@Render this reminds me of one of my favorite anti-theft deterrents I've ever used. I don't own a gun, but I have done this and suggest it to friends if I know they live in that part of town...

Go to the range, ask for some used shotgun shells, and just leave them on your front porch 😂

Dad died today. He fell, hit his head.
Don't... don't really know how to feel or process it.
Daughter never got to meet her grandfather.
He never got to see who I've become.
I don't know what to do...found out at work and I'm still at work closing tonight. They offered me to go home but I just don't even know if that would help.
I have no idea if I can even afford to go to his funeral.
Don't know who I'm really trying to talk to right now. Just talking.

Not my photo, from a travel website advertising this island tho

I love living on Vancouver Island, but damn, I really need to see more of it!
#mostbeautifulplaceincanada

@DJNoneYa he's about to get a whole lotta votes

@mcfate that's all we sell at my grocery store 😞 I don't even get the point of having a "flavored" one...just let me order to real deal!

@th3j35t3r @ceorl I mean, I think I remember your figure from your silhouette from when you did the ice bucket challenge, that picture could fit

Oh god was that before coso

@Anemone right?!?
Every single person who tells me Israel "should just do a ceasefire" I ask them, "oh, and what great plan do you have to get those hostages to safety as quickly as possible? What plan do you have to stop the next Oct 7? People need to understand that if you go up to the person walking with a big stick with a small knife and try to stab them in the heart, you're going to get the full force of that big stick come down on you."

@Minholkin this made me remember to look at a laminated card in my wallet a friend made for me. 😭😭😭 Words people gotta see sometimes!

@Anemone I was telling this to a coworker, the harsh reality is if not for Israel's current push into Gaza, those hostages would probably be dead. I think a lot are alive because the terrorists are afraid of having their front door kicked in at any moment and they want shields/leverage.

@BillieBun right??? Society all too quickly made it almost mandatory...if your child doesn't have access in an environment where their peers do, it often leads to horrific bullying.

@SECRET_ASIAN_MAN it's known by many, but not enough. I mean hell, it took gov'ts around the world to even register it was happening and start working to block RT networks only in the last year. The social engineering damage already done in western countries is insane.

@mcfate this makes me question the meaning of the word "Hemorrhoid" and potential alternatives in ways I never wanted to 🤔😂

I think everyone should be reading about this.
I think this should be taught to watch for in schools RIGHT NOW.
This is needs to be part of the average person's skepticism methodology.
I've been speaking on this subject for years now, but it's a serious issue. Russia hit the jackpot on information warfare when it tested out this new weapon on its Crimea annexation. Social engineering is the most pervasive threat in the modern era.

https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PE198.html

@th3j35t3r can't even make this stuff up, I clicked the video to see how many views it had and this ad narrative pushing poll from the Epoch Times is just all over the place. I've previously reported these ads to YouTube since the far-right paper has been banned from the platform, and I've told the settings to "quit showing me this advertiser" and yet it still keeps coming. I swear these guys have friends at YouTube helping them stir the pot.

I just find myself thinking about this more and more lately, especially now that I have a daughter. I'm so scared for her future. I am neurodivergant, I never learned great social skills to pass down to her. I don't want my child to ever experience cyber bullying. She's only 2 and her mom wants her to have a phone already and that terrifies me. "If you don't raise your kids, someone else will" I believe is the quote that I just find haunting now.

I think kids shouldn't even have access to the general Internet until the age of 13 and even then, it should be moderate. Once they graduate from school, it would be complete access. But before that, they should learn everything they need to know about protecting themselves, their devices, their data, their foot print, etc...the digital age grows ever faster year by year and our educational system is sorely lacking to keep up.

I think kids having phones is important for safety and social mental health, but for texting/phoning, access to the educational network, video chatting with their family etc...a phone for a student might save their life from a school shooter and should never be taken from them, but these apps kids are encouraged to use these days just....foster and grow addictive behaviors and encourage cyber bullying. It's so out of hand and I knew it would get this bad.

The goal of this set up was to prevent access to our children's online presence from predators and corporations. Prevent footholds like TIKTOK or Snapchat from ever poisoning the easily influenced minds of our most vulnerable generation.

The idea was that it would be educational based. There would be resources. Only kids could access it, and they would learn about the responsibility of protecting themselves online and protecting their identity with that license they have to access it.