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@adamnyc.bsky.social
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Passionate about public reason. Averse to social media. Willing to compromise to advance human rights, but not to undermine them.

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New Kings Democrats @newkingsdems.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Brooklynites voted to elect new District Leaders with the power to elect a new party chair. No one has the power to overturn that election result, and certainly not the outgoing district leaders who just lost their seats. We are glad to see democracy validated in court again.
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New Kings Democrats @newkingsdems.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Let us be clear: Brooklyn needs a fair vote by the elected District Leaders. The Chair attempting to pick her own successor after she lost an election isn’t democracy, it's cronyism, and the illegal rules changes she has fought to enact would permanently end democratic oversight of our party.
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New Kings Democrats @newkingsdems.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
With only 7 weeks until the midterms, Dems need a Brooklyn party that knocks on doors and wins races, not one that is preoccupied with fighting its own voters. Join us tomorrow morning before the County Committee meeting to call for an end to this ongoing misuse of party funds.
Poster featuring a photo by Greg Pak of NYC Public Jumaane Williams speaking at a previous Brooklyn Can't Wait rally alongside State Senator Andrew Gounardes, Democratic nominee for NY Assembly Chris McCreight, and District Leader Omar Hardy. The text of the poster reads:

Rally and Press Conference
Immediately preceding the Brooklyn Dems County Committee Meeting
Wednesday 9:00 am
September 23, 2026
275 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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New Kings Democrats @newkingsdems.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Yesterday, a judge ruled that the Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair has no right to change the party rules post-election to prevent a legitimate handover of power. We look forward to the election of a new chair on September 23. Full statement: www.newkingsdemocrats.com/court_stops_...
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BKForge @bkforge.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Join BKForge and friends in less than two weeks for live music, raffle prizes worth over $2k, a cash bar, and a great time supporting @movementvoter.bsky.social to build a Blue Wave in the midterms. There’s still time to register: bit.ly/fund_mvp! @bkindivisible.bsky.social @lidbk.bsky.social
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Carey @careylikemariah.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Mayor Mamdani has spoken! "I very much oppose these proposed changes by the current Brooklyn Democratic Party Chair. I oppose them because they are an attempt to circumnavigate the will of voters."
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Brooklyn deserves a transparent, accountable, & competent Democratic Party. In June, we elected the majority we need to make it so. Now the party chair is planning to subvert that election. We didn't tolerate election subversion on Jan 6 and we won't tolerate it now in Brooklyn. Hands Off Our Vote!
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 20/06/2026
Hey, friends in NY-10! It's time to vote for @bradlander.bsky.social, and here's why, illustrated with photos! I've taken more pictures of this dude than any other elected because he always shows up, supporting people & causes I care about. Check it out & VOTE! Find your polling site at vote.nyc!
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Three more days of Early Voting and Election Day is Tuesday, June 23. Brad in 5!
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Want a Democratic party that agrees that we are worth fighting for? Let's show up for the people who fight for us so we can all win. Early voting in the NYS Democratic primaries starts 6/13. Sign up to volunteer with me here: www.mobilize.us/landerforcon...
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Brad Lander for Congress · Brad Lander for Congress on Mobilize
Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more with Brad Lander for Congress.
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
When we fight, we win!
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Is our quarter-billionaire Congressman who has “no problem taking money from anyone” really looking out for you?
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
@governor.ny.gov signed new protections for NYers into law today. But we're not done until we pass #NY4All. Here's why.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
After Signature Bank failed in 2023, I made an innovative investment as Comptroller that saved 35,000 affordable housing units in New York — and delivered a great return for NYC’s retirees at the same time.
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
It'd be hard to top the arrogance of any of those guys! But I support reading and rereading texts if that helps promote critical thinking about how the world is and how the world ought to be so we can change it for the better.
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
You reminded me of this observation from the conclusion to the Critique of Practical Reason: Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and reverence the more often and more steadily one reflects on them: the starry heavens above and the moral law within.
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AAUP @aaup.org · 12/05/2026
RIGHT NOW! As the SJU Board of Trustees meets, SJU-AAUP is rallying to make clear to Father Shanley, the SJU admin, & the entire Board of Trustees that unlawful attacks on faculty will not be tolerated & faculty are united in their fight. UNION BUSTING IS UNHOLY!
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NYC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO @nyclabor.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The faculty of St. John’s University deserve respect, a fair contract, and voice on the job without intimidation. We stand in solidarity with the union faculty fighting back against union busting from the administration. An injury to one is an injury to all.
Workers and supporters walk a picket line outside of St John’s University in Queens. Someone holds a sign that reads “honk for education!”A member of PSC-CUNY chants into a megaphone next to scabby the rat. The people holding a banner that reads AAUP St. John’s University.
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Seems like he got his gift shopping advice from JD Vance: "Just whatever makes sense."
JD Vance tries to buy a donut.
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Let's go! @lindseyboylan.bsky.social is an outstanding leader fighting for working people, a livable city, and respect for everyone who calls NY home. If you live in Hell's Kitchen, Chelsea, or the West Village, go vote in the special election and rank Lindsey #1!
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Call your electeds! They work for you! @schumer.senate.gov 212-486-4430 @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social 212-688-6262 Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121 ... Courtesy of @bkindivisible.bsky.social: www.indivisiblebrooklyn.org
T-shirt saying "Call Your Electeds They Work For You!" on the front, with phone numbers on the back:
Sen. Chuck Schumer 212-486-4430
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand 212-688-6262
Congress Switchboard 202-224-3121
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Courtesy of Indivisible Brooklyn: www.indivisiblebrooklyn.org
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Climate Families NYC @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Wake up everyone. We cannot be silent while the president of the United States threatens to destroy an entire country. What will you tell your kids you did in this moment?
Families art build and rally for peace, 5 pm tonight in grand army plaza bk
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Republicans are making the unpaid, trained professionals at TSA work alongside overpaid, untrained goons at ICE. Apparently, it's not going well... Adding insult to injury is a loser move. Americans are suffering now, but Republicans will pay the costs in November. #ICEout #FundTSA
Washington Post article from March 26, 2026:
Trump's move to send ICE to airports fails to break impasse or end long lines
Airport delays continue to put pressure on lawmakers and the White House, but a deal remains elusive as Senate Democrats hold out for restraints on immigration agents.
Photo of long lines at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Wednesday (Reuters)
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Now is the time for every NYer who opposes collusion with ICE's mass deportation schemes to be as loud as possible in demanding that our NYS electeds pass #NY4All.
Call #1: Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins: 518-455-2585 or 212-298-5585
Call #2: Speaker Heastie: 518-455-4911 or 518-455-3791
Call #3: Gov. Hochul: 518-474-8390 (press 1 for voicemail; press 2 for a human)
"Hi, my name is… and I’m a voter living in [your neighborhood and zip code]. I’m calling to urge you to do everything you can to pass New York for All (S.2235/A.3506) in its entirety. With ICE's escalating violence against our communities, New Yorkers cannot wait any longer for legislative action that meets this moment. Will the [MAJORITY LEADER/SPEAKER/GOVERNOR] do everything in their power to pass New York for All -- with all the protections in the bill, not a watered-down version?"
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Strong day for @schumer.senate.gov: 1. Kept every Senate Dem united against the Trump-Rep DHS "deal" 2. Called out Trump's illegal war for exacerbating the MAGA affordability crisis 3. Delivered a powerful rebuke of the SAVE Act, which not a single Senate Dem will ever vote for #HoldTheLine, Chuck!
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Indivisible Brooklyn @bkindivisible.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Ever wonder how all of the amazing art at the No Kings marches gets [hand] made? Let’s follow this flower on its creation journey to No Kings 3 in NYC on 3/28!! @indivisible.org @handsoffnyc.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social @riseandresist.bsky.social
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
But should I live to see that day, I'll add to Habermas: "Canst work i’ th’ earth so fast? A worthy pioner!" (4/4)
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
And should democratic practice ever grow strong enough in itself so as to break through into the sunlight, the whole world will leap from its seat and exult, "Well burrowed, old mole!" (3/4)
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
These days, I'm mostly learning from the millions of everyday people joining the movement for democracy. We're working methodically through these dark times to generate solidarity and the capacity for people-powered politics. (2/4)
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
At a public lecture celebrating his 90th birthday, Jürgen Habermas concluded his remarks like this: (1/4)
"These statements are formulated in the hypothetical subjunctive. For today, the solidarity-generating source of democratic practice is already drying up in our various countries. With few exceptions, the political elites are letting themselves be disarmed by an ideologically inflated social complexity and have lost the courage to pursue a transformative policy. Meanwhile, the national public spheres, which are parched of almost all really relevant issues, have turned into arenas of distraction and indifference, if not of reciprocally fuelled nationalist resentment. If we are not content with gloomy diagnoses, we can learn something important from a Kant enlightened by Marx: the mole of reason is blind only in the sense that it recognizes the resistance of an unsolved problem without knowing whether there will be a solution. At the same time, it continues to tunnel forward obdurately in its subterranean passages. Kant inculcated this mentality in us along with his insights—indeed, his philosophy consists in collecting good reasons for this mentality of encouraging hope even in the face of disaster. And is not that the crowning glory of his wonderfully illuminating philosophy?"

Jürgen Habermas, "Once again: On the relationship between morality and ethical life." Lecture delivered at Goethe University Frankfurt, June 19, 2019. Translated by Ciaran Cronin.
Full text here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ejop.12716
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
There is power in our union! Solidarity forever. #HandsOffSJUfaculty
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
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AAUP @aaup.org · 11/03/2026
Union busting is unholy! @bradlander.bsky.social agrees that faculty unions belong at Catholic universities. Shame on Father Shanley for misusing Vincentian values to justify withdrawing recognition of faculty unions at St. John’s University!
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AAUP @aaup.org · 11/03/2026
The REAL March Madness is that Father Shanley at St. John’s University is withdrawing recognition of faculty unions. SJU AAUP and allies are here at Madison Square Garden today to say NO to this disgusting union busting!
The REAL March Madness is that Father Shanley at St. John’s University is withdrawing recognition of faculty unions.

SJU AAUP and allies are here at Madison Square Garden today to say NO to this disgusting union busting! The REAL March Madness is that Father Shanley at St. John’s University is withdrawing recognition of faculty unions.

SJU AAUP and allies are here at Madison Square Garden today to say NO to this disgusting union busting! The REAL March Madness is that Father Shanley at St. John’s University is withdrawing recognition of faculty unions.

SJU AAUP and allies are here at Madison Square Garden today to say NO to this disgusting union busting! The REAL March Madness is that Father Shanley at St. John’s University is withdrawing recognition of faculty unions.

SJU AAUP and allies are here at Madison Square Garden today to say NO to this disgusting union busting!
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Indivisible Brooklyn @bkindivisible.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
So we call upon the City Council to pass the NYC Know Your Rights Act, pass the NYC Trust Act, and do everything you can to support and strengthen our sanctuary laws, which make our city safer for all of us. 3/3 @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social @maketheroadny.bsky.social @thenyic.bsky.social
Speakers at a rally
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Indivisible Brooklyn @bkindivisible.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Sanctuary protections are central to NYC's promise to care for everyone who calls this city home. But we can do a better job of keeping our promise. 1/3 @maketheroadny.bsky.social @thenyic.bsky.social @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social
People holding signs at a rally
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Our rights are under attack from all directions. But the people, united, will never be defeated. I'm proud to be fighting for workers' rights and a democracy that delivers for working people. And with fighters like @bradlander.bsky.social by our side, I believe that we will win. #HandsOffSJUfaculty
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
St. John's University's president says that he can't bear the burden of dealing with unions, so he's not going to recognize our unions anymore. We've been a unionized faculty since 1970. On Wed 2/25, we're rallying to say Hands Off St. John's Faculty. Join us! bit.ly/HandsOffSJU225 @aaup.org
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RSVP to “Hands Off St. John’s Faculty” rally outside of the Board of Trustees meeting on 2/25
Colleagues, the time to act is NOW! Join the in-person “Hands Off St. John’s Faculty” rally outside of the Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, February 25th from 12 noon until 1pm. The rally will ...
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
It's a performative question and answer. Surely they haven't forgotten that Trump has ALREADY tried to do this by Executive Order just last year. He failed. That's why they're trying again to ram it through Congress. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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The President’s Executive Order on Elections
The illegal order risks preventing millions of eligible American citizens from voting.
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Indivisible Brooklyn @bkindivisible.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
MAGA tried writing ICE a blank check. And Senate Dems united to vote it down. Thank you, @schumer.senate.gov, for holding the line. Not another nickel or dime for the secret police terrorizing our communities and kidnapping and murdering our neighbors. No more funding for ICE crimes.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Thank you, @indivisible.org! With fascism ascendent, in a country that working families can’t afford, we need to fight like hell for a more inclusive democracy and a more equal economy. Together, we’ll keep organizing for the country that we deserve.
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Here's one example: SCOTUS has reinterpreted the Constitution to allow racial profiling. This list would change the law to ban such Kavanaugh stops. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kavanau...
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Kavanaugh stop - Wikipedia
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
And if we don't get real legislation that stops ICE crimes, Democrats must vote No on DHS funding. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social gets it. Why won't @schumer.senate.gov commit to whip the vote in support of his own position?
Excerpt from Politico article, "Democrats plan DHS funding offer as Thune floats long-term punt" by Mia McCarthy and Jordain Carney. February 4, 2026.

"While the two Democratic leaders reiterated in a news conference that they are 'on the same page,' Jeffries and Schumer declined to draw the same red lines on a full-year DHS punt.

"Jeffries said after the news conference he is 'a hard no' on a full-year CR, while Schumer stopped short of a hard commitment.

“'Republicans shouldn’t expect our votes if they’re not willing to enact strong, tough reform,' he said when asked if Senate Democrats would oppose another punt."

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/04/congress/democrats-dhs-funding-offer-00764643
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Will the folks on the WaPo editorial board who support ICE "trawling through Hispanic neighborhoods in pursuit of criminals" lose their jobs?
Excerpted paragraph from Washington Post editorial, "This good compromise would rein in ICE without undermining its core job." February 3, 2026.
"Something else Schumer says he wants is an end to 'roving patrols.' Democrats have a part to play here, too. If blue states would hand over dangerous illegal immigrants in their jails, instead of hiding behind 'sanctuary' policies, agents would have less of an excuse to go trawling through Hispanic neighborhoods in pursuit of criminals."
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
This is how @washingtonpost.com is covering the current state of negotiations.
Washington Post article from February 3, 2026, "House votes to end government shutdown, buy time for ICE talks." The accompanying picture shows Donald Trump at his desk in the Oval Office, celebrating as he signs the bills surrounded by applauding officials. On the desk is a red hat that says "AMERICA IS BACK!"
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
“We don’t have that many leverage points in the Senate,” Mr. Schumer said of the minority party, “but obviously, spending is one of them.” Glad that @schumer.senate.gov finally appreciates the power that the Minority Leader has. Now he needs to use it to rein in ICE. No more funding for ICE crimes!
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Thanks, @schumer.senate.gov, for listening to your constituents and successfully whipping the vote. Now let's make sure MAGA doesn't get the Dem votes needed to jam through a weakly rewritten bill. No more funding for ICE crimes! #HoldTheLine
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🌊❌👑🐸❌🧊 Target Majority NYC: An Indivisible & Swing Left Group @targetmajoritynyc.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
@indivisible.org groups from all 5 boroughs just delivered 1300+ NYers' letters to @schumer.senate.gov's staff, thanking him for uniting the Dems & urging specific demands to curb ICE @bkindivisible.bsky.social @nwbronxindiv.bsky.social @siactioncoalition.bsky.social @foresthillsqueens.bsky.social
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
It's like you bird-dogged yourself.
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adamnyc.bsky.social @adamnyc.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The DHS appropriations bill needs 60 votes to advance in the Senate. That means @schumer.senate.gov has the power to block anything that doesn't rein in ICE: * Stop the dragnet arrest operations * Ban racial profiling * Get CBP out of our cities * Unmask ICE * No warrantless break-ins #HoldTheLine
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