DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HouseGOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HouseGOP</span></a> Working to Push Through Bill That Would Let <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trump</span></a> Shut Down <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nonprofits" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Nonprofits</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DemocracyNow</span></a>, November 18, 2024</p><p>"On Capitol Hill, House <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Republicans</span></a> [and some <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Democrats</span></a>] are attempting once again to ram through <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HR9495" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HR9495</span></a>, a bill that would allow Trump and future presidents to effectively shut down nonprofits by labeling them a '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/terrorist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>terrorist</span></a>-supporting organization.' The measure could target <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanitarianAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HumanitarianAid</span></a> groups, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>news</span></a> outlets, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>schools</span></a> and countless <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CivilSociety</span></a> organizations. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Congress</span></a> failed to fast-track the bill last week, falling short of a required two-thirds majority despite dozens of Democrats voting in favor along with Republicans. But the next vote, which could happen this week, would likely only require a simple majority.</p><p>"A coalition of groups said in a statement, 'This bill was designed to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/criminalize" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>criminalize</span></a> organizations and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>activists</span></a> who oppose the U.S.'s unconditional support of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Israel</span></a>'s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>genocide</span></a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Palestinians</span></a> and the slaughter of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LebaneseCivilians" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LebaneseCivilians</span></a>.' Signatories to the statement included the Council on American-Islamic Relations and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AmericanMuslimsForPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AmericanMuslimsForPalestine</span></a>. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Oxfam" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Oxfam</span></a> criticized the bill, saying Trump could use it to silence and censor critics, curb free speech and target political opponents."</p><p><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/18/headlines/house_gop_working_to_push_through_bill_that_would_let_trump_shut_down_nonprofits" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2024/11/18/he</span><span class="invisible">adlines/house_gop_working_to_push_through_bill_that_would_let_trump_shut_down_nonprofits</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopHR9495" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StopHR9495</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USCongress</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrimininalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CrimininalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterProtectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WaterProtectors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Protestors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Activists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PressFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentProtestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StudentProtestors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Clampdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Clampdown</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopHR9495" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>StopHR9495</span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fascism</span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProjectEsther" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProjectEsther</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NDAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NDAA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a></p>
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