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Democrats Abroad is the official Democratic Party arm for the millions of Americans living outside the United States. We strive to give Americans abroad a Democratic voice in our government and mobilize the overseas vote. democratsabroad.org
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Democrats Abroad @demsabroad.bsky.social · Dec 7
Are you a US citizen living abroad? Join Democrats Abroad! Go to VoteFromAbroad.org.

#USpolitics #VoteFromAbroad #Democrats
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January 19, 2026 at 11:39 PM
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Yup
January 19, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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Hey, does anyone know where those #Epstein files are?

#USpolitics #USpol #Trump
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January 19, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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We will!!
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Thank you! Please tell those abroad that none of us approve of the tyrant.
January 19, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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DA Statement on Defending U.S. Alliances.

www.democratsabroad.org/da_statement...

#USpolitics #USpol #Greenland #NATO
DA Statement on Defending U.S. Alliances
Democrats Abroad strives to provide Americans abroad a Democratic voice in our government and elect Democratic candidates by mobilizing the overseas vote.
www.democratsabroad.org
January 19, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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Campaign consultant @evaposner of @evincocampaigns digs deep into the big questions: what’s toxic in our political system, why the Dems aren’t better liked, and how having an agenda is a good thing.

Listen at bluevotecafe.com or wherever you get your podcasts
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January 19, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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Protecting people is my job. No one—not this administration, not ICE—will keep me from doing it.

I sat down with @newyorker.com to talk about why I’m not backing down in the face of political intimidation.
January 19, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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Martin Luther King Jr. devoted his life to fighting for justice and equality. Today, as divisions in our world deepen, his vision is not just inspiring, it is urgent. The work he began continues, and it is up to all of us to carry it forward.
January 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Dr Martin Luther King, Jr-Nobel Peace Prize, 1964, defender of freedom and justice for all people, everywhere. Long may we honor his memory and his courage on behalf of We the People.
January 19, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we honor the historic life and legacy of Dr. King.

We must never stop fighting for his dream of justice, equality, and opportunity for every American.
January 19, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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Let’s honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. not just with words or quotes, but by living his values and putting them into action.
January 19, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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Anyone in #Groningen want to join a #walkout tomorrow to protest the trump regime's threats against Greenland and the EU?
January 19, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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Today we celebrate the extraordinary life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., who worked toward bringing justice, equality, and power to the Black community during the Civil Rights Movement. This year, honoring his life’s work feels more important than ever before.

#MLKDay #martinlutherkingjr
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January 19, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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US citizens living abroad with kids: check out this free webinar from @demsabroad.bsky.social
www.democratsabroad.org/CTC2026?utm_...
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(FREE) Clarifying Birthright Citizenship and the Child Tax Credit for American Families Abroad
Democrats Abroad strives to provide Americans abroad a Democratic voice in our government and elect Democratic candidates by mobilizing the overseas vote.
www.democratsabroad.org
January 19, 2026 at 3:02 AM
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January 19, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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Excellent thread. Time for us to be independent of #Trump.
davmicrot.bsky.social David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 1d
(1) "He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good." (Trump ✅)
January 18, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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KNOW THE DIFFERENCE: Minnesota National Guard under Gov Walz's command will not be wearing facemasks and will have reflective vests on. This will distinguish them from the people cosplaying for ICE/CBP/DHS.
January 18, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says National Guard troops are mobilized and ready to assist state authorities as protests continue in Minneapolis, but he emphasizes they have not been deployed to city streets and would be used to support public safety and peaceful assembly.
https://cnn.it/3YLns88
January 18, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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Take Action! Demand Congress stop ICE abuses!

ICE isn’t making communities safer, it’s brutally tearing them apart while putting everyone in danger.

Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 to reach your representatives and demand accountability now.

#democratsabroad #votefromabroad #ice
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January 17, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Gift link, by @mashagessen.bsky.social, whose book, Surviving Autocracy, we discussed last night at @demsabroad.bsky.social Barcelona book club. “One Year of Trump. The Time to Act is Now, While We Still Can.”

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In Europe, attention has been unwavering. Journalists are writing articles and making documentaries about America building a concentration camp. On these shores, we have simply become a country that builds concentration camps. It's only one of the changes we have absorbed in the last year. We have become a country where people are disappeared by a paramilitary force that hunts them down in their apartments, on city streets and country roads, and even in the courts. Less than a year ago, videos of ICE arrests would go viral and social media posts about ICE sightings would send chills down our spines. Now even the most high-profile detentions have faded from view: Who has been released? Who has been deported? Who is still missing? Who can keep track? We have become a country where a person can be summarily executed in public for protesting that paramilitary force. After an ICE agent killed Renee Good by shooting her three times at point-blank range in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other federal officials said the shooting was justified as We have become a country whose government is attacking its universities, defunding research, reversing scientific advances, assaulting museums and hollowing out cultural institutions. Few of these attacks - carried out in broad daylight, announced in executive orders, extolled in speeches and put on display in giant metal letters - meet meaningful resistance. We are making ourselves stupider. We have become a country that demonstratively tramples on international laws. Our military bombs a different nation every few weeks, commits murder on the high seas and removes foreign political leaders by force. Our government threatens the world, including our allies, with its imperial ambitions. We are a country ruled by a megalomaniac whose views are openly hateful and proudly ignorant, whose avarice knows no bounds and whose claim to power is absolute. Foreign leaders try to appease him with flattery and curry his favor with gifts. It rarely works to temper his appetite or even catch his attention, but it's seemingly all they can do. To be sure, some elements of our current condition predate Trump. This country has long maintained the world's largest carceral system, and one of the least humane in the Western world; it formed the foundation for the concentration camps. Police executions of Black people have long been a pattern. The origins of ICE and its parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, conceived as a secret police force, go back to 9/11. The culture wars date to at least the 1980s. And disregarding international law, playing the world's heavily armed policeman, has been a longstanding bipartisan tradition — as have increasingly hostile, restrictive immigration policies. The presidency itself has been growing less transparent and more powerful for at least a couple of decades. I am not arguing that what we have become this year is just more of the same. Few people would make this argument anymore. But the truth is, even though we are taught to think of history as a series of definitive turning points with specific dates - wars, revolutions, assassinations, declarations of independence and decrees announcing martial law — no transformation is instant or total. This Trump administration has moved at breakneck speed. And still, it hasn't broken everything yet. We are still a country with a robust civil society. The lawyers have fought the administration in court. The people have Autocrats destroy the free press in at least two ways: by cracking down, as Trump has done through lawsuits and regulatory pressure, and by reapportioning access to information. In October, the Trump administration effectively kicked legacy media outlets out of the Pentagon, replacing them with loyal journalists and influencers. The media, like civil society, is much diminished compared with what it was a year ago. We still have elections. But how free and fair will the 2026 elections be? Trump doesn't just carry a grudge against the election authorities of many states; he made that grudge a centerpiece of his 2024 campaign. Since he returned to office, his administration has taken a series of executive actions and filed a series of lawsuits aimed at restricting access to the polls, purging voter rolls, limiting the independence of local election authorities, and generally laying the groundwork for
January 18, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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This is a huge win.

The First Amendment is clear: We the people have the right to speak without fear, document federal agents' activity in public, and hold those in power accountable.
Judge orders federal agents to stop pepper spraying, retaliating against peaceful Minnesota protesters
A federal judge on Friday ordered federal law enforcement participating in the Minnesota immigration crackdown to stop pepper spraying, detaining and pulling over peaceful protesters
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January 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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Breaking: Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has ended all state and local police cooperation with ICE hours after taking office, rescinding former governor Youngkin's (R) executive order. Her first act as governor.
January 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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January 17, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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Kathleen Minor began her political journey in 2008, helping her mother work for Obama. She shares what inspired her to get involved again in 2020 and the role of hope and inspiration.

Listen at shorturl.at/wSjJ3, at bluevotecafe.com, or wherever you get podcasts.

#bluevotecafe #podcast #USpolitics
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January 14, 2026 at 9:25 PM