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The Dan Bongino Show delivers no-nonsense analysis of the day’s most important political and cultural stories. Hosted by the former Deputy Director of the FBI, former Secret Service agent, NYPD officer, and bestselling author Dan Bongino, the show cuts through media spin with facts, accountability,...

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Common Sense: The Unabridged and Complete Edition (Thomas Paine Classics) cover

Common Sense

Thomas Paine

Mentioned 1 week ago

Charlie (Ep. 2550)

Dan Bongino highlighted the pamphlet as a historic work that helped convince colonists to pursue liberty and truth, using it as a rallying point for modern commonsense politics.

Thomas Paine, 1776. Common sense. I'll show you what I mean in a minute.

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Trump

Donald J. Trump

Mentioned 1 week ago

They're Finding Out (Ep. 2549)

Dan Bongino noted that Donald Trump had written a book titled The Art of the Deal, describing it as a work about a constitutional republic and the importance of rules.

He wrote a book called The Art of the Deal. A constitutional republic where we all believe in the rules.

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The Revolt Against the Masses

Fred Siegel

Mentioned 1 month ago

Everybody Knew (Ep. 2537)

The host recommended the book as a single key takeaway for listeners, describing it as essential reading on how the liberal progressive movement treats workingclass voters. He cited it as a lesson from the show.

I hope if there's one lesson you take out of the show, just one, read the book by Fred Siegel, Revolt Against the Masses, how the liberal progressive movement hates working class voters.

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The Jews and the Left

Batya Ungar-Sargon

Mentioned 1 month ago

Everybody Knew (Ep. 2537)

The host highlighted the book as a new release and repeatedly urged listeners to purchase it, emphasizing its relevance to the discussion about Jews and politics. He mentioned it several times throughout the episode.

She has a new book out which is fantastic. The Jews and the left asking the question I've been asking for a really long time.

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Illustrated First Edition): 100th Anniversary OZ Collection cover

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Illustrated First Edition)

L. Frank Baum

Mentioned 1 month ago

I'm Sorry I Have To Do This (Ep. 2531)

The host mentioned the name Judy as being popular after the Wizard of Oz, referencing the classic story in a brief anecdote about names.

I saw, thank you, audience archivist Judy, Judy S. She's been with us forever. That was actually my mother's name. It's not a lot, you don't meet a lot of Judy's. That was a popular name after Wizard of Oz and Judy Garland that you don't see a lot of Judy's anymore.

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The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed cover

The Gift of Failure

Jessica Lahey

Mentioned 1 month ago

Is The Country Splitting Apart? (Ep. 2529)

He stated that he had written a book titled The Gift of Failure, which focused on falling down and getting back up.

I wrote a whole book. About falling down. And getting back up. The gift of failure.

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The Parasitic Mind

Gad Saad

Mentioned 1 month ago

The Craziest Court Decision Yet (Ep. 2527)

Dan Bongino referenced the book while explaining how ideas can infect minds, noting it as a previous work that discusses ideological parasites. The title was mentioned as part of a discussion about previous publications.

So in one of my previous books, In the Parasitic Mind, I talk about how human minds can be parasitized not only by actual physical brain worms, but they could be parasitized by ideological brain worms.

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Suicidal Empathy

Gad Saad

Mentioned 1 month ago

The Craziest Court Decision Yet (Ep. 2527)

The host praised the book as a new bestseller and urged listeners to purchase it, describing it as a blueprint for the left's empathy without ownership. Gad Saad and Dan Bongino both congratulated the author and highlighted its impact.

He has a new book out. His name is Gad Saad. The book is fantastic. It is tearing up the charts. It is called Suicidal Empathy.

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The Aesthetic Revolution: Embracing Vanity and the Future of Fitness to Unlock Your Healthiest Self cover

The Aesthetic Revolution

Mike Israetel

Mentioned 1 month ago

Big Changes at the Secret Service (Ep. 2524)

The host highlighted that Dr. Mike Isretel had released a book titled The Aesthetic Revolution and said it was worth listeners' time.

Dr. Mike Isretel, some of the best tips out there for working out. He also has a book out. It's worth your time. The Aesthetic Revolution, Embracing Vanity and the Future of Fitness to Unlock Your Healthiest Self.

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Therapy Nation: How America Got Hooked on Therapy and Why It's Left Us More Anxious and Divided cover

Therapy Nation

Jonathan Alpert

Mentioned 2 months ago

Get Out! (Ep. 2519)

The book was highlighted as the new release of psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert, who discussed how his patients struggle to separate politics from personal life.

He has a book out called Therapy Nation, how he gets these people in his psychotherapy practice who just cannot divorce their political life from their personal life.

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The Road Less Traveled, 25th Anniversary Edition: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth cover

The Road Less Traveled, 25th Anniversary Edition

M. Scott Peck

Mentioned 2 months ago

A Huuuge Election Day (Ep. 2518)

The classic selfhelp book was mentioned while recalling the author's earlier bestseller, noting its lasting popularity compared to his later works. It was cited as an example of a wellknown paperback title.

I remember reading a book Jonathan back in the day M. Scott Peck who since passed wrote the famous road less travel book but he wrote another book doesn't get as much publicity as the road less travel which sold tens of

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The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek, Volume 2) cover

The Road to Serfdom

F. A. Hayek

Mentioned 2 months ago

We're NOT Doing This Again (Ep. 2511)

The host cited the book to illustrate Hayek's argument against socialism and authoritarianism, using it as a reference point for his discussion.

Brilliant. Folks, Friedrich Hayek explained this in The Road to Serfdom.

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The Last White Man: A Novel Cover

Mohsin Hamid

The Last White Man

A Novel

The book was described as "liberal porn" by commentator Pedro Gonzalez, who said it depicts the apocalyptic changes as violence escalates and white people disappear, with a calm settling upon the world once whites disappear forever. He noted that it could only be written by and for white people, and highlighted it as an example of a trend that goes beyond books.

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It's a new phenomenon that goes just beyond books, but I think it's important to actually do an overview of The Last White Man. Basically the characters suffer through these apocalypt...

— Episode: What Is The FBI Hiding? (Ep 1832)

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Episode: What Is The FBI Hiding? (Ep 1832)

The book was described as "liberal porn" by commentator Pedro Gonzalez, who said it depicts the apocalyptic changes as violence escalates and white people disappear, with a calm settling upon the world once whites disappear forever. He noted that it could only be written by and for white people, and highlighted it as an example of a trend that goes beyond books.

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It's a new phenomenon that goes just beyond books, but I think it's important to actually do an overview of The Last White Man. Basically the characters suffer through these apocalyptic changes as violence escalates as whites disappear. Pale skinned militants in woodland camo stalk the streets attacking people with impunity from the cops. But a calm settles upon the world once whites disappear from its face forever.

A book like this, which is somewhere between racial exterminationist literature with a kind of wistful touch and liberal pornography could only be written about one group. And that privilege is reserved for whites.

As You Grow: A Modern Memory Book for Baby Cover

Korie Herold

As You Grow

A Modern Memory Book for Baby

Kirk Cameron mentioned a children's book he wrote, "As You Grow," which he attempted to read at public libraries. His attempts were met with resistance from some libraries that had previously hosted drag queen story hours.

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Last Christmas I wrote a little book called As You Grow and I wanted to do a public library story hour And I was denied by over 50 woke libraries that previously held drag queen story...

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Kirk Cameron mentioned a children's book he wrote, "As You Grow," which he attempted to read at public libraries. His attempts were met with resistance from some libraries that had previously hosted drag queen story hours.

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Last Christmas I wrote a little book called As You Grow and I wanted to do a public library story hour And I was denied by over 50 woke libraries that previously held drag queen story hours when I Confronted them and threatened to assert my constitutional rights for their viewpoint discrimination in a public library They reversed course we went to Indianapolis Public Library and were greeted by over 3,000 parents and children Overwhelming six floors of the library singing songs in between the book aisles and holding their own reading Reading times because they couldn't all fit inside the reading room.

Enemies: A History of the FBI Cover

Tim Weiner

Enemies

A History of the FBI

It was described as a terrible but accurate story about the internal workings and culture of the FBI. The book illustrated the agency's aggressive and sometimes ruthless internal dynamics.

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It's like the FBI, they eat their own. Retired agent wrote it. It's terrible. It's a terrible story, but it's accurate, right? It's just it's absolutely carnivorous in there.

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It was described as a terrible but accurate story about the internal workings and culture of the FBI. The book illustrated the agency's aggressive and sometimes ruthless internal dynamics.

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It's like the FBI, they eat their own. Retired agent wrote it. It's terrible. It's a terrible story, but it's accurate, right? It's just it's absolutely carnivorous in there.

Peril Cover

Bob Woodward

Peril

This book details the alleged actions of Mark Milley, who reportedly contacted the Chinese Communist Party to warn them against any potential attacks from the Trump administration. The podcast host expressed strong disapproval of these actions, considering them a potential coup and treasonous.

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if the reporting is accurate and Bob Woodard book is accurate about what Mark Milley did, they were involved in a coup.

— Episode: Did We Witness An Act Of Treason? (Ep 16...

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Episode: Did We Witness An Act Of Treason? (Ep 1605)

This book details the alleged actions of Mark Milley, who reportedly contacted the Chinese Communist Party to warn them against any potential attacks from the Trump administration. The podcast host expressed strong disapproval of these actions, considering them a potential coup and treasonous.

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if the reporting is accurate and Bob Woodard book is accurate about what Mark Milley did, they were involved in a coup.

Fox News Milley secretly called Chinese officials out of fear Trump would attack in the final days. The Bob Woodard book claims.

People vs. Donald Trump: An Inside Account Cover

Mark Pomerantz

People vs. Donald Trump

An Inside Account

The book was mentioned in relation to the author's account of assembling legal eagles to prosecute Donald Trump. The attorney general claimed to know nothing about the matter despite the book's account.

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So Pomerantz writes this book, which I'm sure you're aware of, where he says we put together the legal eagles to get Trump. We got all these folks together and we assembled them for that purpose.

— Episode: Biden’s Brain is GONE (Ep. 2264)

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Episode: Biden’s Brain is GONE (Ep. 2264)

The book was mentioned in relation to the author's account of assembling legal eagles to prosecute Donald Trump. The attorney general claimed to know nothing about the matter despite the book's account.

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So Pomerantz writes this book, which I'm sure you're aware of, where he says we put together the legal eagles to get Trump. We got all these folks together and we assembled them for that purpose.

The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir Cover

John Bolton

The Room Where It Happened

A White House Memoir

It was described as trashing Trump and containing a serious charge that Trump told President Xi that the concentration camps were "okay." The author did not directly hear this from Trump, but rather from an interpreter.

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He's not going to make the same mistakes that president obav made or and I think one thing you can be sure of is president trump's not going to make the mistakes of prior administrations here

— Episode: This is a Disgrace! (Ep 1278)

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Episode: This is a Disgrace! (Ep 1278)

It was described as trashing Trump and containing a serious charge that Trump told President Xi that the concentration camps were "okay." The author did not directly hear this from Trump, but rather from an interpreter.

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He's not going to make the same mistakes that president obav made or and I think one thing you can be sure of is president trump's not going to make the mistakes of prior administrations here

president trump correctly understands when china gets economic power by stealing from the united states and others it's time to call a stop to it

I think the president's right on the policy here

I think he's got another year of accomplishments under his belt

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Tom Brokaw

The Greatest Generation

The podcast host mentioned this book, suggesting another book could be written with a similar style, titled "The Dumbest Generation", focusing on the current generation of liberals.

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You know what? It's Tom Brokaw write the book, The Greatest Generation.

— Episode: It’s Time For Civil Disobedience (Ep 158...

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Episode: It’s Time For Civil Disobedience (Ep 1581)

The podcast host mentioned this book, suggesting another book could be written with a similar style, titled "The Dumbest Generation", focusing on the current generation of liberals.

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You know what? It's Tom Brokaw write the book, The Greatest Generation.

When a Killer Calls: A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town (Cases of the FBI's Original Mindhunter, 2) Cover

John E. Douglas

When a Killer Calls

A Haunting Story of Murder, Criminal Profiling, and Justice in a Small Town (Cases of the FBI's Original Mindhunter, 2)

The book, about the FBI's behavioral profiling, was mentioned as something the speaker used to read and enjoy.

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I wanted to be an FBI agent. I read that book Mindhunter about their behavioral profiling loss. Lost in the fire.

— Episode: Stunning Revelations About The Raid (Ep...

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Episode: Stunning Revelations About The Raid (Ep 1830)

The book, about the FBI's behavioral profiling, was mentioned as something the speaker used to read and enjoy.

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I wanted to be an FBI agent. I read that book Mindhunter about their behavioral profiling loss. Lost in the fire.

Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose Cover

Joe Biden

Promise Me, Dad

A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose

Dan Bongino mentioned the book in relation to Barack Obama's alleged feelings towards Joe Biden, suggesting it contained information about their relationship. He referenced a quote from the book illustrating Obama's purported low opinion of Biden.

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Mr. Biden relayed how Barack Obama backed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nominee over his loyal vice president. The unspoken truth was worse. The Obama White House often treated Mr. Biden as the d...

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Dan Bongino mentioned the book in relation to Barack Obama's alleged feelings towards Joe Biden, suggesting it contained information about their relationship. He referenced a quote from the book illustrating Obama's purported low opinion of Biden.

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Mr. Biden relayed how Barack Obama backed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nominee over his loyal vice president. The unspoken truth was worse. The Obama White House often treated Mr. Biden as the doddering uncle who always blurts out something offensive at Thanksgiving.

Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland Cover

Kristi Noem

Not My First Rodeo

Lessons from the Heartland

Governor Kristi Noem discussed her newly released memoir detailing her life, leadership lessons, and political experiences, available wherever books are sold.

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You have a new book out. It's called Not My First Rodeo. Available wherever you get your books today.

— Episode: The Dan Bongino Sunday Special 07/10/22

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Governor Kristi Noem discussed her newly released memoir detailing her life, leadership lessons, and political experiences, available wherever books are sold.

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You have a new book out. It's called Not My First Rodeo. Available wherever you get your books today.

Let's get to your book. It's called Not My First Rodeo Out Today, wherever you get your books.

Governor Noem, author of the new book, Not My First Rodeo out today. Go check it out, please.

Governor Kristi Noem, author of the new book. Go pick it up, folks. Not My First Rodeo available today.

Radical Nation: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s Dangerous Plan for America Cover

Sean Spicer

Radical Nation

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s Dangerous Plan for America

This book discusses the author's experiences as President Trump's press secretary and critiques the current state of media. It was positively reviewed by the podcast host.

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I got a copy of it in advance. It's terrific.

— Episode: Dan Bongino Show Sunday Special 10/31/21

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Episode: Dan Bongino Show Sunday Special 10/31/21

This book discusses the author's experiences as President Trump's press secretary and critiques the current state of media. It was positively reviewed by the podcast host.

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I got a copy of it in advance. It's terrific.

So congrats on the success of the new book. We're going to get to that to rescue the Republic. Uh, it's flying up the charts. I've watched a lot of your appearances. Uh, looks fantastic. I can't wait to dig in.

It was a great book. Yeah, it was a great book. You know what I mean?

Folks were talking to Sean Spicer, author of a book I really enjoyed. And again, was happy to endorse Radical Nation, Radical Nation. Go pick it up now wherever you get your, uh, your books, uh, preferably not on Amazon, but you do you,

Sean Spicer, author of the great new book, Radical Nation.

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind Cover

Julian Jaynes

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind

Dan Bongino mentioned the Julian Jaynes book while mocking a CNN factchecker, noting its title in a sarcastic comment.

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You're not going to ask him, hey, what's your feeling about the Julian Jaynes book, The Origins of Consciousness and the breakdown of the bicameral mind, Mr. Joe Clown? He may be the smartest clown in...

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Episode: The Left’s Battle Plan for Street Chaos (Ep 1346)

Dan Bongino mentioned the Julian Jaynes book while mocking a CNN factchecker, noting its title in a sarcastic comment.

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You're not going to ask him, hey, what's your feeling about the Julian Jaynes book, The Origins of Consciousness and the breakdown of the bicameral mind, Mr. Joe Clown? He may be the smartest clown in the world, but you really don't care about his opinion.

How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life Cover

Scott Adams

How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big

Kind of the Story of My Life

Congressman Byron Donalds mentioned he wrote a book about his life, including his failures and successes, emphasizing that failures are crucial for personal growth and that he embraced his past openly during his political campaigns.

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I wrote a whole book about it, Think My Failures. And everything all in between, because you know what happens? It's phony otherwise.

— Episode: Trump's Historic Speech (Ep. 2290)

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Episode: Trump's Historic Speech (Ep. 2290)

Congressman Byron Donalds mentioned he wrote a book about his life, including his failures and successes, emphasizing that failures are crucial for personal growth and that he embraced his past openly during his political campaigns.

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I wrote a whole book about it, Think My Failures. And everything all in between, because you know what happens? It's phony otherwise.

Your failures actually help you become the person you need to be.

In Defense of Looting: A Riotous History of Uncivil Action Cover

Vicky Osterweil

In Defense of Looting

A Riotous History of Uncivil Action

The host displayed the cover of Vicky Osterweil's book, describing it as a real, crowbartopped volume that defends looting and calls it a riotous history of uncivil action.

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Vicky Osterweil wrote a book called In Defense of Looting.

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The host displayed the cover of Vicky Osterweil's book, describing it as a real, crowbartopped volume that defends looting and calls it a riotous history of uncivil action.

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Vicky Osterweil wrote a book called In Defense of Looting.

A riotous history of uncivil action

In Defense of Looting, this is an actual book In Defense of Looting for the liberals this year

It's up there with that white fragility stupidity ... liberals love this stuff

The scanning uploading and distribution of this book without permission is a theft of the author's intellectual property

Lucky (*LARGE PRINT) Cover

Marissa Stapley

Lucky (*LARGE PRINT)

This book was mentioned in the context of a parent objecting to sexually explicit content in a school library; a school board member reacted by cutting off the parent's microphone.

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I'm gonna read things if there's children watching Cover their ears.

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This book was mentioned in the context of a parent objecting to sexually explicit content in a school library; a school board member reacted by cutting off the parent's microphone.

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I'm gonna read things if there's children watching Cover their ears.

I'm gonna stop you right there, sir. I'm gonna stop you right there Turn the microphone off turn off his microphone, please I've told you I'm stopping you

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