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Democrats Need to Make Up Their Minds About Child Trafficking
Democrats and their media homunculi have adopted a conspiracy theory of their own, amplified in the wake of the release of the movie Sound of Freedom. They are claiming that child trafficking is a right-wing conspiracy theory.
There’s Plenty Wrong with Brattleboro, Vermont Allowing 16 and 17 Year Olds to Vote
Democrats in the Vermont legislature overrode a veto by Gov Scott, allowing 16 and 17-year-olds in Brattleboro, Vermont, to vote in local elections. My first question is, why are you discriminating against 13-15-year-olds?
The Vermont Grok Page Is Live!
We are happy to announce that the VermontGrok page is up and operational. Our webmaster managed to squeeze it out, and while it has not been customized, we are adding content and backfilling relevant material on Vermont Politics published on ‘Grok.
Vermont LT Governor Launches “Banned Book” Story Hour – Will He Wear Drag?
If you’re looking for something to do this summer, Vermont’s Lieutenant Governor, David Zuckerman, is embarking on what he’s calling a “Banned Books Are Books Worth Reading” tour, which appears to be his own weirdly conceived political version of a drag queen story hour.
Ben & Jerry’s Says, “Hold My Bud Light!”
Okay… So, by now you have probably heard that Ben & Jerry’s, in a “Hold my Bud Light” attempt to see who can alienate the most customers with one Tweet, kicked off July 4th with the statement, “It’s high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and commit to returning it.”
You Left Out “Children and Grandchildren Robbed” …
The Bennington Banner has an article up applauding another bucket of someone else’s money. Vermont is allegedly getting 229 million for a broadband buildout. The editors and the Banner left out a critical and necessary point in their headline.
Brookfield Author John Klar Releases New Farming Book
Attorney and farmer John Klar has released a book with Vermont’s Chelsea Green Publishing titled Small Farm Republic: Why Conservatives Must Embrace Local Agriculture, Reject Climate Alarmism, and Lead an Environmental Revival.
Who’s Responsible for Failing Schools? … Parents who Notice and Complain, says Columnist.
Bill Schubart, a regular columnist for VT Digger among his many hats, never ceases to amaze me with his writing. He always provides an intriguing, insightful menu of facts and discoveries followed by a totally incongruous, twistedly partisan conclusion that makes absolutely no sense.
Coming Soon: GraniteGrok in Vermont … Should We Call it VermontGrok? Green MountainGrok?
I’ve been pondering a foray into the Green Mountain State for a few years but was burdened by the same issues with other expansions. People promising to write about local stuff and it happening regularly are very different things. They mean well, but I get it.
Vermont Dems Still Want a Raise (Is it so They Can Afford All the Tax Hikes They Passed?)
With inflation battering the peasants and long-term recession looming, the first priority of Vermont Democrats was to add hundreds of millions in new spending and then increase their own salaries so they can afford to live with their policies.
NRA Uses Vermont as Example of How More Gun Laws Lead to More Crime and Violence
We’ve been documenting Vermont’s decline for years, but not the National Rifle Association is getting in on the gig. They’ve got an article titled “Is Gun Control Making Vermont Less Safe?”
Bananas: Vermont Tells America “Don’t Kill Yourself, Let Us Do It For You”
The proverbial axiom “the only certainties in life are death and taxes” is no truer than in Vermont. Having become only the second state to pass a “right to death” bill since leftist penal colony Oregon did it back in 1994, Vermont is quickly becoming an end-of-life getaway for those wishing to fall into the … Read more
Vermont’s Oldest Loon Dies – No, It Wasn’t Bernie Sanders
Headline: Vermont’s Oldest Loon Dies…” My first thought is that the perennial primary victim of DNC hijinks, Senator Bernie Sanders, had shuffled off his mortal coil. Nope. He’s still kicking. They are talking about a different old bird.
Is Vermont’s Land Grab About Conservation or Securing Real Estate for Wind and Solar Farms?
Much like in New Hampshire, if a bill sits on a governor’s desk for too long, it passes without a signature. Passed without action and allowed to become law. It is a form of Gubernatorial protest without much protest.
Legal Weed in Vermont Leads to a Rise in Stoned Drivers
Last October, dispensaries in Vermont opened their doors to allow any adult with the need, medical or otherwise, to buy marijuana. In the months since, State Police have responded to 60 DUI calls where cannabis was “involved.”
Red Flags Everywhere as Vermont’s Gun Grabbers Get Their Three-Day Waiting Period
Vermontistan’s hoplophobic Marxist Mullahs continue to notch wins in their war against the Bill of Rights, while so-called Republican Gov Phil Scott can’t even be bothered to pretend he’s interested in protecting them.
The Vermont Library Association Stands With … Racism
The Vermont Library Association recently published a release titled “Vermont Library Association Statement on Critical Race Theory” (CRT). There are some good things in it, but having been written by some progressive stooge with Left-Wing narrative tunnel vision, there is plenty with which to make sport.
Vermont Gloats Over Its Gun-Grabbing as Maine Tries to Keep Up
The super-majority Democrat legislature in Vermont can have whatever it wants and it has. From terrible energy policy to denying residents of their second amendment rights, Vermont Dems are pushing as hard as they can to take away your liberties.