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'Matt Gaetz is dangerously unqualified'

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On July 11, 1897, Swedish balloonist and engineer Salomon Andrée set off on an adventure to the North Pole. The journey excited many of his country's most elite citizens who had high expectations for the voyage. But almost from the start, Andrée's expedition was marked with trouble. Recently we learned the truth about his trip after rolls of undeveloped film from his voyage were discovered. Here' Source

One of the defining features of the second Trump administration will almost certainly be the battle between the elected, constitutional branches of government and the vast federal bureaucracy. With Republicans in control of both the House and Senate, President Donald Trump will have a significant mandate for leadership in the next few years. The most significant impediment to effective policymaking during that time, other than Republicans stepping on their own feet, will be the government itself—not elected Democrats who stand in opposition, but unelected bureaucrats who have unilaterally decided they know what’s best for the country and use their protected positions within the federal bureaucracy to thwart the change in direction the American people voted for. When the innumerable left-wing media pundits and Democrat politicians in recent years shouted about “losing our democracy”—assuming they had had any coherent thought about what that meant at all—what they really meant was that the power of their precious bureaucracy was being threatened. There’s an amusing, yet insightful, Newsmax post going around on X. On it, every time a pundit shouts “our democracy,” artificial intelligence replaces it with them saying “our bureaucracy.” When you use AI to replace every mention of "our democracy" with "our bureaucracy," everything starts making a lot more sense. pic.twitter.com/XZ65HXfN9H— Bill D'Agostino (@Banned_Bill) November 5, 2024 That’s much more accurate. To hold power, the Left relies on a cabal made up almost entirely of unelected institutions—nongovernmental organizations, corporate media, academia, and government agencies. That has been the “regime” that governed the country during the Biden administration, which was little more than a figurehead presidency. Academia comes up with the deranged ideas, and the NGOs push those ideas into politics and especially federal agencies. The agencies turn that into action, and the legacy media celebrates it as a great victory. Hence, open borders and gender transition surgeries for minors. This all happens whether the American people want it or not. What’s important to note here is that the bureaucrats who helped pump these policies won’t simply go away once President Joe Biden is gone, and they won’t be too eager to work with the new, democratically elected president to reverse course. On the contrary, many can be expected to throw as many administrative wrenches into the process as possible to paralyze the incoming administration. That’s precisely what they did during Trump’s previous time in office—and what they’ve typically done anytime a Republican is in the White House. And the media were all too happy to praise those efforts to subvert the will of American voters. Take, for instance, this piece in The Washington Post from 2017, in the first few weeks of the first Trump term, in which bureaucratic resistance to Trump was promoted and celebrated. This line says it all: “The permanent bureaucracy, the backbone of the federal government and the bulwark against many presidents’ activist intentions, is designed to be at least a step removed from the crosswinds of partisan politics.” This is the “deep state” in a nutshell. It’s not just the Department of Justice or the intelligence agencies that have, frankly, abused their power to thwart a president and subvert genuine democracy. This has become the pervasive culture within the fourth—extraconstitutional—branch of government, where an overwhelming majority of supposedly nonpartisan employees support the Democratic Party and its prerogatives. Several reports from the past few days suggest that deep state bureaucrats plan to run the 2017 playbook again. For instance, a piece in CNN reported that some anonymous Pentagon officials are already discussing how they can resist the Trump administration. This time, however, things might be different. Not only do the American people have a lot better understanding of the threat that the unelected branch poses, but Trump seems to understand just how much it worked to undo his first term’s agenda. The Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway said on Fox News that this time the Trump team will be better prepared to fight against the bureaucracy itself. “I think they didn’t realize, the Trump administration the first time, didn’t realize how much resistance there would be, not just from the bureaucracy, these unaccountable, unelected bureaucrats,” Hemingway said Monday on “The Ingraham Angle.” She said that 2024 is a “new ballgame.” From Hemingway: The incoming Trump team understands where those threats are. They’re working to combat them in different ways. There are probably many ways that permanent, unelected, unaccountable bureaucracy is trying to subvert the will of the people in an unconstitutional fashion.  But the team is so much smarter now. They’ve learned so much from that obstruction and resistance of those previous years. So, when the problems come—and they will come—they’ll at least be not so surprised by them. I very much hope this is the case. Way back in 2017, I shouted to anyone who would listen that the Trump administration’s biggest priority had to be getting control of the bureaucracy, using every tool available to not only reduce the power of the government, but to manage and often eject recalcitrant personnel who seem to think that they, and not Trump, were chosen as the head of the executive branch. There are now more tools for Trump and Congress to restore the proper order of American government. For one, this year’s Loper Bright decision of the Supreme Court ensures that Congress, not unelected bureaucrats, have the ultimate say in policymaking. And the Trump team seems serious about using Schedule F and other reforms to ensure that deep state bureaucrats can’t simply go rogue and pursue their own agenda. Trump is even creating a Department of Government Efficiency, headed by entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, to create more efficiency in the executive branch. That’s how we restore “our democracy”—that is, our real democracy. If Trump wants to be like his presidential role model, Andrew Jackson, he needs to drain the swamp before the swamp drains his administration of its ability to function. He has backing from the American people and a historic opportunity to ensure that our federal republic is restored and that the people will rule once more. The post Trump Has Historic Opportunity to Defeat Deep State, Restore Constitutional Government appeared first on The Daily Signal.

President-elect Donald Trump‘s selection for director of national intelligence will send shockwaves through the political establishment. Tulsi Gabbard, a fearless truth-teller who found herself outside the Democratic Party because she wasn’t afraid to buck the Left’s narratives, will be taking the reins at the very intelligence community she herself has loudly condemned. A veteran and active duty Army reservist, Gabbard has loudly criticized the censorship industrial complex and taken aim at the Left’s sacred cows. A former Democrat who served in the House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021 and who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, Gabbard has since joined the Republican Party and backed Trump, in part due to her disgust over the way government agencies and Big Tech censored her, Trump, and conservatives. Trump announced Wednesday that he will tap her as director of national intelligence. “I know Tulsi will bring the fearless spirit that has defined her illustrious career to our intelligence community, championing our constitutional rights, and securing peace through strength,” the president-elect said in a statement. “Tulsi will make us all proud!” Trump noted Gabbard’s three deployments to war zones in the Middle East and Africa, her rejection of the Democratic Party, and her role as co-chair on his transition team. “She puts country before party and approaches every issue, domestic and foreign, based on ensuring the safety, security, and freedom of the American people,” he said of Gabbard. Gabbard’s emphasis on freedom, and free speech in particular, stands out. She has repeatedly condemned Big Tech censorship, even encouraging then-President Donald Trump to take action against the protection from liability that social media companies enjoy under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. She had previously spoken out after Google censored her ads ahead of a Democratic primary debate in 2020. .@realDonaldTrump I fully support you on this. Please don’t back down. The freedom and future of our country is at stake. https://t.co/A5EPgvAuqX— Tulsi Gabbard ? (@TulsiGabbard) December 3, 2020 In her September speech endorsing Trump, she hailed the Republican as “our best hope” to “stop the censorship of free speech in America.” She said she never imagined that she would live in an America where “we couldn’t criticize our own government for fear of them labeling us as a domestic terrorist, but this is the country that we live in.” “The very next day after I did an interview with Laura Ingraham on Fox News and I talked about how dangerous [Vice President] Kamala Harris would be as our president and commander in chief, I was added to a secret domestic terror watchlist called ‘Quiet Skies,’” Gabbard noted at the time. I’m proud to endorse President Trump because I believe he will stop the censorship of free speech in America, stop the weaponization of our Law Enforcement and Justice Department against everyday Americans, and walk us back from the brink of nuclear armageddon. pic.twitter.com/cBWO1N4jMr— Tulsi Gabbard ? (@TulsiGabbard) September 14, 2024 She warned against the Biden administration’s “political retaliation” against free speech it finds inconvenient. She rightly spoke out about the Twitter Files, which revealed how the Biden administration colluded with Big Tech to censor Americans who questioned the official narratives on COVID-19, election irregularities in 2020, and more. .@elonmusk’s release of the Twitter Files affirmed what we already knew: permanent Washington, MSM & big tech are colluding to undermine our free speech, threatening the foundation of our Constitution & Bill of Rights. History shows us how dangerous this is & where it could lead pic.twitter.com/G7OzFircia— Tulsi Gabbard ? (@TulsiGabbard) January 31, 2023 Last July, Gabbard noted that President Harry Truman, the man who created the Central Intelligence Agency, later noted that he had been “disturbed by the way the CIA has been diverted from its original assignment. It has become an operational, and at times, a policymaking arm of the government.” “All federal agencies exist to serve the American people,” Gabbard wrote at the time. “We cannot allow any unelected federal agencies/bureaucrats to operate outside the Constitution, undermine our civil liberties, and create their own foreign policies.” In March 2023, Gabbard told me why she left the Democratic Party. She said the party’s elites “are controlled by this elite cabal of warmongers, they are intent on undermining our God-given rights and freedoms that are enshrined in the Constitution and Bill of Rights, they are rejecting the reality of objective truth and biology and trying to erase us a women.” (This last statement referred to gender ideology, which stipulates that an internal sense of gender overrides the biology of male and female.) She condemned the FBI’s reliance on the Southern Poverty Law Center in the infamous memo targeting “radical-traditional Catholics.” She lamented “the weaponization of institutions and agencies within our federal government who exist for the purpose of serving the people but are being weaponized against the very people they are supposed to be serving.” Gabbard was not afraid to condemn gender ideology. “We have people in positions of power who deny that there is such a thing as objective truth, such as the biological difference between a male and a female,” she said. “We have no guardrails in our society. We have no floor and no ceiling if there is no such thing as truth and if the only truth that exists is what the people in power say it is.” “They think they’re God,” she said of the elites pushing gender ideology. The idea that a fearless truth-teller like Tulsi Gabbard will be taking the helm of the intelligence community warms my heart and gives me hope that the incoming administration will take the threat of government weaponization seriously. With God’s help, America may yet reverse the terrifying trends we saw in the last four years. The post A RECKONING FOR THE DEEP STATE: Fearless Truth-Teller Tulsi Gabbard to Head Intelligence Community appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Welcome to the next article of my ‘Survivalism Meets Homesteading’ series where we will be tackling the essentials for every homesteader! Let’s quickly go over what I’ve covered so far. In my first article, Why Every Survivalist Should Be Homesteading, I talked about the importance of learning lifelong survival skills you and your family can use on your homestead. Essentials For Every Homesteader In my second article, Survivalism Meets Homesteading: The To-Do List, I covered the basics of homesteading to get you started. I covered different options for food, water, cleaning products, and clothing for rural and urban homesteaders. In my third article, Survivalism Meets Homesteading: Things To Consider Before Purchasing A Homestead, I covered things such as zoning ordinances, electricity, water, and road access among other things to be considered in the process of purchasing land. The next step most new homesteaders take, after purchasing land, is to make a solid list of every essential item they will need to make the next step of the process easier – creating their dream homestead lifestyle! This list of essentials will also include all you future urban homesteaders out there! Urban homesteading is a fast growing trend. Of course, you won’t be able to have cattle or a large crop but, there are other ways to make any home a great homestead. Let’s begin! Essentials For Every Homesteader Grab a notepad, a pen, and a comfortable seat! Here are some great essentials to consider to get your rural or urban homestead off to a great start! A Pickup If you do not have a pickup truck, it might be a good idea to purchase one. Pickups are extremely useful and well worth the investment. They are great for the bigger projects such as hauling large bags of feed, bales of hay, and any other large essential items needed for your homestead. This also goes for urban homesteaders as well. Granted, you may not need to haul feed or bales of hay but, you will discover over time that a pickup is much needed and appreciated. A Composter Composting is a great way to naturally fertilize your crops and other vegetable plants. If you are new to the world of composting check out my article, Composting For Beginners | The Building Blocks To A Better Harvest. And for all the urban homesteaders out there, check out my article, 10 Simple Tips Every Urban Homesteader Needs to See. Included in this article is a detailed instructional infographic to get you well on your way to urban style composting. Outdoor Clothing A rural homestead is a tough job, at times, due to the elements such as rain, mud, or snow. Investing in clothing items such as a pair of overalls or jeans, a durable pair of mud boots or hiking boots, a durable weather resistant coat, and a weather resistant hat, gloves, and scarf. Buying clothing that you won’t mind getting a little roughed up or dirty is a must on a homestead. Urban homesteaders could benefit from these clothing items as well. Homesteading is a rewarding experience but, at times, a messy one! Tools A homestead isn’t complete without tools! Over time you will realize the tools that you’ll need for all your homesteading needs but, here a good list to start off with: a hammer, nails, tape measure, a level, a shovel, a power drill, and an air compressor. This list goes for rural and urban homesteaders alike. Weather Radio | This must have essential, I believe, should be in EVERY home – especially the homesteaders who have chosen to live without access to internet or cable. When bad weather is on its way, it is so important to stay informed of what may be coming your way. Preparations for bad weather are crucial for every homesteader. Also, consider stocking up on extra batteries, just in case. First Aid This is must have knowledge for EVERY household. Rural homesteads are often times in a remote location far away from the nearest hospital. So, having a thorough first aid kit and knowledge is imperative! Check out our article, The Homesteader’s Guide to First Aid and CPR, for an in depth look into first aid for the homesteading lifestyle. Instructions in this must-read article include: How to build a first aid kit for your homestead Step by step first aid instructions on choking, poisoning, burns, bleeding wounds, sprains/strains, broken bones, heat stroke, snake bites, bug bites, nosebleeds, and CPR. For first aid care for someone who may be in a hypothermic state, check out my article, Surviving Hypothermia: What To Do Until Medical Help Arrives. Outside Structures This is an important part of rural homestead planning. Outside structures such as barns, sheds, and fencing all play a part in having a successful rural homestead. Whether you want to build these structures yourself or hire a contractor is the first decision to make. If you decide to build these structures yourself, you will save money. But, if you hire a contractor, you will save yourself time which will be valuable in the long run when it comes to planning other areas of your homestead. Give these options some serious thought so you know for certain that you’re making the right choice. Like I’ve said before, do not become stressed in the process. Building a homesteading lifestyle takes time. Sheds and structures such as a chicken coop (for example) will be essentials to consider for the urban homesteading lifestyle. Vegetable Crops and Gardens For rural homesteaders, you can plant a large vegetable crop or a vegetable garden – or both! Either way, make a list of the vegetables you wish to grow and be sure to map out your land accordingly. For urban homesteaders, check out my article, Container Gardening for Your Patio or Balcony. This a great read for those who live in an apartment, townhome, or those who have limited outside space. If you are new to gardening, check out my article, 12 Budget Friendly Must-Haves For Every Beginner Gardener, for the tools you’ll need to get you started. Livestock Options This is another important consideration for rural homesteaders. You don’t have to make an immediate decision. Take your time with this one. To make things easier here are some great articles to read to help the decision-making process go a little more smoothly. 10 Tips for Raising Healthy Cattle 9 Tips for Raising Healthy Pigs 16 Tips for Raising Goats A Beginner’s Guide to Raising Sheep Hen Pecked: An In-Depth Interview On Raising Chickens (backyard chickens is a great option for urban homesteaders) How to Raise Quail for Eggs and Meat (great option for urban homesteaders) Raising Rabbits (great option for urban homesteaders) In closing, I would like to take a moment to congratulate our readers if you have recently started a homestead. It’s such a rewarding part of life and something we can teach future generations to appreciate. We are here to get you through every single step in the process of building a homestead. CopingWithTheTimes shows us essential tools every homesteader should have: My whole purpose behind this series is to teach sustainable living as a survival tool in the case of an emergency where you and your family are bound to your home for any reason. Always remember…survival begins at home. If you run a rural or urban homestead and have some advice for the newcomers, please feel free to share in the comment section below. Want to learn how you can grow your food in your own backyard? Check out helpful tips on how to grow all the food you need in your backyard and start growing your own food today! Follow us on facebook, instagram, pinterest, and twitter! Featured image by KY Metro via wikimedia

Republicans Are Two Calls Away from Formally Controlling the House (Update: 217)

Attempting to undercut President-elect Trump's nomination of Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, Wednesday's Morning Joe misled on the key issue of the physical fitness of female soldiers.  After playing a clip of Hegseth expressing his opposition to women in combat, and proposing that the military adopt the same gender-neutral fitness standards that were in place in 1995, the show brought on NBC national security editor David Rohde, who said:  I think clips like the one you played will raise major issues. There are women in combat. And women who engage in ground combat have to take physical tests. Can they pick up and carry another soldier who is wounded is one of them. Rohde's statement implied that female soldiers would be capable to "pick up and carry" a wounded soldier just like a male soldier can. That's not true. As explained in this AP article titled "Army eases fitness test standards for women, older troops," in 2022: "The Army has scrapped its move to have a physical fitness test that is gender-and age-neutral, and will now allow women and older soldiers to pass while meeting some reduced standards."  Rohde disdainfully dismissed as "political talking points" Hegseth's opposition to women in combat and his call to reinstate gender-neutral fitness standards.     But under the current, woke, standards, women are not be required to drag as much weight, or run as fast, as men. Consider how that could affect outcomes when women attempt to carry wounded soldiers off the battlefield. Question for Joe Scarborough: If one day you were wounded on the mean streets of Nantucket, who would you want carrying your 6'4" frame to safety? A burly man, or a weaker, slower woman? It's also worth noting that Mika Brzezinski tried to downplay Hegseth's service by simply calling his a "Fox News host" and quickly glossing over the fact that he's "a military veteran who served with the Army National Guard." What she failed to mention there was his 20 years of service, his combat tours, and how he's highly decorated.  The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: MSNBC's Morning Joe 11/13/24 6:02 am ET MIKA BRZEZINSKI: We'll start this morning with Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense. He has chosen Fox News host Pete Hegseth as the next leader of the Pentagon. Hegseth is a military veteran who served with the Army National Guard. In a statement, Trump described Hegseth as, quote, tough, smart, and a true believer in America First. During an interview on a podcast just last week, Hegseth criticized what he called woke policies in the military, and said that women should not be allowed to serve in combat. [Cuts to video] PETE HEGSETH: There's a chance to course correct it, but it would take a new Trump administration going after it really hard. SHAWN RYAN: How would they correct it? HEGSETH: First of all, you got to fire, you know, you got to fire the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and you got to fire, obviously, you're going to bring in a new Secretary of Defense. But any general that was involved, general, admiral, whatever, that was involved in the DEI, woke [bleep ] has go to go. Either you're in for war fighting, and that's it. That's the only litmus test we care about. We've got to get DEI, CRT out of military academies. You're not training young officers to be baptized in this type of thinking. And then, whatever the standards -- whatever the combat standards were, say, I don't know, in 1995. Let's just make those the standards.  [Transition] I think a huge one is women in combat, and quotas. I think the way they pushed that under Obama, in a way that had nothing, zero, to do with efficacy, zero to do with lethality and capability. RYAN: You don't like women in combat? HEGSETH: No. RYAN: Why not? HEGSETH: I love women service members who contribute amazingly. Because everything about men and women serving together makes the situation more complicated. And complication in combat means casualties are worse. [Cuts back to live] JOE SCARBOROUGH: So, Willie, obviously, a lot of concern among Democrats, among some Republicans. But this, obviously, is going to be, I think I saw Jake Sherman say yesterday, this might be the biggest challenge of any pick so far to get through. (...) WILLIE GEIST: Let's bring in NBC News national security editor David Rohde. David, good morning. What reaction are you hearing to this, at least, nomination to be Secretary of Defense? DAVID ROHDE: It is a surprise, and I think when clips like the one you played come out, it's gonna raise major issues. There are women in combat. Women who engage in ground combat have to take physical tests. Can they pick up and carry another soldier who's wounded, is one of them. And most of all there's very large number of women who are combat pilots, very experienced ones. And so, again, I think he should have his hearings and he should talk through these ideas. But they're more, I guess, talking points, political talking points, versus the concrete realities of these policies. So it is a surprise. There's been good, I think, picks that are more centrist like Marco Rubio, that have been, I think, seen in a positive light by national security experts. But this one is definitely a surprise.

Peanut — the internet sensation squirrel — was taken from his home in New York by state officials in what the pet's owner has declared to be an act of government overreach. The beloved squirrel that took the internet by storm was then killed by government officials. Details are starting to leak as to what really happened during the shocking state raid and killing of a family's cherished pet. Timeline of shocking state raid for a squirrel and a raccoonChemung County Executive Christopher J. Moss explained the timeline of events during a press conference on Tuesday.The Chemung County Health Department’s Environmental Health Services received a complaint through an email on Oct. 19 about a squirrel and a raccoon living inside the home of Mark and Daniela Longo in Southport, New York. The complaint claimed the couple was not licensed to house the wild animals inside the home. 'We are filing a very big lawsuit.'On Oct. 21, the complaint was forwarded to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Elmira Animal Control. A day later, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation contacted the Chemung County Health Department to inform the agency that the "DEC is aware of an individual in Chemung County who is known to illegally possess an adult gray squirrel and at least 4 young raccoons," adding, "They may also be in possession of other illegal wildlife species."The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation declared, "We would like to know if the Health Department would recommend these animals be tested for rabies as a precaution for human safety."On Oct. 23, the Chemung County Health Department contacted the New York State Department of Health's Zoonosis Program, which reportedly advised: "Wildlife cannot be confined like domestic animals, and if there was an exposure, the animals would need to be tested for rabies. Exposure is typically from a bite but can also be caused by saliva entering a wound or mucous membrane."Government reportedly planned to euthanize squirrel days before raid, contradicting narrativeAs Blaze News previously reported, state agents conducted a raid on the Longos' home on Oct. 30. "And 10 to 12 DEC officers raided my house as if I was a drug dealer," Mark Longo stated. "I sat outside my house for five hours. I had to get a police escort to my bathroom.""I wasn't even allowed to feed my rescue horses breakfast or lunch," Longo claimed. "I sat there like a criminal after they interrogated my wife to check out her immigration status."Longo added, "They got a search warrant. Four departments and a judge signed off on a search warrant for a squirrel and a raccoon."Longo said that the search lasted for five hours, and state agents went through "every cabinet, nook and cranny" of his home.Government agents seized Longo's pets — Peanut the squirrel and Fred the raccoon. Both animals were allegedly euthanized later in the day, and their remains were sent to a laboratory for rabies testing.State officials alleged that Peanut had bitten a DEC civilian wildlife biologist. Government officials claimed that the animal bite prompted a deadly rabies test to be conducted. When wild animals are suspected of having rabies, the animals are euthanized and a portion of their brains are removed and tested. "Determination of rabies status of animals other than domesticated animals requires euthanasia of the animal and testing of the animal’s brain for evidence of rabies virus," according to the New York State Department of Health. The New York Post reported that the rabies report from Chemung County officials of Peanut and Fred stated: "Animal decap requested on: 10/30/24."However, government officials reportedly had "multiple conversations" about euthanizing the animals before anyone was bitten. "The NYSDEC had multiple conversations with the Chemung County Health Department and Elmira Animal Control on the euthanization process prior to anyone being bitten or the animals being seized," Moss stated on Tuesday. Moss continued, "I think it’s important to point out that euthanization orders are almost always completed at the request of either the person exposed or an agency who is conducting an animal-related investigation, such as this. As depicted on both euthanization forms, both animals were brought to the Elmira Animal Control so that proper testing could be conducted."Turns out the government was wrongMoss revealed during Tuesday's press conference that both Peanut the squirrel and Fred the raccoon tested negative for rabies. Moss conceded that county officials would wait one or two days to assess the situation before euthanizing unauthorized animals.Moss attempted to calm the frustrations of people who have been incensed by the killing of the two animals."I realize people want to vent. But at the end of the day I think you have to realize the seriousness of humans contracting rabies," Moss stated. "This is protocol from the state turned down to the county."The death of Peanut the squirrel has ignited fierce reactions from fans across the country, including some who have issued death threats to officials with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.Peanut's owner vows to get justice for his cherished pet's deathMark Longo operates his property as an animal rescue.Peanut, sometimes styled as P'Nut, was rescued seven years ago after its mother had allegedly been hit by a car in New York City, and Fred had recently been dropped on Longo's doorstep in need of care.Longo remarked about his pet being killed, "It's not only torn my family apart, but Peanut was the cornerstone of our non-profit animal rescue."“It was a 10-month investigation for a squirrel and a raccoon. We have murderers and rapists running the streets, and they didn’t get investigations like this," Longo told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo on Tuesday. “So you used all of our taxpayers’ money and our resources to conjure up a story about a squirrel and a raccoon that was so detrimental to our society that they needed to come and kill them.”The distraught pet owner declared, “I have to live in this state, and these people don’t have the stones to give me a call to say, ‘Hey, I killed your animals, also I cut their heads off, also Peanut doesn’t have rabies,’ like we all knew at the beginning of this story.”Longo said he would wage a "very big" lawsuit in retaliation for the death of Peanut the squirrel — who has nearly 1 million followers on Instagram."Absolutely, we are filing a very big lawsuit," Longo said during an appearance on NewsNation's "Cuomo." "Not only did you violate my constitutional rights, you need to come up with an explanation as to why you murdered these animals," he said.Longo proclaimed that the entire incident was a major example of "government overreach.”Longo launched a GoFundMe campaign to "support P'Nuts Freedom Farm." "In memory of Peanut and Fred, we want to shine a light on the mission of P’nuts Freedom Farm, which tirelessly rescues and provides care for vulnerable animals," Longo wrote. "Their lives were a testament to the importance of compassion and kindness toward all creatures, and we are committed to honoring them by continuing this vital work."Longo noted, "All proceeds from our fundraising efforts will directly benefit the rescue and care of other animals at P’nuts Freedom Farm, ensuring that we can continue to provide a safe haven for those in need. Together, we can make a difference and ensure that no other animals suffer a fate like Peanut and Fred."At the time of publication, the GoFundMe campaign had raised over $230,000. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!