Seventeen paragraphs into a story about COVID-19, the New York Times admits something you’ve all known for years. Deaths from COVID-19 reported during the pandemic™ were overcounted. No kidding? Really?
Steve MacDonald
Town Decides to Settle Lawsuit with “Random” Protesters It Arrested for Not Wearing Masks
We have another incident that rings of NH Gov. Chris Sununu’s Amen moment, where nine individuals in a crowd were arrested for disrupting a public meeting. There was no disruption, and charges had to be dropped. Compare that to the arrests of three residents of Moscow, Idaho.
ICYMI – Out of Staters May Now Purchase* Therapeutic Cannabis in New Hampshire
It is a violation of Federal law to transport marijuana across state lines. Until now, tourists and visitors to New Hampshire with a valid medical marijuana card in their home state either broke the law or went without. As of June 28th, they have another option.
We Need to Stop Pretending That Vermont’s New Clean Heat Standard Won’t Ruin Someone Else’s Environment
VT Digger recently published an op-ed by a local left-wing environmental lawyer. You wouldn’t know it unless you went looking, but Joslyn L. Wilschek is a Utilities and Environmental lawyer with a law office in Montpelier, and her op-ed is about (drumroll) the environment. It is also blinkered.
Breaking News: Chuck Morse is Running for Governor – Or is it That Chris Sununu is Not
I can think of a few Republicans I wouldn’t want as Governor. The current governor is one of them – I voted for the other guy in that first primary – and Chuck Morse is another. We could do a lot worse, but is that really the standard to which we are limited?
The Excessive Rain in Maine Stays Mainly on the … Drought!
I find it amusing that the Bangor Daily News – in the middle of what feels like monsoon season across New England and successive days of news about flooding – felt the need to run a public interest piece on drought and the state’s drought task force.
It’s Hot Out, but It’s Been a Lot Hotter, In More Places, For Longer, with Less CO2 – And Anything Else is a Lie
Small fortunes have been dumped into media (like NPR, for example) to promote climate columns and cult stories promoting apocalyptic prognostications. You did this (whatever it is), and only socialism can save us! This week “This” is more of that hottest hotness ever (with a side of rain and flooding).
Dylan Mulvaney, Peruvian Llamas, and Getting to Know Yourself Better …
The now infamous Dylan Mulvaney is the online influencer that influenced millions of consumers to stop buying Bud Light. The brand is still reeling, while gender warrior Mulvaney claims it has resulted in so much hate (with zero support from BUD) that he had to retreat to Peru.
“Inducing Lactation May Present More of a Challenge for Transgender Individuals.”
The idea of lactating men reminds me of a saying I can’t exactly quote verbatim, but it has something to do with how much sense there is with regard to mammary glands on a bull, if you take my meaning. As in – welcome to a bizarro world where that has become a gender slur.
The UAW is Wondering Where Those “Good Paying” Green Jobs Grow?
Democrat policy is built on a pile of lies, deceptions, misdirection, and deceit. But you can’t openly admit you are just making stuff up so you can use people to accumulate unassailable political power. Even rank and file Dems might balk at that.
Party of Civility™ Unloads Racist Hate on Black Lawmaker After She Leaves the Democrat Party
A black woman decided she could no longer affiliate herself with the priorities of the Democrat party. Her reward for switching sides was an onslaught of – no, not well wishes or even good riddance – but epic hate rants—nasty, racist epithets or exactly what you’d expect from Democrats.
Maine Robs Parents of Their Rights – “Kids” can Get Gender Drugs Without Parental Consent
Given the Democrat party’s affinity for incrementalism, what appears to be a gimme to teenagers struggling with gender dysphoria is more likely the threshold to denying parental rights to younger children.
Since COVID, Dartmouth College Has Accepted 2.8 Million Dollars From China … For What?
There was much ado when UNH was finally forced to shut down its Confucius Institute. A partnership with the government of China that the Feds had long warned was likely a cover for intelligence gathering and the theft of intellectual property by the CCP.
Is Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s “Enemies List” the Story or is There a Better One?
Boston, Massachusetts, mayor Michelle Wu has done a decent job of making enemies on both sides of the aisle. The Democrat Mayor is often subject to disruptive first amendment exercises, which have become a list of names.
Sorry Joe, Guns are Not the Leading Cause of Death among Children
One of the pillars of the Democrat party is ending the lives of children: abortion, mutilation, and pharmacological transitions, which lead to more suicides. I don’t think Democrats like kids unless, by that, you mean standing on their bodies or their graves to accumulate campaign wealth and political power.
ICYMI: Rosanne Barr’s Answer to the Question, ‘What is a Woman?’
I’ve known what a woman is my entire life. Women are great, and there’s one in particular of whom I am very fond—my wife. But our world has manufactured frauds. Social constructs whom we are expected to accept as genuine despite their inability to pass even the most basic quality control test.
From the Emperor’s New Clothes to The Mark Zuckerberg’s New ‘Threads’
I feel certain that the FBI, CIA, CDC, WHO, and others, have been encouraging Marxist meat puppet Mark Zuckerberg-er Meister Berger to replace Twitter with something they can control ever since Elon bought Twitter—a suitable propaganda tool of equal measure.
You Can Contribute to Vermont Grok Too!
Vermont Grok, which we’ll also refer to as Green MountainGrok once the new banner logo is done and in place, is a refuge for conservative and Conservatarian thought, including yours. You, dear reader, are as much a content creator on these pages as Rob Roper and John Klar.
The Bad News for Electric Vehicle Owners Keeps Getting Worse
We have the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Protection Bureau, Consumer Product Safety Commission, USA.gov, and even state-level agencies, claiming an interest in consumer protections, but no one is investigating the hidden costs of owning an electric vehicle (EV).
Our Systemic Lack of Drought
Early in the year, I prepped the battlespace for what typically happens around New England. Everyone yells “drought” and “climate change!” But by year’s end, we have our average annual precip or more. This year has been wet. You could say there’s been a systemic lack of drought.