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America is more divided today than at any time since the Civil War. Some think we came together after the deadliest battle ever fought by Americans, and some say the scars have never healed from the 1860s. We had our challenges again during the Civil Rights era of the 1960s, but nothing like we have … Read more
The Dietsch “I Don’t Know Sh!t About the FSP” Tour Lands in The Lakes Region The tag line at the end of the Farmer’s Insurance Ads with JK Simmons is ‘We know a thing or two because we’ve seen a thing or two.” Former State Senator Jeanne Dietsch has been on a tour of sorts, … Read more
Maybe, just maybe, the people who attempted a coup on Trump will face some consequences: The Undoing of Hussein Obama – Winds of Jihad Same story from another angle: DoJ Receives Criminal Referrals on Obama Officials for “Treasonous Conspiracy” Although the statute of limitations may have run out on some of these crimes, history (and God) … Read more
[With my apologies, GrokTALK! will be back next week!] Over twenty years ago, when I was beginning to get my new political legs under me, one of the first blog sites I frequented that seemed to align with my burgeoning worldview was Flopping Aces. That and Townhall.com before it became Townhall (I can’t recall its … Read more
In the movie ‘A Few Good Men’, Corporal Dawson doesn’t want to plead guilty to killing Private Santiago to get a short sentence. He followed orders and did his job, and he’ll stand by the consequences, even if it’s life in prison. Lt. Daniel Kaffee, his assigned lawyer, master of the plea bargain, is indignant … Read more
In the comments on a recent post, someone expressed the commonly held (and much-applauded) attitude that, It’s the kids in the classrooms that matter here.. It’s about the life of the child and the parents that are trying to give this child a good life with opportunity — this is the goal here. But this … Read more
It’s time to embrace the M word again. No, not Monday, Memes! More memes and lots of them, with a shoutout to my small army of foragers without whom these posts would be impossible. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … Read more
I’ve been accused of being like a dog with a bone, but I’m not going to apologize for obsessing about broad-based taxes, which include the cost of renewing your car’s registration. I wrote about this matter almost a year ago and revisited the topic recently in my article comparing town hall to city hall, but … Read more
Fox 23 has a touching story about the concern among Maine’s homeless advocates after President Trump signed an order, “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets.” Endemic vagrancy, disorderly behavior, sudden confrontations, and violent attacks have made our cities unsafe. The number of individuals living on the streets in the United States on a single … Read more
There is a tremendous difference between weaponizing our Justice and Intelligence Departments to damage a political opponent and using credible evidence to bring political operatives to justice. What the Democrats did to Donald Trump during his first term and after he left office in 2021 was Lawfare. The two impeachments of President Trump were done … Read more
This week Andy drops by with another citizen doge update, plus an exploration of the political cult of personality issue, partisan purity, and more. 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 … Read more
According to the White House (Associated News Service) Sunday marked six months into President Donald Trump’s second term, which the White House says has been characterized by “winning.” “In just six months, President Trump has made America the hottest country in the world,” assistant press secretary Liz Huston told The Daily Signal. “President Trump is delivering on his promises … Read more
AGE INAPPROPRIATE BOOKS ARE REMOVED FROM THE SORA STUDENT ONLINE LIBRARY Recently, age-inappropriate library books were removed from New Hampshire’s Sora Student Online Library App. New Hampshire schools that use the SORA Library App share a catalog called “The Shared NH Collection”. The collection has been heavily criticized by parents who have found dozens of … Read more
One of the few things Democrat leadership is good at teaching its cult members is projection. If a Democrat says it, or accuses you of it, or tries to sue you or impeach you, they are doing it, have done it, or are about to. It is no accident that the people who went after … Read more
I would bet my last dollar that the answer is absolutely. We all want accountability. We know what happened, and all of our assumptions, which we instinctively feel are probably true. Still, we will never see a significant member of the Obama, Hillary, or Biden teams on a perp walk, and there are so many … Read more
The emissions lawsuit opera continues after a court told the environmentalists suing the state of Vermont for missing its made-up emissions target that you can’t sue them for missing a target we won’t know we’ve missed until 2027. Oh, but they guessed and we guessed and the official unofficial estimates are that they missed it. … Read more
User Query Hello, Grok. Since you have established yourself as a just and highly intelligent entity, even if an artificial one, I ask for your response to the link below, for which you are the primary author, and also your reaction to the response by Claire Best that it generated. The Grok Chronicle Chapter 2: … Read more
It is time for the Israel-Gaza War to end, even according to Daily Wire commentators! Also, South Park strikes a nerve in the White House with hilariously savage jokes against Trump. 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 … Read more
The people who use the term anti-vaxxer are either short on information and have no clue what they are saying, or they are willing stoges acting as unpaid lobbyists for Big Pharma. Not to be confused with the paid stooges who fearmongered the other variety into making ignorant assumptions based on incomplete information or outright … Read more
The US Senate recently confirmed President Donald Trump’s first judicial nominee of his second term, Whitney Hermandorfer, to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. He will have fewer opportunities to appoint federal judges in his second term, though his selections may be more critical than at any time in the nation’s history. The judiciary was … Read more