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The time has come to “cancel diet culture,” according to a Washington Post essay that calls to help children “resist” conforming to “anti-fat expectations,” and whose author expresses regret over not having challenged her doctor’s recommendation she lose weight. The article, by contributing columnist Kate Cohen, entitled “It’s time to cancel diet culture — if not for ourselves, for our kids,” begins by blaming “American diet culture” for establishing a deep-rooted bias surrounding obesity.

A six-year-old girl in Gaston County, North Carolina, has been left with bullet fragments in her cheek after her neighbor, Robert Louis Singletary, opened fire on her and her parents over a stray basketball. Singletary allegedly became enraged and began firing at the children and parents, striking or grazing them with bullets. Kinsley White, the young girl injured in the shooting, was interviewed by local news station WSOC, where she asked, "Why did you shoot my daddy and me? Why did you shoot a kid's dad?" Singletary remains on the run, and police have described him as "armed and dangerous."...

A daring and touching portrait of four kids chasing freedom and friendship through the art of drag. As an art form, drag has always been about breaking down barriers, exploring new territory and daring to do the unexpected. And now, a new type of queen is emerging on the scene: she’s fierce, she’s living in a time of unprecedented access to queer culture and she’s younger than ever before. She’s a drag kid, and she’s a long way from the era of the queens who took part in the Stonewall riots nearly 50 years ago. Stephan, Nemis, Bracken and Jason...

Former President Bill Clinton argues the so-called gun debate can only be solved if some kind of consensus is reached on how to do it. During an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Clinton explained how he believed it would be done. However, he called the status quo “not rational.” “One thing that is pretty clear is whatever we do, we need to it more together,” he said. “And I think we need to start talking across this divide.” According to Clinton, those who broke away from long-held beliefs on Second Amendment issues faced consequences.

It seems that, for the ultra-liberal administration of Toronto, even the lenient Canadian drug legislation is not enough, as city officials demand from the Canadian government the authorization to implement a much more radical plan, that includes decriminalizing ALL drugs to ALL ages, including underage children. TNC reports: “The City of Toronto has released its sweeping plan to decriminalize all hard drugs, including fentanyl and crack cocaine for any age. Toronto’s request is even more lenient than the decriminalization order granted to the entire province of British Columbia by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier this year. The City is asking...

The World Health Organization (WHO) revised its advice for COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday, classifying healthy kids and teenagers as a low priority group in getting vaccinated against the virus. The WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) released new guidelines on which groups of people should prioritize receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. It lists three priority-use groups — high, medium and low — to advise when and if someone needs to get a shot. The high priority group includes older adults, younger adults with significant comorbidities, people with immunocompromising conditions, pregnant people and frontline health workers. SAGE recommends that...

New York Attorney General Letitia James is holding a “drag story hour” event which will be open to children. A promotional poster for the event states “Families with children are invited to join Attorney General James, drag storytellers, and city and state elected leaders.”

WORLD — A shocking Gallup poll has revealed that a rapidly increasing number of kids in Generation Z are now identifying as members of the world's most celebrated, popular group."We're absolutely stunned by this," said sociologist Dr. Veg Dirgmann. "We can't begin to explain why young, impressionable kids who are desperate for popularity and affirmation are suddenly choosing to become members of the most popular and affirmed group in human history.""Every single movie, TV show, corporation, TikTok influencer, YouTuber, public school teacher, pop star, and Hollywood star in the country openly promotes and celebrates this group. Why on earth would...

The New York Times published a blockbuster report on Saturday that details massive nationwide child labor horrors taking place because of Joe Biden opening the border to unaccompanied children in 2021 after President Trump fought hard to shut down child trafficking. The children are working to pay off their debts to cartel traffickers and their sponsors here, as well as to send remittances to their families back home. The Times found children working in factories and plants of major American companies and their suppliers across the country. “Migrant child labor benefits both under-the-table operations and global corporations, the Times found....

“The First Congregational Church of Madison [CT] planned a drag bingo event this weekend,” reports Eye Witness News 3. Children will be in attendance. Yes, a church is holding a drag queen event and inviting children. Drag queens and kids. Have you noticed how it’s always drag queens and kids? It’s never just drag queens. It’s always drag queens and kids. The church’s senior minister (according to the website), Rev. Todd Vetter, spoke to his congregation about the response to the drag event and said this: That is not to say that we are sorry for doing this. While it...

A pro-family leader in South Dakota challenged Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s response last week to a “kid-friendly” drag show that took place on a state college campus in November. On Wednesday, Noem rejected the suggestion that her administration wasn’t protecting children and hinted that her critic should be fired.A drag show advertised as “kid-friendly” and invited “the whole family for an evening of entertainment” took place at South Dakota State University (SDSU), according to a November 16 news report. The event, sponsored by a college student organization called the Gender and Sexualities Alliance, drew criticism for “encouraging crowd members to...

For those with kids, grandkids - or just the young at heart- here is the official Norad Santa Tracker. At this writing, it will commence in a little less than 11 hours. https://www.noradsanta.org/en/Fun story as to how the Norad Santa Tracker began: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NORAD_Tracks_Santa#History_and_overview

yours. What especially makes it so maddening is that you can’t escape, you must endure any disruptions to your day. One man took to Reddit’s “Am I the A–Hole?” forum to express his frustrations while flying one day. He wanted to find out if he was wrong for yelling at a mother to control her children. “Am I the A–hole?” is a place where people can write about conflict in their lives. The 39-year-old began the post by revealing that he was on a flight from New York to London. His seat was in front of a woman and her...

The mom took to Reddit to reveal an airplane passenger confronted her for having her toddler in first class — was she wrong to do that? After an airline passenger allegedly accosted a woman because she had her toddler in the plane's first-class section, the anonymous mom took to Reddit to ask others if it was wrong of her to book first-class plane tickets for her young child — and people chimed in. The Reddit user, One-Criticism5777, turned to the "Am I the A******" subreddit on Saturday, Nov. 26. She said a male passenger accused her of sitting in the...

Recent studies provide evidence on the effects of puberty blockers on kids, a field where hitherto there has been little to no longterm data or research. And the results are sobering. It turns out trying to tamper with natural biology has bad and sometimes permanent longterm consequences. Who would have thought? ... The cost not only comes in delayed sexual development but in serious effects such as permanently retarded bone growth, infertility, and potential retarded brain development. “Many physicians in the United States and elsewhere are prescribing blockers to patients at the first stage of puberty — as early as...

The committee is charged with advising the Director, CDC, on the use of immunizing agents. In addition, under 42 U.S.C. 1396s, the committee is mandated to establish and periodically review and, as appropriate, revise the list of vaccines for administration to vaccine-eligible children through the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, along with schedules regarding dosing interval, dosage, and contraindications to administration of vaccines. Recommendation votes on pneumococcal, adult immunization schedule, child/adolescent immunization schedule and COVID-19 vaccines are scheduled. A Vaccines for Children (VFC) vote on COVID-19 vaccine is scheduled.

Chippewa Valley Mom Fights to Restore Her First Amendment Rights

Admitted socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said that America needs more immigration because young people are simply not having enough kids. Citing the “burdens of capitalism,” Ocasio-Cortez issued her defense of unfettered immigration in an Instagram post this week, saying young people simply cannot afford children in this economic system. “There are quite a few countries that are really struggling because young people, under the burdens of capitalism and living in a society that is increasingly concentrating wealth among the rich, we’re not having kids. Or we’re not having kids at the same rate,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

3 articles on euthanasia being pushed on kids in Canada. It's a subtle push, against people who have no idea how they are being manipulated, which makes it more dangerous.

At least one kindergarten in the United Kingdom has told children to wear more clothes to keep warm, as the business itself cannot afford to keep the heating on constantly. A kindergarten in the United Kingdom has told children to wear more clothes to stay warm due to the fact that it reportedly cannot afford to heat its premises for the entire day