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Did you know there was a midterm election on Tuesday, November 5, 1974? Now, everyone reading this does. As a kindergartener, I didn’t even know what a governor was, but bad things happened on both sides of the state line that day. One bad governor was born, and another was elected. It was a few … Read more
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released a report that more or less admits that offshore wind farms pose a risk to marine ecosystems and that they are unavoidable. Biological Impacts: Marine mammals, sea turtles, birds, and fish could suffer due to noise, habitat displacement, and changes in migration patterns. Even bats, which … Read more
When a so-called political party fights measures that would uphold America’s voting integrity, not suspecting that something else is at stake is impossible! Especially when that party previously scrubbed 14 million loyal votes and then proceeded to insert their “back room” choice. This suspicion of a hidden element gains momentum, especially with the more “into” … Read more
The House is the grand inquest of the state. It is entrusted to carry out investigations and impeachments as a body independent of the judicial and executive branches. House investigative committees have certain powers to carry out their investigations, including collecting sworn or unsworn testimony, utilizing subpoenas to demand the appearance of witnesses for testimony … Read more
On the eve of the 2024 Presidential Election The great march of mental destruction will go on. Everything will be denied. […]Fires will be kindled to testify that two and two make four.Swords will be drawn to prove that leaves are green in summer. G.K. Chesterton, Heretics, 1905 Dear Faithful American Catholics, I am addressing all … Read more
Back in the bygone days of early October, the more famous spouse in the Jake Sullivan-Maggie Goodlander pairing was clearly Jake…he is, after all, the National Security Advisor of the United States. But with Election Day fast approaching, there has been a sea-change, and it seems to have come courtesy of a certain president’s (no, … Read more
Laurie Ortolano writes a piece that purports to give readers guidance on the ballot question raising the age limit for judges from 70 to 75. But the text quickly turns to recap Laurie’s mistreatment by the New Hampshire judiciary and by specific persons. Thanks to Spike for the Op-Ed. Send yours to steve@granitegrok.com Let’s stipulate … Read more
The Burlington Free Press has a headline announcing Vermont as the Safest State in the Nation. The accolade follows a release by Wallet Hub, which the story notes “is based on data of assaults per capita, total loss from climate disasters per capita and unemployment rates.” Whhaaaat? “The safest states in America protect their residents … Read more
Is “The Enemy Within” a figment of the imagination or a constant controversial constitutional issue in American politics? Robert F. Kennedy launched the presidential career of JFK with Senate hearings on Jimmy Hoffa’s labor racketeering and memorialized those hearings in a book entitled “The Enemy Within,” published in 1960. Prior to RFK’s book, Senator Joseph McCarthy … Read more
I like to remind people that the alleged gender dysphoria mental health crisis is, like most of the chaos these days, a product of deliberate action by interested parties. If Schools, Librarians (and parents desperate for attention from progressive peers) left the kids alone and stopped obsessing over sex and gender in general, most or … Read more
On Monday, Donald Trump floated the idea that he might seek to replace the federal income tax with federal taxes on imports—also known as tariffs. This is potentially a good idea, but not for economic reasons. There is no economic reason why tariffs are any better or any worse than the income tax. A tariff, which is just a … Read more
I am not a woman, but I can define one, and I am embarrassed by the treatment women are getting from Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, and every Democrat involved in the Harris campaign. We are in the closing arguments stage of this election, and the message from Harris and Walz is clear and shameful. Hopefully, … Read more
Barbara Hantz Marconi might theoretically have a right to approach the Governor of New Hampshire, but Governor Sununu has ignored every email I have sent regarding corruption in the courts. The difference? Barbara Hantz-Marconi is not an ordinary citizen. She was appointed to the NH Supreme Court by Governor Sununu and appointed to lead the … Read more
The Commission to Study Offshore Wind and Port Development is scheduled for Monday, October 28th, at 4:30 p.m. The meeting will occur at 222 International Drive, Suite 175, in Portsmouth, NH. Time is running out as the leases will be sold on October 29th. This is an urgent nonpartisan request. To show up, look at some of the problems … Read more
Vice Presidents are not usually remembered for the time they spent playing second fiddle in an administration. They are remembered only if they become successors or failures in their efforts to take their place at the head of the table in the White House. Kamala Harris has done nothing of note to shine a spotlight … Read more
Expected lifespans are plateauing worldwide, suggesting that life-extending advances in medicine, food safety, and plumbing may have gone as far as they can to preserve humanity’s ability to prolong the inevitable. This news dampens techno-mystical fantasies of using science to achieve immortality and slip the surly bonds of death. Yet this is old news for … Read more
You’ve heard the story about the fifty-one intelligence experts who meddled in the 2020 election. They lied about the laptop the FBI, and likely most of them knew was all Hunter and Biden, as was the campaign ending dirt betwixt the hookers and blow, but claimed it smelled of Russian Dezinformatsiya. When it was safe … Read more
It’s not beyond me that Donald John Trump has a propensity to open his mouth and make enemies. It’s not beyond me that as our 45th president, Donald Trump used social media as a tool to bash Democrats like Crazy Nancy Pelosi or Lying Adam Schiff. None of that is a surprise to me. What … Read more
Much time and no amount of treasure will follow the steamrolling of wind farms into the (fragile) Gulf of Maine. The progressive whiners want what they want. And while there are many environmental reasons to slow down or stop, the biggest problem is … Well, this. I managed to take [Dr. Shahrar Ali] to task … Read more
If you love your family and care about other hard-working, law-abiding people who want to prosper in a safe community and peaceful world, then you must vote for Donald Trump for President. President Trump delivered what other politicians promise: prosperity, improved safety, and a more peaceful world. Trump made our adversaries weaker and Americans wealthier. … Read more