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Steve MacDonald 
Welcome to the end of the traditional work week, though many of our readers may be of the sort that have to work on weekends. Been there, done that. I spent many years in occupations where weekends were just workdays, but running ‘Grok is a 7 days a 7-day-a-week, 365-day-a-year, no days off, no vacations … Read more
Last year, we invested no small amount of time and space, thanks to the hard work of citizens who care more about election integrity than many towns or the state, exposing ballot chain of custody issues. If you recall, improperly sealed boxes and problems with the procedure for applying tamperproof tape received some attention. The … Read more
There is growing excitement about the possibility that President Donald Trump, who has been nominated by a growing list of world leaders, could win the Nobel Peace Prize. Mr. Trump has been actively involved in trying to spread Peace. He is anti-interventionist, for the most part. And he is, realistically, the only guy who seems … Read more
Inflation is low and steady at 1.9%. Wages went up again in June (1.3%). Energy and food prices are down. Private sector employment is up. If you have a 401K, annuity, or other market-based investment, it is likely doing well, which is good news for retirees and union pension funds, and states and municipalities with … Read more
I mentioned this on the most recent episode of GrokTALK!, and if you watched it, you’ll understand why now is a great time to donate. I also shared the news at The Right Of Center Meeting this morning, followed by some emailing and ad dropping around the site. Support Independent Media – Please Donate to … Read more
As an update to my comments on this week’s GrokTALK!, memes are getting a more thorough vetting, but we’re still sharing them. And since it’s Wednesday, and with few exceptions, meme makers want them shared, here we go! But first… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … Read more
Sometimes we publish op-eds or allow content that is not aligned with my views. In part, to gauge the audience’s reaction and to see if anyone has enlightening observations to share that make me or our readers think about or rethink the issue. I did that and, as we’ve seen in the past, when you … Read more
Invest 97L (officially tropical storm Erin, after the overnight) is hot off the western coast of Africa and is likely to have formed into a cyclone when you read this (it did). It is one of a handful of named storms this year, none of them ever rising to the level of a hurricane, but … Read more
Legislative maps, which determine how each district is drawn, need to be redesigned to reflect population changes—political parties, however, like to redraw them to increase their political power and diminish their opponents. The debates are contentious, with the results typically favoring the majority. When Democrats in the Texas legislature fled their state to avoid a … Read more
You’ve probably heard about the twice-monthly Wednesday Center-Right Meeting. Or, maybe not. This by-invitation-only meeting is a fast-paced rundown of “Republican” things going on around the state, as well as an opportunity to meet people, network, connect, and so on. Coffee and breakfast goodies on hand every time I go. I will be there this … Read more
I can’t possibly be as brief with my introduction as I was on Friday. I wrote “words.” That was it. A sort of, I’ll get out of the way and let you get to the memes sort of thing. But some introduction is good for the search engines and aggregators, so welcome to Monday. Have … Read more
There is a voting rights suit moving up and down the judicial ladder in the Granite State. No, it’s not the typical left-wing, ACLU, students who can vote in other states should be allowed to vote here kind of thing. This one has already been to the State Supreme Court, back to the lower court, … Read more
The Clintons were famous for (among other things) taking souvenirs from the White House when their time ended in January of 2001. Things that temps don’t typically get to keep. I’m not sure if the Bidens followed the Clintons’ lead, but whoever was running the Biden Administration shoveled hundreds of billions of debt-bloating dollars into … Read more
I want to say that I didn’t want to say I told you so, but the terror-campaign, intimidation tactics, abrogation of civil and natural rights, along with the cultural compromises that came with the COVID Psyop, were too offensive not to. I told you so. As a prominent contributor to one of the few uncompromised … Read more
The Vermont School District Redistricting Task Force met for the first time on August 1st. I’ve been checking the Agency of Administration’s web page for the group, hoping they’ll post the meeting recording or at least the minutes for review. So far, no good. But they did post the agenda (no actual work involved; just a meet … Read more
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro was on a short list to ride Kamala’s 2024 train wreck as her vice president. In a 2024 fisking by Newsweek, Shapiro’s appeal included being popular in Pennsylvania, a swing state Kamal would need and ultimately lost. Newsweek also noted that Shaprio was pro-Israel as regards Oct 7. Democrats say they … Read more
Meetings in the Trump White House are likely remarkably different from those of Democrats. While the left schemes to secure more power and protect itself from those who might object, Team Trump is making lists of things that will trigger lefties. I don’t know, that’s how I picture it, and how hard can it be? … Read more
Apples don’t have a nut to crack, but Trump figured it out anyway. After applying a lot of pressure and signaling that he’d never back down, Apple promised to increase its total 4-year investment in America to $600 billion. Why? It may be “cheaper” than pandering (and enriching) human rights violators like China in exchange … Read more
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Two weeks ago, the ‘Grok finally caught up with the outrageous nonsense coming from (mostly) the left over the “measles outbreak.” Measles Schmeazles brought some facts and a bit of snark to the debate, not the least of which was if the vaccine works, what’s your kid got to worry about. That and actual case … Read more