News – Politics – Opinion – Podcasts
This week on the Independents, Carla Gericke breaks down what’s really happening in New Hampshire—and why it matters far beyond the Granite State. ???? Police body cameras and government transparency ???? The latest Right-to-Know bill hearings ????️ A proposed study on New Hampshire’s sovereign options ???? The U.S. withdraws from the WHO—what does that mean, … Read more
Massive Snowstorm Requires That We Move to an online Zoom Call! The 603 Alliance is still going to have its school board training on January 25th, but due to the weather, we will be “moving” from an in-person training class to an online/Zoom class. Stay home and stay warm, and we’ll bring the training to … Read more
HB1811, the bill to end vaccine mandates for schools and day cares, has a public hearing! WE NEED YOU to show up to testify so parents can have real CHOICE and INFORMED CONSENT again. Take action and spread the word! ????️ Sign and share the petition to END VACCINE MANDATES: https://action.rebuildnh.com/p/hb1811-petition ???? NEW! Sign in to support the … Read more
The website is now on its new server and hosting service. We moved to address a number of issues that were blocking readers. We lost nearly a third of our traffic in a matter of days, and the solutions the old host gave me didn’t solve the problem. We are now hosted with a local … Read more
Councilor Wheeler’s constituents have been waiting for Ms Melanie Levesque to make up her mind, but Dems aren’t allowed to think for themselves, especially black Dems. Want to call me a racist for saying that? It’s your free speech to do so, but what about Jonah Wheeler’s free speech? Pay attention because Melanie is now … Read more
How the Supreme Court Confronted Gender Ideology—and Why New Hampshire Must Follow Suit. When the Supreme Court convened this week to hear West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Hecox v. Little, the nine justices faced a question that once would have sounded absurd: must states allow biological males to compete in girls’ and women’s sports? It … Read more
The City of Nashua is designated a “Welcoming City,” and Nashua taxpayers are funding a $191 million school budget, yet there has been very little public discussion about how staffing levels connect to that cost. According to district information, 49 languages are spoken among Nashua students of 9,701, reflecting policies that encourage immigrant and refugee … Read more
There’s going to be a warrant article in Epsom that asks the voters if TIFs (Tax Increment Financing) should be allowed. You might already be thinking this article isn’t for you, but stay with me here, especially if you live in a town that doesn’t currently have TIFs, because the discussion of them might be … Read more
Some of you will have experienced a handful of different connection issues in the past week. We are also still dealing with Cloudflare issues, which is embedded by the hosting company and not local to GraniteGrok, blocking up to 30% of our traffic. Multiple arduous sessions with support have not fixed this, and I have … Read more
Critical Hearings This Week – January 20-22, 2026 The legislature is moving fast on several firearm-related bills that could either restore or infringe on our rights. We are actively opposing threats and monitoring others. Strong turnout and your voice are essential! TUESDAY, JAN 20 HB1185 – STRONGLY OPPOSE – Expands the offense of endangering the … Read more
I’ll be the first to admit it. I’m a simple-minded person. That doesn’t mean I’m ignorant or stupid. It means I tend to see things in a basic, no-nonsense way. When I first started paying attention to local government, one phrase on town warrant articles immediately confused me. “NOT TO BE RAISED THROUGH TAXATION.” I … Read more
The Criminal Justice Committee heard several bills on Friday relating to domestic and sexual violence. HB1651, HB1740, and HB1633 caught my attention [hearing video shared below]. First up was HB1651, introduced by Rep. Jennifer Rhodes. It was heavily supported by the NHCADSV, which had multiple lobbyists there on its payroll. They also had a three-person … Read more
On Tuesday, January 20th, beginning at 1:40 PM in Room 100 at the State House, there are two gun control hearings planned in the Senate Judiciary Committee. One is for Michael Bloomberg’s Red Flag bill, aka ‘Critical Risk Protection Orders’ (Senate Bill 555). The other is to prevent law-abiding gun owners with pistol/revolver licenses from legally carrying … Read more
New Hampshire House Democrats reacted to the leaked “segregated schools” chat the way modern politics trains people to react: treat a sloppy phrase as a full confession of racial intent, denounce it as a moral abomination, and then declare the conversation over. Democratic leader Alexis Simpson called segregation “a living scar,” “built through violence,” and … Read more
Good Day to all my fellow Patriots, It is with profound sadness that I write this open letter to all of you. In 2017, I began my activism by meeting with then Governor Chris Sununu’s attorney John Formella in the Governor’s conference room, along with five other men, to seek reassurances that my investigation into … Read more
In a recent pretrial filing, defense counsel asked the Court to “caution all parties” against extrajudicial statements, citing one of my writings as an example (Viewpoint Discrimination in Plain Sight, Dec. 29, 2025). That writing was not a social media post. It was a long-form blog essay published on my civic-advocacy website and in this … Read more
The optics are not good for the Concord City Council, whose message for 2026 is to preserve the “Brand”…… https://patch.com/new-hampshire/concord-nh/city-council-consider-removing-ward-5-councilor-concord-mayor-champlin The January 12th council meeting ended with fireworks: Ward 5 Council member Stacey Brown was called an “Agent of Chaos” by Mayor Byron Champlin. Councilmember at large, Amanda Grady Sexton, allegedly said “she was going … Read more
My husband, Sidewalk Steve, and I attended Keene Pride on September 21, 2025, along with members of Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender (DIAG). We carried signs and handed out pamphlets to educate attendees about the serious harms of medical transition for children and to educate Democrats that gender ideology is “Not science. Not … Read more
HB1710: Nullifying Parents’ and Childrens’ Rights without Due Process or Evidence The Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act (UCAPA) legislation HB1710 authored by judges, lawyers, mediators, mediation and therapy professionals has been drafted under the influence of special interests and financial incentives. The Sponsors of HB1710 will come as no surprise to anyone who is up … Read more
I’ve done a lot of keyboard commando work in trashing our Senate, its leadership, committees, and committee leadership, and I stand by it. However, one must keep in mind that a broken clock is correct twice a day. This article is an update to my previous one, putting Senate Finance on notice because they deserve … Read more