DoomsdaysCW<p>It's not over yet... A pox on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> for not speaking out against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraeliWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraeliWarCrimes</span></a> and alienating <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArabAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArabAmericans</span></a>! </p><p>House <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> Moves to Ram Through Bill That Gives <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Unilateral Power to Kill <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nonprofits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nonprofits</span></a></p><p>Dozens of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> still support the bill — giving the Republican-controlled House plenty of breathing room to pass it next week.</p><p>Noah Hurowitz<br>November 15 2024</p><p>"A controversial '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonprofit</span></a> killer' bill is back on track after it was blocked earlier this week.</p><p>"A majority of Democrats in the House of Representatives rejected the bill on Tuesday out of fear that it could grant President-Elect Donald Trump legal tools with which to target his ideological foes, but Republicans are swiftly pressing ahead.</p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopTerrorFinancing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopTerrorFinancing</span></a> and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, which would empower the secretary of the Treasury to designate any <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonprofit</span></a> as a '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/terrorist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>terrorist</span></a> supporting organization' and revoke its tax-exempt status, is set to go before the Committee on Rules on Monday for a hearing that could tee up the bill for a new floor vote.</p><p>"The hearing was announced Thursday evening, just two days after 144 Democrats and one Republican voted against the bill as part of a fast-track parliamentary procedure that required a two-thirds majority.</p><p>"The bill, also known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HR9495" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HR9495</span></a>, has come under withering criticism from a broad coalition of organizations that say its sponsors are pushing it as a means of cracking down on free speech — particularly speech in support of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a>. In a joint statement earlier this week, a coalition of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArabAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArabAmerican</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MuslimOrganizations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MuslimOrganizations</span></a> pledged to continue to fight the bill.</p><p>"'This bill was designed to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/criminalize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminalize</span></a> organizations and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>activists</span></a> who oppose the U.S.’s unconditional support of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a>’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a> of Palestinians and the slaughter of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lebanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lebanese</span></a> civilians,' read the statement, which was signed by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, American Muslims for Palestine, and others. 'We will continue to stand firm in protecting all organizations’ freedom to speak and operate without fear of political retribution.'</p><p>"Offices for the chair and ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee, through which the bill must pass, did not respond to requests for comment.</p><p>"With <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProIsrael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProIsrael</span></a> groups lobbying for the bill, it gained popularity among House Democrats, in part due to a provision providing tax relief to Americans held hostage abroad.</p><p>"The reelection of Trump, however, galvanized opponents, including Rep. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LloydDoggett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LloydDoggett</span></a>, D-Texas, who led the charge to reject the bill on Tuesday. Doggett doubled down on Thursday after learning of the newly scheduled Rules Committee hearing.</p><p>"'In this mislabeled bill, House Republicans are hiding behind hostages,' Doggett said in a statement to The Intercept. 'Their rush to reconsider this bill is solely to offer Trump more and more power, while Trump’s nominees for key <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> posts this week indicate how he will be using it.'"</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://theintercept.com/2024/11/15/nonprofits-trump-bill-gop-republicans/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2024/11/15/no</span><span class="invisible">nprofits-trump-bill-gop-republicans/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopHR9495" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopHR9495</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KristiNoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KristiNoem</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Blackwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackwater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ErikPrince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ErikPrince</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SilencingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilencingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiWarActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiWarActivists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterProtectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterProtectors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeaceActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeaceActivists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateJustice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateActivists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateActivists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StandWithStandingRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithStandingRock</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GazaGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GazaGenocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LebanonGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LebanonGenocide</span></a></p>