[The NCAA now allows transgender females to compete in women's track events, and soon other sports. The big concern that needs to be addressed is not that the transgenders are setting new records for women, but that this makes no never mind to the officials now fashioning this new sports world, “Focusing on performance advantage is largely irrelevant because this is a rights issue. We shouldn’t be worried about trans people taking over the Olympics. We should be worried about their fairness and human rights instead.” (more here) gjr]

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472 responses to “Sandbox – 26feb19”
Back at ya’ Emery,, does proof matter? YES OR NO!!!!!
Be careful of how you answer that. (if you have the balls GOD gave lizards)
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Regarding taking the 5th…
Years ago after a campaign against a state Proposition (it might have been one to ban handguns, I don’t recall), I got an official request to verify that I donated money. It told me how much had been reported coming from me.
The demand letter made it clear that my response was entirely voluntary, but made under oath and so I would be under threat of perjury were I not completely honest and accurate.
Hmmm. Well, I had nothing to hide but without digging out old bank records I’d not be sure of the amount I wrote the check for, and I couldn’t be absolutely sure that I only wrote one check. So I threw out the request.
The sent another request, same as the first. I tossed that into the waste basket, too.
It felt good.
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Where is Swallows? Look at the opportunity that awaits you!
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/01/pecos-midland-texas-permian-basin/
40 bucks just for a haircut! Just think what your glory hole would generate. I’m sure you could get a used motor home left over from Burning Man real cheap.
Supply and demand, Capitalism at it’s best!
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“”Remarkably Cohen’s testimony exonerates Trump. He says Trump never directly told him to lie, he has no evidence of collusion, and Trump only worked on the Moscow project because he thought he wouldn’t win, which means he wasn’t trying to leverage the presidency for financial gain.” —Matt Walsh
“The camera-preening and antics of members of Congress at televised hearings like [Cohen’s] is genuinely embarrassing for the country. You would not trust this crew to search for that missing sock in the dryer, never mind unravel a complicated criminal conspiracy.” —Jim Geraghty
Survey sez:
“The majority of Americans do not believe global warming will pose a serious threat within their lifetime, a new opinion poll has revealed.”
https://www.ajc.com/news/science/more-than-half-americans-don-think-climate-change-will-affect-them/zQ5TseDhuJiXVCzHwoeEdM/
https://m.facebook.com/PatriotPost/photos/a.82108390913/10156226559830914/?type=3&source=48
https://m.facebook.com/PatriotPost/photos/a.82108390913/10156230008815914/?type=3&source=48
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Paul Emery believes convicted liars like Cohen so he has no creds.
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So Walt what “proof” did you have when you you and Trump joined in on the chant “lock her up” agaisn’t Hillary?
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This be Hillary County. Now say with me, “What difference at this point does it matter anyway?” Good. I knew you could.
Now, chant with me….
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iLc52U9GQ2g
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2019/02/28/cbs-nbc-ignore-trudeau-wrapped-scandal-pounce-bibis
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This one surprised me. No Maui Wowie. Aloha.
https://apnews.com/008c88116a3c4aa38cc229404faeb5c0
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Now “Lizard nuts” Emery believes Hillary did no crime?
You go with that. Tell that to the family of Ted Stevens.
A Video tape Emery,,, right?
I guess you missed the list of all the “not” charges.
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Hey lizard nuts! Your caring socialist nation and “free speech”.
How dare she show the truth.
https://www.france24.com/en/20190301-french-prosecutors-want-le-pen-tried-over-tweet
“Prosecutors have called for French far-right leader Marine Le Pen to be tried for tweeting pictures of atrocities committed by the Islamic State group, judicial sources said Friday.”
Le Pen shared the gruesome images in December 2015, a few weeks after IS jihadists killed 130 people in attacks in Paris. Her move sparking widespread condemnation in France.
It will be up to an investigative magistrate to decide whether a trial takes place, with a conviction for “circulating violent pictures liable to be seen by children” carrying a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a fine of 75,000 euros ($85,000).”
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Administrivia – Some commenters apparently think that their high school level double entendres on the ‘Todd Swallows’ name are beyond clever, given how often they continue to resort to them. Truth be told, it doesn’t speak well of any of you. I’ll delete as many of them as I see.
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Can’t please some people, I reckon. Some won’t settle for half a loaf, some want it all. Greedy little thing.
“According to Politico, socialist Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was left fuming over the vote. Sources tell the publication that during a meeting yesterday, the lawmaker vowed to “alert progressive activists when Democrats are voting with the GOP on these motions.”
Congressman Richard Hudson (R-NC) told the Daily Caller that the ICE amendment left Ocasio-Cortez unable to make up her mind on how to vote on the gun bill–and he found it pretty amusing.
“I thought it was pretty amazing to watch the Democrats try to decide ‘Do we want to protect illegal immigrants or do we want to confiscate guns more?’ It was kind of funny,” Hudson said at CPAC.
“You had Ocasio-Cortez, who actually voted yes then switched to no then switched back to present then switch back to yes,” he continued. “So watching them twist themselves in knots trying to decide what’s more important to them—protecting illegal immigrants or confiscating guns was pretty funny.”
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=dan%20bongino&epa=SEARCH_BOX
Twisting in the wind. Votes have consequences. Thank you Mitch, you sly ole devil. Stand and be counted.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/44139/watch-warren-confronted-over-infanticide-position-amanda-prestigiacomo?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dwbrand
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Hmmmm…..sounds like a certain old codger we al know……and love……of course….love!
Moral Outrage Is Self-Serving, Say Psychologists: Perpetually raging about the world’s injustices? You’re probably overcompensating.
Of course there’s so much for which Punch could be overcompensating! The mind boggles.
http://reason.com/blog/2017/03/01/moral-outrage-is-self-serving
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This has been Trumps worst week. I love roasted Pig. Gonna be on the menu every week till the election.
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One of Trump’s Best. Sow otherwise “Lack of evidence” Emery.
But the smell of BBQed mule is filling the air of D.C.
LIBS are eating their own! Plenty of proof of that. One only has to look. Ask your seeing eye dog Emery….
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Walt
What exactly was good about this week for Trump
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https://247sports.com/college/stanford/Board/105277/Contents/I-love-it-when-the-Democrats-eat-their-own-128432647/
https://www.trunews.com/stream/democrats-eat-their-own-over-anti-semitism
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/430334-bill-maher-to-dems-lets-not-eat-our-own-in-2020
And Emery is only seeing what the fake news says.
Funny how they ALL regurgitate the same line.
Just like “one person behind a curtain” telling the all what to say.
(not a bit new)
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You just keep towing the party line Emery. Say what your told to say. It’s the only way RED cortez won’t put you on “the list”.
You came out with “worst week” at the same time as the rest of Proggy news.Now back to your hive.
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For Emery.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/trump-was-absolutely-right-in-vietnam-summit-talks-high-ranking-north-korea-defector-says
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George 2:46 — high school level is giving more credit than is due.. Sixth grade is more appropriate, after all the average kid in America is generally considered to be around 11 years old when first exposed to porn. Gotta love making a buck no matter what…eh?
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It’s about time someone had the wherewithal to stop the anti gun idiots from disrupting meetings.
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/01/ohio-family-armed-teachers-free-speech/
“The group of five — which includes Billy Ison, the grandfather of an 18-year-old enrolled at a Madison public school, and four others connected to Ison — filed suit Wednesday in the U.S. District Court in Cincinnati, according to the Butler County Journal-News.
They claim the school board violated their free speech rights by going to extreme lengths to limit their ability to partake in public meetings.
“The school board has engaged in a concerted campaign designed to chill and silence plaintiffs from further public criticism of its actions,” the lawsuit reads, “by imposing prior restraints on plaintiffs’ ability to participate in public meetings and by fabricating requirements as barriers to public participation that do not appear in the school board’s written rules.” ”
No,, 5 Liberals are not going to tell the whole town what to do.
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Well isn’t that special, what the hey there is not much left to screw up that has not already been an epic fail in the dem socialist nirvana called chi town –
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-03-01/many-5-socialists-could-join-chicagos-city-council
😉
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Isn’t that nearly the same number of hard core lefties?
Poll: Only 37% Found Michael Cohen’s Testimony Credible
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/01/poll-michael-cohen-testimony-credible/
😉
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True dat –
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/01/harvard-harris-poll-3-in-4-voters-favor-america-first-immigration-trade-war-platform-candidates/
😉
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Toes: Never underestimate the Hawaiian ability to do everything slowly and wrong. After 4-1/2 years there, three in Molokai, I know the inhabitants extremely well and their ability to no do things is astounding and possibly limitless. As they often say when asked to do anything “No can.” Anything beyond a concrete slab is rocket science. To be fair, they’ve only quite recently (1770’s?) begun to emerge from the Stone Age.
Besides, not legalizing while not enforcing means no taxes are being collected on what is a universal tribal pastime. What’s not to like? L
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Reality check –
Hispanics make up 18.3 percent of the U.S. population, yet account for 27.2 percent of people living in poverty in America.
By comparison, white people are 60.5 percent of the U.S. population and account for 42.8 percent of the people living in poverty.
Black Americans account for 13.2 percent of the population but 22.7 percent of all Americans living in poverty, while Asians in America make up 6 percent of the population and 4.9 percent live in poverty.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6762033/Rate-Hispanic-poverty-America-fell-record-low-18-3-overall-poor-Americans-declined.html
😉
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And I can imagine Kim being personally unaware of the treatment of Warmbier- it doesn’t take a genius to think of a better use for such a hostage. So, yeah, believable. L
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Zachary Greenberg of berzerkly and his infamous attack catches up with him –
https://www.foxnews.com/us/uc-berkeley-police-arrest-suspect-in-campus-attack-on-conservative-activist
😉
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Taking it to them –
The Job Creators Network, one of the country’s largest pro-jobs grassroots organizations, has kicked off a new campaign to push the message that “socialism takes, and capitalism creates.”
“This past week, we kicked the socialists right in the facts – and we’ve never been more proud. And thanks to the overwhelming encouragement from our supporters, we’re moving to snowball these efforts — taking our message nationwide that socialism takes, and capitalism creates,” the Job Creators Network said in a press release.
“That’s why we’ve started a GoFundMe – to kick up more dirt and really take the fight all across the country. We must publicly call out and shame these anti-job socialists for their malicious assault on capitalism and the American people,” the group said. “History tells the facts: Socialism ALWAYS fails. We can’t risk becoming the next victim”
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/01/job-creators-network-launches-socialism-takes-capitalism-creates-campaign/
😉
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Are the Mexicans actually doing what the socialist swamp creatures want to thwart?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trumps-surprising-new-ally-in-mexico-the-government/ar-BBUgbIj?ocid=spartanntp
😉
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RobertC 547pm – “Gotta love making a buck no matter what…eh?” ???
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Just like told you trolls –
In FY20, DoD would create the initial Space Force headquarters. An undersecretary of the Air Force for space (who must be nominated and confirmed by the Senate) and the service’s Chief of Staff, a four-star position, would lead the organization. While reporting to the Secretary of the Air Force, the Chief of Staff will also serve on the Joint Chiefs, like how the commandant of the Marine Corps operates.
https://www.defensenews.com/space/2019/03/01/space-force-to-cost-2-billion-include-15000-personnel-in-first-five-years/
;-
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Mr. Fish @4:37 pm
Maybe addictive? It’s the drug of choice. And it’s so pleasurable, it’s worth
feigning moral outrage.
“Feelings of guilt are a direct threat to one’s sense that they are a moral person and, accordingly, research on guilt finds that this emotion elicits strategies aimed at alleviating guilt that do not always involve undoing one’s actions. Furthermore, research shows that individuals respond to reminders of their group’s moral culpability with feelings of outrage at third-party harm-doing.”
Might explain why they are so hung up on and obesssed with race. It’s like they cannot stop talking about it. “As a person of color, I find that racist!”
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ipqgUVQjRUw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v5DIE6dcY5E
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Then Trump came along and Lemon can’t stop talking about it. “Trump is a racist!!”
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Posted by: George Rebane | 01 March 2019 at 07:12 PM
C’mon George…..I’m sure Roberta is out there regularly shaking her “Money Maker”!
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Well,, it would never get over the Rubicon, but I sure would like one!
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6760511/Abu-Dhabi-Sheikh-builds-incredible-ten-wheeled-vehicle-military-truck-Jeep.html
Ca. would never give their blessing.
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Walt
“Ca. would never give their blessing”
They would if it was electric. Lots of battery storage. 🙂
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Oh boy did Todd make himself look stupid (again). Admonishing The Union to use a trusted news source such as Breitbart or Dragonsbreathe to grace its pages.
Why doesn’t he go start his own newspaper instead of harping on someone else how to run their own business? I thought Republicans were all about promoting businesses. I guess that’s true UNLESS it is a newspaper they don’t like, or marijuana sales (which are legal), or doctors who provide women’s reproductive services, or a Co-op full of hippies and organic food.
A paper jointly run by Todd Juvinall and Jeff Pelline would be a hoot. Well rounded coverage (if you know what I mean).and Todd could specialize with his self described talents in the locker room, be the sports authority and judge of all things adolescent and manly. . . in a fatherly way, of course. He could be their priest. Get Boardman to be the copy editor to grind out all the spelling and grammatical errs. Instead of bothersome fact checking we could buy a random number generator to see which articles will run. I’ll buy the first edition., hell I’ll buy the first run.
George could design the masthead with neolithic art teeming with eagles, and arrows, and star, and banners, maybe something dead, and scary faces without hair.
Contest: What shall we name it?
Todd Swallows
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Don’t you dare put those ugly things in my backyard.
http://dlvr.it/R00HTH
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Can you say TDS of epic proportions?
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/03/01/democrats-prepare-congressional-hearings-over-trump-saying-fake-news/
“Congressional Democrats are planning to hold hearings about President Trump’s criticisms of establishment news outlets, according to a new report.
Bloomberg News reports that the House Judiciary Committee, which is currently led by Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), will seek to investigate Trump calling the media “fake news” and “enemies of the people.”
Trump is right. When the media is in the hip pocket of the DNC, they are the enemy. The enemy within.
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Crabbman gets a star.
https://www.theunion.com/opinion/r-l-crabb-it-takes-a-village-idiot-350/
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Swallows actually took time off from his inmate restroom duties to read the Union! And of course, I never said to the Publisher to use my blog as a source for news. The reason Swallows says that is he is jealous of me and my opinions. His life is limited to handing out the TP to the inmates and cleaning their toilets. Sad guy for a troll that des nor really exist anyway.
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Look what CNN got to wake up to.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/billboard-mocking-cnn-appears-outside-of-networks-hollywood-headquarters
“The billboard, which referred to CNN as “Communist News Network,” dawned the phrase “Keep Korea divided” with an asterisk that read “because OrangeManBad.” It also featured an image of Jeff Zucker, whose title was “CEO, CNNPC,” a reference to the “non-playable character” meme which has depicted liberals as robotic.”
Well, one or two of the Proggys here have stated just that. “orangeman bad.”
Right Dougy?
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@ 8:50 am
—- The Faction. I see the guerrilla conservative street artist of Nevada City has improved her craft and most likely has been mentored by other artists. The stencil work is impeccable.
@9:58 pm (last evening)
—-Enemy of the People and the House Judiciary Committee investaging Trump for calling out fake news for being fake news.
I see some parallels going on simultaneously. In Israel, there is no Fox News, no right leaning broadcasts, no alternative viewpoints in the MSM press. It’s all left all the time. Israeli PM Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu has been slammed 24/7 by the Lefty MSM in Israel since he beat back the Obama Administration’s funding and effort to defeat him.
So, Bibi, calls together the media bigwigs and argues (explains) his side of issues that were not being reported on. He wanted the publishers and broadcasters to hear his perspective on issues. It’s one of the three charges he has been indicted for. In the USA, we would call that a free speech issue or nothingburger. Opps. Strike that. Jerrod Nader (TDS-NY) is hot on the trail. Impeachment Trump. High Crimes! A threat to our free press and Constitution!
Hmm. Congressman Nader (TDS-NY) has promised to impeach Kavanaugh for months.
Lots of parallels going on. The Leftinista globalists in Europe have a anti-Semitic problem, the Leftinistas in the Dem Party have a big anti-Semitic problem. The Fakenews outlets in Europe, Israel, and the USA hate Bibi, the same outlets hate Trump. The ships are all sailing in the same direction. Trump called the lamestream the Enemy of the People! A threat to our Constitution. He used Twitter to get his side out! Convict him. Convict Bibi.
Just this morning, the NYT has called for Bibi to step down. The Enemy of the People is an appropriate pet name.
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Do I have to post everything? The LIBS never read the links?
Emery would have loved this little tidbit.
“The anti-CNN sign lasted roughly seven hours before it was taken down and an advertisement for a marijuana dispensary was properly restored.”
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“He tells me that he didn’t know about it and I will take him at his word,”
The right (yes you) fell all over themselves defending Kim Jong-Un (how can he know everything?, etc.). Now Trump sticks it to you by saying his words were “misunderstood”. Please give us an alternate truth and redefine Trump’s statement so I’m not “misunderstanding” him like you were.
Todd Swallows
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Trump just gave a great s[eech at CPAC just ended. He sure is a common sense man. And he explained things the press had screwed up so people get the truth from the man himself. And he smacked those socialists idiots on the dem side. What a hoot!
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Todd. J @ 11:34 am
It’s a party going on at CPAC. Last night I was watching pod casts and videos from outside on the streets with the man on the streets. What a joyful happy lot. So uplifting, so positive, so optimistic, so down to earth. They were having too much fun. No limos, no red carpets, no flashing lightbulbs, all big smiles….alll in great spirits,…..they were having too much fun. I was injected with a big dose of positive vibes. Don’t listen to the news and the perpetually glum lot. See what is really happening out there where the rubber meets the road. A new pair of glasses is just what the doctor ordered. Happy feet.
Goodness, if I had to.be around the Progressives everyday, I would contemplate suicide.
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ToddS 1126am – While I’m no fan of the Ugly Fat Kid, however, I would pose the question ‘What possibly would the UFK benefit from killing a virtual American nebbish visiting his country, and cause bad PR all over the world as a result??? Even the Chinese were pissed at him for that. We often give too much credit to totalitarian governments running like clockwork – they don’t, and their usual operational mode is SNAFU. So Trump accepted a very plausible answer from the UFK – I would put my own money on its verity.
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Great speech??? Jesus Todd, it took him two hours of rambling like a pinball to spit out 3 minutes of information. I thought he was on some sort of meds – he couldn’t keep a train of thought longer than 15 seconds. He clearly has Parkinsons, but for someone of his age and obesity, that is not unexpected.
I bet you really liked the part when he put on a fake southern accent and implied that Jeff Sessions “hated” his country. Complete asshole.
Todd Swallows
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George Rebane 12:21-
“What possibly would the UFK benefit from killing . . .”
Pretty much the same thing they would gain from giving an American 15 years of hard labor for boosting a poster. To show that they can.
I am NOT defending the kid. I’m glad he was punished, but NK used him as a blunt object in negotiations and our president should have stuck up for an American citizen instead of groveling to a dictator.
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