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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 7h
I got home and turned on All In for the past 30 minutes. Then heard Chris say that Rahm Emanuel was appearing AGAIN on Jen Psaki's show. Why is MSNBC platforming him so much????
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Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 7h
Bi-directional bus lanes on the Mag Mile or bust. This is a good demonstration project (that will conveniently be rapidly deployed just in time for peak campaign season, and only on the side of the street with over a mile of parkland to minimize opposition) but we should demand better.
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Dan Hinkel @danhinkel.bsky.social · 14h
A little inclement weather does not stop us from delivering the @injusticewatch.org guide to the Cook County judicial elections. Find hard copies all over the place, or here online. www.injusticewatch.org
Me, the West Belmont Branch of the Chicago Public Library
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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 13h
Cook County voters! 1) Don't skip the judges on your ballot, and 2) Vote NO on Judge Krista Butler
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Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 12h
> northbound only > Roosevelt-Wacker only
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 12h
it’s super cool and fun that the university of chicago police department—one of the nation’s largest private police forces—has a network of alprs in a pocket of the south side that it runs without any outside oversight or transparency
an automated license plate reader on a blue light pole in chicago’s hyde park neighborhood another alpr mounted to a different blue light camera in hyde park. a third alpr mounted to a third blue light camera in hyde park
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kyle tear down that highway lucas 🏳️‍🌈 @itskylelucas.com · 12h
Only northbound AND doesn’t go north of Wacker lmfao
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CBS News Chicago @cbschicago.bsky.social · 13h
Seeking to reduce delays for CTA riders in downtown Chicago, officials plan to install a new dedicated bus lane on Michigan Avenue.
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Chicago to install dedicated bus lane on northbound Michigan Avenue downtown
Seeking to reduce delays for CTA riders in downtown Chicago, officials plan to install a new dedicated bus lane on Michigan Avenue.
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 17h
Chicago’s new parking meter deal will give the city a share of the profits for the first time since 2008. buff.ly/Cmj4LyL
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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social · 11h
This approach requires substantial police-involved financial adjustments.*
blockclubchicago.org
City Council Majority Says No To Head Tax, Property Tax Hike To Balance 2027 Budget
As budget talks heat up, 29 alderpeople sent a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson outlining their opposition to measures like the corporate head tax, which he tried to relaunch last year.
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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social · 11h
*No, we’re not defunding police —that’s extreme. But we need to cut some fat from the most bloated budget the city has.
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Joe Lorenzini @quidprojlo.bsky.social · 11h
"During the morning rush, CTA buses carry an estimated 35% of all trips on Michigan Avenue but make up only 3% of the vehicles," the mayor's office said in a news release. Great things are happening in Chicago!
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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 12h
And now its public! www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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Chicago to install dedicated bus lane on northbound Michigan Avenue downtown
Seeking to reduce delays for CTA riders in downtown Chicago, officials plan to install a new dedicated bus lane on Michigan Avenue.
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BYCTOM @byctom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
it's time for playoff basebal
jack white looking upset at a cubs game
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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 20h
Left, ex-CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson, fired after lying about passing out in his running car at a stop sign for nearly two hours after the city’s watchdog concluded he drank “several large servings of rum” Center, former Illinois man, current Florida man Ken Griffin Right, former Mayor Rahm Emanuel
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One thing the city could do is fire all the cops who allowed ICE to stage on Police Department parking lots. It would reduce the pension obligation too. chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...
chicago.suntimes.com
City Council faction draws line in sand in preelection budget battle with Mayor Brandon Johnson
One year after rejecting the mayor's corporate head tax, 29 opposition alderpersons tried to establish boundaries for the budget debate. At the top of the list — no property tax hike.
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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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In plain sight: a year of ICE using Chicago police parking lots for its operations
Videos and witness testimony show immigration agents continue using Chicago police station parking lots despite a ban on their access to city property. Records obtained from the Civilian Office of Pol...
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Steve Held @peoplesfabric.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“prosecutors had also obtained roughly three hundred [‼️] photographs of Martinez’s and Ruiz’s cars from Flock ALPR cameras throughout Cook County,” over a 30 day span.
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🦉 @smallmutuals.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The manhattan project produced the atom bomb faster than it is going to take chicago to repair a single two lane bridge
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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We need 1,000 of these in Chicago, 20 in each ward, the lack of public toilets is a complete failure of public policy
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Em, midly @lefttheprairie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So excited to set up a little rodent planned parenthood in my alley
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Yes, you read that right
AND WE NEED YOUR HELP.
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
alder matt martin is pushing for an audit the city of chicago’s alpr system
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Robert Vargas @robvargas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW REPORT - We digitized every ward map in Chicago history and discovered pockets of the city that never changed wards. Is your block one of them? Look up your address on our interactive map and read about the latest UCJP study. uchicago-justice-project.github.io/redistricting/
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
new: federal authorities tapped into a network of flock license plate readers and surveillance cameras owned by chicagoland police during their failed attempts to prosecute marimar martinez and anthony ruiz for following immigration agents last october.
chicagoreader.com
Feds tapped local surveillance networks in botched Chicago prosecutions - Chicago Reader
During their failed efforts to prosecute Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz, federal authorities accessed a network of Chicagoland license plate readers and surveillance cameras.
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
the feds accessed roughly 300 photos from flock alprs in at least five chicago suburbs that show martinez and ruiz making routine trips to work and run errands in the 30 days before border patrol agent charles exum crashed into their cars and shot martinez five times.
chicagoreader.com
Feds tapped local surveillance networks in botched Chicago prosecutions - Chicago Reader
During their failed efforts to prosecute Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz, federal authorities accessed a network of Chicagoland license plate readers and surveillance cameras.
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
federal authorities also tapped into the city of chicago’s pod surveillance camera system in an attempt to paint martinez and ruiz as a “caravan” of “domestic terrorists” that was “impeding” immigration enforcement.
chicagoreader.com
Feds tapped local surveillance networks in botched Chicago prosecutions - Chicago Reader
During their failed efforts to prosecute Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz, federal authorities accessed a network of Chicagoland license plate readers and surveillance cameras.
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
the use of local surveillance tech to justify federal felony charges against martinez and ruiz isn’t especially remarkable on its own. yet many advocates say the case shows how easily private information can pass from one agency to another with seemingly little, if any, oversight or transparency.
chicagoreader.com
Feds tapped local surveillance networks in botched Chicago prosecutions - Chicago Reader
During their failed efforts to prosecute Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz, federal authorities accessed a network of Chicagoland license plate readers and surveillance cameras.
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r o n y t h e b i k e c z a r @ronythebikeczar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Audits conducted by Illinois secretary of state Alexi Giannoulias in 2025 found that both Flock and Motorola illegally shared ALPR data with federal immigration authorities." And alexi did something about it, right? Right??
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John @localcelebrity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There should be a streamlined uniform interconnected pension system across city, county, and state levels that allows you to add time served based on different roles and different rates to an existing pension, but they should supersede each other rather than stacking
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John @localcelebrity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The idea that Jim Gardiner is going to get CFD, City Council and maybe even CPS pensions is disgusting
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Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fair play for those involved since it’s entirely legal but when it comes to pension reform, “you can only draw one pension at a time” and “pensions are for retirement so you can’t get paid out while you have another job” seem like great places to start
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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW: Interim @nitachicago.bsky.social Executive Director Jamie Rhee will collect an annual city taxpayer-funded pension of more than $213K while earning $350K, for a total of $563K, according to records obtained by me & @jaredrutecki.bsky.social for @wttw.bsky.social news.wttw.com/2026/09/29/i...
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Interim NITA Director Earning $350K Salary While Also Collecting $213K Annual City Pension, Records Show
When Jamie Rhee retired in April 2025 after nearly seven years as the commissioner of the Department of Aviation, serving three mayors, she was the city of Chicago’s highest paid employee, records sho...
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Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you were wondering what kinds of trains we could use when we #BuildTheTunnel, this is a great example
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David Powe @davidpowe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NITA budget prioritization survey just dropped: polco.us/n/res/vote/n...
polco.us
What Moves You? Help Shape the 2027 NITA Budget
Polco is a secure and reliable place to provide input directly to local and state leaders, as well as other socially minded organizations.
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Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seems like an unusually high proportion of Darren Bailey's campaign stops are places where you're not supposed to campaign (my understanding is that he wasn't invited to speak at this publicly funded event but got the mic and gave a stump speech lol)


Press Release

Village of East Dundee 120 Barrington Ave East Dundee, IL 60118

T 847.426.2822

www.eastdundee.net

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date:

September 28, 2026

Contact:

Franco Bottalico, Interim Village Administrator

STATEMENT FROM THE VILLAGE OF EAST DUNDEE REGARDING OKTOBERFEST 2026

The Village of East Dundee has received a number of questions and comments regarding the introduction of gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey at Saturday's Oktoberfest, Mr. Bailey's subsequent remarks, and the mentioning of other political candidates by Village President Pearson.

Neither Mr. Bailey, nor any other political candidate was specifically invited to attend Oktoberfest by the Village, any member of Village staff, or any Village elected official. Oktoberfest was open to all members of the public and widely advertised. As a result, some political candidates and elected officials independently chose to attend.

The Village does not endorse any candidate for local, state, or federal office. Any statements made by Village President Pearson in connection with the introduction of Mr. Bailey, or any other political candidate, do not reflect the views or the position of the Village of East Dundee, the Village Board of Trustees, or Village staff.

Oktoberfest was, and will continue to be in the future, a community celebration for all residents of the Village of East Dundee and visitors. It was not intended to serve as a political rally or campaign event. The Village, the Board of Trustees, and Village President Pearson remain committed to ensuring that its community events bring the community together and will take affirmative steps to ensure that all Village-sponsored events remain welcoming to all who attend.
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Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This from the GOP nominee for IL governor is why you don't cede civil rights issues to these people by uncritically supporting the surveillance state.
Darren Bailey

3w

If Flock cameras had been as widespread during COVID as they are today, do you really think they wouldn't have been used to track who left their house, who crossed state lines, and who showed up to Church?

We lived through it. Remember that.

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 29/09/2026
Dick Durbin is straight up ignorant to the realities of college sports and has been for 10+ years. He was one of the senators I interviewed for a piece on Northwestern Football’s unionization fight and his takeaway essentially was “Pat Fitzgerald is good I would never do anything to hurt him.”
rollcall.com
Senators Say Northwestern Unionization Effort Prompts Important Questions
Lawmakers could intensify debate on a historic attempt by Northwestern University football players to become the first college athletes to unionize, from holding highly visible Capitol Hill hearings t...
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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 29/09/2026
I was honestly surprised at the time he had literally nothing thoughtful or interesting to say but I guess that’s Dick Durbin for you! Wrong on the substance. Wrong on the politics (in 2026 committed to giving Ted Cruz a W!).
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 29/09/2026
Another Schumer disaster! They had Republican votes, they could have stopped this!
Grouped By Vote Position

Armstrong (R-OK)
Baldwin (D-WI)
Banks (R-IN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Britt (R-AL)

Budd (R-NC)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Collins (R-ME)
Coons (D-DE)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)

Cruz (R-TX)
Curtis (R-UT)
Daines (R-MT)
Durbin (D-IL)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fetterman (D-PA)

Alsobrooks (D-MD)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
Booker (D-NJ)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Hirono (D-HI)

Kaine (D-VA)

Kelly (D-AZ)

Tillis (R-NC)

YEAs---74
Fischer (R-NE)
Gallego (D-AZ)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hassan (D-NH)
Hawley (R-MO)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Husted (R-OH)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Justice (R-WV)
Kennedy (R-LA)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lujan (D-NM)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
McCormick (R-PA)
Moran (R-KS)
NAYs---25
Kim (D-NJ)
Markey (D-MA)
Merkley (D-OR)
Moody (R-FL)
Murphy (D-CT)
Paul (R-KY)
Reed (D-RI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schiff (D-CA)
Not Voting -1

Moreno (R-OH)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Ossoff (D-GA)
Padilla (D-CA)
Peters (D-Ml)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Rosen (D-NV)
Rounds (R-SD)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-SC)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Sheehy (R-MT)
Slotkin (D-Ml)
Smith (D-MN)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Warner (D-VA)
Welch (D-VT)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)

Schumer (D-NY)
Scott (R-FL)

Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warnock (D-GA)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)
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Greg Boysen @gregboysen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bears just won a nationally televised game by 20 points with their third string quarterback. What a time to be alive!
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Da Bears @chicagobearsx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Caleb Williams was hyped for Case
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Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 28/09/2026
IT'S OFFICIAL. The progressive members of the Chicago City Council (looking at you, @andrefor40th.bsky.social) stopped ICE's cruelest, most notorious charter airline, Omni Air International. news.wttw.com/2026/09/28/f...
news.wttw.com
Firm Set to Buy Chicago’s Parking Meters Sells Airline That Carried Out Deportations
More than a dozen progressive members of the City Council said they would not vote in favor of the deal unless the firm sold Omni Air, threatening the completion of the deal involving the city’s 36,00...
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 28/09/2026
Incredibly, the same week the Chicago city council used the hell out of its leverage, Kevin Flynn on the Denver city council thinks it will “accomplish little” to use his. Besides, more flights to Telluride, guys! denverite.com/2026/09/25/k...
denverite.com
Denver set to approve new airport lease for ICE contractor Key Lime Air
City officials say the space will be used for passenger service, not deportation flights.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 28/09/2026
Thank you @katmabu.bsky.social for getting the word out to Chicagoans about Stonepeak, Omni, their goddamn parking meters, and the power they had. Good job, Chicago, on having your alderpeople's backs and encouraging them to hold the line under billionaire pressure. bsky.app/profile/katm...
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Whenever you see a pollster or consultant give a take like this, it’s always worth following the money. In this case, Emanuel has paid Anzalone’s firm nearly $300k (maybe more but that’s what I found so far). A consultant class is devouring the Dem Party www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisc...
John Anzalone &
@JohnAnzo
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Underestimate @RahmEmanuel at your own risk.
He knows how to win. He knows how to fight.
And he knows how to message.
And no one will out work him. Regardless of whether he wins the Democratic nomination in 2028 he will make an impact on the race. You can be sure of that. Don't take your eyes off of him. At the minimum, learn from him.
Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
From nytimes.com
6:47 AM • 9/26/26 • 274K Views
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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The New York-based investment firm set to buy Chicago’s parking meters announced Monday it had sold an airline that has been carrying out deportations for the Trump administration, officials announced. to.wttw.com/3Vd4zMQ
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Firm Set to Buy Chicago’s Parking Meters Sells Airline That Carried Out Deportations
More than a dozen progressive members of the City Council said they would not vote in favor of the deal unless the firm sold Omni Air, threatening the completion of the deal involving the city’s 36,00...
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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW: The Chicago police officer who fired three shots on the 606 Bloomingdale Trail at a man he suspected of an attempted carjacking should be fired, the agency tasked with investigating police misconduct concluded. @wttw.bsky.social
news.wttw.com
CPD Officer Who Fired 3 Shots at Suspected Carjacker on 606 Trail Faces Firing: Records
It is unclear why the probe into the April 2021 shooting took more than five years to complete.
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Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Law enforcement (+ and adjacent gadfly advocates) throwing a fit over how one Cook County judge runs their courtroom is really something to watch if you have ever been upset by how a judge treats a client who, unlike law enforcement, has Constitutional rights at stake.
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