Do you (or your friends) have an old device?

– All you need is for FB is an internet connection. A friend of mine got an old Huawei from a thrift store and a TextNow SIM card for $5 from Target; BestBuy, WalMart and convenience stores sell them as well along with 7-day trial SIM cards.

– You must use VPN. Proton’s free version should be fine. If you don’t have VPN, Proton is currently offering a 50% off on VPN until December 7 – I think it’s for 2 years for $59.76 (No, I don’t work for Proton but I paid almost $72 for a subscription five days ago. Mullvad is also highly recommended, it’s about 5€ a month and no long term commitments (I also use Mullvad and like it a lot).

– I provided her with a face (free) from thispersondoesnotexist.com There are other websites, so pick one that you like.

After you have VPN on and a phone number (textnow, burner, hushed, textfree - pick one), then download FB and create a new account.

Use your DuckDuckGo email address! FB will hoard whatever it can from that device, as long as you don’t do anything else (especially banking) but FB you should be fine.

– If you want to create an identity, there are plenty of websites. The two below are behind Cloudflare so you’ll probably need to CAPTCHA to get through (they may be the same company):

https://www.fakenamegenerator.com/ https://fauxid.com/

No CAPTCHA needed to get in: https://generate-random.org/persons

1. Get your email address and a phone number ready.
2. Install VPN – for an old iOS you might need to have iOS 16 running (as per Mullvad and Proton); you need iOS 15 for FB
3. Dowload FB
4. Check out posts by @Charger8232@lemmy.ml especially if you’re interested in privacy and security.

The steps above are what my friend did for her FB marketplace account, then she switched to an old iPhone.
Good luck!

Many skin care products have fragrance to mask the aroma of the finished product (and the skin).

Unless the products are made with essential oils, they [skin care products] have “masking fragrance” in the ingredients list on Unscented Products. These essential oils serve a dual purpose by enhancing a product’s skin care benefits and providing aroma.

Crafters and hobbyists will tell you that their finished candle, soap, lip balm, lotion, etc. smells unpleasant or off until fragrance and/or essential oil is added.

@DagwoodIll@piefed.social is spot on, witch hazel can be used as an after shave. Don’t worry about the aroma, it dissipates rather quickly.

Source: I was a hobbyist/crafter when I was younger and went to esthiology school a loooooooong time ago.

Thank you for answering my questions and I appreciate your clear explanation. I am looking forward to seeing more of your posts. (๑･̑◡･̑๑)

It’s one of my backup keys ^_−☆

Fantastic list, thank you so much!

I saved your post and will be using it as my reference; this is a better list than I made for myself. Albeit I already follow most of your recommendations:

1. Is there a reason why you don’t have YubiKey on your list?
   I didn’t like it at first but now I highly recommend it.

2. What about the Camera Shy Hoodie? I know it’s DIY but IMO there are people here that might be willing to make it themselves.

Those Reflectacles are a bit expensive so they’re already on my wishlist! I also saved this: 7 Privacy Garments That Block Surveillance Cameras

You rock, Charger8232! Thanks again!

EDIT: I forgot about Zenni glasses:

EyeQLenz and Zenni ID Guard™ are designed to reflect signals to help disrupt unwanted tracking under certain conditions. Results may vary due to recognition technology and environmental factors. Zenni does not guarantee that its products provide anonymity or total protection from surveillance and biometric identification.

VPN.

(2-year subscription for Proton came to $71.76) I wasn’t planning on buying anything anyway but during these dark times, VPN is a necessity IMO.

Apologies, deleted. Sorry, OP.

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Maybe @answerplease77@lemmy.world was referring to:

In 2009, an interview with Dr. Yehuda Hiss—former head of the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute—was leaked. Recorded in 2000 by Nancy Scheper-Hughes—professor of anthropology at the University of California-Berkeley—Hiss said that pathologists at the institute took skin, corneas, bones and heart valves from the bodies of Israeli citizens, Israeli soldiers, Palestinians and immigrants, often without consent from the deceased’s family.

Which came from:

Israel Organ Harvesting Allegations Explained

The links below may be referring to the same article:

What evidence supports allegations of Israeli harvesting and who has investigated them? Checked on November 25, 2025

A brief history of Israel’s theft and trafficking of Palestinian organs

I must apologize as I haven’t read the rest of the results, but I used search.disroot.org and the articles above are outdated.

TIL… thank you. 👍

Hey Bestie!
Got any left for me, lol! That looks delicious! It also looks a lot like lugao – are they the same thing?

Awesome!

That’s how my mom and grandmother make it! Thanks for the reminder – I really should make it again… or have a small jar of yours, lol.

The M (SEPTA Metro), formerly known as the Norristown High Speed Line (NHSL).

Haven’t taken that in yeeaarrss, really wished they created a line to King of Prussia and Valley Forge but it would cost too much money.

🤩 Another one of my favorites! Please, oh please save some for me. Haven’t had them in years.

I actually prefer palitaw over cuchinta and puto… not sure if I should try to make this again or just show up at your front door 🤤

LOL! I actually looked at two grocery stores a few weeks ago because I really think that my nephew drinks it.

If I ever find a gallon, I will be shouting into the Fediverse looking for my bestie, AquaTofana!

Several of my friends and family are active supporters of Philabundance and the Food Bank of South Jersey.

When I was younger, my parents would take me with them to a soup kitchen especially around Thanksgiving. My mom and grandmom are great cooks so they were in the kitchen helping, my dad and I are the clean-up crew and grandpa walked around like he owned the place, lol. This went on for years until my grandparents started having trouble walking.

Last week, our elders called in a family meeting. We are making Halloween care packages for some people we know that are in need, filled with non-perishable goods (mac & cheese, soup, tuna, tapioca, crackers, beans, spam, corned beef, etc.).

The kids’ trick-or-treat bags are the full-size Halloween themed grocery bags filled with pudding, mac & cheese cups, ramen cups, soup cups, chicken (flat pack not can), PB & Cheese crackers and some candy, too.

We usually do this after Halloween (for Thanksgiving and Christmas) and the Goddess of the Canned (me) would help collect and deliver.

Anyway, thank you for creating this post, OP. It will help highlight and spread the word fact about food insecurity. There are a lot of people out there thinking about whether to buy their medicine or buy food.

So, if anyone wants to help, there are plenty of places in your area. Monetary donations are also welcome.

LOL! Seriously. You need to channel that “alt-universe evil me doing a bunch of Bio-terrorism” into a comic book, novel, movie or something. I think I mentioned it to you before in one of your previous posts.

Anyway, I have nothing to contribute about Prion disease unless you twist it into a zombie plot… After all, it does lead to brain damage with symptoms similar to dementia.

I may not always engage but I do appreciate your creativity and enjoy your posts! As always, 👍

You just made me hungry. Here you go, Bestie!

We need more Crunchwrap Supremes!

I need a Crunchwrap Supreme, please. Thank you!

if there is an incident and your personal insurance is involved, you might be hit with higher premiums for years, and would have a case to have your employer to have the increase be reimbursed.

You are correct.

This is where a lengthy mediation comes in with both parties trying to avoid litigation. For companies, it’s almost always cheaper to settle (I speak from experience having sat at both sides of the table).

Most people don’t realize that a moving violation ticket can cost them approximately $45 or more a year for the next four years, depending on the infraction and/or state you live in.

I absolutely agree with you.