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Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · 9h
It's that time of year: lots of people will be sick, and many won't know what sickness it is. It's a good idea to get tested, but even if you don't know what it is, *please* stay home as much as possible, get plenty of rest to help yourself recover, and wear masks if you have to go out while sick!
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I can now say with absolute certainty, I choose the bear!!
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Clean Air Where @cleanairwhere.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🧵 1/7 Last week we posted about the common misconception that cold air makes you sick. As the weather cools, we all head indoors more, just as virus season gets going. That means more shared air, more infections and more disruption.
Light blue Clean Air Where graphic reading: “Handwashing is great. But it’s not the whole story. How many illnesses are linked to pathogens we can inhale from shared air?” Illustrated hands being washed appear at the top right, with stylised airborne particles and virus icons moving through shared air below. Clean Air Where written at the bottom.
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If you want the right to an Assisted Death, help figure out a way to ensure the disabled have a right to life. Help us fix the broken systems that would rather euthanize us than help us. Help us survive.
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
People will cut out artificial food dyes, spend hours at the gym, drink vitamin infused water…and then go to the airport and rawdog breathing in an airborne pathogen that can disable you permanenty and is basically guaranteed to be there.
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Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
As COVID-19 cases continue to increase, it's important to know accurate information about COVID-19 in order to protect yourself and others! Get the facts about common myths, and take steps to protect yourself and others.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE WRONG PERSON" "You noticed the mask. You didn’t notice all the contagious people without one" H/T: @doorenspleetr.bsky.social Source: x.com/Doorenspleet...
An animated-style graphic illustrates a public health message about wearing face masks in a grocery store checkout line.
Visual Elements
•	Characters: A woman in a green sweater stands in the center wearing a white KN95-style face mask while pushing a grocery cart filled with food. She looks slightly startled as five unmasked people stand close around her.
•	Visual Effects: Swirling trails of glowing blue particles flow from the mouths of the unmasked individuals, symbolizing the invisible spread of airborne germs or viruses.
•	Text: Large, bold text at the bottom reads: "YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE WRONG PERSON."
•	Subtext: A smaller caption underneath explains: "You noticed the mask. You didn’t notice all the contagious people without one."
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Gentle reminder that you can be angry about the lack of transparency offered by Mitch McConnell without resorting to ableist slurs. You can question his competency to serve in government without mocking his appearance. Disabled people are fighting to survive and ableist language hurts all of us.
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Erin @erinatlast.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
This weekend I caught my knuckle with gardening shears. So grateful to receive protection from diphtheria and pertussis combined with the tetanus vaccine (TDaP) I got at the ER! Vaccines work. Vaccines save lives.
Photo of a gauze-bandaged hand resting against a car's steering wheel, as someone leaves the hospital with stitches in their finger
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Public Universal Girlfriend @girlfriend.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Meanwhile, in reality:
thiis.co.uk
Study finds women are less likely to use walking sticks over fears of social stigma - THIIS Magazine
Women are more likely to need walking sticks than men - but are less inclined to use them, according to a new study by researchers from University College London and the London School of Hygiene and T...
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Erin @erinatlast.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com
Virus reactivation in acute and long COVID-19 - Nature
Chronic reactivation of distinct herpesviruses and anelloviruses occur during acute and long COVID-19, and track with disease severity, inflammation and outcomes, revealing immune signatures with prog...
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Erin @erinatlast.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Whether wildfire smoke or covid, "You'll choke too"
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
USA: Medicare is dropping two COVID-19 tracking rules for long-term care and 11 specialty cancer hospitals. The agency will stop collecting data on how many staff members are vaccinated, as well as tracking if patients and residents are up to date on their shots.
medicaldaily.com
Cancer and Long-Term Care Hospitals Will Stop Reporting Staff COVID Vaccination Rates Under a Finalized Medicare Rule
CMS finalized removal of staff COVID vaccination reporting for 11 cancer hospitals and long-term care hospitals, beginning with the FY 2028 program year.
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AG Andrea Joy Campbell @massago.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Cape Cod's marine ecosystem is the fastest warming body of water on Earth. Nancy, Shellfish Constable in Wellfleet, knows firsthand how climate change could devastate Massachusetts' shellfish industry. Fighting to enforce our environmental laws is about protecting our local economies and culture.
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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The surgical mask shown in this article will do almost nothing to reduce particulate inhalation because it's just a splash guard. Wear a well-fitted respirator N95 or better
cnn.com
What you need to breathe easier when the air is full of smoke | CNN
Millions of Americans and Canadians are breathing bad air right now due to wildfire smoke. Here’s what you need to know masks, ventilation and staying healthy.
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Kristin Meekes @kmeekes.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The people who understand clean air and masking for airborne disease also understand clean air and masking for wildfire smoke. You might want to start listening.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 15/07/2026
July is Disability Pride Month!! Join us as we celebrate the beauty of inclusion! Disability Pride Month is celebrated in July to mark the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The theme for 2026 is: The World Works Better With Us
thearc.org
Disability Pride Month 2026: Theme, History, How to Celebrate
What Disability Pride Month is, the 2026 theme “The World Works Better With Us,” why it matters now, and ways to celebrate and take action.
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Erin @erinatlast.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I think RFK jr etal should eat a big bowl of diarrhea lettuce because exposure to cyclosporiasis will teach their bodies how to fight it, right? /s
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I hope people make the connection between the cyclosporiasis outbreak and our government’s approach to Covid (then and now.) If you adopt survival of the fittest as your public health ideal, prepare to face a lot of tests designed to hurt you. Sooner or later, you will no longer be the fittest.
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Normalize unreposting stuff/deleting comments once you learn more!!!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/07/2026
(NOTE: I say “Abolish ICE” because “Abolish ICE/CBP/HSI by dismantling DHS and moving USCS, FEMA, and CISA, USCIS, USSS, and TSA back to their pre-DHS agencies” doesn’t fit on a bumper sticker.)
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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The Trump administration last year cut the CDC’s program that monitors food-borne illness outbreaks so they can intervene. In case you’re wondering why an outbreak of explosive diarrhea has sickened 2000 people but the CDC is only reporting 145 cases. www.cidrap.umn.edu/foodborne-di...
cidrap.umn.edu
CDC cuts back foodborne illness surveillance program
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Join the Mass Infection Resistance @spiritsofland.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Federal firefighters will be encouraged to wear N95 respirators in major policy reversal #MaskUp #N95 #wildfire www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
nbcnews.com
Federal firefighters will be encouraged to wear N95 respirators in major policy reversal
Although wildland firefighters are at high risk for smoke-related health issues, the U.S. Forest Service has been slow to offer protection. For decades, respirators weren’t allowed.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 07/07/2026
Two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard is wearing a high quality mask at the start of the race. He said: “I hear already that there’s some sickness in some teams and I’ve had a history of being sick in my last two Grand Tours, so as you said: ‘Better safe than sorry.’” Great job! 👏
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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
We knew this was coming: RFK wasn't in compliance with the CDC ACIP charter, so he just rewrote it. Now the committee members deemed unqualified by a judge can again serve, because vax expertise is no longer required. So anti-vax activists are all good; ... 1/6 www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
cidrap.umn.edu
New ACIP charter could allow RFK Jr. to further restrict vaccine access, critics say
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Deke Fanboy (welcome back lad!) @sjbrewer.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The winning goal for Leeds in the EE Disability FA Cup - Powerchair Final
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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
It's almost like science is right about vaccines. We're technically in a war and everyone at Lackland is puking their guts up.
apnews.com
Pentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits as boot camp outbreak sickens nearly 300
The Pentagon says military boot camps are once again requiring flu vaccinations for all recruits. This change comes amid a flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base boot camp, which has sickened nearly ...
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Citizen Harry 😷🥄⚙️💚🍉 @citizenharry.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Tapping the sign again...
Hand washing tips:
 1 WASH LYOUR HANDS!
 2 THEN PUT ON AN N95+ MASK!
 3 MAKE SURE IT IS ON TIGHTLY!
 4 THAT'S RIGHT. KEEP IT THERE!
 5 GOOD. GOOD. VERY GOOD!
 6 THAT'S IT! 
 7 WELL DONE! YOU DID IT!
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DCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I’m “feeling a familiar sense of disappointment” too. This is exactly what most of you think about Covid. Can’t make you care about the vulnerable but know this: no matter how healthy you are, YOU are vulnerable to the risks & deadly outcomes of both extreme heat & Covid. Protect yourself & others.
Bsky post by someone who disabled quote post and comments so I’ve blacked out their handle and avatar to protect identity:
Seeing a lot of "the heat only kills the elderly and those with existing conditions, stop complaining" and feeling a familiar sense of disappointment.
I don't know how to explain that you should care about people etc etc but also: we are all people and vulnerable.
4:20 AM • Jun 24, 2026
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ACLU @aclu.org · 19/06/2026
The Justice Department is trying to undermine hard-won protections that guard disabled people’s right to live in community instead of institutions. This doesn’t change the law or our rights. We won't stop fighting for disabled people’s right to participate in community and civic life.
cbsnews.com
States aren't required to provide community-based care for people with disabilities, new DOJ opinion claims
The Office of Legal Counsel opinion released Thursday said states aren't required by law to integrate mentally disabled patients with their peers by providing community or home-based care.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
It's a devastating symbol of the continued assault on disabled people in the U.S. that a eugenicist is now in charge of disability education. So much progress is being lost and it makes me furious.
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Recent Covid vaccination has broad cardioprotective effects with a reduced risk of events like heart attacks and stroke, hospitalization, and death in people who had received the vaccine. www.statnews.com/2026/06/15/c...
statnews.com
Covid vaccination cut risk of adverse heart events, large study finds
Covid vaccination was also tied to a nearly 24% reduction in all-cause cardiac events in a large study, surprising researchers.
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Britta Shoot @brittashoot.com · 09/06/2026
I don't know how to convince you to take care of your comrades. But Long COVID impacts every fight for justice, every social movement. Honor the energy and integrity of the folks in my latest @thesicktimes.org feature. Be careful with each other so we can be dangerous together.
thesicktimes.org
Every social justice movement is impacted by the Long COVID crisis - The Sick Times
Long COVID disrupts struggles for justice, as activists and organizers with the disease are forced to suspend or change their tactics, facing a community that largely ignores COVID precautions.
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 14/06/2026
"True public spaces are owned by the public and maintained solely for our enjoyment and benefit. Quasi-public spaces look and feel the same, but they’re run with a different motive in mind – they’re made nice for us so as to generate profit for their owners."
jamesrball.com
A teen social media ban is an admission of total and utter failure to govern online spaces
The UK government is currently calling for steps that fall short of a teen social media ban. Here's why it shouldn't take the next step.
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Erin @erinatlast.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Ima need someone to text me next time we have a watch party like last night's Kennedy Center scaffolding event! 🍿
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Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
If you are immunocompromised or age 65 or older and you received an updated COVID-19 vaccine last fall or winter, it may be time for a second dose! People in these high-risk groups are recommended to receive a second booster dose 6 months after the first. www.cdc.gov/covid/hcp/va...
If you are immunocompromised or age 65 or older You should get a second dose of the 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine 6 months after the first. If you were last vaccinated in fall or winter of 2025, it may be time for an additional dose! Call us to schedule: 919-560-7608
Find other locations: VaccineFinder.org.
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Analysis of Texas measles outbreak shows just how dangerous virus is arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
arstechnica.com
Analysis of Texas measles outbreak shows just how dangerous virus is
About 1 in 5 cases were hospitalized and most of those developed complications.
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Aotearoa Covid Action @covidactionnz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
The use of good-fitting respirator masks really does prevent the spread of airborne illnesses. World Mask Week is an occasion to think about adopting this healthy habit, especially in certain settings like healthcare and mass transit. Find out more on our website: covidaction.nz/en/aguidetom...
Square globe graphic with large title World Mask Week on plain white respirator image, 
May 25 - 31, 2026, Worldwide
www.maskweek.com
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Erin @erinatlast.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
It doesn't matter whether I agree with your point. If you use ableist* language to express it, you will be blocked *Same goes for racism, misogyny, transphobia, religious supremacy, all of it
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Irritating the: …heck out of me is like a mosquito buzzing my ear …hell out of me is like a really long flight delay …shit out of me is like when they only have Diet Pepsi …fuck out of me is like when I stub my toe at night …fucking fuck out of me is like when I have RA or MS flares
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Bean & Sprout's Mom @beansproutsmom.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Excellent and related read. The lessons of SARS (and SARS2) are profound and should affect our understanding and response to ALL viruses. www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/17...
bstract
In early 2020, a respiratory virus swept across the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed pandemic status and the virus was identified as a coronavirus with superlative transmission properties. Using work from the 1950s, the WHO declared that the virus was transmitted through respiratory ‘droplets’, which were expelled by infected persons through coughing/sneezing. These would fall to the ground within 1–2 m. Scientists investigating viral transmission questioned this premise because recent work had shown that viruses populate the smallest respiratory particles, remaining airborne for much longer than larger ‘droplets’ and capable of spreading throughout the indoor environment. Advice such as handwashing, surface disinfection and social distancing was not as important as face masks and adequate indoor ventilation. People needed to know that poor ventilation constituted the highest risk for contracting the virus. Instead, homes and surfaces were disinfected and social distancing was maintained in community settings. The scientists formed a consortium named Group 36 in order to contest the WHO over airborne transmission but they could not present definitive evidence in the short term to reverse initial guidance. This account details the evolution of understanding of COVID-19 transmission and the role of Group 36 and others in challenging WHO-based policies based on dated physical science.
Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic; WHO; SARS-CoV-2; transmission; airborne
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World Health Network @thewhn.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The Andes hantavirus outbreak is raising urgent public health questions. In this WHN Town Hall clip, experts discuss airborne transmission risks, why respirators matter, and where current guidance may be falling short as the international situation evolves. (...)
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
By QuietFriend: No Masks One Mask Two masks Source: x.com/QuietFriend3...
A meme composed of three panels showing the same scene with different mask scenarios to illustrate the effectiveness of face coverings.
•	Top Panel: Labelled "No Masks," it shows two people facing each other in the cold. Both are exhaling large, thick clouds of white vapor that meet in the middle.
•	Middle Panel: Labelled "One Mask," the person on the left is now wearing a white face mask. Their vapor cloud is significantly reduced and contained, while the unmasked person on the right still exhales a large cloud.
•	Bottom Panel: Labelled "Two Masks," both individuals are wearing white face masks. There are no visible vapor clouds between them.
The bottom of the image has a caption in all caps that reads: "NOW DO YOU GET IT?"
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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
#tdih "Arise, then, women of this day! Disarm! Disarm! The sword of murder is not the balance of justice.” -- Julia Ward Howe, 1870 #MothersDay Proclamation Don't let Hallmark co-opt (profit from) day, give gift of #FreeBlackMamas @nationalbailout.bsky.social www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/mo...
zinnedproject.org
Mother’s Day: A Campaign for Peace with Justice
Mother’s Day began as a call to action for healthcare and against war. Activism continues today with #FreeBlackMamas and more.
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Erin @erinatlast.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
EUGENICS
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Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Post-viral syndrome (or post-viral illness): New or long-term symptoms after an initial sickness. Multiple viruses can cause post-viral illness, and symptoms can significantly interfere with your daily life, so take steps to avoid illness to protect your long-term health!
Have you heard of  Post-viral syndrome (or post-viral illness). Here’s a very very short explanation. It won’t cover everything, because this is social media.What is post-viral illness? Sometimes, when you get sick with a virus...

After you “recover” from your initial illness (this period of illness is also called acute infection)...

It can trigger new or long-term symptoms, like extreme fatigue, trouble breathing, trouble thinking and remembering things, and more. This new/ongoing illness is the post-viral illness. Post-viral illness symptoms can last months or years and are sometimes worse than the initial illness, and they may leave you unable to work or care for yourself Post-viral illness can be caused by multiple viruses, but most commonly: SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
Epstein-Barr virus
Flu
Pneumonia
Some human herpesvirus types Although some people are at higher risk than others (depending, in part, on what the virus is), anyone of any age can develop a post-viral illness! How can you stay safe from post-viral illness? The only guaranteed way to avoid post-viral illness is to avoid getting a virus. Depending on the virus, methods to protect yourself might include: 

Getting vaccinated
Wearing masks
Keeping clean air 
Washing your hands
Avoiding direct or indirect contact with people who are sick
And more. And if you do get sick, let your doctor know if you have long-lasting or new symptoms after your initial illness!
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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
For more info: www.science.org/content/arti...
science.org
Guns and bulletproof vests: How federal agents arrested Fauci aide
David Morens, 78, was stripped and handcuffed for email violations
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MaskTogetherAmerica @togetherwemask.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
NYC Rapper Drew Empire @drewempire.bsky.social wears N95s and organizes mask-required shows to stay healthy and to show solidarity to marginalized people with disabilities, compromised immune systems and #LongCOVID. Support #MaskTogetherAmerica
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