Steven Porter
@reporterporter.bsky.social
New Hampshire reporter for @bostonglobe.com. Just assume we disagree. he/him
My dispatch from Weirs Beach, N.H., where it became clear last week that Laconia Bike Week sure isn't what it used to be: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/22/m... @bostonglobe.com @globenh.bsky.social
Tamer crowds and economic clouds linger at Laconia Motorcycle Week - The Boston Globe
Organizers estimate attendance may have dipped by 20 percent in recent years, amid a dip in Canadian tourism and an increase in food and gas prices.
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For the fourth time in a row, a so-called "bathroom bill" approved by the Republican-controlled New Hampshire Legislature has been vetoed by the Republican governor, drawing praise from LGBTQ advocates and criticism from some conservatives. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/22/m... @globenh.bsky.social
Governor Ayotte again vetoes ‘bathroom bill,’ drawing praise from LGBTQ advocates - The Boston Globe
Governor Kelly Ayotte announced Friday that she has vetoed a Republican-backed proposal that sought to curtail New Hampshire’s anti-discrimination law as it pertains to gender identity protections in ...
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Canadian sculptor Abe Waterman took home First Place in the annual sand-sculpting competition at Hampton Beach, N.H. His towering, 22-foot(!) creation is titled "The Hieght of Stupitidy." Photos by John Tlumacki. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/06/22/m... @globenh.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com
A new sand-sculpting champion rises at Hampton Beach - The Boston Globe
The top prize went to a Canadian sculptor for his 22-foot-tall creation critiquing artificial intelligence
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Stacey Ray Lancaster, a former high school educator who was convicted of attempted child sex trafficking in Manchester, N.H., was sentenced Monday to more than 13 years in federal prison. That's less than what prosecutors had sought. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/20/m...
Educator caught in N.H. child sex trafficking sting sentenced to more than 13 years in prison - The Boston Globe
Stacey Ray Lancaster had been overseeing the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps program at Manchester West High School in Manchester, N.H.
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‘Helping ICE effectuate mass deportations’: NH Governor Ayotte releases Trump administration’s plans for detainment facilities with 92,600 beds across US, report @reporterporter.bsky.social & @amandagokee.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/m...
‘Helping ICE effectuate mass deportations’: Ayotte releases info on Trump administration’s plans for detainment facilities across US - The Boston Globe
The Merrimack warehouse plan is part of a $38 billion “new detention model” that would be operational by Nov. 30 and would expand ICE’s detention capacity to 92,600 beds nationwide.
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By @reporterporter.bsky.social and @amandagokee.bsky.social -- Trump administration plans for massive detention system revealed www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/m...
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.
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At this morning's education policy committee meeting in the N.H. House, ranking member Patricia Cornell (D) criticized chair Kristin Noble (R) for her recent "segregated schools" comments: "We cannot allow offensive rhetoric to deflect us from our vital responsibility as education policymakers." 🧵
“Nearly 250 years after American colonists threw off their king, this is arguably the closest the country has come during a time of general peace to the centralized authority of a monarch.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
Trump Takes America’s ‘Imperial Presidency’ to a New Level
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“We oppose the indiscriminate mass deportation of people,” the statement said. “We pray for an end to dehumanizing rhetoric and violence, whether directed at immigrants or at law enforcement. We pray that the Lord may guide the leaders of our nation ...” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Catholic Bishops Issue Rare Statement Objecting to U.S. Immigration Tactics
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AP: Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at an event in Utah, President Trump says
History shows such a policy risks disasters from bad intel: “in a 2001 incident, the C.I.A. told the Peruvian government that a plane was smuggling drugs, and its air force shot it down, only to find out that it had instead killed American missionaries.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...
Trump Claims the Power to Summarily Kill Suspected Drug Smugglers
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Karishma Manzur, a progressive nonprofit leader and medical scientist from Exeter, N.H., launched a campaign for US Senate on Wednesday, making her the first to challenge Chris Pappas for the 2026 Democratic nomination. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/20/m...
Karishma Manzur launches progressive campaign for US Senate in N.H., taking on Chris Pappas for Democratic nomination - The Boston Globe
Manzur did not criticize Pappas by name, but framed her candidacy as an effort to “break the grip of big money” on politics.
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What we know so far about N.H. Executive Councilor Karen Liot Hill’s official email outreach and how Republicans have responded. One state rep accused her of taxpayer-funded “political lawfare.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/15/m...
If another 642 students are approved this fall for voucher-like "education freedom accounts" in New Hampshire (on top of the 10,000 already approved), then enrollment in the EFA program would exactly double what it was a year ago. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/06/m...
Enrollment in N.H. ‘education freedom account’ program nearly doubles in one year, with universal eligibility - The Boston Globe
The number of students approved for “education freedom accounts” in New Hampshire has nearly doubled since last fall, and even though the program hit its nominal 10,000-pupil enrollment cap, more appl...
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A federal judge in New Hampshire just issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from following through on threats to defund schools that defy its anti-DEI directives. The judge's order is 82 pages. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/24/m...
Judge halts enforcement of Trump administration’s anti-DEI orders in education - The Boston Globe
he ruling bars the administration from proceeding with its plans for a so-called “End DEI Portal” and a certification requirement.
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A government lawyer presented such a dizzying argument about the status of an international student at Dartmouth College that a federal judge suggested it sounded like something out of a Franz Kafka novel. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/24/m...
Judge questions ‘Kafkaesque’ argument in dispute over status of Dartmouth student from China - The Boston Globe
Xiaotian Liu’s case illustrates a much broader situation affecting thousands of international students across the country.
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Three more immigration judges at the Chelmsford Immigration Court (which handles cases from northern New England & parts of Mass.) were fired abruptly by the Trump administration. The head of their union warned about the risks of undermining due process. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/22/m...
Union leader slams Trump administration for firing three more immigration judges in New England - The Boston Globe
At least eight more immigration judges were abruptly fired without cause, including three at the Chelmsford Immigration Court, which handles cases from northern New England and parts of Massachusetts.
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He made it to the courthouse in time for his arraignment on state-level misdemeanor charges, went through security, and rode the elevator to the third floor. But he never made it into the courtroom. 🧵
Four public school districts in N.H. will soon join a pending lawsuit challenging the rollout of President Trump's anti-DEI directives. Let's recap. 🧵
Good details from the courtroom in this story by @reporterporter.bsky.social: a DOJ attorney couldn’t confirm whether Xiaotian Liu’s F-1 status was terminated by ICE intentionally or inadvertently.
Judge to grant order protecting Dartmouth doctoral student from China from deportation - The Boston Globe
Xiaotian Liu’s student status was terminated by the federal government without notice or explanation. It’s unclear whether his status was terminated intentionally or inadvertently.
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The plaintiffs allege in an amended complaint filed this morning that President Trump has overstepped his legal authority in an effort to “purge transgender people from society.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/12/m... @bostonglobe.com
Transgender teens in N.H. move to sue Trump over orders seeking to exclude them from girls’ sports - The Boston Globe
Their litigation appears to be the first direct challenge to an order that threatens to ‘rescind all funds’ from programs that fail to enforce sex-based separation.
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i just think if you're going to found a website called "the federalist" you should have to have at least a tiny understanding of what the federalist papers (like, say, 78) have to say about things
The judge said he was not persuaded by arguments an attorney for the US Department of Justice presented in defense of Trump’s order. “I’m not offended by them either, as a lawyer or a jurist,” he added. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/10/m...
Trump’s birthright citizenship order blocked temporarily by third federal judge, this time in New Hampshire - The Boston Globe
Joseph N. Laplante, chief judge for the federal district court in New Hampshire, said he was not persuaded by arguments an attorney for the US Department of Justice presented in defense of Trump’s ord...
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The perfect lil V-tine’s fidget toy for couples trauma-bonded by the pandemic
Please remember something: if you had said a year ago that Trump would do even a fraction of these things, you would have been mocked, belittled, accused of “Trump derangement syndrome,” and dismissed by certain people. Identify those people and block and shun them.
This is the most important story in the United States right now. www.wired.com/story/treasu...
The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did
Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn’t exist.
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Great to join Rick Ganley on @nhpr.bsky.social this morning to help recap this week's New Hampshire news. www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
NH News Recap: Gov. advisory panels on police accountability and diversity eliminated
State advisory panels on policing and diversity initiatives are no more after former Gov. Chris Sununu rescinded over a hundred executive orders before he left office.
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NBC News is being kicked out of its space in the Pentagon and replaced by OANN.
If you are in danger unless you comply with a regime, you are in danger whether you comply or not
