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M. Meechan

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Mad Scientist (angry, not insane. well maybe a bit insane)

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 07/10/2026
"We want people to know that trans people are serving the community," says Sam Burnett of the Amarillo Area Transgender Advocacy Group, which turned settlement money into food for thousands in Texas as federal food assistance was halted. As anti-trans policies escalate, Sam is staying to fight.
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Amid Escalating Pressure, Texas Transgender Advocacy Group Continues Feeding the Panhandle
At 5:30 p.m. in Amarillo, Texas, I weaved between rows of rescued food, ducking under a carton of macaroni tossed a foot from my head. Sweaty, smiling faces filled the room. It is just another Monday ...
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Minn Attorney General Keith Ellison: We are ready for Trump's plot to steal the election! I spoke to AG Ellison who laid out how the Democratic AGs are ready to do battle with Trump to protect the 2026 midterm! youtu.be/mKLSjeX0HNU
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Minn Attorney General Keith Ellison: We are ready for Trump's plot to steal the election!
YouTube video by The Dean Obeidallah Show
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Listen to Teddy the Porcupine he is so cute 🥰 and talkative
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Pennsylvania's Megaphone @pamegaphone.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
HAPPENING NOW: Members of IBEW Local 29 in Pittsburgh are on strike, asking for a fair contract. ✊ #SolidarityForever
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 07/10/2026
ICE and DHS are attempting to silence voters ahead of the midterm elections. Here's what you need to know.
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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
HEADS UP! Seeing a lot of interest in our brand new interactive battleground map for the Midterms aka MAAP. You can check it out anytime for FREE at jimacosta.com and then navigate to the map tab! Explore races and build your own balance of power in the Senate. Cool stuff!
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The Jim Acosta Show | Substack
Don't give in to the lies. Hold on to the truth! Click to read The Jim Acosta Show, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The US has lost 21,000 manufacturing jobs since Trump took office. But why is bringing them back the goal? Why are we trying to push people into lower paying work? newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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Manufacturing is What Rich People Think Poor People Want To Do
What’s really pushing up bond yields, and what has the trade war actually delivered?
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Rep. Summer Lee @repsummerlee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It was wonderful to join the Homeless Children’s Education Fund to kick off Homeless Children’s Awareness Month. Children deserve to focus on being kids, not worrying about where they'll sleep that night. HCEF is working to ensure every child has that stability. I'm proud to support their mission.
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A top campaign staffer for Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) once used a photo of SS soldiers as his Facebook profile photo and recently added to a public playlist of songs celebrating Rhodesia, a defunct White-minority-ruled nation often venerated by white supremacists … www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If you follow me and want to help, I only have one request. Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Everything the Ellison family could own if Paramount buys Warner Bros: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central Cartoon Network And more... This is deal is a box office bomb that the Trump regime has rubber stamped.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The House voted to condemn “socialism” earlier this week. Listen, I’ve been in and around politics for over 50 years. I grew up during McCarthyism and the “red Scare” of the 1950s. I’ve seen all of this fear-mongering before. Here’s what’s really going on.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A tornado hit Detroit's East Side last night so we came out to assess the damage and check in on the community. To support residents who need water, food, and batteries to get through the next few days, go to: afterthestormmi.org
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Dr. Amy Acton @amyactonoh.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Ohio families are working hard and still being forced to choose between feeding their families, paying their utility bills, and affording medicine. This should never be the reality in our state. www.cleveland.com/news/2026/09...
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Ohio families choosing between food, medicine and utilities, new study finds
A statewide hunger study found 52% of Ohio food pantry households skipped meals, while many struggled to afford utilities and medicine.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
7 faith leaders & clergy arrested after blockading the ICE surveillance center in Williston, Vermont.
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-Year-Old Mia Heller From Virginia, USA, Invents a Water Filter That Eliminates 96% of Microplastics From Drinking Water
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
If Fetterman had an ounce of decency he would resign since he obviously hates working and does nothing for his constituents. Which means he won’t resign.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This went a little different than his nightly interviews with Sean Hannity.
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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This was fun!
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Ben Zipperer @benzipperer.org · 05/08/2026
You're paying $2,358 in federal taxes for Trump's mass deportations. @epi.org 's new calculator shows what your community could have instead www.epi.org/deportation-...
Instead of spending
$1,760,726,880
or $4,810 per taxpayer on mass deportations, Fulton County taxpayers could fund
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School Teachers
OR
9,244
Firefighters
OR
123,855
People on Medicaid
OR
40,835
Veterans' Medical Care
OR
52,817
Head Start Slots
OR
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Registered Nurses
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Sanders: The irony is that the proper criticism of communism is that the Soviet Union was an authoritarian society.  And then you’ve got the most authoritarian president in the history of this country. So I suppose when he says, “I’d be a great communist,” yeah, I think there’s some truth to that
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/08/2026
ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.” We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words. This is what they wrote. (Published Dec. 2024)
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“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so th...
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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
1/2 🚨 SHARE! The NM Truth Commission's 1st interim public report on the #Epstein Zorro Ranch investigation (119 pp): ⚖️ t2m.co/zNa6BTvL 👉 Meanwhile...NM AG Raúl Torrez sues *Todd Blanche's* DOJ after having asked *10 TIMES* for files w/o receiving them...obstruction. #EpsteinClass 🧾 t2m.co/QN7XBHdn
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New Mexico attorney general sues DOJ over Epstein files he says are needed for state probe
The New Mexico AG has sued the DOJ to force the release of unredacted Epstein files he says are necessary to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's alleged crimes in his state.
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M. Meechan @mmeechan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Even his hair is trying to get the he'll away from him
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Poli Alert @polialert.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
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House Ethics Committee Opens Investigation Into Rep. Max Miller Over Abuse, Drug Use Allegations
The House Ethics Committee announced Tuesday that it has opened an investigation into Republican Rep. Max Miller of Ohio over allegations that he may have engaged in domestic violence, abuse or illegal drug use, escalating scrutiny of the second-term congressman as he seeks reelection. The committee disclosed it will review whether Miller “engaged in domestic … The post House Ethics Committee Opens Investigation Into Rep. Max Miller Over Abuse, Drug Use Allegations first appeared on Poli Alert.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 06/08/2026
Senate Dems can stop the CLARITY Act if they work together, but that’s not going to happen unless our senators hear from us.
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Stop Trump’s Crypto Corruption - No to CLARITY Act
The Senate will be considering the CLARITY ACT, a Trojan horse for deregulation that would only help Trump, billionaires, and foreign governments profit at our expense. We need senators to block them.
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"In almost every place in the country, there a lot of people who are struggling to not be hungry, to have affordable housing, kids are in overcrowded classrooms, people don't have health insurance, and those are the things that matter most." Gordon Lafer said www.axios.com/2026/08/05/t...
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Trump deportations cost taxpayers $2,358 each
The projected $268.9 billion could otherwise fund major safety-net programs.
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 05/08/2026
While Democrats continue to read polls and ruminate over slide decks, the vilified street protests are doing their work for them, writes @cnewman.bsky.social.
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Trump's Immigration Policies Have Been Thoroughly Rejected; Why Won't Dems Act Like It?
​Rather than continue internecine fights, Democratic elites should join the grassroots in fighting the real adversary—the brutal, violent, white-nationalist deportation campaign now tearing this country apart.
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
NEW: OpenAI is sharing more details of how its agents went rogue and hacked other companies. Those agents did it right under OpenAI’s nose, using a *message board* to correspond: (Yes, this is absolutely insane.)
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OpenAI Didn’t Notice Its AI Agents Using a Message Board to Plan Their Hacking Spree
At the Black Hat security conference, the AI giant revealed new details about how its agents went rogue, hacked several other companies—and did it all right under the company’s nose.
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M. Meechan @mmeechan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
While driving my daughter to college for move in day, "She's Leaving Home" comes on the radio. I was a mess. Thankfully it's easier to keep in touch these days. Wishing you and family the best
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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Nearly 100 U.S. troops injured in last two weeks of Iran war, Pentagon says
An intensifying cycle of violence has left at least three U.S. service members dead since the resumption of hostilities a week ago.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Todd Blanche’s grotesque ambition is on full display. But many don’t know what happened behind closed doors when he met with several Epstein survivors. Sky and Amanda Roberts join me with the details, incl. the jaw-dropping moment Blanche disrespected Virginia’s memory. youtu.be/R9NNhQlgZYc?...
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Epstein Survivors REVEAL DETAILS of Closed-Door BLANCHE Meeting!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 21/07/2026
John Lewis taught us that protecting the freedom to vote requires courage, persistence, and what he called "Good Trouble."
People holding signs at Good Trouble Lives On events that read: "Free them all," "Defend the Black vote," "Stop ICE," and "Good Trouble Lives On."A collection of polaroid photos showing people at Good Trouble Lives On events.People are shown at Good Trouble Lives On events. People are shown at Good Trouble Lives On events.
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 20/07/2026
Welcome @RepSummerLee to the Judiciary Committee!
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/07/2026
NEWS: Epstein survivors just gave Todd Blanche a failing grade after their meeting. "Condescending." "Gaslighting." No plan to go after anyone beyond Epstein and Maxwell. And Sen. Tillis's reaction? Somehow worse.
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Epstein Survivors Give Todd Blanche A Failing Grade After Meeting In New Statement
Lara Blume McGee says the AG nominee was "condescending" and tried to gaslight survivors instead of answering for the DOJ's failures. Sen. Thom Tillis praised him anyway.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Alpine ibex leaps sheer cliff face like it is flat ground - these mountain animals can jump 1.8m vertically
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Forbes @forbes.com · 17/07/2026
Taylor Farms, which supplies major fast food and grocery chains, was identified as the possible source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak Thursday.
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Taylor Farms Recalls Iceberg Lettuce Traced To Farm In Mexico Amid Cyclosporiasis Outbreak
Taylor Farms, which supplies major fast food and grocery chains, was identified as the possible source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak Thursday.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
UNREAL!! Epstein survivor says Todd Blanche was 'abrasive, condescending' during meeting on Thursday. Annie Farmer said: He was "abrasive, condescending, and intentionally noncommittal to survivors." PLUS Blanche "would not commit" to new investigations! abcnews.com/Politics/bla...
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Epstein survivor says acting AG Blanche was 'abrasive, condescending' during meeting
Senate Judiciary Committee member Thom Tillis said Thursday he will require Todd Blanche to sit down with victims of Jeffrey Epstein before he can vote for him for AG.
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phoenix509.bsky.social @phoenix509.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
💙💙💙NJ Town pulled $91 Million from Citizens Bank ➡️because they fund ICE Detention Centers (aka Camps) Great job for taking a stand against the inhumanity 👏👏
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This N.J. town just pulled $91M from Citizens Bank over ICE
Two N.J. municipalities have now pulled more than $330 million combined, according to the De-ICE Citizens Bank coalition.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
A North Carolina GOP operative has resigned from a state elections oversight role after the State Auditor’s office was caught aggressively attempting to influence how counties picked their early voting locations. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Facing bipartisan backlash, North Carolina GOP operative resigns over ‘meddling’ in local voting plans - Democracy Docket Facing bipartisan backlash, North Carolina GOP operative resigns over ‘meddlin...
Ultimately, North Carolina voting advocates see Woodhouse’s resignation as a win — but one that’s part of a much larger war.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Trump is reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah by 90% to open up the land for mining. He’s building a border wall through Big Bend park in Texas. And he’s gutted the NPS budget, throwing all our national parks into disrepair. Is there anything he won’t sell out?
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Rep. Summer Lee @repsummerlee.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Three ICE-related deaths in just a week. There is no reforming a system built to terrorize immigrant communities. Abolish ICE.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
20 year police veteran Michael Fanone makes case on my show for why ICE can't be reformed but must be abolished. For full interview: youtu.be/GL_noirri10
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
She voted to fund Trump's ICE and is proud of it: "In June, Collins voted to pass a roughly $70 billion, Republican-backed budget bill to fund ICE and CBP through 2029... Collins’ office defended the senator’s vote for ICE funding in a statement.." www.pressherald.com?p=7685600&uu...
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What Susan Collins, Angus King and Maine officials are saying about the deadly ICE shooting
Federal officials have released few details about the Monday morning shooting that came as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents sought to detain a man in Biddeford.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13/07/2026
Oklahoma approved oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of a public water well, without making the company prove this would not pollute the city’s water. The site has repeatedly failed tests since, indicating a potential wastewater leak. with @readfrontier.bsky.social
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To Protect Its Drinking Water, This City Has to Appeal to the Oil Regulators That Put It at Risk
Oklahoma restricts oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of public water wells. Regulators have let companies do it anyway. But in the city of Enid, officials are pushing back against one ...
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Michael Fanone explains his powerful post slamming Lindsey Graham that went viral! This is what the truth sounds like! deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/michael-fa...
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Michael Fanone explains his powerful post slamming Lindsey Graham that went viral!
This is what the truth sounds like!
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Says the guy who, after losing in a free & fair election, incited an insurrection against his own country: the very definition of treason. #ImpeachConvictRemoveImprison
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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTSnxVA3K/ I think Mercelino Serano should absolutely get the Medal of Honor. Don’t you?
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The Mexican American soldier who volunteered to fight for America — and was denied the Medal of Honor.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ A Mexican immigrant who didn’t have to serve became the most decorated WWI soldie...
TikTok video by Mexican American Story
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Rep. Summer Lee @repsummerlee.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
ICE was never about keeping us safe. Two deadly ICE shootings in less than a week. This is a devastating reminder that this agency's purpose is nothing but violence. We need accountability, justice, and to abolish ICE.
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Live updates: ICE-involved shooting in Maine kills one person | CNN
A person was killed today in an ICE-involved shooting in Biddeford, Maine, according to the state’s speaker of the house. Follow here for live updates.
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