Spending time bonding with your kids can be really special for both parent and child. It can mean even more to the parent if they didn't have the best example of a parent growing up. Some parents may even find it healing to their inner child to be the kind of parent they wished they had like dad‚ De'Brence McClain.McClain has gone viral several times on Instagram for his posts taking his 4-year-old son on father-son dates to places outside of the typical male identified activities. They do all sorts of things together‚ from going to McDonald's to going to buy themselves flowers just because. But they recently went viral for going to the nail salon to get manis and pedis.Sure‚ lots of boys go to grab fast food with their dads‚ but it's the salon visits and other activities that people associate with "girl things‚" that get people's attention. "I grew up just not having my father in my life like 100% of the time‚ so I just wanted to be a part of my son's life. I just felt like it's something that I could do‚" McClain tells Good Morning America in a recent interview.Showing parents that there's another way to parent boys‚ breaking the binary thinking mold has sparked conversation in his comments. See on Instagram "This is so awesome to see a father modelling [sic] healthy masculinity that includes good self-care routines‚ including feet and nail care!!! Too many older men have such nasty feet and nails because they were taught that good hygiene for some areas isn’t masculine!! Keep Teaching‚ Dad‚" someone tells McClain."Gosh this is Truly Absolutely Beautiful 4 Sure cause Giving your Son Different Experiences is Gonna Enrich His Life Immensely n so here’s to Being a Great Dad‚" another person writes completing the sentence with a crown. "Thank you—so healing to see nurturing masculinity! What a good dad and good man you are‚" a commenter gushes. See on Instagram "Men dismantling toxic masculinity with their sons and building trust‚ understanding‚ kindness... I love this for them‚" someone proclaims.Who needs toxic masculinity when the magical massage chairs at nail salons work the same when men sit in them‚ too? These are definitely core memories that will help his son not only be more willing to try new things but know how to practice self care.

Like virtually any aspect of parenting‚ co-sleeping‚ aka bed sharing‚ can be a bit of a controversial topic. Sleeping together as a singular family unit is a much older practice‚ dating as far back as the Medieval Era—when sleeping separately was both unsafe and unattainable for most. Today‚ it is generally recommended to have children sleeping on their own by the age of five‚ although plenty of parents will still share a bed with their 12 to 13-year-olds from time to time. In other words‚ there are no hard and fast rules—though many have strong opinions. And while it certainly isn’t mainstream anymore‚ some families opt for the more classic sleeping approach.Take the Deal family‚ for example. In a video posted to TikTok‚ Brandon Deal and his 12-year-old daughter‚ McKenzi‚ show their unconventional sleeping layout. “When people find out that we're a co-sleeping family‚ they think we all pile up on one bed. That is not the case‚” Brandon says‚ explaining that he‚ his wife Megan‚ and their smaller daughter Sarah Grace share a king size bed‚ while McKenzi sleeps in her own twin size bed placed at the foot of the king-sized bed. @deal_family Anyone else co-sleep?? #cosleeping #familygoals #parentsoftiktok ♬ original sound - The Deal Family Brandon asks his daughter why she sleeps in the twin bed in their bedroom‚ to which she replies‚ “I don't know‚ it's a little safer.” It’s unclear if she means sleeping in her own bed feels safer (lest she be whacked by three other pairs of feet) or that sleeping in the room with her family feels safer. Brandon then says that when Sarah Grace potentially becomes “too big” to share the bed with her parents‚ that she’ll also get her own twin sized bed. It wasn’t long before the clip received thousands of views on TikTok‚ with viewers sharing their bafflement at the arrangement. “I can barely handle co-sleeping with my husband‚” one person wrote.Others were totally on board with the idea‚ even sharing their own co-sleeping stories.One person commented‚ "You keep co-sleeping until those kiddos decide to sleep in their own beds ♥️”Another added “We co-slept with our oldest til 12‚ our son til 10. We lived remote in the woods‚ my kids are grown and amazing keep doing you guys❤❤🙏.”Still‚ others feared that the enmeshment could cause codependency issues long term‚ and get in the way of parents maintaining intimacy.One person wrote‚ “As a child I know how safe it feels to sleep with your parents‚ but as a married woman I realize how important it is to not let my kids sleep w us.”And while there’s perhaps validity coming from both sides of this argument‚ most behavioral experts would agree that neither choice is necessarily superior to the other. As James McKenna‚ PhD‚ an anthropologist specializing both in sleep behavior and infancy development says‚ "location is not as important as relationships—how parents build attachment and love.”The Deal’s sleep strategy might not be suitable for others‚ but they have customized a plan that seems to work for them. May every family have the freedom and information they need to do the same.This article originally appeared on 11.3.23

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Election integrity vulnerabilities take center stage with 2024 presidential election less than a year away. An election integrity group is seeking to remove Dominion Voting machines in Georgia in favor of paper ballots ahead of the 2024 election in an ongoing lawsuit against election officials. In a trial that began Tuesday‚ the plaintiffs asked U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg to order the state to stop using the Dominion Voting Systems touchscreen machines used by nearly every in-person voter statewide. In the latest development on Friday in a federal court in Atlanta‚ University of Michigan Professor of Computer Science and Engineering J. Alex Halderman was able to HACK a Dominion Voting machine to change the tabulation using only a pen. And he managed to do it in front of Judge Totenberg in the courtroom. BREAKING: In A Federal Court In Atlanta Georgia On Friday J. Alex Halderman (@jhalderm) Was Able To HACK A DOMINION VOTING TABULATOR In Front Of U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg USING ONLY A PEN TO CHANGE VOTE TOTALS! This Is Part Of A Long Running Lawsuit By Election Integrity… pic.twitter.com/nCSgmINTetWinter Sun Plus is NOW 40% off! Boost your natural defenses with this powerful vitamin D3 and K formula!— John Basham (@JohnBasham) January 20‚ 2024 Halderman and Security Researcher and Assistant Professor at Auburn University Drew Sringall collaborated on a report in July 2021 where they discovered exploitable vulnerabilities in the Dominion Voting Systems’ ImageCast X system. In June 2023‚ the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Georgia unsealed the 96-page Halderman Report – the Security Analysis of Georgia’s ImageCast X Ballot Marking Devices. Today‚ the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Georgia unsealed a 96-page report that I wrote w/ Prof. @_aaspring_ from @AuburnU. It describes serious vulnerabilities we found in Georgia's Dominion ImageCast X ballot marking devices.https://t.co/4oV0Do45YS— J. Alex Halderman (@jhalderm) June 14‚ 2023 The report confirmed that votes can be altered in the Dominion voting machines because Dominion’s software is vulnerable and can be hacked. Obama-appointed Judge Totenberg sealed and covered up the results of the investigation of Dominion voting machines in Georgia and sat on the report until last week. Professor Halderman wrote about the report’s findings following its release‚ warning the Dominion vulnerabilities risk being exploited in upcoming Georgia elections: Back in September 2020‚ the Court granted the Curling Plaintiffs access to one of Georgia’s touchscreen ballot marking devices (BMDs) so that they could assess its security. Drew and I extensively tested the machine‚ and we discovered vulnerabilities in nearly every part of the system that is exposed to potential attackers. The most critical problem we found is an arbitrary-code-execution vulnerability that can be exploited to spread malware from a county’s central election management system (EMS) to every BMD in the jurisdiction. This makes it possible to attack the BMDs at scale‚ over a wide area‚ without needing physical access to any of them.Our report explains how attackers could exploit the flaws we found to change votes or potentially even affect election outcomes in Georgia‚ including how they could defeat the technical and procedural protections the state has in place. While we are not aware of any evidence that the vulnerabilities have been exploited to change votes in past elections‚ without more precautions and mitigations‚ there is a serious risk that they will be exploited in the future. Halderman also warned that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger‚ who he claimed had been aware of the findings for two years‚ announced that the state would not install Dominion’s security patches until AFTER the 2024 presidential election. Astonishingly‚ Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger‚ who has been aware of our findings for two years‚ just announced that the state will not get around to installing Dominion’s security patches until after the 2024 Presidential election. 🤦https://t.co/bnPXoP6Xc2— J. Alex Halderman (@jhalderm) June 14‚ 2023 Dominion‚ which is not a party to this case‚ said in a statement that there are “many layers of robust operational and procedural safeguards in place‚ overseen by local election officials‚ that help protect our elections and serve to ensure that any physical tampering is prohibited.” Meanwhile‚ Judge Totenberg‚ who has “previously expressed concerns about the state’s election system and its implementation‚” according to the AP‚ wrote in an order in October that she can’t order the state to switch to a system that uses hand-marked paper ballots. Instead‚ she said she could order “pragmatic‚ sound remedial policy measures‚” including eliminating the QR codes on ballots‚ stronger cybersecurity measures and more robust audits. Read the Haldernman Report: Follow Jamie White on X | Truth | Gab | Gettr | Minds

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by Andrew Anglin‚ The Unz Review: I’ve just realized we didn’t publish much about the World Economic Forum meeting that is presently ongoing. I suppose I think people hear enough about that from everyone else. It’s become the very center of the boomer’s worldview that Klaus Schwab is the head of the global conspiracy. The […]

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