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Today, on an extra-early installment of the Morning Update, a quick look at what we know so far following the 2026 Midterms, recorded late last night, so things may have changed between then and now, but it looks like the blue wave arrived. The GOP got wiped out. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if … Read more
As of this writing, results are still coming in for the 2026 midterms, but here is a quick look at the current status of races and chamber majorities or projections. Looks like the blue wave survived and has arrived. I guess we may be leaning a little socialist for the next two years, Here’s what … Read more
The term “the most important election in your lifetime,” has been beaten to death and has lost any strength or power it once had. The truth is that every election is important, but in the past, people had to think about which candidate to vote for. That was in the past, when you could choose … Read more
Most underestimate school expendituresOPINION: A supermajority of New Hampshire voters wants property tax relief to come from local spending restraint, not from higher aid, finds a new Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy poll conducted by the St. Anselm College Survey Center. State House and Senate candidates in both major political parties are promising to … Read more
Even the most clueless in America and elsewhere cannot escape the fact that followers of radical Islam are attacking America and Western values every day, often with violence. And Jews are not their only targets. Christians are also major targets. Recognition of an enemy and its tactics is the first step in protecting what we … Read more
This week, on Right Side Up, Alison and Mike Alison talk about the many reasons to get out and VOTE. Note: Right Side Up is published Wed. evening, but that would be too late given the subject, so I am publishing it a day and a half early. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if … Read more
Vermont will not survive another Democrat/Progressive supermajority Forgive me if you feel like you’ve heard this before in these pages, but it needs to be said again on this eve of election day: Democrat/Progressive/Bernie-Socialist politicians have ruled Vermont virtually unchecked for decades, and the results have been nothing short of disastrous. In Vermont, the only … Read more
Today, in the morning update, it’s Election Day 2026, and while it’s anyone’s guess what could happen, hopefully all the calls, ads, and mailers will stop, plus a few observations and maybe even a prediction. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. S.2 033 (Ep. 297) Links: none Authors’ … Read more
For those who may not know me, I served with Doris Hohensee on the Nashua School Board from 2016-2020. I was the Finance Committee Chair and participated directly in union contract negotiations. In my view, the unions, particularly the teachers’ union, ran the show. Superintendents exist to please the union, so there won’t be disruptions … Read more
The Dems are playing with fire, and it might be a pleasure to see it burn them. Everyone’s favorite moderate Trotskyite, Abigail Spanberger, signed legislation adding Virginia to the Electoral College Compact, so she is now free to focus on other goals, like securing passage of the dog-walking tax now pending in her Democrat-dominated legislature. … Read more
This week, on GrokTALK!, rumor has it that there’s an election tomorrow. The most important one ever, until the next one, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. In this episode, Dems said there’d be cheating, and they are. Plus a look at the “New, More Virulent Strain of Socialism” that is the modern Democratic … Read more
New Hampshire Democrats have hinged a lot of their effort on the idea that Free Staters are taking over the Republican Party, and this is bad for you. Those crazy Free Staters, you don’t want them taking over anything, they say. New Hampshire Republicans say Democrat Socialists are taking over the Democrat Party, and while … Read more
Did you know that New Hampshire loses 2,500-3,000 children to elective abortion each year? Nationwide, it’s over a million. This has not only contributed to our school enrollment decline, but also reflects the injustice of an industry that profits from cutting short unmistakably human lives while endangering the lives of women. This is at a … Read more
There has been considerable criticism surrounding the College Board’s changes to the SAT, with concerns that the revised test has been made less rigorous. This raises an important issue when evaluating student performance: if proficiency scores increase, does that mean students are learning more, or does it mean the test has simply become easier? An … 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
How to Bring Down an Empire “Empires, by Pride & Folly & Extravagance, ruin themselves like Individuals” Benjamin Franklin knew the pattern all through history: Collapse is self-inflicted. In 1773, he wrote a masterpiece of biting satire detailing 20 rules for how a great empire destroys itself from within. The formula is simple: make the … Read more
Today, on the Morning Update, left-wing groups are promoting post-election-day “protests” that could shut your life down if they don’t like the results and until they get their way. And yes, I know. It’s Monday, Nov. 2nd. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the Embedded Video does not load. S.2 032 (Ep. 296) Links: … Read more
Is President Trump a “Threat to Democracy” or a “Threat to the Democratic Party”? Two very different perspectives. Both depend on which news outlets, social media, and family/friends you trust. It’s no different than the American Civil War. Southern states were run by Democrats, “trusted” politicians who supported slavery. Northern states run by Republicans did … Read more
Brownstone Institute Out, damned spot! Out, I say!” said Lady Macbeth as she paced in a hallucinatory state, reliving in her subconscious the murders she helped plan. She rubbed her hands as if washing them, to wash away the sin, following up the promise to her son that “a little water clears us of this … Read more
This is no surprise, as for nearly the full two years since VT Democrats got walloped in the 2024 elections, I and many others have been observing that their only plan to regain power (running on their bat-crazy agenda not being a viable option) is to shriek “Orange Man Bad!” Then hope enough Vermont voters … Read more