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MACDONALD: Media Narratives and Reality

June 27, 2026 Steve MacDonald

Ticks again? Yes. It’s important to measure and contrast media narratives with reality. As you may recall, in April 2026, we had three more reported ER visits for tick bites than in any previous year (per the CDC). The result was a cavalcade of fearmongering headlines about the coming apocalypse. My response was to find … Read more

So … When is This “Reporting” Thing Going to Start?

August 4, 2023August 3, 2023 Steve MacDonald

If the flag banners sprinkled around the site have not given it away, our fundraiser has reached a plateau. We’re stuck at 31% and have been for two weeks. Not unexpected and in part due to other things I’d like to share.

Someone is “Attacking” An NPR “Journalist” in New Hampshire

February 23, 2023June 3, 2022 Steve MacDonald

The Newburyport News, in an editorial titled, “Violent attacks on journalists also assault the truth,” is reporting multiple acts of vandalism at homes linked to a “journalist” who works for New Hampshire Public Radio or their family members.

With Mid-Terms Coming What Existential Threat Will the Biden Admin No Longer Report?

January 20, 2022 Skip

What is Biden going to avoid as we head toward the Midterm elections? You might guess inflation but that’s too obvious.

Remembering Rush Limbaugh … Mentioned My Name on The Air – And Something Much More Important

February 21, 2021February 20, 2021 Steve MacDonald

The left is having spasms of glee over the passing of Rush Limbaugh. That is reason enough to miss the man and his contribution to the debate. He was a singularly unique individual with whom I have a very small (tiny sliver of a) connection. He once mentioned my name on the air.

Weaponized Public Health

February 4, 2021

Remember when President Trump said there may have been some promise in a cheap drug with a long use history?

Hydroxychloroquine reporting by Elizabeth Cohen FI

CNN – Consistency is not your strong suit in reporting

December 13, 2020 Skip

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Is NH DHHS Promoting CDC Guidelines that Falsely Inflate Reported Deaths from COVID-19?

January 31, 2023April 17, 2020 Steve MacDonald

New Hampshire’s chief epidemiologist, Dr. Benjamin Chan, despite the best of intentions, is still a bureaucrat. And rumor has it his agency can chase Federal dollars with the best of them.

Reporting on the Spread of Coronavirus in China Appears Grossly in Error

February 19, 2020 Percy Blakeney

Reporting on the spread of coronavirus in China appears grossly in error. The reporting fails the commonsense check. Think about the reaction of the Chinese government. They quarantined the city of Wuhan, population about 11 million. Do you do that for the flu alone?

Wuhan Crematorium Operator Says They Are Working 24 Hours 7 Days a Week

February 6, 2020 Steve MacDonald

We’ve already made the case that the “official” number of infections and deaths in China from the novel Coronavirus are fake. If you’re looking for confirmation this might be it.

Transparency In News, Reporting and Commentary

April 4, 2019

Who done it? CNN has 90 million subscribers. It is available in 90 Million homes. That means 227.7 million people daily could be viewing CNN’s coverage. The terror-supporting regime of Qatar has placed at least 4 national security “experts” on the network. Those people with ties to the regime report, comment and editorialize regularly for … Read more

Local Girl Scout Won Highest Honor for Promoting Abortion

January 18, 2025March 24, 2019 Steve MacDonald

A lot of people stopped buying the cookies years ago. Why? The Girl Scouts are all-in on abortion. And what better way to affirm that commitment than by handing out a gold award (their highest honor) for a project on abortion.

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Home Education Rules Update

December 11, 2018

Over the summer, the Department of Education reviewed the home education statutes and rules in their preparation of a technical advisory regarding Participating Agencies. We alerted the department to widespread misunderstandings of districts and private schools regarding home education reporting requirements. This problem was exacerbated by sample policies provided by the NH School Board Association to their member boards … Read more