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Newsom: I Oppose Billionaire Tax, 'We've Already Seen Dozens and Dozens of People Leave'

Breitbart
3 days 11 hours ago

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) discussed the proposed billionaire tax in California and said that he opposes it, and one reason is “we’ve already seen dozens and dozens of people leave the state.”

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Ian Hanchett

Screens are raising our kids. This country artist is taking them back to the woods.

The Blaze
3 days 11 hours ago


While BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales tries to give other parents the benefit of the doubt when it comes to their child-rearing approaches, there’s one style she cannot overlook: digital parenting.

“I just have a big problem with this generation of parents that are farming their parenting out to screens,” she says. “They're essentially letting screens raise their children.”

While there is a movement within the parenting world to reduce — and even eliminate screens — in their children’s lives, iPad kids are still a big issue.

On this episode of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered,” Sara speaks with three-time Billboard country artist, host of “Backwoods Wisdom,” and author of “Ain’t No Wi-Fi in the Woods” Buddy Brown, who has become a vocal advocate for screen-limited, nature-immersed childhoods.

Brown says that he was inspired to write his new book because so much of children’s literature today is “trash.” That’s why “Ain’t No Wi-Fi in the Woods” is deliberately wholesome and nostalgic.

“It's the illustrator from 'Winnie-the-Pooh.' I mean, we went all the way, and it really came together great,” he says.

Sara shares Brown’s enthusiasm for resisting the digitization of parenting.

“We go out to a restaurant ... and I look around, and everyone's on the iPhones and on the iPads, and it makes me sad. It makes my heart sad for this generation of children who don't understand the human connection like some of the kids who do not just live on screens,” she says.

Brown agrees, stressing the importance of parents being “intentional.”

“One of the things that we made our kids do from the time they were about 4 years old, which is very early, but we made them look at the waiter and order ... and what that did was it just gave them that ability to not be afraid of adults, to make eye contact, which so few kids do now,” he shares.

Sara notes that so many older children, even teenagers, seem unable to communicate outside of their devices.

“All they're doing is scrolling, and they're typing stuff to their friends ... and they're not actually getting real human companionship. And I just worry what that does not just to their brains but just to their psyche in general,” she laments.

Brown concurs and adds another concern to the list: their futures. One day these screen-addicted kids will grow up and need the social skills necessary to thrive in the real world but will find that they simply don’t have them.

Parents who resist the urge to placate their children with screens will reap the benefits later, he encourages. “Fast-forward 15, 20 years, [your kids] are going to be standouts in whatever they're doing. ... They're going to thank you later on.”

To hear more of the conversation and get the inside scoop on Brown’s new book — including the wilderness guide it features — watch the video above.

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GOP Rep. Haridopolos on if Economic Pressure on Iran Will Work: There Is 'Challenge' of Dealing 'With Madmen'

Breitbart
3 days 12 hours ago

On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) responded to a question on whether crippling Iran’s economy will force them to the table since their leadership doesn’t care about public opinion, is willing to be martyred, and

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Ian Hanchett

Once-Red Iowa Turns Purple as Voters Feel Economic Squeeze

NewsMax
3 days 12 hours ago
The once-safe Republican stronghold of Iowa is showing signs of renewed Democratic competitiveness, underscoring broader political headwinds for the GOP as voters grapple with rising living costs and the economic spillover from the war in Iran.The state backed President...

Spirit Airlines Abruptly Ends Operations, Strands Passengers: 'All Flights Have Been Cancelled'

Breitbart
3 days 12 hours ago

Engines powered down, all flights were cancelled, and 17,000 people found themselves out of work in the early morning hours of Saturday as beleaguered Spirit Airlines abruptly announced it was finished — out of business with all operations ended.

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Exclusive — Ken Paxton Ad Calls John Cornyn 'Pro-Amnesty' over His ‘Deal with 12 Million’ Illegal Aliens Remark

Breitbart
3 days 12 hours ago

A new campaign advertisement from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton targets Sen. John Cornyn over past remarks on immigration and border security, as the May 26 Republican Senate primary runoff nears.

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