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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦

@ehanelt.bsky.social
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DPhil @ox.ac.uk 🇬🇧 • Policy Officer at State Chancellery of Thuringia. State reform and modern policymaking. Before: @Verfassungsblog.de, Masaryk Uni and re:constitution fellow 2024/25. Views my own.

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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · 29/01/2026
As all our Verfassungsbooks, "Mapping Article 13: Academic and Scientific Freedom under the EU Charter" is Open Access! 🔓📖 Featuring contributions inter alia by @olgaceran.bsky.social, @ehanelt.bsky.social, @raffaela.bsky.social and @krobertslyer.bsky.social!
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Together with Attila Vincze, I spoke about the state of the judiciary in Hungary's competitive authoritarian state, based on research we published previously in the German Journal of Comparative Politics.
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Ich bin sehr stolz auf dieses Buch! Zusammen mit @fzillessen.bsky.social habe ich das Methodenkapitel über die qualitative Szenarioanalyse geschrieben. Jonathan Schramm und ich haben außerdem das Szenario zu Beförderung und Abordnung von Richtern untersucht – ein Schlüsselszenario, wie ich finde.
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Vlad Makszimov @vmakszimov.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Ep. 1 in our mini-series on #Hungary 🇭🇺 is out! Too often we ask what's feasible, rather than what's right, when it comes #RoL enforcement in the #EU. Tune in for a 🎙️ w/ @ascherz.bsky.social about what “doing the right thing” could look like. 🔗 Listen here: open.spotify.com/show/2lyLtQi...
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What should the EU do about Hungary?
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Bald erscheint unsere Studie mit Szenarioanalysen zu Verwundbarkeit und Resilienz der Justiz in Deutschland! ⬇️
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Tom Theuns @tomtheuns.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
This probably sounds weird and technical, but it is crucial that EU member states use Article 259 TFEU to challenge democratic and rule of law backsliding in other member states, as I argue in my book.
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Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Another excellent post on the destruction of academic freedom in Orban's 🇭🇺 focusing on the use of the fake "Matthias Corvinus Collegium", a key part of Orban's propaganda apparatus which recently pushed a Soviet-style "report" attacking individual professors in past or present receipt of EU funding
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
I contributed a short piece on illiberal GONGOs (Government-Organised Non-Governmental Organisations) to a symposium of @verfassungsblog.de. This is the first output of my re:constitution fellowship. Check it out: ⬇️ verfassungsblog.de/castles-of-i...
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Castles of Illiberal Thought
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Text and image together - pure gold! 😂
“For too long, we’ve promoted too many uniform leaders for the wrong reasons, based on their race, based on gender quotas, based on historic so-called firsts,” said Hegseth. 

The picture beneath the text shows an audience of generals and admirals. All men. Most white.
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
This means: the EU 🇪🇺 is betting on a post-Orbán future of Hungary 🇭🇺 next year. EU moves to advance Ukraine’s accession by sidestepping Hungary - on.ft.com/4gNoWa7 via @FT
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EU moves to advance Ukraine’s accession by sidestepping Hungary
Brussels advises Kyiv to advance technical work despite Budapest holding up talks
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Judicial Studies Institute @justinbrno.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Exciting news: Patrick Leisure is a re:constitution Fellow 2025/26! 🎉 His project explores states’ positive obligations under the ECHR & schools, inspired by Amy Guttman’s Democratic Education. He follows colleagues @katarinasipulova.bsky.social & @ehanelt.bsky.social from last year. See link below👇
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Judicial Studies Institute @justinbrno.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Yesterday @ehanelt.bsky.social & @fzillessen.bsky.social (Verfassungsblog’s Judicial Resilience Project) brought a paper "Analysing Democratic Backsliding Before It Happens: Studying Judicial Resilience in Germany Through Scenario Analysis" 🔗Follow the project on: verfassungsblog.de/justiz-proje...
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
🚨 The Special Issue 'Rule of Law and Rechtsstaat under pressure' of the German Journal of Comparative Politics (ZfVP) is finally out! It was edited by Hans-Joachim Lauth, Marta Bucholc and Nicolas Hayoz. Check it out the contributions here: ⬇️ link.springer.com/journal/1228...
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Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
Die Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft publiziert bilinguale, innovative Forschungsergebnisse aus dem Bereich der Vergleichenden ...
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Lucas Guttenberg @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
The Socialists in the EP have leveraged a no-confidence vote put up by the far right to effectively gut a major part of the reform of the EU budget. Stunning development that further imperils the prospect for a major MFF reform. I had hopes that this time would be different. But I was naive. Thread:
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Socialists to support von der Leyen in no-confidence vote after she backs down on EU budget
European Commission president expected to easily survive ― but she has made two major concessions.
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Das ist auch vor dem Hintergrund neuer Diskussionen über "Verfassungstreuechecks" mit Regelanfragen beim Verfassungschutz z.B. bei der Einstellung von Richtern, eine sehr interessante Studie.
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
As part of my re:constitution fellowship I spent time at and worked with the wonderful people of the HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, especially the Institute of Legal Studies, to study academic freedom (and its boundaries) in Hungary.
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
MCC, one of Orbán's lavishly-funded, regime-loyal 'think tanks' builds a new campus in Budapest – truly an 'illiberal castle'. I went on a walk to Gellert Hill last night to investigate the site. Not much to see yet, but it's going to be BIG.
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Sehr cooler Artikel dazu, wie man mit der russischen Schattenflotte umgehen kann, wenn sie Sabotageakte verübt. Behandelt sie wie Piraten. 🏴‍☠️
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a man with dreadlocks and a hat is sitting on a boat with his finger in his mouth .
Alt: Jack Sparrow smiling.
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Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Dungeons and Dictators: A Role-Based Simulation of Authoritarian States: @jpseeditors.bsky.social Robert Keener www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Dungeons and Dictators: A Role-Based Simulation of Authoritarian States
This article introduces the simulation “Dungeons and Dictators”, a role-playing simulation designed to mimic the logic of authoritarian states. While teaching democracies and international organiza...
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
I'm delighted to be starting my 2nd mobility phase today as part of my re:constitution fellowship. I'm visiting Political Capital in Budapest.
Selfie in front of a roll-up with the Political Capital logo.
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Journal of Democracy @jodemocracy.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
"Voters electing the world leaders who subsequently took their countries down the road of electoral autocracy were in many cases choosing well-known, experienced political figures who were promising to reform democracy, not dismantle it." www.journalofdemocra...
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Beyond Performance: Why Leaders Still Matter | Journal of Democracy
Delivery matters, but so do leaders’ actions. Why have so many, in both strong and weak economies, been pushing against democratic constraints on their power, and why have those constraints failed to…
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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · 16/06/2025
Nach den Beschlüssen des VG Berlin sind die drei beteiligten Richter*innen diffamiert und bedroht worden. Kein Ausnahmefall, meint PHILIPP KÖKER (@philippkoeker.bsky.social), denn autoritäre Populisten arbeiten systematisch daran, die Justiz zu delegitimieren. verfassungsblog.de/delegitimier...
Das Bild zeigt das Zitat des Autors Philipp Köker: „Daher stellt die strategische Delegitimierung von Gerichten durch autoritäre Populisten selbst dort eine Gefahr dar, wo diese (noch) über keine oder kaum politische Macht verfügen.“
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
I love creative legal solutions. 😍
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
"TUSK BETWEEN NAWROCKI AND A HARD PLACE" 🤣 Well done, @politico.eu, well done!
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Today, Ministers meet in the Council of the 🇪🇺 (GAC) to discuss the rule of law in Hungary 🇭🇺 for the eighth time under Article 7(1) TEU. Again, there won't be a majority for finding that Orbán's actions constitute a 'clear risk of a serious breach' of EU values. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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No majority among EU countries to sanction Hungary over rule of law
EU ministers are set to discuss the potential of sanctioning Hungary over its rule of law concerns, but there is no majority for imposing sanctions. #EuropeNews
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Yesterday, I spoke at the Institute for Legal Studies of the HUN-REN Centre for Social Science in Budapest & introduced my re:constitution research project 'Castles of Illiberal Thought & Mercenary Thinkers: Academic Legitimation of Authoritarian Politics in 🇭🇺'. I learned a lot from the discussion.
Selfie in front of the title slide.
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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
I am very excited to share a new working paper coauthored with @amaliaab.bsky.social. Using a field experiment, we find that, in the real world, it is more costly to express far-right preferences than other political preferences. osf.io/preprints/os... 1/8
Paper abstract: Are some political preferences more costly to express? In this study, we investigate the extent to which individuals face social exclusion for showing far-right political beliefs. We run a field experiment in Madrid where confederates initiate an interaction with random passers-by. We randomize whether the confederate wears a neutral (white) t-shirt or a t-shirt of different parties. Results show that passers-by are more likely to avoid interacting with confederates wearing the t-shirt of a far-right party (Vox). This finding holds both when we compare this condition against the neutral t-shirt one or the ones where confederates wear a t-shirt of other parties. Analyses of heterogeneity show that this effect is particularly strong in a left-wing neigbourhood. These findings contribute to theories about peer pressure and social punishment, providing evidence of how those processes can extend to the expression of different political views. They provide new insights into the micro-level mechanisms that underpin broader political trends, particularly the rapid and sometimes unexpected electoral growth of far-right parties.
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
On Wednesday, I had the pleasure of presenting my project 'Castles of Illiberal Thought and Mercenary Thinkers' at re:constitution in a fellow's talk. Thanks go to @cohelongo.bsky.social, who did an amazing job moderating the session, and @gszd.bsky.social, who gave insightful comments.
Title slide of presentation.
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APSA @apsa.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
For Example: How to Use Examples in Political Science For Example: How to Use Examples in Political Science By John S. Dryzek, University of Canberra. There is a large literature on the use of cases, hardly anything on examples. They are different: cases get analyzed, examples get deployed.…
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For Example: How to Use Examples in Political Science
For Example: How to Use Examples in Political Science By John S. Dryzek, University of Canberra. There is a large literature on the use of cases, hardly anything on examples. They are different: cases get analyzed, examples get deployed. Examples can perform clarifying, didactic, persuasive, universalizing, critical, and cogitative functions. These six functions all have their own logic, and a set of guidelines for how to perform each of them well is developed.
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Just learned: If you want to become a judge or prosecutor in Saxony, you need to submit a handwritten, narrative resumé. 😂 www.justiz.sachsen.de/content/1032...
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Justiz in Sachsen - Laufbahngruppe 2, Einstiegsebene 2 (Richter auf Probe)
Internetauftritt Justiz in Sachsen
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
South Korea has done what the US failed to do. An attempted (and failed) coup d'etat has consequences. One way or another.
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Sangsin Lee @sslee.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
In 15 minutes, the verdict in Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment trial will be announced. In the 2017, the judge read the decision for about 20 minutes before delivering the final verdict. Thus, the outcome of Yoon’s impeachment is likely to be revealed between 11:20 and 11:30 a.m. Korea Standard Time.
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Sangsin Lee @sslee.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Yoon is impeached.
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Marc Debus @marcdebus.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
In a contribution to @respol.bsky.social, we show that Germans with a Russian or a Turkish migrant background are less in favour of sanctions against Russia. journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... @himmelrath.bsky.social @dienerjulius.bsky.social @pluggedchris.bsky.social @dezim-institut.de
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Maximilian Pichl @maxpichl.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Noch ein paar Worte zur Abschaffung des #Amtsermittlungsgrundsatz, den CDU, CSU und SPD im Asylprozess planen, denn hier wird massiv am Rechtsstaatsprinzip gesägt. 1. Dieser Grundsatz besagt, dass Behörden und auch Gerichte von sich aus alles wesentliche zu einem Sachverhalt ermitteln müssen.
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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · 08/03/2025
Last week, 80% of Italy's judiciary went on strike against the government's proposal to reform the judicial administration. Though not a radical overhaul, the underlying aim of the reform is to weaken judicial self-governance, analyses SIMONE BENVENUTI. verfassungsblog.de/divide-and-r...
The image shows a quote by the author Simone Benvenuti: "While clashes between judges and politicians are nothing new in Italy, this latest reform proposal raises concerns that go beyond routine legal disputes."
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Mujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Most EU officials don't believe the US will deliver a backstop in Ukraine. The US wants to step out. Not in. So there will be no European peacekeeping force. No ceasefire. Just more war. Yet the EU will have no choice but to keep doing “whatever it takes” to support Ukraine 6/
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The Economist @economist.com · 06/03/2025
Investors, consumers and companies are showing the first signs of souring on Donald Trump’s vision. With his aggressive and erratic protectionism, he is playing with fire econ.st/41tx87X
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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · 21/02/2025
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Wir suchen Verstärkung: Redakteur*in für öffentliches Sicherheitsrecht und Strafrecht! Bewerben Sie sich jetzt und werden Sie Teil unseres Teams! 🤝
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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · 15/02/2025
Wir starten das Justiz-Projekt. Wohin man schaut, stehen Attacken auf die Justiz im Mittelpunkt der autoritär-populistischen Strategie. Im Justiz-Projekt fragen wir uns jetzt: Wie verwundbar ist die deutsche Justiz? Alle Infos in unserem aktuellen Editorial: verfassungsblog.de/wir-starten-....
Logo „Das Justiz-Projekt” und davor ein Richterhammer, der auf ein zerbröckelndes Unterteil schlägt
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Beim @verfassungsblog.de starten wir das Justiz-Projekt. Mehr dazu in unserem Editorial: ⬇️ verfassungsblog.de/wir-starten-...
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Dr Etienne Hanelt 🇺🇦 @ehanelt.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
We've been busy @verfassungsblog.de! ⬇️
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Christian Rauh @chrauh.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
🚨 #Data alert 📣 We just released #ParlLawSpeech – full texts of more than 40k bills, 28k laws, and 3 mio. parliamentary speeches from 7 countries (AT, CZ, DE, DK, ES, HR, HU) and the EU! If you study democracy with #TextAsData / #NLP methods, this is for you! A short 🧵 (1/3) #PoliSkyData #polisky
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Democracy Reporting International @democracyreporting.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
We took X to court. And we won! ⚖️ The courts ruled that X must urgently grant us access to their publicly available data via their API. This access is critical for our analysis of online public discourse ahead of the upcoming German elections. Read: bit.ly/4gBWGp4 Here's what's happened 1/3 👇
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DVPW @dvpw.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Besser spät als nie 😉 Die DVPW ist nun auch auf Bluesky in Sachen #Politikwissenschaft unterwegs! Wir posten erst einmal zu Aktivitäten der DVPW - Ausschreibungen, Veranstaltungen, #DVPWblog,... - und reposten gerne Calls und Termine, wenn Ihr uns erwähnt. Und dann sind natürlich Listen in Arbeit.
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Anja Neundorf @anjaneundorf.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
How do autocrats stay in power? Our new research dives into the strategies of political control—repression, co-optation, and indoctrination—used across 229 autocracies from 1946 to 2010. What we found will change the way you think about authoritarian resilience. 🧵👇
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Politics_Oxford @politicsoxford.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Introducing the Centre for Democratic Resilience - world-leading research and educational programmes to understand and promote the resilience of liberal democracy: ow.ly/1sKl50UL7Wn
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Donald Tusk @donald-tusk.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
If Viktor Orban really blocks European sanctions at a key moment for the war, it’ll be absolutely clear that in this big game for the security and future of Europe, he is playing in Putin’s team, not in ours. With all the consequences of this fact.
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Vicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Having published a book recently, I found it sometimes hard to understand how the process worked (and luckily, had very kind mentors who helped). I have uploaded a short document detailing how my experience went, in case others find it helpful: www.vicentevalentim.com/_files/ugd/a...
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