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For those of you who thought a Donald Trump presidency brought with it the relief from the left’s hyper-sexualizing of children agenda think again. This past week the Hartland Public Library held a Drag Queen Story Hour with Vermont’s infamous duo Katniss Everqueer and Emoji Nightmare. Also openly grooming children is the Rainbow club of … Read more
Vermont climate activists in the legislature and beyond continue to insist that their policies will ultimately save Vermonters money. How they reach this mathematically questionable conclusion (apart from the scenario where the politicians rob Peter to pay for Paul’s “free” weatherization project and installation of cold climate heat pumps in which case Paul certainly saves … Read more
Chris Goodwin, coach of the Mid-Vermont Christian School girls basketball team, tells podcaster and former Olympic swimmer Riley Gaines that his private Christian school team is under a permanent ban from participating in Vermont school athletics, because the school forfeited a 2023 tournament game against an opposing team that included a biological male. The school … Read more
This week, we discuss the Green Energy blackout, pending legislation, and national policy that is good for Vermont. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com Please like, follow, or subscribe to The ‘Grok on Rumble and YouTube for early access to … Read more
The Vermont Podcast Note: VDCTV’s Friday at Four is now called The Vermont Podcast. We have updated the featured image and will reference the new name, but episodes will continue to have VDCTV as their byline. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, … Read more
As the 2025 legislative session winds its way toward the finish line, minority party Vermont Republicans are trying their best to act on the loud and clear message sent by voters last November in regard to such laws as the Clean Heat Carbon Tax, electric cars and trucks adoption mandates, mandates for more expensive renewable … Read more
The chair of the Senate Natural Resources & Energy Committee and Kool-Aid filled climate change religionist, recently penned an op-ed essentially calling on Governor Scott to clean up the catastrophic climate policy mess she and her party created – and blaming him for the mess. It’s a craven political Hail Mary. Let’s take her argument … Read more
Democrats keep finding the energy to get mad about everything, everywhere, all the time. They’re good at it, so this is like ‘Leg Day’ every day. The latest outrage is the neutering of AmeriCorps in its current form. Several states have sued, including Vermont, but one of my earliest “political” exposures to AmeriCorps was when … Read more
At the most recent school board meeting Hartford High School Director of Facilities, Jonathan Garthwaite, updated the board on the status of the school building needing major renovations due to potential PCB contamination. They are currently awaiting results from the air sample testing done earlier this month. On the hook for the bill will be … Read more
This week we discuss an opportunity to hold back the Nut Zero, Electric Vehicle crazy, at least for a few years, and why it is so important to do that. We also share some inconvenient truths about CO2 and a few other here and there’s along the way. Check Out Camping &Survival Gear and Support … Read more
We discuss the border patrol migrant arrests and more! The opinions expressed in shared content are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com Donate to the ‘Grok to keep the content coming.
My state relies far too much on Federal handouts, but I have long advocated for a divorce from that arrangement. A Sugar Daddy can be demanding when you are on the Federal dole because it can claim to represent (or look out for) the interests of those whose money it is giving away. DOGE has … Read more
A handful of Democrats presented their bill, H.376, which would increase the excise tax on liquor and the gallonage (turns out that’s a word) tax on wine and beer by an estimated total of $16 to $17 million on hard after-working Vermonters. This represents for beer and hard cider a whopping jump from 26¢ per … Read more
Democrats want to ban the right of civilians to own and carry firearms. Period. Calling it Common Sense, or labeling their legislative actions as such is just marketing. I’d call it good marketing but no sane person would want any government to have all the guns. Democrats do. You do the math. Burlington, Vermont, has … Read more
Deputy Secretary of State Lauren Hibbert testified before the House Appropriations Committee regarding a number of the office’s budget issues, including elections. Hibbert noted that historically, about 60 percent of Vermont’s $5 million yearly budget to run elections ($10 million for two-year election cycles) comes from federal grants, including those from the federal Help Americans … Read more
The U.S. Border Patrol conducted a raid yesterday evening, Monday, April 21, at Pleasant Valley Farms in Berkshire, the largest dairy farm in Vermont. Operating since 1986, Pleasant Valley milks over 3,000 cows across 10,000 acres. The farm is owned and operated by Mark and Amanda St. Pierre, with their sons Bradley and Jamie St. … Read more
This week we discuss Easter, repurposed drugs, the bright side of things, and the joy of spring.” Authors’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com Together We Make a Difference – Please donate to the ‘Grok to keep … Read more
A throwaway line during a presentation on Vermont’s Climate Change agenda, how much it costs and how much money we’ll have for it in the future, stole the show this week. The Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) was giving an overview of the OVER HALF A BILLION DOLLARS a year Vermonters spend on climate change … Read more
This week on VDCTV, Authors’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Up To 70% Off Food, Survival, Generators, Water Sale Ends Monday Night Please like, follow, or subscribe to The ‘Grok on Rumble and YouTube for early access to new episodes of GrokTALK! and Right … Read more
Vermont approved a constitutional amendment protecting reproductive freedom, but not from the State Department of Child and Youth Services. And why the heck not? As I’ve suggested more than once, as written, there’s a lot of room to mess with the original purpose, which was to protect abortion. …if some judge declares the unborn a … Read more