#bluevotecafe — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #bluevotecafe, aggregated by home.social.
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Live to tape, historian and author Arthur Milnes regales us with tales of the US presidents and Canadian prime ministers he has known. He talks about chaining up Nixon in the back yard (not the way it sounds); his presidential and prime ministerial-planted garden, what happened when his wife learned he'd offered to put up Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter, and more.
https://shorturl.at/rsEqD, at bluevotecafe.com, or wherever you get your podcasts!
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Jill Nash, founder of Women Forward, talks about how conversations with folks in red states led her to create the organization. She shares stories from those talks and the campaign that followed, including the competition between the Broadway casts of Waitress and Wicked.
Listen here https://shorturl.at/1YJR7, at https://bluevotecafe.com, or wherever you get your podcasts!
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Dr. Joel Westheimer talks about what education is, how it underpins democracy, and about why fascists go after universities first. He shares some red flags he saw early in his career that now appear quaint, and talks about how citizenship is strengthened through protest.
Listen here https://tinyurl.com/4wu3x9de, at bluevotecafe.com, or wherever you get your podcasts!
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Dr. Nola Haynes talks international security, space security, and climate security. The conversation ranges from the greyness of summer that has settled over DC, to the Persist network, to the work being done by Women of Color Advancing Peace, and to how white supremacy is not limited to being white.
Listen here https://shorturl.at/lOwZp, at bluevotecafe.com, or wherever you get your podcasts!
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Author, artist, and advocate Jayne Mattingly talks about her book, This Body is Grief: Making Peace with the Loss that Comes with Living in a Body and how having a body is political, particularly in a time when our bodily autonomy is under threat.
Listen here https://shorturl.at/dn9KL, at bluevotecafe.com, or wherever you get your podcasts!
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When did gerrymandering start? Where does the work "gerrymander" even come from? Find out on the latest episode of Blue Vote Cafe.
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Which states are the most gerrymandered? How will that affect Democrats attempt to win back the House? Find out on the latest episode of Blue Vote Cafe.
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Why do some Americans choose to live outside the US? Listen in as the guests at a Democrats Abroad potluck in Canada share their stories, from Massachusetts to Maine to Montana.
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Trump’s tariffs have contributed to a massive AFFORDABILITY crisis in the United States and across the world. Our guest, Heather Booth (JANE, Midwest Academy), argues that Democrats can win with a focussed message on affordability, showing how Trump has driven up the real prices people pay for things like utilities, groceries, and transportation.
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“When we organize, we can change the world”
Heather Booth (JANE, Midwest Academy) joined the Blue Vote Café and emphasized the power of ORGANIZING in protecting undocumented people. Tune in to hear her thoughts on this and much more. Such a hopeful episode!
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned BILLIONS to Americans, but now it is under fire.
In the latest Blue Vote Café episode, Heather Booth of JANE and Midwest Academy joins us to talk about why the CFPB is so important and expose the efforts by the Trump administration to tear it down.
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Activist Heather Booth talks about the power of organizing during the Civil Rights movement, the origins of the Jane Collective, and her training program, Midwest Academy.
Listen here https://shorturl.at/8HoHY, at bluevotecafe.com, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Kate Barr talks about how to lose an electoral race in the loudest, most impactful way. She addresses how America is not as polarized as we are led to believe, the difference between having representatives choose their voters vs. having voters choose their reps, the need for fair maps, and the Can't Win Victory Fund.
Listen here https://shorturl.at/KF7EM, at bluevotecafe.com, or wherever you get your podcasts.
#demsabroad #votefromabroad #bluevotecafe #podcast #politics #USpolitics #USpol
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Pamela Hemphill talks about her transformation from MAGA to Democrat, including her January 6 and jail experience, and about what opened her eyes to all the lies. She discusses how to talk to people who belong to the Trump cult, reads her letter from Mike Pence, and talks about Democrats as the party of love.
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#demsabroad #votefromabroad #bluevotecafe #podcast #USpolitics #USpol
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Terry Watkins checks in from DA China. The conversation turns on how different racism can be around the world, the information vacuum in China and the challenges of freely conversing with fellow DA members there, being anti-apathy, and the frustration of sloganeering instead of focusing on our common goals.
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Campaign consultant Eva Posner of Evinco Strategies digs deep into the big questions: what's toxic in our political system, why the Democrats aren't better liked, and how having an agenda is a good thing. She talks about how our political system is upside-down, what's really needed to win races, and the need to certify and regulate political consultants
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Kathleen Minor began her political journey in 2008, helping her mother work for Obama in Marjorie Taylor-Green's congressional district. She shares what inspired her to get involved again in 2020, about the role of hope and inspiration, and the power that lies in the hands of the little people--"two guys on a bridge."
Listen here https://shorturl.at/wSjJ3, at bluevotecafe.com, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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🎙️ This week on Blue Vote Café, we’re joined by @RoteRote, an expert voice on the rise of far-right movements. We dive into how they operate, how they're covered, and how we can effectively counter them.
At #DemocratsAbroad, we know that understanding the far right is key to defeating it...at the ballot box and beyond. Don’t miss this powerful conversation.
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