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@thought-bubble.bsky.social
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(retired) lawyer, engineer; full-time hornet nest kicker. Plays travel ice hockey and travel futbol (soccer). Officially an old chick; resistance since before it was a thing

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thought-bubble.bsky.social @thought-bubble.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Nothing to see here, move along … apnews.com/article/iran...
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Exclusive: Soldiers and Gold Star families press Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strike
U.S. troops wounded in a drone attack that killed six soldiers in Kuwait question Army leadership over safety and say the military medical system failed them.
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thought-bubble.bsky.social @thought-bubble.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#AmericanEnterpriseInstitute “..tagline on them ‘Paid for by the U.S. Government.’ …meant to suggest that the messages carried the weight of the government. In fact, they were the president’s personal opinions, and the tagline should be read, ‘Paid for by You.’ ” www.aei.org/commentary/p...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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thought-bubble.bsky.social @thought-bubble.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Arc de Trump ‘Instead of adding to the civic landscape, President Trump's proposed arch disrupts the fundamental harmony between our capital's monuments.’ Really?? #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute www.aei.org/social-cultu...
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thought-bubble.bsky.social @thought-bubble.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump’s UN Bluster Didn’t Impress Xi, Putin, or Iran’ tsk tsk tsk : those #socialists at the #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute are at it again www.aei.org/commentary/t...
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thought-bubble.bsky.social @thought-bubble.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The administration’s fiscally irresponsible economic nationalism—including tariffs, widespread government intervention, and deficit spending—uncomfortably echoes the policies that caused the Latin American debt crisis in the 1980s. #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute www.aei.org/commentary/w...
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thought-bubble.bsky.social @thought-bubble.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“Trump said that, if Republicans retain control of Congress, he ‘will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5k.’ That pledge reflects an epic lack of subtlety, even for Trump.” So says the #socialists at #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute www.aei.org/commentary/d...
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Captain America @captainamerica2025.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Excellent read by @marisakabas.bsky.social Conservative media claims that the rise in antisemitism in America is a result of "the Left" or Hassan Piker, but the record shows it's elected Republicans who have harnessed and celebrated this hateful rhetoric www.thehandbasket.co/p/republican...
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Republicans don’t have a Nazi problem—they are the Nazi problem
A spate of recent revelations have shown the ideologies and their adherents are one and the same.
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“But as Irish people we know all too well about genocide, forced famine and violent occupation. I cannot stand by and allow billionaires to use their position of power to silence the rightful voices of those who speak up against Israeli genocide…” — Aaron Rowe
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All supporting acts withdraw from Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with Macklemore
Four openers and live band for Sheeran’s tour depart after removal of Macklemore over ‘free Palestine’ comments
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/09/2026
NEW: Judge Sullivan isn't buying Todd Blanche's excuses for refusing to hand over handwritten FBI notes underlying four Epstein survivor FBI interviews. He's ordered Blanche to hand them over for in camera review by 9/24. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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thought-bubble.bsky.social @thought-bubble.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“Trump doesn’t demand Putin stop murdering Ukrainians. He instead demands that Ukrainians not fight back in a way that inconveniences him amid a surge in oil prices overwhelmingly caused by the war the president started with Iran.” #socialist #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute www.aei.org/commentary/t...
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thought-bubble.bsky.social @thought-bubble.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
There’s those socialist from #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute, trashing Trump again “Prices have not fallen, economic growth has not accelerated, inflation-adjusted wages have declined, the trade deficit remains large, and manufacturing employment has continued to dwindle.” www.aei.org/commentary/w...
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thought-bubble.bsky.social @thought-bubble.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Weekly Quordle Challenge 167 7️⃣3️⃣ 9️⃣5️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
ROSIE: “.. I'm back in the spotlight all thanks to President Ompa J. Loompa, who is watching us this evening from inside a catering cart. You know, I couldn't have done it without you, sweetie. You brought me back just like you did with fascism and the measles." $DIS
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thought-bubble.bsky.social @thought-bubble.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
www.wsj.com/health/healt... Follow the money…
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Exclusive | Costco Sells Vacations, Gas and, Soon, Medicare Plans
In some markets, the retailer’s insurance products will integrate pharmacy, vision and hearing benefits.
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NEW: Flock has said for years that its cameras "cannot track individuals." We found the code for its new AI tool. It's preloaded w/ prompts like "Find me witness" & "find relatives." One tracks visitors of multiple hotels, another if you visit banks after midnight. www.wired.com/story/flock-...
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thought-bubble.bsky.social @thought-bubble.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr... I’ll just let this simmer…
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Google buys Spirit Airlines data for AI training for just $10 million — purchase includes hundreds of millions of emails, Microsoft Teams chats, billions of flight pricing records, and anonymized pass...
This treasure trove of data came at a relatively affordable $10 million.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Donald Trump: I will break all sorts of rules to retaliate against NYT for exposing shortcomings with my Flying Bribery Palace. NYT: Okay then, we'll published a **4,500 word** story, replete with pictures, detailing those shortcomings at far more length. 🤣 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
Four photos showing a lower entryway door which is supposed to be included on Air Force One, but which is not on the new plane. The photos show the new plane before and after being painted.

Old Air Force One

Lower entryway

door with

retractable

stairs

Photo by Eric Lee/The New York Times

Lower

entryway

door

Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times
Qatari-donated jet
Unpainted

No lower

entryway

Photo by U.S. Air Force
With presidential paint

No lower

entryway

Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times
Arfa Momin/The New York Times
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
no reporter or producer or correspondent reallllly wants to be the source, the subject of an important but bad and sad story of urgent national importance but she did it, anyway. thank you cecilia vega - www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
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Fired ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Cecilia Vega says she was told to report events ‘that never happened’
Two months after she was fired from “60 Minutes,” Cecilia Vega is sharing details about the troubling editorial pressures she said she faced after Bari Weiss was placed in charge of CBS News.
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
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Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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Sam Jones @samjownes.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
This week: ordinary people did what lobbyists couldn’t. 7,000 comments killed a permit, towns pulled millions from a bank, and 15 detainees walked free. Proof that pressure works. Read more:
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Great News For Democracy That’s Terrible For Trump. Wonderful.
Fifteen people went home. A pollution plan died. A Republican lost his own city. Eight big wins inside.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
A retired Air Force colonel named Matt Orlando just beat a sitting Republican for mayor of Chandler, Arizona. By 17 points. In a seat the GOP thought was safe. This is what the ground shifting looks like. 👇 www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/great-news...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to obtain an unredacted copy of New York's statewide voter registration list. A big victory for Elias Law Group and our Client the NAACP. DOJ is now 0-12 in these cases. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I’m sorry, but this video of Belgium’s squad mocking Trump in their locker room after demolishing the USMNT is hilarious.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
ICE is not about immigration. ICE is not about the southern border. ICE is about normalizing paramilitary force on our streets. It cannot be reformed. It cannot be retrained. ICE must be abolished.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/06/2026
Ossoff: “The election deniers, they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing to tell, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission. And you may have seen that one of those election deniers now asks to represent Georgia in the Senate.”
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Thanks,Governor Newsom......
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Ossoff: While the people pay more than ever for groceries and housing and health care, he builds a monument to himself. While a cancer patient loses health coverage, he adorns his office in gold. Where in Scripture are we commanded to deny care to the sick…
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thought-bubble.bsky.social @thought-bubble.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
“A president incapable of civic good will preside over inevitably gaudy, self-aggrandizing, and perhaps polarizing festivities.” So says the #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute
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thought-bubble.bsky.social @thought-bubble.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Hardly! When we #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute actually learn economics? “Through a review of the latest economic scholarship, Kyle Pomerleau explains how tariffs work—and why they reduce economic output, misallocate resources, and reduce incomes.” econofact.org/explainer/fi...
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Fiscal and Economic Effects of Tariffs | Econofact
Executive Summary Tariffs have become an important economic policy in the United States. Tariffs are a form of excise tax that applies to imported goods. They can be imposed for three, sometimes contr...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/05/2026
BREAKING: I'm suing Todd Blanche and the DOJ to STOP the $1.8B slush fund. The Justice Department violated the Administrative Procedures Act when it established the fund, and it must be set aside. You can read my complaint here: www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-i...
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BREAKING: I’m Suing Todd Blanche and the DOJ to stop the $1.8B Slush Fund
In establishing the “anti-weaponization” fund, the government failed to follow the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), so I'm suing to set the fund aside.
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thought-bubble.bsky.social @thought-bubble.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Those Marxist communists over at the #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute are twanging at my last nerve! “As tariffs have failed to achieve their intended goals of narrowing the trade deficit & revitalizing domestic mfg’g, these regressive levies function as a direct tax...” econofact.org/explainer/fi...
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Fiscal and Economic Effects of Tariffs | Econofact
Executive Summary Tariffs have become an important economic policy in the United States. Tariffs are a form of excise tax that applies to imported goods. They can be imposed for three, sometimes contr...
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thought-bubble.bsky.social @thought-bubble.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Those Marxist socialists at the #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute are at it again! “The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade makes clear that Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 does not authorize tariffs in response to trade deficits.” www.aei.org/articles/the...
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thought-bubble.bsky.social @thought-bubble.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Those libs at the #americanEnterpriseInstitute are at it again “Treating NATO as a disposable burden ignores the reality that allied cooperation and overseas bases are indispensable enablers of US global military power.” www.aei.org/foreign-and-...
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
To be fair, maybe they actually *meant* "Untied States"? www.wired.com/story/the-ju...
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
A Florida Republican Sheriff, Grady Judd, announced the arrest of 266 defendants in a sex trafficking scheme & minced no words. He identified influencer Craig Long, who he said moved in high circles including with the president, holding up a picture of Long with Trump www.youtube.com/watch?v=x03q...
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'MAGA' Influencer Craig Long arrested in human trafficking sting - Grady Judd
YouTube video by WFLA News Channel 8
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Gaguna @lisatheeditor.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
"Former New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas says he was ordered to 'stand down' by the Feds in 2019. It wasn’t until reading files this year that he realised the FBI sat on murder tips while claiming they had no 'probable cause' to search the ranch." bit.ly/4w4d0rN
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First claims of men being gang raped at Epstein's remote ranch revealed
SHOCK claims of men being raped and women being strangled to death in violent sex games at Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro ranch have been revealed in a bombshell doc. Attention is shifting to the billiona…
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 02/05/2026
So Eric Trump is now threatening to sue MeidasTouch because our editor-in-chief simply reported on the massive amounts of money he and Don Jr. are making off government contracts. File the lawsuit Eric. We’d love to put you under oath. Our message: www.meidasplus.com/p/trump-fami...
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Trump Family THREATENS to SUE MEIDAS?!
By Ben Meiselas
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Deb @debfly.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Jones discusses the hell he’s been put through, I’m siding with the parents who’ve suffered their worst nightmare that he has made worse, literally causing them to relive it many times over for yrs with his lies. He needs to pay the 1B & be forbidden any future platforms www.ms.now/news/the-lig...
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The lights go out at Alex Jones’ Infowars
The longtime conspiracist host aired the last episode this week, and still owes more than $1 billion to the Sandy Hook families.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
🚨BREAKING: On behalf of the National Council of Jewish Women and Louisiana voters, my law firm has sued Governor Jeff Landry (R) and Secretary of State Nancy Landry (R), challenging the state’s decision to suspend the 2026 congressional primary elections. www.democracydocket.com/cases/louisi...
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🚨 National Council of Jewish Women v. Landry
Learn more.
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thought-bubble.bsky.social @thought-bubble.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
We are seven months away from the most consequential midterm election in US history. Meanwhile, we are fighting a war. These are the structural conditions for a coup attempt in which a president tries to nullify elections and take permanent power as a dictator. snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-c...
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The Next Coup Attempt
And How to Stop It
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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Y'all, they threw Pam Bondi's official DOJ portrait in the trash, then LEAKED a photo to the media. There is literally no upside to being a MAGA bootlicker. www.ms.now/news/pam-bon...
Pam Bondi's official DOJ portrait in the trash. Obtained by MS NOW
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 03/04/2026
All but three (!) of the 1,651 refugees admitted into the United States in the three most recent months we have data are white South Africans. For comparison, in 2024, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees. It's an explicit white supremacist project. www.rpc.state.gov/documents/Re...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/04/2026
Trump is kicking 100,000 veterans out of their homes. www.npr.org/2026/04/02/n...
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Trump's VA killed a home loan program. Vets are now losing their homes because of it
Foreclosures on VA loans are at their highest level in a decade. VA has a fix but it is months away and could still leave vets worse off than most other homeowners.
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thought-bubble.bsky.social @thought-bubble.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Are we safer yet? “Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration” www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi...
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thought-bubble.bsky.social @thought-bubble.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
The #AmericanEnterpriseInstitute said it, not me! “Useful Executive Branch Budget Information Has Been in Short Supply” www.aei.org/economics/us...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
democracydocket.com
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
There we go: “It should no longer be possible to say that the Trump administration seeks merely to govern this nation. It seeks to reduce us all to a state of constant fear… That is our new national reality. State terror has arrived.” Gift link:
nytimes.com
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
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