First, let’s take a moment to look across the aisle, shall we? Heather Raymond was a social worker, and it was on her watch that a kid in the system, Brielle Gage, died (Concord Monitor 4/16/17). She got Children and Family Law. Awkward!
If Keeping “Porn” Out of School and Public Libraries Is Banning Books, Then ….
People claiming to be adults and not groomers are defending the use of adult-oriented material (porn) directed at kids in public schools, public libraries, and perhaps even classrooms. If you suggest they are not age-appropriate, they label you a book banner. First, F!!! You. Second?
Would You Drive an EV if You Knew The Human Cost?
The next time you bump into a green-energy, electric vehicle futurist who seems a bit too committed to the Net-Zero lie, take a deep breath and then ask them this. So, you’re okay with the human trafficking and slavery required to make that possible?
Data Point – Inflation
Overall, the items in the basket of goods under the Consumer Price Index have increased by a collective 7.1% since last year, making purchasing necessary food and energy items more difficult: (H/T: Visual Capitalist)
11th Circuit: Separating Bathrooms Based on Sex Doesn’t Violate the Constitution or Title IX
For the next five minutes, something like common sense just emerged from the bowels of the 11th Circuit Court of appeals. The case is Adams v. Sch. Bd. of St. Johns Cty, questioning whether the school board violated transgender student rights.
The Biggest Local Political Winner of 2022
The biggest winner in New Hampshire politics in 2022? Without question GOVERNOR … oops, I am getting ahead of myself … CONGRESSMAN CHRIS PAPPAS, who is on the glide path to Governor in 2024.
Vermont Helps New Hampshire Widen Its Advantage
Vermont’s mandated state minimum wage is rising today to 13.18 an hour. That’s, the new legislators know better what starting labor is worth to job creators rate. All in the name of whatever it is their supporters claim these wage mandates do.
Starting Your New Year’s Right! – Second Amendment Happy Ending, But Not the Bad Guy’s
Also, Blogline of the Day potential: “You have to get these crooks off the street one way or another,” the neighbor added to WXYZ. And the potential victim DID remove the perp from Society’s gene pool (gosh, a Darwin Award winner as well!).
Biggest Political Winner of 2022
The biggest political winner of 2022? No contest … not even close … JOE BIDEN. I can hear the howls from the bitter-clingers … NO! NO! NO! BIDEN IS A FAILURE! INCOMPETENT! Blah, blah, blah. Keep deluding yourselves, bitter-clingers. What you consider failure and incompetence is what Team-Biden considers success. With a big assist from … Read more
“Biden Did You Know?”
I was pointed to this video set to the music of the Christmas carol “Mary Did You Know?” sung by Mark Lowry. Well worth your almost 6 minutes to watch and listen to. (H/T: Babylon Bee)
Proposing 2026 As a Jubilee Year
I am here to announce a Jubilee Year in 2026. We have 3 years to get it ready — 2023, ’24, and ’25. That’s thirty six-months, not really enough but we can try.
Promoted from the Comments – A Contrarian View on “Call for Candidates: Run for School Board!”
Steve had put up a post a couple of days ago for the 603 Alliance’s School Board training to run for School Board positions: If you’re concerned about the decline in academic standards, the harm done by shutdowns and mandatory masking, and the politicization of our public schools, please consider running for School Board in … Read more
The Omnibus Octopus Omnivore
The Tentacles of the Omnibus Octopus Omnivore ($1.7 T spending bill in the headlines) is unascertainable. Here are three highlights:
Democrats Have to be Careful How They Handle Santos
George Santos (R-NY) has opened up a can of worms, and nobody wants to put on a pair of rubber gloves and deal with it, or him. The Democrats have to tread lightly on this embarrassing mess because anything they throw at the lying individual could end up right on the steps of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
New Hampshire Trending BLUE Faster Than Any Other State
Thanks for NOTHING, Sun-King Chris Sununu. While Ron DeSantis has turned once purplish Florida into a solidly RED State, under the Sun-King’s “new Republcanism” … combining wokeness and corporate welfare … New Hampshire is trending BLUER faster than any other State: So have at it Sununu-sycophants. Tell me how it’s not Sununu’s fault. Tell me … Read more
Another Electric Vehicle Fail: NYC EV Trucks Run Out of Juice Plowing the Streets
New York City uses its garbage trucks to plow snow. The Big Crapple is also hot to electrify the entire fleet, and why not? Who should be more climate #woke than the city that never sleeps? But someone is having nightmares after discovering the two are incompatible—electric trucks and plowing snow.
“Thank you for your reasoned support for the freedom-seeking Iranian people …”
Dear Emily Schrader,
Thank you for your reasoned support for the freedom-seeking Iranian people who risk their lives against Iran’s tyrannical, oppressive Islamic rulers.
The ‘Grok Top 5 Posts for 2022
There were over 4300 new published posts on GraniteGrok.com in 2022 and millions of page views despite the hurdles thrown at us by Big Tech. And we covered more subjects than I could guess.
Are We Witnessing the End of the Islamic Republic?
According to Wikipedia: “A provisional government, also called an interim government, an emergency government, or a transitional government, is an emergency governmental authority set up to manage a political transition generally in the cases of a newly formed state or following the collapse of the previous governing administration.” “Interim governance arrangements are an institutional framework … Read more