12 July 2017 - Granite Grok

July 12, 2017

Non-Immigrant granted H-1B Visa to”work” as a Progressive political activist in NH

Congratulations to Viola Katusiime, Granite State Organizing Project’s (GSOP) Family, and Economic Security Organizer. She’s been waiting a year, and her H-1B visa was finally approved. I’m no expert on non-immigration or H-1B visa’s, but I can read and agitating to advance mostly left-wing priorities, even with the best of intentions, does not appear to me to …

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Remember When the Press Pissed and Moaned About Access to President Obama?

Because we forget, “Journalists are routinely being denied the right to photograph or videotape the president while he is performing his official duties,” according to a letter the organizations sent to the White House. “As surely as if they were placing a hand over a journalist’s camera lens, officials in this administration are blocking the …

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Fields v. City of Philadelphia Reaffirms the First Amendment Right to Record The Police in Public

The issue of filming the police in the course of public duties is one near and dear to many hearts here in New Hampshire. So this decision from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals (Fields v. City of Philadelphia) is worth visiting. This case involves retaliation. Richard Fields and Amanda Geraci attempted to record Philadelphia …

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Is Jeanne Shaheen doing the usual Dem two-step on Medicaid?

SHOT: Shaheen: Proposed Medicaid cuts would have ‘disproportionate impact’ on elderly CHASER: Fact Check: No, the GOP Healthcare Bill Does Not ‘Slash’ or ‘Cut’ Medicaid …These attacks are misleading at best, and deliberate fear-mongering at worst. The GOP healthcare bill does not cut, destroy, slash, or ‘any-other-scary-verb’ Medicaid. Just look for yourself. The top line numbers from …

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