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Musk officially steps down from DOGE after wrapping work streamlining government

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Elon Musk is beginning the process of stepping down from his role as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO posted on X on Wednesday night that his time as a special government employee is coming to an end and thanked President Donald Trump for the opportunity to cut down on wasteful spending.

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«The ⁦‪@DOGE‬⁩ mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government,» Musk wrote in his post. The White House confirmed to FOX that Musk’s post is accurate and offboarding will begin Wednesday night.

Musk has been the public face of DOGE since Trump signed an executive order establishing the office on Jan. 20. DOGE has since ripped through federal government agencies in a quest to identify and end government overspending, corruption and fraud.

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has officially stepped down from his role helping lead DOGE, which had long been the plan as a special government employee. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

He was officially hired as a «special government employee,» which is a role Congress created in 1962 that allows the executive or legislative branch to hire temporary employees for specific short-term initiatives.

Special government employees are permitted to work for the federal government for «no more than 130 days in a 365-day period,» according to data from the Office of Government Ethics. Musk’s 130-day timeframe, beginning on Inauguration Day, was set to run dry on May 30.

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DOGE is a temporary cross-departmental organization that was established to slim down and streamline the federal government. The group itself will be dissolved on July 4, 2026, according to Trump’s executive order.

Musk and Trump have both previously previewed that Musk’s role was temporary and would end in the spring.

«You, technically, are a special government employee and you’re supposed to be 130 days,» Fox News’ Bret Baier asked Musk during an exclusive interview with Musk and DOGE team members in April. «Are you going to continue past that or do you think that’s what you’re going to do?» 

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Elon Musk was hired as a special government employee, which only permits 130 days of employment, when he was chosen to lead DOGE. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

«I think we will have accomplished most of the work required to reduce the deficit by a trillion dollars within that timeframe,» Musk responded. 

Trump hinted at Musk’s departure in comments to reporters on March 31 when he was asked if he wants Musk to remain in a government role for longer than the predetermined 130 days.

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«I think he’s amazing. But I also think he’s got a big company to run,» Trump said in March. «And so at some point he’s going to be going back.»

«I’d keep him as long as I can keep him,» Trump said. «He’s a very talented guy. You know, I love very smart people. He’s very smart. And he’s done a good job,» the president added. «DOGE is, we’ve found numbers that nobody can even believe.»

More recently, Musk said during a Tesla earnings call on April 22 that he will take a step back from his work as DOGE’s leader. 

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«I think starting probably in next month, May, my time allocation to DOGE will drop significantly,» Musk said during Tesla’s earnings conference call. «I’ll have to continue doing it for, I think, the remainder of the president’s term just to make sure the waste and fraud that we stopped does not come roaring back, which it will do if it has the chance. So I think I’ll continue to spend, you know, a day or two per week on government matters for as long as the president would like me to do so and as long as it is useful.»

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Elon Musk jumps on state as he joins former president Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

«But starting next month,» he added, «I’ll be allocating far more of my time to Tesla now that the major work of establishing the Department of Government Efficiency is done.»

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Amid Musk’s work with DOGE, Democrats and activists have staged protests against the tech billionaire and his companies, including working to tank Tesla stocks. 

Musk has been the public face of DOGE for months, but is not an employee of the United States DOGE Service and does not report to the acting DOGE chief, according to a court filing in March that shed additional light on the internal workings of the office.

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«Elon Musk does not work at USDS. I do not report to him, and he does not report to me. To my knowledge, he is a Senior Advisor to the White House,» Amy Gleason, the acting administrator of DOGE, wrote in a declaration included in a court filing.

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President Trump has spoken highly of Elon Musk’s work with DOGE since he was chosen to lead the new agency on Jan. 20. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Gleason previously worked for the United States Digital Service, which was founded in 2014 by former President Barack Obama as a technology office within the Executive Office of the President. Trump signed an executive order in January that renamed the office to the United States DOGE Service, establishing DOGE. 

Though Musk has been the public face of DOGE, he «has no actual or formal authority to make government decisions himself» and is working as a senior advisor to the president, a White House official said in a separate court filing back in February.

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Musk emerged as an ardent supporter of Trump at the height of the election cycle over the summer, officially endorsing Trump after the first assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.

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President Trump survived an assassination attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania in July. (Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images)

«I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery,» Musk posted to X shortly after the attempt, accompanied by footage of Trump raising a fist and shouting «Fight, fight, fight!» after he was left bloodied by the assassination attempt. 

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Musk hosted Trump on X for an expansive interview while on the campaign trail 

Across Musk’s tenure as a special government employee, Trump has praised the tech billionaire for his efforts to streamline the government and cut it of overspending, including during his first address to a joint session of Congress since his second inauguration.

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«Thank you, Elon. He’s working very hard. He didn’t need this. He didn’t need this. Thank you very much. We appreciate it. Everybody here, even this side, appreciates it, I believe. They just don’t want to admit that,» Trump said in March during his address, quipping that Democrats were even grateful for Musk’s work at DOGE. 

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Volodimir Zelenski insiste en reunirse con Vladimir Putin mientras Rusia intensifica los bombardeos en Ucrania

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El presidente de Ucrania, Volodimir Zelenski, renovó este martes su oferta de reunirse con el líder ruso, Vladimir Putin y negociar el fin de la guerra en Ucrania, pero las esperanzas de progresos eran bajas mientras las delegaciones de ambos gobiernos se preparaban para celebrar una tercera ronda de conversaciones directas.

Mientras tanto, las fuerzas rusas atacaron cuatro ciudades ucranianas en ataques nocturnos que, según los funcionarios, mataron a un chico.

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Putin ha rechazado las ofertas anteriores de Zelenski de una reunión cara a cara para poner fin al mayor conflicto de Europa desde la II Guerra Mundial. Pero el líder ucraniano insiste en que las delegaciones de menor nivel, como las que se esperan para las conversaciones en Estambul el miércoles, no tienen el peso político para detener los combates, cuando las demandas de cada lado para poner fin a la invasión a gran escala de Rusia, lanzada el 24 de febrero de 2022, siguen estando tan alejadas.

«Ucrania nunca quiso esta guerra, y es Rusia la que debe poner fin a la guerra que ella misma comenzó», dijo Zelenski en una publicación de Telegram.

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El portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, dijo el martes que «se necesita hacer mucho trabajo antes de tener una discusión detallada sobre la posibilidad de reuniones de alto nivel», lo que en la práctica descartó las esperanzas de una cumbre en el corto plazo. No proporcionó una fecha para las conversaciones en Estambul.

Funcionarios ucranianos y occidentales han acusado al Kremlin de postergar las conversaciones para que su ejército, más grande, capture más territorio ucraniano. Rusia controla actualmente alrededor del 20% de Ucrania.

Un edificio y varios autos destruidos por un ataque de Rusia con drones, en Odesa, Ucrania, este martes. Foto: REUTERS

El anuncio de Zelenski el lunes por la noche de que se llevarían a cabo las negociaciones generó pocas esperanzas de que lograran algún progreso en poner fin a la guerra. Esto a pesar de los esfuerzos del gobierno de Donald Trump por impulsar los esfuerzos de paz, que se han estancado ante los reparos del presidente ruso, Vladimir Putin, a ceder en sus demandas.

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Peskov dijo que «no tenemos razones para esperar avances mágicos, es difícilmente posible en la situación actual».

Las dos rondas anteriores se llevaron a cabo en Estambul, y los reportes de los medios rusos dijeron que probablemente la ciudad turca también albergaría la reunión esta vez. Las conversaciones en mayo y junio llevaron a una serie de intercambios de prisioneros de guerra y cuerpos de soldados caídos, pero no produjeron otros acuerdos.

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Mientras tanto, Rusia está presionando fuertemente para abrirse paso en puntos del este y noreste en la línea del frente de 1.000 kilómetros. También está disparando más de 700 drones por noche a ciudades ucranianas.

Zelenski dijo que en las próximas conversaciones en Estambul, Ucrania quiere asegurar la liberación de más prisioneros del cautiverio ruso y el regreso de los niños que Ucrania dice fueron secuestrados.

Fuego y humo sobre Járkov, Ucrania, tras un ataque de Rusia con drones. Foto: EFE Fuego y humo sobre Járkov, Ucrania, tras un ataque de Rusia con drones. Foto: EFE

La delegación ucraniana estará encabezada por el exministro de Defensa Rustem Umerov, actual secretario del Consejo de Seguridad y Defensa Nacional de Ucrania. Incluirá representantes de la inteligencia ucraniana, el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y la oficina del presidente, dijo Zelenski.

Peskov dijo que «el tema de un acuerdo ucraniano es tan complejo que incluso llegar a acuerdos sobre intercambios de prisioneros o el retorno de cuerpos ya es un éxito».

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Ataques con drones y bombas

Las fuerzas rusas atacaron cuatro ciudades ucranianas en tres regiones en ataques nocturnos. Según funcionarios locales, al menos 40 personas resultaron heridas y murió un chiquito. Desde el anochecer del lunes, Rusia atacó las regiones ucranianas de Sumy en el noreste, Odesa en el sur y Kramatorsk en el este.

En Kramatorsk, una bomba planeadora impactó en un edificio de apartamentos, provocando un incendio, según el jefe de la administración militar de la ciudad, Oleksandr Honcharenko. Un niño nacido en 2015 murió, dijeron funcionarios locales, sin dar su edad exacta. Otras cinco personas resultaron heridas.

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La región de Sumy fue objeto de múltiples oleadas de ataques, informó la administración militar regional. Un dron impactó en una gasolinera en la ciudad de Putyvl, hiriendo a cuatro personas, incluido un niño de cinco años. Un segundo ataque de dron golpeó el mismo lugar menos de dos horas después e hirió a siete más.

Después del anochecer, dos poderosas bombas planeadoras rusas fueron lanzadas sobre la ciudad de Sumy, hiriendo a 13 personas, incluido un niño de seis años. Según las autoridades regionales, cinco edificios de apartamentos, dos casas particulares y un centro comercial resultaron dañados en el ataque. El alcalde en funciones, Artem Kobzar, dijo que las explosiones rompieron ventanas y destruyeron balcones en edificios residenciales.

También el martes, el Ministerio ruso de Defensa dijo que sus defensas antiaéreas derribaron 35 drones ucranianos de largo alcance sobre varias regiones durante la noche, incluidos tres sobre la región de Moscú.

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Anti-ICE attackers revealed to have extensive history of radical protest activities

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Some members of the group charged in the Prairieland Detention Center anti-ICE attack on Independence Day have been arrested in the past for protest activities.

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Ines Soto, who is part of the group of ten charged with attempted murder of federal officers and firearm offenses, was arrested at a protest in 2016 for allegedly resisting arrest and trying to avoid detention, according to K-HOU 11 at the time.

The protest was against a speech by Richard Spencer at Texas A&M University. The outlet My Aggie Nation noted that Soto was 31 in 2016, which corroborates with a KERA News report stating that Soto is now 40 years old and was released on a $10,000 bond.

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Ten suspects were charged with attempted murder of a federal officer in connection with the July 4, 2025, ambush attack on the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas.  (Johnson County Sheriff’s Office)

Meanwhile, KERA News reported that Savanna Batten partook in the Occupy Wall Street movement through an «Occupy Dallas» protest in 2011, where she was arrested for allegedly not allowing people to come and go from a Chase Bank. The case was ultimately dismissed, as a criminal trespassing charge was scrapped in exchange for 24 community service hours, the outlet reported.

Batten also specifically has a history of anti-ICE activism, as she was charged for allegedly blocking a highway in June 2018 near a Dallas ICE facility, and the charge for that was also dismissed in 2019 as part of a program.

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Fox News Digital reported last week that Benjamin Song, who was captured by the FBI last week, had a known protest background. He was named in a 2023 lawsuit over a counter-protest to the New Columbia Movement at a drag brunch in Fort Worth, Texas. The lawsuit noted Song was tied with a pro-arms leftist group, the Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club.

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During the Prairieland Detention Center attack, cars were vandalized with anti-ICE messages such as «Ice Pig.» (Justice Department)

In addition, he was also arrested in 2020 during a protest in Austin for allegedly assaulting a public servant, according to Fox 4.

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Song’s social media profiles also indicated that he was extremely vocal online about his stances and activism, and also appeared to use a martial arts studio tied to his mother to film tactical exercises.

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«Do you want to end mass shootings? Abolish the police,» he posted in June 2022 under the X handle, BubbleBreakBS.

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Song, a former U.S. Marine Corps reservist, is accused of firing two AR-15-style rifles at two correctional officers and one Alvarado police officer, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Fox News Digital.

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Savanna Batten (left) and Ines Soto (right) are both charged with attempted murder and firearms offenses in an anti-ICE Texas attack on July 4, 2025. (Johnson County Jail/)

«Make no mistake, this was not a peaceful protest,» Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy E. Larson said in a July 8 statement. «This was an ambush on federal and local law enforcement officers. This increasing trend of violence against law enforcement will not be tolerated in the Northern District of Texas. Those who use violence against law enforcement officers will be found and prosecuted using the toughest criminal statutes and penalties available.»

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A local police officer was shot in the neck by a suspect in the woods, according to the complaint. Another assailant allegedly fired dozens of rounds at unarmed correctional officers who had stepped outside the facility. Cars outside the facility were vandalized with «Ice pig» and «Traitor,» as authorities obtained anti-government literature from those involved, as well as a flag that said «Fight Fascism, Fight Oligarchy.» 

Fox News Digital’s Greg Wehner and Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.

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De “Hey Jude” a “Hotel California”: 40 letras de canciones que hicieron historia

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“All Apologies”, de Nirvana

Hay canciones que pasan a la historia, ya sea por su melodía, por las voces que las interpretan o sus letras. The Independent realizó un ranking de las 40 mejores letras de canciones en inglés de todos los tiempos. Bandas como Nirvana, The Beatles o Abba forman parte del listado. Según el ranking, las canciones se destacaron no solo por su música o interpretación, sino también por la fuerza de sus palabras, capaces de dejar una huella en distintas generaciones.

La lista está encabezada por ‘All Apologies’ de Nirvana. El tema está incluido en el álbum In Utero de 1993. Cobain escribió esta canción dirigiéndose tanto a Courtney Love como a su hija, Frances Bean. Para muchos, este track logra transmitir con especial nitidez el malestar interno y la rabia del músico, a la vez que se entrelaza con una profunda declaración de amor hacia su familia.

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Según The Independent, el mensaje contenido en esta canción supera la tragedia personal de Cobain y subraya la permanencia del afecto más allá de la ausencia física. Apenas seis meses después del lanzamiento, el artista se quitó la vida y dejó atrás de sí un tema que muchos consideran imprescindible para comprender el significado de su legado artístico.

Nine Inch Nails Hurt (Live) (1995)

El listado continúa con Nine Inch Nails, ‘Hurt’. El tema, escrito e interpretado por Trent Reznor, hace un retrato directo de la autodestrucción y el sufrimiento, elementos presentes desde la primera grabación. Si bien Reznor nunca precisó si el trasfondo hace referencia al consumo de heroína, el texto y la atmósfera de la canción transmiten una carga emotiva que oscila entre el dolor y una poesía sombría.

Joy Division con su hit ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ da continuidad al ranking. “¿Por qué el dormitorio está tan frío volteado de tu lado?, ¿Mi sincronización es tan imperfecta, nuestro respeto se ha agotado?“, cita la letra. El sencillo, escrito por Ian Curtis, refleja matices de su propia experiencia personal, marcada por la crisis matrimonial y una inminente tragedia.

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Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart

La canción sobresale por una combinación de melodía vibrante y una lírica de gran vulnerabilidad. La composición no transmite un mensaje sombrío en sí mismo, sino que transforma su tristeza en una pieza conmovedora, donde la humanidad del autor adquiere toda su dimensión.

Arcade Fire – Arcade Fire Presents Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

Arcade Fire, ‘Sprawl II Mountains Beyond Mountains’ continúa la lista. Junto a la voz de Régine Chassagne, la canción aporta una atmósfera única. La melodía logra materializar emociones latentes y anhelos de escapar de la uniformidad.

El ranking, presentado por The Independent, sigue con Beyoncé, ‘Formation’; Laura Marling, ‘Ghosts’; LCD Soundsystem, ‘Losing My Edge’; Leonard Cohen, ‘So Long, Marianne’; The Libertines, ‘Can’t Stand Me Now’; Kate Bush, ‘Cloudbusting’; Nick Cave, ‘Into My Arms’; The Sisters of Mercy, ‘This Corrosion’ y Sultans of Ping FC con ‘Where’s Me Jumper?’

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El listado destaca temas de bandas icónicas como The Beatles, Abba, Beyonce, Joy Division y The Rolling Stones (REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)

Seguidamente, el medio español posicionó entre los mejores temas a ‘There Is a Light That Never Goes Out’, de The Smiths; ‘I’m On Fire’ de Bruce Springsteen; ‘Father Lucifer’ de Tori Amos; ‘Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos’ de Public Enemy y ‘Pools (Drank)’ de Kendrick Lamar.

Mientras la comunidad afroamericana afrontaba las consecuencias de políticas conservadoras, Prince decidió abordar en su tema principal cuestiones como la violencia asociada a las pandillas, la pandemia del sida, tensiones políticas y catástrofes naturales. Con este enfoque, el cantante dejó atrás su aislamiento creativo y presentó ‘Sign O ‘The Times’, una canción donde la reflexión social y el comentario sobre realidades urgentes pasaron a primer plano.

Prince – Sign O The Times

En el listado no podían faltar los Rolling Stones. Si bien tienen grandes letras, en ‘Gimme Shelter’ recrean la atmósfera de inestabilidad y amenaza constante de la época. La composición captura el miedo y la incertidumbre de una sociedad al borde de la ruptura. Asimismo consolida el legado de Mick Jagger, Keith Richards y sus compañeros como cronistas musicales de un periodo turbulento.

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The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter (Live)

Si de turbulencias se trata, David Bowie es uno de los artistas que, durante su vida, atravesó momentos turbulentos. Estos periodos fueron de gran inspiración para el músico a la hora de componer. ‘Station to Station’ es una de las canciones grabadas en los días más oscuros de Bowie. El músico lidiaba con su adicción a las drogas en Los Ángeles mientras buscaba refugio en las letras.

Station To Station – David Bowie

El ranking continúa con ‘Supersonic’, de Oasis; ‘Born Slippy’ de Underworld; ‘Landslide’ de Fleetwood Mac; ‘Graceland’ de Paul Simon; ‘Take a Walk on the Wild Side’ de Lou Reed; ‘Every Time the Sun Comes Up’, de Sharon Van Etten; ‘Gloria’ de Patti Smith; y ‘Hotel California’ de Eagles.

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Los hermanos Gallagher forman aprte del listado (Kevin Cummins cortesía Sony Music)

Thin Lizzy sigue el listado con ‘The Boys are Back in Town’. Le sigue Nina Simone con ‘Four Women’; St. Vincent ‘Digital Witnesses’; Frank Ocean con ‘Pink + White’. El ranking continúa con ‘Dinner at Eight’ de Rufus Wainwright; ‘It’s Alright Ma’’ de Bob Dylan; ‘The Winner Takes it All’ de Abba y ‘I Wanna Be Adored’ de The Stone Roses.

En los tres últimos puestos se encuentran ‘The World is Yours’ de Nas; ‘When I’m Sixty Four’ de The Beatles y Beck con ‘Loser’. Este último es uno de los éxitos más recordados de Beck. Surgió a partir de una autocrítica espontánea después de escuchar una versión preliminar del tema. El propio músico reconoció sentirse «el peor rapero del mundo» y se definió como “un perdedor”.

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Esta percepción no solo alimentó el concepto de la canción, sino que inspiró el famoso estribillo que acabó identificando al tema. A pesar de la aparente falta de coherencia en la letra, la composición logra crear una atmósfera singular gracias a su escritura en flujo de conciencia, un recurso que genera magnetismo incluso en lo absurdo.

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