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League of Women Voters Roseville Area - Making Democracy Work @lwvrosevillearea.bsky.social · 23d

Catch up on our nonpartisan Candidate Forums for Falcon Heights City Council, Roseville Area School District Board and North St Paul/Maplewood/Oakdale School District Board. Visit lwvrosevillearea.org/voting for the links. Be an informed voter and decide on your vote before November 4! #vote2025

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League of Women Voters Roseville Area - Making Democracy Work @lwvrosevillearea.bsky.social · Sep 22

Exercise your patriotism. Uphold the Constitution. Commit to act now. bit.ly/4g5RcEq @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvrosevillearea.bsky.social

League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · Sep 21

WHAT IS 8.5 ???
8.5 million is the number of voters it will take to bring about change through nonviolent protest and civil resistance. Exercise your patriotism with 8.5 million other patriots. Uphold the Constitution. Commit to act now: bit.ly/4g5RcEq @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social

The GOP Gerrymander in Texas: How They Rigged the Map

League of Women Voters Roseville Area - Making Democracy Work @lwvrosevillearea.bsky.social · Sep 22

This Thursday 9/25! ISD 622 NSP/Maplewood/Oakdale School Board Candidate Forum.
>All candidates invited to participate.
>Attend in person or stream online.
>Submit candidate questions in advance or in person.
>Moderated by trained League members, nonpartisan.
>www.lwvrosevillearea.org for details!

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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · Sep 22

The League has consistently & boldly spoken up in the face of rising authoritarianism. Now we are putting words into action. We encourage millions in our Unite and Rise movement to show up in defense of democracy. Lean in locally. Commit to act: bit.ly/4g5RcEq @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · Sep 22

Communities of color:
✅Make up around 60% of Texas’ population
✅Account for 95% of the state’s growth

Yet Texas’ new congressional gerrymander dilutes minority voting power, making it harder to elect candidates of their choice. That’s no accident.
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the...

Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.

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League of Women Voters Roseville Area - Making Democracy Work @lwvrosevillearea.bsky.social · Sep 19

📣 Early voting starts TODAY for the 2025 General Election! 🗓 Important dates for your calendar:
🗳️ SEP 19-NOV 3: Early voting by mail or in person
🗳️ NOW-OCT 14: Pre-register to vote
🗳️ NOV 1: Saturday early voting
🗳️ NOVEMBER 4: Election Day!
Visit mnvotes.org or lwvrosevillearea.org for info!

League of Women Voters Roseville Area - Making Democracy Work @lwvrosevillearea.bsky.social · Sep 18

Tonight! Please join for a super important discussion!

League of Women Voters Roseville Area - Making Democracy Work @lwvrosevillearea.bsky.social · Sep 15

This Thursday! ISD 623 (Roseville Area Schools) School Board Candidate Forum.
>All candidates invited to participate.
>Attend in person or stream online.
>Submit candidate questions in advance or in person.
>Moderated by trained League members, nonpartisan. >www.lwvrosevillearea.org for details!

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League of Women Voters of Texas @lwvtexas.bsky.social · Sep 17

Join us in celebrating the birthday of Mary Burnett Talbert (1866-1923). She believed that race and gender were unifying factors that could help resolve class issues. Talbert became one of the first women to join the NAACP after its founding in 1909.

Fear over RFK Jr. vaccine panel’s looming decisions on childhood shots

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Congressman Chris Deluzio @deluzio.house.gov · Sep 17

I'm a Dad, and I know I'm not the only parent worrying about this. Our government should be making it easier for people—especially kids—to get vaccines that are proven to stop diseases and save lives.

RFK Jr. needs to stop messing with our public health. This isn't a game.

The panel will discuss the Covid-19, hepatitis B and the measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccines, as well as the RSV shot.

www.politico.com

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League of Women Voters Roseville Area - Making Democracy Work @lwvrosevillearea.bsky.social · Sep 17

On Constitution Day, we reflect on the document that lays the foundation for our democracy — and the rights it protects.

Those rights are strongest when every eligible voter participates. Learn more and get involved: lwvrosevillearea.org

#ConstitutionDay #EmpoweringVoters #DefendingDemocracy

Xcel’s proposed electricity rate hike set for public debate

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MPR News @mprnews.org · Sep 15

Minnesota state regulators will hear public input on the proposal at hearings across the state starting Monday.

Minnesota’s largest electric utility wants to increase its rates by about 13 percent over two years. State regulators will hear public input on the proposal at hearings starting Monday.

www.mprnews.org

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Sep 15

SPECIAL EVENT: Join me on Wednesday at 6pm ET for a special Constitution Day conversation featuring Congressman Jamie Raskin, Harvard Law Professor Nikolas Bowie, and Georgetown Law Professor Mary McCord.

The event is FREE but space is limited so sign up now!
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Our Constitution in Crisis: Courts, Voting Rights & the Fight for Democracy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webi...

Join Democracy Docket for a special Constitution Day conversation featuring Congressman Jamie Raskin, Harvard Law Professor Nikolas Bowie, and Georgetown Law Professor Mary McCord, moderated by voting...

us06web.zoom.us

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League of Women Voters Roseville Area - Making Democracy Work @lwvrosevillearea.bsky.social · Sep 15

This Thursday! ISD 623 (Roseville Area Schools) School Board Candidate Forum.
>All candidates invited to participate.
>Attend in person or stream online.
>Submit candidate questions in advance or in person.
>Moderated by trained League members, nonpartisan. >www.lwvrosevillearea.org for details!

League of Women Voters Roseville Area - Making Democracy Work @lwvrosevillearea.bsky.social · Sep 16

Check your registration and register to vote at mnvotes.gov

League of Women Voters Roseville Area - Making Democracy Work @lwvrosevillearea.bsky.social · Sep 16

We spent National Voter Registration Day here at Roseville Area H.S. today and were inspired by the students — our future voters! 💜 #LWV #NationalVoterRegistrationDay #youthvote
#ReasonstoVote Thanks to our wonderful volunteers, pictured in last photo!

League of Women Voters Roseville Area - Making Democracy Work @lwvrosevillearea.bsky.social · Sep 15

This Thursday! ISD 623 (Roseville Area Schools) School Board Candidate Forum.
>All candidates invited to participate.
>Attend in person or stream online.
>Submit candidate questions in advance or in person.
>Moderated by trained League members, nonpartisan. >www.lwvrosevillearea.org for details!

League of Women Voters Roseville Area - Making Democracy Work @lwvrosevillearea.bsky.social · Aug 31

📣Falcon Heights, Roseville Area and North St. Paul/Maplewood/Oakdale MN residents get ready for candidate forums. Details below!

Texas GOPer Who Blocked Filibuster Shared Approach to Immigrants: ‘Shoot, Shovel and Shut Up’

League of Women Voters Roseville Area - Making Democracy Work @lwvrosevillearea.bsky.social · Aug 31

Saying the quiet part out loud.

Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · Aug 31

A Texas Republican lawmaker suggested in 2022 that a way to deal with immigrants is to “shoot, shovel and shut up.”

The comments could strengthen the legal challenge to the state’s gerrymander by demonstrating racial discrimination against Latinos.

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Read more here.

YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel

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Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · Jul 28

RIP Tom Lehrer, one of the single most talented, prescient, hilarious, and underappreciated satirists this country ever produced. a man who actually called it like he saw it youtu.be/JPrAuF2f_oI

Tom Lehrer - Pollution

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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · Jul 28

Remembering satirist Tom Lehrer, one of whose most popular works was "The Elements," which is simply the names of all the elements, set to a Gilbert and Sullivan tune from The Pirates of Penzance. Lehrer passed away last week at the age of 97.. youtu.be/AcS3NOQnsQM?...

Tom Lehrer - The Elements - LIVE FILM From Copenhagen in 1967

YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel

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League of Women Voters Roseville Area - Making Democracy Work @lwvrosevillearea.bsky.social · Jul 28

Unite Against Book Bans!

League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org · Jul 28

Books once smuggled behind the iron curtain to promote freedom & democracy are now banned in some schools here. What are we hiding? The First Amendment forbids government censorship of what we read. What we think. @lwvus.bsky.social Read the fascinating history: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/o...

On July 17, five years since the passing of Congressman John Lewis, communities across the country will take to the streets, courthouses, and community spaces to carry forward his fight for justice,…

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League of Women Voters of the US @lwvus.bsky.social · Jul 15

On July 17, let's unleash our collective power to create a brighter future.

We are the change-makers, the justice-seekers, and the hope-bringers. Join us in showing that #GoodTroubleLivesOn and let's march towards a world that's just and fair for all.
goodtroubleliveson.org

Good Trouble Lives On

goodtroubleliveson.org

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · Jul 15

NEW: Two tribal nations ask the Supreme Court to temporarily pause an 8th Circuit ruling that blocked voters and advocacy groups from filing lawsuits under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, leaving seven states without protection.

🚨 Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe

Learn more.