The body of a 56-year-old man was found dead after a home explosion in Newfane.
G20 panelist seeks global digital tracking of vaccination
A digital, global vaccine passport will help nations prepare for the next pandemic, an health official tells the G20.
FTX linked to WEF, Ukraine cryptocurrency site
Collapsed cryptocurrency empire and Becca Balint major donor FTX set up a crypto donation site for the Ukrainian government, the Blaze reports.
Phil Scott: Vermonters want us to work together
Hyper-partisan political parties are driving Americans further and further apart – and seem to get the most attention from the media.
Roving, would-be child kidnapper in Barre?
Barre cops say there have been sightings of a mid-forties white man driving a blue Ford pickup truck stalking groups of children.
Maine’s property tax freeze on seniors – could it happen here?
Permanent Maine residents 65 or older who have owned a home for at least 10 years may apply through their towns to have their property taxes frozen at their current level.
Troubles reported with voting machines in Maricopa County, AZ
Arizona elections once again are in the national eye.
Passport info of 145 million Americans given to law enforcement agencies
A letter from a U.S. senator to the Biden administration reveals that the State Department is providing passport data on 145 million Americans to police agencies.
2000 Mules producers jailed after outing election data on Chinese servers
True the Vote told the FBI the personal information of nearly two million American election workers was stored on a server in China. Now its founders are in jail for contempt of court.
Hildebrand: day of my abortion was the saddest day of my life
Some want Vermont to be known as an abortion sanctuary state. This would make them proud.
Water Cooler: Government one-sided, Republican from Montpelier says
It’s lonely being a Republican in the City of Montpelier. Just ask Gene Leon.
COVID-19 Origins: Investigating a “complex and grave situation” inside a Wuhan lab
On Nov. 12, 2019, a dispatch by Chinese Communist party branch members at the BSL-4 laboratory appeared to reference a biosecurity breach. “Once you have opened the stored test tubes, it is just as if having opened Pandora’s Box.”
DHS ‘disinformation” collusion with Big Tech, PayPal $2500 fine for ‘misleading’ info both began years ago – and are still in effect
As it turns out, PayPal really has had a $2500 ‘misleading’ information fine in place since 2015. And Homeland Security has been fighting ‘disinformation’ on social media since 2020.
Water Cooler: pushing to raise the bar on the right to evict
Should the Legislature make it harder to evict tenants? Or put another way – give tenants more legal protections?
CLG: Bank links transactions with carbon footprint
A friendly note from your bank: you’ve exceeded your carbon allowance.
Latest death on Franklin County highway not a traffic accident
A 40-year-old man died Wednesday after pulling his vehicle over to the side of Rte. 105 in Sheldon.
CLG: 1 billion crabs disappear! Alaskan harvest cancelled
CLG collects the national and international news you rarely reported by the MSM.
School bus hits pickup truck at intersection
An afternoon school bus collided Monday with a pickup truck at Mountain Top Road in Chittenden.
McClaughry: Working out of the housing crisis
The particulars may change. But always, always, there’s something more important than actually building affordable housing.
Pfizer Exec testifies: No vax testing for preventing transmission
‘Moving at the speed of science,’ Pfizer was unable to test its vax for preventing transmission of Covid. Which explains a lot.
Ukraine ends freedom of press / Kanye West, Florida Surgeon General censored by Twitter
It’s Freedom of the Press Day all over the world – NOT.
CLG: Feds create vegetable garden registry
The USDA is pushing The People’s Garden Initiative, which includes registering gardens nationwide for a “more diverse and resilient local food system.”
CLG: Europe may lose cellphone coverage this winter
For what it’s worth – read Putin’s speech after he annexed Ukrainian territory. “The people have made their unequivocal choice.”
No prosecution for cops who shot Matthew Davis
Three police officers “reasonably believed they were in imminent danger of being killed or suffering great bodily harm” in the attempted apprehension of a murder suspect in Brattleboro, authorities have ruled.
VT National Guard gets good marks for sex assault prevention
The Vermont National Guard has revised sex assault prevention policies, updated leader training, and sustained the necessary number of sex assault prevention personnel, a national assessment found.
Russia says US suspect in pipeline sabotage
Plenty of finger pointing over sabotage of Russian natural gas pipeline to Germany. Whodunit?
FedEx van burns on I-91
Spectacular vehicle fire on I-91 Wednesday afternoon.
Bear dies in I-89 collision / Arrest in fed office burglary
Another freeway vehicular collision with a large animal.
Moose crossing I-91 results in two accidents, again
For the second straight year, one moose crossing I-91 in the Northeast Kingdom has led to two accidents.
Kiwi and Hillary call for state censorship
The Prime Minister of New Zealand has joined Hillary Clinton in calling for a global censorship system.
Water Cooler: State gives away $3000 to crush your clunker and buy EV
VTDigger publishes the long-and-growing list of subsidies, tax breaks and giveaways for Vermonters to drive electric. This headline and others in today’s media.
Man fires AR-15, blames gunshot on unidentified black man, police say
Bishop claimed he had been in an altercation with an unidentified black man from out of state, who had produced a concealed AR-15 and fired a round.
Chinese bioresearch company buys Florida land for primate lab
A Chinese-based biological research company in July purchased land in Florida to build a primate quarantine and breeding facility.
Water Cooler: NAACP educating on qualified immunity / City council acts on policing / keeping local journalism alive
This week the VT NAACP is holding seminars on qualified immunity for law enforcement, judges, lawmakers, and community members.
Court says no to Big Tech censorship
Was the Ukrainian president’s bodyguard really sporting an SS patch?
Biden Sept. 12 executive order clears path for ‘transhumanism’
An executive order signed by President Biden Monday would eradicate clinical trial safety standards in its pursuit of human gene-editing technologies.
12 U.S. agencies pushed Covid censorship
More than 50 officials in Joe Biden’s administration across a dozen agencies have been involved with efforts to pressure Big Tech companies to crack down on alleged misinformation, according to documents released on Aug. 31.
Man dies in single-car crash
A 77-year-old Sandgate man died after his car left the road.
Survey: 82% of Vermonters think Vermont housing shortage long-term, self-inflicted
Most Vermonters think the housing shortage won’t improve until government starts loosening restrictions.
DOJ ordered to stop review of Trump records / 55% of toddlers had ‘systemic’ vax reaction, CDC says / Ivermectin 92% effective
National and international headlines you may not see in the MSM.
Biden last night: MAGA voters ‘semi-fascist’ threat to democracy
The former president and his supporters ‘represent an extremism that threatens the very foundations of our republic,” our current president said last night.
‘Defund Davos’ bill introduced by House Republicans
Will the House have the votes to defund Davos, instead of the police? These world headlines and others provided by CLG.
13-year-old dies in ATV crash
A Randolph boy died after he lost control of his ATV in Mt. Holly.
America last! Another $3 bil going to Ukraine / FBI’s Mir-A-Lago raid chief oversaw Gretchen Whitmer investigation
The FBI agent who had oversight over the Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot now runs the D.C. field office that conducted the Mir-A-Lago raid, says Just The News.
Farm tractor driver charged with DUI-drugs after deadly crash on Rte. 105
By Guy Page An Enosburg farm worker was under the influence of drugs when he pulled his farm tractor onto Rte. 105 in Sheldon, causing a collision fatal to oncoming motoryclist Rodney […]
Alleged car thief gouges cop’s eye
A man with a lengthy criminal rap sheet tried to gouge the eyes of the Burlington cop that apprehended him. Both were treated for their injuries.
Quebec offers 5th vax shot
The Province of Quebec will make available a fifth shot of the Covid-19 vaccine/therapeutic.
Quad-vaxxed Jill Biden, Gen. Austin, Pfizer CEO all get Covid / Canada working on digital ID / Rosary ‘extremist symbol
Atlantic Magazine writer calls the Catholic Rosary an “extremist symbol.” Sort of like the cross?
Wheel: what I did at the polls when I discovered my name was already checked off
I grabbed my phone and said to the worker, “I’m going to go potentially save you a lot of trouble” as I walked out the door.
Primary questionnaire: Gregory Thayer, GOP, Lt. Governor
“I will work to REPEAL the Global Warming Solutions Act, fix Act 250, stop following the California Fuel Standards, streamline the permitting process and get government out of people’s pocketbooks.” – Greg Thayer
Coasties sue over vax mandate
China suspends food imports from Taiwan. WEF wants to end private car ownership: “walk or share.” Some Afghans say Al-Zawahiri died of asthma, not drone attack. These national headlines and others from CLG.
Vermonter recovering at home from state’s first monkeypox infection
Vermont and 47 other states have at least a single monkeypox infection. New York leads the way with 1,345.
Nine-year-old dies two weeks after Pfizer shot
CDC VAERS data shows a nine-year-old with no pre-existing conditions died two weeks after vaccination.
House Dems block attempted ban on strategic oil sales to China
A May, 2022 University of Chicago poll finds that most Americans say the U.S. government is corrupt and almost a third say it may soon be necessary to take up arms against it.
Polio confirmed
Monkeypox, polio, and and Biden admin award to Soros group to help border crossers make headlines across the country.
Truck Garden
TRUCK GARDEN in West Newbury really puts the rust in rustic.
Slain Burlington man had athletic success, crime record for theft, dealing crack
Hussein Mubarak was a new American who found success on Burlington’s athletic fields and crime and death on her streets.
Held for attempted murder
A man police say is a prohibited from possessing guns was arrested for attempted murder with a firearm in connection with a domestic incident in Orwell Sunday.
Vermont Daily Water Cooler for Tue, Jul 12
Dem VT journalist Graff sees parallel with Watergate, Jan. 6 – this headline and others from today’s Vermont news media.
Biden ships “strategic reserve” oil overseas
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve meant to protect U.S. citizens from a catastrophic fuel shortage is being sent overseas.
‘Jane’s Revenge’ in Burlington urges arson, rock-throwing against local pro-life clinic
“Gather your friends and collect heavy rocks,” Jane’s Revenge urges opponents of the SCOTUS decision overturning Roe V. Wade. “Learn the skill of accelerant bartending. Decentralize your actions – go into the night and be feral with joy!”
Twitter won’t censor threats against Thomas, but will censor peer-reviewd study on Covid vax and fertility
Threaten to assassinate a black Supreme Court justice? Free speech, says Twitter. Tweeting about a study linking the Covid vax to infertility, not so much.
Unplugging the Rage Machine
Biden’s plea for peacefulness was lost on the Big Blue Rage Machine the Democrats have been operating.
Two dozen states restrict abortions following Roe decision
The nation’s Red and Blue states are both consolidating their positions on abortion following Friday’s SCOTUS overturning of Roe V. Wade.
Suzanne Young named attorney general
A former deputy attorney general and senior aide to Gov. Phil Scott will be Vermont’s first woman attorney general.
Man dies in Marshfield fire
A man believed to be the homeowner was trapped inside the home as it burned.
Google AI has hired a lawyer / Prepare for WW3, Brit general says / Ballot harvesting guilty plea
Google’s sentient AI is not only talking, it’s hired a lawyer, a former employee says.
FDA OKs Covid-19 shots for infants, preschoolers
U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week.
Life insurance payouts up 163% in 2021
Life insurance companies claims were way up in 2021, according to national news reported by CLG.
China uses Covid ‘health code’ apps to quash bank protests / Tesla catches fire after three weeks in junkyard
Chinese government Covid apps are being to prevent citizens from withdrawing money from banks.
Woodstock man killed mother’s friend, then himself: police
Jay Wilson, the suspect in a fatal shooting Tuesday afternoon at 13 Slayton Terrace in the town of Woodstock, shot himself to death and was located late Tuesday night inside the house, state police say.
Burlington/SoBu rent 43rd highest in nation
Rents rose 11.3% last year nationwide, and in Burlington – South Burlington, the median monthly rent is $1,248.
Lack of action plan hinders Global Warming Solutions Act progress
Two years after the Vermont Legislature passed the Global Warming Solutions Act, the “how” of reaching the stringent carbon emissions goals remains unclear, the Joint Fiscal Office says.
WAPO: Google AI wants to be company employee, not property
A Google engineer told the Washington Post an artificial intelligence he has talked with is advocating for its rights as a person, and has discussed religion, consciousness, and robotics.
McClaughry: Watch out for a heating oil crunch
For years Vermont’s climate change warriors have urged driving up oil and natural gas prices to force consumers to weatherize, and switch to alternatives such as “cold climate heat pumps” and advanced wood pellet furnaces.
Gas over $5 nationwide, public thinks it’s on purpose
More than half — 53% — of voters say they believe the Biden administration is intentionally letting gas prices increase to make Americans use less fossil fuels.
Body of missing woman found
Police believe they have found the body of a missing 38-year-old woman whose empty car was found on a back road in Mt. Holly.
Vermont Daily Water Cooler for Fri, Jun 10
The Vermont Human Rights Commission defamed a state trooper in its decision about a dispute involving police and a landlord related to Francois Clemmons, the police officer on Mr. Rogers.
Local gangs, increased gun sales blamed for Burlington gunfire epidemic
Burlington’s gunfire epidemic is caused by local gangs, not out-of-state drug rings, city officials said today.
Have you seen this missing woman?
Police are looking for a missing person, a 38-year-old Mt. Holly woman whose empty car was found on a back road in Mt. Holly.
SF voters oust soft-on-crime prosecutor
Now that San Francisco voters have rejected its soft-on-crime district attorney, will Chittenden County voters contemplate the same for no-jail Sarah George?
Beware rental housing scams / ferry service return unlikely
Everyone is looking – the Burlington School Board, for money to build a new high school; summer and child care employers, for workers; and ferry customers, for a ride across the Lake.
Trump senior aide arrested by FBI after vowing Biden impeachment / AZ ballot harvesting guilty plea
An Arizona woman has pleaded guilty to using her position in the Democratic Party to illegally harvest ballots in a “sophisticated” ballot abuse scheme.
Double-fatal Williamstown tractor-trailer rollover / Big rig plunges off St. J I-91 bridge
Two harrowing tractor-trailer accidents yesterday resulted in two fatalities on Vermont roads.
Big egg factory torched
A barn that housed tens of thousands of chickens on Forsman Farm in Howard Lake, Minnesota, one of the nation’s largest egg producers, was set aflame late Saturday night.
Threatens to kill family at state campground
A bank burglary, a fatal car crash, an almost-disastrous wreck involving five teenagers, and a drunk driving through a state campground at night in pursuit of a family he threatened to kill – just another holiday weekend for Vermont’s Thin Blue Line.
Scott signs “old forest” management, tax relief bills
Leaving Vermont woodlands untouched will mean less healthy trees because ‘unmanaged’ forests often result in disease and pest proliferation.
Don’t let lawmakers earning more $$ from energy companies vote on energy bills, Gray says
Molly Gray wants to prevent federal lawmakers from voting on energy legislation if their energy earnings exceed their legislative salary.
Water Cooler: VT illegal immigrants want to be cops
Addison County law enforcement is considering the idea of hiring ‘undocumented migrants.’
State’s top cop resigns, takes similar job at UVM
A Burlington native, former Burlington police chief, and UVM alumnus will become the Burlington-based university’s chief law enforcement officer.
Convicted heroin dealer shot in Springfield
Two more shooting incidents in Springfield, including an injury to a man who once bragged about being the biggest heroin dealer in Newport.
WHO holds Monkeypox emergency meeting
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday held an emergency meeting to discuss the outbreak of monkeypox after more than 100 cases were reported across 12 countries.
U.S. buys monkeypox vax after MA man infected
The U.S. government has ordered millions of doses of a vaccine that protects against monkeypox. The news follows the first confirmed case in the states — a man in Massachusetts — following an outbreak in the U.K.
Buffalo shooter says he’s leftist
Buffalo shooter describes himself as leftist.
Zelensky worth $850 million, Dutch pols say
Dutch politicians wonder why the president of Ukraine is (like Putin) uber-wealthy.
VT Water Cooler: Green-Up Day report / Montpelier PD goes to the dogs / New Yorkers want new bridge across lake
Does Vermont need another bridge across Lake Champlain?
CDC bought cellphone tracking data during lockdown
The CDC planned to track lockdown compliance with cellphone data.
Trump favorite Vance wins Ohio Senate primary / Amazon to reimburse for abortion travel
Megacorp Amazon says it will reimburse travel expenses for employees who need to leave the state to get an abortion.
Prostitution decrim, ‘environmental justice’ OKed by House
No BLM, Pride flags allowed on Barre City Hall Park flagpole By Guy Page Bills decriminalizing prostitution in Burlington and creating a new ‘environmental justice’ bureaucracy were approved by the Vermont House […]
SCOTUS draft opinion would overturn Roe V. Wade
Exploding like a bombshell last night, a leaked Supreme Court opinion would overturn the Roe V. Wade decision legalizing abortion at the federal level.







