So Gavin's playing a major role in the normalization of "fuck." That's one of the ways he's like Trump. I'm starting a "Newsom is like Trump" tag. You'll see. But I need to call attention to his use of the word "spare," which we were just talking about, here, 3 days ago, after the father of the gold-medal-winning figure skater said "I spared no money, no time." Compare that to Newsom's "Spare me your fake fucking outrage." "I spared no money" means I held no money back. And "Spare me your fake fucking outrage" means don't give me any of your FFO — hold it all back.You didn’t give a shit about the President of the United States of America posting an ape video of President Obama or calling African nations shitholes — but you’re going to call me racist for talking about my lifelong struggle with dyslexia?
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) February 23, 2026
Spare me your fake fucking outrage,… https://t.co/ABNZJQJLcj
I've thought about it a lot, and "spare" is not a contronym (AKA a Janus word). It does not belong with the notorious "cleave" and the king of confusion "sanction."

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The best part is that newsum copped to being an illiterate moron
Only racists thought the ape video was racist.
Stupid racists like Gavin.
That's odd. The tweet he reacted to was not expressing outrage, but his F-bomb laden tirade fits the definition.
Newsom is like TEMU Trump, you mean.
We are not "outraged" -- I am happy that Newsom is starting to come clean about talking down to black people. I am happy that he's admitting that leftists are racists too. We are all human and have animal failings, including Trump.
I am happy that woke absolutism and purism is dying.
Newsom consciously adopted the Jungian "shadow" public persona. This follows the (psychopathic) left in lionizing "Dark Brandon" with his totalitarian black/red stage setup in Philadelphia. They are saying "we can be bad too."
The swampy left came clean about being swampy, saying "catch me if you can." See the post-Civil War rebel flag left for this psychology. Blue cities and states are on course for flouting standards and hypocrisy for the next 50 to 100 years. They've got to fail before they learn how to succeed.
I'd like to see him try getting a table at Dorsia with a mouth like that.
Keep digging, you maroon.
That sound you are not hearing is the African-American community rallying to support and defend Newsome.
Governor Newsom:
2 words of advice: articulate silence
Lily-white, ultra-elite, hyper-credentialed leftists have really loaded up on F-bombs and the entire thug verbal arsenal lately. Vanilla guerillas. So cute.
Newsom.
He's just an incompetent, delusional buffoon.
No apologies. No playing defense. No, "nobody hates racism more than me. Oh here's my 5 page memo showing that."
You can tell he's a Democrat. No Republican would talk that way.
Arrogant ignorance.
Trump did not create the image of obama as apes.
Someone slipped it in - a mole? a jerk? an moron?
we don't know. that said - Team Trump should know and figure it out. also - who cares?
Newsum is a spoiled brat.
Notes for Althouse and Newsom alike. The outrage over the Obamas depicted as apes was fame
The entire Democrat Party has been normalizing “fuck”, and it has less to do with Trump that their derangement syndrome.
As for Gavin Newsom, I agree that outrage over his recent comments isn’t as worthwhile as the outrage of how he fucked California by pushing policies that have turned its education system into something that a 960 SAT is something to brag.
That's why your team keeps losing, lady.
You lose the narrative. Get hung up parsing words because it's easier than focusing on the message or bigger picture. Like fretting about ingredients. Silly bunny... Your poor boys.
Fake
From my buddy Sadie on X:
Gavin Newsom while speaking to African Americans, on his “severe dyslexia”: “I don’t read very fast… I cannot read a speech.”
Also, Gavin, while talking to whites on the 326-page book *Fight* by Allen & Parnes: “I devoured it in a quick hour and a half, almost two hours.”
Bro… the audiobook is 11 hours long, but he finished it in 2 hours.
He either just set the world record for speed-reading while dyslexic, or he’s a pathological liar who thinks we’re all idiots.
I’ll let you decide which is more believable.
Newsum showcased his inner reality - he is an actual racist who looks down on blacks.
His so-called dyslexia is going to get old really fast. Keep it up, puppet.
“Unfortunately Randy is a mute.”
https://youtu.be/xof2LkhAFGU?si=_5TtSWSyR5M5irtS
Gav, use articulate silence.
Mike Wolf - OMG lol.
Newsum is the perfect democrat. He cannot keep his lies straight.
I'd like to see him try getting a table at Dorsia with a mouth like that
…yah, you don’t see Paul Allen swearing like a sailor like that…
Wtf is a Janus word, professor?
Dont bother answering.
You just want to be the smartest kid in the room as the school building burns down due to poor construction and maintenance...
Cup of coffee over here, dear?
Stay safe and entertain the children, lil lady
…ya know now that he’s run his eff bomb mouth like that he’s moved me in to the dyslexia denier camp. I want to see some proof he’s something more than just a moron…
Way back during the Obama administration, Google's image search struggled with "Obamas as apes" images. These were memes 15 years ago, and Google added an apologetic note because they couldn't stop it with the old search algorithm.
Note that the Obama-as-apes images followed images of GW Bush as an ape.
The entire Democrat Party has been normalizing “fuck“
The fuck shows they care…
Newsom is not like Trump. At all.
Kinda sounds like Newsom is now trying to play the victim card.
Seriously?
So, Gavin wants us to know he dyslexic and arrogant and not very bright. OK, got it !
Two out of three aint bad
To quote Seinfeld, GavGav is a "male bimbo...he's a mimbo". Everyone knows mimbos have trouble reading. I mean c'mon...does he look like he majored in math?
I'm not outraged, Gavin. I'm amused. It's funny when people like you let the mask slip and show what they really think of their voter base.
But just for fun, please explain how your 'life-long struggle' with dyslexia is an excuse for denigrating the abilities of an entire ethnic group? Imagine Gavin going to a Hibernian Society meeting and saying, "Hey, I've been a belligerent alcoholic all my life -- I'm just like you people."
The video made jeffries a meerkat
Evin zoolander
Also, somebody ought to tell Gavin that vulgar swearing in this context is a sign of weakness, not strength.
I think he should use Louis Prima’s “Just a gigolo” as his campaign theme song.
What a pussy. The humble brag is the worst
I only heard the van halen version
Why did Newsom bring up African nations? I’m not seeing the connection. Perhaps he would be willing to elaborate?
Personally, I think some African countries are great and others would be better served if the US sent back some of the people who entered the US illegally. This should help the economy of African countries to improve. I hear that more people entering a country improves economies.
I don't think it is outrage so I don't think it can be fake outrage. I think it is more of an "I told you so," kind of vibe. So I guess that would be a feeling of vindication. And I don't think that it is a feigned feeling of vindication. I think most folks on the right do honestly perceive most white lefties as believing that black folks are some version of helpless.
Newsom doesn't get it- it isn't the Republicans who are going to beat him over the head with his gaffe- it is his opponents in the upcoming primaries who will use this against him.
In my skinny youth I had a spare figure, but now I sport a spare tire.
"Fuck" like the word we can't type on this blog is rapidly becoming common and acceptable usage for certain groups but will likely spark outrage if used by anyone else.
@Leland on why Newsom brought up African countries:
That's a reference to a 2018 Trump quote.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-referred-haiti-african-countries-shithole-nations-n836946
The ape video is a very recent reference to Trump too.
TDS remains alive in some sectors.
Spare me the fake outrage about our lack of outrage.
Saying “fuck” is how Gavin signals to the left he’s a fighter.
It seems that ex-wife Kimberly Guilfoyle has never publicly discussed the dyslexia issue, one way or another.
To spare something is to leave it out (In bowling, to pick up the spare is to knock down the pins you left out with your first ball). So to spare no expense is to leave out no expense; i.e., spend it all.
Here "spare me your fake outrage" means leave out your fake outrage when you talk to me.
Newsom's teenage social media manager is using the phrase in the dismissive social media way: "If I treat your complaint as insignificant, it becomes insignificant and has been soundly refuted. Hopefully nobody will notice that I never actually refuted you because I didn't even bother presenting an argument."
Enigma, I understand from Newsom comment that he was referencing Trump. Maybe you can tell us what it has to do with Newsom telling a room of Americans that he’s like them because he has learning problems and low SAT scores?
The horror! George Will's bowtie must be spinning like the propeller on his beanie.
So Gavin's playing a major role in the normalization of "fuck."
Next he'll be claiming to have Tourette's.
Leland -- Newsom was saying that his...sympathy or empathy...for black people was morally superior to Trump's attitude. It's a type of moral tit-for-tat accounting common among children and today's left.
Spare seems to be a data compression word. [Spared] no money === [Saved] no money for himself. [Spare (me)] the outrage === [Save] your outrage [for yourself] and don't pour it on [(me)].
The word "easy" can be iffy when ordering food. The usual meaning is to use less of an ingredient, "take it easy on the oil" but some people equate "easy" with being generous.
If you 'spare' someone something that is fake to begin with, then what actually happens? Asking for a phoney friend.
I get that too. It just seems to me that Newsom. is also saying there is something in common in calling nations “shitholes” and calling people “dyslexic”. Racism is about people.
Let me explain it another way. If I say San Francisco or California is a shithole; how is that racist?
Doen Joseph: “Gavin Newsom put the bigotry of the Democratic Party on display.”
https://x.com/ofcrdeonjoseph/status/2026147921264324891?s=46
My favorite part is the precipitating event to Gavin Dyslexiagate. Ted Cruz called him "historically illiterate" for ignoring the context of an event, but the stupid kidz running Gavi's comms team overlooked the adjective and went right for the "But MUH dyslexia" pegging the outrage meter because they misread "historically illiterate" for "stupidly illiterate" thereby creating an irony feedback loop that hasn't quit yet.
Also, the Newsom’s problem wasn’t talking about his dyslexia. The problem was the “I’m like you”. The assumption that his commonality to the audience was their SAT scores. If he was at a conference of dyslexics talking about struggling on SATs, then no problem. The problem is the people in the room don’t have those common traits, yet Newsom suggested they do. Now he’s adding more things into those common traits.
Honestly, I’m seeing his problem with the SAT. Newsom seems to have a problem with pattern recognition.
Newsom is more aesthetically pleasing version of Tim Walz. They're both not as smart as they think they are and because they rule over one-party states, they are not used to criticism. Dyslexic, knucklehead - two sides of the same wooden nickel.
“Gavin Newsom put the bigotry of the Democratic Party on display.”
The soft bigotry of low SAT scores.
Reporter reaches out to Newsom's people looking for medical diagnosis of his dyslexia. Told to "fuck off".
Yancey Ward said...
it is his opponents in the upcoming primaries who will use this against him.
Doubtful. Harris was capable of playing the 'girl on the bus' card against Biden because vocal opposition to forced racial integration was always an outlier among elected Democrats even if it wasn't among the (former) Democrat base. This is a 'Kinsley gaffe' by Newsom and nobody is going to touch it because of what it reveals about Democrat party policies.
Gavin's problems as an aspiring Dem candidate and the solution to each:
Not intellectually or academically impressive.
Solution: Dyslexia
Didn't get into a top tier college or even a top state school.
Solution: Dyslexia
Doesn't present with a quick or nimble mind.
Solution: Dyslexia
Doesn't have an immediate command of the facts when speaking, answering questions, debating.
Solution: Dyslexia
Born rich. Grew up in a privileged environment.
Solution: Struggled with a disability, dyslexia
Was the kind of guy a lot of rank and file Dems hated in high school.
Solution: Was ridiculed for a disability in high school, dyslexia
White male.
Solution: Member of a Dem identity group, Disabled, dyslexia
I don't know if Newsome is dyslexic or not, but the sudden announcement of a lifelong struggle with the condition sure solves a lot of problems for him. I'm skeptical because we're dealing with a man who has had a lifelong struggle with being caught lying about all kinds of things.
A) Newsome said he could read a book in an hour and a half that is 11 hours long on audiobook.
B) Newsome said he can't read.
I see people asking, was he lying when he said A or was he lying when he said B?
Answer: Both.
Newsom really fucks around while Bass brays a DEIst cacophony that garners catastrophic anthropogenic climate change in a sanctuary state, State. American Civil Liberties Unburdened
Democrats continually project their tantrums onto normals. Who is outraged? Maybe Nicki. Maybe not. Mostly we just believe this guy when he tells us he’s a dumb shit. His governance proves it.
Newsom talks like Trump--but I'll paraphrase the late Al Campanis who got canned by the Dodgers for saying black players "lacked the essentials" to be MLB managers. Newsom lacks the essentials to be a competent President of the United States. In fact Newsom lacks the essentials to be a competent manager of a MacDonald's franchise in a small town in Kansas. And as a long suffering resident of California I'm spotting the Brylcreem Boy a bit more than he deserves.
I don't know what is wrong with Newsome, but this is a man who, if he goes to the beach, animal lovers have to come out and wash the seagulls with dish soap.
Newsom didn't go far in baseball because he couldn't read the spin on a slider. Dyslexia!
A walking, talking sleazy haircut of a man. The corksoaker has misspent hundreds of millions of dollars and he’s not been held to account for a single thing. A pink twink.
These swearing politicians are becoming tiresome.
The seagulls when they hear Newsome is at the beach - "Fuck."
I bet 960 was an exaggeration of his real score. A real journalist would demand he produce his SAT score.
He probably exaggerated the score. But the College Board does not maintain records of pre-2005 scores.
"Poor sparing" more commonly referred to as poor spalling resistance or simply spalling, refers to the flaking, chipping, or separation of material layers (such as oxide scale, rust, or protective coatings) from the surface of a metal component. It serves as a critical index of metal damage and structural deterioration, particularly in high-temperature or corrosive environments.
Such a phoney, and so easy to disprove. For a dyslexic, reading the moving script on a teleprompter is harder than reading words on a fixed page. It's harder to process. So you're telling me he's never given a speech using a teleprompter? Really? One video of him flawlessly delivering a 15 minute speech off of a teleprompter, and he is exposed as the 100% phoney that he is.
He said I'm no better than you to a black guy, backed it up with his low SAT score. Because he says this to a black guy, in some unknown context, that's supposed to be a statement that, what, blacks in general are dumb?
Can someone explain this to stupid me?
That's not very Presidential.
Like i said a jive turkey
That's not very Presidential.
…the obligatory tsk tsk from the host conspicuously absent. Tsk tsk…consistent only in inconsistency…
…also how the supposed journalists are told by their target to fuck right off and they react by fucking right off…
He said I'm no better than you
That certainly would have been a better way to express it. Too bad that is not at all what he said. Perhaps he could have clarified his statement this way, but fuck off.
Newsome is finished. That's one way he's not like Trump.
rehajm said, "…yah, you don’t see Paul Allen swearing like a sailor like that…"
Yeah but can Paul Allen shimmy his shoulders as well as Sparkle Beach Ken? I think not!!
There are no journalistz in that room
Can’t you picture AOC frantically combing through medical journals, searching for some rare condition to explain away her stupidity.
@Eva Marie, AOC once spent days staring at a can of frozen orange juice because it said "concentrate" on the label.
Then there's "rinse and repeat" on the shampoo bottles.
AOC to her staff, “Damn, dyslexia’s taken.”
Dems want to believe this just like they wanted to believe Biden had a stutter. It not only absolves their guy when his performance is sub-standard, more importantly it gives them another reason to think well of themselves and it provides a line of moral attack against their opponents.
For Dems, everybody's a character in a never-ending morality play. Facts don't matter, just the story and the feelings they get from the story. Newsome's handlers understand that.
"He said I'm no better than you to a black guy, backed it up with his low SAT score. Because he says this to a black guy, in some unknown context, that's supposed to be a statement that, what, blacks in general are dumb?
Can someone explain this to stupid me?"
He didn't say he was "no better", he actually said he was "just like". I would explain why this is different, Jim, but I would need to see your SAT scores first.
If he wanted to be fair to the audience, he would have said, "I am dumber than most of you sitting here listening to me." It would have had the benefit of actually being true.
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@SwipeWright
Did you know that Gavin Newsom was "dyslexic" before he brought it up last week?
It's obvious what he's doing. He knows that the woke left is going to heavily penalize him for being a straight, white guy. He desperately needed to surface some "oppressed" intersectional identity.
He's going with "disabled" and will start "calling out" his opponents for "abelism" now.
The only other option he had was some "trans" identity like "nonbinary." But he knows he couldn't pull that off, and gender ideology is increasingly cringe and politically unpopular. Although I wouldn't totally write off the possibility of him flirting with this.
His best bet was "disabled." You could tell he was itching to bring it up, as his recent call-out was a serious stretch. The last time he mentioned it on X was 10 years ago.
Expect to see him bring it up more and more during his presidential campaign.
Forrest gump would never make these kind of mistakes
I think Gavin is turning into an AWFL with his performative over usage of the “F” word.
Newsom craves the missing 'e' on the end of his name. Many are generous enough to grant it to him.
He certainly seemed to be saying "I'm just like you" to the audience, not the interviewer. (How would he know the interviewer's SAT scores--and why would he publicly offend the guy?)
Now he's doubling down--"It's because I have dyslexia, not because I'm stupid like those black people."
This is going to be a tough one to dodge.
I'm waiting to see what Dave Chapelle does with this. He could end Newsom's presidential aspirations with one good joke.
Newsom's performance as governor shows that he hates California. It's cold and it's damp.
A smart candidate would have been honest and told them he was privileged, and despite his own limited intelligence he had it easier than most, but that he still had an appreciation for the struggles of those less lucky. Newsom is not a smart candidate, so he came up with this and the word "fuck".
Hes a nasty piece of filth
HistoryDoc said, "I think Gavin is turning into an AWFL with his performative over usage of the “F” word."
Notorious epithet please. There's nothing performative about those nagger's love for the F-bomb. They're genuinely awful through and through.
No one is ever going to mistake Gavin for a tough guy.
I find Gavin's openness fresh...like a Summer's Eve.
He's a real tough guy. You should hear him sending back the Gougèreat at The French Laundry in Yountville.
"He didn't say he was "no better", he actually said he was "just like". I would explain why this is different, Jim, but I would need to see your SAT scores first."
1580, if 53 year memopry serves. He said "I'm like you, I'm no better than you". I still don't see how this is talking down to anyone, or how it got generalized to "all you black guys are dumb", so please explain.
"Nobody goes to the French Laundry anymore. They don't have a good bathroom to do coke in." - Gavin-or-Bateman (allegedly)
Jim, whether your memopry serves you well or not, the sentiment - I’m like you. I had a low SAT score. And also, I can’t read - that’s what’s called an insult.
“Trump did not create the image of Obama as apes.”
Remember when Fred Sanford said you could push Aunt Esther’s face into dough and make gorilla cookies.
Newsom is lying about his "dyslexia"
And the Asian neighbor was Ah Chu.
jim said...
He said I'm no better than you to a black guy, backed it up with his low SAT score.
Just to be clear here: you and Newsom are saying that a person's worth is determined by their SAT score?
Because that what "'m no better than you" is about, it's about a person's worth as a human being
Reporter: Governor Newsome, you've been in office since 2019. Polls show most voter's believe California's problems have only gotten worse instead of better during that time. How do you account for that?
Newsome: Why do you hate dyslexics? We're just like you. How would you feel if I asked you that question? I can't even read for fucks sake.
"I has the dumb just like y'all Negroes" is quite a step above lampooning a former President, or pointing out that some African countries really are shitholes. We are not the same, Gavin.
They call it Journalism:
"Gavin Newsom’s “Young Man in a Hurry” is a memoir about growing up next to immense privilege while knowing that it could be taken away at any moment—and this insecurity might be the perfect preparation for American politics" - from an Atlantic article by Helen Lewis
You’ll figure it out, jimjim.
"next to immense privilege"
"next to"
Not "with"
"next to"
The privilege didn't extend to Gavin, you see, no no...
even though privilege extends to every other white male in America, according to the experts. Must be his dyslexia. That darn privilege just rolled off Gavin like water off a duck's back.
I wonder if Trump is dyslexic? How do we know he isn't? He wouldn't tell us if he was.
Still no answer, just gibberish and convolution. Sad.
https://donsurber.substack.com/p/the-california-mafia?
Every Time Newsum blows up a dam, the chi coms smile.
Newsum - from the party that gave us Tim Walz(D) - with a straight face.
IN RE: Mike at 8:30
I'll go with pathological liar.
In the meantime, back in reality, another day and another major company announced it’s leaving California for Texas.
Gavin doing Gavin.
Look beyond the backs of your Manson Lamp lids, jimjim.
Another California news story... Caltech Astrophysicist killed last week by gunman that had previous gun violations from December 2025 dropped by a Judge. Judge ruled per new Penal Code 1385 changes signed into law by Gavin Newsom in 2022. Newsom isn't just like us.
His skinsuit doesnt fit right
"That's one of the ways he's like Trump."
Bullshit! Very rarely does Donald Trump curse publicly. He's been on camera for hours every day for over a decade and I would be surprised if you could find one time when he said the word Fuck.
And yet, he can read a 260 page book in an hour and a half. In his own words:
https://x.com/iAnonPatriot/status/2026052203547410563
Indian gavin / X https://share.google/SIBGzOUYsmHoBoRdI
R for repulsive
And here I thought John Edwards would keep the title of smarmiest Democrat Presidential candidate (identifying as a male) for at least one more election cycle. I'm wrong again!
Michael Fitzgerald--when the Iranians and Israelis were each finding last-minute ways to torpedo his negotiated peace agreement, he said "They don't know what the fuck they are doing." He seemed exasperated.
boatbuilder said...
Michael Fitzgerald--when the Iranians and Israelis were each finding last-minute ways to torpedo his negotiated peace agreement, he said "They don't know what the fuck they are doing." He seemed exasperated.
2/24/26, 4:02 PM
That's right, brother! I knew that there were a few times recently that he has cut loose like that in a very uncharacteristic fashion. You're right about the exasperation, too. Most people would have cracked up long ago if they had to endure what President Trump has since the day he came down the escalator.
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That's presidential material, right there. /s
And btw, asshole, nobody's mocking you for your newfound dyslexia. We're pointing out how condescending, degrading and racist your comments were to a group of black people.
Still no answer, just gibberish and convolution. Sad.
If you can't figure it out, no amount of explaining it will change that.
Moron.
(You understand me calling you a moron is an insult, right? Or do you need that explained, too?)
Caltech Astrophysicist killed last week by gunman that had previous gun violations from December 2025 dropped by a Judge
Rehabilitative retardation.
Okay, who did this !?!?
https://x.com/i/status/2026361479973294095
Who’s the blackest governor in these United States, y’all? (Newsom)
Who’the piece of shit who destroyed California, y’all? (Newsom)
Who likes to watch as his wife has sex with Harvey Weinstein, y’all? (Newsom)
Damn right!
back to the epithets,
"Okay, who did this !?!?"
Hmm...this page doesn’t exist. Try searching for something else.
Jim, "I'm like you" means "we are equal" while "I'm no better than you" can mean "I am dumber than you". Like I wrote, I needed to know your IQ score before explaining it to you. You are like Gavin Newsom- just as dumb.
Try this, Jim- "My cousin is like you- he could only score 960 on the SAT". How do you think that would have sounded to the audience?
forget it Yancey its Chinatown
Jim is dim re Slippery Slim
Newsom can go outrage himself.
Apparently, they’ve taken it down, Mason. It was Newsom with an afro dressed like Shaft singing the Isaac Hayes theme song with the lyrics from my next post.
That was clever
I certainly don't understand the outrage about the Lion King video clip. *There are no human characters in that movie*, but Obama ended up being associated with the animal that is genetically closest to human beings. So what is the outrage here -- would it have been better to depict him as a hyena or a warthog???
"So what is the outrage here -- would it have been better to depict him as a hyena or a warthog???"
It wouldn't have mattered. The left is already outraged, they're just looking for things blame it on.
I see it as two separate idioms, One is "Spare me"; the other, "Spare nothing." "Spare me" means "I don't want to hear your whining." "Spare nothing" means "Spend all you have" or, in this case, "I spent all I had [of time and money.]
https://ludwig.guru/s/spare+nothing
Dyslexia, right? That explains why not being able to find his birth certificate is so tough.... Yeah, tell me again how much Trump lies.
"Vote for me, I'm dyslexic!" sounds like a winning campaign slogan. He should run with that.
Newsom lacks the essentials to be a competent manager of a MacDonald's franchise in a small town in Kansas.
Just for fun, I looked up what was the smallest town in Kansas that had a McD's. Answer: Hoxie, KS (pop ~1,200), which is on I-70. (The smallest KS town with a McD's that's not near an interstate is probably Hill City (pop ~1,300) in Graham County, some 70 miles from I-70.)
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