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Virginia Reinburg

@vreinburg.bsky.social
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Historian. Feminist. Boston. France. Hawai’i. Author of Storied Places (Cambridge UP 2019). Abolish ICE

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Thread: Late this afternoon and early evening. Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 @scootercasterny.bsky.social on X NOW: Thousands march through Cornell University campus, demanding Justice for Jane Doe. Chants: "Tear Down the Fkn Frats!" and "Fuck off Kotlikoff!" Posted 5:53 pm · Oct 5, 2026
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Eli Friedman @elifriedman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Cornell, let's go
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Rachael King @rscar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Cover reveal! The keywords I sent the press were “historical,” “natural,” and “multimedia” and I’d say they nailed it. Featuring my (book’s) main man Humphry Repton on the left there. Coming from Yale University Press this fall.
Image of a book cover with the title The Book of Improvement, subtitle Media Landscapes in the Global Enlightenment, and author Rachael King. The cover features a tree in the center with two men with surveying equipment to the left of the trunk and two men reclining under an umbrella to the right of the trunk. There are a river and rolling hills in the background.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is a powerful article. Infuriating how every time the trucker was trying to find empathy for Pierre and Haitians in general, his girlfriend and mom kept intervening with some racist logic or conspiracy.
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Dr. Barry Torch @barrytorch.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I will always feel weird doing self promotion, but my latest article has been officially published in "Renaissance and Reformation/Renaissance et Reforme," titled "Jockeying for Printed Reputation: Giovanni Bussi and the Apuleius of 1469." jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/re...
A screenshot of a journal article page titled “Jockeying for Printed Reputation: Giovanni Bussi and the Apuleius of 1469,” by Barry Torch, with an abstract in English and Italian, followed by the section heading “Premise” and the opening paragraph. The page is from Renaissance and Reformation, Winter 2026.
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daviss @daviss.org · 04/10/2026
Hundreds marched through Downtown Minneapolis today, supported by a large list of unions and community groups. Making stops at Target and the Federal Courthouse asking for Target to sign the Democracy Pledge and demanding charges against all Anti-ICE protesters be dropped.
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Dr Andrew Sneddon @drandrewsneddon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My week book ‘Magic and disability in the early modern world’ out with Cambridge is free to download until 15 oct 2026 www.cambridge.org/core/element... It’s free , help yersel
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Magic and Disability in the Early Modern World
Cambridge Core - Religion: General Interest - Magic and Disability in the Early Modern World
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 02/10/2026
The horror of the Cornell rape case is how ordinary it is | Moira Donegan
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The horror of the Cornell rape case is how ordinary it is | Moira Donegan
Many men rape; many men giggle encouragingly, or shrug indifferently, when their friends rape. Many men rape, and few seem to think that it’s a very big deal
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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Frats are virtually uninsurable. That's how dangerous they are—right up there with hazardous waste collection and asbestos removal. Let that sink in katemanne.substack.com/p/ban-the-fu...
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Ban the Fucking Frats—and in the Meantime, Avoid Them
My open letter to a seventeen-year-old female college applicant
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Adrienne LaFrance @adriennelaf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
New just now in The Atlantic: David Robinson resigned this week. He was among the longest-tenured employees at OpenAI—and oversaw safety reports on 12 frontier launches. He is very worried: “The time for trial and error is over.” You can read his essay here: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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I Quit OpenAI Because Its Culture Is Broken
The industry’s approach to safety guarantees more failures.
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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
While women’s and gender studies programs are being closed down all over the country, the work feminist scholars have done has never been more important.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If you want to learn more about what happens inside of fraternities and why we should ban them, Peggy Reeves Sanday’s Fraternity Gang Rape is essential reading.
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Fraternity Gang Rape
This widely acclaimed and meticulously documented volume illustrates, in painstaking and disturbing detail, the nature of fraternity gang rape. Drawing on in...
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Judith DeGroat @jdegroat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We read it together in my into Gender Studies course in the 90s & had tough and important discussions. Sanday did a remarkable job.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Following the Pope’s encyclical about AI, you’re going to see a lot more religious intervention in shaping public opinion about tech companies. There are only two social institutions resilient enough to counter AI politically — states and religion. They bought the first. Standby on the second.
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Virginia Reinburg @vreinburg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I just read this book published in 1990 today. Sanday nailed it, for 1990 and 2026: rape culture, campus life, domination of women
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Steven Bodzin, concerned living being @stevenbodzin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In this thread, Monbiot explains how political decisions are made for reasons of power and interest, but then justified with pretextual arguments about logic and morality. The reason I cannot deal with most political coverage is that it takes the latter arguments seriously and ignores the real story
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 28/09/2026
A New York prosecutor has reopened an investigation into gang rape allegations at a Cornell University fraternity in response to a lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven students after being plied with alcohol and drugs. to.pbs.org/3VFF4nr
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Prosecutor reopens probe into Cornell gang rape allegations after accuser files lawsuit
A New York prosecutor has reopened an investigation into gang rape allegations at a Cornell University fraternity in response to a lawsuit filed by a woman who says she was sexually assaulted in 2024 ...
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Every college in this country decided that expelling and/or sending the police to beat the shit out of their own students for the crime of being opposed to genocide was their top priority. That and giving Trump complete control of what they teach. Contrast that with how they treat rapists.
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Justin T. Brown-Ramsey @brown-ramsey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A snake oil salesman with two oils, one of which reverses the effects of the other, is a more successful businessman than a snake oil salesman with only a single oil to sell.
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Virginia Reinburg @vreinburg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ICE arrests & kidnappings are at record highs, even though they get little publicity and ICE tactics have changed
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Every time I return to Paris, I notice they've done more to reclaim streets from drivers and cars, including removing on-street parking, protecting cyclists from drivers, and prioritizing pedestrians and cyclists in shared spaces. Other cities can learn a lot from Paris.
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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This stuff is specifically mentioned in The Declaration of Independence as a reason for rebellion against tyranny.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Right, okay everybody, I’ve had a lot of meetings and talks this week and I have to share some top line thoughts. Things are quite a bit worse than i am usually willing to share with people because panic does no good. It’s kinda bad. The baddies have the wind at their back. No denying that.
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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I feel like digital humanities was this great 15 year moment of techno-optimism that created solid resources and showed how old media connected to new media. Whereas AI is going to introduce a period of techno-cannibalism designed to devour digital humanities labor and anyone else in its proximity.
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I dont normally share paywalled links but if yr an academic you may have access to this @chronicle story by some sharp young reporters on an AI situation at Dartmouth. www.chronicle.com/article/dart...
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Dartmouth’s Provost Quietly Used AI in His Published Work. It’s Touched Off a Campus Firestorm.
The incident adds fuel to a debate at the college over its embrace of AI.
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Imagine accepting these first two sentences from the NYT piece as a normal feature of American life: "What can a laid-off worker over 50 do to get health insurance? Besides staying healthy until Medicare kicks in at age 65, the answer is: Not a lot."
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Abigail Swingen @abigailswingen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Working on a book, article, or dissertation on #18thc British world? The Lewis Walpole Library offers 4-week visiting fellowships and 2-week travel grants for scholars. The deadline for applications is November 2. 🗃️ More info: walpole.library.yale.edu/fellowships/...
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Visiting Fellowships and Travel Grants | Lewis Walpole Library
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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Let me tell you something obvious --iow, I don't reallt need to tell you. Job applicants want you to read their applications. Students want you to read their writing. No one wants AI to do it. That means you should write your own email, memos, and opeds. W abundant typos (ok that's jsut me).
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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A couple went on a Fox News podcast and claimed the state of #Massachusetts took away their teen because they won't help the teen transition. But it's actually because the father was charged with beating and threatening to kill the teen and the mother was charged with witness intimidation.
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Mass. parents' story about child's gender transition complicated by court records
Joseph Kutzko was charged with assaulting the child in January 2025, not long before the child was removed from the family’s home. Mother Arlene Kutzko was charged with witness intimidation in connect...
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The provost of Dartmouth, at which I teach, has been using AI to write both academic papers & national op-eds, according to brave reporting by @thedartmouth.bsky.social. Many students are already bitter about AI. This leaves us as faculty no ground to stand on. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
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Op-eds, academic articles by Provost Santiago Schnell flagged as ‘AI-written’ by ‘near-zero error’ AI detector Pangram
Schnell said he used artificial intelligence for “making writing processes more efficient,” but that AI was not a “substitute” for his own “intellectual judgment or authorship.”
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I repeat
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Xero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The man ICE shot in Austin today is named Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. Per his lawyer, she and Perez’s family were run off of hospital property where he’s being treated and won’t even confirm he’s there because he’s “in ICE custody.” Actual criminals.
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Federal immigration agent shoots and injures man in Austin, Texas
The person shot is in serious but stable condition, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said in a press conference.
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Dot Porter @leoba.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
*bangs pots and pans* NEW SPECIAL COLLECTIONS CATALOGING JOB JUST DROPPED (and it's at the University of Rochester, which is pretty great) rochester.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UR_Sta...
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Special Collections Metadata Librarian
As a community, the University of Rochester is defined by a deep commitment to Meliora - Ever Better. Embedded in that ideal are the values we share: equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, ...
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Virginia Reinburg @vreinburg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Was forbidding fishing not one of the peasants’ grievances against their rulers & lords in the German Peasants War (1524-25)? Altogether the grievances set off a widespread rebellion #earlymodern
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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Anything he builds can and will be removed. And there is nothing he can do about it. I hope he's still alive when it happens so that he can see the power of the people and his final rebuke.
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Rebecca Spang @rlspang.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
What I thought about when I saw all the people at the Kennedy Center ⤵️
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Huge turnout at the Kennedy Center tonight! 💚✊ Thank you!
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Glucksman Ireland House NYU @gihnyu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Kenneth F. Duggan 🇨🇦 @kfduggan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Deadline for applications to this TT job in Medieval and/or Transregional History (7th-15th centuries) at the University of Ottawa is only one month away (16 October). universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...
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Explore the latest academic and higher education job opportunities on the University Affairs Jobs board. Updated daily, our job board features hundreds of teaching, research, postdoctoral, administrat...
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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
BREAKING: Boston University's English department (my dept) recently voted to approve new learning outcomes for the English major, including an anti-AI provision that requires students to “craft and revise writing that is sustained, original, and generated without the assistance of AI."
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New Learning Outcomes Announced | English
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Paul Cohen @paulecohen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🚨the Department of History at the University of Toronto (St George campus) is hiring an Assistant Professor in the history of early modern or modern South Asia jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
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Assistant Professor - South Asian History
Assistant Professor - South Asian History
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AHA Career Center @historyjobs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
New History Job Posted Today: Assistant Professor – Modern European Intellectual History - Department of History | University of California Berkeley
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Assistant Professor – Modern European Intellectual History - Department of History | University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, California, Assistant Professor – Modern European Intellectual History - Department of History   Position overview Position title: Assistant Professor Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $84,100.00 –$132,900.00 (9-month academic year salary). However, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions Anticipated start: 07/01/2027 Application Window Open date: September 10, 2026 Next review date: Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: Thursday, Oct 15, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date. Position description The University of California at Berkeley seeks applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty appointment at the level of assistant professor in the Department of History. The Department of History is one of the largest and most distinguished units in UC Berkeley's College of Letters and Science. The Department's faculty ranges across virtually all of the major geographical and chronological fields recognized by the discipline and includes experts in many areas of pivotal thematic significance. To learn more about the department, please visit our department website . The position is open to scholars working on any aspect of European intellectual history after 1800. All approaches (national, comparative, transnational, etc.) and fields will be considered, including but not limited to work on politics, law, religion, empire, economy, race, aesthetics, gender, and science. The Department of History is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit OFEW's website: . Qualifications Basic qualifications (required at time of application) PhD (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in PhD or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application. Preferred qualifications Ph.D. or equivalent international degree is preferred by date of hire. Application Requirements Document requirements Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V. Cover Letter Research Statement - Please discuss research accomplishments and proposed plans. This can include, for example, your publication record, awards, presentations, inclusive research practices that promote the excellence of your research, and areas for future research. Teaching and Mentoring Statement - Please discuss prior teaching experience, teaching approach, and future teaching interests. This can include, for example, specific efforts and accomplishments, and future plans to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy. Please also discuss your mentoring experiences and approach. This can include, for example, past efforts and future plans to support the success of all students, and to foster an inclusive research environment that removes barriers and promotes equitable access and advancement of the research program. Service Statement - Please discuss specific prior and proposed academic, professional and/or public service activities. In describing your service, we are interested in your prior and proposed academic, professional and/or public service activities that align with our School's public mission. This could include, for example, efforts to build an equitable, diverse, and interdisciplinary learning environment for all students, participating in professional organizations, serving on committees that advance the goals of the School or institution, or conducting outreach activities that remove barriers and support increased participation of individuals from all backgrounds. Teaching Evaluations - Should you find it challenging to provide teaching evaluations, kindly submit a memo clarifying the reason for the unavailability. 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Stopice.net @stopicenet.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
CONFIRMED - 4421 University Ave San Diego CA 92105 - ICE took two US citizens and one undocumented person from City Heights El super 11:30 AM several vehicles pointed their guns at community members a MORE INFO: www.stopice.net?alert=1789502008673
ICE took two US citizens and one undocumented person from Ci
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Virginia Reinburg @vreinburg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
An M.I.T. Report Warns A.I. Is Causing ‘Cognitive Surrender.’ Universities Are in a Bind. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
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Universities Sound Warnings About A.I. Even as They Embrace It (Gift Article)
As A.I. upends education, university leaders have been all over the map about how to respond. It can be very confusing for students.
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John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
For the last nine months it's been my pleasure & privilege to be the editor of Renaissance Studies, and I think we're well overdue a romp through some fantastic articles we've published this year. See below for some of the finest new research in the interdisciplinary study of the Renaissance! 👇
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Seth Rockman @sethrockman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is a big one: Brown University is searching for the next director of the Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice. Please help us identify excellent candidates to lead this signature program into the future. Please write me with ideas; please share in your networks; please apply.
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Brown University - Professor and Director of the Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice | H-Net
1. Academic Accomplishment. We seek a scholar with a strong scholarly record, including excellence in both research and teaching, appropriate for appointment at the level of full professor in a social science, humanities, or arts department at Brown.
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