diff --git a/etc/hosts.append b/etc/hosts.append
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+# abusing this shell-things / this hosts.append file to cat into /etc/hosts
+# for blocking these specific domains with systemd-resolved like
+# /etc/unbound/unbound.conf.d/blocklist.conf to avoid logs/NextDNS spamming
+# about these hosts
+0.0.0.0	google-analytics.com
+0.0.0.0	www.google-analytics.com
+0.0.0.0	ssl.google-analytics.com
+0.0.0.0	incoming.telemetry.mozilla.org