My cellphone binged with a request to take a poll about Vermont issues. Sure, why not? They might be curious about what’s on my mind, but I was equally curious about what was on the minds of the pollsters — and who they’re working for. The answer to my latter question is they are working ... Read more

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This week on the Elsa Kurt Show, a look at the shutdown stalemate, the Peace breakthrough in the Middle East, and some hard truths. 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 ... Read more

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Garth Brooks has friends in low places. The 1990 hit spent four weeks at number one (Country Chart) and won a bunch of awards. Someone else who has won a lot of awards is Jason Osborne, but the current Republican majority leader has friends in high places. You’ll have heard by now, more than likely, ... Read more

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Oh, Hakeem, you have lost the war when you resort to tearing into one of the Trump administration’s most popular people. We do not even have to look at his personal attack as a man going after a woman, because Karoline can hold her own against any man or woman who dares to challenge her ... Read more

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I’ve said it more than once. Democrats don’t care about health care because if they did, they wouldn’t have shut the government down “over it.” They would have voted for the clean continuing resolution to keep vets, seniors, and anyone on a government interference safety net, funded and covered. Claims that this standoff is about ... Read more

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Thunder cracks across the frozen plains of Minnesota, but the real storm brews in the rotten core of Tim Walz’s regime – a grotesque empire of fraud that devours billions from hardworking taxpayers to fatten Democrat cronies and foreign grifters. This isn’t some shadowy whisper; it’s a full-throated roar of betrayal, where Walz’s lax oversight ... Read more

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To any Republican who finds themselves caught up in a scandal over which Democrats are demanding they resign, say Jay Jones. Jones not only talked about killing a Republican, his wife, and their two children. When asked to recant, he doubled down. His own party is as incapable of denouncing his threats of political violence, ... Read more

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The climate change crowd may or may not intend to undermine farmers and food production, but it is an obvious result. Displacing farmland with solar panels and “rewilding” fertile pastures to grow trees for carbon sequestration reduces available agricultural acreage. This drives up land prices, making it harder for young farmers to take the reins ... Read more

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Also, Maine Democrat Senate Race Woes. This week on the NE Take, A. J. breaks down the fracturing of Trump’s MAGA movement stemming from populist arguments from Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene on the Tim Dillon Show and Senator Josh Hawley against Amazon. Also, what do the Maine Senate race candidates Graham Platner and Governor Janet ... Read more

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More news you’ll never see or hear from the Handmaiden media. Something is flattening the Queer curve. While gay and lesbian identification has remained flat and consistent, BTQ+ is experiencing a significant downtrend. A report from the Centre for Heterodox Social Science has the receipts. Western Journal (WJ) has the reporting. In short, the report ... Read more

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Day after day, we are faced with the faces of the Democrats and their daily rant against the world, or more specifically, Donald Trump. Gavin Newsom, Jasmine Crockett, JB Pritzker, Zohran Mamdani, and Katie Porter are making us long for the days of Sandy Cortez and Rashida Tlaib. This new wave of Democrats continues to ... Read more

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Sportswriter Fred Lieb coined the term “The House that Ruth built,” referring to the old Yankee Stadium, which opened in 1923.  Not too far from Yankee Stadium is “The House that Hiss Built,”  which is the United Nations Headquarters.  Alger Hiss was the UN’s first acting secretary who co-authored, with a Soviet national, the United ... Read more

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On March 18, 2024, transgender activist Marc Joseph Jacques of Newbury, New Hampshire, pled guilty to one count of distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in U.S. District Court (Case No. 1:23-cr-00115-PB). He was found in possession of doctored sexual photos of known teens and other child abuse materials. It appears that he superimposed ... Read more

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It’s a Saturday morning special edition (not at all as intimidating as a Saturday Night Special), but I had this on my mind and needed to let it loose. Is Colorado the new Canada when it comes to medical suicide? Sources: https://www.liveaction.org/news/woman-struggling-anorexia-assisted-suicide https://cdphe.colorado.gov/center-for-health-and-environmental-data/registries-and-vital-statistics/medical-aid-in-dying https://granitegrok.com/national/2025/04/killing-babies-is-cheaper-than-birthing-them https://granitegrok.com/blog/2024/06/slippery-slope-assisted-suicide-is-always-cheaper-than-treatment https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-kBXgAFzHl6kcfsvtLHfOQ94Unk9mDa-/view https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S3yC6qkS15rywRVUhV_J6CuD3202k2nZ/view Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not ... Read more

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Andru Volinsky is asking people to think about what is fair in the context of raising money to pay for schools. Here’s the answer I gave him. We can think about that by considering the following story. One day, Pat and Chris came to do some shopping at Mr. Volinsky’s Grocery Store.  Each of them ... Read more

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Most readers are already familiar with WMUR’s reputation and many editorials have been and can be written about it, but with city elections less than three weeks from now, I’m here to fill in some gaping holes in this WMUR story about free flowers and put Fortin Gage on notice.  Fortin Gage, according to a ... Read more

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(Manch Talk 10/15/25) This week on Manch Talk, the world wants you impulsive, addicted, and obedient. So what happens when you stop playing along? In a world addicted to yes, abstinence is treason. This week, Carla Gericke unpacks the radical freedom of self-control–and why The System hates it. Plus: Roger Ver walks free, highlights from ... Read more

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Another episode of the reality television series, “Schumer Shutdown,” just dropped. Senate Republican Leader John Thune offered an exchange. A promised scheduled vote on the Obamacare subsidy that Dems are using to hold the government hostage in exchange for opening the government on the clean CR. Pass the CR, and we’ll set a hard date ... Read more

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In this episode, Xindi and Jessica welcome Joanna Courter, the Northeast Field Representative for the ​ ⁨‪@LeadershipInstitute‬ . Joanna shares her journey from being a student leader with Students for Life at the University of New Hampshire to her current role, where she empowers college students through training, resources, and activism to advocate for conservative ... Read more

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THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT No. 2025-0297 Daniel Richard v. Christopher Sununu et al. APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR LEAVE OF THE COURT TO FILE A REPLY TO THE STATE OBJECTION TO THE APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR LATE AUTHORTY AND INTERVENING MATTERS I. INTRODUCTION Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 21 (3-A), Plaintiff-Appellant Daniel Richard, pro se, ... Read more

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