David Kim for U.S. Congress (he/him/his)
@DavidKimForCA
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Son of Immigrant Korean Pastor • 🏳️🌈 Millennial • Children’s Court Attorney • Running for U.S. Congress CA-34 to shift Power back to the People • 🍉
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I’m very excited to announce that I am officially running for U.S. Congress in California's 34th Congressional District!
I am running a 100% grassroots clean-money campaign... because it’s time to put our community first.
#ca34
#davidkimforcongress
#KimfortheWIN
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AIPAC and the pro-Israel lobby are working nonstop to take down progessive candidates accross the country. My opponent has already taken almost $150,000 from them, and they are just getting started.
I’m not afraid of them. I know I stand on the right side of history. The side
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@AndrewYang
Not sure what happened here but I don't agree with this tweet. Apartheid is never something to support. Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah are being brutalized and murdered for refusing to give up their homes!
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Saying “China Virus” leads to increased hate towards Asian Americans. Cut it out. Pass it on.
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What they say: What they do:
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🚨 BREAKING: This is no longer a “long shot,” but history in the making!
The people of
#CA34
know who really represents them, and the numbers reflect it. They’re ready for change and rejecting the status quo. They’re ready for someone finally putting Community First.
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Let's vote out a corporately funded Democrat Congressman who pockets money from banks, developers, the oil industry, Big Pharm, student debt collectors.
#UniversalBasicIncome
, Financial Freedom, Love & Justice For All. Join the movement! Donate here:
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Ask your Congress rep & U.S. Senators to pass $2,000/month for all Americans so the people and economy can recover, by texting
#UBI
to 50409 from your cellphone.
It only takes a couple of minutes.
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Biden’s race may have been called today, but mine hasn’t. It’s still too close to call. Many others are in this situation too. Let’s keep up the
#CountEveryVote
push.
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How it started: How it’s going:
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Reminder: California’s 👏 Sky 👏 Is 👏 Orange 👏 Because 👏 Of 👏 Climate 👏 Change
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Our campaign is pushing for UBI, Medicare4All, Reversing Climate Change, Ending Homelessness, Student Debt Reform, Banning politicians like the incumbent from accepting corporate money & etc. If you want to volunteer, please email cindy
@davidkim2020
.com ASAP. CA Primary: 2/22-3/3
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Friends: The One Where The Underdog Wins (2020)
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Tonight, I proudly announce that my campaign is historically leading the first ever UBI trial in LA.
Tomorrow (9/21) at 5:30PM PST/8:30PM EST I‘m making my first public remarks on this effort via Instagram Live (
@davidkimforcongress
). Please join me then.
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Our district is about to go from having a corporate democrat to a pro medicare for all gay asian dude representing it.
My district went from having an ancient corporate democrat to a pro medicare for all gay black dude representing it. I feel hope.
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BREAKING:
@SusanSarandon
has endorsed my campaign for
#CA34
! I’m so humbled to have her endorsement and honored to know she’s rooting for us in this extremely important election. Read her full quote below 👇
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BREAKING: It’s official. Lyft has decided to put profits over people.
They suspended their California rides after being required to classify their employees as employees.
BREAKING: It's official. Lyft is stopping rides in California.
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This reaffirms what activists & community organizers have been saying for a long time.
LA City Council’s anti-poor agenda is fueled by anti-blackness, classism, and racism. RESIGN
@CD6Nury
@kdeleon
@cmgilcedillo
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Decriminalize homelessness. Pass it on.
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Here's a list of Congressional candidates running across the nation in support of UBI
#UBICaucus
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You failed to mention that the violence was brought on by Zionists claiming to counter-protest, and you failed to do anything when these same people have been escalating this violence for days.
Students have the right to peacefully protest without being harmed, and our leaders
The violence unfolding this evening at UCLA is absolutely abhorrent and inexcusable.
LAPD has arrived on campus.
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We spoke to the people, and the people have spoken.
Our thin margin shocked America, and now we rally to ensure every single vote is counted. Your voice and your vote matter more than ever. This is history in the making.
#CA34
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My final statement on the CA-34 general election.
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Concept: Voting in so many down-ballot progressives it’s no longer a “squad” but a Congress truly representative of the people.
This can be reality in six days. Vote.
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@krystalball
: "The average age of House Democratic leadership is 71 years old .... the top echelons of leadership hang on forever and squeeze out young new voices coming up ..."
We definitely need a new generation of leadership.
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My statement on Election Night.
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Say it with me: Being 👏 Unhoused 👏 Is 👏 Not 👏 A 👏 Crime.
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You should be alarmed by the info coming out about ICE.
You should also be alarmed that my opponent, a self-described “progressive,” voted to INCREASE ICE FUNDS.
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If you prematurely declare victory when every third party source says an election is “too close to call,” please reflect on what matters more to you: winning, or our neighbors having their voices heard.
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A vote for me is a vote FOR
✅ Decriminalizing homelessness
✅ Science
✅ Clean campaign finance
✅ Abolishing ICE
✅ Criminal justice overhaul
✅ Homes Guarantee
✅ Funding the community
✅ Universal Basic Income
✅ Your childrens’ futures
✅ Green New Deal
✅ Medicare For All
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THREAD—I am formally calling on my opponent to stop running ads that display objectively false endorsements and deceptive portrayals of his record. If he truly cares, he will cease the misleading ads that have caused confusion and distrust in our democracy among our neighbors. 1/
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My Democratic Congressman takes more corporate/PAC donations than the majority of Republican House and Senate members. 🤭
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@MayorOfLA
, you have the power to call this off now, please
LASD JAIL BUSES HEADED TO UCLA
UCLA ADMINISTRATION IS ORDERING MASS ARRESTS OF THEIR OWN STUDENTS ON THEIR OWN CAMPUS!
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I came out to my parents 4.5 years ago. We didn’t talk for 20 months because things got so toxic. Today, my dad said he loves me and accepts me as I am. And if you know a little of my story, that’s huge.
Miracles do happen. ❤️ Let’s go!!! ❤️🔥🦄
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Los Angeles, let’s finish what we started.
Join us:
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Going back to full-time day job on Monday
#immigrationattorney
#AbolishICE
#immigrationreform
but the organizing and protesting continues ✊❤
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I am beyond disappointed to see this misinformation. The slim margin between us is only a *fraction* of the outstanding votes to be counted. There‘s no winner until every voice is heard. Please respect our democratic process and the folks working hard to count every vote.
#CA34
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Is this why we need to increase funding for the police? To evict people during a pandemic?
#DefundThePolice
The sheriffs just used a battering ram to break into a house in order to violently drag poor people out of their shelter. There is a child in the house
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Never stop speaking out and organizing. It’s working.
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She’s right. When people here in our country are desperately wanting a better life, you take our money and go fund genocide in Gaza? AIPAC is evil.
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Don’t ever stop believing.
With love,
Team David Kim 2020
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Love
@AndrewYang
’s new TikTok. He’s right: the stock market is NOT a measure national wellbeing. We the people are a measure of how the country is doing.
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A 100% grassroots campaign is the ultimate disruptor.
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LA’s public transit should go fare-free PERMANENTLY using funds from the federal infrastructure bill.
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Just heard the news. Thank you so much for your intent to endorse me,
@andrewyang
! 🙏I really appreciate your support. This means a lot for LA & many communities in our country. We'll keep pressing on.
#AAPI
#APAHM
#downballotprogressives
#LA
#CA34
#alwaysthepeoplefirst
#YesWeKim
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Gonna be *that guy* who reminds you the fight for change continues after today. We have so much more work to do.
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Thank you ALL. More thoughts coming shortly.
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I'm excited to announce that
@HumanityForward
&
@AndrewYang
have endorsed our campaign for Congress! I look forward to working w/ Humanity Forward in ensuring that we always, always, ALWAYS prioritize the people no matter what.
#CA34
#LosAngeles
#YesWeKim
#eradicatepoverty
#belove
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It’s beyond heartbreaking knowing our elected officials COULD solve so many systemic issues, but WON’T.
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Congress just took a 2-week recess without deciding on any relief for the people. This is INSANE. They aren't doing their jobs in representing the will of the people.
It's to make noise. Nationwide.
#PeoplesStimulus
Los Angeles, join me this Sat, July 11
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Our race is still deemed too close to call.
What this represents is the passion our neighbors have to demand change in
#CA34
and beyond.
This is what rejecting the status quo looks like, from the ground up. The people have spoken.
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This is how Los Angeles responds to abortion-rights activists.
Is this “public safety”??
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BTS made their
#VMAs2020
debut tonight. I must say, there’s something truly impactful about it. Representation matters. So much.
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My opponent is misleading our
#CA34
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@AOC
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@BernieSanders
when neither have endorsed in our race. He takes more corporate PAC 💰 than a majority of Republicans in Congress & is now trying to wash us away w money.
We won't let him. RT.
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Our leaders should be yelling and protesting:
CANCEL RENT/STOP EVICTIONS!
MONTHLY $2K PANDEMIC UBI! FREE HEALTHCARE!
Where are they? Where are you?
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Today, Jimmy Gomez showed that he is not capable of leading. Instead of voting to PROTECT the first amendment rights of every American, he decided to simply not vote. Why? Because he didn’t want to upset AIPAC.
Let’s be clear, the Antisemitism Awareness Act is antithetical to
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If we showed up every day and not just every four years, imagine what we could accomplish.
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Basic income works. It’s time to elect people who will fight for it.
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The People need monthly $2K checks and Medicare For All now!
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Coming out was one of the scariest things I did in my life. My parents and I didn't talk for 20 months; they still don't approve (dad's a pastor). I understand the pain. To whoever needs this: You are loved, powerful & more than enough. You are worthy.
#NationalComingOutDay
#CA34
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I ran into
@RepJimmyGomez
last month, & congratulated him.
I then emailed him & left a VM message, so I could share w him the constituents' feedback/stories that I heard on the campaign trail.
I haven't heard back.
The 96,554 constituents who voted for me, are important too.
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Just got word of Biden-Harris-Gomez signs going up in Eagle Rock, where my signs have mysteriously vanished.
This is dirty campaigning and misleading. Senator Harris has NOT endorsed my opponent, nor is it a packaged ticket. The Biden-Harris campaign DID NOT endorse Rep. Gomez.
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Instead of stealing our signs, they’re now fastening theirs directly over ours! Take a look. 👀📼🧾
We‘ve never touched opposition signs before, but in this case our PERFECTLY GOOD SIGN IS HIDDEN. It’s this type of dirty politics of the past we’re fighting to reject tomorrow.
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Jimmy Gomez just voted to approve $26 Billion in aid to Israel, in support of their war against the Palestinians in Gaza.
We need your support to help us oust AIPAC Jimmy from Congress!
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My opponent claims he’s “progressive,” but his marijuana stances and record tell an entirely different story.
We did the research he hopes his constituents won’t do.
⬇️ A thread ⬇️
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🚨BREAKING: We’re still in the lead!
Despite sending misleading mailers piggybacking off legislation drafted by others, my opponent has LOST ONE POINT in most recent data. Misleading your constituents doesn’t win; putting Community First does.
#CA34
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I’m David Kim, and I will fight for you unconditionally. Come make history with us.
#CA34
(Shoutout
@students4david
for making this awesome video! 🥰)
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My heart breaks at all the suffering people are experiencing and they're not getting help fast enough. How ineffective our government has become.
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Politics shouldn’t be scary.
Politics shouldn’t be unfamiliar.
Politics shouldn’t be distant.
Politics shouldn’t be inaccessible.
Politics shouldn’t be unrepresentative.
Politics impact you.
Politics impact us.
Vote to put politics back in the hands of the people.
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Since there have been some asking what the results meant tonight. Our placing 2nd out of 5 candidates means that we get to campaign one on one against the incumbent in November in California, bc our March primary election is an open primary where only the top 2 candidates
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We made 2nd!
#CA34
Now it's time to knock out the corporate-funded incumbent in November.
@BernieSanders
@AndrewYang
@marwilliamson
@AOC
@kennethmejiaLA
may we get your endorsement?
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Having somewhere to live should not be a privilege.
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After we launched LA’s first ever UBI trial, we asked our constituents how a Universal Basic Income would help them. Here’s some of their replies:
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When was the last time you saw your Congressman in your neighborhood?
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We should ban ALL PAC money!
Scoop from the tireless
@EmilyGlazer
: JPMorgan Chase will suspend all political action committee donations to Republicans and Democrats for the next six months after last week's riot at the Capitol.
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Honored to have the recommendation of *every* LA voter guide and the endorsement of so many powerful local progressive organizations. Can’t wait to make history with you all in 15 days! Let’s do it.
#CA34
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How would $1000/month help you or your family?
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Thank you so much for inspiring me and millions of others
@AndrewYang
🙌🙏 Please let me know when you're in town next time.
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Voting to defund the Pentagon by 10% isn't enough. 🤦🏻♂️
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Congratulations on your run for NYC Mayor,
@AndrewYang
! 🙌❤ I went to law school there and I know that a lot of my law school friends are excited for your run. Let's go!!
I moved to New York City 25 years ago. I came of age, fell in love, and became a father here. Seeing our City in so much pain breaks my heart.
Let’s fight for a future New York City that we can be proud of – together. Join us at
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My opponent tweets about the horrors of privately-owned ICE facilities as if he didn’t vote to INCREASE ICE funding AND takes donations from these private detention companies.
Congressman, this is beyond deceptive. “Progressivism” isn’t on a pick and choose basis of convenience.
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My Rep calls himself “progressive,” yet sides with Trump more often than 92 other Dems.
Voting to increase ICE funds and allying with private prisons behind closed doors is not “progressive.” It’s highly problematic.
That’s why I’m running to replace him. Enough is enough.
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Name a bigger let down than John Fetterman. Instead of berating protestors, how about you hold Israel accountable for the genocide they are perpetrating? Like my opponent, Jimmy Gomez, you stand firmly on the side of AIPAC and Israel, while thousands of lives are lost and
I don't know who needs to hear this, but blocking a bridge or berating folks in Starbucks isn't righteous, it just makes you an asshole.
Demand Hamas to send every hostage back home and surrender.
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This is what principled leadership looks like. If elected, I would be voting no on sending more weapons to Israel as well.
Unfortunately, my opponent doesn’t hold the same values.
All of us have seen the tragedy of Gaza.
We've seen how Netanyahu's government has used US weapons to kill indiscriminately and create famine.
I will not participate in this carnage.
When Congress votes on sending more offensive weapons to Israel today, I will vote no. 1/
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Housing is a human right. Pass it on.
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Two weeks in a row, tens of thousands of Angelenos have filled the streets near Pershing Square, marching for an end to the occupation of Palestine. The U.S. Congressman who represents this district has remained utterly silent on the issue. That man is my opponent, Jimmy Gomez.
Outside Los Angeles city hall with
@palyouthmvmt
🇵🇸
LA stands with Palestine! Not another nickel, not another dime, no more money for Israel’s crimes! END THE OCCUPATION!
#FreePalestine
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Rep. Gomez voted to INCREASE ICE FUNDS and his campaign is FUNDED BY the private prisons contracted by ICE. This is ALL public record.
The deception is beyond despicable.
I refuse to let my
#CA34
community be lied to so someone can get ahead in an election. Pass this on.
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I launched the first ever UBI trial in LA to illustrate the benefits of basic income. How would a guaranteed minimum income help you?
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1 in 4 people living in poverty don't get welfare. And of those that do, over half remain in deep poverty. Where's the safety net?
#UniversalBasicIncome
#CA34
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Not only are you an incompetent, remorseless racist, you’re a liar trying to gaslight us all w this edited video by insinuating that Jason tried to hit you first, when this all took place after you pulled Jason thru the exit, body slammed him, threw him and choked him.
#ResignKDL
As elected officials we expect opposing views and even protests. However, when individuals use physical intimidation, verbal aggression, and violence that threatens innocent people, staff and elected officials for political gain, it crosses the line of free speech. 🧵
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If elected, Koreatown would finally get its first Korean American representative.
That would be the greatest honor. Representation matters. So much.
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