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Thursday, June 11th, 2026 Today, inflation spikes to 4.2% as oil prices climb; Maine, South Carolina and Nevada held their state primary elections; the government admits it lied about events at Cities Church in a new filing in the criminal case against Don Lemon and other journalists, a judge refused to issue a restraining order against the $1.8B Slush Fund but gave a stern warning to Justice Department lawyers; the Justice Department’s bid to get the courts to release certain Epstein files was a ruse after all; and Allison delivers your Good News.
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we cut through the noise and get straight to it. This is Just Ask the Question, where curiosity will lead us to the facts. Subscribe now on your favorite podcast platform and remember, when you want answers, all you have to do is just ask the question. Msw media. News. We're swearing. Daily beans. Daily beans. Daily beans. Daily beans. Hello and welcome to the Daily beans for Thursday, June 11, 2026. Today, inflation spikes to 4.2% as oil prices climb. Maine, South Carolina, and Nevada held their state primary elections. The government has admitted it lied about events at city's church. In a new filing in the criminal case against Don Lemon and other journalists, a judge has refused to issue a restraining order against the $1.8 billion slush fund, but gave a stern warning to Justice Department lawyers. And the Justice Department's bid to get the courts to release certain Epstein files was a ruse after all. I'm your host, Alison Gill. Hey, everybody. So happy it's Thursday. Dana's out today. She'll be back in your ears tomorrow. So thanks for hanging in with me. We're also gonna have John Fugalsang on the show tomorrow, because Fridays on the Daily Beans are Fugalsang Fridays. So, Judge Leon. This is the judge who's known for using a lot of exclamation points in his rulings. He actually ruled from the bench Wednesday, denying a restraining order, a temporary restraining order for the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in washing, known as CREW, and their lawsuit against the $1.8 billion slush fund. The judge said that the DOJ telling the court that they weren't moving forward with the fund means a restraining order is not warranted. Ah, but when the judge asked the doj, how come you guys just haven't put it in writing from Todd Blanche like you've said it in court filings. How come Todd Blanche hasn't just written this down that the fund isn't moving forward? And he asked twice. And both times, the DOJ lawyers said, I don't know why. So that's really interesting, because the judge warned them not to play possum with the court. Don't play possum with this court. He said, meaning don't you dare revive this fund after you've told me it's dead. Now, there's another hearing this Friday and another case related to the slush fund, and we'll go over that. There are five cases, including my own. We're not dropping our case, so we're going to keep you posted on all of them. All right, everybody, it's time for the news. Let's hit the hot notes. Hot notes. All right, first up from pbs, Nevada, South Carolina, North Dakota, they all hosted primary elections Tuesday, but much of the political world was focused on Maine's high stakes U.S. senate contest. The results were never in question. Tuesday marked an especially significant moment for Graham Platner, the embattled veteran and oyster farmer who is fighting to rebuild his credibility in a campaign rocked by controversy elsewhere. Trump's clout within his party was tested anew in states like South Carolina and Nevada, where he endorsed his favorite candidates. Democrats hope to build momentum in Nevada as part of a broader push to reclaim key governor's seats. So there is no question that Platner has repair work to do. According to PBS here, the Maine Democrat openly acknowledged as much Tuesday night, telling a room packed with cheering supporters that people can change, quote any of those who feel let down or disappointed or disillusioned. It is my job to earn your trust, faith and support, platner said. He later added, I've made mistakes in my life, mistakes I regret that I live with, that I continue to learn from. It was hardly a defiant message for a man who sits at the very center of the Democratic Party's fight to reclaim the Senate majority, although he spent the closing minutes of his election night speech attacking Susan Collins. Much of the night, though, was choreographed to address other controversies. It was barely a week ago when revelations surfaced that Platner engaged in sexually explicit text messages with multiple women while he was married. Allies wondered if more baggage would emerge. And then the New York Times reported new allegations about his behavior during previous relationships. I should say, though, that the main woman in that group of people complaining is a Republican operative. But Platner's mother took the stage before he spoke, and she said, I'm very proud of my son. I'm proud of who he is. And then Platner's wife appeared at his side before and after his speech, and they held hands, touched foreheads and kissed. And Platner's rival for the Democratic nomination, Maine Governor Janet Mills, suspended her campaign in April after it became clear that Platner was in a commanding position. A Much more difficult challenge lies ahead, earning his own party's trust as he tries to defeat Susan Collins, who's running for her sixth term after promising she would only serve two terms. Now, as the controversy surrounding Platner have mounted, his support among Democrats has remained intact. His victory and his party's response underscores how much the party has changed in the Trump era. Democrats, who once embraced a near zero tolerance approach to serious allegations of personal misconduct are increasingly prioritizing electability in their quest to return to power. In Washington, Jim Messina, who led former President Barack Obama's reelection campaign, said, quote, a star is born. After Platner's speech Tuesday night, few lawmakers illustrated the Democratic Party's evolution more clearly than Minnesota Senator Tina Smith. On Monday night, Smith offered an unequivocal endorsement of Graham Platner and saying that if she lived in Maine, he'd have my support. No question. Smith arrived in the Senate in 2018 after replacing Al Franken, who resigned amid allegations of inappropriate touching and kissing during the height of the MeToo movement. She is joined by other Democrats who once derided Republicans acceptance of Trump and other controversial nominees, but now back Platner. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have been and continue to be key supporters of Platner, but not all Democrats appear comfortable. Fetterman of Pennsylvania has pushed Maine voters to support Janet Mills even though she dropped out. Mills issued a statement Tuesday night that did not mention Platner's name. Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey pushed Platner to get off the ballot in a CNN interview. Expect Democratic leaders to face a new round of difficult questions about their own standards in the days and weeks ahead. But Trump's endorsement didn't deliver clean wins in South Carolina like he thought. So we're going to shift gears and talk about South Carolina now. The president was looking to rebound Tuesday from an embarrassing loss in Iowa last week, where his preferred candidate for governor was defeated in a rare rebuke from Republican primary voters. But South Carolina's Republican gubernatorial primary offered only an incomplete victory. Trump backed lieutenant governor Pamela Everett, was unable to secure a majority of the vote in the five candidate field that she would need to avoid a runoff. She will face State Attorney General Allen Wilson on June 23rd in a runoff. So she didn't get enough even though she was endorsed by Trump and they have to have a runoff. As the results came in, Trump called Yvette and pledged to help her over the next two weeks. According to a person familiar, the night produced a more decisive result for one of Trump's closest allies in Congress, Senator Lindsey Graham. He avoided a runoff and secured the Republican Senate nomination over businessman Mark Lynch. Trump had warned that it would be a disaster for the Republican Party if Lynch won. Now, meanwhile, in Nevada's 2nd congressional district, Trump backed retired Lt. Col. David Flippo faced former Senator James Settlemeyer in a Republican primary that was too early to call Tuesday night. Republican Rep. Mark Amaday, who announced his retirement from the seat, has endorsed Settle Meier, as has the state's governor, Republican Joe Lombardo. Now Clyburn cruised to primary win after South Carolina redistricting scares Longtime South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn, who holds significant national political clout as the state's lone Democratic House member, easily fended off a little known primary challenger on Tuesday. Just weeks ago, it was unclear if Clyburn would make it to an 18th term in office. Republican lawmakers backed by Trump considered a congressional map that would have significantly altered Clyburn's majority black district and made it harder for him to hold onto his seat. But the Republican led Senate rejected the effort, leaving his district largely intact. Two Republicans are still competing for the chance to face Clyburn in November, but he is expected to be the overwhelming favorite in the general election. Owen would likely ensure he plays a significant role in the lead up to the 2028 presidential race. The US election system can be slow. It took a full week for California's general election matchup for governor to become clear, and the final results for Maine could take even longer. A key primary contest in South Carolina is headed to that June 23rd runoff, as I said. But despite what you may be reading on the Internet, this is how US Democracy works. These differences in how votes are counted and how long it takes exist because the Constitution sets out broad principles for electing national government but leaves the details to the states. Tallying votes collected by local officials in individual precincts can take a long time, especially in states like Maine that offer ranked choice voting or South Carolina, which requires a runoff if none of the candidates earn more than 50% of the vote. In California, which held its primaries last week, Republican Steve Hilton joined Democrat Javier Becerra in qualifying for the November ballot. Elections here take a long time to sort because first of all, we're the nation's most populous state largely because officials designed their system to prioritize accessibility to the ballot box over speed. We take seven days. We allow ballots to come in seven days after Election Day if you postmark them by Election Day or on Election Day. Now in Maine's crowded primary for governor. Five Democrats were in the running and the state will move to its ranked choice system to determine the winner. Historically, the process has taken more than a week to resolve. That's also true for the second District House district there where Jordan Wood is running, who we had on our show. Historically, the process takes more than a week, as I said. And in South Carolina, Trump backed Lt. Gov. Pamela Everett and state Attorney General Allen Wilson, as we said, emerged from the crowded primary on Tuesday and will compete in that runoff. So lots going on. Happy to say that in the South Carolina governor's race, Nancy Mace, like Riley Gaines, came in fifth place. So that's fun for her. All right, everybody. Next up from the times Vice President J.D. vance took a seat at the head of the table in the John F. Kennedy conference room of the Situation Room complex. Quote, this is a huge problem, he told the group. Arrayed around him were the White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, White House counsel David Warrington, press secretary Caroline Levitt, deputy chief of Staff Taylor Butowich, the communications director Stephen Chung, the deputy attorney general Todd Blanche, the associate attorney general Stan Woodward and the deputy chief of staff James Blair, Attorney General Pam Bondi and the FBI director Kash Patel. Joined by speakerphone. I'm guessing because Patel was maybe at Boondoggle Ranch or somewhere watching his girlfriend sing a national anthem. The vice president appeared panicked to others in the room about the way the subject of Epstein was already dividing their MAGA coalition. Some senior officials had the impression that Vance had bought into the darkest theories about Jeffrey Epstein and a cabal of predators hidden within the country's ruling class. Wiles would tell others that the vice president had proved himself to be a major conspiracy theorist. Another top official later said that Vance had been pounding on the Epstein issue since the release of the memo. He was privately pressing for the administration to release all of the Epstein files, everything in the Justice Department's possession, even encouraging a congressional investigation. Vance had also floated to colleagues an extraordinary PR gambit that the White House enlist Tucker Carlson to interview Epstein's longtime girlfriend and co conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell in prison. It might help the president if Maxwell was willing to state that Trump had not been part of any wrongdoing with Jeffrey Epstein. Vance told the group in the Sit Room he believed all the files should be released as soon as possible. He argued that Congress was going to force the release of the files eventually, and it was already clear that a bipartisan coalition in favor of such action was forming on Capitol Hill and that the momentum was going in one direction. If the administration got out ahead of this and released everything voluntarily, including whatever material existed about the president, it would at least give credit for transparency. The alternative was to let the story drag on for months as information dripped out, each new revelation renewing the cycle of suspicion and fury. Better to rip the bandage off now and move on. Even the unsubstantiated allegations and anecdotes about Trump should go out. That's what Vance argued. They were going to surface regardless, and if the administration published them first, it would demonstrate good faith and take the oxygen out of the conspiracy theories. But his arguments fell on skeptical ears. Some advisers thought it would be a good idea to have the Justice Department officials call a news conference to explain their on the Epstein affair, going beyond the memo that precipitated the crisis. The memo they're talking about Here is the July 7th memo, the one that came out July 4th weekend, the one that nobody would sign. But it seemingly came from Bondi and Patel saying, there's no Epstein list, There was no evidence of any blackmail. We're not going to have any more investigations. Case closed, basically. Now, at this point in the meeting, Blair spoke up and he said, with due respect, the communication strategy of this group got us here. I don't know that it's going to get us out. And if you're going to go in front of the press, you got a lot of work to do. He began to ask pointed mock questions, demonstrating how difficult a news conference might be. As the president's former defense attorney, Todd Blanche, had a unique vantage point in the discussion. He was better equipped than anyone in the room to weigh the ideas being discussed against Trump's personal and political interests. Blanche laid out what he saw as their best options. Option one was to petition federal district courts in Florida and New York to unseal the grand jury testimonies, the secret transcripts of prosecutors, presentations of witnesses and evidence in their efforts to obtain indictments in past Epstein related cases, as those were almost certain to contain no significant new information. Everyone agreed this option was a good idea, and not only because a release was unlikely to damage the President. That's not the only reason. Under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, the secrecy of grand jury materials is regarded by most federal judges as almost always inviolate, meaning sacrosanct. And the bar for any release is exceptionally high. And if the courts refuse to unseal them, as Blanche predicted, they could shift the blame for withholding the Epstein material from the Trump administration and onto the Judges. And all the better if the judges had been appointed by Democratic presidents. Blanche's suggestion would make it appear that the White House wanted the materials released when it was almost certain not to happen. This is exactly what I said when he was petitioning the courts to release. Like, remember that 67 pages from one FBI agent in the Florida case and the same thing in the New York case. I'm like, they're just doing this so the courts say no, and then they can blame the courts. And then they could say, look, we tried to release all the Epstein files, even though it wasn't any. They have all of the actual files at the doj. So what Todd Blanche was doing here was exactly what I thought. It was all a ruse. Now, option two was to have DOJ lawyers question Ghislaine Maxwell and publicly release the transcript, a twist on the idea proposed earlier by Vance. Blanche offered to interview Maxwell himself. What if we got her to talk to Congress? Vance suggested. Blanche raised the possibility that Maxwell's lawyer might expect something in return. Warrington, the White House counsel, responded by laying out available choices that they could give her without advocating for any of them. Maxwell could be given a pardon, he said, or she could have her sentence reduced. At that, several around the table spoke up to register their strong disapproval. Quote, pardoning Maxwell, a trafficker of young girls, would create a huge PR problem. This is Steve Chung. He predicted that that in the wake of a pardon, the Epstein accusers would be fanning out on tv, telling their stories and ripping the administration to shreds. Blair was also adamantly opposed to a pardon. We can't offer Ghislaine Maxwell anything, he said. A, I don't know why we would, and B, if we give Ghislaine Maxwell any sort of break whatsoever, then she turns around and says nice things about us or says nice things about us and we give her a break, it will undermine the entire point of her saying good things about us. That will feed the conspiracy theory, period. If there's nothing for her to say that hurts us, we shouldn't have to offer her anything. The consensus was that calling for the release of the grand jury material was the better course of action. Wiles told the group she would discuss the matter with Trump and ask if he would send a truth social post calling for the release of the sealed grand jury documents. So that's how that all went down. Very, very interesting, very against a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. But Blanche ended up talking to her anyway, and they gave her something for her trouble. The transfer to the low security facility in Bryan, Texas with a waiver of her sex offender status. Pretty stunning. All right, next up from NBC Inflation surged in May to the highest level since early 2023 as Iran War related fuel costs worked their way through the broader economy. Overall, the yearly inflation rate rose to 4.2% in May from a year ago, up half a point from April. Heather Long, chief economist, Navy Federal Credit Union said, quote, the frustration for many Americans is that so many of the basics are up in price right now. Gas, food, electricity, medical care are all clear pain points that are above 3%. Inflation. This isn't just bad vibes about the economy, she said. Rising inflation comes as wage growth is falling. For the second month in a row, inflation surpassed wage growth, which was tracking at 3.4% in the most recent jobs report. That pace has slowed since last year when average hourly earnings were growing consistently at about 4%. Now on Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced separately that real average Weekly earnings decreased 0.2% during May and 0.7% from a year ago. That's the biggest year over year decline in real earnings since February 2023, according to Federal data. Inflation is shaping up to be a big liability for Republicans during this fall's midterms. Voters are frustrated with the president's work on the economy and this persistent inflation. And polls are showing majorities disapprove of Trump's handling of the cost of living. Now, the president shrugged off the spike of inflation. However, when asked about data later Wednesday in the Oval Office, Trump said, I love it. I love the numbers. You know what I love? I love the inflation. When the war is over, he said, it's coming down. Just keep creating those political ads for us, buddy. All right? Remember when Don Lemon and Georgia Fort and other journalists were in City's Church in Minneapolis St. Paul and the Department of Justice indicted them on like bullshit charges? Well, the group has been trying to get a hold of the grand jury transcripts because as we've reported here on the Daily Beans and another podcast, the Department of Justice has been partaking in a lot of grand jury shenanigans, talking to grand jurors outside the grand jury room. Like in the broadv6 case vouching, which is highly improper, getting rid of grand jurors that won't vote for your indictment, trying multiple times. Yeah. So anyway, these six here, these defendants in this case are trying to get grand jury reports as well. Well, yesterday the Department of Justice filed a motion to block the release of the grand jury transcripts to the judge, but they admitted a couple of astounding things in the process. This is from the filing. Defendants Georgia Fort and Don Lemon seek an order compelling disclosure of grand jury materials for an in camera review of grand jury proceedings. Defendant Fort further seeks to require the government to publicly correct the record and hold a hearing regarding alleged Brady Nabu grand ju jury and prosecutorial misconduct issues. Defendant Don Lemon again seeks disclosure of grand jury materials based on previous motions and the fact that the government's recent application for disclosure of a victim witness's testimony justifies the disclosure of all grand jury transcripts. The primary focus of Fort's complaint concerns a statement contained in an unsworn search warrant application alleging that Fort engaged in chanting while inside City's church and and used her camera as a weapon to her during the January 18, 2026 incident. That's docket number 528, which will come in handy to know that in a minute. Now, the statement about Fort chanting. This is the doj. The statement about Fort chanting was incorrect, but the error was due to simple inadvertence. The characterization of the camera as a weapon, though not ideal editing, is immaterial. Although the government regrets any error and does its best to avoid them, mistakes are inevitable when they occur. The government discloses and fixes them in accordance with department policy and the court's justifiably high expectations. Do you correct it immediately? What about that time you were supposed to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the United States because you mistakenly removed him to El Salvador? Did you fix that error? Do you really admit your errors saying that she was chanting and using her camera as a weapon? It's kind of a big deal anyway. Today the judge ruled to deny most of the motion for grand jury materials, but not the information tied to the error outlined by the DOJ I just talked about. Here's what the judge wrote today. For the reasons stated below, defendants Lemon, Fort, Bowman and Butte's motions for disclosure of grand jury proceedings and defendants joint motion for disclosure of grand jury material are denied without prejudice. Still pending before the court is Ms. Fort's motion for disclosure on Doc 528. That's that one I was just talking about. That's the one saying that she used her camera as a weapon and that she was chanting. The government filed its response to Ms. Fort's motion yesterday, and a decision on Ms. Ford's motion will issue separately in due course, and I'll cover that when it does. All right, everybody, we have to take a quick Break. But we're going to be right back with the good news. Stick around. We'll be right back after these messages. We'll be right back. Hey everybody. As you know, I've been sleeping on my Helix mattress for years and I still recommend it all the time because it made a huge difference in the quality of my sleep, which therefore made a huge difference in the quality of my life. Before I got it, I was dealing with the kind of nights where I would toss and turn, I couldn't get comfortable, I'd wake up drenched in sweat, and then I'd spend the whole next day wondering why I was still exhausted. And I woke up groggy and sore, which is a miserable way to start the day. 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She got 61.5% of the vote and her next closest competitor got 30.2%. In a recent head to head poll with Lindsey Graham, she's down by just two points. Dr. Annie is not just another corporate dump. She's the real deal. And I think we're actually going to have a chance to help put LG out to pasture this November. I really hope you'll be able to have her on the show. For my pipette tax, I give you Buck, the best yard work supervisor ever. And also a picture from the yard this morning. Oh, those are beautiful flowers. And that is a beautiful, I'm guessing, Great Pyrenees. How lovely. Thank you so much, Sandy. Congrats on Dr. Annie Andrews. All right, next up, Daniel Duncan. Oh, Daniel, pronounce he and him. It's a great day. In South Carolina, Dr. Jermaine Johnson avoided a runoff against millionaire payday lender, who entered the race late because there was just something about this charismatic black guy that bothered the donor class. In South Carolina, Sylvia Wright also handily won the Superintendent of Education primary, as did Dr. Annie Andrews for Senate. I was never the biggest Annie fan. My brain wants to say Fanny, but nope, nope, nope. Anyway, I got to see her in action at the state convention. Not as a candidate, but as a caring person. But a young man had an epileptic seizure at the registration table next to me and my wife, our vice chair. And I hollered for a medic while others gave direct aid. And I see Dr. Andrews sprint through the lobby. She stayed with the young man until EMS arrived and took report, even though she was supposed to be taking the stage and reminded me of my mom, who was a nurse and never passed by anyone needing help. I'm excited to vote for her and the rest of the wonderful diverse slate of candidates up and down the ballot for November. No potpat tariff. Today, as I'm about to rush off to my new job with state benefits that's going to allow me enough free time to start farming on the family compound, it feels like this shithole of a decade is finally turning around. When I get the chicken tractor built and occupied, I will send pics. Yes, thank you Daniel. Thank you for that update from South Carolina. Next up from Anonymous. I'm a big fan. On days when this regime has knocked the stuffing out of me, I can still manage to listen to your podcast, so thank you. I've been a member of Indivisible since the beginning of Trump's second term and our chapter is focused on the elections and getting our members to do something to do more. The League of Women Voters came to our meeting to enlist some of us, so last night I served as a nonpartisan election observer. After a little training, a few fun facts, the League has more people sign up for observers than in the past. Statewide it sounds like there was a huge primary turnout. The community where I observed ran out of municipal ballots. So far more people came out to vote than they anticipated. They were able to photocopy and then hand count those local ballots. My point being, people are engaged. Democrats are engaged. They almost ran out of statewide ballots for the Dems. Yay. We still want a democracy and I have to believe we're willing to do the work to get it. Sharing a photo of our nine month old kittens. One is a tuxedo, the other is a tabby. Despite looking nothing alike and having entirely different personalities, they are litter mates and a whole lot of fun. Oh, they're adorable. Aw, sweet babies. They look very soft. Next up from Lori. Hello AG and dg. I want to share just a small piece of Good news. My 80 year old mother has always been what Jennifer Welch from the I've had it podcast would call a country club Republican. The whole socially liberal but fiscally conservative bs. I can say with confidence she's never voted for a Democrat in her entire life until Kamala Harris. And she sure as heck has never donated to any Democratic campaign. So imagine my surprise and joy when she called me and asked me how she can donate to Amy Acton's campaign for Ohio governor. It's not much, but this lifelong small town Ohio 80 year old woman has been able to open her eyes and mind to change that. Maybe just there's a little bit of hope out there for my tax I've attached a photo of one of our pollinator gardens. This one was planted last year and has taken off so bees and hummingbirds love it. My husband deserves a shout out and a possible Nobel for entertaining my squirrely ideas and planted everything. He's simply the best. Thanks for all you do to keep us informed. Keep on fighting the good fight this is lovely. I love this idea. A pollinator garden, everybody. If you have one, send photos. We'd love to see it. Next up from Phil. Pronouns. No. Oh, no. No pronouns given for Phil. Hey, AG and DG just thought you could use a picture of 8 week old kittens for no reason. That is correct, Phil. Draco's on top, Frodo's on bottom, giving a barbaric yelp. Oh, very nice, Walt Whitman. Okay, off to work on my bean's Queens inspired foyer request to find out how much this stupid UFC costs us in taxpayer money. If you got any pointers, please share. Love you both. Thanks, Phil. Look at the kitties. That is a barbaric yelp. Thank you so much. And Draco, I'm assuming Draco Malfoy. Frodo. We know. Frodo Baggins. Right. Anyway, Phil, thank you so very much for that. Everybody. Thank you for your good news. Please send it to us dailybeanspod.com click on Contact. Let's flood the zone with good news so when Dana gets back, she has plenty to enjoy and smile about. All right, everybody, thanks so much for listening. We'll be back on your ears tomorrow. Until then, please take care of yourselves, take care of each other, take care of the planet, take care of your mental health, and take care of your family. I've been ag and them's the Beans. The Daily Beans is written and executive produced by Allison Gill with additional research and reporting by Dana Goldberg. Sound design and editing is by Desiree McFarlane with art and web design by Joelle Reader with Moxie Design Studios. Music for the Daily Beans is written and performed by they Might Be Giants and the show is a proud member of the MSW Media Network, a collection of creator owned podcast dedicated to news, politics and justice. For more information Please visit msw media.com msw media
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