Disturbing Andrew Tate War Room Leaks, Huge Family Vlogger Arrested For Abuse, Selena Gomez Slammed

[@JessClare432]

Stating openly on the internet that you hope no one feeds your SIX YEAR OLD as punishment for not packing their own lunch is actually insane. If that’s what she’s willingly putting out there publicly I can’t even imagine how she treats those children behind closed doors, I hope this woman never gets her kids back

[@aequanimitas]

She expected a six year old to pack their own lunch? I didn't expect the child to be so young, the way she was talking about it being their responsibility. That is insane.

[@erikavaleries]

It’s unbelievable

[@D1G1TS420]

I could maybe see teaching a teenager this lesson but a six year old is wild

[@Camazotz-kz9wr]

@@D1G1TS420 No.

[@jisoosim8498]

Im all for introducing responsibility young but you do NOT punish them for falling short!!!!! They are kids meant to have normal lapses in memory and decision making. They deserve twice as much support when they struggle. I hate this lady

[@kyle8971]

The problem with all these senior citizens running the country is that they were born, grew up and had their prime years multiple generations ago. Some of them are legislating on things that not only do they require someone 1/3 their age to explain to them, but that even AFTER that explanation they don't know what they are dealing with. It is the blind and senile leading the country and we wonder why things keep getting worse and worse.

[@Kenjionigod]

We live in the digital age and there's no way most of them have a good grasp on the internet let alone should be making laws about it.

[@gabrielbastos18]

​@@HarpsiFizz Or, you know, you could just retire like a normal person and enjoy the fruits of your labor while letting the next generations take the reins

[@tearainey1]

The world they knew in the prime of their lives no longer exists, nor will it ever exist again. They're too inflexible to legislate effectively in the modern age, and they are too dull to imagine effective solutions to modern problems. Not to mention they try to hold modern generations to outdated moral standards and belief standards. The society that molded them has long since been broken, and yet they so desperately crave to return to that time. It leads only to a broken country struggling because it can no longer grow past its aging constraints.

[@staticbadgers690]

I really believe that there should be a mandatory IQ test that must be taken every year or so and something that prevents anyone above the age of retirement to be prevented from working in a government related job. I know that a pipe dream but i still would like something like that to happen.

[@punksoab]

The fact that we have people in office that were around when polio and vaccine weren't used in order is fucking mind numbing. Like... excuse me?

[@evelmichael]

As someone who grew up in an abusive home similar to the first story. All of the warning signs are there and no one will do anything. I feel sorry for those children and hope they are able to recover from that toxic environment.

[@HaveanOreshnik]

sorry to hear, glad you are doing alright

[@chromaticHermit]

If we had more social systems being properly funded and ran, effectively helping these situations would be more in reach. I always found people just dont know what to do, who to turn to when cps fails.

[@millevenon5853]

​@@chromaticHermitthey can only work if they are run by good people. Too much child abuse in those facilities as well.

[@chromaticHermit]

@@millevenon5853 ive heard too many horror stories. Its like they just let anyone work there. And anyone decent becomes jaded with time. There needs to be support for the support system itself.

[@evelmichael]

@@HaveanOreshnik oh I'm not, I'm currently living in a nursing home because my PTSD hasn't been meaningfully dealt with despite me seeking treatment since I was 18. Disability is months behind so I'm living in destitution and gofundme won't let me ask for help anymore.

[@JelliestOfBeanz]

We really need an age limit for people who run our country, I am sick and tired of seeing senior citizens making major choices over people's lives.

[@Pragabond]

Yeah I definitely lean strongly towards having an age limit but at the same time I do then worry about the problem of people over 70-80 not being represented at the exact same time. Like the solution is likely just having older people being able to vote and god knows they do so its probably a non-issue but it is still a concern I have. Like young people can obviously advocate for and care about the elderly but we also can't really understand what its like to be 70-80 and the issues that come with it anywhere close to people that are going through it. I see far more good coming from the change than bad but its something I think is important to at least consider

[@smellyeggs456]

more to it than that. modern life extends life expectancy. later Social Security insurance collection will force people to work well into their 70's. These 2 things will lead to older people that will still be fragile, but potentially of healthy enough of mind and body that they should not be disqualified from running solely based on age. @@Pragabond

[@Ratherbejaded]

@@Pragabondjust think of it this way, children do not have representatives their age because they are not mentally capable of making those decisions, so others make those decisions on behalf of them. Same with old people. Most are not mentally all there past a certain age, so they can have others act on their behalf and interests without having to actually have congressmen their age in the senate. I think 70 should be the age limit

[@smellyeggs456]

@@Ratherbejaded you’re awfully silly

[@gregs9210]

yes, people need to understand that a 75 year old has no business writing legislation or appointing judges that will effect the country for the next several generations.

[@kaguranaomi8245]

As a survivor of child abuse, it is so infuriating watching this woman fully admit to abusing her children for YEARS and yet nothing be done till late 2023. What's even more frustrating is that child abuse is far more common than people realize but nothing is ever done about it. I feel so bad for kids in bad homes, they nearly never receive the help they need.

[@maeannengo4908]

That's because many people have slightly similar beliefs as her. I read so many parents saying they'll let their child go hungry if that child does not want to eat what was served even when that kid has sensory/texture issues. I also have read comments from parents who think they should know every single thing about their kids. Like the supporters of the current nickname policy from a certain school.

[@truckerdave8465]

@@maeannengo4908Exactly. What she was saying is just the platform of the ‘parents rights’ crew.

[@christofferrasmussen6533]

@@maeannengo4908 "let their child go hungry if that child does not want to eat what was served even when that kid has sensory/texture issues." I'm autistic and have those exact issues, yet i strongly disagree with it being child abuse. If my parents hadn't forced me to eat stuff i didn't like, i would be an adult living on rice and pasta with ketchup. I'm glad my parents "abused" me, it turned me into a much higher functioning adult than i would've been if i was wrapped in bubblewrap. Same goes for forcing me into social situations, it's made me able to be around strangers in large numbers with no issues, and mostly pass as a "normal" person. Exposing your kids to things they don't like is a normal thing, stop trying to make it abuse.

[@Remedy462]

​@@maeannengo4908lol, that's like wanting to know every single thing about anybody, literally impossible, not even the person themselves knows every little thing about themselves.

[@otis7847]

Knock. knock. Who's there? Your, Mom. The Boogeyman who?

[@kikimincksroten4828]

NO one is shocked about the Ruby news. The fact this went on for years and the police never got involved is so horrifying

[@Elithrae]

It's not at all surprising to anyone who grew up in an abusive home. There's a reason one of my favorite songs is "Concrete Angel" by Martina McBride. "The neighbors hear but they turn out the lights." - People know. People do nothing. And when they *do* do something? The systems we claim are in place to "help" children? Don't. That system will take children out of loving homes because of financial reasons, put those children into foster care with sex offenders, and then ignore children who are literally being blackened and bruised because they like the parents doing the beating, or the parents have enough money to make things look good, or or or. Or the cops are friends with the parents. It goes on and on, and it's repulsive.

[@moricwilson]

Daddyofive all over again

[@oliverstone6320]

She’s pretty hot though

[@Carol-er2fb]

So many people and agencies dropped the ball here. Police can't do it by themselves.

[@kumiq17]

​@@ElithraeYou are 100% right. I would like to add to any law the government makes to "protect children" is simply made to look appealing to lazy parents. in reality they are simply paws that hurt our freedom and privacy. We are still living in the middle ages of child rights. Also to anyone who is like "i don't control my children i let them do whatever they want", you are part of the modern parenting probably just on the different end of the spectrum. Im tired of having to baby sit your 12 year old kid with the other good people who happend to be there at 1am there time when they are on a adult vr game, in a very sexually dressed and adult avatar, after scaring off a pedo. Its why I don't join public lobbies in the game anymore and avoid your kids like a plague. Parent them and i don't mean make them poorly treated slaves like this woman

[@PuppetMasterIX]

The fact McConnell's episodes happened twice on-camera is unsettling when you consider how many times this could have happened _off_ camera. A person having these types of issues really shouldn't be in a position of such power.

[@chloewood6920]

I agree completely, what about Joe Biden he has also been seen having similar symptoms as well as other things such as slurred speech and moment of confusion (not knowing where he is)

[@esmeraldagreengate4354]

​@@chloewood6920what about Trump? He is almost the same age as Biden and seems like he is losing it too.

[@darrensucksatgames]

🦎 👽

[@ncolvin05]

​@@esmeraldagreengate4354getting rid of both is good.

[@esmeraldagreengate4354]

@@ncolvin05 agreed

[@brookgentry1187]

I, as a 23 year old, also forget my lunch sometimes. My natural consequence isn't that I don't eat, my natural consequence is I have to buy a lunch somewhere, or head home to pick up my lunch because I am an adult and those options are available to me. To expect a 6 year old to never forget their lunch and then not let their teacher help with food is INSANE.

[@kellharris2491]

Expecting a 6 year old to responsible alone for their food is abdicating her responsibility as a mother.

[@franciaveller]

As a mom I can’t be more agreed with you. Is insane she had her own kid starving, I can’t imagine doing that to my kids.

[@motolumpy1216]

​@@kellharris2491agreed with this. She's so hands on in some respects and so hands off in others, no wonder her children are poorly adjusted and 'misbehave'

[@dynamicguy7777]

*ITS FINALLY COMPLETED* kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYXYfIewfNqKgsUsi=qTH3G_Ay2fnx_-7J

[@ChildOfThSwrd]

I honestly don't understand how a parent can do these things to their children. It's disgusting. I hope those kids get the healing and love that they deserve.

[@GamesFromSpace]

Turns out having unprotected sex doesn't make somebody a decent person.

[@ST-rj8iu]

She sees them as property, not humans. I hope they don't have animals.

[@Moncherelouis]

bc she didn’t see them as children but as employees.

[@USSAnimeNCC-]

It probably they think they're turn out fine by their opinions and so how it is bad ironically not know how their been mess up themselves also some form of survivability bias

[@Xxatanaz]

Clout

[@ashleyduckworthyt3224]

I’m so beyond happy to hear Ruby has been arrested. She’s needed to be held accountable for YEARS

[@leagarner3675]

Did you ever complain? How is it this type of entertainment isn't accountable to the viewers?

[@Xxrocknrollgod]

Arrested for taking her sons room away. Lmao you people are so pathetic and soft , giving the power to the state instead of the parents

[@Angie-mk1vf]

⁠@@Xxrocknrollgodso u just misheard the part about the kids being malnourished, bruised, and with duct tape on their wrists and ankles… let me guess.. you would do the same to your kids right?

[@Xxrocknrollgod]

@@Angie-mk1vf just bc i would or wouldn’t doesn’t mean its not a very slippery slope not letting parents having control over their kids . Yes lets have the state do that

[@Angie-mk1vf]

@@Xxrocknrollgod parents already have control of their kids… are u advocating for the government not to step in when kids are being abused because “parent’s rights”? do you hear yourself?

[@nina-cy5dd]

There really should be a limit to office terms/age in office. Seeing people in their eighties and nineties doing this is ridiculous. Retire, go home. They're clearly no longer capable of fulfilling all their duties, and quite frankly I don't think they should be making these decisions.

[@AuntieLux]

If teenagers can't participate in office then why can 80/90 year olds?

[@Amarianee]

Especially when your literal _job_ is to represent the American people. If you can't even comprehend the most basic of modern technology (see the TikTok hearings, "does the app access WiFi?") you have no business claiming to represent Americans. The world has changed dramatically in the last 20yrs, let alone 60. The fact that they're bickering and arguing over the dumbest crap, but still haven't changed or updated things like the DMCA or cyber crime laws, mandated updating federal cyber security infrastructure, etc is testament to how behind and out of touch these people are. We're not living in 1960, and our laws and constitution should be updated to reflect that. But instead, they're more concerned with which party has the bigger dick.

[@OGimouse1]

And they are absolutely the reason that we have the policies forcing people to retire later (bEcAuSe If I cAn, tHeY cAn), which is why Gen Alpha won't reliably enter the "adult" workforce until their 30s (because Boomers are taking up the jobs the Gen Xers need to retire, which is why Millennials couldn't get more than unpaid internships with postgraduates, and Gen Zers are waiting on internship opportunities even though they have degrees).

[@NickTemperistic]

Exactly. Idk about you but I'd me more comfortable with teens in office instead of these corrupted evil smucks. From my experience 14-18 kids care more about others than these elderly fools who only care about themselves. @@AuntieLux

[@zwerko]

It should work the same from both ends-if one has to wait until they are 18 years old to be even able to get a job at a political office (or the right to vote for that matter), same should go for the tail end, e.g. life expectancy - 18 years, so for the USofA - 77 - 18 == 59. Sure, most people in their 60s are perfectly cognizant but the issue is not just about the ability to do the work, it's also about who suffers the consequences. You can't be making decisions that will affect people for decades to come if you're only going to live a few more years, period.

[@vesperiadragon3221]

Why does it always feel like CPS is absolutely worthless? I’ve personally experienced them not doing anything when there was visible, physical abuse only because the kids didn’t willingly say it when the parent was in the room….which OF COURSE they won’t! They’re still in the hands of their abuser!! God, it’s any abuse story that really reaffirms how messed up things really are around me.

[@sonyamiller4853]

My personal experience as well.

[@erikstone2321]

It’s a government agency ran by liberals. Need I say more and explain how corrupt, bureaucratic, and incompetent they are?!

[@shannonhensley2942]

because it is not for the best interests for the children. it is for keeping families together. The last person in the equation that they care about is the children. Especially those over the age of 12. I called cps over my mom hitting my sister in the face with a brownie tin. they told my mom I called it in. They told her which days they would be showing up. they told her to go through my things because they thought I was lying in the interview. My mom got away with it. She wasnt even my mom she was my adoptive mom. My biological mom lost us because of her decline in mental health. She was in a bad situation and just needed some guidance on how to move forward and a therapist.

[@natatatm]

Every person I've met who had to deal with CPS has the same story. Even teachers I know who saw obvious signs of s*xual abuse would get no where with them. It feels like they only take kids from good parents who are struggling financially, not from parents who are the actual monsters.

[@Lonemite]

Because they are worthless half the time and they aren’t being help accountable. My son could have been saved from SOOOOO much trauma. The truth finally got out and he’s safe and recovering with all the help he needs. You bet you ass they covered it up internally and no one got in any real trouble. What cps did to my kid should have resulted in charges against the worker. She literally refused to give him to me and then put him in the home of a registered pedophile. FUCK NY state cps.

[@japansace]

It took so many years for the police to act on abuse that was IN PLAIN SIGHT, ONLINE, FOR EVERYONE TO SEE, WITH FAMILY MEMBERS REGULARLY REPORTING THEM. Imagine how many other children are being abused daily, with no one knowing or caring about it. The American system is failing these kids.

[@kitkat615]

Absolutely.. thank you so much for your comment ❤

[@allseeingirene]

Its miserable to see and reduces my hopes of escape

[@GMAceM]

I was thinking the same thing. How is it possible that everyone can see what’s going on yet nothing is done to stop it? The system needs to improve.

[@Elithrae]

This. I don't really have to imagine 'cause I came from an extremely abusive family and know a *lot* of people who were just like me.....the fact of the matter is we talk a lot about domestic violence but we don't really talk about child abuse, who perpetuates it, why, etc. We also don't acknowledge that our system is innately predatory and isn't really there to help children. =/ The things I've seen let go on are just... -sigh- This is why I don't believe in parental rights. I believe in children's rights.

[@OffbeatWorlds]

The fact that age limits is even a discussion is so disturbing and just shows how out of touch politicians are. Everyone else retires at 65, there is NO reason that people in government should be able to continue well into their 80s. The only reason they refuse to leave is greed and power.

[@Kyubinooni]

I'm pretty sure McConnell was having mini strokes.

[@JoybuzzerX]

Greed and power by those working under him. They're using him as a puppet to their own power. His aides should feel like the POS they are and treated like it. He's 80 and should be retired.

[@xunzi4327]

Not everyone retires at 65

[@DesFTW_]

There should be a limit. I would be fine if it was somewhere around 70-75. I know that we want someone who has a lot of experience but we also need people who can actually do the job.

[@Zzz2x]

Y’all are WAY off. My grandmother is 65+ and still working. Even when she gets hurt. I also have a coworker that’s 69 and still working, and he’s incredibly healthy. Many do not stop working at 65!! Please stop spreading this harmful misinformation

[@Andreamom001]

Ruby 1000% deserves to be arrested for abuse. Her videos were SO disturbing. She legit was abusing her children ON CAMERA.

[@iamshaunsimpson]

No idea who this woman was but she sounds like an absolute monster. KZbin should've banned her if she was abusing her kids on camera!

[@matthewlister3755]

From her to Tate I am just so tired of stupid people making evil people famous and wealthy.

[@shadowprince4482]

@@matthewlister3755 Well those people are also likely going to prison because of their fame.

[@shadowprince4482]

Not a parent, never will be, but I've always hated helicopter parenting or even strict parenting. That being said, I always said that style is up to the parent and to each their own but what she was doing was just insane! She seemed like the type of parent who'd lock their kid in a dark room for hours just because they didn't set the spoon fork knife combo at dinner correctly. To this day I still don't know what the "placement" is. It's all arbitrary BS.

[@godzandheros]

How the fuck did she get away with it for so long if a lot was ON CAMERA wtaf

[@divine_zelig]

Ruby Franke reminds me of my mother, who I strongly believe is a narcissist. She spoke the same way, never gave me my privacy(even into my short time of being an adult under their roof), and was constantly going through my stuff since I was young. My mother ruined my love of writing because she would find them and chastise me for it. I hope those children get the help and love they need and deserve.

[@camelopardalis84]

PS: The website has changed a lot since I last went on it in 2016. Also, there were or are ads for things that don't seem legit at all, but the info I used to find on there was invaluable.

[@infiniteenigma1]

I hope you find that spark for writing again. That's something that belongs to you, not her.

[@camelopardalis84]

Dammit, my comment was deleted. I'd recommended the website "Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers" by Danu Morrigan to you. I probably included a link without thinking.

[@Asha-jj5ed]

I hope u write again...

[@caitlinwhatthefrick2361]

Insane that a mother would say “I hope no one gives her food” about her 6 year old daughter who forgot her lunch 🤯 I’m so glad she’s arrested

[@truckerdave8465]

6 is a good time to start finding those good Christian bootstraps to pull yourself up by. /s

[@Window4503]

@@truckerdave8465Not Christian, just authoritarian conservative. Stop trying to demonize a whole religion that doesn’t advocate for child starvation-quite the opposite.

[@floofzykitty5072]

@@Window4503 God literally kills children in the bible for what their parents did. Isn’t it weird that no one mentions that in the story of Moses? People tell me “oh, that was the old god! He changed in the New Testament!” but if god is perfect as I am also told, there would be no reason to change. Unless of course, they weren’t perfect at some point but became perfect?

[@dontplz]

@@floofzykitty5072 werk

[@hayley8907]

I just don't understand how this took so long. I've seen this footage of the mother being abusive for years and I wasn't even looking for it

[@niceperson4359]

There’s a difference with knowing what’s going on in your child’s life and invading there space. Those aren’t parents there adult bullies with child victims

[@mr.l5783]

They’re control freaks that see their kids as property or accessories. I’m in disbelief that it took this long to stop the abuse.

[@Adamant_Adam]

@@mr.l5783 Just tools to make money :/ Happy for them kids, hope they got a better future ahead of them, and finally some much needed privacy.

[@mintberry3164]

"hopefully no one gives her food" was such a disturbing thing for her to say so casually. its sad but this situation/outcome doesnt surprise me

[@paulalubbe]

I dont understand how people like Ruby and Andrew exist, like I have no doubt that they sleep soundly at night with all the shit they've done and told themselves, but like how tf my guy. Calling them trash is an insult to trash

[@shannonhensley2942]

because they dont care. there are plenty of people with antisocial personality disorder in this world that are trying their best not to actually be bad people. But there are the great many that dont see their actions as bad. They literally cant feel empathy. They only feel the ego that is themselves. If they get punished for doing something bad that effects their understanding of what is right and wrong. But if they arent getting into trouble or they didnt understand the punishment they will never understand the impact of their actions. Tate genuinely feels like he's being victimized because he cant empathize with actual victims. Ruby saw her punishments as valid because her kids made her mad, parents punish children to get them to learn. They know they are in trouble they just dont comprehend why.

[@tareginda]

I don’t understand why do they have followers and supporters too. Evil people gather together .

[@Terrann1]

“Hopefully nobody gives her food and nobody steps in and gives her a lunch” 😮😮😮😮 wow! I am glad she recorded her saying that. These kids deserve better 😢

[@8thlvlMage]

At least the kids will know exactly where their trauma came from. Hopefully they can get whatever help they need overcoming the effects of their abuse.

[@jwlgoesfishing]

"I've been sleeping on a bean bag since October" what the actual

[@tobiwonkanogy2975]

7 months for a young person with no back support during sleep can permanently destroy the body via spine problems. that to me is the most disgusting.

[@heath6802]

That eldest sister is incredibly brave, I can’t imagine what she has gone through. Hopefully she can reconnect with her younger siblings now that her abusive mother is now gone

[@HaveanOreshnik]

agreed, i hope the kids end up in a better home

[@xavmanisdabestest]

Inb4 someone says she should of spoke up sooner

[@Oleandra-13]

​@@xavmanisdabestestYeah how dare the traumatized child not "get over it" the moment that she turned 18. Isn't that how trauma works? Doesn't it just stop because of some arbitrary reason because it's inconvenient? /s

[@EvaOwnsAll]

I just hope the parents haven't successfully brainwashed the kids against their older sister.

[@Adamant_Adam]

@@Oleandra-13 In some cases, it gets so much WORSE after 18. Especially if you are financially dependent on your abuser, been socially cut off from the world and no where to go when you leave (happened to many during Covid :( ) or guilted into staying due to some sort of disability their parent or sibling has. If you parent didn't even put in the effort to teach you important life skills like driving, or getting your id or getting a job, etc, that can seem even more like a hurdle trying to leave. The fact someone can escape right at 18 is a hard and very brave thing to do. It's a real leap of faith that risks A LOT for yourself AND the safety of your sibligns. Maybe you leave but then you are cut off and painted as the bad guy to your siblings. Or you leave, but don't make a big deal out of it, and just stay close to do something "if it gets bad enough" because you DON'T want to be cut off and not know what is happening to your siblings. If you're the middlechild escaping, you might even feel resentment for your older siblings not helping you, and try to make up for it by putting yourself into dangerous situations trying to help your younger siblings. It's always really complex, and I get why people might have that initial response, but it's unjustified IMO once you look at the whole picture. So happy to hear she can reunite with them, and as other's have said, I hope that their relationship isn't too damaged by the abuse they ALL endured, and I hope they can find a sort of 'normal' familial relationship in one another. They really deserve it.

[@kktypescript2137]

I grew up in an abusive household and I specifically didn’t call CPS because there wasn’t enough proof. These poor kids, Ruby deserves to rot in prison

[@adavis1436]

I personally have epilepsy with majority of my "episodes" being focal seizures. What happens with Mitch McConnell is EXACTLY what happens to me! I'll freeze, get a bitter taste in my mouth, and struggle to communicate. But after about 20 to 30 seconds, it's over and everything feels normal again. I have to take seizure meds every 12 hours for the rest of my life for it.

[@oftheHowl]

Either way, the man is too old and not healthy enough to be making decisions that impact society

[@xXfireflyyXx]

I flat at was like... That's an absent gaze seizure!!!

[@popsiclestick]

I was looking for this comment, it looks like an absence seizure to me 100%

[@canigetanemail]

Genuine question - do you stop blinking as well? I've noticed a lot of these celebs freeze and fail to even blink which seems odd.

[@KaitharVideo]

To be fair, I have occasional attacks of light headedness that I have to imagine look almost exactly like this to anyone watching... I've found the most effective counter to be a hard freeze in place, hold tight to anything I'm in physical contact with, lock vision in place and basically focus everything on maintaining a conscious state... usually lasts 15-30 seconds, completely back to normal in minutes if I'm successful, and wake up on the floor if unsuccessful... often results in me moving particularly cautiously if I've had any warning symptoms. Not epilepsy, just standard acute fainting issues and management techniques. Does that mean I think it's more likely to be their excuse of lightheadedness than epilepsy? Nope, I think they're using that the symptoms have similarities, but that's also why I don't think we should try to give a specific diagnosis based on so little information... cause I think most of us with chronic health conditions come to hate "oh, I know those symptoms, you should get tested for ".

[@Aerinndis]

Only an abuser would say children have no right to privacy.

[@MsJ2000]

My parents used to remove our bedroom doors from the hinges if we tried to give ourselves space to regulate. They didn't even have locks, but they'd take em right out of the house

[@spookybeans]

​​@@MsJ2000 that sounds crazy unless yall were doing something dangerous

[@maki9396]

Or food

[@WhizPill]

JAIL HER NOW

[@luketrottier9388]

I mean, "children" means a lot of things, what age are we talking? Based on context, and the way she phrased things, it def sounded messed up. I give her zero benefit of the doubt. But as a general theme, I don't think it is abusive by default to not give a child privacy in all circumstances? Then again, I am not and will not become a parent for a lot of reasons. And maybe the term I am looking for is toddler or something, I don't know what the age ranges are. But basically, I am thinking that there is a certain range of ages, where it would be wise to always be able to keep an eye on your kid and ensure you know everything that they are up to... And then after that certain, young age, you don't have to be overbearing, but you should still have a good idea of what they are thinking about, and how they are doing. Thankfully if you don't have compelling reason to feel they are not to be trusted alone in their bedroom, for example, all you need to do is obviously ensure there are not knives in their room, etc. and they can spend some time alone in there. You can always knock now and then on their door for verbal confirmation that they are okay, and let them know that if they would like to, they can talk to you about anything, if something is wrong. Not that a desire for privacy implies something IS wrong! Heh, I am just sharing my honest thoughts, I hope I don't sound like a complete monster. At least I said I will never have children, though? I really, really will not. When it comes to others in my life, I am highly respectful of others' autonomy, and privacy.

[@xoTails]

That woman is disgusting. As an adult if you forget your lunch that you thought you took, you probably just buy something to sustain yourself. The kid doesn't have that luxury. As a parent you take care of that child and protect them while teaching them important lessons while they're growing. Brains don't even fully develop until your 20's so what is she trying to teach? Nothing. It's neglect and hatred. Sounds like that woman didn't get the support she was supposed to as a child and is taking it out on her kid that she has no feelings toward apparently.

[@mohammedal-saad7795]

Well, in the vid she said that the kid actually said they packed the lunch, so either the kid lied or they actually forgot, in both instances the kid didn't pack their lunch as they claimed, so I assume the mother wanted to teach them responsibility. In any case, the kid won't die if they missed one lunch so it's blown out of proportion, they will learn from this instance and never forget in future. If people want to pick on the mother it shouldn't be this case, this case makes logical sense, people need to pick other cases against the mother because this case isn't really that "abusive", it's teaching responsibilities and a small consequence out of it

[@LethalCheshire]

@@mohammedal-saad7795 A six year old should not have that kind of responsibility put on them in the first place

[@DubsTV93]

​@@mohammedal-saad7795SIX?? SIX year olds are babies!

[@Elithrae]

@@mohammedal-saad7795Thanks for letting us all know you're as terrible of a person a that mother. No 6 year old should be responsible for anything, they can barely wipe their own ass.

[@yoshifrazzled7628]

​@@mohammedal-saad7795or the kid lied because she knew she'd be punished for forgetting to make it.

[@williamdavis6819]

I am a huge supporter of age limits in not just for congress but the government as a whole. If we don't trust regular people to hold regular jobs after 65 - 70, why do we trust them to run this country.

[@zenmastermtl]

Even if for the simple reason that the extremely old won't have the same priorities. For example, the young care much more about climate change and the effects of the advancement of technology like AI. These crypt-keepers in the government don't even understand these issues let alone care about them, because they won't be affected.

[@cptpheges1028]

My thought regarding it is once a govt representative reaches the age where you can receive social security, they should be intelligible for re-election. They could get into office even older, but good luck getting the people onboard with raising social security age

[@lordgarth1]

What are you talking about. That’s just the age the government makes you work until they let you have back the pittance on all the cash you put into SS.

[@FriedSheep69]

Not an American but same in my country, this happens because we are brainless idiots...if people rise against this old farts and new, young people get to rule the government since we know how hard life is it will be so much better, all over 50yo should be fired since they lived in a period when you could buy a house within 2 or 3 years of working while we barely afford rent...

[@louiedoee]

I’m here doing my dishes listening to Phil spit truth on these corrupt old senators. Makes me sad that us younger people, I’m 26, have to worry because of these older people making decisions based off the political views of a person 4x my age. It’s CRAZY.

[@Lord_Nikon33]

Phil super glad to see you talking about these war room leaks they have been out for a while now and the tates tried to show one tiny section of these leaks. So glad to see so many looking into the facts. Also Phil if your interested you can see the romainan court documents that show everything the tates are being charged with and a bit of insight into the circumstances not just the tiny parts the tates try to tell people. Message me if you need help with the translated version!

[@akshayde]

​​@@carmeloguerrero1809no no. Its a chat room that you pay money for. Thats a business in sex trafficking advice and probably a whole lot more. So fuck that and fuck em. Oh and snitching is great. More people should be snitching on scumbags

[@blue7671]

@@carmeloguerrero1809 yeah , but that doesnt make what they did right, i.e manipulating women..Alas , you are a taterot you wouldnt have common sense

[@SuperStella1111]

@@carmeloguerrero1809 Carmelo. He’s a pimp. Don’t overthink it.

[@fbidumbbee]

​@@carmeloguerrero1809tf are you saying in your chatroom, then?

[@distalion]

@@carmeloguerrero1809 "Stop being a snitch" doesn't apply to something this extreme.

[@madisonholtze7344]

That first story is utterly horrifying. The way she was so blasé about her son not having a room for 7 months and leaving her 6 year old HUNGRY was despicable.

[@leftisthindrance]

Also no bed for him either which i find to be even more heinous his back could have been severely damaged sleeping on bean bags

[@genericamerican7574]

She wasn’t blasè she had been posting her parenting skills for all that time but didn’t mention it once and you can tell by her laugh that she both was bothered by him saying it on live and that she found it laughable that she did that to him. She is gross and should not have kids. She is using them as a business.

[@localmenace3043]

Reading someone explain how they finally caught her is just HORRIFYING. Holy shit, I wish someone had taken the Franke kids away years ago. No decent mother treats her children like this. And the big question is, are they going to be harsh on the father too? Because damn. He deserves to be prosecuted for enabling this abuse.

[@irisbaggins]

Oh I am so thankful that the monster of a mother was finally arrested. The abuse the children suffered were abhorrent, and I'm horrified to have it confirmed that the children were malnourished. That monster was PROUD her daughter was starving. An absolute monster. I hope they keep her locked up for the rest of her life. She doesn't deserve any sympathy, nor does her husband

[@localmenace3043]

@@irisbagginsAbsolutely not. No way in hell. I’m just hoping they don’t get lucky and get out of a sentencing - or worse, getting to reunite with their kids.

[@rayjohnson67]

@@localmenace3043 he might be a victim of domestic abuse.

[@HaveanOreshnik]

i would put them in gulag for what they did to those children

[@hatchet1013]

From what I've heard, feds are involved and neglect Ruby and Jodi are being charged with is a class 2 felony and both are being held without bail so this should stick. 🤞

[@dena81]

Mitch McConnell reminds me of when dementia first started to hit my dad where he would freeze. He would say he knew in his head what he wanted but his body wasn't reacting. I really feel like he's going through dementia because I've seen this with my father and it was very much like this in the beginning.

[@Kaye_Venice]

100000% My mom does the same thing. He’s in no shape to run anything.

[@lexicurran4567]

As someone with epilepsy, the Mitch McConnell episodes really resemble absence seizures, and I do think the public deserves a genuine answer from the politicians who RUN OUR COUNTRY

[@erikstone2321]

Don’t expect it... Our country is literally run by an incompetent fool who constantly lies and makes serious gaffes on a daily basis. Joe has been in serious mental decline for awhile now!

[@flatfacedcat]

I'm also epileptic, and I agree. He's definitely experiencing focal/absence seizures.

[@FreyaWarr]

We definitely need age limits and term limits in all political offices!

[@harry31619]

That’s what trump wanted to do

[@BadHombre914]

@@harry31619so he would’ve put a law in place that makes himself ineligible for office?

[@dark_winter8238]

Including Supreme Court

[@lovelylesbian5135]

​@@harry31619Trumps old af too keep him out as well

[@alonealien1474]

I remember a comment where someone said (paraphrasing here) 'Can we not elect people who were on a first name basis with Methuselah?'. I often think of that comment. 😂

[@JamesWiseMagic]

We need age limits on people that hold office. I wouldnt trust Mitch McConnell to be a Walmart greeter so why in the world is that man controlling this country???

[@spiritbx1337]

Ya, might as well go to a senior care home and randomly pick out people to run the country, they probably wouldn't do worse.

[@cortney3798]

Exactly. Biden is in the literal same lane

[@bbmmr8]

Absence seizures probably

[@Scuuurbs]

@@cortney3798 Biden, Trump, McConnell, Feinstein - even freaking Bernie Sanders as much as I love him - Congress is NOT a nursing home. It is not a job for retirees. Get them ALL the hell out. They can be on advisory committees or some shit, but they should NOT be the ones making our decisions.

[@JamesWiseMagic]

@cortney3798 Yes! Exactly! Republican, Democrat, doesnt matter. Get these old people out of here. They are not competent enough to do their jobs.

[@R4nd0Guy]

We need age limits, politicians like McConnell are literally being kept alive/in power by corporate greed.

[@MsAsh3070]

Yes but it's never going to happen. Even if by some miracle, a law was passed, it'd get immediately appealed to the supreme court. And even ignoring the fact that none of THEM want to be age limited out, given most of them at this point are originalists, they'd repeal it straight away as the founders never included an upper age limit (you know, because the natural lifespan at that point was like 55).

[@TwelvetreeZ]

Yeah, politicians (including presidents) shouldn't be able to run office after 65

[@lucketvids]

Age limits of 55 tbh. There can't be a massive generation gap between the new age and the fossils in power.

[@Blabla130]

Yep, age limits! Starting with Bernie Sanders of course

[@spcld2k]

Age and term limits

[@RamzaBeoulves]

The clip of her rejecting her kids' needs for privacy had me shaking and I don't even have privacy related trauma I have, however, very much needed privacy to unmask or recover from overstimulation. Something my parents thankfully gave me despite neither them nor myself knowing what these words were or meant.

[@coda3223]

I didn't have a room or a bed for a large portion of my childhood... It was super hard to not have a safe place to unmask and stim for self-regulation.

[@zenseed75]

Imagine thinking it's okay to let your kid starve as a form of punishment. That's when I would have reported her.

[@HaveanOreshnik]

yeah like that is not how parenting should be, that is straight abuse right there

[@tenkenroo]

And the punishment is for a kid forgetting their lunch. That’s insane and cruel

[@zenseed75]

@@tenkenroo Exactly! When she said she hoped no one else would feed her, it just blew my mind.

[@betheguy_posts]

"You're responsible for feeding yourself," but also "I'm the parent, you get no privacy under my roof." Unforgivable.

[@imjuliewaters]

I feel like the school should have reported her for telling them her child can just starve. That along with the video of her saying she hoped nobody gave her kid food should have been enough to start an investigation.

[@chaschuky999]

We need an age cap on holding public office, if there’s a minimum, we need a maximum. There is known cognitive decline that comes with age and it is a risk to everyone having someone unfit be in office.

[@jasontankable]

If you capped Biden or McConnell, you'd also cap out people like Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died at 87. Age isn't a good standard for capping. (In either direction, really.)

[@jaymogrified]

Yep. Keep it simple and just cap it at the current retirement age for social security.

[@ribottostudio]

the fact that we were seriously looking at imposing the 25th amendment on trump SHOULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE RED FLAG ABOUT THIS YEARS AGO. But nooooo.

[@stephenhowes6509]

The best response I heard to this is "Do you trust (Mitch) driving a car? No? Then they shouldn't be in the most powerful positions in the country."

[@Aaron-kj8dv]

I remember a pharmacist came out a few years ago and said he wouldn't give names but he's shocked at how many meds for alzheimers and other mentally deteriorating diseases he has to fill. I also don't care about their privacy, they're in a position where the consequences of this are so bad they should lose their right to privacy in this instance.

[@SmexyLilLuc]

I’m surprised more people arent blown away w/ how Phil + the team blended these topics so seamlessly into one show. Been watching for 11 years & it’s small details like this that remind me why I love to hype the show up to new people

[@frostfang1]

Man, I've been watching since 2012 too. It would be so weird to watch videos from that time. Realizing how both Phil and the show has grown, as well as myself. Trey and Carter as well.

[@waxywabbit1247]

What that woman said about kids having privacy is exactly what my parents said to me. I grew up believing that I had no personal possessions, only things my parents allowed me to use. Even my room was not mine. They would search my room frequently going through drawers and closets. They went through my journals, my camera, phone, and my sketchbook. I had to fight to keep drawings that they thought were too dark. They would strip search me and try to find if I had cut myself or even drawn on my skin in pen. I turned to drugs and alcohol to deal with the stress of being in that home. They, too, are Mormom. At 28, I'm almost 5 years sober and still deal with the resulting distrust in other people. I have so much fear around sharing any sort of genuine emotion or work of art. If I were able, I would not have a relationship with my parents for a long period of time. Please please please do not do this to your children.

[@WinterWitch01]

Sadly this is incredibly common if not the norm in Mormon households and it’s horrifying. I’m a lifelong Utahn, all my Mormon friends growing up were treated this way, too. I’m sorry you endured that abuse and I hope you’re doing well

[@coda3223]

I'm so sorry that happened to you. ❤ It also teaches kids they can't have boundaries, even when it comes to their own bodies and basic needs. "Saying 'no'" in response to an authority's request is often especially punished harshly in these cultural circles and that quickly leads to physical and sexual abuse.

[@Bludijin]

The amount of people in these comments just 6 minutes after the video was posted that are sharing their own stories of similar abuse at the hands of their own parents is both heartbreaking and weirdly encouraging. My own mom was very much like Ruby Franke. The part where she talked about children not having rights to privacy and acting like she was engaged in some kind of war against her children was word for word right out of my childhood. It saddens me to see so many people had similar experiences. But the fact that so many of us survived and got away gives me hope.

[@sophiamacdonald1949]

It’s so sad too, that so many people here can clearly articulate that it’s wrong, but their parents couldn’t (didn’t want to)

[@resolecca]

Unfortunately I can relate too

[@goddamnbrandnew]

Wow! "I hope nobody gives her food." What an awful parent!!

[@dream_in_digital]

Looks like she didn't understand the duties of being a parent. Like *making her kid food.* And that sick smile when her son talked about his punishment? Jesus, how did she show that on KZbin without people reporting her right away?

[@erikavaleries]

This was my mom but she hid the abuse and never exposed herself

[@minoltaaraya]

She sounds EXACTLY like my mother, word for word. She actually took my bedroom door away because I don’t get no privacy in her house, I don’t get to breathe without her knowing. She threw away my bed as well, when my friends parents stepped in and took me into their home, she was so furious someone would help me, called the cops and told them I ran away.

[@pearlygirl88]

My mother never went that far thankfully (only because my father would prevent her from going that far), but the whole privacy bullshit speech was her spot on. I wasn’t allowed to exist without her say so. I was only ever a guest in my own home, but in reality I was a prisoner.

[@calamity0.o]

My partner's little sister didn't have a door either since knowing her at 6. We were already in our 20's. She was treated like her last chance at getting it right after messing up the first 2, partner and his other sister. I always thought it was weird she didn't have a door. She recently saved enough to move out and instead of being happy for her child's accomplishments like my parents, their mom turned it into a pity party about her empty nest... Hubs and I are in our 30's and still she will call him a dumb-a in her shrill screech high pitched wavering. I can't stand her voice. She tries to talk down to me like I am a child. She was 17 when she had him. She's not our elder in wisdom. She wants to act like friends but then try to tell me how to parent or keep a house. I do not let her talk to me like her kids. I get blunt right back at her and say the cold truth.

[@calamity0.o]

I felt sorry for his little sister. She couldn't relax at all. Her days were filled with athletics. Gymnastics, track, softball, dance, etc. One of her ankles has an issue and she was in and out of braces and casts while still doing all these activities soon as she healed, enough.

[@DrachenGothik666]

I hope you're permanently out of that awful situation & you're healing. My family was horribly abusive, too, & I left when I was 16 to live with my grandparents. When I wasn't seen for a couple of weeks, my older friends grew worried about me possibly being abused by my family again (I'd told them everything) & actually staged an intervention! I ended up moving out of there & living with two of my friends who were kind enough to take me in.

[@rainbowbunniie]

As someone who grew up in an abusive home myself watching Ruby talk just in those few short clips reminded me a lot of my mom. It's really scary. Especially when she was talking about how the kids don't get to have any kind of privacy even in their own home, huge red flag. I hope her kids get the help they need and can get away from what is I'm sure a really toxic environment.

[@nate6045]

Republicans making fun of Biden for being senile while Mitch is just spacing out like he's having a seizure is wild.

[@garythecyclingnerd6219]

Yeah, Biden isn’t the sharpest anymore, but he’s an order of magnitude better than the GOP pretends he is

[@Nos2113]

*senile

[@elvisochieng6267]

republicans dont like mitch and most of the voters thinks he should retire

[@wikedred7060]

It’s not seizures. It’s mini strokes. I recognize the symptom’s because I was my grandmother’s in home caregiver for like 10 years. Plus, she had them most of my life.

[@motherofcats7671]

Both should retire and let younger generation take over.

[@vigneshnehru9822]

I am so relieved that Ruby is FINALLY arrested, but I can't even imagine how hard it would be for the kids as well

[@WhoTFMadeThisChange]

We don’t need literal mummies leading the young, we need actual leaders who understand what the future population needs

[@grayblethenerd]

It took me too long to realize you were referring to the Mitch McConnel story and not the Ruby Franke story lol

[@arbitus611]

“You don’t get to hide” Is really the most loving thing I can imagine being told as a child

[@karajara9627]

As someone who lived with a parent struggling with Parkinson's and Lewy Body Dementia, it was really hard to witness someone who once taught me how to read and speak different languages decline to the point where they forget the most basic elements of communication. But, more than anything, I hated that my dad was often lucid enough to feel shame and frustration over this inability to communicate, which was exacerbated when we were in public. I can't stand that unholy offspring between the grim reaper and an innocent galapagos tortoise, but I think everyone deserves the right to decline in privacy. There MUST be term limits (at the very least defining the age at which a politician must step down) to save everyone -- yes, even that uncircumcised skin tag of a human being -- from the discomfort of witnessing the sad truth that effects over 24% of americans within Senators McConnell and Feinstein's age demographic.

[@ubercrepsleyfan]

I just had to say that you have a remarkable way with words when describing ol' saggy necked Mitch.

[@sopranophantomista]

Yep, this is the take. This is how two things can be true at once.

[@FishPit]

Word. I'm no fan of the scrote, but my dad was an older guy and I can't help feel bad for him as he's obviously unwell. Mocking people with medical issues is the kinda shit a certain red hat man would do.

[@theadventuresofzoomandbettie]

100%. I think of my grandma going through dimension, and her once sharp brain, just losing it all slowly over the years. There needs to be age limits to politicians. One of the reasons being that the cognitive functions often to degrade - if not age limits, then testing requirements over certain ages, but I can imagine people finding ways to get around that. The second reason is that they are constantly making decisions for future generations that they have no business making decisions for. So many of them clearly don't care about things that they know will be big issues after they've kicked the bucket, but don't care because it wont affect them personally.

[@karajara9627]

@@theadventuresofzoomandbettie So true. One of the infuriating things about our political system is the assumption of lifetime appointments for SCOTUS justices. Those people in my opinion are too comfortable making decisions from which they (and their families) will never feel the repercussions.

[@majora3127]

I remember republicans criticizing John Fetterman for having trouble speaking after his stroke. It’s a bit odd that they’re not even really addressing what McConnell’s condition is. I wonder if they have a double standard.… 🤔

[@ZGundam64]

Yet Diane Feinstein is still in office after her episodes, but that is okay. We need this Democrat to stay in office, we just need to just tell her what to say.

[@biteofdog]

@@ZGundam64 Nobody wants Diane Feinstein to stay in office anymore either, at this point it's elderly abuse having her wheeled around like that.

[@steveb4662]

The Republicans and their ilk were not criticizing John Fetterman, they were mocking him because of the effects of a stroke. If that doesn't tell you all you need to know about Republicans, I don't know what does.

[@steveb4662]

@@ZGundam64 Yeah, nobody said that but you. Many Democrats, including me, would like to see Feinstein retire. She has served for many years and needs to step down, just like McConnell.

[@majora3127]

@@ZGundam64 I also want Feinstein to retire. That being said, Fetterman is 54. He's on the lower end of the age range, and there are accommodations that can help him deal with the aftereffects of a stroke.

[@ChrisMinusHumour]

The people that defend Andrew Tate are beyond help. They will justify anything for him including grooming and trafficking women.

[@HitPeace]

Booo.. boo this man

[@BillCosbyKissedMyDad]

Most of them know the girth of their Uncle

[@xensonar9652]

They like him because he grooms and trafficks women. Once you realise that, everything they do makes sense.

[@hunterlurvey698]

Nooooo you don't understand! He's not a sex trafficker because the matrix bro!

[@DON4419]

Tate or Trump people will continue to defend them as long as they agree with anything they say. Validation goes a long way to ignoring the obvious character faults.

[@Jeremy-ql1or]

My dad died of pancreatic cancer a few years ago. The first signs, that we would never have guessed had to do with pancreatic cancer, were mental things that started occurring a year or so before any other signs. There was stuff like him forgetting what he was talking about or putting the milk in the freezer, which was real odd as he was a mental rock for his entire life up until then. If you notice things like that with someone you know, keep in mind that it could be a serious issue that has nothing to do with the brain.

[@femmebrulee5053]

That you for posting this. It a disease that's hard to diagnose because often there aren't any symptoms until it's too advanced.

[@trinityjoseph5129]

Honestly I'm so glad that Ruby got arrested and the kids are safe I've been following the story about her for months and her posting how she purposefully allowed her 6 year old to go hungry and took away her son's room for months is only the tip of the iceberg of her concerning content. If those are the kinds of things she felt comfortable posting online I really can't imagine awful the things she put her children through offline

[@HaveanOreshnik]

:O that's scary

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

My room was my sanctuary away from family and everything else (I love my family, but my brothers often times had noisy friends over playing video games). Once or twice, my punishment for something was to come out of my room, but it lasted a few hours, not SEVEN months! That is just overkill for him playing a prank on a sibling (unless that sibling was seriously injured and that doesn't seem to be the case). And not allowing your child to eat makes it harder for them to concentrate in class. MAYBE I could understand making them go without lunch if they're always forgetting things (but even then, I'd be more inclined to getting them checked out on why they're so forgetful than to make them miss a meal. You save that, such as going to bed without dinner, when they've done something truly severe...like they've misbehaved in class or cussed at you or someone else). You don't let kids go hungry in the middle of school. I don't like the parenting style of practically hazing your children, like that's how you make them "tough". That just either breeds resentment or they're going to go on and continue the abuse when they have children.

[@DrachenGothik666]

As this case becomes more public & we find out just what went on in that house, we're bound to learn some scary stuff. Guaranteed, it was far worse off-camera.

[@roryqpotter8242]

I honestly hate Mitch McConnell, but the guy clearly needs to resign for his health. He could be having mini-strokes or seizures during these clips, and if his team knew about it before, clearly it’s getting worse if it’s happening in front of cameras repeatedly now.

[@yaggydigital133]

If it was any Democrat, especially President Biden, Mitch McConnell and the entire republican party would be banging on about resignation and cognitive tests. I have no sympathy.

[@Not_Ciel]

@@yaggydigital133It **has** been Biden and you see what’s came of that lmao

[@resolecca]

​@@Not_Ciel really where is it show me proof?

[@anakaliahaoa2551]

@@Not_Ciel Biden has a stutter that means he occasionally has to readjust his speech. He's had it his entire time in office and it doesn't seem to be getting notably worse. I do think he shouldn't run for reelection (sigh), but it's still not comparable.

[@resolecca]

Yeah the DR saying that it can't be mini strokes is weird to me my grandfather had a series of mini strokes in his 90s and always "walked away moving his arms and legs" he never even needed hospitalization so i dont know why thats the Dr's excuse for why it cant be a mini stroke but of corse he was retired for a good 30 years at that point and was in no way responsible for even driving a car let alone having an important job in politics

[@wajmgirl]

Weird how Andrew decides the way to define his image is to NOT denounce the war room or go after them legally for misrepresenting him.

[@Elithrae]

Obviously, because he wants his base to keep giving him $$$$$ --- let's be honest, he needs plenty of it to try and get out of this and to try to pay people off. If he denounces the War Room, he's denouncing his own brand and the things he's taught and perpetuated.

[@Monkey.D.Pression]

If he goes after his own supporters he's done. That would be career s*icide and maybe put him in actual danger from disenfranchised lunatics that hail him as god

[@houseofaction]

@@Elithrae he is worth 300 million

[@x0gucx]

The amount of double standards Tate's loyal fans have is insane. Preaches about self respect and getting your own bag but spend my entire college tuition yearly for a chat group.

[@2EyesI]

It’s funny how he claims it’s bullshit yet there’s women who he groomed at 15 branded with his name as a tattoo LMAO

[@OneSpiffingGent]

To show a cool element of positivity when it comes to the strikes, Brennan Lee Mulligan recently lead a basically county wide Dnd game that speaks so well to the power of the folks out there on the line. Definitely deserves a mention in the next PDS

[@rosenrot234]

That totally sounds like something Brennen would do lol. Bless him

[@spitinurfood9111]

Am I the only one who really doesn't care what is exactly wrong with McConnell.. rather than why we allow these people to make decisions for us, our children, and our nation 😢

[@Amarianee]

Nope. You are not alone. Don't get me wrong, my curiosity does want to know, but my primary concern is, "Why tf are these the people "representing" the interests of the American people?" The only thing they're _actually_ representing the interest of, is their wallet

[@AbsurdAsparagus]

agree. tbh he has cause so much direct harm that he has negative empathy from me.

[@somnorila9913]

I say that no one over the legal retiring age should be eligible to run for any office or hold any type political position appointed by a party.

[@alexanderbmcbride]

Lol. This the funniest shit I’d ever seen. I need more popcorn for this shit!😂😂😂

[@alexanderbmcbride]

The only place Him and Diane are going after their term is to Hell so……..

[@harrylane4]

Imagine literally ADMITTING to withholding food from your child, on video, for thousands of people, and CPS says your claims of neglect and abuse were unsupported. CPS is a failure.

[@NEPAAlchey]

Imagine how hard it is to get CPS to act in a normal situation. They waited years to act here with tons of evidence. The average kid has no chance.

[@DrachenGothik666]

Especially if they're poor, POC or Native American... No one gives a fart about *them,* apparently. But a pack of pretty, blonde & blue-eyed White kids & they'll do something, even if it took them seemingly forever. Personally, I'm glad that lunatic was arrested & her kids are hopefully going to be safe & out of that situation. No child should go through the shit I suspect those kids have.

[@m3ntyb]

​@@DrachenGothik666it's actually worse if you have means because people assume parents who aren't poor are better and that anything they're doing is well thought out and people in suburbs more mind their own business. poorer children suffer for sure, but it's actually more common for people in poor situations to have their children exploited for the benefit of the foster system. Actually being removed unfairly to produce numbers for the system. While most of the genuine in need at any income level get ignored because they either try to hide it well or they're too busy to look into something that might actually take real work.

[@NomastiAfricanWarlord]

@@DrachenGothik666 Rich kids are horribly abused all the time and less likely to get help. Rich parents have lawyers and connections. In terms of Native Americans IIRC it's very difficult to get the government involved with their children if they live on a reservation because of tribal laws. For POC, child abuse is so normalized in so many POC cultures that CPS is viewed as a nuisance at best and the enemy at best.

[@lilred7291987]

While I feel for the kids 100000%, i've never been so happy to hear about a youtuber arrest tbh. This was a long time coming for Ruby and her business partner. I hope the charges stick.

[@Zeppathy]

As a child, it's almost impossible to convince adults that you are being abused. Even if you show them marks, they dismiss it. And then, at the end of the day, they hand you back to your thoroughly pissed off abuser.

[@theindigopapillon3495]

Not all adults, just the ones in charge at the state level. Many mandatory reporters, do believe, take the steps and once it is passed off to the state, it gets ignored. This was a big issue in Massachusetts to the point that there were lawsuits.

[@DrachenGothik666]

Yup. I gave up on trying to tell anyone what was happening at my house, simply 'cuz no one seemed to give a flying fuck, or if they did, they didn't know how to handle it 'cuz abuse wasn't something you talked about in the 70's & 80's. I finally left in '84 when I was 16.

[@kitkat615]

​@Drachenfrau yo same, but I was born just over 10 years after you left.

[@michaelplano6941]

As an epileptic, I’ve had what is referred to as a “Breakthrough Seizure” where the person undergoing the seizure can do what seems like normal things while being phased out due to the electrical storm in the brain. Personally I got dressed, got in a van, sat down at a restaurant, ordered shrimp and onion rings, then snapped out of the seizure when I tipped over my water. There are reports of people having Breakthrough Seizures while driving and regaining focus in a different state.

[@Stickmanzed]

That's really scary

[@michaelplano6941]

@@Stickmanzed That’s why medication is crucial. If Mitch is having these so consistently, it looks like he isn’t on any anti-seizure medication. I was on a med called Carbemazipine from 1980 to 2010 when my levels bottomed out.

[@HaveanOreshnik]

i'm sorry you have to go through that friend, but for Mitch, he should not be in any position to conntinue

[@AngelSaintCloud]

Had the samehappen to me when i was driving while watching it's always sunny and philly and then it hit me

[@CreativaArtly]

That’s terrifying. My own seizures were always more of the on the ground and absence style which thank goodness because geez, that sounds like a nightmare.

[@ocarstens6045]

I’m SO glad that horrific garbage person is finally facing accountability. What’s so fucked is that a lot of people online will defend “parenting choices” when it’s clearly dysfunctional at best, abusive at worst. Most of society don’t view children as people. I’m glad there’s a lot of parents today prioritizing respectful ACTUAL parenting.

[@immealldayeveryday9425]

The fact that she did not drop of lunch for her 6 year old after she forgot is crazy, and then saying she hopes no one’s steps in a gives her any food so she stays hungry is even more wild

[@stoneguinea]

family vlogs should just be made illegal at this point

[@TheCoolTeam]

We would never find out about people like this.

[@gothicxromantic]

At the very LEAST demonetize them so there’s no monetary incentive for forcing children into these vlogs

[@kitkat615]

​@gothicxromantic that's actually a great idea!!

[@calestaiezu214]

As someone with neuro issues, I understand what it feels like to lose control of your body. It sucks when your mind works great, but you have no balance, or have fainting or black out spells. What Mitch went through seems way more serious than “being a little light headed.” When I used to have my blackout spells, I was still able to talk during them and right before the ones where I went unconscious for a split second. I was able to tell the people around me I was about to black out and that they might need to catch me or help me down to the floor. I would lose complete control over my limbs, not just stand there frozen. I have fallen almost flat on my face before during one. My knees buckled, I fell and my head slid down the wall I was leaning up against. I didn’t have anyone around to assist me and I didn’t want to fall on my face. I can feel when these attacks are coming on. My heart will suddenly beat really fast, my face will feel numb and tingling like it went to sleep, and then everything starts to sound like it’s under water. I know to get somewhere safe in those few seconds or ask for help because the next thing to go will be my vision and then control over my body. I can black out and still be conscious of what’s going on around me and still talk. Just not be able to move until it passes. The only time I saw anyone do something like what Mitch did was my friend’s son that was having a seizure. He completely froze in place and stood there for a few seconds to a minute, then went about whatever he was doing. The guy is not well and it irritates me that they aren’t more open with his condition, especially if he holds such an important office. I wasn’t able to drive when I was in the worst of my neuro issues, so I don’t know how he can help run a country.

[@strix4614]

You see running a country and driving a car are very different.

[@branypoo]

I’m so sorry you’re going through this. For the past year, I have been having what appear to be seizures. So many tests. Numerous tests. All the tests. I’m so tired. Things had been letting up a bit it seemed, but Monday I had another spell. I hope you know what is going on, and that you’re successfully able to treat it and feel better. 🙏❤️

[@branypoo]

@@strix4614Yes… and if one can’t even safely operate a car, you should not be at the helm when it comes to governing and making decisions for an entire nation.

[@Slaanash]

her smile during 3:13 when he describes his punishment is psychotic.

[@xanderblackstar8236]

Was looking for a comment where someone noticed. Sadly I have been scrolling for a while before I reached it. I absolutely agree. That woman is not quite right in the head and gives of some seriously f... up vibes.

[@LilmiminFL]

This first story is gross af. I thought we grew past the parenting our parents did to us. In my house, we all have our personal space and privacy. I need it for my mental health especially and having my kid understand that just grows him into a better person. No kid of mine will be left hungry, not even for 'punishment' or 'lesson learned'. Six year old responsible for their own lunch? WTF? My seven year old helps me make his lunch, he doesn't have sole responsibility. My kid never does something alone because I'm here to teach and guide him. Selfish and narcissistic of her.

[@galaxychar]

Andrew Tate is pure evil and it horrifies me how many young men look at a man like this as a role model. I can only hope that when he inevitably is put in prison for his crimes that some of them will wake up, but the damage of the violent sexism they’ve taken in is going to have to last in far too many people.

[@anacc3257]

It'll be hard to still associate and praise someone like Tate if they get proven guilty and locked up. Anyone who's somewhat sane and reasonable would see that. I imagine there'll be similar outcomes when/if Trump gets locked up.

[@anacc3257]

@@SamSlugg456 Definitely a big overlap. They're both very similar characters and Tate compliments Trump here and there.

[@ollieaddicks4952]

Have you listened to long format content of him talking?

[@tamecamoody7556]

I am actually on here researching him b/c my 14 year son , looks at him as a mentor! I heard of him but didn't know who he was till my son came to me telling me he had been following him in investment and stock education! I am very proactive in knowing who my children role models are, so now I have to figure out how to bring him(my son) back on how to weave out evil presented as good. I am so proud of my son for taking initiative in learning about wealth but he has to find a better mentor then this!

[@heyfriend8519]

@@tamecamoody7556 ~In filth it will be found~ My advice; teach your son that knowledge lies in strange places. And that some of his teachers will be flawed people. Teach him to stand his ground on his own beliefs, and to trust his gut instinct. And guide him if he really needs it. But most off all, love him. Teach him gratitude and appreciation, it will balance out his will to power. Because power does not desire to reign supreme, where love already has a home.

[@naotohex]

Its horrific that someone can just be this open about abuse with family members that escaped her urging the police to do something.... just for nothing to happen for YEARS! I really hope the children get the psychological help they need.

[@washingtonfootballfan1553]

It's about time the 8 passengers mom got arrested she has been abusing these kids for so long

[@HaveanOreshnik]

now the kids will be safe from that cult like evil woman

[@JamesLintonwriter]

Daddyof5: nobody can be worse than me when it comes to abusing my kids Ruby: Hold my beer

[@Fluffymonkeyem]

The thing about privacy was so disturbing in that first story, it really made me uncomfortable. Those poor kids, all kids deserve some degree of privacy and personal space. They didn't ask to be brought into this world, just because it's your home and you made that decision it doesn't mean you own them. It means you are there to guide them, teach them, and love them and that includes letting them be their own person. I don't even want kids, but I know if I had them I wouldn't do this to them.

[@emilyb.8219]

she clearly doesn't view her kids as people, but as property to be controlled

[@wyldstealer]

oh my god the chills i felt down my spine when that blonde abusive mom lady said verbatim what my step mom had been telling me for years. same exact attitude with parenting and everything. i knew it was bad but now i think i need therapy

[@madbyinstinct]

Get professional help as soon as you can. Not only can you start healing, but you can possibly help any others still trapped in the situation. I wish you all the best

[@00st307-m]

I hear you - as kids growing up in those environments - we make lots of excuses for our parents in order to survive.

[@DrachenGothik666]

I hope you're out of that situation, nowadays. There are people you can talk to about this, if you can afford it (though I think free counselling is available for things like this). Hugs from a fellow abuse survivor.

[@eric.waffles]

Having been through some emotional abuse as a kid, this shit with Ruby really made my spine shiver

[@eric.waffles]

Especially the “no secrets under my house” I love my mother but she had zero boundaries when I was a teenager which made it hard to develop trust with strangers as I grew older

[@alienboy1322]

It brings your piss to a boil.

[@HaveanOreshnik]

sorry to hear you been through alot of shit ):

[@eric.waffles]

thanks! i'm 26 and I'm healing. But it definitely has followed me a bit into adulthood@@HaveanOreshnik

[@wordnado9788]

Seizures run in my family, they look like that. Everyone has the minor ones where you “space out.” It’s hard to treat seizures, the best we do is sedate people.

[@rachaelwhitehouse6283]

I swear that CNN doc has never seen an absence seizure lol

[@jamesloiselle9098]

as someone who works in elder care, im watching the mcconnell bit and just screaming at the screen, "THIS IS DEMENTIA! THIS IS PARKINSONS!" we need an age limit and retirement age on politicians.

[@SirDingle]

I had a co-worker who told me he was a big Andrew Taint fan and said he isn't guilty because two random girls said nothing happened to them. I told him how Tate not only admitted to everything he's done on camera but even taught other people how to make money sex trafficking. He just says, "Oh well, i like some of the stuff he says, and he inspires me." In my head, im like, blud, that's like ignoring what jared from Subway did and still admiring his weight loss? Wtf? Then he forgot about that apparently and told me he's a big fan again, then said the whole 2 girls came forward calling him innocent. The dude beat up a girl when he was on Big Brother, had sexual assault charges in uk, America forced the romanians to raid his house and save an american girl he abducted, then they raided him again and saved the cam girl sex slaves he had but still they defend him.

[@steveb4662]

I'm still trying to understand how Andrew Tate is a thing in the same way I thought about Jordan Peterson.

[@mushiitraveller3582]

Not what happened

[@sanez25]

Did u see the way he constantly talked in Big Brother? Omg he is constantly talking. How can men idolize someone who talks more than a girl??? I am a girl and even I don't talk that much. He is like more sissy than an alpha he tries to portrays. I am so shocked to even think he got fans. If they want to follow real alphas than should idolize men like Dean Schnider,Lee Asher. Real men who protects and is connected with nature. Who doesn't talk like a old neighborhood aunty who got gossip to share.😂 I just find it so funny that people idolize him.

[@bbmmr8]

😂 taint

[@reanukeevesau]

​@@mushiitraveller3582exactly!

[@littlepotato2741]

Oh god. That phrasing of "I'm the parent", "this is my job", "as long as you are living in my home..." all just was a unexpected flood of memories. Sucks for those kids. Glad things are coming into the light. Hopefully their lives get better.

[@kitkat615]

Triggering!!!! Right?!?!?!! Ffs

[@ladnavar]

Phil and Team, please DO MORE QUICKIE NEWS!! for people like me not interested in long (usually American / Political only) stories, those Quickie news were fun and refreshing!

[@pulsefel9210]

The sad thing is how often parents can hide abuse from CPS and how much good parents get tagged by them.

[@HaveanOreshnik]

sometimes CPS is neglectful aswell and never seem to organize themselves

[@lanmandragoran8337]

My best friend got tagged by someone for "molesting his teenage daughter". CPS was called. First, no chance, they have SUCH a healthy relationship(And shes a healthy and fiesty little lesbian who couldn't be less interested in penis, and if one got near her by god the WORLD would know it for her rage). Second, my friend was going to doctors to try to figure out why it was literally impossible for him to have any sort of libido during the time of this "occurrence". He had to be put on testosterone months later after the conclusive tests said he would need to in order to ever be interested in sex again. CPS still had to take time to investigate him though. What a fucking joke some people are, just reporting...anything. Then serious reports get ignored while they deal with this absolute bullshit.

[@jk-2053]

Sadly, such is the issue of limited resources/man power. Like with many other things, structural/systemic changes may make CPS more efficient/effective, and discouraging improper reporting without discouraging serious reporting can help lighten their workload, but that's easier said than done. I'd say the fact that they took the potential issue with your friend so seriously to be a good sign of someone working hard to be sure that things are safe, but I get that it's not all half full cups here given that it's sadly wasted effort that could've gone elsewhere.

[@lovelylesbian5135]

​@@lanmandragoran8337I agree that the system is fucked but what your saying is raising red flags in your thought process. You do not need a libido or even a penis to take advantage of someone, and no sexuality can protect you from being a victim of someone as well since it's all about power and control not if you're straight/gay

[@lanmandragoran8337]

@@lovelylesbian5135 The claim was that he was fucking her, sorry I didn't mention that. I know more about the real situation than i went into context with, so fuck your red flags bullshit.

[@Alexander-cg1ey]

Some of this sounds like the BS my mom pulled as a kid. "You don't deserve privacy" and rather than taking away my room she simply emptied it.

[@DrachenGothik666]

I didn't have a door until I was in my teens & only because I demanded it. My Mum also used to "clean" my room--her idea of cleaning was throw out everything I owned except for clothes. This was the most minor of their abuses--things were *much* worse than this, & I guarantee, things were much worse than what Franke showed on her channel. too.

[@imjuliewaters]

I wonder if CPS will take a look at Ruby's siblings who also have family vlogging channels. One of her sisters, her 2nd child had some issue with his neck and they ignored it for months because him having a health problem ruined her image of a perfect family. This is what real child explotation looks like, not someone sharing a picture of their kids first day of school or spirit week photos.

[@DaffodilDaffy]

Term limits should definitely be something we have. It's ridiculous that people can be in congress for 30+ years. 12 year limits for both the senate and the house should be a thing.

[@melloanaligia]

The first story reminded me of the daddy of 5 situation. Of course, that was more explicit that the new situation. I hope the kids get healing and the protection and safety they need.

[@TheArceusftw]

It's tragic how history repeats itself.

[@gruntsghosts3885]

The worst part of the internet and vlogs are family vlogs where children are paraded in front of cameras and used to make money for their parents. It robs them of their childhood and we keep seeing the worst parents do these as a way to fuel their own greed. It's sick and honestly, KZbin, TikTok, and other platforms need to shut these channels down.

[@kerminator98]

Can we please have younger people in office! someone that understands this generation or is that to much to ask

[@freddyvasquez3063]

A generational speaker if you will

[@basicstickfigure1087]

Putting young people in charge is like giving an AK-47 machine guns to a Chimpanzee . It not going to end well.

[@frankenmama542]

I agree. Younger people have more stake in the future.

[@Scradee]

​@@basicstickfigure1087instead, its better to keep 80 year old puppets in power lol

[@MarioDadio]

​@@basicstickfigure1087chimpanzees with guns, aren't those the army? 😂

[@SeaSickBeatz]

Treating your children as though they're adults while also treating them like property is hands down one of the worst "parenting" styles I've ever seen. I experienced this first hand when I was placed with my mother by the state, she would often remind me of her thoughts of the "alcatraz" method, i.e. "you are entitled to food, clothing, and medical care, thats it" and looking back I realized my mother was one of the most abusive people I'd ever seen. People like this should not be allowed to have children in all honesty.

[@CrazyGalaxyCat]

Ruby is the reasons why i think not everyone should be allowed to have kids

[@jadewinney7396]

I’m honestly surprised Ruby wasn’t arrested sooner. Things she said only her own channels, things her KIDS said, were HUGE red flags and abusive behaviors and it was ON CAMERA. She should’ve been arrested a long time ago, same for the dad. Even if he didn’t participate directly, he let it happen

[@Lilyindi]

My parents were like that. They took my door away for like 8 years. When I got in trouble not only would I get a beating I’ve had everything but my bed and clothes removed and would be grounded for a month…. But you know. My parents say “you weren’t abused”

[@xavmanisdabestest]

That's wild bro. My abuse was far lighter than that but still decided to cut them out as soon as I could

[@TheArceusftw]

There is nothing more loathesome then someone who quite clearly abuses their children, then tries to gaslight their children into believing the contrary.

[@erikavaleries]

I am so sorry you went through this as a child.

[@hellodon]

Ok…who’s the genius that added those subtle “spaced the F out” noises to the Mitch McConnell clips? I almost shit my desk…😂

[@wingzero1372]

God this hits close to home. I’ve had my room taken away, clothes taken away any my head shaved for making Cs on my report card. My high school life was ruined by a step parent I hope they throw the book at that lady

[@trevorsreya8277]

Bad Mother: If you live in *my* house, you don't deserve privacy. Prison Guards: We'll remember that when you're in *our* house.

[@ribottostudio]

"What actually is going on with Mitch McConnell." What's going on with Glitchy over there is that he's EIGHTY ONE YEARS OLD and he is slowly, becoming an unalived body right in front of our eyes. He's OLD that's what OLD PEOPLE DO. They DIE. Why are we acting like this is rocket science?

[@ribottostudio]

@@craigewen7542100% isn't the age requirement for congress/the presidency like 25 for congress and 35 for president? That's who should be running for president and congress. Not mfs older than dirt. WHY ARE WE PUTTING CORPSES IN CHARGE EVERY. SINGLE. TIME SINCE OBAMA?! oof.

[@DracoMilitis]

@@ribottostudio Listen, I know 35 is old, but like, come on man I just hit 30 this year T-T

[@ribottostudio]

@@DracoMilitis lol oh my apologies I meant that as we should be throwing the next generation not decrepit mfs in their 60s and up.

[@DracoMilitis]

@@ribottostudio I know, just joking around, i feel like i'm 60 though xD

[@ribottostudio]

@@DracoMilitis ah lol never can tell written sarcasm 😅

[@martinsmith1975]

'Mitch's family photo has to be the highlight of 2023. Now I need to go wipe my breakfast off my tablet 🙃

[@chrissyr8387]

That first story is a perfect example of why we shouldn't force people to have kids. Especially those who clearly don't want them. The control freak kid who tries to punish everybody around them cause a teacher or parent didn’t let them do something or made them do something they didn’t wanna do. The narsasitic kids who only wanted to play or joke on their terms. They dont always change. They can become abusive parents like this.

[@17leadermemesupreme84]

This comment should literally be on the top, especially how millennials are now shaming Gen z for choosing to not have kids because they didn't know that not having kids is an option in life haha

[@lverac]

@@17leadermemesupreme84 woah woah, not the millenials! We're staying child-free as much as Gen Z is- it's the generations above us bitching about birth rates.

[@soularijh]

i don’t understand, i’ve never heard of millennials shaming anyone for not having kids.

[@ChaosRain786]

​@17leadermemesupreme84 Dude what? You sure you got the right generation?

[@malicewithalice]

Elder Millennial here with Gen Z siblings. I actively support their choice for being child free.

[@catdadeh]

That first story hit me in the childhood and today is one of those rare days I'm very thankful for the segment splits in the video timeline. Whoever does that part, thank you

[@Unique9asswordfatigue]

I’m so happy for those children, and so proud of them for enduring such a horrible home life. I know stuff like this happens all the time, but it always leave me speechless to hear about it

[@norah685]

I feel bad for those kids. She's done so much damage. There's going to be a long road to recovery for them.