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Bill Alexander

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retired teacher, husband, father, grandfather, singer in a band, have never voted Conservative, advanced in years but think the glass is still half full

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Bill Alexander @billalexander.bsky.social · 7h
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Nigel Farage: hands off our favourite TV shows!
I just signed the petition calling for Nigel Farage to keep his hands off our favourite TV shows!
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Bill Alexander @billalexander.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
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Robert Newton @roberttnewton.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The fantastic Tina Brown ........gives me some hope that at least someone can get their head around the colossal greed and senselessness of the Trump administration tinabrown.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
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Trump and the AI Antichrists
The doom that Trump is now facing in the midterms is the result of getting exactly everything he wanted: A cabinet and a Congress of fawning enablers.
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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Former Labour Deputy Leader Lord Thomas Watson, now Senior VP at Palantir UK, wrote to me defending their public contracts. Instead of trading letters, I’ve challenged him to an open, public debate. He can defend Palantir’s ethos; I’ll argue for public accountability. Will you accept, Tom?
Formal letter from Clive Lewis MP, Member of Parliament for Norwich South, to Lord Thomas Watson of Wyre Forest, Senior Vice President of Palantir Technologies UK Limited, dated 7 October 2026. In the letter, Lewis challenges Watson to a public debate regarding Palantir's role in government contracts and public institutions. Lewis rejects Watson's claim that criticisms malign software engineers, stressing that elected officials must scrutinize corporate power, democratic control, and public accountability. He proposes a debate with an impartial chair, equal time, and audience questions.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sarah Pochin raised "concerns" in parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities. Two days later she purchased an £800,000 second home on Anglesey. Remarkable stuff. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000
Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communities
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Losing a parent to Alzheimer's is a double loss and it's bleak as hell. Good people don't joke about things like that. But Archibald Graham long ago gave up on being a decent human being. metro.co.uk/2026/10/04/m...
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Mike Graham filmed making 'hideous' jokes about Andy Burnham's dad's death
His comments were 'the lowest of the low'.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"The prosecution case is that Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate used and threatened physical and sexual violence in order to maintain control and compliance." Where are the voices from the self appointed defenders of women and young girls who would usually be on this? www.reuters.com/world/uk/tat...
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Tate brothers used 'lover boy' model to exploit women, Britain says
Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate used a "lover boy" model to lure women with the ‌promise of romantic relationships before coercing them to create online pornography, British law enfor...
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Andy Burge 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @andygjburge.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... The inimitable John Crace girded up his loins and braved the Tory party 'conference' ....
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No queues, empty seats and the worst speech ever heard: welcome to the Tory conference | John Crace
Birmingham event is like a safari park attraction where we get to see the remnants of a party in a protected habitat
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
As long as the Tories are threatening to leave the ECHR, they aren’t a serious party. Consider it the ultimate red flag. Any party who’d take this entirely unnecessary and ruinous risk with our rights and our country’s security and wellbeing should never get its hands on power. (Letter, Times)
Value of the
ECHR
Sir, In dangerous times, serious countries do not retreat into splendid isolation. They build alliances, multiply their influence and strengthen institutions. Key among those is the 46-member Council of Europe, at its heart the European Convention on Human Rights.As former independent reviewers of terrorism legislation we have seen at close quarters that the ECHR is not just a human rights instrument. It is a national security asset. Terrorist networks, hostile states, organised crime gangs and people smugglers do not respect borders. Tackling them requires arrangements for the closest possible co-operation with our neighbours, including through joint investigations and police access to European passenger, fingerprint, DNA and vehicle data.These arrangements expressly depend on internationally agreed human rights standards, applied by a supranational court. We detect no political willingness to excuse the UK from compliance with standards to which the rest of Europe already subscribes. As authoritarian powers grow more aggressive and democratic institutions face mounting pressure, Britain should not be abandoning one of its greatest postwar achievements.
The question is not whether we can afford to remain within the ECHR. It is whether, in an increasingly perilous world, we can afford not to.
Lord Carlile of Berriew, Lord Anderson of Ipswich, Sir Max Hill
Independent reviewers of terrorism legislation, 2001-18
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Bill Alexander @billalexander.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Really intetesting thread explaining a lot of why AfD is gaining support in Germany. Lessons for UK government here.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Just as Carney has won global respect by being frank about the need for Canada to reduce its reliance on America, so Burnham’s remarks are sure to make other countries sit up and take notice that he means business.” ✍️ Alexandra Hall Hall
bylinetimes.com
'Andy Burnham's Plans to Make Britain Great Again Are the Polar Opposite of Trump's'
If Burnham succeeds where Trump has failed, the whole MAGA agenda will be exposed, argues Alexandra Hall Hall
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Bill Alexander @billalexander.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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It's time for them to pay up.
Oil and gas companies who make BILLIONS are trying to get out of paying tax while we all freeze this winter.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitment iandunt.substack.com/p/burnham-sp...
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Burnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitment
It’s easy to be cynical, but it would be false. Something extraordinary is happening here.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE IS SICKENING......
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Sunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Did you know that a Farage Reform govt intends to scrap the NHS? The private health care system he wants to introduce would cost you £10,000s, like the US, where getting ill can bankrupt you. #ReformUK #Labour #GreenParty #Newcastle #SAFC� #NUFC
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What’s your legacy Johnson? Brexit. Total collapse of trust in politics. And this. The small boats symbolise your dishonesty and your failure. You’re responsible for nothing but damage. Not one good thing. Not one proud moment. You’re forever a shameful disgrace who threw his own mandate in the bin.
Boris Johnson @BorisJohnson
X.com
It's a disaster, and it can all be traced to Labour ideology. Burnham has no mandate from the people. He has no real ideas, and no plan.
BORIS JOHNSON: UK is defenceless against migrants without...
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Bill Alexander @billalexander.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Ban Fracking For Good!
The Government plans to ban new licences for some types of fracking in England. Good news, but it doesn’t go far enough. Sign the petition to demand a PERMANENT ban covering ALL fracking⚡
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Bill Alexander @billalexander.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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The People’s Sewage Refund
💷🌊 We pay for sewage to be properly treated. Yet our waterways are still being polluted. If the service isn’t being delivered, why should we keep paying for it? Demand The People’s Refund. Add your na...
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
That thug sabotaging rescue efforts, racist riots, flags on lampposts, pink ladies wanting to burn down hotels, doxxing charity workers, ICE-style deportation plans, threats to scrap the Equality Act and leave the ECHR… “legitimate concerns” No. A tornado of hate and prejudice set off by Farage.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
BBC report fails to mention "Tommo" slashing a dinghy (!) Not beating the Reform Party propaganda allegations www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Migrants taken to Dover after more than 30 hours at sea
Protesters gathered in Gosport after initial reports the small boat would be brought further west.
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Quiet Majority @majorityquiet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Morning everyone. Protect our "indigenous population"! We think Reform UK, Restore Britain and their patriotic, bonneted brigades have missed a trick here. We suggest they make DNA tests compulsory for anyone living, or wanting to live, in our 6% built-up country. That's "full". ⬇️
Description of "indigenous Britain"
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
'The far right is not a revolt against the system. It is the insurance policy the rich buy when democracy threatens their wealth' “Germany's steel barons paid for Hitler. A beer fortune paid for Reagan. The owner of X paid for Trump and then turned up on a ..." www.facebook.com/groups/10392...
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Andy Burge 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @andygjburge.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s... Fuck 'em. Tell them they'll be shut down in the UK unless they fully comply. Then hit them harder with more and more stringent conditions if they want to operate here. They'll comply for sure - the financial damage to them of not doing so will be far worse.
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Meta launches legal challenge against UK media regulator over Online Safety Act
Action against Ofcom comes as social media companies are being accused of using courts to slow down implementation
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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Today, Jürgen Klopp presented the new German squad and said a few words that - if widespread public feedback is to be believed - many wish they'd hear from Chancellor Merz. And quite a few wonder whether Kloppo would be the better man for the job. [I append my translation below]
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Matthew Stadlen @matthewstadlen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This week on his TV show, Nigel Farage laughed at a clip of a woman in tears because of the racism she’d experienced. “I can’t stop laughing,” he said. When people tell you who they are, believe them. And then don’t vote Reform.
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Just remember this when these louts try and suggest that it is people arriving in small boats that are the criminal problem. In fact the louts ARE the criminals, disturbing our peace and harming our charities and volunteers. That used to be considered a seriously aggravating feature for sentence
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
If you think closing an RNLI station is done by people with "legitimate concerns" you really need to give your head a wobble. It's an unforgivable act of thuggery.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Do BBC news work for Reform?" via Harry Eccles
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Bill Alexander @billalexander.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Waiting for Reform to praise sentences for police officers charged with misconduct in public office who bullied a female victim. After all, this would be a good way to reaffirm Ref's commitment to 'protecting our women.'
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Bill Alexander @billalexander.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Piddington councillor wants 'proportionality.' Says 10 asylum seekers would be ok for pop. of 350. So, crazy idea, let's send a/seekers to every village in Oxon. in the proportion of 3 per cent of each village's population?
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Bill Alexander @billalexander.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
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Dear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-rich
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first it...
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The US President has gone from "Mr Gorberchev, tear down this wall" to "Mr Zelenskyy, stop bullying Russia" in a generation.
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Stagebolter @mrpantryshelf.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Perfect. As ever.
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Bill Alexander @billalexander.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
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PINO FOTUS @pino-fotus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“40,000 🇨🇦 Canadian Soldiers, 153 of whom died, fought with us after 911. They weren’t attacked. WE were attacked, but they sent their troops to go fight with us.” The way the Felon has treated our Canadian friends, we are not worthy of their friendship. His actions are disgusting and disgraceful.
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Sukh Singh @sukhsingh.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I love bbc programming, but it’s news coverage has really taken a turn for the sinister worse. This is gcse level journalism pandering to its right wing leadership; the coverage of the Blackshirts and boat crossing can’t be more contrasting. They are aiding and abetting the rise of fascism
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Matthew Stadlen @matthewstadlen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Reform make a lot of noise about protecting women and girls, but the abiding image of their party conference will be of a young woman being publicly assaulted.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Farage, a man who was doing Cameo videos for £70 a pop as late as March 2026, apparently turned up to a meeting to discuss a half-million donation and "wasn't really listening". What utter contempt he has for the very democracy, country, and people that he claims to love.
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Bill Alexander @billalexander.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/in...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Sign the petition to hold politicians to account
Together, we can make sure no one - however rich or powerful they may be - is allowed to take us or our democracy for a ride.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: A whistleblower claims in a new report that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has embarked on a “secretive, rushed” effort to implement President Donald Trump’s mail voting order ahead of the midterms, even though the order is currently blocked. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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USPS rush to implement Trump order could cause ‘catastrophic failure’ of mail voting, whistleblower claims
A whistleblower claims in a new report that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has embarked on a “secretive, rushed” effort to implement President Donald Trump’s mail voting order ahead of the midterms, e...
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Andy Burge 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @andygjburge.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I am genuinely perplexed (you often are Andy I hear some say); psychologically just what is it that makes hard right Tories and Reform politicians favour cruelty over compassion, profit over people, brutality over beneficence, scapegoating over succour and division over diversity & difference? 1/4
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Climate Disconnect @climate-disconnect.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This is from today's newsletter by @phillipspobrien.bsky.social, telling it like it is. This is where we are. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/canada-is-...
The US Cannot (and Should Not) Be Trusted By Any State

What the Canadians have discovered is that the USA cannot be trusted. This needs some discussion. All states lie and deceive. That is nothing new. Indeed, one element of successful diplomacy is the effective and well-placed strategic lie. However, if your entire policy is to lie, all the time and with malice, it makes a mockery of international relations.

Yet, that is precisely where the USA is now. It has reached the state where there is no national interest or even national policy. There is the will of a fundamentally dishonest president, often filtered through the mind of a 35-year-old stalker.

As I have said before, this means that the US government needs to be seen as a threat, not a friend, by other states, particularly those who are, or at least were, US allies. The US cannot be trusted because it is run by a dishonest criminal, and behaves as such.

The implications of this are massive and will run far beyond this Trump term of office. The US has shown that it will opt for a criminal to run it, even after that criminal tried to subvert a free election just a few years earlier. It has shown that within the USA there is a large and loyal pool of supporters for that criminal (say 33-38% of the country), who will follow said criminal even though he is openly corrupt.

In other words, a far too large percentage of Americans have shown that they will support and continue to support a criminal leadership. If they still support Trump now, they can and likely will support another criminal at another time.
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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"Since the day my son has been born, once a month, the #DollyParton Imagination Library...has mailed my son, like millions of American kids across America, a book for his parents to read to him to foster a love of reading" "This is what she spent her money on instead of buying Twitter."
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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Whatever the colour of your political persuasion, if this ISN’T your view… you’re on the wrong side. Simple.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
"Dear Diary, Suella is on resignation watch, Jenrick is eyeing up my job, Zia is being a deluded maniac (no change there), Lee Anderson spends all day molesting bacon sandwiches and Ticey thinks we should be celebrating wildfires. What is it about Reform that attracts morons?"
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Strange isn't it that there are all those calls from right-wing influencers and libertarians on sm for Ukraine to hold elections in the middle of a war... but absolutely no calls for free and fair and transparent elections from the same people in the Russian dictatorship. Which is also at war.
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
For over a year, Canada has worked intensively and in good faith with the United States to negotiate a new comprehensive trade deal. We have been pragmatic, patient, and persistent. Our goal has always been to get the best deal for Canadians, never a deal at any price or on any time frame.
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
1/2 The BBC dedicated nearly an hour to broadcasting an empty podium for a Reform UK presser while uncritically relaying unverified welfare policy claims. When a public broadcaster acts as a platform for minor parties, impartiality is dead. Is BBC news impartiality broken?
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BBC slammed over pushing Reform UK propaganda yet again
Overly eager to air Reform's latest press conference, the BBC displayed an empty podium for the better part of an hour. What the hell?
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Andy Burge 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @andygjburge.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Please consider signing this petition - only PR can give us the parliament that represents our views as closely as possible. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform to review the electoral system
I ask the Government to set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform, as advocated by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections. It should be an independent, time limited, expert led re...
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