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Truth and virtue are the foundations of liberty. Free people are in peril when they forget the basics that made them free. Ignorance and apathy invite the opposite – lies, fraud, and corruption. People sell their votes while greed and envy feed the nanny state. A political cartoon once said, “I’VE BEEN IN OFFICE 20 … Read more
By Sam Thernstrom, Paul Saunders, Todd Abrajano As America’s electric grid faces an unprecedented strain, nuclear power has never been more promising nor more important. Nuclear energy provides clean, reliable power that is vital to our economy and national security. American companies are pioneering some of the most promising advanced reactor designs in the world, … Read more
This week, on the Elsa Kurt Show, what if the question holding you back isn’t “Why me?” but “Why not me?” We sit down with Dr. Ed Newton, lead pastor of Community Bible Church and author of Why Not You, to unpack a life-changing shift in identity and calling. Ed opens up about battling rejection, … Read more
I am not sure whether the oath taken at the stroke of midnight, whether it was done underground, or whether a Quran was used instead of a traditional Bible, is the most symbolic of the devastating era dawning on New York City. New York City woke on Friday under the Socialist control of Zohar Mamdani, … Read more
December 2025 marks the centennial of Pope Pius XI’s 1925 encyclical Quas Primas, which established the feast of Christ the King. Today, this feast is often commemorated by your average, milquetoast clergyman through calls to metaphorically embrace Jesus Christ as king and to have him “reign in our hearts.” That sort of thing has its place, … Read more
In a free society, the government would respect that an individual’s health-related choices are his own business. There would be no local, state, or national government “health departments” intervening in these matters. All of that would be left to individuals to decide. Government health departments in America have become appendages of entities such as pharmaceutical … Read more
Some people hate Cloudflare. Our hosting company uses it, and for the most part, it is transparent, working quickly in the background to do what it does. We also have firewalls at multiple levels to protect the digital assets. GraniteGrok “experiences something like seven million attacks a day or more. Some days you can double … Read more
If you haven’t heard about this recent news uncovered by Nick Shirley and David, you need to. You can watch the full video documentary by clicking on the photo below. It’s been watched by more than 38 million people, which is dwarfed by the amount of capital from American taxpayers being fraudulently taken by fake … Read more
You can pay more if you want to. We’ve got stores hereabouts that’ll take 4-5 dollars a dozen for eggs, but they always did that. The Biden printing press inflation/spending machine drove the cost of everything up. Who was it that lost their mind when they found out a pound of butter was over seven … Read more
It is not lost on anyone anymore that when Democrats use the word affordable in front of any other word, it means subsidized money laundering into Democrat campaigns. And not to kick a dead donkey, but I’ve been more than clear about how and why Democrats don’t have a clue how to do it any … Read more
Happy New Year to all! Note – my idea, professional cartoonist. And I have another cartoon in mind, coming soonish.
In his December 2025 commentary for The Daily Signal, “Leaders Fail When the Threat of Radical Islam Is Ignored,” Victor Davis Hanson does not merely contribute to the 24-hour news cycle; he pens a digital memento mori for a fading civilization. To review this piece from the perspective of a cultural archaeologist is to see … Read more
Some years ago, a letter was circulated pointing out the waste, abuse, and ludicrousness of federal programs. There were various versions, but here is a condensed one: Subject: Application to Enter the “Not Raising Hogs” Industry Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to express my keen interest in joining the highly esteemed and, I understand, … Read more
We’re already two days deep into 2026, and maybe you’ve already had enough or you’re just getting started. Either way, you’re gonna need memes, and we’re here to make sure that you have them. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … Read more
Restricting parental choice in the name of empowerment. Vaccine wars continue to rage across the nation, as Kennedy Derangement Syndrome fuels irrational oppositional actions by state lawmakers. The latest iteration of this knee-jerk resistance is a bevy of Michigan bills proposed in retaliation for the recent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendation that parents … Read more
After the October 7th attacks on Israel and Israel’s fully justified military response, the usual suspects lost their hive mind. College Campuses showed their hate and intolerance by protesting in the name of a group of people who, by most accounts, support Hamas by a margin of 80 to 20. More than 80% of “Palestinians” … Read more
Billions Stolen Under Walz’s Sanctuary Shield: How Non-Assimilating Immigrants Exploit Taxpayers—A Wake-Up Call for Blind Patriots Minnesota’s Somali Welfare Fraud Crisis: The Sanctuary Shield That Enabled Billions in Theft—A Continuation Three weeks ago, in the wake of initial federal revelations, this publication exposed the explosive Somali welfare fraud scandal rocking Minnesota under Governor Tim Walz’s … Read more
I see this as a very critical time in our country’s future. We are hearing about these situations involving Chinese or Islamic immigrants, both legal and illegal, and we cannot dismiss them as individual events. There is a connection here that we must identify and have the courage to stand up to these invaders before … Read more
Welcome to the 75th installment of the Morning Update. It’s a New Day, a New Month, a New Year, and did I mention the 75th episode of, … yeah, I did. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to … Read more
Top of the fold: Canada passed MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying) in 2016 with the idea that it would be limited to ONLY adults with terminal illnesses. Less than a decade later, they have expanded it to depression, mental illness, PTSD, and now they are looking at applying it to children. These other ailments may … Read more