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William Rivers Pitt | Twenty Pounds of BS in a Ten-Pound Bag
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t r u t h o u t | 01.21
Twenty Pounds of BS in a Ten-Pound Bag
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/28649-twenty-pounds-of-bs-in-a-ten-pound-=
bag
William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: In his State of the Union speech, President =
Obama said we've "turned the page" on the economic wasteland created by our=
neocon/neoliberal brain trust in Washington. In reality, however, countles=
s Americans are economically scared to death, and most of them are living p=
aycheck to paycheck.
Trading Away Our Environmental Future: The Trans-Pacific Partnership
http://truth-out.org/news/item/28634-trading-away-our-environmental-future-=
the-trans-pacific-partnership
Martha Baskin, Truthout: Although making sure trade deals don't harm commun=
ities and the planet may not be a government priority yet, activists are co=
nvinced that if we can stop fast-track authority for the Trans-Pacific Part=
nership agreement, it could mean an improvement for future trade negotiatio=
ns.
Simon Johnson: GOP and Wall Street Say, "To Hell With Protecting the Public=
!"
http://truth-out.org/news/item/28643-republicans-and-wall-street-say-to-hel=
l-with-protecting-the-public
Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company: In the last election cycle, Wall Street bank=
s and financial interests spent more than $1.2 billion on lobbying and camp=
aign contributions. Their spending strategy appears to be working. Just la=
st week, the House passed further legislation that would delay by two years=
some key provisions of Dodd-Frank.
Dysfunctional Drones Underscore Mission Mess at Homeland Security
http://truth-out.org/news/item/28645-dysfunctional-drones-underscore-missio=
n-mess-at-homeland-security
Tom Barry, Truthout: A new report confirms that the Department of Homeland =
Security's Customs and Border Protection program is not clear about its mis=
sion, lacks any clear and pragmatic definition of what constitutes a secure=
border and cannot set realistic performance goals to measure its effective=
ness.
The Trojan Horse of "Free" Community College
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/28637-the-trojan-horse-of-free-commun=
ity-college
Adam Bessie, Truthout: Will the strings likely to be attached to President =
Obama's plan for "free community college" fundamentally alter the nature of=
the institution? If open access is sacrificed, and high-stakes testing is =
instituted, the community college model may be changed for the worse.
Ralph Nader on What Was Missing in President Obama's State of the Union Add=
ress
http://truth-out.org/news/item/28656-ralph-nader-on-what-was-missing-in-pre=
sident-obama-s-state-of-the-union-address
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!: Much of President Obama's St=
ate of the Union address focused on the economy and efforts to bolster the =
middle class with a push for education, child care and tax breaks. But did =
he go far enough? Ralph Nader, longtime consumer advocate, corporate critic=
and former presidential candidate, discusses the speech.
The Myth of Obama Moving to the Left
URL
The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program: The so-called "middle-class=
economics" espoused by President Obama in the State of the Union was, many=
decades ago, the conservative position here in the United States. So to sa=
y that Obama is moving to the left, as many Republicans claim, ignores our=
own history.
Inside the Uniform, Under the Hood, Longing for Change
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/28639-inside-the-uniform-under-the-ho=
od-longing-for-change
Kathy Kelly, teleSUR: People in the United States must see every detainee i=
n Guant=C3=A1namo as human, someone to be called by name and not by a priso=
n number. The cartoon versions of foreign policy handed to Americans, desig=
nating heroes and villains, create a dangerously under-educated public unab=
le to engage in democratic decision-making.
NOTE: PLEASE ITALICIZE CITIZENS UNITED.
The Astronomical Scale of Money in Politics
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/28641-the-astronomical-scale-of-money=
-in-politics
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Brennan Center for Justice: Since the Supreme Court=
issued the Citizens United ruling, it's clear average Americans are not fu=
nding our elections. The major individuals driving political spending are t=
he 1% of the 1%.
Seven Reproductive Rights Issues to Watch in 2015
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/28644-seven-reproductive-rights-issues-t=
o-watch-in-2015
Nina Martin, ProPublica: Changes for abortion, contraception and more top t=
he agenda with Republicans in the majority in Congress and many state legis=
latures.
Boehner's Constitution Read Should Only Be a Beginning
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/28646-boehner-s-constitution-read-sho=
uld-only-be-a-beginning
Robert Weiner and Autumn Kelly, The Hill: An informed electorate would crea=
te a more productive, representative government. Not reading the US Constit=
ution is like asking coach to put you into the game when you haven't studie=
d the playbook.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Why I Didn't Watch the State of the Union
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/why-i-didn-t-watch-the-state-=
of-the-union
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: It is a mistake to expect deliverance f=
rom the outcome of an election or the fleeting promises contained in a spee=
ch.
High Levels of Cancer-Causing Benzene Found in Public Water Supplies After =
Montana Pipeline Spill
Read the Article at Al Jazeera America
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/1/20/high-benzene-levelsfoundmon=
tanapipelinespill.html
Government Health-Care Website Quietly Sharing Personal Data
Read the Article at the Associated Press
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102355634
Swing State Ohio Is Plunging Ever Deeper Into the Fossil Fuel and Nuke Abys=
s
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/swing-state-ohio-is-plunging-ever=
-deeper-into-the-fossil-and-nuke-abyss
France Unveils Raft of "Anti-Terrorism" Measures After Paris Attacks
Read the Article at AFP
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-22/france-unveils-raft-of-anti-terror-me=
asures-after-attacks/6032716
Faced With Land Seizures, Defiant Nebraskans Vow to Halt Keystone XL
Read the Article at Common Dreams
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/01/20/faced-land-seizures-defiant-neb=
raskans-vow-halt-keystone-xl
The Secret History of the GOP's New Abortion Ban
Read the Article at Mother Jones
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/01/republican-abortion-ban-20-week=
s
Mike Huckabee's Hashtag Should Be #Hypocrisy
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/mike-huckabee-s-hashtag-should-be=
-hypocrisy
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Why I Didn't Watch the State of the Union </strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: normal;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.2"><strong>Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: </strong>It is a mistake to expect deliverance from the outcome of an election or the fleeting promises contained in a speech.</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=c53XIK6JzUXGEjqSUDyow3ctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the BuzzFlash Commentary</strong></a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>High Levels of Cancer-Causing Benzene Found in Public Water Supplies After Montana Pipeline Spill</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Xe4UCYjor1Ohq6r7jUuBUXctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at Al Jazeera America</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Government Health-Care Website Quietly Sharing Personal Data</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=5wr7U2EIbJuWqGSTBYBfiXctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at the Associated Press</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Swing State Ohio Is Plunging Ever Deeper Into the Fossil Fuel and Nuke Abyss</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=8h9E1rWV7IB42VMc3PXdq3ctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at BuzzFlash</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>France Unveils Raft of "Anti-Terrorism" Measures After Paris Attacks</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Wg6Kv4EFmqNcu84XueynV3ctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at AFP</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Faced With Land Seizures, Defiant Nebraskans Vow to Halt Keystone XL</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=t9LSmYc8l6RSe628olKw23ctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at Common Dreams</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The Secret History of the GOP's New Abortion Ban</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=VpXrElAULtTmky8C7lFI6HctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at Mother Jones</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Mike Huckabee's Hashtag Should Be #Hypocrisy</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Ok%2F%2FpqQJTQ2I%2BXXEQt7ywXctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at BuzzFlash</strong></a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>William Rivers Pitt, Truthout:</strong> In his State of the Union speech, President Obama said we've "turned the page" on the economic wasteland created by our neocon/neoliberal brain trust in Washington. In reality, however, countless Americans are economically scared to death, and most of them are living paycheck to paycheck.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Ax%2BTmjebyfCXBMpn%2BMUbQvhoUIIWgqWF" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=gSiDKcWaiA9RoX7FvRkMeXctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Trading Away Our Environmental Future: The Trans-Pacific Partnership</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Martha Baskin, Truthout:</strong> Although making sure trade deals don't harm communities and the planet may not be a government priority yet, activists are convinced that if we can stop fast-track authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, it could mean an improvement for future trade negotiations.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=PNVU3VWkk%2FBGEzwm7zGd7HctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=mvuDmCic5WCCVk08WkC%2FDfhoUIIWgqWF" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Simon Johnson: GOP and Wall Street Say, "To Hell With Protecting the Public!"</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company:</strong> In the last election cycle, Wall Street banks and financial interests spent more than $1.2 billion on lobbying and campaign contributions. Their spending strategy appears to be working. Just last week, the House passed further legislation that would delay by two years some key provisions of Dodd-Frank.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=wDi216KzMoxVwkAGdTYKnHctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Interview</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=q%2FDX4ajPUZVkjEPY0p1xQHctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Dysfunctional Drones Underscore Mission Mess at Homeland Security</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Tom Barry, Truthout:</strong> A new report confirms that the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection program is not clear about its mission, lacks any clear and pragmatic definition of what constitutes a secure border and cannot set realistic performance goals to measure its effectiveness.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=m%2Bc9mA%2BTnFc93FB9RT%2B5TnctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=0E6YttJHCntta5%2Fxz2%2BVPHctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The Trojan Horse of "Free" Community College</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Adam Bessie, Truthout:</strong> Will the strings likely to be attached to President Obama's plan for "free community college" fundamentally alter the nature of the institution? If open access is sacrificed, and high-stakes testing is instituted, the community college model may be changed for the worse.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=mvuDmCic5WD3Dwdulrg6NfhoUIIWgqWF" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=4ngoSQ8sagIZTQjEpJC%2BdXctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Ralph Nader on What Was Missing in President Obama's State of the Union Address</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Amy Goodman and Juan González, Democracy Now!:</strong> Much of President Obama's State of the Union address focused on the economy and efforts to bolster the middle class with a push for education, child care and tax breaks. But did he go far enough? Ralph Nader, longtime consumer advocate, corporate critic and former presidential candidate, discusses the speech.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=I3F5ZNLQFTwFheXHet2n8HctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=UJKbWE3mHwHxY5m%2B7pNGkHctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The Myth of Obama Moving to the Left</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program:</strong> The so-called "middle-class economics" espoused by President Obama in the State of the Union was, many decades ago, the conservative position here in the United States. So to say that Obama is moving to the left, as many Republicans claim, ignores our own history.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=StxRRGWncMlIuHLLbTI6hfhoUIIWgqWF" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=isEn0NKV0nEnXeAywZry5HctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Inside the Uniform, Under the Hood, Longing for Change</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Kathy Kelly, teleSUR:</strong> People in the United States must see every detainee in Guantánamo as human, someone to be called by name and not by a prison number. The cartoon versions of foreign policy handed to Americans, designating heroes and villains, create a dangerously under-educated public unable to engage in democratic decision-making.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=i2dRrtVKban4vRBhOp%2BgpHctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=VcxkMpHJfqu1jZA4DwxYOnctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The Astronomical Scale of Money in Politics</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Brennan Center for Justice:</strong> Since the Supreme Court issued the <i>Citizens United</i> ruling, it's clear average Americans are not funding our elections. The major individuals driving political spending are the 1% of the 1%.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=eeRl2ePTMpFAu0LtT1zAzHctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kmykQIfeJgxlWjuUOMj2UXctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Seven Reproductive Rights Issues to Watch in 2015</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Nina Martin, ProPublica:</strong> Changes for abortion, contraception and more top the agenda with Republicans in the majority in Congress and many state legislatures.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Ci9END21ZPYt871fFJGmdnctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=3WoRNuf5c%2BzsCed%2B09FKFHctOeFcqmff" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Boehner's Constitution Read Should Only Be a Beginning</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Robert Weiner and Autumn Kelly, The Hill:</strong> An informed electorate would create a more productive, representative government. Not reading the US Constitution is like asking coach to put you into the game when you haven't studied the playbook.</p>
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