Tom Garrett
@TomGarrettIFS
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Chief Communications Officer for the Institute for Free Speech ( / @InstFreeSpeech ). Reach me here or at tgarrett @IFS .org. Opinions my own.
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@mualphaxi
@Heminator
"Only 85 college football players have won the Heisman Trophy, which means over five million college football players have chosen not to win one."
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BREAKING:
@InstFreeSpeech
files suit on behalf of
@againstgrmrs
,
@RMWN2023
, and individuals to protect
#freespeech
rights against
#Colorado
lawmakers who silenced and chilled speech at public hearings, shutting down debate over trans-related laws:
#COLeg
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@AlecStapp
@glukianoff
Article: "People tend to limit their commuting time to less than one hour per day."
Me, a former daily VA-to-DC commuter: "You mean each way?"
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"Judges Back Moms for Liberty on Publicly Chiding Teachers, Books," a recap of today's oral argument in the
@InstFreeSpeech
case Brevard Moms for Liberty v. Brevard Public Schools, via
@BLaw
:
#freespeech
@Moms4Liberty
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@JonathanTurley
Sadly, a classic example of proving the whistleblower's point. No lessons learned. Diversity of thought and free speech suffer as a result.
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@thomaschattwill
This was always my concern a few years ago when certain politicians shrugged off statue-topplers and vandals because the underlying politics meshed with theirs. Inevitably leads to major problems when the facts and ideologies shift a bit.
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@KaySmythe
@DailyCaller
@OMGTheWhyFiles
I love
@OMGTheWhyFiles
. Always entertaining and informative, and what I appreciate most is how even-handed it is, with AJ always presenting all sides and going out of his way to see what can be debunked or explained.
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@SeanTrende
I think this impression comes from memories of Beto and the fact that he became a punchline in conservative circles. Although those memories are intertwined with Cruz, that should not be confused with the *separate* issue of Cruz' potential vulnerability, as you point out.
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On 5/11 at 9:30 AM,
@CommishSmith
, Chairman of
@InstFreeSpeech
, will testify before
@HouseAdmin
in the hearing "American Confidence in Elections: Protecting Political Speech." Live video of the hearing on this important topic will be available below:
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@HollywoodInToto
@Heminator
This is a significant concern that will only grow in the coming years. My message, as always: to be safe,
#BuyPhysicalMedia
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@NoahCRothman
@aaron_renn
My mom still has the Maytag washer and dryer my family bought in 1981. Five years ago, they needed some very minor repairs. Mom asked the repairman about maybe buying a new set, since they're so old. Response: "Absolutely not. Hold on to these as long as you can."
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ICYMI:
@InstFreeSpeech
has filed suit on behalf of Bakersfield College Professor Daymon Johnson, seeking to block enforcement of unconstitutional rules and practices that prevent faculty from exercising basic rights to free speech and academic freedom -
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NEW on the
@InstFreeSpeech
"Free Speech Arguments" podcast, Gilliam v. Gerregano, argued today before the Supreme Court of Tennessee. The case examines whether the content of a personalized license plate is government or private speech:
#freespeech
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@MrAndyNgo
@againstgrmrs
Thank you for highlighting this important
@InstFreeSpeech
case, defending political speech rights and pushing back against government officials who wish to force speakers to adopt their ideology when discussing contested issues.
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Good news from
@InstFreeSpeech
: a (long overdue) victory for press freedom, as
@LauraRBelin
is now a credentialed member of the Iowa House of Representatives press corps.
#freepress
#FreeSpeech
#IALeg
cc:
@uspresstracker
@CFWIJ
Journalist
@LauraRBelin
Scores Fast Victory in Longstanding Dispute over Denial of Press Credentials
#pressfreedom
#FirstAmendment
#iowa
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@chrisderose
@NoahCRothman
Amen. My grandfathers both served in the Pacific. Both said Truman absolutely made the right call, and that, had he not elected to use atomic weapons, more people on *both* sides would have died.
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@JonahDispatch
Same. People obviously have a higher "ceiling" (sentience and all that). But, sight unseen, I'd choose spending an hour with a dog I've never met over spending an hour with a person I've never met.
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@JonahDispatch
How these things go:
1. It isn't happening, and conservatives are ridiculous for saying that it is.
2. SOMETHING is happening, but conservatives are lying about what it is.
3. It is happening, and it's good, actually, and conservatives are evil to fight it.
We're in phase 3 now.
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Audio of today's
#SCOTUS
cases, Moody v. NetChoice, LLC and NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton is now available here, at
@InstFreeSpeech
"Free Speech Arguments" podcast, which will curate oral arguments from key
#freespeech
cases from across the country:
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@elonmusk
I have two premium X subscriptions - one for my personal account, and one for my work account (this one). Not coincidentally, I work for the Institute for Free Speech.
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I'm grateful to have found a position at an organization like
@InstFreeSpeech
that is doing such important work in the realm of free speech.
🎉🎉Congratulations to recent Talent Market placement, Tom Garrett, for joining
@InstFreeSpeech
as their new Chief Communications Officer!🎉🎉
#talentmarketplacement
#libertyjob
#communicationsjob
#virtualjob
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Excellent deep-dive from
@glukianoff
on the increasing hostility to
#freespeech
in many corners of academia.
"...a staggering 70 percent of right-leaning academics in the social sciences and humanities self-censor in their teaching or research."
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New in
@TheOklahoman_
: "Free speech in Oklahoma threatened if legislators override veto," by
@InstFreeSpeech
President
@DavidLKeating
- HB 1236 would undermine a significant free speech protection and burden speakers:
#FreeSpeech
#OKleg
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@pnjaban
I'm very much looking forward to it, and live video of the hearing will be available here:
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@NAChristakis
Exactly right, and this is also part of the story in a case
@InstFreeSpeech
is litigating in California, where faculty who dissent (or even merely fail to promote) the state's mandatory DEIA ideology risk investigation or disciplinary action:
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Today, the Supreme Court granted cert in
@NRA
v. Vullo, a case with crucial First Amendment implications. Read more about the case, and its importance to
#freespeech
, here:
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@SethAMandel
Only other example that comes to mind is the Dixie Chicks. Obviously quite different (musical act vs. large corporation), but that led to them getting virtually blacklisted by many (most?) country music stations at the height of their popularity.
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@glukianoff
Very alarming. I hope that
@kewhittington
is wrong in his assessment of the Supreme Court's posture toward this decision. Unfortunately, aside from baseless, wide-eyed optimism, I have no reason to suspect that he's off-base.
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NEW: The
@InstFreeSpeech
has filed suit on behalf of Bakersfield College Professor Daymon Johnson, seeking to block enforcement of unconstitutional rules and practices that prevent faculty from exercising basic rights to free speech and academic freedom:
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@marcorandazza
I fully expect a renewed, more vigorous round of "ethics concerns" stories to be front-and-center within days.
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ICYMI: After a five-year odyssey,
@LauraRBelin
has taken her rightful place among the Iowa House of Representatives press corps following the filing of a lawsuit on her behalf by
@InstFreeSpeech
. This is fantastic news for free speech and press freedom.
#IAlegis
New post: My five-year effort to gain a seat on the Iowa House press bench ended less than five days after the Institute for Free Speech filed a federal lawsuit on my behalf.
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This was indeed a critical moment in the argument, and you can listen to it at the one-hour, 21-minute mark of Episode 4 of the
@InstFreeSpeech
's "Free Speech Arguments" podcast here (timecodes are in episode descriptions on both Apple and Spotify):
While the justices had tough questions for both sides today, one moment stood out. Justice Kagan asked counsel for the city officials whether a court could consider as evidence a hypothetical videotape in which the officials admitted that they planned the arrest as retaliation.
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ICYMI, last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit heard oral argument in the
@InstFreeSpeech
case Brevard Moms for Liberty v. Brevard Public Schools. Full audio is available here:
#freespeech
@Moms4Liberty
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New, via
@thehill
and co-authored by
@InstFreeSpeech
Chairman
@CommishSmith
, is this piece explaining the crucial importance of protecting internet freedom.
"Instead of taking pages from the policy playbook of autocracies, the United States should advocate for an innovation
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NEW, via
@nypost
- "Brooklyn parent board and DOE accused of muzzling dissent," a look at the story behind the just-filed
@InstFreeSpeech
lawsuit challenging unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination by NYC education officials.
#freespeech
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New, from me, via
@TheMessenger
: The recent raid on a small-town Kansas newspaper (
@marionrecord
) is a reminder of the crucial importance of free political speech and of a press that is free to report on matters of public interest:
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The introduction of this bill is an important development in Ohio, a state that earned an "F" grade in
@InstFreeSpeech
's most recent 50-State Anti-SLAPP Report card:
Today, we see many frivolous lawsuits, known as Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation or SLAPP, that threaten our right to freedom of speech.
These lawsuits simply exist to intimidate Americans from exercising their First Amendment rights!
I am proud to announce that
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@glukianoff
@Google
@TheFIREorg
When I asked it this question, this is what I got as an answer, for what it's worth.
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Today,
@InstFreeSpeech
filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of journalist
@LauraRBelin
due to the unconstitutional denial of press credentials by the Iowa House Chief Clerk. Full details on this important First Amendment case here:
#freepress
#freespeech
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@EliLake
@bariweiss
@TheFP
Terrific article. You may also enjoy this op/ed, which published today over at
@FDRLST
:
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Via
@WSJ
and
@SantiTafarella
, "DEI Invades Community Colleges Too."
"A couple of hours up the road, a trustee for Bakersfield College spoke of the need to 'cull' anti-DEI faculty."
Full piece here:
#FreeSpeech
#AcademicFreedom
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@JonathanTurley
In both contexts, their real goal (as opposed to their stated goal) is purity.
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@jaypgreene
@Heminator
Just for grins, I looked up the 2023-24 undergrad catalogue for my alma mater, Washington & Lee University (Lexington, VA). Only four hits, and two of them are duplicates from a course that has two different department codes. Encouraging.
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@IMAO_
@JonahDispatch
Even if all of the films were of equal quality, ROTS would be the obvious choice, just because the other three form a complete story. And I like ROTS!
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NEW
@InstFreeSpeech
lawsuit: New York City education officials target and investigate those who dissent from their ideology, punishing parents for "wrongthink." Our lawsuit aims to change that---and to protect the
#freespeech
rights of all New Yorkers:
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New, via
@TIME
,
@InstFreeSpeech
Research Director
@KnowlesGardner
details the fascinating history of NAACP v. Alabama and discusses why the case is so relevant to speech and associational rights, and to discussions about nonprofit donor privacy today:
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@stillgray
I have two - one for my personal account, and one for my work account (this one). Not coincidentally, I work for the Institute for Free Speech.
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Via
@FoxNews
, a new story on the recently-filed
@InstFreeSpeech
case that seeks to protect political speech rights and academic freedom for faculty at Bakersfield College:
#FreeSpeech
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ICYMI: An important, positive development in the Ninth Circuit in the
@InstFreeSpeech
case Gilley v. Stabin. Coverage via
@CourthouseNews
:
Ninth Circuit reinstates bid for injunction in University of Oregon Twitter spat
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Happening now at
@FedSoc
's
#FedSoc2023
, the "Fair Elections in an Era of Partisanship" panel discusses what it means today to have a fair election process, including insights from
@InstFreeSpeech
Chairman
@CommishSmith
.
Watch live HERE:
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Via
@NewsHour
, a look at yesterday's pivotal Supreme Court
#freespeech
cases, Moody v. NetChoice, LLC and NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton, including insights from
@InstFreeSpeech
VP of Litigation Alan Gura:
#SCOTUS
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NEW, via
@stltoday
, Missouri lawmakers Sen. Elaine Gannon and Rep. Chad Perkins make the case for stronger anti-SLAPP protections that would protect the
#freespeech
of all Missourians, citing the
@InstFreeSpeech
anti-SLAPP Report Card:
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@sfmcguire79
A "challenge!" Not a blessing. Not a boon for journalism. Not a miracle of liberty. A challenge.
Incredible.
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Happening live now: Alan Gura, Vice President of Litigation for
@InstFreeSpeech
, speaks at
@FedSoc
's Freedom of Thought Conference. Watch here:
Panel 1: When Twitter Speaks: Control, Access, and the Role of States
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To strengthen the
#freespeech
rights of its citizens, Idaho needs an anti-SLAPP law, protecting speakers from "strategic lawsuits against public participation," explains
@DavidLKeating
of
@InstFreeSpeech
in the
@IdahoStatesman
:
#AntiSLAPPReportCard
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Here's
@InstFreeSpeech
President
@DavidLKeating
spotlighting a troubling bill currently moving through the Texas Legislature. The proposed changes would compromise Texans' ability to speak freely without fear of costly litigation, via
@statesman
:
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NEW from
@InstFreeSpeech
- Read our latest release on Johnson v. Watkin, a case critical to protecting First Amendment rights and academic freedom in California against a mandatory, state-imposed "anti-racist" ideology. Details here:
#freespeech
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@PaulChato
In my 40s, there has definitely been a noticeable and surprisingly sudden shift from "build bigger muscles" to "maintain flexibility, promote function, and enhance long-term quality of life."
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NEW: An important win today in the Ninth Circuit, as Professor Bruce Gilley's
#freespeech
lawsuit continues. Full details below.
Ninth Circuit Vacates Denial of Preliminary Injunction in Portland State University Professor Bruce Gilley’s Free Speech Case
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NEW, via
@PennLive
/
@PatriotNews
,
@InstFreeSpeech
President
@DavidLKeating
stresses the urgency and importance of PA lawmakers passing a
#UPEPA
bill to strengthen anti-SLAPP protections in Pennsylvania [paywall]:
#freespeech
#PALeg
#PApoli
#PAgov
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@glukianoff
Agreed. And it reminds me of its cousin, "Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom of speech without consequences," which is often just an elegant way of saying, "We should absolutely be able to punish people for expressing ideas I don't like."
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NEW:
@InstFreeSpeech
has filed suit on behalf of Rep. Laurel Libby and others to challenge new fundraising rules that negatively impact free political speech in Maine. Full release and details here -
#MELeg
#FreeSpeech
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@FischerKing64
I do know a couple of them. Interestingly, and perhaps not surprisingly, they are disillusioned Democrats.
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@Heminator
@DisgracedProp
Excellent points. And I had no idea about what Skull & Bones had become until I read this.
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ICYMI: New from
@CommishSmith
of
@InstFreeSpeech
- A decade after the Lois Lerner scandal, the danger posed by partisan influence on federal agencies is clear, including the IRS’s role in policing political speech, via
@dcexaminer
:
#freespeech
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@exjon
@azcopinions
Excellent piece. Disclosing donor lists is bad enough, but the one-step-removed aspect of this particular measure is beyond concerning.
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ICYMI, via
@TheMessenger
- The recent raid on the
@marionrecord
in Kansas is a reminder of the crucial importance of free political speech and of a press that is free to report on matters of public interest:
#freespeech
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@realchrisrufo
@briansflood
Congratulations on this amazing success, and for being
#1
on Amazon. Really shows just how impactful this issue is, and how much of an appetite there is for information and analysis about it.
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New
@CollegeFix
article on West Texas A&M case includes comments from
@InstFreeSpeech
President
@DavidLKeating
:
#FreeExpression
#FreeSpeech
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The
@InstFreeSpeech
has filed an amicus brief in Gonzalez v. Trevino, urging the Supreme Court to overturn a Fifth Circuit ruling that makes it difficult for citizens to hold police accountable for retaliatory arrests aimed at silencing criticism. More:
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Thanks very much to
@URLawSchool
Magazine for this brief profile on me and my work at
@InstFreeSpeech
:
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NEW, via
@postandcourier
,
@InstFreeSpeech
President
@DavidLKeating
explains why South Carolina's proposed anti-SLAPP law provides an excellent opportunity to strengthen
#freespeech
rights in the Palmetto State:
#scpol
#scleg
#SLAPP
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ICYMI: Watch yesterday's oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the
@InstFreeSpeech
case Gilley v. Stabin, an important matter related to viewpoint discrimination by government actors in designated public forums:
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The Institute for Free Speech has filed an important lawsuit against the Texas Ethics Commission's commissioners and executive director over the TEC’s ban on pro bono legal services for candidates and political committees. Read more about the case here:
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@SonnyBunch
Yeah, this feels like we all somehow wind up on a perpetually-running, socially-stratified supertrain a half-century from now.
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Happening NOW, oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in the
@InstFreeSpeech
case Brevard Moms for Liberty v. Brevard Public Schools. Listen live now:
#freespeech
@Moms4Liberty
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@NoahCRothman
Also, based on this construction, the implied analogy suggests that vegans eat omnivores.
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Just horrendous for someone like this to see the First Amendment as a "challenge" and not a blessing, especially in the context of a news organization, which obviously benefits directly from the rights secured by the First Amendment. Thank goodness for that "trickiness!"
EXCLUSIVE: Katherine Maher says the "the number one challenge" in her fight against disinformation is "the First Amendment in the United States," which makes it "a little bit tricky" to censor "bad information" and "the influence peddlers" who spread it.
NPR's censor-in-chief.
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