News – Politics – Opinion – Podcasts
This week, on the NE Take, A. J. is joined by Carter of Locally Sourced for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of the Democratic Party, modern media, and what the ICE situation really means. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, … Read more
I know lots of people are focused on their upcoming town elections, as they should be, but I’m here to point out that we are in Year Two of our current legislature and filing time will be here sooner than you know it. With that piece of excrement commonly known as federal judge Landya McCafferty … Read more
From Lewiston Blood Money to Minneapolis Daycare Scams: Trump’s Exposing the Democrat-Somali Fraud Empire. “18 white Mainers slaughtered in Lewiston—deaf dads, expecting parents—yet $2M of their funeral money went to FRAUD nonprofits like Gateway Community Services, under federal probe. This is Trump’s America now: uncovering Somali scams from MaineCare ($1.7M+ overbilled) to Minnesota’s $1B childcare … Read more
ACT NOW: Contact your Executive Councilor and oppose Will’s nomination HERE. At Cornerstone, opposing a judicial nominee is not a decision we take lightly. This week’s news that Governor Ayotte has nominated Judge Daniel Will to the New Hampshire Supreme Court leaves us with no choice but to directly and strongly oppose his confirmation. If the Executive … Read more
After we switched hosting companies, the newsletter got hung up for a few days. I started to receive it again, but not everyone did. I’m not yet clear on why that is. It’s always something, right? If you were receiving it and no longer are, please check your spam folder to ensure it’s not there. … Read more
The Vermont Transportation Fund – the pool of money used to maintain our roads and bridges – is facing a shortfall somewhere in the thirty millions of dollars (I’ve heard numbers between $31 and $37 million). If we don’t find a way to fill that hole, the state will miss out on federal matching funds … Read more
This week on Right Side Up, we discuss Republican-sponsored legislation on affordability, Public Safety, Education, and more. Check out Other Episodes and Podcasts here! Check Out The Morning Update Here! – Also available on Rumble, Instagram/Reels, and Steve’s Substack. Follow ‘Grok on X – Rumble – Facebook – YouTube – Signal – Telegram WE ARE … Read more
Update: Link added to contact the Executive Council. Concord, NH — RebuildNH today announced its strong opposition to Governor Kelly Ayotte’s nomination of Judge Daniel Will to the New Hampshire Supreme Court, warning that his confirmation would threaten core constitutional freedoms and tilt the Court decisively against conservative litigants for years to come. “Opposing a judicial … Read more
Concord, NH — At Cornerstone, opposing a judicial nominee is not a decision we take lightly. As New Hampshire’s only litigation nonprofit on the political right, opposing a justice’s confirmation means alienating the very judges we must appear before. Today’s news that Governor Ayotte has nominated Judge Daniel Will to the New Hampshire Supreme Court … Read more
Today, on the Morning Update, Judicial Watch is winning in court all over the place, so maybe, since we can’t seem to get the NH Courts to follow their own Constitution (and not just in election law cases), is it time to get Judicial Watch involved in the Granite State? EP 94 Links: Check Out … Read more
While looking through my phone for another picture, I ran into one that I took in 2020 of a picture that was taken in 1973. It was taken in the living room of Beverley Gustitus, now 87, of Nashua. I thought about writing an article about her in the future, but after seeing the new … Read more
The Williamstown selectboard wants voters to know the financial downside of the forensic audit of the town’s books to be voted on at Town Meeting. The ballot item was requested in the wake of the arrest of the town manager for embezzling $186,000 from the Tunbridge volunteer fire department. Jackie Higgins served as town manager … Read more
That WCAX Misses or Chooses to Ignore Last week, WCAX’s Calvin Cutler interviewed me for a story he was doing about state senate Democrats putting in a bill to enshrine the federal Voting Rights Act into state law as a hedge against the Trump Administration’s desire to restrict mail-in voting and to ensure only citizens … Read more
Lawyers with Vermont Law School’s Center for Justice Reform Clinic are representing a Burlington cab driver from Somalia who was sentenced for immigration fraud in 2019, but was arrested on New Year’s Day by immigration officials. Hussien Noor Hussien was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on January 1. He is incarcerated in the Northwest … Read more
On Wednesday, January 28th, the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee will hold two gun control hearings at 1 Granite Place (Room 159) in Concord. Information about the two gun control bills is below, as well as how you can act to let the committee know your opposition to the bills. Possession of Firearms on School … Read more
Paul Menard has taught at Nashua High School North for more than 20 years and currently teaches AP Psychology. In 2021, he orchestrated the display of LGBTQ+ posters at Nashua High North underneath a large Pride Progress flag. Each poster featured a flag for a sexual orientation or gender identity, accompanied by a description. There … Read more
The Vermont Futures Project’s Economic Action Plan has a page or so touching on childcare. It notes that “over the past decade, Vermont has seen a decline in childcare capacity, particularly with the closure of home-based providers.” Hmmm…. What happened a decade ago that would have precipitated the rapid closing of hundreds of home-based childcare … Read more
The Constitution Party of New Hampshire Can we break out of the corrupt duopoly of Republicans and Democrats? State Chairman of the Constitution Party of New Hampshire Edmond Laplante joins the show to break down what they offer, how they stand on the issues, and the unique way it should stand out to Granite Staters. … Read more
I have had a handful of reports from folks using Brave browsers that they can’t connect to GraniteGrok. First, we cannot duplicate the problem on our end. Second, one of those readers managed to solve the rproblem form their end. They had their techie fiddle with the browser settings, and now they have no issue. … Read more
Governor Janet Mills (D-ME) went to Facebook today with a reel going after Donald Trump. It is obvious that Mills has an advanced case of TDS, and the symptoms were quite clear when she embarrassed herself by challenging the President to a court battle over Maine’s violations of Title IX. She was a guest of … Read more