Anna Matson

#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?

Fun fact: your local government decides if fluoride should be added to municipal water. If you want it out, start locally.

Oh look. Republicans bending the knee to Democrats. Isn’t that what everyone says Thomas Massie does?

Yes, it’s disappointing that Thomas Massie lost but I’m more motivated to make change locally. We have a much bigger voice and can make a bigger impact at the local level. For example, it took me ten hours round trip to go to Kentucky, but it would only take me a few hours to get signatures to run for local office… To save our Republic, we need to start from the ground up!

Mike Duggan has ended his independent campaign for governor. He was never an independent, but chose to run that way after the Democratic Party picked Joselyn Benson as their chosen one. It’s an exclusive club where voters are told who their cherry picked leaders are.

@ConservativeKER Was Trump’s agenda more spending, more foreign aid, new wars, more surveillance, no accountability, and $5 gas prices?

Guess what…the people in his district understood the assignment. Fire MASSIE for voting against President Trump’s agenda. His district is deep red, Christians who support our country’s relationship with Isreal. Massie took none of that into consideration especially during his campaign. The fact that the Republican turncoats and the Democratic Party are upset he lost is a real good sign the right decision was made. Fasten your chinstrap because we are not done.

I drove all around Massie’s district for 3 days and only saw two Ed signs in people’s yards. The rest were all at intersections where his campaign put them. Massie, on the other hand, had multiple signs in yards on every street I went down.

Is the swamp drained yet?

So grateful to have been a part of Part 1 of this fight… cannot wait for what next in round 2! Thank you for inspiring us @MassieforKY!!!!

@yoalexrapz President Trump did not drain the swamp. That will be his legacy.

Guys holy freaking crap. No wonder Marty Makary resigned. How in the world are we supposed to make America healthy again if corporate interests are still running the show?!

Ted Cruz wants to give data centers immunity. Where are the calls to oust him?

Isn’t interesting that he is against ALL foreign aid but people single him out for being against aid just to Israel? Why doesn’t anyone call him anti- Ukraine, anti-Jordan, or anti- any other of the over 100 countries we give foreign aid to while our own people struggle? And I really don’t know what rock you have been living under, but people have been calling out the money in elections since Citizens United. Exhibit A👇

Another election, another meltdown 🤣🍿. The obsession and hatred some of you have toward Israel needs to be studied seriously. Funny how campaign donations only become a problem when Jews are involved, but silence when it’s Soros, Qatar, or anyone else 🙃. Sounds less like “principles” and more like envy from bitter, frustrated people.

“A republic, if you can keep it.” -Benjamin Franklin Thomas Massie’s loss might have been the downfall of our republic in DC. But I’m more motivated than ever to make an impact locally. We can rebuild, but it has to be from the bottom up.

The mass psychosis of Massie haters reminds me of double masked lockdown Karens who would yell at me to mask up outside the grocery store. No reasonable argument, facts or reason could get them to think for themselves.

If Democrats stopped changing kids genders, they would earn a lot of Republican and independent voters right now. That is a red line issue for so many people.

Thomas Massie: “If the legislative branch always votes with the President, then we do have a king. If the legislative branch always votes whichever way the wind is blowing, then we have mob rule. But if the legislative branch, and the representatives and the senators that serve with it, always follow the constitution, WE HAVE A REPUBLIC!”

Kentucky just voted out Thomas Massie - the man who released the Epstein files. A year ago no one would have believed it. “Today is the six month anniversary of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. We’ve taken out: Two dozen CEOs An Ambassador A Prince A Prime Minister A Minister of Culture And that was just six months, I got seven months left in Congress!” What a loss for our entire country.

Thomas Massie: “For years I’ve been standing up for the Second Amendment, the First Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment, the Tenth Amendment… I just realized the Seventh Amendment is under attack!” “The Seventh Amendment is your right to a jury trial. They’ve taken it away for vaccines. If you get hurt, you can’t sue for vaccines. They’re trying to take it away for pesticides. They’re trying to take it away for these data centers. NO!”

You don’t understand. His district voted him in last election. He voted in accordance with everything he campaigned on. Accountability, less spending, medical freedom, transparency, no foreign aid, and more. He didn’t change his ways. President Trump is the one who backed out from his own agenda.

You don't understand politics. Massie's district was like +40 Trump in 2024. As a representative, he is SUPPOSED to represent his constituents. He was not doing that . He was anti Trump's agenda and voted with democrats 25% of the time That's why he lost. It's not rocket science.

We can either wait them out or get a national campaign going to get more young people to the polls.

Hey guys, we didn’t get Thomas Massie elected but we stopped the war for a day 💁‍♀️