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BANANAS: CHAT-GPT Writes Sermon, Calls Vermont to Repentance

July 16, 2024July 24, 2023 Johnny Bananas (Fake News Reporter!)

The faithful at Rabbi Schmuley Bojangles synagogue in Woodstock, VT, were shocked this past Sabbath when they found out the sermon he delivered was not his own. After slugging out another round of expository preaching from the book of Ecclesiastes, the rabbi announced to his stunned listeners that he had committed plagiarism from the pulpit. … Read more

Climate Change and Gravity Are Kind of Different

August 23, 2023July 24, 2023 Rob Roper

In the wake of the recent floods in Vermont, it is no surprise that the climate change activists have gone into “See! See! See!” mode and are labeling anyone who disagrees with their conclusions as a “denier.” In two separate op-eds, two state senators, Dick McCormack (D-Windsor) and Tanya Vyhovsky (D/P-Chittenden Central), tried to equate … Read more

Whose Fault Is This?

July 23, 2023July 23, 2023 Op-Ed

The Constitution was supposed to create a general government limited to a few specific listed powers. Instead, we ended up with the biggest, most powerful government in the history of the world.

Rain rainfall precipitation Photo by reza shayestehpour on Unsplash

“The Once in a Century Floods Which Happen Every 10-20 Years.”

July 23, 2023July 22, 2023 Steve MacDonald

The Vermont Press is “flooded” with stories about the heavy rain and damage to livelihoods and lives as a result. Residents are sharing stories spun by the media with the typical bias, ignorance, and incomplete research we’ve come to expect, especially on weather events.

Don’t Be Fooled by “Global Average Temperature”

July 21, 2023 Op-Ed

Last week was a banner week for climate crisis headlines. Washington Post: “The world is hotter than it’s been in thousands of years.” AP: “For the third time this week, Earth sets unofficial heat record.” Politico: “Scientists are freaking out about surging temperatures.”

VT State Rep Hosts Event Resulting in Multiple ODs and One Death

August 23, 2023July 19, 2023 Rob Roper

Every year State Representative Kirk White (D/P-Windsor-Addison) hosts the Firefly Arts Collective on his property in Bethel, VT. The festival is described as a New England version of Burning Man. Its website says, “This event operates under the 10 Principles of Burning Man: not to dictate of how people should be and act, but as a reflection of the community’s ethos and culture as it has organically developed.”

We Need to Stop Pretending That Vermont’s New Clean Heat Standard Won’t Ruin Someone Else’s Environment

July 16, 2024July 19, 2023 Steve MacDonald

VT Digger recently published an op-ed by a local left-wing environmental lawyer. You wouldn’t know it unless you went looking, but Joslyn L. Wilschek is a Utilities and Environmental lawyer with a law office in Montpelier, and her op-ed is about (drumroll) the environment. It is also blinkered.

Biggest Flood Related Scam: The Global Warming Solutions Act

August 23, 2023July 17, 2023 Rob Roper

The headline in VT Digger read, “Officials issue warnings about flood-related scams,” and, “Natural disasters make people more vulnerable to scams.” Surely, they do, and Vermonters should indeed be on the lookout for those praying on people’s fears and emotions in the wake of the tragic flooding so many areas of our state are experiencing.

You Can Contribute to Vermont Grok Too!

July 15, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Vermont Grok, which we’ll also refer to as Green MountainGrok once the new banner logo is done and in place, is a refuge for conservative and Conservatarian thought, including yours. You, dear reader, are as much a content creator on these pages as Rob Roper and John Klar.

Democrats Need to Make Up Their Minds About Child Trafficking

July 14, 2023July 14, 2023 Steve MacDonald

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

July 16, 2024July 13, 2023 Steve MacDonald

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!

July 11, 2023 Steve MacDonald

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?

July 11, 2023July 11, 2023 Op-Ed

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 and Jerry VW van Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash

Ben & Jerry’s Says, “Hold My Bud Light!”

August 23, 2023July 8, 2023 Rob Roper

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” …

July 11, 2023July 8, 2023 Steve MacDonald

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

July 11, 2023July 6, 2023 Op-Ed

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.

August 23, 2023July 5, 2023 Rob Roper

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?

July 16, 2024July 4, 2023 Steve MacDonald

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?)

July 16, 2024June 26, 2023 Steve MacDonald

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

July 16, 2024June 20, 2023 Steve MacDonald

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?”