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I’m not sure which decade it was, maybe the eighties, perhaps the nineties, but there was a buxom red-headed (ish) comedienne with a Southern drawl. She was funny. One of her jokes was about smoking and how some people preferred light cigarettes. The punch line was, why would anyone suck twice as hard for half … Read more
According to reporting by the EPOCH Times, not one but two Federal judges have told New York to F-off. Okay, editorial license. They informed the state that its Climate Superfund law was unlawful for all sorts of reasons, much like Vermont’s, which I wrote about here. I gave all sorts of fun lefty-triggering examples, but … Read more
One of the worst things you can do for liberty and human flourishing is to pay your legislature and give them benefits. It’s also not good for tax burden, business and job growth, regulation, education, health care costs, and the list goes on. The moment people become financially dependent on making rules to run other … Read more
I haven’t seen much media on this story, but I don’t pay much attention to local media. Justin Jackson and Melissa Longe, both of Dummerston, VT, have pleaded guilty to a conspiracy that moved firearms across the border into Canada. “The investigation soon revealed those purchases were part of a complex international trafficking conspiracy funneling … Read more
Today on the Morning Update, Blue States follow a predictable pattern. Take control. Increase spending, add regulations, increase taxes, add new ones, which eventually drive wealth and job creators away. Vermont wanted to be like California. Like New York. And so they are. 00:00 Introduction and Overview of Perrigo’s Business Model01:26 Financial Performance and Challenges … Read more
A New Hampshire casino company plans to build a new casino and entertainment venue just across the Connecticut River from Vermont in Littleton, NH. Littleton is on the state line and accessible by both freeway and state highways to St. Johnsbury in about a 20-minute drive. If constructed as plan, the casino would be the closest to … Read more
You can’t escape death, but avoiding taxes is something human beings do instinctively, especially those who insist that paying them is some sort of patriotic duty. Personally, I go to great lengths to ensure that I have reported all my income. Not doing this makes you a natural target for certain political factions who are … Read more
America isn’t the only one celebrating its 250th anniversary. It’s Vermont’s birthday, and to properly mark and market the occasion, they made a series of mistakes that ended with the uninspiring crap featured above. “Governor Phil Scott created the Vermont 250th Anniversary Commission through Executive Order in December 2020.” From a press release following the Executive order. … Read more
Colorado Dems Embrace Their Eugenicist Roots Canada continues to expand its medically assisted in dying rules (MAiD) on a path that was easy to predict. I saw it coming, so how difficult could that have been? Any system with limited resources will protect itself at the expense of all else. Government-paid doctors and therapists are … Read more
The top ten US states with the highest tax burden are all blue. One of them is Vermont (#3). Maine clocks in at #5, with Rhode Island at #8, and Connecticut at #10, with the highest total tax burden. Massachusetts is #13. New Hampshire is 48th, making it the third least taxed state in the … Read more
Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark has declared by para-executive order anyone who can provide video evidence they have vandalized a Tesla will be given a $50,000 voucher toward the vehicle of their choice redeemable at any dealership in the state to celebrate National Tesla Vandals Day. National Tesla Vandals Day won out over other popular … Read more
Some several hundred art students and trust fund babies lined the streets of Warren, Vermont this past weekend armed with hand drawn signs and musical instruments designed to raise heck in protest of the nation’s Vice President J.D. Vance attempting to take his family on a ski trip to nearby Sugarbush Ski Resort. The crowd … Read more
A recent J.P. Morgan Report that undocumented immigrants may be ramping up US housing demand dovetails ironically with claims in “sanctuary states” that more illegal immigrants are necessary to construct more houses. This dragon-eating-its-tail spiral of higher living costs is particularly evident in rural Vermont, which faces one of the nation’s toughest housing crunches even as progressives … Read more
‘Tis the season of giving once again, and most of us have gotten our shopping done thanks to AI target marketing that has gotten so sophisticated you can literally think of what you want, and Facebook, Youtube, or Instagram will advertise it to you within mere moments. Even better, after you buy the thing, they … Read more
We discuss the freest state vs. the least free, Education taxation, and Whether the majority misinterpreted the message from voters. Editors Note: If you have a podcast, we have an audience. Email steve@granitegrok.com for consideration. . Follow The ‘Grok on Rumble. Donate to the ‘Grok to keep the content coming.
Granite Staters have been celebrating another number one. No, it’s not the lowest tax burden, the safest state, or the lowest poverty level, though it consistently ranks best (or one of the best) for those. It is economic freedom, and New Hampshire is number one again—not just in the US but in all of North … Read more
VERMONT This was almost as good as it could possibly have gone for Vermont Republicans in 2024. Almost. In the State Senate Republicans won all of the “big five” targeted races (Beck, Brennan, Douglass, Mattos, and Hart) Mattos and Brennan even more decisively than I thought they would, plus one of the wildcards in Steve … Read more
Windsor County has long been a Democrat and Progressive stronghold. Its largest town, Hartford, has voted overwhelmingly blue (approximately 70%) since at least as long as they’ve used Dominion voting machines, maybe even longer. However a shift has been taking place of late, and one person who finds herself at the center of it is … Read more
Details are starting to emerge surrounding the apparent pedophile meet-up at a Vermont campground located outside of the state capitol in the small town of Plainfield, VT. A town meeting held in Marshfield on September 17th and was attended by several dozen community members with many others attending online. At the meeting the owner of … Read more
Sent to me by a reader is the case of a man who was imprisoned for helping a mother and her child escape abuse. The mother, having found faith, sought to protect her child from her abusive former lesbian lover. Philip helped transport them to safety, leading to his imprisonment. Philip shares his journey and … Read more