The cost of a domestically manufactured router is likely to be astounding.
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sexeveg314Mar 24, 2026
+1
Eric will be announcing his new investment in US router manufacture tomorrow.
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dwildMar 24, 2026
+1
There's probably a loophole specifically carved for them to do it too, something like, if it's gold-like finish and at least 50% assembled in the US (putting it in a box is "clearly" 50%), it is fine.
1
VeearrsixMar 24, 2026
+1
There is a footnote that the DoW and DHS can willy nilly make up exceptions, so whoever comes knocking first with the biggest money bags will still be able to sell new models.
1
VanceKelleyMar 24, 2026
+1
So this is just another scheme by president trump to corruptly profit from the power of his position.
1
KaiUnoMar 24, 2026
+1
Does this surprise you?
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slackfropMar 24, 2026
+1
At the damaging expense of everyone else. A bonus feature.
1
rokmanMar 24, 2026
+1
Cisco is about to send Trump a lot of money
1
lateral303Mar 24, 2026
+1
This is also how the Swiss cheese tarriff scheme of his works.
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zgf2022Mar 24, 2026
+1
Approved if packaging includes a bible and miniature American flag
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mishap1Mar 24, 2026
+1
Just a stern looking DJT at a boardroom table with about 80lb shaved off is sufficient.
1
NeverLookBothWaysMar 24, 2026
+1
Gold plating with the antennas hidden inside. A record breaking 5ft range.
1
GalumphingWithGleeMar 24, 2026
+1
If it's gold finished and has the name "Trump" engraved on it, you can probably buy those ones from China.
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zgf2022Mar 24, 2026
+1
Today …..we are announcing…… trump.net.
I’m told it’s the best simply the best *inhale* we got all this bits and bytes. And the cyber. You know Barron is the best at cyber. My uncle he uhhh worked at mit, brilliant guy. Simply brilliant and he tells me you gotta watch out for the cyber. We have the best. The best cyber.
Nobody can cyber like trump net. And we made it gold. Did you know that, did you hear that? I like gold
They ask me ‘what color should we make it?’ And you know…. I just had to say it. Gold
Every uh, cyber…. Trump. Trump net. Itll be just the best.
It won’t be made in chyyyna. Gotta watch out for chyyyna.
And uh
Uh
Trumpnet
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SqueakygearMar 24, 2026
+1
God damnit. I can hear him saying this bullshit right now lol
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The_Scarred_ManMar 24, 2026
+1
Nope. It'll be a government subsidized Palantir router offering patriotic safety that totally won't spy on you.
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G-Unit11111Mar 24, 2026
+1
And knowing this horrible administration, it'll probably be loaded with malware and spyware.
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IrrelevantLeprechaunMar 24, 2026
+1
They always have been. That isn't unique to this admin.
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LemanRedMar 24, 2026
+1
It's like you haven't used a router in the last...ever?
Something tells me you never changed the password on yours.
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483-04-7751Mar 24, 2026
+1
Hilarious how are are simultaneously condescending and clearly out of your technical depth. Having a backdoor put in doesnt mean jack shit for the configuration or the admin interface of the device.
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uselessandexpensiveMar 24, 2026
+1
Chinese-manufactured routers and other communication devices were revealed during the Biden administration to be largely compromised and commonly part of botnets. It's absurd that we trusted China with data infrastructure.
That being said, no good decisions have been made since in the US, so even if this looks good on the surface, the backroom negotiations will tell the real story.
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benchcoatMar 24, 2026
+1
it’s a grift—they get to keep selling if they pay a kickback to Trump
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RuprectGernMar 24, 2026
+1
I think it's more Insidious than that,
you can't trust this Administration. So it's likely that the American router companies are going to be subject to some sort of legal request that they're not going to declare and it's going to say you have to put a back door in your software that the NSA can get into easily.
You have to be cynical about anything this Administration announces because more than likely your interpretation is probably less terrible than what they've thought of.
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TerminallyILLMar 24, 2026
+1
I didn't see any sizing or capacity requirements for consumer verse commercial. Would this mean all Cisco, Aruba, hiwea would be banned? I mean .. buy Cisco on the dip or short it now and then buy?
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RoosterMedicalMar 24, 2026
+1
One would think that commercial routers would be more of a target for countries who want to spy on Americans.
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TrafficsigntrutherMar 24, 2026
+1
The TAA-compliant version of aaa hp Aruba router is 4x more expensive than the made in China version. And it’s not made with all US parts.
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btribbleMar 24, 2026
+1
They will be NSA friendly.
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A_Rogue_GAIMar 24, 2026
+1
Plus the absurd fees your isp will charge you for the mandatory installation. Because it costs $350 for a guy to plug a box in.
1
MyNameCannotBeSpokenMar 24, 2026
+1
Offset by CIA backdoor rebate
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livestrong2109Mar 24, 2026
+1
Costly because it will have to come from some teen in his garage 3d printing a case for a DLink, installing ddwrt, and calling it American made.
Crazy better idea, require any router sold in the US to have public documentation of all components and an open firmware instead of moronic blanket bans by uninformed morons.
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LockNo2943Mar 24, 2026
+1
>While [the FCC’s Covered List](https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain/coveredlist) makes it sound like the US is banning *all* “routers produced in a foreign country,” it’s defined a bit more narrowly than that. It’s specifically banning “consumer-grade routers” as defined in [NIST Internal Report 8425A](https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ir/2024/NIST.IR.8425A.pdf), which refers to ones “intended for residential use and can be installed by the customer.”
So it's not even about protecting business or security since it only affects personal use by consumers.
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lost-American-81Mar 24, 2026
+1
Probably want to force people to buy routers with MAGA spyware installed. Can’t do that with imported routers.
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LockNo2943Mar 24, 2026
+1
Honestly, that's probably the same reason they've been so anti-China; they're less worried about China spying on you than the US ***not*** being able to spy on you.
1
PolyNecropolisMar 24, 2026
+1
Literally why they bought and made a "US TikTok". They don't care that is manipulative, tracking, propaganda, brain rot app... They just didn't like that it wasn't their manipulative, tracking, propaganda, brain rot app.
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MomikMar 24, 2026
+1
I don’t know how people use that thing. It’s so chaotic and overstimulating.
1
FinaldeathMar 24, 2026
+1
I tried it out again the other day and it is absolutely horrible now. Constant ads and nothing even remotely funny or entertaining unlike before. Pretty much the only thing it does now is push temu.
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Delulu_LemmingMar 24, 2026
+1
They want the ability to kill everyone s routers
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DistractedPhoenixMar 24, 2026
+1
Can’t they just control everything from the nodes/hubs?
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Bosa_McKittleMar 24, 2026
+1
It’s not so much the individuals who would buy routers, it’s all the ISPs who provide them with their service. Now they have limited choices and much higher prices which I’m sure they will graciously absorb and not pass on through higher prices.
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kfish5050Mar 24, 2026
+1
Or auto throttle or block traffic from a special blacklist. Perhaps independent media, Democratic websites, voter registration and other government sites, etc.
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sonofagunnMar 24, 2026
+1
So maybe a router installed by an ISP that you have to pay a monthly fee for would be allowed no matter where it were made? That's nice. For Charter and the other greedy bastards.
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LockNo2943Mar 24, 2026
+1
I suspect it would be the opposite since although it's being supplied "by a business" the intent is still for personal use.
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GestureArtistMar 24, 2026
+1
Government registered network routers with surveillance backdoors. Why else would it only be "consumer" routers?
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Memory_LessMar 24, 2026
+1
Looking at the consumer ones in China they had them set up for them to be accessed.
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oldcreakerMar 24, 2026
+1
Is this going to be like slow killing the internet ? There are no domestically made routers.
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Creative_Squash_1083Mar 24, 2026
+1
Yet another reason to exclusively buy enterprise grade networking gear.
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smersh101Mar 24, 2026
+1
No, it's a reason to buy a mini PC and put opnsense on it.
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gramathyMar 24, 2026
+1
hell, that's what I did. More expensive but WAY more capable and lots of features/services. If you put a hypervisor on it first, you can even run some small servers alongside it.
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LockNo2943Mar 24, 2026
+1
Might actually work out being cheaper if it's overseas production enterprise-level vs. domestic consumer-level.
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gramathyMar 24, 2026
+1
I bought a mini pc and installed opnsense. Does that not count as "installed by the customer"? Does this only cover routers with built in wireless? Does it cover access points that are NOT routers?
This is the stupidest rule ever
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poinifieMar 24, 2026
+1
How much money did internet providers pay to make it so people have to rent out their shitty routers?
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New-Anybody-6206Mar 24, 2026
+1
> So it's not even about protecting business or security since it only affects personal use by consumers.
False equivalence, consumer router botnets account for a large percentage of attacks on business networks.
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NeutralBiasMar 24, 2026
+1
This is trade policy masquerading as security policy and is overall a bad thing for the US market. Like Chinese EVs, the US market is simply going to be shut out of options available in the rest of the world if this has its intended effect.
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The_Pale_PotatoMar 24, 2026
+1
Aren't the *vast* majority of home electronics and computer components/peripherals made overseas?
I can't for the life of me remember the last time I saw "Made in USA" on any electronics....
The US consumer is going to get fucked on this one.
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Successful-Ad-9634Mar 24, 2026
+1
Even if any electronics have Made in USA stickers, the components will be made in Asia.
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The_Pale_PotatoMar 24, 2026
+1
I think the last actual 'Made in USA' PC component I bought was a 3dfx card back in the late '90s.
The US has spent decades moving production outside of its borders, and now Trump wants to reverse this within months. He's absolutely batshit crazy.
And the only people that will suffer are the US consumers, while Trump and his billionaire buddies get even richer off of contracts, bribes and market manipulation - which this is a perfect example of.
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bananajr6000Mar 24, 2026
+1
… yet he cancelled the CHIPS Act because it was a Biden accomplishment
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LynxFXMar 24, 2026
+1
My old boss was best friends with the founder of 3dfx. He was really cool. The monster voodoo II was untouchable in the day. They got bought out by Nvidia and I think he just retired.
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facw00Mar 24, 2026
+1
Not surprising, Nvidia bought 3dfx to kill a competitor, not to continue their work (such acquisitions should be illegal)
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TabsAZMar 24, 2026
+1
SLI was 3dfx’s tech and they at least continued that for a while.
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facw00Mar 24, 2026
+1
I'm pretty sure Nvidia's SLI was completely unrelated to 3dfx's tech, besides the name.
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FizzyBeverageMar 24, 2026
+1
Dave Chapelle said it best
>“Bring back those jobs for what? So iPhones can cost $9000?! I want to wear Nikes I don’t want to make them shits. Leave those jobs in China where they belong. Nobody here wants to work that hard!”
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PolicyWonkaMar 24, 2026
+1
Americans have this really shitty idea that shitty jobs like sweatshops, factories, and coal mines are peak Americana or something.
Of course, the reality is that a tertiary service-based economy is the a good sign of an advanced economy. To your point, we should be minimizing primary and secondary economic job opportunities.
The idea that we should have more factories — more noise pollution, light pollution, water / air pollution…just wild.
There is a moral argument to be made, but that’s not the one that is being made by anyone really.
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cassius1213Mar 24, 2026
+1
It's been a goal of the current regime to move the American economy downmarket from a tertiary, service-based economy, to one instead reliant on primary and secondary industry.
Doing so will almost certainly harm the economic—and thus political—prospects of the Democrats, who draw largely from the middle and professional-managerial classes, while also boosting the economic prospects of the GOP's own less educated, lower-class white constituents.
Moreover, reducing the role of services in the economy will reduce the need for robust mass education, allowing the regime to deal yet another blow to a Democratic-leaning constituency while also tilting future generations' political development in a conservative direction—as higher levels of education generally map to greater proportions of liberal political beliefs within those populations, even among youth from conservative backgrounds.
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mmikkeMar 24, 2026
+1
Assembled in the USA with global components!
Close enough, I guess..
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DustUpDustOffMar 24, 2026
+1
Almost all electronics are made from a massive web of international subcomponents and processes. Figuring out where it was actually made is more of a statistical process.
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RiskyNightMar 24, 2026
+1
Yes, nearly 100% of them. We make almost nothing in the U.S. that requires precision.
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htt_novaqMar 24, 2026
+1
Pretty sure no routers meet the criteria. Full stop. So yeah..
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Vio_Mar 24, 2026
+1
Neoliberalism is now dead.
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ScottieSpliffinMar 24, 2026
+1
lol I wish, seriously though it’s not
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ZCEyPFOYr0MWyHDQJZO4Mar 24, 2026
+1
It is just one of the first attempts to get around the SCOTUS tariff decision. And I imagine it will fail spectacularly (and possibly not without someone making a lot of money).
The law was not made for such sweeping decisions. It is arbitrary and capricious under the APA, it exceeds statutory authority, and the "conditional approval" is unreasonable.
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BloodsnowconesMar 24, 2026
+1
I would love to get my hands on one of those Chinese evs. Everytime i have to work on my broken car i know it doesn't have to be this way
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xXxDickBonerz69xXxMar 24, 2026
+1
I would love to see how they hold up. My experience with BYD, Hangcha, and Heli forklifts has been mostly negative. But everything I read about Chinese EVs is very positive.
Either way it's not the place of the government to decide. If they're c**** pieces of shit they'll find a niche with budget conscious buyers who don't drive a lot. If they're good they'll force other automakers to improve or die out. Either way we win either with cheaper better cars or more options.
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inconspicuous_maleMar 24, 2026
+1
I've met a lot of people who drive BYDs and those things are nice.
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UnluckyAd27Mar 24, 2026
+1
Just joining the AI companies attacks on personal computers. Now networks, add in age verification and hey we are living in a dystopian dictatorship
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NSRedditShitposterMar 24, 2026
+1
“trade policy masquerading as security policy” is the usual approach for the US.
Free trade works: it lifted a billion people out of poverty in China, it brought peace to Europe, it greatly expanded the global food supply and made it a lot more resilient to shocks, it enabled advanced technologies like the iPhone I’m typing this on or the renewable energy technologies from China. The US has always meddled with free trade and justified it with bogus “national security” reasons.
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CultbirdMar 24, 2026
+1
Age verifications, router bans, IDs required for everything, we all see where this is going.
A surveillance state powered by government-controlled AI.
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slingshot91Mar 24, 2026
+1
We’re in the *1984* end game era. 2+2=5.
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TheChrisCrashMar 24, 2026
+1
I've been noticing more and more flock cameras and random surveillance cameras on power poles near me. It's really pissing me off
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TiberniteMar 24, 2026
+1
Drones too
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liftbikerunMar 24, 2026
+1
The irony of banning consumer routers made outside the US in the name of security while concurrently selling our state secrets to the highest bidder and installing Russian operatives in and around the White House is wild.
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JacquoRockMar 24, 2026
+1
It's a shame the concept of irony is also a foreign entity to the current administration.
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reddittorbrigadeMar 23, 2026
+1
I am more concerned about Trump and Elon Musk invading our privacy than China.
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-Esper-Mar 24, 2026
+1
Routers can be used to tell if people are in your house, how many, and where. Its almost def another grab at our privacy, plus of course letting corporations gouge us for even more money
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Predator_Mar 24, 2026
+1
They are also used to map your home, furniture, and other belongings. That information is then sold as part of your individual marketing package. Much like how Roombas and other robo-vacs map your home and the parent company sells that info.
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TrolliusJKingIIIEsqMar 24, 2026
+1
Really? How can they be used to do that?
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noticMar 24, 2026
+1
signal disruption
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he_is_VeegoMar 24, 2026
+1
Ever seen The Dark Knight?
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oblivious_humanMar 24, 2026
+1
Xfinity WiFi has an option to activate motion sensing.
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Nach0MakerMar 24, 2026
+1
So do a lot of lights and ceiling fans. Spyware disguised as power savings.
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TrolliusJKingIIIEsqMar 24, 2026
+1
Well, that's nuts. I didn't realize that was a thing. Thanks.
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Budget-Duty5096Mar 24, 2026
+1
Funny you should mention Elon Musk. SpaceX just happens to be the only company that currently sells consumer grade routers made domestically (current generation Starlink routers are made in Bastrop, TX). I am sure that is totally a coincidence.
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htt_novaqMar 24, 2026
+1
Are they fully made in the US, including components? Somehow I have my doubts
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redditprohaMar 24, 2026
+1
Elon Musk already needs to be prosecuted for stealing every US citizens social security data through his DOGE data mining fraud.
1
GarnerGerald11141Mar 24, 2026
+1
I dunno, I’m more concerned with what all three represent.
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jerfooMar 24, 2026
+1
Time to fire up a PFSense router
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psych0ticmonkMar 24, 2026
+1
No, valid concerns for all three
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ToadPMar 24, 2026
+1
Ah, the Majority of Routers used by I.S.P. companies like Xfinity and Verizon are made outside of the U.S.A. Does that mean that future new installs won't be happening? Or are they excluded because of Donations?
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TrafficsigntrutherMar 24, 2026
+1
They’ll be on the fast track to conditional approval. You’ll be able to rent one of theirs for $30/month.
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wildwalrusaurMar 24, 2026
+1
By majority, you mean all
Is there a single domestic manufacturer producing these at commercial scale?
I can't think of one
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bugsyramoneMar 24, 2026
+1
Y'all remember when the GoPs main talking point was 'smaller government?'
Pepperidge Farms remembers...
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Significant_Cup_238Mar 24, 2026
+1
Small help people government. Big f*** people over government.
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Broken-Digital-ClockMar 24, 2026
+1
That was always a load of shit.
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hutthuttindabuttMar 24, 2026
+1
Release the Epstein files.
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Low_Discussion_9459Mar 23, 2026
+1
One step closer for allowing the USA to cut off the Internet from the rest of the world like Russia is currently doing since it also labels an informed populace potentially sparking a revolution a National Security threat that it must maintain power the same reason it's also going to rig and cancel elections as well because it's Revolution And Rebellion prevention if not the very existence of the Constitution itself already does that by putting out a Civic Mythology that we're "already free".
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jmnugentMar 24, 2026
+1
It would not surprise me 1 tiny iota at this point if we were to find out he gets all these ideas directly from Putin. There's just to many similarities to dispute at this point.
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TropicalgiaMar 24, 2026
+1
He said Putin told him that mail-in voting is bad.
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DistractedPhoenixMar 24, 2026
+1
Would they really need to access everyone’s router? Wouldn’t they just be able to control it from the internet nodes or whatever it’s called?
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PapaGilbatronMar 24, 2026
+1
What better way to embed more technology to spy on its own population.
1
Asymmetrical_SquareMar 24, 2026
+1
Fun fact. You can make your own router with things like pfSense/OPNsense and an old unused PC.
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ryaaan89Mar 24, 2026
+1
I did this last year and I’d never go back, advised built right in.
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benchcoatMar 24, 2026
+1
it’s a blackmail grift—non-US manufacturers keep selling in the US with a kickback to the Trump Crime Syndicate
from the article:
“Now, router makers need to A) secure a “conditional approval” that lets them keep getting new products cleared for US entry”
so, another Trump tax passed on to you in order to line his pockets
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remote_001Mar 24, 2026
+1
“It is not clear how simply moving production of routers domestically would make them safer. In the Volt Typhoon hack, Chinese state-sponsored hackers primarily targeted Cisco and Netgear routers, routers designed by US companies, according to the Department of Justice. Those US companies had stopped providing security updates to the specific targeted routers, because they had discontinued those products.”
So f****** stupid. 🤦
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jarchackMar 24, 2026
+1
Enshitiffication is getting out of hand
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freexanarchyMar 24, 2026
+1
Oh I forgot about the bribes. Whoever pays the bribe still can sell in the US
1
modelthreeMar 24, 2026
+1
Great. Router shortage coming in 2026.
1
Jetski125Mar 24, 2026
+1
Yup. Wondering if I need to go ahead and snatch the WiFi 7 router I’ve been eyeing.
1
FlyingRockMar 24, 2026
+1
Hmm I wasn't going to bother with 7, I already have 6e.. but now I'm seriously debating..
1
Punning_ManMar 24, 2026
+1
Since this strategy worked so well for drones.
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Memory_LessMar 24, 2026
+1
More state control is highly worrying. This is in line with some of the ways China uses their consumer routers for monitoring its citizens. This is incredibly worrisome. The noose is getting tighter.
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bigly911Mar 24, 2026
+1
The only approved routers, are Trump routers. Definitely not compromised routers, believe me.
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iAMguppyMar 24, 2026
+1
And somehow they can’t access the file drops
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SarrdonicusMar 24, 2026
+1
Who cares if they are compromised? They won't even work, if they ever get delivered.
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Nessie_of_the_LochMar 24, 2026
+1
Trump Routers: made with the highest quality fecal matter straight from the presidential diaper and all traffic routed directly through the Kremlin for maximum security!
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stickerhighwayMar 24, 2026
+1
Hmmm 🤔 can't put my finger on why they would want to control the literal source of information for everyone.
Pressure on ISPs won't be too far behind.
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slingshot91Mar 24, 2026
+1
Palantir-approved routers only.
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PeterDTownMar 24, 2026
+1
> companies that have already gotten FCC radio authorization for a specific foreign-made product can continue to import that product.
So, basically the U.S. will just be stuck with the present day router offering while the rest of the world moves forward with new technologies? I guess that’s certainly a strategy.
1
HurtFeeFeezMar 24, 2026
+1
Small government, freedom of choice and a free market economy you say?
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NearbyatomMar 24, 2026
+1
Isn't that all routers then. What consumer level routers are made in the US? HECK, What consumer level electronics is produced in the US? we have American brands making them overseas now.
1
IrrelevantLeprechaunMar 24, 2026
+1
More shit we didn't ask for, didn't want, and have exactly zero power to prevent or do anything about. I hate it here.
1
TrailerTrashQueenMar 24, 2026
+1
so when we go to Tijuana for medication, we're also picking up a couple routers?
1
rhb4n8Mar 24, 2026
+1
Isn't this all of them?
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zmunkyMar 24, 2026
+1
That's like all of them...... Dudes trying to ske us back to the dark ages
1
Ornery-Childhood1782Mar 24, 2026
+1
There are routers created in the US? That's surprising to me
1
DistractedPhoenixMar 24, 2026
+1
They’re 10x the price and half as good
1
RikFMar 24, 2026
+1
Welcome to being a drone pilot
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DistractedPhoenixMar 24, 2026
+1
I have enough expensive hobbies
1
egoVirusMar 24, 2026
+1
Boot lickers sure do love big government…
1
EnrasMar 24, 2026
+1
Will Xfinity replace all of their routers/gateways?
1
livinginfutureworldMar 24, 2026
+1
They want to strong arm domestic router manufacturers and require government spying in domestic routers?
1
MasterfulOddityMar 24, 2026
+1
Are there any US built routers?
1
GestureArtistMar 24, 2026
+1
Well that's f****** dumb. America is just f****** dumb.
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FizzyBeverageMar 24, 2026
+1
*F***** acts like he’s gonna be in power for decades and live to see 130.* 🙄
Dude has 2 years left, being generous. All of 2028 is a campaign for the next a-hole.
1
ITrageGuyMar 24, 2026
+1
With the level of care he receives, he can live with the congestive heart failure for another 9 years or so. He's going to survive his term.
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freexanarchyMar 24, 2026
+1
So like all of them
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SpiritualAd8998Mar 24, 2026
+1
They make consumer routers in the US?
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Budget-Duty5096Mar 24, 2026
+1
One company does...
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SpiritualAd8998Mar 24, 2026
+1
I guess it's time to buy their stock! :-)
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Ornery-Shoulder-3938Mar 24, 2026
+1
So all consumer routers are banned? I can’t imagine there is a single router brought to market that is manufactured in the USA.
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Nerd-19958Mar 24, 2026
+1
It would make sense to buy a new router now to avoid future price gouging on domestically-manufactured product.
Consumer Reports highly rated several ASUS routers; I use a Tuf Gaming AX-4200 which works well.
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New-Anybody-6206Mar 24, 2026
+1
What is their definition of "made outside the US" in this context?
Over 90% of PCBs are manufactured or assembled outside the US. If all other operations are done in the US, is that sufficient?
What if my enclosure was designed by a European company? Or the metal/plastic for it sourced from another country? Or the firmware development? Or the manual, logo or promo materials?
etc.
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AlternativePizza3391Mar 23, 2026
+1
The verge wants a subscription now, 😂
1
Joe18067Mar 23, 2026
+1
Here's another link about the same thing
[https://liliputing.com/fcc-bans-imports-of-new-routers-made-in-other-countries-on-national-security-concerns/](https://liliputing.com/fcc-bans-imports-of-new-routers-made-in-other-countries-on-national-security-concerns/)
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ranhaltMar 24, 2026
+1
For a couple years now
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Content-Fudge489Mar 24, 2026
+1
One more step in the technological regression of the US. Might as well put the Amish in charge.
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djugglerMar 24, 2026
+1
Si they can require back doors?
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Certain-Anxiety-6786Mar 24, 2026
+1
Sorry, do we make routers here?
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Budget-Duty5096Mar 24, 2026
+1
I will give you one guess which company that currently offers internet service in the US makes their routers domestically.
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mickeyaaaaMar 24, 2026
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*Dusts off his old MADE IN THE USA US Robotics 56K Courier modem - GONNA BE WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD BABY!!*
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BaneOfMyLifeMar 24, 2026
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Now that’s some authoritarian bullshit right there
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mickeyaaaaMar 24, 2026
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A one time TRIBUTE PAYMENT or GRIFTUTE to King Trump will get any company an exemption. Get your bag of gold and get in line folks.
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MisterSneakSneakMar 24, 2026
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Watch the new routers be ingrained with AI
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albinobluesheepMar 24, 2026
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f*** my Router is on the fritz. F***
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MysteryHeroesMar 24, 2026
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Memory unlocked. The trial the GOP oversight committee had vs. the CEO of Tik Tok. Most of it was to see if they were gathering data for the Chinese Communist party, but one rep asked the CEO if routers could be used to spy on people. The CEO explained that it couldn’t because its only task is to take download and upload packets from cable and convert it to a wireless signal that can be picked up by compatible devices in a localized area. Any “spying” would have to come from the internet.
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lordtyp0Mar 24, 2026
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What about drones and apps that upload pics and data mine the shit out of people's locations, face recognition, phone activity?
So many video and phot related recon going on, accidental treason ..
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JameseesallMar 24, 2026
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“Free market” lovers will see nothing wrong with this
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LasersTheyWorkMar 24, 2026
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My Asus router running open source software is not impressed by this.
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whateveryousaymydearMar 24, 2026
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so, we now have to rent the router from the ISP...
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ianrl337Mar 24, 2026
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So insanely vague and benefits a few companies. What is considered consumer? What is a router? I expect lawyers on it by morning.
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Diligent-Engineer428Mar 24, 2026
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Why? Does Musk have a Router business to go with his Starlink?
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destinationlalalandMar 24, 2026
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Is the security of a router more a function of who make the individual hardware components of it, or who engineers it and manages the software/updates? Asking cause I got a big hole in my technoknowledge right about there….
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justifunMar 24, 2026
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If the rule only applies to newly imported ones, they seem to be ignoring that all of the old ones could simply get firmware updates with the "malicious code" they are concerned about.
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TheHumanGnomeProjectMar 24, 2026
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There are going to be a lot of people employed to assemble routers in the US. Those laborers won't be able to afford the routers they're assembling, but they'll be glad to have a job, I guess. Good luck sorting out all those microplastics in your gut and testes American laborer.
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Grow_ResponsiblyMar 24, 2026
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The lengths they will go to in order to divert our attention from the Epstein Files.
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Rex_VageneMar 24, 2026
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Get the new TRUMP routers! Gold plated, with eagle figures on each side, and an engraving of the greatest president in American history! Buy your blazing fast* TRUMP routers today! 100% made in the USA*
*actual speed 56kb/s
*assembled in the USA with parts from Gy-na
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ElysiumSproutsMar 24, 2026
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Can we keep the routers and ban Republicans instead?
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Western-Corner-431Mar 24, 2026
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His kids must have bought a router factory in Texas
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thelunarunitMar 24, 2026
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Lol 20 years to late
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Jonas_VentureJrMar 24, 2026
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I’m switching to Morse code and smoke signals
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Fallacy_SpottedMar 24, 2026
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The fact that the government uses non-government manufactured established tech is what should be surprising. Router tech is ancient and the US government could make their own with insane security features in built, at scale, at cost. The military industrial complex should be the federal industrial complex. Private companies should win pre-established prizes for developing specific tech and manufacturing processes that meets a standard and then the fed owns it. Then other departments of the government should be able to use that for open source civil purposes as long as it is within the classified guidelines.
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Efficient_DisciplineMar 24, 2026
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What you described isn't far from reality as far as funding and development, but what actually happens after is the new tech is limited to certain applications, mostly military and intelligence.
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Dirty_DishisMar 24, 2026
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Shit is starting to sound like some Commie propaganda.
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mobileagnesMar 24, 2026
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I guess people will be looking for used routers soon whenever they are in the market for a router.
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LemanRedMar 24, 2026
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It's so easy to make your own with a mini PC...
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Landon-RedMar 24, 2026
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A tragedy for US international competiveness.
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Logician22Mar 24, 2026
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We should all be calling those dam senators and representatives up to call for Trump’s impeachment.
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tommm3864Mar 24, 2026
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F****** brilliant
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rennyrenwickMar 24, 2026
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We can put it together but where are we going to get the parts from?
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TRex_ChefMar 24, 2026
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Lol. Its nice being smarter than maga terrorists. You only exist to become fertilizer
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Particular_PeacockMar 24, 2026
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This is a surveillance move. Among others.
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JustAhobbyishMar 24, 2026
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So all of them ?
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ichabod01Mar 24, 2026
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Who makes them here???
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SprunklefunzelMar 24, 2026
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Trump branded routers (still made in China ofc, but approved by Trump) incoming!
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bjbigplayerMar 24, 2026
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Too late. I work from home and Starlink is deemed unsecure by virtually everyone. I have my router and modem and am not giving them up.
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tphillips1990Mar 24, 2026
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They sure have some interesting targets in their misanthropy crusade, eh?
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dannydramaMar 24, 2026
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When's trump opening his big beautiful router company? You Americans are having the piss taken with citizens getting kidnapped and the government fraud and useless wars and you're just watching because 'rules', as if the government is still following them. 😂
Come on people, surely your mates getting snatched by guys with guns, mask and no uniform is the point you stop putting up with it?
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NotThatHandsomePeteMar 24, 2026
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You're all assuming there was any though further than then ends of their noses.
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Proof-Schedule-1418Mar 24, 2026
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Sticking with my mikrotik gear. U.S. gov. Can suck it.
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