drugging children, and other news

Psychologist wonders if society is drugging kids without reason Challenges 'science' of medicating millions for ADHD By Bob Unruh March 3, 2023  A licensed clinical psychologist who serves as a research associate at the Natural Language Processing lab at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology is openly questioning whether today's society is drugging children without reason. Yaakov Ophir has specific expertise in child therapy, parent training, and family interventions, and his PhD comes from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has published 20 peer-reviewed scientific articles. It is in a commentary at the Brownstone Institute web pages that he doubts the "scientific" justification for the medications used for ADHD. "'As glasses help people focus their eyes to see,' medical experts from the American Academy of Pediatrics rule, 'medications help children with ADHD focus their thoughts better and ignore distractions,'" he noted. That's the basis, he explained, for the lifelong plan to administer stimulants for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. But there are problems, he noted. Stimulants, first, are frequently abused despite being compared to harmless medical aids. Then he said, there's a "huge" problem."ADHD is currently the most common childhood disorder in Western-oriented countries. Its ever-increasing rates are now skyrocketing. The documented prevalence of ADHD is not about 3 percent, as it used to be when the disorder was first introduced in 1980. In 2014 a survey by the U'S' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that over 20 percent of 12-year-old boys were diagnosed with this 'lifelong condition,'" he said. That leaves "hundreds of millions of children around the world" eligible for medications branded Ritalin, Concerta, Adderall or others. https://www.wnd.com/2023/03/medicating-millions-adhd-children-without-scientific-justification/ ……………................................... Agent reports FBI created special 'thre CDC panel votes to add COVID shots to immunization schedule https://www.axios.com › Health ............................... Oct 20, 2022 — Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday unanimously voted to add COVID-19 vaccines to the 2023 schedule at tag' to use against pro-lifers ………………....................... When I was a young woman (early '80s) modern feminism was on the ascendency. We were strong, we were invincible, we could look forward to careers, we were competing with men in the workplace. Above all – and this was critically important – we insisted on being regarded for our brains, not our bodies. Gone were the days when women were viewed as irrational, emotional creatures unable to withstand the stresses of the workplace. We had transcended our lady parts and emerged as purely intellectual creatures. Or so the theory went. In practice, of course, things didn't go quite that smoothly. Those women who truly were career-minded settled into their vocations and clawed their way to the top. Those who were less competent and presumably unable to compete with men in their chosen fields became radical feminists raging against the unfairness of the patriarchy. Crucially these radical feminists found the one place they could dominate: education. (What's the old line? "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.") Whether in K-12 or at the university level these ladies found themselves in the enviable position of indoctrinating the next generation of children and young adults into their unorthodox theories. Having been in charge of education for the last several decades, the fruit of their radical teaching is now becoming apparent. According to CDC data from 2021, almost 6 out of 10 girls felt persistently sad or hopeless, the highest numbers ever recorded. And it gets worse. Consider this tragic column by Auguste Meyrat: "Trained To Hate Their Sex And Selves, 1 In 3 Teen Girls Now Considers Suicide." These statistics reflect an increase of 60% from just a decade ago. "What's especially troubling about this report is how it runs counter to today's conventional wisdom," notes Meyrat. "After all, our society allegedly celebrates women more than ever and offers abundant opportunities to girls. Furthermore women are doing much better than men in some crucial areas, outnumbering them at colleges and in the workplace. Moreover strong female protagonists abound in popular movies and television shows. Women have more representation in politics and sports. Schools continually push girls to achieve and break glass ceilings. No longer do girls live in a world where they're expected to find a husband, have children and submit to lifelong domestic drudgery. They can do anything." If this is true, then why do one-third of our girls want to kill themselves? And why do two-thirds feel persistently sad or hopeless? Meyrat doesn't pin the blame solely on toxic feminism; he also attacks social media and the transgender movement. Social media, he says, is dangerous for teen girls because of its addictiveness and promotion of unattainable ideals. The transgenderism movement too argues that sex is fluid and that changing one's sex will make someone happier. Ironically according to a column by Alex Newman in The New American, "the federal government suggested that government schools could and should be the solution to the crisis they have caused. … In reality the escalating godlessness, immorality, humanism and ever-more extreme 'Comprehensive Sex Education' being forced on children in indoctrination centers masquerading as 'public schools' are almost certainly the primary source of the problem. Adding more of the same is tantamount to throwing gasoline on this deadly dumpster fire." In all events, however, the underlying message to young girls is clear: No matter what, they're not good enough. They're not pretty enough, smart enough, popular enough or witty enough. Yes, being a girl is no longer good enough. Maybe if they chop off their lady parts and replace them with man parts, that will all change. Forget brains – they must be disregarded at worst and remolded into the opposite gender at best. Gone is the quaint, old-fashioned feminism that merely discouraged girls from being homemakers. Gone are the days when girls were told they had to deny any biological urge toward motherhood and compete in the work place as purely intellectual creatures, matching men with their brains. Now the radical leftists are encouraging girls to compete in the workplace by … becoming men. And people wonder why teen girls are suicidal? It's too much for vulnerable adolescents to handle. I'm not going to go down the whole transgender rabbit hole which is too big a subject for one column. Rather I'm asking this: Why is it so bad to be a girl? What are these girls learning in school that makes them hate themselves so much that they want to die? When did leftists become so anti-girl? When did it become a bad thing for a girl to be happy she's a girl? Why must her young mind be warped by lies that she's not good enough to reach her full potential unless she denies her biology or amputates her healthy lady parts? What happened to the classic feminist mantra that women must be regarded only for their brains, not their bodies? This is the new generation of leftists: Those who hate themselves, and want to spread that hate to the next generation. Does this sound like a healthy attitude? Of course not. But these are the fruits of radical leftism in general and toxic feminism in particular: self-hate and suicide. And of course if you argue with the cause, you're branded with the usual accusations: bigot, racist, whatever. Whatever your views on these enormous issues you must admit the fallout is tragic. One-third of our girls should NOT be considering suicide. Two-thirds should not be feeling persistently sad or hopeless. (Although if the left's goal is to reduce the human population on the planet, then having one-third of teen girls remove themselves from the gene pool is certainly consistent with their goals.) If these statistics are accurate, it means something has gone very, very much amiss in our society. We need to reverse course and affirm that girls are just fine the way they are. And all this doesn't even touch on what the left is doing to the mental health of boys. I sincerely hope the statistics from the CDC are wrong and that it's a gross exaggeration that one-third of girls want to kill themselves because they've learned to hate what they are. But if those statistics are correct – now listen very carefully – then radical feminism, liberal wokeness and every other toxic leftist agenda must take the blame for every life taken https://www.wnd.com/2023/03/30-girls-want-die/ ……................................... Inspector general: Biden concealing deals he made with Taliban Investigative reporter Paul Sperry who long has dug into the inner workings of the Deep State is reporting that a Pentagon inspector general has accused Joe Biden of concealing deals he made with the Taliban. Sperry posted his information on social media at a time when there's a huge controversy over officials having possession of classified government documents. The FBI staged a SWAT-style raid on President Trump's Florida home to reclaim classified documents from his presidency. Later it was revealed that authorities were taking a kid-gloves approach to Biden, after authorities found classified documents in several locations in his home, including stashed in a garage next to his old sports car. Sperry's comments: Biden made US troops in Afghanistan coordinate w/ his envoy Khalilzad on how & when they could engage with the Taliban enemy. Troops were not allowed to engage even when checkpoints attacked. In Doha, Khalilzad brokered withdrawal w/ the Taliban 5 Obama freed from Gitmo — Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) March 1, 2023 The Pentagon's inspector general for Afghanistan complains in a new report the Biden administration is hiding classified annexes detailing side deals it made with the Taliban before the withdrawal, including restrictions on US fighting and Taliban counterterror efforts — Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) March 1, 2023 "[T]he Taliban Five sat across the negotiating table from Biden’s envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, where they participated as key members of the official Taliban delegation who negotiated the final terms of the US withdrawal."https://t.co/lpnHhnGAd8 — Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) March 2, 2023 It was Fox that reported back in 2021 at the time of the pullout that Biden abandoned 75,000 U.S. vehicles, 200 U.S. aircraft, 600,000 U.S. weapons, and "$85 billion in military funding" to the terror group. "This is like Obama’s Fast and Furious gun-running scandal on steroids," the report said. "Today the Taliban is patrolling the streets of Kabul in U.S. humvees." The Pundit report gave a more detailed listed of U.S. equipment, paid for by taxpayers, that Biden gave the Taliban. That list includes: 2,000 Armored Vehicles Including Humvees and MRAPs 75,989 Total Vehicles: FMTV, M35, Ford Rangers, Ford F350, Ford Vans, Toyota Pickups, Armored Security Vehicles etc 45 UH-60 Blachhawk Helicopters 50 MD530G Scout Attack Choppers ScanEagle Military Drones 30 Military Version Cessnas 4 C-130’s 29 Brazilian made A-29 Super Tocano Ground Attack Aircraft At least 600,000+ Small arms M16, M249 SAWs, M24 Sniper Systems, 50 Calibers, 1,394 M203 Grenade Launchers, M134 Mini Gun, 20mm Gatling Guns and Ammunition 20,040 Grenades Howitzers Mortars +1,000s of Rounds 162,000 pieces of Encrypted Military Comunications Gear 16,000+ Night Vision Goggles 2,520 Bombs And much more The Gateway Pundit reported, "And now there are reports that U.S. weapons abandoned in Afghanistan are showing up in other war zones. U.S. weapons abandoned in Afghanistan are turning up in Indian-controlled Kashmir." The information comes in light of a report from Fox that details a deadline for Biden to respond to congressional demands for documents about that "botched U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan." The report said, "House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., sent letters to top officials in January requesting documents detailing the administration's handling of the withdrawal. The officials included Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin; Joint Chiefs of Staff chair Mark Milley; Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas; Secretary of State Antony Blinken; USAID administrator Samantha Power, and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan." Comer warned at the time "We are concerned that the Biden administration continues to delay long overdue transparency to the American people about the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal and evacuation." https://www.wnd.com/2023/03/inspector-general-biden-concealing-deals-made-taliban/ ………….......................…