News footage appears to show Trump dozing during Board of Peace meeting - The Boston Globe Over the course of the meeting, Trump appeared to be fighting sleep and at times looked to nod off.

Bored of ZZZZZZZs. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/19/n...

Cinde Warmington launches second bid for New Hampshire governor Cinde Warmington is an attorney and former member of the New Hampshire Executive Council.

This is great news no matter who else winds up entering the race. A robust Democratic primary isn’t a sign of division or disfunction. It’s a sign of life and vitality. #NHPolitics www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026...

Trump, Noem and ICE Engaged With Ayotte on Merrimack Detention Plan: Spokesman White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that President Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and ICE have engaged with governors across the country, including Gov. Kelly A...

“It’s still not clear if this is just another instance of Kelly Ayotte’s total incompetence, or if she’s intentionally hiding something.” indepthnh.org/2026/02/18/t...

Analysis: Trump’s rationale is still opaque as he slides closer to war with Iran | CNN Politics The United States may be on the cusp of launching military action that would mark the most decisive moment in its near half-century showdown with Iran.

Fun fact: Trump’s name appears in the Epstein files over 38,000 times and counting. The Ayatollah’s name hasn’t come up once. War is a high price for a country to pay for one man’s need to distract the world from his crimes. www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/p...

What it looks like when a 21st century Nazi tries to rally support for 20th century concentration camps in your state. x.com/osborne4nh/s...

Why pay for New Hampshire schools when you could just methodically destroy them? • New Hampshire Bulletin In New Hampshire, there are two fundamental kinds of policies: Some attempt to directly address a problem and others aim to redefine, often fallaciously, the nature of the problem itself.

“Jeesh, don’t these guys have housing, child care, and workforce shortages to worry about?”

Nope. Not if you’re a NH House Republican. #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/02/18/w...

ICE OUT NH! | DemocracyNH It has come to the attention of Merrimack town and state elected officials that the current regime is looking to expand its inhumane detention centers into the Northeast, specifically Merrimack, New H...

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So you want to be an internet troll? - The Boston Globe Congratulations! You are now part of an invisible but proud army whose sole purpose is to sow division and rage in a far-off country, the United States of America.

Great tips for recognizing trolls, bots, sea lions, rando Freestaters, and other Putin-inspired fools out to bully you off of social media and steal your voice. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/16/o...

The Coalition does more good work in a day than its critics have done in a lifetime. For once—and maybe the only time— I agree with the NH Journal. This unneeded bill simply can’t die fast enough. Thanks to Damien Fisher for digging a layer deeper into this one…

Kelly Ayotte is gaslighting the Granite State: Miller New Hampshire must reject Gov. Kelly Ayotte's continued cuts from the top and downshifting of costs to municipalities, writes Dover Rep. Seth Miller.

In NH, there’s no way to get equivalent coverage to a governor’s state of the state message. So you keep chipping away until people start to see they’re being gaslit and rolled. Great op-ed from Rep. Seth Miller. @wandrme.paxex.aero www.seacoastonline.com/story/opinio...

Close Up: Kelly Ayotte backs "local voice" in Merrimack but won't oppose ICE facility Governor Kelly Ayotte discusses the proposed Immigration & Customs Enforcement facility in Merrimack; ICE tactics in Minnesota; 4th Amendment rights; instances in which she has stood up to the Trump A...

Ayotte: “Local communities should have a voice.”
The Local Community speaks: “Hell no!!! No ICE detention center in our town!”
Reporter: “What about holding immigrants elsewhere?”
Ayotte: “That’s not my job.”
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Seen around and about in Washington DC: An artistic tribute to the hardworking agents of America’s Gestapo and a mockup of the proposed Arc de Trump.

Legislative Update - 2/15/26 As I said in my last post, this is a busy time at the State House!

Part two.
Legislative Update - 2/15/26 open.substack.com/pub/toniwein...

Distant Dome: Legislation Will Cause Harm Two bills coming before the House this week are indicative of the New Hampshire Legislature: where it is heading and where it has been for the last three terms.

Who knew that when the four horsemen of the apocalypse finally rode into New Hampshire, they’d all be elected to the state legislature as Republicans? #NHPolitics indepthnh.org/2026/02/14/d...

“the right people voting”

Trump’s Version of “Domestic Terrorism” vs. the First Amendment The administration has given itself permission to prosecute people and organizations for their political views.

The president’s redefining of domestic terrorism threatens Americans’ free speech rights, from joining a protest march to posting on social media. It also aims to impose draconian punishments for actions that are far removed from actual terrorism. bit.ly/4qwExhh

Ayotte releases info on Trump administration’s ‘new detention model’ for ICE facilities across the US - The Boston Globe The Merrimack warehouse is part of a $38 billion plan that would be operational by Nov. 30 and would expand ICE’s detention capacity to 92,600 beds nationwide.

“Seeing this dehumanizing plan as a coordinated and considered strategy is eerie and demonstrates an overarching denial of immigrants’ humanity.” #NHPolitics www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/m...

Ayotte releases DHS documents about planned ICE detention center in Merrimack • New Hampshire Bulletin Gov. Kelly Ayotte has released a set of documents she said she received Thursday evening from the Department of Homeland Security about an immigrant detention center the federal government is planning...

When you don’t lift a finger to stop it, you own it. Therefore from this day forward, the Merrimack ICE detention center shall be known as “Camp Ayotte.” #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/02/13/a...

“NH Republicans Enable ICE”: A Play in Two Acts.

They keep promising to bring more business to New Hampshire. Who knew they meant the concentration camp business? #NHPolitics

House kills ‘red flag law’ bill allowing removal of firearms during mental health crises • New Hampshire Bulletin The New Hampshire House voted to kill a bill to create a “red flag law” allowing courts to order the surrender of firearms by people deemed a danger to themselves or others, after Republicans argued i...

Gaslighting NH House Republicans, claiming that bills like this do nothing to protect the mental health of mass shooters, again vote against doing the one thing that would decrease the risk of a mass shooting for everyone else. #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/02/12/h...

Ayotte denies ICE director’s claim federal officials talked to her about Merrimack facility During a senate hearing Thursday, acting ICE director Todd Lyons said federal officials spoke with the governor about the facility's economic impact. Gov. Kelly Ayotte said his comments were not true.

Caught in a lie about when she knew about ICE plans to build a detention center for its kidnap victims in Merrimack, @KellyAyotte, NH’s version of Pam Bondi, shockingly declined to blame Massachusetts. #NHPolitics www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026...

The House just defeated HB1642 206-153 which would have temporarily restricted access to guns if a judge deems them a significant danger to themselves or others. #NHPolitics

Goodlander says failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers is an ‘outrage’ - The Boston Globe The Justice Department tried to indict six Democratic lawmakers over a video they recorded urging military members to refuse illegal orders.

“The system was not designed for this kind of abuse but…it’s an extraordinary thing that ordinary American citizens sitting as a grand jury stood up for the Constitution, stood up for the truth, against these outrageous abuses.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/11/n...

Trump wants ICE facilities in Merrimack, N.H., and across the US. Some Republicans are pushing back. - The Boston Globe The administration’s plans to convert warehouses into detention facilities face opposition from residents and local officials — including some who have supported him.

Good for Sen. Tim McGough. Meanwhile, radio silence from NH’s own Pam Bondi—Komplicit Kelly Ayotte. #NHPolitics www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/n...

Vaccine skeptics renew efforts to rescind New Hampshire’s vaccine requirements in 2026 • New Hampshire Bulletin A contingent of vaccine skeptics in the New Hampshire House of Representatives has again brought a slate of vaccine-related legislation to the State House in 2026. Some proposals go further than other...

Fueled by narcissism masquerading as independence and informed by so-called “experts”from the shadiest corners of the Interwebs, NH Republicans are working hard to make NH #1 in childhood deaths from preventable illnesses. #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/02/12/v...

A reckoning awaits New Hampshire Republicans — but beware the far end of the redemption arc • New Hampshire Bulletin I don’t know how much worse things are going to get for this country in the months and years ahead, but I do know this: A lot of Republican politicians are going to spend the rest of their careers dis...

“I find the aloof centrism of New Hampshire’s Democratic congressional delegation troubling, too. I know they long for a grown-up Republican they can do business with, but what kind of business exactly?” #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/02/10/a...

Please watch the whole thing. It gives a glimpse of a road-map of what actual accountability could look like if the GOP loses their majority.

Ayotte wants to bring more nuclear power to New Hampshire. How would that work? Nuclear power faced major opposition in New Hampshire in the 1970s. Half a century later, Ayotte wants to make the state the face of nuclear innovation.

“It really is kind of the shiny object as opposed to the hard work, the nuts and bolts of really sweating the details – that is the thing that is actually going to provide some sort of rate relief here in New England.” #NHPolitics www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026...

The US slips to its lowest-ever rank in a global corruption index | CNN Business The United States has fallen to its worst-ever position in a leading global index that measures views of corruption in the public sector among independent experts and businesspeople.

“The US ranking…took another hit last year, when Trump gutted the government’s ability to fight public corruption by pausing investigations into corporate foreign bribery and curtailing enforcement of a foreign agent registration law.” www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/b...