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With SNAP (food stamps) and LIHEAP (home heating) benefits for low-income Vermonters set to be turned off in November if the federal government doesn’t reopen ASAP, state and local politicians are scrambling to find alternative solutions. So far, despite vague promises, they don’t have any. Nothing concrete and actionable, at any rate. LIHEAP in Vermont … Read more
The Biden Administration set many precedents—firsts, if you like. Most of them are bad to awful. Misplacing children is high on the list. The total is somewhere around 300,000, which isn’t exactly a glowing endorsement for the lie that he cared about undocumented aliens. Like blacks, women, gays, and so on, immigrants are just another … Read more
Americans struggling with grocery budgets will have noticed that the cost of beef has been particularly high. The Trump administration inherited the problem of elevated meat and grocery prices, which had been exacerbated by broad inflation during the Biden administration. Numerous pressures have pushed steak and hamburger prices to new highs. President Trump recently proclaimed … Read more
This week on NE Take, A. J. is joined by Making Media Now’s Michael Azevedo to discuss the impact of private equity buying news outlets, shifting business models, and whether public funding going away was the right path. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, … Read more
The Los Angeles County Public Health Officer wants everyone to know that while they’ve identified three cases of the more virulent strain of Monkeypox (MPOX), “At this time, no clear link has been identified between the cases.” More like we can’t say what the link is cuz reasons. Let’s jump in the not-so-way-back machine to the summer … Read more
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Dems squandered weeks of opportunity to address issues that were important to them. DHHS has a budget, and renewing the over-inflated, over-reaching COVID tax credits in the Unaffordable Care Act could have been part of those negotiations. Instead, they demanded it, along with some other crap, and held the entire government hostage. And that’s a … Read more
The state of Louisiana has become the focal point of longstanding tensions between the well-intentioned goals of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prevent racial discrimination and the specific provisions of the Constitution mandating that all citizens be treated equally, regardless of skin color. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Oct. 15 in Louisiana … Read more
We can’t say this enough. Carbon Dioxide is not a pollutant. It is chemically incapable of achieving a tipping point. Accumulation leads to saturation, resulting in a decline in radiative forcing. There’s even evidence that the majority of the (irrelevant) rise has very little to do with human activity. CO2 is not just good for … Read more
“At 84, if you don’t take the vaccine, you’re dead.” This advice from my doctor, checking me for COVID in 2020, increased my distrust. The doctor wasn’t on my side, but on the side of power hijacking the medical establishment. History doesn’t repeat, but human nature remains the same. Doctors being agents for the state … Read more
We’ve got shutdown memes, no kings memes, memie memes, dem memes, antifa memes, a fake crowd meme, did I mention No Kings memes, and then there’s memes. If you clicked on this post for anything else, you are out of luck. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … Read more
Today, on the morning update, Bernie’s favorite candidate in the Dems Maine US Senate primary is doing a lot of apologizing. His Nazi tattoo. Hatin’ on cops. Lots of angry Reddit posts and more. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the embedded video does not load. Links Referenced: Speakers’ opinions are their own and … Read more
This week on Right Side Up, we discuss “Lawlessness is A Choice,” an article by Miranda Devine from Imprimis. 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 Say, We Want to Hear It. Comment or submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com Please like, … Read more
When it comes to debates over spending, priorities, and budgets, Senate Republicans appear more than happy to accommodate Democrats… in the 12 regular-order budgets yet to be debated and passed. But they won’t do anything like that until Democrats agree that those are where those conversations should happen. Republican senators were relieved when President Donald … Read more
This week on the Ever-Living podcast, Larry Cirignano has been involved in high-profile legal cases defending free speech and religious liberty, notably a dismissed lawsuit stemming from his peaceful protest near a Planned Parenthood facility in Washington, D.C., where the court upheld his First Amendment rights. His ongoing efforts include peaceful demonstrations and public advocacy, … Read more
The long-awaited and much-anticipated No Kings day of protest is behind us, and alas, it must have worked, for we had no king on Friday and still have none on Monday. I truly enjoyed the interviews with some of the protesters. They were so excited to have the attention of a microphone and camera, until … Read more
Perhaps certain words stick out to me more, but once again, while driving through my hometown, I observed dozens of peaceful protesters gathered in opposition to the democratically elected president, Donald Trump. As I have seen elsewhere, a couple of signs protesters were holding read “Save Democracy.” Others warned that our American democracy is under … Read more
Nancy Pelosi prowls the political stage like a specter, her influence a dark cloud over America’s future. No longer Speaker, she still clings to power, pulling strings from the shadows with a smirk that masks her contempt for the heartland. To Americans, she’s the embodiment of elitist decay — a figure whose every maneuver drips … Read more
Today, on Morning Update, construction on the new White House ballroom has begun, and the left is losing its collectivist hive mind. Links referenced: https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/10/leftist-meltdowns-commence-after-white-house-ballroom-addition-gets-underway/ https://x.com/Acosta/status/1980344414200639880 https://x.com/ZitoSalena/status/1980673131934363658 https://x.com/Heminator/status/1980674299166970160 https://x.com/Heminator/status/1980674299166970160 https://x.com/thefierypatriot/status/1980733032127688846 https://x.com/bonchieredstate/status/1980713519088832950 https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/10/white-house-ballroom-proud-presidential-legacy/ https://x.com/GavinNewsom/status/1980453462073844166 https://x.com/JoanieD56266/status/1980479476753744169 Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. … Read more
Other than making sure women can kill their unborn babies, and even that has gone a bit by the wayside, nothing Democrats promise ever comes to pass. The more they speak of equality and justice, the less there is of both. Prosperity, Democracy, and civility are bait on a hook that once taken finds you … Read more