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My Voice, My Choice

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We are Europe’s largest feminist movement, supported by over 300 organizations and a vast network of volunteers throughout the EU fighting for safe and accessible abortion. 💸 https://cause.lundadonate.org/myvoicemychoice/legal-fight

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Senior officials at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency were recently asked to explore whether abortion pills could be detected in wastewater. The request came from 25 Republican lawmakers who claimed that the abortion drug Mifepristone might be “contaminating the water supply.”
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The U.S. Christian-right group behind Roe v. Wade’s downfall is now exporting its playbook across the Atlantic.
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Source: The New York Times

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(4/4) So the border stays sealed and aid is held back to pressure Hamas while ordinary people in Gaza, already starved of everything, are once again paying the price for a deal they cannot control.

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(3/4) Humanitarian workers warn that closing the Rafah crossing effectively punishes civilians already trapped in catastrophic conditions.

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(2/4) The Red Cross says that the task may be impossible to rush: after months of bombardment and widespread rubble, recovering remains could take “much more time” and is a “massive challenge.”

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The Israeli government will keep the Rafah crossing with Egypt closed and reduce humanitarian aid to Gaza — measures officials describe as sanctions after Hamas did not return the bodies of Israeli hostages as required under the new ceasefire deal.
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My Voice, My Choice @myvoicemychoice.bsky.social · 1d

Here's an idea on what to wear to the No Kings protest on Oct 18th! 😍

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United Nations Human Rights data paints a grim picture.
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My Voice, My Choice @myvoicemychoice.bsky.social · 2d

(8/8) THE EUROPEAN FAR RIGHT IS NO LONGER COPYING TRUMP OUT OF ADMIRATION.
IT'S ADOPTING HIS METHOD; TURNING POLITICS INTO A CULTURE WAR, BLURRING FACT AND PROPAGANDA, AND RECASTING RESISTANCE AS TERRORISM.

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(7/8) Accused of assaulting far-right sympathisers, she spent nearly 16 months in prison before being elected to the European Parliament.

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(6/8) The government claims antifa members have "brutally beaten people". Quite the opposite is true: Ilaria Salis, an Italian teacher, was arrested in Budapest in 2023 after an anti-fascist protest.

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(5/8) The text offers no evidence of such a network and relies on political rhetoric, echoing Trump's language from the U.S. That same narrative drives Hungary's politics.

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(4/8) The motion calls on the European Union to treat antifa as a coordinated "extremist network" rather than a loose movement. It urges member states to investigate and ban groups or activists acting under the antifa banner, claiming they threaten public safety and democracy.

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(3/8) In Brussels, Tom Vandendriessche, a Member of the European Parliament from Belgium's far-right Vlaams Belang — which sits in the Patriots for Europe group — drafted a similar motion, which he says is backed by 79 MEPs from 20 countries.

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(2/8) In Hungary, Viktor Orbán later said his country would follow suit, adopting the same framing to portray antifascists as a threat to public order.

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In the Netherlands, Geert Wilders' PVV — now the
largest party in parliament — helped pass a resolution noting the U.S. decision and calling on the Dutch government to label "antifa" a terrorist organisation.
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My Voice, My Choice @myvoicemychoice.bsky.social · 3d

RIP, dear Diane, heaven just got a lot more turtlenecks and perfect comedic timing. 🖤

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Rage against the ma(n)chine.

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