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Steve MacDonald 
Platner has a few days left before the deadline, which means I might get to say I told you so if they bring Janet Mills back from the political grave. Compared to Commie Graham, she actually looks like a moderate and will run that way. It’s the best chance they’ve got to unseat the actual … Read more
I’ve done this more than once, and at the same time, not nearly enough. When something unflattering (ish) happens in the rightosphere, the media grabs its microphones and shoves them in the faces of every Republican they can find to ask them about it. On the left, not so much – if at all. I … 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, even if they make the proglodytes cry like little girls or pitch fits like overstimulated toddlers. . . . . . . … Read more
New Hampshire can and has bucked the national mid-term trend, but not always. Turnout, of course, is the thing that matters. Issues and debate are important, but turnout decides who wins. In the Granite State. Despite being saddled with useless left-wing tools in Congress, it has consistently preferred Republican Governors and Republican legislative leaders for … Read more
What do the Ruby Princess and Chris Pappas have in common? That’s not a trick question, and it’s not some gay slur. Both have been at the epicenter of a Norovirus outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that dozens of people on board a cruise ship now docked in California were sickened … Read more
I was sitting on the 400-yard range at Londonderry Fish and Game Club, Saturday evening, after sunset, waiting for the fireworks to start. LF&G puts on a display that rivals most towns. It has been our fireworks display of choice since at least COVID. (2020). And I’m good friends with the club President, Rick Olson, … 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, even if they make the proglodytes cry like little girls or pitch fits like overstimulated toddlers. . . . . . . … Read more
Anyone who listens to country music, any music, actually, will have heard their share of “the road that led me to you” songs. If you’re unfamiliar, it is a formula love song based on the premise that whatever rough road or past failures in life or love may have plagued me (you, us), that is … Read more
Proglodytes are strange creatures. A few years ago, there was fanfare and parade confetti for the Jankowitch. Nina Jankowitz was hand-picked to be Joe Biden’s federal censor. The new leader of the Department of Truth, appropriately misnamed the Disinformation Governance Board, would pick and choose truths and ensure that all media, social, antisocial, whatever, understood … Read more
I remember growing up. The networks, we didn’t have anything else except PBS, were required to give equal time to opposing views if the network gave a candidate or advocate earned media time. I wouldn’t become remotely political for another thirty years, but it struck me as annoying, not that I was paying attention or … Read more
My wife and daughter are descended from a founder and are technically Daughters of the American Revolution. They aren’t members of the official group, nor do they have any interest, but the genealogy exists in case they ever express one. Not that they’d need that. Stay with me. After the National Society Daughters of the … Read more
New Hampshire eliminated annual passenger vehicle inspections last year. Beginning in February 2026, they are no longer mandatory. The journey from there to here is well documented on our pages, including the lawsuits, caterwauling, and fearmongering. The problem was the paradigm. People just assumed that the state’s interest in making you pay for an inspection … Read more
Join us on Tuesday, July 14th, from 5 PM to 9 PM at the Grappone Center in Concord for the 603 Alliance 2026 Issues Briefing. Enjoy dinner while you learn about key issues from a legislative perspective. The Issues Briefing is a policy-forum firehose to help our trainees and guests grasp key issues at the … 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, even if they make the proglodytes cry like little girls or pitch fits like overstimulated toddlers. . . . . . . … Read more
The Birthright citizenship case was a bust. Roberts and Barrett couldn’t find a reason to support Trump’s EO, and while I don’t choose to agree with them, I’ll admit there’s plenty of room for interpretation that allows for their opinions. Read both sides before you snap a gasket. There is as much gray space for … Read more
Here’s an odd bit of fiscal news for you. New Hampshire is not known for its affordable access to health care, though that has been improving in recent years thanks to Republicans in the legislature and the corner office. I know something happened ot the Republican State Senate as summer approached, and they went sideways, … Read more
Nashua has around 90,000 people in it, give or take, making it the second largest collection of people in a municipality in the state of New Hampshire. As of June 2026, 46,917 of them are registered to vote. As you’d expect, Dems have a registration advantage, but something has happened since 2024. Based on data … Read more
If you have patriotic or Independence Day memes you’d like published on Friday, please send them to me by Thursday morning, if possible. 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 … Read more
Welcome to our special, limited-time collaboration with Bare Minimum Books. In the month of July, for every $50.00 of support you direct to GraniteGrok.com, you can choose one PDF edition of one of Ian Underwood’s Bare Minimum Books. The Granite Grok + Bare Minimum Books fundraiser is now live. Celebrate Independence by supporting independent media … Read more
This might sound a bit odd, weird, hypocritical even, but the people who used Natural Selection as an excuse to socially engineer their nations are uppity about adaptation. The entire Climate craziness on the left is a decades-long effort to undermine their own obsession. Nature, not God. But when nature does something wholly predictable, like … Read more