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Roland99
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May 7, 2020
https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/05/07/trump-democrats-voting-laws-243517
I’ll literally burst with joy once Biden is elected and/or we take back the Senate!
TraitorGOP RNC doubles budget to fight against voting rights!
https://twitter.com/marceelias/status/1258508945020182528BREAKING
@RNC
says it is doubling its budget to oppose voting rights in court to $20,000,000.
Republican spox: RNC is prepared to sue Democrats "into oblivion and spend whatever is necessary."
@RNC
says it is doubling its budget to oppose voting rights in court to $20,000,000.
Republican spox: RNC is prepared to sue Democrats "into oblivion and spend whatever is necessary."
https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2020/05/07/trump-democrats-voting-laws-243517
The Republican National Committee and Trump reelection campaign are doubling their legal budget to $20 million as litigation spreads to an array of battleground states. With the virus likely to complicate in-person balloting in November, Democrats have been pushing to substantially ease remote voting restrictions — something the Trump campaign and RNC are aggressively fighting in the courts.
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“We will not stand idly by while Democrats try to sue their way to victory in 2020,” said RNC chief of staff Richard Walters. “Democrats may be using the coronavirus as an excuse to strip away important election safeguards, but the American people continue to support commonsense protections that defend the integrity of our democratic processes.”
The RNC and Trump campaign initially announced in February that they would direct $10 million to legal fights. But the party, Walters said, is prepared to sue Democrats “into oblivion and spend whatever is necessary.”
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“We will not stand idly by while Democrats try to sue their way to victory in 2020,” said RNC chief of staff Richard Walters. “Democrats may be using the coronavirus as an excuse to strip away important election safeguards, but the American people continue to support commonsense protections that defend the integrity of our democratic processes.”
The RNC and Trump campaign initially announced in February that they would direct $10 million to legal fights. But the party, Walters said, is prepared to sue Democrats “into oblivion and spend whatever is necessary.”
I’ll literally burst with joy once Biden is elected and/or we take back the Senate!
May 7, 2020
ALL of these interviews are links:
Correspondence
Letter from HPSCI to Acting Director of Intelligence Richard Grenell (May 7, 2020)
Correspondence between HPSCI and Office of Director of National Intelligence and White House (November 2018 - May 2020)
Interview Transcripts
Interview Transcript of Rinat Akhmetshin (November 13, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Stephen Bannon (January 16, 2018)
Interview Transcript of Stephen Bannon (February 15, 2018)
Interview Transcript of Andrew Brown (August 30, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Michael Caputo (July 14, 2017)
Interview Transcript of John Carlin (July 27, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Thomas Catan (October 18, 2017)
Interview Transcript of James Clapper (July 17, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Samuel Clovis (December 12, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Dan Coats (June 22, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Michael Cohen (October 24, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Rick Dearborn (January 17, 2018)
Interview Transcript of Diana Denman (December 5, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Marc Elias (December 13, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Boris Ephsteyn (September 28, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Evelyn Farkas (June 26, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Peter Fritsch (October 18, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Michael Goldfarb (December 12, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Rob Goldstone (December 18, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Jeffrey Gordon (July 26, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Rhona Graff (December 22, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Shawn Henry (December 5, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Hope Hicks (February 27, 2018)
Interview Transcript of Ike Kaveladze (November 2, 2017)
Interview Transcript of David Kramer (December 19, 2017)
Letter from Counsel to David Kramer to HPSCI (December 23, 2017)
Interview Transcript of David Kramer (January 10, 2018)
Letter from Counsel to David Kramer to HPSCI (January 5, 2018)
Letter from Counsel to David Kramer to HPSCI (January 10, 2018)
Interview Transcript of Jared Kushner (July 25, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Corey Lewandowski (January 17, 2018)
Interview Transcript of Corey Lewandowski (March 8, 2018)
Interview Transcript of Loretta Lynch (October 20, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Simona Mangiante (July 18, 2018)
Interview Transcript of Andrew McCabe (December 19, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Mary McCord (November 1, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Alexander Nix (December 14, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Carter Page (November 2, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Brad Parscale (October 24, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Walid Phares (December 8, 2017)
Interview Transcript of John Podesta (June 27, 2017)
Interview Transcript of John Podesta (December 4, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Samantha Power (October 13, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Erik Prince (November 30, 2017)
Letter from HPSCI to Department of Justice (April 30, 2019)
Interview Transcript of Benjamin Rhodes (October 25, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Susan Rice (September 8, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Jonathan Saffron (October 12, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Anatoli Samochornov (November 28, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Felix Sater (December 20, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Keith Schiller (November 7, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Jefferson Sessions (November 30, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Roger J. Stone, Jr. (September 26, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Jake Sullivan (December 21, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Michael Sussman (December 18, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Matthew Tait (October 6, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Yared Tamene Wolde-Yohannes (August 30, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Donald Trump, Jr. (December 6, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Witness Name Redacted (December 20, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Sally Yates (November 3, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Christopher Wylie (April 25, 2018)
Report
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - Democratic Minority Views (March 26, 2018)
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - Republican Report on Russian Active Measures (March 22, 2018)
BREAKING: House Intel Russian investigation TRANSCRIPTS released!
https://intelligence.house.gov/russiainvestigation/ALL of these interviews are links:
Correspondence
Letter from HPSCI to Acting Director of Intelligence Richard Grenell (May 7, 2020)
Correspondence between HPSCI and Office of Director of National Intelligence and White House (November 2018 - May 2020)
Interview Transcripts
Interview Transcript of Rinat Akhmetshin (November 13, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Stephen Bannon (January 16, 2018)
Interview Transcript of Stephen Bannon (February 15, 2018)
Interview Transcript of Andrew Brown (August 30, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Michael Caputo (July 14, 2017)
Interview Transcript of John Carlin (July 27, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Thomas Catan (October 18, 2017)
Interview Transcript of James Clapper (July 17, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Samuel Clovis (December 12, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Dan Coats (June 22, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Michael Cohen (October 24, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Rick Dearborn (January 17, 2018)
Interview Transcript of Diana Denman (December 5, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Marc Elias (December 13, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Boris Ephsteyn (September 28, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Evelyn Farkas (June 26, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Peter Fritsch (October 18, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Michael Goldfarb (December 12, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Rob Goldstone (December 18, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Jeffrey Gordon (July 26, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Rhona Graff (December 22, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Shawn Henry (December 5, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Hope Hicks (February 27, 2018)
Interview Transcript of Ike Kaveladze (November 2, 2017)
Interview Transcript of David Kramer (December 19, 2017)
Letter from Counsel to David Kramer to HPSCI (December 23, 2017)
Interview Transcript of David Kramer (January 10, 2018)
Letter from Counsel to David Kramer to HPSCI (January 5, 2018)
Letter from Counsel to David Kramer to HPSCI (January 10, 2018)
Interview Transcript of Jared Kushner (July 25, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Corey Lewandowski (January 17, 2018)
Interview Transcript of Corey Lewandowski (March 8, 2018)
Interview Transcript of Loretta Lynch (October 20, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Simona Mangiante (July 18, 2018)
Interview Transcript of Andrew McCabe (December 19, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Mary McCord (November 1, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Alexander Nix (December 14, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Carter Page (November 2, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Brad Parscale (October 24, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Walid Phares (December 8, 2017)
Interview Transcript of John Podesta (June 27, 2017)
Interview Transcript of John Podesta (December 4, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Samantha Power (October 13, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Erik Prince (November 30, 2017)
Letter from HPSCI to Department of Justice (April 30, 2019)
Interview Transcript of Benjamin Rhodes (October 25, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Susan Rice (September 8, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Jonathan Saffron (October 12, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Anatoli Samochornov (November 28, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Felix Sater (December 20, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Keith Schiller (November 7, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Jefferson Sessions (November 30, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Roger J. Stone, Jr. (September 26, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Jake Sullivan (December 21, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Michael Sussman (December 18, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Matthew Tait (October 6, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Yared Tamene Wolde-Yohannes (August 30, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Donald Trump, Jr. (December 6, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Witness Name Redacted (December 20, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Sally Yates (November 3, 2017)
Interview Transcript of Christopher Wylie (April 25, 2018)
Report
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - Democratic Minority Views (March 26, 2018)
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence - Republican Report on Russian Active Measures (March 22, 2018)
May 7, 2020
Republicans Hate Democracy ™️
Oklahoma House Republicans vote to reverse court ruling on absentee ballots, require to be notarized
Oklahoma House Republicans vote to reverse court ruling on absentee ballots, require them to be notarized
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/496512-oklahoma-house-republicans-vote-to-reverse-court-ruling-on-absentee
Republicans in Oklahoma’s state House on Wednesday voted to require absentee ballots be notarized, overruling a state Supreme Court decision eliminating the requirement.
Senate Bill 210 passed the state House on a near-party line vote Wednesday, and would restore the requirement, with exceptions for the June 30 primary election due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to The Oklahoman. In the event of an emergency declaration in effect within 45 days of an election, absentee voters would instead have the option to sign their ballot and mail it with a photocopy of their driver’s license.
The legislature’s Democratic minority argued the capacity to make a photocopy would present an unnecessary burden to voters.
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Kannady argued the Supreme Court ruling did not strike down the existing policy but only called for more clarity, according to the Oklahoman.
Senate Bill 210 passed the state House on a near-party line vote Wednesday, and would restore the requirement, with exceptions for the June 30 primary election due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to The Oklahoman. In the event of an emergency declaration in effect within 45 days of an election, absentee voters would instead have the option to sign their ballot and mail it with a photocopy of their driver’s license.
The legislature’s Democratic minority argued the capacity to make a photocopy would present an unnecessary burden to voters.
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Kannady argued the Supreme Court ruling did not strike down the existing policy but only called for more clarity, according to the Oklahoman.
Republicans Hate Democracy ™️
May 7, 2020
Oh. And she’s also pimping a book out now
This all also has been going hand-in-hand with references to the CIA Mockingbird program... from 1950! 1950! Height of the Cold War
Plandemic is produced by Mikki Willis of Elevate out of Ojai. His last “films” have been about marijuana and psychedelic substances. He says he makes “transformative” films and was inspired by having been in the twin towers before the 9/11 attacks
Here’s a LONG and good summary of the bs in this Plandemic fraud
https://respectfulinsolence.com/2020/05/06/judy-mikovits-pandemic/
PS. Googling for Plandemic or Mikovits finds tin foil hat sites galore. Many thinking the CIA owns ALL media and we’ll never know the real truth (whatever these knuckle-draggers think that is)
PPS. Knowing how much russian troll farms were spreading misinformation over the last few years, I wouldn’t be surprised if many of the FB groups and posts and websites are created by or amplified by these troll/bot farms
a LOT of anti-vax activity all over Facebook now. That damn Plandemic seems to be the peak
And wtf happened to RFK, Jr??
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the single leading source of anti-vax ads on Facebook
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/11/robert-f-kennedy-jr-is-the-single-leading-source-of-anti-vax-ads-on-facebook/
This whole Plandemic thing has stirred a (murder) hornet’s nest
All based on this discredited scientist claims that Fauci has patents and will make money off covid vaccines and big pharma is bad (yea we know but for other reasons)
About this Judy Mikovits...
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/scientist-vaccine-jailed/
Who Is Judy Mikovits?
https://vaxopedia.org/2018/12/08/who-is-judy-mikovits/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Mikovits
Using tools obtained from Silverman, Mikovits began to look for XMRV in her CFS samples. In late 2008, a graduate student, who subsequently was hired as her technician, obtained two positive results from a group of twenty samples. He and Mikovits successively altered the experimental conditions until all samples gave a positive signal.[13]
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In December 2011 the editors of Science retracted the paper in its entirety.[18][19]
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Mikovits was fired in September 2011 over concerns about her integrity.[5]
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Mikovits has spoken at a number of anti-vaccination events.[28][29][3][4] She has claimed that retroviruses have contaminated 30% of vaccines.[2]
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Mikovits has garnered criticism from scientists for stating that XMRV is a communicable infection which is "clearly circulating through the population, as is our fear and your fear". Virologist Vincent Racaniello said that Mikovits's assertion "is just inciting fear."[16][30] Mikovits showed slides at a conference linking XMRV to Parkinson's disease, autism and multiple sclerosis. However, there is no published evidence that XMRV is associated with these diseases.[31][32][33][34]
Mikovits has gained attention on social media for promoting her ideas about the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. She does not believe that a vaccine is needed to prevent COVID-19, and claims that the coronavirus was "caused by a bad strain of flu vaccine that was circulating between 2013 and 2015". She also claimed masks will “activate” the virus and reinfect a mask-wearer over and over.[3] One of her videos about the coronavirus pandemic was fact-checked by the website Maldita.es [es], which rated some of her claims as either false or not based in evidence.[35]
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In December 2011 the editors of Science retracted the paper in its entirety.[18][19]
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Mikovits was fired in September 2011 over concerns about her integrity.[5]
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Mikovits has spoken at a number of anti-vaccination events.[28][29][3][4] She has claimed that retroviruses have contaminated 30% of vaccines.[2]
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Mikovits has garnered criticism from scientists for stating that XMRV is a communicable infection which is "clearly circulating through the population, as is our fear and your fear". Virologist Vincent Racaniello said that Mikovits's assertion "is just inciting fear."[16][30] Mikovits showed slides at a conference linking XMRV to Parkinson's disease, autism and multiple sclerosis. However, there is no published evidence that XMRV is associated with these diseases.[31][32][33][34]
Mikovits has gained attention on social media for promoting her ideas about the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. She does not believe that a vaccine is needed to prevent COVID-19, and claims that the coronavirus was "caused by a bad strain of flu vaccine that was circulating between 2013 and 2015". She also claimed masks will “activate” the virus and reinfect a mask-wearer over and over.[3] One of her videos about the coronavirus pandemic was fact-checked by the website Maldita.es [es], which rated some of her claims as either false or not based in evidence.[35]
Oh. And she’s also pimping a book out now
This all also has been going hand-in-hand with references to the CIA Mockingbird program... from 1950! 1950! Height of the Cold War
Plandemic is produced by Mikki Willis of Elevate out of Ojai. His last “films” have been about marijuana and psychedelic substances. He says he makes “transformative” films and was inspired by having been in the twin towers before the 9/11 attacks
Here’s a LONG and good summary of the bs in this Plandemic fraud
https://respectfulinsolence.com/2020/05/06/judy-mikovits-pandemic/
PS. Googling for Plandemic or Mikovits finds tin foil hat sites galore. Many thinking the CIA owns ALL media and we’ll never know the real truth (whatever these knuckle-draggers think that is)
PPS. Knowing how much russian troll farms were spreading misinformation over the last few years, I wouldn’t be surprised if many of the FB groups and posts and websites are created by or amplified by these troll/bot farms
May 7, 2020
This scares the bejeezus outta me!
Oh f***! Top Republican fundraiser and Trump ally named postmaster general
Top Republican fundraiser and Trump ally named postmaster general, giving president new influence over Postal Service
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/top-republican-fundraiser-and-trump-ally-to-be-named-postmaster-general-giving-president-new-influence-over-postal-service-officials-say/2020/05/06/25cde93c-8fd4-11ea-8df0-ee33c3f5b0d6_story.html
A top donor to President Trump and the Republican National Committee will be named the new head of the Postal Service, putting a top ally of the president in charge of an agency where Trump has long pressed for major changes in how it handles its business.
The Postal Service’s Board of Governors confirmed late Wednesday that Louis DeJoy, a North Carolina businessman who is currently in charge of fundraising for the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, will serve as the new postmaster general.
The action will install a stalwart Trump ally to lead the Postal Service, which he has railed against for years, and likely move him closer than ever before to forcing the service to renegotiate its terms with companies and its own union workforce. Trump’s Treasury Department and the Postal Service are in the midst of a negotiation over a $10 billion line of credit approved as part of coronavirus legislation in March.
“Postal workers are the heart and soul of this institution, and I will be honored to work alongside them and their unions,” DeJoy, who will start June 15, said in a statement.
The Postal Service’s Board of Governors confirmed late Wednesday that Louis DeJoy, a North Carolina businessman who is currently in charge of fundraising for the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, will serve as the new postmaster general.
The action will install a stalwart Trump ally to lead the Postal Service, which he has railed against for years, and likely move him closer than ever before to forcing the service to renegotiate its terms with companies and its own union workforce. Trump’s Treasury Department and the Postal Service are in the midst of a negotiation over a $10 billion line of credit approved as part of coronavirus legislation in March.
“Postal workers are the heart and soul of this institution, and I will be honored to work alongside them and their unions,” DeJoy, who will start June 15, said in a statement.
This scares the bejeezus outta me!
May 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/Scr0dman/status/1258085336426655748
Man. This Woodford Double Oaked is sooooo good
Who's hungry? And thirsty?
https://twitter.com/Scr0dman/status/1258112996288671744https://twitter.com/Scr0dman/status/1258085336426655748
Man. This Woodford Double Oaked is sooooo good
May 6, 2020
Not just here. It’s now the world
Pretty soon the galaxy and then the universe, pinky!!
"I created ... the greatest economy in the history of the world"
https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1257778106804269057Not just here. It’s now the world
Pretty soon the galaxy and then the universe, pinky!!
May 5, 2020
They overheat them!
“Get on the wire and inform the squadron around the world. Tell them how to bring those sons of bitches down!”
Japanese bees vs Murder Hornets!
https://twitter.com/TheBrandonMorse/status/1257668293370040321They overheat them!
“Get on the wire and inform the squadron around the world. Tell them how to bring those sons of bitches down!”
May 5, 2020
"Where's the beef?" Ready for rice, beans, and pasta?
It’s just the flu. We’re at 15 cases going soon to zero. It’s going to miraculously go away. We’re doing a great job. My ratings are great, like Monday night football.
Uhhhh
May 5
Stephens analyst James Rutherford reported that one in five Wendy’s (ticker: WEN) restaurants were out of hamburger as Covid-19 roils the U.S. food-supply chain, while Costco Wholesale (COST) is limiting purchases of meat. Costco shares rose modestly on Tuesday, but Wendy’s stock is down.
April 11
Colorado meat packing plant with thousands of employees closed after coronavirus outbreak
April 13
a Smithfield Foods plant that was forced to close in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, after nearly 300 of the plant’s 3,700 workers tested positive for the virus, produces roughly 5% of the U.S. pork supply each day.
April 27
Smithfield Foods in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, JBS pork processing in Worthington, Minnesota and Tyson Fresh Foods in Waterloo, Iowa. Together, the three plants account for approximately 15 percent of pork production.
April 30,
DAKOTA CITY, Neb. — Tyson Foods said Thursday that it was temporarily suspending operations at a large Nebraska beef processing that serves as the largest employer for neighboring Sioux City, Iowa, after a surge of coronavirus cases in the area.
May 1
Pa. has more coronavirus cases among meat plant workers than any other state, CDC says
May 5
A Tyson Foods pork plant in Madison and a Cargill beef plant in Schuyler announced Monday that they would temporarily shut down production to deep clean the plants
May 5, 2020
So *that's* where Steve Bannon went. Or did Stephen Miller get away for a quick jaunt?
A man wore a KKK hood at a grocery store after San Diego County required face masks
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/04/kkk-hood-coronavirus-mask/
Photos of a man wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood while shopping Saturday prompted a harsh rebuke from local leaders in San Diego County, and police now say they’re looking into the unsettling imagery.
The incident took place one day after health officials in the county ordered residents to wear face coverings in public to stymie the spread of covid-19. Tiam Tellez — one of several shoppers who captured photos of the hooded man at a Vons supermarket in Santee, Calif., and posted them on social media — wrote on Facebook that several store employees repeatedly told the man to take off the hood or leave.
Melissa Hill, a spokesperson for Vons, confirmed Tellez’s account and called the incident “alarming." She said the unnamed customer ignored staff requests to remove the hood until he reached the checkout area. At that point, the man removed the hood and purchased his groceries before leaving, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The incident took place one day after health officials in the county ordered residents to wear face coverings in public to stymie the spread of covid-19. Tiam Tellez — one of several shoppers who captured photos of the hooded man at a Vons supermarket in Santee, Calif., and posted them on social media — wrote on Facebook that several store employees repeatedly told the man to take off the hood or leave.
Melissa Hill, a spokesperson for Vons, confirmed Tellez’s account and called the incident “alarming." She said the unnamed customer ignored staff requests to remove the hood until he reached the checkout area. At that point, the man removed the hood and purchased his groceries before leaving, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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