As the New Year unfolds and the bell of liberty rings clearly amongst the long list of bills that NH Republicans have filed, I urge you: do not become complacent. Benjamin Franklin once said, “Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” As a veteran ... Read more

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After the October 7th attacks on Israel and Israel’s fully justified military response, the usual suspects lost their hive mind. College Campuses showed their hate and intolerance by protesting in the name of a group of people who, by most accounts, support Hamas by a margin of 80 to 20. More than 80% of “Palestinians” ... Read more

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This week, on Right Side Up, we discuss more dissatisfaction with crime and drugs, $800,000 for the GWSA project, and embezzlement at a local nonprofit. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to Hear It. ... Read more

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For twenty years, GraniteGrok has been offering opinions, observations, and reporting stories the media either ignore or would never report from “that angle.” Many of these stories are the result of tips and leads from readers. We platform people who go where Handmaid media won’t go, and offer news and opinion that aren’t beholden to ... Read more

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The Democratic Socialists around the country are feeling their oats! Mamdani’s mayoral win in New York and Katie Wilson’s in Seattle are sparking speculation that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could emerge as the Democrats’ presidential nominee in 2028. That’s a serious political high! But we in Vermont know – or should know – a few things others ... Read more

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Billions Stolen Under Walz’s Sanctuary Shield: How Non-Assimilating Immigrants Exploit Taxpayers—A Wake-Up Call for Blind Patriots Minnesota’s Somali Welfare Fraud Crisis: The Sanctuary Shield That Enabled Billions in Theft—A Continuation Three weeks ago, in the wake of initial federal revelations, this publication exposed the explosive Somali welfare fraud scandal rocking Minnesota under Governor Tim Walz’s ... Read more

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I see this as a very critical time in our country’s future. We are hearing about these situations involving Chinese or Islamic immigrants, both legal and illegal, and we cannot dismiss them as individual events. There is a connection here that we must identify and have the courage to stand up to these invaders before ... Read more

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Have you ever played a slot game and felt calm because everything kept running smoothly without any pause or confusion?  Many players notice this smooth flow but may not think about how it happens. Game stability is one of the most important parts of slot platforms, and it is handled with care so players can ... Read more

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Welcome to the 75th installment of the Morning Update. It’s a New Day, a New Month, a New Year, and did I mention the 75th episode of, … yeah, I did. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to ... Read more

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Top of the fold: Canada passed MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying) in 2016 with the idea that it would be limited to ONLY adults with terminal illnesses.  Less than a decade later, they have expanded it to depression, mental illness, PTSD, and now they are looking at applying it to children.  These other ailments may ... Read more

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This week on The Ever-Living Podcast: Courage on Campus – Pro-Life Activism in a Challenging Semester. Join hosts Xindi and Jessica as Jessica, New England Regional Coordinator for Students for Life of America, shares powerful stories from the front lines of campus pro-life work following the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk. Justice 4 All will ... Read more

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The UN and its bits and pieces are what happens when human nature has unconstrained access to virtue signaling and other people’s money. Its purpose, like many NGOs and non-profits of the progressive hue (see also Somali-run “care” agencies), is to fund itself and its growing ‘staff.’ It’s a crime family using legal means to ... Read more

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And Why is Everyone Talking About It? You may have been seeing the silver market discussed in the news lately. Big things have happened in the market that will affect all of our futures. Many people are missing the importance.  Here is What Happened  There was a major disruption amongst the biggest players in the ... Read more

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Welcome to the last midweek memes of 2025, and yes, the last meme post of 2025. No worries. It’s memes, and when Friday, January 2nd rolls around, and you are still shaking off your hangover (or not), we’ll have more memes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Read more

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Montpelier police have arrested a former executive director of the Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation following an investigation into the misuse of organizational funds. According to a press release issued Saturday, the Montpelier Police Department began investigating a report on July 19, alleging the misappropriation of company funds at CVEDC. The organization reported that its ... Read more

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“Today, on the morning update, liberals are so spun up about protecting law-breaking illegal aliens that they are accidentally embracing liberty for actual citizens.” Links: Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to Hear It. ... Read more

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On 12 September, UK child and adolescent psychiatrist Sami Timimi published “When mental-health diagnoses become brands, the real drivers of our psychic pain are hidden” in the Globe and Mail, a Canadian newspaper. In his superb article, Sami carefully explains how he arrives at his painful conclusion: You see there is a truth that we (in the mental-health business) ... Read more

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Welcome back for another installment of Granite State Live as we present some of the best of 2025! Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Got Something to Say, We Want to Hear It. Comment or submit Op-Eds to steve@granitegrok.com Please like, follow, ... Read more

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I’m going to touch on a highly controversial subject, one that has become the third rail among cancer biologists and the broader medical community: the possible link between COVID-19 vaccination and cancer. Because my laboratory’s mission is centered on cancer prevention, I cannot in good conscience ignore the elephant in the room.  As my colleague, ... Read more

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Whenever people who have access to power or influence (that includes money) insist that you do not need certain basic skills, you should be suspicious. If they tell you that reading, math, language skills, especially the primary language of the nation in which you live, is racist, discriminatory, or – in today’s example – a ... Read more

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