Exposing Government Overreach Through a Heartbreaking Tale of "Peanut" the Squirrel
Hello, Earnest Mann here! This episode is a powerful continuation of Friday's discussion, Episode 388, where I address government overreach and the absurdity of certain regulations. This addendum dives into a recent and tragic event involving "Peanut," a well-known rescue squirrel unjustly taken from a dedicated rescuer by New York State authorities. The story of Peanut shines a harsh light on the lengths to which government agencies will go to enforce minor regulations while ignoring real issues affecting citizens daily.
The Outrageous Raid: Why a Squirrel Became Public Enemy #1
In an eye-opening case, Mark Longo, the caretaker of Peanut the Squirrel, was blindsided by a team of state agents who raided his home, confiscating Peanut under the pretense of wildlife possession violations. I break down the shocking details of the raid, questioning why resources were misallocated in this way. This incident exemplifies government waste and misplaced priorities, with Peanut's story representing countless instances where citizens face undue legal pressure for harmless acts.
A Broader Look at Control and Tyranny in Society
Reflecting on this incident, I challenge the societal restrictions imposed on individuals, from collecting rainwater to o walking freelyn one’s own property. As I explain, these regulations symbolize the authoritarian grip exercised by our government on trivial aspects of life, while major issues—like our broken election system—remain unaddressed. Through Peanut’s story, I illustrate the hypocrisy in government actions and question who truly benefits from these regulations.
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hello my listeners are courageous
curious and intelligent not chicken [ __ ]
non-c curious and stupid thank you my
listeners for being here this episode is
actually an addendum to Friday's episode
388 and I feel the timing is perfect not
only because of something really
terrible that just occurred but because
it will shed greater light on the point
I was trying to drive home in the
previous episode about the election
all of this coming to light from the
unnecessary death of a very famous and
adorable pet
squirrel in case you're not familiar
with this story which just occurred in
the last couple days I want to show you
the very short video then I'm going to
explain to you as bizarre as this may
sound the very real life consequences
that can and should happen as a
consequence of the state of New York's
actions here's the brief video Mark
Longo says he was blindsided on
Wednesday morning when agents from the
State Department of Environmental
Conservation came looking for his famous
squirrel I was just going through my
daily routine of feeding all of our 71
rescue horses at our nonprofit animal
rescue uh Midway through that um a line
of DEC officers about six to eight of
them showed up and uh gave me a warrant
for a scroll on raccoon the search
warrant said Longo was in unlawful
possession of wildlife he says agents
ransacked his property for 5 hours until
they found peanut and Fred the raccoon
we complied um we weren't allowed to
move we were police escorted into the
bathroom mind you this is a search
warrant for a squirrel in a raccoon um
and I feel like this was a little bit of
an Overkill Longo says he was working on
the necessary paperwork to be able to
legally own peanut as an educational
animal you're not only hurting my family
by taking peanut away from me but you're
also hurting the organization that we
started on the back of a a rescue
squirrel we named this organization
peanuts Freedom Farm because he has been
such a big portion of my life and so
many people around the world you know we
promoted the fact that squirrels are not
good pets they don't deserve to be
inside but there are rare occasions
where you stumble on an animal that
unfortunately can't survive in their
normal habitat um that's the only reason
why peanut was ever a rescue animal
Longo says he rescued peanut 7 years ago
in New York City after the squirrel's
mom was hit by a car he says he rehabbed
peanut and tried to release them into
his backyard Bel Longo says peanut never
developed the instincts to survive
outside after peanut was attacked by an
animal and lost half his tail Longo let
Peanut Live in his home and then he
became best friends with my cat so
that's when we turned to social media we
put some funny and silly videos out
there and the internet loved him he
became the world's most famous Squirrel
Peanut racked up a combined 3 million
followers on Tik Tok Facebook and
Instagram Longo says he believes
Peanut's Fame led to someone filing a
complaint I'm no expert in anything
involving politics of the state but they
sent six to eight officers to my house
from Albany to confiscate a squirrel and
a raccoon and it was signed off on a
search
warrant so just that that in its sense
to say that is one of the
most I I shocking things I could say in
my opinion is we just used resources and
spent an entire day sitting two people
who run a nonprofit animal rescue and
treat them like criminals that's right
you're treated like a [ __ ] criminal
because in the eyes of the state you are
a [ __ ] criminal anytime you don't do
exactly what the law tells you here are
just a few brief examples want to
collect rainwater you know that [ __ ]
that falls freely from the sky in your
own apartment backyard or hell even on
your own
property what about being able to walk
around nude in your own living space
regardless if it's a apartment condo or
your own property least someone be
terrified by looking into your doors or
windows and actually seeing you naked
Jesus [ __ ] Christ it's the end of the
world or being able to buy and sell
something without having to pay a
corporate entity such as eBay for the
privilege of doing so or listing
something for sale on Craigslist or
Facebook Marketplace while admittedly
financially no charge without being
forced to give a great deal of your
personal information such as your
address phone number driver's license
number Social Security number and other
forms of personal [ __ ] intrusion
thanks to Mark [ __ ] fuckerberg
so the net effect is tyranny and if you
remove all of the legales word salid
[ __ ] the following in reality is
what the average citizen is being told
to a greater and greater degree
concerning just about anything here is
concisely what you're being
told no [ __ ] you it's against the law
and if we the powers that be find out if
someone turns you in you are going to be
in deep [ __ ] because you even had the
audacity to stand up against the law
apparently you're forgetting that the
corporate subsidy you refer to as
government is your mother and father and
you dare not question that fact at any
time least you suffer you [ __ ]
consumer the Wrath of
non-compliance the wrath of what the
corporation makes law now get back to
work buy products reproduce and consume
you [ __ ] piece of [ __ ]
consumer so are you beginning to
understand why this dog and pony show
called the election actually has little
or to no bearing whatsoever and real
terms on our daytoday lives and the two
current candidates Coke and Pepsi are
actually two large factions Democrats
and repu Republicans of the same team
that are in fact actually fighting for
their particular faction to win so that
they in turn get into power and then in
turn can continue to steal as much
wealth as possible not only for
themselves but of course for their
bosses lobbyist and corporate
overlords now as far as you're concerned
you and your needs are way way way down
the f looking list so let's just say
despite all the rhetoric and political
[ __ ] because of the election you the
average American citizen other than a
few Financial crumbs thrown into social
services or anything social for that
matter every now and then are definitely
not on the priority list or to put it in
a more modern terms the American people
as far as the plutocrats are concerned
have been permanently
friendzoned I could say a lot more and
please let me know if you want me to but
for here and now I'll finish up with
this I find it not only the epitome of
hypocrisy but a slap in the face the
taxpayers of New York state that New
York's political and ideological [ __ ]
bend over backwards to accommodate and
suck the ass in every way possible of
the Invaders from the south allocating
precious resources to
Invaders resources the state taxpayers
paid to something the citizens didn't
ask for didn't agree to and clearly
don't [ __ ]
want yet at the same time the New York
State Bureau went completely out of
their way and out of their [ __ ] minds
Stormtrooper style to [ __ ] with a man
and his wife who live way out in the
country people who weren't bothering a
soul with a pet squirrel that was
obviously acclim it to humans was very
adorable and absolutely wasn't bothering
a
soul something unfortunately that can't
be said about the [ __ ] New York state
government
and the millions of the invading friends
they decided to welcome with open arms
from our Southern
border I want to make it clear that I
know this is an emotional subject for
many people and it's also something
that's been used as a political football
for some time now and many people
consider this an issue of compassion and
I totally understand that but there's a
big difference between voluntary
compassion and forced compassion and
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when something becomes forced compassion
it should actually be identified for
what it actually is
tyranny and if history clearly
demonstrates anything the outcome of
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governmental tiity tyrants such as ma
popot Joseph Stalin Adolf Hitler
Francisco Frank o Manito musolini Saddam
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Hussein and ID Amin just to name a few
had never produced sustained public
Improvement only massed death and
suffering but the big difference today
however is that the dictators of our
social and economic condition come from
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a dee rooted corporate ideology not so
much easily identifiable as persons but
a Relentless corporate
psychology that is ultimately anti-life
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and
Psychopathic and its destructive power
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makes all the other previously mentioned
tyrants harmless choir Boys by
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comparison and speaking of tyranny be a
good comrade and please cooperate by
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my family used to say just do the right
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hurt until next time this is earnest and
I usually am