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Steve MacDonald 
Dockworkers at 36 ports along the eastern seaboard are walking off the job at midnight. The good news is that a majority of them hate Kamala Harris. The bad news is that if an intervention was required, she’d be the only one with President in their title (hers is vice, how ironic) to step in … Read more
If you want to talk about red flags, why are Democrats constantly looking for ways to get people to snitch on family, friends, and neighbors? From the Obama Truth Squads to COVID informants to this. Michigan has a provision in a law that creates a snitch line for kids. No, they aren’t supposed to report … Read more
One of my kids announced the other day that they were sick and tired of all the political commercials on YouTube. There are tons of them, and they are all from Democrats attacking Republicans. He asked me if they were running on anything. I said yes – attacking Republicans. There is the odd “I did … Read more
Grok Media LLC and GraniteGrok.com have completed the site design evolution from a state-level hobby blog to one built for a much wider audience while maintaining a solid grasp on its New Hampshire roots. Future growth demanded it, and the response has been very positive. However, to continue improving and growing, we need donors and … Read more
Oil, coal, petrol, and natural gas replacements require obscene amounts of concrete, metal, plastics, electronics, and rare earth metals, all moved by heavy equipment from manufacturing facilities. None of this is possible without coal, gas, or oil. Net Zero, in other words, is another lie. Like saying you’re going to end child trafficking by trafficking … Read more
It has been nearly ten years since (then) Governor Maggie Hassan signed the hands-free law prohibiting motor vehicle operators from using handheld electronic devices. We were told it would reduce traffic fatalities (Death on the Highway!). I never believed it and suggested things would get worse. They did. New Hampshire reported 95 motor vehicle-related deaths … Read more
One week after our detailed report on Eastern Equine Encephalitis, two more New Hampshire residents have since tested positive. The headline reads Two Hospitalized, but if you read the short report, they were released (one from Derry, the other from Newmarket). If they had EEE in its rare and potentially fatal form, I doubt they … Read more
Some people claiming to be scientists unexpectedly discovered that the temperature history of planet Earth is like Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. It is all over the place and mostly hotter than today. This is not a discovery. Eighth graders used to know this until recently (not sure there is time for it with all the … Read more
California bleeds money, so it needs jackpot justice to line the bottomless pit into which it tosses taxpayer dollars. Exxon-Mobile is a big target that should be hard to miss, but the Left Coast’s environmental action has consistently failed to deliver. Exxon-Mobile has better lawyers and arguments but addiction doesn’t countenance common sense so Cali … Read more
One of the earliest memorable advertising campaigns for robbing you blind to “fix” the climate depicted a polar bear perched on a sliver of sea ice. The tiny island getaway was getting away from where we were told it belonged and taking the polar bears with it. The bears have outlasted that narrative, as they … Read more
I’d never heard of this loser until today. His name is Misah Pride (sounds made up to me). He is the mayor of South Portland. It’s across the Fore River from North Portland. It is safer than the way Joyce Craig left Manchester, NH (most cities are), is mostly white, picked Biden over Trump in … Read more
[Update] One of the more clumsy ways to get more detail about a situation is to share what you know or have been told “to get it out there.” That worked. Quite a bit of new information has come my way since this was published, and I will write a follow-up in the coming days. … Read more
The annual ritual is upon us. Like the arrival of autumn, the state selects one out of the thousands of likely candidates for prosecution as a patsy to charge with illegal voting. It is a dog and pony show. Look, see; we prosecute illegal voting (which we are otherwise told never happens). WMUR – Joshua … Read more
Activists concerned with the completed ballot chain of custody and security issues in New Hampshire met with the Secretary of State’s Office earlier this week. At the meeting, they reviewed inconsistencies between towns when securing ballots after elections, the tape’s efficacy, and the taping procedures used to prevent tampering. The sense I got from conversations … Read more
The AWS Data Lake makes it easy to combine a lot of data from different sources in a way that is secure, scalable, and quick. It’s meant to make analytical processing easier to use, so you can easily deal with big data. Even though the big data industry is always changing, the ideas in this … Read more
New York Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on bribery and foreign influence charges today. While innocent until proven guilty, bear in mind what has been happening in New Hampshire with bribery and elections: Mayor Jim Bouley of Concord was paid to lobby for Marsy’s Law, for which Concord City Council Member Amanda Grady Sexton was … Read more
For those who might still be following the tale of former New Hampshire State Senator Jeff Woodburn’s effort to avoid serving jail time, that story has come to a close. Mr. Woodburn was commanded to appear in court to be ordered to serve his time and escorted out in handcuffs yesterday. Mr. Woodburn’s wild ride … Read more
Bill Gates probably recognizes that productive expressions, whether physical, intellectual, or verbal, are the vehicles by which acquiring property is possible. And Bill would undoubtedly argue that he is entitled to that property. But he has a weird (dare I say, global) view of the benefits of free speech – which is essential to that … Read more
I’m not sure if Bangor, Maine, has a Haitian population or an unusual number of homeless who heard the news in Springfield and decided to give it a try, but twenty domesticated house cats have gone missing, sixteen in just the last two months. Animal Control Officer for the Bangor Police Department Trisha Bruen told … Read more
This is more of an information access post than a commentary. Sometimes, you need to secure something in the public domain, just in case. The recently released court documents include revelations that may never find their way into mass media. They’d rather not be reminded that Routh is one of them and was inspired by … Read more