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Fraud news keeps dropping at a fevered pace as everyone from state legislators to burrito-stand hospice fraudsters are indicted and arrested for every possible type of theft of taxpayer largesse. You can keep sending me the memes that simply say no one is getting arrested, but I’m not posting them. Lots of people, mostly Democrats, … Read more
While the media circus and social media were abuzz with comments of all varieties following the resignation of Gordon MacDonald and the scandal surrounding it, Luz Bay didn’t waste any time. She became the first nonincumbent executive council candidate to air her opinion. She said the following: “Executive Councilors are elected to provide independent oversight … Read more
Reminder: Memes are memes and are neither vetted nor “fact-checked,” nor to be considered “research,” or taken seriously, nor do they (necessarily) represent the opinion of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … Read more
I can speak from personal experience on this topic because I have been there and done that. I served on a Massachusetts Superior Court jury for a month and was selected for four separate trials. The cases were very different, but the jury room experience was all too similar. The room was filled with people … Read more
Today, on the Morning Update, we begin season two, after 260+ installments, and the topic is out of this world, if only barely. The US says it has an orbital weapons platform, and has it already used it? Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Links: Authors’ and Speakers’ … Read more
Stopping at a red light prevents accidents. Subsidizing local law enforcement with federal grants for Flock cameras to take your picture, record your license plate, and automatically send it to the cloud may cause more trouble than an accident. Flock technology gathers information about law-abiding citizens and the criminal-minded alike and lumps them together in … Read more
Calls to regulate the artificial intelligence (AI) sector have reached a fever pitch over the last week. Fearmongering about the prospects of a totally unregulated AI industry has been around as long as the industry itself. But the current storm began last Tuesday when an engineer at Anthropic—the firm best known for its chatbot Claude—resigned, … Read more
Pretty much everybody in Vermont politics says that housing, or rather the lack of it, is THE major problem at the root of so many other problems our state is facing. Young people are leaving because they can’t find housing. Businesses can’t hire because employees can’t find housing. The rent is too damn high! And … Read more
Everything a society does is its construct. Religion, law- it is all conceived and adopted by a group of people and becomes their worldview. Their culture. Their “law.” Don Ewing recently wrote an article in which he reminds readers that Iran has promised to destroy us. By any means, and that includes long-range missiles with … Read more
Lisa Kinkade, the Brattleboro homeless advocate who was praised last year for helping create a downtown drop-in center for homeless people, has been arrested following a drug raid in which police say a large amount of crack cocaine and cash was seized. Kincade, 46, was one of three people arrested Sept. 4 when Brattleboro police … Read more
There’s a line from the original DIE HARD movie- lots of them, truly- but this one popped into my head when I heard the news that the New Hampshire State Supreme Court Chief Justice resigned (after a fake medical leave). “We’re gonna need some more FBI guys, I guess.” New Hampshire’s judicial system could use … Read more
September 16, 1774: Paul Revere galloped into Philadelphia with urgent business from Boston: a document that laid out a blueprint for total resistance. If the Continental Congress adopted it, secession from the British Empire would be unavoidable. The very next day, after a round of wild applause, they did just that. This is the story … Read more
Today, on the Morning Update, it’s been a long time since the American Federation of Teachers has had anything to do with teaching or education (unless it was to learn how to be a commie), but have they made another transition? Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Ep. … Read more
Top of the fold Why healthcare costs are soaring, but the care is getting worse (hint: Obamacare was DESIGNED to fail & cause the system to collapse so people would be forced to accept socialized medicine): Health Insurance Costs Are Soaring. Here’s Why | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics Regarding the Lindsey … Read more
Now Gordon MacDonald is accusing Barbara Hantz-Marconi of circulating rumors that he had an affair with Dianne Martin. That’s a bit rich coming from him. He has had an entire career off the sexual misconduct rumor mill, and so have his colleagues at Nixon Peabody and so has their client, the NHCADSV. I am less … Read more
This week, on Right Side Up, Alison and Mike discuss the Tunbridge Fair and the many choices Vermonters have this election cycle. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, … Read more
The Marxist and National Socialists throughout history killed easily because they created a culture that allowed it, and America, you are looking that culture in the eye. Democrats are the party of Darkness with all the connotations you can imagine. Their energy policy plans will likely leave us in darkness, which, I suppose, makes it … Read more
Believe it or not, I’ve always been an optimist. Down 10. Fourth quarter. Guess what? We’re running the ball. Fullback’s in the backfield foaming at the mouth. You don’t even have to guess. It’s a run. And the next play? Also a run. We’re imposing our will. Here’s Rep. Brandon Gill to open up the … Read more
Reminder: Memes are memes and are neither vetted nor “fact-checked,” nor to be considered “research,” or taken seriously, nor do they (necessarily) represent the opinion of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … Read more
Have you ever attended a committee hearing with a large turnout? Whether or not the committee chair is a pleasant one, it’s common to hear the chair saying words like, “if someone else has already said your talking point, we don’t need to hear it again; please save all of us some time,” as people … Read more