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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/07/2026
NEW: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.
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A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification
ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Michelle Obama: You were doing the people's work, rescuing our economy, expanding health care, ending a war, ordering the bin laden raid, saving an auto industry, winning a peace prize.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18/06/2026
When her son was 7, Mary McGonigle-Martin gave him raw milk, as it promised to treat allergies and digestive problems. A month later, he fell gravely ill. Now 27, he’s still dealing with the effects of kidney damage and other health issues.
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He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.
With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Rob...
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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
To recap…thousands dead, dozens of aircraft lost, and billions in fuel, food, and bombs burnt up. But… Iran keeps its nuclear program, gains de facto control of the Straits, and gets a check for $300 billion. We now know how much Trump is willing to spend to cover up the Epstein files. #RFA
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After Months of War, Trump Says Iran Has Right to Nuclear Program
Trump now says it’s just “common sense” for Iran to have a nuclear program.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 18/06/2026
Apple CEO Tim Cook: "We’re doing our best to mitigate the huge increases that are being passed to us, and we’ve been trying to shield our customers from the increases, but the situation has become unsustainable."
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Tim Cook says RAM expenses are ‘unsustainable’ and Apple is going to raise prices
RAMageddon comes for Apple.
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404 Media @404media.co · 18/06/2026
Known cases of cops using Flock to stalk people are almost certainly vastly underreported because they largely include only cases in which the behavior was so egregious that it led to police officers being fired, arrested, or both. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP53...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18/06/2026
NEW: Records obtained by ProPublica detail at least a dozen SpaceX investors with addresses in mainland China, Hong Kong or Russia who acquired stakes in SpaceX years ago through a middleman firm in the U.S. called Tomales Bay Capital.
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Before SpaceX IPO, Investors in China Secretly Acquired Stakes
One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors. The information was revealed only after ProPublica went to court to obtain it.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Details are still coming out - broad strokes appear to be: Extend ceasefire for about 2 month. Defer talks about the nuclear program. Release some of Iranian $. Allow ships through the Straits…with de facto Iranian control. A lot like the Obama deal…but slightly better for Iran. Winning… #RFA
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Trump says Iran agreement ‘largely negotiated’, awaiting finalisation
US president says deal would include reopening Strait of Hormuz after call with Middle East leaders.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 20/05/2026
NEW: Months before the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund was announced, Ed Martin predicted Capitol rioters would get millions, even if it took until 2028, two people told NBC News.
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DOJ official told GOP ally that big payouts were coming for Jan. 6 defendants
Months before the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund was announced, Ed Martin predicted Capitol rioters would get millions, even if it took until 2028, two people told NBC News.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/05/2026
Allegations against Kentucky’s largest drug rehab center claim that it knowingly falsified medical records to collect $16 million in Medicaid payments for group meetings. With @kentucky.com
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They Needed Treatment for Drug Addiction. The Company They Turned to May Have Used Them to Commit Fraud.
Kentucky’s largest drug rehab center touts a Christian message and a selfless commitment to helping others. But internally, the organization prioritized money over the well-being of its clients and…
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404 Media @404media.co · 20/05/2026
NEW: After months outrage from residents, Bandera, Texas voted 3-2 to immediately end its contract with Flock. Then, a dissenting councilmember crashed out saying would be introducing measures to ban cell phones, the internet, cameras, and nearly all technology in the town of roughly 900 people.
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After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet and Phone Ban
A Texas councilmember will propose “a total ban on all cellular and GPS-capable devices for all operations within city limits
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404 Media @404media.co · 14/05/2026
The poop database comes from an app called PoopCheck purports to use AI to analyze images of one’s stool in order to give you a “daily gut health score.” @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Story by @jasonkoebler.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/ai-poop-anal...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/05/2026
NEW: Trump’s counterterrorism strategy blueprint makes multiple mentions of Joe Biden and other political opponents of the administration while not once mentioning violence from the far right even though the FBI has repeatedly called it a top concern. By @hannahallam.bsky.social
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Counterterrorism Czar’s Blueprint Targets Leftists, Ignores Far-Right Violence and Heaps Praise on Trump
Sebastian Gorka’s anti-terror plan makes no mention of long-established threats posed by far-right militants and instead villainizes the president’s political enemies. “This administration is not payi...
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
If anyone in or nearby Allen County, IN loves cats, this sweetie is named Dragon, has FeLV, and risks being euthanized. He’s currently living in a garage with no AC which isn’t sustainable as temperatures rise. He needs a foster or no-kill shelter spot stat: www.reddit.com/r/cats/s/Hrr...
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From the cats community on Reddit: Dragon desperately needs a home. I am getting so worried.
Explore this post and more from the cats community
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/03/2026
Under DHS’ use-of-force policy, moves that cut off a person's breathing “must not be used as a means to control non-compliant subjects or persons resisting arrest.” But videos we reviewed showed agents using these restraints to do just that. (Published Jan. 2026)
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We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
When the narrative shifts this fast, it’s not evidence of a conspiracy, it’s evidence of a lie struggling to keep up with itself. Lies trip you up when your story changes.👇
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404 Media @404media.co · 24/03/2026
WebinarTV hosts 200,000 “webinars.” A Zoom call you may thought was private might be one of them.
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This Company Is Secretly Turning Your Zoom Meetings into AI Podcasts
WebinarTV hosts 200,000 “webinars.” A Zoom call you may thought was private might be one of them.
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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
​​We gave Amazon a $17.5 BILLION tax break last year. Meta got $13.7 BILLION. Citigroup didn't pay a penny—we gave them a tax REFUND. Those tax breaks didn't do anything to create jobs, let alone save them. We have got to stop with the corporate tax giveaways.
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404 Media @404media.co · 24/03/2026
Hackers paid to make a malicious link the top Google Search result.
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A Top Google Search Result for Claude Plugins Was Planted by Hackers
Hackers paid to make a malicious link the top Google Search result.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
It’s not just being against things. It’s what we stand for. #RadioFreeAmerica
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/03/2026
GABBARD: The imminent nature of a threat is determined by the president CROW: The bottom line is there was no imminent threat, and you know that, and there's no product that shows that
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
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Thank you. | Kat Abughazaleh For Illinois
YouTube video by Kat Abughazaleh
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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
From the people who said Epstein wasn’t a pedophile because he was only into 13 and 14 year olds. “You know, your daughter, she has to be of age. Like above 6 years old…” - DJT youtube.com/shorts/ydNMR...
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Trump: "She has to be of age. Like above 6 years old."
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Who agrees? ✋
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404 Media @404media.co · 26/12/2025
This year, Grok was reprogrammed to say Elon Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc. www.404media.co/elon-musk-co...
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Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
When I launched my campaign, I said I wanted to do politics differently… and we’re actually doing it. Thank you to Jessica Washington and @theintercept.com for covering the most exciting and rewarding part of this campaign: theintercept.com/2025/12/26/k...
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Kat Abughazaleh Thinks Campaign Funds Should Help Feed People
Kat Abughazaleh, an activist running for Congress in Illinois, turned her campaign office into a mutual aid hub.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 04/12/2025
Most Somali immigrants in Minnesota are U.S. citizens, yet residents have been pulled over, asked for their passports and detained by ICE this week after President Trump called them “garbage.”
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In Minneapolis, Somalis say they’ve been targeted since Trump called them ‘garbage’
Minnesota has been a magnet for Somali immigrants for decades and now has America’s largest population of people of Somali descent.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 24/11/2025
President Trump faces an unexpected rift in the MAGA movement as Republican officials warn his embrace of the tech industry’s artificial intelligence boom risks undermining Americans’ economic security and exposing their children to new harms.
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The surprising issue driving a wedge between Trump and his MAGA base
President Donald Trump’s attempt to block states from regulating AI sparked pushback from Republicans concerned the tech will displace workers and harm kids.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 24/11/2025
'Fear is the tool of the tyrant': Ex-DOJ officials leave scathing messages behind
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'Fear is the tool of the tyrant': Ex-DOJ officials leave scathing messages behind
Former Department of Justice officials who were either forced out or resigned in protest of President Donald Trump's administration left some scathing resignation letters for their bosses, and a new organization is seeking to preserve as many of the letters as possible, according to a new report. Si...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/11/2025
Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations. Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators. By @emcahan.bsky.social
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For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions.
Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica ...
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CNN @cnn.com · 04/11/2025
A UPS plane has crashed near the airport in Louisville, Kentucky cnn.it/4nBRrJu
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DC Anonymous @dcanonymous.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
THE PEACEFUL PROTESTERS ARE THE PUBLIC
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Yikes — WP reports Rubio turned over gang informants to El Salvador to get that deal to let Trump send immigrants to their hard labor prison without due process. A lawless regime. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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NPR @npr.org · 19/10/2025
Dominion Voting Systems is at the heart of countless 2020 election conspiracy theories. The company has now been sold, and its new owner has shared contrasting messaging about how much will change.
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Does the sale of Dominion Voting Systems mean a transformation? Depends who's asking
Dominion Voting Systems is at the heart of countless 2020 election conspiracy theories. The company has now been sold, and its new owner has shared contrasting messaging about how much will change.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/10/2025
Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances: “I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.” By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com
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Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 19/10/2025
OPINION: Critics say Trump’s “peace deal” isn’t peace at all — it’s politics dressed up as progress. Read the full story at bit.ly/46Xbugw #MiddleEast #IsraelPalestine #Gaza #GlobalNews #WorldWatch #Trump #PeaceDeal #Opinion #OpinionNews
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Politico @politico.com · 19/10/2025
The president of the European Central Bank says the world’s economy has “yet to feel the pain” from Trump’s tariffs.
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Global economy 'yet to feel the pain' from tariffs, European Central Bank president says
"It's a question of time," Christine Lagarde said.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/10/2025
A shell prematurely blew up on Saturday during a military event in California. Debris fell onto California Highway Patrol vehicles near a major freeway that had been ordered closed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who had warned that the plans to fire shells over Interstate 5 could pose hazards for motorists.
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Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines Event, California Officials Say
The mishap, during an anniversary celebration for the Marine Corps attended by the vice president and defense secretary, underscores safety concerns that Gov. Gavin Newsom voiced before Saturday’s event at Camp Pendleton.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 09/10/2025
When it comes to Trump’s immigration policy, cruelty has always been the point, but anti-immigrant animus is now being paired with unprecedented funding, manpower, and technology. The new immigration dragnet is everywhere, rife with conflicts, and it’s only just begun.
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American Gulag
The brutal rollout of Trump's police state.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Doh! But seriously, two main takeaways: - The government is deliberately lying to the American people (yeah, we know, but there is still a sizable part of the public that don’t realize how extreme it is). - They aren’t very good at lying. #RadioFreeAmerica www.thedailybeast.com/republicans-...
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Republicans Busted Using Stock Photos to Hype Trump’s Oregon Crackdown
State Republicans explained they’re “just bad memers.”
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sher12.bsky.social @sher12.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
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CNN @cnn.com · 02/10/2025
A CNN review has found two dozen incidents of people posing as ICE officers in 2025 – more incidents than during the prior four presidential terms combined.
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ICE impersonator incidents rise during Trump’s second term | CNN
A CNN review has found two dozen incidents of people posing as ICE officers in 2025 – more incidents than during the prior four presidential terms combined.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 30/09/2025
Emily Blunt and Sag-Aftra join film industry condemnation of ‘AI actor’ Tilly Norwood
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Emily Blunt and Sag-Aftra join film industry condemnation of ‘AI actor’ Tilly Norwood
US actors’ union joins stars in opposition to Norwood, which it says was created ‘using stolen performances’ The controversy around the “AI actor” Tilly Norwood continues to grow, after the actors’ union Sag-Aftra condemned the development and said Norwood’s creators were “using stolen performances”. Sag-Aftra released a statement after the AI “talent studio” Xicoia unveiled its creation at the Zurich film festival, prompting an immediate backlash from actors including Melissa Barrera, Mara Wilson and Ralph Ineson. Sag-Aftra said it believed creativity was, “and should remain, human-centred. The union is opposed to the replacement of human performers by synthetics.” Continue reading...
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
It’s official: AIPAC is trying to buy my election to keep me out of Congress. Apparently, I’m a “dangerous detractor”... by believing Palestinians (like myself and my family) deserve basic human rights. But we’re not going to let AIPAC win.
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Cat9 @cat9.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
#DogsOfBluesky Happy dog time cleanse. Caption this:
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?
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Freethinker @69eerrr.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Einsteins theory has been proven.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
At the Broadview ICE facility, an ICE agent tried to run dozens of protesters over with an SUV as we walked on a public crosswalk. He kept driving for about a full football field until ICE barraged us with pepper balls.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Welcome to an “I’m just gonna make &$5@ up” edition of the MAGA Minute! Today, Trump announces a 57% approval rate. Editor’s note: Trump remains underwater in all major polls. The most pro-Trump poll (Rassmussen) has him at 48% favorable. Majority are 36-40% in favor and 50-56% opposed. #RFA
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