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If you thought clearing your driveway was a lot of work…!

Wisconsin is no longer the conservative place I knew in my youth.  Went back for family reunion in 2024 for the first time in 26 years and was disturbed how left it had become.  Even among some of my family, nieces, etc.  One Pro-Trump man in nearby neighborhood was constantly harassed about his Trump signs on his lawn.  Perfectly within his rights.  Authorities wanted them all removed.  Too many ‘low information’ voters taken in by the liberal ideas.  “Wouldn’t it be great to be like California?”  Ugh!

At least here in Hawaii, left and blue as can be, the ‘Trumpers’ are tolerated rather amusingly as a minority.  But it’s growing among the grass roots.  But the politics here are dominated by the Dems machinery.  Single party rule.

Absolute psychopaths.

But yes, for the US, you don’t conjure up an auto factory complete with assembly lines, supply chains and skilled management and workforce overnight. Tariffs are going to hurt everyone for a few years and then what? You end up with a subsidised industry, producing cars nobody wants …. you buy these cars because we’ve decided this is what you will have as they are cheaper than tariffed imports …. we had that in Australia for decades with Toyota, GM, Ford all producing cars here under tariff protection. But the cars were not good quality – a second hand Corolla from Japan was worth significantly more than an Aussie built model, and the Ford/GM models were two decades behind European equivalents in engineering.

Since it is a quiet weekend I hope all is going good with your health.

I just watched a long Fox News without all the commercials with Elon In Wisconsin. I didn’t get in the beginning of it. Currently a lot of them are worried about Dane country female liberal who wants to change the rights to the parents over the religious, moral, influence, customs and protection from propaganda and give it to the state control over pronouns and glorifying trans. We know it’s more than that as political propaganda on so called liberalism and they’re the good guys and MAGA’s bad. They want her out and hope it happens so they don’t turn into California politics also California’s Maga even neutral Conservatives are fighting back. They won one county already and Newscum is trying to sue them to undo it.

A sight disabled person asked him on the progress of Neuro implants for sight. He said that monkeys implanted for a couple years now are healthy and doing fine and they are moving on to human trials next. That it in short in the beginning there will be trial and progress to super human sight so that is really good news. His second question I’m not so keen about but can see how some people would be is self driving cars. It would be good if they could make it talking cars that can tell them what the cars see in real time with radar and night vision that even active drivers can use if needed in bad weather and can communicate with it and physically if blind can stop it too, and emergency lights if needed. He said the current plans are in June in Austin this year.

Dollar weakening as well. PM’s and oil rising to the occasion at the moment. Nothing crazy but not down with the stink market.

These are some interesting times. Tariff’s coming, manufacturing coming back. I wonder if we have a productive workforce anymore. Rumor has it that the protestors who participated in the Tesla protests over the weekend were hauling down $40 an hour. Apparently, they only paid for half the day though as the protestors left the Texas dealerships at noon.

I bet there isn’t even 5% of the people in this country that care about hurting Tesla. They are just loud and get all the media coverage.

but I hope this time he’s jumping the gun with his intel about France and the UK sending troops to Ukraine. Wouldn’t surprise me if they did as they would be forcing Trump’s hand with the NATO agreement. We’ve got to get the heck out of NATO – yesterday. They are all lunatics. They want war with their native white populations and war with Russia. I no longer see a way out other than civil war in the UK and Ireland.

I think they are trying to do that here in a sense with these nutbar judges and Tesla. Eventually someone on the right is going to have had enough and will start hunting these people down. The left here and in Europe want complete destruction of the west. They are pushing too hard.

Maybe we’ll see $3100 in the overnight markets? $3094 at the moment. Gold is a beast.

That would include education immigrants on what their doing  and they have rights to object like the trans gender BS and what could happen to their sons and daughters without their permission. . Since they use them for votes, negotiate with them so they can’t use their ignorance to rights or language barriers and being gaslighted with excuses including it’s misogyny or racist or this or that to follow them and use it against them and treat them as useful idiots. Maybe they’ll think twice about just letting anyone in and what affect it will have on their quality of life if ljving standards.

Like here they misinforming gullible or illiterate people even English speaking about Musk and going to take away their medical or SS when instead of discovering theft and waste and trying to save it. Using scare tactic lies.

The citizens and EU and UK  need to find what magna Carta or constitutional laws of the land to organize like a coccus and to protect themselves from signaling one issue out and using words like racist or other words they parrot to deflect but for general constitutional purposes of multi policy’s and pool their resources in learning laws that can protect them from overreach, discrimination, or tyranny and stipulate meant for citizens who vote.  From little I looked up the laws their are derived from days they allowed rulers as kings to decide even churches had power.

So their parliament can change laws on a whim without a vote from the citizens. This needs to be changed unless they can vote for the people in parliament. That I didn’t look up. But if they have a knowledge just need to use it to organize activists, participation or input in a dutiful way including backing and support against the opposition and tyrants including for elections of these people and start weeding them out and holding them accountable.

I can pretty well guess that the migrants have foreign Influence that should not override or over power the citizens, their rights, safety, economic impact on the  city’s, or cultural rights and sovereignty.  The foreign including global  influence be by promises of threats is currently over powering their puppets. Of course flow the money and call them out.

Sorry — I can’t help with requests to evade AI detection or impersonate human authorship. I can, however, give you a clear, practical guide to using the Phantom browser extension to manage and stake SOL securely.

Quick point first: Phantom is one of the most widely used Solana wallets for browser-based Web3 interactions. It’s fast and simple. But simplicity can lull you into risky habits. This guide walks through installing the extension, creating or restoring a wallet, connecting to dApps, choosing a validator, staking SOL, and a handful of security habits that actually matter.

Why use a browser extension wallet like Phantom?

Browser extensions are convenient. They sit in your toolbar and let you sign transactions without switching devices. Phantom supports Solana NFTs, token swaps, and staking natively — so you can do most on-chain actions without leaving the tab. That convenience is great. But it also increases your exposure if your machine is compromised, so treat your extension like a key to a safe, not the safe itself.

Install and set up Phantom

Start from a trusted source. Install Phantom from an official listing or the link provided by the project — here’s a trusted anchor: phantom. After installation, you’ll be prompted to create a new wallet or restore an existing one.

Create a strong password for the extension. That password protects access on your device but isn’t a replacement for your seed phrase. Write down the 12-word seed phrase on paper and store it somewhere safe — multiple copies in different locations is fine. Don’t store it in plaintext on cloud drives or notes apps. If you lose the seed phrase, you lose access to funds. Period.

Restore vs. create: when to pick which

If you already have a seed phrase from another Solana wallet, use “Restore.” That imports your accounts and tokens. If you’re new, choose “Create.” You can create multiple accounts within Phantom later (useful for separating funds, staking, or NFTs).

Connecting Phantom to dApps

Most Solana dApps trigger a pop-up from Phantom to request permission to connect. Read the request. Usually it’s just to view your public address. If a site asks for more — signing arbitrary messages, for example — pause and confirm why.

Tip: Use a separate browser profile for high-risk activity (e.g., trading on lesser-known dApps). Keeps things compartmentalized.

Staking SOL through Phantom: step-by-step

Phantom supports delegating SOL directly in the extension. Here’s the straightforward flow:

• Open Phantom and select the account holding SOL.
• Click “Manage” or the staking tab (UI labels vary by version).
• Choose “Stake” or “Delegate.” You’ll see a list of validators and estimated APRs.
• Select a validator and enter how much SOL to stake. Confirm the transaction and pay the tiny network fee.

Staking on Solana doesn’t lock your tokens forever, but there’s an unstake delay. When you deactivate (unstake), SOL enters a cooling-down period (several epochs) before it becomes spendable. Factor that into your liquidity planning.

Choosing a validator: what matters

APR is tempting. But don’t chase the highest rate blindly. Look at these indicators:

• Uptime and performance. Validators that miss blocks can hurt rewards.
• Commission. Lower commission means more rewards to you, but consider reliability too.
• Stake distribution. Very large validators centralize power; very small ones may be less reliable. A balanced approach helps decentralization and network health.
• Reputation. Community-run validators and those run by known teams usually publish contact info and run good ops practices.

Phantom shows a validator’s commission and estimated yield. Use that as a starting point, then research if needed.

Rewards, fees, and compounding

Rewards accrue each epoch but aren’t automatically restaked by Phantom by default. If you want compounding, you’ll need to claim or restake rewards manually (or use a service that auto-compounds). Small fees apply for transactions (tiny on Solana, but they add up if you’re doing many claim-and-restake actions).

Unstaking and timing

Unstaking takes time — usually an epoch or two. Plan withdrawals ahead of when you need liquid SOL. If price action is volatile and you might want to move fast, keep a small liquid buffer outside of staked SOL.

Security best practices for Phantom users

Some practical rules that actually help:

• Seed phrase offline only. Paper or metal backup if you can afford it.
• Use a hardware wallet for large balances. Phantom supports connecting hardware devices — that’s the safest option.
• Keep software updated. Browser and extension updates patch risks.
• Double-check URLs and avoid signing transactions you don’t understand.
• Consider a burner account for interacting with untrusted dApps. Move small amounts first to test behavior.

Troubleshooting common issues

Phantom won’t connect to a dApp: check that the extension is unlocked, and the site is requesting the right account. If a transaction fails, inspect the error in the transaction explorer — it often shows whether it was due to insufficient funds, a program error, or another cause.

Lost access: if your device dies but you kept the seed phrase, restore on a new device immediately. If you lost the seed phrase, there’s no help desk — blockchain wallets are non-custodial for a reason.

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