hey there demons

Here's how that works:

say you get a text from your internet provider, let's say it's Comcast (whom i hate). So you have this text that says it's from Comcast about your bill with a contact number and a clickable link -- could be real, could be a scam.

Don't touch anything about this text. Open a web browser and look up the customer service number for Comcast. Or get the number from the bill they send you. However you do it, get the contact info for Comcast from a trusted source, like an official phone directory or the Comcast website itself.

Get in touch with them using that information.

So. Let's run the example both ways it could go.

If it IS a scam: you reach out to Comcast and tell them you were contacted about a problem with your bill, they look you up in their customer database, and they tell you there is no problem with your bill.

If it's NOT a scam, you do the same thing, they look you up, and they explain the problem. In this case, neither Comcast nor the employees involved give a single shit whether or not you clicked the link in the text vs. going through their official website.

This works the same for the your bank, the IRS, Amazon, political causes, charities, everything.

If it's not scam they'll be like sure, here's the reference number. Then you follow the instructions above, call the separate number you find yourself on a reputable website and give that person the reference number. And they'll help you resolve the issue.

"My brother handcrafted a feeding station for my disabled cat so eating would be easier for her 🥺"

The video taker is holding up the invention: A device with a flat bottom and two cushions attached to it on their narrow sides, sitting parrallel, rather like a hotdog bun. On one end of the "bun" is attached a bowl at roughly cat mouth height. The entire thing is covered in blue, black, and white flannel.

The camear person moves the feeding station out of the way so we can get a view of their two cats: A brown tabby, who appears to be able boddied (a TAB-by if you will), and an unsteady calico, who appears to have Cerebellar Hypoplasia, AKA "Wobbly Cat Syndrome". The calico is also very vocal. We follow her wobbly trek across the room to a feeding area. "Let's see her use it for the first time."

The human sets the feeding station on a puppy pad for the cat to examine. "Checking it out." She sniffs at it, then wobble-runs away; the brown tabby also takes a quick look before strolling off.

The camera has moved to the bowl part of the feeding station; a hand reaches out to squeeze one of the cushions, then the other. "It's extra cushioned to keep her safe."

The cat examines the feeding station again, her eyes half-closed.

The human brings out the ultimate weapon: Tube meat! Slowly, the cat is coaxed into position in the feeding station, with the human squeezing extra tube meat out into the bowl as a reward. The human withdrawls and pulls the camera back to get a better shot of the cat slurping up gravy. We then get a shot from behind as she eats, showing that while she's still wobbling vertically a bit, she's held horizontally stable by the feeding station. Another few angles—from the side, above, and the front again—as she finishes her tube meat treat. The cat licks her lips and backs out of the feeding station.

"Now let's try it with dry food." The human scoops a portion of dry food into the bowl, then shakes it enticingly for the cat, who is now just beside the feeding station 'entrance'. "She's processing how to do it." The cat successfully squeezes between the cushions and starts crunching at her dry treats while the human skritches her haunches. "It's a success!" We see a new shot of her sitting down. "She can even sit in it comfortably."

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☀ cross stitch of a cat , which is about 1000 years old !

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