https://x.com/elijahschaffer/status/1943685157745012888?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
What are the odds that this kid's father is not in his life much, if at all? What could possible go wrong for him as he gets older?
Monday, July 14, 2025
It Just Aint Natural
Isn't this just the "noble savage" myth updated for 2025? Because this little cartoon leaves out quite a bit as it extols the virtues of prehistoric hunter gatherer or subsistence farming societies.
Vacation
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2016/10/02/minnesota-pays-public-housing-rent-somali-refugees-travel-overseas-months/
One more example of how many "refugees" claims are exaggerated or false. If you can afford to return to the place you needed refuge from for an extended period of time, then you're likely not really qualified for refugee status and probably shouldn't get getting taxpayer funded rent assistance while you're on vacation.
Honesty
https://x.com/doge__news/status/1943830164288278971?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
Because the ASPL expected Trump to be honest, but cut Biden all sorts of slack.
Friday, July 11, 2025
Surplus?
https://x.com/wallstreetapes/status/1943548716058841445?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
Going from a $71.5 billion deficit to a 26 billion dollar surplus in a year seems like a pretty good thing, right?
While this is good news, by any measure, and goes a ways toward debunking the narrative from the MSM. I think that we need to see more than a one month surplus before we get too excited.
Nuck Few Fork
" I no longer oppose Zohran Mamdani. It is not up to Jews to give Democrats lifelines and fight everyone's battles. No one comes to help us or fight our battles. Screw them all.
https://x.com/jewtastic/status/1943705877867081953?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
Let this man run, win, and let voters see what it means to have a Marxist mayor in one of the most important US capitalist cities. Let 1000s of businesses find out. Let parents find out. Let centrist voters find out.
This extremist is now embraced by the Democrats - this is their party now. Globalize the Intifada and all.
The AOC wing of the party is taking over, so let them. Give voters the choice - let them see the consequences of voting in this madness.
Giving it our all, raising money, fighting for 4 months to stop this guy is just putting a patch on the Democrats, it's ignoring reality, it strengthens the ongoing deception happening. Let the voters experience the modern progressive democrat party that sides with Hamas, with Marx, and every other failed people & ideology on Earth.
Let young voters experience this too. They think they are so smart! That they know everything. So let them have their cake - let them F*ck Around and Find Out
It's not our job to run interference for the Democrats to shield them from themselves.
Shabbat Shalom!! 
"
I'm pretty sure Dan's (presumed, likely) top lives near NYC, not so sure whether or not he lives in NYC. Yet, I suspect he's a rabid supporter of Zorhan and will vote for him if possible.
Immigration News? (Updated)
https://x.com/amuse/status/1943088956263842201?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
"MEXICO: Ever wonder what it takes for an American to become a resident of Mexico? Here you go: To become a resident of Mexico, Americans must apply for a temporary or permanent resident visa through a Mexican consulate or the National Immigration Institute (INM). The process requires a valid U.S. passport, proof of financial solvency (typically bank statements showing a monthly income of approximately $2,000-$3,000 USD for temporary residency or savings of around $40,000-$50,000 USD, with higher thresholds for permanent residency, such as $80,000-$100,000 USD in savings), a clean criminal record, and a completed application form. Temporary residency, valid for one to four years, is often granted to retirees, students, or workers with a job offer, while permanent residency is available after four years of temporary residency or for those with close family ties to Mexican citizens. Applicants must also provide recent photographs, pay applicable fees, and, in some cases, attend an interview. Once approved, residents must register with the INM within 30 days of entering Mexico and may need to renew or update their status periodically, depending on the visa type."
Personally, I don't understand why simply mirroring Mexico's laws would be a bad thing at all. Or is "self determination" only a one way deal?
https://x.com/derrico_henrio/status/1943093921808093359?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
If Stacey Abrams says so, maybe we should believe her this time.
https://x.com/pfeiffer47/status/1943490002635174109?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
Let's get this straight. Under the benevolent watch care of Gavin Newsome a freaking WEED FARM employs underage illegal aliens, and is all upset that he got caught. FYI, weed isn't the "strawberries" or "vegetables" y'all claimed y'all needed illegal aliens to pick. What a freaking joke. So far, over the last couple of months that ASPL has defended exploiting child labor in CA, and drug dealers who were also human traffickers in MN. Nice job, that's exactly the message y'all want to send in the next couple of elections.
https://x.com/rubengallego/status/1943465094114849193?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
Reuben Gallego is a freaking senator who puts out this bullshit propaganda.
Brian Allen, is some sort of "journalist" or some such nonsense, and he's all in on the "produce aisles" propaganda narrative.
https://x.com/datarepublican/status/1943672953398333548?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
So the weed farm owners had been SUED for failure to pay wages and abide by labor law.
https://x.com/gragedustin/status/1943750442527469808?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
The owners of the weed farm that ICE raided, who were being sued for violation of labor laws, were also DONORS to Gavin Newsome. No wonder they'd gotten away with this crap.
BOT (Updated)
https://x.com/hustlebitch_/status/1942979945648578941?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
Yeah, it's all Trump's fault.
To be fair, what in the world possessed TX to allow camps for children to be built in flood plains?
https://x.com/wideawake_media/status/1942886763099267256?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
Yet sheep like Dan will cling to their Narrative long past it's sell by date.
https://x.com/notkennyrogers/status/1943293332009918520?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
"Just in case you're wondering why the media doesn't seem too interested in talking about the economy anymore: Stock market on July 10th, 2024: 39,721.36 Stock market on July 10th, 2025: 44,458.30"
https://x.com/defense_civil25/status/1942762125656547344?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
This Epstein list thing is out of control. So far Trump has clearly failed to fulfill his promise to release the list, and the explanations don't make the administration look good. One wonders why he'd promise something that he couldn't deliver?
https://x.com/wallstreetapes/status/1943548716058841445?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
Millions of taxpayer dollars spent to prep various DFL officials for testimony. What a waste.
ASPL Violence and Stupidity
https://x.com/tedfrank/status/1943518478280929529?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
So, Zorhan Mamdani's father thinks that we should normalize suicide bombers as a legitimate "feature of modern political violence". That this idiot thinks that "political violence" is a normal thing, let alone that suicide bombers should be normalized seems problematic at best. Just one more example of this left wing violent strain that Dan insists doesn't exist.
https://x.com/tedfrank/status/1943518478280929529?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
KY ASPL school board president wants people to "shoot republicans". Clearly he's too much of a coward to attempt to do so himself, typical. Just as clearly, he needs to be charged with inciting violence.
https://x.com/drewpavlou/status/1943646674838290594?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
The amount of rank stupidity on the part of the pro-trans wing of the ASPL is astounding. How absolutely moronic are these idiots?
https://x.com/immeme0/status/1943303950679032168?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
https://x.com/i/status/1943293584163156029
Again, we see examples of Dan's willful ignorance in regards to the ASPL culture of violence. From them wanting to put "anti-vaxxers" in camps, to trying to assassinate Trump, to the ambush in TX, or this, ASPL violence or threats of violence is a thing.
https://x.com/abc/status/1942535354357072000?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
KBJ appears to be a complete idiot who does not belong on SCOTUS with a lifetime appointment.
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Stupidity on Parade
https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1942675046482297299
"OMG: Now a LIBERAL Supreme Court justice is trying to teach Justice Ketanji Jackson how this whole "judicial" thing works... Jackson is the ONLY dissent. Sotomayor has to remind Jackson, for some reason, that the case before them is NOT about what Jackson thought it was. My gosh. "The plans themselves are not before this Court, at this stage, and we thus have no occasion to consider whether they can and will be carried out consistent with the constraints of law." "The relevant Executive Order directs agencies to plan reorganizations and reductions in force 'consistent with applicable law.'""
Just to be clear, Sotommayor is the most recent justice to blast KBJ for stupidity in a SCOTUS dissent opinion. Jackson must be a complete idiot if Sotomayor is publicly bashing her like this. She makes DEI hires look bad, and that's an accomplishment.
Who Would Have Thought
Two of the 10 "Right Wing Extremists" that were arrested for trying to ambush ICE agents in TX are "trans". I am shocked! I was convinced that the "right wing extremists" were vehemently "anti-trans". Maybe they kidnapped these two innocent "trans" women as a way to throw authorities off.
Oh, what.....
It wasn't "right wing extremists", is was a bunch of heavily armed but mostly peaceful ASPL protesters who just happened to have thought that Halloween was in June this year.
Family Schmamily
https://x.com/swipewright/status/1942711976326533422?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
"Family is the most important thing in the world. And if you came from a bad or difficult one, you can create and nurture your own. I'm shocked by how little Democrats value family. This may explain why I feel so alienated from them, despite holding some left-wing views. I check nearly every box that predicts devaluing family: postgraduate education, 30-49 years old, male, unmarried, and never attending religious services. Maybe I value family so deeply because I was fortunate to have an amazing one. I can’t help but feel sympathy for those who don’t understand its importance."
Colin Wright is one of my favorite follows on Twitter. There are many subjects which we vehemently disagree on, yet he is almost always calm and respectful. His use of data and statistics and willingness to follow the data where it leads is refreshing. But this Tweet is pretty good stuff. That less than HALF of democrats don't believe that family is one of their top 3 most important values, explains so much about where the ASPL is headed.
Y'all Sowed the Wind...
https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1942706102346604965?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
Normally, I'd say that it's too early for this kind of thing and that it's probably hyperbolic. However, in the wake of all sorts of vile racists celebrating the deaths of white campers in the flooding, and lying about alerts, all bets are off.
IF, I repeat, IF the actions of this DEI hire actually cost lives or slowed down emergency response, he should be immediately charged.
What?????? I Can't Poo in the Street???????
A street sign from Essex, England that lists behaviors that are no acceptable to engage in on public streets. For some reason the population of the UK has to be reminded that things like public consumption of alcohol and drugs, urination and defecation, littering and spitting, are not appropriate activities for public spaces.
I wonder who this could possibly be directed to?
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Lies the ASPL Tells us
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/10-charged-ambush-texas-ice-detention-center-rcna217449
No, the ASPL would NEVER engage in an ambush or any other violence, because they're all 100% committed to pacifism.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/10-charged-ambush-texas-ice-detention-center-rcna217449
Much like body cameras have demonstrated that on the whole police are much more patient and polite to people who are determined to resist arrest and won't comply with the simplest requests, the internet allows us to actually compare what people said in the past to what they're saying now. It's amazing.
This Tweet is a combination of lots of Tweets trying to politicize the tragedy in Texas, and to use dead children to advance a political agenda. That many of these idiots likely have "Coexist" bumper stickers, just adds to their stupidity. I'm not posting any of the vile, ghoulish, hateful, uncaring comments from people completely devoid of grace. They're readily available and can be searched easily. If I find the clips of the CNN anchor contradicting herself, I'll post that.
https://x.com/chalavyishmael/status/1942199091410223171?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
Once again we see the revered BBC simply repeating Hamas propaganda. This kind of thing is why the MSM is less and less revered by people who live in the real world.
Juck Fustice
https://x.com/danburmawy/status/1942404445746147480?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
"In 1378 CE, a Muslim named Muhammad Sa’im al-Dahr defaced one of humanity’s most iconic monuments the Great Sphinx of Giza. He saw it as an idol and that it offended Islamic teachings against graven images. In 2011 when the Muslim Brotherhood briefly took power in Egypt, calls to cover or destroy ancient Egyptian statues, including the Sphinx, resurfaced. In Syria, ISIS bulldozed Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage site, smashing priceless pre-Islamic artifacts. In Iraq, they obliterated the ancient city of Nineveh. In Lebanon, statues of the Virgin Mary or different saints are regularly vandalized even in Christian-majority areas. Across the Islamic world, Catholics and followers of other religions that permit statues are forbidden from publicly displaying them. Islam is a system frozen in a 7th-century ideological frame, unable to tolerate competing identities, symbols, or interpretations of the world. Other religions that reject idol worship, such as Judaism or Protestant traditions, do so by refraining from creating or venerating statues themselves. They don’t make it their mission to obliterate the cultural heritage of others.
But Islam operates differently. It doesn’t merely discourage idolatry for its own adherents, it seeks to enforce its definitions of blasphemy, modesty, and worship on everyone, believer or not. Islam inserts itself into every layer of society, public and private, past and present. This should be one of the thousands of signs of what Islam would do in the West if ever granted enough power to enforce its worldview."
The number of historical sites and artifacts destroyed by Muslims is vast, that their religion is so insecure that it's followers feel the need to conquer nations and destroy cultures tells us much about their belief.
Thank God for Jan Sobieski.
https://x.com/peterstopcrime/status/1942256900369678706?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
This is one more example of a "justice system" that bends over backwards to avoid offending Muslims. This is simply beyond vile. That this scum was released because the 10 YEAR OLD BOY didn't "say no" is bullshit. In what freaking world is it acceptable to rape a 10 YEAR OLD BOY and walk free. This is vigilante justice level stuff. I would have absolutely no problem if this kids parents hunted this vermin down and castrated him with a very dull knife.
I'm sick and tired of hearing ASPLs bitch about their commitment to justice, while simultaneously making excuses for this sort of Muslim bullshit.
Justice being blind IS a Biblical concept, unless your a Muslim. In which case, feel free to rape as much as you want. I'm beyond deporting these scum, death is the only appropriate option. If they want to expedite the process, load them in a C-17 get up to 30,000 feet over the Med, open the back ramp, and go into a steep climb.
Monday, July 7, 2025
BOT (Sorry, I had to clear my backlog)
https://x.com/johndavisjdllm/status/1941286898967904678?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
This is an interesting topic. The Pro-Abortion crowd insist that the "woman" (a term they can't define) has total and complete control of the decision to end the life of her child. The father of the child, clearly has no say in the decision, even if the father wants to raise the child. So, if the mother decides to keep the child without consulting or ignoring the father, should the father be obligated to pay child support for the next 18 years?
https://x.com/divinelydesined/status/1941473178116870446?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
" The argument for Intelligent Design & Creation is NOT "I don't understand, therefore God." It's the opposite. We know exactly how chemistry works and we know exactly what makes biological systems function. We know that chemistry does not naturally move in a life friendly direction without explicit, highly controlled conditions and extreme intelligent guidance. And we know biological systems function based on highly sophisticated interconnected systems, requiring a specific number of engineered parts to function properly. We know nature cannot engineer these systems through sheer chance and step-by-step natural processes. Natural Selection only works if each part of the system has function at each step - but none of the parts function outside the complete system. The systems in life require intentional planning & intelligent guidance. The argument for Creation is based on what we know about how the world works - not what we don't."
Christian Stuff
https://x.com/ingelramdecoucy/status/1941475651170730417?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
"Evangelical Christianity is such a dangerous religion because its followers believe their sins have been absolved, therefore, they believe they're good people. The problem with believing you're a good person is that it's easy to think anything you decide to do is automatically good because you, a good person, decided to do it. And good people do good things, right?"
Mona
"The ironic thing about this whole dumb screed is that it doesn’t actually describe the Evangelical Christian worldview at all but instead perfectly describes the Progressive Liberal mindset of her and her ilk."
"de Coucy"
As I read the tweet, I was shocked at how much it ("Good people do good things") sounded like something Dan would say. The fact that it completely misrepresents what "Evangelical Christians" tend to believe shows a significant degree of ignorance on her part.
https://x.com/catholicpat/status/1941090447092236713?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
https://x.com/catholicpat/status/1941090447092236713
It's a lengthy thread, and I can't copy paste the entire thing, yet it is interesting how this concept has moved from a personal note from Jefferson to law, given that it is not in any of the founding documents.
"Trans" Stuff
https://x.com/swipewright/status/1939855098232152122?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
"It’s not medicine, Matt. The systematic reviews make that clear. “Gender-affirming care” requires stunting a child’s development, permanently altering the body with hormones and surgeries, and often sterilizing the child in the process. Children cannot consent to these procedures—not only because there’s no evidence base supporting them, but also because children lack the capacity to understand the severe, lifelong consequences. A doctor cannot responsibly recommend interventions that have no demonstrated benefit and a long list of known harms and risks. Do. No. Harm. And on top of all that, the entire justification for “gender-affirming care” rests on pseudoscientific premises: that sex is a mutable “social construct” that falls on a spectrum, and that a child’s “brain sex” can somehow be misaligned with their body. This is what proponents literally believe. A lot of left-leaning public figures throw out the line “but it shouldn’t be banned” to seem moderate, but there’s nothing moderate about it. It’s extreme."
WTH Minnesota?
https://x.com/olilondontv/status/1941491330267640117?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
Why in the world would a state university, partially funded by tax dollars, continue to pay this idiot?
https://x.com/missvega8888/status/1940249753692119072?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
Whether it's totally True or not, Ilhan Omar needs to be out of public office. For here to place the interests of Somalia over those of the US violates her oath of office. 5th District, do better.
https://x.com/jenna_gloeb/status/1939800089121235325?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
https://x.com/AlphaNewsMN/status/1939798153659916438
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/07/03/mde-employee-loses-job-after-conviction-surfaces
Another scoop by Alpha News. The question is, why isn't the revered MSM doing the "real journalism" that they are the only ones capable of? Why does Alpha News have to be the ones to find this crap.
This Seems Unintended
https://x.com/amuse/status/1941997633200861316?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
Absolutely no one could possibly be paying illegal aliens low wages, under the table. Certainly not in blue cities, in blue states, like LA.
ROP Stuff
https://x.com/danburmawy/status/1940578878839304367?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
"The roots go deep. After the Catholic Church banned cousin marriage, people in the West started marrying outside the family. That forced individuals to move out, build broader social networks, and rely on strangers for daily life. Trust wasn’t just a virtue, it became a survival mechanism. You couldn’t build a working society unless you believed, at some basic level, that others would do the right thing. That trust was reinforced by Judeo-Christian values: moral codes, conscience, the belief that lying is sin, not strategy. Add to that the stability of wealth, people didn’t need to cheat or steal to get by. So trust flourished. That’s why in the West, you can check out at a grocery store with no cashier. That’s why the government lets you self-report your taxes. That’s why a professor can hand you an exam and trust that you’ll take it honestly. Because here, truth is assumed, until proven otherwise. But Westerners, sadly, think the rest of the world works this way. It doesn’t, and especially not Islamic societies. Islamic cultures are low-trust by design, the result of centuries of tribalism, theological control, and economic instability. Islam doesn’t nurture trust. It nurtures surveillance, control, and suspicion. In many Muslim-majority societies, you’re not even trusted to be alone in a room with your cousin or sister-in-law, because the assumption is you can’t be trusted. Allah doesn’t trust you. That’s why every move you make must be regulated. In those societies, deception isn’t condemned, it’s often excused, even celebrated, especially when used against non-Muslims. Lying is seen as a tool for survival and advantage. That’s the mindset many immigrants bring with them. When they arrive in high-trust Western nations, they don’t see a system to protect, they see a system to exploit. They take advantage of your honesty, your openness, your kindness. They know your society was built on the idea that love believes all things, and they weaponize that belief against you.
https://x.com/konstantinkisin/status/1941930725747360006?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
Because obviously 6 is much to young for a girl to be married. 9 on the other hand is absolutely acceptable. Hell, if it was good enough for Big Mo, it's good enough for Abdul the goat herder.
https://x.com/cherylwroteit/status/1942164315345129975?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
"This question by
is probably the most important and intellectually brilliant question that far too few ever ask. I’ve asked this a hundred times and not enough people can ever answer it. Hamas knew what our response would be, yet they knew with almost 100% confidence that the left in the west would invert the truth and narrative, flood the media with lies and propaganda with full complicity of the media. They knew that protests would erupt within minutes of them launching their attacks on Oct 7. They knew leftists would completely come to their support and turn on the Jews. HOW DID THEY KNOW????? Ask yourselves. Be honest and ask yourselves how they could have known."That all too many allegedly intelligent people like Dan so willingly bout into and spread this Narrative, despite increasing amounts of evidence that their Narrative is false, is beyond comprehension.
https://x.com/lizarosen0000/status/1941584001778491490?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
Let me get this straight. The BBC, a revered source of real journalism, employed a Hamas propaganda agent. But, we should absolutely trust the MSM for some reason.
https://x.com/jewsfightback/status/1941720986170294563?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/five-hebron-sheikhs-pen-letter-asking-to-join-abraham-accords-as-emirate-dismiss-two-state-solution-report/
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/diplomacy-defense/artc-we-want-cooperation-with-israel-hebron-leaders-write-letter-to-netanyahu&ved=2ahUKEwimgcTBjquOAxWS4ckDHZbOAuMQFnoECBYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0am5cppaurwP_q0IOD3x3y
Strangely enough, folx like Dan will continue to blindly support Hamas, while ignoring this.
https://x.com/patgarofalo/status/1941175319131718052?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
To allow this "cultural understanding" defense to be successful in cases of rape in unconscionable. To pretend as if child marriage and rape of non believers is not a significant problem with Islam, is to choose ignorance and to pretend that reality doesn't exist. To be fair, these behaviors might be more common within some nationalities, but it is also clear that Islam is incredibly tolerant of these practices.
https://x.com/mrwinmarshall/status/1941497322640478494?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
How in the hell is this "justice" in any sense of the term?
https://x.com/jonatanpallesen/status/1941524858279477495?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
In what Western justice system is 12 months for attempted rape and appropriate sentence? How in the name of all that is holy is this vile creature not being immediately deported?
https://x.com/jewishchron/status/1940354207535481143?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
I don't know, free speech and all, but isn't publicly calling for "Death to..." a behavior that should be controlled?
https://x.com/wil_da_beast630/status/1939894735373533225?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw
It must be bliss to be controlled by a Narrative, with no thought to reality.
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