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Unitarian Universalists give Get Out Of Jail Free Cards at Valley Street Jail in Manchester The Unitarian Universalist “Church” (UUC) is more like a liberal club, but Church is in the name, and they maintain a patina of belief, but mostly in secular, culture-destroying Marxist-progressive ideals. DEI, CRT, LGBTQ, and so on, and part of … Read more
Joe Biden’s pardon of little Tony Fauci may not work out as well as everyone feared. Biden signed a blanket pardon excusing the creepy lying douchebag of any crimes between 2014 and 2024. The silver lining is that Congress can call him in to testify, and the pardon abrogates his Fifth Amendment right to refuse … Read more
A “cannibal” who killed a homeless man and ate his eyes and brain was committed in 2013 to Connecticut’s custody for a term of 60 years, then released from the secure facility where he had been housed on “temporary leave” to a group home in September 2023. A hearing scheduled for February 21 will determine whether he is … Read more
The Soros-funded social-justice experiment of recruiting progressive prosecutors who function more as a second phalanx of defense attorneys has crashed in flames. California’s Proposal 36 was supported by more than 70% of voters and reversed these ill-considered policies to correct course for public safety. Such strong support in such a blue state reveals the profound … Read more
You can call it the ‘Michael Reynolds Law,’ after the Burlington-area transient with more than 1600 police interactions since 2012 and still going strong this month with reported abusive, disruptive, threatening behavior. Or you could call it the ‘Abdirahman Mohammed Law,’ after the 22-year-old Burlington man with a mere 35 run-ins with law enforcement, 11 … Read more
The modern identity politics race pimps peddling Critical Race Theory and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion tell us that reverse racism is impossible. It is not a thing. Black people can hate whites and deny them opportunities or jobs or even rental space, and that’s not discrimination. I would argue that you can do all those … Read more
Montpelier’s Progressive-minded City Council repealed a ban on panhandling in 2018 and refused requests to ban loitering in 2019. In 2021, it adopted a “general non-involvement approach” towards emergency (read: homeless) encampments, except for those located in ‘high-sensitivity areas.’ In 2023, former City Councilor and newly elected House member Conor Casey argued on behalf of homeless city residents … Read more
An Instagram page has taken the initiative to publicize some concerning imagery and videos of the Queen City’s homeless and drug epidemics. The page is crudely titled “burlington_looks_like_shxt”, it has at least 36,300 followers and more than 300 posts. There are numerous public comments. Generally, folks are upset but not surprised. Some are ready to take this … Read more
A Vermont judge on November 3 told a New Hampshire man pleading guilty to nine crimes that he was lucky to be in a Vermont courtroom instead of facing sterner justice his home state. Judge Michael Kainen’s remarkable admission about Vermont’s criminal justice system was reported by Caledonian-Record editor Dana Gray in the Nov. 4 edition of … Read more
A weekly look at Vermont and New Hampshire politics: This week, it’s energy, carbon, NH’s weird Election results, Policing in the shadow of BLM, Crime, gun bans, and more.
Hippy enclaves top-heavy with progressives are getting what they voted for. They elected ’em, and today’s Burlington is the result, but that unpleasant truth seems incapable of penetrating their thick skulls. The city’s police force has been understaffed since it defunded it. Crime is up, property crime is up, drug use and overdoses are up, … Read more
You’ll likely have heard by now that a Manchester Public School Teacher was arrested in a sting operation. He is accused of sex trafficking minors or at least the intent. Law enforcement set a trap pedo-honey-trap, and at least a few folks showed up looking for little girls but found the police instead. Details, details… … Read more
Jeff Childer’s Coffee & Covid is a regular read for me, and today, he focused on reports that a majority of early voting was by women. That’s the media spin. There is a gender gap in early voting, and this is a good look for Kamala, probably because they believe that women (especially younger women) will vote … Read more
The day after the Burlington Free Press published its Safest State story about Vermont, the UK Daily Mail dropped a bomb on Burlington: “The idyllic northeastern state being ravaged by drugs, crime, and homelessness: ‘People don’t feel safe.‘“ I missed it when writing about the former, though I did point out the latter. We’ve been observing the … Read more
The FBI is a captured entity—part of the blob. It appears beholden to some force while still legally subject to the will of the Chief Executive unless it decides to investigate them, which might look like obstruction of justice (or injustice, depending on the side the media chooses). Data from the FBI is political and … Read more
These Leftists are forever trying to turn the Live Free or Die State into a Socialist Nirvana. Progressives (the preferred euphemism for Socialists) are unconstitutionally unable to leave other people alone to live their lives according to the Declaration of Independence: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that … Read more
For those who might still be following the tale of former New Hampshire State Senator Jeff Woodburn’s effort to avoid serving jail time, that story has come to a close. Mr. Woodburn was commanded to appear in court to be ordered to serve his time and escorted out in handcuffs yesterday. Mr. Woodburn’s wild ride … Read more
Democrats are not being adequately held accountable for the side effects of policies they not only support but defend. While the economy is high on everyone’s list, their border and migration policy is far more devastating. And I’m not talking about eating other people’s pets – which – as an aside, is, in fact, something … Read more
The machine media has tried to hide the worst of the problems stemming from the Biden-Harris open borders (Plus!) policy. Stories about crime, rape, murder, and other mayhem, when reported, may leave out certain demographic details that would make that situation look worse. But what do you do when a guy speaking about a city … Read more
It has become impossible to do business in some parts of Chicago, where unprosecuted crime and rampant lawlessness have driven grocery and retail stores out of the city. We covered this last year. Unable to guarantee employee safety or economic viability, everyone from mom-and-pops to Wal-Mart has closed up shop. The result is “food deserts.” The Chicago … Read more