FASCIST AND FURIOUS

Keep Calm and Mobilize the Expat Vote
In close races, the number of overseas voters can determine the winner and the future of our country. I was shocked to learn that Democrats Abroad set their 2020 voter turnout goal at a measly 20% of eligible Americans living overseas— which is double the paltry 10% it’s been in the past. This is NOT a typical election, and we can’t afford to let 5,500,000 eligible expat voters sit this one out.

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Want to help mobilize those votes? Work with Vote From Abroad.

1. ​Make sure you’re registered. Here’s how to confirm your status and request an absentee ballot by email.
2. Talk to expat friends. If they’re not registered, send them to VoteFromAbroad.com to register and request their absentee ballot.
3. Get any questions answered now. Starting this week, VFA’s Zoom support includes Drop-in Sundays, Global Live Voter Assistance every Sunday from midnight to midnight Eastern time. You can also email questions to helpdesk@votefromabroad.org.
4. Volunteer online with Vote From Abroad. They’re looking for people to pitch in with the Get Out the Vote team, Global Black Caucus, Women’s Caucus, Technology, Design, and more. Even a few hours will help!
5. Reduce your stress and help the cause by taking an online Democrats Abroad yoga class. The suggested donation of $10 supports the Get Out the Vote effort. Namaste, amigos!

 —Karen McCann

Here’s an idea: forward this newsletter to any expat friends who may not be planning to vote.
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I think your mother is calling you. Also, the veterans. Moms form a human wall to shield protesters from federal officers in Portland, Oregon. (Photo: Nathan Howard/Rex/Shutterstock)

Fascist and Furious
At last—I have something in common with my libertarian-leaning sibs. Now we're ALL alarmed at the images of unidentified paramilitary troops hustling demonstators into unmarked vans! Who are these guys? Where will they turn up next?
Relax, everyone! They're just "Trump troops", coming to a Democratic city near you to boost the president's law-and-order bona-fides.
—Kathy Sherretts

Say YOUR Name:
On Point: Unidentified Federal Officers Are Scooping Up Protesters In Portland. Are Other Cities Next? (Podcast, 46 min)
“This is a democracy—talk to us, don’t shoot us!”

Recycled Content:
Salon: "Violent anarchists" are the new "migrant caravans" by Amanda Marcotte
Take people who are both peaceful and opposed to violence—refugees fleeing violence, protesters objecting to police brutality—and portray them as a threat to life and limb...and most importantly, to property.

Up in flames:
AdAge: Der Spiegel asks, Should we be worried about the United States?

Just for fun:

• Baseball is back! But with fake crowd noises and the infielders in masks. Also, just 2 games in, my team still sucks.
• Alert Resister Doug McClure points out that if you rearrange the letters in “Covid Nineteen” you get “Niece do Invent”
• Quick! Call the Doctor!

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Learn More About Candidates and Issues! 

• Progressive Action, Global Exchange (PAGE) 
• Americans of Conscience Checklist
• ClimateRecovery.org

Help make the 2020 election free, fair, accessible, and secure
Brennan Center for Justice

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