Tag: NH9

Gov. Sununu Receives Summons For NH9 Civil Suit (Wrongful Arrest…)

December 4, 2024

by Steve MacDonald

Governor Sununu is being sued as part of a wrongful arrest claim against him, and today, he was handed his summons to appear in court. The soon-to-be former governor is implicated along with the state police on seven counts, including violating citizens’ First, Fourth, Fifth, and Eighth Amendment rights. Nine citizens were arrested at an … Read more

Why No Committee to Investigate His Excellency?

November 20, 2024

by Julie Smith

Tomorrow is November 19. It was a big day in NH 3 years ago and for 2 reasons. One of them was because it was the day Chuck Morse voted the wrong way on that covid money as a member of the committee serving as the very last firewall opportunity to block it. That was … Read more

Shame On Arielle Mitropoulos

October 19, 2024

by Julie Smith

Mr. Rabideau, my middle school photography teacher, often preached “halves and doubles” in lecturing about tweaking the F-stop and shutter speed. The institution of substitution was what his lesson was about. Take a different example from the grocery store junk food aisle. When some Sunshine or Nabisco product introduces a new version labeled as “reduced … Read more

Shame On Marissa Tansino

October 19, 2024October 19, 2024

by Julie Smith

WMUR is, once again, doing what they do as the propaganda machine. I already shamed Adam Sexton last month for playing Chris Wallace for Vikram, and now is a good moment to remind the readers that he is “on notice” as the Lily Tang Williams vs. Maggie Goodlander debate awaits us on October 31. However, … Read more

Breaking: NH Citizens (NH9) Sue Gov. Chris Sununu and NH State Police

December 4, 2024October 16, 2024

by Steve MacDonald

Just days after the third anniversary of the wrongful arrest of nine New Hampshire citizens during an Executive Council meeting, these defendants are now plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Governor Chris Sununu and the NH State Police. The Civil Suit claims that, Additional counts cite violations of the Fourth, Fifth, and Eighth Amendments, as well … Read more

State Troopers At 10-13-21 Executive Council Meeting

Some Thoughts On The Anniversary of The Executive Council Arrests

October 13, 2024

by Julie Smith

Today, 10/13/24, marks the 3rd anniversary of the infamous Executive Council arrests. Most, if not all, readers must be familiar with that event, but it never ceases to amaze me that I still run into people who didn’t know about it. There was plenty of coverage, the wrong kind, to be found then and now, … Read more

Chuck “Backs the Blue,” But Will he “Weaponize the Green?”

March 27, 2024

by Julie Smith

I feel like a broken record in saying that criticism for one is not necessarily an endorsement for the other when discussing Chuck Morse and Kelly Ayotte, but keep in mind that the latter is a lawyer, after all.

NH Executive Councilor Blocks Constituent After He Asks Her a Question about The Arrests of the NH9

July 7, 2023

by Steve MacDonald

If you did not know, charges were dropped against all the remaining defendants of the NH9 – the individuals targeted and arrested at an October 2021 Executive Council Meeting. And here’s something else you might not know. Things have gotten more interesting since then.

NH State Police vs “The People”

July 5, 2023July 5, 2023

by Op-Ed

After reading several recent articles in the GraniteGrok concerning the “NH9,” I can only come to the conclusion that we have an integrity problem in both the governor’s Office and now the Department of Public Safety.

The Revenge of the NH9?

July 2, 2023

by Steve MacDonald

The State of New Hampshire never had a case, but they clung (bitterly?) to the media opportunities created by a false insurrection narrative right here in the Granite State. By “they,” I mean the Republican Governor, his AG, and the Department of Injustice.

State Drops ALL Charges Against Six Remaining NH9 Defendants

July 1, 2023

by Steve MacDonald

Earlier this week, the charges against Terese Grinnell were dropped. She’d been arrested for allegedly disrupting a public meeting. Yesterday the State dropped the charges on the six remaining defendants.