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RNS: First day of school in DC: Armed troops, terrified families, missing parents<\/a><\/h2>\nWhat happens in the nation\u2019s capital will have repercussions for the whole country and what comes next.<\/p>\n
The first day of school often brings a mix of excitement and anxiety. Kids reconnect with friends and wonder what their classes will be like. Parents feel familiar pangs of pride and loss as they watch their children growing up. And teachers prepare to help new groups of students cooperate and learn together for another year. As the mom of two teenagers, now a freshman and a senior in high school, I\u2019ve looked forward to the first day back to school every year with gratitude and joy. <\/p>\n
But this year was tougher. This year, the first day of school in our home of Washington, D.C., included military troops in our streets and families so filled with fear they decided to keep their kids home. It included parent-led patrols on school routes and educator training on responding to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids. It included difficult conversations with children, trying to explain the unexplainable. A few days before school started, a family whose kids have attended school with my sons since kindergarten was torn apart when the father was surrounded by agents and detained on his way to work. \u201cSo, where is he?\u201d my son asked. I have no idea.
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\n(RNS more…)<\/a><\/p>\nHeather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – August 27, 2025<\/a><\/h2>\nThe image of National Guard troops, some of them from as far away as Louisiana and Mississippi, in Washington, D.C., spreading mulch around the cherry trees at the Tidal Basin and picking up trash, illustrates that President Donald J. Trump\u2019s insistence that he needed troops to crack down on violent crime in the nation\u2019s capital was always a cover for an authoritarian takeover.
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Deploying National Guard soldiers away from their families and sending them to Washington, D.C., in the heat of August to respond to an \u201cemergency\u201d only to put them to work spreading mulch and picking up trash certainly seems to fit the idea of inflicting indignity to break the nobility of public service for the nation.<\/p>\n
The firefighters at work combating a wildfire in the state of Washington likely also felt the indignity inflicted by the government today when ICE agents showed up and made them line up so the agents could check their IDs. …
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\nDaily Beast: Trump\u2019s Crackdown Spreads to Arresting Firefighters as They Tackle Wildfires<\/a><\/h2>\nReuters: Inside Trump’s DC crackdown: Swarms of agents and arrests for minor offenses<\/a><\/h2>\nBoing Boing: FBI and Secret Service agents deployed to handle $25 weed buys in DC<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Robert Reich: How to respond to Trump’s lies about a “crime wave”<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nCrime has also been a racial dog whistle. At least since Richard Nixon emphasized \u201claw and order\u201d and Ronald Reagan said he\u2019d be \u201ctough on crime,\u201d Republicans have used fear of crime as code for white fear of Black people.<\/p>\n
So what should Democrats do? My suggestion: Don\u2019t simply give statistics showing that the rate of dangerous crime has fallen. Say safety is critically important, but local police rather than federal troops are best at dealing with it.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t stop there. Hammer Trump for pardoning the 1,500 criminals who violently attacked the United States capitol and caused the deaths of four police officers \u2014 and for then firing the federal prosecutors who held them accountable.<\/p>\n
Attack him for opening the floodgates to white-collar crime \u2014 hobbling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, freezing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, disbanding the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, and retreating from almost all federal lawsuits involving money laundering, crypto markets, and foreign corruption.
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NY Times: New C.D.C. Director Is Fired, White House Says<\/a><\/h2>\nSusan Monarez was said to have refused to adopt Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s stance on vaccination policy.<\/p>\n
Your Local Epidemiologist: Covid-19 vaccine license change: 12 key questions answered<\/a><\/h2>\nAnd an important note about the ousted CDC leaders<\/p>\n
A few hours ago, RFK Jr. ousted the CDC Director for refusing<\/a> to rubber-stamp unscientific and reckless directives. In its wake, three senior CDC officials also resigned<\/a>. The United States lost remarkable leaders today\u2014people who devoted decades, across many administrations, to protecting the health of families and communities. They weren\u2019t just experts; they were steady hands and trusted voices, showing up in moments of crisis with clarity, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to the public good.<\/p>\nWhen leaders like this are pushed out, it\u2019s not just the agency that suffers; it\u2019s all of us. A weaker CDC means more vulnerable communities. Public health only works when the people leading it are strong, principled, and supported in their duty to protect and serve individuals and communities. Right now, that foundation is eroding at a speed I never thought possible. The nation\u2019s health security is at risk.<\/p>\n
Thank you for your service, Demetre<\/a>, Dan, Deb, and Susan. I\u2019m beyond heartbroken by what is happening at CDC and the public health field as a whole.<\/p>\nSimply put: This is not okay.<\/em>
\n(Your Local Epidemiologist more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Jennifer Rubin: Is the Trump Regime Trying to Kill Us?<\/a><\/h2>\nThe biggest threat to our health and safety is in the Oval Office
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Liz Dye: Trump’s flag burning executive order flames out<\/a><\/h2>\nNothing about this is real law.
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\n(RNS more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – August 27, 2025<\/a><\/h2>\nThe image of National Guard troops, some of them from as far away as Louisiana and Mississippi, in Washington, D.C., spreading mulch around the cherry trees at the Tidal Basin and picking up trash, illustrates that President Donald J. Trump\u2019s insistence that he needed troops to crack down on violent crime in the nation\u2019s capital was always a cover for an authoritarian takeover.
\n…<\/p>\n
Deploying National Guard soldiers away from their families and sending them to Washington, D.C., in the heat of August to respond to an \u201cemergency\u201d only to put them to work spreading mulch and picking up trash certainly seems to fit the idea of inflicting indignity to break the nobility of public service for the nation.<\/p>\n
The firefighters at work combating a wildfire in the state of Washington likely also felt the indignity inflicted by the government today when ICE agents showed up and made them line up so the agents could check their IDs. …
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\nDaily Beast: Trump\u2019s Crackdown Spreads to Arresting Firefighters as They Tackle Wildfires<\/a><\/h2>\nReuters: Inside Trump’s DC crackdown: Swarms of agents and arrests for minor offenses<\/a><\/h2>\nBoing Boing: FBI and Secret Service agents deployed to handle $25 weed buys in DC<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Robert Reich: How to respond to Trump’s lies about a “crime wave”<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nCrime has also been a racial dog whistle. At least since Richard Nixon emphasized \u201claw and order\u201d and Ronald Reagan said he\u2019d be \u201ctough on crime,\u201d Republicans have used fear of crime as code for white fear of Black people.<\/p>\n
So what should Democrats do? My suggestion: Don\u2019t simply give statistics showing that the rate of dangerous crime has fallen. Say safety is critically important, but local police rather than federal troops are best at dealing with it.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t stop there. Hammer Trump for pardoning the 1,500 criminals who violently attacked the United States capitol and caused the deaths of four police officers \u2014 and for then firing the federal prosecutors who held them accountable.<\/p>\n
Attack him for opening the floodgates to white-collar crime \u2014 hobbling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, freezing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, disbanding the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, and retreating from almost all federal lawsuits involving money laundering, crypto markets, and foreign corruption.
\n(Robert Reich more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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NY Times: New C.D.C. Director Is Fired, White House Says<\/a><\/h2>\nSusan Monarez was said to have refused to adopt Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s stance on vaccination policy.<\/p>\n
Your Local Epidemiologist: Covid-19 vaccine license change: 12 key questions answered<\/a><\/h2>\nAnd an important note about the ousted CDC leaders<\/p>\n
A few hours ago, RFK Jr. ousted the CDC Director for refusing<\/a> to rubber-stamp unscientific and reckless directives. In its wake, three senior CDC officials also resigned<\/a>. The United States lost remarkable leaders today\u2014people who devoted decades, across many administrations, to protecting the health of families and communities. They weren\u2019t just experts; they were steady hands and trusted voices, showing up in moments of crisis with clarity, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to the public good.<\/p>\nWhen leaders like this are pushed out, it\u2019s not just the agency that suffers; it\u2019s all of us. A weaker CDC means more vulnerable communities. Public health only works when the people leading it are strong, principled, and supported in their duty to protect and serve individuals and communities. Right now, that foundation is eroding at a speed I never thought possible. The nation\u2019s health security is at risk.<\/p>\n
Thank you for your service, Demetre<\/a>, Dan, Deb, and Susan. I\u2019m beyond heartbroken by what is happening at CDC and the public health field as a whole.<\/p>\nSimply put: This is not okay.<\/em>
\n(Your Local Epidemiologist more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Jennifer Rubin: Is the Trump Regime Trying to Kill Us?<\/a><\/h2>\nThe biggest threat to our health and safety is in the Oval Office
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Liz Dye: Trump’s flag burning executive order flames out<\/a><\/h2>\nNothing about this is real law.
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\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
Daily Beast: Trump\u2019s Crackdown Spreads to Arresting Firefighters as They Tackle Wildfires<\/a><\/h2>\nReuters: Inside Trump’s DC crackdown: Swarms of agents and arrests for minor offenses<\/a><\/h2>\nBoing Boing: FBI and Secret Service agents deployed to handle $25 weed buys in DC<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Robert Reich: How to respond to Trump’s lies about a “crime wave”<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nCrime has also been a racial dog whistle. At least since Richard Nixon emphasized \u201claw and order\u201d and Ronald Reagan said he\u2019d be \u201ctough on crime,\u201d Republicans have used fear of crime as code for white fear of Black people.<\/p>\n
So what should Democrats do? My suggestion: Don\u2019t simply give statistics showing that the rate of dangerous crime has fallen. Say safety is critically important, but local police rather than federal troops are best at dealing with it.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t stop there. Hammer Trump for pardoning the 1,500 criminals who violently attacked the United States capitol and caused the deaths of four police officers \u2014 and for then firing the federal prosecutors who held them accountable.<\/p>\n
Attack him for opening the floodgates to white-collar crime \u2014 hobbling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, freezing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, disbanding the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, and retreating from almost all federal lawsuits involving money laundering, crypto markets, and foreign corruption.
\n(Robert Reich more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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NY Times: New C.D.C. Director Is Fired, White House Says<\/a><\/h2>\nSusan Monarez was said to have refused to adopt Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s stance on vaccination policy.<\/p>\n
Your Local Epidemiologist: Covid-19 vaccine license change: 12 key questions answered<\/a><\/h2>\nAnd an important note about the ousted CDC leaders<\/p>\n
A few hours ago, RFK Jr. ousted the CDC Director for refusing<\/a> to rubber-stamp unscientific and reckless directives. In its wake, three senior CDC officials also resigned<\/a>. The United States lost remarkable leaders today\u2014people who devoted decades, across many administrations, to protecting the health of families and communities. They weren\u2019t just experts; they were steady hands and trusted voices, showing up in moments of crisis with clarity, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to the public good.<\/p>\nWhen leaders like this are pushed out, it\u2019s not just the agency that suffers; it\u2019s all of us. A weaker CDC means more vulnerable communities. Public health only works when the people leading it are strong, principled, and supported in their duty to protect and serve individuals and communities. Right now, that foundation is eroding at a speed I never thought possible. The nation\u2019s health security is at risk.<\/p>\n
Thank you for your service, Demetre<\/a>, Dan, Deb, and Susan. I\u2019m beyond heartbroken by what is happening at CDC and the public health field as a whole.<\/p>\nSimply put: This is not okay.<\/em>
\n(Your Local Epidemiologist more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Jennifer Rubin: Is the Trump Regime Trying to Kill Us?<\/a><\/h2>\nThe biggest threat to our health and safety is in the Oval Office
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Liz Dye: Trump’s flag burning executive order flames out<\/a><\/h2>\nNothing about this is real law.
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Boing Boing: FBI and Secret Service agents deployed to handle $25 weed buys in DC<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Robert Reich: How to respond to Trump’s lies about a “crime wave”<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nCrime has also been a racial dog whistle. At least since Richard Nixon emphasized \u201claw and order\u201d and Ronald Reagan said he\u2019d be \u201ctough on crime,\u201d Republicans have used fear of crime as code for white fear of Black people.<\/p>\n
So what should Democrats do? My suggestion: Don\u2019t simply give statistics showing that the rate of dangerous crime has fallen. Say safety is critically important, but local police rather than federal troops are best at dealing with it.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t stop there. Hammer Trump for pardoning the 1,500 criminals who violently attacked the United States capitol and caused the deaths of four police officers \u2014 and for then firing the federal prosecutors who held them accountable.<\/p>\n
Attack him for opening the floodgates to white-collar crime \u2014 hobbling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, freezing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, disbanding the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, and retreating from almost all federal lawsuits involving money laundering, crypto markets, and foreign corruption.
\n(Robert Reich more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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NY Times: New C.D.C. Director Is Fired, White House Says<\/a><\/h2>\nSusan Monarez was said to have refused to adopt Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s stance on vaccination policy.<\/p>\n
Your Local Epidemiologist: Covid-19 vaccine license change: 12 key questions answered<\/a><\/h2>\nAnd an important note about the ousted CDC leaders<\/p>\n
A few hours ago, RFK Jr. ousted the CDC Director for refusing<\/a> to rubber-stamp unscientific and reckless directives. In its wake, three senior CDC officials also resigned<\/a>. The United States lost remarkable leaders today\u2014people who devoted decades, across many administrations, to protecting the health of families and communities. They weren\u2019t just experts; they were steady hands and trusted voices, showing up in moments of crisis with clarity, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to the public good.<\/p>\nWhen leaders like this are pushed out, it\u2019s not just the agency that suffers; it\u2019s all of us. A weaker CDC means more vulnerable communities. Public health only works when the people leading it are strong, principled, and supported in their duty to protect and serve individuals and communities. Right now, that foundation is eroding at a speed I never thought possible. The nation\u2019s health security is at risk.<\/p>\n
Thank you for your service, Demetre<\/a>, Dan, Deb, and Susan. I\u2019m beyond heartbroken by what is happening at CDC and the public health field as a whole.<\/p>\nSimply put: This is not okay.<\/em>
\n(Your Local Epidemiologist more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Jennifer Rubin: Is the Trump Regime Trying to Kill Us?<\/a><\/h2>\nThe biggest threat to our health and safety is in the Oval Office
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Liz Dye: Trump’s flag burning executive order flames out<\/a><\/h2>\nNothing about this is real law.
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Robert Reich: How to respond to Trump’s lies about a “crime wave”<\/a><\/h2>\n…
\nCrime has also been a racial dog whistle. At least since Richard Nixon emphasized \u201claw and order\u201d and Ronald Reagan said he\u2019d be \u201ctough on crime,\u201d Republicans have used fear of crime as code for white fear of Black people.<\/p>\n
So what should Democrats do? My suggestion: Don\u2019t simply give statistics showing that the rate of dangerous crime has fallen. Say safety is critically important, but local police rather than federal troops are best at dealing with it.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t stop there. Hammer Trump for pardoning the 1,500 criminals who violently attacked the United States capitol and caused the deaths of four police officers \u2014 and for then firing the federal prosecutors who held them accountable.<\/p>\n
Attack him for opening the floodgates to white-collar crime \u2014 hobbling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, freezing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, disbanding the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, and retreating from almost all federal lawsuits involving money laundering, crypto markets, and foreign corruption.
\n(Robert Reich more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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NY Times: New C.D.C. Director Is Fired, White House Says<\/a><\/h2>\nSusan Monarez was said to have refused to adopt Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s stance on vaccination policy.<\/p>\n
Your Local Epidemiologist: Covid-19 vaccine license change: 12 key questions answered<\/a><\/h2>\nAnd an important note about the ousted CDC leaders<\/p>\n
A few hours ago, RFK Jr. ousted the CDC Director for refusing<\/a> to rubber-stamp unscientific and reckless directives. In its wake, three senior CDC officials also resigned<\/a>. The United States lost remarkable leaders today\u2014people who devoted decades, across many administrations, to protecting the health of families and communities. They weren\u2019t just experts; they were steady hands and trusted voices, showing up in moments of crisis with clarity, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to the public good.<\/p>\nWhen leaders like this are pushed out, it\u2019s not just the agency that suffers; it\u2019s all of us. A weaker CDC means more vulnerable communities. Public health only works when the people leading it are strong, principled, and supported in their duty to protect and serve individuals and communities. Right now, that foundation is eroding at a speed I never thought possible. The nation\u2019s health security is at risk.<\/p>\n
Thank you for your service, Demetre<\/a>, Dan, Deb, and Susan. I\u2019m beyond heartbroken by what is happening at CDC and the public health field as a whole.<\/p>\nSimply put: This is not okay.<\/em>
\n(Your Local Epidemiologist more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Jennifer Rubin: Is the Trump Regime Trying to Kill Us?<\/a><\/h2>\nThe biggest threat to our health and safety is in the Oval Office
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Liz Dye: Trump’s flag burning executive order flames out<\/a><\/h2>\nNothing about this is real law.
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\nCrime has also been a racial dog whistle. At least since Richard Nixon emphasized \u201claw and order\u201d and Ronald Reagan said he\u2019d be \u201ctough on crime,\u201d Republicans have used fear of crime as code for white fear of Black people.<\/p>\n
\n(Robert Reich more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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NY Times: New C.D.C. Director Is Fired, White House Says<\/a><\/h2>\nSusan Monarez was said to have refused to adopt Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s stance on vaccination policy.<\/p>\n
Your Local Epidemiologist: Covid-19 vaccine license change: 12 key questions answered<\/a><\/h2>\nAnd an important note about the ousted CDC leaders<\/p>\n
A few hours ago, RFK Jr. ousted the CDC Director for refusing<\/a> to rubber-stamp unscientific and reckless directives. In its wake, three senior CDC officials also resigned<\/a>. The United States lost remarkable leaders today\u2014people who devoted decades, across many administrations, to protecting the health of families and communities. They weren\u2019t just experts; they were steady hands and trusted voices, showing up in moments of crisis with clarity, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to the public good.<\/p>\nWhen leaders like this are pushed out, it\u2019s not just the agency that suffers; it\u2019s all of us. A weaker CDC means more vulnerable communities. Public health only works when the people leading it are strong, principled, and supported in their duty to protect and serve individuals and communities. Right now, that foundation is eroding at a speed I never thought possible. The nation\u2019s health security is at risk.<\/p>\n
Thank you for your service, Demetre<\/a>, Dan, Deb, and Susan. I\u2019m beyond heartbroken by what is happening at CDC and the public health field as a whole.<\/p>\nSimply put: This is not okay.<\/em>
\n(Your Local Epidemiologist more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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Jennifer Rubin: Is the Trump Regime Trying to Kill Us?<\/a><\/h2>\nThe biggest threat to our health and safety is in the Oval Office
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Liz Dye: Trump’s flag burning executive order flames out<\/a><\/h2>\nNothing about this is real law.
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And an important note about the ousted CDC leaders<\/p>\n
A few hours ago, RFK Jr. ousted the CDC Director for refusing<\/a> to rubber-stamp unscientific and reckless directives. In its wake, three senior CDC officials also resigned<\/a>. The United States lost remarkable leaders today\u2014people who devoted decades, across many administrations, to protecting the health of families and communities. They weren\u2019t just experts; they were steady hands and trusted voices, showing up in moments of crisis with clarity, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to the public good.<\/p>\n When leaders like this are pushed out, it\u2019s not just the agency that suffers; it\u2019s all of us. A weaker CDC means more vulnerable communities. Public health only works when the people leading it are strong, principled, and supported in their duty to protect and serve individuals and communities. Right now, that foundation is eroding at a speed I never thought possible. The nation\u2019s health security is at risk.<\/p>\n Thank you for your service, Demetre<\/a>, Dan, Deb, and Susan. I\u2019m beyond heartbroken by what is happening at CDC and the public health field as a whole.<\/p>\n Simply put: This is not okay.<\/em> The biggest threat to our health and safety is in the Oval Office Nothing about this is real law.
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\nJennifer Rubin: Is the Trump Regime Trying to Kill Us?<\/a><\/h2>\n
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