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Gabriela Arguedas

@gabyarguedas.bsky.social
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Professor. University of Costa Rica. #Bioethics #STS #Feminism #Decolonial

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 15/06/2026
"Either way, the concentration of wealth at the very top is much higher now than it ever was during the Gilded Age. And these are numbers from last year, before the SpaceX IPO. The robber barons were pikers compared with today’s oligarchs." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/meet-the-n...
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Meet the New Bosses, Worse Than the Old Bosses
The second Gilded Age is much uglier than the first
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Jim Robert @mollygrub.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
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Samantha Michaels @samanthamichaels.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Imagine being a kid and learning both your parents were arrested by ICE. You’ll have to pay rent and survive on your own. I shadowed four siblings—US citizens near Mar-a-Lago—as they try to do that. I'll be thinking about their story for a long time 1/x www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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ICE took Mom and Dad. Now the Perez kids are home alone.
Four American siblings left to fend for themselves—and they're not the only ones.
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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The Quiet Attack On Science: Subverting NIH Peer Review
Authored by anonymous current and former NIH workers with experience in peer review, this is an overview of all the changes to NIH's peer review over the last 18 months.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
When octopuses are stressed, they retreat into hiding to avoid attention, showcasing their unique coping mechanisms in the ocean's depths.
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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Stealing the Midterms
Even the mainstream media is starting to notice something is up
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
@desarias.bsky.social Thank you for your powerful intervention at the presidential session #LASA2026 Here's the link to the YouTube streaming www.youtube.com/live/NlSOvXx...
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Democracias violentas
YouTube video by Latin American Studies Association
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22/05/2026
Two police officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who claim they were targets of a “weaponized” legal system. wapo.st/3Ree3Wd
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Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The IJFAB Blog editorial team is all on here too! @emtumilty.bsky.social @mercgary.bsky.social @gabyarguedas.bsky.social @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social
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Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics Blog Editors are always seeking new submissions. Here is a quick overview of: - who edits the blog - how to reach us - general post guidelines - examples of post types Please share with the feminist bioethicists in your life!
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Writing for the IJFAB Blog
The IJFAB Blog editors are always seeking new submissions for the blog. Here is an update of who the editors are, how to contact us, some general guidelines for blog posts, and an open call for creati...
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I don’t think Peter Thiel’s network has received enough attention for having elevated Christian Nationalist pastor Doug Wilson. Exhibit A is Tucker’s weird softball interview of Wilson in May 2024 at a time when Tucker’s media company was still backed by 1789 Capital. 1/
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Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The latest episode of FAB Gab is out with @gabyarguedas.bsky.social about her paper "Dead Food, the Political Economy of Disease and Climate Injustice: Cynical Reason and Decolonial Feminist Bioethics" in the International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics special issue on Climate Change.
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FAB Gab Episode 3
The latest episode of FAB Gab is out. In it we talk to Gabriela Arguedas-Ramírez about her paper "Dead Food, the Political Economy of Disease and Climate Injustice: Cynical Reason and Decolonial Femin...
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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The Voting Rights Act is essentially dead and it’s quite possible that we will, like when a similar SCOTUS gutted civil rights at the fall of Reconstruction, see a disappearance of much of the Black congressional representation, especially in the most heavily Black states, which are in the South.
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Amazing
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Israel killed an average of at least 47 girls and women per day in Gaza. A new analysis published by the United Nations shows that more than 38,000 girls and women were killed in between October 2023 and December 2025.
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More than 38,000 women and girls were killed in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025 – UN Women | UN Women – Headquarters
Six months after the ceasefire, and as regional developments shift global attention, UN Women warns that women and girls in Gaza remain at critical risk.
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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
many americans demonstrated repeatedly that the thing that would get them to participate in politics was to be told by a television celebrity that they could be rich and it was good to abuse the weak
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
“To reduce the number of people stymied by paperwork and red tape, New York State has been working to automatically certify residents who are already fulfilling the requirements, by accessing information not only from state databases but from payroll providers.”
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Trump and New York Are in a Tug of War Over Medicaid Coverage
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 05/04/2026
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue. Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, emphasized Easter’s message of hope as a celebration of Jesus’ resurrection after being crucified.
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Pope Leo urges peace in first Easter Mass as Christians celebrate in Jerusalem, Gaza and Tehran
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norcalbob @norcalbob.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
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a man in a suit says let them fight in front of a group of soldiers
Alt: a man in a suit says let them fight in front of a group of soldiers
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
I have no proofs, but I have zero doubts
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 25/03/2026
We have known what causes TB since 1882, and yet it remains the world's deadliest infectious disease. In a new piece for Project Syndicate, our Co-Director Sharonann Lynch and ASLM's Anafi Mataka argue the missing pieces are political. www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/n...
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Solving the Tuberculosis Puzzle
Anafi Mataka & Sharonann Lynch foresee near-point-of-care tests narrowing the diagnostic gap – so long as there is sufficient political will.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Has anyone asked Utah Senate Mike Lee about this? www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Utah reviewed its voter rolls for noncitizens. It found one. Who never voted
The results sharply undercut the narrative of widespread noncitizen voting Republicans are using to promote new nationwide restrictions on voting.
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 05/03/2026
New WHO nPOC TB test recommendations are out — what do they mean for #GlobalFund GC8 proposals? Join the DEC & Stop TB for Session 2 of the DEC Study Club on 18 March to find out. 🌐 English & French interpretation available. Register: georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qCMA1JulSamJ77yj-lcSbw
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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 18/03/2026
What happens when the next pandemic hits? Yesterday we put that question to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Jason Gale, Dr. Nina Schwalbe, Dr. Stephanie Psaki, and Prof. Rebecca Katz — chaired by our Director Prof. Matthew Kavanagh. Watch the full recording 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_OU...
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What Happens When The Next Pandemic Hits?
YouTube video by Georgetown Ctr for Global Health Policy & Politics
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
The “Save America Act” says that all states “shall” submit their voter registration lists to the DHS’s “SAVE” voter purge program, which has error rates as high as 14% & relies on data from SSA whose databases were mishandled by DOGE. I include this & other parts of the Act in my 8-point summary. 1/
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
“Steve Bannon courted Epstein in his efforts to ‘take down’ Pope Francis” 2/17/26 www.cnn.com/2026/02/14/w...
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Steve Bannon courted Epstein in his efforts to ‘take down’ Pope Francis | CNN
Steve Bannon, a longtime adviser to US President Donald Trump, discussed opposition strategies with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis, with Bannon saying he hoped to “take do...
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
BREAKING: Per WaPo, a new whistleblower report alleges a former DOGE member said he kept his SSA computer & credentials, giving him “God-level” access to Social Security systems. Meanwhile, Trump wants to force every state to rely on SSA data for voter roll purges under the SAVE America Act. 1/
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Per the latest whistleblower report, an “ex-DOGE bro…may have the ability to EDIT & MANIPULATE data at the [SSA]….,’ said Rep. Robert Garcia…” The article omits that DOGE also helped build the DHS’s voter purge system—which relies on SSA data—& that Trump is trying to force all states to use it. 1/
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DOGE Goon Took Social Security Data With Him, Whistleblower Says
The Social Security data of millions of Americans could be at risk.
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@DUH4Healthcare @duh4healthcare.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
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They Want To Make It Legal... To Pollute
A Small Tweak To A Wastewater Permit Could Have Disastrous Results For a Texas Community & Beyond
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/03/2026
NEW: The Iranian drone strike that killed 6 U.S. troops in Kuwait at the start of the war was far more devastating than previously disclosed. Dozens suffered traumatic brain injuries, burns, and shrapnel wounds. At least one required an amputation. More than 30 remain hospitalized. (CBS News)
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Dozens of U.S. service members in Kuwait suffered serious injuries, including burns, brain trauma and shrapnel wounds, sources say
About 30 U.S. service members remained hospitalized Tuesday after an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
“Ex-pastor at Pete Hegseth’s church calls for public executions and says Bible backs Ice raids *** Podcast host Joshua Haymes voices range of extreme views and says liberalism a greater threat to US than neo-Nazism” 8/22/25 … 1/
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Ex-pastor at Pete Hegseth’s church calls for public executions and says Bible backs Ice raids
Podcast host Joshua Haymes voices range of extreme views and says liberalism a greater threat to US than neo-Nazism
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
ICYMI, under the Trump administration, “NIH grants have been cut on topics ranging from…cancer and HIV to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.” 5/29/25
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Fact check: RFK Jr. denies cuts to scientific research while slashing staff, funding
Under the Trump administration, the Department of Health and Human Services has canceled or frozen billions of dollars in scientific research grants and attempted to cull around 20,000 agency employee...
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
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NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
This father says ICE agents fired tear gas into his car with six children inside, leaving his six‑month‑old unable to breathe and hospitalized.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Katie Miller, wife of Stephen Miller, attacks birth control.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 10/01/2026
In Minneapolis this afternoon— Hundreds are streaming across the snow and ice into Powderhorn Park for a rally and march demanding ICE leave Minnesota. It is bitterly cold. There are hardcore Midwesterners out here making their way in with trekking poles.
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
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Obstetric violence, low natality rates, maternal deaths and misogyny
A critical reflection on how panic over declining birth rates fuels misogynistic narratives, obscures maternal deaths, and connects to the structural roots of obstetric violence.
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Per Minneapolis Star Tribune Her Name Renee Nicole Good, 37 SHOULD BE ALIVE RIGHT NOW Shot and killed by ICE This Beautiful young woman Our Heartfelt Condolences Our Hearts Break Omg ...Horrific and Wrong
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The US is evidently a fascist State There isn't the slightest doubt about that. www.instagram.com/reel/DTOTV-G...
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mprnews on Instagram: "In a video obtained by MPR News, federal agents are seen firing shots inside a vehicle in south Minneapolis near 34th Street and Po…"
In a video obtained by MPR News, federal agents are seen firing shots inside a vehicle in south Minneapolis near 34th Street and Portland Avenue on Jan. 7.Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara confirmed the agent shot a 37-year-old woman and that she has died. The woman has not been named.Federal authorities said an ICE agent, “fearing for his life” killed a protester during a confrontation Wednesday in south Minneapolis.MPR News has authenticated the validity of the video. For more coverage of this event, visit mprnews.orgVideo courtesy Caitlin CallensonVideo edited by Anne GuttridgeView all 4,248 comments
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Eric Boodman @ericboodman.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
After an order from Trump, federal officials unilaterally slash recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social @helenbranswell.bsky.social report. Public health experts worry the move will sow confusion for parents. www.statnews.com/2026/01/05/c...
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Federal health officials slash recommended childhood vaccinations under Trump’s directive
The number of recommended childhood shots drops from 17 to 11.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 05/01/2026
It’s official: RFK Jr has officially reduced recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11, removing universal vaccine recommendations for RSV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, dengue and two types of bacterial meningitis. This reckless contravention of science is going to kill people.
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Look at this
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Prime ministers of Greenland, Denmark tell Trump to stop U.S. takeover threats www.axios.com/2026/01/05/g...
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Prime ministers of Greenland, Denmark tell Trump to stop U.S. takeover threats
Denmark's PM said the U.S. has "no right to annex" Greenland and the territory's leader called Trump's comments today "disrespectful."
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Tereza Hendl @terezahendl.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Very agreeing that bioethics needs to engage with politics and take a clear stand against authoritarian, oppressive and genocidal forces and their socio-political and material impact: how else it would want to continue presenting itself as a field concerned with the protection of life and wellbeing?
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 09/10/2025
Tribal colleges have expanded access to higher education for Native students. With median tuition of just $3,572, these affordable institutions focus on serving Native American students while teaching #Indigenous history, culture and language.
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Tribal colleges and universities aren’t well known, but are a crucial steppingstone for Native students
While more Native Americans living on reservations attend college than in decades prior, just 10.3% earned college degrees in 2020.
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Gabriela Arguedas @gabyarguedas.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
My brief essay on bioethics and global health in this anti-democratic global context. Thanks to the editors of the JME blog. blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethi...
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Global Bioethics and Global Health in the Context of a New Antidemocratic Era - Journal of Medical Ethics blog
by Gabriela Arguedas-Ramírez Five years ago, I wrote an editorial arguing that authoritarian and right-wing populism were a threat to global health and bioethics. Early this year, with colleagues from...
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🌊🌊TsalagiWarrior🌊🌊 @cherokeewarrior.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Founder of Palantir Surveillance is Peter Thiel. JD Vance bankrolled by Thiel. Thiel also bankrolled Curtis Yarvin of Dark Enlightenment theory advocating Tech-CEO Autocracy replacing Democracy. Thiel, Musk & Tech Billionaires of Trump's coup all influenced by Yarvin en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_...
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Curtis Yarvin - Wikipedia
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Dr. Balfour Mount, who coined the term "palliative care" and whose profound empathy helped revolutionize health-care in North America, died peacefully at the palliative care unit that bears his name. He was 86. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca
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Balfour Mount, who revolutionized end-of-life care, died at palliative unit named in his honour | CBC News
Mount devoted his life to caring for others and alleviating suffering. In interviews, his family and colleagues remembered him as both deeply compassionate and as a fierce advocate for the humanity of...
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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 24/09/2025
Zelenskyy spoke at the Fifth Summit of the International Crimea Platform, emphasizing that the world cannot continue turning a blind eye to russian murder and occupation: “There must be no normalization of Russia’s war.”
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