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tanyakaroli

@tanyakaroli@expressional.social

Professor of Danish language, forensic linguist, social-pacifist, foodie. Happily married with two young adult sons. Concerned about climate change, authoritarianism and attacks on minorities' rights. Hopeful about the young generation. Toots in English and Danish. She/her, hun/hende. Tootfinder. https://justmytoots.com@tanyakaroli@expressional.social

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GottaLaff , to random
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Via Gerstein:

1st opinion: Pass-through tax case Moore v. US. 7-2 tax upheld. Kavanaugh writes. Narrow ruling. Thomas/Gorsuch dissent & say 'realization is a constitutional requirement' https://supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-800_jg6o.pdf

tanyakaroli ,
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@GottaLaff Hi Laffy! Are you back on your feet again? I hope so, and I hope Canada is treating you all well 🇨🇦

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@GottaLaff Glad to hear it’s getting better. Don’t push yourself too hard, you have been sooo busy for a long time and deserve to rest and recuperate 🥧

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@GottaLaff 🤗

tanyakaroli ,
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@GottaLaff exactly 😊

GottaLaff , to random
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🚨

Only hours. Doesn’t bode well

gun trial updates: Jury reaches verdict

https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/hunter-biden-gun-trial/?id=110723981

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@GottaLaff oh no! Poor man, hasn’t he been through enough?

randahl , to random
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What a great couple of weeks for MAGA America:

✅ Donald Trump found guilty

✅ Steve Bannon sent to prison

✅ Alex Jones’ assets now being liquidated

tanyakaroli ,
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@randahl they can’t stand all the winning!

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I'll never apologize for calling the letter z "zed." zee is a joke. no dignity there. it's the sound a hipster bee would make if he was stoned and trying to be cool

tanyakaroli ,
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@ElleGray we pronounce it “zed” in Denmark, too 😎

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FYI
I’ve decided not to report much on ’s trial. It is evident that he, Beau’s widow, & the family were in deep .
In that grief, Hunter & Hallie self-medicated w/a highly addictive drug. Hunter already had a predisposition to , & he did what people addicted to drugs & alcohol do — made terrible decisions.
He admitted it & admitted to committing crimes during his addiction.
Detailing that painful time for the purpose of humiliating his family is cruel.

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@Nonilex Good call! Thank you 🙏

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Oh, what was that?

You’re asking if we GOT OUR OFFER ACCEPTED on the new townhouse?

…

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YES!!!

Now if only I weren’t so miserable with this cold so I enjoy the moment.

Speaking of which, I will only post news alerts today again. I really do feel crummy.

Don’t expect replies. Apologies.

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@GottaLaff No Reply Needed (NRN?).
Congratulations on the house!! Oh my god, that is fantastic 🎉🏡🥰
Relax and feel better ❤️‍🩹

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    tanyakaroli ,
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    @randahl hahaaha, fantastic! Where is this filmed?

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @randahl Good call!

    GottaLaff , (edited ) to random
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    #BREAKING 💥🔥 #WOMPWOMP #WOMPAGE

    TO REPEAT, #TrumpTrial

    #TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS!!!!!!!!

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff my, that’s a long wait! Oh, it’s my FIL’s 80th birthday - I’m now hoping for two things to celebrate!

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    @GottaLaff THANK YOU SO MUCH for keeping us all updated throughout all of this! And in the middle of moving and everything. We are so grateful - now rest and feel happy 🥰

    GottaLaff , to random
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    NEW: THE JURY HAS REACHED A VERDICT IN THE TRUMP TRIAL.

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff oh my god, I don’t know how to deal with this!

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff @NovaNaturalist wow, the best present ever!

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff we feel that the fairly short amount of time they used points towards a guilty or partially guilty verdict, no? They would have taken longer to acquit or decide they were unable to decide, wouldn’t they?
    (God, almost shaking here)

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    @GottaLaff YESSS!!!!

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Ahem. Attention please.

    I am now in . 🇨🇦🍁

    That is all.

    👏🏻💃🏼🥳💥‼️‼️‼️‼️

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    @GottaLaff woohoooo! You deserve pie! And a party! A pie party 🥧🥳🍾

    GottaLaff , to random
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    ends today! TODAY.

    (Click on that hashtag to see all the dopey gifs, including one with Hammy!)

    You've been with me every step of the way and for that I thank you.❤️

    👉🏼Here are the links to the why, how, and omg it's happening blogs: https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff/112413459979525215👈🏼

    For the next few days we'll be on the road to 🇨🇦, our new home. Bear with me for not replying w/ more than a "like" & for not live-posting the .

    I'll post alerts & pop in.

    IT'S HAPPENING!!

    video/mp4

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff Marvelous! Very happy for you, Laffy 🥰

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Was there ever a doubt?

    #NikkiHaley is supporting #Trump’s 2024 White House bid, she said Wednesday in her first public remarks since exiting the Republican presidential primary more than two months ago.

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/22/politics/nikki-haley-donald-trump?cid=ios_app

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff Grrrrrrr [out of words]

    GottaLaff , (edited ) to random
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    👏🏻Via Kyle Griffin:

    The #Biden administration is canceling $7.7 billion in student loans for another 160,000 borrowers through a combination of existing programs.

    With the latest action, the admin says it has canceled $167 billion in student debt for nearly 5 million Americans.

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff I read it as “stupid debt” and see no fault with that

    GottaLaff , to random
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    NEW 🧵starts HERE.

    Plz remember to use NFL (Not For Laffy, no hashtag) so I can ignore those replies while live-posting. TY!

    1/... Tyler McBrien:

    It's 2:09 p.m., Trump walks in with his defense team in tow.

    Alan Dershowitz is still here as well.

    All five members of the prosecution are already seated.

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    Poor Tyler McB, I get the feeling he would rather be outside, enjoying the weather 🌞

    GottaLaff , to random
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    #TrumpTrial started earlier than I did today. Grabbing coffee, starting THREAD HERE🧵1/… #Trump #legal

    Here’s the list of Trump’s allies attending his trial today:

    AG Alan Wilson
    Rep. Eric Burlison
    Rep. Andrew Clyde
    Rep. Mary Miller
    Rep. Keith Self
    John Coale
    Alan Dershowitz
    Will Scharf
    Steve Witkoff
    Bernie Kerik
    Kash Patel
    Vernon Jones
    Jerry Kassar
    Chuck Zito

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff Take the day off, Laffy! We’ll be fine, even if we miss you.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    #TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal

    Remember: I cannot reply while live-posting, so plz use NFL (Not For Laffy.. no hashtag) so I can skip your replies. THANK YOU.

    Running a little late, so some preamble included here.

    1/… Via Rupar: Trump wraps up his morning rant by attacking one of the prosecutors, Colangelo, which is a flagrant violation of his gag order

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff sassily as in incorrectly

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Oooo! Our first PODs is coming in 10 minutes!

    (Next week will be the second)

    So, we'll be breaking our backs loading boxes in today, my posting will be minimal unless big news breaks.

    Yes, we'll be careful, yes we use a hand truck/dolly for the really heavy stuff, so no unsolicited advice necessary. 😘

    See you later.

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff Exciting (and hard - but such a satisfaction when it’s done)!

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Agree.

    My take: This is not a debate, it's spectacle.

    Via Jennifer Mercieca:

    I mean, #Biden can debate him if he wants to, but authoritarians like #Trump don’t debate. Trump will be there for one reason: to humiliate Biden.

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @KatM @GottaLaff @northernlights @GGMcBG At the same time, it’s damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Imagine the attack ads if Biden refused. Sigh.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    #TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal

    Remember: I cannot reply while live-posting, so plz use NFL (Not For Laffy.. no hashtag) so I can skip your replies. THANK YOU.

    1/…More color from Pagliery:

    Eric Trump just swapped seats with Rep. Donalds just in time for the congressman to appear in photos behind Trump's defense table.

    That's what this trial is now for Trump, a political photo opp.

    More...

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    Yes, that is the important thing! We like McB 🤩

    GottaLaff , to random
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    NEW #TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal

    Remember: I cannot reply while live-posting, so plz use NFL (Not For Laffy.. no hashtag) so I can skip your replies. THANK YOU.

    1/… First, via Lawrence O'Donnell:

    J.D. Vance was on the phone the entire time. He wasn’t taking in a word of testimony. Tuberville, to his credit, looking straight ahead, taking it all in as best he can, whatever sense he can make of it

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff My god, Laffy, you deserve a drink now! And flowers and chocolate and our eternal gratitude 🙏 💐💝🍹

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    @GottaLaff 🥧(for now, this is the best I can get you)

    GottaLaff , to random
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    NEW #TrumpTrial 🧵 starts HERE. #Trump #legal

    Please remember I don’t reply while live-posting. Plz use NFL (Not For Laffy, but no hashtag) so I can ignore those replies.

    1/

    McB:

    ...At 2:14 p.m., Trump walks in, entourage in tow.

    Boris Epshteyn just handed a piece of paper with a photo on it to Kaitlan Collins.

    I thought he maybe said "Conway" to her, but I'm not exactly sure.

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff Eeeeww! 🤢

    GottaLaff , to random
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    #TrumpTrial starts HERE. #Trump #legal
    Please remember I don’t reply while live-posting. Plz use NFL (Not For Laffy, but no hashtag) so I can ignore those replies.

    1/… Bower:

    Trump enters the courtroom. Before arriving, he lingered for a moment in the doorway, talking to his lawyers, Emile Bove and Todd Blanche. He had a piece of paper in his hand, which he waved around as he spoke.

    Wait for it….

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    @GottaLaff NFL
    🤢

    GottaLaff , (edited ) to random
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    WTF.

    Via Anna Bower:

    NEW: The Court of Appeals will take up ’s immediate appeal of lower court order that declined to disqualify Fulton County district attorney . 1/…

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff Ugh, I hate it when my husband is right about these things 😣

    GottaLaff , to random
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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.

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    @GottaLaff damn, so sorry! Are you otherwise satisfied with your realtor? Sometimes it really is the realtor who is not up to the task (both I and my mum had to change realtors before anything happened).
    But, from other replies you’re getting, it sounds like the current market is just pretty difficult. Sigh.
    Wishing you luck!

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff Sigh indeed! Good to hear that you have such a trusted realtor.

    GottaLaff , to random
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    New 🧵starts HERE.

    REMEMBER: I can’t/won’t reply while live-posting. Please use NFL (Not For Laffy) so I can skip your reply, but NO hashtag on that. Thx.

    Picking up after my "mistrial" thread/ 1/...

    All via McB for awhile:

    Counsel approaches, brief sidebar

    "Binoculars down."

    As I mentioned, courtroom rules strictly enforced. During sidebar, court security doesn't allow reporters to use binoculars they had brought to see exhibits and facial expressions better

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff It’s almost 10PM here in Denmark and only now do I have the time to sit down and read up on what happened in the NY case today. Thanks so much for compiling all this again, Laffy, I really appreciate it!

    GottaLaff , to random
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    New 🧵starts HERE. 1/…

    Plz remember to use "NFL" (Not For Laffy) & remember: typos are theirs, not mine. No time to correct.

    Inner City Press (aka Press):

    They're back.

    Trump's lawyer Blanche: Half an hour ago, we learned who the next witness is - and we have some objections. Invoices from Michael Cohen are not business records of the Trump Organization. If she stamped them, sure

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    @GottaLaff Thank you, Laffy! 🙏
    Hope you’ll enjoy painting (although, somehow I feel you have other things you’d rather do).

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff I feel you! My favorite way to overcome such chores is to listen to a good podcast. It tricks me into thinking I’m doing something enjoyable (and with my mind, I am).

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff Yay, good for you! 💪🥇💃
    (Sorry, I’ve been away from my phone for a while, wrapping presents for my soon-to-be 20yo — not a terrible chore 😊).

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff Thank you! (it’s not until Thursday but I’m super busy and have to organize and do things in smaller batches).

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    Thank you all for your boosts and kind words today. They get me through the day, truly.

    So as a reward, here's today's dopey gif!

    The 26th can't come soon enough! (and yes, I will start using actual countdown numbers starting 2 weeks before we leave)

    Have a good evening!

    🇨🇦

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff Thanks again for your hard work - and your humor along the way, I am amazed you have the headspace to put that in while juggling all those accounts! Hope you’ve had a good night’s rest and get to do all your favorite things over the weekend!

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    NEW 🧵 starts HERE. 1/...

    Klasfeld:

    We're back.

    Trump's attorney Susan Necheles hands over "a stack of news articles" by legal commentators like Jonathan Turley, others. She says Trump wants to post them, but she wants to make sure they do not violate the gag order.

    "We think that they are perfectly fine."

    Prosecutor:

    🤔👉🏼"It seems odd that they're asking the court for an advanced ruling" on these sorts of things.

    tanyakaroli ,
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    Haha, I like McB! 😂

    GottaLaff , to random
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    So we just made our usual reservations for our next trip up to BC, #Canada, but something was different this time.

    We didn't have to make them for a return trip to California.

    Shit's getting real. #CountdownToCanada 🇨🇦

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff Mixed feelings or relief?

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    1/…🧵 #TrumpTrial #Trump #legal

    Let’s start with this, via @darthstar, because NY has laws that govern #GagOrders. I heard the Legals on TV say the same thing as Sean here:

    https://mastodon.online/@darthstar/112320741962522803

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    Woohohohoow! 👀 Train wreck it is!

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    @GottaLaff Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is as close to being there as I could have hoped for, here far, far away in little old Denmark 🙏

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Oy. She is so right.

    Via Joyce Vance:

    As a prosecutor, this isn't something you want to see one of your witnesses doing.

    Michael Cohen:

    Hey Von ShitzInPantz…your attacks of me stink of desperation. We are all hoping that you take the stand in your defense.

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff He is too like Trump for his own good. Sigh. He really should be able to control himself better.

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    1/…🧵 #TrumpTrial #Trump #legal

    Via Klasfeld:

    Expected first:

    The judge may issue his Sandoval rulings, determining what prior bad acts prosecutors can confront Trump with if he testifies.

    A key question: "What's fair game?"

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff “ [👈🏼Me: Is that from Trump’s cognitive test?]” 😂😂😂 Perfect!

    GottaLaff , to random
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    Hi from Functioning-WiFi Laffy!

    Pro tip: You don’t need to use NFL (Not For Laffy) on days when I’m not live-posting trial threads.

    NFL is only applicable when I need to skip your replies (they pile up enormously even on non-trial and slow days), but no need to extend that courtesy on non-proceedings days.

    And thanks again for being considerate enough to use it when I need you to. It really helps.

    Kthxbye.

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff Return of the Wi-Fi! Thankful for that, and for your diligent work, even without internet on your laptop 🙏

    GottaLaff , to random
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    My connection is gone again on my laptop. Sigh.

    tanyakaroli ,
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    @GottaLaff Enormously grateful for your work here! When I haven’t been able to follow the news for half a day, I seek your account out first thing and I know that I will have the very latest at my fingertips. TY, TY!

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