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ggrannyh.bsky.social @ggrannyh.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
If you are going to publicly point the finger, reflect on your own behavior. If you are going to call for the firing of individuals based on their posts on social media, be careful what you post.
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Debra 🇺🇸🇨🇦 @starfyre59.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Over 400 women have been arrested since they overturned Roe v Wade— yet not a SINGLE man has been arrested for raping children with Epstein.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
We are a nation of 349M, yet one man decided to launch our nation into a reckless, illegal war without congressional authorization or counsel or the support of the American people. He didn’t think he had any duty to sell it or serve the people’s interests. This is why despotic rule is so dangerous.
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ggrannyh.bsky.social @ggrannyh.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Fact checks don’t seem to matter. Attacking countries without Congressional approval doesn’t seem to matter. The desire for a Nobel Peace prize doesn’t square with our country’s military actions. Yet no one stops the infantile tantrum thrower in the White House. Congress, do your job!
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Here is Hillary Clinton’s opening statement to House Oversight on Epstein. Clinton says she does not recall ever encountering Epstein and says she knew nothing about his crimes. She also says that Trump should testify under oath and criticizes the committee for not holding any public hearings.
"Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, Members of the Committee... as a former Senator, I have respect for legislative oversight and I expect its exercise, as do the American people, to be principled and fearless in pursuit of truth and accountability.
As we all know, however, too often Congressional investigations are partisan political theater, which is an abdication of duty and an insult to the American people.
The Committee justified its subpoena to me based on its assumption that I have information regarding the investigations into the criminal activities of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Let me be as clear as I can. I do not.
As I stated in my sworn declaration on January 13, I had no idea about their criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or visited his island, homes or offices. I have nothing to add to that.
Like every decent person, I have been horrified by what we have learned about their crimes. It's unfathomable that Mr. Epstein initially got a slap on the wrist in 2008, which allowed him to continue his predatory practices for another decade.
Mr. Chairman, your investigation is supposed to be assessing the federal government's handling of the investigations and prosecutions of Epstein and his crimes. You subpoenaed eight law enforcement officials, all of whom ran the Department of Justice or directed the FBI when Epstein's crimes were investigated and prosecuted. Of those eight, only one appeared before the Committee. Five of the six former attorneys general were allowed to submit brief statements stating they had no information to provide.
You have held zero public hearings, refused to allow the media to attend them, including today, despite espousing the need for transparency on dozens of occasions.
You have made little effort to call the people who show up most prominently in the Epstein files. And when you did, not a single Republican Member showed up for Les Wexner's deposition.
This institutio…as the public who also want to get to the bottom of this matter. My heart breaks for the survivors. And I am furious on their behalf.
I have spent my life advocating for women and girls. I have worked hard to stop the terrible abuses so many women and girls face here and around the world, including human trafficking, forced labor, and sexual slavery. For too long, these have been largely invisible crimes or not treated as crimes at all. But the survivors are real and they are entitled to better.
In Southeast Asia, I met girls as young as twelve years old who were forced into prostitution and raped repeatedly. Some were dying of AIDS. In Eastern Europe, I met mothers who told me how they lost daughters to trafficking and did not know where to turn. In settings around the world, I met survivors trying to rebuild their lives and help rescue others - with little support from people in power, who too often turned a blind eye and a cold shoulder.
If you are new to this issue, let me tell you: Jeffrey Epstein was a heinous individual, but he's far from alone. This is not a one-off tabloid sensation or a political scandal. It's a global scourge with an unimaginable human toll.
My work combatting sex trafficking goes back to my days as First Lady. I worked to pass the first federal legislation against trafficking and was proud that my husband signed the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, which increased support for survivors and gave prosecutors better tools for going after traffickers.
As Secretary of State, I appointed a former federal prosecutor, Lou CdeBaca, to ramp up our global antitrafficking efforts. I oversaw nearly 170 anti-trafficking programs in 70 nations and directly pressed foreign leaders to crack down on trafficking networks in their countries. Every year we published a global report to shine a light on abuses. The findings of those reports triggered sanctions on countries failing to make progress, so they became a powerful diplomatic tool to drive concrete…Infuriatingly, the Trump Administration gutted the Trafficking in Persons Office at the State Department, cutting more than 70 percent of the career civil and foreign service experts who worked so hard to prevent trafficking crimes. The annual trafficking report, required by law, was delayed for months. The message from the Trump Administration to the American people and the world could not be clearer: combatting human trafficking is no longer an American priority under the Trump White House.
That is a tragedy. It's a scandal. It deserves vigorous investigation and oversight.
A committee endeavoring to stopping human trafficking would seek to understand what specific steps are needed to fix a system that allowed Epstein to get away with his crimes in 2008.
A committee run by elected officials with a commitment to transparency would ensure the full release of all the files.
It would ensure that the lawful redactions of those files protected the victims and survivors, not powerful men and political allies.
It would get to the bottom of reports that DOJ withheld FBI interviews in which a survivor accuses President Trump of heinous crimes.
It would subpoena anyone who asked on which night there would be the "wildest party" on Epstein's island.
It would demand testimony from prosecutors in Florida and New York about why they gave Epstein a sweetheart deal and chose not to pursue others who may have been implicated.
It would demand that Secretary Rubio and Attorney General Bondi testify about why this administration is abandoning survivors and playing into the hands of traffickers.
It would seek out officers on the front lines of this fight and ask them what support they need.
It would put forth legislation to provide more resources and force this administration to act.
But that's not happening.Instead, you have compelled me to testify, fully aware that I have no knowledge that would assist your investigation, in order to distract attention from President Trump's actions and to cover them up despite legitimate calls for answers.
If this Committee is serious about learning the truth about Epstein's trafficking crimes, it would not rely on press gaggles to get answers from our current president on his involvement; it would ask him directly under oath about the tens of thousands of times he shows up in the Epstein files.
If the majority was serious, it would not waste time on fishing expeditions. There is too much that needs to be done.
What is being held back? Who is being protected? And why the cover-up?
My challenge to you, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee, is the same challenge I put to myself throughout my long service to this nation. How to be worthy of the trust the American people have given you. They expect statesmanship, not gamesmanship. Leading, not grandstanding. They expect you to use your power to get to the truth and to do more to help survivors of Epstein's crimes as well as the millions more who are victims of sex trafficking."
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 26/02/2026
Breaking news: A federal judge found that the IRS violated federal law “approximately 42,695 times” when it shared confidential taxpayer addresses with immigration enforcement officials last summer.
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Judge: IRS broke law ‘approximately 42,695 times’ in giving DHS data
A court on Thursday issued an opinion on a data-sharing agreement between the taxpayer agency and federal immigration authorities.
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Andrew Lokenauth | TheFinanceNewsletter.com @thefinancenewsletter.com · 26/02/2026
Days before the national debt is due to hit $39 trillion, Trump didn't mention it once during the longest State of the Union ever.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Casey Means, Trump's nominee to be Surgeon General, makes her living promoting questionable medical products online. I confronted her in today's nomination hearing over her practice of regularly illegally hiding that she is getting paid to promote these products.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/02/2026
Enten: "It's the weakest Donald Trump has ever been with independents. Look at this drop! At this point a year ago Donald Trump was at -13. Look at this -- minus 47 points among independents! The lowest Donald Trump has ever been in either of his two terms."
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Breaking: The Olympic gold-winning U.S. women's hockey team DECLINES Trump's invitation to his State of the Union address after he was caught on video mocking them.
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Tyler McBrien @tylermcbrien.com · 23/02/2026
Docs from July 2021 vs Oct 2025 seem to show that ICE eliminated over a dozen exams previously required by ERO officers, including: - Judgement Pistol Shooting - Determine Removability - Encounters to Detention - Detention to Removal - Criminal Encounters
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
BREAKING Charles Kushner, the US Ambassador to France, has been banned from meeting with members of the French government after he failed to show up to a diplomatic summons with the French Foreign Minister.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated Sen. Mark Kelly’s First Amendment rights by moving to strip him of his retired military rank for reminding troops in a video last year that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders, a federal judge ruled Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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‘Horsefeathers!’: Judge blasts Hegseth’s attempt to demote Sen. Kelly over video to U.S. troops
The fiery decision against Hegseth included 15 exclamation points.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Admin Officials in the Epstein Files: Donald J. Trump Melania Trump Howard Lutnick (Commerce) John Phelan (Navy) Paolo Zampolli (Kennedy Center) RFK Jr. (HHS) Kevin Warsh (Fed Nom) Mehmet Oz (CMS) Elon Musk (Fmr DOGE) Steve Bannon (Fmr WH) Alex Acosta (Fmr Labor) Bill Barr (Fmr AG)
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NPR @npr.org · 10/02/2026
In the office, classroom and living room, working and relaxing mean sitting still. Our bodies evolved without chairs. Here are some tips for getting out of your seat and moving — even on cold days. n.pr/45YSvkQ
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In a world built for sitting, here's how to stay active — even when stuck inside
In the office, classroom and living room, working and relaxing mean sitting still. Our bodies evolved without chairs. Here are some tips for getting out of your seat and moving — even on cold days.
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NPR @npr.org · 10/02/2026
Ben Ogden of Vermont skied powerfully, finishing just behind Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway. It was the first Olympic medal for a U.S. men's cross-country skier since 1976. n.pr/3ZuVXQx
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American Ben Ogden wins silver, breaking 50 year medal drought for U.S. men's cross-country skiing
Ben Ogden of Vermont skied powerfully, finishing just behind Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway. It was the first Olympic medal for a U.S. men's cross-country skier since 1976.
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ggrannyh.bsky.social @ggrannyh.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
#SuperBowl #Trump Stating no one understood what Bad Bunny was saying just shows how ignorant you are about the rest of the world, especially this hemisphere. You and I speak the same language yet your meaning is lost due to the way you garble the language, ramble, and ignore grammatical rules.
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The Weekend on MS NOW @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
“I have not had a single conversation with Donald Trump or anyone at a high level at the White House during 2026” House Minority Leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social blasts the Trump admin. for their refusal to engage in negotiations around enacting “dramatic change” at DHS.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Bill Clinton testified under oath about Monica Lewinsky. He will now testify under oath about Epstein. There is no excuse for Donald Trump doing that too. Either you want to learn the truth about Epstein’s crimes & who else was involved or you don’t.
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Jay Nordlinger @jaynordlinger.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
I’m not the first to observe this, but: Mike Johnson functions as a staffer to Donald Trump, not as a speaker of the House. He has made this august, important role teeny-tiny. He is smaller than Stephen Miller and the like. It would be pitiable if it weren’t so consequential.
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 03/02/2026
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell spent more than half the money he raised in his campaign for Minnesota governor last year buying copies of his autobiography.
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Mike Lindell's campaign for governor is buying boatloads of Mike Lindell autobiographies • Minnesota Reformer
Mike Lindell’s memoir, “What Are the Odds? From Crack Addict to CEO,” has enjoyed a new surge of sales since he announced a run for governor late last year. Who’s buying the book, which details his ad...
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 03/02/2026
The manufacturing boom President Trump promised would usher in a golden age for America is going in reverse.
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U.S. Manufacturing Is in Retreat and Trump’s Tariffs Aren’t Helping
Levies on imports were supposed to bring back a golden age of U.S. manufacturing. They haven’t worked, so far.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
“I have a lot of great friends in corporate media. But corporate media has been neutered right now. They’re afraid…. You need to support independent journalists at this time.”
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 30/06/2025
How many times in your life have you heard a member of Congress or someone on TV say “we can’t afford it” when talking about something small but very important? It’s been happening my entire life. We can’t afford it? They’re putting seven times the annual budget of the EPA into immigrant detention.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
February 1, 2026
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February 1, 2026
On February 1, 1862, in the early days of the Civil War, the Atlantic Monthly published Julia Ward Howe’s “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” summing up the cause of freedom for which the United States tro...
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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Trump Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed he had not spoken with Epstein after 2005. We now know that’s a lie. What is he hiding? He must answer our questions. tinyurl.com/w43nht5z
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NPR @npr.org · 31/01/2026
Trump administration officials have falsely linked Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good to domestic terrorism. It's part of a larger pattern by the Department of Homeland Security. n.pr/45Arnsg
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DHS keeps making false claims about people. It's part of a broader pattern
Trump administration officials have falsely linked Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good to domestic terrorism. It's part of a larger pattern by the Department of Homeland Security.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
January 30, 2026
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January 30, 2026
As the American people continue to express their fury over the violence of federal agents in Minneapolis and elsewhere, officials from the Trump administration today tried to shift the public narrativ...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/01/2026
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Truly insane
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Feroce Padovana @ferocepadovana.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 28/01/2026
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
January 28, 2026
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January 28, 2026
Federal agents continue to rain terror on Minneapolis, Minnesota, and other U.S.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
January 26, 2026
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January 26, 2026
Yesterday President Donald J.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
In response to Trump’s trade war, the rest of the world makes free trade agreements while Trump fires off new manic tariffs weekly every time another leader says something he doesn’t like.
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WHO @who.int · 27/01/2026
1 in 200 #polio infections leads to irreversible paralysis. In the 1960s children suffering from irreversible paralysis caused by polio were required to use 'iron lungs' to help them breathe. We don't see these 'iron lungs' anymore today because #VaccinesWork
A person with polio lying inside an 'iron lung'
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PoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Thank you New Mexico for giving us a real representative n Congress. Melanie Stansbury is fearless.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
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WHO @who.int · 26/01/2026
Let's talk about #polio! The virus can invade our nervous system and cause paralysis in just hours. Remember: 1 in 200 cases leads to irreversible paralysis (usually in the legs). However, thanks to vaccines polio can be prevented! #VaccinesWork Stay informed and protect yourself and loved ones!
Illustrated graphic titled “Symptoms of polio.” A child stands at the centre, surrounded by small icons showing symptoms: fever, muscle pain, loss of appetite, general discomfort, muscle aches, tingling in arms and legs, and weakness or paralysis in arms and/or legs.
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ggrannyh.bsky.social @ggrannyh.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
What happened to the DJT #incometax audit? Can he release his taxes now? I’ve been waiting since his first term. Will we still be waiting for the mandatory #release of the #Epstein files this long?
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Gary1955 @gary1955.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Hey NRA, are you good with this? THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Trump's militarization of Minneapolis and other parts of our nation isn't about illegal immigration. It's not about enhancing public safety. It's about destroying any sense of that safety—to intimidate political opponents, and to punish dissent.
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WomenRiseUp2026 @womenriseup2026.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
#Epstein #EpsteinFiles
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CNN @cnn.com · 24/01/2026
A 2-year-old girl was taken into ICE custody with her father on Thursday in Minneapolis and flown to Texas before she was returned to her mother Friday afternoon, a family lawyer said. cnn.it/4r6ab64
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ggrannyh.bsky.social @ggrannyh.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
More showed up in the bitter cold in #Minnesota than showed up for both of Trump’s inaugurations combined. Tantrum to follow…
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
AND because they think it will be be easier to control Portland ME than Chicago or Los Angeles or NYC. They want to LOOK stronger than they are. If they were really powerful, they wouldn’t need the theatrics. It’s a parade of fear-mongering.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
We're not allowed to see the faces of the taxpayer-funded goon squad who is committing crimes in the streets, but the goon squad is allowed to record the faces of taxpayers who have committed no crimes.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Incredible. The people of Minnesota are inspiring a nation.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
This is such an important point. This family tried to follow the rules. The distinction is going to get more important when they start mass deporting the people whose TPS status Trump revoked. They’ll call them “illegal” too, even though they were here legally until Trump yanked the rug.
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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
genuinely stunning image

Thousands of protesters shut down parts of Minneapolis and St. Paul on Friday as hundreds of businesses closed their doors. David Guttenfelder/The New York Times
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