It is a classic tale of progressive woe; years of lousy policy create a problem that those responsible insist needs more funding … for them to fix it. The correct course of action is to fire all of them, take back your money and power, and do something different, but it is a hill they are prepared to die on.
Steve MacDonald
As Australia Considers Clothing Regulations (To Save The Planet), Who Doesn’t See Where “This” is Leading?
According to people who think this sort of thing matters, the fashion industry produces more emissions than international flights and maritime shipping combined. According to a climate minister down under, the solution is to launder money from clothing makers (consumers) into government programs.
Night Cap: You Can’t Get More Extreme On Abortion, Than US Democrats
Democrats will run on abortion to win elections by convincing a demographic (women, but primarily young women and, to a degree, young men who want sex without responsibility) that their political opponents’ position on the issue is extreme.
Illinois Might be More Demographically Representative of America But No One Can Do The FITN Primary Better than NH
While the 2024 New Hampshire First in the Nation Presidential Primary has come and gone, the debate about which state should hold the first Primary continues. As usual, the metrics used to determine that have nothing to do with why New Hampshire is the best place to start.
DHS ‘Media Literacy’ Program Uses Public School Teachers to Turn Your Kids into Snitches
A Providence, Rhode Island whistleblower is back. Ramona Bessinger exposed the Critical Race Theory curriculum in her district along with the mistreatment, retaliation, and harassment that came from exposing it. This time, the whistle blows for DHS-backed ‘media literacy’ training.
Bill Makes Libraries Criminally Liable for the “Display to a Minor of ‘Obscene’ Matter”
It’s amazing what you have to do these days to protect kids from obscene “literature.” Content that is inappropriate and offensive to adult legislators who insist it remains available and accessible to children.
In Defense of Free Markets, Free Speech and Free People
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After Years of Making Medical Care Cost More VT Legislators Pretend More Meddling Will Lower Costs
The government injecting itself into the health care system or getting between doctors, insurers, and patients has been driving up the cost of care for decades. The knee-jerk response to complaints about the cost of health care is to meddle some more, resulting in more expensive health care.
Local Government vs. Property Rights and Religious Liberty
Weare, New Hampshire, an allegedly Republican and pro-liberty bastion, has been putting a local pastor through the bureaucratic meat grinder for daring to hold religious services in his barn.
Breaking: Nomination Packet for Attorney Andrew Livernois – The EC Hearing is Today!
As a follow-up to our earlier post on the nomination of Belknap County Attorney Andrew Livernois to the NH Superior Court, we have received the official Nomination packet and some additional links and commentary from a reader.
Lakewood Shooter Was An El Salvadoran Non-Citizen … Who Voted in the 2020 US Election
Genesse Ivonne Moreno was an El Salvadoan “immigrant” with a history of criminal conduct known to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). A woman (pretending to be a man named Jeffrey Moreno) who tried to shoot up a church in Austin, Texas, has since been described by authorities as … white.
Night Cap: School Board Member Busted for Racist Obnoxious Posts … Resigns (But It’s Not His Fault)
Northwood School Board Member Gary Caron has some interesting social media posts. We published some of them yesterday in advance of a meeting on that content scheduled for Wednesday. Rather than face the public and defend his exercise(s) of free speech in person, Gary has decided to resign.
The Northern Border Crossing Crisis
The Southern border is where most of the action is, but the Swanton Sector (NY, VT, NH) has seen a 240% spike in illegal crossings. None of them Canadians (who increasingly have good reason to escape the wrath of Trudeau). A border problem a local hunter discovered and captured on his game cam.
The New Civic Listening Corps is a Government Funded Society-Wide Network of Snitches
You can’t have a proper tyranny without a vast network of informants ratting out friends and neighbors, but the Twitter files and interviews with folks like Mike Benz have put a hitch in the surveillance state’s steps. Encrypted chat apps are another problem, but the uniparty is nothing if not persistent.
As Pistol Brace Rule Teeters on Doom, ATFs Defense Shifts To … You Can’t Sue Us …
Every protagonist in Greek tragedy is expected to have some fatal or tragic flaw. A weakness that compels toward their demise. If the ATF ever had a higher purpose, its modern obsession with control over a constitutionally protected right, at least in the current court climate, could be their undoing.
Local School Board Member Busted for Racist, Graphic, Offensive Social Media Posts
Northwood has a School board member named Gary Caron. He is very active on social media, where he spends a lot of time hating Trump and just about everyone else to whom he objects. His content is vile, rude, racist, bigoted, bitter, and angry, and yes, we’re sharing some of that: Content Warning
Nikki Haley Says the Next President “Will Either Be Me or It Will Be Kamala Harris”
Politicians like to paint pictures that move the electorate in a direction favorable to them. Nikki Haley has been pitching the idea that Trump was Trump when he was Trump, but America has moved on, and he’s not the right person for this time.
Lawyer Whose Advice Probably Got a County Commission Sued is a Sununu Nominee for Superior Court
This Wednesday, the Executive Council will hear testimony on the nomination of Andrew Livernois to the State Superior Court. Sorry for the short notice. We just heard about it today. Before anyone says yes, perhaps they should consider this.
Researchers: No Proof Transitioning a Kid Reduces Suicide, Probably Makes it Worse
Gender warriors like to tell us that if we don’t transition children at the first sign that they might be “in the wrong body” – and they are the judge, jury and chief executive of what the signs are (as opposed to parents) – they will be more likely to try and kill themselves. That’s a lie.
Another Week, Another Comment of the Week Winner
A few of our past winners have been surprised to learn that the recognition is not just honorary. They get free stuff. So, here’s a reminder to the commenters, of which we have many: You can win free Grok stuff.