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DA had a very interesting and informative webinar with Prof. Timothy Snyder last week. It's now gone up on our YouTube channel for all tho enjoy and learn from. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel, and remember to request your absentee ballot NOW, if you haven't already.

Timothy Snyder Speaks to Democrats Abroad Americans abroad request your absentee ballot today at https://www.votefromabroad.org/ and vote!Do you need help requesting a ballot or have questions? Go to...

Happy Birthday to President Obama from all of us here!

Happy birthday to the love of my life, Barack! Here’s to weathering all of life’s storms and moving mountains together. ❤️

She did it and we did it!

Harris secures enough votes to be Democratic nominee for president Vice President Harris has passed the threshold needed to become the Democratic presidential nominee in a virtual roll call vote on Friday. “I am honored to be the presumptive Democratic nominee for…

Read it directly from the president before reading the commentary on whether he should or shouldn't!

Opinion | Joe Biden: My plan to reform the Supreme Court and ensure no president is above the law We can and must prevent the abuse of presidential power and restore the public’s faith in our judicial system.

Get in tune with Kamala and see how you can help her win the presidency.

National Organizing Call w/ Vice President Harris · The Democratic National Committee Join Vice President Harris and thousands of supporters across the country for a National Organizing Call after the Vice President steps off the stage in Georgia and the biggest campaign event this year. Hear directly from the Vice President about what’s at stake, the freedoms we’re fighting for,...

Don't miss this exciting opportunity to experience Tim Snyder in a special talk with Democrats Abroad this coming Tuesday. He has his finger on the pulse of the political world and offers insights like no other. Take the chance to RSVP now.

RSVP here https://bit.ly/3zXGMpB to join DA in conversation with Timothy Snyder, a renowned Yale professor, author, and distinguished scholar of Eastern European history.
The NYT's best-selling author of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century," Snyder provides a crucial guide for resisting and surviving America's drift toward authoritarianism.

Martha McDevitt-Pugh Community Admin

Response to Republican National Coronation

Dear DA leaders,

While Democrats continue to work our way through a complicated public conversation about the future of our ticket, Republicans spent the last several days giving the American people, at home and abroad, further proof why the Democratic ticket must prevail this November.

Despite some brief talk about national unity after the heinous attempt on the former President’s life, little was on display at a convention that served as nothing more than a coronation for a twice-impeached convicted felon and adjudicated ra**st. The current Republican nominee is running for President to avoid prison, cynically pursuing an undemocratic Project 2025 agenda that would eliminate fundamental rights enjoyed by the vast majority of Americans. It’s clear he’s in this for himself.

This dark tone was set almost immediately by the selection of Senator JD Vance as Trump's running mate. In his brief 18 months in the Senate, Vance has channeled the worst of Trumpism, from advocating an isolationist foreign policy that would abandon America’s values and allies, to advocating extremist positions on women’s rights, including opposition to no-fault divorce coupled with the shocking belief that women should stay in abusive marriages. Senator Vance is on the record in support of a national abortion ban. He denies the legitimacy of the 2020 election. He aspires to lead a cult, not a free nation.

If the selection of Vance signaled an unapologetically dark and radical party convention, Trump’s own speech served as the bookend. Although he initially addressed the attempt on his life in subdued terms, Trump quickly retreated to familiar territory that sought to stoke fear rather than provide solutions to problems, many of his own making. His 2019 tax giveaway for the ultra-rich dumped $2.5 billion in debt on our children and grandchildren. His ongoing assault on reproductive rights now threatens to point the Republican party, and the nation, toward a nationwide abortion ban if he is reelected.

The media covered this spectacle breathlessly, projecting a sense of inevitability. Yet we know that this is not what most Americans want. Polls and every election held since Trump’s defeat in 2020 show that both he and his extremist agenda are widely unpopular … and very beatable.

We cannot and will not let the radical Trump-Vance Project 2025 agenda be implemented. Now more than ever, it is critical that Democrats everywhere not disengage in the face of this threat, but dig deep and do everything in our power to meet the challenge of defending democracy. Democrats Abroad played a critical role in Trump’s defeat in 2020, and in other important democratic victories. We can and must do so again.

I call upon every American abroad who cares about the future of our country and the world to help the Democrats win up and down the ballot. Do what you can do but do not despair. Alert American’s in your country or community. Become a certified voter assistance volunteer. Join a GOTV event. Sign up for one of our phonebanks. Fundraise. Now is the time to work.

Democratically yours,

Martha

International Chair

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has” - Margaret Mead

Happening now! Visit us at Booth 113 today or tomorrow at in . We are answering any questions US Citizens may have about voting abroad. This year’s vote is more important than ever!

JD Vance has pushed the country’s most dangerous rhetoric and will continue to attack our freedoms as Vice President.

His radical attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, BIPOC Americans, and reproductive healthcare are only getting started.

As a US Citizen living abroad, you have the right to vote in federal elections, but did you know you may also be able to vote in state & local elections?
Find out if you're eligible! Go to the FAQs at https://www.votefromabroad.org.

Not only Trump is backing this - he is the puppet of the Heritage Foundation, which formulated this totalitarian plan. What this group has in mind is government by oligarchs for oligarchs to the detriment of the rest of us.

Project 2025 is dangerous to democracy. Donald Trump supports it.

Democrats Abroad Germany - Frankfurt Chapter

Happy birthday, Malia. One of the greatest joys of my life is watching you grow into the extraordinary woman you’ve become today — and the fact that you’re still willing to hold your dad’s hand in public!

Malia Obama, the former first daughter, celebrated her 26th birthday yesterday, the fourth of July. Now isn't that a great day for a birthday party? There is even a song to play, and a movie to watch 😊.

Happy birthday, Malia. One of the greatest joys of my life is watching you grow into the extraordinary woman you’ve become today — and the fact that you’re still willing to hold your dad’s hand in public!

Don't miss Heather's interview with Christiane Amanpour on CNN.

Heather Cox Richardson On This Moment In American History Heather Cox Richardson explains why America has never been in this moment before.For more context on how unaware the American people might be of the movement...

Bloomberg's editorial is encouraging. There's always hope. As regards voter registration, the number of registered Republicans in FL need not mean as much as it may seem. State officials have been known to register all as Republican who don't insist that they aren't.

Trump Could Actually Lose Florida. Here’s Why. After two years of Governor Ron DeSantis pushing his extremist agenda, there’s a case to be made that voters have had enough of the Republican Party’s obsession with culture wars.

Interesting to read the chancellor's remarks. Is the commentator the new Rick Grenfell?

‘Wildly inappropriate’: Trump ally blasts German chancellor for Biden praise “I think this would elicit laughs if not outright scorn from many Americans,” Elbridge Colby wrote.

And it's time to make sure all gains are "writ in stone". Remember that the Obama administration's clean air legislation got upended.

‘America the beautiful’: how Biden is conserving land and water as Trump looms The White House has a goal to conserve 30% of US land and water by 2030 – Trump has different plans

Congratulations Dr Jill!

Join Dems Abroad Germany for one of its most popular events, especially this time of year – we are hosting a hybrid (in-person in Berlin and live online) Tax and Financial Planning Seminar on June 6 at 6 PM.
Sign up here!
https://www.democratsabroad.org/germanytaxwebinar_jun_2024

Governor Murphy will schedule a new date and a date for a special election to finish Mr. Payne’s unexpired term.

Donald M. Payne Jr., 65, New Jersey Representative in Sixth Term, Is Dead A Newark Democrat, he succeeded his father, who was the first Black member of his state’s congressional delegation.

The "senior" senator from Georgia, 37-year-old Jon Ossoff, elected in a January 2021 runoff, is a super star hard-hitter and one of our best Democratic assets Just a few days before this, he took on the wily Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy, who has taken the USPS to its lowest level ever. Only 35% of the mail in Atlanta, for example, is delivered on time, and most of it is a couple of weeks late.

Fed up Democrat goes megaviral with SPEECH OF THE YEAR NEW: Fed up Democrat goes megaviral with SPEECH OF THE YEARTo tell Fox to kick Jesse Watters off the air for targeting Trump’s jurors, sign here 👉 https://a...

The contrast is clear.

Please join us Tuesday, April 9, 2024 as we speak to Derek Marshall, former member of DA Germany who is currently running for Congress in CA-23. Welcome Californians Abroad members, too!

He will talk about his experience as an activist and community organizer, clean energy for his district, and how he can address the concerns of US citizens living abroad.

Link in bio or
https://www.democratsabroad.org/discussion_with_derek_marshall_ca_23_candidate

Republicans recent budget proposal confirms the party’s support for cuts to Social Security! RSVP here https://bit.ly/3IH4qrg to join DA in conversation with Nancy J. Altman, president of Social Security Works and chair of the Strengthen Social Security coalition on April 10.
Democrats Abroad Global Seniors Caucus
ProDA - Progressive Caucus of Democrats Abroad
Democrats Abroad Disability Caucus
Read The White House Fact Sheet breaking down the Republican’s plan here https://bit.ly/3J55eX4.

Jodi Szarko of our Democrats Abroad - Hamburg & Northern Germany Chapter had a great idea, and now she is running with it!

You can either represent DA Germany when you run or walk by ordering your DAG running shirt
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeeu1lAK4R9Vco_RlPPWDPirwBNtBUyDnTk8kkwpzv8Razscw/viewform

OR

Support our member's cause when she runs the Hamburg Marathon to raise money for DAG

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Help organize future DAG running/walking events

Please visit https://www.democratsabroad.org/nicoleme/running_for_democracy_with_da_germany
for additional information!

President Obama speaks out!

Obama says Biden will be president "for the next four years and eight months" Request your absentee ballot today at https://www.votefromabroad.org/ and vote!**ABOUT DEMOCRATS ABROAD**Democrats Abroad is the official arm of the Democrat...