5 sharp declines in American deaths the media doesn’t want you to see



The news never stops telling us everything is falling apart, but the latest data says the exact opposite — at least when it comes to preventable deaths.

On this episode of “Stu Does America,” Stu Burguiere dives into five sets of federal numbers that prove America is quietly winning on life-and-death issues.

1. The US mortality rate is the lowest it has been since 2020, with COVID no longer a leading cause

According to the CDC’s latest provisional data, the 2024 mortality rate “was 3.8% lower than in 2023 and was the lowest death rate since 2020.”

Further, for the first time since the virus’ emergence, COVID was not one of the top 10 leading causes of death.

“This is going to disappoint the Taylor Lorenzes of the world, who want to still wear masks outdoors right now, but COVID is pretty much off the map,” says Stu.

2. Deaths related to heart attacks have plummeted

Research conducted by Stanford Medicine and published in the Journal of the American Heart Association indicates that over the last five decades, there has been a substantial decline in deaths from heart attacks.

The study concluded that since 1970, age-adjusted heart attack deaths have decreased by nearly 90%, while deaths from heart disease are down roughly 66%.

Although chronic heart conditions have risen alongside obesity and diabetes, these drops still reflect major progress in preventing and treating sudden heart attacks.

“Deaths from other types of heart disease ... increased by 81% in the United States according to the study, so there are still issues, and that has a lot to do with us becoming fat fat fatties,” Stu jokes.

3. Drug overdose death have declined

A recent CDC report revealed that deaths from drug overdose have declined nearly 24% in the 12 months ending September 2024, compared to the previous year.

Stu displays the following chart to give a visual of this significant improvement in deaths from drug overdose, which skyrocketed during the 2020 COVID pandemic and remained high until last year.

“We're not back down quite to the pre-COVID levels, but we are approaching that, which is a real positive,” he says.

4. US mass killings are the lowest they’ve been since 2006

Based on the latest data from the Associated Press and USA Today Mass Killing Database, which tracks incidents in which four or more people are killed (excluding the perpetrator) within a 24-hour period, there have been just 17 mass killings in the U.S. this year — the lowest annual total since the database began in 2006.

While one mass killing is too many, the dip indicates that we are thankfully beginning to return from “big COVID/Biden-era peaks,” says Stu.

“We’re going in the right direction.”

5. Teen suicide is declining

Recent federal data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the CDC reveals a decline in teen suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health — an annual federal survey of over 70,000 people ages 12 and older that tracks mental health, substance use, and related trends — shows positive shifts among adolescents (ages 12-17) between 2021 and 2024, following pandemic-era spikes.

Serious suicidal thoughts in adolescents fell from 13% in 2021 to 10% by 2024. Further, suicide attempts in this age group dropped from 3.6% to 2.7%.

“Obviously, all way, way too high, but a good decrease,” says Stu.

All in all, Stu is encouraged by these statistics.

“This is really, really good news. … It is important to every once in a while note the fact that not everything sucks,” he says.

To hear more, watch the episode above.

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NJ superintendent resigns after making shocking claims against 14-year-old girl who committed suicide and her father



The superintendent of the New Jersey school district resigned after making shocking allegations against a 14-year-old girl who committed suicide and her father.

Adriana Kuch was found dead on Feb. 3 at her home in Bayville, New Jersey. The 14-year-old girl committed suicide two days after she was assaulted at her school.

Adriana's father, Michael Kuch, believes that his daughter committed suicide because she was violently attacked by bullies at her high school. Video of the brutal beatdown that took place at Central Regional High School in Berkeley Township was uploaded online.

The distraught father was furious that school officials didn't contact the police to press charges against the four students who allegedly attacked his daughter.

Four girls were suspended indefinitely for their alleged involvement in the attack.

Superintendent Triantafillos Parlapanides claimed, "I don't believe a police report was done. We normally just suspend. If a parent wants to press charges, they can with the police. We're not going to double-whammy a kid where they are suspended and then police charges as well."

Michael Kuch demanded justice for how the high school attack was handled.

Parlapanides – who reportedly makes $190,000 a year – attempted to defend his position by making eye-opening remarks about the deceased teen girl and her father.

Parlapanides told the Daily Mail, "After [Adriana's] mother's suicide since her father was having an affiar [sic] at the end of her 6th grade. Her father married the woman he had an affair with and moved her into the house."

"Her grades and choices declined in 7th and 8th grade," the superintendent said. "We offered her drug rehab and mental services on five occasions but father refused every time."

Parlapanides alleged, "We tried helping her several times but mother's suicide was a major reason she started making poor choices."

Kuch responded to the superintendent's claims, "I don't know how to respond to this insane deflection. This guy is a piece of s**t."

Kuch explained to the Daily Mail that Adriana's mother battled addiction and died in 2015, when Adriana was only 7 years old.

He denied the claims that Adriana was offered drug counseling. Kuch admitted that he was trying to get help for his daughter, who had been smoking marijuana with a vape pen.

Parlapanides resigned on Sunday – the same day as Adriana Kuch's funeral.

The Central Regional School District issued a statement on Saturday:

The Central Regional School District Board of Education has accepted the resignation of Dr. Triantafillos Parlapanides. The Central Regional family continues to mourn the loss of one of our children. We are all praying for the family and loved ones and our entire community. The Central Regional School District is evaluating all current and past allegations of bullying. The District has contacted the Department of Education and will undergo an independent assessment of the District's anti-bullying policies and ensure every necessary safeguard is in place to protect our students and staff. Dr. Douglas Corbett is acting Superintendent effective immediately.

Three students who were suspects in the Feb.1 incident were originally charged with third-degree felony assault, and a fourth student was hit with a disorderly conduct charge. However, Ocean County prosecutors upgraded the charges. One girl was charged with aggravated assault, two were charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, and another was charged with harassment.

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New Jersey girl, 14, commits suicide after video of her being brutally attacked at school is posted online. Family and students demand action against bullying.



A 14-year-old girl from New Jersey committed suicide after video of her being callously attacked at her high school was posted online. The family of the teen girl who committed suicide and students at the school are demanding action against bullying.

On Feb. 3, Adriana Kuch was found dead at her home in Bayville, New Jersey. The high school freshman took her own life. Adriana's father believes that his daughter committed suicide because she was violently attacked by bullies at her high school, and video of the brutal beatdown was shared online.

"They think it’s fun to attack people and take videos and post them," Michael Kuch told WABC-TV. "Getting hit with a water bottle didn't hurt Adriana, what hurt her was the embarrassment and humiliation. They just kept coming at her."

"My daughter actually blacks out, and they don’t call an ambulance, they take her to the nurse’s office," the grieving father said, adding that his daughter had "never been in a fight before, she’s 98 pounds, 5-2, and she loves everybody."

On Feb. 1, Adriana was jumped by four female classmates in a hallway of the Central Regional High School in Bayville.

Video of the unmerciful battering shows a girl suddenly jumping Adriana and viciously punching her in the face.

According to NJ.com, "Adriana crumples on the floor as the girl continues pulling her hair and punching her head. At least two students off-camera can be heard cheering on the assault. After about 30 seconds of melee, two school employees rush over to interrupt the assault, which left Adriana bruised and bloodied on the floor, her father said."

The Patch reported, "The 20-second long video ends with someone saying, 'That's what you get, you stupid a** b***h.'"

Adriana was taken to the school nurse, according to school officials.

However, the assault was not reported to the Berkeley Township Police Department. Superintendent Triantafillos Parlapanides claimed that is in line with school policy.

"I don’t believe a police report was done. We normally just suspend. If a parent wants to press charges, they can with the police," Parlapanides said. "We're not going to double-whammy a kid where they are suspended and then police charges as well."

Parlapanides added, "The entire district is shaken by the loss of such a young child. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family."

Three students have been charged with third-degree felony assault, and a fourth student was hit with a disorderly conduct charge.

The distraught father is demanding justice for the attack on his daughter.

Kuch alleged, "The school lied to me, and covered up how severe my daughter’s assault was."

"These 4 girls planned and executed an attack. If you watch the videos I have, they are laughing while talking about what they are going to do," Michael Kuch wrote on Facebook. "I want the entire world to know what these animals did to my daughter. I will not sleep until their family has to watch them stand in front of a judge and plead guilty."

The suicide death of Adriana Kuch has garnered national headlines and ignited a conversation about teen bullying in schools.

On Wednesday, more than 200 students at Central Regional High walked out of class to demand action against bullying.

Sophomore student Roman Valez told WNBC, "Adriana took her own life because nobody at the school was able to help or care or step in. I would actually like to teach the people who bully what they're actually doing and how it affects."

Several students came forward with their own stories of being bullied at the school.

The Central Regional School District issued a statement, "We fully understand that students, staff, and the community are hurting for the loss of such a young lady with a bright future."

Kuch's online obituary read, "She adored all animals, she helped children with special needs, she loved jogging with her brothers, and was a true nature lover. Adriana also enjoyed her walks in the woods, skateboarding, riding dune buggies and dirt bikes."

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Amazon 'knowingly' sold 'suicide kits' to teens: Lawsuit



A pair of lawsuits filed last month — one in California, one in Washington state — claims that the e-commerce megastore Amazon "knowingly" sold so-called "suicide kits" to teens who then took their own lives shortly after the product arrived.

The main product in question is sodium nitrate, a chemical which, at 6% purity levels, is often used as a food preservative. However, the lawsuit claims that Amazon sells sodium nitrate at levels above 98% purity, which have "no non-institutional or household use," but which have become a popular means of committing suicide. The New York Times reported in 2021 that an online chat forum about suicide often features recommendations for sodium nitrate as one of the "most discussed" suicide options available.

When highly purified, sodium nitrate, even in small doses, can cause difficulty breathing, abdominal pain, and death. One of the main attorneys in the lawsuits Carrie Goldberg of C.A. Goldberg Law, PLLC claimed that just one teaspoon of the substance could be lethal.

Kristine Jónsson, 16, of Ohio, and Ethan McCarthy, 17, of West Virginia both allegedly used sodium nitrate purchased on Amazon to end their lives, and their parents have filed lawsuits against Amazon and the sodium nitrate distributor, Loudwolf.

Jónsson, who died in September 2020, managed to set up her own Amazon account, even though she was under 18, in order to make the purchase, the lawsuit alleges, while McCarthy, who died the following January, used his mother's account.

The families of Mikael Scott, 27, and Tyler Muhleman, 17, are also participating in the Washington lawsuit filed by C.A. Goldberg.

These lawsuits do not contend that Amazon merely sold sodium nitrate. They also argue that Amazon presented product bundles which encouraged vulnerable people to use sodium nitrate for the purpose of suicide and denied them other means of counteracting the effects, should they consume the chemical and then change their minds.

In a lengthy tweet thread dated October 6, Goldberg wrote that Amazon "recommends" that those interested in sodium nitrate "also buy Tagamet to avoid vomiting up the poison, a personal use scale to measure the proper quantity, and the Amazon Edition of the Peaceful Pill Handbook, a suicide manual with an entire chapter on how to die by [sodium nitrate.]"

One antidote for sodium nitrate poisoning, Methylene-blue, is unfortunately not well known among emergency responders, and Goldberg suggested that some young people have died while in the care of medical technicians who do not recognize the symptoms of sodium nitrate poisoning and/or do not know to administer Methylene-blue to counteract it. The Loudwolf product label makes no mention of Methylene-blue, Goldberg said.

Goldberg also argues that Amazon used its considerable corporate influence to prevent major media companies from reporting the stories of Jónsson, McCarthy, Scott, and Muhleman. In particular, Goldberg asserted that Amazon leaned on the "higher-ups at CBS" to prevent the outlet from covering the lawsuits on a "60 Minutes" segment.

CBS defended spiking the story, claiming it "didn’t want to risk anybody dying from suicide on account of their segment." However, one of the parents involved in the lawsuits reportedly offered an alternative explanation: "[E]veryone is afraid of Amazon."

In a statement issued in response to the lawsuits, Amazon said: "We are committed to a safe shopping experience and require our selling partners to follow all applicable laws and regulations when listing items in our store. Sodium nitrite is a legal and widely-available product offered by retailers to preserve foods, such as meats and fish, and for use in laboratories as a reagent. Sodium nitrite is not intended for consumption, and unfortunately, like many products, it can be misused."

Loudwolf reportedly did not respond to requests for comment.

H/T: the Gateway Pundit