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1. Shard Calculation

Query:

Response:

Calculated Shard: 151 (from laksa061)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa151.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://mashable.com/video/stephen-colbert-trump-war-worst-case-scenario\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://mashable.com/video/stephen-colbert-trump-war-worst-case-scenario\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/mashable.com\/video\/stephen-colbert-trump-war-worst-case-scenario","crawl_time":1774315582,"first_indexed_time":1772624074,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,mashable!\/video\/stephen-colbert-trump-war-worst-case-scenario s443","src_root_hash":"7998629827906806751","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Stephen Colbert roasts Trump's answer on what war's 'worst case scenario' could be | Mashable","meta_descriptions":["Stephen Colbert has responded to Trump answering a question about what the \"worst case scenario\" of the U.S.' war with Iran could be."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"\"Yeah. Yeah, that could happen.\"\nThe\nU.S. may have launched \"major combat operations\" in Iran\n, but Trump is being surprisingly candid about the things that might go wrong.\n\"He was asked about what the war's 'worst case scenario' might be, and his answer was not the best,\" says\nStephen Colbert\nin the\nLate Show\nclip above, playing footage of Trump telling reporters the worst case would be \"we do this, then someone takes over who's as bad as the previous person.\"\n\"Yeah. Yeah, that could happen,\" says Colbert. \"Because sometimes, you get a really bad guy out of office and then like four years later you get the same guy back. And he's\nsomehow worse\n.\"\nWant more of the best of late night? Sign up for Mashable's\nTop Stories newsletters\n.\nSam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.\nThese newsletters may contain advertising, deals, or affiliate links. 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Yeah, that could happen.\"\n\nBy\n\n[Sam Haysom](https:\/\/mashable.com\/author\/sam-haysom)\n\n![Mashable Image](https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/authors\/01sT0oXtE6IeRNrRLduLq1X\/image.fill.size_200x200.v1624381011.jpg)\n\nSam Haysom\n\nSam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.\n\n[Read Full Bio](https:\/\/mashable.com\/author\/sam-haysom)\n\non\n\nMarch 4, 2026\n\n[Share on Facebook](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Fvideo%2Fstephen-colbert-trump-war-worst-case-scenario \"(opens in a new window)\")\n\n[Share on Twitter](https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Fvideo%2Fstephen-colbert-trump-war-worst-case-scenario&text=Stephen+Colbert+roasts+Trump%27s+answer+on+what+war%27s+%27worst+case+scenario%27+could+be \"(opens in a new window)\")\n\n[Share on Flipboard](https:\/\/share.flipboard.com\/bookmarklet\/popout?v=2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Fvideo%2Fstephen-colbert-trump-war-worst-case-scenario&title=Stephen+Colbert+roasts+Trump%27s+answer+on+what+war%27s+%27worst+case+scenario%27+could+be \"(opens in a new window)\")\n\n![A man in a suit stands close to the camera on a talk show stage.](https:\/\/helios-i.mashable.com\/imagery\/videos\/06qVX6MQlfZSKDduPuTq4sA\/hero-image.fill.size_1248x702.v1772623445.png)\n\nWatch Next\n\n[![A man in a suit on a talk show stage points and winks at the camera. 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Readable Markdown	"Yeah. Yeah, that could happen." The [U.S. may have launched "major combat operations" in Iran](https://mashable.com/video/jon-stewart-trump-iran-war-announcement), but Trump is being surprisingly candid about the things that might go wrong. "He was asked about what the war's 'worst case scenario' might be, and his answer was not the best," says [Stephen Colbert](https://mashable.com/category/stephen-colbert) in the Late Show clip above, playing footage of Trump telling reporters the worst case would be "we do this, then someone takes over who's as bad as the previous person." "Yeah. Yeah, that could happen," says Colbert. "Because sometimes, you get a really bad guy out of office and then like four years later you get the same guy back. And he's somehow worse." *Want more of the best of late night? Sign up for Mashable's [Top Stories newsletters](https://mashable.com/newsletters)**.* ![Mashable Image](https://helios-i.mashable.com/imagery/authors/01sT0oXtE6IeRNrRLduLq1X/image.fill.size_100x100.v1624381011.jpg) Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time. These newsletters may contain advertising, deals, or affiliate links. By clicking Subscribe, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our [Terms of Use](https://www.ziffdavis.com/terms-of-use "(opens in a new window)") and [Privacy Policy](https://www.ziffdavis.com/ztg-privacy-policy "(opens in a new window)").
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