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Jessica Culpepper

@jessculpepper.bsky.social
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Executive Director of @FarmSTAND.bsky.social. Fighting for a fair food system in courtrooms and communities. A fair food system is possible!

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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
I'm so proud Frank is our newest board member! Please consider giving $25 to help FarmSTAND support rural communities in 2026 secure.actblue.com/donate/fs-gi...
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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
I had such a great time talking with @ourhenhouse.org about the fight to hold Big Ag accountable and build a food system that actually serves people, animals, and our planet. Grateful for the thoughtful, energizing conversation. Tune in here: ourhenhouse.org/ep862 🎧🐔
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Challenging Industrial Animal Agriculture on All Fronts with Jessica Culpepper
In this enlightening conversation, Mariann Sullivan speaks with Jessica Culpepper, Executive Director of FarmSTAND, about their unique approach to dismantling industrial animal agriculture through leg...
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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
The Trump admin told the EEOC to stop protecting workers by ending enforcement of disparate impact discrimination cases (i.e., policies that discriminate in practice). That cannot stand. @farmstand.bsky.social + partners are suing to defend food chain workers & hold corporations accountable.
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Former Amazon Worker Challenges Trump Administration’s Attack on Disparate-Impact Discrimination Claims  - FarmSTAND
Leah Cross, a former Amazon delivery driver, filed suit today against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over its decision to prohibit its employees from continuing to investigate clai...
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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Six workers died in a Colorado dairy last week. Fathers, sons, husbands. If this happened in any other factory, it’d dominate headlines. At a factory farm, it’s dismissed. This is the deadly cost of ag exceptionalism. Proud of @farmstand.bsky.social's work to end it. www.cpr.org/2025/08/29/c...
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Dairy worker families call for reforms and recognition after tragic accident kills six
“If it happened one time, what’s to stop it from happening again in other dairies?”
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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
We’re live at the hearing in Urban Sustainability Directors Network et al v. USDA, where @farmstandorg is representing plaintiffs challenging the unexplained termination of critical climate + equity grants in agriculture.
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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Brooke Rollins is throwing farmers lives into chaos, all to do Trump’s anti-DEI bidding. Our client in our case against USDA, Agroecology Commons, describes the last few months of mayhem:
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The USDA announced the cancellation of $148M in ‘woke’ grants. Then it went dark.
Farms, ranches, and food organizations brace for cuts, but the federal agency won’t say who’s next.
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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Mass deportation of immigrant farm workers will not create employment opportunities for Americans. The truth is that Big Ag doesn’t want domestic labor because its business model is based on paying vulnerable people low wages. Learn more in our latest blog ➡️tinyurl.com/blog-ag-jobs
FarmSTAND branded graphic reading "On The Blog: No, Americans Won't Fill Big Ag Jobs. Corporations Prefer It That Way." In the background, a photo showing the back of a man wearing a vest that says Police ICE.
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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Warren Wilson College made me who I am: rooted in service, sustainability & hard work. Small liberal arts colleges are struggling, & cutting disaster funds for the hardest‑hit one is wrong. Thank you John Ager for shining a light on this. #NCpol www.citizen-times.com/story/opinio...
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Opinion: Warren Wilson College, hardest-hit by Helene, received no NC recovery money. Why?
Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa most-damaged by Helene received no state recovery funds while WCU, UNCA did. Are dirty GOP politics to blame?
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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
I expected cruelty from Trump 2.0. I didn’t expect USDA to gut social infrastructure by canceling grants midstream because they included words like “equity.” Now people are losing jobs, farmers are losing land, and communities are losing vital support. We’re suing. Communities deserve better.
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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Good read 👇 This is why we fight for a better food system -- one that is fair and nourishing for farmers, workers, animals and the earth.
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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
3 college grads’ dreams became nightmares when their “internships” turned out to be a factory farm exploiting them for cheap labor, part of a growing trend of visa abuse used by Big Ag. Learn more about our suit to stop this injustice:
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Recent Graduates Were Told They Were Coming to the U.S. for Cultural Exchange. They Ended Up Trapped in a Factory Farm.
A lawsuit alleges that three Guatemalan citizens, who came to the U.S. on J-1 visas, worked dangerous jobs under false pretenses.
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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
U.S. factory farms are exploiting visa workers under the guise of “cultural exchange.” @farmstand.bsky.social's latest lawsuit exposes the system—and @ninaelkadi.com's must-read piece lays it bare. This isn’t a one off abuse. It’s the business model.
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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Trump says he’s helping farmers, but gutting USDA’s climate-smart grants does the opposite. It strips small farmers of tools to cut costs + build resilience. Big Ag wins. We need food system policy that centers people, not propaganda. farmstand.org/trumps-anti-... theguardian.com/environment/...
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Trump’s Anti-Farmer Moves Are Designed to Keep Us From A Better Food System - FarmSTAND
Devastated. Betrayed. Heartbroken. Like the rug was pulled out from under them — that’s how farmers describe the Trump Administration’s sudden dismantling of several Biden-era programs that had begun ...
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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Hope is strategy. Justice is non-negotiable. On May 16th, I’ll share how @farmstand_org stays grounded in long-term change, refusing to trade one form of justice for another. Animal protection, racial justice, worker power, and democracy are all one fight. tinyurl.com/245hwd5j #WeAreAVA
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AVA Summit United States
Get ready for the AVA Summit United States 2025, a flagship event uniting 800+ advocates, leaders, and changemakers from across the U.S. and around the globe. From May 15-18, 2025, we’ll gather…
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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
📢 We're hiring at @farmstand.bsky.social! ⚖️ Staff & Senior Attorneys 💻 Digital Comms Associate 🌾 Rural Organizer Join us in fighting for a food system accountable to people, not profit. Apply or share with your people! 🔗 farmstand.org/join-our-team/
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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
New reporting from @leahjdouglas.bsky.social: Trump admin is laying off key staff overseeing bird flu—just as the virus jumps from farmed animals to pets. This is a public health crisis. @farmstand.bsky.social's latest: how BigAg is using this moment to gain power. farmstand.org/trumps-plan-...
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Trump’s Plan for Bird Flu is a Big Ag Giveaway - FarmSTAND
Eggs have been getting a lot of time in the spotlight lately. As egg prices continue to skyrocket in the early months of the second Trump administration, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins has pledged that...
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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
🎉👏🎊Victory for @lspnow.bsky.social, local democracy and clean water in Winona County, Minnesota🎉👏🎊 When a megadairy tried intimidation to get its way, the community and FarmSTAND fought back—and won 💪
FarmSTAND branded graphic on a red background reading "A FarmSTAND win for rural communities. Minnesota Supreme Court rejects attempt to override local government controls on factory farming." The graphic features an image of several long barns from above and a manure lagoon covered by a multicolored collage.
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Land Stewardship Project @lspnow.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
On March 18, Chief Justice Natalie Hudson announced that the Court would not hear an appeal filed by Daley Farm of Lewiston, LLP. landstewardshipproject.org/lsp-applauds...
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LSP Applauds State Supreme Court’s Rejection of Daley Appeal - Land Stewardship Project
LEWISTON, Minn. — The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) applauded the Minnesota Supreme Court’s recent decision to deny a Winona County…
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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
👏 👏👏Big win for our oceans 🌊 against industrial aquaculture by Center for Food Safety www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releas...
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Center for Food Safety | Press Releases |
<p>James Mitchell, legislative director for plaintiff Don't Cage Our Oceans:
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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
My son tried to kick my daughter out of his Lego build. Without missing a beat, she yelled, "I HAVE THE RIGHT TO BUILD!" Leading the resistance one Lego at a time. Somewhere, a Supreme Court justice just broke into a cold sweat.
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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Faster meatpacking line speeds put workers at even greater risk of injury. This corporate giveaway will be devastating to workers sentientmedia.org/meatpacking-...
FarmSTAND branded graphic. The words "Today’s USDA studies on swine and poultry processing workers clearly show the human cost: life-altering injuries, painful work conditions and high risks tied to relentless production speeds." over a red background. The quote is attributed to Jessica Culpepper, Executive Director of FarmSTAND. In the corner, a photo of Jessica Culpepper.
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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Meatpacking companies know their facilities are deadly but drag their feet fixing safety problems. Workers, including children, suffer the consequences. investigatemidwest.org/2025/03/12/o...
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OSHA fined a poultry plant after a worker died. While the case was appealed, another worker was killed. - Investigate Midwest
The chickens do not slow down. Workers hang featherless bodies upside down onto hooks, cut the limbs and wings off the birds, and automated machines separate viscera from meat, slicing through 144…
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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Farmers are already battling extreme weather, trade wars, and market barriers—now Trump’s actions are adding more uncertainty. If we want a just, resilient food system, trust has to be the foundation. Now it’s being eroded—along with the future we need. @civileats.com civileats.com/2025/02/26/f...
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Farmers Say Climate-Smart Commodities Projects Are Crumbling
Thousands of farmers across the country who already paid for conservation projects report not receiving USDA reimbursements.
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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
“This bill is legislator overreach, circumventing an ongoing legal review of this law. It’s fundamentally about stripping farmworkers of gains made in the 2021 measure."-FarmSTAND's Kelsey Eberly www.denverpost.com/2025/02/26/c...
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Colorado lawmakers consider repealing key farmworker protections in light of Supreme Court ruling
Colorado lawmakers are considering stripping protections for the state’s farmworkers amid an avian flu crisis and widespread abuses in the agricultural industry.
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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
🚨Big Ag exploits labor, animals & the environment—but rural communities are fighting back. @farmstand.bsky.social is proud to rep Driftless Water Defenders alongside Jim Larew & @publicjustice.bsky.social in suing an Iowa slaughterhouse for polluting local waters. cbs2iowa.com/news/local/i...
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Iowa meatpacking plant sued over years of alleged water pollution
A nonprofit environmental group has filed a federal lawsuit against Agri Star Meat & Poultry, alleging the Iowa meatpacking plant has repeatedly violated the Cl
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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
We need MORE information and about bird flu, not less. “This idea that science cannot continue until there’s a political lens over it is unprecedented,” said Anne Schuchat, a former principal deputy director at the CDC. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/cdc-……
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Trump Administration’s Halt of CDC’s Weekly Scientific Report Stalls Bird Flu Studies - KFF Health News
An unprecedented freeze on the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report sparks new concerns about political meddling in science.
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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
NEW: In @teenvogue.com, @jessculpepper.bsky.social explores why factory farming supercharges diseases like bird flu, and how transformation to a food system that respects worker, public, and animal health is the only solution for keeping us safe: www.teenvogue.com/story/bird-f...
Red FarmSTAND-branded graphic featuring the following quote attributed to FarmSTAND Executive Director Jessica Culpepper: "When corporations are given free rein to handle public health crises, they focus on what's good for their bottom line--not what's safe for people, animals, or the planet."
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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Thankful for the opportunity to talk about the dangers of Bird Flu in @teenvogue.com, especially in light of Trump's recent response to pull funding from efforts to curb the spread. A healthy food system is possible, and we need you to join the fight!
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Leah Douglas @leahjdouglas.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
NEW: The USDA has removed webpages and fact sheets from its website on efforts to promote racial and gender diversity, including recommendations from its equity commission on how the agency could improve its relationship with minority farmers. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Trump accelerates campaign to remake federal bureaucracy
U.S. agencies under President Donald Trump were pushing ahead on his orders to reshape the federal bureaucracy, scrapping diversity programs, rescinding job offers and sidelining more than 150 national security and foreign policy officials.
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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
BigAg's choices to confine animals cruelly in unsanitary conditions is the root cause of our egg prices skyrocketing. It's also life threatening. Trump's decision to stop any government support to disrupt the spread of H5N1 bird flu is extremely dangerous but exactly what we can expect more of.
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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Proud to see our very own @davidmuraskin.bsky.social featured in this important @vox.com article! He sheds light on the devastating impact of factory farms on Iowa’s communities and environment. A must-read for anyone invested in the fight for a fair food system. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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Meet the new neighbors: 7.5 million chickens and their mountains of manure
A sickening stench and hordes of flies: What it’s like to live near a mega factory farm.
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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Hear from our executive director @jessculpepper.bsky.social er.bsky.social about what makes FarmSTAND unique. We’re building collective power and using bold legal actions to transform the food system www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3rC...
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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Big Ag knows it’s no match for people power ✊ @lspnow.bsky.social stood up to a megadairy and won, and FarmSTAND stepped up to fight back when the sore losers sued our allies www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUjm...
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Seeding Change: Fighting for Clean Water and Democracy With Land Stewardship Project
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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Get the latest news on the fight for a fair food system delivered right to your inbox. Our January newsletter will feature what we’re watching and ready to fight for in the new administration: mailchi.mp/0596a87dcf2b...
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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
1/ Workers at JBS's Greeley plant are bracing for another round of exploitation under Trump 2.0. Ted Genoways and Mary Anne Andrei capture the stakes in their must-read article for @thefern.org. 🔗https://thefern.org/2025/01/at-a-colorado-meatpacking-plant-a-vulnerable-workforce-braces-for-trump-2-0/
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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Got 2 minutes? You’ve got time to learn what’s wrong with the dominant food system and how to join the fight for a fair food future www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8TM...
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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
"'We would expect to see an investigation like this closed or just die,' said Muraskin, citing Trump’s history of deregulation and business-friendly policies." From @jmcjmc.bsky.social in @investigatemidwest.bsky.social: investigatemidwest.org/2024/12/17/u...
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USDA’s investigation into Tyson Foods has collected thousands of documents. Would Donald Trump end it?  - Investigate Midwest
Despite remaining tight-lipped about its investigation into Tyson Foods, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has collected nearly 18,000 related documents. However, some worry the inquiry could end und...
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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
The bosses, particularly in Big Ag, need immigrant workers. They also need Trump's deportation threats for maximum control over their workforce: farmstand.org/how-big-ag-t...
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How Big Ag Thrives on Trump's Immigration Threats - FarmSTAND
It’s estimated that undocumented workers make up anywhere from 30-50 percent of the meatpacking workforce. Foreign-born workers make up an even larger proportion of animal agriculture industries like ...
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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
2024 was a milestone year for FarmSTAND and we hit the ground running! We tackled Big Ag and built a fairer food system, and I'm so proud of the strides we've made together. See our Year in Review: farmstand.org/signs-a-better-food-system-is-possible-farmstands-accomplishments-in-2024
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Signs a Better Food System is Possible: FarmSTAND’s Accomplishments in 2024 - FarmSTAND
2024 was an amazing year for FarmSTAND and the movement for a fair food system. It was our first full year as the only legal organization in the country dedicated solely to taking on the corporate, in...
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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
We can’t trust the industry that creates the conditions for the spread of disease to voluntarily find a solution. As the USDA begins a new national milk testing strategy, we're reflecting on why government reliance on voluntary H5N1 testing was always doomed to fail: farmstand.org/the-governme...
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FarmSTAND @farmstand.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
NEW: In a victory for our ally @lspnow.bsky.social & for the health of MN rural communities, a state appeals court affirmed a lower court’s ruling that a megadairy should not be permitted to overturn the will of the people to expand its operation. More on this case: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUjm...
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Seeding Change: Fighting for Clean Water and Democracy With Land Stewardship Project
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Jessica Culpepper @jessculpepper.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Hi Bluesky! 🌟 I’m Jessica, ED of @farmstand.bsky.social. We're fighting for a fair food system in courtrooms and communities. Check out our anniversary video to see what we’re all about and join us in the fight: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8TM.... Excited to connect and share this journey with you!
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