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Skip I have to blush over these Government employee levels of ridiculousness. As I wrote earlier, Trump is offering buyouts to almost all Federal Government employees: President Donald Trump’s administration is offering federal workers the chance to take a “deferred resignation,” which would mean they agree now to resign but get paid through September… A senior … Read more
I watched the first press conference that Trump’s new Press Secretary, NH’s own Karoline Leavitt, conducted. Wow, what a difference from Biden’s, Karine Jean-Pierre (aka “KJP”). One was a DEI hire with a huge folder in which she had her nose buried to give answers, and the other was confidently and cheerfully smiling and had … Read more
We are getting all of the White House updates probably because we did a Trump event a few years back as media and had official White House Press passes. No one forgets an email, I guess, and no, it makes no sense to share them all as they roll in – there are a lot … Read more
The denizens of the Federal Government, all two million plus, continue complaining, kvetching, and crying as Trump introduces them to a feature that MANY of us out here in the private sector have endured for decades: layoffs, firings, company/corporate bankruptcies, and now, buyouts. In the last case, you get the option to resign, and we … Read more
Does anyone ever stop to think that an invocation before a meeting or proceedings could be considered in a highlight reel of said meeting? Trump continues to surprise many while bewildering his critics and enemies. Trump’s Inauguration in the Capital Rotunda became a “be wonderment” moment. There were the expected prayers from the various faiths, … Read more
Hot Air: “Kamala Harris is for they/them,” the ads concluded, and “Donald Trump is for you.” I have written about this political environment before, starting when Obama first took office (paraphrased): What the heck is going on? When we started the ‘Grok, there were usually about 4, or 5 (maybe 5 or 6) major things to … Read more
A quick funny showing Presidential abilities and outlooks: Heh! Already, some of the Deep State has figured out where this stick ended up: CBP One app that let migrants fly into US shut down as Trump takes office “The CBP One app, a government platform that the Biden administration used to admit more than 740,000 … Read more
I remember becoming politically aware that our National Debt was rising and never seemed to take a pause. And I was one of the very few who cared while our DC denizens showed little or no concern regardless of party. And now? At one point, I said that we’d find ourselves, mathematically, unable to pay … Read more
OK, this is long. Steve will shake his head as I describe it as a lot like me getting ready to ask a GrokTALK! participant a question: a long run up and then the question. I’ve justified the habit as if I’m chasing that person into a three-walled canyon so that they’d have to get … Read more
One in four Americans claim they trust the media, But only one in 14 have confidence in the news they’re being fed. Our local ABC outlet is probably in decent shape (sorta), thanks to the democrat fanbase. but amongst Conservative watchers in New Hampshire, it seems to be commonly accepted that, In the 20 years … Read more
This was one of those videos that I had to watch over and over as it demonstrates well the philosophy of iterative enhancement design to accomplish a goal. In this case, getting a Lego based car over a bridge (of a sort): Testing a Lego car against narrower and narrower bridges that it needs to … Read more
And Some Lessons In FAFO Nowadays, with over half of the US States (29, in fact) having Constitutional Carry with just shy of 500 MILLION firearms in their private possession, you’d think that even someone with a less-than-stellar belief that stealing is wrong would start to understand that the odds aren’t in their favor. That … Read more
It seems that WHERE the illegal aliens come from plays a role in where there is a net benefit. Take a look at this chart in which Denmark and the Netherlands economies were studied: My quick take is that those from more Western societies are a net plus compared to those from Africa and the … Read more
Just a quick post – more later. TikTok vs. Garland A couple of snippets from the SCOTUSBlog live chat: PDF of the decision is at the bottom of this post. Two other non-decision issues came up from some of the commenters: Given that he’s officially relieved of his duties in three days and that most … Read more
And that we are obligated to act in ways to protect everyone else – even those that we don’t know. There are times when I wonder why I don’t quit earlier but then I remember why I sally forth to confront some of these WAY Leftist folks. Sure, I like the debate, and the more … Read more
As I have had to say WAY too many times here at GraniteGrok, I’ve been around since before the first Earth Day. I’ve lived through the mainstream media’s yammering that “We’re all gonna die” – not from Global Warming but from an incipient Ice Age that was descending upon us. For well over 50 years, … Read more
Who let this go through on something as basic as the US Constitution? “Can birthright citizenship be repealed? Breaking down Trump’s proposal.”It looks like another anti-Trump dig, poke, and scree. How dare you make these little children “stateless,” never mentioning their mothers for putting them in such legal jeopardy. And so much for “objective” reporting. … Read more
The many flavors of communism promise a lot while appealing to peoples’ envy. With your support, they will “stick it to the Man” only to turn around and become the “Man,” leaving nothing to envy. From X, a compilation by WretchardTheCat: What a sell job – a snow job, a promise of everything to everyone, … Read more
Even in LA right now, where over 10,000 structures have burnt to the ground, rendering people destitute because those former homeowners couldn’t afford the premiums – thanks to the State and its policies on insurance. The Biblical admonition of “Ashes to ashes” has a new meaning for those poor souls. Two Bloglines have arisen from … Read more
Who is going to make better economic decisions? A smallish group of self-deluded “we know all that is necessary/we know better than you do” narcissists or millions of people making self-interested decisions outside of anyone’s control? It is the First Law of Supply and Demand: Prices are competed to that level at which people want … Read more