PEANUT THE SQUIRREL UPDATE: New York State’s authoritarian response to a complaint about a pet squirrel and raccoon.

163 pages of records from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) lawsuit showed authorities had planned to euthanize a squirrel named “Peanut” and a raccoon named “Fred” before they were seized from Pine City, NY, resident Mark Longo.

The incident report from the raid on Longo’s home shows that 12 law enforcement personnel were involved in the October 30, 2024, operation to seize Peanut and Fred.

The records also show that Peanut was decapitated for rabies analysis after a wildlife biologist who seized the animal from Longo claimed to have been bitten on the thumb.

Moar here: https://www.judicialwatch.org/documents/tags/mahar-peanut-records/

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President Donald Trump announced he will personally fund the installation of two nearly 100-foot-tall American flags at the White House, declaring that the presidential residence has “needed flagpoles for 200 years.”

“We’re putting up a beautiful, almost 100-foot-tall American flag on this side and another one on the other side, two flags, top of the line,” Trump told reporters outside the White House.

The two flags, to be positioned on the North and the South Lawns respectively, will significantly alter the White House’s exterior appearance, making the American flag more prominently visible from multiple vantage points around the presidential residence.

Currently, there is no freestanding flagpole on the White House property, with the only American flag flying from the top of the building itself.

Trump emphasized that the new additions would be “paid for by Trump,” noting the flags are scheduled to arrive next week.

Moar here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-to-personally-fund-new-patriotic-addition-to-white-house-grounds

Trump Effect: Swiss Pharma Giant Roche to Invest $50+ Billion in U.S.

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche announced Tuesday it will invest upwards of $50 billion in the United States over the next five years, a move that follows in the wake of President Donald Trump’s announcement of proposed tariffs on imported drugs.

The U.S. is a critical market for the pharmaceutical industry, representing more than half of the revenue of Roche’s pharmaceutical division, AFP reports.

As part of this investment, Roche will increase its existing footprint of more than 25,000 employees in 24 sites across eight U.S. states.

Major pharmaceutical investments are just the latest in an influx into the United States since Trump returned to office and began warning of – and imposing – his tariff policies.

Stargate, a joint project between OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank, has pledged a $500 billion investment in America, and Apple announced it is investing $500 billion in America, which are just a few of the other examples.

Moar here: https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/04/22/trump-effect-swiss-pharma-giant-roche-to-invest-50-billion-in-u-s

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to Streamline Permitting Time from Years to One Month.

Following President Donald Trump’s National Emergency Declaration, the Department of the Interior under Secretary Burgum moved to implement emergency permitting procedures to accelerate the development of energy resources and critical minerals.

The energy resources which will be included in the fast-tracked permitting process include:

Crude oil

Natural gas

Lease condensates

Natural gas liquids

Refined petroleum products

Uranium

Coal

Biofuels

Geothermal energy

Kinetic hydropower

Critical minerals

Burgum said in a statement that it is a matter of national security to shorten the permitting process. “By reducing a multi-year permitting process down to just 28 days, the Department will lead with urgency, resolve, and a clear focus on strengthening the nation’s energy independence.”

“We’ve got to start building. Got to build power generation. We’ve got to build more base load power. We got dangerously out of whack between intermittent, unreliable, expensive, versus the affordable, low-cost base load. That endangers our whole grid."

Moar here: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/04/24/interior-secretary-doug-burgum-to-streamline-permitting-time-from-years-to-one-month/

This was one of the left’s top-secret weapons—it was called “disparate impact”—and until now, it’s been holding America back from greatness.

Trump took a sledgehammer to the very foundation of the DEI movement. That’s right—47 just gutted the so-called “legal theory” that’s been used for decades to punish businesses, control hiring, and force unfair racial quotas under the phony guise of “civil rights.”

Moar here: https://revolver.news/2025/04/the-lefts-secret-weapon-is-called-disparate-impact-trump-just-crushed-it-into-dust/

Trump to crack down on the notorious Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue.

A senior White House official disclosed that Attorney General Pam Bondi will be tasked with investigating whether ActBlue facilitated contributions via “dummy” accounts or allowed foreign nationals to donate to Democratic entities.

Until recently, ActBlue did not mandate card verification value (CVV) numbers for financial transactions, and allegations arose about internal directives encouraging ActBlue employees to be “more lenient” in accepting contributions. Between September and October 2024 alone, at least 237 overseas transactions reportedly involving prepaid cards were identified as suspicious by Republicans.

U.S. federal law bans any foreign nationals and governments from contributing to federal, state, or local election campaigns. Still, a lack of vetting means foreign donor restrictions can be circumvented.

Moar here: https://thenationalpulse.com/2025/04/24/trump-sets-sights-on-notorious-democrat-fundraising-machine

In State of the State address, Walz emphasizes grievances with Trump.

"Walz's attempts at bipartisanship were overshadowed by his "angry rant about Donald Trump."

For about a 12-minute stretch during his seventh “State of the State” address at the Minnesota Capitol on Wednesday, it seemed as if Gov. Tim Walz would only talk about President Donald Trump.

The two-term Democrat’s speech before a joint convention of the state House and Senate lasted just over 20 minutes.

He dedicated the middle half to juxtaposing his leadership as governor with that of Trump as president—whom he referred to as a “man who wants to be king” and said he has “chosen to tear up the values that once made America the shining light of the world.”

“But if you listen to anything that comes out of [Trump’s] mouth, one thing has become clear,” Walz said. “He’s just plain confused about how the world really works for working people.”

Moar here: https://alphanews.org/in-state-of-the-state-address-walz-emphasizes-grievances-with-trump/