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Amber Kelsall (she/her) @englishyew.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A fun horror movie themed game show: betterluckthanchuck.com
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Better Luck Than Chuck
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Amber Kelsall (she/her) @englishyew.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Workers' power versus capital (business) and how it would better if workers had more power. youtu.be/x-wqMcYMNdg?...
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A Working (Class) Economy w/ Kathryn Anne Edwards | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
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Amber Kelsall (she/her) @englishyew.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Please watch/listen to this deep dive into public defense in Oregon by caring attorneys in the thick of it. It's eye opening. Feel free to like/share/subscribe to their podcast as well. youtu.be/qYmWLrgVZFQ?...
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16. Special Guest Shannon Wilson
YouTube video by Dumb Defenses Podcast
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍
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Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
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Amber Kelsall (she/her) @englishyew.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Tim Curry in The Worst Witch
YouTube video by Found Footage Fest
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Amber Kelsall (she/her) @englishyew.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The hits just keep on coming.
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Amber Kelsall (she/her) @englishyew.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Saddened. May we all be truthful, kind, and put good in the world to honor the memory of who she was. abcnews.com/culture/stor...
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Dolly Parton, country music legend and cultural icon, dead at 80
The singer, songwriter and philanthropist enjoyed a more than six-decade career.
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Amber Kelsall (she/her) @englishyew.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Know what technologies your city is using to watch its citizenry: www.atlasofsurveillance.org
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Atlas of Surveillance
Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities with Open Source Research
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Amber Kelsall (she/her) @englishyew.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
My friend has a new legal podcast! Go listen: youtu.be/-JvGiNnBFgM?...
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11. Crafty, Weird, or Myth?
YouTube video by Dumb Defenses Podcast
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Amber Kelsall (she/her) @englishyew.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
In case you were unaware, this exists: trektivism.org
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Trektivism Website
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Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
New York could send its first known Indigenous member to Congress! Claire Valdez (Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo) is union organizer & state assemblymember. She won her primary with 55% of the vote and is headed to the general election this November. ictnews.org/politics/ele...
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Is another Indigenous woman headed to Congress? - ICT
Claire Valdez, Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, is the Democratic nominee for New York's 7th Congressional District and is headed to the general election this November
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Amber Kelsall (she/her) @englishyew.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
DEVO gets it... youtu.be/tKHzXBroSaM?...
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DEVO’s Gerald V. Casale - “Just Do It!” (Official Music Video) ft. Die alten Maschinen
YouTube video by DevoOfficialVEVO
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Amber Kelsall (she/her) @englishyew.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
How is it that I am just hearing about this? www.tvguide.com/news/the-x-f...
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The X-Files Reboot: Everything To Know About Ryan Coogler's Hulu Pilot
The X-Files have been reopened
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Amber Kelsall (she/her) @englishyew.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
It WILL be MINE! gamerant.com/lego-ideas-x...
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Newly Leaked LEGO Set Is Pure '90s Nostalgia
A new LEGO leak reveals an intricate set that has been in the works for over a year and evokes some pure, unadulterated '90s nostalgia.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 03/07/2026
An upper age limit for Congress would help address the growing disconnect between lawmakers and the public. bit.ly/4oLX8GQ
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Age Limits Would Strengthen Congress
Setting a maximum age for lawmakers would improve representation and create opportunities for new leaders.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 02/07/2026
A maximum age limit for Congress would open the door for new candidates to compete for seats, making for a body that’s better able to respond to the needs of the public. bit.ly/4oLX8GQ
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Age Limits Would Strengthen Congress
Setting a maximum age for lawmakers would improve representation and create opportunities for new leaders.
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
BREAKING NEWS: Otter receives some nice chin scritches.
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Amber Kelsall (she/her) @englishyew.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Is the turtle still alive? This is bonkers. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Paramedics responded to a ‘cardiac arrest’ at Mitch McConnell’s home on day of hospitalization
McConnell’s office hasn’t disclosed why the former Senate majority leader was hospitalized on June 14.
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Amber Kelsall (she/her) @englishyew.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The hypocrisy is real.
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Amber Kelsall (she/her) @englishyew.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
It's the 57th Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. 57 years later and people are still fighting for the basic right to be seen as human. Will we never learn to live with the view that everyone matters? www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...
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Stonewall Uprising | American Experience | PBS
In 1969, homosexuality was illegal in almost every state... but that was about to change. The Stonewall riots marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement.
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Amber Kelsall (she/her) @englishyew.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
More of this, please: www.oregonlive.com/native-ameri...
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Northeast Portland church land returned to Indigenous community for affordable elder housing
The transfer represents a growing effort among faith-based institutions to return land to Indigenous communities.
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Amber Kelsall (she/her) @englishyew.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Russell Vought’s Latest Plan to Gut the Government Should Terrify You
A proposed new rule changing the way the federal government hands out money could be absolutely devastating for every single person in this country.
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Senate Budget Committee @senatebudget.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Republicans are more outraged by the phrase “secret police” than by ICE's actions of repeatedly violating Americans’ constitutional rights.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 11/03/2026
FINALLY the plaque honoring the officers who protected our Capitol on January 6, 2021 is hanging in the U.S. Capitol. I worked across the aisle with Sen. Tillis to get this done. Glad to see it displayed.
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Glenn Kirschner @glennkirschner.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Pam Bondi/DOJ Illegally REVEAL Names of 21 Epstein Victims. youtu.be/NaKVlMM83xI?...
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Pam Bondi/DOJ Illegally REVEAL Names of 21 Epstein Victims!
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Spotted in Nashville, today…
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 28/02/2026
The ICE facility in Portland’s South Waterfront neighborhood will now be fined every time federal agents deploy tear gas that spreads into the public right-of-way. www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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Amber Kelsall (she/her) @englishyew.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Starfleet Academy has no business being this good...but wow am I glad it is.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 27/02/2026
Today marks 14 years since 17-year-old, unarmed Trayvon Martin was shot and killed while walking home. 14 years later, we’re still demanding a country where our children can walk home in peace — without being treated like a threat.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 26/02/2026
A federal judge in Oregon has ordered dams that operate on the Columbia and Snake rivers to generate less hydropower and allow more water to pass in an effort to keep salmon populations from dying out. buff.ly/z1K1Mot via @opb.org
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Judge orders protective measures for Columbia River salmon after Trump canceled historic deal • Oregon Capital Chronicle
A federal judge in Oregon has ordered dams that operate on the Columbia and Snake rivers to generate less hydropower and allow more water to pass in an effort to keep salmon populations from dying…
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Absolutely horrifying. This refugee survived genocide and died because of the gross incompetence of federal immigration agents.
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Blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol dies in Buffalo.
A nearly blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol miles from his home dies in Buffalo after having been missing for nearly a week.
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 26/02/2026
Oregon Dems voted to divorce parts of state tax code from federal tax code to keep hundreds of millions in revenue Oregon would lose by auto-replicating new federal cuts. Oregon Republicans in turn threatened to send it to voters in November. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/02/25/o...
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Oregon will partially disconnect state tax code from new federal code to curb revenue loss • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1507 to help the state preserve $291 million in tax revenue during the next 18 months.
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Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
It’s been five years since the Equality Act passed the House. Today and every day, I remain dedicated to enshrining into law protections for LGBTQIA+ folks. Everyone—no matter who they are or who they love—deserves a life of dignity, safety, and full equality under the law.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/02/2026
ICE took their papers—and won’t give them back
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ICE took their papers—and won’t give them back
Immigrants are being released from detention without documents proving their status.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 25/02/2026
At a moment when tens of millions of Americans are deeply unhappy with the Supreme Court, it is hard to envision a clear path to reform. Yet history shows that such a path has been taken many times before. bit.ly/4atgYkQ
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The Long History of Supreme Court Reform
Americans have tinkered with the high court since the founding.
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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
BREAKING NEWS: We just filed a new lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s overhaul of childhood immunization policy – a move that goes against decades of medical and public health expertise. We must trust science, trust doctors, and protect our children. #orpol #breakingnews
BREAKING NEWS: AG Rayfield challenges unlawful overhaul of childhood immunization policy“In Oregon, we’re already seeing the consequences of the federal government’s reckless actions and vaccine narrative. Just last week, our state health officials declared a measles outbreak – with most confirmed cases linked to unvaccinated individuals. Preventable diseases are returning when we undermine public confidence in proven vaccines. We must trust science, trust doctors, and protect our children.”
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Grandiloquent Word of the Day @grandiloquentwords.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Terricolous [te-RIK-uh-lus] (adj.) - Dwelling on or beneath the ground or in soil. - Growing on or in soil. Used in a sentence: "When Balki found Cousin Larry at the bottom of the sinkhole, he yelled 'Don’t be terricolous, of course I’ll help you get out!'"
“Grandiloquent Word of the Day” poster featuring the word Terricolous with pronunciation and definition: “Dwelling on or beneath the ground or in soil; growing on or in soil.” Below is a humorous example sentence about Balki helping Cousin Larry out of a sinkhole. On the right, an antique engraving shows three hooded skeletal monks standing among bones and skulls in underground catacombs. The design has an aged parchment background with ornate Victorian typography.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 19/02/2026
Straight out of the authoritarian playbook: the Trump Administration is hellbent on policing your speech.
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Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
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Willamette Week @wweek.com · 20/02/2026
The husband of U.S Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Clackamas County anesthesiologist Dr. Shawn DeRemer, has been banned from the department’s Washington, D.C. headquarters after staff told officials he sexually assaulted them, The New York Times reported Thursday.
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Report: Husband of Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Banned from Office Over Assault Allegations
Andrew Schwartz
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Otay Mesa "Detention Center" (prison camp) in San Diego, CA: lataco.com/captive-loti...
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Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 06/02/2026
🚨NEW: A federal judge out of Oregon has issued a sweeping rebuke of the DOJ’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls. The opinion released Thursday concluded that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warned that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
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Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
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Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
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Jeff Merkley @jeff-merkley.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Attacking our communities—including children—is absolutely unacceptable. Peaceful protest is our Constitutional right. Don’t take Trump’s bait. ICE out of Oregon.
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Feds at Portland ICE facility again deploy chemical agents against protesters
The federal response to Sunday protesters was not as immediately severe as the reaction Saturday.
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Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Gift link. "Federal officers at Portland’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility fired a tear gas canister that shattered the window of a nearby apartment during Saturday’s protest." www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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Tear gas canister from ICE agents shatters window in occupied Portland apartment
"This incident crosses a line," said the CEO of Reach Community Development, which owns the 209-unit low-income building.
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Willamette Week @wweek.com · 03/02/2026
The four men sowed violence at the left-wing cidery in 2019, knocking one patron unconscious.
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Cider Riot Attackers Must Pay $760,007 in Damages to Tasting Room’s Owner
Anthony Effinger
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Amber Kelsall (she/her) @englishyew.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Apartment complex sues ICE facility after residents tear-gassed in homes
Portland residents are ‘suffering immense physical and psychological harm’ from tear gas wafting into their homes when deployed on protesters by federal agents, according to suit
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The Cure @thecure.com · 02/02/2026
Tribute to Perry Bamonte 1960 - 2025 perrybamonte.muchloved.com
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Tribute to Perry Bamonte, 1960 - 2025
Dedicated to the memory of Perry Bamonte
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OPB @opb.org · 02/02/2026
Protesters suing the federal government say the past weekend’s violence at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland shows the need for a judge to limit federal officers from using excessive force on nonviolent demonstrators.
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Federal officers’ use of tear gas on protesters, children in Portland set to go before a judge
Protesters, including children and elderly people, were hit by tear gas Saturday after federal law enforcement officers fired chemical munitions at a group of demonstrators blocking the immigration facility’s driveway.
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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Yesterday peaceful protesters were met with tear gas outside Portland’s ICE facility.  Read our statement in response. Learn more about what happened: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202... #orpol
OregonLive headline: Anti-ICE protest draws massive crowd, feds deploy tear gas The right to peacefully protest is fundamental to who we are as a democracy. It is protected under the Constitution. Oregonians should be able to show up, speak out, and do so safely, without fear that they will be met with excessive force.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 01/02/2026
Homelessness could be on the decline nationally for the first time in 8 years. But Oregon’s recorded 35% growth in homelessness since 2023 stands in stark contrast to the national trend. www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/01… 
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