Althouse: Sunrise — 6:56, 7:16, 7:21, 7:23.

March 12, 2026

Sunrise — 6:56, 7:16, 7:21, 7:23.

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79 comments:

Leland said...: Another beautiful day.; 3/12/26, 6:21 PM
narciso said...: The second pic; 3/12/26, 6:27 PM
JZ said...: For awhile this afternoon I feared that an antisemetic attack in Oakland county Michigan might have struck two preschoolers in my family. It’s a terrible feeling. I look forward to the first person account from the security guard who stopped the attack. And from my niece whose two kids were in the synagogue.; 3/12/26, 6:28 PM
Meade said...: JZ: I’m so relieved your family is safe. Terrifying ordeal.; 3/12/26, 6:34 PM
Humperdink said...: What started as a peaceful protest at Old Dominion University turned violent when an ROTC cadet stabbed the protester rendering him dead. Virginia Governor Spamburgler has filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission. Mayor Zorro (D-Islam) chimed in, lamenting the deceased was not given due process.

It was reported the protester was released from prison early having been completely rehabilitated from his ISIS proclivities.; 3/12/26, 6:39 PM
Jupiter said...: Could this be Peak Slop?; 3/12/26, 6:58 PM
narciso said...: Real or memorex; 3/12/26, 7:04 PM
john mosby said...: This is beautiful.

BBC: New US ambassador to South Africa summoned over 'undiplomatic remarks'

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c14m1vzmxz3o

"The South African government has summoned the new US ambassador after he made what they called "undiplomatic" comments about an anti-apartheid chant.

Leo Brent Bozell III, who started in the role last month, caused offence by disagreeing with a legal ruling about the chant Kill The Boer. Some say the chant amounts to hate speech, although the Constitutional Court has ruled previously that it does not."

L. Brent Bozell III! Yes, the son of WFB's bud. Look at his picture - he looks like a Boer himself. I am giggling like a schoolgirl.

Hey, if the Left can do flagrant LGBTQ&c stuff in conservative countries when they get to appoint ambassadors, we can poke the wogs when we have that power. Especially when the fuzzies are killing our longtime allies. CC, JSM; 3/12/26, 7:08 PM
narciso said...: Yeah what an outrage to point that out,; 3/12/26, 7:10 PM
narciso said...: But the anc turned out to grasping gangster instead of the siviet trained apparatchiks who turned over most of the country to the nigerian mob; 3/12/26, 7:16 PM
TaeJohnDo said...: Four islamic terrorist attacks this month. I'm looking forward to the terrorist apologists debasing themselves. islam is incompatible with Western Civilization.; 3/12/26, 7:18 PM
narciso said...: Well you see their splooge all over the place; 3/12/26, 7:19 PM
john mosby said...: I hope the ODU cadet victims get Purple Hearts and the cadets who took out the shooter get at least Soldier's Medals if not Bronze or even Silver Stars. Rushing a guy with an assault rifle when all you have is a knife is combat valor. Dude either did some recon and figured out where the ROTC classes were, or he couldn't believe his lucky day when he saw a room full of unarmed people in US uniforms.

If they're contracted cadets, they're reservists with red ID cards, so you would think they're eligible for medals. CC, JSM; 3/12/26, 7:25 PM
john mosby said...: Did a bit more digging - the ODU KIA was the PMS:

https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/norfolk/lt-col-brandon-shah-identified-as-instructor-killed-in-odu-shooting

He was a retired LTC. I guess the Army is using retired officers to teach ROTC these days. I wonder what his legal status is. I'm sure Hegseth will find a way to give him a posthumous PH if not also a valor award for dying to protect his cadets. CC, JSM; 3/12/26, 7:33 PM
Bill Crawford said...: I wonder if President Trump and company realized the attack on Iran would trigger some terrorist cell attacks. The cells would have deployed someday and Trump wanted to reveal them on his terms, not their's.; 3/12/26, 7:40 PM
Eva Marie said...: inhinged male
James Carville keeps digging:
https://x.com/1zzyzyx1/status/2031819203209298211?s=46; 3/12/26, 7:44 PM
Dave Begley said...: JZ:

Glad your family is safe!

But it is a hell of a thing that - in America - a Jewish school needs armed guards. Better to be safe than sorry.; 3/12/26, 7:45 PM
john mosby said...: That was part of the conversation on The Five today. Retired NYPD Inspector Paul Mauro said one of the best techniques is knock-and-talks with known terror supporters such as the ODU shooter, as soon as a likely trigger such as the punitive expedition starts. But Gutfeld pointed out the left will never let you do that - the Prettis and Goods will come out to impede the agents. CC, JSM; 3/12/26, 7:45 PM
narciso said...: They dismantled that unit under wilhelm; 3/12/26, 7:55 PM
Narr said...: For the first time in many months I saw Venus low but bright in the western sky. Jupiter is straight up and also very bright.; 3/12/26, 8:02 PM
Political Junkie said...: Poor Katherine Heigl; 3/12/26, 8:16 PM
Curious George said...: Today I had my first tooth extraction. A lower molar somehow got infected and was too far gone for a root canal. Hurt coming out...the infection contributing to blocking numbing. At one point he said we either power through it or...I stopped him and said do it. New dentist, my last one retired, did a great job getting it out without breaking the tooth, or cutting into the bone. Some twists and gentle rocking and it came out. There were a few toe curling moments.

Concern now is "dry socket" which can be a painful big deal, but the pain has come down from a 10 after extraction to about a 1-2 with some Advil and icing. It allowed me to take a nap...it's amazing how tiring pain can be.; 3/12/26, 8:36 PM
Curious George said...: "Dave Begley said...
JZ:

Glad your family is safe!

But it is a hell of a thing that - in America - a Jewish school needs armed guards. Better to be safe than sorry."

Me too JZ.

And Dave, more than armed guards. Full perimeter fence with security.; 3/12/26, 8:38 PM
Meade said...: Glad you’re feeling better, Curious George. Stay well.; 3/12/26, 9:19 PM
Big Mike said...: @JZ, Mazel tov to the security guard who stopped the terror attack.; 3/12/26, 9:45 PM
Curious George said...: "Glad you’re feeling better, Curious George. Stay well."

Thanks Meade. I was streaming Justified tonight and S1:E4 was about a dentist (played by Alan Ruck, Ferris Bueller's bestie Cameron) who decided to take back some of his work out of some asshole patients mouth. He started yanking out teeth...not tonight Justified. Not tonight.; 3/12/26, 9:55 PM
Jim at said...: I wonder if President Trump and company realized the attack on Iran would trigger some terrorist cell attacks.

In case people haven't noticed, they don't need a reason to attack. They were doing it long before we finally responded to Iran's aggression.; 3/12/26, 10:11 PM
Big Mike said...: @Curious George, I had a lower molar removed a few years ago with numbing, and it was bad enough. I cannot imagine what you went through. Hope your recovery is quick.; 3/12/26, 10:13 PM
Big Mike said...: All honor to the ODU ROTC cadets who brought a knife to a gun fight, and won.; 3/12/26, 10:19 PM
Curious George said...: "Big Mike said...
@Curious George, I had a lower molar removed a few years ago with numbing, and it was bad enough. I cannot imagine what you went through. Hope your recovery is quick."

I was numbed, even extra, but it still had limited effectiveness. Crazy pain, but it was quick. Thanks for good wishes.; 3/12/26, 10:23 PM
Jim at said...: Concern now is "dry socket"...

I got dry socket after my wisdom teeth (impacted) were removed.

I chewed on aluminum foil to ease the pain.

But, seriously ... keep it packed and moist, and you'll have no problems.; 3/12/26, 11:18 PM
Bruce Hayden said...: Katherine Heigl; 3/13/26, 4:52 AM
Bruce Hayden said...: “ Poor Katherine Heigl”

Why? Because she attended a charity event at MAL?

This is idiotic. But if it works for her, good for her. It worked for Sydney Sweeney. And I think that Heigl is the better comedic actress of her generation. But became radioactive, because she was apparently so hard to work with.; 3/13/26, 5:00 AM
gadfly said...: From CNN: To be clear, Russia told Trump, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner — all of whom have a history of being easy marks for Russia — they weren’t helping Iran, which Witkoff, AKA “Dim Philby,” [as in Kim Philby, the British double agent spy] described this way.

Russian leaders in a call with President Donald Trump on Monday denied allegations that they are sharing intelligence with Iran during the war, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said.

“So, you know, we can take them at their word,” Witkoff told CNBC’s “Money Movers” during an interview on Tuesday. “Let’s hope that they’re not sharing.”

“Well, I’m not an intel officer, so I can’t tell you,” Witkoff replied.

“I can tell you that yesterday, on the call with the president, the Russians said they have not been sharing,” Witkoff said. “That’s what they said.”

Witkoff also said he and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, had separately had a phone call on Monday morning with Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s foreign policy advisor.

Ushakov, in that call, “reiterated the same,” that Russia is not sharing intelligence with Iran, Witkoff said.

Wednesday, as service members continue to risk their lives in Trump’s illegal war, Witkoff and Kirill Dmitriev met in Miami to discuss business deals.

Thus far, Trump’s illegal war has led to an increase in Iranian oil shipping:

Iran is exporting more oil through the Strait of Hormuz than before the war,

As Gulf Arab oil producers from Saudi Arabia to Iraq cut production and scramble for new routes that bypass the strait, Iran is conducting business as usual, according to data from tanker-tracking firm Kpler, throwing a financial lifeline to Tehran as it comes under blistering attack from the U.S. and Israel.

Since the war started on Feb. 28, seven tankers have loaded oil off the Iranian coast, according to Kpler. At least two of the most recent loadings are out of the Persian Gulf, Kpler said. Over the past six days, tankers have loaded a daily average of 2.1 million barrels of Iranian oil, higher than the 2 million barrels a day Iran exported in February, according to Kpler.

Iran’s export levels can vary week to week, but the recent increase shows that, unlike other producers, its shipments are unimpeded and that China hasn’t lost its appetite for Tehran’s crude.

Two container ships from China containing ammonium perchlorate and dioctyl sebacate, which are used in the solid propellants that power ballistic missiles, are expected to arrive at Iran’s Chabahar port shortly.; 3/13/26, 5:10 AM
Humperdink said...: Fox News did the impossible yesterday. They resurrected someone from dead. They interviewed Biden spokesman Admiral John Kirby.

Kirby, famous for his quote on the ill-fated Afghan withdrawal: “For all this talk of chaos, I just didn’t see it. Not from my perch,” Kirby said.; 3/13/26, 5:58 AM
Political Junkie said...: Want to feel a little better about someone that you have always hated? Go to RealClearPolitics and read the WSJ op ed by David Boies saying Democrats should support the Iran War.; 3/13/26, 6:04 AM
narciso said...: I called skip kirby after the kevin bacon character; 3/13/26, 6:27 AM
narciso said...: So where is the russian fleet that is in intercepting these communications

Meanwhile both Russia and China abstained on the resolution against Iran; 3/13/26, 6:29 AM
Breezy said...: Geopolitics is crazy interesting. Trump giving Russia time limited sanction relief to sell its already on-ship crude.; 3/13/26, 6:33 AM
rehajm said...: Geopolitics is crazy interesting

Yes for certain- complex, contradictory, confusing…messy. The deer in my yard don’t touch the lime tree in my yard…until they’re starving in late winter when they strip off all the leaves. Geopolitics seems like that to me- options are never ideal but things you’d never dream of suddenly become the optimal choice…Trump seems to understand game theory though- dovish when others are hawkish, hawkish when others are dovish. The leftie propaganda will never understand and never catch up…; 3/13/26, 7:06 AM
narciso said...: There are american ships that block those ships from going to china; 3/13/26, 7:10 AM
Big Mike said...: But [Heigl] became radioactive, because she was apparently so hard to work with.

“Hard to work with” can mean that she is a pain in the ass to the production team, the director, and other actors on the set, but it can also be used to mean “won’t put out to get a part.” Anybody have evidence for the one meaning contrasted to the other?; 3/13/26, 7:13 AM
rehajm said...: …I was never an oil analyst but I often wish I had been as the market is so complex and fascinating. One thing I remember being taught by an old sage- demand creates its own supply. Price spikes make previously unprofitable inventory worth pursuing. Persistent hundred dollar oil makes Canada Saudi Arabia.; 3/13/26, 7:17 AM
Aggie said...: Yesterday I heard a former Israeli defense minister (opposition to Bibi) say, when given the opportunity to critique, that 'in times like this, we set our differences aside to support the PM' or something to that effect, much to the disappointment of the journalist.

But CNN misses no opportunity to say twice, in Gadfly's account, 'Trump's illegal war'. They forgot to add 'says CNN, without evidence'. But I do find it instructive, as others have pointed out. The TDS invective has a position at the front of the line and enjoys priority handling at all times. My wife is still watching Fox, and I find the TDS of some of them equally off-putting, by the way, the constant propagandist bombast with the lack of meaningful content. Just report the freakin' news, dammit.; 3/13/26, 7:21 AM
Curious George said...: Crazy windy here in Milwaukee. Gusts to 60F! Twice the wind has blown over our recycling cans scattering glass, aluminum, and plastic refuse up and down the block. Nothing I enjoy more is getting out of a warm comfy bed and going out into the cold dark windy morning to pick up shit.; 3/13/26, 7:22 AM
narciso said...: Phibro who used ti be a solomon bros subsidiary is spiking the ball; 3/13/26, 7:24 AM
narciso said...: Stock speculating champ back in 2008-9

Then theres the contango play for holding the oil; 3/13/26, 7:29 AM
narciso said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 3/13/26, 7:29 AM
Dave Begley said...: So, so impressed by Hegseth and Cain in their press conference today.; 3/13/26, 7:33 AM
Mary Beth said...: There's a guest essay in the opinion section of the NYT, "Trump Will Destroy Washington if It’s the Last Thing He Does". The overly dramatic and sounding-so-last-century (or maybe the one before it) phrase "last thing he does" made me look to see what horror Trump was up to now. War? Famine? Pestilence?

It's the ballroom. Again.; 3/13/26, 7:35 AM
narciso said...: Libs of TikTok on X: "The media is now describing the alleged isis t*rrorist who tried to bomb NYC as an “internet-savvy entrepreneur”" / X https://share.google/1yP4XKrilQ5D8Ds9Q; 3/13/26, 7:36 AM
narciso said...: Oh noes...anyways; 3/13/26, 7:36 AM
lonejustice said...: From Powerline Blog: a sobering account of why the Islamic Republic of Iran may survive.

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2026/03/on-iran-a-sobering-prognosis.php; 3/13/26, 7:38 AM
rehajm said...: Yes Dave. Clear and concise speech that must be fingernails on the chalkboard to opposing politicos and Althouse types who wallow in the obtuse…; 3/13/26, 7:39 AM
Iman said...: Saul Sadka
@Saul_Sadka
WILD: The predicted “future” came within 24 hours. This is Israeli Air Force footage of drones and jets blowing up Basij checkpoints all around Tehran today, based on tips called in by Iranian citizens. A revolution with air support against a regime with no air defence.

https://x.com/Saul_Sadka/status/2032248093874249801?s=20

Saul Sadka
@Saul_Sadka
Future protesters against the IRGC will be able to call in airstrikes against the basij, which is a gamechanger, to put it mildly. IRGC is cooked sooner or later.; 3/13/26, 7:46 AM
Breezy said...: “So, so impressed by Hegseth and Cain in their press conference today.“

Agreed! It’s like they understand what their job is both on the battlefield and in the newsroom. Hopefully they set the standard for years to come, red or blue, due to their execution excellence.; 3/13/26, 7:46 AM
narciso said...: No murders in six months, stability in the Capitol oh the Horror; 3/13/26, 7:48 AM
Beasts of England said...: Love the top photo!; 3/13/26, 7:53 AM
Caroline said...: JZ, I pray for my preschool grandsons every day. Thank God yours are ok.; 3/13/26, 8:00 AM
narciso said...: J.T. Alexander on X: "I've gotten a lot of very uninformed replies today about how the U.S. cannot do this because Iran will X, Y, Z. This is childishly ignorant. Iran has been attacking the Saudi oil industry with drones, rockets, and ballistic missiles for years. They've barely made a dent. Iran https://t.co/MGIAi9QP0g" / X https://share.google/Gr8Z2zuBlSIfJq9Rc; 3/13/26, 8:16 AM
boatbuilder said...: Hinderaker is pessimistic. News at 11.; 3/13/26, 8:42 AM
Howard said...: The Straights of Hormones is still closed and the Russian Oil sanctions are lifted: Mission Accomplished; 3/13/26, 8:44 AM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: "Centcom understood what the escalation scenarios [were],” Stroul said. “It does not appear that President Trump and his inner circle fully grasped the escalation ladder and range of Iranian retaliation actions, and what the US options were going to be to counter them.” ~ FT

Iran’s leadership has focused on an escalation strategy that degrades US and Israeli economic and technological strengths and diverts their resources to defending critical infrastructure.

When Trump leaves, books will be written about intelligence and military warnings of precisely this kind of reaction and how they were suppressed.

Hegseth says the U.S. has hit 15,000 targets in Iran. There should be a Pentagon briefing about the damage this has done by someone who knows what they are talking about.; 3/13/26, 8:46 AM
Howard said...: Can you say WMD distraction?

Based on data available for 2025 and early 2026, U.S. manufacturing has not increased in terms of employment and has continued to face significant declines following the implementation of new tariffs.
While some manufacturing output showed a slight recovery in early 2026, the sector experienced a net loss of jobs throughout 2025.; 3/13/26, 8:47 AM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: Truths you post when you're not at all stressed about the economy.

Where is the Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome “Too Late” Powell, today? He should be dropping Interest Rates, IMMEDIATELY, not waiting for the next meeting! President DONALD J. TRUMP

SPY is down 1% and Trump is spooked 😂

I don’t know if a degree from the Wharton School of Finance is worth the paper it’s printed on. They should literally be screaming, ‘Whatever he’s talking about, he didn’t learn it here!’; 3/13/26, 8:51 AM
Howard said...: SCOTUS struck down Trump's tariff powers on 2/20/26. Donald then has a tantrum inside a hissy fit. POTUS subsequently launches Epic Furry on 2/28/26.

Sounds like everyone's ex-wife; 3/13/26, 8:53 AM
Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ said...: Fox News and Newsmax anchors say that anyone who opposes the Trump/Netanyahu war in Iran is antisemitic. TikTok Groypers say that the war is part of a Jewish banking conspiracy to flood America with refugees. For busy right-wing extremists, it can be hard to know who to trust.; 3/13/26, 8:56 AM
Just an old country lawyer said...: The latest reports of the shooting at Old Dominion don't mention a knife, but suggest that when the terrorist shot their instructor, the ROTC students rushed him and simply beat him to death.What are the chances that the local DA or Virginia AG will "Daniel Penney" them?; 3/13/26, 8:57 AM
Aggie said...: Between Howard and Kakamamie, I feel like I'm seeing the old vaudeville team, back together. The Sunshine Boys.; 3/13/26, 9:00 AM
Howard said...: I'll be here all week

Well, it's 40 below and I don't give a fuck
Got a heater in my truck, and I'm off to the rodeo
And it's an allemande left, and allemande right
C'mon you fuckin' dummy, get your right step right
Get off stage, you goddamn goof, you know, piss me off
You fucking jerk, get on my nerves
Well, here comes Donny with his pecker in his hand
He's a one-ball man, and he's off to the rodeo
And it's an allemande left, and allemande right
C'mon you fuckin' dummy, get your right step right
Get off stage you goddamn goof, you know, piss me off
Fucking jerk, get on my nerves
Well, it's 40 below and I ain't got a truck
And I don't give a fuck 'cause I'm off to the rodeo
It's an allemande left, and allemande right
C'mon you fuckin' dummy, get your right step right
Get offstage you goddamn goof, you know, piss me off
You fucking jerk, get on my nerves
Well, here comes Donny with his pecker in his hand
He's a one-ball man, and he's off to the rodeo
And it's an allemande left, and allemande right
C'mon you fuckin' dummy, get your right step right
Get off stage, you goddamn goof, you know, piss me off
You fucking jerk, get on my nerves; 3/13/26, 9:10 AM
Keith said...: Gadfly is ADORABLE! As soon as you say “cnn says” I think the rational person disregard in just tunes out. Is this the same CNN that alarmed the world with the anti-Muslim attack on the New York City mayor? The one that was actually Muslims throwing IED‘s at demonstrators?

I could use ChatGPT to come up with a dozen other major lies from CNN. Who in his right mind would quote CNN as a reliable source? Adorable that you would try!; 3/13/26, 9:39 AM
Iman said...: Howie the Hump!; 3/13/26, 10:12 AM
Iman said...: Someone stole kak’s identity.

Now that someone has no life…; 3/13/26, 10:14 AM
BG said...: Curious George said...
Crazy windy here in Milwaukee. Gusts to 60F!

Be glad it was only recycling bins! One of our hay barn doors (extremely heavy, very large, wood) had one of its rollers come off the track because a brace didn't hold. It took over an hour to get it back on, because in the process the other roller came off also. And fighting the wind to boot.; 3/13/26, 10:41 AM
BG said...: JZ: So glad your little relatives are safe. Hopefully the ordeal didn't create nightmares.

Curious George: Glad you're feeling better without the tooth. Funny how such a little part of us can make us feel so miserable.; 3/13/26, 10:47 AM
Leland said...: Keith, the thing about botfly is he is like the guy arrested for throwing the IED in front of Gracie Mansion. He lobs in an ineffective bomb, yells something intelligible but nonsensical, and then runs away. Botfly has no interest in engaging in honest debate, because he can't do it.

Two weeks ago, Botfly was demanding to know where in the US Constitution it says that the US government should represent US citizens first. It is just the very first sentence in the US Constitution, but that wasn't botfly's objective. He wanted to lob in something ineffectual and run away.

If Botfly was serious, then he might point out, as at least one expert has noted, that the US could interdict Iranian civilian shipping, as the US did with Venezuela shipping. But this is the same Botfly that lobbed in the notion that an Iranian warship was not a legitimate military target unless we confirmed it was armed and ready to fight back before engaging.; 3/13/26, 11:29 AM
Curious George said...: BG thanks for the good wishes. As far as the wind, I was just trying to bring some levity to the situation which is really just a minor PITA. I follow a few farming social media channels because I find it interesting, and some of the crap they go through would break most people. The recent derecho through Iowa was a primary example. The empty grain bins crumpled like beer cans, acres and acres of corn that could only be used as silage. Terrible.; 3/13/26, 11:37 AM
DINKY DAU 45 said...: trump shutdown of government not bringing joy to all.TSA officer: Don't understand why we have money for foreign soil but not American workers
More than 50,000 TSA workers are missing their first paycheck today as the congressional battle over DHS funding continues. AFGE Local 1127 Regional VP and TSA Officer Angela Grana joins Ana Cabrera to share the "unbearable" impact this is having on workers and why this is a larger "security issue." When will the people in charge learn how to govern? Age old question meantime at least Russia gets a reprieve .hmmmm how lovely is that for VLAD, chalk up win for Ruskies and jelly on the chin for Don the Con..; 3/13/26, 12:27 PM
Bruce Hayden said...: “trump shutdown of government not bringing joy to all.TSA officer: Don't understand why we have money for foreign soil but not American workers
More than 50,000 TSA workers are missing their first paycheck today as the congressional battle over DHS funding continues.”

Of course you understand exactly what is going on. Your Dems cut out funding for the DHS in the recent Continuing Resolution passed by Congress. Everything else passed (except for DHS spending). That’s why everything else is the government is funded and operating, from National Parks, through Medicaid, Medicare, and the military.

It is the height of hypocrisy to try to put this on Trump. He was the one pushing the hardest for passage of the original CR to fund the entire government. If you want to know who is responsible, look no further than the Senate Dems, led by Chuckie Scheamer. They voted, almost in lockstep, to filibuster the CR without the DHS carve out.

What’s funny here is that the Dems’ DHS shutdown was aimed at shutting down ICE, because their radicals were being arrested (and killed) for interfering with ICE operations that were detaining, and ultimately deporting, the worst criminal illegal aliens. Except that ICE had been earlier, in other legislation, funded for the fiscal year. Essentially, they aimed at defunding ICE, and instead defunded the Coast Guard, TSA, etc.; 3/16/26, 1:38 PM

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