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Defend the Constitution. Racism costs everyone. Never again is now! Close the camps. Separation of church and state. Sic semper tyrannis. #NoKings #FreeDC 🇺🇸🇺🇦 u24.gov.ua

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Lorren 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️🦩 @lorren13.bsky.social · 19h
The Senate hearing with Jack Smith farce has taken the headlines (on purpose?), but this 👇 is absolutely a disaster. Trump and Patel's gutting of the FBI has led to a data breach that endangers all agents and their families, as well as national security. A tsunami of shit is hitting the fan.
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Alt18F @alt18f.bsky.social · 20h
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Websites ‘in jeopardy’ amid U.S. Web Design System takeover, coalition tells GSA
The letter comes after administration officials changed leadership for the system, implemented new AI tooling, and shut out members of an open-source community.
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Keri Leigh Merritt @kerileighmerritt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today is book release day!!! So thrilled that An Inconvenient Woman is finally out after years of research & writing. Thanks to everyone who has ordered or told their library to order - I truly appreciate you!♥️♥️♥️ @stmartinspress.bsky.social us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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An Inconvenient Woman
A revelatory and immersive biography of a white Southern woman who was a key figure in the early civil rights movement, devoting her life to ending segregati...
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Mollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There are more Cornell frat boys accused of raping one woman than there are trans athletes competing in all of NCAA sports.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The House has only been in session for 72 days this year
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GIFFORDS @giffords.org · 25/09/2026
“Just be clever about it.” That’s what ChatGPT advised a mass shooter in Canada on how to bypass its own moderation system. The results: A preventable massacre that killed eight people, after the shooter successfully used the AI chatbot to plan the shooting.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lots of talk about defending "Western civilization" these days, so here's Richard Wright on what it means to be Western:
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Atownusa @atwonusa.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
From David Byrne in 2017 www.technologyreview.com/2017/08/15/1...
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Eliminating the Human
We are beset by—and immersed in—apps and devices that are quietly reducing the amount of meaningful interaction we have with each other.
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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
chat is this good?
all construction dropping massively.
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Veterans Against Trump @vetsat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump: we need to protect women by keeping biological men out of women's locker rooms Also Trump: I used to walk into the Miss Teen USA locker room all the time when they were getting dressed because I owned the pageant and I can do whatever I want
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Indivisible ATL @indivisibleatl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🚨 The CDC just changed their COVID vaccine guidance for 2026! ALL ADULTS + immunocompromised children should receive the vaccine. Insurance coverage is mandated. Metro Atlanta is currently experiencing a COVID surge. Please consider getting a booster to protect yourself + your community.
A COVID-19 heat map based on CDC wastewater data & standard levels as of September 21, 2026. The map shows all of Metro Atlanta at "very high" prevalence levels with more than 3.5% of the population actively infectious. Most of southeast Georgia has "high" prevalence with around 2.4-3.5% of the population actively infectious.

(Other areas showing "very high" include the Seattle area and most of the states of California, Texas, and Florida.)
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404 Media @404media.co · 27/09/2026
In reality, Meta is testing having these calls being made by human beings in call centers, 404 Media has learned. www.404media.co/meta-tests-m...
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Meta Tests Muse AI Agent Calls That Are Actually Made By Humans in a Call Center
"This has potential for so much negative PR. It could portray us as ‘their AI is not good enough so they still need humans’ kind of coverage for this launch."
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Meta and Tik Tok refusing to allow the trailer for Musk to run as a paid ad on their site—just like any other movie trailer—means users should fight tech oligarch solidarity and share it widely youtu.be/FFTf1lzcs28?...
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MUSK | Official Trailer HD
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
She was an FBI agent. She started an investigation of the murder of Renee Good. Trump forced her to reclassify it as an ICE agent assault. She was then forced to resign. Her evidence confirms that a cover-up of the homicide has been undertaken, directed from the highest levels.
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FBI agent who initially investigated fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis has resigned | CNN Politics
The FBI agent who initially began working with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigate the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, two sources familiar with...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The New York Times remains laser-focused on ignoring the horrible things horrible people are doing to us. Coming Up Next: "Pol Pot's Favorite Footwear."
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Atownusa @atwonusa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Recommend this interview with @ianbassin.bsky.social.
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This is a Spiritual Crisis (ft. Ian Bassin)
Podcast Episode · Charting the Way Forward · September 24 · 48m
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
to be clear, the admin is alleged to have deported AT LEAST 25,447 individuals TO COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT THEIR OWN with, evidently, ZERO PROTECTIONS. this is a scandal and crime of historic proportions.
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The Deportation Project Map
Between 2025 and August 2026, the Trump administration deported over 25,000 people to countries other than their country of origin. Very few of these removals were publicly announced by the US. The De...
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 24/09/2026
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Eight US sailors in USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted suicide, Navy says
In a letter to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said the crew had adequate mental health support during the long deployment.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Rough day for Susan Collins in the local Maine press, where ProPublica's bombshell story is the lead story.
Screengrab from WNTWScreengrab from Maine PublicScreengrab from Portland Press HeraldScreengrab from Bangor Daily News
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
nytimes.com
F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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epicurious.bsky.social @epicurious.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Would any sane person want to get rid of the international criminal court? Putin is indicted for stealing away thousands of Ukrainian children. Netenyahu for well-documented crimes in Gaza.
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Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 21/09/2026
The government moving or hiding jailed people to avoid review by courts isn't some loophole in our habeas corpus rights. This government behavior has been considered a violation of the people's habeas corpus rights since at least the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_...
Jailors were forbidden to move prisoners from one prison to another or out of the country to evade the writ. In case of disobedience jailers would be punished with severe fines which had to be paid to the prisoner.[5][6]
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 21/09/2026
The findings might make you want to put down your maps app and pick up a paper map.
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Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer’s – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain
Working with and living in spatially complex environments may help delay cognitive decline, though more research is needed.
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🍁Justin Case @icu-b4-uc-me.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
These fascist imperialistic criminals are going around the world and extorting countries out of their minerals. That's why countries around the world are talking about their sovereignty? This fascist regime is using threats of aggression to get what they want. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u2g...
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Inside the Trump-linked deal to secure Canadian resources | the fifth estate
YouTube video by the fifth estate
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Jared @jaredmcclain.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW: Leo Garcia Venegas, detained three times by DHS, just won a major victory in his case. The court stayed three DHS policies: Immigration agents can no longer raid construction sites without a warrant, round up workers based on how they look, and refuse to let them go after they show a REAL ID.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It’s not “third-country deportation,” it’s an extraordinary rendition, complete with torture and enforced silence by the “host” country’s thugs. And it’s a direct consequence of never imposing punishment on the CIA for doing this during the War on Terror.
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A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees
Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The ballroomification of the Trump Triumphal Arch. See, it is really about national security. (Had to check that this was real. What a time to be alive.)
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026
I just honestly can't get over that Save Women Sports, an anti-trans group could only find five trans athletes competing K through 12. Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people
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Gawain 4 ANC @gawain4anc.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Rather than AI slop or right-wing grifting, let's save Hains Point for the people who use it: us! Sign up here: waba.org/action-page/...
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Save Hains Point for People « Washington Area Bicyclist Association
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Since the federal takeover, he spends four nights a week pedaling his bike up and down the same streets, recording agents as they arrest his neighbors. On the scene, he lists rights for people getting arrested and asks if they’d like him to contact anyone..." www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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He worked at NASA. Now he tails federal law enforcement on D.C. streets.
A group that has tracked the activity of federal officers since the president’s crackdown has previously been private about the effort.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
RFK Jr. received "more than $250,000 worth of free flights to Fiji and Greece as well as use of a vacation home in Washington, D.C. from Gavin de Becker..." de Becker has been described as Jeff Bezo's "top security staffer" www.wsj.com/politics/rfk...
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Exclusive | RFK Jr. Got Free Flights to Fiji and Greece From a Top Donor
The health secretary disclosed over $250,000 in gifts from security specialist Gavin de Becker.
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Kevin Roberts is the president of The Heritage Foundation, the largest conservative think tank in America. He claims we shouldn’t be free to do what we “may,” but what we “ought.” Who says what we “ought” to do? Him? If that isn’t a threat to our freedom, then what is? More in our profile:
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Kevin Roberts, “Mastermind” of Project 2025 — Civil Defense
Kevin Roberts has been the president of the Heritage Foundation since 2021. His tenure has been marred by controversies.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The president of the White House Correspondents’ Association is Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich. She’s married to a Republican congressman, Brian Fitzpatrick. Expecting the WHCA to forcefully fight Trump’s ban on CNN, MSNOW and Politico is like expecting your goldfish to cook your dinner.
People mag photo of Heinrich and Fitzpatrick
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The judge asked the govt if the Kennedy Center is going bankrupt. You should've seen them backpedal Why so fast? If it's broke, a court puts someone else in charge & they lose control of it @cnn.com👇 -TN
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
China has dropped its US Treasury holdings to lowest level since 2008. Beijing’s holdings of US debt slid to about $618 billion in July, as governments step back from US investments. The Netherlands moved 86 tons of gold, while France moved 129 tons from the NY Fed. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/09/2026
The Kennedy Center was financially stable until Trump took over: "In the fiscal year ending in 2024, when the center was led by President Deborah Rutter and a bipartisan board of trustees, it brought in about $40 million more than it spent" www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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What the Kennedy Center’s Tax Return Reveals
A previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover.
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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The US military almost boarded a Chinese cargo ship because an intelligence analyst trusted a false AI-generated conclusion that the ship was carrying components for a nuclear-weapons program. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
The bot fused together open-source intelligence with secret signals intelligence in government holdings and reached its fateful conclusion about the material the ship was carrying.

The analyst then used AI again to package the findings into a standard intelligence report — the kind that is trusted by military officials — and disseminated it.
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Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/a...
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Two Centuries On, Smithsonian Connects Jefferson’s Hair to Hemings’s Children (Gift Article)
A new book describes how cutting-edge genomics techniques yielded “extraordinary proof” that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings.
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Atownusa @atwonusa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I believe that we will win. Hands off the Kennedy Center. Long live the arts.
Crowd of people at the Kennedy Center supporting the arts and demanding it be protected from Trump.
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Call Me Garbage Again @tambria.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
6:30 pm
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ALERT: MAJOR PROTEST Planned TONIGHT Outside Kennedy Center!
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026
Trump: "I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW, and Politico ... from the White House as a result of their constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS!"
I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW (who recently changed their name from MSNBC due to lack of viewership and credibility!), and Politico (The recipients of an illegal and ridiculous $8 Million Dollar subscription, an All Time Record, directly from the United States Government, under Crooked Joe Biden, in order to keep them “alive.” Seems like corruption to me!), from the White House as a result of their constant “reporting” FAKE NEWS! Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America. Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Minnesota House DFL @mnhousedfl.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS. ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion. This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026
BASH: He's a US citizen MARKWAYNE MULLIN: He wasn't arrested BASH: He was arrested. He was later released, but he was arrested. Do Americans need to carry around proof of citizenship now? MULLIN: If you're a citizen, you have no reason to fear
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Zak Williams @zakwilliamswzw.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
He is literally out of control, when will enough be enough? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol... Trump Fantasizes About Dipping Iwo Jima Memorial in Gold
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Trump Fantasizes About Dipping Iwo Jima Memorial in Gold
Donald Trump posted an image to Truth Social depicting the Marine Corps War Memorial, also know as the Iwo Jima Memorial, coated in gold.
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A point made in this piece is that Trump has destroyed an entire community. For people outside of DC, I can understand why you may not understand. But for those of us from here, its the culture he is destroying that hurts so much. The building is secondary. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
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Column | The Kennedy Center is empty and in peril. Its community is in anguish.
The fiasco of this week’s closure reveals the truth of President Trump’s motivations — and what the arts community stands to lose.
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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 18/09/2026
If you're a fed apprehensive about the direction of USWDS, here's a place you can voice your concerns
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Some communication please · uswds uswds · Discussion #6930
As someone (like many others) who rely on USWDS for their government sites some communication would be really appreciated. Community noticed a number of committers were pushed out and a lot of AI g...
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Further vanity vandalism of DC's monuments and architecture it seems. When I think "Peace", I definitely think "Trump." www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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US Institute of Peace files emergency motion to block carving of Trump’s name into facade of its headquarters – live
The president’s name was added with bolt-on lettering late last year, but institute officials argue carving it into the stone ‘would cause irreparable harm’
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American Oversight @americanoversight.org · 17/09/2026
NEW—With @accountableorg.bsky.social, we sued the Trump admin over its plan to give subscribers early access to government announcements posted on Truth Social—if they pay $100k/ month to a company where Trump has a $1 billion stake. This is textbook corruption. americanoversight.org/press-releas...
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Watchdogs Sue Trump Admin Over “Textbook Pay to Play” Truth Social $100K-a-Month Scheme - American Oversight
American Oversight and Campaign for Accountability’s lawsuit argues the Truth API proposal violates the Constitution and laws that protect public access to information.
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