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The US Senate recently confirmed President Donald Trump’s first judicial nominee of his second term, Whitney Hermandorfer, to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. He will have fewer opportunities to appoint federal judges in his second term, though his selections may be more critical than at any time in the nation’s history. The judiciary was … Read more
Elites, from pundits to economists, are at a loss to explain how that pig Donald Trump could be so damn lucky. There’s no way he knows more about business, trade, or global economies than they do, yet he continues to run circles around them. They predict doom from tariffs, trade wars, and economic misery, but … Read more
Aside From Pissing Off Half His Base The strange, bizarre, complete 180 on the long-promised, pending revelations in the Epstein Files has a lot of people pissed off. Taken at face value, a human trafficking operation likely coordinated between US and Israeli Intelligence through Jeffrey Epstein (and a handful of wealthy connected persons of interest) … Read more
I get it. Being bombastic, hyperbolic, and a bit edgy with the verbiage can be attractive to an audience overwhelmed with milqetoast political dumbfuckery. See what I did there? From Marjorie Taylor Greene to Jasmine Crockett, we’ve seen the rise of old-school political banter. It’s not uncivil, it was, in fact, common during the nation’s … Read more
The Big Beautiful Bill is no timid policy nudge — it’s a full-throttle revolution, slashing taxes, unshackling industry, and igniting the American dream with a fire that’ll burn for generations. This bill is a love letter to workers, farmers, and patriots. It’s Trump’s promise kept. This bill is a tax-cutting juggernaut that slashes rates for … Read more
Obama, Pelosi, Schumer, and Biden all had it wrong since 2015 when they proclaimed that Donald Trump would never be President of the United States. They couldn’t read the tea leaves then, and though they tried to destroy him in court for four years, he is back again. Trump has the luxury of a majority … Read more
Much like the New Hampshire state budget, or more specifically, the budget trailer bill, The Big Beautiful Bill (BBB) just passed by the US Senate (headed back to the House for reconciliation), is loaded with wins and losses. Critics have every right to express concern over spending priorities and claims that the net benefits will … Read more
A. J. discusses the political fallout of Trump bombing Iran and whether we should leave it at just the bombing. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to Hear It. Comment or submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com Follow … Read more
The Democrats are doing what they do best. Projecting while yesterday’s last-day drop of US Supreme Court decisions had most right-of-center court watchers relieved. Amy Comey Barrett upped her street cred by dissing dopey Judicial “peer’ Ketanji Brown Jackson, and the day couldn’t get much better after that. Schools can’t force kids to participate in … Read more
How to wreck nationwide injunctions for everyone else Following on the heels of my Substack post on the most excellent ruling by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil (District court judges are not the elected Chief Executive), we get this. The nation’s high court did not explain the decision, but it said the stay of the lower … Read more
President Trump took to Truth Social, the official platform for breaking news from the office of the President of the United States, to tell us that the 12-day war is over. Iran and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire. From Breitbart. Trump’s chosen title, the “12 Day War,” is a clear allusion to the “Six … Read more
I grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, and was familiar with Joe Biden. I spent three years in law school and worked in Washington, DC, before moving to New Hampshire over 50 years ago. I know a little bit about the “Swamp.” What I saw in the Biden presidency was deeply concerning. It seemed as plain … Read more
I was comfy on the couch, nursing a beer next to my wife and watching the last episode of Dept Q on Netflix when I heard the news. My phone lit up. The United States had bombed three nuclear facilities in Iran. B-2 Stealth bombers lifting off from Whtiman Air base in Missouri flew to … Read more
Israel has put Mt. Trump in a tough situation. Israel has no hope of defeating Iran without nuclear weapons. It needs allies, in this case America, to embark on another Middle East adventure that will likely result in more failed nation-building in the name of defending an ally. Trump has broken out the typical bluster, … Read more
Does the Democrat Party run on nothing but fear? I’m not convinced it can. Fear of everything except government, which, ironically, is the one thing we ought to fear. So, when Donald Trump became president again, like the first time, the left went about filling the culture and airwaves with fear. Fear that Trump will … Read more
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” Numerous American colleges promptly began reassessing their DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) policies to ensure they did not jeopardize their federal funding. Some universities that embraced race-based admissions or benefits policies concurrently turned … Read more
The news is everywhere. Israel has launched strikes inside Iran, both sides reporting the targets are military and strategic, top-level military personnel, nuclear sites, nuclear scientists, ICRG commanders, all in the name of self-defense 9so says Israel). Mr. Trump has stated we’re not involved. He is still calling for a deal with Iran on nuclear … Read more
Last week’s dramatic blowout between President Trump and his one-time top collaborator Elon Musk was shocking yet predictable. According to media reports, a cold war had been brewing between Musk’s people and Trump’s appointees and it was bound to break out into the open. It was only a matter of time. On the campaign trail, … Read more
Mutzig, France – First stop on my annual visit to France’s mighty Maginot Line forts is this lovely Alsatian town. Mutzig was built by the Germans 1893-1916 to defend against enemy approaches to the important city of Strasbourg. It was – and remains – the largest modern fortress in Europe. The vast fortress, which covers … Read more
So far, in his second term, Donald Trump’s biggest headaches haven’t come from the Democrats or his fellow Republicans. Nor have they come from the groups that were his biggest enemies in his first term—the media, federal bureaucrats, or the intelligence agencies. This time around, Trump’s biggest difficulties are coming from the courts. “The Resistance” … Read more