FWIW I set up my parents and mother-in-law's devices with ad-blocking browser add-ons. If we all take a few minutes to at least cover the people we know, it's about all we can really do. I agree, adoption is the problem. Some horrid % of web traffic is still raw, un-modded Edge.😬

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For context, it took 3 years following the end of the Great Recession for SNAP rolls to decline by 7.8%. This is unprecedented. States are trying to reduce error rates (or face billions in penalties due to the One BiG Beautiful Bill) and eligible folks are losing access in the process.

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2/ Start with the price list. Al Jazeera says Jack Ross told its reporter that for "a certain amount," Allan Nesbitt's contacts could cut someone's face up, stab them, shoot them, or "kill someone." Different acts, different amounts. A menu for murder. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...

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1/ Caught on camera: the CEO of Turning Point UK allegedly told an undercover reporter that, for a price, his contacts could beat, stab, shoot or kill someone. A man he introduced then allegedly offered a UVF killing. Here's what they said they'd do. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy

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Compromised ad networks were one of the earliest motivations for the development of ad-blockers. Every time some website script whines about the ad-blocker, if I can't use the site cleanly I will just close it. The ad industry really has no sense of self-preservation whatsoever.

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