Tuesday, October 31, 2023

2). “How Media & Politicians Gave Israel the Greenlight to turn Gaza into a Graveyard”, Oct 20, 2023, Minar Adley, Mint Press News, at < https://www.mintpressnews.com/media-politicians-gave-israel-greenlight-turn-gaza-graveyard/286073/ >. There is a 5:56 youtube video with Minar Adley narrating at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu7ESpx9RaM >. You access it by clicking on the prompt at the top of the article. It contains a warning about disturbing material that you must click through. The article itself has 4 embedded videos.

3). “Biden’s demand for $105 billion in military spending: A declaration of war against the working class”, Oct 20, 2023, Eric London, World Socialist Web Site (WSWS), at < https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/10/21/ihqr-o21.html >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Israel’s Role in Hamas’ Creation and its Retaliatory Genocide in Gaza ~~ NAZIA NAZAR

https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/10/23/israels-role-in-hamas-creation-and-its-retaliatory-genocide-in-gaza/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Germany Is Threatening to Deport Palestinian Refugees for Their Activism ~~ Tom Krüger

https://www.leftvoice.org/germany-is-threatening-to-deport-palestinian-refugees-for-their-activism/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Israel/Palestine War Propaganda

1) “US blocks peace in Gaza, supporting Israel's genocidal war on civilians”, Oct 21, 2023, Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy Report, duration of video 33:48, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgD7pweEgG8 >.

2). “US faces defeat in geopolitical war in Gaza”, Oct 16, 2023, M. K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Punchline, at < https://www.indianpunchline.com/us-faces-defeat-in-geopolitical-war-in-gaza/ >

3). “No takers for a West Asian war but war seems inevitable”, Oct 20, 2023, M. K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Punchline, / at < https://www.indianpunchline.com/no-takers-for-a-west-asian-war-but-war-seems-inevitable/ >

4). “This is another Iraqi WMD moment. We are being gaslit”, Oct 18, 2023, Jonathan Cook Blog, at < https://www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2023-10-18/ahli-hospital-gaza-gaslit/ >

5). “Propaganda Blitz: How Mainstream Media Is Pushing Fake Palestine Stories”, Oct 13, 2023, Alan Macleod, Mint Press News, at < https://www.mintpressnews.com/propaganda-blitz-how-mainstream-media-is-pushing-fake-palestine-stories/285992/ >

6). “Exclusive: ‘Mutiny Brewing’ Inside State Department Over Israel-Palestine Policy. Morale is low, and some staffers are preparing to formally express their opposition to President Joe Biden's approach, officials told HuffPost”, Oct 19, 2023, Akbar Shahid Ahmed, Huffington Post, at < https://www.huffpost.com/entry/state-department-gaza_n_6531a23ae4b0da897ab75ce4 >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

The great cash-for-carbon hustle | Klean Industries

kleanindustries.com/resources/environmental-industry-market-analysis-research/the-great-cash-for-carbon-hustle/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Veto Joe and On The Precipice of A Wider War, Biden Reasserts American Primacy ~~ Spencer Ackerman

https://foreverwars.ghost.io/veto-joe-israel-palestine-war/?ref=forever-wars-newsletterhttps://foreverwars.ghost.io/biden-on-the-precipice-of-wider-war/?ref=forever-wars-newsletter~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

California Just Passed the First State Social Housing Legislation in the US

https://jacobin.com/2023/10/california-social-housing-legislation-bill-555-tenant-organizations-labor-unions?mc_cid=068cf59371&mc_eid=2206b60e8c

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

The Fraud of "Crisis Pregnancy" Centers

1). “Watch State Senator Natasha Marcus (D-Mecklenburg) torch the NC Senate over their funding of fake "crisis pregnancy centers" in this year's state budget!”, Sep 24, 2023, Carolina Forward, at < https://www.tiktok.com/@carolina.forward/video/7282360473524129067 >

2). “Informed consent 'not happening', when abortion offered following prenatal diagnosis”, May 09, 2023, Petra, Pregnancy Help News, at < https://pregnancyhelpnews.com/informed-consent-not-happening-when-abortion-offered-following-prenatal-diagnosis >

3). “Maternity homes provide support in a post-Roe world, but not without conditions”, May 9, 2023 5:50 AM ET, Katia Riddle, “Heard on All Things Considered”, NPR, at < https://www.npr.org/2023/05/09/1174323027/maternity-homes-provide-support-in-a-post-roe-world-but-not-without-conditions >

4). The Rise of Pregnancy Criminalization, Sept 2023, Purvaja S. Kavattur, Somjen Frazer et. al., 67 pages, Pregnancy Justice, at < https://www.pregnancyjusticeus.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9-2023-Criminalization-report.pdf >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Calculated Cruelty ~~ Jessica Valenti

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=11153&post_id=138108919&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTM4MTA4OTE5LCJpYXQiOjE2OTc3NTU3MjksImV4cCI6MTcwMDM0NzcyOSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTExMTUzIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.BQVYbEVFLPcJCRLxpidht3T2-VMKhXtP93_JNt3HvqA

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Dizzy Gillespie - Music Friday for Class Strugglers

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/gillespie-dizzy-john-birks-gillespie-1917-1993/

~~recomended by emil karpo ~~

El Paso Residents Say “Border Crisis” Is Manufactured, Reject Militarization

https://truthout.org/articles/el-paso-residents-say-border-crisis-is-manufactured-reject-militarization/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Truthout+Share+Buttons

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Is This a Union Town or What?” Chicago's Transformative Role in the Labor Movement—Past and Present—Fuels UAW Rally ~~ MAIA MCDONALD OCTOBER 9, 2023

https://inthesetimes.com/article/chicago-uaw-shawn-fain-brandon-johnson-labor-movement

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Is there a nursing shortage in the United States? Depends on whom you ask

https://www.statnews.com/2023/10/16/nursing-shortage-us-hospitals-unions/

~~ recommended by agelbert ~~

Norman Finkelstein on Israel's BRUTAL Assault On Gaza

"Norman Finkelstein on Israel's BRUTAL Assault On Gaza“”, Oct 16, 2023, Katie Halper, Katie Halper Show, duration of video 2:41:22, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m36CUGA1Ucw >.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Where Does the ICC Palestine Investigation Stand? Tyler McBrien

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/where-does-the-icc-palestine-investigation-stand?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Source of dubious 'beheaded babies' claim is Israeli settler leader who incited riots to ‘wipe out’ Palestinian village - The Grayzone

thegrayzone.com/2023/10/11/beheaded-israeli-babies-settler-wipe-out-palestinian/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Israel/Palestine War and US Deployment

1). “Israel’s Genocide in Gaza at Fever Pitch & Potential for Regional War w/ Ali Abunimah & Rania Khalek”, Oct 16, 2023, Rania Khalek hosts a special live episode of Dispatches with Ali Abunimah, executive director of the The Electronic Intifada, Rania Khalek Dispatches, duration of video 1:32:29, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9gNXy8eexg >

2). “About 2,000 U.S. troops told to prepare for deployment in response to Israel-Hamas war: The troops wouldn't necessarily go to Israel or Gaza but would likely arrive in a nearby country, a defense official told NBC News”, Oct 16, 2023, Courtney Kube and Mosheh Gains, NBC News, at < https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/2000-us-troops-told-prepare-deployment-response-israel-hamas-war-rcna120694 >.

3). “2,000 US troops on notice to deploy as Israel-Hamas war intensifies”, Oct 16, 2023, Jon Simkins, Military Times, at <https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/israel-palestine/2023/10/16/2000-us-troops-on-notice-to-deploy-as-israel-hamas-war-intensifies/>

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

How to Understand Our World in 10 Charts ~~ BRIAN KLAAS OCT 17

https://www.forkingpaths.co/p/how-to-understand-our-world-in-10?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1184530&post_id=138034500&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&utm_medium=email

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

How San Diego Built a Surveillance Apparatus Under the Guise of “Sustainability” ~~ JESSE MARX OCTOBER 10, 2023

https://inthesetimes.com/article/san-diego-greenwashing-surveillance-police-cameras?link_id=19&can_id=6116ca33763503c65b77bb3be6082932&source=email-the-case-for-child-welfare-abolition-uaw-scores-major-victory-gm-to-put-ev-battery-plants-in-national-contract&email_referrer=email_2077450___subject_2599293&email_subject=israeli-apartheid-is-at-the-heart-of-the-brutality-in-gaza-and-israel-striking-autoworkers-remember-broken-promises

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

House Progressives’ New Resolution Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Palestine

https://truthout.org/articles/house-progressives-new-resolution-calls-for-immediate-ceasefire-in-palestine/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Truthout+Share+Buttons

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

STUDENTS MOBILIZE TO FIGHT CENSORSHIP

https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2023/10/12/students-mobilize-fight-censorship

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

PHILOSOPHICAL GROUNDINGS PART 4 ~~ collectivist action

PHILOSOPHICAL GROUNDINGS

PART 4

By Collectivist Action

The Tragedy of Misunderstanding the Commons ~~ STEVEN STOLL AUGUST 16, 2023

https://inthesetimes.com/article/commons-practices-capitalism-enclosure-peasants-indigenous-collective-ownership

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

"22 Democrats Sponsor a Bill That Could Censor Abortion Info From the Internet: The Kids Online Safety Act is 'a blank check' for Republican AGs to 'intimidate any way they can

"22 Democrats Sponsor a Bill That Could Censor Abortion Info From the Internet: The Kids Online Safety Act is 'a blank check' for Republican AGs to 'intimidate any way they can,' a digital civil liberties advocate told Jezebel”, Oct 12, 2023,”, Susan Rinkunas, Jezebel, at < https://jezebel.com/22-democrats-sponsor-a-bill-that-could-censor-abortion-1850923128 >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Manufacturing Consent: The Western War Media’s Selective Outrage a Imperial Amnesia /~~ PAUL STREET

https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/10/13/manufacturing-consent-the-western-war-medias-selective-outrage-and-imperial-amnesia/

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

The Coming Crisis for Latin America’s Left-Wing Leaders ~~ WILL FREEMAN

https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/the-coming-crisis-for-latin-americas-left-wing-leaders/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

The Isley Brothers ~~ Music Friday for Class Strugglers

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/12/entertainment/rudolph-isley-death/index.html

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Weapons of Mass Lies ~~ STANLEY L. COHEN

https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/10/13/weapons-of-mass-lies/

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

The Global U.S. Hegemony Crises Mount: Israel-Hamas War, Ukraine-War, a prospective China-Taiwan War, and Chaotic Politics in the Homeland

1). “A Deal Signed in Blood”, Oct 10, 2023, Spencer Ackerman, The Nation, at < https://www.thenation.com/article/world/israel-us-saudi-arabia-deal-palestine-gaza/?ref=foreverwars.ghost.io >

2). “Biden Will Be Guided by His Zionism”, October 10, 2023, Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, at < https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/10/israel-hamas-war-biden/675592/ >

3). “Israel-Palestine war: The Gaza civilian buildings bombed by Israeli army”, Oct 10, 2023, Nadda Osman, Middle East Eye, at < https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-war-gaza-civilian-buildings-bombed >

4). “How Did Hamas Acquire Advanced Rockets?: Iran agents, Bedouin smugglers, shifting routes critical to dramatic arms upgrade”, Oct 9, 2023, Jonathan Broder, Spytalk, at < https://www.spytalk.co/p/how-did-hamas-acquire-advanced-rockets >

5). “Israel’s Western Allies Have Done Everything Possible to Criminalize Nonviolent Resistance”, Oct 10, 2023, Daniel Finn, Jacobin, at < https://jacobin.com/2023/10/israel-western-allies-bds-palestine-nonviolent-resistance-opposition >

6). “Palestine Letter: Israel is imposing a blackout on Gaza to hide a massacre”, Oct 10, 2023, Tareq S. Hajjaj, Mondoweiss, at < https://mondoweiss.net/2023/10/palestine-letter-israel-is-imposing-a-blackout-on-gaza-to-hide-a-massacre/ >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

The Only Working Branch of Government This Week ~~ BY DAHLIA LITHWICK

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/10/gop-chaos-scotus-stakes.html

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Communist Party of Israel and Hadash: "Netanyahu's fascist government bears full responsibility for the dangerous escalation"

https://www.idcommunism.com/2023/10/communist-party-of-israel-and-hadash-netanyahus-fascist-government-bears-full-responsibility-for-the-dangerous-escalation.html

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

The Dangers of Peak China ~~ Michael Beckley

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-dangers-of-peak-china

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Nether the Fascist Trump Nor Imperialist Biden ~~ Paul Street

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=1085501&post_id=137732796&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=nsdhl&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjozOTk1NTAxNywicG9zdF9pZCI6MTM3NzMyNzk2LCJpYXQiOjE2OTY2MTkxMDQsImV4cCI6MTY5OTIxMTEwNCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTEwODU1MDEiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.YhX7__ZnVfrNkWGDUWTNQDEsQKE36rA8FA6XXBDLghw

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

On the Return to Open War in Israel/Palestine ~~ Spencer Ackerman

On the Return to Open War in Israel/Palestine

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Framing 101: Some brains you just can't change

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=423996&post_id=137816494&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTM3ODE2NDk0LCJpYXQiOjE2OTY4Nzg5MTYsImV4cCI6MTY5OTQ3MDkxNiwiaXNzIjoicHViLTQyMzk5NiIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.506zng-J6fn_x9J0ZBgs5WElqjzUwAUiZ1XCuZivL7s

Examining a failed effort to reduce conservative support for Trump

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Cornel West "Why I LEFT The Green Party"

Cornel West Leaves Green Party and Becomes "Independent"

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

https://www.juancole.com/2023/10/tribalism-international-palestinian.html

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

The Israel – Hamas War of the past 3 Days

1). “ ‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 2: Israel declares war as casualties skyrocket”, Oct 8, 2023, Mondoweiss Palestine Bureau, Mondoweiss, at < https://mondoweiss.net/2023/10/operation-al-aqsa-flood-day-2-israel-declares-war-as-casualties-skyrocket/ >.

2). “Palestinian resistance in Gaza launches unprecedented surprise attack on Israel”, Oct 7, 2023, Tareq S. Hajjaj & Mondoweiss Editors, Mondoweiss, at < https://mondoweiss.net/2023/10/palestinian-resistance-in-gaza-launches-unprecedented-surprise-attack-on-israel/ >.

3). “They’re Repeating The Word ‘Unprovoked’ Again, This Time In Defense Of Israel”, Oct 8, 2023, Caitlin Johnstone, at < https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2023/10/08/theyre-repeating-the-word-unprovoked-again-this-time-in-defense-of-israel/ > Thanks to DreamJoeHill 2 for pointing out this article, in a comment in the discussions from The Class Struggle article, “The Americans are Unleashing Monsters They Have No Idea How to Contain ~~ ROB URIE”.

4). “THE FINAL SOLUTION: Israeli Invasion of Gaza Imminent, Over 2 Million Occupied Human Beings May Be Wiped Out! Israel Warns Gazans To Expect The Worst as they Prepare Their Army and People for a Full Invasion of their Stalag 13 Concentration Camp”, Oct 8, 2023, Johnny Punish, Veterans Today, at < https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/10/the-final-solution-israeli-invasion-of-gaza-imminent-over-2-million-occupied-human-beings-may-be-wiped-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-final-solution-israeli-invasion-of-gaza-imminent-over-2-million-occupied-human-beings-may-be-wiped-out >.

5). “Israel-Hamas war live news: Gaza under ‘total blockade’, refugee camp hit”, Oct 9, 2023, Ted Regencia, Virginia Pietromarchi, Umut Uras and Edna Mohamed, Aljazeera, at < https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/9/israel-hamas-war-live-news-gaza-under-non-stop-bombardment >. This article is filled with updates and links to further discussions of this situation, its background and context, and to videos.

6). “Gaza live: 'We are fighting human animals', Israel defence minister says: Israel orders 'complete siege' of Gaza, saying there will be 'no electricity, no food, no fuel' ”, Oct 9, 2023, Anon, Mid East Eye, at < https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-gaza-war-live >. This article is filled with updates and links to further discussions of this situation, its background and context, and to videos. Again, I have to acknowledge that DreamJoeHill 2 pointed out this article and website, in a comment he posted in the discussions from The Class Struggle article, “The Americans are Unleashing Monsters They Have No Idea How to Contain ~~ ROB URIE”.

7). “Israel-Hamas war live updates: Gaza faces 'full siege' as IDF says territory back under control after battling militants

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Our modern-day Columbuses ~~ Emily Atkin

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=2473&post_id=137696669&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTM3Njk2NjY5LCJpYXQiOjE2OTY4NDk4NDUsImV4cCI6MTY5OTQ0MTg0NSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTI0NzMiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0._yZvNmmvtqCDS2fGORJv5caHHw0Sk3lyDxBdgZ_irsM

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

1). “We Don't Talk About Leonard: Episode 1”, September 29, 2023, ProPublica reporters Andrea Bernstein, Andy Kroll, and Ilya Marritz investigate far-right judicial activist Leonard Leo, On the Media, at < https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/on-the-media-we-dont-talk-about-leonard-episode-1 >

2). “We Don't Talk About Leonard: Episode 2”, October 6, 2023, 2023, ProPublica reporters Andrea Bernstein, Andy Kroll, and Ilya Marritz continue to investigate far-right judicial activist Leonard Leo, On the Media, at < https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/episodes/on-the-media-we-dont-talk-about-leonard-episode-2 >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Monday, October 30, 2023

“Breaking the Overton Window: Can we stop calling feminists 'hysterical' now?”, Oct 29, 2023, Jessica Valenti, Abortion Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/breaking-the-overton-window >

Sunday, October 29, 2023

1). “Minority Rule: The US Is Not a Democracy, w/ Prof. Aziz Rana”, July 29, 2022, Rania Khalek interviews Aziz Rana, Dispatches from Breakthrough News, duration of video is 1:25:35, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJeHl3aAigU >

2). “It Would Be Great if the United States Were Actually a Democracy”, Feb 16, 2021, Chris Maisano interviews Aziz Rana, Jacobin Magazine, at < https://jacobin.com/2021/02/us-constitution-interview-aziz-rana >

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Friday, October 27, 2023

Thursday, October 26, 2023

3). “Increased West Antarctic Ice Sheet melting ‘unavoidable’ ”, Oct 23, 2023, Anon, British Antarctic Survey (BAS), at < https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/increased-west-antarctic-ice-sheet-melting-unavoidable/ >

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Monday, October 23, 2023

1). “Chris Hedges: Israel’s Culture of Deceit”, Oct 18, 2023, Chris Hedges, Scheer Post, at < https://scheerpost.com/2023/10/18/chris-hedges-israels-culture-of-deceit/ >

Sunday, October 22, 2023

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Friday, October 20, 2023

1). “Watch State Senator Natasha Marcus (D-Mecklenburg) torch the NC Senate over their funding of fake "crisis pregnancy centers" in this year's state budget!”, Sep 24, 2023, Carolina Forward, at < https://www.tiktok.com/@carolina.forward/video/7282360473524129067 >

3). “Maternity homes provide support in a post-Roe world, but not without conditions”, May 9, 2023 5:50 AM ET, Katia Riddle, “Heard on All Things Considered”, NPR, at < https://www.npr.org/2023/05/09/1174323027/maternity-homes-provide-support-in-a-post-roe-world-but-not-without-conditions >

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

3). “2,000 US troops on notice to deploy as Israel-Hamas war intensifies”, Oct 16, 2023, Jon Simkins, Military Times, at <https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/israel-palestine/2023/10/16/2000-us-troops-on-notice-to-deploy-as-israel-hamas-war-intensifies/>

Monday, October 16, 2023

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Friday, October 13, 2023

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Examining a failed effort to reduce conservative support for Trump

Monday, October 9, 2023

2). “Palestinian resistance in Gaza launches unprecedented surprise attack on Israel”, Oct 7, 2023, Tareq S. Hajjaj & Mondoweiss Editors, Mondoweiss, at < https://mondoweiss.net/2023/10/palestinian-resistance-in-gaza-launches-unprecedented-surprise-attack-on-israel/ >.

7). “Israel-Hamas war live updates: Gaza faces 'full siege' as IDF says territory back under control after battling militants

Sunday, October 8, 2023

Saturday, October 7, 2023

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