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Chelsea Mac Donnchadha

@chelsmacdonn.bsky.social
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Irish Traveller - Trade Union Organiser - Activist - Consultant - Researcher - Writer - Academic - Views are my own linktr.ee/chelsea.mcdonagh

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Piddington Parish Council - of the anti-asylum 'village that roared' fame - appears to have been flying (or endorsing flying) drones over a local gypsy & traveller site, their July minutes suggest
38. Widnell Lane Gypsy/Travellers site
Reports suggest that the land immediately adjacent to the permitted site is
being developed and the number of pitches has increased significantly. It was
agreed that the activities would be reported to the CDC Planning Enforcement
team, and they would be sent copies of the drone footage.
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Chelsea Mac Donnchadha @chelsmacdonn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Sign up closing tomorrow at midnight: bit.ly/travellersor...
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Emma Ward @emmawardjournalist.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Here's my first ever byline with @thejournal.ie It's a review I did of @Channel 4 newest Irish Traveller and Gypsy Show #thesecretlivesofgypsywives, If you want to know more about it check out the link to read the full story! Thank you @patrickfreyne.bsky.social for the support while I wrote this
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Chelsea Mac Donnchadha @chelsmacdonn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It is worth pointing out that there have been zero socially rented pitches developed in London since 1996. We are all in the midst of a housing crisis, Travellers just more acutely
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 11/05/2026
"Awareness campaigns never look beyond the individual experience, toward the wider systemic injustices that people face...they allow the systems that are causing the harm to continue" Mad Youth Organise campaign Leader Chloe reflects on the limits of #mentalhealthawareness 👇 #mhaw
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Abolish Mental Health Awareness Week — Just Treatment
Mad Youth Organise campaign Leader Chloe shares her reflections on the limitations of mental health awareness, and the urgent need to politicise mental illness.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 04/05/2026
Our breakdown of Wes Streeting’s donors has been doing the rounds online for the last year. Now we’ve updated it – with another £55,000 from OPD Group.
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 01/05/2026
"I spent 26 hours in a hospital corridor - I’m not the first, and I won’t be the last" NHS patient Roger recounts his recent experience of waiting 26 hours in hospital corridors & calls for urgent investment to tackle this crisis. Read his story ⬇️ justtreatment.org/news/2026/3/...
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I spent 26 hours in a hospital corridor - I’m not the first, and I won’t be the last — Just Treatment
Just Treatment supporter Roger recounts his recent experience of waiting 26 hours in hospital corridors, and calls for urgently needed investment to tackle this crisis.
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 28/04/2026
We're looking for a Treasurer to join our board! 🎉 As we embark on our new four-year strategy, we need someone with a financial background to help us keep delivering winning patient-led campaigns. Deadline 9am 5 May. More info: static1.squarespace.com/static/5947b...
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 28/04/2026
Today patients whose lives have been adversely impacted by the NHS crisis finally met with Health Secretary Wes Streeting, after over a year of waiting. We handed him 10 demands for change for patients & the NHS, and asked for a response within a month. justtreatment.org/s/WES-STREET...
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Disability Participation News Hub @dpnewshubie.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
💡 In the first edition of our Spotlight Series, we had a chat with disabled Irish Traveller, writer, freelance journalist and disability rights activist Emma Ward on what keeps her motivated in her activism. Full edition over on our website now! www.disabilityparticipation.ie/p/spotlight-...
[Image: A graphic with a black background featuring the words “Spotlight Series” in colourful, cut-out magazine-style letters. Below, white text reads: "...my nephew Patrick is what keeps me motivated, he’s the reason I became an activist and as he gets older he reminds me to be motivated to make positive change for him and the younger generation of people with disabilities. - Emma Ward”. An image of Emma Ward sits beside this text surrounded by a gold frame. Images beneath this text include a megaphone, an open book, flowers, and a Disability Pride flag. The Disability Participation News Hub logo appears in the top right corner.]
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 22/04/2026
How did US spy-tech firm Palantir end up running the NHS's data platform? We are proud to have contributed to The Shadow Contract, a new investigative podcast from @GoodLawProject. Worth your time - listen here: goodlawproject.org/the-shadow-c...
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The Shadow Contract | Good Law Project
Exposing why a US spy-tech firm is at the heart of the NHS Listen on these platforms Support our investigative research Fund more investigations Keep me informed Spread the word
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 13/04/2026
🚨New research shows private companies made £1.6 billion in profit from £12 billion of NHS contracts in just 2 years. Meanwhile, patients are being treated in corridors, NHS staff are underpaid and hospitals are crumbling. Say NO to NHS privatisation! www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Private firms providing services to NHS made £1.6bn profit in two years, research finds
Exclusive: MPs say profit-making levels in England are ‘scandalous’ and call for cap on amount private companies can make from NHS
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RTÉ @rte.ie · 05/04/2026
Ag Taisteal Siar: The legacy of Irish traveller music www.rte.ie/gaeilge/2026/0405/156643…
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Ag Taisteal Siar: The legacy of Irish traveller music
Is clár faisnéise lánfhada i nGaeilge do TG4 é Ag Taisteal Siar a dhéanann iniúchadh ar oidhreacht shaibhir cheoil phobal an Lucht Siúil in Éirinn.
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 09/04/2026
🚨The UK government is quietly dismantled NHS price controls to please Trump and Big Pharma. Snuck out at 5pm before Easter weekend, with no parliamentary vote & no debate. They're embarrassed. They should be. ⬇️
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 09/04/2026
New York just kicked Palantir out of its hospitals. We can do the same for the #NHS. Parliament debates Palantir's contract this Wednesday - email your MP and ask them to attend ⬇️ www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/pa... @foxglovelegal.bsky.social
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Inside Housing Management @ihmanagement.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
London council apologises for three-year repairs delay and ‘slum conditions’ on Gypsy and Traveller site
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London council apologises for three-year repairs delay and ‘slum conditions’ on Gypsy and Traveller site
A London council has apologised for delayed repairs to a Gypsy and Traveller site, after a charity said residents have been left living in “slum conditions”
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 26/03/2026
When you're sick, your immigration status should not determine if you get treatment. The #NHS should be there for all of us - no matter who we are or where we come from. We believe in ending the hostile environment in the NHS - if you agree, join us: justtreatment.org/join
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 16/03/2026
🚨 Ads calling out social media companies for fuelling the youth mental health crisis appeared across London last week. Meta made $62bn in profit last year. It's time they paid for the misery they cause. Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/tax-big-tech-fund-mental-health-services
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 11/03/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Guerilla Ads have appeared on bus stops and billboards around London calling out TikTok, Instagram and Facebook for driving the youth mental health crisis. #bigtech #mentalhealth #socialmedia #subertadvert #meta #tiktok
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 11/03/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Young people whose social media use pushed them into mental health crisis have blocked the entrance to Meta's London headquarters with a billboard reading 'The Youth Mental Health Crisis, Sponsored by Meta.'
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 12/03/2026
🚨Young people staged a protest outside @Meta's HQ demanded the company pay for its role in the youth mental health crisis. Read the story in the @the-independent.com 👇 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Activists gather at Meta London HQ to protest ‘dangerous’ social media firms
A group of young people held a protest outside the social media giant’s London headquarters as they accused its algorithms of contributing to their serious mental health problems
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
A lobbyist who worked directly for Peter Mandelson, on the Palantir board, and on the board of *four* NHS trusts. Lobbying the NHS to hand over even more patient data to Palantir. This absolutely stinks. Get Palantir out of the NHS. Sign my petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
NHS official pushed to add patient data to Palantir platform whilst also advising company
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Chelsea Mac Donnchadha @chelsmacdonn.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
In Ireland, Ireland recognised Irish Travellers as an ethnic minority on 1st March 2017. But what is recognition worth if nothing materially changes?
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 26/02/2026
🚨Patients are dying in NHS corridors. So we headed to Parliament to raise the alarm on this crisis. Here’s why… Watch & share. #EndCorridorCare #InvestInNHS #SaveOurNHS #NHS #corridorcare #uk #politics www.youtube.com/shorts/fH2zv...
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Patients are dying in NHS corridors.
YouTube video by Just Treatment
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Migrant Voice @migrantvoice.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
There has been a huge increase in hostile, and misleading, political rhetoric against migrants from politicians across parties. The toxic nature of this creates division and emboldens racism, putting migrants at further risk. It must be confronted and condemned. www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
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How rightwing rhetoric has risen sharply in the UK parliament – an exclusive visual analysis
In the past five years, MPs’ attitudes in the House of Commons towards immigration have swung harder to the right than at almost any other time in the last century
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 25/02/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Patients and health workers impacted by NHS corridor care join MPs outside Parliament to call for lifesaving investment to stop this crisis.
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Digital Commons Cooperative @digitalcommons.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Housing organising involves sensitive data. When it’s mishandled, tenants take the risk, not institutions. Together with Shared Assets, we made a GDPR guide for housing justice groups that’s about care, not compliance. Get it here: drive.google.com/file/d/1DQO-...
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EveryDoctor @everydoctor.org.uk · 24/02/2026
Enough is enough. Our frontline staff are working tirelessly, but they can’t end corridor care alone. This is a systematic failure that requires a clear plan. Our last letter got a response, and now we need to turn up the volume. Demand an end to corridor care here: bit.ly/end-corridor...
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Chelsea Mac Donnchadha @chelsmacdonn.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
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Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
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Saba Salman @sabasalman.com · 16/02/2026
Imagine if SEND was consistently seen as a social justice issue, as it is here. In 25yrs, no exclusions. CEO: '...look at who is being excluded, it’s always the same children...Disabled pupils, Black and minority ethnic children, Gypsy and Traveller children' www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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‘A social justice issue’: London school believes it has model for Send inclusion
Founder and staff at TCES Nurture primary, which has not excluded a child in 25 years, say key factor is how support is delivered
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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
The government's been forced to table the amendment following the High Court ruling a Declaration of Incompatibility. The amendment will be brought to the House of Lords on 25th February. If successful, it'll remove teeth from one of the most draconian anti-Traveller legislation in decades. (2/2)
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Friends, Families and Travellers @fft.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
📢 BREAKING: GOVERNMENT PUSHES TO REMOVE ONE OF THE HARSHEST POLICE ACT POWERS📢 We can reveal that the Government has tabled an amendment to its Crime and Policing Bill, to convert the 12-month ban back to the original (pre-PCSCA) 3 months. More: www.gypsy-traveller.org/news/governm... (1/2)
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Digital Commons Cooperative @digitalcommons.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Campaigning is more effective when the system is visible. Groups use Land Explorer to: 🔦 find who owns land & buildings 💪 spot unregistered or hidden land & more.. We run 1-hour onboarding calls for orgs who want to use it in their campaigns. ✉️ Email: hello@digitalcommons.coop
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 05/02/2026
Peter Mandelson accompanied Keir Starmer to Palantir's HQ while his lobbying firm had Palantir as a client. Since then? Palantir has landed £720m+ in UK government contracts. We deserve answers. Sign the petition ⬇️ www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...
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The Government must reveal all details of Peter Mandelson’s links to Palantir - Foxglove
Sign the petition for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm?
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 02/02/2026
🚨 The government has agreed an #NHS drug price hike with Trump’s administration - and neither the public nor MPs have had a say in it. This deal could force the NHS to pay BILLIONS more for medicines, pushing other services to breaking point. Watch, share, and tag your MP. ⬇️ #PatientsBeforeProfits
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 14/01/2026
Poll results from 1,200 people paint a damning picture of NHS care over the past year ⬇️ If you’ve experienced corridor care, been stuck waiting or forced to pay out of pocket, share your story: actionnetwork.org/forms/share-...
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 14/01/2026
🚨LATEST: Why US spy-tech company Palantir should be nowhere near our NHS Follow this link to find out if your local #NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir ⬇️ notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 08/01/2026
People are collapsing in NHS hospitals while out of sight on corridors. No one should be treated this way. This is political choice: too few staff, too few beds, broken social care. Fund the #NHS. End corridor care now. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Hospital patients collapsing while out of sight on corridors, NHS watchdog says
Health Services Safety Investigations Body says using corridors, stores and gyms as care areas poses serious risks
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Chelsea Mac Donnchadha @chelsmacdonn.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Smashing it 💪💪💪 If you’ve got a couple of quid spare, donate to keep the fantastic work going!
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 05/12/2025
🚨BREAKING: #NHS patients are outside Wes Streeting's office after waiting 392 days for a meeting. Meanwhile, Wes has found time to accept £220k+ from private healthcare linked donors. So today they came to his office and only then did he FINALLY agree to meet with them.
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Raj, patient advocate from @justtreatment.org addresses our Primary Care conference today in London. "It's so important that staff and patients work together."
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National Survivor User Network @nsunnews.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
ICYMI: In our recent blog, Chelsea McDonagh explores the impossibility of “turning [your] gaze away” after sharing your lived experience, particularly in a system which so often fails to provide adequate support to those whose stories it demands. www.nsun.org.uk/irish-travel...
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Irish Travellers and the exploitation of Lived Experience
The language of liberation is co-opted whilst the tactics of oppression continue.
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Roma Support Group @romasupportgroup.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Every child deserves to feel safe and valued. Marija, a frontline worker, shares insight into the experiences of Roma pupils in education and how the #MishtoCampaign calls for education settings that are fair, inclusive and accessible for all. tinyurl.com/rywjx37s
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Roma Support Group @romasupportgroup.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
If you are a charity who wants to make a positive difference to Roma communities in the UK, the Mishto Campaign is the answer for you! Join the campaign and help us spread the word about it! Full details here: lnkd.in/eZxkva7r
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 18/09/2025
This summer, our patient leaders gathered for a weekend of reflection, strategy and connection. We looked back on the year, planned for what’s ahead, and shared games, music and community. To learn more about our work, join our mailing list: justtreatment.org/join
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 10/10/2025
💊✨ JOIN OUR BOARD ✊💊 We’re looking for new Board members to help guide the next chapter of Just Treatment’s fight for health justice. Find out more and apply by 26 October ⬇️ justtreatment.org/news/2025/10...
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Join our board — Just Treatment
We’re recruiting new Board members to help guide the next chapter of Just Treatment’s fight for health justice.
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The Clare Champion @clarechampion.ie · 22/08/2025
Musical tour to celebrate impact that Travellers have had on trad A celebration of the enormous contribution Travellers make to traditional Irish music will take place in Ennis next month. Following last year’s two-week musical journey in traditional barrel-top wagons, this year The Long Grazing…
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Musical tour to celebrate impact that Travellers have had on trad
A celebration of the enormous contribution Travellers make to traditional Irish music will take place in Ennis next month. Following last year’s two-week musical journey in traditional barrel-top wagons, this year The Long Grazing Acre tours to three separate locations in Donegal, Clare and Louth, each focusing on a different musical Traveller family. The tour will be led by world renowned uilleann piper and co-founder of the iconic Bothy Band, Paddy Keenan, along with musicians descended from other famous musical Traveller families.
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 26/08/2025
“No patient should have to fight for answers like my son did.” Sue shares the heartbreaking story of her son's death - months of delays, and a diagnosis just six days before he died. Early diagnosis needs funding, staff & urgency. Read & share. justtreatment.org/news/2025/8/...
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NHS patients shouldn’t have to fight to get the right diagnosis — Just Treatment
Just Treatment supporter Sue shares the heartbreaking story of her son’s death, following months of delays in cancer testing and diagnosis.
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 25/07/2025
As #ResidentDoctors begin a 5-day strike for pay restoration, #NHS patients are standing with them ⬇️ Doctors are asking for £22/hr - the same as they earned 2008 in real terms. We know fair pay for doctors is in patients’ interests - share if you agree.
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Mark Baillie @mbaillie.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
A year since Salvage was published. Thanks to every reader & the amazing @tippermuirbooks.bsky.social @rickhendry.bsky.social @romanistanpodcast.bsky.social @chelsmacdonn.bsky.social - to think one bit of advice I got while writing it was: it wasn't a story anyone would want to read!
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