Democrat’s “bait and switch” strategy
Abigail Spanberger’s Bait And Switch Will be a Golden Strategy for Midterm Dems youtu.be/IwphX3r-R…
My Meshtastic node has turned into a Tamagotchi
Not because it demands anything. It doesn’t. It just sits in the window with a six-inch whip antenna and does its job. But I check on it anyway. I look at uptime, battery voltage, and channel activity more often than I expected. There’s no real reason to, but I do it the same way I used to check on machines I was running years ago.
It has been up for over 15 days now. The only time it rebooted was when I chose to update the firmware. That detail matters to me more than it probably should. It reminds me of running early Linux boxes, where uptime was something you paid attention to and quietly took pride in. The machine would tell you how long it had been running, and you would internalize that number as a kind of score.
This feels the same. The node is simple and mostly invisible, but the fact that it keeps going without intervention makes it feel like something you’re maintaining, even if you’re not actively doing anything.
Functionally, it’s straightforward. It connects to a default LongFast channel, shows messages from that channel, and relays packets in the background. I only see one group chat, but I know it’s also passing along other traffic that shares the same radio settings, even if I can’t read it. That happens quietly, without any interface, which makes it feel more like infrastructure than a gadget.
The physical setup is minimal. A small purple device, a short antenna, placed near a window. No tuning, no constant adjustment. It just runs. And because it runs, I keep an eye on it.
That’s where the Tamagotchi comparison actually holds. Not because it needs care, but because I’ve decided it matters that it stays alive.
It turns out my Meshtastic node is basically a Tamagotchi. I keep it by the window, watch its uptime, and feel oddly responsible for it staying alive. It’s been up 15+ days, only rebooted for firmware. It just sits there, quietly doing its job, and I check on it anyway.
“The world hates America” and “Europe resents America” are not March 2026 revelations. Europeans were already describing the relationship as a mix of gratitude, envy, and resentment in the postwar era, amid fights over “Americanization.”
Makes me sad. He did amazing work and is a true cultural icon indeed. Why him, why now? (because he hated illegal immigration?)
Cesar Chavez is accused of sexual abuse by women, including Dolores Huerta. Leaders across the U.S. want to remove his name. www.yahoo.com/news/us/a…
RIP you big stud! “Chuck Norris dies at 86” www.yahoo.com/entertain…
She’s a real honest Governor because she says all the quiet parts outloud.
Governor Hochul Participates in a Fireside Chat at Politico’s New York Agenda: Albany Summit youtube.com/watch
There are either people in my neighborhood with suppressed submachine guns producing bursts of suppressing fire or the woodpeckers are back out and pecking wood.
There’s no small government GOP anymore. Did you miss the coup? It’s big government populist MAGA now—and for a decade.
Maryland be so Maryland
The State That Does Not Want the Supreme Court to Hear This Case youtube.com/watch
She’s cool AF
Re-education camp is gonna be so lit you guys if they pass bill C9 😂😂 Re-education camp is gonna be so lit you guys if they pass bill C9 😂😂 I’ll see you all there my fellow shit disturbers 🫡🫡 youtube.com/watch
Don’t Save the Whales There is no cause so noble that you should sacrifice your children to its altar. Shame on you. chrisabraham.com/blog/dont…
I feel like DOGE proved some of that (wrong) but it’s mostly true.
Reagan SHREDS Big Government In Historic “A Time For Choosing” Address youtube.com/shorts/xs…
Prescience
“A Time for Choosing” by Ronald Reagan youtube.com/watch
It DOES have the OPPOSITE effect! Wow, blew my mind.
Why The Last of Us 2’s Empathy Experiment Failed youtube.com/watch
Fascinating Save America Act video essay & analysis.
They Don’t Think You’ll Notice This (SAVE Act) The SAVE Act (aka the Save America Act) is headed for a Senate vote — and critics are pushing a new angle across X. The shift isn’t random youtube.com/watch