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Jack Nicas

@jacknicas.bsky.social
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Mexico City Bureau Chief for The New York Times, leading our coverage of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Corresponsal en México del New York Times. 🇲🇽 Ex-correspondente do NYT no Brasil. 🇧🇷 www.nytimes.com/by/jack-nicas

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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Mexico is pushing toward a new law that would enable it to throw out elections compromised by "foreign interference." It's a clear shot at Washington. Sheinbaum has increasingly been pushing back on Trump. But it also could give the ruling party even more power. Free link: nyti.ms/4nJdpMs
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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
NEW: The Trump administration aims to use the tools of counterterrorism to go after what it calls antifa and leftist groups. It lists antifa as a priority in an internal intelligence document. Some US officials worry this means more domestic surveillance. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...
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U.S. Pushes Allies to Chase a New Terrorism Target: The Far Left
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
NEW: The Trump administration is deploying its counterterrorism machine against far-left groups like antifa. Current & former U.S. officials worry the strategy could target political opponents and distract from more pressing terrorism threats. Free link: nyti.ms/422iIfH
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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
After 10 weeks of a U.S. oil blockade, Cuba's grid is near collapse. Russia may be sending a lifeline: a state-owned tanker full of crude. But a Chinese-owned tanker, spooked by U.S. threats, abandoned its Cuba delivery and is now looking for a buyer elsewhere. w/ @jacknicas.bsky.social
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Christiaan Triebert @trbrtc.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Trump has pledged to halt any oil headed to Cuba, but his administration won't call it a blockade. But it's functioning as one — pushing 10 million people toward a humanitarian crisis and its government to the brink. My latest w/ @jacknicas.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/w...
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A New U.S. Blockade Is Strangling Cuba
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Delcy Rodríguez on Saturday: “What is being done to Venezuela is a barbarity.” Delcy Rodríguez on Sunday: “We extend an invitation to the U.S. government to work together on a cooperative agenda." What a difference a day makes. Gift link: nyti.ms/4jmMYdc
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A Test for Venezuela’s New Leader: Solidifying Power, but Pleasing Trump
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
The U.S. attack on Venezuela shook Latin America more than any event this century — but its meaning depends on whom you ask. Yet one thing everyone can agree on: The U.S. is once again the center of gravity in Latin America, for better or worse. My NYT analysis — free to read: nyti.ms/3Luzz6k
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Maduro’s Capture Shows Trump’s Goal to Dominate the Americas
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
The Western Hemisphere has become the United States’ central theater abroad. My analysis on the "Donroe Doctrine" and how it has upended politics up and down the Americas. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/w...
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The ‘Donroe Doctrine’: Trump’s Bid to Control the Western Hemisphere
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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
🎧 Listen to the podcast! @juliavargasjones.bsky.social, @julianadalpiva.bsky.social and @jacknicas.bsky.social spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about what the U.S. can learn from Brazil’s effort to hold its leaders accountable. 🔗: buff.ly/IedLBfq
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What the U.S. Can Learn from Bolsonaro’s Coup Conviction
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
“I decided to write this essay to establish an open and frank dialogue with the president of the United States.” President Lula’s message to Trump in the New York Times today. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/o...
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Opinion | Lula: Brazilian Democracy and Sovereignty Are Non-Negotiable
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
“.. The U.S. needs to know it’s not dealing with a banana republic.” @nytimes.com 🇧🇷 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/w...
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Congratulations to the Guardian team on this important new podcast about the murder of a British journalist and Brazilian environmentalist in the Amazon rainforest.
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
This mine in Brazil backed by American investors produces some of the world's hardest-to-find rare earths. It could be the West's best hedge against China's rare-earth dominance. There's one problem: It is contracted to sell all its rare earths to China. nyti.ms/3Y25EWg
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How Brazil’s Rare Earths Mine Illustrates China’s Grip Over Minerals (Gift Article)
A Brazilian rare earths mine backed by American investors illustrates China’s grip over the strategic minerals that underpin the modern economy.
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
This is a very impressive package of reporting from @infoamazonia.org on the new race for oil in the Amazon rainforest: infoamazonia.org/en/project/e...
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Every Last Drop
Every Last Drop Fifty years of damage isn’t enough. A new race for oil is underway in the Amazon. STORIES CLICK ON THE COUNTRIES' NAMES TO READ THE
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Robert Jameson @rhjameson.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Shortly after 3 a.m., a battering ram burst open the door to a 14th-floor apartment and three men dressed in the black tactical gear of the Chilean police rushed in. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/w... via @nytimes.com @jacknicas.bsky.social Pascale Bonnefoy @jwbartlett92.bsky.social
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Did Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Order a Murder in Chile?
The discovery of Ronald Ojeda’s body encased in concrete in Chile has raised new fears over how far President Nicolás Maduro will go to keep his stranglehold on Venezuela.
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Milei just pulled Argentina out of the World Health Organization, following Trump. It reflects Milei’s effort to align his nation with Trump’s scorched-earth approach to the international order, even if it comes at the expense of Argentina’s partners. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/w...
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Mirroring Trump, Milei Pulls Argentina From W.H.O.
President Javier Milei has sought to align Argentina with President Trump, even if it means breaking with previous allies and partners.
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Aborted takeoffs, sweltering heat, emergency exits and shackled deportees on a wing. Inside the chaotic deportation flight to Brazil: w/ @juhfaddul.bsky.social nyti.ms/4ggT0ZS
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Inside a Chaotic U.S. Deportation Flight to Brazil (Gift Article)
The Trump administration’s first flight deporting Brazilians involved aborted takeoffs, sweltering heat, emergency exits and shackled deportees on a wing.
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
New bluesky users: The Brazilians beat you here. After Brazil blocked X because Elon broke the law there, millions of Brazilians took refuge here. That's great news for you; the Brazilians are very good at the internet. bsky.app/profile/bsky...
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
The past five weeks in North Gaza has been one of the deadliest moments of the war. If you want to understand what has happened and why, this is the piece that explains it. As you can imagine, it's distressing: nyti.ms/4el4vOQ
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Israel’s Bloody Cycle of War Against Hamas Returns to North Gaza
Israel said its forces had returned to northern Gaza to fight a Hamas resurgence. That has brought a new round of suffering for residents.
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Laís Martins @laismartins.com · 13/11/2024
Quem leu Limite de Caracteres viu que o cara é tudo menos eficiente. Sim, é bom em fazer cortes, mas não em transformar isso em eficiência.
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Elon Musk no governo Trump: o que se sabe e o que falta saber sobre seu futuro cargo | Eleições nos EUA 2024 | G1
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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 07/10/2024
Somos repórteres do New York Times que cobrem o Elon Musk e Twitter há anos, e escrevemos o livro que conta o que aconteceu nos bastidores quando Musk comprou o Twitter e o transformou no X. Hoje nosso livro sai em português no Brasil. Compra aqui: www.amazon.com.br/dp/655692729...
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Limite de caracteres: Como Elon Musk destruiu o Twitter | Amazon.com.br
Compre online Limite de caracteres: Como Elon Musk destruiu o Twitter, de Conger, Kate, Mac, Ryan, Delfini, Mariana, Schwartz, Christian, Mattos, Bruno, Lanius, Marcela, Allen, Chris na Amazon. Frete GRÁTIS em milhares de produtos com o Amazon Prime. Encontre diversos livros escritos por Conger, Kate, Mac, Ryan, Delfini, Mariana, Schwartz, Christian, Mattos, Bruno, Lanius, Marcela, Allen, Chris com ótimos preços.
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 07/10/2024
Meus colegas do New York Times escreveram o livro que conta o que aconteceu nos bastidores quando Elon Musk comprou o Twitter e o transformou no X. Hoje o livro saiu em português no Brasil: a.co/d/4VC4Dta
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Limite de caracteres: Como Elon Musk destruiu o Twitter | Amazon.com.br
Compre online Limite de caracteres: Como Elon Musk destruiu o Twitter, de Conger, Kate, Mac, Ryan, Delfini, Mariana, Schwartz, Christian, Mattos, Bruno, Lanius, Marcela, Allen, Chris na Amazon. Frete GRÁTIS em milhares de produtos com o Amazon Prime. Encontre diversos livros escritos por Conger, Kate, Mac, Ryan, Delfini, Mariana, Schwartz, Christian, Mattos, Bruno, Lanius, Marcela, Allen, Chris com ótimos preços.
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 18/09/2024
What to know about X’s status in Brazil: nyti.ms/3zo64Nz
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Musk Finds a Way Around Brazil’s X Ban
Elon Musk’s social media platform used a technical maneuver to restore service for many Brazilians after a court blocked it. Blocking it again would be difficult, experts said.
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Ana Ionova @anaionova.bsky.social · 17/09/2024
It was a stunning moment, even for Brazil, where outrageous political antics are routine. During a televised debate, a politician hit his rival with an iron chair, sending him to hospital. Story with @jacknicas.bsky.social for @nytimes.com nyti.ms/47BCHnK
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Brazilian Politician Upends Debate by Hitting Opponent With Chair
The stunning attack on live television is likely to reorder the race to lead São Paulo, Latin America’s largest city.
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 16/09/2024
Deu no New York Times: a cadeirada. com @anaionova.bsky.social nyti.ms/3zmSDxm
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Brazilian Politician Upends Debate by Hitting Opponent With Chair
The stunning attack on live television is likely to reorder the race to lead São Paulo, Latin America’s largest city.
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 13/09/2024
Brazil’s Supreme Court had a problem: Elon Musk's social network, X, was not paying fines and had already been blocked across the nation. So the court took an unusual maneuver: It made a different Musk-controlled company help settle the bill. nyti.ms/4d5P9wQ
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Brazilian Court Makes One Musk Company Pay Fines of Another
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice said that because Elon Musk controlled both X and Starlink, one company was responsible for the fines of the other.
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Ana Ionova @anaionova.bsky.social · 09/09/2024
Para brasileiros que construíram seus negócios no X, o bloqueio da rede social de Elon Musk foi um choque. De um dia para outro, tiveram que buscar outras plataformas para alcançar clientes, patrocinadores e seguidores. Matéria no @nytimes.com, com ajuda de @jacknicas.bsky.social bit.ly/3MAy7wa
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They Had Thriving Lives on X, Until Brazil Banned It Overnight
The ban on Elon Musk’s X has dealt a blow to Brazilians whose livelihoods depended on internet followings they had amassed for years, and which disappeared overnight.
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Ana Ionova @anaionova.bsky.social · 09/09/2024
They had thriving businesses, that they built mostly on X. Then, when a judge banned the social network in Brazil, it upended their livelihoods overnight. I spoke to some of the Brazilians hit by the ban on X. Story for @nytimes.com, with help from @jacknicas.bsky.social bit.ly/3MAy7wa
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They Had Thriving Lives on X, Until Brazil Banned It Overnight
The ban on Elon Musk’s X has dealt a blow to Brazilians whose livelihoods depended on internet followings they had amassed for years, and which disappeared overnight.
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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 06/09/2024
It's Hard Fork Friday! This week, the Times' Jack Nicas helps us break down the story of X and Brazil. THEN: we go full founder mode to discuss Founder Mode. And finally, teachers and students call in to share their opinions on phones in schools www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/p...
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X Gets a Brazilian Ax + Founder Mode + Listeners Respond on School Phone Bans
“This is not a normal legal dispute.”
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 06/09/2024
Alguns jogadores da NFL disseram que não queriam ir ao Brasil para o jogo de hoje à noite em São Paulo porque é muito perigoso. Dei uma olhada nas estatísticas. A cidade deles nos EUA é muito mais mortal do que São Paulo. nyti.ms/47jNTW0
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Eagles Players Feared Crime in Brazil. Have They Considered Philadelphia?
Some N.F.L. players called Brazil dangerous ahead of the league’s first game in South America on Friday. Statistics show their home city is deadlier.
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 06/09/2024
Uma baita reportagem aqui do @opaulomm.bsky.social
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kate conger @kateconger.com · 04/09/2024
Nosso livro, 'Limite de Caracteres', vai ser lançado no Brasil dia 7 de outubro! Peça seu exemplar em pré-compra a partir de hoje. @rmac.bsky.social www.amazon.com.br/dp/655692729...
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Limite de caracteres: Como Elon Musk destruiu o Twitter | Amazon.com.br
Compre online Limite de caracteres: Como Elon Musk destruiu o Twitter, de Conger, Kate, Mac, Ryan, Delfini, Mariana, Schwartz, Christian, Mattos, Bruno, Lanius, Marcela, Allen, Chris na Amazon. Frete ...
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 04/09/2024
Ok this was not that fascinating after all. Starlink backed down and it’ll block X. www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/w...
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Elon Musk’s Starlink Agrees to Block the X Social Network in Brazil
Brazilian regulators had said Sunday that Starlink planned to defy government orders to block X in the country. On Tuesday, the satellite-internet service said it would comply.
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Ana Ionova @anaionova.bsky.social · 12/03/2024
By now, rains should be bringing relief to vast swaths of the Amazon, after months of punishing drought. Instead, a record number of blazes, fueled by climate change, are engulfing large patches of rainforest. ICYMI over the weekend, our story for @nytimes.com nyti.ms/49Lek7l
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Rains Are Scarce in the Amazon. Instead, Megafires Are Raging.
Hundreds of square miles of the rainforest have burned as countries in the region battle a record number of fires fueled by extreme weather.
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Ana Ionova @anaionova.bsky.social · 04/09/2024
Elon Musk's Starlink backtracks, agreeing to block X in Brazil. nyti.ms/3XfnCmO
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Elon Musk’s Starlink Agrees to Block the X Social Network in Brazil
Brazilian regulators had said Sunday that Starlink planned to defy government orders to block X in the country. On Tuesday, the satellite-internet service said it would comply.
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Lívia Lamblet Heatherly @livialamblet.com · 02/09/2024
Esse livro, Character Limit (Limite de Caráter, em tradução livre), está em pré-venda e foi escrito pelos Jornalistas do The New York Times @kateconger.bsky.social e @rmac.bsky.social. Entre outros assuntos, eles falam sobre a manipulação de Elon Musk nas eleições de 2022 no Brasil.
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How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 03/09/2024
Olha isso! @taylorlorenz.bsky.social está escrevendo sobre o Brasil — e em português! Arrasou, Taylor, como sempre
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 03/09/2024
Ainda não vejo um opção para tradução aqui, então vou postar em português também. Na briga entre Musk e o Brasil, estou muito interessado no que vai acontecer com a Starlink, que está se recusando a bloquear o X. Escrevi uma matéria longa sobre toda essa situação. É gratuita: nyti.ms/47de8gM
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Musk’s Starlink Defies Order to Block X in Brazil
The satellite internet service controlled by Elon Musk is refusing to comply with a court order to block his social network, X, regulators said.
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 03/09/2024
One of the most fascinating angles of the fight between Elon Musk and Brazil right now is what happens with Starlink. Musk-controlled Starlink is defying government orders & refusing to block X. It could become a test of who's stronger: The tech company or a national government? nyti.ms/47de8gM
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Musk’s Starlink Defies Order to Block X in Brazil
The satellite internet service controlled by Elon Musk is refusing to comply with a court order to block his social network, X, regulators said.
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Jack Nicas @jacknicas.bsky.social · 31/08/2024
I've been writing for years about the debate over the power of Alexandre de Moraes. Yesterday — when he blocked X and threatened to fine average people for trying to use it — was the first time I heard many of his defenders say that he was going too far. Free-to-read NYT link: nyti.ms/3XblCvQ
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How Brazil’s Experiment Fighting Fake News Led to a Ban on X
To combat disinformation, Brazil gave one judge broad power to police the internet. Now, after he blocked X, some are wondering whether that was a good idea.
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