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Woodstock, Vermont, is a hotbed of anti-gay hate crimes. Actually, it’s not. But someone spray-painted a “Gay slur” on retired Police Chief Joe Swanson’s mailbox. Joe is married to Nicholas “Nico” Seldon. The “Chief” was also involved in a demotion kerfuffle that required judicial intervention. The case is not, however, being investigated as simple vandalism … Read more
While the political left wails about another act of Trump tyranny, the real infringement has gone unreported and practically unnoticed. CNN, MSNOW, and Politico sued to regain their campus access rights to the White House. There’s no such thing, but a judge has already ordered that they be allowed back. The nation is filled with … Read more
When a parody video of Becca Balint hit the internet, the libs were triggered. The Congresswoman got all huffy, and the Progressive AG Charity Clark sent a threatening letter to the video’s creator. [Henry L.] Poitras has said he uses artificial intelligence (A.I.) in his work that “mocks and exaggerates the conduct and statements of … Read more
The latest University of New Hampshire’s Free-Speech ranking from FIRE is unimpressive. Even lousy. But my expectations were always low. It was never a bastion of First Amendment Rights, and it has – in truth – had a few speech scandals that went nationwide with our help. I’ve also taken FIRE to task in the past for … Read more
Today, on the Morning Update, some local parents score a First Amendment win at the First Circuit Court of Appeals. I talk about how our prediction came true, and why it even had to go that far. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Ep 250 Links: Authors’ and … Read more
‘Portland is not exempt from the Constitution,’ and neither is Bow or Kearsage nor Nashua, or any liberal enclave near wherever you live. It exists to protect us from, increasingly, liberal scolds and their bizarre obsession with chemically (or even surgically) castrating children. Not that long ago, anyone who did that, even with parental consent, … Read more
A recent video made with Artificial Intelligence (AI) satirizing Vermont Congresswoman Becca Balint has sparked indignant hostility from the self-styled “Scrappy Little Dyke.” Vermont’s rabidly left-wing Attorney General Charity Clark applied a sketchy new Vermont law to investigate the video’s creator, prompting a federal lawsuit. Charity and Becca both care far more about the free … Read more
A field report from seven years inside Nashua’s Right-to-Know trenches I’ve filed hundreds of Right-to-Know requests in this city. I’ve sat through more Board of Aldermen meetings than some Aldermen have. I have, at this point, a working knowledge of Nashua’s assessing department, its Trust funds, its Community Development office, the construction and costs of … Read more
A recent video made with Artificial Intelligence (AI) satirizing Vermont Congresswoman Becca Balint has sparked indignant hostility from the self-styled “Scrappy Little Dyke.” Vermont’s rabidly left-wing Attorney General Charity Clark applied a sketchy new Vermont law to investigate the video’s creator, prompting a federal lawsuit. Charity and Becca both care far more about the free … Read more
The Telegraph recently headlined a report titled ‘Monstrous’ Equality Act has gone too far, warns Lord Sewell. It seems that conservatives in the UK believe the Equality Act 2010, which is based on the same principles as civil rights legislation in the United States, has “gone too far.” They are calling for it to be repealed on grounds that “it … Read more
Videographer Hank “Planet Hank” Poitras confirmed today that he is being investigated by Attorney General Charity Clark under Vermont’s 2026 Synthetic Media law for a satire video he produced earlier this year. As first reported by Seven Days, Clark has sent him a warning letter about her investigating him for the video. He said that she says he violated the … Read more
I remember growing up. The networks, we didn’t have anything else except PBS, were required to give equal time to opposing views if the network gave a candidate or advocate earned media time. I wouldn’t become remotely political for another thirty years, but it struck me as annoying, not that I was paying attention or … Read more
Today, on the morning update, some students are suing the college over “sexual harassment” policies that are impossible to satisfy and that simultaneously violate their constitutional rights. 00:00 Snarky Introduction to the Pronoun Debate00:43 Pref. Pronouns lawsuit and sexual harassment01:37 A few examples why they’ll lose02:17 Legal Challenges and Free Speech Issues03:04 Pronoun policy suggestions, … Read more
Independent media matters most when it says what other outlets won’t. That’s why Granite Grok exists. And it’s why Bare Minimum Books fits so naturally with it. Both are built around the same idea: Question assumptions. Follow evidence. Think clearly. Speak plainly. We’re putting together a July fundraiser that brings both together. GraniteGrok and Bare … Read more
Regular readers know the name Nick Shirley. He went wide with his grassroots guy and a camera on a street investigation of fraud in Minnesota. He’s been at this longer than that, but that made him a name. He then went to California and found even more fraud. It’s gotten so bad even local media … Read more
Today, on the Morning Update, this ‘Western” nation has removed the mask on fake hate speech laws. The goal is not just to control words, speech, and thought. It is to criminalize it, even when it is the truth. 00:00 The Concept of Hate Speech01:28 The Political Agenda Behind Hate Speech Watch on the ‘Grok … Read more
Free speech champion Elon Musk is once again leading an effort to protect commercial speech from government control. His company, xAI, filed suit on April 9 against the state of Colorado, seeking to block the enforcement of a Democrat bill that regulates the content of artificial intelligence applications to prevent unlawful discrimination. xAI asserts that … Read more
School board members in New Hampshire are elected to represent their communities. They are not appointed advisors, and they are not public relations assistants for the administration. They are elected officials entrusted by voters to ask questions, raise concerns, and communicate with the public about the operation of their schools. Recent statements by Rochester School … Read more
The New Hampshire School Boards Association (NHSBA), the notorious creator of numerous combative and corrosive anti-parent policies often adopted by school districts across New Hampshire, recently held a presentation. To summarize, it is the board’s position (not so much policy) that school board members abrogate their First Amendment Rights so that parents and taxpayers don’t … Read more
A bill is working its way through the New Hampshire legislature that would limit the flags and banners flown in the state’s public and charter schools. Summary. House Bill 1132 will prohibit the display of certain flags and banners in public schools and public charter schools, and establish penalties for their display. A fine of … Read more