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Anne Applebaum
3 days ago
JD Vance is heading to Hungary to endorse Viktor Orban after Easter. Here is a description of the corrupt regime, and the post-reality campaign, that the US administration now supports:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The First Post-Reality Political Campaign
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is waging cognitive warfare on a new scale.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/hungary-first-post-reality-political-campaign/686565/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK30G6-ci1eOx_e6MnGXgrr8c&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/w...
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Trump Wants to Make Deportation Deals. Autocrats Are Ready to Listen.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/04/world/africa/trump-deportation-africa-migrants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YVA.qGXj.AbXUYhdaXL_q&smid=nytcore-ios-share
1 day ago
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www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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The End of Diplomacy
The once-bustling corridors of the State Department are tomblike as ambassadors scrape for information.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/02/trump-diplomacy-state-department-washington/686126/
2 days ago
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thehill.com/opinion/cong...
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We’re seeing how partisanship repels high-performing federal workers
The choice between partisanship and performance is being forced by the pace at which the president is having his way.
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/labor/5798723-partisanship-performance-federal-workforce/
4 days ago
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We’re seeing how partisanship repels high-performing federal workers
The choice between partisanship and performance is being forced by the pace at which the president is having his way.
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/labor/5798723-partisanship-performance-federal-workforce/
6 days ago
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www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Purged
Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/02/trump-federal-worker-layoffs-interviews/685321/
7 days ago
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ourpublicservice.org/publications...
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The Politicization of Federal Leadership: Record Non-Senate Confirmed Presidential Appointments and the Hollowing Out of Career Leadership
A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working towards effective government for the American people.
https://ourpublicservice.org/publications/the-politicization-of-federal-leadership-record-non-senate-confirmed-presidential-appointments-and-the-hollowing-out-of-career-leadership/
9 days ago
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www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/t...
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The Trail of Clues Leading to Iran That Binance Missed
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/technology/binance-iran-us-sanctions.html
9 days ago
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Laura Rozen
10 days ago
New: Ex Pentagon officials fear broken Trump national security process could lead to risky Iran ground escalation
open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
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Ex Pentagon officials fear broken Trump national security process could lead to risky Iran ground escalation
Former Pentagon senior officials are warning that the lack of a functional Trump administration national security process, and aides shying away from telling the president that he may need to compromi...
https://open.substack.com/pub/diplomatic/p/ex-pentagon-officials-fear-broken?r=3tv9q&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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The Populist Revolt Against Cognitive Elites
The problem with fixating on inequality, oligarchy, and other abstractions
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/populism-left-wing-mamdani/685238/
10 days ago
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www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Purged
Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded, but for an entire nation.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/02/trump-federal-worker-layoffs-interviews/685321/
11 days ago
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www.thecipherbrief.com/talent-pipel...
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Building the Talent Pipeline for America’s Security Future
OPINION – Public service, at its core, is bigger than government service alone. Serving one’s country takes many forms, and in a time when the federal workforce is shrinking, recognizing the breadth o...
https://www.thecipherbrief.com/talent-pipeline
14 days ago
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...
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Opinion | Time to Say Goodbye
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/opinion/david-brooks-leaving-columnist.html
14 days ago
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www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
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Federal workforce unhappy, disengaged, new survey finds
A year after DOGE, a new survey of government employees shows low job satisfaction and engagement.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/19/federal-workforce-unhappy-disengaged-00836471
14 days ago
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www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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How America’s War on Iran Backfired
Seventeen years ago, while serving as an Iran desk officer in the U.S. State Department, I asked a more veteran colleague about the latest inflammatory statement by Mahmood Ahmadinejad, then the Irani...
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/how-americas-war-iran-backfired
16 days ago
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The Associated Press
16 days ago
The public is experiencing the consequences of a partial U.S. government shutdown in long wait times at some airports as Transportation Security Officers take time off to manage the financial strain.
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Airport screeners quitting instead of working without pay poses a longer-term problem for TSA
The public is experiencing the consequences of a partial U.S. government shutdown in long wait times at some airports as Transportation Security Officers take time off to manage the financial strain.
https://bit.ly/4rGP4qL
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State Department cut jobs with deep expertise in Middle East as Iran crisis escalates
The widening war in Iran is exposing big gaps at the State Department, especially in the bureau that handles the Middle East.
https://apnews.com/article/iran-state-department-doge-trump-expertise-staffing-007f0976bb17c4f3a6bc33aeb759e9d9
18 days ago
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www.npr.org/2026/03/17/n...
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How Trump's Treasury is shifting sanctions to punish his critics and reward friends
Spain's Prime Minister called U.S. strikes against Iran "unjustified." When other foreigners in power have used similar language against the U.S. or Israel, they were sanctioned by the Treasury.
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5675211/treasury-sanctions-trump-foreign-punish
19 days ago
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www.reuters.com/investigates...
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In search of Banksy, Reuters found the artist took on a new identity
Anonymity has become part of a lucrative brand for the artist Banksy, but records we unearthed prove his true identity and show the new name he used to travel to Ukraine.
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/global-art-banksy/
20 days ago
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www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/...
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Why Iran Will Escalate
U.S. military strikes and the risk of a quagmire.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/why-iran-will-escalate?utm_medium=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_source=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_campaign=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_content=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&utm_term=PANTHEON_STRIPPED&check_logged_in=1
22 days ago
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theledgereconstatecraft.com/issues/issue...
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Recalibrating the U.S. State Department's Role in Economic Sanctions - The Ledger
https://theledgereconstatecraft.com/issues/issue-2/articles/recalibrating-the-us-state-departments-role-in-economic-sanctions.html
22 days ago
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www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/p...
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‘A shell of our former self’: How Trump and Musk’s spending cuts are hampering US government readiness amid the Iran war | CNN Politics
Government cuts under Trump’s second term weakened U.S. emergency, security, and foreign response capabilities, now under scrutiny amid Middle East conflict.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/10/politics/doge-government-spending-cuts-iran-war
26 days ago
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www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/o...
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Opinion | There Is One Crucial Reason We’re Talking About Boots on the Ground
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/opinion/trump-iran-nuclear-weapons-enriched-uranium-war.html
27 days ago
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www.wsj.com/video/series...
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Exclusive: Inside the Elite Ukrainian Drone Unit That Cost Putin $12 Billion
An entrepreneurial ethos allowed them to adapt drones and combat tactics to counter evolving Russian threats. Now they’re sounding the alarm over Europe’s vulnerability to the high-tech war they are f...
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/on-the-news/exclusive-inside-the-elite-ukrainian-drone-unit-that-cost-putin-12-billion/65061C8C-9520-4092-A40F-F5A15881FAB1
about 1 month ago
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www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
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After leaving WHO, Trump officials propose more expensive replacement to duplicate it
HHS proposes spending $2 billion a year to re-create systems the U.S. accessed through the WHO at a fraction of the cost, according to officials briefed on the matter.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/02/19/alternative-world-health-organization-proposal/
about 2 months ago
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apnews.com/article/ukra...
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Russian woman carried Ukraine placard at Winter Olympics opening ceremony
A Russian woman in Milan made a quiet protest against the war by leading Ukraine’s Olympic team into the stadium.
https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-conflict-olympics-sign-bb4f60ec811545a09fc009cd6eab05c9
about 2 months ago
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/b...
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Amazon’s Promotion of ‘Melania’ Has Critics Questioning Its Motives
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/business/media/amazon-melania-trump-film-critics.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
2 months ago
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
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After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/after-donations-trump-administration-revoked-rule-requiring-more-nursing-home-staff.html?smid=fb-nytimes&utm_sf_post_ref=660572792&smtyp=cur&utm_sf_cserv_ref=5281959998&fbclid=IwdGRjcAPmeylleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEesd0O3xcLkQeDJpxcoEbD1fbgsv8-cPQte1Lh21jx8x7J7XZIVL5S01BLBgc_aem_UWlCN2vnYkw3_2PzIq5uuA
2 months ago
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add a skeleton here at some point
2 months ago
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www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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After 80-year bond, Germans find breaking up with the U.S. is hard to do
To many Germans, Americans were saviors after World War II, and they feel especially hurt over President Donald Trump’s disdain for Europe and traditional alliances.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/26/germany-trump-nato-greenland/
2 months ago
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I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.
One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/12/24/trump-federal-government-workers/
2 months ago
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A Government in Chaos: Trump's first year back in office
A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working towards effective government for the American people.
https://ourpublicservice.org/publications/a-government-in-chaos-trumps-first-year-back-in-office/
2 months ago
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www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Inside Kash Patel’s F.B.I.: Meltdowns, Chaos, Vendettas (Gift Article)
Forty-five current and former employees on the changes they say are undermining the agency and making America less safe.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/22/magazine/trump-kash-patel-fbi-agents.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GVA.tP8O.8jyQnWtZaEb0
2 months ago
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reposted by
Anne Applebaum
2 months ago
Everyone freezing on the East Coast or in the Midwest remember: Kyiv has the same weather, except that hundreds of thousands of people don't have electricity, heating or running water
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
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F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/politics/fbi-agent-ice-shooting-renee-good.html
2 months ago
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www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump administration admits DOGE accessed personal Social Security data
A DOGE employee signed an agreement to share Social Security data with the aim of overturning election results in certain states, according to a new court filing.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/20/doge-social-security-data-privacy-act/
3 months ago
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Putin’s global standing takes a hit as Russia’s allies are brought low
As allies like Venezuela, Syria and Iran get picked off or bombed, Putin’s international promises are regarded as more hollow than ever and his lies less convincing.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/18/russia-putin-ukraine-credibility-trump/
3 months ago
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www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
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Afghanistan’s Corruption Was Made in America
How self-dealing elites failed in both countries.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/afghanistans-corruption-was-made-in-america
3 months ago
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www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
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Donald Trump’s Worst Deal
The President helped build a hotel in Azerbaijan that appears to be a corrupt operation engineered by oligarchs tied to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/13/donald-trumps-worst-deal
3 months ago
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www.wsj.com/world/middle...
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The Obscure Bank Collapse That Sent Iran Into a Tailspin
Bad loans to regime cronies brought down Ayandeh Bank, accelerating a long-running financial crisis.
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/bank-collapse-iran-protests-83f6b681?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqcdX0dEzsn039uuoew9XYINPli9NC-Y9Sf2BsgmRw_e641pLo95oAVTVkVOm4s%3D&gaa_ts=696713d4&gaa_sig=761kklYrTdY75EwOki2WtEfTBowHuwJLSWzyWhGHxQUR02wZIdbXtmzJrXtgYea6xVnNiDXVnYffQcpuT1CKaw%3D%3D
3 months ago
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apnews.com/article/just...
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Inside a year of firings that have shaken the Trump Justice Department: 'A great deal of fear'
As Attorney General Pam Bondi approaches her first anniversary on the job, the firings of career attorneys have defined her turbulent tenure.
https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-bondi-trump-firings-prosecutors-b4134e5db9d9ff7963fc8c4bf7a0a166
3 months ago
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
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Senator Says Prosecutors Are Investigating Her After Video About Illegal Orders
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/us/politics/slotkin-pirro-trump-justice-dept-video.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
3 months ago
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
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Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/us/prosecutors-doj-resignation-ice-shooting.html
3 months ago
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/w...
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Russia’s Fearsome Arsenal Fizzled in Venezuela. Here’s Why.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/world/americas/venezuela-russian-weapons-fail.html
3 months ago
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
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E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/climate/trump-epa-air-pollution.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
3 months ago
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It’s the Institutions, Stupid
The real cause of America's dysfunctional politics lies in the mismatch between the United States’ political institutions and its political realities.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/its-institutions-stupid-roots-political-crisis
3 months ago
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Timothy Snyder
3 months ago
Please give a thought to people whose New Year’s Eve was spent in bomb shelters because a criminal invader was trying to destroy their energy infrastructure.
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Exclusive: DHS begins slashing FEMA disaster response staff as 2026 begins | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is abruptly cutting dozens of staff who are at the forefront of disaster response and recovery at the Federal Emergency Management Agency this week, according to internal emai...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/01/politics/dhs-cutting-fema-disaster-response-staff
3 months ago
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How Russia’s War Machine Brutalizes and Exploits Its Own Soldiers
Confidential complaints filed by troops and their families reveal patterns of wrongdoing in the ranks that are hidden from the Russian public.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/31/world/europe/russia-military-abuse-soldiers.html
3 months ago
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/w...
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The Putin Confidant Who Pushed Back Against the War
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/world/europe/russia-putin-aide-dmitri-kozak-ukraine-war.html
3 months ago
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