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IbuMichele @ibumichele.bsky.social · 6h

The Election Assistance Commission received a petition submitted by America First Legal Foundation, asking to require documentary proof of United States citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.

We need comments from people who know this is bad: www.regulations.gov/document/EAC... NOW!

Regulations.gov

www.democratsabroad.org

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DA - Global Women's Caucus @globalwomenscaucus.bsky.social · 21h

Reproductive healthcare is women's healthcare, and it matters!
And no, it isn't just about abortion (although that alone should be enough). It's also the healthcare for people with endometriosis, PCOS, adenomyosis. It's options for people facing infertility.

Abigail Spanberger @abigailspanberger.com · 1d

Right now, with the stroke of a pen, reproductive rights could be taken away in Virginia — if we elect Winsome Earle-Sears as Governor.

It’s unacceptable. Reproductive healthcare decisions should stay between a woman, her family, and her doctor. Full stop.

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 17h

“Free speech curfew” is one of the most authoritarian and dystopian terms I think I have ever heard.

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Erica Gibson @ericagibson.bsky.social · 11h

Ooh I like this tradition

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Peter @plawman.bsky.social · 13h

Had dinner tonight with a friend who’s a middle school teacher in the southwest. They told me schools now have trainings for when ICE agents sweep through schools to take children, and it’s worse than active shooter trainings, because it’s the government kidnapping children.

This is where we are.

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 14h

Has lived in the US since he was NINE MONTHS OLD.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 15h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Jennifer C. Martin @notreallyjcm.bsky.social · 2d

I am glad that the left has taken back frogs from the right. Frogs rule. Thank you Portland. Get wrecked Pepe.

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Erica Gibson @ericagibson.bsky.social · 1d

I knew somebody would! 😂

Erica Gibson @ericagibson.bsky.social · 1d

Y’all wanna see me embarrass myself for views? Watch the video below or come out to our Halloween party next weekend and see it live!

Democrats Abroad Norway @demsabroadnorway.bsky.social · 1d

DAN Chair @ericagibson.bsky.social invites you to our 🎃Halloween Fundraiser on October 18th immediately following our #NoTyrants protest! Costumes highly encouraged and it’s family friendly. Get your tickets and RVSP here: www.democratsabroad.org/ericagibson/...

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Democrats Abroad Norway @demsabroadnorway.bsky.social · 2d

Check out our Chair @ericagibson.bsky.social and Vice-chair David Morse at 7pm to learn more about what’s going on in the US and how to vote from abroad. drammenunlimitedradio.com

A black, white and red promo picture featuring two white people smiling saying HOSTED BY DAVID MORSE and ERICA GIBSON
DEMOCRATS FOR DEMOCRACY
With special guests discussing American politics and their impact on Americans living abroad and their families and friends in the U.S.A.
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Tuned
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Democrats Abroad Norway @demsabroadnorway.bsky.social · 3d

Americans abroad, want to DO SOMETHING to protect your right to vote? Go leave a comment on this petition trying to require proof of citizenship to register to vote. This is a poll tax by another name! You can leave anonymous comments. www.regulations.gov/document/EAC...

Regulations.gov

www.regulations.gov

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Democrats Abroad Canada @demsabroadcanada.bsky.social · 4d

6 former US surgeons general are warning the public about RFK Jr: "We are compelled to speak with one voice to say that the actions of HHS Sec Robert F Kennedy Jr. are endangering the health of the nation. Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this." #DemsAbroad

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Democrats Abroad UK @demsabroaduk.bsky.social · 4d

Join us Monday, October 13, at 6pm BST, on Zoom, for CA Prop 50: The First Line of Defense Against GOP Election Rigging. www.democratsabroad.org/ca_prop_50_2...

Learn why Prop 50 is vital to protecting democracy, how CA is standing up to MAGA gerrymandering, and what you can do from abroad to help.

A blue-toned graphic promotes a Democrats Abroad Zoom event titled “CA Prop 50: The First Line of Defense Against GOP Election Rigging.” The event is scheduled for Monday, October 13 at 12:00 PM ET. Text explains that California voters abroad can help counter attempts to undermine the 2026 midterms. The design includes a “No Sleep ’Til November” sticker graphic and monochrome images of Gavin Newsom and Ro Khanna in the lower section.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 4d

This is Clio. She did not study for the test today. Also does not know how to read. 12/10 (IG: paspastotoro)

a black and gray long-haired yorkiepoo sits at a desk in a university classroom. a piece of paper lays on the desk in front of her, her paws propped up on the desk as if she's bracing herself. there are students in the background hunched over and working on paper in front of them. the pup looks at the camera with a concerned side eye. she's realizing she probably should have read some of the homework before eating it.

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Erica Gibson @ericagibson.bsky.social · 4d

If the subsidies expire, people in my home parish in Louisiana will pay $984/family member MORE per year for health insurance. Working families can’t afford to be let down by our government. Call your reps and tell them it’s time to side with the people, not the billionaires.

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 4d

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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Democrats Abroad Norway @demsabroadnorway.bsky.social · 5d

Save the Date & go trick-or-treating with Dems Abroad Norway on Oct. 18th! First, we’ll protest the TRICKS of the Trump administration at our No Tyrants Protest at Eidsvolls Plass in front of Stortinget from 16-17.00. Then, head over to Sentralen to enjoy TREATS at our Halloween Party/Fundraiser.

Blue poster with
NO TYRANTS
GLOBAL DAY OF DEFIANCE
Courage is contagious. Join us!
18 OCTOBER 2025 16.00-17.00
1248
Eidsvolls Plass, Oslo
-DEMOCRATS ABROAD written on it. A silhouette of a person wrapped in an American flag is shown in red in the foreground.

WHEN THE PEOPLE RISE, EVEN MONSTERS TREMBLE.
Democrats ABROAD
Norway
BOO THE TYRANTS HALLOWEEN PARTY
- SENTRALEN - 5th floor / Ovre Slottsgate 3, Oslo
18 October - 17.00-21.00
Immediately following the
No Tyrants Protest
(Blue green poster with black and orange Halloween pumpkins at the bottom.)

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Erica Gibson @ericagibson.bsky.social · 11d

I really need to watch these.

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Erica Gibson @ericagibson.bsky.social · 11d

I knew you would!

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 11d

Dear @apnews.com

The republicans control congress. Democrats did not vote down anything. If the GOP wanted to fund the government, they could have changed the rules to pass a CR with a simple majority like they did 11 days ago to approve 48 trump appointees at once.

Fix your headline.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 11d

BREAKING: Democrats vote down a GOP bill to keep the government open, putting it on track for shutdown after midnight.

Democrats vote down GOP funding bill, putting government on path to shutdown

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday.

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 12d

The basic infrastructures that allow women to be participants in public life—birth control & abortion access, no fault divorce, childcare access & affordability, civil rights law in employment and public accommodations, the minimal efforts to mitigate sexual and domestic violence—are all crumbling.

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Melinda Magpie 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 Free Link, free Palestine @melindamagpie.bsky.social · 11d

Miss Major, one of the mothers of the trans liberation movement, has been in the hospital for 10 days with sepsis and a blood clot. She has looked out for us for generations, now it’s time to look out for her. Donate if you can: fundly.com/missmajor

An older Black femme, laying in a hospital bed. She's smiling and holding a pink, lavender and yellow dragon stuffie.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 12d

BREAKING: Judge William Young finds that Noem, Rubio, DHS, and State "deliberately" sought to restrict non-citizens' First Amendment rights.

"'No law' means 'no law.' The First Amendment does not draw President Trump’s invidious distinction ...."

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

President Irump here makes clear that, in his view, the First Amendment's
protection of freedom of speech applies to American citizens
alone, and to an unconstitutionally narrow view of citizenship at that.
This case -- perhaps the most important ever to fall within
the jurisdiction of this district court -- squarely presents the
issue whether non-citizens lawfully present here in United
States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us. The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally "yes, they do." "No law" means "no law." The First Amendment does not draw President Trump's invidious
distinction and it is not to be found in our history ....

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Erica Gibson @ericagibson.bsky.social · 11d

Cc: #Norge

Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 11d

No kidding it’d be really funny if they gave Obama the Nobel Peace Prize again

Erica Gibson @ericagibson.bsky.social · 11d

International students also enrich the lives and learning of their domestic student coeds.

Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 12d

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

Nick Fleisher @nickfleisher.bsky.social · 13d

30% drop year over year!

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Erica Gibson @ericagibson.bsky.social · 11d

Cc: @lisamarietea.bsky.social

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