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Allison Lombardi

@allisonlombardi.bsky.social
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Professor and Special Education Researcher at UW-Madison, mom, co-parent, partner, cyclist, walker, hiker, retired runner, she/her PA/MI/CA/MD/OR/CT/WI

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Allison Lombardi @allisonlombardi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The latest issue of CDTEI 49(3) is all about #Preregistration. All articles included in this issue were preregistered and many include open data and materials in the spirit of #OpenScience. We also feature an In Memoriam piece on Michael J. Ward. Check it out journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
We must all speak up. Let your congressional representatives know that they need to defend the Smithsonian. Share stories about what you (and/or your students) have learned from the Smithsonian on every platform you have available. Learn more: www.zinnedproject.org/news/speak-u...
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Speak Up for the Smithsonian Exhibits and Programs
On July 4, 2026, the White House Domestic Policy Council issued a report attacking the Smithsonian National Museum of American History (NMAH).
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
As OMB is working through comments WE NEED YOU! Use our action center to CONTACT CONGRESS INCESSANTLY: Fight2win.standupforscience.net Call, Email, sign up to volunteer and we can contact you with virtual constituent meeting opportunities. 3/
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Stand up for Science
Stand up for Science
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Council for Exceptional Children @cecmembership.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
TODAY: Stand up for special education and call your Congressional representatives!
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
In the eight months since Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill passed, SNAP enrollment has declined by 4.7 million, according to USDA data. In states where demographic data are available, about half the decline comes from kids losing food aid. The Trump administration describes this as a success story
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Trump’s One Big Beautiful Hunger Crisis
His solution to the food affordability crisis is to cut programs that help people afford food.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
THE OFFICIAL @standupforscience.net GUIDE FOR TALKING TO ANYONE ABOUT THE OMB RULE PROPOSAL!! www.standupforscience.foundation/policy-and-a...
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How To Talk to Anyone About OMB-2026-0034 — Your Site Title
Written By: Colette Delawalla, PhD, CEO
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
It shouldn’t be harder for a woman to register to vote than a man…
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Snowstorms are more than just an inconvenience for wheelchair users. Inadequate snow clean-ups means a loss of autonomy for many. New for me at @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Snowstorms are hell for wheelchair users—but they don't have to be
"You can't physically move. You can't do anything."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
We're not supposed to execute people with intellectual disabilities because it violates the 8th amendment. The Supreme Court will hear a case where Alabama argues that Intellectual disability when it comes to death penalty should only be decided only by IQ tests. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Alabama wants to lower the bar for executing disabled people—if SCOTUS lets it
The case law is clear: There's more to intellectual disability than IQ tests. Will Trump's justices care?
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Allison Lombardi @allisonlombardi.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
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Governor Tony Evers @govevers.wisconsin.gov · 21/10/2025
Families are already struggling, and if President Trump and Republicans don't end their reckless government shutdown, basic food assistance that feeds our kids, families, and seniors is going to run out in just 10 days. End the shutdown now. More here ⬇️ content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIG...
“With rising costs and President Trump’s chaotic trade wars, Wisconsin families are already struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table, and every day that Republicans continue this reckless and harmful shutdown is another day that our kids, families, farmers, veterans, seniors, and communities fall even further behind. There’s no excuse for it. None,” said Gov. Evers. “No person should ever go hungry—most especially not in the United States of America. President Trump and Republicans in Congress must work across the aisle and end this shutdown now so Wisconsinites and Americans across our country have access to basic necessities like food and groceries that they need to survive.”
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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
#NoKings, Madison WI
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Sarah Hird, PhD @sarahhird.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
I wrote an opinion piece about parental/family leave at UConn. I’m only ~75% happy with it but … something needed to be said. Many things actually. Loudly. Repeatedly. And with as many voices as possible. “This is UConn: Zero paid family leave for professors” ctmirror.org/2025/10/21/t...
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Opinion: This is UConn: Zero paid family leave for professors
UConn currently lets every pregnant/expecting individual reinvent the wheel, cobbling together a leave plan with whatever resources and departmental grace they can muster.
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Allison Lombardi @allisonlombardi.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
It’s disappointing that efforts to combat teacher shortages no longer aligns with this administration’s priorities www.jsonline.com/story/news/e...
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Wisconsin doesn't have enough special ed teachers. Trump cut a grant that supports them
Citing DEI, the Trump administration cut about $8 million in grant funds for Wisconsin K-12 special education teacher programs.
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NPR @npr.org · 01/10/2025
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere. Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself. Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 08/09/2025
Here’s last night’s story about Donald Trump’s war on higher education, and what a young Stephen Miller looked like. Brace yourself. youtu.be/xk94il8L820
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Trump vs. Higher Education: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check. In 1965: -42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now. -The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now. -Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
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Matthew Boedy @matthewboedy.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
The 2025 @aaup.org Faculty in the South Survey is live. If you are a professor in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, or Texas it's for you. Ends 8/29 at 5pm Eastern forms.gle/v7T3BH2w9LXs...
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2025 AAUP Faculty in the South Survey
The Georgia conference of the American Association of University Professors [AAUP] and its partners in states across the South have been at the forefront of fighting attacks on higher education. To as...
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Laura Mauldin @lauramauldin.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
“In the first six months of his second term, the Trump administration has waged what appears to be an all-out war against disabled people.” www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
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The Trump Administration’s War on Disability
Executive actions, budget cuts, layoffs, and legislation—all enacted in the Trump administration’s first six months—have curtailed disability rights and services, including access to Medicaid and the ...
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Allison Lombardi @allisonlombardi.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Had a blast at #ColdplayMadison
Coldplay concert at Camp Randall stadium in Madison, WI. Chris Martin pictured on Jumbotron wearing a cheesehead hat Coldplay concert at Camp Randall stadium in Madison, WI. Fireworks above stadium lighting up the night sky
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Jennifer Joy Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
"Almost immediately, many of those who had been critical of the administration’s handling of the Epstein case cheered the president on as he vehemently denied the claims, [and] sued The Journal . . ." His DARVO works again. (thread to be continued) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...
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How Trump Deflected MAGA’s Wrath Over Epstein, at Least for Now
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Disabled people are 11 times more likely to die during labor/in the postpartum period than non-disabled people. Better education and smashing ableism is how we get out of this horrible stat. For the past year, I’ve been looking into the topic of disability and pregnancy for @motherjones.com 🧵
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Pregnancy is a minefield when you're disabled
Few OB-GYNs get disability training—and their disabled patients are far likelier to die.
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Governor Tony Evers @govevers.wisconsin.gov · 01/06/2025
Happy Pride Month, Wisconsin! This month, we celebrate LGBTQ folks across our state and country and commit to the work ahead to make sure every Wisconsinite can live boldly in their truth without fear. Everyone has a place and a home here in Wisconsin. 🏳️‍🌈
Celebrating Pride month in Wisconsin
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Allison Lombardi @allisonlombardi.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
On May 2, the NSF terminated this grant. We planned to identify ways to increase representation of disabled scholars in STEM careers and address workplace inequities with a focus on graduate students and faculty studying and teaching physics. education.wisc.edu/news/uw-madi...
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UW–Madison’s Lombardi, Mueller to examine experiences of disabled STEM students, faculty
A new research project led by two School of Education faculty members seeks to increase understanding of the experiences of disabled graduate students and faculty in science, technology, engineering, ...
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Governor Tony Evers @govevers.wisconsin.gov · 15/05/2025
Republicans want to pay for tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires, so they're pushing plans that will force kids and families to go hungry or without healthcare. Unbelievable. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Proposed GOP cuts could jeopardize SNAP users, farmers and state budgets
States will likely serve fewer people in need of food assistance, experts say, as Congress says it’s rooting out waste to meet spending-reduction goals for tax cuts.
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NPR @npr.org · 13/05/2025
A new study estimates that 19 million children in the U.S. have a parent with a substance use disorder and that alcohol is the most commonly used substance by the parents.
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A quarter of children have a parent with substance use disorder, a study finds
A new study estimates that 19 million children in the U.S. have a parent with a substance use disorder and that alcohol is the most commonly used substance by the parents.
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Council for Exceptional Children @cecmembership.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
CEC’s division, DADD, has released a statement in response to recent comments made by HHS Secretary Kennedy regarding autism. CEC echoes DADD’s commitment to individuals with autism and the importance of respectful, inclusive, and informed dialogue in all spaces. daddcec.com/blog/dadd-st...
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DADD Statement on Autism and Secretary Kennedy's Remarks
April 18, 2025 - Yesterday’s comments from HHS Secretary Kennedy are deeply disappointing, profoundly damaging, and unacceptable.
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Cara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Institute of Education Sciences cuts imperil high-quality research, lawsuits allege Two separate complaints say the Education Department’s downsizing of IES was unlawful and will erode data collection and analysis. #EdResearch www.k12dive.com/news/educati...
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Institute of Education Sciences cuts imperil high-quality research, lawsuits allege
Two separate complaints say the Education Department’s downsizing of IES was unlawful and will erode data collection and analysis.
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PROFS @profsuwmadison.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
UW-Madison lost at least $12.6 million in federal NIH grant funding after four grants were canceled last month, including one that studied the impact of social media on youth mental health and brain development. Another canceled grant focused on developing vaccines to protect against coronaviruses.
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Trump administration has cut $12.6 million in research grants to UW-Madison, provoking a lawsuit
The National Institutes of Health has canceled hundreds of active research grants related to DEI, LGBTQ issues or COVID, including four at UW-Madison.
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AAUP @aaup.org · 10/04/2025
Are you a history professor who has been pressured to alter your curriculum — particularly regarding the history of Black & African American people in the United States? We would love to talk to you. Send us a DM!
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Allison Lombardi @allisonlombardi.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
#HandsOff Madison, WI
Crowds of protesters in front of the capitol building in Madison, WISign with drawing of Donald Trump and state of WI
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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 31/03/2025
remember what i said about RFK Jr. being a eugenicist first and foremost? www.marketwatch.com/story/agency...
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Agency for older adults, people with disabilities to be shuttered under HHS cuts
In 2022, the Administration for Community Living provided more than 261 million meals to older adults, assistance such as respite care to more than 1.5 million family caregivers, and independent-livin...
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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
The National Institutes of Health is canceling grants that are seen as conflicting with the Trump administration’s priorities. We need your help investigating this. Did you work on a terminated NIH grant? Please get in touch. www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
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Did You Work on a Terminated NIH Grant? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You.
The National Institutes of Health is canceling grants that are seen as conflicting with the Trump administration’s priorities. We want to hear from researchers who have been affected.
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
One thing about me is that I’m always going to take the crazy woman’s side.
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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Last chance! Take this 5-minute survey before it closes on March 31. Women: You are invited to participate in a study of how identity characteristics influence women’s experiences of bias at work. Fill out the brief survey here: amy-diehl.com/study (And please repost and share this link).
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Identity Characteristic Study Identity Characteristic Study
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 21/03/2025
Closing the DOE isn't about "efficiency." It's about profit, privatization, propaganda, punishment, privilege, and power. open.substack.com/pub/jesscala...
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The End of an Era
What They're Doing By DOGE-ing and Closing the DOE
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Council for Exceptional Children @cecmembership.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
🚨The White House just issued an executive order to close the U.S. Department of Education. Eliminating ED or moving IDEA to another agency will be a step backward in serving those with disabilities. Tell your representatives to protect ED: exceptionalchildren.org/lac?vvsrc=/C...
Dark blue background with a graphic of a red and white megaphone. The text reads, "Action Alert: Preserve the Department of Education"
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Teacher Education Division of CEC @ted-cec.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Join the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the Teacher Education Division (TED) for FREE! exceptionalchildren.org/membership/acc… Offer valid March 17-31 for NEW members of CEC for a BASIC membership. CURRENT members of CEC can also add participating divisions.
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AERA @aeraedresearch.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
AERA has just learned that all restricted-use NCES data licenses will be cancelled, possibly as early as March 20. We urgently request that all AERA members and others in the research community with restricted-use licenses take these two actions: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...
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CEC Division for Research (CEC-DR) @cec-dr.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Take action! Come visit the @cecmembership.bsky.social Advocacy Action Center (3rd floor) and take 5 minutes to contact your reps, download a social media toolkit, record a video, or make a poster! @jessicatoste.bsky.social and @mariahugh.bsky.social are here this afternoon and have CEC-DR stickers!
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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
House Democrats held strong against the Musk-Takeover Spending Bill Yesterday. We need your help to ensure that the Senate Democrats do the same. Follow the link and script below to make calls. This vote happens TODAY! indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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CALL NOW: Tell Senate Democrats to Hold the Line Against the Extreme MAGA Continuing Resolution
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Nate Jones @natejones.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
As a faculty member, I think I knew from afar what good people IES had. But over the past two years, I have gotten to work alongside so many of those who were just let go. I have learned so much from these friends and colleagues, and I am just dumbstruck at the scale of this loss for our country.
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Allison Lombardi @allisonlombardi.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Love it! Here's my favorite sign from #Madison #StandUpForScience2025
Protest sign with "Donny you're out of your element" text and a drawn image of John Goodman's character from the move the Big Lebowski
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Esther Lindström @estherlindstrom.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Anyone know of Baltimore-specific #NationalTeacherWalkout activities on March 14? A WHOLE LOT of special education folks are going to be in the Charm City and may be looking to explore the city and connect with local teachers 👀 @teacherwalkout2025.bsky.social @cecmembership.bsky.social
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Allison Lombardi @allisonlombardi.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Today in #Madison, WI #StandUpForScience2025
Capitol building with crowd out front in Madison, WI
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Research in Special Education (RiSE) @rise-open-journal.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Call for manuscripts for a special series in Research in Special Education -- Open Science Practices and the Early Career Researcher: A Push to Advance Special Education Research riseopenjournal.org/news/20/ A great opportunity for early career researchers!
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Call for Submissions for a Special Series for RiSE Open Science Practices and the Early Career Researcher: A Push to Advance Special Education Research
Research in Special Education (RiSE) is a Diamond Open Access journal promoting rigorous and high-quality scholarship that enhances the educational opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We ...
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