{"id":1332,"date":"2023-02-16T10:07:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T15:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=1332"},"modified":"2023-02-16T10:07:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T15:07:59","slug":"biden-at-lunch-me-and-kamala-used-notecards-to-cook-up-a-way-to-fix-technology-damaging-to-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=1332","title":{"rendered":"Biden: At lunch, me and Kamala used notecards to cook up a way to fix technology \u2018damaging\u2019 to kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a Washington, D.C. conference of the National Association of Counties on Tuesday, President Biden claimed that he had lunch with Vice President Kamala Harris and they discussed how to fix Big Tech and protect kids from \u201cdamaging\u201d technology using legislation that also encompasses gun control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden launched into the idea while discussing mental health and lauding the accomplishments of the American Rescue Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe American Rescue Plan also provided $12 billion to address mental health needs arising from the pandemic. I know that addressing mental health is a priority for so many of you in this organization,\u201d the president remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd, by the way, one of the things I broke down \u2014 I had lunch with the vice president today. And I keep little notecards about what I think we have to do. And I said, \u2018We have to pass legislation on the damaging technology that\u2019s having an effect on our kids. We\u2019ve got to change the way the Internet works and the way people can \u2014 are able to use our children.\u2019 It\u2019s got to stop,\u201d he said, asserting that it is for the children but sounding more and more like it\u2019s really all about censorship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"\u2018America Never Gives Up\u2019: Joe Biden Addresses The National Association Of Counties\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RYpCjZwwUl0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"\u2018America Never Gives Up\u2019: Joe Biden Addresses The National Association Of Counties\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RYpCjZwwUl0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Video Credit: Forbes Breaking News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re expanding access to mental health services in schools.<br><br>And it&#39;s time to hold Big Tech accountable and pass legislation to stop them from collecting data on our kids.<\/p>&mdash; President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1625646069269860352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president seemed to be referring to comments he made during&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/top-10-moments-in-bidens-cringeworthy-divisive-state-of-the-union-address\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his State of the Union address<\/a>&nbsp;when he told lawmakers, \u201cAnd it\u2019s time to pass bipartisan legislation to stop Big Tech from collecting personal data on kids and teenagers online, ban targeted advertising to children, and impose stricter limits on the personal data that companies collect on all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden went on to highlight how funds from the American Rescue Plan are being spent by leftist counties across the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMilwaukee County is using Rescue funds to mentor kids involved in the criminal justice system. LA County is offering job training for kids in vulnerable populations,\u201d he bragged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then came the proposed gun legislation that he is pushing for in the name of protecting children from predatory technology. It\u2019s a new twist on an old goal for Democrats and utterly predictable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the most significant gun safety legislation in 30 years, we\u2019re providing another $10 billion to prevent violence and threat of \u2014 and threats resulting in human trauma,\u201d the president proclaimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTwo billion of that is for our young people, in particular, to pay for things like school counselors,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd as part of the Unity Agenda in the State of the Union, I called for a surge in resources to deal with fentanyl \u2014 the fentanyl ep\u2026 epi\u2026 epidemic that I know is devastating many of your communities,\u201d Biden said, segueing into his disingenuous claim that he is fighting against&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/bidens-border-plan-includes-letting-hundreds-of-thousands-of-migrants-legally-enter-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drug trafficking at the border<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president laid the groundwork for that proposal in the wake of calling for a ban on assault weapons after\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/more-on-michigan-university-shooting-deceased-suspect-43-yr-old-black-male-with-no-ties-to-school\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Michigan State University shooting<\/a>\u00a0where three were killed and five were wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last night at Michigan State University, we lost three lives to gun violence.<br><br>It is ripping apart communities, devastating families \u2013 and happening far too often.<br><br>We passed the most significant gun legislation in 30 years, but there\u2019s more work to be done. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uxm1dVN0nd\">pic.twitter.com\/uxm1dVN0nd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1625661277665128452?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a family\u2019s worst nightmare,\u201d Biden declared. \u201cIt\u2019s happening far too often in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is no rationale for assault weapons and magazines that hold 50, 70 bullets,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden also divisively addressed the looming fight with Republicans over the debt ceiling, \u201cI believe we can be fiscally responsible without threatening to send our country into chaos. They want to extend the Trump tax cuts on the previous four years, which cost $2.7 trillion to the deficit \u2013 extended. And guess who gets it? You all don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To be clear &#8211; the \u201cdebt ceiling\u201d drama is fake.  I am more concerned about defaulting on freedom.  It\u2019s game on\u2026 we WILL <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DefundBureaucracy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DefundBureaucracy<\/a> &#8211; to unleash Americans to prosper.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StandupForAmerica?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StandupForAmerica<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Chip Roy (@chiproytx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chiproytx\/status\/1625655723156701184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ll cut the deficit by another 2 trillion in the next 10 years, and I\u2019ll lay it out in detail,\u201d he said, alluding to his upcoming budget which is slated to be released on March 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/biden-at-lunch-me-and-kamala-used-notecards-to-cook-up-a-way-to-fix-technology-damaging-to-kids\/\">https:\/\/americanwirenews.com\/biden-at-lunch-me-and-kamala-used-notecards-to-cook-up-a-way-to-fix-technology-damaging-to-kids\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a Washington, D.C. conference of the National Association of Counties on Tuesday, President Biden claimed that he had lunch with Vice President Kamala Harris and they discussed how to fix Big Tech and protect kids from \u201cdamaging\u201d technology using legislation that also encompasses gun control. 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