Althouse: Sunrise — 6:16:00, 6:16:21, 6:17:41.

August 24, 2024

Sunrise — 6:16:00, 6:16:21, 6:17:41.

82 comments:

wendybar said...: Tammy Bruce
@HeyTammyBruce
An open letter to Kerry Kennedy:
You people are awful. Despite your family's checkered past and horrible behavior of so many of the men, Americans have stood with you out of loyalty, sentimentality, and too often, grief. Despite the questionable establishment of your family's wealth, the treatment of Marilyn Monroe, the general womanizing, the abandonment of Mary Jo Kopechne to her death, allegations of rape, one could go on and on, but the point is your family has stayed loyal and protective of family members who have done the most appalling of things. But the moment one of your own acts on his conscience for this country you attempt to throw him to the wolves and publicly condemn him. Never a word for the trail of abused or abandoned women left behind by a Kennedy, but because one of your men supports Trump in an effort to make the lives of Americans better, that alone is beyond the pale. In your ugly treatment of your brother you reveal the rot that has broken the hearts of the American people so many times over the years. Beyond that, the economic destruction of American families is something your family would never truly understand. You are not touched by the worry about having enough gas to get to work, or whether or not you can afford eggs this week, if you'll be safe walking your own neighborhood, or if your child will be safe in their urban public school or even if they will know how to read and write while collecting their diploma. You keep doing civil rights work and public service virtue signaling. But in the meantime, make a pledge to not keep doing damage as Americans are simply looking for a way to reclaim their own futures, the safety of their families, and knowing that maybe, just maybe, they can leave their children a little better off w a future they can rely on. The condition of this country should shock everyone, even if their name is Kennedy. We know it at least shocks one of you who, like us, has had enough of the fear and hopelessness assigned to us for generations. Americans are happy to see Bobby on our side as we refuse to comply and will not go gentle into the catastrophes to which we are expected to succumb. Instead, with Trump and all who join us, we will fight, fight, fight!; 8/24/24, 6:20 PM
Inga said...: RFK Jr. Was My Drug Dealer. Kennedy’s endorsement of Donald Trump raises an awkward question.

“And so, one question for reporters to ask the new Trump campaigner and potential Trump-administration official Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is something like this: The candidate you’re campaigning for, in whose administration you apparently intend to serve, wants our laws rewritten so that drug dealers, particularly those who sell narcotics, face capital punishment. Given that you sold cocaine in your youth, how do you feel about his advocacy of a regime that might have resulted in your own execution at age 19?”; 8/24/24, 6:29 PM
Narr said...: Tammy Bruce: Cat Lady for Trump?; 8/24/24, 6:41 PM
Inga said...: RFK Jr. Was a Compulsive Womanizer, and Yes, We Should Care

“No reporter has yet asked the candidate or his campaign about stories of rampant womanizing, behavior that some believed contributed to his troubled wife Mary’s 2012 suicide. “Mary was a fabulous mother and, like all of us, a flawed adult whose problems stemmed from her husband’s conduct and her drinking, caused by specific stimuli, with Bobby—who could anger, frustrate, belittle her into taking a drink—as provocateur,” her divorce lawyer told The Daily Beast in 2017.”; 8/24/24, 6:44 PM
tcrosse said...: And what is Kamala's policy? Has management told her what it is yet?; 8/24/24, 6:44 PM
JaimeRoberto said...: While at the store today I heard a commercial in the radio for Stanford Health's transgender care including new surgical techniques. Follow the money; 8/24/24, 6:54 PM
Eva Marie said...: Tammy Bruce is the best.; 8/24/24, 6:55 PM
Leland said...: How upset are you Inga about cocaine being found in the Biden White House? I don’t recall it bothering you. Do you think it makes up for all the people DA Harris put in jail for drug possession until their convictions were thrown out for corrupt evidence? Seems like the same quality of evidence by The Atlantic.; 8/24/24, 7:01 PM
Lilly, a dog said...: I adopted a puppy today from an animal rescue. I'm calling her Marilee (pronounced merrily). She's a real sweetheart so far, and very affectionate. She's a Shepherd/Labrador Retriever mix, black and tan with white on her underside and paws.; 8/24/24, 7:04 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit said...: X video : Swift Swimmers For Truth

Watch a terrific line by Riley Gaines.; 8/24/24, 7:11 PM
n.n said...: Medical, surgical, and psycho-atric lucre. Also, a grooming service for the masculine gender boy or feminine gender girl. A recruiting service for a politically congruent ("=") parade and couplet.; 8/24/24, 7:14 PM
JaimeRoberto said...: Kennedy admits to having a drug problem when he was younger. Tell us something we don't know. Besides, this stuff kind of comes with being a Kennedy.; 8/24/24, 7:15 PM
Breezy said...: Congrats on the new addition!; 8/24/24, 7:25 PM
Drago said...: Uh oh. Things are not going well in Nw Soviet Democratical Party land as evidenced by Inga's hilarious moron NPC serial cut and pastes dead giveaway!

The party of cocaine in the White House and Bill "Epstein Island" Clinton getting ANOTHER New Soviet Democratical standing ovation is very very very cocerned about 50 year old BS stories and womanizers!

LOL

Just keep attacking RFKjr Inga. Just keep doing it....; 8/24/24, 7:32 PM
TaeJohnDo said...: No reporter has yet asked Kamala or her campaign about stories of rampant blowjobs she gave to get ahead in life, or how she feels about her husband's illegitimate child. A good quest might be, "If he fucked around on his first wife, how confident are you that he isn't fucking around on you?"; 8/24/24, 7:33 PM
Jim at said...: You do know it's only an endorsement, right? That he's not actually on the ticket, right?

Should we look into the activities of each and every Democrat who's endorsed Harris? Trust me. It would be a LOT worse than what RFK's allegedly done.; 8/24/24, 7:43 PM
Breezy said...: Gosh, we find ourselves in a place where youthful and marital indiscretions pale in comparison to salvaging our way of life from the wreckage wrought by the Biden-Harris cabal. Our very future depends on these courageous people - Trump, Kennedy, Musk et al - that dare to stand up for us and our home grown democratic values. We need their help and we don’t give a whit if they have a sordid past here and there. Our current now and our future now is that much in peril. No socialism, no communism, no fake joy, no no no.; 8/24/24, 7:45 PM
MadisonMan said...: Today at OPH I saw someone buying a young family of 4 their breakfast on the sly, but didn't see the family's reaction. Place was full (as per usual on a Saturday) and we vacated our table.; 8/24/24, 7:48 PM
Maynard said...: Take your pill, Inga. I sense another manic episode coming on.; 8/24/24, 7:49 PM
Achilles said...: Trump and Kennedy would both take a bullet -- literally -- to save the country, and you can feel it.

Harris would let both of them take a bullet so she can be president.

Different vibe.; 8/24/24, 7:50 PM
Achilles said...: You are supporting a woman who literally had sex with married men to get her start in politics.

You are such a pathetic terrible human being.; 8/24/24, 7:52 PM
Original Mike said...: Inga said..."RFK Jr. Was a Compulsive Womanizer,"

Well, he is a democrat.; 8/24/24, 7:54 PM
Drago said...: What a nightmare day for politicized technology ignoramuses LLR-democratical Rich and The Hopeless Soy Boy cat lady gadfly.

When last we checked in with these buffoonish losers, Abacus Boy Rich was claiming Tesla was fake, Optimus was fake, FSD was fake, SpaceX was fake, Starlink was fake, Neuralink was fake, etc., and the truly ignorant gadfly declared SpaceX should leave space operations to "real space companies"!!!!

Can you imagine how stupid one would have to be to say the things Rich and gadfly vomit up?

Particularly as of today when NASA finally yielded to the inevitable: Boeing's derelict piece of crap Starliner will be programmed to, hopefully, return to Earth uncrewed with SpaceX picking up the stranded astronauts in Feb aboard Crew Dragon.

Recall that at the time of the crewed capsule program provider selection process, NASA was right on the edge of giving Boeing a sole source contract. In the end, Boeing received twice the amount of funding as SpaceX AND is also $1.5B over budget, bring Boeing to a whopping $4B higher spend than SpaceX!; 8/24/24, 7:55 PM
Breezy said...: And just like that all the chatter about Trump being rattled by the change in Dem nominee is gone. >Snap<!; 8/24/24, 7:59 PM
Drago said...: Remember, Russia Collusion Truther Inga demands everyone focus on more than 50 year old BS hoaxes launched against a young RFKjr while simultaneously screeching about leaving Stolen Valor / Blue Falcon liar coward run-away "artist" Walz and kamala-la-la-la-la's "extracurricular" career-"boosting" "activities" alone!; 8/24/24, 8:00 PM
Inga said...: So why are Trumpublicans acting like he’s the second coming of Christ? Man that must be some awful desperation to attach oneself to him.; 8/24/24, 8:00 PM
Rosalyn C. said...: Remember when Obama kept telling people he was a Constitutional law professor?

From factcheck.org March 28, 2008:
Q: Was Barack Obama really a constitutional law professor?

A: Hillary Clinton’s campaign has picked up on this charge. In a March 27 conference call with reporters, Clinton spokesman Phil Singer claimed:

Singer (March 27): Sen. Obama has often referred to himself as “a constitutional law professor” out on the campaign trail. He never held any such title. And I think anyone, if you ask anyone in academia the distinction between a professor who has tenure and an instructor that does not, you’ll find that there is … you’ll get quite an emotional response.

The campaign also sent out an e-mail quoting an Aug. 8, 2004, column in the Chicago Sun-Times that criticized Obama for calling himself a professor when, in fact, the University of Chicago faculty page listed him as “a senior lecturer (now on leave)." The Sun-Times said, "In academia, there is a vast difference between the two titles. Details matter." The Clinton campaign added that the difference between senior lecturers and professors is that "professors have tenure while lecturers do not."

We agree that details matter, and also that the formal title of "professor" is not lightly given by academic institutions. However, on this matter the University of Chicago Law School itself is not standing on formality, and is siding with Obama.

Due to numerous press inquiries on the matter, the school released a carefully worded statement saying that for his 12 years there he was considered to be "a professor."

He got retroactively promoted which of course people do all the time.; 8/24/24, 8:00 PM
Drago said...: Life comes at New Soviet Democraticals fast since, like Inga, they have to wait to receive detailed instructions by their leadership on what to think and how to react.; 8/24/24, 8:01 PM
Inga said...: Robert F Kennedy Jr brushes off sexual assault allegation: ‘I am who I am’

Independent candidate says ‘I am not a church boy’ after ex-nanny tells Vanity Fair he assaulted her at his home in 1998

Robert F Kennedy Jr has responded to an allegation that he sexually assaulted an employee by stating: “I am not a church boy,” as scrutiny grows over his long-shot run for the presidency.

“The independent candidate, who is seen as a threat by both the Biden and Trump campaigns, made the statement after his former babysitter told Vanity Fair that Kennedy assaulted her at his home in 1998.

Eliza Cooney, who worked for Kennedy and his then wife as a live-in nanny at the family’s home in Mount Kisco, New York, said Kennedy touched her leg at a business meeting and later appeared shirtless in her bedroom before asking her to rub lotion on his back.

A few months later, Kennedy blocked Cooney in the kitchen “and began groping her”, Vanity Fair reported. Cooney told the magazine that Kennedy touched her inappropriately.“; 8/24/24, 8:11 PM
NorthOfTheOneOhOne aka Doug Emhoff's Pimp Hand said...: Another instance of Walz telling lies.

https://x.com/GrageDustin/status/1827369028572082190

Dave Begley; this one's for you!; 8/24/24, 8:13 PM
Aggie said...: Hey that's terrific, I love the History Channel. Now do Hunter Biden, the cocaine stash found in the White House that 'cannot be traced', ha ha ha, and the shower scenes with Joe and his daughter, maybe throw in a little porn with Hunter, crack pipes, hookers, and influence peddling deals with foreign governments and the Biden Brothers, with Hunter being the bagman. You still there Inga? Inga? Inga?; 8/24/24, 8:16 PM
Original Mike said...: Inga said...
"So why are Trumpublicans acting like he’s the second coming of Christ? Man that must be some awful desperation to attach oneself to him."

I didn't pay a lot of attention to him before, but I watched his Friday address. He did an excellent job articulating the pathologies of our government and his old party. His support of Trump may well amount to nothing, IDK. But it was refreshing to hear the perspective of an honest man who has seen the corruption first hand and has the courage to speak out.; 8/24/24, 8:16 PM
Aggie said...: I'm really happy for you, and kudos for taking a rescue puppy. I hope your new attachment is every bit as fulfilling as your love for Lilly. Saludos !; 8/24/24, 8:18 PM
Achilles said...: We are agreeing with him that we are all Americans who as long as we agree on a desire to lift each other up and defend each other's freedom we can disagree about other things.

RFK supports freedom of speech, peace, and a desire for Americans to be free and prosperous. RFK has noticed that you are a bunch of fascist jerks that persecute and harass their political opponents.

We have all noticed you are a bunch of murderous marxists who abuse the justice system and enrich yourselves through corruption and war profiteering and we are uniting against you.; 8/24/24, 8:27 PM
Caroline said...: I have to hand it to Hostess Althouse for persevering through August sunrises. Me, i am so beat down by the heat and the monotonous light patterns that I can summon zero enthusiasm.; 8/24/24, 8:27 PM
Achilles said...: Bill Clinton and Joe Biden are known rapists.

This piece of human garbage supported both of them.; 8/24/24, 8:29 PM
Eva Marie said...: I bought Metabolically by Robert H Lustig on the recommendation of a commenter on another thread. I listened to it at work. It’s well written and rather interesting and I was glad I bought it. But on page 18 there’s this:
“Then there was Trump’s response, which hoped to solve the problem by letting sick people die.”
Really?
When I was a kid, when I came across a passage in a book that disparaged this or that group, I would think of it as a piece of shit I had to step over in order to keep reading. I read for the plot but also to get some insight into life. And I would wonder how wise or perceptive an author was if they kept putting pieces of shit in my path.
So when I came across this particular nugget of shit, I couldn’t believe that a proof reader or colleague who read the book or even the author himself, on a second read, didn’t say, “It’s a great effort but this passage is going to stink up the whole book” - and then edit it out.
Still worth reading just be careful where you step on your reading journey.; 8/24/24, 8:46 PM
Eva Marie said...: I bought Metabolically by Robert H Lustig on the recommendation of a commenter on another thread. I listened to it at work. It’s well written and rather interesting and I was glad I bought it. But on page 18 there’s this:
“Then there was Trump’s response, which hoped to solve the problem by letting sick people die.”
Really?
When I was a kid, when I came across a passage in a book that disparaged this or that group, I would think of it as a piece of shit I had to step over in order to keep reading. I read for the plot but also to get some insight into life. And I would wonder how wise or perceptive an author was if they kept putting pieces of shit in my path.
So when I came across this particular nugget of shit, I couldn’t believe that a proof reader or colleague who read the book or even the author himself, on a second read, didn’t say, “It’s a great effort but this passage is going to stink up the whole book” - and then edit it out.
Still worth reading just be careful where you step on your reading journey.; 8/24/24, 8:46 PM
Aggie said...: But Inga - Junior' has dropped out of the race. He's no longer going to be a factor in the election. So...... how come all these directed character attacks now, when he's no longer on the ballot? Why all the butthurt now, of all times, after he's withdrawn? Where were all these supposedly devastating attacks on his character when he was an actual candidate? Can you share the reasoning of whomever is emailing you all of these attack propaganda articles?; 8/24/24, 8:51 PM
Michael K said...: I was amazed that the movie "Chapaquidick" was ever made. It was bowdlerized a bit but was largely true.; 8/24/24, 8:53 PM
Michael K said...: The dullard does not want questions about cocaine in the White House. They are rude.; 8/24/24, 8:55 PM
Michael K said...: Now do Ted Kennedy's wife.; 8/24/24, 8:57 PM
Michael K said...: The dullard got the DNC instructions.; 8/24/24, 8:59 PM
MadTownGuy said...: NASA announces Boeing Starliner astronauts to return to Earth on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon.; 8/24/24, 9:00 PM
Michael K said...: Was that like "First Husband" boinking the nanny ?; 8/24/24, 9:04 PM
Michael K said...: The dullard is not intelligent enough to understand these people who learn. She is fixed in her delusions.; 8/24/24, 9:08 PM
Michael K said...: The dullard is not intelligent enough to understand these people who learn. She is fixed in her delusions.; 8/24/24, 9:08 PM
Iman said...: Enjoy, Lily!; 8/24/24, 9:18 PM
Inga said...: Aggie, “emailing me”? Oh brother. Do you think I’m employed by the DNC? Haha, I wish, it would be a good post retirement gig. I’m bringing these articles to your attention because I want to let you know that the man that you folks are all excited over and who you think will help Trump win is a loser and not the savior you make him out to be. What is interesting is how you folks are always ready to embrace the next guy that comes on the scene. Seriously where is your discernment? You don’t care that he is an extremely flawed person who shouldn’t be relied upon to fix anything, much less America’s health, government, military, etc etc etc.?; 8/24/24, 9:21 PM
Inga said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 8/24/24, 9:36 PM
Maynard said...: Take your pill Inga. The mania is obvious.; 8/24/24, 10:03 PM
Democratic Paychecks for Perks/ Dems for Demolition of Democracy/ fake-cares 4-U said...: 100% on point.; 8/24/24, 10:05 PM
Gospace said...: We have a falling birthrate in the USA. Births are below replacement value- meaning- a shrinking population. This had never worked out well for any society in history. The thread I've linked has an explanation- motherhood in most of the world, especially the West, is a low status occupation. The thread explains how Georgia (the country...) increased it's birthrate while all other countries trying to do so have so far failed. By increasing the status of mothers. Humph! Ridiculous! Or so you think. But it correlates well with what we see here in the US. Birth rates among the following groups is above replacement levels- Orthodox Jews, Latin Mass Catholics, Amish/Mennonite, and Mormons. All of whom, as affinity groups, value motherhood as a valuable higher status thing. Gee, I wonder who's at fault for denigrating motherhood as a lifestyle? https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1827070216716874191.html; 8/24/24, 10:05 PM
Democratic Paychecks for Perks/ Dems for Demolition of Democracy/ fake-cares 4-U said...: That's all you got? Meanwhile - Team D is still corrupt in totality...; 8/24/24, 10:06 PM
Democratic Paychecks for Perks/ Dems for Demolition of Democracy/ fake-cares 4-U said...: Soviet Russia Russia Inga- no one cares - except you lying liars on the corrupt left.; 8/24/24, 10:08 PM
Democratic Paychecks for Perks/ Dems for Demolition of Democracy/ fake-cares 4-U said...: Aggie - Inga sells whatever Schitt sandwich is being sold on MSNBC.; 8/24/24, 10:09 PM
n.n said...: Honor thy mother and father. Novel.; 8/24/24, 10:11 PM
Gospace said...: And another thread by someone else on the same subject. Opening lines: "Elevating the Status of Motherhood Solves Low Birthrates: The Extraordinary Case of Mongolia
For 68 years, Mongolian leaders have given the Order of Maternal Glory to mothers. This raised the status of motherhood and helped forge a remarkably pronatal culture."

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1827418468813017441.html; 8/24/24, 10:37 PM
Jim at said...: So why are Trumpublicans acting like he’s the second coming of Christ?

1. We're not.
2. You shouldn't be wondering why we welcomed him into our tent. You should be wondering how and why your party ran off a life-long Democrat with a legacy name.; 8/24/24, 10:43 PM
Narayanan said...: and all the weird discussion about change of outerwear for return alive?; 8/24/24, 10:50 PM
Rt41Rebel said...: WW III is underway. Reelecting Trump in 2020 sure was a big mistake. Save us Joymala!; 8/25/24, 12:05 AM
walter said...: Hopefully providing app reversible status.; 8/25/24, 1:27 AM
walter said...: What Aggie said. But consider the degree Inga clenches her sphinter as indication Kennedy voters will favor Trump. But maybe she's just irritable from administering rape kits to her migrant hostel occupants.; 8/25/24, 1:34 AM
Kate said...: Bobby is flawed. Trump is flawed. I wonder if that's the secret to voting Democrat: convince yourself (or be convinced) that your candidate is perfect. However, everyone is flawed. What do you do when the coconut-pilling is over?; 8/25/24, 1:44 AM
wendybar said...: First time Nancy Pelosi ever spoke the truth....

RCP Video
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Pelosi: "We're Very Discreet, Reptilian, Cold-Blooded"
Story: https://realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/08/23/pelosi_were_very_discreet_reptilian_cold-blooded.html; 8/25/24, 3:25 AM
wendybar said...: It seems like all the "JOY" dissipated away from Inga. Poor disillusioned Inga.; 8/25/24, 3:33 AM
rehajm said...: When RFKJ was in Scituate there were middle aged women in my office what made no secret of the fact they would toss their undies at RFKJ…; 8/25/24, 4:06 AM
Breezy said...: She forgot “unlawful and undemocratic”.; 8/25/24, 5:07 AM
gadfly said...: Gosh Wendy - are you personally responsible for everything that happened within your family? I think not - so get off of Kerry Kennedy's case. JFK screwed Marilyn Monroe and so did Joe DiMaggio. Kerry Kennedy wasn't even alive then, and she certainly didn't get to pick her relatives.

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you.; 8/25/24, 5:31 AM
BUMBLE BEE said...: Nails It...

https://elizabethnickson.substack.com/p/the-2024-cheat-and-whats-being-done; 8/25/24, 7:27 AM
Jersey Fled said...: Wasn’t your candidate famously banging a married man? Or did I miss something.

Oh, and your previous favorite was banging the babysitter while he was still married.

So there’s that.; 8/25/24, 7:36 AM
William50 said...: I saw this in an article I read this morning. To paraphrase, The national debt is now $35 trillion dollars but $36.8 trillion represents all the money in the world.
Kind of sobering if true.; 8/25/24, 7:44 AM
Leland said...: I was happy to see Jill Stein come out in agreement with RFK Jr. She’s not endorsing Trump. She doesn’t care about Kennedy’s past. She cares about Democrats wrapping themselves in Democracy while blocking candidate access to the ballot and pretending that is free and fair elections.; 8/25/24, 7:45 AM
Iman said...: Put some ice on it, ‘fly…; 8/25/24, 8:48 AM
Narayanan said...: wow ... double wow wow; 8/25/24, 9:19 AM
NYC JournoList said...: France arrested Pavel Durov. This is a big deal to those concerned about free speech. The international authorities are claiming he is a terrorist because he does not censor comments on Telegram. Imagine if the CEO of AT&T were arrested because he did not listen to our phone calls and report what we say to the intelligence agencies. Oops, maybe he does. Article at the NYTimes here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/25/technology/pavel-durov-telegram-detained-france.html; 8/25/24, 9:55 AM
Narr said...: In the 30s the regimes in Italy, Germany, the USSR, and other Eurolands had pro-natalist policies that recognized and rewarded fertile women and large families.

It isn't clear exactly how well these efforts worked.; 8/25/24, 10:09 AM
tim in vermont said...: The technical term for long distance carriers in the industry is "Licensed Operators" and they have to do what they have to do to maintain those licenses.; 8/25/24, 10:41 AM
Rusty said...: Nara.
Apparently the seats on the Dragon capsule can't accomodate the bulky NASA space suits.; 8/25/24, 11:10 AM
effinayright said...: So, Tim, if they "have to do what they have to do to maintain those licenses" is censor information their licensors===governments===don't want communicated, you're down with that? THAT's facism, even totalitarianism, straight up.; 8/25/24, 11:46 AM
wendybar said...: Robert F. Kennedy Jr

@RobertKennedyJr
What "MAGA" really means

The phrase has troubled liberals who think it is a call for a return to an America before civil rights, gay rights, and women's rights. But I have a more generous interpretation, one that is truer to my experience of Donald Trump as he is today. "Make America Great Again" recalls a nation brimming with vitality, with a can-do spirit, with hope and a belief in itself. It was an America that was beginning to confront its darker shadows, could acknowledge the injustice in its past and present, yet at the same time could celebrate its successes. It was a nation of broad prosperity, the world's most vibrant middle class, and a idealistic belief (though not consistently applied) in freedom, justice, and democracy. It was a nation that led the world in innovation, productivity, and technology. And it was the healthiest country in the world. I have talked to many Trump supporters. I have talked with his inner circle. I have talked to the man himself. This is the America they want to restore.
10:01 AM · Aug 25, 2024; 8/25/24, 1:55 PM
Michael K said...: Well said !; 8/25/24, 2:05 PM

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