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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 1h
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LIVE: People camp out in Madrid in protest over Spain’s housing crisis
YouTube video by Associated Press
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 6h
29 Oct 2012
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Israel is an apartheid state (no poll required)
A new Ha'aretz poll indicates a majority of Jewish Israelis favour apartheid - but that's nothing new.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 6h
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Botswana at 60 challenges the story of postcolonial African failure
Botswana showed that resource wealth need not condemn a country to corruption and underdevelopment.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 6h
Portugal prosecutors probe legality of US use of Lajes base in Iran war.
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Portugal prosecutors probe legality of US use of Lajes base in Iran war
A longstanding agreement with the US allows it to use the Azores air base without prior authorization during peacetime.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 20h
Gaza's civil defence agency and a hospital have said that an overnight Israeli airstrike on an apartment in Gaza City killed five Palestinians, including four women.
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Five killed in Israeli strike on Gaza apartment building
Gaza's civil defence agency and a hospital have said that an overnight Israeli airstrike on an apartment in Gaza City killed five Palestinians, including four women.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Put me down as thinking it’s a genocide. Put me down as wanting a free Palestine.”-Adam Brody.
timesofisrael.com
Rabbi who coached Adam Brody for ‘Nobody Wants This’ calls him ‘relatively ignorant Jew’ after ‘genocide’ remark
Brody, who plays a rabbi opposite Kristen Bell in hit Netflix series, had said, 'Put me down as thinking it’s a genocide. Put me down as wanting a free Palestine'
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
After a French investigative site on Monday alleged that far-right National Rally leader Jordan Bardella made derogatory remarks about Jews as a teenager, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s minister in charge of combating antisemitism defended him.
timesofisrael.com
Israel courts Europe’s far right, finding friends but also unease
Netanyahu government embraces parties once kept at arm’s length over antisemitism; former diplomats warn ties may damage Israel’s standing, harm local Jewish communities
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I take it you're not interested in this story Kushner as it doesn't involve weapons.
aljazeera.com
WHO warns of ‘devastating consequences’ due to delayed aid entry into Gaza
The WHO's representative in Palestine calls on Israeli authorities to 'release the pressure on medical supplies'.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.
bioethics.com
Religious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them. | bioethics.com
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Strait of Hormuz. The name derives from Hormoz, the Middle Persian rendering of Ahura Mazda – the Zoroastrian deity of wisdom, light, and cosmic order.
aljazeera.com
The Strait of Hormuz is not just an oil chokepoint
It is the single point of failure of globalised production.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
According to international humanitarian law, an occupying power must facilitate the normal operation of educational institutions and avoid interference in their affairs.
aljazeera.com
Why Israel is interfering in Palestinian education
The occupation authorities are trying to censor Palestinian school curricula because they teach national consciousness.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.timesofisrael.com/us-waives-hu...
timesofisrael.com
US waives human right conditions for over $300M in military aid to Egypt
In letter to lawmakers, Rubio cites Cairo's 'helpful role' during Iran war, says the money will go toward programs 'important to the national security interest of the US'
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
FAO director-general Qu Dongyu appeared to warn FAO staff Tuesday that “we don’t allow you to play the game here of human rights.”
timesofisrael.com
Senior UN agency figure claims he lost job for criticizing Israel on Gaza
Food and Agriculture Organization director accused of breaking impartiality over 'silent protests'; Israeli diplomat said to have provided video that led to his dismissal
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Well, colour me surprised.
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Jared Kushner’s company has large stake in firm with Israeli military links | CNN
At the same time Jared Kushner has negotiated in the war in Gaza, his company has held the largest stake in a firm backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
fascinating.news/r/WQgdxVJm
fascinating.news
Billion-dollar power link connecting Israel to Europe hits roadblock in bitter regional feud
Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos accused Turkey of blocking the Great Sea Interconnector, a planned €1.9 billion subsea electricity link connecting Israel, Cyprus and Greece. Speaking durin
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
(A Warning Agaynst the Dangerous Practises of Papistes), who wrote about abusing a king with a "false flagge of religion".-Thomas Norton. Earliest recorded use of the phrase is from 1569 in a religious tract by English lawyer and writer Thomas Norton.
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False flag - Wikipedia
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
According to the explanations emanating from The Hague, an Israeli exporter seeking to sell wine, flowers, or fruit from the West Bank or the Golan Heights through a Dutch seaport or airport en route to another market in Europe or the United States is not supposed to be blocked.
timesofisrael.com
The Netherlands is just a symptom of a widening global boycott against Israel
A year after the US forced a Gaza ceasefire, Israel's international standing continues to plummet. The latest European restrictions threaten to exact a heavy economic toll
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Costa Rica’s Grynspan maintains lead in race to become next UN chief
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"It is time to intervene in the speculative housing market and start striking a balance between ordinary citizens and vulture funds," García said. Spain, amongst other measures, announces ban on evictions until 2030.
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Spain announces ban on evictions after protests over 87-year-old woman's removal from flat
The ban is part of a number of proposals that must be approved in parliament within 30 days.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.ynetnews.com/article/sjbf...
ynetnews.com
From close ally to loud critic: Why the Netherlands turned on Israel
For decades, the Netherlands was one of Israel’s closest European allies; what drove relations downhill, what awaits Israelis at Schiphol and could other countries follow? ynet explains
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.972mag.com/israeli-musi...
972mag.com
‘The Gaza Holocaust won't be forgotten’: An Israeli musician screams into the void
‘Super Sparta,’ Regev Baruch’s new album, is among the most blunt works of Israeli art since Oct. 7 — using provocation to insist on a different future.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What would we do without you?
timesofisrael.com
UK’s FM Miliband boasts that sanctions on settlers have spurred global action
Foreign secretary tells delighted Labour party confab that government approach to Israel has 'mobilized international community,' calls Gaza a 'stain on conscience of the world'
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
State violence.
timesofisrael.com
Over 100 settlers rioted in West Bank village, blocking return of Palestinian family, IDF says
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Going by polling of Israeli population, Israel is ‘biggest obstacle’ to fulfilling Gaza peace plan.
timesofisrael.com
Qatari PM says Netanyahu is ‘biggest obstacle’ to fulfilling Gaza peace plan
Al-Thani says Israel acting in opposition to US-brokered plan 'for the gain of the prime minister'; Netanyahu aide said to meet Qatari official in New York day before PM denounced Doha at UN
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Official from US-controlled panel overseeing Gaza rebuild expresses alarm over widespread support in Israel — trickling down from politicians to youth — for ‘encouraging migration’ of Palestinians. What are you going to do about it?
timesofisrael.com
Board of Peace official: Extremist views in Israel impeding effort to deradicalize Gaza
Official from US-controlled panel overseeing Gaza rebuild expresses alarm over widespread support in Israel — trickling down from politicians to youth — for ‘encouraging migration’ of Palestinians
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The world is torn apart by pure intellect, like Dionysus. But the poet is Zeus. He can swallow the heart of the world and recreate it as a living body. - Owen Barfield. Poetic Diction(Chapter 4: Meaning and Myth)
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
European Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen urged EU governments to continue curbing energy demand to reduce gas and electricity consumption amid "exceptionally low" storage levels, according to a letter seen by Euronews.
euronews.com
EU tells capitals to cut gas demand amid rising supply concerns
Although the EU is not facing immediate gas shortages, Energy Commissioner Jørgensen warned capitals that soaring prices driven by rising global demand could lead to shortages as winter approaches, ac...
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“I really believed in the death penalty,” he says. “I can’t believe that I did, today. I simply cannot believe it.”
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He executed death row prisoners. Then they came back to haunt him | CNN
Every night, one of the men Ron McAndrew killed would sit at the foot of his bed and stare, blankly, into his tortured soul.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As time passes, more concrete evidence is accumulating to indicate that Netanyahu, and/or someone very close to him, received warnings about Hamas’s intentions and actively chose not to update the IDF and the Shin Bet.
timesofisrael.com
Netanyahu’s narrative of ignorance on October 7 is rapidly unraveling
New reports detailing warnings conveyed by Egypt and the UAE before the massacre shatter PM's claim the security establishment kept him in the dark; if anything, it was the other way around
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Political attacks on the Catholic Church show how important and relevant she is to contemporary issues. Catholicism matters because it provides a 2,000 year old continuous global community, a structured system of truth and morality, and spiritual connection through the sacraments.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Lavender machine joins another AI system, “The Gospel.” Whereas The Gospel marks buildings and structures that the army claims militants operate from, Lavender marks people — and puts them on a kill list. The Holy Grail. Once you go automatic,target generation goes crazy, Civilians unimportant
972mag.com
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human oversight and a permissive policy for casualties, +972 and Local C...
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A settler-led wing of the army is driving Palestinian displacement on the state's behalf. But as Yagil Levy explains, this devil's bargain comes not without costs.
972mag.com
The 'gray arm' of Israeli annexation
A settler-led wing of the army is driving Palestinian displacement on the state's behalf. But as Yagil Levy explains, this devil's bargain comes not without costs.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Contemporary humanity in a world fueled by greed. A scene replicated the world over. Shameful. Maricarmen Abascal was given just 30 minutes to leave with only essential belongings, before she was forcibly removed from the building on a stretcher, accompanied by social services officials.
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Spain housing crisis protest after 87-year-old woman evicted
Maricarmen Abascal, a wheelchair user, was forcibly removed from the building on a stretcher, accompanied by social services officials. Her ejection sparked tense scenes outside, where police forcibly...
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The network said it was the second time that the boy was attacked. The first time he was with his father, who protected him, but this time he was alone.
timesofisrael.com
Report: Armenian Christian boy maced in Jerusalem while riding bike with headphones during Yom Kippur
Israeli TV says cops have reopened case after initially closing it despite assault being caught on video; boy's mother says he is now scared of outwardly Jewish-looking people
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Palestinians have faced water shortages and restrictions since Israel took control in 1967. Interim peace accords in the 1990s recognized their water rights but preserved a system that allocated some 80% of water pumped from the main aquifer for Israeli use.
timesofisrael.com
Settlers divert West Bank spring waters as Israel pushes heritage site takeovers
Palestinians say moves are leaving them without water for farmlands in latest effort promoted by Israel's hardline government to expand Israeli control over the territory
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The cult must go on...
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Orange Order given permission for limited Drumcree march
The Parades Commission of Northern Ireland has allowed the Orange Order parade at Drumcree to proceed in a limited capacity for the first time in 28 years.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
These firms join Airbnb already on the list.
timesofisrael.com
UN blacklists 61 more firms operating in West Bank settlements
Israeli pesticide maker ADAMA, real estate investment holding company Alony Hetz and Spain's Salvat Logistica among companies added to database that could be used for boycotts
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What was missing was peace. Netanyahu fought Israel’s case at the UN, but spoke to a world no longer listening.
ynetnews.com
Netanyahu fought Israel’s case at the UN, but spoke to a world no longer listening
Analysis: Netanyahu spoke fluently and forcefully, rebutting genocide accusations, but his bombastic, aggressive speech offered no vision or hope; 33 days before the election, it seemed aimed mainly a...
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Soccer: Israel's Abu Farchi sent off after controversial gun gesture celebration-jerusalem post
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Israel’s Abu Farchi sees red card after controversial goal celebration | The Jerusalem Post
Israel forward Saied Abu Farchi was shown a red card after celebrating his goal against Austria by using the corner flag to mimic a gun, leaving Israel with 10 players in a 3-1 Nations League defeat.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Poo hoo. A crisis scientists say was triggered when Israeli attacks destroyed much of Gaza’s wastewater infrastructure, causing a massive discharge of untreated sewage. “Pollution does not recognise political borders,” said the Zalul Environmental Association, an Israeli NGO.
theguardian.com
Israel facing water shortages caused by destruction of Gaza’s treatment plants
Five desalination plants shut down for days, while Gaza remains in grip of severe water and sanitation crisis
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
'The world that helped establish Israel now wants to see this problem solved’-Espen Barth Eide, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway.
timesofisrael.com
Norway says sanctioning settlements ‘the right thing to do,’ despite potential Israeli retaliation
Israeli reprisals to previous measures have impaired Oslo's ability to aid Palestinians; Norwegian FM says latest step shows that 'the world that helped establish Israel now wants to see this [West Ba...
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Netanyahu ‘continues to perpetrate genocide in Gaza’
timesofisrael.com
At UN, Spanish PM claims Netanyahu ‘continues to perpetrate genocide in Gaza’
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
‘So-called peace in Gaza is a spectacle’ should ‘shame us all,’ Macron claims in UNGA speech.
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Emmanuel Macron claims situation in Gaza should 'shame us all' in UNGA speech | The Jerusalem Post
Israeli leaders denounced French President Emmanuel Macron’s claims, calling him a liar and claiming he is taking “fake news to a new high.”
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.ynetnews.com/health_scien...
ynetnews.com
Israeli researcher helps solve 340-year mystery of Sweden’s Queen Christina’s death
Technion and Rambam professor Zaid Abassi and two US colleagues say undiagnosed diabetes likely contributed to a chronic leg infection that developed into fatal sepsis in 1689
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Israel is expected to seek "compensation" from Washington in the form of weapons systems that the US has so far declined to sell to Israel.
jpost.com
Israel seeks 'compensation' from US for Saudi F-35 deal, will buy new weapons | The Jerusalem Post
A source told Walla that the IDF would prefer that no other country in the Middle East receive the stealth fighter, in order to preserve Israel's qualitative operational advantage.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Our tax dollars, our votes are being used to kill, to maim, to displace Palestinians," he said. "To displace Lebanese, to bomb Iranians, and just really to forget that we are all humans.-Mahmoud Khalil.
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Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil speaks against Israel at Yom Kippur event | The Jerusalem Post
"It's tough to repent at a time where our tuition fees, our tax dollars, our votes are being used to kill, to maim, to displace Palestinians," he said.
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Clowns at it again.
timesofisrael.com
Trump administration set to announce sanctions against entire ICC, sources say
Unprecedented move against International Criminal Court, which issued arrest warrant against Netanyahu, could be finalized this week
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In early 2025, Israel built nearly 1,000 gates in the West Bank, at the entrances of nearly all villages and towns, which it closes on occasion to control Palestinian movement.
timesofisrael.com
A year after Western recognition, Palestinians see little progress toward statehood
Diplomatic push has brought little change on the ground; Palestinians point to rising settler violence and a weakened PA, while Israel says statehood would reward terrorism
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“When it comes to Benjamin Netanyahu, I have described him as I believe him to be — a war criminal and an architect of a horrific genocide of the Palestinian people,” Mamdani tells CNN.
timesofisrael.com
After cordial meeting with Trump, Mamdani renews attack on ‘architect of genocide’ Netanyahu
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Alan Wren @alanwren.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia opted out of competitive fixtures when drawn against Belarus in qualifiers. Their punishments were 3-0 defeats and, in one case, a small fine of €5,000. That seems a small price to pay for taking a stand.
irishexaminer.com
Baltic boycotts expose holes in FAI case for playing Israel
Between 2024 and May of this year, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia opted out of competitive fixtures when drawn against Belarus in qualifiers. Their punishments were 3-0 defeats and, in one case, a smal...
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