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MacDonald: Newsom FireAid Corruption Exposed

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025 Steve MacDonald

[With my apologies, GrokTALK! will be back next week!] Over twenty years ago, when I was beginning to get my new political legs under me, one of the first blog sites I frequented that seemed to align with my burgeoning worldview was Flopping Aces. That and Townhall.com before it became Townhall (I can’t recall its … Read more

MacDonald: [Update] How Do We Mitigate THESE Emissions?

June 13, 2025June 8, 2025 Steve MacDonald

Update: The cargo vessel has now been abandoned. And while no cause has been officially assigned, the lithium batteries are the prime suspect. Photographs show the vessel still smoking hundreds of miles from the nearest coastline days after the initial distress signal was received. Thick columns of smoke can be seen billowing into the sky. Incredibly, all … Read more

Is Portsmouth Still OK With A Battery Storage Facility at Schiller Station?

January 19, 2025 Steve MacDonald

Woke Greens have been pushing us toward an energy apocalypse, and New Hampshire has not been immune. Sununu was pro-wind, which got us involved with the Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind project developers and greenwashers love, but no one else. There are, arguably, a lot of people who don’t know enough to know it is … Read more

California Moss Power In Flames.

January 18, 2025 Niko Roswell

When you think the atmosphere in California can’t get any worse, the Moss Power Plant battery storage, south of San Francisco, goes up in flames AGAIN. The original structure was first built by the infamous utility PG&E, who committed the largest mass homicide by a corporation in 2018, so this all seems par for the … Read more

Bananas: Big Win for Lesbians

January 14, 2025January 13, 2025 Johnny Bananas (Fake News Reporter!)

The shocking news of yet another fire in California has been overshadowing the Cinderella story of the City of Angels slowly turning into the Isle of Lesbos. Were it not for the massive conflagration the country would not have learned about the humongous achievement of local first responders setting aside their personal safety in favor … Read more

Move Over EVs – Rooftop Solar Panel Fires are On the Rise

May 17, 2024 Steve MacDonald

The Olympic Aquatic Center in Sydney, Australia, was evacuated this week after smoke billowed in plumes from its roof. A fire started inside the rooftop solar panel array.

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Releases Latest Campus Free Speech Ratings

February 4, 2024 Steve MacDonald

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has released its latest looks at free speech on America’s college campuses. The “Spotlight on Speech Codes 2024” report grades alleged schools of higher learning on their speech policies.

House fire Photo by Dave Hoefler on Unsplash

Joe and Jill Went Down To Maui – Many Wish They Hadn’t …

August 24, 2023 Ray Cardello

The President and Dr. Jill interrupted their second vacation this month to travel to Maui to witness the devastation caused by the wildfires two weeks ago. Since the fires, Biden has drawn much criticism for his lack of compassion and interest when asked for comments on the loss of life.

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Exploding Vehicles are Unsafe at any Speed

August 17, 2023 Op-Ed

The New York Fire Department recently reported that so far this year, there have been 108 lithium-ion battery fires in New York City, which have injured 66 people and killed 13. According to FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, “There is not a small amount of fire, it (the vehicle) literally explodes.” The resulting fire is “very … Read more

Thanks to Government, Maui’s Lahaina Fire Became a Deadly Conflagration

August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 Op-Ed

The most destructive natural disasters are never 100 percent natural. Human choices, land use, and government policies play a big role in how harmful hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, flash floods, and wildfires are to the affected communities.

Car fire original Photo by Matt Hearne on Unsplash

The Only Way to Fight Lithium Battery Fires is to Let them Burn and Try to Limit Secondary Fires?

November 9, 2022 Steve MacDonald

If we ignore all the hard truths about lithium batteries, like inadequate resources, child labor, carbon footprint, manufacturing, and disposal problems, a world with more of these in them has created a challenge for firefighters. There’s no easy way to put them out.

Watch as Massive Dome of Jakarta Islamic Centre Grand Mosque Burns then Collapses

October 21, 2022 Steve MacDonald

No planes full of jihadis appear to have been involved in the destruction of Jakarta’s Grand Mosque. The Islamic center caught fire, flames engulfing the massive dome until it collapsed. All caught on video.

“Public Records Show Hanover Police Did Not Recommend That Dartmouth College Cancel the Andy NGO Event”

March 14, 2022 Skip

It seems like FIRE is being the junkyard dog with Dartmouth College (for canceling the Dartmouth College Republicans’ event with Andy Ngo) is its bone.

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House with Large Trump Sign Vandalized – Garage and Three Vehicles Set on Fire

September 24, 2020 Steve MacDonald

No one has been charged, and there’s no evidence yet to substantiate who was responsible. Still, a Minnesota Trump supporter’s home was vandalized, their garage set on fire, and vehicles destroyed. The graffiti at the scene included a Symbol for Antifa, ‘BLM,’ and ‘Biden 2020.’

Take a Moment to say “Thank you” to Bravery in the Service of Others

September 12, 2020 Skip

I’m betting those 300+ campers at the edge of that lake will never forget those who decided they should not be forgotten in their time of need. Especially at the risk of your own lives – and the lives of their families if things went sideways.

Leftist Accountability and Control May Not Actually Exist

September 3, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Let’s look at Leftist accountability and control. They want to regulate and control our lives. But how well do they do at keeping control of the purse strings?

Respirators Killed Patients Seeking Sound Medical Treatment for Comorbid 19, the Chinese Virus

May 30, 2020
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The New York Post is covering what appears to be a pandemic of Dr. Fauci. New York’s largest hospital system is looking into the use of ventilators on patients sick with the Chinese Wuhan Flu and it does not look good. So far, statistics point to ventilators being a death sentence for a large percentage of patients.

2020 Top 10 ‘Worst-Of-The-Worst’ for Freedom of Speech

January 30, 2020

The 2020 version of the annual Top 10 ‘Worst-Of-The-Worst’ for freedom of speech is out. The list is put together by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). It includes 10 schools FIRE believes are hampering free speech.

FIRE Gives UNH Green Light for Free Speech (Again) Despite Social Media Policy

December 29, 2022January 1, 2020 Steve MacDonald

When it comes to Campus free speech, Dartmouth is the dog in the Granite State. Josiah Bartlett reported last month that New Hampshire’s Ivy League College got a Red Light for creepy community spying and reporting. UNH, on the other hand, got a Green Light, and I’m still not sure why?

Manchester Alderman Worries About Teachers Pay – BOSC Says Show Me the Money!

September 20, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Special Committee on Negotiations Chairman Richard H. Girard took issue with an email sent by at-Large Alderman Daniel P. O’Neil, Chairman of the Board of Aldermen, about the status of negotiations with the city’s teachers.