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Massive H1-B Visa fraud ring busted, the illegals and those illegally taking the jobs from American’s is now coming to and end. Removing the H1-B visa holders are making real estate prices drop in Texas. The [CB] system does not work for the people and increasing minimum wage hurts the American worker. Trump adds more jobs than expected. Trump confirms that energy is key for a successful economy and gives the time frame of when the gas price will drop. The [DS] tried to conquer the US. They were destroying DC to make the people of the country to give up on the country. Trump has now countered this and freed the people from the conquers. Trump and Scavino are letting everyone know that the plan is working, a lot is happening behind the scenes and when the time is right Trump will come out of the shadows and strike like a thunderbolt and bring the treasonous people to justice.

 


Economy

MASSIVE INDIA H-1B VISA FRAUD RING BUSTED: Former U.S. Diplomat Claims Up to 90% of Applications from India Contained Fraudulent Information

  • The long-running concerns about abuse of America’s H-1B visa program are exploding back into the spotlight after a series of fraud investigations, criminal guilty pleas, and shocking allegations from a former U.S. diplomat who claims that as many as 80% to 90% of H-1B visa applications from India contained fraudulent information or involved unqualified applicants.
  • The revelations come as federal and state authorities ramp up investigations into alleged visa fraud schemes that critics say have displaced American workers while enriching a network of foreign recruiting firms, shell companies, and immigration middlemen.

 it has uncovered a network of universities that produce fake degrees which were possibly used to obtain these high skilled H1B visas, including one school which allegedly stole over 36,000 fake degrees. It cost as little as $1,400 for one of those.” “And while these are supposed to be high skilled employees during almost all of Biden’s time in office, 83% got junior or entry level positions.” This is INSANE! SHUT DOWN THE H-1B SCAM!

Source: thegatewaypundit.com

  prices going down will harm the local economy. Articles like this fail to explain how masses of Indian immigrants have pushed home prices out of reach for many native-born Americans in the first place, or how they’ve culturally transformed huge swaths of Texas. Prices coming DOWN from less immigration is an very good thing that should be celebrated. It also proves the Trump administration’s entire premise: Unchecked, runaway, invasion levels of immigration, legal and illegal, has fueled the affordability crisis. Less immigration makes America more affordable.

Minimum wage mandates equal no jobs

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A new Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis study is handing conservatives fresh ammunition in the minimum wage fight, with critics mocking the findings as obvious after researchers linked $15 wage hikes to job losses and reduced hours in Minneapolis and St. Paul. [skip]

The working paper found that the phased minimum wage increases in Minneapolis and St. Paul were associated with a decline in employment, along with reduced hours for some workers that could complicate ongoing national pushes for higher wage mandates.

 

Source: americanthinker.com

 in” (PASS THE SAVE AMERICA ACT!). They always say “April showers bring May flowers.” Well, here in the “HOTTEST” Country in the World, in both April AND May, IT’S RAINING JOBS! President DONALD J. TRUMP

 

 what this actually means

  • Before the bill: Bonus depreciation (from the 2017 TCJA) had already phased down to 40% in 2025 and was scheduled to drop further to 0% by 2027.
  • After the bill: For qualifying assets acquired and placed in service after January 19, 2025, businesses can immediately deduct 100% of the cost in the year they buy and start using it — instead of depreciating it over several years. This is now permanent (no phase-out).
  • It applies to tangible personal property like machinery, equipment, and certain software used in a trade or business (recovery period of 20 years or less). Bitcoin mining hardware (ASIC miners, servers, etc.) qualifies as business equipment, so miners can fully expense new purchases.
Trump: Without Energy Dominance ‘You Can’t Win’

  • President Donald Trump said Thursday that without energy dominance, the United States “can’t win” after he announced $700 million in funding to bolster America’s coal industry.
  • When asked by Breitbart News about the importance of dominating different forms of energy production, whether it be coal, liquefied natural gas, or oil, the president zoned in on artificial intelligence as one example in particular.

“Without it, you can’t win. As an example, AI is a big deal, whether we like it, not like it; it’s going to be amazing in many ways,” he said. “I think for medical it’ll be amazing, but without massive amounts of energy, you can’t even play the game. And we’re leading China by a lot in AI; I was talking to President Xi about it.”

He then lauded Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin for fast turnaround times in permitting approvals at the agency:

Lee Zeldin’s done so great because number one, fast approvals from professionals. You know, you’d have the best firms in the world submitting papers to ’em, and we didn’t keep them waiting for 10 years and then vote against them after 10 years… Guys would file with the environmental for a plant of some kind; after 15 years, they would be rejected. It was terrible. Now we have great professionals there.

 

Source: breitbart.com

Trump Offers Timeline for When Gas Prices Will Start Dropping Again

  • “I told [farmer] Ken [Custer], ’90 days, watch what happens, you could be better — better than you were four months ago!’” Trump said.
  • “Over the last couple of months since we went in for the military operation, you’ve seen fertilizer go up and you’ve seen the energy go up,” he said. “It’s going to come down to where it was, or lower.”
  • He added: “You’ll be very happy.”
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Source: thegatewaypundit.com

So, the drop is expected to begin within about 90 days of June 5, 2026 (roughly by early September 2026), assuming a “timely exit” from Iran. Trump has repeatedly described the price relief as happening “rapidly,” “like a rock,” or “tumbling down” once the Iran-related disruptions (especially to the Strait of Hormuz) end.

Political/Rights

 

He is setting up the narrative for the new congress


 


Geopolitical

Failing PM Starmer Says Musk Must Stop Interfering in British Politics (VIDEOS)

 
  • Starmer is a hypocrite.
  • For failing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to bitterly complain about billionaire Elon Musk ‘interfering’ in British politics is the height of hypocrisy.
  • Those of us with good memories will remember how, on the eve of 2024’s Presidential election, Starmer’s Labour party sent nearly 100 current and former party staff to swing states (North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Virginia) to volunteer and campaign for Kamala Harris against Donald Trump.
  • Trump’s campaign filed an FEC complaint alleging ‘blatant foreign interference’ and ‘illegal contributions’, which Labour rejected as ‘unfounded’.
  • While the present controversy is around the blatant anti-white racism by British police in the death of Henry Nowak, there’s another aspect bothering the soon-to-be-ousted premier.
  • In the Makerfield by-election, Musk is backing not the Reform UK candidate, Robert Kenyon, but the more right-winger Rebecca Shepherd from Restore Britain.
  • That support by Musk divides the rightwing vote, and it’s good for Labour – but NOT for Starmer, because the party candidate Andy Burnham is being led into Parliament to be the new Labour leader and Prime Minister.

 

Source: thegatewaypundit.com


War/Peace

The number itself is accurate based on official US reporting in early March 2026.  

Independent satellite imagery analysis, US officials, and multiple investigations confirm extensive damage to US and allied military sites from Iranian missile and drone strikes—but not complete destruction of entire bases.  sites remain identifiable and operational in some capacity.

  •   Iran did conduct a large-scale retaliatory barrage (hundreds of missiles/drones) targeting US/allied facilities, causing real and costly damage that the US initially downplayed. But “destroyed” overstates it; the sites sustained heavy hits, not total annihilation.

Trump says Iran has ‘22 percent’ of missiles left

  • Iran still has “21, 22 percent” of its missiles left, US President Donald Trump said Friday, in a week in which Tehran fired dozens of them toward regional neighbors, despite a sputtering ceasefire.
  • “They still have capacity. They have some missiles, they have some drones. I would say, percentage wise, maybe 21, 22 percent of their missiles,” Trump told NBC News in an interview.

Source: english.alarabiya.net 

US Takes Out More Iranian Drones, As Bessent Reportedly Assesses New Action the Regime Will Not Like

Iran fired seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain — six were shot down and one fell short — hours after U.S. forces downed four Iranian one-way attack drones that were launched toward the strait, Central Command said on social media.

  • The U.S. also took out four of the regime’s drones that posed a threat to maritime traffic and struck coastal radar sites. Then, on Saturday, the U.S. took out two more attack drones, as CENTCOM announced.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has directed his team to assess whether Iranian assets could be used to help Gulf allies rebuild and repair damage caused by Iran during the ongoing conflict, according to a source familiar with the secretary’s thinking.

“Treasury will utilize all tools available to allow Iranian assets to be made available to our Gulf allies to support rebuilding and repairs for any future damage caused by Iran,” the source said on background to FOX Business.

The source added that Bessent also directed Treasury officials to assess conditions among Gulf allies and request “comprehensive estimates” of costs associated with repairing damage Iran has inflicted since the conflict began.

Treasury is also considering whether Iranian assets could be used to support repairs for past damages tied to Iran, the source said.

 Source: redstate.com

https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/2063372511861948787?s=20

Trump is strategically applying maximum economic pressure while pursuing a negotiated framework

 

  • Iran’s economy: It is collapsing under the combined weight of pre-war sanctions, the 2026 U.S.-Israel strikes (Feb 28 onward), and the ongoing blockade. The rial has plunged dramatically (reaching 1.1–1.8 million per USD), inflation is running 60–70%+, GDP is projected to shrink 6–10% in 2026, food prices have doubled or tripled in months, and millions face hunger/shortages. State media and officials are openly warning of “economic collapse.” The war and blockade have accelerated an already dire crisis from 2025 protests.
     
  • Oil sales: They are effectively not happening at scale. U.S. blockade and tightened sanctions have zeroed out crude exports in May 2026 (down ~89–90% from February levels, to ~64,000 bpd or less of products). This severs Iran’s primary revenue source. Earlier Iranian closure of the Strait of Hormuz (post-strikes) was countered by U.S. action; a shaky April ceasefire has not restored flows. Temporary waivers earlier in the year were short-term and reversed.
     

People receiving weapons / uprising

  •  Trump (via Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent) is explicitly removing Iran’s core bargaining leverage on the $24 billion in frozen assets. This is a direct, calculated counter to Tehran’s repeated demand that any deal “hinges” on getting that money back upfront. Instead of handing it over as a concession (which Iran has framed as non-negotiable), the U.S. is repurposing the pot to pay for damages Iran has inflicted on Gulf neighbors through missile strikes, proxy attacks, and related incidents.
  • Those costs get billed directly against Iran’s frozen assets.
  • Every future Iranian missile or escalation “drains its own recoverable fortune.”

Trump’s move neuters #1 without firing a shot:

  • “Subdue the enemy without fighting” (Sun Tzu): By redirecting the assets to compensate victims, the U.S. denies Iran the propaganda victory of “we got our money back” while still technically not “stealing” it outright. It also creates a deterrent—further attacks literally cost Iran its own reserves.
  • “Attack the enemy’s strategy”: Iran’s entire endgame was to trade de-escalation (reopen Hormuz, limit nuclear) for cash + sanctions relief. This proposal flips the script: cash only flows after good behavior, and only to repair the damage Iran caused. It undercuts the economic incentive Tehran was counting on to rally hardliners or buy time.
  • Know the enemy’s center of gravity: Iran’s regime is already economically hollowed out (rial collapse, oil exports near zero from the blockade, inflation 60%+, protests crushed but grievances intact). Removing the $24B windfall as an easy win accelerates internal pressure without requiring U.S. ground troops or arming rebels.

 

 Trump systematically stripping Iran’s leverage in real time. It’s classic indirect warfare—using the enemy’s own demands against it, maintaining the economic siege, and forcing Tehran to choose between continued pain or a lopsided deal. Iran can still escalate (missiles, proxies, Hormuz), but every escalation now makes its frozen money evaporate faster. The regime’s economy is already in freefall; this just removes its best off-ramp for quick cash. Whether it forces capitulation or a better framework depends on how long Iran can endure the squeeze, but the leverage shift is clearly in Washington’s favor.

Now That The House Has Voted To Rein In Trump’s War With Iran, What Happens Next?

  • Even if it passes both chambers, concurrent resolutions do not have the force of law, according to the Senate’s website. Trump would thus have no legal obligation to comply and could ignore any withdrawal directive.
  • If the Senate changed it to a joint resolution, it would require Trump’s signature, which would almost certainly be vetoed. Congress would then need a two-thirds majority to override the president’s veto. 
  • Concurrent resolutions are generally used to make or amend rules that apply to both chambers, such as setting the time of Congress’ adjournment or setting Congress’ revenue or spending goals for the upcoming fiscal year.
  •   concurrent resolutions are “unconstitutional,” making it very unlikely they would respond to it even if it were to pass the Senate.
  • “Concurrent resolutions are also unconstitutional,” the official said. “The War Powers Act was designed with a legislative veto, which was declared unconstitutional in 1983. President Trump will continue to protect our national security using his constitutional authority as Commander-in-Chief while being transparent with Congress.”
  •   Of Course this was most likely done to use the judiciary to try to stop trump, the corrupt judges once again will dictate on how foreign policy should be run. 

Source: dailycaller.com


[DS] Agenda

Sunny Hostin Admits She Hates America, Declares Country a ‘Failed Experiment’

  and resilience of this country, and feeling really ashamed and embarrassed and horrified by the American government right now. You know, I never thought in my entire life I would see U.S. citizens killed for exercising their right to protest like they killed Alex Pretti and Renee good in the streets of Minneapolis. Or small 5-year-old children used as human bait. Thousands of children are being held in detention centers all over this country like Dilley outside of San Antonio in deplorable conditions, they are dying from lack of medical care. They are getting sick from dirty water.”

  straight-up anarchists. Inaction doesn’t de-escalate anything. It inspires more of it. This can be solved in 15 minutes. Form the line, deploy gas aggressively, and clear the street. Send the right message once, and you won’t need to keep sending it!

JUST IN: Three Arrested in Kansas and California for Providing Support to ISIS – Suspects Expressed Desire to “Behead” Female Soldiers, “Kill 300,000,000 Americans” (VIDEO) 

  • Authorities search the home of Bereen Dzayee, 25, in Lakeside, California
  • Three US ci  search warrant and carrying large paper bags out of the house.
  • Via NBC 7 San Diego:
  • Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement, “Today’s arrest of three individuals who allegedly conspired to provide material support to ISIS makes clear our commitment to taking down terrorist networks — anywhere. Thanks to the vigilance of the FBI, their alleged scheme was dismantled and further acts of violence against U.S. service members were prevented.”
  • The suspects “swore allegiance to ISIS, plotted multiple attacks, and even targeted U.S. service members,” according to FBI Director Kash Patel. “The success of this op shows once again this FBI’s continued record of stopping terrorist attacks before they happen, simply the best way to defend the homeland — and shows we’ll stop at nothing to defend Americans from those who seek to do us harm. I want to thank our teams in Kansas City, San Diego, Sacramento, Newark, and Richmond, and the Counterterrorism Division for their outstanding efforts on this investigation and commitment to mission,” Patel said.

Source: thegatewaypundit.com

 


President Trump’s Plan

No, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office (or its deputy) was not contacting Thomas Crooks.

The July 17, 2024, FBI electronic communication (obtained by Judicial Watch via FOIA) states that a female Butler County Sheriff’s deputy told investigators she “checked her emails and records and only had two email communications from CROOKS” (both on a redacted topic). She had “no personal interaction with CROOKS.”

  • There is no mention of any reply from the deputy, any outgoing emails from the sheriff’s office, or any contact initiated by the sheriff’s side. It was one-way: Crooks emailed her twice before the July 13, 2024, rally.
     
  • Judicial Watch’s press release described this as the deputy having “exchanged emails” with Crooks, which is the wording that appeared in the original X post you linked. However, the actual FBI document (which JW itself released) uses the clearer phrasing “from CROOKS” and notes she found nothing else in her records.
      

The content of the emails remains redacted, so we don’t know the topic (and the deputy didn’t recognize Crooks by name/face until after the shooting). But the records contain zero evidence that anyone at the sheriff’s office was emailing or otherwise contacting him back. This detail surfaced from post-shooting interviews with deputies on July 16–17, 2024

 the roof of the American Glass Research (AGR) building examining Crooks’s body when she was informed that a police canine had “hit” on the building and she was told to evacuate the roof where Crooks’s body remained. A heavily redacted July 17, 2024, FBI electronic communication titled “Disc of 5 Deputies of the Butler County Sheriff’s Office that were conducted on 07/16/2024” summarizes interviews conducted with deputies from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office. One deputy revealed that she had exchanged two emails with Crooks. Further information about the nature of those emails was redacted.

The gray remote device is a remote detonator (transmitter) for the improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that Thomas Matthew Crooks had built and placed in the trunk of his Hyundai Elantra.

 According to the FBI records (obtained by Judicial Watch via FOIA and referenced in Rep. Luna’s post), a Washington County SWAT officer searched Crooks’ body on the roof of the American Glass Research (AGR) building right after he was shot. The officer found:
  • A gray remote device with numerical push buttons and an antenna in his right pocket.
  • A cell phone (also in the pocket).

Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) personnel were then brought onto the roof specifically to examine this device. A police canine also alerted (“hit”) on the building, leading to an evacuation order while Crooks’ body remained there.

 Crooks had constructed two homemade IEDs (using fireworks powder and other components) and left them in his car trunk, parked nearby. Those devices had a separate receiver wired to them that was found in the “off” position. The gray remote in his pocket was the matching transmitter—he could have triggered the explosives from a distance (reports indicate capability well over 1,000–2,000 feet). FBI photos released in 2024 explicitly label the car devices as having a “receiver for remote detonation.”

Kash Patel Unveils FBI’s “Most Wanted Fraudsters” List as Officials Announce New Medicaid Fraud Indictments (VIDEO) 

Kash Patel unveils FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters
  • FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Wednesday that the FBI is launching a “Most Wanted Fraudsters” list as the Department of Justice investigates criminal fraud rings across the country.
  • Patel credited Vice President JD Vance, the chairman of the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, for the idea. “Mr. Vice President, thanks to your vision, we’re here to deliver, and you see it here today,” he said.
  • “I want all Americans to take a look at these most wanted individuals and look at the amounts, the 10s of millions and billions of dollars in fraud that they have decimated our societies from,” Patel continued, urging Americans to provide tips on the fraudsters’ whereabouts.

Source: thegatewaypundit.com

 third place candidate suddenly surged Not even hiding it

 

 THE COUNTRY were registered and casting ballots. California’s online voter registration system operates on an “honor system” where literally anyone in the world can register to vote by simply clicking a box saying they’re not lying. No verification, no citizenship checks. Just click and you’re registered. Once you’re in the system, you automatically get mailed a ballot for EVERY election!

 change that allows CA to give Drivers Licenses to illegal aliens. Ultimately, put the two issues together and that’s the source of the ballots. Here’s how it works. Illegal Alien gets Driver License. The flag that represents a checkbox on voter eligibility is nulled during transmission to the Secretary of State [Go check, and you will see]. The SoS office gets the voter data file from the DMV and generates a ballot. Those ballots can be mailed, or isolated for alternate completion and use as needed. That’s actually how the process works. The fraud is very easy to understand. Go check the system and you will find the evidence. It’s not complicated.

 

  to have Pratt going one on one, against Bass leading up to November. The democrats have no choice but to massively cheat, because LA is “ground zero” of election fraud in California. If they lose LA. They lose the entire state. SPOILER ALERT: The democrats are going to lose California and a whole lot of other states. The democrat party won’t survive what’s coming. The Prosecution Phase is going to sweep the democrat party into the trash bin of history.

 public confidence. Without commenting on any specific investigation, my office has multiple election fraud investigations underway in coordination with

. We will follow the evidence wherever it leads and prosecute any violations of federal election law to the fullest extent. My office is also working closely with

to conduct a comprehensive audit of California’s voter rolls. The state has stonewalled every effort to verify that only eligible U.S. citizens are registered to vote. This case is now before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal. My office will not look the other way. We will investigate and prosecute. Every legal vote deserves to be counted. Every illegal vote cancels one out.

 rumors, theories, or second-hand information. We require direct evidence. Examples of what to report: • A ballot arrived at your home for someone who has never lived there. • You were told someone already voted in your name. • You witnessed someone filling out ballots for others without their knowledge.

TAKE A LISTEN

 

committed to advancing his agenda on behalf of the American people. Some in the media have spent a decade trying to manufacture drama around President Trump and people who work for him. They were wrong then, and they are wrong now. See you Monday.

Pulte to Fire “Large Number” of Deep State Intel Community Members

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In an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Friday, Trump said he has privately told Pulte that he believes the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, or ODNI, which oversees 18 federal intelligence agencies and units, is “unnecessary and/or too big.”

“I’d like to see it smaller. I think there are a lot of people in there that shouldn’t be there,” Trump said, pointing to holdovers from the Biden and Obama administrations. Asked whether he is calling on Pulte to fire people, Trump said he wants him to “start the process,” adding that his eventual nominee to serve in the role permanently should continue that work.

Source: thegatewaypundit.com

no STANDING to do so. This should not even be a case, and it is highly damaging to our Country. She is highly litigious, a serial plaintiff, and said she was bothered in her walking by the White House, but didn’t state her involvement in distant other places. Why then is she involved in litigation on other Developments in far distant parts of D.C. Is she walking there, too? How is she walking on a totally closed street at the Treasury Building — Nobody is allowed to walk there? She never saw a Building, because there is no Building there. President DONALD J. TRUMP

 

 

  Coatings) and Marcus Logan (Mid Atlantic Industrial Coating) set the record straight on the misleading media attacks. • It was a sole-source contract — the government specifically chose polyurea and Rhino Linings. • Not over budget: Still the original $13.1M proposal. Extra ~$1M for added granite work brought it under $15M total. • 20% buffer is standard for this industry. • They’ve never worked for Trump, his companies, or anyone connected. This isn’t a swimming pool — it’s an industrial containment system built for a perfect mirror reflection.

 Eddie Wood (of Atlantic Industrial Coatings) and Marcus Logan (of Mid Atlantic Industrial Coating) have never worked for Trump, his companies, or anyone affiliated with them.

  • Major outlets (including the New York Times, which reported Trump’s claim) could not independently confirm any prior work by Atlantic Industrial Coatings for Trump’s properties. 
  • Trump later stated he does not know the contractor.
     
  • The company’s public profile focuses on industrial polyurea coatings, tank linings, culverts, etc.—not swimming pools—and has no record of Trump-related projects. 

 

  listened to for years! We will have the fabulous Lee Greenwood introducing me with what has turned out to be one of the Greatest Hits of All Time, GOD BLESS THE U.S.A., and the amazing Christopher Macchio, who will sing Nessun Dorma, Hallelujah, Ave Maria, God Bless America, and others — Not since the legendary Luciano Pavarotti has there been such a voice! The Rally will also be featuring the wonderful U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” and Armed Forces Choir, and “The President’s Own” Unites States Marine Band, with the Joint Armed Forces Chorus, all of your favorite Hits, PLUS a fine and highly dignified gentleman known as, President DONALD J. TRUMP!

  Psychological demoralization of the conquered peoples. That’s what the Democrats were doing to our nation, because they are represented by foreign interests attempting to conquer and overthrow this nation from within. All of the attacks on everything America, is not an accident. It’s part of the Globalist Left’s broader plot to subvert this nation and eradicate the American People.

“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”

― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

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Q !!mG7VJxZNCI No.437
Logical thinking required.
A) How can arrests occur prior to removing the corruption from the DOJ & FBI?
B) How can arrests occur prior to safely securing a majority in the SUPREME COURT [CONSTITUTION – RULE OF LAW]
C) What is the role of the SENATE?>WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A CHIEF OF STAFF?
>SHADOW PLAYERS ARE THE DEADLIEST [STEALTH]
>What is the advantage of having a ‘temp’ (‘acting’) in a leadership position?

THE WORLD IS WATCHING.
THE WORLD IS WITNESSING THE TRUE IDENTITY OF THE D PARTY.
WAR.
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