This is the tragic story of Cassidy Trevan

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Monica Pop
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According to statistics, one in five children has experienced b**lyin* at some point in their life. The victims of b**lyin* are affected to the extent that it leaves a mark on their lives years after the attacks take place. It undermines their self-confidence, and they may start seeing themselves as less worthy than their peers. Sadly, in some cases, like that of Cassidy Trevan, it can even lead to death.

Cassidy Trevan was a victim of b**lyin* by her school friends.

Sadly, this made her life a living hell. She even took a whole term off school to deal with the trauma.

Being just 13 years old, Cassidy couldn’t find a way to fight her peers.

“The b**lyin* started out with just insults and stuff and she got slapped across the face once or twice,” her mom told 9News Australia.

Eventually, she returned to school, and the girls who once mistreated her tried to be her friends. After offering their apologies, it seemed like they regretted how they treated Cassidy, but sadly, their attempt to make friends with her wasn’t genuine.

The following day, they invited her to join them at the Springvale festival where they had arranged two older boys to s***ally assault her in a nearby house.

“They were older boys that Cass didn’t know. Two girls who sat and waited. Two boys who shared her and timed each other. One boy stood guarding the front door,” her mom revealed.

Cassidy Trevan reported the incident to the police, but they eventually dropped the case because of lack of evidence.

This intensified the b**lyin* to the extent that forced Cassidy to take her own life.

At the time of her tragic passing in December, 2015, she was just 15 years old.

After the suicide, her mother, Linda, found a handwritten note by her daughter.

This is what she wrote:

“I was a student at (school name omitted) and I was r***d by some of the students who still attend that school. I know this already probably sounds like attention-seeking but it’s honestly far from it.”

She further wrote: “I have many reasons for doing this which I’ll also explain.

“My aim is to warn other people (students mostly but also parents) about what happened because I’m worried if they could do it to me they could do it to other kids like me, or at least try to. You actually have the power to stop this from happening. Remember the people who did this to me were school students at (omitted), it’s hard to believe, I know. But it’s true.

“I’m not doing this for revenge to those students that r***d me, set up the r**e, b**lied me about the r**e, teased me about the r**e or anything like that. I’m also not doing this for attention seeking like I mentioned earlier, I want to make that clear.

It continued: “I’m doing this because over 1500 students years 7-12 are currently enrolled at the school and they need to be warned.

“I feel because of what happened to me, and because the staff at the school did nothing to help me (which I’ll talk a bit more about later). It’s now my duty to warn you all and to make you aware of what happened. (Not just what you may have heard around school but what actually happened.)”

“But I’m also doing this for myself. I want to finally after 1 and ½ years be left alone. It’s surprising just how many students at (omitted) have heard stories of me and weirdly enough still get told stories of me to this day. I still continue to get students I’ve never met contacting me Facebook calling me a s**t. I’ve moved schools, I’ve moved house and still I’m being contacted and b**lie*. I can’t stop people from spreading rumours, but at least I could try and spread what really happened seeing as it’s still being talked about anyway. But as I said this honestly is more so for students who are unaware of this and are in danger of those students.

“My name is Cassidy Trevan, and I was r***d.

“If anyone every tries this on you trust me it’s worth fighting! Fight! If you don’t you’ll regret it for the rest of your life like I do. You can do it.

“Be careful, be warned, be safe.”

The loss of even one young life to b**lyin* is one loss too many. We should all work together to put a stop to this behavior and do all in our power to protect the victims.

Cassidy Treva, rest in peace.

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Terrifying New Clip Exposes How Vaping Harms Your Body

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Bryan Seal
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I was stunned when I watched a video shows vaping dangers up close, bringing to life exactly what happens when those chemicals hit your lungs. It’s not just that vaping can be addictive because of the nicotine—this simulation reveals how harsh it can be on your respiratory system, too. According to the NHS, we still don’t fully know the long-term damage, but stories of people losing parts of their lungs or landing in the hospital offer a pretty clear warning sign.

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The Ugly Truth About Chemicals

In the clip, produced by The Infographics Show, viewers see how the chemicals in e-cigs build up in the alveoli (tiny air sacs in the lungs). This gunk can have a “paralytic effect,” harming the cilia that filter out toxins. Once that filtering mechanism gets wrecked, doctors say you’re basically opening the door to infections and illnesses. Considering how many kids are into vaping these days, it’s pretty alarming that video shows vaping dangers in such a graphic way.

Early Studies, Serious Warnings

We don’t have decades of research on vaping, but recent investigations have found lung inflammation and other respiratory issues in users. One 2023 study pointed out that nearly 4.6% of middle schoolers in the U.S. are already vaping—equating to millions of teens.

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And though the NHS acknowledges vaping is “less harmful” than traditional cigarettes, they still insist it’s not risk-free. Watching how a single puff affects your airways, it’s hard to argue with that. If you haven’t seen it, this video shows vaping dangers in a way that’s impossible to ignore.

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I Thought the Sahara Was Always Sand—Guess I Was Wrong

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Bryan Seal
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I almost spit out my coffee when I read a headline about the Sahara Desert turning green. I’ve spent years picturing the Sahara as this unchanging sea of scorching sand, not a place that suddenly sprouts plants and refills old lakes. But here we are, talking about a massive desert in northwestern Africa that’s getting more rain than usual, leading to little pockets of greenery. To me, it’s a fascinating reminder that nature is full of surprises.

Remembering the Sahara’s Past

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I recall reading, ages ago, about the Sahara once being lush and full of life—something like 5,000 to 10,000 years back. I shrugged it off as ancient history. But now, after recent downpours in countries like Morocco, Algeria, and Libya, parts of the desert are temporarily going green again. It’s wild to think that seeds lying dormant for who knows how long can burst back to life. And who would’ve guessed we’d be talking seriously about the Sahara Desert turning green in modern times?

The Climate Twist

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Scientists suggest these rains might be tied to shifting ocean temperatures and changing wind patterns. They say warm Atlantic waters nudged tropical storms north, dumping rain on areas that almost never see it. While some experts say this is a short-lived event, others are pointing out that extreme weather is becoming more common across the globe. If this keeps happening, maybe we’ll hear more stories about the Sahara Desert turning green—and not just as a random fluke.

Could It Last?

Part of me hopes the greening sticks around, but I’m not holding my breath. Deserts are deserts for a reason, and the Sahara’s still a place of extreme dryness most of the time. Plus, heavy rains in these regions also brought floods that devastated local communities, which is heartbreaking. So, this moment might just be a cool (and rare) snapshot of how even the driest areas can leap back to life when given a tiny window of opportunity. For now, though, I’m still blown away that the Sahara Desert turning green is even a topic of conversation—it’s a compelling hint at how complex and unpredictable our world can be.

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News presenter gives viewers an eyeful on live TV forgetting she’s sitting at a glass desk

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Monica Pop
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Famous Italian news presenter Costanza Calabrese experienced an embarrassing moment live on TV when she accidentally revealed too much, obviously forgetting she was sitting at a glass desk.

The video of her, which has since gone viral, was taken in 2016. Positioned behind a transparent desk on Italian TV channel TG 5, Calabrese had her “basic instinct” moment.

The broadcast started with a close-up of her face and shoulders, but the camera then panned out, showing her sitting with her legs apart.

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The 38-year-old news presenter wasn’t aware of the incident, but the viewers were quick to spot it.

The clip that someone shared on YouTube has attracted over 6 million views.

“Poor woman! Surely her producers should have let her know something was up!” someone commented under the video of Calabrese.

“How was her dress so high in the first place?” another questioned.

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“When in journalism class they teach you that you have to be transparent and not hide anything. Number one,” a third added.

Another person commented: “Thank you, Costanza. That’s beautiful.”

You can take a look at the video below.

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Message from a delivery driver on a pizza box changed my life forever

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Monica Pop
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My one-bedroom apartment was all I needed. I was in a beautiful relationship and about to tie the knot, so that tiny place became our little sanctuary, cozy and warm, a place where my new life was about to start, or so I thought so, until I received a strange message written on a pizza box.

When Ryan and I moved to the apartment that I got to love so much, we often ordered pizza from the pizzeria just around the corner. It was always the same, a double pepperoni with extra cheese.

That Saturday evening, as I was going through the wedding guest list, I decided to treat myself with some pizza. Ryan was on a business trip, and didn’t feel like cooking.

Making that order changed my life forever.

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Around half an hour later, the delivery guy that always delivered our pizza, greeted me. He had his cap on, as usual, but his demeanor was strange.

Before he handed me the pizza box, he asked me if I my fiancé was not home. The question felt rather odd, but I still answered it. “Ryan’s away on a business trip,” I said and smiled. The delivery guy, Anthony, gave me the pizza box and left.

When I opened it, I noticed a message written on the pizza box. It read: “HE IS NOT WHO YOU THINK HE IS. CHECK YOUR DOOR CAMERA.”

My heart dropped. “Is this a joke?” I thought to myself.

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I closed the pizza box as I lost my appetite and rushed to check the footage from the security camera.

At first, there was nothing out of the ordinary, but then, I saw it. While I was at work, a woman, tall and elegant, came to our apartment. She was bringing a bottle of wine and Ryan opened the door and welcomed her inside.

They hugged before she entered.

I had never seen that woman before. Was he cheating on me?

I couldn’t wait to confront him, scared that he was indeed having an affair.

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A day later, he returned from the trip. “Hey, babe, did you miss me?” he said and leaned to give me a kiss. But I didn’t let him. Instead, I showed him the footage from the security camera.

“What’s this Ryan?” I asked, trying to hold my tears from rolling down my face.

He looked at me and said, “Don’t be dramatic, I just felt overwhelmed, that doesn’t mean I don’t love you.”

“Wow,” I thought to myself. “You didn’t even deny it?”

I knew I couldn’t stay there any longer. My heart ached and my world collapsed, but at least I learnt what kind of man Ryan was before I married him.

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A few days later, I stopped by at the pizza place. I saw Anthony there and thanked him for that message on the pizza box. He said that he had second thoughts about sharing Ryan’s secret with me, but simply couldn’t let me marry someone who wasn’t worth of me.

Eventually, I moved on. The only thing I sometimes miss from my old life is the tiny apartment.

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Donald Trump has signed a new executive order that could potentially position him as one of the most powerful presidents in history

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Monica Pop
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With the latest executive order he signed, Donald Trump expended his presidential power but also triggered certain legal challenges.

Namely, the order will bring notoriously independent agencies under the White House’s control. This is part of Trump’s attempt to consolidate power and means that all agencies – such as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – will be asked to submit their proposals and draft regulations for the president to review.

So far, no president has ever challenged the work of these agencies since their primary goal is in fact to act independently or semi-independently from the president, the Independent states.

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Those in the position of leading these agencies are often assigned long term – longer than the presidency – in order to be protected from political influence.

As per the Independent, the signing of this order will give Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, the right to “adjust” congressional-appropriated funding depending on if the independent agency’s objectives are in line with Trump’s.

While the order doesn’t apply to the Federal Reserve’s handling of monetary policy, it does affect its other responsibilities, such as supervising banks and other financial organizations.

“For the Federal Government to be truly accountable to the American people, officials who wield vast executive power must be supervised and controlled by the people’s elected President,” the executive order states.

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“The President and the Attorney General (subject to the President’s supervision and control) will interpret the law for the executive branch, instead of having separate agencies adopt conflicting interpretations.”

According to Trump, FTC, SEC, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have spent billions of dollars on rules and regulations. However, they will “no longer impose rules on the American people without oversight or accountability.”

“Executive power without responsibility has no place in our Republic. The United States was founded on the principle that the government should be accountable to the people,” the order states.

“That is why the Founders created a single President who is alone vested with ‘the executive Power’ and responsibility to ‘take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed’.”

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My husband refused to buy a new washing machine and made me hand-wash everything, paying for his mom’s vacation instead

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Monica Pop
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Becoming a mom changed my world in ways unimaginable. I enjoyed every second of it, but the little to no help I got from my husband made things hard. On top of that, when our washing machine broke, my husband’s answer to my demand to get a new one or at least fix that one left me shocked. Honestly, it was a moment that made me question my marriage.

Giving birth was a blessing, but juggling responsibilities became a burden for me because I felt like I was on my own. My husband, who was working, didn’t help around the house. My days were filled with chores and a piles of laundry.

For things to be even worse, the washing machine broke one day.

“Trevor, the washing machine is dead,” I remember telling my husband. “We need to get a new one, or at least fix that one. The piles of baby clothes are all piles up in the basket.”

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Trevor looked at me and said as nonchalantly as possible. “Maybe next month, babe, I promised my mom to treat her a vacation with this paycheck.”

Hearing his words made my world spinned. “Treating your mom a vacation? Why?” I asked, still confused and shocked.

“Well, she babysits sometimes, so I guess she deserves it,” Trevor said.

“Babysits!?” I asked, “All she does when she comes here every once in a while is sit on the couch and eat our food. That’s not babysitting.”

But Trevor was determined to spend the money, which we were short on, on his mom.

“Washing the clothes by hand for some time won’t kill you,” he said to me. “People have done it for centuries.”

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I didn’t say anything. What could I?

Instead, I did what Trevor told me to because I didn’t want to argue with him. The following day, I did all the laundry by hand and couldn’t stop scratching my hands because of all the soap and the detergents. So, I decided to teach Trevor a lesson.

A couple of weeks later, instead of his lunch, I placed some stones in his lunch box and wrote a note. If he wanted my life to resemble that of the wives of the 19th century, then I thought his should have as well.

The note read: “Men once earned their daily bread with their own hands. Go forge your meal, spark a fire with these stones, and cook it over a flame.”

Well, Trevor’s reaction was just like I have imagined it would be.

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When he returned home, he started yelling. “What the hell, Marina. I got so embarrassed in front of my co-workers. Are you insane?”

“What’s wrong, honey?” I asked. “So public humiliation is off-limits when it’s you, but when I’m stuck washing every single piece of laundry by hand, that’s fine with you?

“And if you put your mom’s needs before mine ever again, you better learn how to light a fire with those stones.”

It was obvious Trevor was still mad, but deep down he knew I was right.

The following day, I got my new washing machine and Trevor learned his lesson.

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The day a mysterious message changed my world

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Monica Pop
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When my wife Natalie and I left the doctor’s office, I knew our world would change for the best. We were going to become parents. It was the news that we’ve both waited for so long, and now, our wish was finally turning into a reality.

“Honey, this is the best day ever,” I screamed with joy.

I knew nothing could ruin my happiness, but I was so wrong.

The moment we stepped foot out of the doctor’s office, I noticed a strange writing on my car. The words “Hope She Was Worth It” were written all over the left side of it.

“What the hell?” I muttered, heart pounding.

I turned to Natalie, she was as confused as I was. “What could this be? Did someone mess up with the wrong car?” I thought to myself.

Natalie then tied to defend herself, assuring me that she had nothing to do with that message, and that she wasn’t the one who wrote it.

We got inside the car and headed home, but the thought of that message hunted me.

That evening, Natalie spent the night at her parents. I tried to rest and sleep for a while, but I couldn’t. Instead, I got outside and started rubbing the paint the message was written with off the car.

Then, I heard footsteps approaching, and a familiar voice said, “Don’t bother thanking me, you’re welcome.”

I froze.

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When I lifted my head I noticed my best friend, Adrian.

“Adrian, what is going on?” I asked, confused.

It was then that Adrian decided to share something with me. Something about Natalie.

It turned out that on the day of our engagement party, she disappeared for quite some time. I was busy with the guests and had a few drinks, so I didn’t notice she was absent. While I was unaware of what was happening, all of my friends did notice Natalie sneaking from the party. Glances were exchanged, but no one dared to say anything to me.

“I did this because I thought Natalie would tell you about that night once she read the message on the car,” Adrian said.

I didn’t want to believe what he was saying, but I was determined to get to the bottom of the story, so I confronted Natalie the following day.

As of Adrian, he said he didn’t believe my marriage would last, but now that we were trying for a baby, he knew I was there to stay, so he wanted me to know the truth about my wife.

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When I mentioned the message in front of Natale, she tried to assure me that it was just a random act of vandalism, but I knew it wasn’t.

Eventually, when I asked her about the night of our engagement, she burst into tears and confessed she was scared and wanted to leave for good. The thought of getting engaged and getting married was overwhelming. At the time, she wasn’t even sure if I was the one for her.

But, she didn’t cheat on me, and I decided to trust her.

I wouldn’t let that night define the rest of our lives.

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