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@ch5555-z.bsky.social
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Academically-trained historian and cultural critic devoted to supporting human rights, women's rights, and freedoms for all people.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Trump administration was too stupid to realize that cutting food safety programs and firing thousands of public servants would have shitty consequences. Watch.
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Read this thread & also the NYT story (which will, be warned, make you physically sick and very distressed indeed, so keep that in mind). The campus police DID NOT TELL THE PROSECUTOR all that Jane Doe said. The campus police *omitted* her most important statements about what those men did to her.
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Sarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Y'all I just caught the Kennedy Center claiming it isn't closing while telling vendors it's closing and now they're selling all of their Steinway pianos www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
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Kennedy Center moves to sell all of its Steinway pianos
Photos show piano movers rolling massive Steinway grand pianos through the red-carpeted halls of the Kennedy Center this week.
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
FACT CHECK: TRUE
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LorriefromCanada @lorriefmp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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LorriefromCanada @lorriefmp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Men always blame the women! Stop it! 🤬
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LorriefromCanada @lorriefmp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Instead of waiting for Congress to act, time for a press conference! Remember the first one they did, Fox didn't air it! LET THEM SPEAK! 🤬
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LorriefromCanada @lorriefmp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: A judge permanently bans Jeanine Pirro’s office from bringing charges against a former Olympic canoeist over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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Judge bars Jeanine Pirro’s office from bringing Reflecting Pool case after Trump comments
Judge Todd Edelman entered an order on Thursday that dismissed the case against David “Davey” Hearn with prejudice.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 01/10/2026
The ‘Cornell 7’ and the problem with how to raise our boys
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The ‘Cornell 7’ and the problem with how to raise our boys
There are no easy solutions here, writes Holly Baxter, but let's start with why we hold the bar so low for boys — and so impossibly high for girls ?
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 01/10/2026
Campaign-style ads paid for by the US government are drawing new scrutiny across Washington
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Lawmakers Turn Heads Spending Millions on Taxpayer-funded Ads
Election year ads paid for by the US government are drawing new scrutiny across Washington.
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AMISTAD @amistadsociety.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ordered the DOJ to fast-track a watchdog group's request for Epstein files, c̄ records mentioning Trump. "All in all, the coverage cited by DDF surfaced possible ethical issues that had the potential to reduce public confidence in governmental institutions," she wrote.
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Trump DOJ ordered to fast-track Epstein files release after 'big win': expert
A federal judge ordered the Trump Justice Department to fast-track a watchdog group's request for Epstein files, including records mentioning President Donald Trump.U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-...
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The Sons of Liberty @sonsofliberty.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, PA (R), has been frantically pushing smear stories about his opponent in the close Bucks County congressional race. Turns out the "articles" are just his felon buddy making things up for him on a blog. ~AdminMatt
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 01/10/2026
Ahead of a pivotal midterm election defined by concerns around surging rent and gas prices, student debt is emerging as an affordability issue some voters say is being overlooked.
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Soaring Student Loan Bills Add to Voters’ Affordability Squeeze
More than 9 million Americans are at least one year behind on their payments.
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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Latest WSJ poll: "63% want to pause AI development 61% want a billionaire wealth tax 59% want Medicare for All 57% want a $20 minimum wage 58% want to end U.S. military aid to Israel" This is the center of the country politically. it is time all adjust to this political spectrum, esp. media.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 21/07/2026
Trump is Trump—a vain man-child who rarely thinks more than an hour or so ahead. At any given moment, he’ll do what he thinks he needs to do to get out of whatever immediate jam he’s put himself in. trib.al/poB7wBy
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Amanda Terkel @aterkel.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Trump claimed that China may have your voter registration info. So do thousands of political campaigns from over the years, as well as pollsters, market researchers, journalists, academics, professional and amateur researchers, and even the local university library www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
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Voter files explained: Demystifying the widely available data Trump cited in his speech
President Donald Trump said China had obtained hundreds of millions of voter registration records. Such data is already widely available from states and companies, sometimes for a fee.
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MJ @bstnboy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This should make you sick your stomach. Freedom 250 sponsorship prospectus.....it isn't just the firing works or pretend state fair. Up to $10M!!! He also coopted $125M federal funds! for state fair and another $100M for upcoming Grand Prix race in DC . 😡😡😡 prospect.org/wp-content/u...
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ACLU @aclu.org · 17/07/2026
BREAKING: A federal court blocked the DOJ from illegally seizing the private data of millions of Connecticut voters. 16 out of 16 courts have stopped the Trump administration from stealing our personal data.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/07/2026
I sat down with @katiephang.bsky.social to discuss my Epstein training videos FOIA case. You can check it out here:
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Check out the latest episode of my Defending Democracy podcast in which I discuss Donald Trump's speech and the threats ahead. Available on Spotify or wherever you listen. open.spotify.com/episode/3U6h...
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Trump’s Speech Had No Proof. The Ending is a Massive Warning
Defending Democracy with Marc Elias · Episode
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Liberal Old Fart @oldliberalfart.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Trump is attempting to change history. It's what dictators do. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/o...
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Opinion | Why Trump Can’t Leave the Smithsonian Alone (Gift Article)
The Trump White House and its history police want us all to live in their chosen bubble, immune from instability or perceived disorder.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 17/07/2026
Trump administration cannot cancel grants for disfavored causes, US judge rules reut.rs/3RjlImo
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Trump administration cannot cancel grants for disfavored causes, US judge rules
A federal judge on Friday ​ruled that U.S. President ‌Donald Trump's administration cannot rely on a ​White House budget ​office regulation to terminate billions ⁠of dollars in ​grants because they are ​inconsistent with his priorities.
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LynnZ 🦋 @zizij.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Greed is ruining this nation. It's been that way for far too fucking long. CEOs don't need to make tens of millions of dollars a year. Eat the rich, Y'all.
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
NEW: The list of ICE and DHS lies about their agents’ use of violence and deadly force keeps growing. You can’t believe anything they say. That means they can’t be trusted to investigate the officer-involved shootings that keep happening. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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ICE and DHS's growing record of deception
When their agents shoot and kill people, they shouldn't be allowed to run the investigation.
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Just Security @justsecurity.org · 17/07/2026
Today’s Litigation Tracker updates: -DC Circuit temporarily reverses lower court block, allows new Pentagon escort requirement for New York Times journalists to proceed -NPR, PBS voluntarily dismiss remaining claims in challenge to the defunding of public media and more: 👇
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Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions
A public resource tracking the legal challenges to Trump administration executive orders and actions.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 17/07/2026
The President promised “really, really big news” before his prime-time speech. What he delivered—padded by heavily redacted declassified documents—felt more like Pam Bondi’s bogus Epstein binders than any true revelation. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Trump’s Election-Fraud Bait and Switch
The President promised “really, really big news” before his prime-time speech. What he delivered—padded by heavily redacted declassified documents—felt more like Pam Bondi’s bogus Epstein binders than any true revelation.
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AMISTAD @amistadsociety.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Canada of course is at fault. They have failed to rake their forest floors. Artist: Dave Whamond
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ACLU @aclu.org · 17/07/2026
NEW: We filed a brief supporting a challenge to a Colorado law that would require social media platforms to display the state’s view that speech on social media is harmful. The government cannot decide that speech is harmful and force the rest of us to play along.
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🇺🇸🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧🇫🇷🇨🇦🛠️🗽💪🏻⚖️ @oma-ruth.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
What bilge! There is no THERE, THERE! If there was, it would have been known long before now. Voters know who lies. We suffer through a hot summer, wicked weather, high electricity, unaffordable groceries, lost medical care, two wars, ICE murders of Americans, tariffs. The GOP has controlled it ALL!
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17/07/2026
Trump wants you to believe his false claims that there were vulnerabilities with ballots and voter registration in 2020. The most dangerous part about his lies? He’s using them to set the groundwork to contest the 2026 election results when Republicans ultimately lose. demdock.com/4wLW7S3
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17/07/2026
The National Park Service had to pay $2 million for an emergency cleanup. trib.al/8lIPL16
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Trump Caused Millions in Damage After Freedom 250 Oil Spill
The National Park Service had to pay $2 million for an emergency cleanup.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/07/2026
If you're like us, we're sure you were watching that speech going, "WTF?!" Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: bit.ly/wtfamericayo...
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WTF America?!
From the founders of MeidasTouch, the independent news network that helped redefine how millions of people consume news, WTF America?! is an unflinching look...
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Want to have some fun? Do what he said & jam the lines to talk about the Save Act - just tell them to vote against it & tell some of your favorite jokes about Trump: 5calls.org/issue/save-a...
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Oppose the SAVE America Act (UPDATED 6/22) ⭑ 5 Calls
Updates June 22, 2026: Trump continues to push Senate Republicans on the SAVE America Act and announced that he will oppose reauthorization of the …
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MJ @bstnboy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Democracy is under attack. Ask yourself and others, what are you willing to do to save democracy?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/07/2026
Trump recently pushed out the last members of the federal Election Assistance Commission, which had not yet complied with his demands to meet the longtime goal of requiring proof of citizenship to vote.
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Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms
President Donald Trump has fired Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, the Democrats on the federal Election Assistance Commission, while Christy McCormick, the Republican, was allowed to resign, sources...
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MJ @bstnboy.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
"Hundreds protest fatal ICE shooting in Biddeford ME" Susan Collins is fucked. mainemorningstar.com/2026/07/13/h...
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Hundreds protest fatal ICE shooting in Biddeford • Maine Morning Star
Hundreds in force, Mainers marched through downtown Biddeford on Monday hours after immigration agents fatally shot a man.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 13/07/2026
Study finds homeownership is only affordable in three U.S. states
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Study finds homes are affordable in these three states...and that’s it
Only three states meet one study’s affordability criteria
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putawomanincharge.bsky.social @putawomanincharge.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
He has no friends. He doesn't know how. His narcissistic personality is disgusting.
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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 12/07/2026
Did ICE lie about the circumstances of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's death? The Mexican immigrant and father of three was fatally shot by agents during his morning drive to work.
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“Demanding the Truth”: Family Wants Answers After ICE Kills Houston Dad Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
Immigration and civil rights advocacy groups are demanding an independent investigation into the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican immigrant and father of three who was killed by ICE...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 12/07/2026
At least on the local and state level, consumers still have advocates.
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A little law gives hope that government can suck less and make people’s lives better
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
President Donald Trump’s crusade to take over voting continues to falter in the courts. So he’s pulling out a range of dangerous new strategies to exert control. That makes this an especially perilous moment — and one that Democracy Docket will be tracking. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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This week at Democracy Docket: Trump is doing everything he can think of to control voting. But states aren’t backing down
Trump’s crusade to take over voting continues to falter in the courts. So he’s pulling out a range of dangerous new strategies to exert control.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Dems will hold themselves to a standard beyond winning and losing. Republicans won't. There will be another Trump. He's not that special. And the GOP will be there for him. www.notus.org/perspectives...
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The Lesson of Platner’s Exit: Trump Didn’t Change the Rules for Anyone Except Himself.
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you know by now that Graham Platner — the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Maine — has dropped out of the race, having been accused of sexual assault. ...
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 12/07/2026
By tapping funds intended for national parks to pay for pet projects in Washington, the Trump administration has created a perverse incentive to let in as many visitors as possible (via Bloomberg Opinion)
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National Parks Are in Chaos. Trump Is Making It Worse
With its ancient sequoias, towering waterfalls and glacier-carved granite cliffs, California’s Yosemite National Park has long been one of the most visited destinations in the national park system, helping to inspire its very creation. The vistas, which span more than 1,100 square miles along the Sierra Nevada mountain range, are inspiring to say the least. Yet the stories out of Yosemite this year — particularly this month, the official start of the busy season for national parks — are anything
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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
The NYT obituary of Lindsey Graham makes no mention of his effort to overturn the 2020 election by calling Georgia’s secretary of state to intimidate him into manufacturing votes for Trump. The Times, like all news media, is GOP propaganda erasing Republicans’ history as election deniers
Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina and Staunch Trump Ally, Dies at 71
Mr. Graham died of a “brief and sudden” illness on Saturday evening, his office said. Over more than two decades in the Senate, he consistently pushed for the use of U.S. military power overseas.Over his Senate career, Mr. Graham led two influential committees, Judiciary and Budget.

As head of the Judiciary Committee, he oversaw the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He also played a critical role during the 2016 fight over President Barack Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to the court, aiding in Republicans’ success in blocking the pick.More broadly, Mr. Graham was instrumental in advancing Mr. Trump’s effort to reshape the federal judiciary.
During his tenure at the helm of the committee, the Senate confirmed more than 200 federal judges, including Ms. Barrett, cementing one of the defining conservative judicial legacies of the Trump era.As chairman of the Budget Committee, Mr. Graham played a central role in translating Mr. Trump’s domestic agenda into legislation. He oversaw the budget resolution that allowed Republicans to advance much of the president’s sweeping tax, immigration and spending package without support from Senate Democrats.

The effort required months of negotiations among warring factions within his party before the tax package became law last year. Mr. Graham, along with Republican leaders and the Trump administration, embraced budget reconciliation as the party’s primary vehicle for enacting Mr. Trump’s agenda at a time when Republicans lacked the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster.

Those efforts became a defining accomplishment of Mr. Trump’s return to Washington with a Republican-controlled legislature, and highlighted not only the growing influence of Mr. Graham within his party but also his transformation from Trump critic into a steadfast and outspoken ally.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The original No Kings day. Credit: chappatte.com
The signers of the Declaration of Independence shown in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776 with a banner behind them that reads “No Kings Day”
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UNICEF USA @unicefusa.org · 04/07/2026
For over 80 years, UNICEF has helped save and meaningfully improve more children’s lives than any other humanitarian organization. We couldn't do it without you. Thank you. 💙
White and blue text on a black background reads, "Every child deserves to grow up healthy, educated, protected and respected."

UNICEF USA works alongside American corporations, faith-based and civil society organizations, philanthropic foundations, government agencies and individuals to support UNICEF in delivering the nutrition, health care, education and emergency aid that children need to survive and thrive.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 02/07/2026
Abortion rights opponents aren't stopping at overturning Roe v. Wade. But we're not backing down. We're fighting to defend and restore our reproductive rights.
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Abortion Rights Still Under Threat
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, advocates are fighting for abortion protections at the state level.
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