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Semafor @semafor.com · 16h
Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 9h
Ali Velshi lists all the ways that Pete Hegseth's "State of the Force" speech was racist and bigoted.
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Holy City Sinner @holycitysinner.com · 19h
SC voter registration deadlines approach ahead of midterm election www.live5news.com/2026/09/30/s...
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SC voter registration deadlines approach ahead of midterm election
Voters have less than 40 days until the midterm election, with several registration deadlines approaching this week.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026
The VA lost about 700 social workers and 500 psychologists and psychiatrists over the course of 2025 — a significant change for an agency that was adding mental health staffers nearly every month leading up to Trump’s return to office. (Published March)
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Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump
Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 29/09/2026
“I just wanted to do something good, and everyone is making it seem like I’m doing something wrong,” one temporary caregiver told @caitlindickerson.bsky.social, who reports on the babies left behind by Trump’s deportations and the individuals trying to care for them.
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The Babies Left Behind in America
The United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis.
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Mica Rosenberg @micarosenberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We found immigration courts have issued more than 10,000 removal and voluntary departure orders each month for immigrant minors — nearly four times the rate as Trump’s last term. With legal representation disappearing that pace could accelerate www.propublica.org/article/unac...
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These Immigrant Kids Were Once Protected. Under Trump, Their Deportations Have Tripled.
A first-of-its-kind ProPublica analysis found that children who entered the U.S. by themselves are being detained and removed at about three times the rate they were during the final years of the firs...
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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026
Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.
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Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport
Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russell Brand, who's awaiting trial in London next month on rape and sexual assault charges, will moderate a panel at DC's MAHA summit tomorrow on reforming a U.S. health agency
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 28/09/2026
A Minnesota Star Tribune analysis shows the state has lost 20 hospital-based obstetrics units in the past dozen years. As a result, roughly 67,000 women of childbearing age now live more than a half-hour from a hospital obstetrics unit, a figure that has increased by more than 30%.
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Minnesota’s disappearing delivery wards leave pregnant patients far from care
As rural hospitals struggle to make childbirth services financially sustainable, doctors warn that mothers and babies are bearing the risk.
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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A CNN @kfile.bsky.social investigation unearthed since-removed posts from Texas GOP candidate Bo French that repeatedly advocated public executions for political opponents, including former President Barack Obama www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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KFile: Texas GOP candidate Bo French has a history of calling for public executions | CNN Politics
Bo French, the Republican nominee for one of Texas’ most powerful statewide offices, is facing bipartisan criticism over a racist post about the crowd at a University of Texas football game.
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Andy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A new CNN KFile investigation finds two past accounts from Texas GOP candidate Bo French calling for public executions of government officials, Obama, Adam Schiff, and more. Repeatedly asked Texas GOP, Paxton, Abbott campaigns if they stood by him and got no response. www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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KFile: Texas GOP candidate Bo French has a history of calling for public executions | CNN Politics
Bo French, the Republican nominee for one of Texas’ most powerful statewide offices, is facing bipartisan criticism over a racist post about the crowd at a University of Texas football game.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Here’s your periodic reminder that Howard Lutnick is still Commerce secretary despite blatantly lying to the public about his personal and business ties with child molester Jeffrey Epstein.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 27/09/2026
When HPAI is detected, the response often entails culling bird populations, cleaning the barn where they lived, completely disinfecting the site and waiting weeks before restocking new birds.
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An early surge confirms bird flu is back in Minnesota
Minnesota had been bird flu-free for barely over a month and a half. The disease is now back, and it’s here early.
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"NIH funding cuts delayed a promising childhood brain cancer trial. Patients lost time they didn’t have." www.cnbc.com/2026/09/25/n...
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NIH funding cuts delayed a promising childhood brain cancer trial. Patients lost time they didn't have
A delayed clinical trial underscores the stakes of federal research funding cuts for children with DIPG, a deadly brain tumor with few treatment options.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Julia" shared this photo with us from the carrots in the Cuyama CA area. "We are paid piece rate and we only are given 4 hours of work a day. This makes it impossible to cover our expenses. The high was 97° when this photo was taken." #WeFeedYou
A carrot field where you see the Bunches of harvested carrots laid out
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Brian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A 48% drop in employees at National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Yikes.
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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We need to save our country. #VoteBlueIn39Days #USDemocracy
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn’t have a comprehensive plan for its rapid expansion of detention facilities, resulting in the waste of over $20 million, according to a federal watchdog." via @ximenabustillo.bsky.social news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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ICE Wasted Over $20 Million to Expand Detention, Watchdog Says
Immigration and Customs Enforcement didn’t have a comprehensive plan for its rapid expansion of detention facilities, resulting in the waste of over $20 million, according to a federal watchdog.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Jon Husted just voted to continue the Iran war for the 14th time. While Ohioans are paying record high costs at the gas pump and the grocery store, Jon Husted is voting for more war – and costing you more money – every chance he gets.
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"About five million people in the country have already lost SNAP benefits — the government’s primary anti-hunger tool — because of the Trump/GOP bill... One retiree in Ohio described SNAP benefits as a 'lifeline.' Her benefits dropped in March from $250 to $44" www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Is Starting to Bite Before the Midterm Elections
The tax cuts in President Trump’s signature achievement were the Republicans’ answer to voters’ economic struggles, but its health care and food assistance cuts are taking a toll.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“He don’t even take no salary—that’s how selfless Trump is, y’all!!!”
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 23/09/2026
Ashley Hinson got paid over $217,000 in contributions from oil and gas companies while repeatedly voting to continue the Iran war. She monetized the suffering of hardworking Iowans. bit.ly/4j39cTF
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Ashley Hinson Got Big Money From Oil Companies After Repeatedly Voting For the Iran War
The price of gas for her Iowa constituents has risen by 60% since the start of the war, while oil companies are making record profits
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Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · 23/09/2026
Trump’s EPA let a major pesticide company pick what its regulations should be. Alarming proof that EPA is there to serve corporate interests, not protect the safety of Americans. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US environment agency let Bayer pick regulations for destructive weedkiller, documents show
Environmental Protection Agency asked firm to choose rules it wanted for dicamba, then put the choices in a proposed federal rule
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Map Shows Hepatitis A Cases As Outbreak Linked to Frozen Clams
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Andy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NEW: Michele Tafoya, GOP Senate nominee in MN recently issued a rather categorical set of denials she ever said she was embarrassed to live in MN — but she did say literally that in a deleted tweet. One of a whole bunch of tweets, we found saying she wanted to leave. www.cnn.com/2026/09/23/p...
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Republican Senate nominee said she was ‘embarrassed’ to be from the state she’s now running to represent | CNN Politics
In a local radio interview earlier this month, Michele Tafoya, the Republican Senate nominee in Minnesota and former sports broadcaster was asked about her past criticism of the state and whether she ...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026
For likely the first time in modern history, the Supreme Court decided more cases in fast-tracked, secretive proceedings than in open court. Watch us break down how a once-rare emergency process became the norm.
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The Supreme Court Changed. What Now?
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
At her 22-week ultrasound, Amanda Jablonski learned their daughter had developed without a skull or a brain. There was no chance for survival, and every day Amanda stayed pregnant was a threat to her health and life. Under TN law, she was denied an abortion. www.wbir.com/article/news...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Physician, research scientist & author Dr. Alice Hamilton died #OTD in 1970. She was: + The "mother of occupational medicine" + A pioneer in industrial toxicology + America's foremost authority on lead poisoning (c. 1916) + The first woman appointed to the faculty of Harvard, 1919 #WomenInSTEM
A classic black-and-white formal portrait of Dr. Alice Hamilton (1869–1970), pioneering American physician, toxicologist, and founder of occupational medicine in the United States. She is shown in a head-and-shoulders pose against a neutral studio background, gazing directly at the camera with a calm, intelligent, and resolute expression. Her dark hair is neatly parted and pulled back into a low bun, and she wears a high-necked dark blouse or dress with a simple brooch at the collar, embodying the quiet determination and professionalism that defined her groundbreaking career advocating for worker safety, researching industrial poisons, and becoming the first woman faculty member at Harvard Medical School.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW AD: Ken Paxton loves to make false claims about James Talarico’s record on China. But he’s been hiding his own. Paxton took an all-expenses-paid trip to China to meet with Communist Party leaders — then took massive donations from China-linked real estate developers.
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 22/09/2026
Nearly 75 Haitians living in Ohio have been detained at one of four Ohio detention facilities that contract with ICE since President Trump took away their legal protected status on July 27 — a 142.3% increase, according to a new report. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/22/i...
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Ohio ICE detentions of Haitians have more than doubled after Trump ended protected status • Ohio Capital Journal
Nearly 75 Haitians living in Ohio have been detained at one of four Ohio detention facilities that contract with ICE since President Trump took away their protected status on July 27 —  a 142.3%…
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Stephanie Ruhle @stephruhle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
$21 Trillion in foreign investments is an old and false claim. The WH official website lists $11.2 Trillion- Most of which are "pledges" that have no binding commitments
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
15/ ProPublica is revealing the existence of the case for the first time. We reviewed a trove of evidence gathered by the FBI and thousands of pages of legal records, and have independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. This is the first piece of an ongoing series:
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 21/09/2026
Breast cancer patients shouldn’t be denied hope of a new lifesaving treatment because Russ Vought thinks women’s health research is woke. I will fight this plan tooth and nail.
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White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants
Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 21/09/2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers and relatives to find them.
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AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers and relatives to find them.
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath but never a source of God's mercy, generosity, or compassion.
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eightmjc.bsky.social @eightmjc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Where is Darlene Graham? I can’t find any campaign events. @postandcourier.bsky.social @thestate.com @maddow.bsky.social
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Unfortunately."
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams is the second-most experienced female spacewalker with 9 spacewalks. Her total spacewalk time of 62 hours and 6 minutes is fourth overall and the most by a woman. She was born #OTD in 1965. #WomenInSTEM
An official NASA portrait of astronaut Sunita Williams wearing a full white Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit. The bulky suit displays an American flag patch on the left shoulder, a mission patch on the right, and various controls on the chest pack; she holds the gold-visored helmet. With long dark hair framing her smiling face, she poses confidently in front of a large draped American flag against a cloudy Earth-toned backdrop, symbolizing American space exploration.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/09/2026
ProPublica’s analysis of CDC data found that the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies has nearly doubled. The spike alarmed many experts. One said it should “be a never event.”
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 11/09/2026
DOGE is still running the show: The Bureau of Land Management gave its state directors *3 days* to list public lands that could be turned over to Big Tech to build AI hyperscalers, after Interior Secretary Doug Burgum met with Amazon CEO Andrew Jassy
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Inside Trump’s Aggressive Push to Build Data Centers on Public Lands
The Interior secretary is quietly meeting with AI hyperscalers while seeking to accommodate them on his department’s land.
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Jessica Tarlov @jessicatarlov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Republicans never talk about the fraudsters Trump has pardoned. Philip Esformes, the largest health care fraudster in U.S. history at $1.3 billion, had his sentence commuted. Trump runs crypto scams.
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American Constitution Society @acslaw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Constitution belongs to all of us. This Constitution Day, we’re launching The Oath Project—a nonpartisan invitation to record and share an oath to support and defend the U.S. Constitution. They’re adding their voices. We invite you to add yours. #TheOathProject
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Politico @politico.com · 17/09/2026
US, in controversial deal, agrees to sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia
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US, in controversial deal, agrees to sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia
Lawmakers have expressed concerns for years that the move would give China access to sensitive technology.
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Pod Save America @podsaveamerica.crooked.com · 17/09/2026
Please share this to help spread that Ken Paxton was protecting child predators when he was Texas’s attorney general.
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