I kinda missed the story of Peanut The Squirrel because, as a rule, I’m not that enthralled by stories about rodents unless there are air- and/or .22 rifles involved.
But basically, for those who are like me, the story goes that a much-loved pet squirrel with an Internet following (!) was slaughtered as a result of some dubious Gummint raid on private property somewhere in (duh) New York.
Like I said: tragic, but not of great interest to me other than providing yet another example of why a few random local Gummint employees should, as a rule, be whipped in the town square on a monthly basis by voters, just to remind them of whom they actually are supposed to serve and to stop them getting too big for their boots.
This story, however, is quite different:
America’s famously private Amish people are unreachable by phone or email and refuse to have TVs in their homes. But that didn’t stop members of the conservative Christian group turning out on polling day in a trend that appears to have helped Donald Trump win Pennsylvania.
What sparked the voting rush? Government agents had stormed a local farm early in the year in a row over unpasteurized milk that left the Amish community absolutely enraged.
Pennsylvania’s traditionally private Amish community, which some estimate numbers around 100,000, then registered to vote in ‘unprecedented numbers’. Experts have said that the movement could won Mr Trump tens of thousands of new votes in the crucial swing state.
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture raided Amos Miller’s farm on January 4, sparking outrage among the state’s Amish population.
“That was the impetus for them to say, ‘We need to participate’,” the source said. “This is about neighbors helping neighbors.”
Trump’s winning margin in Pennsylvania was about 130,000 votes, by the way.
As much as I view the above story with satisfaction, on balance I think I still prefer the “monthly flogging” idea.
My favorite comment on the Amish story, however, was from the God-Emperor-elect himself:
“Imagine what law enforcement could accomplish if they went after members of elite pedophile rings rather than farmers selling to their neighbors??”
“The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture raided…”
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Whomever heads that place should be clandestinely removed from their home in the wee hours and taken to a desolate country road, gutted from asshole to appetite, then set afire with diesel. A small sign close by would say simply: WARNING!
many more bureaucrats need the same treatment.
I really thought the tar and feathers would reappear when the kelo v City of new London verdict came out from SCOTUS. that decision is utterly atrocious
If this is the United States of America, the Kelo decision has to be overturned in the near future; it gives the unfortunate impression that someone (or two) on the court was paid
Pennsylvanian who lives in in Amish Country here. Amos Miller, the farmer at the heart of the issue, has been in and out of court several times over the last year over his selling raw milk without a permit and the alleged unsanitary conditions at his farm. I don’t know enough about the situation to know if he’s in the wrong, but either way raiding the place like they were going after drug smugglers or armed fugitives was WAY overboard given the situation.
Another factor that gave PA to Trump, one that nobody’s really talking about, is how Kamala’s team announced her VP pick. She’d been heavily courting Josh Shaprio, PA’s governor, for VP. To the point where it looked to be all but a done deal. And her team scheduled a rally to announce her pick in Philadelphia. We were SURE that it was going to be Shaprio.
And then, in Philadelphia, Kamala announced that her VP was NOT going to be our guy, but some schmuck from the Midwest.
Philadelphians. Were. Pissed.
I doubt it was intentional (because I don’t think Kamala and her team were smart enough to realize how it would look), but Pennsylvanians in general and Philadelphians in particular took that as a huge F*** YOU! from Kamala to the city. The only way it could have been more insulting is if she walked out on stage wearing a Dallas Cowboys jersey. So a lot of Philadelphians stayed home purely to give Kamala a good old-fashioned Philly Phuck Yous! in return.
One more note about Peanut: Supposedly, the “anonymous” person that reported Peanut was a Texan. (a West Coast transplant to Austin, no doubt.)
With regards to that squirrel, it seems one other squirrel has decided to learn to defend itself:
https://x.com/klara_sjo/status/1854693897596805392
My favorite quote from the election.
“Seeing the Amish show up in Pennsylvania was like watching the trees waking up and going to war in The Lord of the Rings.”
A peaceful group of people who don’t get involved in the affairs of men. Until the evil finally is at the gates and can no longer be ignored. Such a powerful metaphor.