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Longtime CA/originally PGH/now NV Leader @SwingLeftReno Politics/fashion/art Fighter for American democracy NO DMs unless I know you IRL #Resist #Steelers #VoteBlue

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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 2h
"One thing about the OH-7 incumbent’s record the chatbot may fail to disclose: Congressman Max Miller has a history of accusations of domestic abuse...ChatGPT is programmed to favor incumbents" Tell me again how AI is supposed to be so helpful 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 grassrootsconnector.substack.com/p/how-ai-can...
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How AI Candidate Comparisons Hurt Democratic Challengers
Claiming to be neutral, ChatGPT misleads
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 2h
BTFW...Meta & Mark Zuckerberg still suck: open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Meta’s Billion-Dollar Data Center Tax Scheme
A New York Times investigation found that Meta has been classifying its multibillion-dollar AI data centers as experimental “pilot models” so it can claim the federal research and experimentation tax credit on chips it buys from companies like Nvidia. Zuckerberg is telling investors AI is accelerating every part of his business. On tax filings, Meta says the data centers are a giant experiment that could fail.

The payoff is absolutely massive. NYT reports the credit cut Meta’s taxes by $2 BILLION in 2024, and $3.9 BILLION in 2025 (up from $700 million in 2023). That makes Meta the credit’s biggest beneficiary among public companies.

This news comes the same week Trump hosted tech billionaires at the White House and told them they can police themselves on AI, and declared that data centers will now be called “SI centers.” If you ever wondered why these tech execs have been cozying up to Trump, I present to you Exhibit A.
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 3h
"Bureau of Economic Analysis reported August PCE inflation (the Fed’s preferred gauge) at 3.4%, below expectations of 3.7%...the government CHANGED how it calculates its 3 PCE categories...[but] When you don’t like the data, change the way the data is calculated:" open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Wednesday Updates: Record Diesel, Rigged Inflation Math, and Meta's AI Tax Scheme – 9/30/26
Important news. Paywall free.
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 5h
Tech "enriching a small number of people, but whose creators warn may destroy millions of jobs if not the world. And even the usual argument for pro-oligarch policies—job creation!—falls flat because hardly any jobs are being created even in the short run" 🙄🤬 paulkrugman.substack.com/p/one-more-r...
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One More Reason Americans Hate AI: It Does Nothing for Them
Trillions of dollars in spending, higher interest rates, hardly any jobs
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 5h
"Historically, Americans have been technology enthusiasts. As a nation, we’re not Luddites. So what explains Americans’ dislike of AI?... This is a technology of, by and for oligarchs, with hardly any of the benefits trickling down to regular Americans:" paulkrugman.substack.com/p/one-more-r...
paulkrugman.substack.com
One More Reason Americans Hate AI: It Does Nothing for Them
Trillions of dollars in spending, higher interest rates, hardly any jobs
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 5h
Jack Smith: “I remain confident, however, that the rule of law will endure because so many continue to uphold it faithfully each day...while fear may be contagious, courage is as well:” heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
Indeed, although Schmitt’s poster board featured a picture of Fani Willis and another of the Atlanta arena, the messages on it appeared to be between Smith’s deputy special counsel J.P. Cooney and another person, asking, “Is 109 Row 1 reserved for Jack?” Hunter Walker of Talking Points Memo notes that the Atlanta State Farm Arena uses letters to denote rows in section 109 rather than numbers. The University of Maryland arena uses numbers.

After the hearing, Schmitt appeared on The Charlie Kirk Show, where host Andrew Kolvet cheered Schmitt’s attack on Smith. “Jack Smith is a total dirtbag and you caught him out on this NBA game…in Atlanta,” Kolvet said. “It was a great moment. Good for you on that.”

So Schmitt got his right-wing media hit from a completely fabricated storyline. One newscaster noted: “When a witness lies under oath before Congress, he can face prison. When a senator gets it wrong, he says he was just ‘asking questions’.”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h
36 minutes before the hearing started.
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Free Agent Fly On The Wall @flyonsomewall.bsky.social · 8h
Vance / Schmitt -- 2028 -- Go for it. DO IT
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Johnny 🫧 Cowlick @jefferycowlick.bsky.social · 7h
They're gonna make the big announcement at an Atlanta Hawkeyes game 😂
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Dizzygirl @dizzygirl.myatproto.social · 7h
No, ya'll don't understand. Schmitt had to prove that he's a giant dumbass to qualify as JD's VP. Vance needs someone that makes him look smart.
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 6h
Wisconsinites who were hoping for Foxconn would like a word: apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump will unveil $54 billion in South Korean investment in Alaska, site of a tight Senate race
President Donald Trump is expected to announce plans for South Korea to invest roughly $54 billion in a project to export natural gas from Alaska, a proposal long backed by Republican Sen.
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 6h
"Raskin added that Schmitt’s questioning was 'all about being the most obsequious sycophant you can be, and he proved that he was...And he doesn’t even understand how much that he’s utterly humiliated himself in the eyes of the country':”
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 7h
I think we all saw that coming
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Ben Franklin’s ghost @ben-franklin-ghost.bsky.social · 21h
They (GOP) know this to be true and it will always be true.
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 6h
"I remain surprised by how hard it is to find a broad payoff for native-born workers here...If they expected these deportations to have such amazing upsides...simple economic theory and a well-developed empirical literature would all have told them otherwise:" open.substack.com/pub/mikekonc...
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Can We Find Literally Any Sign Deportations Are Helping Native-Born Workers?
Shoot the moon! Ten hypotheses, ten charts, and no payoff for native-born workers.
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 6h
"After the news about the apparent ban on taking ads for Musk spread, YouTube and Meta reversed course and announced they’d accept the ads (no word on X yet)...it’s one thing to be hypocrites in private, but high-profile public hypocrisy creates a PR problem" paulwaldman.substack.com/p/the-billio...
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The Billionaires Have Met Free Speech, and They Are Not Pleased
When they say they believe in a broad principle almost anyone would agree with, that’s when they’re lying.
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 6h
"We’re...RENAMING—artificial intelligence" Do you have a reply to Trump, @jefftiedrich.bsky.social? "I have an announcement to make, too. I’m also gonna be signing my own document today. I’m going to be officially renaming Donny to President Pants-Shitting Moron" 🤣 open.substack.com/pub/jefftied...
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Are you smarter than the White House’s new AI chatbot? Let’s find out.
Also: Jack Smith is definitely smarter than every Republican
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 7h
"Prior proper planning prevents piss poor performance. Seven P’s. Seven words. A United States senator should be capable of mastering them before accusing a witness of a felony. Eric Schmitt apparently found that preparation excessive:" steveschmidt.substack.com/p/hawkward?r...
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Hawkward!
Eric Schmitt shoots an airball at Jack Smith as Washington talks him up for VP
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 7h
the following is a paid political announcement from the democratic national committee
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 7h
"MS NOW’s Jen Psaki highlighted an Axios item on some made-up VP buzz that she all but accused the outlet of being spoon-fed by Schmitt’s allies ahead of the hearing. A clear argument in favor of independent media if I’ve ever seen one:" www.jimacosta.com/p/jamm-trump...
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JAMM: Trump Crimes And Stupidity On Parade Edition
Big Day For Dumbassery
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 7h
"in a way, Schmitt did Trump a favor, because the gaffe blotted out coverage of a hearing that spotlighted Trump’s crimes no matter how hard the GOP tried to paint Smith as the villain and themselves as victims" Let's not forget that part: open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...
open.substack.com
JAMM: Trump Crimes And Stupidity On Parade Edition
Big Day For Dumbassery
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 7h
"college adviser Amanda Uhry told the New York Post that all seven of her clients who planned to apply early to Cornell have dropped it, including three children of alumni...Another adviser said international families are asking whether Cornell is even safe:" aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-paxto...
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NEWS: Paxton Caught on Hot Mic Trashing Trump’s Convention, Trump Scrambles to Silence AI That Fact-Checks Him, Jack Smith Fallout Grows
Good morning.
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 7h
"When TMZ pointed out there are photos of Smith at the Maryland game, Schmitt grew visibly exasperated and suggested people should question whether Smith really attended" aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-paxto...
Oh for fuck's sake - Iowa Hawkeyes
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 7h
"Rather than own the mistake, Schmitt doubled down...On the Charlie Kirk Show, he accepted praise for catching Smith 'on this NBA game' and insisted 'my job is to ask the questions'" Nice try, Eric, but the "JAQ-ing off" defense won't work: aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-paxto...
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NEWS: Paxton Caught on Hot Mic Trashing Trump’s Convention, Trump Scrambles to Silence AI That Fact-Checks Him, Jack Smith Fallout Grows
Good morning.
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 7h
Ken Paxton was asked “Do you feel like he’s a little bit of a drag?” and conceded that after the Dallas convention, “it dropped our numbers. Everybody’s numbers dropped. Right now, yeah, not good.” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 PS: 34 days to go: aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-paxto...
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NEWS: Paxton Caught on Hot Mic Trashing Trump’s Convention, Trump Scrambles to Silence AI That Fact-Checks Him, Jack Smith Fallout Grows
Good morning.
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 7h
"Trump’s shiny new AI portal, America .gov, launched by telling users there was no widespread fraud in 2020 and that Trump can’t run for a third term, and the administration is now scrambling to rewrite its answers" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-paxto...
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NEWS: Paxton Caught on Hot Mic Trashing Trump’s Convention, Trump Scrambles to Silence AI That Fact-Checks Him, Jack Smith Fallout Grows
Good morning.
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 7h
George Orwell is laughing his ass off:
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 8h
😍😍😍😍😍
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Jeff Roush @jeffroushwriting.bsky.social · 10h
Eric Schmitt is just one laughable microcosm of a world in which the current GOP is constantly making car-shaped compilations from mismatched Legos. They then throw their construction against the wall and present themselves as raging righteously against the machine.
Dumbass follow-up post from Eric Schmitt:

Eric Schmitt v @Eric_Schmitt
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Who knew Jack Smith was a Caitlin Clark fan?
Readers added context
Sen. Eric Schmitt tweeted this after a Senate Judiciary hearing where he accused Jack Smith of perjury based on texts about a "Hawks" game; Smith attended an lowa Hawkeyes college game featuring Caitlin Clark in Maryland on Feb. 3, 2024, not an Atlanta Hawks NBA game.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17h
It is clear that Democrats are set to sweep control of Congress in free and fair elections. It is also clear that Trump and the GOP are working to make sure the elections are not free and fair. I founded Democracy Docket to help you stay informed to fight back. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 15h
Let's get on it with the GOTV efforts...
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Jean-Luc Picard Says 'Make It So'
ALT: Jean-Luc Picard Says 'Make It So'
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 16h
Weird the AI didn’t catch that
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seriously 💥 😡🙄
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 17h
Can we go back to this part of the Schmitt poster: at best, what were these texts supposed to show or prove? i thought they’d be some mention of the Hawkeyes, however dumb they’d have been, but no, not even that. You couldn’t make them more boring if you tried.
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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 18h
The only person who needed “rehabilitation” in today's hearing was my colleague who didn’t know the difference between the Hawks and the Hawkeyes. Don't try to distract the American people from rising costs and people losing their health care, especially if you don't have your facts straight.
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 16h
Short answer--pay to play, also known as quid pro quo politics: open.substack.com/pub/populari...
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How MAGA Inc. raised so much money
Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump, who is constitutionally prohibited from running for president again, has raised over $400 million through his super PAC, MAGA Inc.
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 17h
Cornell rape scandal proves women’s safety is never the priority ...FFCS, even NOW both Cornell & the Tompkins County DA are trying to cover their asses. Nice try, assholes, but we see through you FFS: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
“Jane Doe’s statement described her participation in drug use and sexual conduct as voluntary, conscious, and consensual,” he wrote in a statement Monday. “My office obviously did not and could not have based our November 2024 decision on the allegations in a civil lawsuit that would not be filed until nearly two years later.”

Matt, buddy, what if I told you that people could still be sexually assaulted even if they voluntarily took drugs and even if they voluntarily agreed to some previous sexual conduct? 

He must have skipped that entire stretch of law school.

Cornell, meanwhile, is defending its actions to close the fraternity chapter and implement a “range of sanctions” as totally enough, and how dare the victim’s lawsuit imply it wasn’t?

“A continuation of the false narrative that there were minimal consequences in this case is irresponsible, will make survivors feel less safe and supported, and will perpetuate the underreporting of sexual assault,” Cornell said in a statement Monday.

The real victim, in Cornell’s institutional mind, appears to be Cornell.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h
You would think at some point MAGA would get tired of the incompetent buffoons they have representing them. But it seems like they’ve pretty much just accepted it as part of their brand.
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The Popok Firm @thepopokfirm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Katie Phang: That's the reason why I sued the attorney general, not the DOJ. The Epstein Files Transparency Act puts the onus or the burden of production on the attorney general him- or herself.
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 17h
Oh for fuck's sake
- American flag
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21h
Dead on balls accurate!
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🍏Toxins out of our food 🧑‍🌾Farmers first, not chemical companies ❌Break up corporate concentration in agriculture 💧Clean water, guaranteed 🍽️School meals that nourish 💸Public dollars should buy public health ⚕️Food as medicine ⚖️Accountability for polluters, not immunity
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 17h
"In case you needed any evidence that Republicans have absolutely no dirt on former special counsel Jack Smith" I already knew that, but thanks for confirming, MAGA Schmitt "insisted that the text messages—which again, he’d not allowed anyone to review" & we know why! newrepublic.com/post/215976/...
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GOP Senator Tries to Trap Jack Smith—and Gets Every Detail Wrong
Senator Eric Schmitt accused Smith of having shady meetings while in Atlanta for a professional basketball game. In reality, Smith was in Maryland on the date in question for a college basketball game...
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 17h
“Donald Trump and MAGA sold the American people a false bill of goods.” Voters have made it clear that they want Congress to address the high cost of living. Instead, the GOP held a sham hearing trying to trap Jack Smith. “I think the American people can see through it,” says Rep. Joe Neguse.
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 17h
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 17h
RFK Jr. Reveals Chilling Plan to Feed Your Health Data to AI The health secretary wants you to hand over your health information to the government "wants Americans to hand over their health data to the government, so it can then be searched by artificial intelligence" newrepublic.com/post/215981/...
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AFinRenoFightsBack 🌊2026 🌊 @callyson.bsky.social · 17h
Because it's not enough that ICE injured this man & then denied him medical care & kept his family away from him--they're pressing charges as well. Charges which, I am sure, will end up being baseless FFS: newrepublic.com/post/216004/...
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Man Shot by ICE Agent Is Charged With Assault
Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez was shot by an ICE agent. Now the Justice Department is charging Pérez.
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