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We are living through history. At no time in my life have I experienced what we have witnessed in National politics over the last few weeks? An assassination attempt on a former President and the nominee of our Republican party, a coup against the sitting President by his own Democratic party when facing the inevitable … Read more
Fourteen Blue State Attorney Generals signed a letter asking the Feds and FEMA to recognize extreme heat and wildfire smoke as major disaster declarations. The goal is to get the Feds to write them a check backed by your increasingly useless dollars, ‘cuz climate change. “The climate change science is clear and overwhelming: our planet is … Read more
If you are a rank-and-file Democrat in the Vermont House of Representatives – a soldier in the Supermajority – you are told by Party leadership how to vote. The majority leader will, in fact, hold up a paper sign, Yes or No, informing you how to cast your ballot on key issues. And you better … Read more
We may have missed an opportunity here. Transition. Great word. To change from one form, state, style, or place to another. Public education transitioned from teaching kids reading and math to making them mentally dysphoric political activists. Democrats transitioned the American economy from a private-sector job-creating energy-independent machine into the geo-economic equivalent of Dementia Joe … Read more
The defamation suit that Nina Jankowicz – the former director of the Department of Homeland Security’s disinformation board (since closed) – filed against Fox News was dismissed in Delaware on July 22. Judge Colm F. Connolly’s succinct decision was notable not just for its powerful prose but also for its procedure. Jankowicz’s claims were so … Read more
The first Education Options (EdOpt) expo is just over a week away, on Saturday Aug 10, from 10:30am to 12:30pm at the Richards Free Library in Newport. There will be a number of tables where you can have one-on-one conversations with experts about different options for educating your children. Statewide resources will include: Regional resources … Read more
Have you ever had someone look at you and you think to yourself, they’re judging me? Well, of course, they are. We all do that. It’s part of the natural process of prejudice that defines us, and I don’t mean the narrowed modern definition. Prejudice informs your habits, preferences, and personal safety. It keeps you … Read more
Our Secretary of State announced New Hampshire’s first Civic and Voter Education Coordinator in a news release in June. The article reads, “Secretary Scanlan created the position of Civic and Voter Education Coordinator to increase voter engagement efforts within the state.” It would be easy for Granite Staters to read this article, agree with the sentiment … Read more
As if social media wasn’t toxic enough, it has now been weaponized by a Reddit group to target “fundamentalist Christians” explicitly. The group @FundieSnarkUncensored lists as its primary purpose: “This is a snark sub for fundamentalist Christians – keep it fundie & keep it snarky. While we welcome snarkers from all different backgrounds, the people … Read more
Homebuilder Lennar Corporation recently faced criticism for using misleading photographs to advertise new residential homes in the Fort Worth area. The dubious advertising allegedly concealed the fact that the 763-square-foot houses crammed together on postage-stamp lots were selling for $197,999. Various social media critics condemned the mini row-housing as “kind of like communist housing meets … Read more
News broke yesterday over the mercury fields of New Jersey that a Federal judge had thrown out part of the state’s “assault weapons” ban. U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan issued an order on July 30 declaring that including the Colt AR-15 rifle on the list of firearms defined in the New Jersey Code of … Read more
New Hampshire Right to Life (NHRTL) issues the below comments responding to Planned Parenthood of Northern New England’s (PPNNE) press release & conference seeking a taxpayer bailout [0]. Jason Hennessey, President of NH Right to Life, said: “Extreme organizations that push to legalize aborting healthy 7, 8, and 9-month children don’t deserve to be bailed … Read more
Since becoming a Foster Parent back in May of 2023 (we were also “Kinship Caregivers” for the Grandson back in 2015), we’ve been through a bunch of stuff. Our last previous Foster Child was a handful and had a history of breaking things. When school began for her, we went to DCYF with that information … Read more
The political chief of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated in Tehran. Iranian TV reports he was killed in a raid on his home. The Times of Israel says Prime Minister Netanyahu told the White House of the intention to conduct the operation. Kamala apparently was too busy doing sorority things to take the meeting. There’s … Read more
I made the mistake of checking in on MSNBC on Tuesday night. Instead of the drama-king, Larry O’Donnell, I was subjected to a monologue of absolute lies by the Harris Campaign Manager, Michael Tyler. Tyler went through a mental list of issues that one can use to build a case against Donald Trump. The problem … Read more
Even members of the population with no clue or little interest in pop culture know what “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain” means. Oz, the great and all-powerful, is a white-haired man running a secret but terror-inducing machine. Barry Obama’s hair is turning white, and it is more or less confirmed that … Read more
When Agency of Natural Resources secretary Julie Moore testified to the Senate Natural Resources & Energy Committee back in January 2023 that the cost of the Clean Heat Standard program would be $2 billion over the first five years, 2026-2030, — an amount that she said would result in an additional 70¢ per gallon for home heating … Read more
Two recent polls reveal something seriously amiss with our Democrat (re: liberal) neighbors. Studies by Pew Research and the Institute for Family Studies-Gallup report a rise in poor mental health associated with politically liberal households. Pew Research indicates more than one in two (55%) “white women” who identify as liberal in their political ideology suffer … Read more
I may be the only 70-year-old guy in America who has never taken an illegal drug. I remember when Bill Clinton proudly proclaimed he had never inhaled a joint, and I thought big deal, Bill, I have never even held one. I am not bragging or trying to put myself on a pedestal for never … Read more
Just two weeks ago, I was on a high not felt in three years, as the Democrats had collapsed under the burden of Joe Biden, and it appeared that nothing could stop the Trump Train. Everything was aligning for a Reagan/Mondale-like march to regain control of every wing of government by the Republicans. Then came … Read more