The New England Take

Manchester, New Hampshire's At-Large Alderman Joseph Kelly Levasseur discusses viral and ridiculous situation of Dan Mowery being served a cease and desist from the city for selling pickles to his neighbors. Also, how did the Democratic stronghold of Manchester start to turn red?

Read the NH Journal article: https://nhjournal.com/can-it-manchester-tells-resident-to-put-a-lid-on-homemade-pickle-sales/

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Matt Robison, of Worth Knowing with Matt Robison, and Dexter Tarbox join A. J. Kierstead to talk about The Jim Acosta Show using an AI version of a Parkland Shooting victim for clicks and what trends are shown from Glenn Kessler dumping the Washington Post for Substack.Subscribe to Worth Knowing with Matt Robison: https://worthknowing.substack.comWatch the Jim Acosta Show gross clip: https://youtube.com/shorts/OZUmAgxIBpQ?si=QGV9QS...

Old Orchard Beach has an officer detained by ICE, the Chinese mafia is buying up Maine property for illegal cannabis grows, and we have to talk about Sydney Sweeney and her American Eagle jeans. A. J. Kierstead is joined by Dexter Tarbox and The Maine Wire's Steve Robinson.

The Maine Wire, "ICE Arrests Old Orchard Beach Police Officer from Jamaica for Overstaying Visa": https://www.themainewire.com/2025/07/ice-arrests-...

The VTDigger has spent months reporting on the inevitable failure of Vermont housing homeless people in motels across the state, A. J. breaks down how the program was destined to fail and how Governor Phil Scott did what had to be done.

Read the article: https://vtdigger.org/2025/07/01/we-need-a-prayer-as-executive-order-ends-hundreds-of-vermonters-exit-motels

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A. J. breaks down the decision on Contoocook Valley School District v. State of New Hampshire to determine if Superior Court Judge David Ruoff's ruling should stand, but will anything be enforced?

"NH Supreme Court Rules Ed Funding Inadequate, But Won’t Order State to Pay" NH Journal: https://nhjournal.com/nh-supreme-court-rules-ed-funding-inadequate-but-wont-order-state-to-pay/

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Professor Seth C. Oranburg, UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, breaks down NH HB 551-FN, recently signed by Governor Kelly Ayotte, and how it goes far beyond Sig Sauer, even though media outlets and Democrats pretend they are the only company involved.

Learn more about Professor Oranburg: https://law.unh.edu/person/seth-oranburg

Read 2025 NH HB-551-FN: https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2025&txtFormat=ht...

Governor Kelly Ayotte signed SB 295 and HB 10 into law, locking in Education Freedom Accounts for all and the Parental Bill of Rights in New Hampshire.

"Ayotte signs universal EFA bill, parental bill of rights," New Hampshire Bulletin: https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/06/10/ayotte-signs-universal-efa-bill-parental-bill-of-rights/

"NHGOP’s Parental Bill of Rights (Finally) Signed Into Law," NH Journal: https:/...

I called it in March that the Elon Musk's involvement in the Donald J. Trump administration would be done by the end of June! Let's dive into the chaos that is surrounding this situation.

Listen to the segment on WDEV's The Vermont Viewpoint: https://blubrry.com/vermontviewpoint/143810714/ross-connolly-talks-with-john-goodnight-rachel-burgin-rep-will-greer-and-aj-kierstead/

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The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) lists the Granite Grok, a New Hampshire based, right-wing outlet, on their "Hate Map" as "Antigovernment General" (whatever that means). Steve MacDonald, Managing Editor of the Granite Grok , talks about how the SPLC has abandoned their honest roots to become a Marxist propaganda organization.

Check out the Granite Grok at https://granitegrok.com

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The Cost of Education: Part 4

Ian Underwood, a scientist and mathematician (not to mention a libertarian), breaks down why we should rethink how schools measure success and the impact it should have on education funding.

Read his books at https://www.bareminimumbooks.com

Thanks to the Granite Grok for sharing the show, check more out from them at https://granitegrok.com

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The Cost of Education: Part 3

2023 Educator of the Year, Christian Cheetham of Alvirne High, gives the case that school administrators are enabling some of the worst outcomes in public education and how teacher salaries are not the real issue at hand, when it comes to education funding.

Educator from Alvirne High named 2023 NH Teacher of the Year: https://www.education.nh.gov/news/educator-alvirne-high-named-2023-nh-teacher-year

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NH Journal's Managing Editor Michael Graham gives his opinion on New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR)'s Jim Schachter and New Hampshire PBS's Peter Frid responding to President Donald Trump working to defund NPR and PBS.

Read "IN THEIR OWN WORDS: NHPR’s Schachter/NHPBS’s Frid On Why Taxpayers Should Keep Paying" on NH Journal: https://nhjournal.com/in-their-own-words-nhprs-schachter-on-why-taxpayers-should-keep-...

The Cost of Education: Part 2

The New Hampshire School Administrator Association Executive Director Dr. Mark MacLean and Associate Executive Director Jerry Frew discuss the role of the role of school superintendents and their staff, why their six figure salary is justifiable, and their perspective on school funding.

Learn more about the New Hampshire School Administrator Association (NHSA): https://www.nhsaa.org

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