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Peggy Noonan recently wrote an Wall Street Journal op-ed column in response to Jonathan Haidt’s new book: “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness.” The book overflows with data supporting Haidt’s conclusion that social media harm children’s and adolescents’ mental health. Noonan reflected on the phenomenon surrounding the release of his book. Everyone knows social media harm kids, but when a person with authority—a psychologist and scholar, in this case—conveys the message, for good or for ill, “it hits like a thunderclap.” Now, on Monday, another thunderclap erupted when Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy published an op-ed column in The New York Times calling for a surgeon general’s warning label on social media platforms. Such a proposal certainly does not come out of the blue. In May of last year, the surgeon general issued an advisory about the effects social media use has on youth mental health. Social media platforms use recommendation-based algorithms and push notifications to continue serving users with content and keep them engaging on the platforms. Children are particularly vulnerable to these design features. The American Psychological Association attests that young kids are physiologically less able to resist temptations to remain online and that adolescents experience neurological changes that promote cravings for social attention, feedback, and status. Mandating warning labels on products requires a change in manufacturing and product-labeling design. In the case for online platforms, the change is relatively easy, but of course, that doesn’t mean they won’t put up a fight. They will highlight the positive connection social media can create, but they won’t admit the obvious. A warning label could deter users and diminish profit. Murthy called on Congress to pass legislation mandating a warning label. Like any executive, the surgeon general is limited in his regulatory power. Congress should take a cue from anti-smoking advocates and require illustrations with stark verbal warnings. Including images on a label cautioning against the effects of platforms that are inherently focused on imagery and video-based content is a no-brainer, and platforms are not constrained in space. Think about the types of conversations a warning label could inspire. Young kids may ask their parents: What’s anxiety or depression? Why do social media cause that? Are social media bad? Why is that child sad and crying? How many parents will pause a bit longer before allowing their child to have social media when they know their child will come across such a label? Perhaps it will be easier for parents to team up and collectively decide to hold off letting their kids have social media until a certain age, so no kid is left out, another suggestion Murthy offered in his op-ed. It’s well-established that social media can be addictive and can have a negative effect on mental health, but given that 95% of kids between the ages of 13 and 17 use social media, kids and parents either do not fully understand the seriousness of the issue or are in denial of their own susceptibility. A warning label could hit home. Looking beyond hypothetical outcomes, evidence shows that warning labels work. Murthy noted in an interview on NBC’s “Today” show that in 1965 (the year Congress mandated warning labels for cigarettes), more than 40% of Americans smoked. Today, it’s less than 12%. As Murthy acknowledged, warning labels will not in and of themselves make social media safer. In an ideal world, the mere threat of a label would compel the companies to self-correct. However, as evidenced by the companies’ lack of action after members of Congress have introduced numerous bills aimed at making social media safer for kids and there have been several hearings—some of which featured social media CEOs testifying—the threat is not enough. In addition to a warning label, we need other policy changes, such as parental consent and age verification, limits on data collection, and restrictions on who can contact minors. The surgeon general has advised. Now, it’s Congress’ turn to act. The post Warning Labels on Social Media: Surgeon General Wants Them to Protect Young People. Will Congress Act? appeared first on The Daily Signal.

At least one member of the establishment media has come to a breathtaking realization: Namely, young, black Americans appear poised to save their country by voting for former President Donald Trump. Monday on "CNN News Central" with co-host John Berman, CNN Senior Political Data Reporter Harry Enten repeatedly used dramatic-sounding...

Heads up folks… It appears Joe Biden is on his way out BEFORE the election, just like I have warned you many times. I know some of you still don’t believe it will happen, but just keep watching. Charlie Spiering from the Daily Mail had the exclusive report and published it today over at the DailyMail: The Great Joe Biden Replacement Theory – I talk to Democrats about why the idea that he will be replaced refuses to go away and what it would take to actually replace himhttps://t.co/HjeRLWxB6g — Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) June 17, 2024 Dom Lucre reports the following: BREAKING NEWS: The DailyMail just revealed a secret Democrat plot to replace Joe Biden before the election. Bill Clinton, President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer ‘will topple the aging President.’ The DailyMail has revealed that if Joe loses in the first debate with Trump or if his polling numbers keep falling, it’ll take a united front of the liberal grandees to make Joe throw in the towel. The only people who could force him out would be Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer,’ one Democratic strategist told the Mail. ‘It would have to be the four of them collectively.’ Mrs. Obama, who has no close personal feelings for the Bidens, according to one well-connected Democratic source, flat-out ignored the invitation. strategists theorize that Democrats would have to hold a public event to symbolically transfer power from Biden to the new candidate, at which Biden, Obama, Clinton, Schumer, and Pelosi would publicly introduce and endorse the anointed nominee. BREAKING NEWS: The DailyMail just revealed a secret Democrat plot to replace Joe Biden before the election. Bill Clinton, President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer ‘will topple the aging President.’ The DailyMail has revealed that if Joe loses in the first debate with… pic.twitter.com/KjYF8RTCS3 — Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) June 17, 2024 And now here’s what the Daily Mail reveals about HOW and WHEN it will all go down: Nearly every time President Joe Biden appears in public these days, he fuels the chatter: Will aging Joe bow out of the 2024 race? Will he be forced to step aside? In the latest incident, former president Barack Obama was seen on Saturday reaching for Biden’s hand and seemingly guiding the 81-year-old Commander-in-Chief off the stage at a Los Angeles fundraiser. And that came after Biden stood motionless and stared blankly for a full minute at a Juneteenth celebration at the White House on Monday, as others sang and danced around him. Eventually, Philonise Floyd, brother of the late George Floyd, noticed Biden’s concerning pause and wrapped his arm around him to help. White House spokesperson Andrew Bates is denying that Biden froze in the viral video, calling it a ‘cheap fake memo’ being spewed by the media. But it seems no matter how much cold water the Biden campaign or Democratic Party throw on this raging fire of speculation, Americans will not be put off the Great Joe Biden Replacement Theory. It’s the idea that somehow, some way the President will be swapped out as the Democratic Party’s candidate ahead of the 2024 election. ‘Dropping out would be a big risk. But there’s some threshold below which continuing to run is a bigger risk,’ polling guru Nate Silver wrote on social media last week. ‘Are we there yet? I don’t know. But it’s more than fair to ask.’ Last week, Biden stood motionless and stared blankly for a full minute at a Juneteenth celebration at the White House, as people around him sang and danced to the music. Last week, Biden stood motionless and stared blankly for nearly a full minute at a Juneteenth celebration at the White House, as people around him sang and danced to the music. Silver, founder of the website FiveThirtyEight, noted that Biden’s average approval rating had reached a new low of 37.4 percent. And chief among voter concerns is Biden’s age, which Silver concluded to be, ‘an extremely understandable concern, [as] Biden looks/acts his age and is a huge outlier to ask for the job until 86 [years old].’ Atlantic columnist Mark Leibovich cruelly stamped the President ‘Ruth Bader Biden’ earlier this month. That’s a reference to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who once angered some liberals by refusing to retire during Barack Obama’s presidency and subsequently passed away during Donald Trump’s term, allowing the Republican president to nominate a conservative justice. And James Carville, the political mastermind behind Bill Clinton’s presidential campaigns, said flat-out this month that Biden should not have run for re-election. Now, a last-ditch effort by Biden’s backers to silence his critics inside the party may prove to be his ultimate undoing. According to Democratic bigwig, Obama campaign guru David Axelrod, the Biden team scheduled one of the earliest presidential debates in history (June 27 on CNN) to prove to naysayers that Joe’s not going anywhere. But the gambit carries tremendous risk. While an efficient debate performance by Biden could help rally Democrats behind him – a significant misstep would only stoke more replacement chatter. Former Clinton advisor and polling expert Mark Penn suggested the CNN debate will be Biden’s last chance to reassure voters he’s fit for the job. On Saturday, video of former President Barack Obama reaching for Biden’s hand and seemingly guiding the 81-year-old Commander-in-Chief off the stage at a Los Angeles fundraiser went viral. ‘They have deliberately thrown down the gauntlet for an early debate,’ Penn said, ‘and I think that’s gonna be the point at which Americans judge: is he ready for another term or not.’ Now DailyMail.com has learned that if Joe stumbles in that first face-off with Trump or if his polling numbers keep falling, it’ll take a united front of the liberal grandees to make Joe throw in the towel. ‘The only people who could force him out would be Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer,’ one Democratic strategist told DailyMail.com. ‘It would have to be the four of them collectively.’ And the process would be high risk. One consultant theatrically described the difficulty level of replacing their candidate as similar to trying to turn that doomed container ship that careened into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in May. That sad story ended with a total collapse and six deaths. But other party insiders concede that the candidate swap could work if everything was carefully planned and executed. Political columnist Joe Klein theorized in a recent newsletter that if Biden were to stand down, ‘a vigorous young candidate — don’t ask me who — could win over the country with a single convention speech’ in August.’ In Klein’s scenario, the Democratic party savior would deliver an Obama-esque inspirational speech, akin to Barack’s famous 2004 Democratic Convention address, that would quickly bring together disaffected Democrats and moderate independents. I think it’s a foregone conclusion that Biden will be out. The only question in my mind is whether it will be Gavin Newsom or Michelle Obama replacing him. A few weeks ago we brought you this report that said our sources were tipping the scales in favor of Michelle Obama: RUMORS: Biden To Withdraw, Nominate Michelle Obama — Here’s When RUMORS: Biden To Withdraw, Nominate Michelle Obama -- Here's When Are the Democrats actually betting on Biden beating Trump this November? Or, do they already have a scheme in place to replace him with someone they think has a better chance? For a long time now, there have been rumors that Michelle Obama may replace Biden in the upcoming election. As we've reported in the past: Is Michelle Obama Angling to Replace Biden For 2024? Report: Michelle Obama’s Secret Plot to Replace Joe Biden EXPOSED But now, a German news outlet has a date in mind for when this could happen: in August at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. According to a report from Der Spiegel, there are rumors among Democrats that Joe Biden is planning on making a"grand gesture" and stepping down at the convention to instead endorse Michelle Obama. The outlet notes that the Democrat party has already been including Michelle Obama in some polls of potential election candidates. Take a look at the breaking new report: There are rumors among US Democrats that at the convention in August 2024, Biden will “make a grand gesture” and withdraw his candidacy from the presidential election. According to Der Spiegel, he will propose to nominate former first lady Michelle Obama instead. This… pic.twitter.com/Llrn1jJJwq — Leandro Romão (@leandroptbr) May 6, 2024 Will Biden withdraw from the election and offer Michelle Obama instead? As Der Spiegel writes, these are the rumors that are currently circulating among US Democrats. Allegedly, Biden can announce this already in August. Democrats have now even included Michelle in their… pic.twitter.com/oIGFW7deav — Jürgen Nauditt (@jurgen_nauditt) May 6, 2024 The New Voice of Ukraine on Yahoo has more details on the rumors: This summer, President Joe Biden may consider stepping out of the presidential race in favor of endorsing Michelle Obama, former First Lady and wife of ex-President Barack Obama, according to a report by Der Spiegel on May 5. The U.S. Democratic Party is considering the possibility that Biden may announce his decision in August 2024 at a party convention in Chicago. Der Spiegel states that Michelle Obama has been added to the roster of potential candidates, with public opinion polls currently being conducted to gauge her viability. "The idea of a female president inspires many Americans," Der Spiegel notes. It's important to note that this is all just speculation, from a German source. So, take from that what you will. But, it is notable that the Obamas are already on the list to appear at the DNC this August. The Washington Examiner reported: Former President Barack Obama will serve as an Illinois delegate at the Democratic National Convention this summer, possibly upstaging his former running mate, President Joe Biden. Illinois Democrats announced their full list of delegates Monday evening. Obama marks just one of 51 party leaders and elected officials serving as either automatic or at-large delegates, on top of the 96 district delegates. The Illinois delegation totals 147. Obama has weighed in on some political issues since leaving office in 2017, but like most former presidents, he largely has avoided attempting to steer the party toward any successors. He notably did not endorse Biden during the 2020 Democratic primary until it was clear his former vice president would be the nominee in that election. Meanwhile, popular former first lady Michelle Obama has long been rumored in GOP circles as replacing Biden as the 2024 nominee, which Democratic strategists dismiss as a "ginned-up" conspiracy. Still, Democratic insiders have indicated to the Washington Examiner that they expect Obama to hit the 2024 campaign trail hard for Biden starting this summer, and the campaign is welcoming his efforts to boost Biden's reelection push. Campaign officials added that Obama has indicated a willingness to do "whatever the campaign asks" once he ramps up his on-the-ground appearances. Still, Michelle Obama's "office" has publicly stated she does not "intend" to run for president: Michelle Obama’s “Office” Finally Addresses Her Run In 2024 But, I'm not so sure... What do you think? Do you believe these rumors? Will we really see Biden replaced by Big Mike just two months before the election? Let us know your thoughts... NATIONAL POLL: Would You Vote For Michelle Obama For President in 2024?

A United States Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint during Joe Biden’s visit to California. “On Saturday, June 15, 2024 at approximately 9:36 p.m., Tustin police officers responded to a call of a possible robbery that occurred at the Tustin Fields I residential community. On arrival, officers discovered the victim was a member of the U.S. Secret Service and his bag was stolen at gunpoint,” a press release from the Tustin Police Department read. “During the incident an officer (agent) involved shooting occurred. The suspect(s) were not located and it is unknown at this time whether the suspect(s) were injured as a result of the incident. Officers have located some of the victim’s belongings in the area and the incident is still being investigated. There is no known threat to the public,” it continued. JUST IN: A Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint in California during Biden’s visit this weekend I kid you not. You can’t make this stuff up. pic.twitter.com/6lrJiNDKqh — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 17, 2024 Scripps News reports: President Joe Biden was in Los Angeles for a fundraiser event at the Peacock Theater on Saturday evening. The president returned to his Los Angeles hotel shortly before 9 p.m. The suspect left the scene in a silver car and has not been located, though some of the Secret Service agent’s belongings were recovered. In an exclusive statement to Scripps News, Anthony Guglielmi, the director of communications for the U.S. Secret Service said, “We are thankful that the employee did not sustain any injuries.” #BREAKING: A U.S. Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint over the weekend during Biden’s trip in California #LosAngeles | #California ⁰⁰A United States Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint over the weekend during President Joe Biden's trip to Los Angeles,… pic.twitter.com/3vpXRk2Enc — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) June 17, 2024 “A member of the U.S. Secret Service was the victim of an armed robbery in Tustin, California late Saturday when returning from a work assignment. The employee discharged their service weapon during the incident but unknown if the assailants were struck,” Guglielmi said. Per ABC News: President Joe Biden was in California over the weekend for a glitzy campaign stop with former President Barack Obama and several high-profile celebrities, including George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Jimmy Kimmel. Kimmel served as moderator for the discussion between Obama and his former vice president. The event raised a little over $30 million for Biden’s reelection campaign, according to an official. “Had a great time catching up with a few good friends. Together, we will beat Donald Trump,” Joe Biden’s X account posted. Had a great time catching up with a few good friends. Together, we will beat Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/TyAP0qj7Mz — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) June 16, 2024

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