Tucker Carlson shocked by journalist’s prediction of what comes after Trump’s victory — 'Are you being serious?'



When American journalist Mark Halperin told Tucker Carlson what he thinks is destined to happen following a Trump victory, Tucker was so shocked, he legitimately thought Halperin was joking.

However, Halperin was being “100% serious.”

Although their conversation occurred three weeks prior to Election Day, Dave Rubin shares Halperin’s warning now that Trump has been declared the victor in his race against Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.

“Let's say Trump wins three weeks from today. What happens? ... A lot of Democrats, maybe the majority, believe that Trump becoming president again is the worst thing that ever could happen, so how do they respond to that?” Tucker asked.

“I think it will be the greatest mental health crisis in the history of the country. I think tens of millions of people will question their connection to the nation, their connection to other human beings,” and “their vision of what their future for them and their children could be like,” Halperin predicted.

“I think that will require an enormous amount of access to mental health professionals; I think it'll lead to trauma in the workplace. I think there'll be some degree of ...” he continued before Tucker cut him off.

“Are you being serious?” Tucker asked, visibly shocked.

“100% serious,” Halperin pledged, before finishing his thought that we’ll also see an uptick in “alcoholism” and “broken marriages.”

“What?!” Tucker exclaimed.

“Yeah, they think he’s the worst person possible to be president,” Halperin said, adding that many liberals will not be able to cope with “the fact that under a fair election, America chose ... Donald Trump again.”

“I don't think it will be kind of a passing thing that by the inauguration will be fine. I think it will be sustained and unprecedented and hideous, and I don't think the country's ready for it,” he added.

When Tucker brought up the fact that “mental health crises often manifest in violence,” Halperin agreed and predicted that there will indeed be “some violence,” from “workplace fights” and “fights at kids’ birthday parties” all the way to “protests that will turn violent.”

“I think that's what's going to happen for tens of millions of people because they think that their fellow citizens supporting Trump is a sign of fundamental evil at the heart of their fellow citizens and of the nation. That's how they view it,” Halperin explained.

Dave agrees with Halperin’s prediction.

“Look what we have done to young people — ‘You live in a country that was founded on evil, on slavery and racism. Now a man who wants to bring all of that back using white supremacist magic, using evil language ... now he’s back, and he’s taking away women’s rights, and he’s going after those people, and he’s gonna jail these people,”’ says Dave, regurgitating the left’s phony Trump narrative.

“They used all of the most evil tools, and not only did it not get them what they wanted — meaning the installation of Kamala Harris as president, who was just a cog in the machine — it now has broken the brains of millions and millions of Americans, and we better start thinking about this because we all know them,” Dave warns.

To hear more on Halperin’s warning and Dave’s analysis, watch the clip above.

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Gen Z journalist explains why so many leftist activists are young people



Ever wonder why so many radical leftist activists fall within Gen Z?

According to NY-based journalist Ashley St. Clair, who’s 25 years old and thus a Zoomer herself, it’s because “so much of Gen Z feels out of control” and “like they don't have anything to control.”

“So it seems like they cling to these movements, like Free Palestine and BLM, because they feel like it's something they can control and do because there's so little impact they can have on so many different things,” Ashley tells Dave Rubin.

“They’re not empowered. … They're told the only way they can be useful is through these social justice causes, and so I think that's why they gravitate towards [activism] more.”

This may also explain why so many young people are opting not to have children.

“I did street interviews with EveryLife, the diaper company,” she continues, and “one [girl] outright told me she didn't want to have kids … because of climate change.”

Others told her that they were choosing not to have children “because of economics.”

“They think the worst thing that could happen to a kid is being poor in America,” Ashley says, adding that “it's just such an antinatalist lie that's been sold to them.”

“They are so dreadful about the future” and believe “humanity is so doomed that they don’t think there should be more of it.”

“Do you think it's worse in a way for girls than for guys right now?” asks Dave.

“It depends on what your metric for success is,” says Ashley, “but I think both young men and women are particularly disturbed nowadays,” especially when it comes to “identity.”

“So many people have no sense of identity; they don’t know who they are because [the left] has destroyed that” via gender ideology.

“We're fundamentally destroying what it means to be both a man and a woman.”

On top of that, Gen Z'ers are the most chronically depressed and anxious generation. While there are likely many factors that feed this issue, one reason is because their highly digital world is forcing them to take in “inputs all the time” and “perform all of the time for everybody,” Ashley says.

To hear more, watch the clip below.


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This Dr. Phil warning should make everyone’s ears perk up



Most agree that technology has harmed society in more ways than one. However, many of those same people are probably unaware of just how severe the damage is.

Dave Rubin invites Dr. Phil on the show to discuss what the statistics tell us about our hyper-digital world. And it’s not a pretty picture.

“Look, I'm glad there's technology, but we’ve got to start using it rather than abusing it,” says Dr. Phil.

False information on the Internet, AI and deep fakes, cyberbullying, and sextortion (although those are certainly not the extent of the issues) have left society, especially the younger generations, in shambles.

It led to an epidemic that's calling our very souls into question.

“When I say the soul of America, I'm talking about the real core of what defines this country — the core values that we don't think about every day but that are at the center of what defines America — the morality, the north star that drives us in the direction that we've been driven for 250 years,” he explains.

“I saw a study the other day that said most young people … have less than one good friend. They’ve got tens of thousands of likes and clicks and followers, but they have less than one good friend on average, and that's what I mean by the soul of America. What's made us a great, shining example on the hill that everybody wants to come be part of is eroding because we're not interacting anymore; we're not embracing those values anymore.”

To hear more of Dr. Phil’s take on “the soul of America” and what he calls “the tyranny of the fringe,” watch the clip below.


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Is America Suffering from a Mental Health Crisis?

Is America Suffering from a Mental Health Crisis?

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'Nothing short of a humanitarian catastrophe': Portland mayor proposes controversial ban on unsanctioned encampments



On Friday, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced a five-point plan to address the city's homelessness crisis, including a citywide ban on unsanctioned encampments.

"The magnitude and the depth of the homeless crisis in our city is nothing short of a humanitarian catastrophe," Wheeler stated during a Friday press conference. "We need to move our scattered, vulnerable homeless population closer to the services that they need."

The plan includes: creating 20,000 units of affordable housing by 2033, increasing access to paid non-standard work, banning unsanctioned camping, creating a diversion program to encourage treatment for drug abuse and mental health, and setting a city budget.

Wheeler said that he hopes to create three designated sites to house up to 125 campers each before the start of winter. However, funding has yet to be locked down, and the camping sites would take 18 months to open. The mayor did not specify how much the project would cost.

"We do have locations in mind. We're currently in discussions with those who control those sites and will be ready to discuss them as soon as we have agreements in place," said Wheeler.

According to WFIN, more than 3,000 people in Portland are homeless, a 50% increase from 2019. The outlet reported that the city contains 700 encampments within 146 square miles. A recent survey found that the top concern for Oregonians is homelessness, KATU reported.

Wheeler explained that arrests and fines are an option for individuals who refuse to move, but not a first resort.

"If somebody just absolutely just digs in and says, 'I won't go,' then we'll have to talk about criminal sanctions. But I also want to stress, the fourth resolution that we put into place, our goal here isn't to write a bunch of citations," said Wheeler.

The mayor noted that the city would waive the sanctions and low-level offenses in exchange for volunteering to participate in treatment for substance abuse and mental health. Wheeler stated that the ultimate goal of the proposed program is to ensure that people who need treatment receive it.

\u201cAs Mayor Wheeler unveils his new plan to ban unsanctioned homeless camping across Portland, @mallisonKATU asks him about how they will enforce it if people don\u2019t want to leave their campsite? \n\nWATCH: https://t.co/wOAfuhwexV\u201d
— KATU News (@KATU News) 1666377068

Homeless advocates expressed concern about the ban on unsanctioned encampments and the timeline for creating additional housing.

Scott Kerman, executive director of Blanchet House, a Portland non-profit offering services to the homeless, told KATU that his main apprehension about the program is the ban.

"I certainly have a lot of questions about the enforcement mechanism of this ban," said Kerman. "And I think Mayor Wheeler acknowledged that those individuals that are not incentivized to select services and shelter options will be arrested."

Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty also expressed deep concern over the mayor's proposal.

"No city plan for shelter expansion should involve sending people to jail because they live in extreme poverty, or may be suffering from a mental or behavioral health issue," Hardesty stated.

The mayor's proposed plan will be introduced to the City Council on Wednesday. In 2015, the council declared a state of emergency on homelessness that it has extended five times since then.

CDC adds mental health conditions to its ever-growing list of high-risk COVID factors



The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added mental illness to its extensive list of high risks of severe COVID-19 illness, according to a Thursday report from the New York Times.

What are the details?

The CDC earlier this month updated its list to include "having mood disorders" as making you more likely to become severely ill from coronavirus.

"Having mood disorders, including depression, and schizophrenia spectrum disorders can make you more likely to get severely ill from COVID-19," the guidelines read.

Dr. Paul Offit, professor at the University of Pennsylvania and member of the FDA's vaccine advisory panel, told the Times that the CDC's list just keeps growing more and more vast.

"The door just keeps getting wider and wider," Offit said.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness estimates that approximately 20% of American adults experience some form of mental illness every year.

Dr. Christine Crawford, associated medical director at NAMI, said that chronic mental or emotional conditions can "wreak havoc on the body's immune system."

"They're at increased risk, just because of the impact the stress response has on the body," Crawford explained.

What else?

The report added, "Preliminary research has shown an association between mental health disorders and hospitalization and severe sickness from COVID. A study published in January in JAMA Psychiatry found that Covid patients with schizophrenia were nearly three times more likely to die from the virus, although people with mood and anxiety disorders were not at an increased risk of death from coronavirus infection."

In November, research published in the Lancet Psychiatry suggested that a "psychiatric diagnosis might be an independent risk factor" for even contracting the virus.

At the time, Maxime Taquet, lead author of the study, said, "Not only would it increase the risk of COVID, it would increase the severity of COVID once you have it."

At least sixteen mental health advocacy groups have issued an open letter to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky calling for "immediate and urgent response" to include mental and emotional conditions on the CDC's list.

A portion of the letter, according to a report in the Washington Examiner, read, "Our organizations hope that the CDC will seize this opportunity to demonstrate that individuals with these conditions are not invisible and deserve the consideration afforded to those living with other conditions appropriately identified on the CDC's list."

Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, assistant secretary for mental health and substance abuse at the Department of Health and Human Services, said that the CDC's update is important, the Washington Post added.

"CDC's recent inclusion of certain mental health conditions that can contribute to the severity of a COVID-19 infection reinforces the plight faced by Americans with behavioral health issues, including substance use disorders," Delphin-Rittmon insisted.

Children’s mental health crisis declared a ‘national emergency’ as suicides and ER visits skyrocket amid COVID-19 pandemic



With child emergency room visits and suicide incidents skyrocketing in the U.S. amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a coalition of pediatric health organizations issued a declaration this week labeling the declining mental health of America's young people a national emergency.

What are the details?

In the urgent declaration issued Tuesday, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Children's Hospital Association warned that children's mental health had reached crisis levels.

The cohort of health professionals noted that the decline of children's mental health had already been a concern for nearly a decade, but that the pandemic severely exacerbated the situation.

"We have witnessed soaring rates of mental health challenges among children, adolescents, and their families over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, exacerbating the situation that existed prior to the pandemic," the declaration read.

They noted that "rates of childhood mental health concerns and suicide rose steadily between 2010 and 2020, and by 2018 suicide was the second leading cause of death for youth ages 10-24."

But, they said, "the pandemic has intensified this crisis: across the country, we have witnessed dramatic increases in Emergency Department visits for all mental health emergencies including suspected suicide attempts."

What else?

Citing data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NPR reported that overall, in 2020, "the percentage of emergency department visits for mental health emergencies rose by 24% for children between the ages of 5 and 11 and 31% for those 12 to 17, compared with 2019."

The tragic rise was even sharper for teenage girls, specifically. Over roughly the last year, suspected suicide attempts for girls ages 12 to 17 went up an eye-popping 51% compared with the same period in 2019.

Last year's mental health decline has also disproportionately affected children of color. Research published in Pediatrics this month determined that more than 140,000 kids lost a primary or secondary caregiver to COVID-19 — with a majority of those children being children of color.

Anything else?

In the letter, the health professionals called on policymakers at all levels of government to increase their advocacy for children and adolescents, primarily through increasing federal funding for mental health care and suicide prevention.

"We are caring for young people with soaring rates of depression, anxiety, trauma, loneliness, and suicidality that will have lasting impacts on them, their families, and their communities," the letter stated. "We must identify strategies to meet these challenges through innovation and action, using state, local, and national approaches to improve the access to and quality of care across the continuum of mental health promotion, prevention, and treatment."

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