On Thursday, I wrote about the testimony of Julian Assange of WikiLeaks at a Tuesday meeting of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Assange’s testimony provided an informative overview of his persecution for helping expose disturbing government secrets. In his testimony, Assange stepped back at ... Read more
I have frequently written over the last several years that the agenda of the climate-alarm lobby in the western world is not consistent with the maintenance of democratic forms of government. Governments maintained by free elections, the free flow of communications and other democratic institutions are not able to engage in the kinds of long-term ... Read more
A Democrat governor guilty of mismanagement and fraud? Can’t be! (that was sarcasm, by the way). Sorry, but it’s true. While misappropriation of paper money printed by the Fed is common, and more common – I’d argue – where Democrat machines control the politics, even folksy governor Tim Walz has found himself a suspect. [An ... Read more
Sabrina Carpenter has been a star since she was 12, starring on Disney’s Girl Meets World. Now she’s a singer and, I’ve heard, she has broken records set by the Beatles. She’s recorded a catchy cover of Nancy Sinatra‘s 1965 hit “These Boots Are Made For Walking.” ”I want to feel as confident as humanly possible ... Read more
I guess that both the Gilford Superintendent, Kirk Bietler, and SB member Hogan didn’t learn from the last go-round with me and have decided to wage war again. After this “introduction/recounting” here, I’m reposting the video proof that Hogan refused to believe I had when I said that she was the most vociferous SB member ... Read more
The realignment of American politics continues publicly with defections like those of RFKJ, Gabbard, MC Armstrong, and countless others (celebrities, media, tech moguls) and with an unknown number of still anonymous defectors. Women, blacks, Latinos, almost everyone has found themselves under a boot of some sort in which resides the foot of the Democrat party. ... Read more
What have we learned over the last month about girls’ soccer in New Hampshire? In Bow, we learned that if a parent wears a pink wristband with XX on it to a girls’ soccer game, they will be issued a trespass order. In Kearsarge, we learned that if a parent is a child sexual predator attending the ... Read more
Monday Monday, can’t trust that day! Last week’s Friday Edition. Remember, ridicule and mockery are effective weapons: 1. Ridicule cannot easily be fought 2. Ridicule makes the enemy angry, and angry people make mistakes 3. For those in the “squishy middle” a Thought Splinter (and Part II and Part III and Part IV) can often be hidden inside humor. Now, ... Read more
The Butler did it this weekend. That is, Butler, Pennsylvania, did it on Saturday afternoon as Donald Trump returned to the spot where an assassin attempted to end his life just twelve weeks ago. This rally was not your typical Trump event. It was so much more. Saturday’s event was filled with emotion, remembrance, and ... Read more
Another dem has publicly walked away from the party – with a bit of style. MC Armstrong took to X this week to publish his “Career Suicide note.” He is voting for Donald Trump. It is a great note, but all the things he names about Democrats that made him choose Trump, we must acknowledge ... Read more
While that line is from John Wick Chapter 2 (which is one of the very few movie series that I’ll sit and watch over and over again – I generally don’t “do” movies EVER), I think that is the longer version of the Jewish rally cry of “Never again!” The Jewish nation will never accede ... Read more
Ayup, it has finally become clear to me – THIS is what my gender really and truly is. And I’ve just figured out my authentic self, which I have been doing for years without knowing how to articulate it. Now I do! I am COMPLETE! Gotta update that clothing, though – I’ve never liked rounded ... Read more
You’re looking at the menu, and there are just two choices. It’s beef and chicken, but you’re a vegetarian. You don’t want to starve, but what do you do? We’ve recently heard from two intelligent and very respectable people, Doris and Jose. Many of us are or were already familiar with the merits of their ... Read more
In response to public outcry, a Bennington County school district is taking heat for what parents say is a recently announced ban on saying the Pledge of Allegiance. The Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union includes Mt. Anthony Union High School in Bennington, and schools in Pownal, Arlington, Shaftsbury, and Sandgate. According to the story reported by News 10 out ... Read more
Here at the ‘Grok, we’ve had the good misfortune of watching how Democrats create the need for new taxes in real time. This is important. Dems will run on a platform with no tax hikes or new taxes if they must, but these promises are empty. Once in charge, the first order of business is ... Read more
Do EPA regulations prohibit racism or implement it? A recent federal court decision prohibited the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating pollution based on skin color. Viewed as a blow to “environmental justice” initiatives, the Louisiana decision hinged on an important distinction between government policies created with racist intent versus those that result in racially disparate impacts. The ... Read more
I know people who can’t go places because of some actual or perceived trauma. It’s a rough ride for them. But that’s regular folks—you and me. We’re not looking to run the free world. You need desire, ambition, perseverance, and fearlessness. You need a clue. Some intellectual agility. And experience helps. Mr. Trump, like him ... Read more
A sordid story of broken boundaries has emerged out of a high school girl’s soccer game. A trans-identifying soccer player was allowed to play against the Hillsboro Deering girl’s team on October 1st, violating New Hampshire state law (HB1205). The parents of the opposing Hillsboro Deering team were not initially notified by the school that ... Read more
The climate crazies are getting their hurricane season peak a month late this year because (same as always) trying to live a comfortable lifestyle broke the planet. September started to show some promise a bit late, but October? We’ve got more cyclones than you can shake a hockey stick at. And while FEMA does bureaucratic ... Read more
The presumption of liberty is an established liberal tradition according to which any restrictions on individual liberty require justification. Gerald Gaus and Shaun Nichols depict this as a principle of “natural liberty,” a “general presumption in favor of freedom of action.” As they explain, if natural liberty is a general presumption we expect, it to ... Read more
