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Vol.XVIII • No.XIV

Manchester, N.H.

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IMANI: The Legislative Vanguard – The Sharia-Free America Caucus

2 hours 28 min ago

In late 2025, Representative Keith Self (TX-03) and Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) made a historic move by officially launching the Sharia-Free America Caucus. The mission of this group is to educate lawmakers and the public on what they describe as the existential threat posed by Sharia law to the U.S. Constitution and Western values. Self has ... Read more

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Granite Discourse: Linda McGrath

4 hours 28 min ago

On this installment of Granite Discourse, Linda McGrath is a NH state rep for Rockingham District 40. She is also the Seacoast manager for Turning Point Action Chase the Vote. We talked about her transformation from her career as a pharmacist during COVID, which led to her running for state rep and to her work ... Read more

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MACDONALD-Breaking: Gov. Ayotte signs HB323- Student ID No Longer Valid to Vote in New Hampshire

Fri, 2026-04-03 21:00 +0000

We’ve been working on this for so very long that I’m not sure how to feel about it. Excited, relieved, ecstatic, ready for what comes next. HB323 takes effect in 60 days, long before the midterms, and tightens the rules on which photo IDs can be used to vote. [Related: End Out-Of-State Students’ Extra Constitutional ... Read more

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KLAR: Vermont Goes to War against Landowners

Fri, 2026-04-03 18:00 +0000

Growing awareness about a progressive Vermont land-use measure has sparked widespread populist backlash. Act 181 was passed in 2024 by the Green Mountain State’s progressive supermajority, overcoming Governor Phil Scott’s veto. Falsely framed as a pro-housing bill, the stealth measure seeks to preserve natural resources at the expense of traditional development rights, draining wealth from property ... Read more

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Friday Meme Thing

Fri, 2026-04-03 16:00 +0000

We’re back with another weekend-jump-starting dose of memes to launch you from your early lunch directly into your weekend, or something close to that. Very early lunch if you happen to be on the West Coast, and good for you guys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Read more

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CARDELLO: Bernie Sanders Doesn’t Understand Democracy

Fri, 2026-04-03 14:00 +0000

Bernie Sanders was in New York this week to support Mayor Mamdani’s effort to raise taxes on the wealthy to close the budget gap caused by bad Democratic management of the world’s greatest city. Bernie attacked the rich who are leaving New York to avoid the high cost of residence in NYC as enemies of ... Read more

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Morning Update: Blue States Stink

Fri, 2026-04-03 11:00 +0000

Today, on the Morning Update, another nail in the Dems’ so-called affordability narrative coffin. The culprit. Democrats, blue states, and how they can’t help being the crooks that they are. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the embedded video does not load. Ep. 142 links Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may ... Read more

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Skills You Develop Through ITIL® 5 Strategy Training

Fri, 2026-04-03 10:27 +0000

Ever noticed how some IT professionals move into strategic roles while others remain focused on everyday tasks? The difference often lies in how they think and approach their work. With ITIL® 5 Strategy Training, professionals begin to understand how IT decisions connect with wider business goals. At the same time, ITIL® Training lays the foundation ... Read more

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ROPER: Democrats Are NOT for Affordability – Are Republicans?

Fri, 2026-04-03 09:00 +0000

Vermont is suffering from an early childcare availability crisis and an affordability crisis. We are suffering under crippling state taxes, particularly, but not limited to, property taxes. If you want to solve these issues, a hard NO vote on S.206 – An act relating to licensure of early childhood educators by the Office of Professional ... Read more

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OPINION: Artificial Intelligence Hammers in the Final Nail in Karl Marx’s Coffin

Fri, 2026-04-03 02:00 +0000

Karl Marx believed machines would eventually turn workers into something disposable. In The Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels wrote that industrial labor had already reduced the worker to “a mere appendage of the machine.” In Capital, Marx argued that machinery would create a permanent “industrial reserve army” of unemployed workers. As automation increased, workers would lose bargaining ... Read more

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Right Side Up: Taxes & Health Care

Fri, 2026-04-03 00:00 +0000

This week, on Right Side Up, Alison and Mike discuss this week’s tax legislation, the Senate’s healthcare legislation, and S.325. Listen on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the embedded video does not load. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or ... Read more

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MACDONALD: Will Child Abuse Trial Have An Unsatisfying Result?

Thu, 2026-04-02 21:00 +0000

Do you know the name, Aimee Ragonese? She was a special education teacher at the Daniel J. Bakie Elementary School. Was. She pleaded not guilty to allegations that she abused special needs students, whom whistleblowers and concerned parents claim were ignored by just about everyone, all the way up to the District Superintendent. She was ... Read more

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IMANI: Reza Pahlavi Steals The Show at CPAC

Thu, 2026-04-02 18:00 +0000

The era of managing the Islamic Republic is over; the era of dismantling it has begun. At CPAC 2026, Prince Reza Pahlavi issued a terminal diagnosis for the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism and presented the only viable blueprint for what comes next.  For 47 years, the West has viewed Iran through the distorted lens of a ... Read more

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BEST: Straw Donations to the NH Committee to Elect House Republicans & NH Dem Victory Fund

Thu, 2026-04-02 16:00 +0000

By J. Grimbilas for the NHCADSV Dear Rep. Sweeney, I’m concerned about dark money in New Hampshire’s politics. The Secretary of State provided the following 2023 RSA 15 declaration from J. Grimbilas Strategic Solutions LLC. It shows that J. Grimbilas received $6000 from the NHCADSV and that with that money, J. Grimbilas made donations as ... Read more

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KLAR: The Health Care Quality Improvement Act actually Made Health Care Worse

Thu, 2026-04-02 14:00 +0000

In response to egregious cases of medical malpractice, to many hospitals’ failure to properly hold physicians accountable, and to claims by physicians that the peer review process was often weaponized for political or commercial purposes, Congress enacted the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) in 1986. The law was intended to protect patient safety and ... Read more

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Morning Update: Librarys’ Presidential

Thu, 2026-04-02 11:00 +0000

Today, on the Morning Update, a video “rendering” of Trump’s planned presidential library in Miami dropped, and it is so very Trump that we thought we ought to compare it to the “libraries” of recent presidents to see whose is more presidential or, maybe, more American. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the embedded ... Read more

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OPINION: Bused In Protesters

Thu, 2026-04-02 09:00 +0000

Out of town/state protestors arrived via chartered bus this past Saturday to bolster a small No-Kings protest in Wolfeboro. Their arrival may have been driven solely by their hatred of our current President, or simply by their hatred of our country.  A more likely scenario is that they rented themselves out for a free bus ride, money, ... Read more

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CARDELLO: Dethroning No Kings Day III

Thu, 2026-04-02 02:00 +0000

I have had a chance to step back and look at the recent version of No King Day in America and to make some observations beyond the emotions of disgust and disdain that I felt for the event and participants last week. Unfortunately, I still have those emotions, but I have added sadness and disappointment ... Read more

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Justice 4 All: Truth Bomb Tuesday (On Wednesday)

Thu, 2026-04-02 00:00 +0000

This week, on Justice 4 All, it’s NH Muckraker Regina Barnes’ Truth Bomb Tuesday. Watch on the ‘Grok Rumble Channel if the embedded video does not load. 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 ... Read more

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MACDONALD: List of Americans killed by Illegal Immigrants

Wed, 2026-04-01 21:00 +0000

The Americans for Legal Immigration PAC chose a good name (ALIPAC). Hey, we’re Americans, and we like immigration, as long as it’s legal. This is how most Americans think. It is an 80-20 issue. It buttresses the support for Trump among minorities and legal immigrants, who are the single most likely victims of illegal alien ... Read more

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