U.S. Border Patrol arrests 25 illegals at I-93 roadblock, seize pounds of pot

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

During the three-day operation, Border Patrol agents from the Swanton Sector arrested 25 people who did not have a valid immigration status, the Border Patrol said in a release. Fourteen were from Columbia and had overstayed their visas. Other illegal immigrants were from Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador and Mexico.

Agents seized drugs and drug paraphernalia including two pounds of marijuana and smaller amounts of cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms and hash oil. The subjects and contraband were turned over to Woodstock Police Department for further investigation and prosecution.

The Border Patrol, according to the release, setup the roadblock on Interstate 93 with the full knowledge and support of the Woodstock Police Department. *| More…

| Union Leader

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Forbes: NH Has Lowest Poverty in Nation Again

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

By the official definition of poverty in America, New Mexico has the nation’s highest poverty rate, 21.8 percent, while New Hampshire has the lowest, 6.6 percent. But a newer, more comprehensive measure of poverty by the U.S. Census Bureau tells a different story, with California having the highest poverty rate among the states at 20.6 percent. | More…

| Forbes

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Libertarians wrestle with the alt-right

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Christopher Cantwell, the self-described anti-Semite and alt-right activist who starred in a viral Vice News documentary about the deadly protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, is now facing three charges based on his conduct.

Unlike some of the other marchers, Cantwell was no stranger to confrontations with authority. In New Hampshire, his sudden fame startled libertarians who had known Cantwell as a busy, talkative but increasingly extreme anti-government activist. In 2012, he arrived in the state as a vocal support of Ron Paul’s 2012 presidential campaign, and as a critic of the police – a hot issue in Keene, a college town in western New Hampshire with a robust libertarian population. At some point in the Obama years, he had changed. | More…

| McDowell News.com

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More than 400 UNH students attending tuition-free

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

No, It’s not really free. UNH is still getting ‘paid.’

DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — More than 400 incoming University of New Hampshire students are attending the school tuition-free this fall.

The students, who receive federal Pell grants, are getting assistance through the Granite Guarantee program.

They are part of an incoming undergraduate class of about 3,000, up from about 2,900 last year.

The Granite Guarantee remains in place for four years, provided the student is enrolled full-time, remains Pell eligible and makes satisfactory progress toward their degree. | AP

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Police: 17-year-old shot in face at Park in Manchester NH

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire are searching for a suspect who they say shot a 17-year-old boy in the face at a city park.

According to police, the shooting happened at a park in Manchester around midnight Sunday. Police say a 17-year-old boy was shot in the face while sitting on a bench in what police describe as an unprovoked attack. | AP

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L.A. Mayor to Spend the Day in New Hampshire

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will be in New Hampshire Monday afternoon. Garcetti will be spending the day stumping for Manchester Mayoral candidate Joyce Craig.

The Democratic mayor will start the day meeting with volunteers. He’ll then head to a happy hour event with young Democrats and activists at Consuelos Taqueria in Manchester. | More…

| NHPR

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New Media Militia Top 5 for the week ending 8/27/17

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

The NASA Eclipse live stream dominated the week followed by the Flat Earth, and Topless Beaches. Here’s last weeks top five most viewed and clicked posts.

5. NH Man returning from medical marijuana festival dies in crash
4. Family wants local district to pay for private school tuition
3. Go Topless Day returning to Hampton Beach
2.The Flat Earth Society Has Members All Around The Globe?
1.NASA Eclipse Live Stream – All Day

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DartBlog: Controversy on Bray Antifa Comments

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

The Manchester Union Leader has issued an editorial supporting President Hanlon’s condemnation of Lecturer/GRID Visiting Scholar Mark Bray. Bray has been widely criticized for seemingly supporting the violent tactics of antifa groups: …

In a rebuttal of the criticism of Bray, Professors of History Bethany Moreton, Annelise Orleck, Pamela Voekel, Udi Greenberg, Margaret Darrow, and Eng-Beng Lim; and Professors of English Jeff Sharlet and Julia Rabig have circulated a letter addressed to Hanlon that calls Phil’s critique inaccurate and describes Bray’s comments as merely descriptive of historical events, rather than being a call for present-day violence. | More…

| Dart Blog

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Live On Air – Twice Today

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

I’ll be on the air (as usual) at 8:40 am this morning on Girard at Large – WLMW 90.7 FM. We’ll be talking about speech suppression, media tropes relating to free speech, and the growing power of internet companies to suppress speech.

I’m also doing a segment on Conservative Chik Chat at 11 am today, on WSMN 1590 AM where we’ll introduce their listeners to the New Media Militia and its mission.

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Girard at Large: On Air News Read for August 28, 2017

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Manchester had a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week, with apologies to Alexander, last week as the city experienced a massive spike in overdose calls. Calling the week “disastrous,” the Manchester Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Officer Christopher Hickey said quote “starting last Saturday afternoon at around 3 o’clock, something hit the streets that hit the users hard.  End quote.

From the nineteenth at three until the twenty fifth at about three, the department responded to forty one overdose calls.  None were fatal.  Hickey speculated that the surge in overdoses was caused by a change in the mix of what users were using.

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