“I did my own research”!
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Date published: 8:08 am, July 18th, 2025 - 45 comments
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“I did my own research”!
“I did my own research”? No. You didn’t. You can’t!
Open Mike 19/07/25
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 19th, 2025 - 6 comments
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Daily review 18/07/2025
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 18th, 2025 - 2 comments
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The ultimate Fuck you, to your neighbours, the community and the environment. Private helicopters!
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Date published: 7:18 am, July 18th, 2025 - 11 comments
Again, we were woken up by a bunch of hoodrats drifting on the intersection by our house. Great clouds of smoke and lots of noise. As you do at three o clock in the morning, my brain started tying this together with recent articles about private helicopters in urban areas, and other forms of antisocial “Fuck You’s” to the rest of us.
Open Mike 18/07/25
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 18th, 2025 - 67 comments
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Daily review 17/07/2025
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 17th, 2025 - 2 comments
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GCSB & NZSIS warn ACT Bill risks NZ’s National Security
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Date published: 11:59 am, July 17th, 2025 - 5 comments
Judith Collins was briefed in March 2025 that David Seymour and Bryce Wilkinson’s proposal is incompatible with safeguarding the country from espionage, sabotage and terrorism.
You Can’t Kill A Rainbow
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Date published: 11:51 am, July 17th, 2025 - 19 comments
The incongruence of transgender fear
Open Mike 17/07/25
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Daily review 16/07/2025
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 16th, 2025 - 10 comments
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Everybody is wrong except David Seymour *
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Date published: 12:25 pm, July 16th, 2025 - 23 comments
* according to Seymour when it comes to International and Domestic condemnation of his Regulatory Standards Bill.
Open Mike 16/07/25
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 16th, 2025 - 55 comments
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Daily review 15/07/2025
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 15th, 2025 - 4 comments
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China is not a threat to Regional Peace
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Date published: 10:03 am, July 15th, 2025 - 35 comments
The real threat to peace in our region does not stem from China, but from a “China threat” narrative—promoted by the United States to rally other nations behind its China containment agenda.
Climate Change and Bumper Sticker Politics
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Date published: 7:50 am, July 15th, 2025 - 16 comments
Christopher Luxon has engaged in a classic example of bumper sticker politics by blaming Labour for excessive power prices, not the structure of the power sector. And he has completely ignored the imperitave action that climate change demands the country takes.
Open Mike 15/07/25
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 15th, 2025 - 29 comments
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Daily review 14/07/2025
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 14th, 2025 - 3 comments
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New Zealand starting to feel the pointy end of the climate crisis
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Date published: 10:26 am, July 14th, 2025 - 57 comments
Nelson Tasman region is still in a civil emergency and our climate denying Prime Minister is signalling an end to future flood bail outs.
Open Mike 14/07/25
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Open Mike 13/07/25
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 13th, 2025 - 31 comments
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Jackal: Ray Chung – Arsehole of the week
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Date published: 11:06 pm, July 12th, 2025 - 10 comments
In the murky world of local politics, few things reek as badly as Wellington mayoral candidate Ray Chung’s despicable conduct. His smearing email, circulated to fellow councillors in early 2023, peddling baseless and salacious gossip about Mayor Tory Whanau, is not just a personal attack, it’s a grotesque abuse of power that exposes his utter unfitness for public office.
Open Mike 12/07/25
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Daily review 11/07/2025
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 11th, 2025 - 6 comments
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Corporate profit and Gaza
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Date published: 3:10 pm, July 11th, 2025 - 27 comments
UN Special rapporteur on Gaza Francesca Albanese’s latest report highlights the corporate role in enabling genocide in Gaza. Utterly predictably, she has been sanctioned by the United States.
Open Mike 11/07/25
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Daily review 10/07/2025
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The Rainbow Warrior 1985-2025. Part 2: Nuclear refugees in the Pacific: the evacuation of Rongelap
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Date published: 4:30 pm, July 10th, 2025 - 1 comment
On its last voyage the Rainbow Warrior evacuated the entire population of Rongelap. Cancers, birth defects, and genetic damage had ripped through the population after US above-ground nuclear explosions.
Open Mike 10/07/25
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Daily review 09/07/2025
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Date published: 5:30 pm, July 9th, 2025 - 11 comments
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What happened to the Epstein Client List?
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Date published: 9:20 am, July 9th, 2025 - 9 comments
After months and months of speculation as to its content there was a bombshell announcement yesterday by the United States Justice Department. There is no Epstein list of wealthy men who preyed on vulnerable young women.
Open Mike 09/07/25
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Date published: 6:00 am, July 9th, 2025 - 39 comments
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Latest figures from the Ministry of Social Development show the Government is pushing more and more people into unemployment, while punishing them with sanctions for being out of work. ...2 days ago
- Communities Can’t Foot the Bill for Climate Crisis
Te Pāti Māori sends aroha to whānau, and communities impacted by the recent severe weather across Nelson Tasman, Banks Peninsula, Northland and beyond. While dozens of people are still unable to return home, National and Labour are already hinting at a Climate Adaptation plan that would see impacted communities pay ...3 days ago
- Making New Zealand and New Zealanders Safer
New Zealand First knows how important law and order is to the quality of life that hardworking Kiwi battlers expect and deserve. This remains a priority, and we are delivering on our coalition commitments to make our communities and neighbourhoods safe. Our investment in Police with an extra 500 officers, ...3 days ago - Minister must back regional vocational education with real support
The Government’s move to re-establish ten polytechnics fails to ensure the thriving, future-focussed vocational education sector Aotearoa deserves. ...4 days ago
- Submissions show overwhelming opposition to RSB
The Green Party is calling on Cabinet to stop the Regulatory Standards Bill, after only 19 of a total 208 submissions heard over the course of last week’s submissions process supported the Bill. ...5 days ago
- An update on Winston’s War on Woke & June wrap up
New Zealand First continues to bring balance, experience, and commonsense to Government. During the month of June, we made progress on many of our promises to New Zealand. An update on Winston's War on Woke ...1 week ago
- Green Party won’t contest Tāmaki Makaurau by-election
After careful consideration, the Green Party will not stand a candidate in the upcoming Tāmaki Makaurau by-election. ...1 week ago
- Te Pāti Māori Announces Award-Winning Broadcaster Oriini Kaipara to Contest Tāmaki Makaurau By-El...
Te Pāti Māori have confirmed the selection of celebrated broadcaster and longtime West Auckland advocate Oriini Kaipara (Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Awa, Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Rangitihi) as its candidate for the Tāmaki Makaurau by-election. Oriini’s deep whakapapa to Tāmaki Makaurau is grounded in her upbringing at Hoani Waititi Marae, where she was ...1 week ago
- OPED – Mark Patterson: “Do something about the bloody trees”
“Do something about the bloody trees” would be the most common refrain I hear around Clutha and when travelling about rural New Zealand. Forestry has been, and is, a legitimate land use option for farmers and forestry companies. Always has been, always will. Sensible farmers have incorporated planting out of ...1 week ago
- OPED – Jenny Marcroft: Supporting our oyster farmers
Most of us who live in the Mahurangi region are well aware of the ongoing challenges faced by oyster farmers because of multiple significant sewage spills into Mahurangi Harbour. Watercare’s sewerage network in Warkworth is infiltrated with stormwater following rainfall, resulting in overflows into the Mahurangi River and the wider ...1 week ago
- NZ First Introduces Bill to Protect New Zealanders’ Ability to Use Cash
New Zealand First has today introduced a Member’s Bill that would protect New Zealanders’ ability to use cash. The Bill will provide for the enduring use of cash as a private, accessible, and reliable method of payment. “People who rely on cash due to barriers to digital banking deserve ...2 weeks ago
- New study shows speed of Antarctic ice melt, Govt fans climate flames
As the Government pulls out of global climate commitments, a significant new report shows that sea ice around Antarctica is melting at unprecedented speed. ...2 weeks ago
- Family Boost announcement does little to boost families
Today’s announcement on the Family Boost scheme is little more than tinkering around the edges while real issues in the ECE system are ignored, says the Green Party. ...2 weeks ago
- Serious Response to Serious Problems
As New Zealand has positively responded to the crack down on gang patches there has been a growing recognition of the influence of organized crime on our communities. New Zealand First continues to be focused on all aspects that undermine the safety and security in our neighbourhoods, businesses, and ...2 weeks ago
- NZ First Bill: Only Official New Zealand Flag to Fly on Government Buildings
New Zealand First has today introduced a member's bill which would make it law that government buildings can only display the official flag of New Zealand. “Government buildings are for all New Zealanders and should not be hijacked to force cultural, woke, or divisive political ideology down the throats of ...2 weeks ago
- Healthy Homes standards need more teeth
With mandatory Healthy Homes standards coming into effect for all tenancies tomorrow, the Green Party is calling for a new Rental Warrant of Fitness system to give the new standards true effect. ...3 weeks ago
- ‘Woman’s voice’ Diane Calvert joins Wellington mayoral race
The councillor says she's running for the mayoralty, saying she is concerned about the "tone, the tactics and the lack of focus" in the campaign so far. ...1 hour ago - Why Auckland’s 2027 America’s Cup bid never stood a chance
Auckland’s unsuccessful five-month bid to secure the hosting rights for the 2027 America’s Cup appears to have been doomed almost before negotiations started with the Government. Documents released to Newsroom show that Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s insistence that the Government allow his council to bring in a hotel bed levy ...5 hours ago - Luxon goes back to the future on China
Analysis: With Chinese naval ships in the Tasman Sea, a key Pacific partner signing a controversial strategic partnership with Beijing, and open letters from former politicians accusing the Prime Minister of positioning the country as an adversary of China, it has been a tough year for New Zealand’s relations with ...5 hours ago
- The Secret Diary of .. the United Nations letters
MONDAY Dear United Nations How are you? Good I hope. My name is David Seymour, and I write to you as the de facto Prime Minister of New Zealand, a trading post in the South Seas governed by the Atlas Project. What we do here is our own damned business ...5 hours ago
- Where do the neurodiverse children play?
Mac and Maria Pouniu couldn’t take their autistic son Mattias to a playground without feeling overwhelmed and judged by onlookers. Instead of staying at home, isolated and alone, the couple decided to take a negative experience and turn it into something positive – a play centre for kids like their ...5 hours ago
- Short story: My Kink Is When You Tell Me You Love Me, by Olivia Asher
I texted him one evening while he was at a friend’s house I’d never been to, with people I’d never met. There’s something I’ve been thinking about trying—a kink, I wrote. The words sat heavy on the screen before I pressed send. It might be too complicated though. You might ...5 hours ago
- Throwaway culture is a recent privilege we just can’t afford
Opinion: Images of the Gordon Wilson flats on the Terrace in Te Aro, Wellington, may have persuaded many readers that Chris Bishop was right to amend the RMA so that the flats, owned by Victoria University, would be eligible for demolition. Bishop states: “The flats sit as an ugly scar ...5 hours ago
- The Weekend: Nothing unites the masses like a deeply embarrassing man
Madeleine Chapman reflects on the week that was. “Each day on twitter there is one main character. The goal is to never be it.” This tweet from 2019 plays out in my head every time someone, anyone, becomes the main character of the day in New Zealand. Twitter in 2019 ...5 hours ago - A handy guide to shopping at the Indian supermarket
With prices continuing to rise at the big supermarkets, Perzen Patel offers some tips for Indian grocery shopping. The other day, I mentioned to some friends that I haven’t stepped foot in a big supermarket in almost a year. I only do one click and collect Pak’nSave order a month. ...6 hours ago
- ‘It fills your cup’: Netballer Casey Kopua on returning to the court in Game On
The Silver Ferns legend tells us about her life in television. The last thing Casey Kopua expected after she finished filming a television show about retired netballers was a return to the competitive netball court. But shortly after Three’s new sports docu-series Game On wrapped, Kopua answered an emergency SOS ...6 hours ago
- Mountains, memory and Mona Blades: the geology of a novel
Debut novelist Gina Butson explains the mystery and the mountains that inspired her novel, The Stars are a Million Glittering Worlds. It begins with a mountain Muriwai is formed of mountains. Seventeen million years ago a volcano rose from the sea and formed the Waitākere Ranges. The hills slide back ...6 hours ago
- The New Zealand Youth Choir global award shows there’s soft power in more than just sports
The New Zealand Youth Choir was recently awarded the title of ‘Choir of the World’ at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod in Wales. Labour arts spokesperson Rachel Boyack reflects on her experiences touring with the choir over 20 years ago. If you didn’t hear the news this week, our beloved New ...6 hours ago
- New Zealand First’s Cash Transactions Protection Bill – What it is and what it could do
Explainer - A member's bill put forward by New Zealand First would require businesses to accept cash as payment. Here's what you need to know. ...6 hours ago
- From ‘Stone Age’ treasury boss to National Party Senator: John Stone 1929-2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra AUSPIC John Owen Stone AO was a legendary leader of the Commonwealth Treasury. He was secretary (departmental head) from January 1979 to September 1984 but was an intellectual driving force before ...12 hours ago - Mark Latham’s portrait may come off federal caucus wall
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Labor caucus tolerates having the odd “rat” among the photos of ALP leaders on the party room wall, but Mark Latham may have now pushed it too far. After the latest bizarre scandal ...14 hours ago
- Connie Francis was the voice of a generation and the soundtrack of post-war America
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leigh Carriage, Senior Lecturer in Music, Southern Cross University Hulton Archive/Getty Images Connie Francis dominated the music charts in the late 1950s and early 1960s with hits like Stupid Cupid, Pretty Little Baby and Don’t Break the Heart That Loves You. ...14 hours ago
- Trump has ‘chronic venous insufficiency’. Is it dangerous? Can it be treated?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theresa Larkin, Associate Professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong Anna Moneymaker/Staff/Getty US President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with “chronic venous insufficiency” after experiencing some mild swelling in his lower legs. According to a letter the White House published from ...17 hours ago
- Regulations ministry clarifies cost estimate for Regulatory Standards Bill
But the revised cost of $18 million may also end up on the low side. ...18 hours ago
- Parliament versus Executive: Regs Review and the Regulatory Standards Bill
A parliamentary committee tasked with keeping a check on regulation has heard how the Regulatory Standards Board would duplicate its role, but without its powers. ...19 hours ago
- SFO Leads AntiCorruption Taskforce Pilot To Strengthen Public Sector Resilience
The Taskforce will be led by the SFO and draw on specialist counter fraud and enforcement expertise to assess the extent of the corruption and fraud risk. ...19 hours ago - Local democracy under threat? Officials warn against removing council ‘four wellbeings’
Critics argue removing councils' wellbeing priorities may lower costs, but will also reduce local autonomy and risk Treaty settlement fallout. ...19 hours ago
- Seymour’s Attack On UN Official ‘Offensive And Irresponsible’ – PSA
David Seymour’s disrespectful response to the Rapporteur not only undermined Foreign Minister Winston Peters who is responsible for leading our diplomatic relations, it was also ignorant and reeked of colonial defensiveness. ...20 hours ago
- ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for July 18, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on July 18, 2025. WA had the highest rates of Indigenous child removal in the country. At last, the state is finally facing up to itSource: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenna Woods, Dean, School of ...20 hours ago
- $157m resolution of Canuck dairy dispute is not so black and white
Analysis: Canada’s overdue NZ trade concession is overshadowed by its accompanying steps towards more punitive Trump-style tariffs The post $157m resolution of Canuck dairy dispute is not so black and white appeared first on Newsroom. ...20 hours ago
- SFO launches pilot programme to tackle public sector corruption risks
It will build a "system-wide" picture of the corruption and fraud risks in the public sector. ...21 hours ago
- Talented Scientists Already Lost Thanks To Government: New PRO Will Struggle
As of June, dozens of public researchers from Callaghan Innovation were made redundant. Many of the team were experts in subjects like artificial intelligence, which are at the centre of the NZIAT. ...21 hours ago
- The Friday Poem: ‘Frost Tender’ by Rebecca Hawkes
A new poem by Rebecca Hawkes. FROST TENDER Good morning we say by touching noses like horses. What’s a little mucus on the velvet? Slapstick of prehensile lips. Is there any better animal than the one that gallops home when called a name you gave to it? Mealy-mouthed, we meet ...21 hours ago
- The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending July 18
The only published and available best-selling indie book chart in New Zealand is the top 10 sales list recorded every week at Unity Books’ stores in High St, Auckland, and Willis St, Wellington. AUCKLAND 1 Better the Blood by Michael Bennett (Simon & Schuster, $27) Aotearoa writer Michael Bennett’s 2023 ...21 hours ago
- Experts Urge Fix As Government Expands Failing Lunch Scheme To Primary Schools
Nutrition experts found the government-funded school lunches are failing nutrition standards. The new lunches now provide only about half the energy recommended for a school lunch. ...21 hours ago
- WA had the highest rates of Indigenous child removal in the country. At last, the state is finally f...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenna Woods, Dean, School of Indigenous Knowledges, Murdoch University Matt Jelonek/Getty Images First Nations people please be advised this article speaks of racially discriminating moments in history, including the distress and death of First Nations people. In 1997, Australia was ...22 hours ago
- Separated men are nearly 5 times more likely to take their lives than married men
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Wilson, Research Fellow and PhD Candidate in Men’s Mental Health, The University of Melbourne Breakups hurt. Emotional and psychological distress are common when intimate relationships break down. For some people, this distress can be so overwhelming that it leads to suicidal ...22 hours ago
- More council candidates quit Ray Chung’s Independent Together campaign group
Two more Wellington council candidates running under the Independent Together ticket have left following mayoral candidate Ray Chung's email about Tory Whanau. ...22 hours ago
- Eat Well For Less NZ couldn’t have returned at a more appropriate time
Tara Ward watches the return of TVNZ’s popular lifestyle series that teaches us how to eat healthier while saving money. This is an excerpt from our weekly pop culture newsletter Rec Room. Sign up here. Amid the all-you-can-eat buffet of depressing news this week, the revelation that the price of butter ...23 hours ago
- Thinking of trekking to Everest Base Camp? Don’t leave home without this expert advice
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heike Schanzel, Professor of Social Sustainability in Tourism, Auckland University of Technology Purnima Shrestha /AFP via Getty Images Tourists in Kathmandu are tempted everywhere by advertisements for trekking expeditions to Everest Base Camp. If you didn’t know better, you might think ...23 hours ago
- Watch live: Erica Stanford makes schools announcement in Auckland
Education Minister Erica Stanford is visiting Northcross Intermediate School in Auckland, from where she is due to make an announcement. The briefing is due to start at 11.30am and can ...23 hours ago
- The House: Parliamentary agency resources under pressure
Speaker Gerry Brownlee has met with MPs and discussed Parliament's ability to cope with its increased government oversight and skyrocketing public feedback on bills. ...23 hours ago
- Have Your Say On The Legal Services (Distribution Of Special Fund) Amendment Bill
Section 94 of the Legal Services Act 2011 enables the Secretary to enter into contracts with community law centres to purchase community services. The bill would amend the Act to allow the Secretary to enter into contracts to fund, facilitate, or support ...24 hours ago
- New Institute for Advanced Technology announced by government
Christopher Luxon has confirmed a new public research organisation focused on "supercharging" the economy. ...24 hours ago
- Political Attacks Only Harden Candidates’ Resolve
We are stronger and even more focused. We remain committed to delivering on our five key pillars for the betterment of Wellington and getting enough independent people around the council table to deliver for residents. ...24 hours ago
- Do we have to have such long school holidays, mother asks
Tauranga mother-of-two Karina Tendler says when it comes to school holidays, something needs to change. ...24 hours ago
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