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Mike Jempson

@mediawisemj.bsky.social
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Irish European writer & granddad; NUJ Life Member; much to read on my website www.mikejempson.eu

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Solidarity RPM @solidarityrpm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
PORTSMOUTH UNITED AGAINST THE FAR RIGHT SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2026 12 PM ALL SAINTS CAR PARK CHURCH STREET PORTSMOUTH HAMPSHIRE, UK STAND UP AGAINST RACISM
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
1 trillion litres of water a year, 20% of all water pumped, lost in England through leaky pipes. 41.4trn litres lost since privatisation. Money siphoned off to investors. At the current rate of investment it will take 700 years to replace water network. Grim future without public ownership.
leftfootforward.org
The case for nationalisation of water companies
England’s privatised water companies are leaders of predatory practices. In 1989, the industry was privatised for £7.6bn and had no debts. It joined Chile and a few US states&...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Uber just announced it will lay off 10% of its workforce, or around 3,300 workers. Last year, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi made $35M — 360 times his median employee's pay — and announced a $20B stock buyback program to further enrich shareholders and himself. Textbook corporate greed.
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Maxima @maxima-infinity.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
. The people of the original 13 states of the USA were fearful of a hateful demagogue rising one day to rule over them. They invented a Congress and Judiciary to check gross overreach of a tyrannical criminal Executive. In cowardice and self-interest, both have abandoned that sacred role. .
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
So much more than a Country Music Superstar. Philanthropist, humanitarian, defender of diversity & fierce advocate for the working class, she helped fund the Moderna Covid vaccine & donated 332+ million books to children. Thank you, Dolly. We will always love you.♥️ #RIP
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Dolly Parton, Hardscrabble Storyteller Turned Global Entertainer, Dead at 80
Dolly Parton, country music legend, dead at 80.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/08/2026
Come on. This is too much. First Dolly Parton, now Tim Curry. 😞 www.tmz.com/2026/08/26/t...
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Actor Tim Curry Dead at 80
Tim Curry -- the legendary film and TV actor best known for playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" -- has died ... TMZ has learned.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
90% of England’s water industry owned by foreign investors, often holed up in tax havens. Customers treated as cash cows £88.4bn paid in dividends since privatisation 1 trillion litres of water a year, 20% of household supply, lost to leaks. 41trn lost since privatisation. Investment neglected.
leftfootforward.org
The case for nationalisation of water companies
England’s privatised water companies are leaders of predatory practices. In 1989, the industry was privatised for £7.6bn and had no debts. It joined Chile and a few US states&...
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Tuesday Adams ™ 🌹 @tuesdayadams111.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Beauty. 🌹
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Susan @naurielsjh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The scary thing is that some people actually believe this..
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
England water industry was privatized for £7.6bn in 1989. Since then They have extracted £88.4bn in dividends Dumped tons of sewage in rivers Lost 1 trillion litres of water a year to leaks Built no new reservoirs They are teetering on the edge of bankruptcy but claim to be worth £144bn. Rogues.
leftfootforward.org
The case for nationalisation of water companies
England’s privatised water companies are leaders of predatory practices. In 1989, the industry was privatised for £7.6bn and had no debts. It joined Chile and a few US states&...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 23/08/2026
Today, we remember an important turning point in history: the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Benefits of Being a U. S. State: 1) No universal healthcare. 2) Your kids get shot at in school. 3) You get no disaster relief if you didn’t vote for the malignant crazy person in the Oval Office. 4) Get diarrhea from your food. Think long and hard before saying “no” to such a utopia, Canada!
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 23/08/2026
They do this to our rivers and seas while also raising our water bills, imposing hosepipe bans and failing to supply water to thousands of homes We don't have to live this way Send your MP our briefing on how we can take water into public ownership: vist.ly/5ftua
Screenshot of Tweet that says "A little rain and water companies pour sewage into our rivers!  We need to measure the volume of sewage not just the hours.  This is horrific."
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Mike Jempson @mediawisemj.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Really chuffed to see this piece about a labour of love (grim topic though it is). Many thanks to my colleague Peter McIntyre
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🟡 From This Month’s Magazine David Hencke: The Journalist Who Made Us All Better Byline Times tips its hat with love and gratitude to our acclaimed investigative reporter who died aged 79 of liver cancer in June. His colleague and friend Mark Conrad remembers his generous gift for reporting
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David Hencke: The Journalist Who Made Us All Better
Byline Times tips its hat with love and gratitude to our acclaimed investigative reporter who died aged 79 of liver cancer in June. His colleague and friend Mark Conrad remembers his generous gift for reporting
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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
24 years imprisoned. Allegations of beatings & rubber bullets in solitary confinement Marwan Barghouti’s treatment must be subject to independent scrutiny No prisoner, whatever their politics or conviction, should face torture or degrading treatment.
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Calls to free Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti
Arab Barghouti, son of imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi, spoke on stage at the 38th EDON Festival in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 8 August. Invited to ...
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
An innovative floating offshore solar project that generates electricity and converts seawater into drinking water. The farm near Gran Canaria produces 85 MW of renewable electricity while using that same power to operate reverse osmosis systems that desalinate seawater #ActOnClimate #renewables
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 13/08/2026
#OtD 13 Aug 1977 anti-fascist South London residents staged running battles with police and National Front members to stop a fascist demonstration in what would come to be known as ‘the Battle of Lewisham’. This is a short history of the events: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8458...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 11/08/2026
DRC Ebola death toll passes 2,000 amid fastest-growing outbreak on record aje.news/gfic6j
DRC Ebola death toll passes 2,000 amid fastest-growing outbreak on record
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Darren Mark Skilton @darrenmarkskilton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Activists have shut down arms manufacturer L3Harris in Brighton this morning.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Iran is now publicly talking about what I’ve been saying since this war started: They’re trying to Jimmy Carter him, and he’s letting it happen while telling everyone he’s winning.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Private equity buys EasyJet through a Jersey company. PE to hold £1bn preference shares carrying 14% interest. EJ to be loaded with £2.7bn-£3bn debt. Why debt? UK tax relief on interest payment hikes shareholder returns. Why Jersey? PE won't pay tax on income booked in Jersey archive.ph/3nKgX
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EasyJet in tie-up talks with Virgin Atlantic after Apollo takeover
As buyout firm swoops on the budget carrier, discussions with Richard Branson’s airline may result in selling each others’ tickets
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
📚 BIG TECH (Culture) Byline Times tips its hat with love and gratitude to our acclaimed investigative reporter who died aged 79 of liver cancer in June. Read the full piece below.
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David Hencke: The Journalist Who Made Us All Better – Byline Times Digital / Print Edition
Byline Times tips its hat with love and gratitude to our acclaimed investigative reporter who died aged 79 of liver cancer in June. His colleague and friend Mark Conrad remembers his generous gift for reporting
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The National Union of Journalists @nujofficial.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
“Pressing ahead [with cuts to 2,000 jobs and valued programming] now would be both damaging and premature, especially with Charter Renewal on the horizon. This should be a moment to strengthen the BBC's future, not to weaken it further.” - @rebeccalongbailey.com www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
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Public interest journalism is under attack. We must fight for the BBC
Cuts are damaging vital BBC journalism at a time when it is needed most.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
City gears up for a fight bank tax under Burnham. Can't recall bankers fighting bailouts, £895bn quantitative easing, hidden subsidies, branch closures, lousy return on savings, profiteering, gambling. It is one-way traffic in the self-interest train.
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City gears up for a fight on bank tax under Burnham
The U.K.’s financial powerhouse is breathing a sigh of relief on key Treasury appointments — but fears a re-run of a fight about bank tax.
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L.G.O.G.M. (Lovable Grumpy Old Gay Man) 🏳️‍🌈✡️😻🎼 @davidbrucas.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
As usual. GOP accusations are actually confessions.
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The National Union of Journalists @nujofficial.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
"This is a landmark judgement by the IPT, and is a clear and unambiguous vindication of our member Vincent Kearney and the BBC," said Séamus Dooley, NUJ assistant general secretary. www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
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NUJ welcomes victory for Vincent Kearney in state surveillance tribunal
The NUJ has welcomed a decision by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) to order MI5 and Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to pay £20,000 in damages to journalist and union member Vincent K...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Most of the sewage spills into England's waterways in the last two years may have been illegal but gone unpunished. Tells a story about useless regulators, appeasement of capital creating health hazards, destroying marine life and biodiversity. People are treated as cash cows. Govts do nothing.
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Most sewage spills in England may be illegal, new research suggests
The new analysis from a prominent water campaigner emerged after secret court documents were leaked.
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Kate @gaylekate.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
👏👏👏 "When activists n Ireland heard that Peter Thiel’s secret club, Dialog, was planning to meet n the Irish countryside, they launched a campaign to stop it. They succeeded" PEOPLE OF IRELAND CAME THRU & SHOWED THIEL THE DOOR: DON'T LET THIS PASS W/O THEIR PROPS therealnews.com/peter-thiels...
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Peter Thiel’s Dialog conference in Ireland shut down by grassroots action
A former Google worker describes the #DropDialog movement and organizing against Big Tech in Ireland.
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Mickey Lenin @thepolitburo.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
You think he’s going to delete this? Nah, they have no shame.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Lobbying giant filmed offering reporter payment for flattering client coverage in national press. Journalists asked to write anti regulation articles after the Grenfell fire. Anything not for sale to super rich and corporations - political parties, press, think-tanks ... Who checks corruption?
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Lobbying giant filmed offering reporter payment for flattering client coverage in national press
Exclusive: Guardian investigation of CT Group uncovers practice that appears to seek hidden influence over public opinion
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"Shabana Mahmood staying as Home Secretary to presumably continue her appalling record of performative cruelty towards migrants and refugees is a warning sign that Burnham has not learnt the lessons from Starmer's failure," says Zack Polanski
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 19/07/2026
No more Thames Water deals that allow them to dump sewage, just so they can make a profit 90% of countries in the world don't have to negotiate to keep their water utilities alive. Why? They are in public ownership
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AllCuteDemocratsHere @democratcutie.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
A Special kind of stupid is way too common in this country and is only surpassed by its racism.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Wessex Water, owned by a Malaysian entity via Jersey, CEO got 14% base salary increase despite bonus ban over sewage spill. 3.5% for workers WW loses 70m litres of water to leaks daily. Dumps sewage in rivers. Customer bills to rise 21% Bosses rewarded for robbing people, damaging the environment
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Wessex Water chief pockets above-inflation pay rise despite bonus ban over sewage spills
CEO’s pay packet surges to £791,000 as union says public ‘sick of obscene pay’ and bosses ‘feathering own nests’
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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Russia is inflaming the debate on immigration in Britain as part of “increasing ambitions to disrupt our way of life”, counter-terror police and experts say It has directly and indirectly paid right-wing influencers to spread messages that align with its political goals inews.co.uk/news/putin-i...
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How Putin is inflaming immigration tensions to spark disorder in Britain
Counter-terror leaders reveal the tactics Russia is using to sow division in the UK
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 13/07/2026
Cancer Research UK has warned that Brexit is delaying access to potentially life-extending treatments. A clinical trial for children with an aggressive brain cancer has been approved across Europe, but UK patients remain locked out due to regulatory barriers created after leaving the EU.
Being outside of the EU denies UK children access to life-extending drug for aggressive brain cancer.
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Wera Hobhouse MP @werahobhouse.org.uk · 13/07/2026
When I watched the National Emergency Briefing film, I was shocked. It lays out the dangers of the climate & nature crisis with stark clarity. Everyone should see it. @uniofbath.bsky.social are hosting a screening of the film, followed by a discussion, on July 15th.🌍 Book your place.👇
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National Emergency Briefing on climate and nature film screening
Join us for a screening of the new National Emergency Briefing film on the climate and nature crisis, followed by a facilitated discussion.
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Budd @n7eoj.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Michael Fanone's take on Lindsey Graham is one of the most powerful I've read:
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Trump approved disaster aid requests from six red states last week. Two days later, he rejected aid requests from four blue states. Not only is he punishing states who didn’t vote for him, he’s playing politics with people’s lives. Despicable.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Nearly 80 Labour MPs have signed a letter demanding Andy Burnham scraps Shabana Mahmood’s immigration reforms "We need an expansion of managed asylum routes, a review of the pause on family reunion and the introduction of right to work for asylum seekers" youtu.be/DI1arGGNP50?...
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THE GOVERNMENT’S SHOCKING & SHAMEFUL IMMIGRATION PLAN AND WHY WE MUST OPPOSE IT
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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Ars Politico - 🎨✍️🏳️‍🌈🌊 @arspolitico.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
@whitehouse-47.bsky.social You, sir, are an asshole.
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The National Union of Journalists @nujofficial.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Laura Davison, NUJ general secretary, said: "The NUJ reiterates the need for the new owners to preserve jobs and invest in local and regional news that continues to serve audiences across the UK.” www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
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NUJ responds to Sky deal for ITV
The NUJ has responded to the announcement that Sky, owned by US company Comcast, has agreed a £1.6 billion deal to take over ITV’s Media & Entertainment division.
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The National Union of Journalists @nujofficial.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
“That a major bank appears to have cut off an independent publisher’s financial access without clear explanation sets a disturbing precedent for press freedom in the UK," said Laura Davison, NUJ general secretary. pressgazette.co.uk/news/the-can...
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The Canary halts daily print edition after two weeks as it is 'debanked'
The Canary has reportedly suspended print of its national print newspaper after accusing Lloyds of closing its account and withholding funds.
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Mike Jempson @mediawisemj.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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Greenpeace EU @greenpeace.eu · 02/07/2026
If companies can't run data centres without polluting our air and water, pushing up energy bills, abusing workers' rights, harming local communities or wrecking the climate – then they shouldn't be allowed to run them A safe climate and healthy environment are necessities – tech bro profits aren't
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EU weighs weaker data centre climate rules in win for Big Tech
Past proposals for strict rules on renewable energy certificates have been dropped after heavy lobbying, draft shows
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Blatant lobbying, not for the sake of our country, but for the fossil fuel industry, in which almost all the ultrarich - including, in all likelihood, the proprietors of these newspapers - are heavily invested. These people are not and never will be your friends. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
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Analysis: UK newspapers have already printed 63 editorials in 2026 backing North Sea drilling  - Carbon Brief
UK newspapers have already published 63 editorials this year calling for more oil and gas extraction in the North Sea, according to Carbon Brief analysis.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Starmer’s goodbye gift to Britain: a US pharma deal that could be more lethal than Covid “This shadowy treaty on medicine imports will cost the NHS billions and take funding away from doctors, nurses, cancer scans and the rest” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Starmer’s goodbye gift to Britain: a US pharma deal that could be more lethal than Covid | Aditya Chakrabortty
The deal on medicine imports will cost the NHS billions and take funding away from doctors, nurses, cancer scans and the rest, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
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