NH's "Play-by-Play" Guy
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1 of 400 NH State Reps (in my case: Merrimack County District 20; i.e. Concord Ward 6). Read my pinned post. he/him. #NHPolitics
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“The imminent return of trains to northern Ontario and the Gaspé Peninsula is great news. But we need to make sure it’s only the beginning of a long-lasting national passenger rail revival.”
@taras-grescoe.com makes the case for Canada’s trains.
@taras-grescoe.com makes the case for Canada’s trains.
Opinion: Canada’s passenger rail lines are getting revived after decades of vanishing service
Across North America, there is a grassroots clamouring for the return of railway lines that once provided a reliable and affordable alternative to cars and planes
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:14 AM
“The imminent return of trains to northern Ontario and the Gaspé Peninsula is great news. But we need to make sure it’s only the beginning of a long-lasting national passenger rail revival.”
@taras-grescoe.com makes the case for Canada’s trains.
@taras-grescoe.com makes the case for Canada’s trains.
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I haven't been in the best of moods as of late, so I took a break on requests today and drew a Mirabilis, to help me clear my head some more.
#FireEmblem #FEHeroes
#FireEmblem #FEHeroes
February 12, 2026 at 4:43 AM
I haven't been in the best of moods as of late, so I took a break on requests today and drew a Mirabilis, to help me clear my head some more.
#FireEmblem #FEHeroes
#FireEmblem #FEHeroes
Pikmin Bloom day in review: another day of trying to fill in gaps in the State Hospital grounds... luckily there were already some tracks in the snow that I could follow. Also, another good day for icicle growth.
February 15, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Pikmin Bloom day in review: another day of trying to fill in gaps in the State Hospital grounds... luckily there were already some tracks in the snow that I could follow. Also, another good day for icicle growth.
I live next to an abortion clinic. Apparently the clinics themselves are the only ones who can call for the buffer zone to be enforced, or else I would have called for its enforcement myself years ago. #NHPolitics
Even though the law has never been enforced, it remains a major point of contention among lawmakers.
House Judiciary Committee OKs bill to repeal buffer zone law
Even though the law has never been enforced, it remains a major point of contention among lawmakers.
www.wmur.com
February 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I live next to an abortion clinic. Apparently the clinics themselves are the only ones who can call for the buffer zone to be enforced, or else I would have called for its enforcement myself years ago. #NHPolitics
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No concentration camps in New Hampshire! #NHPolitics
New details about the federal government’s plan to convert an industrial warehouse in Merrimack, N.H., into a regional processing center for immigration detainees were released by Governor Kelly Ayotte’s office Thursday afternoon.
‘Helping ICE effectuate mass deportations’: Ayotte releases info on Trump administration’s plans for detainment facility - The Boston Globe
A facility in Merrimack, N.H., would house 400 to 600 detainees and serve as a staging location for transfers or removals, according to newly obtained documents.
trib.al
February 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
No concentration camps in New Hampshire! #NHPolitics
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U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan was told during a Thursday Senate hearing by the acting director of ICE that the Department of Homeland Security “has worked with Governor Ayotte” on the economic impact of a proposed Merrimack ICE detention center.
#inklinknews #nhpolitics #ICE #maggiehassan #kellyayotte
#inklinknews #nhpolitics #ICE #maggiehassan #kellyayotte
Senate hearing puts Merrimack ICE site in spotlight as Ayotte disputes prior knowledge, releases new documents » Nashua Ink Link
U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan was told during a Thursday Senate hearing by the acting director of ICE that the Department of Homeland Security “has worked with Governor Ayotte” on the economic impact of a p...
nashua.inklink.news
February 14, 2026 at 7:01 PM
U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan was told during a Thursday Senate hearing by the acting director of ICE that the Department of Homeland Security “has worked with Governor Ayotte” on the economic impact of a proposed Merrimack ICE detention center.
#inklinknews #nhpolitics #ICE #maggiehassan #kellyayotte
#inklinknews #nhpolitics #ICE #maggiehassan #kellyayotte
That's right:
If this Most Cited List (from a Leiter post earlier this year on political philosophy books with over 4000 citations) is right then it's wild just how hard liberalism is winning in political philosophy. Total ideological domination.
February 14, 2026 at 6:55 AM
That's right:
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This is what happens when someone who has accepted almost $500k in campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry is chosen to run the EPA. Might as well rename it the “Oil and Gas Industry Protection Agency” since Lee Zeldin has no interest in protecting our environment. #NHPolitics #NH01
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 14, 2026 at 12:14 AM
This is what happens when someone who has accepted almost $500k in campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry is chosen to run the EPA. Might as well rename it the “Oil and Gas Industry Protection Agency” since Lee Zeldin has no interest in protecting our environment. #NHPolitics #NH01
It's giving chaoscore:
if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
February 14, 2026 at 6:42 AM
It's giving chaoscore:
I apologize on behalf of New Hampshire; we're actually not all cheaters here (although Corey Lewandowski certainly is):
PornHub’s new VDay map is bleak. Age verification laws have done so much damage
February 14, 2026 at 6:38 AM
I apologize on behalf of New Hampshire; we're actually not all cheaters here (although Corey Lewandowski certainly is):
Oh hey my alma mater is on the list:
Not all of the best universities in the country are on the list, and not all of the universities on the list are the best the country, but damn, it's a pretty good list of some of the best universities in the country. They're the kind of universities we want military officers to be able to attend.
February 14, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Oh hey my alma mater is on the list:
New: Trump admin moves to pull supercomputing center out of top weather and climate research center (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo. Part of its effort to "break up" the lab. www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/w...
Trump admin is pulling supercomputers out of key weather research center | CNN
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released Thursday by the National Science Foundation.
www.cnn.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Happy Valentine's Day!
US homeland security department partially shutdown after lawmakers fail to agree funding
US homeland security department partially shutdown after lawmakers fail to agree funding
Lawmakers left Washington for a long weekend without resolving an impasse over much-criticized agency’s funding
The Department of Homeland Security has begun a partial shutdown, after funding for the much-criticized agency expired, with a range of services, including domestic flights and the US Coastguard, now vulnerable to disruption.
The shutdown was all but confirmed on Thursday, after the Senate failed to clear the 60-vote threshold needed to pass the DHS appropriations bill and lawmakers left Washington for a long weekend without resolving the impasse. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Happy Valentine's Day!
From what I hear, Thomas Massie is a "prepper" who lives off-grid and is very difficult to get in touch with. Although, as the saying goes, "Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get you."
Thomas Massie tweeting out a "if I die I was murdered" statement is a very concerning development.
They all get threats but he's clearly rattled by them.
They all get threats but he's clearly rattled by them.
February 14, 2026 at 6:08 AM
From what I hear, Thomas Massie is a "prepper" who lives off-grid and is very difficult to get in touch with. Although, as the saying goes, "Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get you."
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Time to do a dive into whether the owners of the property have donated to Ayotte, the Executive Council, and legislative leaders.
February 13, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Time to do a dive into whether the owners of the property have donated to Ayotte, the Executive Council, and legislative leaders.
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Sorry, I haven't been able to stop thinking about someone typing "tentage and a guard shack" in a document about securing environmental and historic approval to build a concentration camp in a small town in NH where my grandparents lived.
February 13, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Sorry, I haven't been able to stop thinking about someone typing "tentage and a guard shack" in a document about securing environmental and historic approval to build a concentration camp in a small town in NH where my grandparents lived.
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Regarding the facility ICE wishes to operate in Merrimack, NH on a 43-acre site containing an existing warehouse building: "Tentage and a guard shack may also be installed." p. 11.
The raw document: www.aclu-nh.org/app/uploads/...
www.aclu-nh.org
February 13, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Regarding the facility ICE wishes to operate in Merrimack, NH on a 43-acre site containing an existing warehouse building: "Tentage and a guard shack may also be installed." p. 11.
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The location has some interesting neighbors that shows up better in the color version of Open Streets Map. (Rough project site in yellow).
Not in their application: the campground, Boston TRACON and BAE (Space Systems & Electronics facility). This is not a good spot to add more electronic noise.
Not in their application: the campground, Boston TRACON and BAE (Space Systems & Electronics facility). This is not a good spot to add more electronic noise.
February 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
The location has some interesting neighbors that shows up better in the color version of Open Streets Map. (Rough project site in yellow).
Not in their application: the campground, Boston TRACON and BAE (Space Systems & Electronics facility). This is not a good spot to add more electronic noise.
Not in their application: the campground, Boston TRACON and BAE (Space Systems & Electronics facility). This is not a good spot to add more electronic noise.
Unfortunately this document containing the ACLU's RTK request regarding the Merrimack ICE facility doesn't appear to have been OCR-ed... I'll have to give it another look from my computer (on my phone now):
The raw document: www.aclu-nh.org/app/uploads/...
www.aclu-nh.org
February 13, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Unfortunately this document containing the ACLU's RTK request regarding the Merrimack ICE facility doesn't appear to have been OCR-ed... I'll have to give it another look from my computer (on my phone now):
Absolutely reprehensible:
SCOOP: Social Security workers are being told to give the details of appointments customers are making to ICE, raising the prospect of secret police abducting people going to mandatory SSA appointments. @zoeschiffer.bsky.social, @telliotter.bsky.social, and @leahfeiger.bsky.social have more.
Social Security Workers Are Being Told to Hand Over Appointment Details to ICE
The recent request goes against decades of precedent, and puts noncitizens at further risk of immigration enforcement actions.
www.wired.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Absolutely reprehensible:
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It’s 52 F.
The sun is shining. The ice even at the bottom of the driveway melting away. It feels so delicious outside. And my guy loves his kitty.
The sun is shining. The ice even at the bottom of the driveway melting away. It feels so delicious outside. And my guy loves his kitty.
February 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM
It’s 52 F.
The sun is shining. The ice even at the bottom of the driveway melting away. It feels so delicious outside. And my guy loves his kitty.
The sun is shining. The ice even at the bottom of the driveway melting away. It feels so delicious outside. And my guy loves his kitty.
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An attorney for Sen. Elissa Slotkin is urging the Justice Department to shut down an investigation into a viral video telling members of the military not to follow "illegal orders" after a federal grand jury in D.C. rejected an attempt to indict her and five other Democrats.
'The grand jury has spoken': Elissa Slotkin's lawyer tells DOJ to close social video probe
Moving forward with the case after a failed attempt to indict six Democrats, Slotkin's attorney wrote, "would violate clear ethical duties and Justice Department policy."
nbcnews.to
February 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
An attorney for Sen. Elissa Slotkin is urging the Justice Department to shut down an investigation into a viral video telling members of the military not to follow "illegal orders" after a federal grand jury in D.C. rejected an attempt to indict her and five other Democrats.