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Steve MacDonald 
Speed is a significant factor in the likelihood of a motor vehicle fatality, but people speed every day. Some people can’t NOT speed, except when they know law enforcement is present. Shoplifters are like that too. It’s not racial inequality or colonialist oppression that makes them steal; it’s that they are thieves, likely trapped in … Read more
Rick Olson is a contributor to these pages, though not for some time. Other priorities, and as I always say, if it’s not fun, then do something else. But he has hundreds, if not thousands, of posts on GraniteGrok, and, as I may have said before, we spend time together. Rick is a former Marine … Read more
The latest installment of Spider-Man has saved the summer superhero movie business, for now, and offered some relief after Supergirl bombed at the box office. I’m still waiting on the blue-haired feminazi screeching about bigots and whatnot, given that Spider-Man did better than Supergirl. Maybe it’s the hyphen. Or maybe it’s that we’re not supposed … Read more
I opened the blurb for Friday’s Morning Update with “You don’t hate the media nearly enough.” Thirty-Four hours later, and I’m thinking, you didn’t hate the Biden Administration nearly enough. It’s no secret that Donald Trump has taken the word “war on drugs” literally. He has blown up boats and invaded Cartel leaders’ homes. Venezuela is no … Read more
Are we far enough away from the shadow of COVID that New York passing a law banning masks isn’t hilarious? Details, I know. The Empire State would never ban medical masks even if they were worn to conceal your identity, something federal agents in Border Protection and enforcement should consider the next time someone gives … Read more
Governor Margaret Wood Hassan signed New Hampshire’s hands-free device law in 2015. We told them it wouldn’t do what they claimed and might just make matters worse. After all, the research showed that people who got distracted still would, and people less inclined would be more often, as they tried to avoid detection. The law … Read more
Reminder: Memes are memes and are neither vetted nor “fact-checked,” nor to be considered “research,” or taken seriously, nor do they (necessarily) represent the opinion of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … Read more
Not to beat a dead horse, but the cabal of aisle-crossing objectors to AI is a stubborn lot. Ignore the threat represented by China and other America-hating international actors. Focus on the threat to privacy (not from China, apparently), logistics (water and electricity), and a corporatist cabal (but also not China. A few unpleasant reminders. … Read more
Moral relativism, relative secularism, and the idea that good and evil are subjective are always a pretext for evil behavior. It is, after all, much easier to excuse evil if you don’t believe in it. If the ends justify the means, then othering people and encouraging your base to do evil for you with violent … Read more
I smell a lawsuit coming. Something along the lines of a First Amendment violation. Abridging the freedom of the press. The People’s Republic of Burlington, Vermont, has instituted a 10-minute rule in city hall. The City Hall Code of Conduct and Trespass Policy. It is quite unprogressive. For example, a city that favors progressive vagrancy … Read more
In case you missed it, an estimated 60,000 “migrants” stormed across the border into Spain over the course of 24 hours. That’s hard to picture, but no worries. You can “Google it.” [T]he event showed just how quickly a country can lose its sovereignty. Tens of thousands of people entered in one day illegally. Spain … Read more
Reminder: Memes are memes and are neither vetted nor “fact-checked,” nor to be considered “research,” or taken seriously, nor do they (necessarily) represent the opinion of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … Read more
Democrats couldn’t manage a lemonade stand without losing money to waste, fraud, and abuse, and yet they think they have a leg to stand on when it comes to the subject of affordability. Both the present and their history show they can’t. Taxes, regulations, interventions- did I mention taxes? That all comes out of your … Read more
Pretending to care about people’s property is so cute, but that’s what Minnesota, of all places, just did. It pretended to care. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed legislation May 4 banning the installation of crypto ATMs, also known as kiosks, which are commonly found at gas stations and convenience stores. Existing machines must be removed … Read more
If you read the hundreds of pieces of content I’ve published on the subject, you might come away thinking I hate Electric Vehicles, but I love Golf Carts. A few beers or a bottle of Jack, a few joints (replaced these days with “gummies”, perhaps), and the fun never ends. I have a different relationship … Read more
Reminder: Memes are memes and are neither vetted nor “fact-checked,” nor to be considered “research,” or taken seriously, nor do they (necessarily) represent the opinion of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … Read more
I’ve been using the same featured image for memes for a while. Now and again, I break it up with a holiday-themed version, but for the other 150 days we publish memes each year, you get the same image. I’m looking for a new one. You are going to create it for me. Thanks to … Read more
If you want to “Thelma and Louise it” (the end of the movie, not all the stuff before that), there’s not much to stop you, and I mean that metaphorically. Though I suppose you could do a reenactment, which – aside from ruining a perfectly good 1966 Ford Thunderbird – would bring out the advocates … Read more
Bipartisan outrage is uncommon these days, so when you see it, you’d best stop and take a look at what it is, who’s selling it, and who or what benefits. The rear-view mirror bipartisan outrage over the response to COVID is the result of living the damage it did and continues to do. The culprit … Read more
One of the things the Trump haters have become obsessed with is calling your president a pedophile. Given the standard rules for Democrats, that means THEY are. They say Trump is a fascist while doing fascist things. They accuse him of using government to enrich himself. These were projections, and we’ve seen the evidence in … Read more