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						el.matches && el.matches( sel ) ||
						el.msMatchesSelector && el.msMatchesSelector( sel )
					);
				}

				document.body.addEventListener( 'click', function ( event ) {
					if ( ! event.target ) {
						return;
					}

					var el;
					if ( matches( event.target, 'a.share-twitter' ) ) {
						el = event.target;
					} else if ( event.target.parentNode && matches( event.target.parentNode, 'a.share-twitter' ) ) {
						el = event.target.parentNode;
					}

					if ( el ) {
						event.preventDefault();

						// If there's another sharing window open, close it.
						if ( typeof windowOpen !== 'undefined' ) {
							windowOpen.close();
						}
						windowOpen = window.open( el.getAttribute( 'href' ), 'wpcomtwitter', 'menubar=1,resizable=1,width=600,height=350' );
						return false;
					}
				} );
			} )();
var windowOpen;
			( function () {
				function matches( el, sel ) {
					return !! (
						el.matches && el.matches( sel ) ||
						el.msMatchesSelector && el.msMatchesSelector( sel )
					);
				}

				document.body.addEventListener( 'click', function ( event ) {
					if ( ! event.target ) {
						return;
					}

					var el;
					if ( matches( event.target, 'a.share-bluesky' ) ) {
						el = event.target;
					} else if ( event.target.parentNode && matches( event.target.parentNode, 'a.share-bluesky' ) ) {
						el = event.target.parentNode;
					}

					if ( el ) {
						event.preventDefault();

						// If there's another sharing window open, close it.
						if ( typeof windowOpen !== 'undefined' ) {
							windowOpen.close();
						}
						windowOpen = window.open( el.getAttribute( 'href' ), 'wpcombluesky', 'menubar=1,resizable=1,width=600,height=400' );
						return false;
					}
				} );
			} )();
var windowOpen;
			( function () {
				function matches( el, sel ) {
					return !! (
						el.matches && el.matches( sel ) ||
						el.msMatchesSelector && el.msMatchesSelector( sel )
					);
				}

				document.body.addEventListener( 'click', function ( event ) {
					if ( ! event.target ) {
						return;
					}

					var el;
					if ( matches( event.target, 'a.share-mastodon' ) ) {
						el = event.target;
					} else if ( event.target.parentNode && matches( event.target.parentNode, 'a.share-mastodon' ) ) {
						el = event.target.parentNode;
					}

					if ( el ) {
						event.preventDefault();

						// If there's another sharing window open, close it.
						if ( typeof windowOpen !== 'undefined' ) {
							windowOpen.close();
						}
						windowOpen = window.open( el.getAttribute( 'href' ), 'wpcommastodon', 'menubar=1,resizable=1,width=460,height=400' );
						return false;
					}
				} );
			} )();
var windowOpen;
			( function () {
				function matches( el, sel ) {
					return !! (
						el.matches && el.matches( sel ) ||
						el.msMatchesSelector && el.msMatchesSelector( sel )
					);
				}

				document.body.addEventListener( 'click', function ( event ) {
					if ( ! event.target ) {
						return;
					}

					var el;
					if ( matches( event.target, 'a.share-threads' ) ) {
						el = event.target;
					} else if ( event.target.parentNode && matches( event.target.parentNode, 'a.share-threads' ) ) {
						el = event.target.parentNode;
					}

					if ( el ) {
						event.preventDefault();

						// If there's another sharing window open, close it.
						if ( typeof windowOpen !== 'undefined' ) {
							windowOpen.close();
						}
						windowOpen = window.open( el.getAttribute( 'href' ), 'wpcomthreads', 'menubar=1,resizable=1,width=600,height=400' );
						return false;
					}
				} );
			} )();
var windowOpen;
			( function () {
				function matches( el, sel ) {
					return !! (
						el.matches && el.matches( sel ) ||
						el.msMatchesSelector && el.msMatchesSelector( sel )
					);
				}

				document.body.addEventListener( 'click', function ( event ) {
					if ( ! event.target ) {
						return;
					}

					var el;
					if ( matches( event.target, 'a.share-facebook' ) ) {
						el = event.target;
					} else if ( event.target.parentNode && matches( event.target.parentNode, 'a.share-facebook' ) ) {
						el = event.target.parentNode;
					}

					if ( el ) {
						event.preventDefault();

						// If there's another sharing window open, close it.
						if ( typeof windowOpen !== 'undefined' ) {
							windowOpen.close();
						}
						windowOpen = window.open( el.getAttribute( 'href' ), 'wpcomfacebook', 'menubar=1,resizable=1,width=600,height=400' );
						return false;
					}
				} );
			} )();
var windowOpen;
			( function () {
				function matches( el, sel ) {
					return !! (
						el.matches && el.matches( sel ) ||
						el.msMatchesSelector && el.msMatchesSelector( sel )
					);
				}

				document.body.addEventListener( 'click', function ( event ) {
					if ( ! event.target ) {
						return;
					}

					var el;
					if ( matches( event.target, 'a.share-tumblr' ) ) {
						el = event.target;
					} else if ( event.target.parentNode && matches( event.target.parentNode, 'a.share-tumblr' ) ) {
						el = event.target.parentNode;
					}

					if ( el ) {
						event.preventDefault();

						// If there's another sharing window open, close it.
						if ( typeof windowOpen !== 'undefined' ) {
							windowOpen.close();
						}
						windowOpen = window.open( el.getAttribute( 'href' ), 'wpcomtumblr', 'menubar=1,resizable=1,width=450,height=450' );
						return false;
					}
				} );
			} )();
var windowOpen;
			( function () {
				function matches( el, sel ) {
					return !! (
						el.matches && el.matches( sel ) ||
						el.msMatchesSelector && el.msMatchesSelector( sel )
					);
				}

				document.body.addEventListener( 'click', function ( event ) {
					if ( ! event.target ) {
						return;
					}

					var el;
					if ( matches( event.target, 'a.share-linkedin' ) ) {
						el = event.target;
					} else if ( event.target.parentNode && matches( event.target.parentNode, 'a.share-linkedin' ) ) {
						el = event.target.parentNode;
					}

					if ( el ) {
						event.preventDefault();

						// If there's another sharing window open, close it.
						if ( typeof windowOpen !== 'undefined' ) {
							windowOpen.close();
						}
						windowOpen = window.open( el.getAttribute( 'href' ), 'wpcomlinkedin', 'menubar=1,resizable=1,width=580,height=450' );
						return false;
					}
				} );
			} )();
//# sourceURL=sharing-js-js-after



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Requests	IP Address	Location	AS Autonomous System
50	192.0.79.33	San Francisco, California, United States	AS2635AUTOMATTIC
19	192.0.77.2	San Francisco, California, United States	AS2635AUTOMATTIC
16	142.251.140.162	United States	AS15169GOOGLE
6	142.250.185.227	United States	AS15169GOOGLE
4	192.0.79.32	San Francisco, California, United States	AS2635AUTOMATTIC
4	142.250.185.68	United States	AS15169GOOGLE
4	216.239.32.36	United States	AS15169GOOGLE
4	52.17.99.225	Dublin, Leinster, Ireland	AS16509AMAZON-02
4	2a00:1450:4001:829::2003	Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany	AS15169GOOGLE
4	2a00:1450:4001:813::2001	Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany	AS15169GOOGLE
154	35	-	-

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ssdeep (Context Triggered Piecewise Hashing)

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