26 October 2017 - Granite Grok

October 26, 2017

The NFL really isn’t listening to itself, are they?

SHOT: San Francisco 49ers Pledge $500,000 to Push Suppressor Ban, Other Gun Control Measures The San Francisco 49ers pledged $500,000 Thursday to secure a suppressor ban and other gun controls. The push comes in the weeks after the Las Vegas attack. Suppressors were not used in that attack, but the 49ers are dedicated to banning the devices …

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President Trump’s remarks on the Opioid Crisis – The White House Fact sheet

PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP IS TAKING ACTION ON DRUG ADDICTION AND THE OPIOID CRISIS “The best way to prevent drug addiction and overdose is to prevent people from abusing drugs in the first place. If they don’t start, they won’t have a problem.” – President Donald J. Trump DRUG ADDICTION AND OPIOIDS ARE RAVAGING AMERICA: …

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An invitation to the White House: President Trump’s remarks on the Opioid Crisis – The questions

When I first received the invite, I thought it would be the regular Presser / Briefing that they have every day at the White House.  Briefings – questions!  So I thought, hey, they wouldn’t have asked the ‘Grok to come all that way down without a slight chance of being able to ask a question, …

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GrokTALK! Evolution

GrokTALK! has always been something of an umbrella of media posts, but for several years it was anchored by a weekly podcast. While we may drag that anchor back into the fold, it won’t be anytime soon, but that’s not the end. The umbrella is going to (hopefully) get bigger with or without that podcast. …

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An invitation to the White House: President Trump’s remarks on the Opioid Crisis

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY October 23, 2017  Guidance for President Donald J. Trump’s Remarks on Combatting the Opioid Epidemic What:  President Donald J. Trump’s Remarks on Combatting the Opioid Epidemic Where: The White House – East Room When: Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 2:00PM EDT

There is No Consensus on Climate and There Never Was

James Delingpole writes, “When I reported earlier this year on the 58 scientific papers published in 2017 that say global warming is a myth the greenies’ heads exploded. Since then, that figure has risen to 400 scientific papers.” Those unreported or underreported reports number closer to 900 if we count the 500 published last year. Each and every one takes …

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Misguided Prosecution

Misguided Prosecution. In the last couple of days, I have seen some pretty harsh emotional critique about 31-year-old Alycia Neely’s arrest. I need not over litigate the details because Kimberly Morin has done a great job  where she asks, Was Manchester Mom Wrongfully Arrested for Daring to Protect her Family? The details are contained therein. …

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