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2024-11-02 19:44:56 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9EA298DA541C1670203017A95CBD6BA94594E36D2FDE948D3DFB630BA71800E9
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The quoted post does not depict a real article from https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/, which the image format suggests. Ellen Lewis is not a writer for The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/writers/ This is a meme about the tragic killing of Peanut the pet squirrel by the NYDEC https://apnews.com/article/peanut-pet-squirrel-seized-euthanized-45a4cba19e1c49cb0cd58fef0f140f0d https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/11/02/peanut-the-squirrel-euthanized-social-media-reacts/76010292007/ https://www.fox5ny.com/news/peanut-squirrel-seized-euthanized-ny-state-raid OP admits later in the comments that this is a meme. https://x.com/BowTiedMara/status/1852771423321731162 https://x.com/BowTiedMara/status/1852782573807661520
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