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Climate Choir Movement @climatechoirs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
BREAKING: Climate Choir Movement protests the Rosebank oilfield - via a choir flashmob in Liverpool St Station! Burnham must reject new drilling in the North Sea! @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I just emailed the UK Government to demand they: - #TellTheTruth: issue & publicise the full, unredacted National Security Assessment - Hold a UK wide briefing on Climate & Nature Risks - #ActNow: mitigate against the serious threats to UK security actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...
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Demand the UK Government Tell the Truth and Act Now!
Join us to email the UK Government and show support for the three demands of Extinction Rebellion’s Love & Rage event. Our demands: - #TellTheTruth by issuing and publicising the full, unredacte...
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
For years, Stephen Lennon has asked supporters to trust him and fund him. A Channel 4 Dispatches investigation, made with HOPE not hate, has raised serious questions about his finances. I’ve added my name calling for a full investigation. Will you? secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/199860/...
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CALL FOR AN HMRC INVESTIGATION INTO STEPHEN LENNON
A year-long Channel 4 Dispatches investigation has raised serious questions about Stephen Lennon’s finances. Add your name and call on the Government to refer them to HMRC for investigation.
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Secure a Future for Schumacher College chuffed.org/project/inde...
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Secure a Future for Schumacher College
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Saving lives is not terrorism. We support Palestine Action. Lift the ban. End the genocide. Defend Our Juries. Go to wedonotcomply.org to get involved.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
BREAKING Arrests outside HMP Bristol after a group of anti-genocide protesters commemorate the two year anniversary of the Filton action by holding signs. On Aug 6 2024, six actionists destroyed forty drones at Elbit’s weapons factory which were to be used in Israel’s genocide.
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Support Political Prisoners in the UK chuffed.org/project/1342...
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Support Political Prisoners in the UK
We're Rebels In Prison Support (RIPS), and we support and campaign for political prisoners in the UK. We support them by sending them money each week for their canteen so they can buy extra food and t...
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Did you know a barrister is facing jail just for reminding a jury they have the right to vote with their conscience? This historic right has kept trials fair since 1670. We can't let it be silenced now. Add your name to defend fair trials👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Sign to protect the right to a fair trial
Imagine being called for jury duty, but advised against using your own common sense. ❗A top barrister is now facing contempt of court proceedings, simply for reminding a jury of their rights. If judg...
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I just contributed with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Help us create a tipping point for climate justice. Contribute here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
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Support Tipping Point UK to build people power for climate justice
Tipping Point UK believes that only people power will tip the scales towards climate justice. We need to get 20 new donors in the next month to meet our target, can you help?
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
No survivor should face harm from the very system that is meant to protect them. No child should have to carry an abuser’s name. It’s time to change the system. goodlawproject.org/s/d6a88f
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The law has failed a woman and her child – fight back
No survivor should face harm from the very system that is meant to protect them. No child should have to carry an abuser’s name. It’s time to change the system.
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We are demanding 20mph limits on all remaining 30mph roads in Bath by 2026. We need streets that prioritise people, not speed. Add your name here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/em...
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Make Bath a 20mph City
We are demanding 20mph limits on all remaining 30mph roads in Bath by 2026. We need streets that prioritise people, not speed. Add your name here:
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
NO ARRESTS SO FAR (48 “terrorist” videos) WARNING - Expressing support for Palestine Action is a breach of the UK Terrorism Act. This comes with significant risk of arrest and prosecution, and could lead to home raids and up to 14 years imprisonment. ANOTHER🧵 Here’s Alison:
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Mr Justice Nicklin orders Menon to attend the Royal Courts on 28 July ‘I am satisfied that there is sufficient material to justify the institution of contempt proceedings against Mr Menon KC in respect of parts of his closing address to the jury.’ www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/silk-su...
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Silk summoned to court for contempt hearing
Mr Justice Nicklin orders Rajiv Menon KC attend the Royal Courts of Justice next month.
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Tell the @Guardian to stop taking ads from banks & insurers, enabling: 🛢️ Fossil fuel expansion. 🍉 Israel's g3nocidal military ⛓️Abuse of migrants Do you read the Guardian? Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/tell-t... #BoycottBloodyInsurance
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Demand the Guardian stop taking ads from deadly banks & insurers
Join us in calling on the Guardian to stop accepting advertising from banks and insurers that enable fossil fuel expansion, genocide, and the abuse of migrants. Sign the open letter and help demand me...
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Support Political Prisoners in the UK chuffed.org/project/1342...
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Support Political Prisoners in the UK
We're Rebels In Prison Support (RIPS), and we support and campaign for political prisoners in the UK. We support them by sending them money each week for their canteen so they can buy extra food and t...
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Help Ugandan Activists Protest the East African Crude Oil Pipeline chuffed.org/project/1873...
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Help Ugandan Activists Protest the East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Stand with Rooted in Resistance: Support Frontline Activists in Uganda
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 24/06/2026
++BREAKING++ Leading climate scientists in the UK have written to senior editors in broadcast media - and OFCOM and IPSO: "To express our concern about recent media coverage of extreme weather, climate change and net-zero and to urge you…to inform public audiences of the scientific links"
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
This feels… portentous?
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Tell the @Guardian to stop taking ads from banks & insurers, enabling: 🛢️ Fossil fuel expansion. 🍉 Israel's g3nocidal military ⛓️Abuse of migrants Do you read the Guardian? Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/tell-t... #BoycottBloodyInsurance
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Demand the Guardian stop taking ads from deadly banks & insurers
Join us in calling on the Guardian to stop accepting advertising from banks and insurers that enable fossil fuel expansion, genocide, and the abuse of migrants. Sign the open letter and help demand me...
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Take Back Power ‘takes over’ the playgrounds of the super-rich www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
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Take Back Power 'takes over' the playgrounds of the super-rich
Take Back Power supporters occupied a Ferrari dealership in Berkeley Square, the Burlington Arcade, and Harrod's.
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Climate Action Support Pathway chuffed.org/project/casp...
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Climate Action Support Pathway
The one thing holding back complete catastrophe is ordinary people finding their power. But, whether it’s creating climate crisis, profiteering from war or exploiting animals, the system is rigged, an...
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sc...
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Science Museum must stop accepting BP sponsorship
I was shocked to hear the words of Sir Ian Blatchford of the Science Museum concerning funding from BP, and wanted to bring it to the attention of the wider public.
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Stop the war! Join me in calling for an immediate end to the war on Iran, and in standing together with the brave citizens resisting and refusing war in Israel and beyond. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
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Stand with Israelis Demonstrating Against the War
Stop the war! Join me in calling for an immediate end to the war on Iran, and in standing together with the brave citizens resisting and refusing war in Israel and beyond.
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Write to your MP to fight for no UK weapons nor any UK involvement in the US-Israeli war on Iran: caat.org.uk/take-action/...
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CAAT - UK out of the F-35 Fighter Jet Programme: End British involvement in the US-Israeli war on Iran
F-35s, of which 15% are produced in the UK, are playing a critical role in the US-Israeli war on Iran, a war the British state is further implicated in through the use of British bases, jets, helicopters and the recent deployment of a warship. Take action now and email your MP to demand the UK cease all involvement in the war and withdraw from the F-35 Fighter Jet Programme.
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Netpol @netpol.org · 13/02/2026
Breaking: on two counts, the High Court has ruled that the Labour government's proscription of the campaign group Palestine Action was unlawful – a win for its co-founder Huda Ammori, who sought a judicial review of the ban
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful. Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
BREAKING - WE HAVE WON! Following a successful Judicial Review brought by Huda Ammori, and a sustained campaign of defiance by defend our juries leading to almost 3,000 ‘terror’ arrests, the ban on Palestine Action has been ruled unlawful in the courts.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Palestine Action have WON their judicial review in the High Court! A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest. A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.
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Take back POWER @takebackpower.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
PALESTINE ACTION BAN RULED UNLAWFUL Huge win for democracy and embarrassment for the government. The gov is to appeal. Despite the High Court revealing their authoritarianism, they seem to want the Supreme Court to do so as well. The court ruled that the ban remains in place until a future hearing.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
It's rare to see how lobbyists operate. But the Epstein-Mandelson correspondence shows us what happens all the time: plutocrats and government ministers conspiring against the public interest. This is why all lobbying should be in the public domain, but despite Labour and Con promises, it's not. 🧵
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
BREAKING - DOJ co-founder Tim Crosland physically ejected from court. Tim was carried out of court today for attempting to explain to the judge that his hearing, and 1000s of others, are unlawful due to lack of legally-required procedural evidence. www.defendourjuries.net
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
We are demanding 20mph limits on all remaining 30mph roads in Bath by 2026. We need streets that prioritise people, not speed. Add your name here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/em...
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20mph speed restrictions for all of Bath
We are demanding 20mph limits on all remaining 30mph roads in Bath by 2026. We need streets that prioritise people, not speed. Add your name here:
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Paul Lewis @paullewismoney.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Angry women campaigners make citizens arrest on water boss bit.ly/45kZ4Oi forming a circle round him so he can’t escape without assaulting one of them
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‘You’re under a citizen’s arrest’: the women targeting water bosses
Environmental campaigners pounce in public places and confront powerful chief executives with their companies’ failings
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
BREAKING: White House says stop arresting protestors for supporting Palestine Action Extremely embarrassing for Keir Starmer, this exemplifies how the ban & arrests for holding paper signs have made the UK an anti-free-speech outlier on the global stage www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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Stop arresting Palestine Action supporters, White House tells Britain
Sarah Rogers, Donald Trump’s free speech tsar, says ‘censorship does more harm than good’
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/co...
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WASPI scandal: Pay out compensation to the women affected
The Government has announced it will reconsider whether to compensate the WASPI women, following growing pressure and undisclosed "evidence" Last December, the Government announced women born in the ...
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
The first three sign-holders charged plead not-guilty to ‘terror offence’. Today’s plea hearing comes as the United Nations Commission of Enquiry has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Take action with over 1,500 others on October 4th: wedonotcomply.org
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Co-operative Party @coopparty.party.coop · 16/09/2025
🚨 BREAKING: Communities run through the just-announced Strategic Priorities for Great British Energy. This Government is delivering on its commitment to roll out clean, green, community-owned energy. 🌱
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
We urgently need new homes. So let's build housing that communities can design, own and afford. Show your support for building more co-operative housing now by adding your name and saying "yes in OUR backyard". #YIOBY 👇 party.coop/campaign/hou...
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Build a community with co-operative housing
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 High Court grants full legal review of Palestine Action ban in massive blow to Yvette Cooper. Palestine Action founder, Huda Ammori, will now be able to bring a full legal review in the Royal Courts of Justice. Full Press Release: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
The UK is STILL sending arms to Israel. Do you want it to stop? Should we stop it today? I think so, do you?
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Just Stop Oil @just-stopoil.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
🚨 BREAKING: SAM WILL BE FREE! Just Stop Oil supporter Sam has been imprisoned for 4 months after taking action with This Is Rigged, held in Scotland hundreds of miles from his family. During his appeal today, a judge ruled in favour of quashing his custodial sentence.
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
weownit.org.uk/news/stop-pr... @heidialexander.bsky.social Please keep private companies out of rail nationalisation.
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Open letter: stop First Group, Arriva and other private firms clinging on to our railway | We Own It
Private firms like First Group and Arriva are fighting to cling on to our railway. The government must impose a moratorium on approval of new rail contracts with private firms.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Democracy is over. We oppose the proscribing of direct action groups as “terrorist organisations”. We will not be deterred or intimidated by state violence, arrests, or house raids. We will continue to oppose Israel’s genocide, and UK complicity in it. wedonotcomply.org
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
BREAKING 🚨 ~40 ARRESTS IN PARLIAMENT SQ. Over 300 police officers have been seen to carry away dozens of people from the foot of statues of Nelson Mandela and Gandhi for allegedly terrorism offences. Those arrested are accused of holding signs in support of Palestine Action
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Insure Our Survival @insureoursurvival.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Insuring Disaster, Not Survival: FUCKING UP THE PLANET AWARDS “Oscars of the insurance industry” the British Insurance Awards (BIA) was disrupted yesterday. People celebrated Allianz, AXA and Chubb profiting from militarised violence, climate breakdown, and human rights abuses around the world.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
WHO ARE ELBIT SYSTEMS? and why would the Filton 18 take action against them? The Filton 18 protestors allegedly targeted weapon shipments to be used by Israel in their assaults on Gaza. 1/5
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Extinction Rebellion UK @xrebellionuk.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
🚨 BREAKING: XR disrupt Europe’s top insurance conference in Manchester We've crashed #BIBA2025 with 1 message: Stop insuring climate collapse #InsureOurSurvival A new report reveals 33 UK insurance firms still back #fossilfuels & just 5 invest over $6.5billion into climate-wrecking projects Why⁉️
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Paul Raithby @paulraithby.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Der Milliardär Wolfgang Porsche will einen privaten Tunnel zu seiner Villa auf öffentlichem, geschütztem Boden bauen. Der Salzburger Gemeinderat kann das noch stoppen – indem er die Flächenwidmung verweigert. Fordere auch du den Gemeinderat jetzt zum Handeln auf: mein.aufstehn.at/petitions/ne...
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Jetzt unterzeichnen: NEIN zum Porsche Tunnel!
Der Milliardär Wolfgang Porsche will einen privaten Tunnel auf öffentlichem Grund bauen – ohne Zustimmung der Salzburger Bevölkerung. Der Gemeinderat muss die Flächenumwidmung jetzt stoppen!
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