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Progressive. Never Conservative. Science, climate change, wealth inequality. Woke. Proud Canadian born in Yellowknife now happily vaxxed in Toronto. Need more nice. Like science esp. astronomy, news, reading everything but mostly SFF, horror, mystery.

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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 13h
“If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, the tolerant will be destroyed and tolerance with them,”
theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: We must call Alberta separation what it is
It is not a movement of grievance politics. Something far more sinister is at work
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 8h
Here's a list of 64 previous botched executions in the United States. Christa Pike will make 65.
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Botched Executions | Death Penalty Information Center
The Death Penalty Information Center (DPI) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to serve the media, policymakers, and the general public…
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 7h
Danielle Smith claims she’s a proud Canadian, but panders to separatists and puts us all through this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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UCP MLA says he’s voted in favour of Alberta holding binding referendum on independence | CBC News
Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan says he has voted in favour of Alberta’s government proceeding with a legally binding referendum on separation, but adds he hopes to see Canada united if Alberta is “t...
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www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-... What a fucked up country the US is.
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Tennessee Unable To Carry Out The Execution By Lethal Injection Of Christa Gail Pike, Witnesses Say
Pike had been scheduled for execution after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned an appeals court ruling that stopped the lethal injection just an hour before it was to start.
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Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Local health minister says wait times for wealthy people way down since her government started focussing on bringing down wait times for wealthy people.
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Wait times for most priority surgeries in Ontario have increased since 2017, study says | CBC News
Wait times for most of the province’s publicly funded priority surgeries and procedures have increased between 2017 and 2025, according to a study released Monday.
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Pé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 15h
It's weird how the federal government is constantly being hacked after DOGE gutted the government's cybersecurity agencies.
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 23h
Little Marco: "Cuba poses a threat to US national security." Cuba poses no threat to anyone. It has no drones, no missiles, and no nuclear bombs. It's another lie to manufacture unilateral approval for an invasion. The world should imprison these terrorists. #cdnpoli
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 14h
UCP MLA Jason Stephan is now joining the “leverage” game and tacitly endorsing the separatist choice. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In today’s @theglobeandmail.com, Mr. Mason correctly puts the metaphorical boots to Queen of Stupid Danielle Smith’s contemptible referendum sleight of hand. 🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14h
When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-dep…
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'Monstrous' US Deportation Hearings for Children Who 'Have No One' Shock Consciences | Common Dreams
Children as young as 3 facing deportation orders without legal representation in immigration court hearings. How can we
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Danielle Smith’s referendum is an evil plot to keep the separatist fire burning. On referendum day: Vote Option 1 on Question 10. Vote NO on Questions 1–9. It’s the only way to save Canada.  To find referendum information and get involved with the campaign, visit savecanada.albertandp.ca.
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www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/09/the-...
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The Cornell rape case - Lawyers, Guns & Money
We’ve been asked to have a post on this subject. Here’s the complaint in the lawsuit filed by Jane Doe. Here’s Cornell professor Kate Manne’s essay on the subject. Here’s a link to the DA’s response t...
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John Espley 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈💉🚀🔭📚 @johnespley.bsky.social · 13h
mockpaperscissors.com/2026/09/30/l...
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Ladies and Gentelmen, The Prznint Of…
…the Unites States: Yes, AI wrote it for our Stable Jenius, and he signed it with all the Billionaire Bros. (Hat tip: Scissorhead Weird Dave)
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Starting tomorrow, plugin solar now affordable in Conneticut. Ninth US state to do so. Canada's at zero provinces. We need new legislative policies here, now.
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Connecticut will allow no-permit plug-in solar, but the 1,200-watt kits may not exist yet
A new kind of low-hassle solar panels are coming to Connecticut as the state legalizes balcony solar.
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 21h
New post: Poilievre endorses the Big Lie #cdnpoli
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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 29/09/2026
“Pierre Poilievre no longer has majority approval in Alberta and Saskatchewan.” Favourability of Pierre Poilievre has reached an all-time low.
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Favourability of Pierre Poilievre hits rock bottom
The approval rating of Pierre Poilievre has reached an all-time low.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 20h
Pathetic…..
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thescore.com/nhl/news/361... Good to see Babcock lose
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Babcock: Oilers' performance was 'ridiculous' in loss to | theScore
Edmonton Oilers head coach Mike Babcock put the onus on his team's effort and defensive play after Tuesday's season-opening 6-5 overtime loss to the Vanco…
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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 19h
Donald Trump is trying to spread as much disinformation about Canada as possible in his remaining time in office. And Canada’s mainstream media is happily giving him a platform to do it.
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CBC needs to stop livestreaming Trump’s disinformation
CBC News needs to stop livestreaming Trump’s disinformation.
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John Espley 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈💉🚀🔭📚 @johnespley.bsky.social · 19h
www.juancole.com/2026/09/viet...
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Vietnamese Press: US Military Withdrawal from Iraq a victory for Tehran
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - I was a little surprised to see that the Vietnamese internet news agency Vietnam.vn has an Arabic service. It carried an article yesterday from the newspaper
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cathiefromcanada.blogspot.com/2026/09/tell...
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Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
"Do not go gentle into that good night. Blog, blog against the dying of the light"
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mockpaperscissors.com/2026/09/30/2... The goal of AI is to benefit billionaires
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Fancy Autocomplete, To The Rescue (Of Billionaires)
And as long as we are talking ‘bout Fancy Autocomplete, so this happened: And bear in mind that what they are really talking about is saving money for the billionaires that control healthcare: “Lik…
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Steve "Dangle" Glynn @stevedangle20.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
LFR20 - Game 1 - Changes - Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 2 youtu.be/CSv8-Vn4q2k?...
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LFR20 - Game 1 - Changes - Canadiens 3, Maple Leafs 2
YouTube video by SteveDangle
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Up Here Publishing @upherepublishing.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🛶 Can a river be a person? There’s only one way to find out: explore the Yukon River as a place and an idea 'Can a River Be a Person?' Story by Amy Kenny Photo by Chris Carli uphere.ca/articles/can...
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Ken Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Senator Eric Schmitt spent all that time rehearsing his big Jack Smith “perjury” gotcha and forgot to check whether the Atlanta Hawks and Iowa Hawkeyes were the same fucking team. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to know the difference. Apparently you do need to be smarter than Eric Schmitt.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Ms. Smith’s United Conservative Party has been hijacked by separatists, and as a sop to them she has construed a separation referendum that she did not campaign on. It really has zero, and I mean zero, credibility.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: The ugly reckoning coming for Danielle Smith
The referendum, including the nine non-secession questions, is contemptible
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John Espley 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈💉🚀🔭📚 @johnespley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/09/when...
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When There Are No Rules... - Lawyers, Guns & Money
If there’s one takeaway from this feature about how the Trump administration is trying (and largely failing) to loot Venezuela’s gold, it’s that the Rules Based Order is bad: In early March, as Presid...
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John Espley 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈💉🚀🔭📚 @johnespley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
cathiefromcanada.blogspot.com/2026/09/catc...
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Catching up with the news: Trump rants about Canada, Residential school denialism rears its ugly head, and the Jays' season is over
"Do not go gentle into that good night. Blog, blog against the dying of the light"
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This grim, gripping report on Canada’s biggest Covid-19 outbreak from the University of Alberta’s Parkland Institute should be required reading for all Albertans - and all Canadians. Especially those who’ve decided to forget how deadly and terrifying the early months of Covid truly were.
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Parkland Institute
Parkland Institute is an Alberta-wide, non-partisan research centre situated within the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The president has repeatedly exhibited bizarre conduct in the public eye. Not only does that include taking naps during public events, but also erratic behavior, slurred speech, appearing lost or disoriented, and sporting mysterious bruises.” newrepublic.com/post/215938/...
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John Espley 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈💉🚀🔭📚 @johnespley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
mockpaperscissors.com/2026/09/28/t... All the idiots using the Trump TV app and letting Trump have all of their personal information including tracking their location several times a minute.
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They Are Watching You Watching Them
It’s alarming (and yet not surprising) that Hair Füror’s 24-hour streaming “news” app is collecting your data, per the Washington Sun (née NOTUS) email thingie (emphasis mine): “The White Hou…
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 28/09/2026
If I’m reading this correctly, Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford’s campaign is asking volunteers to give them full access to their contact lists on their *personal* cell phones? www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/28/i...
'You don't need to freak out about this'
Introducing Bradford's supporters to the app on the Zoom call, Punia instructed them to give the app permission to access all of their contacts.

"Do not give it partial contact ability, give it full. And what I want to say to you guys here is, you don't need to freak out about this," said Punia. He reassured them that only contacts they marked as known or potential Bradford supporters would be given to the campaign.

One attendee hesitated as she had over 2,400 contacts on her phone. She was instructed to give the app access to all of them and mark them one by one according to their level of support for Bradford.
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John Espley 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈💉🚀🔭📚 @johnespley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/09/give... Trump ads paid by taxpayers
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Give us another chance to find the warmongers - Lawyers, Guns & Money
This ad, paid for by the American taxpayer, aired multiple times during NFL broadcasts today: absolutely demented. like a scene from a horror movie [image or embed] — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) Septem...
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John Espley 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈💉🚀🔭📚 @johnespley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.juancole.com/2026/09/neta...
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Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?
Singapore (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) - In his fiery speech to the UN General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back against accusations of genocide levelled aga...
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John Espley 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈💉🚀🔭📚 @johnespley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.juancole.com/2026/09/prot...
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Protests Sweep Tunisia Again: Another Spring?
Via The New Arab This article
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John Espley 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈💉🚀🔭📚 @johnespley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.desmog.com/2026/09/25/o...
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How the Oil Industry Is Pushing EPA to 'Effectively Gut' Methane Rules During Affordability and Climate Crises
As House Republicans crafted President Trump’s domestic policy bill last spring, the oil and gas industry watched closely, eyes trained on the fate of one policy in particular: a fee on excess methane...
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“by putting these questions to Albertans, the UCP is just looking for another scapegoat. The Premier will absolutely shrug off accountability and say “Albertans wanted us to target temporary workers and businesses who hire them.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.womenofabpoli.ca/p/albertas-r...
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Alberta’s referendum is an affront to our values; as Canadians, and Albertans
The ask is insulting, the cost is offensive, and there’s no logic to be found.
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John Espley 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈💉🚀🔭📚 @johnespley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Political pressure, negligence, incompetence all contributed to pandemic tragedy at High River plant, new report says - Alberta Politics
One of the most disgraceful episodes of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta took place on April 18, 2020, when Devin Dreeshen, Jason Copping and Deena Hinshaw assured employees of Cargill Inc.’s meat pac...
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LurchAddams👊🇺🇸🔥 @dvcondreay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
MTG calling out republican bullshit tactics
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Brandy @3dogz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It is so weird to hear MTG attacking the exact same conspiracies she came to town on…
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🚨ATTENTION BRITISH COLUMBIA🚨 👇🏽 💯💯💯
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John Espley 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈💉🚀🔭📚 @johnespley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
kevinboucher32.substack.com/p/the-zero-s...
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The Zero-Sum Game
The Price of Admission
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Le Journal de Montréal @journaldemontreal.com · 27/09/2026
Leylah Annie Fernandez est couronnée à Singapour: un premier titre cette saison pour la Québécoise
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Leylah Annie Fernandez est couronnée à Singapour: un premier titre cette saison pour la Québécoise
La Québécoise s’est offert l’un des titres les plus importants de sa carrière, à Singapour
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Rod @roddlyyours.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Canadians should stop drinking at Starbucks and eating at MCDonalds choose Canadian coffee shops and fast food chains instead. A fast food boycott would garner a lot of attention, and we could start with these two companies.
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John Espley 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈💉🚀🔭📚 @johnespley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/09/trum...
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Trump: I promise endless war - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Time for another Quincy Institute blog about how Trump is occupying the peace lane: President Trump has rejected Iran’s proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and has told aides he expects to resume bombi...
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John Espley 🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈💉🚀🔭📚 @johnespley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Sunday Funday: Interesting Posts, Funny Posts, Getting Old(er), TrumpWatch, and Animal Crackers
"Do not go gentle into that good night. Blog, blog against the dying of the light"
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CathyMac @cathymactx.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It is heart breaking to know Iran are not the bad guys.
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Unapologetic Lee 🇨🇦 @ogcanada.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
485 carcinogenic chemicals used in US pesticides linked to breast cancer. 4 8 5 ! #cdnpoli
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Lola Ogunyemi @omololaogunyemi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My first N.K. Jemisin read happened this summer. I liked the first book in the Broken Earth trilogy so much that I read the other two books within a week of finishing the first. Very unusual for me. I think it definitely has relevance to our current moment in time. #booksky
Book cover of The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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