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Not delivering any Aukus nuclear submarines to Australia explored as option in US congressional report
Report offers alternative of the US navy retaining boats and operating them out of Australian bases
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/05/not-delivering-any-aukus-nuclear-submarines-to-australia-explored-as-option-in-us-congressional-report
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Pauline Hanson failed to declare another flight from billionaire Gina Rinehartâs company
Exclusive: One Nation leader gifted the flight from company of Australiaâs richest person last year, but did not declare in line with parliamentary rules
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/03/pauline-hanson-free-flight-gina-rinehart-hancock-ntwnfb
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Catching up on stories from this week... "...the killings bore the hallmarks of executions. Medical workers..described receiving bodies with close-range gunshot wounds to the head that had been transferred from hospital morgues while still attached to catheters...
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Disappeared bodies, mass burials and â30,000 deadâ: what is the truth of Iranâs death toll?
Testimony from medics, morgue and graveyard staff reveals huge state effort to conceal systematic killing of protesters
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/27/iran-protests-death-toll-disappeared-bodies-mass-burials-30000-dead?utm_term=697db68240a2385fc953fe069461c61c&utm_campaign=SaturdayEdition&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=saturdayedition_email
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He's a journalist... "The White House celebrated Lemonâs arrest with a post on X. âWhen life gives you Lemons,â the White House accountâs official post said, accompanied by a chain emoji."
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Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon released after arrest over Minnesota church protest
Lemon and three others charged with civil rights crimes, DoJ says, as White House celebrates arrest on social media
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/30/don-lemon-minnesota-protest-charges
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Australiaâs grid now relies on renewable energy as much as coal. Those who doubted it look foolish
Solar met the majority of electricity demand between 9am and 6pm in the past week as much of the country cranked air conditioners
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/31/australias-grid-now-relies-on-renewable-energy-as-much-as-coal-those-who-doubted-it-look-foolish
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Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined
Exclusive: Acoss report shows property investors received $12.3bn in tax concessions in 2025, while the share of social housing dropped to a record low
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/29/australia-tax-breaks-landlords-more-spending-than-social-housing-homelessness-rent-assistance-combined
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This is why Iâm voting for Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge in the favourite childrenâs picture book poll
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Iâve read this picture book so many times â but only 25 years later do I really understand it | Lenore Taylor
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge was a favourite when my son was small. Now my fatherâs in a nursing home â and Mem Foxâs book remains a balm
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/jan/29/wilfrid-gordon-mcdonald-partridge-mem-fox-best-australian-picture-book-poll?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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The Liberalsâ fatal flaw was becoming Nationals-lite. Hereâs how they can come back from the brink | Tony Barry
If the conservative parties want to stop bleeding votes to One Nation and teals, their focus needs to be on economic management and housing, especially in urban seats
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/28/liberal-national-party-coalition-split-future
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Through the heatwave haze, the hypocrisy of Australiaâs fossil fuel policy shines bright | Clean Air
The heatwave in Melbourne and Adelaide this week is likely to become the norm. We should prepare now
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/27/through-the-heatwave-haze-the-hypocrisy-of-australias-fossil-fuel-policy-shines-bright?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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The 16-month battle to reveal the truth about Sydney Waterâs poo balls
After debris balls closed Sydney beaches in October 2024, Guardian Australia reported they could be linked to sewage outfalls. Authorities were less keen to talk
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/28/sydney-water-sewage-poo-balls-fatberg-beaches-investigation?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Turnbull urges Albanese to acknowledge new global political reality under âbullyâ Trump
Exclusive: Former PM says Labor must stop âpretending nothing has changedâ and should outline how Australia will deal with the United States going forward
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/27/turnbull-albanese-australia-trump-global-political-reality?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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add a skeleton here at some point
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ICYMI, since I posted very late Friday night (and am back at work today after three weeks off),
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was the 4th biggest news website in Australia in December
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It's hot. The news cycle is pretty bleak. We're covering all of that. But ALSO we have this joyful happy poll about Australia's favourite children's picture books. There are so many to choose from. I've written about my favourite for later in the week....
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Australiaâs best picture book: voting now open in Guardian Australia poll
Itâs time to get voting for your favourite Australian picture book. Hereâs how the Guardianâs poll works
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/26/australia-best-picture-book-voting-open
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New poo balls on Sydney beaches after revelation of huge fatberg stuck in treatment plant
Exclusive: Sydney Water erects sign at Malabar beach near wastewater facility stating âdo not touch any debris ⊠we are cleaning the areaâ
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/21/new-poo-balls-sydney-beaches-malabar-fatberg-treatment-plant
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Australian billionaires increased their wealth by almost $600,000 a day on average over last year, report shows
Data collected by Oxfam shows 48 billionaires hold more wealth than bottom 40% of the population â 11 million people â combined
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/19/australian-billionaires-increased-their-wealth-by-almost-600000-a-day-on-average-over-last-year-report-shows
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New Australian carbon credit scheme for solar and EVs accused of potentially misleading customers
Climate campaigners have complained to the ACCC about Aetium, saying the company failed a key global standard designed to incentivise carbon reduction
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/19/australian-carbon-credit-scheme-solar-electric-vehicles-accused-potentially-misleading-customers
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Fatberg the size of four buses likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches â and it canât be cleared
Exclusive: Secret report suggests fats, oils and grease accumulate in âinaccessible dead zoneâ at Malabar plant, then dislodge when pumping pressure ârapidly increasesâ
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/17/fatberg-poo-balls-sydney-beaches-malabar-outfall-secret-report
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âBizarreâ bonuses and sausage sizzles: how Australiaâs outsource call centres try to lure in poorly paid workers
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Fatberg the size of four buses likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches â and it canât be cleared
Exclusive: Secret report suggests fats, oils and grease accumulate in âinaccessible dead zoneâ at Malabar plant, then dislodge when pumping pressure ârapidly increasesâ
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/17/fatberg-poo-balls-sydney-beaches-malabar-outfall-secret-report?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Australian politicians are condemning X and Grok, so why wonât they leave the platform?
Anthony Albanese has said the AI chatbot generating sexualised images of women and children is âabhorrentâ but has an account posting on the site
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/13/grok-x-anthony-albanese-australia-politicians-condemn-post-platform
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Cecilia GimĂ©nezâs botched Monkey Christ became a global meme. The real marvel was the humble, graceful woman behind it | Sam Jones
The restorer, who died on Monday, brought unwanted attention to herself â and her small Spanish town. Then, slowly, a small miracle took place, says Sam Jones, the Guardianâs Madrid correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/01/cecilia-gimenez-monkey-christ-woman-restorer-spain?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Into the void: how Trump killed international law
The rules-based global order, its institutions and value system face a crisis of legitimacy and credibility as the US turns away
https://www.theguardian.com/law/ng-interactive/2025/dec/25/how-donald-trump-killed-international-law
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âPandemoniumâ, a woman in labour and every bandage in the clubhouse: how lifesavers became first responders in the Bondi shooting
Members at two Bondi surf clubs provided shelter and first aid to hundreds during the deadly attack
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/16/the-lifeguards-who-became-first-responders-during-the-bondi-terror-attack-ntwnfb
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Distressing videos can have a lasting impact â hereâs how to look after yourself in the wake of the Bondi attack | Ahona Guha
Itâs natural to want information about a traumatic event but graphic imagery can cause a significant stress response
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/15/distressing-videos-care-tips-wellbeing-bondi-attack-footage
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The last Full Story newsroom edition for 2025....
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Newsroom edition: Laborâs ambition and the Coalitionâs existential crisis in 2025 - podcast
Bridie Jabour talks to the editor, Lenore Taylor, and deputy editors Patrick Keneally and Gabrielle Jackson about Laborâs ambitions, the Coalitionâs existential crisis and the stories that will define...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2025/dec/12/newsroom-edition-labors-ambitions-and-the-coalitions-existential-crisis-in-2025-full-story-podcast
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Born to run: how exercise expanded the landscape of my life and got my mind on track | Joseph Earp
Running tends to get characterised as an entirely physical pursuit, which is probably why I avoided it for so long
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/11/born-to-run-how-exercise-expanded-the-landscape-of-my-life-and-got-my-mind-on-track
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just 56,000 people control three times as much wealth as the entire poorest half of humanity.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
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âThe 0.001%â: a quick visual breakdown of the worldâs wealthiest people
About 56,000 people control three times as much wealth as half of humanity. Hereâs one way to illustrate that
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/10/visual-breakdown-worlds-wealthiest-people
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Discover Australiaâs top 50 childrenâs picture books as nominated by Guardian readers
The readers have spoken and this list of books will comprise the best Australian childrenâs picture books poll in a few weeks
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/dec/10/discover-australias-top-50-childrens-picture-books-as-nominated-by-guardian-readers
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the administration told consular officials to deny visas to anyone who might have worked in factchecking or content moderation.. accusing them...of being âresponsible for, or complicit in, censorship or attempted censorship of protected expression in the USâ.
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Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan
Proposed plan would apply to tourists of countries not currently required to get a visa to visit the US, including Britain and France
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/10/tourists-social-media-trump
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âAlready had a profound effectâ: parents react to Australiaâs social media ban
We asked you to share your views on your childrenâs use of social media and how the ban is affecting your family. Here is what you told us
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2025/dec/10/parents-react-to-australias-under-16s-social-media-ban-interactive
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âTargeted harassmentâ towards Inman Grant included 73,694 total mentions of her name or role on X on 23 April 2024 alone â the majority of which were negative.
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Julie Inman Grant: Who is the Australian woman taking on the social media behemoths?
Sheâs drawn the ire of Elon Musk, been doxed, she and her family have received death threats: The perils of overseeing the worldâs first social media ban
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/09/julie-inman-grant-australian-woman-taking-on-social-media-esafety-commissioner
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Queensland Museum accused of misleading teachers and children about the cause of climate change
Education program sponsored by Shellâs Queensland Gas Company is âclimate obstruction dressed up as educationâ, advocacy group says
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/08/queensland-museum-accused-of-misleading-teachers-and-children-about-the-cause-of-climate-change
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I wrote this piece for a global look at how we got here on the social media ban.
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How Australia became the testing ground for a social media ban for young people
From nascent policy idea in SA to passing federal parliament in just days, itâs been a whirlwind journey for the world-first legislation that will take effect from 10 December
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/07/how-australia-became-the-testing-ground-for-a-social-media-ban-for-young-people?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Specialist doctor fees are forcing Australians into âimpossible choicesâ. Advocates say urgent change is needed
Patients like Mary feel âembarrassedâ when they canât afford to pay for care, as experts lament a âsystem without guardrailsâ
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2025/dec/08/specialist-doctor-fees-are-forcing-australians-into-impossible-choices-advocates-say-urgent-change-is-needed
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A Melbourne bakery found TikTok fame, before trolls began harassing its young staff. How the owners responded went viral
Montmorency Bakehouse decided to tackle online harassment head-on, asking viewers to âplease stop with the thirsty commentsâ
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/06/melbourne-bakery-montmorency-tiktok-harassment-viral-video
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âNot approved for human useâ: the online frenzy for injectable peptides sweeping Australia
Social media is driving a boom in the use of peptides to improve appearance and physical performance. Many are experimental and come with risk of serious side effects
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/06/not-approved-for-human-use-the-online-frenzy-for-injectable-peptides-sweeping-australia
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Reform Australia: who is behind the new rightwing group recruiting at an anti-immigration rally?
Digital footprint offers clues about who may be involved in the political venture being promoted on pamphlets at the Put Australia First event in Sydney
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/03/reform-australia-rightwing-group-walter-villatora-former-liberal-party
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Liberal senator says repeated use of term âmass migrationâ is inaccurate and âextremely unhelpfulâ
Andrew McLachlan has condemned the âinflammatory and irresponsibleâ language being used in the Coalitionâs debate over immigration levels
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/03/liberal-senator-says-repeated-use-of-term-mass-migration-is-inaccurate-and-extremely-unhelpful
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High court overturns NT housing policy which tripled rent in some remote Indigenous communities
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High court overturns NT housing policy which tripled rent in some remote Indigenous communities
Rental changes were introduced in Northern Territory without giving notice to tenants, which the court unanimously ruled was a denial of procedural fairness * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A public housing policy which saw tenants in the Northern Territory charged a flat rental rate based on the number of bedrooms in their home has been ruled unlawful by the high court, after a three-year challenge brought by residents from two remote Indigenous communities. The Remote Rental Framework, introduced in stages by the NT government between December 2021 and February 2023, raised rent by up to 200% for two-thirds of Aboriginal tenants living in remote communities in the NT, with more than 5,300 homes affected. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/03/australia-high-court-overturns-housing-policy-which-tripled-rent-in-some-remote-indigenous-communities?CMP=aus_bsky
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I have a lifelong connection to Victoriaâs state library â which is why I am aghast at its crude self-lobotomy | Gideon Haigh
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I have a lifelong connection to Victoriaâs state library â which is why I am aghast at its crude self-lobotomy | Gideon Haigh
If the âsuitsâ can come for the State Library of Victoria, they can come for anyone, and no public institution is safe Pardon me that this is a little personal. I first visited the State Library of Victoria aged 12. I held books retrieved from its mountainous stacks with trembling hands. Its stupendous card catalogue blew my schoolboy mind. Search my name in the modern electronic counterpart today and it appears 125 times, mostly for works I researched there. My 84-year-old mother has been a volunteer library tour guide for more than a decade. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/03/state-library-victoria-cuts-changes?CMP=aus_bsky
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ATOâs revamped ârobotaxâ scheme targets $5.3bn in on-hold debts â some that have been invisible for years
Exclusive: New program is designed to raise $5.3bn from 325,000 taxpayers, with some debts dating back to 2017, documents show
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/03/atos-revamped-robotax-scheme-targets-53bn-in-on-hold-debts-some-that-have-been-invisible-for-years
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Trumpâs night of 160 posts on Truth Social fuels debate about US presidentâs stamina
The 79-year-old presidentâs social media blitz included conspiracies, attacks on political foes and self-praise
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/trumps-truth-social-post-health
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Seriously....wasn't there a relevant recent policy disaster suggesting this might be a bad idea
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NDIS plans will be computer-generated with human involvement dramatically cut under sweeping overhaul
Exclusive: Staff were told of major changes to the way NDIS funding and support plans will be made during a recent internal briefing
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/03/ndis-plans-computer-generated
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Age of the âscam stateâ: how an illicit, multibillion-dollar industry has taken root in south-east Asia
Like the narco-state, a âscam stateâ refers to countries where an illicit industry has dug its tentacles deep into institutions and transformed the economy
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/02/scam-state-multi-billion-dollar-industry-south-east-asia
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âCorrosive impact on trustâ: Labor criticised over failure to adopt recommendations from âjobs for matesâ report
Katy Gallagher tells Senate estimates that Labor would not take up key recommendations including to âbequestâ appointments immediately before elections
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/02/jobs-for-mates-review-labor-defends-failure-to-adopt
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But Labor is set to eschew a series of recommendations from former public service commissioner Lynelle Briggsâ long-anticipated jobs for mates review.....
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Scathing âjobs for matesâ review finds appointments to government boards routinely abused
A report by Lynelle Briggs says placements âlook like nepotismâ and are undermining confidence in government
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/02/scathing-jobs-for-mates-review-finds-appointments-to-government-boards-routinely-abused
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Barnaby Joyceâs scandals have damaged politics. Maybe itâs time for a change of scenery | Tom McIlroy
He was once seen as a Coalition star, but his career in parliament has involved a series of misadventures and bad policies
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2025/nov/29/barnaby-joyces-scandals-have-damaged-politics-maybe-its-time-for-a-change-of-scenery?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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This speech at the Walkleys last night was a fist-pumping table thumping boomer
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Press freedom is being destroyed from Gaza to America. Donât think it canât happen here | Kerry O'Brien
Anthony Albanese promised to end the âculture of secrecyâ. With freedom of speech under attack globally, itâs past time he delivered
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/28/press-freedom-is-being-destroyed-from-gaza-to-america-dont-think-it-cant-happen-here
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