The "Freedom Phone" that has Trumpers all excited is actually made in China

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Moto phones for a while were made in Texas.

They may still have plants in Brazil.

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Maybe; dunno what port of android the thing is running, probably an older one.

while I don’t use most of the shovelware that apple puts on the iphones for my work phone, it at least stays out of the way of what I use it for- texting, the odd work related picture, MFA apps, and making/taking phone calls, which is a critical requirement for me. :smiley:

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Shhhhhh Don’t say that loud enough the Chinese hear you.

FWIW, I support Taiwan’s independence.

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even more, all the “top tier” MAGA faces pushing it are giving “promo codes,” which means they are in on the deal and get a cut for people who sign on and use their codes. it’s stunning how easily they grift from their faithful.

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The faithful are authoritarians. They’d feel disappointed if their leaders didn’t steal their money.

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Simpsons Nelson HaHa

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Silly Gizmodo. If “privacy and autonomy” is what they wanted, they wouldn’t be Trump-licking GOP voters.

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Trump has told them that they have privacy and autonomy. What more would they want?

Why would they trust a bunch of liberals like Gizmodo showing them that they don’t have any of that?

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He knows his audience.

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Checks out.

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I think the Librem 5 USA is probably as close as you can get. You’d have to read through to see if it’s close enough for you.

https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/

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I do wonder - now that the “Freedom Phone” has been mentioned here, will the StackSocial/StackCommerce algorithm make it pop up in the BoingBoingStore?

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I think your definition of irony is incorrect or incomplete.
It fails to encompass “rain on your wedding day.”

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That’s almost as ironic as a free ride when you’ve already paid…

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A good piece on the Freedumb Phone:

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I got to wonder if the FBI is participating in the software development of the “Freedom Phone” and ANOM (rebranded) is one of the included applications.

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LOL! Easiest way to get any right winger to buy/support/accept ANYTHING, no matter how stupid, is to insert the word “freedom” in the title.

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