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MOFFETT: Some Divorced Veterans Need Help – Support HB1263

House Bill 1263 is an act relative to the definition of disposable military retirement pay and the suspension of alimony obligations. Rep. Jim Maggiore (D-North Hampton) sponsored this measure at the request of a constituent. Other co-sponsors include members from both parties, including four current or former GOP committee chairs. The testimonials and correspondence received … Read more

Middle of the road The middle, compromising stance of those called “centrists” or “moderates” is very often mistaken for a balanced and reasonable position. Little else is worse than an entire world tricked into what rationally amounts to crime, thinking it is balanced, realistic, and optimal. The centrist has become convinced that their middle position is the only fair and just stance, and that anything else is imbalanced extremism. The opportunity to rationally examine these assertions has never been as important as it is now. Let us start by realizing that most people do not actually call themselves centrists yet are convinced that their views are a proper mixture of ideas, a negotiation to meet somewhere in the middle, which is what centrism entails. Whether this is a mixture of safety and freedom, socialism and capitalism, or collectivism and individualism, few have admitted that their unique mixture ratio is behind their confidence in their own political views. Most are convinced that they have the right mixture, while they believe those with different views have their mixture somewhat off. How many traditional conservatives are against socialism without realizing that many of their views are based in socialism? They do not put the label of “socialism” on their beloved military, police, and public schools, but these are textbook examples of socialism. How many progressives for wealth distribution via government will truly admit that they want the profit motive to remain as the deep well from which they can perpetually draw? Nearly everyone has a mix, if only so they can satisfy themselves that they are not radical extremists. To further the confusion, there are parallels in our world that suggest to us that a mixture is best, like the alloys of metals being more useful than pure metals alone, or the right temperature being a mixture of not too hot and not too cold. It is intuitive to infer a moderate compromise in social, economic, and political matters. Now let us see the mixture from a different perspective. Engineers do not strive for a healthy balance of both planes that continue to fly and planes that fall from the sky. They are very imbalanced in their view that all planes should continue flying without issue, to every possible extent. We would find it unacceptable if the legal system outwardly promoted a healthy mix of bringing criminals to justice and letting them do whatever they want. The point to see here is that we must not mix poison into our food and call that a healthy balance. No percentage of violent crimes have a fitting place in civilization, same with fraud, corruption, and a long list of wrongful acts. The practice of forceful plunder through the apparatus called “government” is the rational equivalent of criminality, asserting that the ability to do so equates to the right to do so, and dismissing other peaceful means for funding as if they are inferior. No degree of what is rationally criminal is somehow a quality ingredient to mix into one’s political stance, even if the current laws legitimize it. That it comes from the basis of “might makes right” and violates inalienable rights means that justifying any degree of it makes a person complicit with this criminality, which is objectively criminal and evil because objective reality is altered thereby, to the subtraction from objective and measurable well-being. Well-intentioned people of all kinds mix in ideas that are objectively criminal, not seeing with rational eyes because they used the going laws as their only measure for what is just. Even those reaching for higher moral ideology believe in things like city-states and small or local governments as the solution, as if to not have fully admitted that nobody is fit or entitled to rule, whether they are a person or a group. It is the rational that gives us the tools to collaboratively orchestrate law and order, and the same that stands as the constant standard for what is good and evil, what preserves rational rights and what depletes them. If rationalism can reveal what toxic and evil justifications we might have mixed into our views, it can be the tool for helping us clean up our views, even if someone thinks that doing so will amount to extremism. Author: Ben Jarick Ben Jarick is a writer, inventor, entrepreneur and lifelong student.

MACDONALD: Is it Just Me?

If you were jaded about politics and power before the response to the China Virus (say it like Trump; CHI-NUH), odds are good that it metastasized into full-blown cases of “you just can’t trust those f**kers about anything. And you can’t. You never could. Well into my second decade of mouthing off about almost everything, … Read more

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PAYNE: Stealing the Mind of a Nation

The prophetic words of German playwright, poet, and philosopher Friedrich Schiller 1759-1805 pinpointed what has gradually happened in American public schools over the past hundred years:  “ It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal the mind of a nation), The blame diminishes as the … Read more

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RICHARD: Taxpayer Funding of Public Education in NH, Rejected!

Introduction The record of the 1850 New Hampshire constitutional convention somehow went missing with no explanation until it was discovered in the state archives in 1980. After it was discovered, the convention record was organized and published in 2005. The state Supreme Court did not have this all-important document when it decided the Claremont decision. … Read more

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BRADLEY: The Bad Bunny Fiasco

The Appalling Press (AP) interviewed Bugs Bunny yesterday about his cousin Big Bad Bunny! After reminding everyone that no one gets to choose their relatives, the World’s funniest and most famous bunny said, “ Looked to my bunny eyes that Big Bad Bunny forgot his ears and his bunny tail.” My cousin, Big Bad Bunny, … Read more

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IMANI: An Open Letter to the God of Islam

It is axiomatic that to be a Muslim, you must believe in Allah by taking him as your one and only lord, accept Muhammad as Allah’s beloved messenger, and take the Quran as a literal work of Allah and a perfect prescription for living. Hard as I tried, I had a terrible time being a … Read more

Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo

KLAR: Florida Bill Seeks to Expand Vaccine Exemptions

Conscience vs science? A post-pandemic tension between public safety and individual liberties has infused Florida’s ongoing effort to balance vaccine mandates and parental choice. A pending bill would broaden the state’s current religious exemption to include allowances for “conscience.” Opponents, however, fear the expansion will expose unvaccinated children to disease risks. Florida’s Exemption Battle In … Read more

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Friday Meme Thing

You lived to tell the tale of another week, and here we are to celebrate. Memes, baby, tasteless, spicy, often painfully honest, not always making total sense memes. And probably a few that are full of it but funny as hell. Hey. It’s a meme. That’s what they are for. . . . . . … Read more

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COLQUHOUN: Unpaid Taxes and Fiscal Responsibility in Nashua

A Closer Look Mayor Donchess wanted the State of New Hampshire to spend $20 million to acquire the Xinhua property for housing development, yet this plan omits critical financial realities. The City of Nashua stands at a crossroads where enforcing existing tax regulations could recover significant unpaid revenues from delinquent property owners, including Xinhua itself. … Read more

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Morning Update: “What the Flock!”

Today, on the morning update, with Dems all uppity about body-worn cameras (they demanded) and privacy, it seemed like a good time to ask about the growing Flock “Safety” Camera surveillance state. Ep. 106 links: Check Out More Morning Update Here! – Also available on Rumble, Instagram/Reels, and Steve’s Substack. Follow ‘Grok on X – … Read more

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OPINION: We Are At A Crossroads 

Most people have no idea how perilous our current situation is. The entirety of the Democrat Party is engaged in a treasonous coup and open rebellion against Trump, at the federal, state, judicial and local levels. It’s not as easy as just doing some paperwork and arresting people. It’s all one giant criminal conspiracy, imbedded … Read more

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PAYNE: Crimes of Educators

Parents, your leaders have paid a high price for failure.  The United States spends over $900 billion annually on K-12 education. Funds controlled by the Education Mafia (the “EM”), the creators and the administrators of the psychological poison that indoctrinates our children with the curricula created by UNESCO and the Department of Education, chosen textbooks, … Read more

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Right Side Up: Schools, Maps, and Choice

This week, on Right Side Up, the new school maps and the latest bill wording (no school choice), and more on Energy policy.” Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Disagree, agree, Got Something to Say, We Want to … Read more

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MACDONALD: Why You Need to Shadow Lunatic Lefties Online

Remember Oyster River School Board Member Giana Gelsey. Last July, she was only slightly ahead of the outrage curve with demands that “we” need to dox law enforcement. She meant federal agents. Doxing is illegal in lots of places, but announcing to the world that “we” need to do it is protected speech. Even for … Read more

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BANFIELD: End Lifetouch Contracts With USA Public Schools Immediately

And Demand Our Kids’ Data Dear Superintendent Nadeau, I am attaching a petition that calls for ending Lifetouch contracts with U.S. public schools and for protecting student data and images. A former Lifetouch executive, Leon Black, had a long-standing personal and professional association with Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender. As documented publicly, Black made … Read more

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CARDELLO: Does Nancy Guthrie Deserve 24/7 Coverage

Today’s article may not be a very popular position with some, and to others, I may come across as heartless, but enough already with the 24/7 news coverage of the missing Nancy Guthrie. Nancy disappeared from her Arizona home nearly two weeks ago, and after all of this coverage, we still know little of the … Read more

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BANANAS: Stupor Bowl LX Review: Never Again Is Now

As the smoke from the forest fires and chem-trails settled along the bay the full spectrum of colors and disorders emerged from the thunderously loud crowd of ball worshippers there to venerate America’s favorite holiday festival – the Stupor Bowl.  This year’s dialectical offering pitted New England’s favorite Patriots against the tent city hopefuls from … Read more

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