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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 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 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

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

To what team did Bob Romby's Elite Giants lose the NNL Championship Series in 1948?

One guess.

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

Cliff got the answer to this, which is entertaining and which I will share as soon as possible. will return when the deadline fever passes... Say a prayer if you're so inclined! 🙂

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

Yakyu -- big showdown tonight. You ready? 🙂

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

And gladder still this morning, I suspect. Man, did you guys kick the stuffing out of Blackburn...

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

Here is the coolest trick play I have ever seen executed on a diamond....

https://youtu.be/j45ztPQ6i2I?si=2_KP8jVOos-NoVFC

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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!

YusufToropov,
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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! 🎉 🎉 🎉

YusufToropov,
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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

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

Sorry, Ruth!

YusufToropov,
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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!

🎉

YusufToropov,
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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?

YusufToropov,
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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!

YusufToropov,
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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!

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
@DefendDemocracy @DemocracyMattersALot

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

@womensvoices
1/5

YusufToropov,
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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."

@womensvoices

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YusufToropov,
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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.


@womensvoices

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YusufToropov,
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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.

@womensvoices

4/5

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Oh, and to those of you who have been kind enough to ask, I just got word that the house showing today was 👎🏻. This day can’t end soon enough.

YusufToropov,
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@GottaLaff sorry to hear. Tomorrow will be better, I bet.

GottaLaff, to climate
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⚠️Hundreds of the world’s leading climate scientists expect global temperatures to rise to at least 2.5C (4.5F) this century, blasting past internationally agreed targets and causing catastrophic consequences for humanity and the planet, an exclusive Guardian survey has revealed.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/08/world-scientists-climate-failure-survey-global-temperature?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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@GottaLaff

So as a result of this ⬆️ news, we ..

  • Prosecute individual executives for

  • Institute massive class-actio civil lawsuits against these companies.

  • Ban all advertising for fossil fuels and products that require fossil fuels.

@uspolitics
@legaltech @ClimateNewsNow @climateemergency @aristeon89 @geopolitics

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