Justin Hicks
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Data Reporter with Kentucky Public Radio,Louisville Public Media,KyCIR,NPR.
A MUST LISTEN from
@storiesbyjess.bsky.social
. Jess is one of the most incredible reporters I know. She has a very hard story about abuse of children, what happens when it goes ignored, and how a group of women fought for justice. This is a hard listen, but a must.
www.lpm.org/podcast/dig
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Dig
Each season on "Dig," from the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, we expose the systems that allow injustice to fester, and shine a light on the people fighting for solutions. Season Three: ...
https://www.lpm.org/podcast/dig
about 10 hours ago
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Joe Sonka 😐
4 days ago
A promise of Trump's first and second term was that the coal industry would surge back to it's old self under his leadership.
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Here at a candlelight vigil for victims of the UPS plane crash in Louisville, where Mayor Craig Greenberg announced there are now 13 deaths.
5 days ago
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Dawn of Plenty
6 days ago
great thread from Ryan here. I am SURE all my local friends on here support Louisville Public Media but I’m gonna drop this just in case
donate.lpm.org/membership
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Ryan Van Velzer
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I know, I know, media is DYING right? But LOCAL media is still out here doing the work, showing up, donning masks to breathe in fewer petroleum fumes and delivering the information our communities need. Allow me to demonstrate.
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Joe Sonka 😐
6 days ago
My latest on the Louisville plane crash that has now killed at least 11 👇
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Morgan Watkins
11 days ago
LPM's
@justinhicks.lpm.org
wrote a computer program to see how much Kentuckians will have to pay extra in premiums if they get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace (Kynect in KY). Prices going up b/c GOP-run U.S. gov. hasn't extended ACA tax credits.
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Many Kentuckians to pay hundreds or even thousands more for health insurance next year
Kentucky Public Radio analyzed quotes from the state’s health insurance marketplace and found premium increases ranging from 60% to 600% compared to 2025.
https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-10-30/many-kentuckians-to-pay-hundreds-or-even-thousands-more-for-health-insurance-next-year
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Joe Sonka 😐
7 days ago
In Louisville, almost every kid being tried in adult court is Black. From KyCIR:
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In Louisville, almost every kid being tried in adult court is Black
Local experts and advocates say the disparity is alarming, but not surprising.
https://www.lpm.org/investigate/2025-11-04/in-louisville-almost-every-kid-being-tried-in-adult-court-is-black
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whet moser
12 days ago
really impressive data work
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Joe Sonka 😐
12 days ago
Not great!
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Kentucky Public Radio
12 days ago
With federal subsidies set to expire unless Congress acts quickly, Kentucky Public Radio analyzed quotes from the state’s health insurance marketplace and found premium increases ranging from 60% to 600% compared to 2025. From
@justinhicks.lpm.org
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Many Kentuckians to pay hundreds or even thousands more for health insurance next year
Kentucky Public Radio analyzed quotes from the state’s health insurance marketplace and found premium increases ranging from 60% to 600% compared to 2025.
https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-10-30/many-kentuckians-to-pay-hundreds-or-even-thousands-more-for-health-insurance-next-year
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Sylvia Goodman
13 days ago
On NPR this morning:
www.npr.org/2025/10/29/n...
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Democratic leaders sue Trump administration for stopping food aid during the shutdown
Democratic leaders are suing the Trump administration for ending food aid programs during the shutdown. They argue, despite the administration's claims, there are emergency funds available.
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/29/nx-s1-5588706/democratic-leaders-sue-trump-administration-for-stopping-food-aid-during-the-shutdown
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Joe Sonka 😐
14 days ago
NEW from me: State regulators are allowing Kentucky’s largest power companies to spend $3 billion on two new gas power plants, which LG&E/KU say are needed for future data centers and AI.
#kyga26
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Kentucky regulators grant LG&E/KU permission to build power plants for future data centers
State regulators are allowing Kentucky’s largest power companies to spend $3 billion on two new gas power plants, which LG&E/KU say are needed for future data centers.
https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-10-28/kentucky-regulators-grant-lg-e-ku-permission-to-build-power-plants-for-future-data-centers
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Sylvia Goodman
18 days ago
Latest from me: The Jefferson County Republican party has selected a candidate for a special election in Louisville’s South End that railed against the women of his generation through online posts, using vulgar epithets.
www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
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GOP candidate for Kentucky Senate defends, then deletes ‘rant’ against millennial ‘skanks’
The Jefferson County Republican Party has selected a candidate for a special election in Louisville’s South End that railed against the women of his generation through online posts, using vulgar epith...
https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-10-24/gop-candidate-for-kentucky-senate-defends-then-deletes-rant-against-millennial-skanks
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Joe Sonka 😐
21 days ago
Any Kentuckians out there have individual or family private health insurance on the kynect marketplace and are concerned about federal subsidies vanishing? Hit up my DMs.
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See photos from “No Kings” protestors around the state from
@kentuckypublicradio.org
reporters.
www.lpm.org/no-kings-pro...
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"No Kings" protest photos from around Kentucky
On Oct. 18, 2025, Kentuckians took to the streets to protest the Trump administration's actions in a day of national "No Kings" protests. Reporters from Kentucky Public Radio took these photos.
https://www.lpm.org/no-kings-protest-photos-from-around-kentucky
24 days ago
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Dr. Samantha Montano
26 days ago
This is good reporting on the disaster in Alaska if you're looking for a reliable summary. This is a bigger disaster than I think most are realizing. 1500 people have been displaced by the flooding with an exceptionally complicated response and recovery.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5kz...
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Rescue crews airlift hundreds out of rural Alaskan villages after powerful storm
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5kzSCGbZT8
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Dr. Samantha Montano
26 days ago
You can donate to KYUK here:
coastalaska.secureallegiance.com/ktoo/WebModu...
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Web Pledge | KYUK
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Dr. Samantha Montano
26 days ago
The last part of this interview is about how the public local station (KYUK) that is covering the funding has been impacted by a $1.2 million budget cut. This makes it exceptionally difficult to do the kind of reporting that is needed after a disaster like this one.
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Derek Operle
27 days ago
The first time I saw this image, I knew I had to write about this piece of Kentucky history. Sonya Lea’s new book is a bracing, deep look into a troubling case and an invitation to think deeply about the justice system in our country.
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Kentucky Public Radio
27 days ago
Former coal miners and their families held a rally in front of a Department of Labor building in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, protesting the ongoing delays for toxic silica dust protections.
@justinhicks.lpm.org
of KPR was there:
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Victims of black lung disease protest ongoing delays for toxic silica dust protections
During the Biden administration, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration created a safety rule long-sought by black lung associations. Days before it could be enforced, a lawsuit froze enforcem...
https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-10-15/victims-of-black-lung-disease-protest-ongoing-delays-for-toxic-silica-dust-protections
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NPR
about 1 month ago
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for the Loyola Chicago men's basketball team who became an international celebrity during their 2018 Final Four run, has died.
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Loyola's Sister Jean, who became a March Madness icon, dies at 106
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for the Loyola Chicago men's basketball team who became an international celebrity during their 2018 Final Four run, has died.
https://n.pr/4h16TNw
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Joe Sonka 😐
about 1 month ago
Just passing along the news.
#kysen
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Amy McGrath is Running for Senate
YouTube video by Amy McGrath
https://youtu.be/KHN_QUmSqyc?si=fx_tatRzlLtVC2Lz
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Ryan Van Velzer
about 1 month ago
Covington Police arrested CityBeat photo intern Lucas Griffith during a march on the Roebling Bridge in July. The case has made national headlines and drawn protest from press freedom groups.
www.lpm.org/news/2025-10...
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Jury finds Roebling protest journalist guilty of 1 misdemeanor, not guilty of 3 others
Covington Police arrested CityBeat photo intern Lucas Griffith during a march on the Roebling Bridge in July. The case has made national headlines and drawn protest from press freedom groups.
https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-10-03/jury-finds-roebling-protest-journalist-guilty-of-1-misdemeanor-not-guilty-of-3-others
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Tessa Duvall
about 1 month ago
Everybody clap for
@aacquisto.bsky.social
&
@taylorsixhl.bsky.social
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Herald-Leader chosen by ProPublica for Local Reporting Network partnership
Reporter Alex Acquisto will spend the next year on a statewide investigative project that will have wide ramifications for Kentuckians.
https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article312306022.html
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Eric Geller
about 1 month ago
New: The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center lost its federal funding at midnight. Here's my story about what happened, why it matters, and how the group — a critical resource for state and local governments — is trying to move forward:
www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ms-isac...
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Sylvia Goodman
about 1 month ago
After searching through court and state records, a pattern is clear. Kentucky swiftly stepped up SNAP disqualifications in 2016 and a review of several cases from 2020 onward shows a heavily reliance on suspicious shopping patterns to accuse people of selling benefits
apnews.com/article/food...
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Kentucky has kicked people off food benefits using data that doesn’t tell the full story
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services has brought hundreds of fraud cases in the last five years that are heavily reliant on transactional data with the goal of revoking people’s federal...
https://apnews.com/article/food-benefits-kentucky-fraud-investigation-snap-1d52c57bd83fec4cc2bf9ba6f822179f
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Jess Clark
about 1 month ago
Have you ever gone back into the grocery store bc you forgot something?
@sylviaruthg.lpm.org
found Kentucky's CHFS is kicking people off SNAP for doing that, saying it's proof of fraud.
www.lpm.org/news/2025-09...
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Kentucky has kicked people off of food benefits using data that doesn’t tell the full story
With food insecurity rising, Kentucky continues to aggressively investigate individuals on fraud allegations, with some legal experts claiming they rely too much on faulty evidence.
https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-09-30/kentucky-has-kicked-people-off-of-food-benefits-using-data-that-doesnt-tell-the-full-story
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Morgan Watkins
about 1 month ago
Good investigation here from
@sylviaruthg.lpm.org
on how Kentucky state gov., under Gov. Andy Beshear, has kicked people off SNAP food benefits b/c of their pattern of shopping transactions - even though judges & legal experts say that type of evidence is not enough to prove fraud.
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Kentucky has kicked people off of food benefits using data that doesn’t tell the full story
With food insecurity rising, Kentucky continues to aggressively investigate individuals on fraud allegations, with some legal experts claiming they rely too much on faulty evidence.
https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-09-30/kentucky-has-kicked-people-off-of-food-benefits-using-data-that-doesnt-tell-the-full-story
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Divya Karthikeyan
about 1 month ago
Update: after today’s prelim removal proceedings, a contested hearing is scheduled for mid Oct. DHS‘ lawyers will have to submit substantiating evidence and cause — the alleged forgery/larceny conviction — to justify Singh’s deportation. Singh will remain in ICE custody.
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Divya Karthikeyan
about 2 months ago
Paramjit Singh is going blind while in ICE detention in Kenton County Jail, KY. He’s been a green card holder since 1994. DHS wants to deport him for a forgery conviction — but they’ve produced no record that one exists. story for The Intercept:
theintercept.com/2025/09/26/i...
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He Has a Green Card and a Brain Tumor. DHS Wants to Deport Him for Forgery With No Proof.
Paramjit Singh is going blind in jail. DHS wants to deport him for a forgery conviction — but they’ve produced no record that one exists.
https://theintercept.com/2025/09/26/ice-detention-green-card-chicago-kentucky/
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Louisville Public Media
about 2 months ago
Mayor Craig Greenberg selected Effective Law Enforcement for All to oversee police reform in Louisville. The nonprofit is currently serving as the independent monitor in Minneapolis.https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-09-26/louisville-announces-selection-for-police-reform-monitoring
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Louisville announces selection for police reform monitoring
Louisville residents will have an opportunity to meet with Effective Law Enforcement for All next month.
https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-09-26/louisville-announces-selection-for-police-reform-monitoring
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A wild story from Kentucky Public Radio alum Divya Karthikeyan about a man being detained by ICE based on a legal case his lawyers can't even find the existence of.
theintercept.com/2025/09/26/i...
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He Has a Green Card and a Brain Tumor. DHS Wants to Deport Him for Forgery With No Proof.
Paramjit Singh is going blind in jail. DHS wants to deport him for a forgery conviction — but they’ve produced no record that one exists.
https://theintercept.com/2025/09/26/ice-detention-green-card-chicago-kentucky/
about 2 months ago
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Catherine Rampell
about 2 months ago
"experts say"
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Joe Sonka 😐
about 2 months ago
UPDATE: 4 KY congressmen (McGarvey, Comer, Massie, Barr) sign a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson telling him to not attach the McConnell hemp language in any spending bill. Not signing: Brett Guthrie and Hal Rogers.
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There’s nothing like a mid-week day off to reveal who you will be when you retire. I’ve already taken the dog to multiple hardware stores to match wood stain and over seeded the backyard. It’s going to be a great day.
about 2 months ago
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Hear from native fish! See environmentalists in their natural habitat!
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about 2 months ago
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Morgan Watkins
about 2 months ago
Hey, our Ohio River event is happening today at 4:30 p.m.! Come see native fish and birds and hear from environmentalists (including the National Wildlife Federation) about the new National Water Trail that winds past Louisville *and* a big new plan to protect the river basin's waters & wildlife.
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Kentucky Lantern
about 2 months ago
Dam safety group recognizes Lantern reporter for ‘deep dive’ into dam hazards in Kentucky. Association of State Dam Safety Officials recognizes
@liamniemeyer.bsky.social
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kentuckylantern.com/briefs/dam-s...
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Dam safety group recognizes Lantern reporter for 'deep dive' into dam hazards in Kentucky • Kentucky Lantern
Kentucky Lantern reporter Liam Niemeyer was honored this week for his reporting on dam safety in Kentucky.
https://kentuckylantern.com/briefs/dam-safety-group-recognizes-lantern-reporter-for-deep-dive-into-dam-hazards-in-kentucky/
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Morgan Watkins
about 2 months ago
It’s unofficially Ohio River week
@lpm.org
& KyCIR. We’re hosting a cool event Wednesday, where you can meet native birds and fish and learn about an ambitious new environmental plan to restore the Ohio River Basin’s waterways. It’s free to come, so join us! Details here:
www.lpm.org/press-releas...
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Joe Sonka 😐
about 2 months ago
My latest 👇
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Joe Sonka 😐
about 2 months ago
Hundreds of singers from all over the world recently gathered in Atlanta to debut a new music book called “The Sacred Harp.” It’s central to shape note singing — one of the oldest American musical traditions. From
@justinhicks.lpm.org
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An updated songbook is carrying an American musical tradition to a new generation
Hundreds of singers from all over the world recently gathered in Atlanta to debut a new music book called “The Sacred Harp.” It’s central to shape note singing — one of the oldest American musical tra...
https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-09-22/an-updated-songbook-is-carrying-an-american-musical-tradition-to-a-new-generation
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Sarah Ladd
about 2 months ago
I am interested in speaking to people who have gotten an IUD in Kentucky. Good experience, bad experience -- it's all relevant. I If that's you and you're open to talking publicly about it, feel free to drop me a line here:
[email protected]
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flubby
about 2 months ago
Giving my Disney+ money to
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instead
@kylemeredith.lpm.org
@onairmel.lpm.org
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Morgan Watkins
about 2 months ago
It’s a great afternoon to donate to
@lpm.org
b/c it’s Give For Good Louisville day! Every individual donation we get can help us win extra bonus funding. Doesn’t matter how much you give — just *that* you give, to support the independent journalism and music experiences we make for our community.
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Give for Good Louisville
Give and live generously on September 18!
https://www.giveforgoodlouisville.org/donate/louisville-public-media
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Spent today in Atlanta, GA reporting…can’t wait to tell this story for our Appalachian Mid-South network.
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about 2 months ago
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Morgan Watkins
2 months ago
I'm on
@lpm.org
's talk show, On Track, this week talking about forever chemicals (aka PFAS) in Kentucky. (Or, as
@michelletyrene.bsky.social
calls these substances, P-FUNK). Listen:
www.lpm.org/podcast/on-t...
You'll also hear about a cool event KyCIR's hosting Sept. 24, all about the Ohio River!
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Join us on the Ohio
The Ohio River is one of our region's greatest resources — and also one of its most threatened. There's a lot of energy around the Ohio as groups of people and organizations pull together big initiati...
https://www.lpm.org/press-releases/2025-08-29/join-us-on-the-ohio
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Sylvia Goodman
2 months ago
This is a fascinating case (lest you thought Kentucky was finished with its school choice debates!) Amendment 2 may have failed, but the AGs office is arguing these public charters should actually count as part of the common (read public) school system Read more ⬇️⬇️
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Dr. Samantha Montano
2 months ago
*TAPS MICROPHONE AGAIN*
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