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Mark Buchanan

@markabuchanan.bsky.social
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Attorney in Kansas City, Missouri, ⚖️ representing employees in employment discrimination cases; former member of the PRESS.

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 14h
Didn’t they learn the first time Elon Musk got involved in American politics? -Dismantled life saving agencies -Fired thousands of Americans -Stole our data -Gave himself millions in federal contracts They want him to advise the Pentagon on the future of war?!?!
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Frommer’s Travel Guides @frommers.com · 23h
Before Marco Rubio announced a future digital U.S. passport application system this week, the White House deleted the 2021 web page of the Biden Administration's Executive Order that created a digital passport renewal system first. www.frommers.com/tips/news/u-...
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U.S. Feds Promise Online Passport Application, Which We Already Kind…
Marco Rubio vowed to begin "a passport application experience you can complete entirely from home"—but didn't mention that already exists.
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CNN International PR @cnnipr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Jared Kushner's private equity company is the largest shareholder in an Israeli firm with Israeli military links, a CNN investigation has found. He is also negotiating a deal for Gaza. New reporting from CNN's Katie Polglase, Allegra Goodwin, and Majlie de Puy Kamp edition.cnn.com/2026/10/01/u...
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Jared Kushner’s company has large stake in firm with Israeli military links | CNN
At the same time Jared Kushner has negotiated in the war in Gaza, his company has held the largest stake in a firm backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns.
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.techpolicy.press/eight-years-... |
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Eight Years On, Cambridge Analytica Scandal Catches Up With Meta in Santa Fe
A jury found that Meta—then Facebook—misled the public in statements about Cambridge Analytica and its policies on hate speech, violence and misinformation.
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/... |
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‘It’s just cruel’: US households hit by surge in electricity shutoffs amid record hot summer
Utility disconnections were up 28% in 10 states in July 2026 – the hottest month ever recorded in the US – compared with July 2024, data shows
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.thetimes.com/article/88c6... |
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Solar panels and a battery cut energy bills by two thirds
Private installations reduce costs even during winter months and would pay for themselves in 17 years, researchers found after analysing data from bills
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
NEW: Food banks across America are being overwhelmed by surging demand. Scott MacFarlane went inside to see the crisis firsthand. Here’s what he found:
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“They don’t understand the scale of the hunger!”- An unfolding crisis at the nation’s food banks
Weeks before the midterm elections, the cost crisis is hammering food pantries in red and blue states
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Paramount’s ‘News Editorial Independence Board’ is a joke. CNN and CBS will pay the price www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
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Paramount’s ‘News Editorial Independence Board’ is a joke. CNN and CBS will pay the price
OPINION: In order to secure the deal that allowed Paramount to purchase Warner Bros., David Ellison’s company agreed to create a meaningless “News Editorial Independence Board.”
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u... |
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Supreme Court Once Again Blocks Republican-Backed Voting Map in Missouri (Gift Article)
A federal appeals court had sided with Republicans seeking to use redrawn congressional district boundaries to give their party an advantage in the midterms elections.
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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm not the kind to say it all points back to a single historical episode, but so much of what Trump is doing with ballroom & Kennedy Center—the wanton destruction, the callous indifference to the past—was evident when he destroyed Bonwit Teller's irreplaceable sculptures nearly a half-century ago
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Yes, the federal government has several anti-fraud statutes, with the False Claims Act (FCA) (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729–3733) serving as the primary civil litigation tool against fraud involving federal funds."
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.techdirt.com/2026/09/22/a... |
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America Last: Trump FCC Rubber Stamps Major Saudi, Chinese Investment In Paramount Merger
There was a four year span where Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr simply couldn't stop hyperventilating about the fact that TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, was Chinese. Carr would appear on cable news pretty much every week to endlessly rant about the potential propaganda, privacy, and NatSec impact of what was (at best) fairly murky Chinese...
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 21/09/2026
The Trump admin's new rules for foreign journalists would cap their initial admission to the U.S. to 240 days, axing a 40-year-old policy and revealing a 'pattern of hostility unlike any in modern U.S. history,' @pressfreedom.bsky.social's Loghman Fattahi writes.
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Why is the Trump administration targeting foreign journalists?
A new policy disturbingly echoes those found in Russia, China and Iran, which use strict visa compliance rules to punish journalists and media outlets that report on their governments unfavorably. …
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Kansas City Chiefs Fans @chiefs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
ICYMI Travis Kelce now has the most Yards After Catch OF ALL TIME‼️
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Congratulations to Mellody & George on the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art! 18 years in the making, it is 5-stories high, filled with some of the greatest artwork, props & memorabilia you'll ever see. An instant Los Angeles LANDMARK Thanks (again), George!!!
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
my live fuel clock showing Americans now have spent $70 billion more on filling up with gasoline since March 1 (vs same period a yr ago) and $44 billion more on diesel (same dates) for a total of ~$114.2 billion spent over this time.
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... | "The FCC is letting Paramount sell indirect ownership stakes to “some of the most repressive governments in the world,” FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, the only Democrat on the commission, said yesterday."
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FCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar
FCC rejects concerns about repressive governments buying influence over CBS owner.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I always enjoy when Obama gets in on the imagine if Obama did that game
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Fierce heat persists in the Central and Eastern Plains with abnormally hot days and nights. Yesterday more records of September Highest Minimums were set or tied: 77F Springfield MO 76F Bowling Green KY More heat throughout the weekend
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe told Democracy Docket that it hasn’t received an invitation from the Trump administration to observe the midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Exclusive: These international observers have monitored US elections for decades. This time, the Trump admin didn’t invite them
It’s the latest ominous sign that the U.S. is backsliding on democracy — and adds to concerns that the administration wants to undermine the vote.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Imagine a job where, faced with a difficult decision, you could just stop going to work www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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House to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November elections
House Republican leaders cancelled votes planned for Thursday. Members won’t return to Washington until Nov. 9.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 16/09/2026
This is why they wanted Pentagon reporters to sign an oath promising to seek approval before publishing anything. They wanted to lie without pushback. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
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Dozens of aircraft, hundreds of buildings: US loss to Iran attacks revealed
The Pentagon watchdog's report paints a picture of significant losses to US forces and facilities in the region.
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.kansascity.com/news/politic... | Entitled to cast their ballot as what?
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Vance calls court’s decision to block MO map ‘affront to the Democratic process’
“I think it’s a fundamental affront to the idea that every single person is entitled to cast their ballot as they see fit,” Vance said.
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... |
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Nearly 50,000 Yemeni civilians flee as Houthis advance along Red Sea coast
Global struggle for control of Bab al-Mandab strait threatens to turn Yemen’s on-off conflict into a forever war
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 11/09/2026
Federal appeals court vacates Trump order extending operations for a west Michigan coal plant wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/11/r...
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Federal appeals court vacates Trump order extending operations for a west Michigan coal plant • Wisconsin Examiner
A federal court ruled that the U.S. Energy Department exceeded its authority in keeping a Michigan coal plant online
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u... | Yes, again.
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Supreme Court Again Blocks Republican-Backed Missouri Voting Map (Gift Article)
The ruling deferred to the state’s Supreme Court, which had invalidated G.O.P.-friendly district lines, saying voters must first have an opportunity to approve the map in a statewide referendum.
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
‘Never seen something like this’: Huge waves from hurricane blast Southern California beaches www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
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‘Never seen something like this’: Huge waves from hurricane blast Southern California beaches
Powerful waves from Hurricane Marie slammed the Southern California coast this week, eroding popular beaches and causing significant damage to oceanfront homes.
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.techpolicy.press/building-llm...
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Building LLMs? Think Beyond Borders
LLM evaluation tasks should be aligned with specific human rights risks, write Betsy Popken and Vyoma Raman.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: A nonpartisan network of former military and civilian leaders is warning that hundreds of thousands of overseas voters could be disenfranchised if a new USPS rule based on the president’s order is allowed to stand. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Thousands of overseas voters could be disenfranchised by Trump mail voting rule, advocates warn
The fate of the USPS rule currently hangs in the balance before the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
BREAKING: diesel history is about to be made. $6/gal nationally — never seen before, days away, it's now in the pipeline, unavoidable.
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
www.kansascity.com/news/politic... |
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Federal judge orders Missouri to use gerrymandered map after SCOTUS denial
Opponents of the map filed an emergency notice of appeal, seeking to bring the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals.
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
In Trump's Triumphal Arch case, Judge Chutkan orders 48 hrs notice before Trump can do anything other than "on-site information gathering," as described by Parks official. But that apparently permits digging 4 pits, 8'x16' each, of unidentified depth. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Curious how facts like this are all over the English press, but in US print media not to be found
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/09/2026
NEWS: Canada’s retaliatory tariffs against the United States are now officially in effect, hitting $20 BILLION worth of American imports with tariffs ranging from 15% to 50%. The new tariffs target U.S. steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, electronics, and more.
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 07/09/2026
US employers increasingly rely on ‘disposable workers’ writes Paul Osterman in The Coversation wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/07/c...
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Concierges, adjunct professors, potato chip tasters: US employers rely on ‘disposable’ workers • Wisconsin Examiner
"Disposable workers" work at an employer’s site, but their employer makes no commitment to them regarding career prospects or job security.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The title really says it all.
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
variety.com/2026/film/fe... |
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George Clooney Defends Mark Ruffalo’s ‘Ability to Speak Freely’ About Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal and Doesn’t See How the Merger ‘Financially Ends Up Making Sense’
George Clooney sat for a Venice Film festival press conference and addressed a range of topics, inclduing the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... | “How do we know the games aren’t fixed when the team is being paid to post live betting odds?” wrote another fan on X."
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Giants fans irate over team soliciting Kalshi wagers with game highlight: ‘Absolutely shameful’
The San Francisco Giants’ new partnership with betting company Kalshi is receiving backlash from fans after the team used its 10th-inning rally to encourage fans to “trade what’s next.”
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
👉 "The goal was to oust Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver and allow Republicans to pick up *seven of Missouri’s eight congressional districts."
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.kansascity.com/news/politic... |
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Missouri Supreme Court blocks gerrymandered map in major loss for Republicans
The unanimous decision found that Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins was wrong to reject a campaign seeking to strike down the map.
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
HISTORIC AUTUMN HEAT WAVE Records smashed allover North America from the Great Lakes (INSANE MINIMUM 79F in Chicago),Central Plains and all the way to MEXICO where records are being smashed with absurde margins. Ex: Salina Cruz Min 29.0 Max. 40.1 Both Sept. records pulverized.
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... |
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“Zlibrary my beloved”: Anthropic staff chats extolling piracy cited in Sony suit
Lawsuit: Anthropic’s torrenting totally screwed songwriters as AI songs top charts.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
BREAKING: Devastating new report from @humanrightswatch documents the dismantling of civil rights enforcement in the year and a half since Trump took office. “This report documents what was lost and what it is costing the victims of discrimination.” www.hrw.org/report/2026/...
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Remedies Abandoned
The 112-page report, “Remedies Abandoned: US Civil Rights Enforcement Under the Trump Administration,” documents the administration’s efforts to unravel the work of four key agencies between January 2...
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 01/09/2026
"Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do." Thank you, and RIP, Wendell Berry.
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The iconic weeping willow trees outside the Kennedy Center have been cut down by Trump.
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
grist.org/regulation/t... | The EPA says it's up to states and localities to stop them. |
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The rush to power data centers is weakening the Clean Air Act
New guidance from the EPA takes away one of the most reliable tools for tracking pollution from power plants — and encourages data centers to build their own.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/08/2026
So basically X is crawling with actual feds masquerading as independent MAGA influencers, sowing discord and pushing regime propaganda on the government payroll while pretending to be anti-establishment.
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Teacher -- Rajendra Dadabi -- saved 1,643 children from Nepal flash floods www.thetimes.com/article/850f... |
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Teacher saved 1,643 children from Nepal flash floods
Rajendra Dadabi says the pupils were terrified but fear gave them the energy to flee the rising waters close to the border with Tibet
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Mark Buchanan @markabuchanan.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
www.techpolicy.press/will-ai-syco... | 👉 "What if automated police report tools develop a tendency to tailor descriptions of encounters to make police Terry stops and use of force justified by default?"
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Will AI Sycophancy Contaminate Law Enforcement?
AI sycophancy in high risk domains like law enforcement are under-analyzed, argues Tech Policy Press fellow Jake Laperruque.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Donald Trump is trying to give away part of Yosemite National Park to a private developer to develop a road near an ancient sequoia stand. Oh hell no! You better believe we will fight this with everything we’ve got!
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