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…punishes the press. What a difference a lake makes. In Vermont, on Lake Champlain’s eastern shore, any alignment with President Donald Trump is considered a kiss of death for any candidates, barring perhaps those running in a small handful of ‘red’ districts on the electoral map. But across Lake Champlain in upstate New York, President … Read more
The Baseball Major League Bosses (BMLB) ordered major league players to wear the LGBT hat, known as the special edition “PRIDE CAPS”. Several San Francisco (of all places) Giant pitchers inscribed Bible verses on these “PRIDE CAPS”. In a ridiculous response, Major League Baseball (MLB) issued verbal warnings to protect the “integrity “of the “PRIDE … Read more
The MAHA movement to “Make America Healthy Again” has certainly sparked political controversy. Yet there is no question that almost all Americans agree they want their families and their nation to achieve better health outcomes. That underlying unity continues to fuel important bipartisan alliances, especially at the grassroots level. In my new book, I explain … Read more
The country is under assault by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) movement. Still, the Democratic Party is the primary victim of this assault, and they have one reason to blame. The void left by the lack of a true leader of the Democratic Party has allowed the DSA to plan this orchestrated takeover of … Read more
Ticks again? Yes. It’s important to measure and contrast media narratives with reality. As you may recall, in April 2026, we had three more reported ER visits for tick bites than in any previous year (per the CDC). The result was a cavalcade of fearmongering headlines about the coming apocalypse. My response was to find … Read more
Remember the Cleveland Clinic Flu Shot Study? You don’t have to. I remembered it for you. 53,000 employees, of whom nearly 44,000 got the flu shot? Cleveland Clinic. World-renowned. They tracked their employees and found that the flu shot increased their odds of getting the flu by almost 30%. Lived up to its name. What’s … Read more
Last night was the kick-off for the 250th birthday celebration of America. Many are watching with great pride as the military bands and singers take the stage, along with the artists who defied the pressure and came to celebrate their patriotism. There were numerous air force flyovers showcasing some of our incredible air support. There … Read more
TL/DR Synopsis: Back in 1934, there was money to be made in simple vitamins because it was new technology in a new market, and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., an American subsidiary of a European company, acquired the patent rights to synthesize the very first vitamin manufactured-from-scratch in a factory. It was Vitamin C, first sold in … Read more
Way back when Barry Obama created what we still call The Opioid CrisisTM (no mention of that in his Lie-Barry, I’d guess), I said, without reservation, that its purpose was to grow government and bloat budgets. Create a therapy and treatment dependency class (occupational and patient). What we’ve taken to calling a government jobs program. … Read more
This week, on The Independents, Carla Gericke examines the latest revelations surrounding COVID-19, the Wuhan lab leak, and newly released evidence detailing what government officials knew—and when they knew it. Topics include: Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Disagree, … Read more
Even a casual observer of America’s political scene can see that the Democratic Socialists of America have become a powerful force in electoral politics, as their candidates are winning one Democratic Party primary after another. This past week saw three more radical leftists winning congressional primaries in New York City, taking down two well-established members of Congress … 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 Demhorroids irritable and angry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . … Read more
Author: (sliding into a familiar booth seat) Hey Claude! Did you order coffee yet? (grinning bigly) I’ve got to underscore the importance of us delving into the intricate usage of words by you guys! Claude: (sliding the coffee pot across) Caught that. Guilty as charged—or am I? Those words predate us by centuries. The research … Read more
Today, on the morning update, some students are suing the college over “sexual harassment” policies that are impossible to satisfy and that simultaneously violate their constitutional rights. 00:00 Snarky Introduction to the Pronoun Debate00:43 Pref. Pronouns lawsuit and sexual harassment01:37 A few examples why they’ll lose02:17 Legal Challenges and Free Speech Issues03:04 Pronoun policy suggestions, … Read more
In June 1776, Great Britain and its North American colonies had been fighting for over a year. The Americans desperately needed foreign help, particularly from Great Britain’s principal rival, France. Many members of the Second Continental Congress—the assembly the states had charged with conducting the war—believed France would not help the colonies if their goal … Read more
Click the link and let them know you listened! WFEA Copy: Granite Grok – Steve MacDonald: Major Stories Missed by Corporate Media. Steve MacDonald, from one of the nation’s top online political publications, GraniteGrok, joins The WFEA Morning Update with Jeff Chidester to talk about the top stories that are either under-reported or just not … Read more
I am not sad to see Dan Goldman lose his primary contest and his seat in Congress, but I feel like we have taken another step down the wrong road for America, as Brad Lander, the person who ousted Goldman, is a Socialist. Let’s stop playing games with semantics and drop the Democratic. These people … Read more
“Like a cancer” America was built on a foundation that constitutional violations are a deadly disease. Give government an inch – and they’ll take a few thousand miles, and never stop. And before too long, it’ll get to a place where it’s no longer a Republic, but a long, slow coup. Or, as the Declaration … Read more
While the star-studded A-listers fawned over Barry Obama and everyone spoke eloquently about this or that, and Obama talked about a world where politics wasn’t so contentious (despite being the great divider), a dirty little secret and an open lie went underreported. Jackson Park and the 19-acre “campus” surrounding that ugly-ass building include an Indigenous land acknowledgment. … Read more
July 1, 1776, witnessed one of the most consequential debates in American history. The venue was the floor of the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. The topic was whether America should declare independence. The principal participants were the passionate John Adams of Massachusetts for the affirmative, and the eloquent John Dickinson of Pennsylvania for the negative. In theory, the … Read more