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Alison Auld

@aauld.bsky.social
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Former CP journalist now writing about academic research and innovation; freelancer with special interest in marine life and climate

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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump Says He Has Banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/b...
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Trump Says He Has Banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House
The president cited reporting from the outlets that he deemed “fake news.” It was unclear how such a ban would be enforced or defended in court.
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Robert Kraft’s attempts to silence Macklemore have backfired spectacularly | Arwa Mahdawi
The billionaire’s attempted crackdown on Ed Sheeran’s tour only amplified pro-Palestinian statements. It’s been a joy to watch
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Can Concrete Molds Revive Coral Reefs Ruined by Bombs and Climate Change? www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/w...
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Can Concrete Molds Revive Coral Reefs Ruined by Bombs and Climate Change?
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Iris Gorfinkel, M.D. @drgorfinkel.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Cases of Ebola Bundibugyo are spreading fast. May 16: 246 suspected cases + 80 deaths May 24: 904 suspected cases + 119 deaths This strain has no vaccine to prevent it ...& no antivirals to treat it. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/w...
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In City at Center of Ebola Crisis, ‘the Virus Is Far Ahead of Us’
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Please check out Be Giant, a new publication serving up fascinating solutions-based journalism and the people behind innovations that are addressing some of Canada’s most pressing problems. www.begiant.ca/stories/idea...
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How ropeless fishing gear is helping protect right whales
Rope entanglement is killing the critically endangered whales. On-demand fishing gear could cut the risk – while preserving livelihoods
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historianpub @historianpub.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Remembering Ella Jane Fitzgerald was an American singer, composer, and songwriter who left a lasting mark on American culture, born #onthisday April 25, 1917. Known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Queen of Jazz", Fitzgerald was a Grammy Award-winning vocalist who sold more than 40 million albums.
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
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3 credits short of a degree, he left NSCAD for a music career. The school is now honouring him | CBC News
When Andrew Scott decided to chase a career in music and give up his studies, it was only going to be temporary. "I'm not going to be in a rock band when I'm 30," Scott told his mom. Thirty-five years...
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Meet MOTHRA, the thousand-eyed telescope in search of the cosmic web
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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
This sounds like hell. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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‘Dark, like our future’: Iranians describe scenes of catastrophe after Tehran’s oil depots bombed
Residents report terror of smoke-filled city, from potentially toxic rain, air and water to food scarcity and difficulty of escape
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Forbes @forbes.com · 08/03/2026
Meet The Female Journalist Risking Her Life To Report On Women In Afghanistan
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Meet The Female Journalist Risking Her Life To Report On Women In Afghanistan
An interview with Sana Atef, a reporter with the Zan Times who covers the lives and work of women in Afghanistan.
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WIRED @wired.com · 26/02/2026
ICYMI: A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes "a masterpiece" appears to be run by a White House staffer, according to records reviewed by WIRED. www.wired.com/story/a-whit...
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A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account
A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes "a masterpiece" appears to be run by a White House staffer, according to records reviewed by WIRED.
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 22/02/2026
🇦🇺 Australian farmer Tom Warren’s solar panels look like any other -- until you spot the dozens of sheep grazing and napping, helping the country transition to green energy and earning him a decent income while doing it. ➡️ u.afp.com/S6LZ
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/02/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Trump, his aides and many of his supporters haven’t purged contempt from our politics. They’ve mainstreamed it. Purified it. Industrialized it. It’s their push-a-button pushback against everyone who challenges them,” argues Frank Bruni.
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Opinion | Pam Bondi and the MAGA Brand of Insult Politics
Insult everyone. Answer for nothing.
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/c...
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Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
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These Trinidadian fishermen were killed in a U.S. boat strike. Now their families are suing | CBC Radio
The U.S. government has said, without providing evidence, that the men killed on the boats were “narco-terrorists.” But Chad Joseph’s and Rishi Samroo’s families say they were just regular workers cat...
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
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Advocates fear Marineland whales, dolphins may end up in shows or bred if export to U.S. approved | CBC News
Canada’s minister of fisheries says Marineland’s plan to ship 34 marine mammals to aquariums in the U.S. is "solid." Animal advocates, meanwhile, worry the beluga whales and dolphins at the shuttered ...
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
"When we only negotiate bilaterally with a hegemon, we negotiate from weakness," Carney said. "We accept what's offered. We compete with each other to be the most accommodating. This is not sovereignty. It's the performance of sovereignty while accepting subordination." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Did Carney just signal a massive shift in Canada's foreign policy direction? | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney turned some heads in Switzerland on Tuesday with his stark assessment of the current state of global affairs.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/01/2026
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the U.S. for more than a half-century, said on Monday that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization because Congress cut off its federal money.
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down
Executives debated whether to allow the corporation to lie dormant after federal funding ended last year, but decided against it.
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
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‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 18/12/2025
When the Trump administration froze foreign aid, AP reporter Mogomotsi Magome covered the consequences in South Africa where health facilities supporting the most vulnerable in society were getting closed down and patients were being turned away. bit.ly/4s2RMIJ
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Fact-Checking Trump’s Prime-Time Address on the Economy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Prime-Time Address on the Economy
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16/12/2025
Why did Donald Trump pardon a former president who was convicted of trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine and taking millions of dollars in bribes? Follow the tech bros.
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
@dalhousieu.bsky.social Research Suggests Killer Whales Find an ‘Unlikely Friend’ in Dolphins www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/s...
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Killer Whales Find an ‘Unlikely Friend’ in Dolphins
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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Every story you help fund supports local climate journalism. DONATE at: www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/donate
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NPR @npr.org · 10/12/2025
As newsrooms shutter and paywalls rise elsewhere, public media delivers critical, unbiased reporting without fear or favor. That's the promise of a free press in a democracy. Click here to support the network of voices that keeps our public conversation honest and informed: n.pr/4pCcFIx
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
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Writer and photographer Stephen Thorne remembered as dogged, keen-eyed storyteller
Journalist Stephen Thorne, who movingly chronicled some of the most difficult episodes in recent Canadian history, died Friday after being ill with prostate cancer. He was 66.
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NPR @npr.org · 08/12/2025
Trump has prompted a redistricting race as he tries to maintain Republican control of the House in the 2026 elections. Democrats have fewer options to counter, as the battle heads into next year. n.pr/4oMnWW1
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After Texas ruling, Trump and Republicans head to 2026 with a redistricting edge
Trump has prompted a redistricting race as he tries to maintain Republican control of the House in the 2026 elections. Democrats have fewer options to counter, as the battle heads into next year.
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Climate Stories Atlantic @climateatlantic.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
In our latest article, Doing our dirty work by @aauld.bsky.social, we take a closer look at how this humble super filterer is helping to clean the contaminated waters of Boat Harbour, NS. Read it here: www.climatestoriesatlantic.ca/stories/doin... @dalhousieu.bsky.social @oceanfrontier.bsky.social
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/12/2025
Breaking News: Frank Gehry, a titan of architecture, has died at 96. He designed some of the world’s most recognizable buildings — many widely regarded as masterpieces. nyti.ms/4rGCYiE
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 05/12/2025
FIFA President Gianni Infantini used the World Cup draw to bestow a made-up award, the FIFA Peace Prize, to Donald Trump, a president inflicting violence both at home and abroad. @edgeofsports.bsky.social and @julesboykoff.bsky.social take a look at this absurd, risible act. bit.ly/44ThjtN
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FIFA Kisses Up to Trump With Absurd “Peace Prize”
With the world’s soccer fans watching, Gianni Infantino, the great toady to the globe’s oligarchs, handed a made-up peace prize to the increasingly violent US president.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 30/11/2025
Newspapers are closing at an emergency-level rate—over the past 20 years, America has lost more than 3,000. For the past six years, the photographer Ann Hermes has been documenting the lives lived in these dying places across the country. See more images: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/059DXx
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Interesting idea www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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What's next for St. Theresa's Church in Halifax
The church, which stood in Halifax for nearly a century, is being torn down. John Stevens, the project lead, tells Amy Smith about future plans for the site.
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaica's ambassador of reggae, dead at 81 | CBC News
Jimmy Cliff, who was a presence at the birth of modern Jamaican music and helped spread the influence of reggae around the world through his albums and starring role in The Harder They Come, has died....
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
A Cancer Diagnosis Brings a New Season of Grief to the Kennedy Family www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...
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A Cancer Diagnosis Brings a New Season of Grief to the Kennedy Family
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
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She lost 5 children during the war in Gaza and is now raising her 36 grandkids | CBC News
Reda Aliwa, 60, is caring for her 36 grandchildren in Gaza City after five of her own children were killed this September. Statistics suggest there are some 40,000 children in Gaza who’ve lost one or ...
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
@dalhousieu.bsky.social researcher Raluca Bejan releases new report on Canada's implementation of the international group's guidelines on decent working conditions for migrant workers www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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Open work permits, better housing needed for temporary foreign workers in Canada: Report
The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) has released a new report with recommendations for how Canada can improve the working conditions of temporary foreign workers in Ontario, Alberta and Queb...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/11/2025
In March, the American government deported more than 200 Venezuelan men from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. The New York Times interviewed 40 of the men who were imprisoned. They described being beaten, sexually assaulted by guards and driven to the brink of suicide.
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Inside Trump’s Deportation of Venezuelans: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
The Times interviewed dozens of migrant men sent to a prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration. Independent forensic analysts called the testimony credible and consistent and said the treatment met the U.N.’s definition of torture.
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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These U.S. National Guard members say they’ll defy order to deploy in Chicago  | CBC Radio
Two Illinois National Guard members, both Democrats, say they will defy U.S. President Donald's Trump's order to deploy to the streets of Chicago.
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Lots of people rightly criticizing the gutter racism here but I also want to point out how contemptibly cowardly this idea is.
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Politico @politico.com · 29/10/2025
ICE is telling Dem lawmakers they can’t visit detention centers during the shutdown — citing no money or staff to support visits, says our @kyledcheney.bsky.social.
 Read the exclusive story on how the Trump administration is using the shutdown to limit oversight: ow.ly/fL0b50XjLWv
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
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Halifax research aquarium prepares to open to the public
The Beaty Centre for Marine Biodiversity in Halifax officially opens its doors in December. Watch Amy Smith's interview with Boris Worm, one of the leads of the centre. He says the aquarium was 20 yea...
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Alison Auld @aauld.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
@dalhousieu.bsky.social researcher listens to ambient noise in the deep ocean to track dangerous ocean acidification | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Ambient noise can track dangerous ocean acidification
Acoustic technique could make it easier to monitor threat to marine life stemming from rising carbon emissions
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/10/2025
Changes to Oklahoma’s curriculum rules make it so teachers aren’t supposed to tell students that the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 — a defining incident of racial violence in Oklahoma history — was perpetrated by racists. ➡️ Full story: propub.li/3WXTkFm
Article excerpt with a section of the second paragraph highlighted: State social studies standards for years have included discussion of how white Tulsans murdered as many as 300 Black people. But once the 2021 state law that restricted teaching about race and gender passed, some teachers avoided the topic.

The law prohibits teachers from singling out specific racial groups as responsible for past racism. It specifies that individuals of a certain race shouldn’t be portrayed as inherently racist, “whether consciously or unconsciously.” In addition to teachers’ licensure being on the line, repeated failure to comply would allow the state to revoke district accreditation, which could result in a state takeover.

When educators questioned how to teach about a race massacre without running afoul of the law, state legislators and the Tulsa County chapter of the conservative parent group Moms for Liberty weighed in to say that white people today shouldn’t feel shame and that the massacre’s perpetrators shouldn’t be cast as racists. A Moms for Liberty chapter representative did not respond to questions from ProPublica.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/10/2025
A federal jury this week found a private company that runs detention centers liable for the 2015 death of an inmate in Louisiana and awarded the man’s family $42.75 million in damages.
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Jury Awards $42 Million in Death of Inmate at Private Jail in Louisiana
Erie Moore, a retired millworker and father of three, died in 2015, a month after guards slammed him headfirst to the floor at the Richwood Correctional Center, lawyers for his family said.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 25/10/2025
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US expands facial recognition at borders to track non-citizens
The U.S. will expand the use of facial recognition technology to track non-citizens entering and leaving the country in order to combat visa overstays and passport fraud, according to a government document published on Friday.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
it's hard to Nazi what's going on here
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 20/10/2025
During the Second World War, Jewish doctors—who were themselves going hungry—studied starving people in the Warsaw Ghetto. Their findings inform what doctors expect to see after starvation in Gaza. www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/wha…
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 18/10/2025
👀 someone calling out big law firm complicity and cowardice
Sign reading BIG LAW LITTLE BALLS, and then listing a bunch of lil ball'd firms:

A&O Shearman 
Cadwalder, Wickersham
Kirkland & Ellis
Latham & Watkins
Milbank
Paul, Weiss
Simpson Thatcher
Skadden, Arpa
Willkie Farr

Then the sign ends with a Trump quote that should make these firms put their heads in the proverbial bag:

"They gave me a lot of money considering they did nothing wrong"
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