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My first encounter with Marc Nozell, aka Mr. Wendy EN Thomas, was at the archives during a 2022 Merrimack rep race recount, for which I had been recruited by Ms. Ginger and Melissa Blasek to participate in an effort to expose some shady campaign practices by Tim McGough and his accomplices. Not much materialized from … Read more
This week on GrokTALK!, a local media piece tries to dampen our perceptions about summer tourism (probably to advance a preferred progressive narrative), but they’ve always done that. I take us on a trip down memory-hole lane to show you how the bastards who try to keep you down keep getting it wrong in all … Read more
Anyone with the signatures can vie to replace Platner. That’s what the Maine Democrat State Party is saying. “Candidates now have the ability to submit their declaration of intent and begin engaging Maine Democrats in earnest by earning their support and collecting signatures.” Commie Ro Khanna, whom I wrote about Saturday, wants Troy Jackson, whom … Read more
Young people (18 to 34) apparently really don’t like Vermont. According to the recent University of New Hampshire Green Mountain State Poll, a whopping 64 percent of that demographic wants to very much or somewhat leave the Green Mountains for greener pastures. Less than half, just 45 percent, think Vermont is a “good place to … Read more
He was “Your Guy.” He was the All-American boy, the prototypical dude from Maine who would get up at 4 am to harvest oysters and slay Susan Collins after lunch. He was the guy who pushed Janet Mills and the establishment machine aside and got 70% of the vote in the Maine primary. He was … Read more
Granite Staters are often told that our low taxes are a liability and that copying the other New England states’ higher-tax, higher-spending model would improve affordability and the overall quality of life. New polling from the University of New Hampshire Survey Center suggests that the exact opposite is true. A series of UNH surveys released … Read more
Here’s something you may not have known: About 88% of New Hampshire’s Class of 2025 graduated from high school. But when that same cohort was tested in Grade 11, only 63% demonstrated proficiency in reading and 30% in math. That’s quite a gap. It made me wonder: How are so many students graduating when so … Read more
Every Friday, I get an email from the Governor’s office listing all the bills she has signed or vetoed. This week, one bill, HB1268, makes New Hampshire the freest state in America for homeschooling. It frees parents from a systemic contradiction. The education system monopoly that can’t teach kids to read or do math is … Read more
This week, on The New England Take, A. J. is joined by Maine Republican Party’s Kristina Parker to dive into the implosion of Graham Platner, with his evil backstory of womanizing, deception, and communist admissions. They also break down Maine’s gubernatorial race, with the drive to flip it red and how the Maine GOP is … Read more
When the Live Free Press’s July 7 article titled New Hampshire’s Municipal Lobby Trains Its Fire on Republican Bills came to my attention, my blood boiled at first sight. I thought of that old Janet Jackson song, What Have You Done For Me Lately? I also remember Kevin Avard complaining about them a few years ago when I … Read more
Videographer Hank “Planet Hank” Poitras confirmed today that he is being investigated by Attorney General Charity Clark under Vermont’s 2026 Synthetic Media law for a satire video he produced earlier this year. As first reported by Seven Days, Clark has sent him a warning letter about her investigating him for the video. He said that she says he violated the … Read more
You may have heard the Men from Maine parody on WROR or seen some YouTube shorts. Self-deprecation can be hilarious, and white men are allowed, but Maine Democrats could probably do their own version. Democrat men from Maine. We’ve got the repeated accusations of poor behavior by Graham Platner, the systemic effort to cover it … Read more
Editor’s note: The full list of reps was cropped in the original 2026 RINO Report Card. We have updated the post to include the entire list for your reconsideration. Originally published July 6, 2026 The New Hampshire General Court (i.e., our legislature) has finished for the year, except for a few votes on the Governor’s vetoes. … Read more
Nashua residents deserve full transparency into how our City manages taxpayer‑funded housing programs and vets individuals placed in our neighborhoods. Recent events have raised serious and urgent concerns about the City of Nashua’s screening practices, concerns that City officials have repeatedly refused to address. A Nashua resident recently informed me that her father, a local … Read more
Most readers are aware by now that there isn’t much ‘Grok readership in Ward 2, Nashua. Just look at the serial absence of representation in City Hall and the House, election after election, going back several cycles. Having “marked myself safe” from Alderman Dowd before last fall’s election, I can share good news: all of … Read more
Concord, NH, July 9, 2026 — Today, a Carroll County, NH, jury found William Kelly of Ossipee guilty of two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the December 17, 2023, deaths of Christine Falzone, 33, and her unborn child, according to an NH Department of Justice press release. The case is historic, as it marks … Read more
This week on Right Side Up, Alison and Mike discuss the Independence Day celebrations they attended, what some democratic candidates are saying, and carbon markets. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its … Read more
I write you all today because I must. I am no stranger to controversy – I do not shy away from it. However, I also do not actively pursue it. It just seems to find me. It has done so again. Much of my controversy is of a partisan nature – fighting across the aisle. … Read more
New Hampshire can and has bucked the national mid-term trend, but not always. Turnout, of course, is the thing that matters. Issues and debate are important, but turnout decides who wins. In the Granite State. Despite being saddled with useless left-wing tools in Congress, it has consistently preferred Republican Governors and Republican legislative leaders for … Read more
I was forwarded the attached 1988 report on Laurie List, PD James F. McLaughlin, last week. William Dow and Amanda Palmieri of Keene did not forward this to me when I filed a right-to-know request a couple of years ago. Amanda Palmieri was present during the secret hearings in 2024 when James F McLaughlin was … Read more