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Annette Yoshiko Reed
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“Maybe the leaders of our nation’s wealthiest universities can’t think a generation ahead anymore, beholden as they are to board members who think in terms of the next quarter….” - François Furstenberg
@publicbooks.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/the-misuses-...
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The Misuses of the University - Public Books
Have the funds that might have trained the next generation of scholars at the nation’s first research university have been blown on ostentatious new buildings?
https://www.publicbooks.org/the-misuses-of-the-university/
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Released on this day in 1977: The Saints’ debut album ‘(I’m) Stranded’, making Brisbane - and a rundown abode on inner-city Petrie Terrace - Australia’s counter-culture centre of gravity ⚡️
youtu.be/Ujuz7cwI0wc?...
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The Saints - I'm Stranded [Expanded Version] (Full Album)
YouTube video by krock
https://youtu.be/Ujuz7cwI0wc?si=8dXawYB2iN8qp_um
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Punk Rock History
2 days ago
49 years ago today (I'm) Stranded is the debut album by Australian punk rock group The Saints released on this day in 1977 included the singles '(I'm) Stranded' and 'Erotic Neurotic'.
#punk
#punks
#punkrock
#oldschoolpunk
#thesaints
#imstranded
#history
#punkrockhistory
#otd
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Quinn Slobodian
3 days ago
Thx to Nicholas Brown from ANU for this thoughtful engagement with my book and what it can tell us about Australian politics for
@insidestory.bsky.social
insidestory.org.au/frontlash/
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Frontlash • Inside Story
Friedrich Hayek’s successors used an expanded armoury to fight their war against the state. But what explains their receptive audience?
https://insidestory.org.au/frontlash/
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Open Culture
4 days ago
Vincent Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night”: Why It’s a Great Painting in 15 Minutes
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Vincent Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night”: Why It’s a Great Painting in 15 Minutes
I had always wanted to see Van Gogh’s 'The Starry Night' in person and many years ago I got a chance when I visited the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
https://www.openculture.com/2021/07/vincent-van-goghs-the-starry-night-why-its-a-great-painting-in-15-minutes.html
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Women's History Network
6 days ago
On 17 February 1909 Muriel Matters, Australian-born suffrage supporter, organised an airship emblazoned with "Votes for Women" to distribute Women’s Freedom League leaflets over parliament for the state opening.
#WomensHistory
#GenderHist
#OTD
Image: Wikimedia Commons
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Manila streets bestowing wisdom 🙌
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Contingent Magazine
13 days ago
Who do the winning medals belong to: country or empire?
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The Olympic Paradox
The Olympics has always relied on two antithetical forces: nationalism and internationalism.
https://contingentmagazine.org/2021/07/23/the-olympic-paradox/
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Evan
14 days ago
A long time in the making,
@booklearning.bsky.social
and I have published this article in AJPH on exploring the question of who joins far right political groups, using membership application forms for the National Front of Australia in the 1970s-80s. 🧵
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Who Makes the Far Right? Exploring Membership Application Data of the National Front of Australia
This paper addresses a problem for scholars examining the question of who supports far right political parties or movements. Due to the semi-clandestine or oppositional nature of far right groups, hi....
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ajph.70045?fbclid=IwY2xjawP2hjdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe0Uq91gtaIflGsu4zQN7CIQyp2jS6mgY7jx67b9pAEocDcpbFj3U1Wumh7ho_aem_SwaYT50RP_SNDG-mCHkQjg
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The Cathy Wilcox
14 days ago
Very sad to share the news of this legend of Australian political cartooning, and art. Dear Jon Kudelka has died, and we will be the poorer and more dull for his passing. Sending love and condolences to his family. What a legacy of scorching wit and joyful capturing of life he leaves.
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just like Brisbane/Meeanjin, every great city should have its own Brown Snake [Manila version pictured]
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David
14 days ago
“The research pointed to the former Morrison government’s job-ready graduate scheme as directly relating to the decline. Implemented in 2021, that scheme substantially increased the cost of arts & creative courses to cheapen Stem courses”
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Australia in danger of becoming an ‘artless country’ as enrolments in creative courses collapse
Research suggests surging costs under Morrison government’s job-ready graduate scheme and axing of dozens of subjects largely to blame
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/09/australia-in-danger-of-becoming-an-artless-country-as-enrolments-in-creative-courses-collapse?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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I hear the Philippines is nice this time of year 👀
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Working Class History
16 days ago
#OtD
6 Feb 1916 the Cabaret Voltaire nightclub opened in Zürich, Switzerland. Described as "history's wildest nightclub" it was the spiritual home of the often radical Dada art movement, formed by artists revolted by the capitalist carnage of WWI
stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1060...
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James Stout
16 days ago
They took the time to lift tons of things word for word from this piece I wrote, but not to mention once that they were taking credit for my work.
www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...
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The brutal story of the 1936 Popular Olympics: a boycott of fascism and Hitler
Athletes took up arms when alternative games protesting the Olympics in Nazi Germany were overtaken by war.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/brutal-story-1936-popular-olympics-boycott-fascism-hitler
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The Conversation AUNZ
17 days ago
🎬REVIEW: Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver turns 50 this month. It is widely regarded as one of the most important American films. It is also one of the most troubling.
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Taxi Driver at 50: Martin Scorsese’s film remains a troubling reflection of our times
https://theconversation.com/taxi-driver-at-50-martin-scorseses-film-remains-a-troubling-reflection-of-our-times-261662?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770322002-1
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Andy Hazel
20 days ago
I'm not sure I ever saw a heavier, louder or more masculine gig than Mark of Cain at the Doghouse in Hobart. This makes me so happy.
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Mark of Cain singer comes out as trans ‘to finally live as myself’
Josie Scott, who has played in the Australian heavy metal band with her brother Kim for 40 years, writes to fans: ‘I’ve decided to embrace, rather than endure, who I am’
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/feb/03/mark-of-cain-singer-josie-scott-comes-out-as-trans-to-finally-live-as-myself
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Bratislava
20 days ago
I'm the millionth person to share this but seriously, this kid and his mum are amazing.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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Mother says sending son to swim 4km for help 'one of the hardest decisions'
A WA mother says asking her teenage son to swim four kilometres through rough seas to get help after their family was swept out to sea, was "one of the hardest decisions" she has ever made.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-03/teen-speaks-after-saving-family-in-geographe-bay/106298798
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came here only to say STOP WHAT YOU’RE DOING AND PLAY THIS TUNE REALLY FKN LOUD you’ll be glad you did 8m 17s later :
youtu.be/gIsnb1TKYjE?...
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André Brett
20 days ago
Besides everything else, Farrar makes a couple of straight factual errors in this piece "We would get to elect 12 out of 88 Senators" No guarantee whatsoever, as NZ is not an Original State. The fact NZ is listed in clause 6 is immaterial. Original States are defined separately in the very same...
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Jonathan Green
21 days ago
James is the most instinctive and natural of broadcasters: a skill that presents as casual ease, but is in fact a rare and honed genius. A craft. And he listened … that’s the trick. I loved every second of the many hours we nattered together on air. He’s the best.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
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Cancer forces ABC radio presenter James Valentine to retire from the airwaves
The veteran broadcaster, known for his humorous talkback segments, has omentum cancer and had surgery for oesophageal cancer in 2024.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-02/abc-radio-presenter-james-valentine-retires-due-to-cancer/106288882?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link
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2 February 1912: ‘Black Friday’ (or ‘Baton Friday’) in Brisbane amid Australia’s first general strike. After days of mass strike action in support of sacked tramway workers, Queensland police and ‘specials’ unleashed violent baton charges on marching unionists in the streets of central Brisbane
#otd
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Open Culture
21 days ago
“Glory to the Conquerors of the Universe!”: Propaganda Posters from the Soviet Space Race (1958–1963)
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“Glory to the Conquerors of the Universe!”: Propaganda Posters from the Soviet Space Race (1958–1963)
“From student’s models to spaceships!” “To the Sun! To the stars!” “Glory to the conquerors of the universe!” A gallery of propaganda posters created during the Soviet space race.
https://www.openculture.com/2013/08/propaganda-posters-from-the-soviet-space-race.html
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History Daily - This Many Years Ago
22 days ago
142 years ago, on the 1st of February 1884, the first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary was published. The work spanned from 'A' to 'Ant'. It took until 1928 for the final volume, up to and including words starting with 'Z' to be published.
#otd
#history
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Tim Stephens
22 days ago
Steve Bannon interfered in the 2019 Australian federal election, as part of a global effort to stifle climate action. He should face investigation under Australia’s foreign interference laws.
#auspol
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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‘I had Clive Palmer do the … ads’: Trump lieutenant’s Australian election claim revealed in Epstein files
Trump ally Steve Bannon told paedophile Jeffrey Epstein in 2019 he had influenced an omnipresent election advertising campaign by the mining billionaire.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/i-had-clive-palmer-do-the-ads-trump-lieutenant-s-australian-election-claim-revealed-in-epstein-files-20260201-p5nyl3.html
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‘Wildcard’
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Open Culture
22 days ago
Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious Objects Flying Over New Jersey
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Hear Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast from 1938: The Original Tale of Mysterious Objects Flying Over New Jersey
A month ago, drones were spotted near Morris County, New Jersey.
https://www.openculture.com/2024/12/hear-orson-welles-war-of-the-worlds-radio-broadcast-from-1938.html
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ABC News Bot (unofficial)
23 days ago
Underwhelming public responses in the wake of the alleged attack on an Invasion Day rally in Perth leave First Nations people across Australia feeling their "pain matters less".
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First Nations people say 'silence' on alleged Perth bomb attack weighs heavily
Underwhelming public responses in the wake of the alleged attack on an Invasion Day rally in Perth leave First Nations people across Australia feeling their "pain matters less".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-31/perth-bomb-attack-analysis-first-nations-people/106289032
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Evan
23 days ago
31 January, 1971 - Anti-fascists in Melbourne fight with neo-Nazis as the National Socialist Party of Australia attempt to hold a rally on the banks of the Yarra. The NSPA HQ in Nicholson Street is later attacked by protestors.
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Jon Piccini
24 days ago
Complaining about the comedic depiction of Indigenous kids in jail, but doing nothing about the fact of Indigenous kids being massively over incarcerated? That's the Australian way.
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Liberal MP complains to ABC managing director about Tony Armstrong’s satire special
Melissa McIntosh, who claims Always Was Tonight violated ABC charter, has been dubbed the ‘Liberal party fun police’ by the Greens
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan/30/liberal-melissa-mcintosh-abc-tony-armstrong-complaint-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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yeah it’s nice ‘n’ all but it’s no QUEENSLAND PARLIAMENTARY ANNEXE (1979)
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Hidetaka Hirota
24 days ago
Akira Iriye, one of the pioneers in the internationalization of U.S. history, passed away. RIP.
www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
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Akira Iriye, leading historian of Japan-U.S. relations, dies | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Akira Iriye, a Harvard University professor emeritus and a leading scholar on the history of international relations, died on Jan. 27. He was 91.
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16318150
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Andrew Stafford
26 days ago
I wrote a belated tribute to one of my teachers, the late, legendary Graeme Turner. An enormous loss to Australian cultural studies and critical thinking.
www.patreon.com/posts/149223...
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My groovy guru | Andrew Stafford
Get more from Andrew Stafford on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/posts/149223029
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Ben Eltham
26 days ago
An interesting fact about the forthcoming royal commission is that the attempted terrorist attack in Perth on Monday will likely not come under its terms of reference
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it looks like you're trying to write a policy, would you like help with that 📎
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Pearls and Irritations
26 days ago
Rivers Flow brings together poetry, stories and reflections shaped by the songs of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter – and the truths they continue to carry, Tony Smith writes.
#AustralianMusic
#FirstNations
#Books
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Rivers Flow: Reflections on the Songs of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter curated by Kim Scott
A thoughtful collection of reflections reveals how the songs of Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter continue to carry truth, memory and responsibility across generations.
https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01/rivers-flow-reflections-on-the-songs-of-archie-roach-and-ruby-hunter-curated-by-kim-scott/
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Working Class History
29 days ago
#OtD
25 Jan 1995 Manchester United football legend Eric Cantona kung fu kicked a fascist football hooligan, who attended far-right NF and BNP rallies and had convictions for violent crime including attacking an anti-fascist. Commemorative merch here:
shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
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Prof Frank McDonough
29 days ago
FACT OF THE DAY. 25 January 1890. The attempt by American journalist Nellie Bly (born Elizabeth Jane Cochran) to travel around the world in less than 80 days was successful. She aimed to emulate Jules Verne’s fictional character, Phileas Fogg, in Around The World in 80 Days. Bly took 72 days.
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Wishing a happy ‘Eric Cantona kung-fu kicked a racist yob in the crowd at Selhurst Park’ day to all who celebrate 👑 🎉
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Eric Cantona and 'the hooligan': the impact of the kung-fu kick 25 years on
Twenty-five years have passed since Cantona launched himself into the crowd at Selhurst Park. It remains his best moment
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/25/eric-cantona-kung-fu-kick-hooligan-25-years-later?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Gary Alexander
29 days ago
Gonna need more consensus on this, from people to the right of this president of literally the most famously left-wing club in Europe, before I get too excited about professional sports executives growing a moral backbone.
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Tim Bale
about 1 month ago
Do not miss this. Absolutely fascinating for anyone who loves political cartoons.
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How we draw the age of Trump and turmoil: two cartoonists go head-to-head | Martin Rowson and Ella Baron
Martin Rowson has been drawing for the Guardian since the 1980s; Ella Baron since 2022. In paint and pixels, each is tasked with capturing the chaos and absurdity of our political moment
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/ng-interactive/2026/jan/24/donald-trump-cartoon-martin-rowson-ella-baron
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Bec Shaw
about 1 month ago
me walking into the cinema to see wuthering heights
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Expo Oz spotted in the wild! :D
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remembering Mark E. Smith of
#TheFall
today, as he’d want to be remembered 🖤
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ozkitsch
about 1 month ago
Lots of excitement backstage at the Coldest 100. Kick-off at noon AEST
#coldest100
#hottest100
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Rohan Connolly
about 1 month ago
Just had to write something about the passing of Rob Hirst, what Midnight Oil meant to me and so many others in Australia, and wanted to have a crack at my favourite 20 Oils tracks.
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RIP Rob Hirst & Midnight Oil, soundtrack of our lives | Footyology
https://footyology.com.au/rip-rob-hirst-midnight-oil-soundtrack-of-our-lives/
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*historical Queensland election result spider senses tingling*
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Auschwitz Memorial
about 1 month ago
📷 Fences of Auschwitz II-Birkenau. The building behind the wire was the kitchen of section BIa (the oldest women’s camp at Birkenau). ▶ Watch a video about the development of the Birkenau camp:
https://youtu.be/e-gQDCLlzHA
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Andrew Stafford
about 1 month ago
I wrote this some time ago - with all of us knowing this day would come, and Rob, of course, fighting like the bloody-minded bastard he was to the very end. He irrevocably changed my life - and how our country saw itself.
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
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Rob Hirst was a force of nature, a born showman who led Midnight Oil from the back
Phenomenal drummer and percussionist was an equally accomplished songwriter who embodied the band’s bloody-minded spirit
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/20/rob-hirst-was-a-force-of-nature-a-born-showman-who-led-midnight-oil-from-the-back?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Deborah Lee-Talbot
about 1 month ago
Epic news for Pacific history researchers: 'SPC will act as a caretaker of the archive, not a copyright holder. Decisions around access and use will be led by Pacific countries, communities, and knowledge holders.'
#archives
#Pacific
#history
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Voices of the Pacific: Preserving stories for generations to come
A major Pacific-led project is saving thousands of historic recordings and returning them to the communities they belong to.
https://pmn.co.nz/read/pacific-region/voices-of-the-pacific-preserving-stories-for-generations-to-come
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