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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
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A Facebook prank in which a man trolls his racist, xenophobic, and homophobic 'friend' by commenting on every single one of the guy's posts and calling him out for his ignorant views has taken the internet by storm - likely because everyone can relate to seeing these types of comments in their news feeds. In the amusing series of exchanges, which the man behind the hoax have admitted he made up to mock the current political firestorm among conservatives and liberals, a user named 'Robert Graves' relentlessly baits his ultra-conservative friend, 'Brendan Sullivan', by repeatedly mocking his offensive posts. 'Can't believe Kim Davis story has disappeared. She stood up for what she believed in. But now gay marriage has been forced upon this great nation,' Brendan wrote in one post, to which Robert responded: 'Why do you care so much? Worrying about what a couple of gay dudes do in the privacy of their own homes in about the gayest thing a guy can do.'A user named 'Robert Graves' relentlessly baited his ultra-conservative friend, 'Brendan Sullivan', by repeatedly mocking his offensive postsTheir fake exchanges caused a stir on the internet because nearly everyone can relate to having an ignorant Facebook friend like 'Brendan'The prankster came clean about the hoax today, saying he fabricated it to make fun of the political firestorm between liberals and conservatives 
 Question:I must say, that is a grading scale like no other I have seen before,' wrote _.
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Robert Graves


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Heavy rains fueled by the meeting of two storm systems, one the remnants of Hurricane Patricia, pounded southeastern Texas, on Saturday, triggering flash floods and derailing a freight train. The National Weather Service predicted six to 12 inches of rain for coastal areas, including southwest Louisiana by Monday which were exacerbated by tides up to five feet and wind gusts up to 35 mph. After the severe flooding on Saturday, by early Sunday morning, forecasters said the relentless storms that had dumped more than a foot of rain in some parts of Texas were moving on. In the video, uploaded to YouTube by James Reed, who works with the Corsicana Fire Department, it shows the harrowing rescue as it unfolds.National Weather Service predicts six to 12 inches of rain for coastal areasTides of up to five feet and wind gusts of up to 35 mph worsened situationOne of the worst hit areas was Navarro County, 50 miles south of DallasA man and his dog had to be rescued after they became strandedMayor Annise Parker told residents to stay away from wet roads after darkRainfall led to the cancellation of 100 flights at Dallas International AirportBut by early Sunday morning, forecasters said weather will move on 
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Texas


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(CNN) An additional charge has been filed against a Maryland man accused of tweeting an animated strobe image to a journalist with epilepsy, prosecutors in Texas said Monday. John Rayne Rivello, 29, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, said Brittany Dunn with the Dallas County District Attorney's Office. A grand jury referral said Rivello sent the tweet knowing journalist Kurt Eichenwald was "susceptible to seizures and that such animations are capable of causing seizures." The document said Rivello used "a deadly weapon, to wit: a tweet and a graphics interchange format (GIF) and an electronic device and hands during the commission of the assault."Man also faces federal cyberstalking chargeJournalist says he suffered a seizure and received more flashing images 
 Question:The Twitter account belonging to _ allegedly contained direct messages sent to other users regarding Eichenwald with statements like, "I hope this sends him into a seizure," "Spammed this at (victim) let's see if he dies," and "I know he has epilepsy," according to the allegations in an affidavit that was unsealed Friday.
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John Rayne Rivello