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		<title>TUCKER: Anthony Fauci’s Darkest Hours</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeffrey A. Tucker]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Brownstone Institute Out, damned spot! Out, I say!” said Lady Macbeth as she paced in a hallucinatory state, reliving in her subconscious the murders she helped plan. She rubbed her hands as if washing them, to wash away the sin, following up the promise to her son that “a little water clears us of this ... <a title="TUCKER: Anthony Fauci’s Darkest Hours" class="read-more" href="https://granitegrok.com/national/2026/11/tucker-anthony-faucis-darkest-hours" aria-label="Read more about TUCKER: Anthony Fauci’s Darkest Hours" data-wpel-link="internal" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more</a></p>
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		<title>ROPER: Dem Leader Plays Predictable (But Lame) Trump Card</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Roper]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Vermont]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kesha Ram Hinsdale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[midterms]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This is no surprise, as for nearly the full two years since VT Democrats got walloped in the 2024 elections, I and many others have been observing that their only plan to regain power (running on their bat-crazy agenda not being a viable option) is to shriek “Orange Man Bad!” Then hope enough Vermont voters ... <a title="ROPER: Dem Leader Plays Predictable (But Lame) Trump Card" class="read-more" href="https://granitegrok.com/new-england/vermont/2026/11/roper-dem-leader-plays-predictable-but-lame-trump-card" aria-label="Read more about ROPER: Dem Leader Plays Predictable (But Lame) Trump Card" data-wpel-link="internal" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more</a></p>
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		<title>MACDONALD: NH Tourist Meets Chicagostan And A Lesson For Us All</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve MacDonald]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re still on the fence about who to vote for on Tuesday, this story might push you off it and onto the right side. “I stoned his ass!” Terry Strother told Chicago police as they handcuffed him after he allegedly struck a 77-year-old New Hampshire tourist in the head with a brick downtown last ... <a title="MACDONALD: NH Tourist Meets Chicagostan And A Lesson For Us All" class="read-more" href="https://granitegrok.com/national/2026/11/macdonald-nh-tourist-meets-chicagostan-and-a-lesson-for-us-all" aria-label="Read more about MACDONALD: NH Tourist Meets Chicagostan And A Lesson For Us All" data-wpel-link="internal" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more</a></p>
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		<title>CARDELLO: Teachers’ Unions Spent $1 Billion and Not a Penny on Your Kids</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray Cardello]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Randi Weingarten is an amazing woman. Now you might think I am going to heap praise on her, but not today, or ever. Amazing and Randi always have a negative connotation. In this case, she and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), along with the folks at the National Education Association (NEA), spent a combined ... <a title="CARDELLO: Teachers’ Unions Spent $1 Billion and Not a Penny on Your Kids" class="read-more" href="https://granitegrok.com/blog/2026/11/cardello-teachers-unions-spent-1-billion-and-not-a-penny-on-your-kids" aria-label="Read more about CARDELLO: Teachers’ Unions Spent $1 Billion and Not a Penny on Your Kids" data-wpel-link="internal" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more</a></p>
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		<title>MACDONALD: Dog Ban in Maine?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve MacDonald]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;ve been barking up this tree for a hot minute. Sure, fully integrated Islam is completely incompatible with women&#8217;s rights- actual rights- but that hasn&#8217;t stopped the so-called party of women from aligning with Muslims in pursuit of power &#8211; but what about dogs? Islam will not brook dogs as pets, no matter what you ... <a title="MACDONALD: Dog Ban in Maine?" class="read-more" href="https://granitegrok.com/new-england/me/2026/11/macdonald-dog-ban-in-maine" aria-label="Read more about MACDONALD: Dog Ban in Maine?" data-wpel-link="internal" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more</a></p>
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		<title>BANFIELD: Who Is Watching the School Budget?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ann Marie Banfield]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Question 2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School budget]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>NH Residents Have Some Important Questions to Ask. In this video, a Timberlane school district resident explains the growing frustration many homeowners feel about school spending, administrative salaries, and the lack of meaningful financial oversight. New Hampshire taxpayers deserve to know where their education dollars are going. Consider these numbers: The Timberlane superintendent earns $172,425 ... <a title="BANFIELD: Who Is Watching the School Budget?" class="read-more" href="https://granitegrok.com/new-england/nh/2026/11/banfield-who-is-watching-the-school-budget" aria-label="Read more about BANFIELD: Who Is Watching the School Budget?" data-wpel-link="internal" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more</a></p>
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		<title>MACDONALD: Real Democrats Can Help Save America on Tuesday</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve MacDonald]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Some might argue that the Democratic Party is lost. Infiltrated by committed socialist zealots in the mold of Bernie Sanders and Sandy Cortez. A movement that has drawn dozens of DSA candidates out into the daylight in places where they feel safe running on ending the American Republic. People who are convinced that the Democrat ... <a title="MACDONALD: Real Democrats Can Help Save America on Tuesday" class="read-more" href="https://granitegrok.com/national/2026/11/macdonald-real-democrats-can-help-save-america-on-tuesday" aria-label="Read more about MACDONALD: Real Democrats Can Help Save America on Tuesday" data-wpel-link="internal" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more</a></p>
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		<title>OPINION: They Should Support NH Values, Not The DSA’s</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce Jenket]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>What hit me immediately after reading “Here’s how much income you need to be in the top 1% in every state” was that the states with the highest top incomes (i.e., greater than $900K/year) were run by Democrats. They included California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts (i.e., the bluest of the blue states). ... <a title="OPINION: They Should Support NH Values, Not The DSA’s" class="read-more" href="https://granitegrok.com/new-england/nh/2026/11/opinion-they-should-support-nh-values-not-the-dsas" aria-label="Read more about OPINION: They Should Support NH Values, Not The DSA’s" data-wpel-link="internal" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more</a></p>
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		<title>BOLDIN: Ignorance and Freedom Cannot Coexist</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Boldin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be.” Thomas Jefferson understood what most people ignore today: Freedom demands a price: knowledge. Tyrants across history have weaponized ignorance for one reason: educated people argue. Ignorant people obey. They play whack-a-mole with control: When one tactic fails, ... <a title="BOLDIN: Ignorance and Freedom Cannot Coexist" class="read-more" href="https://granitegrok.com/national/2026/10/boldin-ignorance-and-freedom-cannot-coexist" aria-label="Read more about BOLDIN: Ignorance and Freedom Cannot Coexist" data-wpel-link="internal" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more</a></p>
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		<title>MACDONALD: Deporting Criminals Reduces Crime?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve MacDonald]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Democrats love crime, and that&#8217;s not hyperbole. These judges sneak them out the jury door, their prosecutors refuse to prosecute, and their legislators create lists of crimes no one is supposed to punish. Oh, and they refuse to arrest criminal illegals, block agents from arresting them, or, if in custody, let them go. Criminals, trigger ... <a title="MACDONALD: Deporting Criminals Reduces Crime?" class="read-more" href="https://granitegrok.com/national/2026/10/macdonald-deporting-criminals-reduces-crime" aria-label="Read more about MACDONALD: Deporting Criminals Reduces Crime?" data-wpel-link="internal" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more</a></p>
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