As of this writing, there have been ten votes to reopen the government since October 1. The 53 Republican senators need at least seven Democrats and Independents to break with Chuck Schumer to reach the 60-vote threshold to break the Democrats’ filibuster, and while a few have put their constituents above partisan politics, Vermont’s two ... Read more

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Almost nothing interesting happened over the weekend (/snark) unless you mean people gathering who don’t know why they are there. Tell you what, let’s get to the memes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Read more

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I had a hankering for some Red Arrow poutine and went to their Concord location with plans to satisfy it.  The plan was to “go economy,” meaning get just the poutine with no upgrades and order nothing else.  As you might predict, I spent more than planned and didn’t get the poutine, but I wound ... Read more

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Today, on the morning update, some post-no-king’s reality crap sandwiches that need serving, and some thoughts about the guy they are calling the “king.” 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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Among several comments responding to my October 7th OP-ED called the HIGH PRICE OF TYRANNY, were the words: “There is no $37 trillion debt. When you understand the Federal Reserve, then you might understand those words. Until you learn that, you should be quiet.” At my age, I like to learn, but have no intention ... Read more

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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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