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A.Stringer"We in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Europe</a> must finally take care of our own problems with our own <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/militaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#militaries</a>. And we’ll do it our own way, thank you very much. Without the help of this testosterone-fueled boy band from the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhiteHouse</a>, which places greater value on using the right emojis than hitting the right targets."<a href="https://www.zeit.de/kultur/2025-03/europe-us-independence-relations-english/komplettansicht" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.zeit.de/kultur/2025-03/europe-us-independence-relations-english/komplettansicht</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/freeeurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freeeurope</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EuropeanPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EuropeanPolitics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gerpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gerpol</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GermanPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GermanPolitics</a>

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Pok%C3%A9monGo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PokémonGo</a> Data ‘Adding Amplitude to War Is Obviously an Issue,’ <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Niantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Niantic</a> Exec Says A Niantic executive said he could see <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/governments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#governments</a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/militaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#militaries</a> buying Niantic <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/geospatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geospatial</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> trained on player data, but the company said it’s still early days. <a href="https://www.404media.co/pokemon-go-data-adding-amplitude-to-war-is-obviously-an-issue-niantic-exec-says/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.404media.co/pokemon-go-data-adding-amplitude-to-war-is-obviously-an-issue-niantic-exec-says/</a>

Larry NeufeldWho Wants to Kill and Die for the American Empire? <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/wars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wars</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/militaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#militaries</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ukraine</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Iraq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Iraq</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Afghanistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Afghanistan</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://countercurrents.org/2024/09/who-wants-to-kill-and-die-for-the-american-empire/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://countercurrents.org/2024/09/who-wants-to-kill-and-die-for-the-american-empire/</a>

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Where <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Funhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Funhouse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Erotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Erotics</a> Meet <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a>. A new <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/volume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#volume</a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HilaryHarkness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HilaryHarkness</a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/paintings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#paintings</a> enfolds us into <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/surreal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surreal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/worlds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#worlds</a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/genderbending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#genderbending</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/militaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#militaries</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/feminine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feminine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/revenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#revenge</a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/alternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#alternative</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/histories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#histories</a>. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Women</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Transgender</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Entertainment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheArts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Painting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Representation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Representation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Culture</a> <a href="https://hyperallergic.com/928342/hilary-harkness-funhouse-erotics-meet-art-history/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hyperallergic.com/928342/hilary-harkness-funhouse-erotics-meet-art-history/</a>

Steve Dustcircle 🌹<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Militaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Militaries</a> are turning to armed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/robotdogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#robotdogs</a><a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/06/17/2024/china-us-military-armed-robot-dogs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.semafor.com/article/06/17/2024/china-us-military-armed-robot-dogs</a>

weberc2 ☕️This book was surprisingly good, especially the end as it talked less about the history of <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/computerchip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#computerchip</a> manufacturing & more about the degrees to which (1) chips undergird economies & <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/militaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#militaries</a>, (2) we are increasingly dependent on east Asia for <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/chip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chip</a> manufacturing, (3) <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#china</a> tries to steal chip making secrets, & (4) different countries can leverage their supply chain positions against each other.<a href="https://stranger.social/tags/microchip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#microchip</a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/foreignpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#foreignpolicy</a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geopolitics</a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#military</a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#books</a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/unitedstates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unitedstates</a>

Larry NeufeldHow the world’s militaries hide their huge carbon emissions <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#emissions</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/militaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#militaries</a> <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-the-worlds-militaries-hide-their-huge-carbon-emissions-171466?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/how-the-worlds-militaries-hide-their-huge-carbon-emissions-171466?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton</a>

SubtleBlade ⚔️The <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ClimateCosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCosts</a> of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#war</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/militaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#militaries</a> can no longer be ignoredMore than 5% of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/GlobalEmissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GlobalEmissions</a> are linked to conflict or militaries but countries continue to hide the true scaleEmissions from <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Israel</a>’s war in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gaza</a> have ‘immense’ effect on <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCatastrophe</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/09/emission-from-war-military-gaza-ukraine-climate-change" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/09/emission-from-war-military-gaza-ukraine-climate-change</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/IsraelHamasWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IsraelHamasWar</a>

Ingmar LippertThis is a helpful update on <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#military</a> and <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/CarbonAccounting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CarbonAccounting</a>: the Guardian on"The <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> costs of <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#war</a> and <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/militaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#militaries</a> can no longer be ignored"<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/09/emission-from-war-military-gaza-ukraine-climate-change?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/09/emission-from-war-military-gaza-ukraine-climate-change?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</a>

Larry NeufeldInsight: World's war on greenhouse gas emissions has a military blind spot <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/COP28" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#COP28</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#emissions</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/militaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#militaries</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#war</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/worlds-war-greenhouse-gas-emissions-has-military-blind-spot-2023-07-10/#:~:text=Among%20the%20world's%20biggest%20consumers,2022%20estimate%20by%20international%20experts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/worlds-war-greenhouse-gas-emissions-has-military-blind-spot-2023-07-10/#:~:text=Among%20the%20world's%20biggest%20consumers,2022%20estimate%20by%20international%20experts</a>.

DoomsdaysCWHow <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Militaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Militaries</a> Are Transforming <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Agricultural</a> Tech Into Deadly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Weapons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Weapons</a>By Max Fenton Sept 26, 2022"A subsequent U.N. investigation found that one of [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ErikPrince</a>’s] modified planes was due for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Libya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Libya</a>, which has been subject to an international arms embargo since the outbreak of its brutal 2011 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/civilwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#civilwar</a>. Known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProjectOpus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProjectOpus</a>, Prince and his associates attempted to sell the modified crop-dusters to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KhalidHaftar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KhalidHaftar</a>, a Libyan <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/warlord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#warlord</a> and one of the key players in the country’s civil conflict and power vacuum since the downfall of Muammar Gaddafi. The plane was thankfully intercepted in Jordan, where authorities demanded its military assets be removed. The plane later made its way to Cyprus, Balkan Insight reports, which is its last known location as of 2021 and where it may be undergoing mechanical servicing."Though largely foiled, Prince’s plans are a reminder of how <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cropdusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cropdusting</a> planes are especially risky pieces of military technology when it comes to international law and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> issues in conflict. Many of the militaries interested in their use are alleged to have committed significant human rights violations in the course of irregular warfare campaigns, and the addition of a highly specialized attack plane to their arsenals may pose grave risks to those caught in the crossfire."<a href="https://slate.com/technology/2022/09/crop-duster-agricultural-tech-military-conflict.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://slate.com/technology/2022/09/crop-duster-agricultural-tech-military-conflict.html</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrivateArmy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Xe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Xe</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Academi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Academi</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CorporateColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateArmies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PrivateArmies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WeaponizedCropDusters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WeaponizedCropDusters</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AgentOrange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AgentOrange</a>

SubtleBlade ⚔️<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/militaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#militaries</a> owe combined $111bn in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ClimateReparations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateReparations</a> – studyExclusive: study finds militaries have generated about 430m metric tonnes of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CO2Emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CO2Emissions</a> since <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/2015ParisAccords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2015ParisAccords</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/06/study-us-and-uk-militaries-owe-combined-111bn-in-climate-reparations" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/06/study-us-and-uk-militaries-owe-combined-111bn-in-climate-reparations</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a>

Gladwyn d’Souza<a href="https://impakter.com/military-exemptions-how-one-of-the-worlds-largest-polluters-gets-a-free-pass/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://impakter.com/military-exemptions-how-one-of-the-worlds-largest-polluters-gets-a-free-pass/</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/WarsForOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WarsForOil</a>: In its first 12 months, the Ukraine war has been estimated to emit 120 million tCO2e. That amounts to the annual output of Singapore, Switzerland and Syria combined. all the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/militaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#militaries</a> in the world combined are estimated to be responsible for 5.5% of global <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/greenhousegas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#greenhousegas</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#emissions</a>, ranked fourth after India and ahead of Russia. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/keepitintheground" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#keepitintheground</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PeaceIsTheWay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeaceIsTheWay</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BetterWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BetterWorld</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DistributedRenewablesReduceConflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DistributedRenewablesReduceConflict</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/RenewablesAreDeflationary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RenewablesAreDeflationary</a>

C.<a href="https://mstdn.social/@panamared27401" class="u-url mention">@panamared27401</a> It doesn't conflict with my anecdotal summaries.The tendency of <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/militaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#militaries</a> in <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/peacetime" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#peacetime</a> to lose focus on their core purpose [1] and hare off in different directions of irrelevancy is widely known and documented, at least as far back as the Vietnam <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#war</a>, and probably earlier. In peacetime, there just aren't the same metrics and opportunities available for officers and general staff to focus on.[1] <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Armies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Armies</a> exist to "break things and kill people". All else is <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/PR" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PR</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/fluff" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#fluff</a>.

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