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In a virtue-signaling display of institutional Trump Derangement Syndrome, the city of Burlington, Vermont, passed a resolution to spend $3,000 to rename its main shopping corridor from Church Street to Canada Street. The silly effort is premised on the goal of attracting more shoppers to the progressive Gotham’s dying commercial sector in a spiteful swipe … Read more
The US Supreme Court has ruled that nationwide injunctions by district court judges infringe on Executive Authority. Thanks to Megan Kelly for the heads up. This puts an end, at least on paper, to judge shopping to freeze executive branch orders, though it will be interesting to see how that plays out. This, for example, … Read more
Democratic leaders who are calling for more protests against ICE agents appear to be playing right into President Donald Trump’s law-enforcing hands. A substantial majority of Americans support deporting violent illegal immigrants, so those on the extreme left screaming for obstruction of justice, harboring illegals, and defending convicted rapists and killers are losing immigration polling … Read more
The beauty of being for less government, a lean bureaucracy, sunsetting regulations, expiring rules, and lower taxes (taxation is theft) is that if an opposing political machine were to assume power, even temporarily, they can’t use what you did against you. Never assume the tyrannies, petty or otherwise, that you implement for political advantage won’t … Read more
There are many reasons for disliking the Federal Reserve, and readers often encounter a wide variety of these reasons in articles and commentary by financial writers and economists. It is often the case, however, that many critics of the Fed attack the Fed for the wrong reasons. For example, one will often see Fed critics attacking the … Read more
This week we discuss the Climate Scam, including solar and the looming wave of bankruptcies.” 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 or submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com Celebrate Independence Day by Supporting Independent … Read more
Democratic rule under Governor Janet Mills has exchanged a surplus in Augusta for a huge fiscal deficit. In just the last six years, the Democrats have increased the budget 65% from $7 billion to more than $11.5+ billion. Remember, only about 1.4 million people are living in Maine. The current budget amounts to a tax … Read more
Five weeks ago, over on the Substack, I explored how some experts in the UK were uncomfortable about the details of an assisted suicide bill in the House of Commons. Unlike a lot of experts over here, who may see this as a ticket to more revenue, the Royal College of Psychiatrists thought there needed … Read more
When the legislature was voting on H.454, I was, while painting my house (fun!), listening to an audiobook on the battle of Gettysburg. And I can’t help but notice some unfortunate parallels for Republicans with their vote on that bill and Pickett’s Charge, the infamous suicidal attack by the Army of Northern Virginia over a … Read more
Public schools are fully engaged in mental health treatment in New Hampshire’s schools. But does any of this actually help children? We now task school counselors and teachers with assessing and treating a child’s mental health while they attend school. There have been numerous problems with this initiative in our schools. We’ve found that some … Read more
New York City is the largest in the United States, with a population of 10.2 million residents. I say residents because the count includes all illegals living in the Big Apple as of the last census. NYC has more people than 38 states and nearly as many people as all 6 New England states combined. … Read more
A number of bills have been milling about the State legislature to address a problem that should have been addressed years ago. This is not an issue where being fashionably late is a good thing, but we’re here now. Our job, that’s you, me, the grassroots, and tips, is to push this over the top … Read more
A new study suggests vegetarians may be “less benevolent” than meat eaters. This may seem counterintuitive, given that among the chief motivations for giving up meat are concern for animal welfare and the environment. The study reinforces prior assessments that eating a plant-based diet does not make people less empathetic toward others, but rather, those … Read more
Welcome back for another week of news and opinion with Jocelyn and her guests 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 or submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com Follow these links for additional content from … Read more
When political opponents call their opponents names it tells the American people that they have no message to promote policies that will make our lives better. This is what the Democrats and their supporters in the mass media are doing in their political discourse. The Democrats have used terms like Nazi, Gestapo (Gov. Waltz (D-MN), … Read more
Try not to act too surprised. The guy we all said was the GOP Establishment’s preferred candidate to replace the departing Jeanne Shaheen before she announced her retirement has announced he’s doing what we all said he would. Ambassador Scott Brown is running for the open US Senate Seat in New Hampshire. This is like … Read more
The late Tom Anderson from Pigeon Forge, TN, was a lay preacher, owner of Farm Journal, an Executive Committee member of the John Birch Society, and a one-time Vice Presidential candidate for the American Party. Anyone hearing him speak with moral and humorous wisdom was impressed. He knew more than most of our leaders do … Read more
HB2, the Budget Bill, HB357, and Now Vaccine Mandates – What on Earth is Going On? Q. What was HB357 all about? https://gc.nh.gov/bill_Status/billinfo.aspx?id=444&inflect=2 A. The purpose of HB357 was to end the mandates of varicella, Hep B, and HIB vaccines. The way to achieve this was to repeal the commissioner’s authority to mandate vaccines by rulemaking. Q. But … Read more
The latest thing that’s not the Iran thing or the Abrego thing, or the Pride month is almost over and it was an underwhelming embarrassment thing, is the variant thing. We’re not up to VIN number length yet, but this year’s engineered popular blonde is NB.1.8.1. The transwoman lab leaked offspring of the original Wuhan … Read more
It reached 100 degrees in New Hampshire’s largest city today. It’s no surprise that the spot with the most asphalt and concrete was slightly warmer than the rest. It’s the largest heat island in the state, but if you dare suggest that these urban encroachments have corrupted the temperature data, you’ll get a good talking … Read more