +0000
Mrs. Wolf, my eighth-grade history teacher in a Boston Public School, ensured that her students not only knew the reasons why the 13 colonies united against Great Britain and declared their independence from Great Britain, but also had her students memorize a good portion of the Declaration of Independence. They also had to know about ... Read more

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Right Side Up: The Cost of Illegal Immigration on School Funding

Fri, 2025-07-04 00:00 +0000
This week, the topics include the massive cost of Illegal immigration on school funding, the northern border, and the Hunga Tonga Volcano. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to Hear It. Comment or submit Op-Eds ... Read more

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MacDonald: Dumb & Dumber

Thu, 2025-07-03 21:00 +0000
For the second year in a row, it has become difficult to impossible for the usual suspects to play their tiny drought violins to scare the uninformed. Heat, however, has come in waves when it has not been cool. We had three very hot days in this corner of the globe while other “corners” have ... Read more

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Underwood: Make the Courts Co-Equal Again

Thu, 2025-07-03 18:00 +0000
This little gem made it into the budget bill, HB2, which was passed by both houses and signed by the governor. Legislative Declaration of Authority Regarding Public Education.  In its 1993 and 1997 decisions, in the so-called Claremont series of public school funding cases, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that the New Hampshire Constitution imposes upon ... Read more

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MacDonald: The Truth About What Matters to NH Dems

Thu, 2025-07-03 16:00 +0000
Ray Bukley is the State Party Chair of the New Hampshire Democrat party. He’s had the gig for nearly two decades (seems like). During that time, on average, Democrats have increasingly lost control of the State Government. From 2006 to 2008, the Dems had complete control. In 2010, they lost the legislature and have failed ... Read more

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Cardello: Blind Squirrel vs. Democrats

Thu, 2025-07-03 14:00 +0000
Obama, Pelosi, Schumer, and Biden all had it wrong since 2015 when they proclaimed that Donald Trump would never be President of the United States. They couldn’t read the tea leaves then, and though they tried to destroy him in court for four years, he is back again. Trump has the luxury of a majority ... Read more

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MacDonald: Big Beautiful Bill Defunds Planned Parenthood

Thu, 2025-07-03 11:00 +0000
Much like the New Hampshire state budget, or more specifically, the budget trailer bill, The Big Beautiful Bill (BBB) just passed by the US Senate (headed back to the House for reconciliation), is loaded with wins and losses. Critics have every right to express concern over spending priorities and claims that the net benefits will ... Read more

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Opinion: The Queen of Burning Bridges

Thu, 2025-07-03 02:00 +0000
Recently, I’ve been reflecting on the Free State Project (FSP) and its leadership, and it’s opened my eyes to some troubling shifts. After this past legislative eye-opening session, I’ve grown increasingly concerned about the direction certain libertarian factions are taking. In a candid X post, I shared, “I’m increasingly concerned with FSP leadership (emphasis on leadership) ... Read more

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NE Take: Should We Spend $7,300 per Student?

Thu, 2025-07-03 00:00 +0000
On a special Wednesday edition of New England Take, what did the NH Supreme Court decide?!? A. J. breaks down the decision on Contoocook Valley School District v. State of New Hampshire to determine if Superior Court Judge David Ruoff’s ruling should stand, but will anything be enforced? Note: Justice 4 All is on Saturday ... Read more

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Opinion: Gov. Ayotte – Sign These Bills

Wed, 2025-07-02 23:00 +0000
New Hampshire is poised to become the 28th state to ban medical procedures aimed at disguising the sex of minors. I urge Governor Kelly Ayotte to sign HB377 and HB712 into law. I serve as the coordinator of the Desisted & Detransitioned Women’s Caucus of Women’s Declaration International USA. Women’s Declaration International (WDI)  is the ... Read more

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MacDonald: UPenn Just Erased Lia Thomas

Wed, 2025-07-02 21:00 +0000
The University of Pennsylvania, desiring to comply with Federal law and the current interpretation of Title IX (and wanting not to get sued or defunded) has agreed to “give up swimming records, titles or other recognitions awarded to trans athletes and give them to cisgender athletes.” Lia Thomas, the award-winning University of Pennsylvania swimmer, no ... Read more

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