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Freelance Journalist and Director of the Indo-Pacific programme at @P_Peacehumanity Bylines: @SCMPnews @asiatimesonline @politics_co_uk @9dashline @SEA_GLOBE

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Chris Fitzgerald
5 months
Israel and its cheerleaders have gone from ‘we don’t kill civilians’ to ‘we kill civilians because they deserve it’. I don’t think I’ve seen a higher level of dehumanisation before. #Israel #Gaza
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@AmichaiStein1 Firstly, a 15-year old is a child. Second, have you thought for a moment what type of treatment leads to children acting this way? It's called apartheid.
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@nicolelampert Sounds like you don’t know what colonialism is
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@scribblercat @MacaesBruno Look forward to seeing Putin at the Hague
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9 months
The intensity of bombing and damage caused to Gaza by Israel is worse than what Putin's Russia did to Mariupol in Ukraine. Where are the sanctions? #Israel #Gaza
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Northern Gaza is no more. An unspeakable crime
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@nicolelampert Yes, and Israel uses many of the same tired old excuses used by the British.
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3 years
@skag003 @BenRothenberg Djokovic has created this problem himself by not being vaccinated. He is not a victim.
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11 months
@julieroginsky @simon_schama "despite it faults" Israel has killed 8,000 innocent people Julie.
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@nicolelampert The British literally helped Israel colonise Palestine mate.
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@nicolelampert Twaddle is making excuses for colonialism, which is you not me.
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3 years
@mattjcan Funny you say this Matt. Afghanistan emits very minuscule amounts of emissions. Australia however is a huge per capita emitter, meaning we have a responsibility under int law to reduce these emissions
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5 months
@asegovia9 @Heidi__Matthews @jldundas This is such a bad, historically awful take. There are many examples of atrocities or genocides done by previously harmed or oppressed groups of people (see Rwanda).
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2 years
@geebet89 @patsy_lindsay @janderson_news Freedom of speech doesn't dictate a place and time
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2 years
@KKeneally Let’s hope this is the end of parachuting white candidates into multicultural seats. Electorates deserve better
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10 months
@jacobin @JonPiccini Chomsky is an atrocity denier, which definitely doesn’t make him principled.
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@EylonALevy @Hamza_a96 “Let us keep stealing your land and oppressing you”
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2 years
@sophieelsworth It’s almost like the public don’t like liberal policies Sophie. Funny that.
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3 years
We really don’t deserve Penny Wong do we #Auspol #fourcorners
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@ScottElderfiel1 @Adelaide_FC Weird take. Racism is serious. It's also very easy to NOT be racist, even without a decade in the AFL system and the educational opportunities it provides.
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@PhillipCoorey The media going ballistic everytime Albanese doesn't do exactly what they want him to do is bizarre.
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1 year
@michellegrattan @ConversationEDU Blaming Albanese for “doing harm” when it was the No campaign that used misinformation and fear is exactly why the media in this country is stuffed.
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@sam_mcclure Your tweet reveals everything that is wrong with the AFL. He could've avoided this by not groping a women.
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5 months
@evenstevenmb Do yourself a favour and google the fourth Geneva convention, which outlawed the collective punishment of civilians. 15,000 children have been killed so I am not fucking exaggerating mate.
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You know what to do next Football Australia.
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Vince Rugari
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Graham Arnold is gone as Socceroos coach. Announcement from Football Australia is imminent.
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10 months
@lauferlaw @politico They’re voting for self-respect and against war crimes, which are far more noble reasons.
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3 years
@mjrowland68 Trumpism has officially hit Australia and it’s very very worrying
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3 years
@theheraldsun @PatsKarvelas Very funny that your newspaper has tried to sink Andrews for a while now and he has actually gained popularity. Talk about the wrong side of history.
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3 years
@AdamBandt Labor doesn't have the luxury of creating policies solely for a small inner city cohort Adam. While 43% isn't enough its a damn lot better than anything the other major party has come up with (the Greens aren't a major party). Labor has also agreed to review this target often.
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@StevePriceMedia @AusTodayListnr This is the worst government since federation. Voting elsewhere is no gamble
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@mjrowland68 @Birmo @BreakfastNews @GladysB All Liberal MPs support unrestrained corruption apparently. ICAC is the hero here, not Gladys
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4 months
@vanOnselenP He’s asking for children to not be brutally killed Peter, not offering advice on how to solve the Middle East peace process.
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2 years
@DavideMastracci Russia is the only impediment to peace. Blaming Ukrainians, the innocent party, for wanting to defend themselves and retake land taken illegally is morally bankrupt.
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3 months
@AustralianLabor Labor just doesn't get it. You have done nothing to hold Israel to account for clear war crimes and your failure to recognise Palestine is a moral disgrace.
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3 years
@MikeCarlton01 Father Bob in South Melbourne too - The hardcore bible bashers are just hiding away counting their money though
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@theprojecttv @mcannonbrookes This idea that prominent people should live in mud huts as punishment for their success is pretty stupid. He’s advocating for the right solution, give him credit
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11 months
@RudiEdsall S&V chips should be government funded
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4 years
@Quartermain10 You understand there are currently zero mystery cases Stephen, which means their tracing has actually been pretty good
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3 years
@pfrankyx @BOM_au Of course its climate change. Events like La Nina and El Nino are going to become more frequent, leading to wilder weather.
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3 years
@leighsales But no one in their right mind ever expects COVID to simply go away. Vaccinations are about making as many people as safe as possible until the virus (hopefully) settles down over time. This binary 'zero covid' versus 'everyone dies' is very very unhelpful
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3 years
@abc730 It's been happening for over a decade guys and the media has been very shy about it. Do better.
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11 months
@RonnyLerner I would respectfully argue that the 1.7 million Palestinians in Gaza are currently facing a situation similar to that of your grandparents, not you.
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5 months
@TfTfw1968311 Not really considering Israel has killed thirty times more women and kids than Hamas did.
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3 years
@deluded_jim @Paul_Karp @farrm51 I think considering we're trying to protect people while we get the vaccination rate up its a pretty small price to pay mate. It's not exactly like they've got a tracking collar on you.
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@AusPolMate @AriSuss Special Rapporteurs are always experts and the role has always been unpaid. This is the same for all SP’. The fact you’re trying to smear her shows she is right and you are wrong.
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10 months
@codecricketau @DanielCherny He's right. Bailey's comments were arrogant and patronising.
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3 months
This is no different to Narendra Modi shaking Putin's hand after Russia bombed a children's hospital and it needs to be called out. #Gaza #Israel
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kristyan benedict
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The UK’s new foreign secretary. Not a good look.
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2 years
@samanthamaiden If this is what Journalists are going to dish up every day it's going to be an awful campaign. How about we talk about policies instead?
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@JerryTurin @jvgraz "Chose to leave". They were killed and driven out, it's called the Nakba.
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2 years
@pablovinales @SBSNews Didn't they spend 3 years calling Gillard 'Juliar'?
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4 months
@ZionistFedAus The government is 100% applying double standards to Israel, compared to Russia, which it happily sanctioned when it committed clear war crimes, like Israel has in Gaza.
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3 years
@Whatapityonyou The issue is vaccine hesitancy in the states though? Last time I checked the largest % of sick are the unvaccinated
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3 years
@BernieKuran @DanielAndrewsMP If your liberal mates inevitably outsourced it it would cost three times as much
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If Port gets Lukosius, Perryman and Cumming the Adelaide Crows need to part ways with Justin Reid. #weflyasone
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Tom Morris
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Understand Jack Lukosius wants to play for @PAFC in 2025. Adelaide would have liked him in its forward line but will now focus on other targets. The Rozee friendship was critical for Lukosius. @FootyonNine @9NewsMelb
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3 years
@traderadio Well this is a statement of absolutely nothing.
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5 months
@AlexanderV837 Palestinians overwhelmingly just want to be left alone and to have the same rights as Israeli’s in terms of statehood and human rights. Israel wants Palestine.
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10 months
@cameronwilson This is from Bevan Shields, who went on an Israeli paid junket to Israel.
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3 years
@GunnyBoy7 @McFaul The Azov Battalion has absolutely nothing to do with the invasion of Ukraine. This is a Russian land grab in an attempt to claw back part of its perceived sphere of influence plain and simple.
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5 months
Antisemitism is a European construct and it was European states that either led, supported or enabled the Holocaust, not the Middle East. Biden needs a history lesson. #Israel #Gaza
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BOO👻barism critic🎃 🇵🇸✨
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Biden says Hamas is motivated by “ancient desires” to eliminate Jews
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7 months
@MalkaTziona @AmichaiStein1 Incorrect. Israel oppresses and dominates Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem and has done for decades. It’s apartheid. Own it.
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3 years
@CandlemakerRow @10NewsFirstSyd This is a bit of a stupid comment considering there are barely any electric vehicles in the country because this government refuses to create policies to increase their prevalence.
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3 years
@anders_aslund Ukraine has an unfortunate binary choice. Either they fight and suffer to keep their sovereignty or they lose it forever if any deal is made
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2 years
@naveenjrazik @SBSNews Good on him. Everyone except for journos are sick of them and have been for a long time
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3 years
@Maaksu @AmericanEthical Egalite and Fraternite would be the civic duty of getting vaxxed and protecting others I would've thought... Liberte comes once everyone does the right thing, gets vaxxed and is allowed out of their homes
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3 years
@sohailsajdeh13 @NickKyrgios @janniksin Are we going to say ‘good fight today’ until he’s 35 and still hasn’t won a slam?
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11 months
Good reporting. Lets not forget that while Israel bombs Gaza, it has also armed settlers in the West Bank who have stepped up forced evictions and killed over a hundred Palestinians #Israel #Gaza
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Powerful report by @mattfrei on Palestinians being evicted by extremist Israeli settlers #C4News
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@AngusTaylorMP @ScottMorrisonMP How about you don't use taxpayer funds to run an early election campaign
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@9QRosey @nicolelampert Many Muslims live in Australia and happily contribute to their local communities. How do I hate Jews?
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@MartinPakula Calling protests demanding a free Palestine and a ceasefire to save the lives of innocent people ‘pro-Hamas’ is disgusting.
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@1116sen Izak Rankine had 24 disposals and three goals in the weekend
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@NickKyrgios @janniksin The umpire was fine mate. You weren’t.
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@BenHorne8 @codecricketau Not really. I think he makes a good point that Warner needs a bit of modesty considering he was guilty of cheating.
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@TimWilsonMP Not sure going full trump is going to work in Brighton Tim
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@samanthamaiden @AlboMP This is dangerous stuff from Dutton. It needs to be called out.
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@PhillipCoorey The 'left-wing agenda' bit is very very funny. These are white centre-right independents for white upper middle class voters in Liberal-held seats like Goldstein. They want climate action which is great but lets not paint them as left-wing activists
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2 years
@RichardHanania @DAlperovitch So basically you’re advocating to reward Russia for violating international law and committing war crimes and to abandon Ukraine to be annexed. Very noble.
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@jamesmassola He was literally at a campaign event yesterday
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Damning this kid hasn’t been playing in Lachlan Murphy’s spot for the last 6 months. #weflyasone #AFLSwansCrows
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@Adelaide_FC Absolute joke. You have embarrassed both the club and its supporters.
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@DougCameron51 Because there isn’t one. Albanese and Labor are beholden to the US and scared to confront Israel and it’s lobby here in Australia. It’s political cowardice. That simple.
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@MichaelSpring17 @KAT180505 Very convenient he got COVID two days before he got his visa. The blokes clearly lying. We shouldn't be allowing this exemption for anti-vaxxers.
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@Observer511 @mhdksafa Israel has killed fifty times the number of innocent women, children and men.
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3 years
@abcnews Very disingenuous - No one is saying that - What they're saying is we needed a mix of vaccines.
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@thatelderone @McFaul Strange thing to say when it's Russia that illegally invaded a sovereign country and attempted to steal its land.
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10 months
@SenatorWong Now do Israeli government officials.
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5 months
@PetraSmit177262 What an ironic thing to say. Israel has the fascist government and Israel is the one facing genocide charges. Israel is the one that has killed 15,000 children.
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@MediaAnalystOz I’m a Labor voter but you guys are getting really bloody weird about this
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@NourHaydar @GrogsGamut @ScottMorrisonMP @amnesty @abcnews Well considering his Government commits human rights abuses he would know
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@DanelBenNamer The IDF has killed far more gay Palestinians in a month than Hamas has in decades
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@suren_senat @mrpford @PatsKarvelas Not sure you have been following the easing of restrictions mate
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@ptpaplayers He's been in the hotel for 24 hours guys, who cares. He has chosen not to get vaccinated so this is completely his fault. Maybe its time he chose between being an anti-vaxxer and playing tennis because we're in the middle of a pandemic.
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For a Liberal, Bridget Archer is on the right side of history more often than not. Good stuff. #Israel #Gaza #auspol
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6 News Australia
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#BREAKING 🚨 Liberal MP Bridget Archer signs letter with crossbenchers calling for Australia to back ICC pursuit of Israeli and Hamas leaders | #6NewsAU
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@RealAlexRubi @TheGrayzoneNews The funny thing about this 'nazi' angle you are running with is that it in no way justifies the invasion of Ukraine or the war crimes Russia is committing. All of Eastern Europe, and most of all Russia, has a far-right problem, so what exactly is the point you are trying to make?
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@Mon4Kooyong This says Zionism, not Judaism, and wrongly conflating the two is what is actually antisemitic. Burns has been an avid supporter of Israel and it’s war crimes so he 100% deserves this.
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11 months
@DanelBenNamer @rulajebreal @NeumanRoee The UN is reporting these numbers and it is likely an underestimate.
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The problem for Matthew Nicks is the the supporters don't trust him and don't listen to him anymore. He's lost them completely and rightly so. The sooner he goes the better the club will be. #Weflyasone
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Jase Kemp
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Matthew Nicks says Josh Rachele has clarity about what played out and why he was dropped. Nicks’ says it’s not isolated and he has to put team values first. @10NewsFirstAdl
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@JonathanACBrown This’ll be a shock to Indonesians.
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@mjrowland68 @BreakfastNews You either support their rights fully or you don’t. There’s no nuance in this.
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@Khaledhzakariah @LBC @mrjamesob You can’t make this argument when Israel has killed 2,000 babies and infants.
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