A spokesman for the Underworld Safety Council took the podium in Hades earlier this week to explain to an eager press corps why they have begun construction on a new border wall.

“We like to keep it a reasonable 7,000,000 degrees down here however, with the sudden influx of people we anticipate over the next fifty or so years, we anticipate they no doubt will bring some form of climate change with them,” offered Center for Climate Control Director Beezlebob.

When asked how this would stop climate change, the answer was simple “We’re not letting anyone in for a while. It’s about the safety of our current residents, really,” he said over the gnashing and wailing of area residents who seemed to be writhing in approval.

A new green initiative is underway however it has run into some snags. Local boss, Satan, decreed each resident must plant a tree to stabilize the rise in CO2. However, the saplings lasted mere seconds before bursting into flames. A local who wondered aloud if they couldn’t do something about the miasmatic Sulphur smell has since been relocated to the Nether Region for a “summer vacation,” where he will learn the value of keeping his mouth shut.

Building of the wall is underway; however, a deadline is uncertain as the contractors hired to do the work are all from Vermont.

 

 

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Nicole Wallace of MSNBC thinks we are a burgeoning and threatened democracy, and as such, we should ask our foreign allies to come and monitor our elections. Let me be blunt. Nicole Wallace is a buffoon and is either ignorant or says bizarre things to get clicks and attention.

Nobody would pay attention to Wallace if she played it straight, so she resorts to outlandish statements. She gets more coverage when featured on FOX News than her show garners nightly.

In 2020, any person on the Right who questioned the integrity of the election was anti-American and a conspiracy theorist. Anyone who did not believe that Joe Biden could receive eighty million votes to beat Donald Trump was treasonous. Even though election irregularities were proven in the key states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Arizona, Democrats stand by their claim the election was fair and accurate. The projection is palpable.

Fast forward two years, and we have talking heads like Nicole Wallace planting the seed that the Republicans will steal the midterm and 2024 elections. Even Hillary Clinton and Stacey Abrams, who still deny they lost their last elections, are sounding the bell to anyone who will listen that if a Republican wins, they stole the election. Everything they criticized the Right for saying is now the Democrat talking points. Can they be any more hypocritical?

The most ironic claim is from Hillary, who wants to see the end of the Electoral College is talking about the radical right-wing extremists who are already planning to overthrow the 2024 elections. She says they will do this by using the Conservative Supreme Court to overturn any winning state by the Democrat candidate. She is a bitter loser and is now reduced to a fear-monger.

The Constitution provides the states to control their elections. I do not want to see a federal take-over of the process because I do not trust the feds to give us a more secure system. I would like to see the states come together to develop the most efficient, secure, and inclusive election system that will return credibility and eliminate doubt. We need our elected officials to spend their time and energy tackling the country’s problems and not defending the election system.

Any time spent discussing the system during an election takes attention away from the issues and confuses the electorate. Combining election credibility with the onslaught of negative messages, you turn people away from the elections when we need involvement.

The messaging from the Left in this election cycle shows how much trouble the Democrat party has. The latest numbers show that over 80% of campaign money is spent on negative media ads. The majority of the remaining funds are being used on misinformation about abortion and “reproductive rights.’ These facts show the Democrats have no interest in running on their record of how they handled the Pandemic, the economy, the Border, education, and public safety. This party self-destructed under the pressure of the Radical Left and the failed policies of Joe Biden. Election day may be a better day for Republicans than we could have hoped for. No time to let up. Hit the gas, and let’s take this win home.

 

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Japan, the Land of the Rising Sun, has one of the most uniquely preserved cultures on the entire planet. For fans of modern life, it has new progressive technologies not found anywhere else, the bustling nightlife of Tokyo, and so much more. For those who like a slower pace, vast forests and mountains offer scenic hikes, traditional hot springs and bath houses allow for world-class relaxation, and you can even still have tea served to you by a traditional geisha.

No matter what you look for in a vacation, Japan is the perfect destination to move to the top of your bucket list.

What’s All Included?

A trip booked through TravelVerse will mean you won’t have to worry about where to go or whether you will get to see all the best attractions. TravelVerse works with local travel agencies to find the best accommodations, the most authentic tours, and access to public and private transportation.

With TravelVerse, a nine-day trip around Japan will include visits to the sprawling modern cities of Tokyo and Osaka, as well as smaller cities such as Takayama and Kyoto.

Why You Should Book Through TravelVerse

There are many benefits to booking your trip through a travel agency vs planning the whole thing yourself. If you are traveling to a place you’ve never been before, it can be difficult to know which places are ideal to visit or where the best hotels are.

Even if you can do enough research to learn where all the best spots are, you aren’t guaranteed to know what normal prices are like, and whether or not certain businesses gauge their prices for tourists.

A local travel agency will have all of this information on-hand and will able to save you both time and money during your travels.

Tokyo

As Tokyo is known as one of the fashion capitals of the world, as well as one of the most technologically advanced, you no doubt have already heard of it. Most international flights land in Tokyo, and this is where you would begin your nine-day tour with TravelVerse.

Tokyo is not only known as one of the busiest cities in the world, but it is also one of the cleanest. Since it is considered incredibly rude in Japan to walk and eat at the same time, you won’t find food wrappers and other litter on the streets like you will in other countries. Visitors are often astounded by how clean the city is despite being so densely populated.

You will certainly have plenty to do, but don’t beat yourself up for not being able to see the whole city in one day. Popular sites to visit include the Metropolitan government of Tokyo Shinjuku, the Meiji Jingu, and the Harajuku and Omotesando districts.

Mount Fuji

Mount Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan (3,776.24, or 12,389 ft) and is located on the island of Honshu. It is technically an active volcano, but don’t worry. It hasn’t erupted since the early 1700’s. It’s the seventh-tallest mountain on the planet, and people come from all over to take in its beauty and attempt to climb the peak.

A great spot where you can stop and take photos is Lake Kawaguchi. Here, you can take a break, have a picnic, and bask in the amazing view of the Mount Fuji as it stands alone on the horizon.

Takayama

The small city of Takayama is ideal for those who want to add a rural, rustic stop to their trip. This town has worked very hard to maintain the old, wooden architecture that makes up the picturesque atmosphere of what every traveler imagined a feudal Japanese town would look like.

Although Takayama is somewhat far out in the country, it rose to popularity due to the abundance of lumber and skilled carpenters. The shogun took control of the city and allowed it to rise to local fame by regulating commerce and defending it from invaders.

Matsumoto Castle

Matsumoto Castle is an experience unlike any other in Japan. The country has many castles, but most of them were build in hills or on the side of mountains. Matsumoto Castle is one of the few castles that was built on a plain and therefore was more vulnerable to invaders.

Another feature that sets this castle apart from others is the unique interior. Most castle interiors were built with ferro-concrete. However, the inside of this castle is made entirely of dark wood, making it a luxurious and immersive experience for all who step inside.

To this day, it is a major destination during cherry blossom season, and travelers come from all across the country to take pictures and spend time with loved ones underneath the delicate branches of the cherry blossom trees.

Kyoto

Kyoto is another smaller and somewhat rural town that is best known for its samurai and geisha. The Fushimi-inari gates are bright countless bright orange archest that shelter a path that leads up to the Kinkakuji Temple, or the “temple of the Golden Pavilion.”

You can also visit Nijo Castle, home of the Tokugawa Shogun. The shogun weren’t monarchs, but rather local warlords. Their castles were built for optimal defense, but also for convenience and luxury. You can see where the Shogun lived and conducted their business, as well as all the other members of the communities lived out their daily lives.

The Gion district in Kyoto used to be a humble rest stop that people passed by on their way to Gion Shrine. Today, it is a quaint area with original architecture, countless small shops and restaurants, and teahouses where you can spend time with a real geisha.

Ise City

This small town is a step into the past, as it primarily comprised of shrines and recreated feudal townscapes. It is located on the Shima Peninsula and is home to the most sacred Shinto shrines in the entire country. There are two main shrines, the Geku (Outer) Shrine and the Naiku (Inner) Shrine.

These two shrines are multiple kilometers apart from each other, and more than one hundred smaller shrines are spread out between them.

 

 

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Apparently, my earlier post on Tom McGough was enough of a push for him to start filing financial reports that should have been done a while ago.  Now, its “better” in that more reports are there (guess that word got out we were looking). But like the last time, there are issues.  Lots of i$$ues that raise even more questions. So, for the reports:

(click to embiggen)

But look at the aggregate summary revenues and expenditures: has he really found what many of us have looked for years to find?  A Money Tree? And a lot of those “leaves” (given it’s now Fall) have left that tree:

Campaign to Date:

• Total Revenues:            $5,750.00
• Total Expenditures:   $20,903.67

So, just like last time – where’s the money coming from?

Here’s the entire report:

Tim McGough 2022-10-19 File Disclosure Report

And yes, there’s more….

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Name:  Sue Homola
Town: Hollis
Current Occupation: Hazard Mitigation Plan Writer/Editor
Education: Bachelor of Science/Arizona State University, Master’s Degree/University of Oklahoma
Background: 7-year Air Force Meteorologist, 24-year military spouse, mother of four, freelance writer (magazine/speechwriting), and Red Cross Military Caseworker

Why I am running for State Representative:

My family and I moved here after serving 24 years in the military. I decided to run for office in 2020 because I was concerned about the direction the 2019-2020 legislature was steering New Hampshire. During that legislative session, I was surprised by the attempts to levy an income tax, increase business taxes, and to reduce local control. It is clear from the November 2020 state-level election results that increased taxation was not something New Hampshire voters wanted either. Although I had not considered running for an elected position before, I recognized that our system of government is built upon citizen participation. If I wanted change, I knew I had to participate. Since being elected, it has been my honor to represent Hollis and serve our citizens. Although we have accomplished a lot legislatively over these past two years, there is more work to be done. That is why I am running for another term.

As a State Representative, I have worked hard to tackle our state’s obstacles with the same tenacity I applied to every challenge I faced in the military, and I always strive to represent Hollis with integrity. I’ve spent my adult life serving my nation, my family, and each military and my local community I have been a part of during our time in the Air Force, and I am truly humbled to have the opportunity to give back to Hollis.

Issues to Watch

In addition to the rising cost of energy and skyrocketing inflation that is affecting every state across our nation, there are three issues that deserve our time, oversight, and attention:

1. Keeping NH Income/Sales tax-free and ensuring our NH Advantage remains strong.

As many families in New Hampshire, and many others across the country, are trying to adapt to the runaway consumer costs of the past year, keeping our state income/sales tax-free and business-friendly is one of the biggest priorities I hear from constituents.  They understand that a functioning state economy translates into a functioning economy for their families. Equally important is the voter’s desire to keep the NH Advantage strong. New Hampshire stands alone in the northeast for having one of the most robust business environments. During the 2019-2020 legislative session, there was an effort made to increase a broad range of taxes and increase business taxes at a time when businesses were struggling with lockdowns. This was a source of contention between Governor Sununu and the NH House during that time, which is reflected in the links below:

https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-and-media/house-finance-committee-budget-raises-taxes-new-hampshire-families

https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2020-04-24/sununus-pitch-on-business-tax-rates-gets-cool-reception-from-top-senate-democrat

The NH State House has come a long way in just a short two years. We’ve reduced the Business Enterprise tax rate to 0.55% and increased the filing threshold. This helps both large and small businesses pay less in taxes, and invest more in their businesses and their employees. Adjusting the business tax threshold has resulted in over 30,000 small businesses being exempted from tax filings. This is something businesses needed as they came out of COVID. In addition, over the past two years,reading new, we’ve reduced the Business Profits Tax rate from 7.7% to 7.5%. While this is not a large reduction, it is a step in the right direction. We need to continue to move towards further reducing this percentage so businesses can view New Hampshire as a place they can thrive.

Another way the 2021-2022 legislature has aimed to lower taxes is by voting to phase out the Interest and Dividends tax. This is something that impacts many seniors who rely on their investments for income. The link below explains the tax reductions that have occurred recently. These positive steps we have taken over the 2021-2022 legislative session are something voters have been asking for, and we should continue to explore ways to help New Hampshire’s residents, and our economy, flourish.

New Hampshire Legislation Reduces Corporate Taxes & Eliminates Personal Income Tax

2.  The crisis at the Southern Border.

Although we are many miles away from the humanitarian and security crisis that has been happening on our U.S. Southern border for well over a year, its impact can be felt in some of our most vulnerable communities. This is an important issue because our nation has seen an explosion of drug trafficking, including a well-developed network of illegal drug distribution that has made its way into the northeast U.S and into our state. This increase in distribution means that more drugs are making their way onto our streets, our neighborhoods, and into the hands of our much-loved family members, some of whom may already be struggling with addiction. It is important to note that in New Hampshire we continue to struggle with a drug epidemic. Drug overdoses in Nashua and Manchester alone increased by 110% in 2021, when compared to overdose rates in 2020. In addition to increased fentanyl in our communities, methamphetamine has been pouring into our state since 2021 and it is overwhelming our emergency personnel. This past summer I detailed this information in a Union Leader Op-Ed titled, Why the Southern Border Matters to New Hampshire. The situation at the Southern border has been out of control for well over a year, and we need our federal delegation to advocate for a solution to this crisis.

https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-eds/rep-sue-homola-why-the-southern-border-matters-to-new-hampshire/article_4b0b345a-1426-5ed8-a146-807e37a07410.html

3. The Electoral College and First in the Nation Primary.

These two topics have garnered a sizeable amount of discussion in the press over these past two years, although it has also been dwarfed by so many other issues going on. Here is why this is something to keep an eye on The Electoral College is what guarantees smaller states like New Hampshire have a say in presidential elections, and it guarantees that our voices are not muted by large population centers like those in California or New York. Over the past two years, some elected federal and state New Hampshire representatives have stated the Electoral College System is outdated and should be replaced. This is very concerning given the importance of the Electoral College, as it ensures our citizens have a critical voice in national elections.

In recent years, another effort to undercut the Electoral College has been proposed with the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.  This is a compact that states can adopt to ensure that whichever presidential candidate is determined to have won the popular vote is elected president. In 2020, a bill to adopt this compact was introduced into the NH State House (HB541), but it was rejected.  Adopting this compact would force New Hampshire to ignore its own voters, (no matter how they voted), and force us to give away our Electoral College votes to the candidate that was deemed to have won the most popular votes.  Compact states must also accept vote totals from other states even if they are known to be incomplete or inaccurate. Any discussion about adopting the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact here in New Hampshire should be viewed with caution.

Another looming decision to watch is whether or not The Democratic National Committee will choose to support New Hampshire as the First in the Nation primary state. This was debated this past year, but a final decision was delayed, in part, to its potential for political fallout in the upcoming midterm elections. The First in the Nation Primary is historically and economically relevant to our state, and this issue should be watched closely after the November election.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/30/dnc-primary-states/

Contact: Susan.Homola@leg.state.nh.us

Website: SueforHollis.com

Facebook: @SueforHollis

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And she certainly is!  I started off here (“So Cindy Creteau-Miller gets blindsided, Survivor style, by Citizens for Belknap; WHAT did she expect from a Democrat PAC???”). The problem that many have is her use of the word “saving” (from a political “put up” that was manufactured from the start:

..As a matter of fact, I don’t agree with Citizens for Belknap County for November election. They succeeded in Saving Gunstock during the Primary by eliminating 10 delegates there were against the GAC, they now need to move and stay out if [sic] the general election.

And that was the intent in “saving” – for those that hated the idea that new Commissioners were being appointed that were actually doing their JOBS in asking uncomfortable and penetrating questions as to what was going on with Gunstock Area Resort AND the Commissioners at that time. The latter were “saved” by not having indelicate answer having to be found. Silly lady, though, thinking that was their only purpose. I dryly note that Gary-Kiedaisch-squired Creteau-Miller STILL didn’t understand that wasn’t the only “object of desire” that was point of all this but her Democrat opposition in Meredith come November 8th basically told her off.

However, as hackneyed infomercials are wont to say “Wait!  There’s MORE!”.

So, she’s calling fellow Republicans by the same epithet that Democrats call almost EVERY solid Republican: Free Stater?  Heck, I’VE been called that (thanks, Rusty McLear) and I’ve lived here in NH for almost 40 years – decades before Jason Sorens had his Free State Project idea. You really don’t endear yourself to those on the Right that can be of help when you are seen as being on “the other side” with the name calling (and, to repeat myself, being former GAC Commissioner “squired” to the “party” called the “GAC put up”). It’s clear that you didn’t read the room as well as you could read snow conditions as a skier.  Heck, even NH State Rep John Mackie called you out…

The vast majority of Republicans serving in the House are A-rated. There are no D-rated Republicans and she is the only “Republican” candidate this year with a D rating. The majority of Republicans in the House are also pro-life. So why did Meredith Republicans make her the top vote-getter by 31 votes in the primary, 555 to 531 to 524?

They did not. Over 400 independents picked up Republican ballots for this primary. Not all of these were Republican-leaning independents. The Democrat-led Citizens for Belknap PAC spent about $5,000 on ads in The Laconia Daily Sun with their voter guide and other advertising and urged independents to pick up Republican primary ballots to defeat the “extremists” who were under-funding county services and destroying Gunstock.

Since neither Jeanne Tofts nor Lisa Smart were incumbents, they certainly weren’t part of that “extremist” group. Then what was their plan? In Meredith, they supported the one Republican whose views on abortion and gun control are the same as the Democrats. It was a clever strategy. Knowing that Democrats are unlikely to win a House seat in Meredith, why not urge left-leaning independents to pick up a Republican ballot and vote for a Republican who will vote like a Democrat? What can Republicans in Meredith do now? Definitely plan to vote for Lisa Smart in November and hope there is a conservative Republican willing to mount an aggressive write-in campaign to defeat the Democrats and Cindy Creteau-Miller.

and then you lost control online:

 

Oh, and let me throw this in here, too.  Ms. Creteau-Miller, one doesn’t have to be a member of the NRA to get a candidate rating. They email you with a link (is my understanding having never done it myself), you click on the link, you fill out their survey, and the NRA-IL computes your score. Hardly ANY Republican gets such a low score as you received:

And your stance on abortion by your own words (“…the Government has no business telling a woman or anyone what to do with their bodies and personal healthcare…”).  Hmm, I hear that mostly from Democrats – prove me wrong.

And as far as being called “Extremists”, go ahead, write an Op-Ed defining what an Extremist is from the Democrat point of view since you have sided with that Democrat founded, funded, and stratigized Citizens for Belknap PAC. Just don’t cheat – this is not an open book test and you can’t call a friend.  I’ll put it up “as is”.  I agree with Mandy Patinkin once said: “You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means”

Like this?

I’ve got more examples of what Democrats say is “Extremism”.  Shall I introduce you to those concepts as well? HAPPY to do so, Cindy Creteau-Miller!

I’ll add this – do you even know what the Free State Project really is?  No, not the pablum you’ve been fed thus far from the Democrat CfB and its aligned Republicans. BOTH groups see them as existential threats politically – but do you even have a clue as to WHY?  Have you actually done your research, your homework? Or just swallowed whole the superficial talking points to be hurled like spears in order to “Otherize” them?

Also, add “non-partisan” to the list of “You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means” – does this hold true for your definition?

 

Used, not stirred. Perhaps needs a political shaking (plaigerized, paraphrased from James Bond).

 

 

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Congressional representatives should represent the state they are from, not swear allegiance to political leaders, but that is exactly what Chris Pappas has done, voting with Nancy Pelosi 100% of the time, and supporting her extreme policies that are harming New Hampshire.

We want to thank Arlene Quaratiello for this Op-Ed. Submit it to Editor@GraniteGrok.com.

Pappas is being portrayed by the Democratic party as a moderate who wants to “cross the aisle,” but he is anything but that as proven by a voting record that shows complete adherence to the radical Pelosi agenda.

He supported HR1, a bill that would have federalized elections and unconstitutionally taken away our state’s right to conduct its own free and fair elections.

He has voted in favor of bills such as the misnamed Build Back Better and Inflation Reduction Acts that have resulted in runaway inflation and out-of-control energy prices.

He has supported a controversial war in Ukraine to defend a faraway foreign border while ignoring our own virtually non-existent southern border. Chris Pappas does not represent New Hampshire or America; he represents Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi, functioning as a rubber stamp for their extremist policies.

From what I have heard, Pappas was very effective at running his family’s Manchester restaurant.  Clearly, these skills did not transfer well to his current employment because he has contributed to the complete mismanagement of our country.  If you want a voice in Congress, who will stand up for New Hampshire and help reverse the toxic policies that are destroying our country, vote for Karoline Leavitt on November 8th.

 

 

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Just two years ago, at the end of the Trump Administration, we were not only totally energy sufficient, but the US was an energy exporter. While campaigning, Biden promised to slowly phase out our use of fossil fuels.

We want to thank David Strang for this Op-Ed. Submit yours to Editor@GraniteGrok.com.

Once elected, he then immediately canceled the Keystone pipeline, fracking was cut back, and new leases for oil drilling on Federal land virtually disappeared. The result was that gas prices doubled, NH electric rates (heavily dependent on natural gas) doubled, and costs for home heating oil skyrocketed. Because most of our food is trucked in on diesel trucks, food costs have exploded too.

Biden’s response has been to release the emergency oil stores to keep gas prices down. This is the country’s reserve and should only be used in an emergency such as war. What’s the emergency? The Dems are about to get creamed in the election!

So Biden puts politics over national security. Now the Saudis have disclosed that Biden pressured them not to cut oil production until after the November election. So eager to get us all on electricity (which we don’t have the grid to support), the Dems are responsible for the greatest inflation rate in over 40 years.

Rush Limbaugh was right. The Dems have to lie in order to get elected. If they told you what they really wanted to do, no one would vote for them.

Save America November 8th. Vote Republican!

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First, thank you to everyone who subscribes or donates (monthly or one-off). We appreciate the support even when it doesn’t work the way it should. We’ve had some issues with links to our PayPal donation page, and I believe these are now working.

At the top of every page, there is a donate link.

 

 

It takes you to a landing page from which you can get to the actual PayPal donation page. We are, by the way, looking at other payment processors (it’s just a question of hours in the day). And that link in the header works, but I wanted to add them ino a sidebar ad down page.

So, I did.

 

 

 

We’ve had problems with these. A few folks have alerted me via email to page missing or not found issues when they click it. In every instance, it was corrected when I updated the link to the PayPal page until it didn’t, so “I’ve fixed it good” (I think).

If you have or at any time want to donate or subscribe to help us “keep the lights on,” you should be able to use either and find yourself on the landing page – one click away from the payment portal.

I tested it. It worked.

With any luck, it will stay fixed. If not, please email me, and I’ll take another look.

And thanks again for reading and supporting GraniteGrok.com!

 

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As the abortion debate rages following Roe v. Wade’s demise in anticipation of changes to state laws, I want to call on all of you who ostensibly call yourselves Christian or Jewish to consider some of the finer implications of the laws of God, which matter more than anything else. In short: where innocent blood is spilled, judgment is coming.

We want to thank Andrew J. Manuse for this Op-Ed Please direct yours to Editor@GraniteGrok.com.

It is high time for the “people of the Book” to tear down the shroud of cultural death suffocating all of us and cast off the darkness of abortion in all its forms. It is time for us to rebuke abortion advocates—no longer tolerating them—with humility and repentance, for in our silence, we too have become complicit in this heinous evil that is staining our land with the blood of our own children. It’s also time to shine some light on the powerful industries—hungry for innocent blood—that are fueling this debate.

All of us, whether or not we have been involved in the practice of abortion, need to get down on our knees and ask for God’s mercy. If we do not do this, the Lord will bring total destruction on this land. At this point, He might, anyway. Only those who are truly faithful to God in all their ways have any chance of being delivered out of a time like this. The lukewarm will be spit right out of His mouth.

Overturning Roe v. Wade was simply not enough! It’s time to outlaw the brutal and evil practice of abortion everywhere and get our minds and hearts right with the Lord. Only when the people of the Lord turn to Him in repentance is there any chance for our land to be healed of the judgments that have come upon it, as so many of us have noted from 2 Chronicles 7:14.

In so many places, Scripture talks about women passing their children through the fire as part of ancient pagan festivals that appealed to “the gods” for a more productive harvest. How is this different from the woman today who are persuaded to abort their children to benefit their “future” or their “careers” or some other related excuse used to justify what is unequivocally a selfish and unnecessary decision when the truth is that children are “a heritage from the Lord,” and “the fruit of the womb a reward,” according to Psalm 127:3? Offering children to married couples who want them, but can’t reproduce, is a better alternative.

Sexual promiscuity is the source of temptation for most people who end the life of their own children. The problem of abortion stems from an unwillingness from so many in society to turn toward God and turn away from sin. Sin leads to death in so many ways, but there is life for those who repent, turn toward Jesus, and “go and sin no more.” We know that marriage, reserved for one man and one woman according to Genesis 2:24, is the stable construct wherein human sexuality is a blessing for strengthening the bonds of society’s foundation and multiplying our future generations. Jesus even notes how “two become one flesh” upon the sexual union, and “what God has joined, let no man separate.” More than this, in a Godly society, we are called to put off “sexual immorality” first, according to Acts 15:20. That means our focus ought to be on strengthening the family and putting it first in society. Divorce ought not be an option for a moral people.

While sexual sin is certainly contributory to the problem of abortion, covetousness also plays a significant role. For the abortion industry in America, the legality of abortion is about creating a natural resource for novel approaches to manufacturing—from pharmaceuticals to food additives and even skin care products. We know from our debate about the COVID-19 vaccine, for instance, that aborted fetal cells were used in the process of making the vaccine. This is among the reasons so many chose not to inject themselves. Thinking they were being smart, many commentators pointed out how “anti-vaxxers” would have to avoid a long list of other drugs and even food products, because aborted fetal cells were also used in their development. In a horrifying way, the industry revealed its own heart of darkness with those arguments. Now we know that the abortion industry is a supplier of a new “natural” and “renewable resource” for so many end products that have become a part of our daily lives.

In an interview with the magazine, “Crisis Point,” Bioethicist Dr. Stacey Transancos said: “There’s a whole industry that has grown up on the other side of abortion. It’s supply and demand, it’s giving more reasons to do abortion, to use the bodies of these tiny children as, honestly, gold standard lab rats, because they’re better than rats or mice or monkeys. It’s a little tiny human body.” These fetal cell lines Transancos refers to aren’t just used for pharmaceutical research, though. Consider a statement by the skin-care company Neocutis: “A small biopsy of fetal skin was donated following a one-time medical termination and a dedicated cell bank was established for developing new skin treatments.” Does it comfort you that it’s only the replicated cells of an aborted human being that women are putting on their skin to make it look better? People are literally bathing in the innocent blood of murdered human beings to improve their appearance. Vanity doesn’t scratch the surface of the problem here. This horrifying admission is notwithstanding reports of mice, monkeys and other creatures being genetically altered to grow human tissue for research and development of products that we ingest or apply to our bodies. We are living in the “Age of Noah.”

Notwithstanding the more thorough investigation into all of this that is needed, it’s important to take a step back and recognize that “spilling innocent blood” is something God says that He hates repeatedly in Scripture. King Manasseh’s story in 2 Kings 21 is perhaps the most odious. Among several sins listed, God says the king of Judah “shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another.” Even though he later repented of this sin, God said this was the very reason he brought judgment on Judah. In 2 Kings 24:3-4, God makes it clear that He brought Judah into captivity at the hands of the Babylonians “because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done, and also because of the innocent blood that he had shed; for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which the Lord would not pardon.” Make a note of those last words.

Sure, that was Judah and we’re in America, but to take away any reassurance this gives you, consider Ezekiel 14, where the Lord says that when “a land” sins against Him by “persistent unfaithfulness,” he will bring judgment upon that land; namely, pestilence (disease), the sword (war), famine (lack of food and water), and the wild beasts of the earth (government oppression). That’s any land, as the context of the chapter makes clear. It should not be lost on us that we have experienced the start of this judgment in America, and we can expect more to come on account of our culture’s acceptance of the innocent blood that has been shed to benefit the prosperity of our young men and women and the several industries that are now dependent on this “renewable resource.” 

How many are aware of all of this and still accept the argument that it’s better to take advantage of this “innocent blood” that was shed than allow these lives to be “wasted?” Friends, these lives have already been wasted, and now our culture offers them up as sacrifices to our idols of wealth, health, beauty and power. The Apostle Paul makes it clear in 1 Corinthians 10:21 that we have a choice to make, because “You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the Lord’s table and of the table of demons.” Lest the metaphor be lost on you, allow me to make this clear: You can’t benefit from abortion in any way shape or form and consider yourself to be a man or woman of God saved by the blood of Jesus Christ. God does not tolerate the double minded.

The apostle James writes in James 1:27: “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.” What greater orphan is there than the unborn child who is unwanted by his mother or father, and what greater affliction do they face than the implements of death that abortionists use to literally tear them limb from limb? What is more worldly than using aborted fetal tissue to make us allegedly healthier or more beautiful? Isaiah tells us in 1:17: “Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression, bring justice to the fatherless…” God in His Holy habitation looks down upon the fatherless, we read in Psalm 68:5. If anyone out there thinks that God overlooks any of this, God’s Word makes it very clear that He does not, and He will not overlook any of us standing by silent, either. It’s time for this abomination to end, and for that to happen, we need all Godly men and women to stand up and say, “No more!”

Andrew J. Manuse is pastor of First Fruits Ministries, a Judeo-Christian Messianic Ministry based out of Derry, N.H. First Fruits Ministries is an affiliate of Corner Fringe Ministries of Coon Rapids, MN.

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Tis the season for campaign ads and endless phone calls (and texts), and thank the Lord for call screening. Imagine the frustration if we didn’t have it? Hello…Arrrgh! As for ads, my mute button is getting more action than a Coyote on the US Southern border. Mute. Mute. Mute. But TV ads are essential. Without them, you probably lose.

They also tell you things about what incumbents fear. The truth appears to be the Left’s midterm boogeyman. Almost everyone worries about their rapidly backsliding lifestyle, while Dems want to ensure we can kill babies at birth. And that’s not even a disconnect to them. We’ve also got the Dems fake “we care about the economy,” but not enough to mention how sh!tty it’s been since they took over in 2020.

They say I’m for small businesses, except for the trillions in spending and debt that made running a business nearly impossible today or any day after it. Oh, and the taxes, regulations, and energy policy are driving up operating costs. I’m your small business champion.

Not so much.

If you are an independent and want confirmation of how helpful the past few years have been under Democrat rule, survey your local small business owners if you have any left.

On the Republican side, the ads always suck. That’s my opinion, and maybe I’m a “tough room.” After all, I write headlines like, “For Democrats “Abortion” is about Protecting the Right to Kill Newborns,” and maybe that doesn’t play well on the Independent voter’s idiot box. But good or bad, you need to be up on TV, name recognition, and all that, and it’s never enough.

So, folks got bent when Mitch McConnell’s Senate Leadership Fund (SLF) backed out of a 5.6 million ad buy in support of Don Bolduc. The election is days away. Ad remorse or not, Hassan and her dark money third-party hooligans will be in your face until November 8th. That should not go unanswered.

NRSC Chairman Rick Scott agrees. He has stepped up to fill some of that void.

 

“Our polling, along with recent public polling, shows that this race is in the margin of error and winnable. The NRSC is proud to stand with General Bolduc. We’re going to win this race so Don Bolduc can bring real leadership back to this Senate seat,” NRSC chairman Rick Scott of Florida told Axios.

 

The NRSC committed a million dollars in the closing days and could add more, but there’s not much room left to stuff with ads, and the NRSC already spent 3 million (a bit more than the Left spent supporting Bolduc in the primary). Dems think Bolduc is easier for Hassan to beat, and if you have not seen what that looks like, it’s his stance on life. He’s unabashedly pro-life, and Democrats like to kill babies, so they’ve poured millions into claiming he’s dangerous to women’s health rights when most of their abortion mills only offer contraception, and when that fails, abortions.

Nothing else about women’s bodies (whatever those are) matters to Democrats – ask the women who are still suffering the side effects of their “vaccine” campaign that can’t get them on the phone.

Abortion, abortion, abortion!

Since SCOTUS overturned Roe, radical progs have been attacking pregnancy crisis centers almost as hard as Bolduc, many of which provide the services the Left claims for Planned Parenthood. So, not much different than their we love small business campaign ads. Smoke, mirrors, and the scent of manure. A stench we won’t be able to escape or afford if Democrats continue to control anything.

And maybe McConnell and the SLF, which had already spent 16 million in New Hampshire before he threw in the towel, will have a change of heart and drop a few dimes in the closing moments of this fight, and I’ve got mixed feelings. The more he spends, the more obedience he’d expect when Bolduc wins.

That means you have two jobs now. Elect him despite Mcconnell’s bail, and then keep him from becoming a swamp creature.

 

 

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I heard today that Marjorie Greene (R-GA) has put herself forward as a possible VP candidate in 2024. She will be 50 that year. Maybe she should also consider the presidency. Let me say something about three possible candidates — Rand Paul, Marjorie Greene, and Robert Kennedy Jr, — and then inquire about what talents we should be looking for.

Rand Paul was born in 1963 and was first elected US senator from Kentucky at age 47. He has tried thrice for the White House job. Rand (Randal) has been married to Kelly since 1991, and they have three sons. He is the son of a much-loved former Congressman, Ron Paul, an obstetrician. Rand himself is an eye doctor, and we have seen him grilling the head of the National Institute for Allergies and infectious Diseases, the perfidious Dr Fauci.

When I ran for Congress this year in NH, I said on my website (www.ConstitutionAndTruth.com) that, legislatively, I would be a clone of Rand Paul. He is a fiscal conservative, is anti-war, and does not deviate from the US Constitution. He once filibustered for 13 hours against the nomination of a CIA director who approves of killing Americans by way of drones.

Marjorie Greene, the mother of three, was born in 1974. She campaigned several times for Congress and finally got in on January 3, 2021, three days before the “Insurrection.” She is pro-gun, anti-abortion, and fears no one. She accrued $48,000 in fines for disobeying the rule that the unvaccinated must wear a mask in the House. In earlier years, Marjorie was a writer for conspiracy websites and has spoken against Hillary Clinton re Pizza-gate. She doubts that a plane hit the Pentagon.

In her short time on the job, Greene took many proper actions: she filed impeachment proceedings against President Biden the day after his inauguration (this died on the vine as she had no co-sponsor); she made a challenge during the vote count on January 7 against the Electoral ballots from Michigan; she called for the expulsion of a fellow member of the House, and she sponsored a “Fire Fauci Act” which got 20 co-sponsors. I have called Marjorie’s actions “proper” in that they make correct use of available law.

Robert F Kennedy Jr was born in 1954, one of eleven children of Ethel and Bobby Kennedy. His father, who was first a senator and then a US Attorney General for his brother JFK, was a candidate for president in 1968 but was murdered after he won the California primary. RFK, Jr is an attorney who has mainly dealt with environmental law, trying to un-pollute the Hudson River, and then founded Children’s Health Defense.

I followed Kennedy’s heartfelt work on autism for years. He correctly claimed that there was too much mercury in babies’ vaccines. I have been disappointed that he did not speak even more strongly, but now he has made up for it with his book, “The Real Anthony Fauci.” He also agreed that Sirhan Sirhan should be released — after 50 years — for Pater’s assassination (but failed to say that Sirhan was an obvious patsy).

So there you have it — three persons who do speak out, of whom Greene has the biggest mouth. (She’s almost a clone of me in terms of conspiracy theory.)

“What Does Your President Do?”

The job of a US president is laid out in Article II of the Constitution. If you read the discussions that went on when the parchment was being drafted in 1787 (Madison kept good notes of what everybody said), you will see that the plan was to have a not-very-powerful executive. This is partly seen in the so-called Necessary and Proper clause, at Article I, sec 8, clause 18, which gives Congress sole authority to make laws. And Congress can impeach the chief. “Bye, Chief.”

The president is head of state for all dealings with foreign powers. He/she can sign treaties but then must submit it to the Senate for ratification. She/he is Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces during war — if Congress declares a war. Really, it’s not much of a job. But depending on the personality and background of the person, the job can grow in different ways.

As far as I’ve observed, no president gets excited about the phrase “He shall take care that the laws are faithfully executed.” Via the prosecutors in the Department of Justice he/she could really crack down on such things as treason, genocide, and obstruction of justice, but this does not happen. And all presidents have had the chance to discuss matters with the public, but they seldom do.

How Does a President Get Elected?

The choosing of a president is meant to be done by Electors in each state. The great Party conventions in the summer of presidential elections years, and the voting at November polls, are merely decorative. I mean they are not part of the Constitution.

If the Framers wishes were carried out, the Electors would do some serious head hunting for the best candidates. I can only say that this never happened because Party politics intervened, and for the last century at least, Big Media took over. I guess it’s more or less correct to say that presenting two candidates for public choice is a game or a circus. It takes away from people dealing with crucial issues. You have to fit everything into pre-determined categories.

Who’s Got What It Takes?

Each American may have a personal preference as to the qualities of a good president. I have already displayed mine by picking out the three persons above, and by emphasizing, approvingly, their attention to the vaccination problem. Also, me being me would insist that the man or woman be of good character — honest, principled, and courageous. I think we should leave their sexual history out of it — as I think we should never delve into anyone’s sexual history. (And no recording of presidential conversations, Mr Woodward, thank you.)

My late husband, a doctor, frequently had to hire personnel for his academic department, or for the hospital. He used to make two piles from the job applications — the ones who had enough discipline to answer the questions efficiently, versus the others. Then, from the efficient pile, he looked for applicants who had accomplished something in life. It could have been completely outside the medical field. “If you’re competent at one thing, you can be competent at another.”

I mention that approach, to indicate that what you read on Ballotpedia.com is strictly “politics.” Did she get more than 40% in the primary? Did he choose the right slogan? How many members of the existing legislature have endorsed her? Is the other Party putting up money to smear him? We can do much better than that.

Scanning the Horizon

There is no reason to try to pick a president from persons already holding lesser offices. And it does not have to be someone who has already thrown her hat in the ring — your organization can go out and recruit any desirable-appearing candidate. Most people ae scared to run for office, and are too modest to declare themselves worthy. But they are very likely to respond to an invitation!

There is nothing in the Constitution that forbids sortition. I am referring to a method suggested in ancient Greece by Ari himself. Anyone interested in being a political leader can put his name in a basket of names and may get picked by luck. (Then their state’s electors would have to OK it.)

In the US we are limited to native-born presidents. Right now, I’d go out and recruit Archbishop Carlo Vigano, age 80, who certainly has his act together (anti-vax, you know). He was the papal nuncio in New York, but he was born in Italy. Too bad.

Don’t worry, though. There are tens of millions of others who meet the constitutional qualifications: age 35 and up, born here, and resident in US for 14 years.

How about you?

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We’ve been in a recession for most of the year, and voters know it. Recent polls show the economy as the only issue that genuinely matters. Democrats, despite focusing on fringe issues like abortion up to birth, know it too. Why else pretend we’re not in a recession?

Related: Wikipedia Locks Page Edits after it Changes the Definition of “Recession.”

If the economy didn’t matter, they’d be like, ‘yeah, we’re there, but it’s not our fault.’ I know; they’ve said that, too, especially the rank-and-file believers. For them, progressivism is a faith-based system with no revealed text. You don’t have to see it work. It just does. And examples of it not working are just noise from unbelievers. That’s why it is so impressive when a boots-on-the-ground Democrat has a Road to Damascus Moment. Something unbelievable must happen to break them free.

Higher up the food-shortage chain, where other people’s money is no object, the political elite have a different experience. These Pharisees of the Liberal Left can see recession in the goat entrails, but it is he who shall not be named. And it is their job to comfort their base. They do this by redefining reality out from under anyone who will listen or by beating it into people who won’t.

“This is not the recession you are looking for.”

A recession used to be two consecutive quarters of negative GDP. Today it is whatever Democrats need it to be to retain a hold on power. It is an essential lesson for the folks who don’t typically pay much attention to politics until, like a magic trick, the Dems make half of their hard-earned dollars disappear.

Democrats did that, and they’d do anything to avoid talking about it or taking the blame because they’ve only just begun.

But?

 

• More than 90 percent of voters are worried about the U.S. economy and inflation.
• Seventy-one percent of voters are “very concerned” with inflation.
• More than 80 percent told Politico that the economy would play a significant role in deciding who to vote for
• About 75 percent of Democrats and 90 percent of Republicans said it would play a major factor in their decision-making process come November.
•  Seventy percent of voters believe the United States is heading down the wrong track.

 

There are two elephants in this room. One of them is the economic blight eating away at the lifestyles of everyday Americans. The other is Republicans claiming they will – at the very least – try to slow or stop the decline.

A decline that, if they take any majority anywhere, will be “their fault.”

 

 

HT | Epoch Times

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Dear Selectmen,

Have you browsed in the Dudley Tucker Library lately? I encourage you to do so. There is porn and/ or graphic sexual description in the YA section.

We want to thank Julie Laughner for this Op-Ed – Please direct yours to Editor@GraniteGrok.com.

Some examples include Gender Queer, The Gentlemen’s Guide to Getting Lucky, and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl.

That last book is downloadable as either an ebook or an audiobook. The Director of our library said that kids could get downloadable books without their parents knowing.

This is what one parent said about Me and Earl and the Dying Girl [Editor’s note: Video link in the original letter but not the embed.]

[Language warning – sexually explicit.]

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Many of the books have a clear agenda. Many of the new books are about sex, gender, or race.

Many of them are dark and traumatic. I don’t want to pay for books that damage people.

Some examples of traumatic themes:

The summer of bitter and sweet (YA FER).

Everybody looking (YA ILO)/

Kill my Mother series, Graphic novels (“we” bought 3 of this series this year).

#1 The title, “Kill My Mother,” has about as much subtlety as a migraine. But Jules Feiffer isn’t going for subtlety in this, his first graphic novel. Instead he’s going for ricocheting bullets, imploding nuclear families, knuckle sandwiches, booze, broads’s, and paranoia gone ballistic.

Some of the books promote alcohol use. This goes directly against what Raymond Coalition for Youth teaches.

This is all Young Adult. But it doesn’t stop there. For adults, there are 3 parenting books about how to teach your children how to be anti-racist. If you don’t know, anti-racist is code for anti-white. These types of books promote division, not unity. This is not what Raymond represents.

 

Also:

We too: Essays on sex work and survival, with a foreword by Selena the Stripper.

No more police: a case for abolition.

You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey (791.4502 RUF). This book has a chapter called White Church: The Worst Place on Earth.

Colorization (791.43 HAY). “It seemed as if blacks had yet one more enemy: cinema”

 

My understanding is that many of the titles are chosen based on reviews by the American Library Association.

They are completely woke and bought for that very reason. This is not a case of censorship or book banning. This is a case of a library employee taking taxpayer money and buying questionable material.

Why are we trying to sexualize and depress our kids? Aren’t they suffering enough already? These books could be Interlibrary loaned if someone wants them. They don’t need to be banned, yet our library doesn’t need to support these authors.

Go to the library and browse for 15 minutes, and you will see what I mean. A group of us went to the library meeting on Thursday to get answers. It was taped, but I don’t see it yet on RCTV. I propose that the library budget by severely cut until there is more equity in the choosing of the titles.

Thank you for your time.

 

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State governments around the Northeast find themselves in a ditch they dug themselves. Winter is coming, energy prices are out of sight, and they are looking to appease the peeps with home heating handouts, but they should insist on only small bills. They may have to burn that money to keep warm.

 

The US Northeast is so short on heating oil that the fuel used to power home furnaces is being rationed even before the start of winter.

Some wholesalers in Connecticut are putting retailers on allocation, meaning they can only get a limited amount of fuel based on availability, according to Chris Herb, president of the Connecticut Energy Marketers Association, which represents around 600 family-owned retailers in the state. These retailers must in turn ration their customers.

 

Talk about the old dirt road. How many times have we talked about this issue over how many years? To no avail, it seems. The government experts, along with the squeaky wheel environmental fascists, have ensured that we don’t have what we need. And no, you can’t burn solar panels or wind turbine parts. If you could even get them to ignite, the toxic emissions from the components would kill you.

As noted previously on these pages and in almost daily installments of words more recently, demand exceeds supply, so costs have exceeded means. It explains the knee-jerk political reaction to throw money at the problem. But you can’t buy what isn’t there. It is not a problem that can be solved with payouts, handouts, or buyouts.

And it’s not Putin’s fault. A six-month-old war is not the problem. The Northeast has deliberately embraced a reckless and ruinous approach to energy security for decades. Putin’s not blameless, but no matter what rank of assh*le he may be, Europe has the infrastructure to store supplies of oil and natural gas, of which much came from… the united states.

Think about that while you’re on the phone with the oil or gas company that can’t deliver what’s not there.

Ask yourself why the geriatric bag of bones occupying the Oval Office had to beg a foreign power to increase output (they refused) when before he took office, the US was a net exporter of oil and gas.

Putin didn’t hold a hearing to force oil companies to cut production. That was congressional Democrats.

Putin didn’t stop the sale of new oil and gas leases, nor did he sign executive orders to stop fracking in its tracks. And you can’t blame Vlad for putting the kibosh on other energy infrastructure projects or diverting trillions to green energy development that will never meet our needs, especially for heat in the places that get cold every winter.

That was all Biden and Dems. But they are not the only ones to blame. You can scroll back through our pages and find a few examples of shortsightedness about infrastructure (electric and gas) that are about to bite us on our chilly white asses. They weren’t all white, but you get the point.

There’s blame to go around, but most belongs to the political left, which should inform your decisions about who to vote for in a few weeks. Democrats have led the ruinous charge for decades, here and nationally, and if they continue to have their way, the situation we face this year will become the norm instead of the exception.

 

 

HT | PJ Media

 

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If you look at the last couple of years, then you will soon see that the amount of people who use online casinos has grown quite a lot. Sure, there are still gambling venues that are popping up all across the globe, but at the end of the day, you cannot beat the popularity that the online counterpart has to offer.

During the last year or so, it would be safe to assume that the popularity has greatly increased too. The amount of people who might have never thought about playing at an online casino. Have decided to give it a go because of the convenience it has to offer, especially from an entertainment standpoint.

Accessibility

Once upon a time, if you wanted to gamble, then you had to travel to a casino near you. For some people, this meant that they could travel across the city to a new gambling venue. For other people, who lived in a state where gambling was not allowed however, this meant that they had to spend a lot of money on travel. The great thing about online casinos in this day and age is that you do not need to worry about this at all. You can simply log on to a website, create an account, and then take advantage of online entertainment. Of course, if you do not know a lot about online casinos or if you want a reputable casino, then be sure to check out the online casino NetBet.

Interesting Bonuses

A major perk to playing at an online casino is that they offer great welcome bonuses. If you go through any trustworthy casino, then you will soon see that they serve to help new players to feel comfortable and they also want them to feel secure when using their online gambling platform too. Players often visit sites that offer various bonuses, and this can include free spins or even no deposit bonuses. You also have minimum deposit bonuses too, and this is incredible to say the least.

A Huge Selection of Games

Another huge feature that online casinos can offer, and what has helped to make them so popular is the fact that they have a huge amount of games available. Even though the gambling industry has changed a lot over the years, it is safe to say that a lot of online gaming platforms have taken to the online world and changed their company for the better. It’s safe to say that the online industry is now benefitting more than ever, and this is great to say the least. A lot of fans had the issue where visiting a venue is the only option and even if they do, they could not guarantee a seat at the table when it comes to the games available. With online, you don’t have to worry about this at all, as it is very easy for you to get the result you want without any concern at all.

 

 

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Net Zero has a lot of problems, not the least of which is that it’s a lie. China is choking the planet with its industrial exhaust to build all these so-called earth-saving innovations while western elites pretend they’ve done the planet earth a solid. But wait, there’s more!

Relate: How About This for a Plan: Net Zero Elected Democrats

No, I’m not referring to how we are transferring trillions in wealth to communists who hate us. It isn’t about how inefficient and incapable the progressive energy plans are of meeting even current needs. I am not revisiting the toxic waste problem presented at the end of life, either. According to research by Associate Professor Simon Michaux (for the Finnish Government), the net-Zero lie can never be.

 

“[I]n theory” there are enough global reserves of nickel and lithium if they are exclusively used to produce batteries for electric vehicles. But there is not enough cobalt, and more will need to be discovered.

All the new batteries have a useful working life of only 8-10 years, so replacements will need to be regularly produced.

 

And it is here that we uncover the Net Zero truth. After twenty years of enriching planet-polluting communists who are never giving up their fossil fuels, we’ll have ten years at best before everything shuts down. Net Zero is a western green-idealist suicide mission.

But wait, there’s more.

Related: Anyone Who Supports Net-Zero Should Be Required to Address these Concerns (And Not Just Because they Can’t)

The existing grid cannot manage this new age system we’re ramming into existence regardless of the cost to people or the planet. Most, if not all, of it, will need to be replaced. Aside from the improbability of such a feat, not just fiscally but actually, it is impossible without fossil fuels. You can’t make the metal without coal (which applies to solar panels, wind machines, the “green” cars with those batteries in them, and everything else around the battery).

Net Zero is not just impossible. It is not probable without creating a huge carbon footprint—all to force us down an impossible path.

 

Current expectations are that global industrial businesses will replace a complex industrial energy ecosystem that took more than a century to build. It was built with the support of the highest calorifically dense source of energy the world has ever known (oil), in cheap abundant quantities, with easily available credit and seemingly unlimited mineral resources. The replacement, he notes, needs to be done when there is comparatively very expensive energy, a fragile finance system saturated in debt and not enough minerals. Most challenging of all, it has to be done within a few decades. Based on his copious calculations, the author is of the opinion that it will not go fully “as planned”.

 

We do not expect the green elites with their brown underbelly to admit defeat or even acknowledge the limitations because, as our readers know, none of this has anything to do with lowering emissions or the improbability of governments improving anything but their grip on political power.

Related: Net-Zero Refers to Their Plans for Your Lifestyle, not Carbon Emissions

If collapsing the western world is what it takes, it is a risk they are willing to take at your expense, and I don’t just mean taxes and debt service.

One more point. This report is 14 months old. It is not a new or unknown problem.

 

 

 

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A reader sent this into – think of it as a visual Op-Ed concerning how the Democrat founded, funded, and strategized Citizens for Belknap considers itself to be “apolitical” and “non-partisan”.  I’ve already done my analysis of their Voter Guide (concentrating on the House races) so the match is a bit different but this was an interesting take:

Remember, in the Primary, ONLY Republicans were targeted. Conservative Republicans that were seen as “impediments” to what some monied people wanted to do with Gunstock.  Why only Conservative Republicans? Certainly, Citizens for Gunstock knew about the Democrats that were in their Primary, right? Same place where the Republican listing was to be found: NH Secretary of State, Election Division.

Not a single mention.

Might one think that perhaps more than one Democrat would have been mentioned.  Even now with the General Election a couple of weeks away, only ONE Democrat, E. Scott Cracraft, didn’t make their grade – was he actually too Progressive for them?  Hard to believe…

Back to the “visual tally” – 17 Democrats are endorsed, 8 Rs, and 1 Republican. Certainly more than the House Republicans I concentrated on. But I can’t get a breakdown of who’s who in the Purple and Red designations – just a “virtual smile”.

But it IS clear that Democrats always prefer Democrats.  No one should have been surprised by this.

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Last week the CDC’s Committee on Rubber Stamping Whatever Big Pharma Wants (the acronym for that is ACIP for some reason) voted unanimously to add The Jab to the recommended children’s vaccines list. It is a curious move that got mixed reviews.

The states that are as anxious as a pedophile on Epstein Island already have their hands up the mandate skirt (like California), and those that would “rather let parents decide” have put protections in place. And too few of the latter, if you ask me.

But nearly half The Union has outlawed COVID-19 vaccine mandates in some form or other, with more than twenty of those specifically prohibiting them as a requirement to attend school.

New Hampshire law “RSA 141-C:1-a provides that no person may be compelled to receive an immunization for COVID-19 in order to access public school districts or school administrative units.” We had confirmation from the Commissioner of Education that NH will enforced this law with the support of Governor Sununu.

Becker news listed the other twenty states that have similar restrictions. Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia.

 

 

 

Kudos to folks living there, but they are not alone. Missouri, North Dakota, and Wyoming also prohibit any proof of vaccine mandate that could also apply to schools.

 

 

The National Academy for State Health Policy has interactive maps (screengrabbed above) if you’d like to check the laws of any state you live in or plan to work in or visit. For example, twelve states and DC have state employee injection mandates.

 

Green = Mandated, Blue = Mandates are prohibited, Gray = no law either way

 

But only 14 states by law require private employers to accept exemptions from covid-19 mandates. Only Montant prohibits them for private employers.

 

 

I’d expect more than a few folks will seriously consider homeschooling if they can avoid the mandate in places inclined to embrace it. Some folks might just up and move if an employer mandate has not already inspired that change.

Whatever the reaction, as a matter of policy, the Federal government continues to factionalize the US population. People able to relocate to states that get their groove will do that. And good for them, but what about the folks who can’t? They’ve been denied a health choice in places where they have probably also (by the same gang of left-wing hooligans) have no education choice.

Kids never needed this injection, but the CDC’s Committee on Rubber Stamping Whatever big Pharma Wants (CRSWBPW) says it’s prudent, and they don’t care if it harms or kills kids in the process.

Talk about bad public health policy.

 

Reminder: State participation in the childhood vaccine schedule is still voluntary, but most states “volunteer.” And many vaccines are safe and useful, but if your state has not taken a stand on the COVID-19 “vaccines,” you should be building coalitions and talking to legislators about protecting the kids from mandates for this unnecessary and dangerous “injection.”

 

 

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Bonehead – didn’t do his homework. That would be McKayne Boedeker who is the Executive Director of the New England Right to Work (out of Manchester, NH). Got a missive from him and like a lot of organizations this time of year (er, election time), it came with a hand outstreched for your wallet. Sounded good, too (emphasis mine, reformatted):

October 13, 2022

Dear Friend:

Freedom, jobs, and economic prosperity are all at stake this-election year.

In New Hampshire, tens of thousands of workers are forced to pay tribute to a union boss or be fired.

That’s why I recently wrote each of your candidates for State Senate, encouraging them to support a state Right to Work law. Along with the letter, a questionnaire was sent to each and every candidate, asking them simply to tell you and me where they stand on the forced-unionism issue.

Today, I have good and bad news.

The good news is, one of your candidates for State Senate — Republican Timothy Lang — has already returned his Candidate Survey in 100% support of a state Right to Work law. Timothy Lang has staked out his position in favor of a state Right to Work law — and more freedom, jobs, and economic prosperity.

The bad news is, the other candidate, Democrat Kate Miller, has, so far, failed to pledge opposition to forced unionism.

Whenever politicians try to hide their positions on Right to Work, long, bitter experience has shown there’s reason to suspect they’ll vote with Big Labor.

That’s why Kate Miller’s failure to come clean should worry any opponent of forced unionism…

How apropos of that observations – “hiding their positions“, “failure to come clean“!  As I outlined here, both Tim Lang and Howard Pearl took money from the Common Sense PAC run by Brodie DeShaies that was almost entirely by two Union PACs to the tune of $20,000. Each of those Republican State Candidates took $5,000 of that Union money for their campaigns.  When I challenged him on the issues, he took a pass. Not a single answer – including that on how he will vote on any Right To Work bill which is a MAJOR issue for grassroots Conservatives.

And no, Douglas Lambert, asking penetrating questions of candidates is NOT harassment (since it seems he now is highly negative of anything I do – all for show).

Anyways, after that bit of a divergence, I returned to McKayne Boedeker’s lack of due diligence (or was that “hoping the rest of us hadn’t noticed yet”)?

—— Original Message ——
From: “Skip” <Skip@granitegrok.com>
To: Info@newhampshirerighttowork.org
Sent: 10/21/2022 11:29:04 PM
Subject: Boy, did you guys make a HUGE mistake with your mailing!!!

Good evening,

I run GraniteGrok.com, NH’s largest and most influential blogsite and I don’t think you are going to be pleased with yourselves as I did the homework you guys failed to do.

You see, you sent your mailing that was gushing ALL OVER Tim Lang, the Republican, and bashing Kate Miller, the Democrat, in NH Senate District 2, to my wife (not to me, my wife).

I read it instead. Good thing, too, as you now have egg ALL OVER your faces:

https://granitegrok.com/blog/2022/10/gop-candidate-tim-lang-nh-sen-dist-2-is-sucking-from-the-union-pac-teat-and-getting-the-nh-gop-to-push-out-mailers-for-him

Now you get to do it ALL over again.  Basically, endorsing someone that took money from anti-RTW folks? Not a good look.

Hey, did you do the same for Howard Pearl?  He got $5,000 of Union money via Brodie Deshaies’ Common Sense PAC as well. Which was funded by two $10,000 donations from out-of-state Union PACs.

So what say you, McKayne?  I’ve already challenged Lang over this – bupkis. Perhaps you will fare better?  Lemme know what Pearl says if you’ve backed him as well.

And did you do anything for the rest of the “Lang Gang” (e.g., Bordes, O’Hara, and Trottier).  As the link shows, those NH Reps are on the union take as well.

-Skip

Skip Murphy
Founder, co-owner
GraniteGrok.com | Skip@GraniteGrok.com
Dominating the political Bandwidth in New Hampshire

So, what was the response from NERTW Executive Director Boedeker? Yeah, this:

Hopefully, dear readers, you won’t.  If someone won’t come clean on an issue, they’re either lying or hiding.  And Lang is too smart to be forgetting.

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