5/21/2020

2020 ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/PENNSYLVANIA/POLLS/QUOTE: ” ‘President Trump is leading Joe Biden (D) in the battleground state of Pennsylvania 50.2 percent to 45.5 percent…This is significant, as it reflects a 4.7 percent jump from the previous survey.’ “ [Note: This tweet includes a link to a Breitbart News article.] –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 21, 2020 4:15 pm […]

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5/20/2020

2020 ELECTION/MEDIA/QUOTE/ROGER STONE: ” ‘I said NO to a deal, Lou. If I would be willing to re-remember……they would recommend no jail time, & I said NO. This President needs to be re-elected, Lou. One of the greatest Presidents in my lifetime. I would never give false testimony against him.’ Roger Stone @LouDobbs.. ….Roger Stone […]

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5/10/2020

FAKE NEWS/MEDIA/MIKE PENCE: “More Fake News, this time from Jimmy Kimmel’s last place show! RT @ByronYork From @NRO ‘NYT, NBC Reporters Parrot Jimmy Kimmel’s False Accusation that Pence Delivered Empty Boxes of PPE.’ “ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 10, 2020 7:06 am […]

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5/3/2020

BUSH [W]/IMPEACHMENT/QUOTE: “.@PeteHegseth ‘Oh bye the way, I appreciate the message from former President Bush, but where was he during Impeachment calling for putting partisanship aside.’ @foxandfriends He was nowhere to be found in speaking up against the greatest Hoax in American history!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 3, 2020 1:42 am […]

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4/24/2020

BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just spoke to President Juan Orlando Hernandez of the Republic of Honduras. We work closely together on the Southern Border. Will be helping him with his request for Ventilators and Testing.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 24, 2020 9:59 am […]

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4/12/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We should be running multiple times the number of diagnostic tests we’re performing right now. And we should be ready to scale up a second form of testing: rapid serology tests to tell who has already been infected with the coronavirus and has antibodies. This isn’t rocket science; it’s about investment […]

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3/27/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, I signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to use any and all authority available under the Defense Production Act to require General Motors to accept, perform, and prioritize Federal contracts for ventilators.” -Donald Trump, “Statement from the President Regarding the Defense Production Act,” whitehouse.gov, Mar. […]

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3/6/2020

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “What a problem. Came out of nowhere, but we’re taking care of it… And in terms of deaths, I don’t know what the count is today. Is it 11? Eleven people? And in terms of cases, it’s very, very few. When you look at other countries, it’s a very tiny fraction because we’ve […]

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2/13/2020

HEALTHCARE/NANCY PELOSI/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS: “The American people deserve better. We are leaving now for a district or a period on listening to the concerns of our constituents. With their help, we formulated our, for the people agenda, what is important to them, their kitchen table concerns. Lower the cost of healthcare by lowering the cost of […]

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1/29/2020

CORONAVIRUS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The lack of immune protection or an existing cure or vaccine would leave Americans defenseless in the case of a full-blown coronavirus outbreak on U.S. soil. This lack of protection elevates the risk of the coronavirus evolving into a full-blown pandemic, imperiling the lives of millions of Americans.” -Peter Navarro, Assistant to the […]

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12/18/2019

DEMS/HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE (ACA)/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TEXAS: “Today’s decision in Texas v. Azar is a win for all Americans and confirms what I have said all along: that the individual mandate, by far the worst element of Obamacare, is unconstitutional. This decision will not alter the current healthcare system. My Administration continues to work to provide access to high-quality healthcare at a […]

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11/26/2019

INVESTIGATIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Thomas J. Barrack Jr., the chairman of President Trump’s inaugural committee, is under pressure from an activist investor to resign as chief executive of Colony Capital, a real estate investment firm he founded. Blackwells Capital sent a searing letter to Colony on Tuesday [11-26-19], demanding that Mr. Barrack be replaced after Colony’s stock […]

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9/18/2019

CHILDREN/IVANKA: “RT @IvankaTrump: It secured the largest ever increase (from $2.9 to $5.3 billion) in the Child Care and Development Block Grant program as…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 18, 2019 6:58 am […]

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5/30/2019

2016 ELECTION/RUSSIA: “Russia did not help me get elected… You know who got me elected? You know who got me elected? I got me elected. Russia didn’t help me at all. Russia, if anything, I think, helped the other side.” -Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure,” whitehouse.gov, May 30, 2019 […]

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3/28/2019

HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA)/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/SUPREME COURT: “Hopefully, we’ll win at the appellate division and go to the Supreme Court to terminate Obamacare. The cost of Obamacare to people is far too much. The deductibility is ridiculous. It averages more than $7,000, meaning it’s unusable. So, Obamacare has been disaster. We will take care of preexisting conditions better than […]

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3/19/2020

FACEBOOK/SOCIAL MEDIA/TWITTER: “So something is happening with those groups of folks that are running Facebook and Google and Twitter. And I do think we have to get to the bottom of it. It’s very fair — it’s collusive, and it’s very, very fair to say that we have to do something about it. And if […]

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8/6/2018

ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Trump endorsed Kris Kobach in the Kansas gubernatorial race Monday [8-6-18], boosting the Republican as he challenges the state’s incumbent GOP governor, Jeff Colyer, in Tuesday’s [8-7-18] primary election. Mr. Kobach, the secretary of state of Kansas, has built a national profile for his hard-line views on illegal immigration, and he was […]

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7/14/2018

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “This is now changing – for the first time! https://t.co/bRgrMbdDPp“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 14, 2018 4:18 am […]

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5/25/2018

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, it was my great honor to deliver the 2018 Commencement Address at the United States @NavalAcademy in Annapolis, Maryland. Congratulations! Good luck. Godspeed. And ANCHORS AWEIGH! https://t.co/aoLBK7y16a“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 25, 2018 12:12 pm […]

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4/6/2018

Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Homeland Security “Section 1. Purpose. (a) Human smuggling operations, smuggling of drugs and other contraband, and entry of gang members and other criminals at the border of the United States […]

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4/4/2018

Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland “Security 1. The security of the United States is imperiled by a drastic surge of illegal activity on the southern border. Large quantities of fentanyl, other opioids, and other dangerous and illicit drugs are flowing across our southern border and […]

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3/10/2018

AFRICA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/SECRETARY OF STATE: “US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will resume his normal schedule on Sunday [3-11-18] after canceling his Saturday schedule of events due to illness. Tillerson arrived in Nairobi on Friday as part of a five-nation tour of Africa that includes Ethiopia, Chad, Nigeria and Djibouti. ‘The Secretary is feeling better […]

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3/3/2018

ENERGY/RUSSIA/UKRAINE: “Russia is tearing up its contracts to supply Ukraine with natural gas, sparking another stand-off between Moscow and Kiev and raising fears of new gas supply shortages across Europe during the winter. … Russian energy officials said the dispute was commercial and reflected its disagreement with an arbitration decision that just went in Ukraine’s […]

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2/24/2018

2A/EDUCATION/GUNS: “Armed Educators (and trusted people who work within a school) love our students and will protect them. Very smart people. Must be firearms adept & have annual training. Should get yearly bonus. Shootings will not happen again – a big & very inexpensive deterrent. Up to States.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 24, 2018 01:54pm […]

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6/29/2017

DHS/IMMIGRATION/LEGAL/SANCTUARY CITIES: “A group of nine state attorneys general, including California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra, filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday [6-29-17] seeking records that would clarify how the Trump administration is enforcing federal immigration law. The request seeks the number of immigration detentions, deportations and […]

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6/19/2017

NAVY: “My heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the 7 @USNavy sailors of the #USSFitzgerald and their families. ➡️… https://t.co/L3u5c8Iymh” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 19, 2017 03:15pm […]

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6/7/2017

POLITICS/TRUMP FAMILY/ERIC TRUMP: “Eric Trump is pushing back against a Forbes report released Tuesday [6-6-17] that alleges his Eric Trump Foundation shifted money from a charity golf tournament for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital into the Trump Organization. The annual Eric Trump Foundation golf invitational took place each year from 2007 to 2015 at the […]

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5/1/2017

POLITICAL FIGURES: “President Andrew Jackson, who died 16 years before the Civil War started, saw it coming and was angry. Would never have let it happen!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 1, 2017 07:55pm […]

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3/6/2017

IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDER: “President Trump on Monday [3-6-17] signed a revised version of his executive order banning migrants from predominantly Muslim nations, removing Iraqi citizens from the original travel ban at the urging of the State and Defense departments. The order, which comes about a month after federal judges blocked Mr. Trump’s […]

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2/6/2017

HEALTHCARE/OBAMACARE(ACA): "Over the last few days, the Republicans’ campaign against the Affordable Care Act has undergone a subtle shift in branding. They’re no longer talking about a strategy of 'repeal and replace’: The new buzzword is 'repair.' Yet a package of three Republican bills reviewed last week by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce […]

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1/30/2017

IRAN/FOREIGN AFFAIRS: "Iran staged a missile test launch, U.S. officials said Monday, posing a possible violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions and an early challenge to the Trump administration’s campaign pledge to confront Tehran."  – Jay Solomon, “Iran Missile Launch Detected, a Possible Violation of U.N. Resolution,” The Wall Street Journal online, Jan 30, […]

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1/29/2017

BORDER/IMMIGRATION/ISIS/NATIONAL SECURITY: "The joint statement of former presidential candidates John McCain & Lindsey Graham is wrong – they are sadly weak on immigration. The two……Senators should focus their energies on ISIS, illegal immigration and border security instead of always looking to start World War III."  – Twitter.com, Jan. 29, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/29/2017 […]

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1/29/2017

BORDERS/TRAVEL BAN: "Our country needs strong borders and extreme vetting, NOW. Look what is happening all over Europe and, indeed, the world – a horrible mess!"  – Twitter.com, Jan. 29, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/29/2017 […]

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1/28/2017

MISC: "Today, we remember the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger, 31 years later. #NeverForget" https://t.co/OhshQsFRfl  – Twitter.com, Jan. 28, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/28/2017 […]

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1/27/2017

PROTESTS: "The #MarchForLife is so important. To all of you marching — you have my full support!"  – Twitter.com, Jan. 27, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/27/2017 […]

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1/27/2017

MISC: "Statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day:" https://t.co/KjU0MOxCHk  – Twitter.com, Jan. 27, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/27/2017 […]

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1/27/2017

CABINET/DEFENSE/JAMES MATTIS: "Congratulations Secretary Mattis!" https://t.co/mkuhbegzqS  – Twitter.com, Jan. 27, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/27/2017 […]

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1/27/2017

IMMIGRATION/MEXICO: "Mexico has taken advantage of the U.S. for long enough. Massive trade deficits & little help on the very weak border must change, NOW!"  – Twitter.com, Jan. 27, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/27/2017 […]

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1/26/2017

POLITICS: "Spoke at the Congressional @GOP Retreat in Philadelphia, PA. this afternoon w/ @VP, @SenateMajLdr, @SpeakerRyan. Thank you for your support!" https://t.co/ALSADGrwoe  – Twitter.com, Jan. 26, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/26/2017 […]

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1/20/2017

AMERICA FIRST: "At the center of his foreign policy vision, Donald Trump has put 'America First,' a phrase with an anti-Semitic and isolationist history going back to the years before the U.S. entry into World War II."  – “‘America First,’ a phrase with a loaded anti-Semitic and isolationist history,” The Los Angeles Times online, Jan […]

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1/19/2017

RUSSIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/PAUL MANAFORT: "Some of his contacts there were under surveillance by the National Security Agency for suspected links to Russia’s Federal Security Service, one of the officials said. Mr. Manafort is among at least three Trump campaign advisers whose possible links to Russia are under scrutiny. Two others are Carter Page, a businessman and […]

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1/18/2017

JOBS: "Totally biased @NBCNews went out of its way to say that the big announcement from Ford, G.M., Lockheed & others that jobs are coming back… to the U.S., but had nothing to do with TRUMP, is more FAKE NEWS. Ask top CEO's of those companies for real facts. Came back because of me!"  – […]

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1/16/2017

MISC: "Celebrate Martin Luther King Day and all of the many wonderful things that he stood for. Honor him for being the great man that he was!"  – Twitter.com, Jan. 16, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/16/2017 […]

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1/15/2017

JOBS/POLITICS: "The Democrats are most angry that so many Obama Democrats voted for me. With all of the jobs I am bringing back to our Nation, that number… will only get higher. Car companies and others, if they want to do business in our country, have to start making things here again. WIN!"  – Twitter.com, […]

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1/15/2017

INTELLIGENCE/MEDIA: "Thank you to Bob Woodward who said, "That is a garbage document…it never should have been presented…Trump's right to be upset (angry)… about that…Those Intelligence chiefs made a mistake here, & when people make mistakes, they should APOLOGIZE." Media should also apologize"  – Twitter.com, Jan. 15, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/15/2017 […]

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1/15/2017

CABINET/ANDREW PUZDER/LABOR: “At first, Andrew F. Puzder’s California story sounds like one of the state’s sunny dreams come true: Midwestern lawyer stumbles into burger business, nurses storied chain back to health, wins industry plaudits and record profits. But Mr. Puzder became an outspoken critic of his adopted state because of its vigorous workplace regulations. The […]

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1/9/2017

MEDIA/MEXICO: "Dishonest media says Mexico won't be paying for the wall if they pay a little later so the wall can be built more quickly. Media is fake!"  – Twitter.com, Jan. 9, 2017, Donald Trump, 1/9/2017 […]

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1/2/2017

ELECTORAL COLLEGE/POLITICS: “Various media outlets and pundits say that I thought I was going to lose the election. Wrong, it all came together in the last week and… I thought and felt I would win big, easily over the fabled 270 (306). When they cancelled fireworks, they knew, and so did I.”  – Twitter.com, Jan. […]

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12/22/2016

JOBS/TRUMP FAMILY/IMMIGRATION: “Presidential candidate Donald Trump ran on the promise to bring jobs back to the US and called out companies that used foreign workers instead of Americans — but now his son’s Virginia winery is doing just that: asking the government for six workers to do seasonal work pruning grapevines. The petition to the […]

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12/15/2016

OBAMA ADMIN: “The president is very positive but [White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest] is not positive,” Mr. Trump said. “Maybe he’s getting his orders from somebody else, does that make sense? Could that be possible?”  – WSJ.com, Dec.16, 2016, Donald Trump, 12/15/2016 […]

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12/4/2016

TAXES: "The U.S. is going to substantialy reduce taxes and regulations on businesses, but any business that leaves our country for another country,"  – 12/4/2016, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 12/4/2016 […]

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10/26/2016

CLIMATE CHANGE/DONALD ON DONALD: “I will also cancel all wasteful climate change spending from Obama-Clinton, including all global warming payments to the United Nations.”  – “The Promises of President-Elect Donald Trump, in His Own Words,” Bloomberg.com, Nov. 10, 2016, Josh Eidelson and Dimitra Kessenides, 10/26/2016 […]

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9/22/2016

APPRENTICE/CELEBS: “Trump was an ‘absolute gentleman’ during the reality show, The Talk co-host said on Conan [9-22-15], but said she would be *terrified* if he were to become president. ‘He’s a narcissist. He just is — he knows that about himself,’ Osbourne claimed. ‘If somebody disagrees with him, he doesn’t take it well. And to […]

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9/6/2016

DONALD ON DONALD/IMMIGRATION: “I am also going to notify all countries that refuse to take back dangerous illegal immigrants who have committed crimes in this country that they will lose access to our visa programs if they continue to do so.”  – “The Promises of President-Elect Donald Trump, in His Own Words,” Bloomberg.com, Nov. 10, […]

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8/9/2016

HILLARY/MEDIA: “When is the media going to talk about Hillary’s policies that have gotten people killed, like Libya, open borders, and maybe her emails?”  – 8/9/2016, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 8/9/2016 […]

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7/28/2016

OBAMA: “President Obama spoke last night about a world that doesn’t exist. 70% of the people think our country is going in the wrong direction.”  – 7/28/2016, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 7/28/2016 […]

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7/26/2016

APPRENTICE/CELEBS: “The Real Housewives of Atlanta star delivered her views on Trump with as much shade as you’d expect, telling Chelsea Handler [7-26-16] that the Trump campaign ‘reached out’ to her. ‘They sent me an email, asking me to like, speak or something at one of his rallies. And I didn’t,’ she teased. When asked […]

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6/21/2016

APPRENTICE/CELEBS: “ ‘I just feel like he’s more cut out for entertainment,’ Jordan explained on the Allegedly with Theo Von & Matthew Cole Weiss podcast [6-21-16]. ‘I feel like his followers are in love with his charisma and, like, he’s funny! The inappropriate stuff is hilarious. He’s extremely entertaining, if you don’t take it seriously […]

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6/19/2016

CELEBS/POLITICS: “The comedian predicted Trump’s presidential run back in 2008. ‘He’s gonna be president in eight years, you understand that everybody?’ he joked(?) on his radio show. ‘He’ll be president one day. It’ll be in our lifetime.’ Carolla recently admitted on The Rubin Report [6-9-16] that he’s ‘not thrilled’ with Trump as a politician, but after […]

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