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FIRE Happy Hour in San Francisco on Thursday
A reminder to all of FIRE's West Coast friends: FIRE will be co-hosting a happy hour tomorrow evening in San Francisco with the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the First Amendment Project. You can find the event details here and on our Facebook page. If you plan to attend, please e-mail bridget@thefire.org. We hope to see you there!
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