Michael Kruse
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Politics Correspondent, The New York Times.
“There is not going to be a SAVE Act in this Congress. Period. Why are we spending another minute about it talking publicly? Because it’s not going to get there.”
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Thom Tillis Regrets His Vote to Confirm Pete Hegseth
The retiring North Carolina Republican senator said Hegseth “just doesn’t have the experience.”
https://www.notus.org/senate/thom-tillis-pete-hegseth-vote
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“If the Republican Party wants to return to their self-righteous and morally condescending position of 20 years ago, be my guest,”
@mcbride.house.gov
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View: Warnock and Talarico anchor an election-year boomlet for progressive Christianity
Democratic pastors and seminarians are linking their Christianity with their politics on the campaign trail.
https://www.semafor.com/article/06/24/2026/warnock-and-talarico-anchor-an-election-year-boomlet-for-progressive-christianity
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“If AOC was this Tea Party’s Ted Cruz, yes, DAC is this Tea Party’s MTG,”
@liamkerr.bsky.social
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The Dems already had AOC. Now they have DAC.
There’s a far-left, three-lettered firebrand with an eye on Congress — and some Democrats are worried she could drag them down.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/25/the-dems-already-had-aoc-now-they-have-dac-00975210
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Mamdani: “I wish them a lovely wedding.”
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New York Prepares for an Event at M.S.G. Clues Point to You Know Who.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/nyregion/taylor-swift-wedding-madison-square-garden.html
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“Races in New York are really important, but New York is not America. We should be careful of treating primaries in a blue state in a blue city emblematic of what the Democratic Party is as a whole.”
add a skeleton here at some point
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Jamie Harrison: “What is the establishment? Tell me what you mean when you say that. In South Carolina, that is Black voters. If I drill down even more, it’s Black women, and if I drill down even more, that’s older Black women.”
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Democratic Leaders Want the Party to Moderate. Its Base Has Other Ideas.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/us/politics/democratic-progressive-primary-candidates-mamdani.html
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“The old politics that got us into this crisis is not the politics that’s going to get us out of this crisis.”
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Insurgency Over Incumbency: 7 Takeaways From New York’s Primaries
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/nyregion/new-york-primary-takeaways.html
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Howard Wolfson: “Republicans will very quickly seek to elevate, as they always do, the most radical voices in the Democratic Party. And after tonight, they will have more radical Democrats to choose from.”
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Mamdani Emerges as Kingmaker, Pushing His Slate to a Primary Sweep
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/nyregion/mamdani-politics-influence.html?ae=oa
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“It’s the only issue that everyone in Florida can agree on. Except the forces of Big Mockingbird.”
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Florida Can’t Stop Fighting Over a Bird
Team Flamingo is facing off against the ‘forces of Big Mockingbird’ in a political flap that’s consuming the state.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/florida-state-bird-flamingo-mockingbird-785ec25e?mod=politics_lead_pos2
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“They want people who have actually paid rent in the 21st century, they want people who have paid child care in the past 10 years,” says
@davidhogg.bsky.social
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The Generational Clash Pitting Democrats Against Democrats Across the U.S.
Younger candidates are challenging older incumbents in primaries as the party continues to fight over its identity.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/the-generational-clash-pitting-democrats-against-democrats-across-the-u-s-acc3e809?mod=article_inline
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Out today. Gotta read it.
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A President Using Super Glue and Irked About Epstein: Takeaways From a New Trump Book
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/politics/trump-regime-change-book-haberman-swan.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sVA.9RKy.rEokeVyBvkQg&smid=url-share
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Tillis: “... we need to be honest with the president.”
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Senate Republicans say it’s time to give Trump a reality check
A Wednesday lunch could bring weeks of interbranch tensions to a head.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/22/trump-senate-republicans-lunch-00971303
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“Barack Hussein Obama, have you ever heard of him?”
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Trump on the Shabby Condition of the Reflecting Pool: Not My Fault
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/22/us/politics/trump-reflecting-pool-blame.html
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ANOTHER great hire.
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Beth Reinhard Joins Politics | The New York Times Company
https://www.nytco.com/press/beth-reinhard-joins-politics/
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"And if I'm out, then I think a lot of other people are out."
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"I'm out": Tucker Carlson says he's done with the GOP
The conservative pundit says others may follow him out.
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/22/tucker-carlson-quits-republicans-maga-fractures
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“It’s a bad bet for democracy,”
@merkley.senate.gov
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@politico.com
. “If you allow election betting, you now have very affluent folks who can bet millions of dollars and simultaneously affect the outcome of an election through dark money. … That type of corruption in our elections is deadly.”
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Poll: Americans draw a new line in the betting bonanza sweeping over Wall Street — politics
A plurality of Americans believe betting on election outcomes should be illegal, The POLITICO Poll finds.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/22/poll-betting-markets-politics-00967298
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“So in a way, this deal is a bit of a nothing burger at the end of this very long and devastating war.”
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What Changed After Almost Four Months of War? Analysts Say Not Much.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/us/iran-us-peace-deal-nuclear-program-threats.html
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Another great hire.
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Emily Davies Joins The Times | The New York Times Company
https://www.nytco.com/press/emily-davies-joins-the-times/
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“I’m not running because of my following. It’s just one strength I’d bring to Congress.”
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The Kennedy Scion Riding Online Fame Into a Big-Money Primary
The Kennedy scion’s good looks and zany charm have earned him an online following. But can he win the votes?
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/jack-schlossberg-new-york-congressional-primary-69f8a3de?mod=politics_lead_story
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“The economy, obviously, is important, but it’s overcome by the identity divide.”
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View: What if it’s not l’économie, stupid?
Éric Zemmour’s diagnosis is not the standard analysis of why centrist leaders everywhere have grown so profoundly unpopular.
https://www.semafor.com/article/06/22/2026/the-rise-of-identity-politics?utm_medium=principals&utm_campaign=flagshipnumbered8&utm_source=nowcta
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“People in politics are very competitive. … And they don’t necessarily care a whole lot about anybody else. That may sound a little harsh, but I think that’s kind of the reality.”
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Exclusive: ‘The president seems to revel in chaos’: Cornyn goes his own way
The Trump-ousted Texas Republican senator sat down with Semafor to talk about how he’s using leverage and the colleagues he’s helping.
https://www.semafor.com/article/06/22/2026/the-president-seems-to-revel-in-chaos-cornyn-goes-his-own-way
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Via
@tommytomlinson.bsky.social
's Substack: Gosh! The cast from 'Napoleon Dynamite' bought a baseball team.
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Gosh! The cast from 'Napoleon Dynamite' bought a baseball team
RICHMOND, Ind. -- Richmond Flying Mummies part-owner Matt Bomberg talks about what it means for the stars from such a gigantic movie to take interest in this little city of 35,000 in eastern Indiana. ...
https://www.mlb.com/news/napoleon-dynamite-cast-owns-baseball-team?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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... Musk’s net worth is five million times as large as that of the average American family.
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Opinion | Elon Musk Confirms Ancient Concerns About the Superrich
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/opinion/elon-musk-trillionaire-wealth-plato.html
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"When I was much younger, I used to try to control everything. And I realized that, no matter what, people would assign stories and values. I said, I didn't mean that. It doesn't matter."
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Bruce Nauman on How to Make Art: Don’t Try
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/arts/design/bruce-nauman-art.html
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"Like, now he's had his first year at school, all he does is roll his eyes and say '6-7' and 'bruh.'"
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Olivia Cooke of ‘House of the Dragon’ Loves Her Colbert Mug
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/arts/television/olivia-cooke-house-of-the-dragon.html
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“The worse it looks, the better it performs.”
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The Glitchy, Gloppy Look of Now
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/style/maximalism-aesthetic-hyper-goo.html
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“This is the real American dream, happening in the mall parking garage.”
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When in Jersey for the World Cup, Do as the Locals Do. (Go to a Mall.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/nyregion/american-dream-mall-world-cup.html
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"How long did you have breasts for, Dad?"
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Opinion | To My Daughter, My Gender Was Never Complicated
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/opinion/trans-dad-parenting-fathers-day.html
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“Congratulations. I’m sure he’s a very nice boy.”
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The (Very) Manhattan Moms Whose Sons Are Running for Congress
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/nyregion/bores-lasher-moms.html
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“Micah is really the person that you need,” said one of his endorsers, former Gov. David A. Paterson. “I’m just not sure how many people feel he’s the person that they want.”
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Can a Nerd Still Get Elected to Congress in Manhattan?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/nyregion/micah-lasher-congress-manhattan.html
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“Had my first Taco Bell today. Unique.”
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Boston Is Full of Joy and Low on Beer. Blame the Scots.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/us/boston-scotland-soccer-tartan-army.html
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“If you are not able to explain the meaning of life, who are you?”
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What Does It All Mean? Once a Year, French Students Try to Explain.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/world/europe/france-education-high-school-philosophy.html
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“There’s nothing more beautiful than a shovel. Did you ever watch anybody shovel coal in a locomotive, or shoveling wheat? It seems almost like a ballet.”
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David Plowden, Who Photographed a Disappearing America, Dies at 93
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/arts/david-plowden-dead.html
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“If you then want to build a political movement around that kind of skepticism about slow counts, then there’s fertile ground among the public.”
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How Slow Vote Counting Invites Suspicion, Even if It’s Not Sketchy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/upshot/california-slow-election-results.html
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“It’s a bad agreement in which the Americans are paying with cash, and got, at the maximum, a letter of intent.”
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Israel, Stunned by Trump’s Iran Deal, Sees It as a ‘Catastrophic Capitulation’
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/world/middleeast/israel-iran-deal-reaction-netanyahu.html
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“I’ve been photographing the city for over a decade, and I’ve never seen the city that energized, especially around a sport.”
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A Photographer’s View From a Magical Basketball Ride in New York
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/insider/knicks-ny-photos-nba-finals.html
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“What’s left after the prison is gone?”
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‘What’s Left After the Prison Is Gone?’: A Town Worries About Its Future
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/us/lincoln-illinois-closures-economy.html
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“It was about sort of everything, you know? Breath and life and moments and time and eternity and preciousness and humanity.”
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Dito van Reigersberg, Avant-Garde and Drag Virtuoso, Dies at 53
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/theater/dito-van-reigersberg-dead.html
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“How about a Y.M.C.A.?”
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One Texas Town Hopes for Crumbs From the SpaceX Feast
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/business/spacex-ipo-trickle-down-bastrop.html
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"There are few things my reporter brain enjoys more than when a company finally goes public because of the sheer amount of information it is legally required to release."
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How Our Reporters Distinguish Hype From Facts in the SpaceX I.P.O.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/insider/spacex-ipo-coverage-facts-price.html
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The headline on the jump in print: How do you like them oysters.
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Platner locks up Democratic Senate nomination
The race for the Democratic nomination in the state's second Congressional district is also close. Bar Harbor-native Matt Dunlap currently sits in third place with 17,771 votes — 28.9% of
https://www.mdislander.com/news/platner-locks-up-democratic-senate-nomination/article_851aaf44-e80b-4c3d-998f-ddf69d90e8ae.html
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"That's what fútbol does."
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World Cup tourists discover America — and delight us all
Boston welcoming Scottish fans is the off-the-pitch story of the tournament so far.
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/20/world-cup-tourists
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“Regime Change” describes the “most powerful president of our lifetimes” ...
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A President Using Super Glue and Irked About Epstein: Takeaways From a New Trump Book
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/us/politics/trump-regime-change-book-haberman-swan.html
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“We’re not in Raleigh, we’re not Charlotte, so it was kind of a big deal.”
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Host Cities Are Welcoming World Cup Athletes ‘With Open Arms’
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/style/world-cup-us-host-cities-fans.html?smid=url-share
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“Algae, particularly blue-green algae, like it hot. So this time of year is their optimal growth period. It’s sort of Biology 101.”
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What Color Is the Reflecting Pool? An Investigation.
President Trump wanted an American-flag-blue Reflecting Pool. Instead, he got a swamp.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/06/reflecting-pool-green-blue-trump/687573/
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“The kind that comes once a generation, when people have been pushed too far, and they decide all at once and all together that enough is enough.”
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This Senator Is an Internet Sensation. Is He Running for President?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/us/politics/jon-ossoff-georgia-senate-election.html
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Enjoyed listening to this interesting conversation.
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Opinion | Graham Platner, Jon Ossoff and the New Rules of Political Attention
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-chris-hayes-2026.html
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Michael Kruse
The New York Times
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"The richness of the broth is out of this world," reads one comment on this Brodo di Pollo con Pastina recipe.
nyti.ms/4uEsCjF
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Brodo di Pollo con Pastina (Chicken Soup With Pastina) Recipe • 4★
Pastina means “tiny pasta,” and it’s often the first pasta shape Italian children are introduced to, typically cooked in broth. Pastina comes in a variety of shapes, like little stars and rounds.
https://nyti.ms/4uEsCjF
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“I think it is very hard to ever get over the fact that he is responsible for the hellscape that we live in now. It is undeniable that his hubris cost us. He was an extremely impactful president who was successful in delivering tangible wins for Americans, but all of that is washed away.”
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Building Back the Bidens
The urgent, embarrassing, and occasionally convincing campaign to salvage their legacy.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/joe-biden-jill-biden-legacy.html
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“It does kind of feel like a Whole Foods parking lot in Portland is the new diner in Ohio where you talk to voters to be baffled that they’re still supporting their candidate,” says
@aseitzwald.bsky.social
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Out of State: How Graham Platner’s Senate campaign vexed the national press.
How Graham Platner’s Senate campaign vexed the national press.
https://www.cjr.org/feature/out-of-state-graham-platner-senate-campaign-national-press-maine-oysterman-scandal-nazi-tattoo-misogyny-reddit-seitz-wald-democrat-janet-mills.php
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