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Proud mom of two queer kids 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Sharing a brain with @jtross.bsky.social for more than a quarter of a century. Midwest nice until the situation necessitates a different response, and, alas, that’s now

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Dennis Hartley @denofcinema.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Remember that time Nixon invited Woodward and Bernstein over for a friendly game of golf shortly after he resigned, and they all had a good laugh about the whole thing? I don't either. #WHCD
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 7,400 cases across 9 states. The FDA just recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,300 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.”
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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 24/07/2026
The “salad is for girls” vibe jumps out, as one would expect because Everything Is Gender™.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
If Andy Beshear does not push this to a conclusion that either has him appointing McConnell's replacement, or McConnell reappearing, Beshear will be out of Democratic politics. We need rabble-rousers, not the same quiet, proper Dems who keep losing.
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ZiggyStardust @grancracker.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Closing USAID is yet another ‘murderous’ act by Trump admin. He says we have supported the world & have somehow been used & abused. Truth: U.S. is the single largest consumer of natural resources,using up more than a QUARTER of Earth’s reserves! We are OBLIGED to share!! share.google/22rQH47udP4H...
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The Trump administration said no kids died from USAID cuts. Consider these 3 cases
Some studies suggest tens of thousands have perished due to USAID disappearing. we bring two stories of children who got sick from usually preventable illnesses in areas where funding was reduced.
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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Great piece on Kalshi's planned ICE betting markets from @pabloreports.bsky.social Disgusting stuff migrantinsider.com/p/kalshi-wan...
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Kalshi Wants You to Bet on How Many People ICE Abducts Today
A CFTC filing obtained by Migrant Insider shows the exchange quietly built a market that lets traders wager on ICE's daily arrest count with three confidential appendices the public never saw.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
You opened a credit card. ICE now knows where you live. Here's how when you open a credit card your address leaves your bank, goes through middlemen companies, and ends up with ICE. ICE plans to use this data for immigration and 'voter fraud'. No warrant More: www.404media.co/you-opened-a...
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
One high school student started digging through the Epstein files for the class paper. Enter: litigious adults and panicky administrators, who turned his accurate reporting into a national fracas over press freedom. The latest in @wired.com Kids package:
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A Teen Reporter Searched for His Community in the Epstein Files. Adults Freaked Out
An Instagram post turned one California student newspaper into a free-speech flash point. The students say they were just doing their homework.
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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 19/07/2026
A father in Idaho, speaking to police after his child died by suicide: “There is a huge amount of animosity, every single day, thrown at trans kids. The whole fucking country. The whole fucking administration, every single fucking day.” Please read this important story by @joyurcaba.bsky.social
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Idaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died.
The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Bueno! Perfecto!
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
"I can see very plainly there is a hunger for Democrats to not be the party of strongly worded letters. If I can be one of a litany of voices demanding they start to embrace a willingness to fight, then I have an obligation given my position in this ecosystem to say it." My chat with @atrupar.com:
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Brian Tyler Cohen on "The Day After"
"There is a hunger for Democrats to not be feckless, not be the party of strongly worded letters."
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Okay listen, I know it’s easy to belittle the Tate brothers right now and call them sub-human garbage. You guys are doing great.
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Florida Chris @chrislongview.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
a majority of men 18-49 have an active online gambling account and people are all very nonchalant about the whole thing. would the headlines be different if a majority of men 18-49 were crack addicts?
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I don't care how busy Gov Beshear is. Rt now he should be showing up in person at the hosp Mitch McConnell's supposedly being treated at. If he meets with Mitch, we have our answer. If he's turned away, we have our answer. This is incredibly simple & time is running out.
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Anna26458 @anna26458.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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A Provocative, Perturbing, Perplexing, Petulant and Petty Primetime Address
The John Fugelsang Podcast · Episode
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Sab Cat Wobbly @embeegee.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Nothing will really change until Fox News goes off air
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Sam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 16/07/2026
I think one reason data center outrage is so pronounced is people spent decades recycling and composting and otherwise scrimping to offset energy use and protect clean water, and the second we hit an inflection point for cheap electricity the banking industry said we’re taking all of it, fuck you
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 16/07/2026
Yeah the fact that so much of the ostensible opposition to the violence we’re currently seeing is rooted in the idea that they’re killing the wrong people rather than killing people is wrong is …worrisome.
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C.R. Denis @crdenis.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Collins got ICE to stop traffic stops Monday. Trump reversed it by 6:45 Tuesday morning on social media. The concession wasn’t real. It just lasted long enough for her to take credit for it.
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
In my @newrepublic.com debut, I argue that Dems' good faith efforts to spare voters from the worst of HR1/OBBBA may backfire by obscuring for voters how reckless a law it was. This will demand that Dems effectively communicate & take victory laps over burden reduction newrepublic.com/article/2125...
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Trump’s Budget Bill Has a New Trap For Democrats
Blue state leaders want to mitigate the harms of Trump’s budget bill. But will cleaning up another Republican mess only serve to let them off the hook?
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Coming up on Friday, we're running a free webinar on how to turn your outrage into effective action for change. Join us by registering at the link. All who register will also get a replay of the webinar in case you can't make it live. See you there! gaia-leadership-project.kit.com/0837fbf3db
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Outrage Isn't a Strategy
The 5-Part System to Turn Grief into Grounded Social Justice Impact. Move from overwhelm to one meaningful initiative in just 30 days—even if you need to stay behind the scenes. Free Live Training
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
It feels ridiculous to be told my entire life the importance of reducing my energy usage and switching to stuff like LED bulbs and then read reports of energy prices spiking in many US communities due to data centers.
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Matthew Kay @mjskay.com · 12/07/2026
politicians want everyone to speak well of terrible people who died because many of them are terrible people who will die
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Mainstream Respectable opinion is that people joking about a bad person's death represents a culture of cruelty, but really it represents a culture of impunity. It's a coping mechanism for watching someone do evil their whole life and never seeing consequences
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Good Morning I will spend this morning mourning these 3 wonderful people Renee Good, Alex Pretti, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, and so many more 🙏🙏🕊🕊🙏🙏 Lindsey Graham...I hope John McCain is talking to you right now about DECENCY, COMPASSION, and TRUTH Something Senator Graham LOST LONG AGO
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 11/07/2026
The Times leadership viewed trans people as a disposable bargaining chip they could trade in for credibility with conservatives. I have no sympathy for them that leopard is now eating their face.
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Jan_Morgan @janetmmorgan.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
“Even if the ED can’t adopt new policies or programs, they’ll be able to continue - Disbursing funds, certifying voting systems, convening, meetings, advisory boards. Not much impact on the midterms. Most of the grants have already gone out, voting systems were certified long ago.” #pinks
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Cami 🐸Truth Matters💙Good Troublemaker💙No DMs🚫No Posts=No Follow🚫 @cami4change.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Monday, July 13 🗳 Learn how to exercise your right to vote & support community members in doing the same, including how to resist voter intimidation & get help at the polls if you need it. The link below takes you to sign up for the training. #NoKings #Midterms2026 #Pinks #JohnLewisActions
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ACLU Know Your Voting Rights: Good Trouble Lives On · John Lewis Actions
About this event Our voting rights are facing unprecedented attacks. They want us to feel discouraged and confused. But that’s not who we are. We’re honoring the courage, sacrifice, and struggle o...
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Megan Wachspress @meganwachspress.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I would go even further than Alan does in the summary (he goes harder in the post itself) and say that outright hostility to children's personhood is an animating principle that explains a significant portion of MAGA obsessions/politics. (Also shout-out to @swordsjew.bsky.social on this!)
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/07/2026
I think @govandybeshear.bsky.social should just appoint a Dem to fill McConnell’s seat. It would force proof of life, and the state law that stripped him of that power should be challenged in court. I’m sure Thune would refuse to seat the appointee, but I think it’s a fight worth having. BE BOLD!
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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Dolores Huerta did the same thing. César Chavez raped her multiple times, impregnated her twice, and she kept silent for decades because she knew if she said anything during his lifetime, *she'd* be blamed for "hurting the movement"...if she were believed at all. Our lives are always low priority.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
If you're worried that Donald Trump and the GOP are preparing to steal the 2026 election, you're not alone. But what can you actually do about it? Pull on up, because today we're explaining why the 2026 election depends on what each of us chooses to do next. And share widely. bit.ly/44S5dkc
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Ready to stop feeling overwhelmed and start making the difference you know you're capable of? Apply for a complimentary strategy session with the Ripple Effect Institute. https://bit.ly/3Ro5U1C If you're worried that Donald Trump and the Republican Party are preparing to undermine the 2026 election, you're not alone. But here's the question that matters most: What can you actually do about it? In this video, I explain why protecting American democracy has never depended on one politician—and why the future of the 2026 election depends on what each of us chooses to do next. Whether you've been feeling overwhelmed, discouraged, or unsure where your efforts will have the greatest impact, this video will help you understand where real power lives and how you can begin making a meaningful difference in your own community. You'll learn: 👉 Why America's election system is more resilient than many people realize 👉The biggest misconception people have about protecting democracy 👉Where your greatest opportunity to make a difference actually lies 👉How to move from fear and frustration into meaningful action 👉Why community leadership is one of the most powerful ways to defend democracy ______________________________________________________________________ BOOK A RIPPLE EFFECT FIT CALL: https://bit.ly/3Ro5U1C SUBSCRIBE (and don't forget to hit the thumbs up and comment!): https://www.youtube.com/@RippleEffectInstitute READ MY ESSAYS ON POLITICS AND ACTIVISM ON SUBSTACK: https://newsletterwithecm.substack.com/ FOLLOW OUR SISTER CHANNEL ON POLITICS, LAW, AND BREAKING NEWS: https://www.youtube.com/@resistanceliveecm BUY MY BOOK: https://amzn.to/3jM8SMF JOIN OUR MAILING LIST to get updates: https://gaialeadershipproject.com/ LET'S CONNECT ON SOCIAL: BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/ecmclaughlin.bsky.social INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/ecmclaughlin/ MEDIA and SPONSORSHIP INQUIRIES: https://gaialeadershipproject.com/contact https://youtu.be/T9ejypn3WcY *Disclaimer: Some links are affiliate. By clicking and or purchasing, I may receive a small monetary reward. It does not alter the price or change your buyer experience. I appreciate your support as we do this important work!
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Independent Human (Chuck) @independenthuman.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I'm surprised they haven't passed it already. Even if a handful of Republicans have turned on Trump to the point of being replaced in primaries the entire party had already gone all in on being the bad guys in this story so there isn't really much stopping them from going full "fuck it all".
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
A developer made a browser extension called "Knockoff" that shows what a wasteland Amazon truly is by filtering out brands like "GODONLIF" "EHEYCIGA," ROTTOGOON," and sponsored products. Useful and illustrative even if you don't use Amazon www.404media.co/knockoff-bro...
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'Knockoff' Browser Extension Hides Sketchy Brands on Amazon
"Sorry to brands like WNPETHOME, EHEYCIGA, YXYL, LU&MN, JOYIN, TOMY, GODONLIF, YOOJEE, LINGTENG, LANEIGE, VISCOO, BIODANCE, COOFANDY, BALENNZ, TOSY, and LUENX."
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 08/07/2026
I met up with Mitch McConnell today and we beatboxed for twenty minutes.
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Anung Un Drama @space-ghost.com · 07/07/2026
I’m not going to lie. It rules to see Graham Platner fail because so many violent “progressive” men said horrific things to me in defense of him because they saw themselves in him. I think those men need to take a long hard look at themselves and stop being little bitches.
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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Just talked to Mitch McConnell and he confirmed that he is dead. He said move on, I am not coming back, I’m very dead, more dead than most people get.
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Hi hello I was going to do a full thread on the Great American State Fair later but it seems I'm starting early: why in the fuck are PragerU, Patriot Academy, and other far right groups the ENTIRETY of the Department of Education booth
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First banner reads:

Welcome to the Great Experiment

250 years of American invention - a story still in the making

Two hundred and fifty years ago, America made a bet: that ordinary people with extraordinary ideas could build a nation unlike any before. That bet is still paying off.

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention presents this exhibit in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Commerce - home of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the institution that turned creative freedom into economic fuel.

At the Cade, we believe so deeply in thinking and acting like an inventor that we gave it a name: Inventivity.® This exhibit is brimming with it.

The race is well underway, but it's never too late to jump in. So gear up, strap in, and take a lap

GEORGE WASHINGTON April 30, 1789 - March 4, 1797

Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefito, and humbly to implore his protection and favor

SERVICE

"Let me serve voluntarily; then I will, with the greatest pleasure in life, devote my services to the expedition without any other reward, than the satisfaction of serving my country"

RELIGION

"Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports."

CHARACTER

"To the distinguished Character of Patriot, it should be our highest Glory to add the more distinguished Character of Christian."the journey continues from here" with QR codes to Wallbuilders, the American Journey Experience, Patriot Academy, PragerU, and AmericanMinute.comStickers with a QR code to sign up to be a constitution coach with Patriot Academy
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Compelled speech is not free speech. Story: buff.ly/RusuUOq
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 01/07/2026
It's hard to celebrate the ideals of the Declaration of Independence if you don't believe in them www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump and Vance Ruined the Fourth of July
Celebrating the ideals of the Declaration of Independence is hard if you don’t believe in them.
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Clarence Thomas says the 14th Amendment should be read narrowly because it was written for formerly enslaved people. By that logic, the 2nd Amendment was written for muskets, not AR-15s. Funny how that kind of originalism only shows up when it's convenient.
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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Today, in a devastating decision, SCOTUS ruled 6-3 that states can exclude trans athletes from female sports. The attacks against transgender people are the worst scaremongering campaign of our time. Transgender youth continue to pay the price.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Clarence Thomas wrote a whole concurrence just to say that he thinks trans people don't exist. There's no extra *law* there or anything. Just fired off a couple of paragraphs to say that transgender is not a thing and people who think they're trans are crazy.
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
With this ruling, the birthright issue is not going away. The right hasn't really begun *organizing* around getting rid of the citizenship clause. Like Roe, this will be their fight for a generation. And if the Democrats just say "we won" and ignore it, like Roe, the Republicans will eventually win.
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 30/06/2026
I understand everyone breathing a sigh of relief about birthright citizenship this morning. And by all means, please do! I am too! (Even though 5-4 is a freaking joke.) But trans women don't get that relief. Because SCOTUS severely curtailed our rights today. Please don't forget that.
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kyle tear down that highway lucas 🏳️‍🌈 @itskylelucas.com · 26/06/2026
My not-so-hot take is that what Mamdani is doing *IS* incrementalism, and the bar is so deeply in hell that a politician just doing *anything* good consistently is a total anomaly for people. And I think for now that is good and fine, because it is restoring people’s faith that better is possible.
A post from @matzollerseitz.bsky.social reads:

“So what I'm getting from this is, incrementalism is bullshit and we should just do the stuff that we say would be good for society”

And the post is quoting a post from @owillis.bsky.social that reads:

“They call him WIN-dani 

Mamdani delivers promised rent freeze on 1 million rent-stabilized apartments https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/25/mamdani-delivers-promised-rent-freeze-00977449”
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Micah @rincewind.run · 26/06/2026
I am more of an incrementalist than a lot of people on here because I think that consistent incrementalism is the most effective way to accomplish transformative change in a way that actually sticks but you have to keep doing it, increment by increment, towards a better place
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
When these data centers become debt traps in a few years at most, the next Dem president should offer to wipe out those debts if they're sold for a dollar back to cities for community centers, mutual aid hubs, YMCA-style temporary housing services. Try to salvage anything out of this mess.
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