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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14h
Full interview and more from MeidasTouch here: youtu.be/f0vaXM5FZY8
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Trump CAUGHT CHANGING IT…
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14h
Pappas: It’s a golden age if you’re Don Jr. getting a Russian oligarch to pay for a wedding reception, but for the rest of us, it doesn’t feel like that. They can put out whatever numbers they want. The American people know that this is a totally incompetent president who is estranged from reality.
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arcticfox87.bsky.social @arcticfox87.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
'The Icebergs' Is One of Frederic Edwin Church's Most Spectacular Paintings. For Decades, No One Knew Where It Was share.google/J6rBs2dCuD8P... @malcolmnance.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social The Arctic is Magnificent
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'The Icebergs' Is One of Frederic Edwin Church's Most Spectacular Paintings. For Decades, No One Knew Where It Was
In the 1970s, the administrator of a boys' home in England wound up finding the missing 19th-century piece and bringing it back into the spotlight
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🍑 @glitchybunny.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
How long can this high-wire act, using fabricated "alternative facts" to fight against layers of legal battles, last? #PoliticalSatire #TrumpMock #FakeNews
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
For 33 years, McConnell has voted against family and medical leave for working Americans. Then he disappears from the Senate for 92 days and keeps collecting his full paycheck. Apparently, paid leave is only a problem when someone else gets it.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 29/09/2026
"Ohio is not Minnesota. I was only on the ground for a short period of time and it was obvious that there are plenty of people who are happy to see Haitians being criminalized, arrested, and deported."
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The Hard Lessons of Springfield
There are plenty of people happy about what is happening to the Haitian community.
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WIRED @wired.com · 27/09/2026
Improving mood and increasing longevity are just some of the unfounded claims about this substance circling around the “natural” medicine corners of the internet. www.wired.com/story/nicoti...
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Nicotine Is Mounting a Comeback in the Wellness Movement
Improving mood and increasing longevity are just some of the unfounded claims about this substance circling around the “natural” medicine corners of the internet.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 27/09/2026
"Officials who pretended to care about freedom in other countries have demonstrated that they’re willing to trample it at home. The problem isn’t just that we’re ruled by a thug. It’s that we’re ruled by men who will do and defend whatever the thug says."
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As Trump Abuses the Press, Republicans Cheer Him On
His allies excuse and defend his ban of CNN, MS Now, and Politico.
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WIRED @wired.com · 27/09/2026
Climate groups are latching onto the data center opposition movement, but it remains to be seen if they can get people to care about the facilities’ impact on the atmosphere. www.wired.com/story/data-c...
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The Data Center Backlash Should Also Be a Climate Reckoning. It Isn’t Yet
Climate groups are latching onto the data center opposition movement, but it remains to be seen if they can get people to care about the facilities’ impact on the atmosphere.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 27/09/2026
Built by a General Motors executive, this 1920s Ann Arbor, Mich., property once housed Jersey cattle and produced its own branded milk for neighbors.
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Exclusive | Historic Homes: A Michigan Cow Farm Built by a GM Exec
Historic Homes: A Michigan Cow Farm Built by a GM Exec
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Donald Trump, Mean Girl www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/o...
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Opinion | Donald Trump, Mean Girl (Gift Article)
Our government is being run by a clique of middle-aged guys.
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Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT @mikezaccardi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Is an Agentic Bank Run Coming? AI assistants are about to auto-sweep cash from 0.1% checking accounts into 5% yields. If everyone adopts them, banks lose their cheap deposit base... risking a systemic crunch. Torsten at Apollo .. I use $BOXX
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 27/09/2026
With the real networks boycotting, the pro-Trump channels have stepped up—and screwed up. ICYMI @willsommer.bsky.social:
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Bumbling MAGA Media Tries to Launch Their Own White House Pool
With the real networks boycotting, the pro-Trump channels have stepped up—and screwed up.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 27/09/2026
It feels like artificial intelligence is wresting higher education apart—but something bigger and more damaging has been taking place on college campuses for a long time, @ibogost.com argues.
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College Is Coming Apart
Successive, overlapping crises reveal that American higher education makes no sense.
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump's ousting @cnn.com from Air Force 1 was foreseeable, because a 2-1 panel of the DC Circuit let him do that to the AP, after it refused to switch to “Gulf of America” in its stylebook. But that was an “unpublished” stay order—not binding precedent. … 1/4 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/b...
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White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One (Gift Article)
CNN won’t be able to join President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee. He had banned CNN and two other news outlets from the White House, but a court order on Thursday restored their access.
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FRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · 27/09/2026
Gunmen kill 27 in two shootings in South Africa
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Gunmen kill 27 in two shootings in South Africa
Gunmen killed at least 27 people in two mass shootings in South Africa's two main cities, Johannesburg and Cape Town, police said on Sunday, in the latest criminal violence to hit the country.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 27/09/2026
Pursued by ICE, some Haitians in the U.S. are fleeing across the northern border to seek safety in Canada, @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports. He traveled the secret routes through forests that some are taking to escape deportation.
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The Northern Passage
Hunted by ICE, Haitians flee across the border to hide in Canada.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 27/09/2026
Kimberly Guilfoyle—Donald Trump Jr.'s former fiancee and the U.S. Ambassador to Greece—is puzzling officials with her persistent promotion of a single Greek company.
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The Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across Europe
Christos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece.
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Governor Andy Beshear @govandybeshear.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I believe diversity is always a strength.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 27/09/2026
Many of the companies Trump bought or sold stock in are corporate giants that his administration helps regulate or that do business with the federal government.
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Weapons, Oil, AI: Trump Made 1,156 Personal Financial Trades During July
Many of the president’s stock purchases and sales, which span numerous industries, were not disclosed by a federal deadline.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 27/09/2026
After cutting FEMA staff and delaying disaster aid, the Trump administration has left communities more vulnerable when they need federal help most. bit.ly/4ypsAyP
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Administration’s Arbitrary, Unlawful Cuts to FEMA Funding and Staff Threaten American Communities
Grant cancellations, staff reductions, and other policy changes far overstep the president’s authority while limiting FEMA’s ability to respond to disasters.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
These people make Marie Antoinette look connected to the people and empathetic by comparison. They laugh at what their own voters are going through as they continue to mock them as they enrich themselves and have a great time.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Trump lies: "Oil will come dropping down as soon as Iran gives up, as soon as the war is over, which will be soon. Prices for groceries have come way down for Biden. Almost every price has come way down. And remember one thing -- oil is less expensive now than it was under the Biden administration."
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The amazing @mollyjongfast.bsky.social: "Mr. Trump’s cabinet was picked like something out of Bama rush" www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/o...
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Opinion | The Mean Girls Presidency
Our government is being run by a clique of middle-aged guys.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So basically Trump is telling MAGA voters not to vote for Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar in November because she is a “back stabber” for criticizing him.
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
Screenshot of BBC article: OpenAI bots (struck through) meddled with multiple US government agency sites
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 27/09/2026
Tapper: "The WSJ reports that President Trump is planning to resume bombing Iran after the midterm elections. Why after the midterms?" Waltz: "I don't think that the president has said that himself. That's some reporting by a newspaper."
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MIT Technology Review @technologyreview.com · 27/09/2026
Could new fertilizers help combat high prices?
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Agriculture relies on fossil fuels. It’s costing us.
Could new fertilizers help combat high prices?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump and Republicans are terrified of policies that curb their own wealth and power, and the wealth and power of the oligarchs that bankroll them. That's why they're amping up the fearmongering about "socialism."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Tillis: "Folks, this was stupid on stilts ... to have a Russian oligarch who's actually traveled in a delegation to Beijing fund some sort of island wedding for a very wealthy family that also happens to be related to the president? Come on, guys, this is this is amateur hour"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Look who's traveling with Trump again today! #TravelWithNatalie (REUTERS/Nathan Howard)
pic of the lovely Ms Harp with an umbrella walking to board AF1
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Erik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This Day in Labor History: September 27, 1972. Workers represented by the United Auto Workers at the General Motors plant Norwood in Norwood, Ohio, ended their strike after 174 days. Let's talk how workers fought the horrors of automation and the speed-up in American auto!
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/09/2026
“I am so devastated that Christians like Tim Tebow made me trust in something that has taken so much money from me. This is evil, especially because I’m disabled on a limited income.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The Gospel of high yields: Inside Tim Tebow's favorite wealth seminar
Life Surge pairs Christian celebs with hard-sell pitches. Some attendees ended up deep in debt.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump is a lame duck president who is getting more desperate and unhinged. He's exhausting, but his buffoonery is creating opportunities for solidarity that we previously didn't know were possible. Join us in our discussion on this week's Coffee Klatch.
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The Red Carpet for Xi (but Not for Thee) | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
Trump is a lame duck president who is getting more desperate and unhinged.He's exhausting, but his buffoonery is creatin
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 26/09/2026
AI is now a standard feature of foreign attempts to influence U.S. elections. But layers of safeguards to protect election security make it difficult, if not impossible, for adversaries to alter vote counts at scale without detection. bit.ly/4AzddFy
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AI Is Changing Foreign Election Influence
Threat reports from tech firms and independent monitors offer a glimpse of how foreign adversaries are changing tactics.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 26/09/2026
A Mississippi grand jury declined to bring charges in connection with the death of a Black teen-ager during a boating trip, but it’s still unclear exactly how he died. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Nolan Wells’s Family Still Wants Answers
A Mississippi grand jury declined to bring charges in connection with the death of a Black teen-ager during a boating trip, but it’s still unclear exactly how he died.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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The Washington Sun Metro @washsunmetro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The $3.8 billion riverfront project moves closer to reality as officials eye construction starting in the spring.
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Final RFK Campus and Commanders Stadium Plan Heads to D.C. Council
The $3.8 billion riverfront project moves closer to reality as officials eye construction starting in the spring.
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FRANCE 24 @france24.com · 26/09/2026
🇫🇷✝️ Durant sa messe géante célébrée place de la Concorde à Paris devant 700 000 personnes, selon le Vatican, le pape Léon XIV s'est notamment adressé aux jeunes. #LéonXIV
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 26/09/2026
Watch live: Former White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove discusses the Texas political map, the midterms and the future of the Republican party with CNN politics reporter Patrick Svitek. #TribFest26
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Karl Rove on the 2026 and the future of Republicans
YouTube video by The Texas Tribune
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FRANCE 24 @france24.com · 26/09/2026
Nouvelles frappes russes et ukrainiennes, au moins 16 morts dans les deux camps
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Nouvelles frappes russes et ukrainiennes, au moins 16 morts dans les deux camps
Au moins 16 personnes ont été tuées, samedi, dans des frappes en Russie et en Ukraine, selon les autorités locales, dans un contexte d’intensification des attaques entre les deux pays. Des civils figurent parmi les victimes, notamment, côté ukrainien, à Zaporijia, Soumy, Dnipropetrovsk et Kiev.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 24/09/2026
Trump's war on medical research and medical researchers is one of the very few administration endeavors to provoke a serious backlash from Republican lawmakers. The administration is trying to get around Congress even here:
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This Is a Five-Alarm Fire for Medical Research
Future cures and America’s innovation lead are in jeopardy thanks to Donald Trump and Russ Vought’s latest scheme.
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Trump and sons are making lots of money
and the American people are paying for it
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Griff @griffin-richardson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Forget all the other punchable faces. When God created the punchable face, this was the ideal. #Face #Punch #Dental
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tens of thousands of voter registrations have gone unprocessed in Texas. Affecting large areas deeply. If you’re in Texas, check your registration is up to date and accurate ASAP. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/t...
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DPS voter registration applications weren’t sent to counties
Counties will start receiving a surge of applications less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 registration deadline, adding work at one of the busiest points in the election calendar.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/09/2026
NEWS: An Iowa judge has dismissed Trump’s lawsuit against pollster Ann Selzer and The Des Moines Register over the 2024 poll that showed Harris ahead in Iowa. The case was dismissed with prejudice.
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Judge Dismisses Trump’s Lawsuit Against Ann Selzer Over Iowa Poll
An Iowa court dismissed Trump’s case against pollster Ann Selzer and The Des Moines Register with prejudice, ruling that even the lawsuit’s allegations of a fabricated poll could not overcome First Am...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Microsoft has laid off over 5,000 workers since July. Its CEO made $96.5M in 2025, a 22% increase from the previous year. Microsoft made $101B in net income last year — and raked in up to $12.5B in tax breaks from Trump's Big Ugly Bill. This is what a rigged system looks like.
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MIT Technology Review @technologyreview.com · 24/09/2026
The country wants to become a global leader in brain implants. Strong government support is expected to help accelerate that process.
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China has approved the world’s first invasive brain-computer chip—here’s what’s next
The country wants to become a global leader in brain implants. Strong government support is expected to help accelerate that process.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/09/2026
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter. (Published Jan. 2025)
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A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends....
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Awkward — “VP JD Vance has been exposed as the source of a story whose supposed leak was used by the White House in court to justify the termination of Politico's access to the press pool.” 😬
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JD Vance unmasked as leaker for story White House used to justify press ban: report
Vice President JD Vance has been exposed as the source of a story whose supposed leak was used by the White House in court to justify the termination of Politico's access to the press pool, Oliver Dar...
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