Peanut, a rescued squirrel raised by Mark Longo, and his raccoon friend Fred gained fame on Instagram. Mark runs an animal rescue but was reported to NY authorities, leading to a police raid where officers restricted his family's actions. Peanut and Fred were ultimately killed by environmental police due to living in captivity, highlighting concerns over government overreach and bureaucratic actions. The incident raises questions about the state of the republic and the treatment of pets.
Sunday Strip: First They Came for Peanut; Then they came for our guns. Sun, 03 Nov 2024 13:08:46 GMT https://www.malone.news/p/sunday-strip-first-they-came-for For those that aren’t on X, Peanut was a squirrel rescued as a baby seven years ago, and raised in captivity by Mark Longo. Peanut (and Mark) became an Instagram sensation with over a half million followers. Peanut lived with another rescued pet named Fred, who was a raccoon.
Mark runs a non-profit animal rescue and sanctuary. Someone decided to report Mark to NY State authorities for this.
The New York State police raided Mark’s home this week:
A total of 10 officers raided his house
He and his wife were not allowed to use bathroom alone
He was not allowed to feed his other rescue animals
They interrogated his wife about her immigration status
There were search warrants from 4 bureaucratic departments, including FISA.
This week, despite massive public outcry - both Peanut and Fred were murdered by the New York State Environmental police. Their crime was living in captivity.
In the end, this is not about a squirrel. It is all about government overreach, illegal and overbearing search and seizure, arbitrary and capricious bureaucracies.
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Has our republic really been reduced to murdering pet squirrels?
God save America
Get out and vote for Peanut…
Ah, yes, the Federal Reserve. A future Substack topic, to be sure.
Somehow, I missed this, Remy - It is close enough to Halloween to still be funny, though!
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