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YusufToropov

@YusufToropov@toot.community

Managing director, Cara-Wordsmith.com.

Author of #SHAKESPEARE FOR BEGINNERS, the novel JIHADI, and the play AN UNDIVIDED HEART. #Ukraine #baseball #jg20mvp #1947League #mlb #gratefuldead #neurodiversity #beatles #blacklivesmatter #demsabroad #democratsabroad

Hi. I'm ...

a writer,

a US #expat living in #Ireland,

a #baseball addict,

an adult recently diagnosed with #adhd (which, looking back, explains a lot),

a #teampete enthusiast.

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YusufToropov, to legal
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This powerful, hope-imparting 12-minute overview from gave me back my foundation.

It reminded me of my personal responsibility to support election workers, court workers, and others who are doing the dangerous job of keeping our system functioning.

It reminded me not to be cowed.

If it does the same for you, maybe this so others get the same inspiration.

https://youtu.be/P9lujh1rlWs?si=MPbGk1QhcJZpn_JL

@GottaLaff
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@uspolitics @politicalscience @DemocracyMattersALot @DefendDemocracy

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supporters try to doxx jurors and post violent threats after his conviction

On social media and web forums, users called for jurors, judges and prosecutors to be killed after the former president was found guilty on 34 felony counts.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-supporters-try-doxx-jurors-violent-threats-conviction-rcna154882

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@GottaLaff I knew it. Judge and staff and jurors all need MAJOR security details

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The verdict may not matter to Trump's base, but I do think there is a group of people it matters to who are being overlooked: the people who were already likely to vote for Biden.

A Trump acquittal would have sapped trust in legal systems and government further. It would fueled apathy. Hopelessness and apathy can reelect Trump.

YusufToropov,
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@futurebird EXACTLY. There is a legal system. It does work. It is worth defending and preserving. This verdict proves that.

YusufToropov,
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@futurebird Kavanaugh gets a pass. Alito gets a pass. Thomas gets a pass. And to hear the GOP talk, it's somehow unfair to suggest that they shouldn't have gotten a pass.

Over and over again, Dems need to make case that BRAVE jurors, a BRAVE judge, his BRAVE staff, did this bcs of their belief in the RULE OF LAW. They need to be protected. (Not a metaphor, they need physical security.)The larger principle also needs to be protected BY ALL OF US WHO GET WHAT THEY JUST DID.

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If you ignore the blathering, low-bandwidth CNN host, and focus only on Dr. Lightman in this video, you'll get:

a) a persuasive, nuanced argument in support of the proposition that is indeed in the driver's seat in this , regardless of the latest Poll Freakout of the Day;

b) a viable model for predicting presidential popular vote outcomes accurately (which Lightman has done 10x in a row).

Don't get me started on the Electoral College. Different topic.

https://youtu.be/PB8JazHcQ_k?si=xfm6LPgdBAdXv9R6

YusufToropov, to random
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Washington State 2024 Republican platform? They do not want want to be a Democracy anymore. They said the quiet part out loud. See it yourself:

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeXgXesE/

@uspolitics @DemocracyMattersALot @DefendDemocracy
@journalismandcomment

YusufToropov, to history
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Rachel on Bradley W. Hart's superb "Star-Spangled Fascism" podcast:

"The harder thing for us to sort of sit with, as Americans, is that there have been fascistic tendencies, fascistic movements in America ... for longer than we like to admit."

https://youtu.be/kilvdGyFwOE?si=NzPYtMWD6Jg5xlOf

@uspolitics @geopolitics @journalismandcomment @DemocracyMattersALot @DefendDemocracy

YusufToropov, to random
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is not some fever dream or conspiracy theory liberals have come up with.

It's a real, 920-page manifesto for neutralizing the civil service and concentrating power in the hands of an autocratic president.

It's the conservative plan to take over the country. It's what's at stake in this .

https://youtu.be/9k3UvaC5m7o?si=zM6c2XGzgJbWuia_


@uspolitics
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YusufToropov, to Women
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🧵

BRITT BILL WOULD CREATE FEDERAL DATABASE TRACKING PREGNANCIES

Alabama Senator Katie Britt, best known for delivering a bizarre, melodramatic televised response to President Biden's 2024 State of the Union address, has introduced a bill to create a federal website to collect data on pregnant people.

https://meidasnews.com/news/sen-katie-britt-introduces-bill-to-create-federal-database-of-pregnant-people

#BidenHarris2024 #abortion #AbortionIsHealthcare #abortionrights #healthcare #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #women #privacy #Biden #RoeYourVote #vote

@womensvoices
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The bill, the More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed Act (MOMS Act), would mandate the creation of a federal website called Pregnancy.gov, which Britt calls a "clearinghouse of relevant resources available for pregnant and postpartum women, and women parenting young children."

#BidenHarris2024 #abortion #AbortionIsHealthcare #abortionrights #healthcare #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #women

@womensvoices

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The website would take users through series of questions, it claims, to generate a list of relevant resources of interest within the user’s zip code. The bill would also allow government officials to reach out to users for additional information.

#BidenHarris2024 #abortion #AbortionIsHealthcare #abortionrights #healthcare #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #women
@womensvoices

3/5

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The database would refer users to so-called "crisis pregnancy centers"; fake clinics that do not actually provide women with healthcare, but rather use deception and coercion to scare women away from getting an abortion, even if it necessary for their own health.

#BidenHarris2024 #abortion #AbortionIsHealthcare #abortionrights #healthcare #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #women

@womensvoices

4/5

YusufToropov, to Oakland
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@RuthODay @YakyuNightOwl @tabletopmania @ted_duffield @stlcolorbaseball @cwgrody @cbtryon @sendtherunners @aurelia @BigEarl @baseball @OhhJim @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @blackvoices @Beatlesandworms

I post this in the aftermath of 's 4th of a possible 155 victories in 2024.

Shea Langeliers drops not one, not two, but 3 HRs against Texas.

objective judgment

selfless action

willing, engaged acceptance of all events

https://youtu.be/5VuLMKZiTMY?si=KyvmvEwTf32g_rBX

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@ted_duffield @YakyuNightOwl @tabletopmania @Runyan50 @Beatlesandworms @RuthODay @stlcolorbaseball @cwgrody @cbtryon @sendtherunners @aurelia @baseball @OhhJim @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @blackvoices

Another classic! 🙂

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@RuthODay @ted_duffield @YakyuNightOwl @tabletopmania @Runyan50 @Beatlesandworms @stlcolorbaseball @cwgrody @cbtryon @sendtherunners @aurelia @baseball @OhhJim @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @blackvoices

Love it! Had not seen that one!

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@tabletopmania @RuthODay @ted_duffield @YakyuNightOwl @Runyan50 @Beatlesandworms @stlcolorbaseball @cwgrody @cbtryon @sendtherunners @aurelia @baseball @OhhJim @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @blackvoices

WELL DONE, Nolan! 🎉 🎉 🎉

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@tabletopmania @ted_duffield @Runyan50 @Beatlesandworms @YakyuNightOwl @RuthODay @stlcolorbaseball @cwgrody @cbtryon @sendtherunners @aurelia @baseball @OhhJim @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @blackvoices

Not baseball, but...

Francis Ford Coppola and Ali McGraw prepare to give out an Oscar in 1979. One of these people wolfed down one of rock promoter Bill Graham's magic cookies, unaware that its most notable ingredient was . Can you guess which one?

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxJL8l5oTu2Rte64Sel-DJNLrNCsZH6LRZ?si=UUGlnNh9rEuvQtim

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@tabletopmania @RuthODay @YakyuNightOwl @ted_duffield @Runyan50 @Beatlesandworms @stlcolorbaseball @cwgrody @cbtryon @sendtherunners @aurelia @baseball @OhhJim @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @blackvoices

Sorry, Ruth!

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@tabletopmania @cbtryon @RuthODay @YakyuNightOwl @ted_duffield @Runyan50 @Beatlesandworms @stlcolorbaseball @cwgrody @sendtherunners @aurelia @baseball @OhhJim @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @blackvoices

DUDE!

MVP! MVP! MVP!

🎉

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@tabletopmania @cbtryon @RuthODay @YakyuNightOwl @ted_duffield @Runyan50 @Beatlesandworms @stlcolorbaseball @cwgrody @sendtherunners @aurelia @baseball @OhhJim @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @blackvoices

Go NOLAN! 🎉 what is the team's name again?

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@tabletopmania @cbtryon @RuthODay @YakyuNightOwl @ted_duffield @Runyan50 @Beatlesandworms @stlcolorbaseball @cwgrody @sendtherunners @aurelia @baseball @OhhJim @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @blackvoices

Never mind, figured it out 😋

GO SHOCKERS!

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@tabletopmania @cbtryon @RuthODay @YakyuNightOwl @ted_duffield @Runyan50 @Beatlesandworms @stlcolorbaseball @cwgrody @sendtherunners @aurelia @baseball @OhhJim @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @blackvoices

Well done!

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@tabletopmania @cbtryon @RuthODay @YakyuNightOwl @ted_duffield @Runyan50 @Beatlesandworms @stlcolorbaseball @cwgrody @sendtherunners @aurelia @baseball @OhhJim @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @blackvoices

I am on the bandwagon!

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@RuthODay @tabletopmania @cbtryon @YakyuNightOwl @ted_duffield @Runyan50 @Beatlesandworms @stlcolorbaseball @cwgrody @sendtherunners @aurelia @baseball @OhhJim @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @blackvoices

This game will break your heart, that's in the contract

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@ted_duffield @RuthODay @tabletopmania @cbtryon @YakyuNightOwl @Runyan50 @Beatlesandworms @stlcolorbaseball @cwgrody @sendtherunners @aurelia @baseball @OhhJim @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @blackvoices

What a great piece, thank you, Ted. I had a feeling I was quoting someone important, just wasn't sure who! :-)

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@RuthODay @tabletopmania @ted_duffield @Runyan50 @Beatlesandworms @YakyuNightOwl @stlcolorbaseball @cwgrody @cbtryon @sendtherunners @aurelia @baseball @OhhJim @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @blackvoices

Yeah, so this happened. 😊

catches up with and, um reality -- acknowledges that is the all-time batting average and OPS leader.

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@tabletopmania @RuthODay @ted_duffield @Runyan50 @Beatlesandworms @YakyuNightOwl @stlcolorbaseball @cwgrody @cbtryon @sendtherunners @aurelia @baseball @OhhJim @APBAreplay @AlexanderRaine7 @mattmaison @blackvoices

Game 7 starters?

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