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Not surprisingly, President Trump’s astounding successes after just two years in office have escalated Trump Derangement Syndrome to an even higher level! Let’s take a look at just some of this Administration’s major accomplishments so far: 1.) The Stock Market has reached unheard-of historical highs on almost a daily basis;2.) Four years of 20%+ Bidenflation … Read more
Vermont has a statutory fee on its electric rates that funnels money into something called Efficiency Vermont. It takes tens of millions of dollars out of the economy every year with the goal of using it on things that will ultimately reduce consumption and save more than that cost. The government decided that Vermonters were … Read more
This week, on Right Side Up, Alison and Mike discuss the empty promise of Democratic Socialism, public safety concerns in Burlington, and more. 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, … Read more
Sometimes the internet lords hand you low-hanging fruit, and this is one such occasion. Just days apart, these two headlines land in my inbox. New Hampshire Schools Rank Top Five in the Nation New Hampshire schools are top five in the nation according to new rankings from WalletHub released today. Governor Kelly Ayotte released the following statement … Read more
By State Representatives Mike Moffett, Jose Cambrils, and Alvin See A political “flyer” circulated in Canterbury criticized that community’s three State Representatives (us) for voting against HB651 earlier this year. A response is required. Sponsored by Rep. Dave Luneau (D-Hopkinton), a long-time proponent of higher state spending, HB651 would almost double the state’s education adequacy payments … 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
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is no stranger to controversial decisions and has managed to put her finger on the scales of justice of late as she has tried to manipulate the direction of her state and country. Bellows may be the Secretary of State, but she is foremost a Democrat and has done … Read more
Today, on the Morning Update, an observation about the zombie masses worth sharing, and how and why we don’t want to be like them. Or, if you prefer, a recitation of how and why you are not like them. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Ep 228 Links: … Read more
Lost in much of the discussion about the current global deficit of crude oil is a new reality that had been brewing for some time even before the Iran Conflict began on March 1: The fact that OPEC — and its bigger sister, OPEC+ — has lost its teeth. Worse for its member nations, the … Read more
The cyclosporiasis ‘outbreak’ continues to attract clicks and eyeballs, and why not? Who wants explosive diarrhea, especially if you can avoid it? Not too many volunteers for that. We’ll give you 500.00 if you let us infect you with something that will give you explosive diarrhea. No. I’m good. Thanks. Angry street bums would say … Read more
Jimmy Carter authored the single greatest foreign policy betrayal in modern human history. His cowardly abandonment of the Shah of Iran directly birthed the world’s most dangerous state sponsor of terrorism. President Ronald Reagan famously exposed this catastrophic blunder with unyielding fury. Reagan identified the betrayal of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as a permanent stain of shame upon the … Read more
Two things non-citizens are not supposed to do in America, and yes, there are more, but let’s try not to get lost by insisting everything be viewed from 30,000 feet: vote and serve on a jury. Having experienced the call only once in my many decades in the same town and county, here in New … Read more
There are times when someone is just looking for attention. They have created a message and persona and, through Social Media, have attracted millions of mindless followers. Sometimes these creatures need to be kept in the box. Sometimes we need to recognize the evil and keep it under wraps. Sometimes the box needs to be … Read more
“It is a very great mistake to imagine that the Object of Loyalty is the Authority and Interest of one individual Man.” Decades before the Declaration of Independence, Samuel Adams understood the foundation of what became the American Revolution. It was a complete rejection of the ancient mode of humanity – allegiance to a person, … Read more
Today, on your Morning Update, how much different might our perception of the world be if everything were first filtered through the lens of a young liberal woman with pink hair and a nose ring? Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. Ep 227 Links: Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions … Read more
This week, the famed pollster and certainly no conservative, Nate Silver, founder (but since departed) of FiveThirtyEight and now author of the Silver Bulletin, published an article breaking down the financial and racial demographics of who makes up the Democratic Socialists of America. What he discovered is that the party’s “sweet spot,” to use the term from … Read more
Higher electricity prices are coming for Granite Staters this August. As you shake your fist and yell at the electricity gods, just remember one thing: More fuel = lower prices, and that includes the fuel we call natural gas. Confusingly, the media won’t stop suggesting the opposite. Here’s how New Hampshire Public Radio reported on the … Read more
This week, on GrokTALK!, recorded Memorial Day Weekend, I talk about liberty. A fragile thing. How fragile. Well, today we read through a piece that helps us understand that and, I hope, inspires us to share it with others so they turn up to vote before the left changes the system such that your vote, … Read more
GraniteGrok can be, for some more disciplined Republicans, something of a guilty pleasure. They would never announce they are fans, but we can say things they never would and maybe they should. Weekly, if not daily, we provide narrative ammo and armor that you can hand to your troops for the trench wars in social … Read more
Heroes do not always have uniforms, badges, or guns. Sometimes they see a need, have an abundance of patriotism, and a deep need to help people. They have seen military personnel come home missing arms, legs, or other deformities of battle that they will wear like a badge of honor for life. They have seen … Read more