Actor George Clooney has stated that President Joe Biden “cannot win” the upcoming election.

To stop soaring antisemitism in the Netherlands and Europe political leaders must put an end to open border mass immigration and reverse the cultural relativist failure to foster integration, says Geert Wilders. He categorizes Islam as a violent ideology that has no place in the Netherlands, and proposes locking up Muslims who threaten violence, and […]

A DC hood went up to a US Marshal’s car as officers waited for Justice Sotomayor. With a gun in hand, he tried to hijack their vehicle. The hijacker didn’t know they were marshals. He is hospitalized with gunshot wounds. He won’t be committing crimes for a while. A U.S. marshal on Supreme Court Justice Sonia […] The post The Nation’s Capital: Too Dangerous for US Marshals & Justices appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Former House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) suggested Joe Biden’s staying in the race was still an open question. He has said only God almighty could get him to leave. Asked if she supported Biden as the nominee, Pelosi said in an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”: “It’s up to the president to decide if […] The post Pelosi Cools to Biden Continuing; Clooney Wants Him Out After Raising $30M for Him appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Virginia’s Republican governor called for “phone-free” schools in an executive order on Tuesday, citing the mental health and learning crisis among school-age children. Governor Glenn Youngkin’s order directs the education department to issue guidance on establishing “cell phone-free education policies and procedures” for public schools. The order cites the “alarming mental health crisis” among teenagers that is “driven in part by extensive social media usage and widespread cell phone possession among children.” Teens’ risk of mental health issues like depression and anxiety doubles if they spend more than three hours a day on social media, according to one study, and the average teen spends nearly five hours scrolling, according to Gallup. The public school plan also aims to “significantly reduce the amount of time students can be on phones without parental supervision.” “This essential action will promote a healthier and more focused educational environment where every child is free to learn. Creating cellphone and social media-free educational environments in Virginia’s K-12 education system will benefit students, parents, and educators,” Youngkin said in a statement. Virginia Education Secretary Aimee Guidera said that while government is not the only solution, limiting screen time at school is a must. “The data is clear, and it is time for Virginians to come together to address the damage of social media and screens to healthy childhoods,” Guidera said. “Government cannot be the sole solution to this crisis; school communities – especially parents and teachers – must work together to discuss and develop common sense approaches to limit screen time, prioritize open channels of communication, and re-establish norms that reinforce healthy and vibrant learning communities.” Youngkin’s order also cited the decline in academic achievement across the country since the pandemic, saying that limiting cell phones in classrooms would help students focus on academics. K-12 students suffered severe learning loss during the pandemic. Many returned to classrooms reading at the same level as when the pandemic began, putting them two grade levels behind. In 2022, eighth graders had the lowest U.S. history scores on record and among the lowest civics scores, according to the Department of Education. Math scores plummeted among fourth and eighth graders in almost every state, and reading scores have also sunk across the country, erasing the last three decades of progress. Last week, Arkansas Republican Governor Sarah Sanders rolled out a similar push for phone-free schools. Arkansas’ new grant program incentivizes public schools to ban phones by rewarding them with additional funding for mental health and other services. The program will also cover the cost of putting a cell phone ban into place, providing schools with secure pouches for students to store their phones during the school day. Sanders remarked that the average teen spending  five hours on social media means “five hours a day not with friends, not outside, and not learning.” “The facts are grim, but there are things we can do to help,” Sanders said. “Big Tech created an addicting product and marketed it to the most impressionable population out there, our kids.”

The eldest daughter of now-divorced actors Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner demanded mask mandates in Los Angeles County and complained that people without masks “exacerbate homelessness” and harm “communities of color, disabled people, elderly people, trans people” and “women.” Violet Affleck, now 18, made the remarks to the LA County Board of Supervisors during public comment. The one-minute speech has since gone viral online, racking up millions of views. “I demand mask availability, air filtration, and Far-UVC light in government facilities, including jails and detention centers, and mask mandates in county medical faculties,” the teenager said. “You must expand the availability of high-quality free tests and treatment, and most importantly the county must oppose mask bans for any reason,” she continued. “They do not keep us safer.” “It stands to exacerbate our homelessness crisis, as well as the suffering of many people in our city,” Violet said of “mask bans.” “It hits communities of color, disabled people, elderly people, trans people, women and anyone in a public-facing essential job the hardest.” Los Angeles Democratic Mayor Karen Bass recently floated the idea of creating restrictions for protesters wearing masks at public demonstrations. Violet, who is often photographed wearing a mask outdoors, opened her comments by saying that she “contracted a post-viral condition in 2019.” “I’m okay now, but I saw first-hand that medicine does not always have answers to the consequences of even minor viruses,” she said. You can’t make this stuff up. Daughter of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner demanding mask mandates. What are they putting in the water of LA? pic.twitter.com/KhgOUQglvL — Gusano (@mistergusano) July 10, 2024 Though Americans were urged and even mandated to wear face masks during the height of the COVID panic, studies now suggest they make little to no difference and significantly harm children. One study published by the Cochrane Library reviewed the findings of 78 randomized controlled trials to determine the effectiveness of “physical interventions.” The review found that, when comparing the use of medical or surgical masks to wearing no masks, “wearing a mask may make little to no difference in how many people caught a flu-like illness/COVID-like illness (nine studies; 276,917 people); and probably makes little or no difference in how many people have flu/COVID confirmed by a laboratory test (six studies; 13,919 people),” the New York Post noted. Folks online commented on Violet’s demand, often criticizing her parents, Affleck and Garner. The famous exes also recently caught flack when they endorsed the gender “transition” of another one of their daughters, Seraphina Rose. The 15-year-old introduced herself as “Fin” during Garner’s father’s funeral service and reportedly uses the “they” pronoun. Related: Fauci Can’t Name One Study To Support Child Masking Before Pandemic