There are two problems I see when I get frustrated over the lack of outrage about the billions of dollars stolen from social safety-net programs in Minnesota and probably beyond. One is that I don’t think fraud generates enough angst toward those who took something by deceptive practices, and the other is the unified effort ... Read more

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The UK’s got problems, but it’s also got progressives, which means two things. They caused it, whatever it is, and their plan to “cure” it will make it worse. That’s not to say there aren’t those within the Labour government or the progressive establishment (or employed by the government) who don’t mean well. The issue ... Read more

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New Jersey’s demands for donor lists may have gone too far The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on December 2 in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v Platkin. The court’s forthcoming decision will have far-reaching impacts for pregnancy centers across the country that have experienced fierce attacks in pro-abortion blue states. At issue ... Read more

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In this episode of the Granite Discourse, Calvin Beaulier is a NH State Representative for Grafton County District 1. He is serving his first term, is an attorney and real estate broker, and also serves on the housing committee. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its ... Read more

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Hey, did you hear? The alleged Brown University shooting suspect allegedly committed suicide in New Hampshire. We’re just waiting for them to announce that they cremated his body over the weekend, but while we wait, did you know this? The suspect found dead is also a New Hampshire weather headline. If you looked up the ... Read more

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Here’s a hard truth those on the Left will never acknowledge: Anyone who pays taxes in Vermont is already paying MORE than “their fair share.” We already pay the highest property taxes in the country. Is that fair? We have the third-highest state and local tax burden at 11.53 percent. Is that fair? Only eleven ... Read more

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Look at the document “Woodlock – DM’s Partial Victim Impact Statement” that was submitted on the eve of James Woodlock’s sentencing last week by David Vicinanzo and Russ Rilee.  It was sent to the media as well.  The media link goes into Jane Doe #146’s lawsuit, which states that Woodlock sexually penetrated (raped) Jane Doe ... Read more

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Let’s first narrow the details of the title question “are your elected officials naughty or nice?”  I will narrow the field to members of legislative bodies that are state and local.  That would include 400 reps, of which most communities have 3, and 24 senators, of which everyone has just one.  If you’re in a ... Read more

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A few reminders to start. No matter what they say, the alleged problem is the warming that you cause (even though it’s not you). None of their models work (if you want to read a wonky article about one that does, but doesn’t predict climate Armageddon, look here). The entire exercise is about ending free-market ... Read more

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As discussed in the introductory essay in this series, standard doctrine surrounding vaccines – pertaining to clinical trials, licensing, marketing, and vaccination schedules – is largely a pseudoscientific façade, constructed on a shaky foundation of falsehoods. In this series, we examine each of the five Big Lies propping up vaccinology, plus two “Honorable Mentions.”  Big ... Read more

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If you don’t know who raised your property taxes, someone else is steering your town. And if you don’t know what actually keeps you healthy, someone else is steering your body. This week on The Independents, we break down: Because the same mindset that shrugs at tax hikes also shrugs at bad food, bad sleep, ... Read more

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I say it often, and you can quote me. It’s easy to break things. Fixing them is a lot harder. It takes longer. And while Obama broke stuff, whoever was running the Biden Administration wrecked a lot more. Add to that an unprecedented effort to realign the American economy, fix unfair trade deals, break the ... Read more

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To some readers it may seem like a rhetorical question to ask whether the narrative of George Orwell’s dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four (or 1984), first published in Britain in 1949, has somehow left its pages and settled, like an ominous miasma, over the contours of social reality. Yet, closer inspection – which means avoiding compromised mainstream news outlets ... Read more

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Christmas is less than a week away, so it is obviously time to look at memes. Lots of memes. I mean, a lot of memes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Read more

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Remarks delivered at the 12/16/25 meeting of the Wilton-Lyndeborough School Board I’ve attended many school board and budget committee meetings over the past six years in person and online, and I have read all the minutes from both boards since August. I was surprised when an administrator at a recent meeting mentioned some recent standardized ... Read more

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On Today’s Morning Update, I talked about the failed security footprint at Brown University and gun-free zones. Incompetent or not, the fools dancing around the microphones in the Island of Rhode could have prevented this if someone besides the shooter was armed. It turns out the shooter is alleged to be a former Brown student, ... Read more

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Today, on the morning update, the Brown University Shooting is teaching woke, incompetent libs a thing or two about gun-free zones. Or not. But we’re learning a lot! Note: “The suspect in the Dec. 13 mass shooting on the campus of Brown University has been found dead by suicide in a storage unit in Salem, ... Read more

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Just days after a popular Burlington coffee shop announced it would close amid a strike and challenging financial and social conditions in downtown Burlington, a Barre restaurant is sounding the alarm about overtaxation. Barre restaurant owner Diane Duquet Hood says she plans to take her concerns about rising property taxes directly to local lawmakers after ... Read more

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In the waning days of 2025, the once-celebrated ideal of multiculturalism lies in tatters, exposed by a cascade of violent incidents and societal fractures across Europe, the U.K., and beyond. The brutal attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney on Dec. 14, 2025, where a gunman targeted a Hanukkah celebration, killing several and injuring dozens, serves as ... Read more

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This week on Right Side Up, after the weekend chaos, the right to keep and bear arms, your natural right to self-defense, is more critical than ever – and gun-free zones are where killers go to find soft targets. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its ... Read more

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