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Right Side Up: Vaxx, Nukes, Shutdown

November 6, 2025 Right Side Up

This week on Right Side Up, we discuss COVID-19 vaccines, nuclear energy, and the Government shutdown. 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 Please like, follow, or subscribe … Read more

Morning Update: Where’d The Nuclear Hatin’ Hippes Go?

December 4, 2025October 9, 2025 The Morning Update

I found one, an anti-nuclear hippie, but they are becoming more and more rare as their ideological descendants (Democrats) reach across the aisle to embrace nuclear energy in the form of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). Cited Sources/references: https://www.roi-nj.com/2025/07/15/industry/energy-utilities/assembly-democrats-want-to-go-nuclear/ https://www.wshu.org/connecticut-news/2025-01-17/ct-democrats-electricity-costs https://housedems.com/lawmakers-unveil-bipartisan-plan-to-spur-nuclear-energy-generation-in-michigan/ https://www.bisconti.com/blog/awareness-and-appeal-of-smrs-2025 https://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/atomicage/2011/08/19/sanders-the-sole-vote-against-small-modular-reactor-research-via-the-energy-collective/ https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/05/nuclear-power-modular-reactor-energy-demand-public-market-risks.html Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok … Read more

Take the Deal, President Trump

July 9, 2025May 26, 2025 Ron Paul

Deal-making is said to be President Trump’s specialty, yet after five rounds of indirect talks with Iran, most recently just days ago, we seem as far away from an agreement as ever. The fifth round ended last Friday with no breakthrough, but at least no breakdown. However, each day that passes without a document signed … Read more

Nuclear Power Is Back?

January 25, 2024 John Klar

Until recently, it appeared that nuclear power was simply off the energy table for climate activists and environmentalists — but they are now embracing its possibilities.

Is a Nuclear Renaissance on the Horizon?

January 13, 2024 John Klar

Lost in the recent climate summit at COP28 in Dubai was the shift by environmentalists and governments toward a nuclear energy future. Calls to eliminate fossil fuels and cows predominated as usual, and John Kerry demanded that all coal-fired plants be banned.

If China Can Build 8-10 Nuclear Power Plants a Year Why Can’t We?

December 3, 2023 Steve MacDonald

You’d be hard-pressed to find a proper progressive who dislikes how China gets things done. Xi commands it, and everyone else, including the pretend legislature, lines up to make it happen. Failure could mean death and good fortune to someone needing an organ replacement.

Thought Splinters (Part I)

March 29, 2022 NITZAKHON

In my essay The Right to Disagree at Urban Scoop I’d re-coined (having used it on my old blog) the term “Thought Splinters” which I define as short memes or questions (e.g., in a discussion) that – if they have an effect – are not meant to immediately convince someone of something, but rather be nagging little things that sooner or later fester intellectually and, hopefully, require addressing by conscious thought and research.