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Karoline Leavitt berates CNN’s Kaitlan Collins over inflation and the economy

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt had a fiery exchange with CNN journalist Kaitlan Collins over the president’s recent comments admonishing Americans to buy fewer gifts this Christmas for their children.

Collins pressed Leavitt on whether President Donald Trump’s comments contradicted his separate claim that the economy was recovering in his second term.

‘Everything I’m telling you is the truth, backed by real, factual data, and you just don’t want to report on it because you want to push untrue narratives about the president.’

“If the economy is as strong as the president has said it is, then why is he telling parents two weeks before Christmas that they should only buy two or three dolls for their children?” Collins asked.

“Look, what the president is saying is that if we want products made right here in America, if we want them to be made from American small businesses, which is a large part of the reason the president has effectively implemented tariffs, then we’re going to have better quality products right here in the United States,” Leavitt responded. “Maybe you’ll pay a dollar or two more, but you will get better quality, and you’ll be supporting your fellow Americans by buying American.”

She went on to claim that every economic measure has gotten better under the Trump administration, and she cited inflation and gas prices.

“So, the best is yet to come. The president is digging our country out of the economic hole that the previous administration put us in, and that’s what he’s talking about,” Leavitt said.

“We’ve covered the economy, but there’s mixed signals in terms of what that looks like,” Collins replied, adding that grocery prices have gone up during the Trump administration.

When Collins kept pressing Leavitt, the press secretary accused the reporter of a double standard and reminded her of the media’s complicity with the messaging from the previous administration.

“My predecessor was standing at this podium, but now you want to ask me a lot of questions about it, which I’m happy to answer, but I will just add, there’s a lot more scrutiny on this issue from this press corps,” Leavitt said.

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“My predecessor stood up at this podium, and she said inflation doesn’t exist. She said the border was secure, and people like you just took her at her word, and those were two utter lies!” Leavitt continued. “Everything I’m telling you is the truth, backed by real, factual data, and you just don’t want to report on it because you want to push untrue narratives on the president.”

Video of the argument was posted to social media, where it was widely circulated and viewed.

Some polling has shown a loss of support for Trump’s policies related to the economy as the pivotal midterm elections grow closer.

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Husband of woman failed by Canadian health care system thanks Glenn Beck for intervening: ‘You’ve opened up a lot of doors’

Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck and his team, now working in conjunction with elements of the Trump administration, are in the process of rescuing a Canadian woman failed by her country’s socialist health care system and led into thinking the only remedy for her painful living-nightmare might be state-facilitated suicide.

The day after Canadian state media did its apparent best to frame the American intervention as “political posturing” and a “distraction from the real issues,” the Saskatchewan woman’s husband expressed his profound gratitude to Beck for his efforts to help Jolene Van Alstine.

‘If it was me, I think I would have had a gun to my head long ago.’

Miles Sundeen, speaking on Thursday to Beck in what became a tear-filled episode of “The Glenn Beck Program,” said at the outset, “First of all, I just wanted to say thank you so much. Apparently you’re a very popular guy. You’ve opened up a lot of doors.”

“It’s been a long and very arduous journey. It’s been over eight years now that Jolene has been very ill. We’ve gone through very tough times trying to get help through our health care system; long, long wait times both to see specialists, to get a diagnosis initially, and then, of course, to wait times for surgeries as well,” said Sundeen. “The problem is, of course, as this disease continues to devastate her body, it becomes worse and worse as time goes on.”

Van Alstine has a rare parathyroid disease called normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism, which causes nausea and vomiting and draws calcium from the bones into the blood, resulting in extreme bone pain, weakened bone density, and fractures. According to Sundeen, Van Alstine’s immobilization by the disease has also resulted in other conditions, namely diverticulitis and osteoporosis, not to mention “mental damage.”

While she has undergone multiple surgeries in hopes of addressing the disease, she still requires a specialized procedure to remove her overactive parathyroid gland.

The trouble is that there is presently no surgeon in her province able to perform the operation. While she could potentially receive the surgery elsewhere in Canada, Van Alstine has indicated that she must first obtain a referral but cannot secure one as none of the endocrinologists in her region are accepting new patients.

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Sundeen suggested that the endocrinologists and specialists aren’t necessarily to blame, noting that the Canadian health care system is “just absolutely overwhelmed.”

While Sundeen suggested that mismanagement is the system’s top problem, he noted that the system has also been “completely devastated” by underfunding and the huge influx of immigrants into the country.

According to the 2021 census, 23% of people living in Canada were foreign-born and 2.5% — over 924,000 — were nonpermanent residents. A government report released on Nov. 26 indicated that the 2021 census actually missed 38% of nonpermanent residents in that count. The top three national origins of the immigrants flooding into Canada under the Trudeau Liberal regime were India, Philippines, and China. Pakistan and Iran also made the top-10 list of national origins.

The sudden surge in demand on citizen resources helped strain a system that was already set for a reckoning with a graying population.

The apparent failure of the health care system is especially frustrating for Sundeen, who told Beck that “with this surgery, the parathyroid symptoms will disappear.”

“She can get back to an almost-normal life as far as the parathyroid hormone goes,” added Sundeen.

‘We’ll get it done.’

After years of pain and little evidence that her nation’s strained health care system will get around to helping her, Van Alstine started the process of joining the tens of thousands of other Canadians who’ll be killed under the government’s Medical Assistance in Dying euthanasia program, which has in recent years become one of the top five causes of death in Canada.

George Carson, a MAID approval doctor, confirmed this week that he assessed Van Alstine and provided her with his approval.

Sundeen stressed to Beck, however, that “she wants to live.”

“But when your life is absolutely stolen from you — stolen from you for eight years, and you suffer so much pain, depression, and anxiety — I love her with all my heart,” said Sundeen.

“She’s a strong girl. If it was me, I think I would have had a gun to my head long ago.”

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Beck emphasized to Sundeen that neither he nor his wife was alone.

“We’ll find a way to make this happen if it is at all possible. We pray for you. There are millions of people who are praying for you now, and we’ll do everything we can,” added Beck.

Beck indicated that he has been in contact with elements of the Trump administration, and there appears to be some movement on getting Van Alstine help in America.

He noted that a “very high-level administrative official just called and said, ‘Let’s save her life. We’ll get it done.'”

Beck has personally volunteered to fly her down, put her up, and set her up to meet some doctors.

Visibly moved by his conversation with Sundeen and fighting back tears, Beck noted that he hopes to be able to call him back with some “good news.”

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Lone Democrat’s effort to impeach Trump fails miserably — because of his own party

Dozens of House Democrats turned their back on their colleague who led the latest impeachment effort against President Donald Trump.

Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green’s effort to force a vote to impeach Trump failed miserably on Thursday in a 237-140 vote. Forty-seven Democrats, including all of the Democratic leadership, voted present, while 23 Democrats joined Republicans to table to motion altogether.

‘None of that serious work has been done.’

Although Democrats are typically enthusiastic when given the opportunity to kneecap the administration, both the leadership and the rank-and-file blocked the vote.

“We can’t just impeach someone with no process, without any investigation,” Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California said following the vote.

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Democratic leadership echoed this critique, admitting that there was no formal basis to levy the charges against Trump.

“Impeachment is a sacred constitutional vehicle designed to hold a corrupt executive accountable for abuse of power, breaking the law, and violating the public trust,” House Democratic leadership said in a joint statement Thursday. “The effort traditionally requires a comprehensive investigative process, the collection and review of thousands of documents, an exacting scrutiny of the facts, the examination of dozens of key witnesses, congressional hearings, sustained public organizing, and the marshaling of the forces of democracy to build a broad national consensus.”

“None of that serious work has been done, with the Republican majority focused solely on rubber stamping Donald Trump’s extreme agenda,” the statement continues. “Accordingly, we will be voting ‘present’ on today’s motion to table the impeachment resolution as we continue our fight to make life more affordable for everyday Americans.”

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Green originally introduced the articles of impeachment for “Abuse of Presidential Power by Calling for the Execution of Members of Congress,” referencing Trump’s branding of the “Seditious Six” congressional Democrats who urged military servicemen to disobey supposedly “illegal” orders.

The second charge Green cited was the “Abuse of Presidential Power to Intimidate Federal Judges in Violation of the Separation of Powers and Independence of the Judiciary,” referring to Trump’s broad criticism of activist judges.

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‘I’m not f**king apologizing’: Amanda Seyfried lashes out at critics for 3 words she said about Charlie Kirk

A Hollywood actress lashed out at her critics after she called Charlie Kirk “hateful” in the wake of his assassination during a campus event in Utah in September.

Amanda Seyfried accused her critics of misquoting her, even as she doubled down on the criticism against the late conservative activist.

‘What I said was pretty damn factual, and I’m free to have an opinion, of course.’

Only days after his death, Seyfriend gave a three-word response to a post of some of Kirk’s comments: “He was hateful.”

She was hit with immediate backlash but doubled down in an interview with the “Who What Wear” digital fashion company.

“I’m not f**king apologizing for that. I mean, for f**k’s sake, I commented on one thing,” she said. “I said something that was based on actual reality and actual footage and actual quotes. What I said was pretty damn factual, and I’m free to have an opinion, of course.”

She also previously offered clarification on Instagram and accused people of taking her words out of context.

“We’re forgetting the nuance of humanity,” she wrote.

“I can get angry about misogyny and racist rhetoric and ALSO very much agree that Charlie Kirk’s murder was absolutely disturbing and deplorable in every way imaginable,” Seyfried added. “No one should have to experience this level of violence. This country is grieving too many senseless and violent deaths and shootings. Can we agree on that at least?”

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The shocking killing of Kirk at the Utah Valley University campus stunned the nation and led to many on the right and left calling for everyone to ease the rhetoric against their political opponents.

Seyfried is best known for her supporting role in the 2004 hit movie “Mean Girls.” She has since starred in other movies.

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‘I thought I’d die young’: Jelly Roll breaks down in tears as Joe Rogan delivers huge surprise in emotional clip

Joe Rogan surprised music star Jelly Roll with a huge announcement that brought the singer to tears during a Wednesday episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience.”

During the podcast, Rogan played a recorded video of country music artist Craig Morgan inviting Jelly Roll to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

‘God will make things bigger than your dreams.’

“Jelly Roll, you’re officially invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry,” Morgan stated.

Jelly Roll removed his headphones and placed his head in his hands, tearing up in response to the news. He then asked Rogan for a hug, and the two men shared an emotional moment.

“It don’t get no bigger in country music, bubba. That’s as big as it gets,” Jelly Roll told Rogan.

He explained that he once purchased tickets to watch Morgan perform at the Opry and was moved to tears by his song “Almost Home.”

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“It’s the most tear-jerking song about a homeless man, and it just reminded me of jail,” Jelly Roll said.

“I just remember thinking … ‘I want to make people feel the way he makes me feel.'”

“Well, you’ve done that, man,” Rogan told Jelly Roll.

“That feeling that he gave you, you’ve given to many, many people. It’s an incredible gift.”

Jelly Roll expressed that he had always dreamed of being on Rogan’s podcast. While he felt honored to be a guest on the show, he considered it an even greater honor to call Rogan a friend.

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“I just never thought this was a journey, dude. I thought I’d die young, or I thought I’d kill myself. I didn’t think I was going to be able to figure it out,” Jelly Roll told Rogan.

“If God gets involved, you have a little humility, I think the rest can work itself out, Joe.”

“Amazing things can happen if you live your life true,” Rogan replied.

“I didn’t even dream of it,” Jelly Roll told Rogan. “God will make things bigger than your dreams. Somebody out there right now is dreaming of something, and it’s too small. Dream bigger, baby.”

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Erika Kirk joins Glenn Beck to discuss Charlie’s legacy and his book on honoring the Sabbath

Erika Kirk, the widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, joined “The Glenn Beck Program” on Thursday morning. She discussed her late husband’s legacy and the release of his new and final book, which emphasizes the significance of honoring the Sabbath.

“My husband’s legacy is not about his murder. My husband’s legacy is what he left behind,” Erika Kirk told Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck.

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“[Charlie Kirk] writes about the Sabbath and honoring the Sabbath,” Beck stated. “And I have to tell you, if I didn’t honor the Sabbath, I would have been dead a long time ago. … There’s just not enough hours in the day to do everything. If I didn’t shut down and concentrate on God and my family for one day — total shutdown — I wouldn’t have made it.”

Erika Kirk mentioned that her late husband would say that honoring the Sabbath is the only commandment in which those who break it miss out on the blessing, not God.

‘You don’t know how long you’ll be here. But you know that you have time, and you are in control of your time.’

“We live in a day and age where people are trying to separate the Old Testament from the New Testament. You cannot pick and choose portions of the Bible,” Erika Kirk said.

She explained that even though her husband’s schedule demanded long hours, he prioritized a day of rest.

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“You have a decision to make. Are you going to blow through your adrenals, spike up your cortisol levels forever, and just try to wear it as a badge of honor, like, ‘I’ll sleep when I’m dead’?” Erika Kirk said. “You don’t know how long you’ll be here. But you know that you have time, and you are in control of your time. And you are in control of how you use your time.”

Erika Kirk argued that Christians who claim to be too busy for a break are violating a commandment.

RELATED: Joe Rogan says reaction to Kirk assassination shows the US is close to civil war

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“You are involving idols in your life. You’re putting other gods before the one true God,” she remarked.

“If you can’t get a full 24 hours in, work it in through your week. Maybe you just sunset your device from 5:00 p.m. up until the next morning,” she continued.

“There’s a way for you to be able to do this and not put pressure on yourself, where you’re letting yourself down.”

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Michigan fires football coach Sherrone Moore amid sex scandal

University of Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore was in custody Wednesday night as a suspect in an alleged assault, only hours after his “inappropriate relationship with a staff member” was exposed and he was fired.

“U-M head football coach Sherrone Moore has been terminated, with cause, effective immediately,” the school said in a statement. “Following a University investigation, credible evidence was found that Coach Moore engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member.”

“Sherrone Moore got fired yesterday and ended up in police custody because he melted down and crashed out. This is one of the most incredible crash-outs we’ve ever seen,” BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock says on “Fearless.”

“What happened to Sherrone Moore? Absolutely amazing, breathtaking. You feel sorry for him. You want to laugh at him. You wonder, ‘How can you be this stupid?’ Well, men have been being this stupid for a long, long time,” Whitlock continues.

“Getting promoted to a position of power, authority, and wealth, and using that power, authority, and wealth to have extramarital affairs or to participate in illicit sexual activity. Here’s the thing, though: If he had not lost to Ohio State on Thanksgiving weekend, Sherrone Moore would likely still be the head coach at the University of Michigan,” he adds.

And Whitlock isn’t just saying that to say it, but rather explains that Michigan knew about the affair with the staffer.

“He’s banging his assistant and traveling around with her, obviously under the auspices of ‘football business.’ There have been pictures floating around on Twitter of Sherrone Moore and her walking around the campus together in Ann Arbor, Michigan,” Whitlock says.

“This scandal has been covered up for at least a month, if not a year,” he continues. “The rumors are — and it’s circulated all over social media, and people have been talking about this behind the scenes — that Sherrone Moore impregnated this woman … talked her into ending the pregnancy, and then commissioned this pay raise for this woman, and now that he’s lost to Ohio State, now it all comes out, and Michigan has their excuse.”

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Newsom gets nailed with online backlash over AI video with Trump in handcuffs

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing fierce criticism online after the Democrat posted an AI-generated video depicting the president and other administration officials getting arrested.

Newsom’s social media team tried to troll President Donald Trump over a video posted by the White House account titled, “It’s cuffing season,” in reference to his mass deportation efforts. “Bad news for criminal illegal aliens. Great news for America,” the account added.

‘This isn’t close to funny. All you are doing is inciting more violence.’

The video shows Trump, Department of War Sec. Pete Hegseth, and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller in handcuffs while law enforcement officers stand behind them.

The video garnered more than 5.7 million views, but many of the responses accused Newsom of inciting political violence.

“I went to prison, defending the constitution because of woke assholes like you who Weaponized our justice system. This isn’t close to funny. All you are doing is inciting more violence,” Peter Navarro replied in reference to his four-month imprisonment for refusing a congressional subpoena about Jan. 6.

“What an absolute idiot you are,” actor Dean Cain responded.

“If Gavin ever does become president, his base is going to want him to prosecute Trump admin figures … seems to me this kind of stupid slop makes that a lot harder,” Mark Hemingway of RealClearInvestigations replied.

“This is what it will take to win the Dem nomination in 2028 — nothing short of promising to jail Trump and every appointee will do,” CNN commentator Scott Jennings responded.

In response to Navarro’s scolding, Newsom posted a snowflake emoji.

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Others pointed out Newsom’s hypocrisy in previously signing a bill restricting misleading AI video depictions on social media and then posting one himself.

“Newsom signed anti 1st amendment laws that would ban this type of content. Always a hypocrite,” one response reads.

Newsom is widely considered to be trying to expand his national name recognition in preparation for a 2028 presidential run.

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‘Validated … paranoid delusions about his own mother’: Murder victim’s heirs file lawsuit against OpenAI

Stein-Erik Soelberg, a 56-year-old former Yahoo executive, killed his mother and then himself in early August in Old Greenwich. Now, his mother’s estate has sued OpenAI’s ChatGPT and its biggest investor, Microsoft, for ChatGPT’s alleged role in the killings.

On Thursday, the heirs of 83-year-old Suzanne Eberson Adams filed a wrongful death suit in California Superior Court in San Francisco, according to Fox News.

‘It fostered his emotional dependence while systematically painting the people around him as enemies.’

The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI “designed and distributed a defective product that validated a user’s paranoid delusions about his own mother.”

Many of the allegations in the lawsuit, as reported by the Associated Press, revolve around sycophancy and affirming delusion, or rather, not declining to “engage in delusional content.”

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“Throughout these conversations, ChatGPT reinforced a single, dangerous message: Stein-Erik could trust no one in his life — except ChatGPT itself,” the lawsuit says, according to the AP. “It fostered his emotional dependence while systematically painting the people around him as enemies. It told him his mother was surveilling him. It told him delivery drivers, retail employees, police officers, and even friends were agents working against him. It told him that names on soda cans were threats from his ‘adversary circle.'”

ChatGPT also allegedly convinced Soelberg that his printer was a surveillance device and that his mother and her friend tried to poison him with psychedelic drugs through his car vents.

Soelberg also professed his love for the chatbot, which allegedly reciprocated the expression.

“In the artificial reality that ChatGPT built for Stein-Erik, Suzanne — the mother who raised, sheltered, and supported him — was no longer his protector. She was an enemy that posed an existential threat to his life,” the lawsuit says.

The publicly available chat logs do not show evidence of Soelberg planning to kill himself or his mother. OpenAI has reportedly declined to provide the plaintiffs with the full history of the chats.

OpenAI did not address specific allegations in a statement issued to the AP.

“This is an incredibly heartbreaking situation, and we will review the filings to understand the details,” the statement reads. “We continue improving ChatGPT’s training to recognize and respond to signs of mental or emotional distress, de-escalate conversations, and guide people toward real-world support. We also continue to strengthen ChatGPT’s responses in sensitive moments, working closely with mental health clinicians.”

Though there are several wrongful-death suits leveled against AI companies, this is the first lawsuit of its kind aimed at Microsoft. It is also the first to tie a chatbot to a homicide.

Microsoft did not respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.

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Senate tanks GOP solution to Obamacare subsidy problems

The Senate failed to pass the Republican-led health care bill as the deadline to extend Obamacare subsidies fast approaches.

The Health Care Freedom for Patients Act failed to pass in a 51-48 vote after one Republican, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, joined 47 Democrats to vote against it. 51 Republicans voted in favor of the legislation, but the bill ultimately failed due to the 60-vote threshold. Notably, Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana was not present for the vote.

The bill would also foster competition and broaden health care.

Certain subsidies from former President Barack Obama’s landmark health care bill, known as the Affordable Care Act, are set to expire at the end of the year. Notably, these ACA subsidies are the reason Senate Democrats decided to shut down the government in October.

Despite facilitating the longest government shutdown in history, Senate Democrats have not struck a deal with Republicans to address health care.

RELATED: Democrat senator makes stunning admission about Obamacare failures

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The Health Care Freedom for Patients Act, authored by Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Mike Crapo of Idaho, would have allowed these Obamacare subsidies to lapse, instead directing funds to individual health savings accounts.

While this bill ultimately failed, other Republican lawmakers have drafted their own legislation to address the impending problem.

Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida introduced the More Affordable Care Act, which would also redirect federal subsidies to HSA-style accounts called Trump Health Freedom Accounts. The bill would additionally foster competition and broaden health care options for states by establishing the Health Freedom Waiver Program.

RELATED: Republicans race to pass competing health care bill as clock ticks on Obamacare subsidies

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The companion bill to Scott’s legislation was also introduced in the House by Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger. At this time, no vote has been scheduled on the bill in either the House or the Senate.

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‘6-7’ gets 86’d! JD Vance jokes about banning meme — and one company actually does it

Vice President JD Vance has had enough of the nonsensical viral meme that has children saying “six seven.”

The meme, which children have explained does not have a real meaning, involves simply saying the numbers and then performing a meaningless hand gesture.

‘Where did this even come from? I don’t understand it.’

Guided missal

The vice president jokingly expressed his disdain for the meme on X recently, saying, “Yesterday at church the Bible readings started on page 66-67 of the missal, and my 5-year-old went absolutely nuts repeating ‘six seven’ like 10 times.”

Vance continued, “And now I think we need to make this narrow exception to the first amendment and ban these numbers forever.”

“Where did this even come from? I don’t understand it. When we were kids all of our viral trends at least had an origin story,” he added.

Hold the meme

Little did Vance know, one company was already in the middle of instituting its own ban.

RELATED: Why the kids are not all right — and Boomers still pretend nothing’s wrong

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According to People, In-N-Out Burger has officially retired the number 67 from its ordering system, meaning the digits are skipped over when customers receive their order numbers to wait in the queue.

The West Coast chain had been hit with crowds of children anticipating, and filming, the number being called in the restaurant. When the number is called, the children cheer as if they’ve taken another victory.

People also reported that a Los Angeles location of In-N-Out Burger confirmed the company had also banned the number 69 from its ticket system.

Origin unknown

Although the children themselves admit they are purposely doing a trend that has no meaning with “six seven,” many adults simply can’t help but look for an origin story for the meme.

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Dictionary.com deemed “six seven” its “Word of the Year” and claimed the “most modern use” of the phrase is attributed to a rap song called “Doot Doot (6 7)” by the artist Skrilla.

People said the meme may also be attributed to NBA player LaMelo Ball from the Charlotte Hornets because he wears the number 67.

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