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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Let's Talk About How We Got Here They were trying to prevent a violent uprising the Nazi’s claimed. Emergency legislation was needed, according to the them, to prevent the Communists from perpetrating another atrocity,...
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Let's Talk About How We Got Here
They were trying to prevent a violent uprising the Nazi’s claimed. Emergency legislation was needed, according to the them, to prevent the Communists from perpetrating another atrocity, like the one...
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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
BELLA IS MISSING IN BROOKLYN: last seen at 49th and 5th, she's 11 pounds and chipped: 985113010684452. If you've seen or found her please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT BELLA!
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Workers already bear the consequences of decisions about production, investment, and the distribution of income. They deserve more than the freedom to protest those decisions. They deserve to be the ones to make them." jacobin.com/2026/09/work...
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Economic Democracy Is at the Heart of Socialism
Democracy should not end when the workday begins. Workers deserve a say over how their workplaces are run — and a claim on the wealth they create.
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"You wouldn’t know it from listening to mainstream media, but socialism is more popular than it’s been for a long time, and both socialism and its most well-known leaders appeal to a diverse voter base." jacobin.com/2026/09/poll...
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According to Polls, Americans Like Socialism a Lot
A crop of recent polls shows that socialism’s appeal is surprisingly broad. They also reflect a transformed US political landscape that is ripe for a socialist politician to capitalize on — if they’re...
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Sudan’s civil war is generating big profits for militia leaders and their allies outside the country. The profiteering is not an incidental feature of the war — it’s one of the main engines driving it." jacobin.com/2026/09/suda...
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Greed and Economic Desperation Are Fueling Sudan’s Civil War
The militias wreaking havoc in Sudan also profit from plunder and can pay their recruits a wage much higher than any civilian job available to them. This simple calculation is one of the most importan...
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"The modern trend toward an increasingly unchecked executive dates back at least to the Reagan administration, along with the rise of originalism and its institutional champion, the Federalist Society." www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/the-...
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The foreign affairs origins of domestic executive supremacy
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"Reporting from journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan highlights that the policy closely followed private White House meetings with Joesley Batista, a billionaire whose family controls JBS, the largest beef producer in the world." www.alternet.org/mystery-meat...
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Melania Trump at the heart of controversy surrounding 'mystery meat'
Americans risk exposure to anti-parasite drugs and banned antibiotics in chunks of years-old, potentially rotten meat following a White House meeting involving a controversial friend of Melania Trump’...
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"The lesson was not that suspiciously cheap beef is secretly horse. It was that ordinary shoppers generally know remarkably little about the journey between an animal and a package bearing the name of a supermarket they recognize." www.salon.com/2026/08/27/t...
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Trump's mystery meat problem
Cheap mystery beef, wild mustangs and the strange consequences of an opaque food system
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"[T]he 1970s [were] beset by war, currency chaos, and a dramatic increase in the price of its most important energy source. The [U.S.] contributed to the upheaval, profited from the petrodollar, and used its new monetary freedom to finance war and sustain global hegemony" jacobin.com/2026/08/war-...
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The Oil Crisis That Became a Weapon Against Welfare
War, dollar chaos, and soaring oil prices fueled the inflation of the 1970s. Workers and the welfare state took the blame. As war sends oil prices soaring again, that story still limits what we think ...
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Jackson dissenting: "Consider (as the Court has failed to do) what the Government has and has not argued, as well as how it has behaved. In seeking this stay, the Government has not made any effort to prove that the enjoined mail-in ballot directives are lawful." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"One of the clearest lessons of the 2024 election was that Democrats must embrace economic populism if they hope to win back the support of working-class voters, particularly in must-win battleground states." jacobin.com/2026/08/demo...
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Democrats Are Losing the Billionaire Primary
Spooked by anti-billionaire talk from the Democratic Party base, ultrawealthy donors are backing Republicans this cycle. That confronts the Democrats with a choice they’ve spent years avoiding: chase ...
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The U.S. national debt has officially surpassed $40 trillion ... because of billions of dollars in lost revenue from Trump’s invalidated tariffs, Trump’s tax cuts (mostly to big corporations and the very wealthy), and the soaring costs of Trump’s war." www.commondreams.org/opinion/40-t...
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$40 Trillion in US Debt and the Rich and Powerful Are Laughing | Common Dreams
Keep following the money and you'll see where it leads: into the pockets of the wealthy.
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"Trump purchased as much as $5 million in stock in law enforcement technology company Axon before [ICE] proposed a $220 million contract that was likely to go to the company, which makes widely used police body cameras and Taser stun guns." www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
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Trump bought up to $5M of stock in Taser company right before $220M ICE bid
Police technology manufacturer stands to benefit from administration’s plans to massively expand immigration enforcement
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
"Gen Z boycotts brands, amplifies hashtags, and joins protests without joining parties. Its politics can look disorganized or ephemeral, but beneath the disorder may lie something much older: the rise of class consciousness." jacobin.com/2026/08/gene...
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Gen Z Isn’t Apolitical. It’s Lost Faith in Capitalism.
Gen Z is often dismissed as apathetic. But interviews with leading scholars suggest otherwise: a generation coming of age amid crises in housing, work, and political institutions is not losing faith i...
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
"Internal investigative reports show the [DHS] sent undercover agents to community meetings in the Twin Cities and New York City, infiltrated Signal chats and obtained financial records of mainstream unions and left-leaning non-profit groups." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US conducted ‘mass spying campaign’ against leftwing groups and anti-ICE protesters, records reveal
DHS sent undercover agents to meetings and infiltrated chats of groups opposing Trump’s immigration crackdown
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
"“Defund” wasn’t simply a new idea ... Rather, it was and is a personal and political commitment and strategy to eliminate carceral, communal, colonial, capitalist and climate-based violence while building the people, practices and institutions to help us thrive." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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AOC and Mamdani wanted to defund the police. Their backtracking puts organizers at risk | Derecka Purnell
Progressive and democratic socialist politicians are recanting pandemic-era statements on police and prison abolition
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
"Work has long been a source of individual expression, prosocial organization, and cooperation ... Dismissing all labor out of hand as evil — or mere necessary toil — overlooks the distinction between work as purpose-driven human activity and [exploitative] wage labor" jacobin.com/2026/08/gene...
jacobin.com
Gen Z Can’t Go On. It Must Go On.
Work under capitalism sucks, and Gen Z’s disillusionment with the labor market is justified. But work itself is socially necessary and the only way to transform it is through collective power, not wit...
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
"Something has shifted among the Democratic electorate ... the victory of Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan over the Israel lobby – backed centrist Rep. Haley Stevens [is] both a victory for the broad Left and for anyone who genuinely cares about democracy." inthesetimes.com/article/abdu...
inthesetimes.com
Make No Mistake—The Left Is on a Winning Streak
Before the votes had even been counted, some were treating the results in Michigan as a defeat for the Left. This is hard to square with the fact that well beyond Abdul El-Sayed’s win, progressives an...
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
From Dec. 2017: "What is different about us as individuals compared to previous generations is minor. What is different about the world around us is profound." highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/...
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Generation Screwed
Why millennials are facing the scariest financial future of any generation since the Great Depression.
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"“This is what they give us: contaminated water, water with larvae, water with little black worms, which is slowly killing each one of us who are detained here,” Parias said in his statement ... “We need proper drinking water, better treatment.”" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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ICE detainee reveals video of drinking water apparently contaminated with worm-like creatures
‘Disturbing’ footage shared by California detainee surfaces amid wider complaints about conditions in ICE detention
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"The soaring stock market has been a colossal payday for a small handful of Americans. Half of the stock market is owned by the top 1% wealthiest Americans, while the bottom 50% owns just 1% of the market." www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Two in five Americans believe stock market only serves the top 1%
Exclusive Harris poll for Guardian reveals Americans’ assumptions about stock market and wider economy
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
"Is it a good idea to destroy the rising socialist current within the Democratic Party, as many centrist pundits are now counseling? Just ask the Labour Party, who waged war on Jeremy Corbyn and the Left and are now in complete disarray." jacobin.com/2026/07/demo...
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Waging War on the Left Within the Democratic Party Won’t Work
Is it a good idea to destroy the rising socialist current within the Democratic Party, as many centrist pundits are now counseling? Just ask the Labour Party, who waged war on Jeremy Corbyn and the Le...
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
"Jackson’s history is a case study of something today’s American left has often talked about ... a genuine working-class politician who emerged from the struggle of workplace organizing; who sought to use his position in power to advance the goals of his fellow workers" jacobin.com/2026/07/main...
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Troy Jackson’s Politics Are Rooted in Maine Logger Struggles
Maine Senate hopeful Troy Jackson’s history is a case study of something the Left often discusses but rarely sees: a working-class politician who emerged from workplace organizing struggles and used h...
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I've decided to start a blog... Well, I've decided to start a blog. I didn't know before I began this endeavor that I would have to learn how to build a website too, so what...
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I've decided to start a blog...
Well, I've decided to start a blog. I didn't know before I began this endeavor that I would have to learn how to build a website too, so what began...
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"Users of Meta’s Muse Image AI tool, released Tuesday, can tag public Instagram profiles and generate pictures that pull from faces of people featured in these social media posts." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Instagram’s AI image generator alarms privacy experts
Instagram users should check privacy settings after rollout of new Meta AI image generator, advocates warn
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"Markey unveiled this package of bills as part of a new “AI accountability agenda” focused on “taking power back from big tech” ... He stressed that a piecemeal approach to AI “would leave too many people exposed” and that the government has to act ... quickly" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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‘AI accountability agenda’: US senator unveils package of bills to curb tech’s harms
Exclusive: Senator Ed Markey on why he has proposed legislation aimed at curbing datacenters, automated hiring systems and harm to children
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"Tlatoāni Alvarado said that while campus militarization was deeply concerning ... “College campuses are a focal point for where our activism can translate into real-world change,” they said. “Colleges are trying to quash that dissent.”" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘We will never use them’: the California universities stockpiling AR-15s, grenades and submachine guns
A 2021 state law allows campus police to own military equipment for civilian safety – students fear it may be used to quash dissent
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"Donald Trump has terminated the remaining members of the independent, federal commission that assists election administration officials nationwide just a few months before the midterm elections, multiple outlets reported Thursday." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump fires last members of election commission, inciting fears of midterm ‘chaos’
Bipartisan Election Assistance Commission maintains mail-voter registration form, among other duties
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"[T]he court struck down the federal limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with their own candidates The decision means ... party committees can now work directly with candidates and spend unlimited amounts to help elect them." randirhodes.substack.com/p/the-corrup...
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THE GREAT AMERICAN AUCTION
Money Talks
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Andy Heppelle🇺🇸🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇬🇱🇺🇳🏳️‍⚧️ @andyheppelle.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Renee Good, Alex Pretti and now Lorenzo Salgado Araujo murdered by the U.S. government. Call your Senators and your Representative in the House at the U.S. Capitol (202) 224-3121 and ask them to do more to stop the horrific actions of the Executive branch, before it’s too late to keep the Republic 🇺🇸
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"Early on Tuesday morning, 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo took his coffee and a meal his wife had prepared for him, said goodbye to his dog, and left the house he built ... But Salgado never made it to work ... [ICE] shot and killed Salgado. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘New terrifying levels’: 10 people fatally shot by immigration officials in Trump’s second term
As Trump’s immigration crackdown continues, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s death marks another high-profile killing by ICE officers
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"Salgado Araujo, who was on his way to work early on Tuesday morning, was driving three other people in a white van. After the shooting, the three men were taken into custody. One of the three men [was] Victor Hugo Salgado Araujo, the brother of the victim." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Man killed by ICE agents not intended target of immigration arrest, DHS says
Agents seeking different person when they killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Mexican who had lived in US for 35 years
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
"The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a 91-year-old precedent that has prevented presidents from removing members of independent agencies at will. The decision represents ... a major expansion of the president's control over parts of the government" www.npr.org/2026/06/29/n...
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Supreme Court cements Trump's power over agencies long considered independent
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down a 91-year-old precedent that has prevented presidents from removing members of independent agencies meant to be a check on his power.
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
MDI refused to pay out my unused accrued vacation time when they ended my employment. I was counting on that to be able to pay my rent for June. Yesterday, I received an eviction notice. I have until 6/22 to pay $2595. If there is anything you can do to help, please let me know. gofund.me/c3ed9ada6
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Donate to Help Keep Me Housed During Bar Application Delay, organized by DAVID BURLESON
Hi Friends. Once again I find myself in a position to need to ask … DAVID BURLESON needs your support for Help Keep Me Housed During Bar Application Delay
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David Burleson @davidburleson.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
"Blanche, who served as Bondi’s deputy at the justice department, was responsible for the “entire release of the Epstein files”, Bondi claimed, according to a transcript released by the committee on Thursday." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Pam Bondi claims Todd Blanche was ‘in charge’ of ‘entire release’ of Epstein files
Blanche, whom Trump plans to nominate to replace ex-attorney general, served as Bondi’s deputy at DoJ
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