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Re:Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and se... by account42 on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @04:55AM (#48105838)
Curb your TDS, this trend has been going on much longer than the bad orange man.
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Re:Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and se... by array_key_first on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @02:36PM (#48112397)
Acknowledging reality = TDS.

While you're correct that this is a trend that has been going on for a while, the keyword is trend. Do you understand what a trend is? It's a direction. Meaning, under Trump, it has gotten worse, and that is directly related to the piss-poor policy choices of this administration.

I won't mince words here. People who think policy is completely detached from outcomes are dim, and should spend less time talking because it wastes everyone's brain space.

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Re:Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and se... by Ajakks on Thursday May 14, 2026 @05:49PM (#48141723)
Oh, I was just really upset having found out that the IRS is going to settle Trumps 10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, for releasing his tax returns but showed he payed 0 dollars in taxes - AND, the terms of the settlement are that the IRS cannot investigate his family or any of their businesses in the future.

That is the most corrupt thing a Leader in a western country has ever done in the modern world.

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