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RINO-Russ Barry, who prefers to be referred to as State Rep Ross Berry, wants you to believe that property taxes in New Hampshire are out of control because of “local control” of public school budgets: First, there is no real “local control” of public education in New Hampshire. From an NHPR article: State law RSA 193-E:3-b … Read more
It is an unusual time to be a news junkie. The government is shut down, which leads to a 24/7 media cage match with each side pointing an accusing finger at the other. The Republicans appear to be gaining the upper hand in that marathon skirmish as they continue to present facts, while the Democrats … Read more
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
And act surprised when their “political children” misbehave This will come as no surprise to anyone outside of Boston. The place isn’t just crawling with lefties; it attracts them like flies to, you know, feces. It’s been blue for a long time, as has the entire state, but you’d think the people running Boston didn’t … Read more
My Yellow lab has had his moments—everything from leg issues as a puppy to lump removals as he got older. Cosmo is almost ten now and still very much a lab. Puppyish, loving, cuddly, and energetic, but pet care costs are getting out of hand. The last quote I got for some minor superficial surgery … Read more
Stephen Scaer, A.K.A. Sidewalk Steve, is a former state Senate candidate and is an activist who is out on the sidewalks of New Hampshire fighting the medicalization of gender-confused children. You can find out more info about him and his work on his website www.sidewalksteve.org. Editor’s Note: Steven Scaer and his wife Beth are both … Read more
People who want to buy an EV are welcome to do so, but will have to do it without taxpayers’ props up. And people who sell EVs will likewise have to push the product absent expiring rebates. That’ll make these expensive beasts more challenging to move, but my sense is that EV sellers have never … Read more
The quick answer to this highly complex question is “No,” but the question deserves a more nuanced explanation than a single word, and I hope I can do it justice. The truth is that both Parties have been morphing for the last couple of decades. On the surface, the Republicans used to represent the rich, … Read more
Welcome to the middle of the week and midweek memes. A chance to take a break and march through memes dank, concerning, quizzical, and hilarious. Or something. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … Read more
Step right up, folks, the Granite State’s justice system has outdone itself. Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi, a sitting member of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, has officially pled nolo contendere, that’s Latin for “I did it, but let’s not make it awkward.” Her crime? Criminal Solicitation of Misuse of Position, using her office to … Read more
On today’s Morning Update, we learn a little bit about the Director of Planning and Development in Raymond, NH. James McLeod, who is also the Town Moderator, self-identifies as antifa (with f-bombs for emphasis), and I think he’s confused. Language Warning! Sources Cited: https://www.facebook.com/james.mcleod.5872682 https://granitegrok.com/world/2025/05/why-were-not-a-democracy https://jonathanturley.org/2024/05/08/this-is-antifa-journalist-and-others-attacked-at-uw-event/ Reader submitted material Speakers’ opinions are their own and … Read more
Anyone who pays attention to the media, any media, surfing headlines on preferred streams, knows that Bari Weiss is the newly minted News Chief at CBS. They also know who Bari Weiss is and that this married lesbian is a veteran progressive reporter who was excommunicated from the Left-Wing Group-Think “Tanks” doing business as America’s … Read more
The enemies of the U.S. Constitution label its nature to be living and breathing. However, political Marxism is opposed to the Founders’ original intent. To magnify the distance American politicians have traveled from the original intent of the Constitution, here I quote words from Frederic Bastiat, a French legislator of the 1840s, mentioned in Ezra … Read more
GraniteGrok.com’s Steve MacDonald joins Keith and Julian in-studio this week on Granite State Live. Also on the program is Independent Journalist Corinne Clifford on ICE operations in Chicago and Portland. Entrepreneur, author, investment advisor Erik Weir, author of Who’s Eating Your Pie?: Essential Financial Advice that Will Transform Your Life. Then it’s U.S. Marine veteran and cancer … Read more
This past week, the Republicans presented a common-sense Continuing Resolution to keep the federal government funded through almost the end of the year. The Senate needed 60 votes to pass the resolution, and all 53 Republican senators voted against shutting down the government, along with two common-sense Democrats, Cortez-Masto and Fetterman, and one independent, Angus … Read more
I hope everyone who went to Howard Pearl’s Oktoberfest last weekend at his family farm had a good time. Everyone, including Howard. While my new senator is busy cleaning up from that shindig, he should know that I am watching him just like Mr Focker’s future father-in-law would. Everyone should be watching their senator on … Read more
Today’s America is partially due to a Congress that has yet to be acquainted with accountability. And it’s not a recent ailment since this predates our grandparents. In fact, the only bright spark was during the fifties when sessions of the House Un-American Activities Committee, HUAC, were held. Since then, selected candidates have been of … Read more
Today on the GT Morning update, a UN-sponsored global banking cabal set up to force compliance with net-zero carbon emissions and ESG, whether you want to or not, has just fallen apart. Related Links: https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/10/global-warming-cooldown-net-zero-banking-alliance-melts-away-after-member-exodus/ https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/01/six-major-us-banks-pull-plug-on-net-zero-alliance/ https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/global-banking-climate-group-stop-111518258.html? https://wattsupwiththat.com/2025/10/06/sea-level-rise-hoax-exposed-the-disappearing-islands-that-refuse-to-disappear/ https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/sltrends/sltrends_station.shtml?id=8419870 https://www.esgtoday.com/net-zero-banking-alliance-ceases-operations/ Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, … Read more
New research predicts more challenging times for the Safe and Affective Crowd. No, they were never safe or effective. They didn’t stop infection, nor did they prevent more severe disease. There were a lot of hidden ide-effects, including death, and there is ample research to confirm that clotting was one of them. Micro material has … Read more
With a single heated remark to a developer, a Portsmouth Planning Board member last week showed exactly how the municipal development process is broken. Developer Mark McNabb has proposed converting a property he owns on Congress Street to a 125-unit co-living apartment building. Co-living units, once common, were zoned nearly out of existence in U.S. … Read more