#41 - Peninsula Township Part 2: Farmers are our Only Hope If People Only Knew that farmers the only ones preventing major developments like wind farms, solar farms, data centers, and high density housing. In part two of this investigation into Peninsula Township and the ongoing winery lawsuit, I explore a question at the center of the peninsula debate: what actually happens when farmers can no longer afford to farm? Across the country, small farms are disappearing, and many farmers are turning to direct-to-consumer sales just to survive. Most farmers can’t survive just by growing grapes anymore, they’re trying to sell their products directly to visitors in order to keep their land profitable and preserve it from major development. They often sell their grapes in the form of wine - at wineries. But while Peninsula Township says it wants to protect agriculture and preserve the beauty of the peninsula, farmers I talked to argue that new ordinances and zoning restrictions are doing the opposite. From rising acreage requirements to years-long permitting battles, many say the township has created hurdles that only wealthy landowners can overcome. Policies meant to “protect” the peninsula may actually be accelerating the very thing many residents fear most: the loss of farmland and the spread of subdivisions and large-scale development. Timestamps 02:31 - Aftermath of the Winery Lawsuit 07:04 - Amendment 201: Things get Worse 10:47 - Township Prevented Garry from Opening his Winery 19:01 - Permanent Deed Restriction Raises Questions 25:04 - Does Peninsula Township have a Shadow Government? 37:56 - An Alleged Shell Organization 42:10 - What this is Costing Residents 54:08 - Farmers are Preventing Major Development 01:07:12 - What’s Next?

My husband has been taking advantage of me… His themed shirts are getting out of hand. He wants me to make him a shirt for every occasion. Now he wants to match baby Bella, so it’s getting worse…

All the calls to tax the rich today, but people don’t realize that it always results in taxing everyone else. I live in a Democrat run county and every year they have increased property taxes for me and my neighbors. It’s a great campaign slogan, but the reality is that Democrat lawmakers tax the poor and middle class any chance they get.

Here is your reminder that I am one person. I don’t have the backing of a large organization with a team of people. I research and do everything myself with the help of locals in each community. That also means that I am completely funded by my viewers to be able to do FOIA requests and pursue legal action. Unlike other journalists, I spend months researching and combing through documents to find answers. So please do not get upset when I do not have the time to take up a new investigation. That doesn’t mean I will never help your community, it just means I need your pateince. To better get me involved, please email me DETAILS of your situation and have others who are ready to help your community. Meanwhile, I hope you can take what I’ve done and replicate it. You can do a public records request, run for office, do a recall election, show up to meetings, start a local newspaper, or even sue your government. It will take every single one of us to get government to work for the people again.

Amazing news.

RFK Jr SLAMS Xavier Beccera, the front runner gubernatorial candidate in California, for his disastrous work as HHS secretary‼️ “Xavier Becerra reportedly spent most of his term as HHS Secretary in California. (I live in California, but I’ve only been there once in fifteen months). His only notable accomplishments here were losing 300,000 children, referred to HHS for custody and care, to human traffickers and drug runners, encouraging transgender surgeries, and disabling the entire program-integrity apparatus, allowing hundreds of billions of dollars of theft from my agency. I have set out to find the children Becerra lost. He is now the front-runner for the governor of California. These are not invented stories; they are genuine scandals that the Times will never cover, presumably, because the malefactors are Democrats.”

Peninsula Township Made a BIG Mistake After sending me an $11,000 bill for a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, THEY DIDN’T SEND ME A DETERMINATION LETTER. That means they automatically have to cut the bill in HALF. Not only did I appeal their $11,000 bill citing to wrongful charges, but I asked for a complete fee waiver since the information is of public interest. For decades, Peninsula Township has worked with an NGO, Protect the Peninsula, to create laws to hinder winery businesses *allegedly.* These unconstitutional ordinances resulted in a $49 MILLION dollar verdict against the Township. Residents asked me to dive into the relationship between the township and the NGO- so I put in a FOIA request. The township claims to be transparent, but they are hiding behind 5 figure FOIA fees. They have 10 business days to respond, let’s see what they do from here…

South Carolina, how could you elect a man who finds joy in sending your kids to war? Lindsey Graham is a sick man and deserves no place in public office.

Everyone thought we were crazy for starting an old fashioned PAPER newspaper, and now we are expanding in less than a year 🗞️ We had so many ad and article submissions that we had to expand to include everyone. We are bringing paper back and the community LOVES it. I dropped more off in Downtown Holly if you are in the area and want to grab a copy. Our next edition comes out next month and we will have a brand new option to mail directly to you if you are not in the area, so stay tuned!

Republicans will never be serious about cutting spending until they start to cut the military budget and actually hold the pentagon accountable to an audit.

Does giving the government more money create better schools, better parks, libraries, roads, police, and fire? The data tells a different story. Right now Oakland County Schools is asking for a tax increase to improve schools. Meanwhile, enrollment is down. Also, per-pupil funding has gone up 11% AFTER inflation. Yet Michigan has dropped to 44th in the nation in literacy rates. Sometimes voters just need to say no until they get transparency and accountability with every dollar.

With our tax dollars mind you.

Only a couple months left to go ❤️

I just met with a doula. I told her one of her most important jobs at the hospital will be to keep an eye on my baby girl at all times with my husband. I’ve heard too many stories where parents decline vaccines but the medical staff still does them when parents aren’t looking. The doula said this happened to two of her mothers recently. This is unacceptable. If doctors want us to trust them, they need to get the most basic thing from us: informed consent.

Life Update: Yes, I’m still sick. No, I’m not contagious. Baby is doing great. Podcast has been postponed until I feel and sound better. I’m still holding local governments accountable behind the scenes. I have so much to update you on so stay tuned!

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If you vote based off endorsements, then maybe you should rethink this whole voting thing 😅

𝟓 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲: 1. Check your town’s master plan/ zoning 2. Update your ordinances - especially your noise ordinance 3. Elect good people to office or run yourself 4. Make sure your town has good municipal insurance in case a data center developer sues 5. Never forget the power of the judicial system - you can sue these companies too This list is not a guarantee that a data center won’t try to force their way in, but it gives your community better protection. Feel like this stuff is way over your head? Start to attend meetings and ask questions. Don’t wait to get involved for when it’s too late.

The City of Ann Arbor banned gas powered leaf blowers… I can’t wait for the lawsuits to begin.

I read the study for this program. What’s interesting is they compared Flint’s medical records to other cities to draw the conclusion that the program results in better fetal outcomes, not to Flint’s own records prior to the program starting. Seems like a design flaw.