The “ghost gun” 3D printing laws going around had me thinking about “ghost drones”. I think a lot of the NDAA and FAA noise around drones is an attempt to gain control over domestic drone use. They’re criminalizing flying a drone within 1km of ICE activities - which is impossible to know or avoid.

But you don’t need an expensive flight controller, fancy ESC, or even brushless motors to get your basic drone in the air. An esp32, some mosfets, servos (for a wing), and brushed motors will get the job done. Will it compete in multiGP? Hell no. But it’ll fly and it’ll cost like $15.

Please submit your driver’s license for age verification.

its the (nearly?) richest country

Not at this rate.

Here’s a fascinating insight into the MAGA mind:

It’s never “How do we fix this or make it better?”, it’s always “Who do we blame and how much can we hurt them?”

At least the hate cannon is priming for blue-on-blue this time.

that despite being in a red state, I’m not nearly as isolated as I thought I was

That’s really nice to hear. I’m in a blue state and I imagine our protests look and feel very different, based on expectations.

Anyway, you gotta spread that story. I’m sick of the “what are these protests going to accomplish?” despair-mongering.