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Sandbox – 29jun18

29 June 2018

[OK boys and girls, it's time for SCOTUS roulette. Make known your odds that one of your favorite candidates will get the presidential nod. gjr]

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253 responses to “Sandbox – 29jun18”

scenes

29 June 2018

No opinion, but there is this:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trumps-supreme-court-list/

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Don Bessee

29 June 2018

Its a tough night to be a mullah!
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/06/iran-weakening-with-big-protests-economic-problems-and-israel-could-be-building-up-to-attack.html
😉

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Walt

29 June 2018

I say the one LIBS will hate the most.

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u

29 June 2018

I sure hope Boardman didn’t stash his portfolios liquidation bucks in bitcoin!
https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Bitcoin-bloodbath-nears-dot-com-levels-as-many-13037337.php
😉

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Scott Obermuller

29 June 2018

Walt – that’s already been decided. Who ever gets nominated by Trump will be found to have under age girl friends and secret connections with Hitler himself.
Personally, I vote for Ann Coulter.

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Bill Tozer

29 June 2018

Scenes.
Took a couple days, put got it now. A few testimonials coming in. #Walkaway.

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Paul Emery

29 June 2018

Scott
And at what point do you consider an unborn a human life

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Scott Obermuller

29 June 2018

Paul – we’ve been through this before. Once the double helix is formed, it’s a complete human life. Scientific fact. Deal with it.

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Ricky McVeigh

30 June 2018

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerationism

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Gregory

30 June 2018

Punchy 1027pm
“And at what point do you consider an unborn a human life?”
An unborn what, exactly? An unborn canus lupus familiaris will always be a puppy.

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Gregory

30 June 2018

Ok, have had a sip of coffee, Punch obviously was talking about an unborn human fetus (Latin for “bambino”). I’m expecting by “human life” Punch means a human life with protection under the law as a person.
If the unborn person is killed by a firearm wielding maniac intent on killing the unborn bambino and it’s mother… at what point are there two murders under the law, rather than one… is that your question?

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Todd Juvinall

30 June 2018

Has Paul Emery ever had a kid?

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scenes

30 June 2018

Say ‘la vie’ (la vie!)
https://spectator.org/the-collapse-of-the-never-trump-conservatives/
“In 2016 we found out that conservative elites didn’t speak for Republican voters.”
News of the morning.
https://www.toddstarnes.com/faith/school-bans-parents-from-viewing-lgbt-videos-shown-to-kids/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5902565/Magistrate-Nigel-Stringer-defended-Morningthorpe-Norwich-burglary-private-justice.html
https://dailycaller.com/2018/06/29/reporter-maga-hat-annapolis-shooter/
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-06-29/girl-bronx-ocasio-cortez-called-out-fact-check-actually-grew-wealthy-enclave
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/29/nunes-calls-for-testimony-from-17-fbi-doj-officials-on-government-surveillance-abuse.html

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scenes

30 June 2018

Gregory@6:59AM
It is an interesting question, I can’t expect that Paul will be bothered to look up existing law.
I’ll save him some trouble.
http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/fetal-homicide-state-laws.aspx
It’s an interesting thing to think about and really sort of a subtle point of ethics (fetus = human for assault, not human for abortion). I’d have to mull it over to have a strong opinion (or not).

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fish

30 June 2018

I don’t know who’s doing it but I want to encourage them to continue! Every photo of Hillary Clinton I see these days makes it look like she’s on her 5th Gin and Tonic!
Finally some news that isn’t fake!
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-06-30/trump-considering-2-women-supreme-court-hillary-re-emerges-glass-ceiling

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fish

30 June 2018

To stay on topic…..perhaps for the first time in many years at RR’s I would like to see Don Willett of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
This based solely on a recommendation from “Tim the Lawyer” (Tim Sandefur) of the Goldwater Institute a regular on the Armstrong and Getty show
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Willett
https://goldwaterinstitute.org/team/timothy-sandefur/

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fish

30 June 2018

Saturday starting out strong! Now if I can just get the new blade on the edger without too much trouble it’s going to be coming up all fish today!

Reporter resigns after false tweet that Maryland shooting suspect had MAGA hat

…..and have you noticed how quiet the usual suspects are regarding this shooting. Surname of the shooter, “Ramos”, so not a “White Guy”! Shotgun instead of an AR15!
I thought the fact that he shot up a newsroom would have kept things hopping for week or so! Apparently not!
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/06/30/reporter-resigns-after-false-tweet-that-maryland-shooting-suspect-had-maga-hat.html

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Bill Tozer

30 June 2018

@ 8:33 am
At least the reporter had the integrity to resign, unlike Brian Williams and…..the whole lot of them from NYC, DC, LA, to our own neck in the woods.
As soon as news first broke about the Capital Gazeelte shooting, AP reported that there is an active shooting at a newspaper office, story developing, 4 people reported shot, no details, shooter is WHITE.
I thought that if the shooter was not white, they would have not put out that information immediately. Had to get it out that shooter is White before a body count, before arrest details, before type of gun information, before knowing if there are more than one shooter, before saying the newspaper office is in a building shared by other businesses. Shooter is White, more at 11.
Hey, it was what my inquiring mind wanted to know. The rest of the story and facts can come out later, gotta get it out that second that that shooter is white, ROFLMAO.
Now, we find that the shooter may not be exactly “white”.
https://www.facebook.com/johnburk1775/photos/a.1380509015610814.1073741828.1380502268944822/2079374069057635/?type=3&theater

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Bill Tozer

30 June 2018

You know you are over the target when out of the blue Eric Holder demands the investigations stop. Stop it now, you guys. Stop it. I mean it, now stop it.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/06/it-must-stop-eric-holder-demands-gop-lawmakers-halt-investigations-into-fisa-abuse-spygate/

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scenes

30 June 2018

A beautiful thing.
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/06/21/nancy-pelosi-2014-lets-not-politicize-children-detention-facilities/

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scenes

30 June 2018

The state of news in the US.
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/06/30/cnns-acosta-caught-video-manufacturing-very-fake-news/

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Bill Tozer

30 June 2018

Geez Louise. I did not mean to start an abortion dialogue. My original post was that you could take the agrument in the short video and PARLAY that agrument into other “rights” libs demand we pay for.
Anyway, abortion topic, short and sweet. Don’t worry libbies, nobody wants to take your abortions away from you. Trust us.
https://www.facebook.com/RowdyConservatives/photos/a.217983685002343.55586.217926015008110/1352795064854527/?type=3&theater

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fish

30 June 2018

Posted by: Bill Tozer | 30 June 2018 at 09:09 AM
At least the reporter had the integrity to resign….
I imagine this was a “resign or else” situation! Resign and this is forgotten in two days…get fired and it’s with you forever!

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George Rebane

30 June 2018

Re abortion, “made-up science”, and “fake clinics”. Did everyone see the piece in today’s (30jun18) Union by the two alt-Left ladies Elaine Sierra and Lynn Wenzel??
https://www.theunion.com/opinion/columns/elaine-sierra-and-lynn-wenzel-supreme-court-ruling-condones-made-up-science-misleading-pregnant-women/
And here is some relevant stuff from the archives while we’re taking another lap around the abortion barn.
http://rebaneruminations.typepad.com/rebanes_ruminations/2012/10/abortion-and-the-two-bodies-problem.html
http://rebaneruminations.typepad.com/rebanes_ruminations/2013/05/fetus-12-inches-baby.html

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Walt

30 June 2018

LIBS found a new threat with better pay.
http://www.breitbart.com/2018-elections/2018/06/29/washpo-rising-trucker-wages-are-economic-threat/
Burger flippers strikes are no danger.

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Bill Tozer

30 June 2018

There is always that one person who, when all else fails, resorts to correcting your grammar on the internet.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NS_PzfpKLYU

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Walt

30 June 2018

Thanks for the morning yuks Bill. I have actually done that.
We don’t have that problem with gas station coffee. (it’s better and cheaper.)

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fish

30 June 2018

I always thought Tom Perez was crazy…..now Im sure!

DNC CHAIR: OBAMA IS AMERICA’S ‘REAL PRESIDENT’ — NOT TRUMP

http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/29/tom-perez-obama-president/

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Bill Tozer

30 June 2018

That Perez guy might be a NeverTrumper, but I could be wrong.

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Paul Emery

30 June 2018

Ted Cruz signed this pledge during the Presidential primary which outlaws even day after pills. This was part of the 2012 Republican platform as well. Any of you support this? I know Todd doesn’t. this is referred to as the Right to Life or Personhood Affirmation. Also it is supported by VP Pense
“Donald Trump’s running mate, Mike Pence is co-author of H.R. 374, the “Life at Conception Act”, which seeks to “implement equal protection…for the right to life of each born and preborn human person.. at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization…”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/don-c-reed/personhood-pence-vp-candi_b_12281720.html
http://media.wix.com/ugd/9f912c_3f0f29e92d5f4f4aba43bc07429e9893.pdf

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Todd Juvinall

30 June 2018

I posted a small report on our successful rally in the Basin this morning. Those lefty loons are truly unhinged.

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scenes

30 June 2018

re: Paul Emery @ 12:43PM
lol. Did you even read the bill? Do you ever read anything at all?
“However, nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child. ”
Honestly, I’m not even sure what they are getting at.

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scenes

30 June 2018

Todd, I like your report.
You should take a video camera and get some footage of the “you are haters” lady. There are opportunities there for a nice music video.
I leave you with this…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSuregWhlWk

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George Rebane

30 June 2018

Gentlemen – We have a post on separating the children demonstrations. Discuss related topics under that.

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Walt

30 June 2018

Our own Moonbat takes it in the Depends.
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2018/06/29/ontario-canada-dump-jerry-brown-climate-change-cap-and-trade/
“Brown’s international cap-and-trade pact to tackle climate change is on the verge of imploding following the election earlier this month of a new government in Ontario, Canada, that ran on the promise of dumping the very expensive climate change deal.”
“Emphasizing that unchecked climate change could profoundly disrupt the world’s economies and cause massive human suffering, Brown stated: “That’s the reason why California and Quebec are joining with Ontario to create an expanded and dynamic carbon market, which will drive down greenhouse gas emissions.”
Now change “climate change” to “LIBERALISM”,, and you have the real answer.

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Walt

30 June 2018

A new web cam for those a lot smarter than me.
The Hawaii volcano nerds have out did themselves.
https://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/cams/panorama.php?cam=SO2cam
It might take me a while to figure out just what I’m looking at.

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Bonnie McGuire

30 June 2018

Paul Emery | 29 June 2018 at 10:27 PM
“And at what point do you consider an unborn a human life?”
From the time the seed is planted! Paul, I hope you realize I do have a weird sense of humor, cuz I’m a woman. Believe it or not, all humans come into the world because a woman gives her body to nurture them in her womb, and then goes through the pain (and possibly death) to give birth to this new human. She was endowed with the greatest trust to bring forth life and teach it. The most disgusting thing to me is all the ignorant people who can’t even see this. Especially the Old Testament, Muslim mentality that looks down on women. Ungrateful men who came to earth through women! Too funny! Yeah, their seed was necessary, but farmers and ranchers castrate the bulls and save the cows. Ya know why? Those dumb guys know it’s the females that insure more babies. They only need one bull. And modern society doctors are able to use the seed from the chosen and plant it. Doesn’t matter what…it is what it is from the onset. Our beautiful babies have a special human purpose programmed from the onset. When you plant the seed you are responsible for making it able to fulfill its purpose for coming into the world. It’s real!

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Todd Juvinall

30 June 2018

Thanks Scenes. It was an interesting day. The 60’s hippies are still around. Maybe we will be rid of them in a few years as they OD on their favorite drugs.

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Scott Obermuller

30 June 2018

Paul Emery at 12:43 – First of all I notice you never answered scenes question at 1:19.
The article you linked to is filled with lies and false suggestions.
“…the former Governor of Indiana intends to impose his belief on America.”
It’s not just his belief, millions of Americans share that view.
All laws impose a belief of some kind on the citizens. Shall we have no laws at all?
“Let us be blunt. We are talking about the contents of a tampon.”
Hilarious. I defy this moron to find a viable human in a tampon.
“Unless the egg implants in the walls of the womb, it is biologically impossible for it ever to become a child.”
But if there is intentional action to prevent that from happening, how is that different than killing the child at any stage of development?
“What could it mean, if we officially declared an egg to be a person?”
But of course, no one is suggesting that an unfertilized egg is a person. The author has apparently run out of facts and is now fabricating BS.
“A woman’s right to control her own body? Gone.”
First of all – a woman has no more ‘right’ to control her own body than a man. The left is quite happy to pass all sorts of laws that control a woman’s body. If the author is actually talking about the reproductive bits (I’m guessing) then certainly women would not lose any control over her body as far as it just concerns her body.
“Right now, a woman can legally terminate her pregnancy until the fetus becomes “viable”, meaning it can live on its own.”
Perhaps Paul Emery can point out the babies that can ‘live on their own’.
Hell – 20 somethings can’t even live on their own these days.
There are all sorts of people in the hospital that can’t live on their own. Shall we just pull the plug on them all? Real humanity at work here.
“Once sperm meets egg, the pregnancy must be carried out in full.”
OMG!!! You mean we have to take care of and nurture human life!!
A mighty strange idea to the left.
““The pill”, the most common form of birth control, would almost certainly become illegal—because it could now be considered an “abortifacient” a chemical form of abortion—which personhood redefines as the murder of a person.”
Total BS – the ‘pill’ does not become an abortifacient because of this law.
“If a fertilized egg is now a person, then disposing of even one would be an act of murder—and fifteen? Would that not be mass murder?”
Hey – you asked the question. Think about it.
“America may be on the brink of curing several types of blindness, plus diabetes, as well as spinal cord injury paralysis which currently afflicts my son Roman Reed—with research Donald Trump’s vice President intends to ban.”
Now we get down to what is really going on with the author. He is desperate for a cure for his son. Understandable. But the first part of the statement is indicative of the tenuous nature of this sort of science. The promise of these ‘miracle’ cures has been held out for years and the odds are now diminishing, not growing. No matter what is wrong with anyone’s child, that does allow our nation to devolve into allowing human sacrifice for a cure.
Finally – “If he appoints just one, that would overturn the current 4-4 liberal/conservative split. It would take only 5 Supreme Court members to eliminate Roe v. Wade, and put it “on the ash heap of history””
Overturning Roe v Wade would not change anything in most states. California, for example, would still carry on with abortion on demand.

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scenes

01 July 2018

ToddJ: “The 60’s hippies are still around. Maybe we will be rid of them in a few years as they OD on their favorite drugs.”
Seeing as how their favorite drug is outrage, at least they’ll never run out.
Honestly, I think it’s an addictive trip to be on. They’ll look back on Trumphate as the best time of their lives.
After all, this has nothing to do with warehoused kids, no matter how nice the accommodations. The US is filled with children in various forms of state control due to missing, incarcerated, or merely bad parents. The Border Patrol (what’s the fuss about ICE?) has probably had these systems in place for decades. You can certainly argue that a parent or other human smuggler, struggling across the desert with no money or hope, isn’t equipped to take care of their children for now…at least for the 20 days they hold them.
I still don’t know what the Open Borders party gets out of it all, aside from additional voters and cheap landscaping. No doubt in 100 years sociologists will study this era’s burst of xenophilia and okiophobia with some interest. It’ll be in the same textbook chapter as medieval flagellants.

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Bill Tozer

01 July 2018

“I still don’t know what the Open Borders party gets out of it all, aside from additional voters and cheap landscaping.”
Yep, our furry friends of the Lefty have gotten so used to having their noses in the trough that they haven’t got used to losing power. They don’t like it one bit that the Deplorables, of all people, have bellied up the the feast and eating without using proper table manners. Them friggin’ Deplorables!! And not just them baskets of uncouth uneducated types. Worse, some constitutionalists and conservative orators and reasonable thinkers have joined in and are rudely elbowing us out. No siree. It’s all about power. They have not been taking it gracefully.
“I am so sick and tired of those extremists out of the mainstream right wingers going around quoting our Founding Fathers. Enough already. Stop it you guys, I mean it.”

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Todd Juvinall

01 July 2018

The SacBee had a article on the election season underway in Mexico. Hundreds of candidates and affiliates murdered. The gangs are running the place. If this anarchy and violence were here the left would be in charge of it. Anyway, if there was a reason to build the wall and vette very carefully anyone that wants to come here, the Mexican elections are the reason. Can you imagine the disarray and then the results of electing gang members as your city council of county? That is what is going on. And if you don’t like it you get murdered.
The leftwingnuts of America need to protest in Mexico and help those people out. Hell, they have it easy here. They are showing us all the lack of empathy they have for the Mexican people and its children by not going over the border and helping those poor people. Of course they have to get back to their homes and big screen TV’s and pizzas delivered. Amazing.

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Gregory

01 July 2018

“This blog [Sierra Foothills Report] has been a catalyst for the political change that has been necesssary (sic) to move our community to “purple” from political extremism. And guess what Todd, it’s happening! Right under your nose.”
-the FUE, June 29
Two things… one is that Peeline himself says “the community” is Purple, not Blue. The second is Pelline’s narcissism that he was the reason for the change. Not demographics, not union spending on election campaigns.
BREATHE THE FREE AIR, public employees. If you don’t belong to the union, ensure your paychecks do not deduct union dues unless you’ve given them permission, which they now NEED before taking the money.
You also have the right to resign from the union at any time of your choosing… you don’t have to wait for the week they’ve set aside for opting out.

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Todd Juvinall

01 July 2018

Unions had a place back in the 20-30’s but never in the public sector which has Civil Service. My guess is the next challenge may be the demise of them in the public sector.

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George Rebane

01 July 2018

ToddJ 336pm – If I may push back Mr Juvinall, I have no idea how the “demise” of public sector unions would be brought about without a massive reduction in the megafaces of bureaucrats who are not capable of getting any equivalent employment in the private sector. I think that they’d rather man the barricades before allowing themselves to be cast out into the cold world of merit-based employment. What support do you offer for your assessment?

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scenes

01 July 2018

“You also have the right to resign from the union at any time of your choosing… you don’t have to wait for the week they’ve set aside for opting out.”
That’s probably worth a letter to the editor just to give people a heads up.

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Todd Juvinall

01 July 2018

GeorgeR, looking at the goings-on in America I think we will see a major pushback on these “progressives” and their ideas and policies. The disparity in pay and benefits is now in the favor of government. Robin Hood and his Merry Men of Sherwood are lurking. My guess is it will take place. How is another story.

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George Rebane

01 July 2018

ToddJ 352pm – Very well, we’ll await your giving us a heads up when the “major pushback” has started. In the meantime, I’m sure you’ll understand if I continue breathing normally.

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Bill Tozer

01 July 2018

Brothers Rebane and Juvinall:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4394VCS7POE

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Todd Juvinall

01 July 2018

GeorgeR 357, please keep breathing normally. But I think the left is self-destructing rapidly before our very eyes. Thanks to FOX, Rush and all the conservative publications on the internet. As well as the daily pushback from normal people against the leftwing extremists. I have not been this joyous for a long time.
When people push anti-common sense and finger point at Joe sixpack and his wife for having an opinion (like the FUE does) they will be spanked. And they are getting the willo switch as we speak.

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